Japs Lousy In Battle Is Opinion From Central Luzon
In Central Luzon on December 29 a U S cavalry colonel said Japanese troops in the Philippines are fourth-rate fighters. He recalled seven hours at Tayug with tanks and planes, noted American losses, and cited valor of two officers who died, plus Filipino scouts aiding the withdrawal after repelling the tank assault.
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Clark
Usaffe
Luzon
United States
Philippines
Tayug
Manila
Lingayen Gulf
Binalonan
Leutenant
Reubens Pays Out Holiday Bonuses At Arizona Store
Reuben's Arizona Home Supply distributed several thousand dollars in Christmas bonuses. Owner Reuben Gold was presented a gold watch by employees last Friday night. Employees with two or more years of service received at least two weeks' salary. those with less received a proportional amount.
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Reuben
Arizona Home Supply Company
Reuben Gold
Nogales Man Escapes Death In Accident
Carlos Reyes a 32 year old Nogales man miraculously escaped death when his car rolled four or five times on the Nogales highway sixteen miles from Tucson the auto landing right side up after traveling 453 feet from the road. He received emergency treatment for face lacerations cuts and bruises and a possible skull fracture. He was released to St Marys hospital but the hospital check failed to show his admission. The injured man was carried to Tucson by L R Farris David Cottrell and Bill Baker who passed the scene.
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Carlos Reyes
Nogales
Tucson
Reyes
St. Mary’s Hospital
L. R. Farris
North Tyndall Avenue
David Cottrell
North Fremont
Bill Baker
North Tyndall
Russians claim sudden attack sinks German center near Moscow
Moscow reports say Soviet forces struck the 312th German Infantry headquarters in a surprise attack. Officers killed or captured as Russians advanced on Leningrad front and widened offensives across the Oka river toward Kaluga and Orel.
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Red Army
Leningrad
Mozhaisk
Maloyaroslavets
Moscow
Oka River
Kaluga
Orel
Likhum
Tula
Belevy
Restrictions extended in western defense command
Military authorities asked that the prohibition on enemy aliens conduct be extended across the command area. The orders followed complaints that unauthorized messages were transmitted on the west coast. The camera ban tied to the drive against espionage and moral filth column activities.
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Western Defense Command
Cryptogram cryptic clues tease weekly crossword
Daily puzzle page presents across clues with misprints and a cryptogram quote from Ruskin about freedom. The section lists numerous numbered entries for across and down clues, partial phrases and wordplay, with a Saturday Cryptoquote showing NO HUMAN BEING HOWEVER GREAT OR POWERFUL WAS EVER SO FREE AS A FISH by RUSKIN.
FDR Speaks on Philippines Battle and Pacific Fleet
The Navy issued a cautious statement after Pearl Harbor, denying disclosure of Pacific fleet locations while signaling possible action against Japan. Roosevelt praised Philippine defenders and pledged U S support, urging Filipinos to stand firm as allied unity grows through talks with Churchill and 32 nations.
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Navy Department
Roosevelt
United States
Philippine Islands
Philippines
United States i
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Knox
Japan
South Pacific
U.S. Pacific
South China Sea
Manila
Rotterdam
Far East
Islands
Manila Bay Bomb Hits Damaged Piers and Fuel Fire
Reported from Manila that bombs struck two coastwise vessels in the Pasig and near a ship builder’s plant. Pier seven, the world’s longest covered pier, remained undamaged while pier five burned after Saturday hit. Pier three caught fire at one end and two barges were sunk. Letran College also struck.
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Manila
Pasig
Manila Bay
Letran College
Filipinos Reach Of The Japanese For A Decent Burial
Filipino families endure the conflict as fathers and sons stay home to defend with improvised weapons from bolos to rifles while India subsidizes the Indian Gliding Association, signaling wartime mobilization and aid.
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Government of India
Two Injured When Truck Goes Off Road Near Phoenix
Two men Eugene Walland and Fay mond Trujillo received minor chest injuries after a Phoenix bound truck and trailer spilled a load of bananas when a tire blew on the trailer. Walland lost control at a bridge, swinging the trailer over a gorge. the trailer and cargo rolled into the canyon and were destroyed. The truck and trailer were registered to Mike Stevens of Phoenix.
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S County” Hospital
Eugene
Walland
Faymond-Trujillo
Wall
Trujillo
Mike Stevens
Phoenix
Far East Radio War Nerve Battles Reach West Coast
Royal Pacificradio notes report Japan bombing Manila and fires as Far East news broadcasts are cut by Japanese interference. US broadcaster KGBI pushes English news to counter Axis propaganda. West Coast orders demand alien Japanese Italians and Germans surrender shortwave sets. Civilian transportation plan for emergency Army use announced by General DeWitt.
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Naval Intelligence
Manila
KGBT
San Francisco
KGET
United States
KGBI
South America
The
Orient
Far East
Associated Broadcasters, Inc
Schenectady
New
Polster
Tokyo
Francis Biddle
Pacific
Trator
John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Obscene films charged in federal case at border crossing
Fred Max Markus 30 was arrested by U S border patrol at Five Points on charges of transporting obscene motion picture films across state lines. He pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner C Wayne Clampitt and is held on a 2500 bond pending federal grand jury action. Markus claimed he entered the country three months ago and intended to become a U S citizen.
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FBI
U. S
Fred Max Markus
Wayne
Clampitt
Gastonia
N. C
Markus
Fritz
Max Markus
Los. Angeles
Sale of defense bonds good here in Tucson
Sales of defense savings bonds and stamps in Tucson slipped slightly last week due to Christmas and bond supply, yet $100,850 worth of bonds were sold exclusive of post office sales. Purchases occurred at Tucson Federal Savings and Loan, Valley National Bank, and Southern Arizona Bank and Trust. Defense savings stamps totaling $5,709.60 were sold, bringing Tucson’s total defense bond and stamp investment to about $500,000 since the war began.
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Defense Savings
Tucson Federal Savings and‘ Loan Association
Valley ‘National ‘Bank
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company
Tucson
Defense
Uruguay Sees Carrot Seed Declared 90 Percent Pure
A report notes carrot seed sown in Uruguay must meet a 90 percent purity standard. Officials emphasize quality controls and standards for seed production affecting exporters and local agriculture.
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Uruguay
World tensions and wartime fears echoed in warnings
The speaker warns of brutal acts by Japanese invaders in China and Nazi vandalism in Europe, contrasting them with Western civilization. He urges readiness for further atrocities, labeling Japanese impulses as primitive and Nazi pagan, urging resilience as global conflict intensifies.
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Manila
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Farle
China
Changsha
Yale-in-China
Moscow and Allies Discuss Russia's War Role
Informants say Stalin and Molotov pressed for Russia to decide its military commitments and weighed entering the Pacific war. Talks covered whether Allied forces could assist Russia, expand the Iranian route, and aid China if the Burma road faltered as Eden and Churchill met in Moscow and Washington.
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Stalin
Viacheslav Molotov
Russia
Germany
China
Burma
Eden
Moscow
Great Britain
Africa
Japan
United States
Britain
Washington
Chungking
Father Son Group Will Meet Tonight at Klinger Home
A YMCA father and son camp-promotion committee gathering is set for tonight at 2508 East Eighth Street. Attendees include Jimmie Baum Clayton Baum George Dixon George L Dixon Richard Oxnam Herbert Oxnam Barker Walker Jay Walker Keith Meenan Lloyd Meena Wayne Crutchfield Robert D Morrow Jr Gordon Troxel Ferron Troxel Robert Fickett Fred W Fickett Grant Howard Howard Jr Charles Carson Jr c A Carson Frank Borman Ed Borman Dr Royal Rudolph Royal Ww Rudolph Jr Richard Snyder and Max Klinger Jr.
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Ymca Father and Son
Max Klinger
East Eighth Street
Jimmie Baum
Clayton
Baum
George Dixon
George L. Dixon
Richard
Oxnam
Herbert
R. Oxnam
Barker Walker
Jay Walker
Keith
Meenan
Lloyd Meenat
Wayne Crutchfield
Robert. D. Morrow
New Zealand Sets 64 Associated Livestock Marketing Pools
New Zealand introduces 64 associated livestock marketing pools to streamline auctions and improve pricing efficiency. The move aims to diversify buyers and increase competition across regions, with pools coordinating access and standardizing marketing terms.
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iNew
Zealand
Bus Ride Turns Up Tony's Father in Palm Beach
Ginger is abducted from a moving bus and taken to a luxurious Palm Beach estate to face Tony Taylor's father. He confronts her about marrying his son for money, offering doubtfully to bargain, while Ginger argues she married to protect herself and deny a divorce. The chapter ends with the father pressuring her to stay married.
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Palm Beach
Lake’ Worth
Porte Cochere
Ginger
Avery
Ronny
Taylor
Tony
Fe Rose
Neer
Florida
Miami
New York
Winchell
Tarant
Mint
Anthony ‘Taylor
Polan’ Banks
King’ Features Synnedicate, Inc
Battle Report From Pacific Front Amid Widespread Losses
An American officer notes a ratio of up to ten Japanese to one defender in recent engagements. American antitank gun claims two Japanese field guns and three tanks. Skirmishes persist around the Tiaong river with intermittent artillery and sniper fire. A Philippine scout unit spotted a Japanese motorcyclist and machine gunner near a blasted bridge. a Filipino later retrieved the motorcycle and gun. Southeastward from Manila, deserted towns reveal abandoned homes and few civilians remain. The front runs through the island’s coconut belt, where dense palms shield troops from low flying planes.
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Alimonan
Tiaong
Manila
World War II updates from Saigon and Bangkok reports
Saigon and Bangkok dispatches relay Allied and Japanese actions across Southeast Asia. Reports cite German broadcasts via London, Japanese air raids in Malaya and Siam, and British fortifications around Ipoh and the PéeRak river area. Kuching’s occupation by Japan is acknowledged amid stalled southern advances.
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Saigon
IndoChina
United Press
London
Bangkok
Thailand
Ipohi
Péerak
Royal Air Force
Sungei Patani
Kuantan
Malayan
Kuching
Sarawak
Borneo
Raid on German and French targets described in night operation
The joint communique details coastal command attacks on German territory and Holland, hitting ships off the Netherlands coast and bombing airfields in occupied France and Holland. It notes 11 British planes lost, four German planes destroyed, and seven ships damaged or sunk during the raid that began at 8:30 a.m. and ended at 2:40 p.m. Local forces reported sustained light Allied casualties.
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Emden Taval
Rhineland
Dunkerque
France
Holland
Atepe
Netherlands
Wangaoe- Manley
Vaagsoe
Russian Arctic
Haror
Cortaro School District Buys Defense Bonds
The Cortaro school district in Pima County purchased national defense bonds totaling 8300, announced by Willam Fraley McCafferty, president of the school board. Other members are Mrs Gladys Strang and G W Strickler. McCafferty and Mrs Strang retire January 1 and will be succeeded by Howard W Miller and Ansel Hemingway.
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Cortaro
Pima
Coursy
Willam Fraley McCafferty
Gladys Strang
G. W. Strickler
McCafferty
Strang
Ansel Hemingway
Pima County Treasurers Notice on Monterey Real Estate
Lutie Wilson applied for a treasurer deed to Monterey real estate owned by Margaret Stanford in Pima County Arizona. The property Lot 14 15 16 Block 3 Monterey Lot 16 Block 36 was sold on April 30 1936 for taxes and charges totaling 36.73 dollars. Redemption by January 23 1942 required or the property will be conveyed to the applicant Wallace S Bransford Treasurer of Pima County Ariz. Pub December 22 and 29 1941.
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Ee — Treasurer's
Pima County
Arizona
Lutie Wilson
Margaret ‘Stanford
Pima’ County
Monterey
Little -Wilson
Wallace
Bransford
Ariz
sPima‘County
William ‘Watkins
Grace A. Mickey
Herrick Acres
Wyam Watkins
Ariz Pub
Pima County Treasurer Seeks Deed For Howard H Lewis
Notice from the Pima County Treasurer that Howard H. Lewis applied for a treasurer's deed on real property owned by Ansil E. Lewis in Pima County Arizona. The parcels include lots and fractional sections totaling about 320 acres, sold for taxes in 1936 with $118.94 due. A deed will be conveyed if redemption is not made before January 28 1942 to the applicant or assigns.
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Pima County
Arizona
Howard
Lewis
Ansil E. Lewis
S. Ney
Howard H. Lewis
Wallace
Bransford
Aris
Pith
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