The Daily Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 158, Ed. 1 Monday, December 22, 1941 Page: 1 of 12
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rison at New German Offensive Awaited Vast Search
Kong Is
.
Thrusts at Caucasus or Africa Seen
;,,w-
II Holding
Mfic Losses Are
t\»i Upon Japs in
, for Naval Base
Dec. 2? (U|) —.Cana-
Bfidsh and Indian troops
l>ld out at Hong Kong to-
LONDON, Dec. 33. (fj*l - Allied
governments watched for signs of
a desperate German offensive on
a new front today, and'neutral
dispatches foreoast a drastic new
purge of the German high com-
mand, as the result of Adolf Hit-
ler's assumption of direct com-
mand of the German armies.
Usually well informed quarters
here could only guess — as-could
Germans — what 1$ behind Hit-
ler’s dismissal of his close confi-
the German armies there during depends the fate of Italy," he was
the winter months, . . quoted. A Zurich dispatch said the
Developments which fitted into statement caused a sensation in
the general German picture were: Rome.
The proclamation by Italy of a A Turkish report from Hungar-
state of emergeney-throlighout its lan sources that practically all
southern provinces starting tflth Hungarian troops on the eastern
Naples, the chief supply base for ftont had returned home, with-
ifvlMi 1 Mmwh Wtnao fhfiv hiil tnad-
Is Made for
Enemy Subs
TANKS AND BIG
U. S. ARTILLERY SMASH
m
OF
FOE
dant, Field Marshal Walther Von the entire war. • Italy is engaged
......, with practically >*s total htnd^sea
and air forces and on their fate
________.
today ^lult're- Brauchltseh, as commander-in-
have started to ar- chief of the army.
XL but informed Brit- » Was suggested that there had
to stIU regarded the been a serious split between Hit-
__ 5 fhe north*™ front £ il
jAgy0" “ enmity for Nazi Forego mESS
°?.“1 - ,i„- Joachim Von Klbbcntrop had
srsarfigi.“s p «-« Hit.,.
i£r SumI of Inoh actually feared an invasion'of
Germany by the Russian armies
— Kr»> I" nn^.rn ,K^ unless he made a supreme effort
*nt«Nics hlmsclf t0 stop the German rout
gradual withOTawal of There were many who believed
tore*, <m both .the.north- that mier intended to strike
through Turkey at the Russian
Caucasus.
There were metre who foresaw
the possibility, of an imminent at-
tack on the African-front through
Spain and French "North Africa.
Koala Kangsar.
Africa. ' drawn because they had inad-
A statement by Virginio Gayda, equate winter equipment and were
Italian foreign office mouthpiece, suffering serioita illnesses,
thtt the battle of Libya had b;- Reports that Swedish volunteers
come a lectalve turning point for In Finland’s truly were almost all
lli. ...ll — ..... 1.____Wa.lr ’ .
Two U. S. Tankers Hit
By Torpedoes 20 Mile*
Off Coaist of California
WASHINGTON, Dee. St Ol-The greatest land
battle ef the 15-dajr-otd war—wtth American and
Filipino defenders «|H-; “fierce resistance”
against a Jarflanew invasion force of SO,000 to 166JM0
mea—is in pragmas at Ungayrn Gulf, 181 miles
north of Manila. ;:M m
The terse words of Army ( ommunkjuc No. M re-
vealed today (hat some of the Japanese had suc-
ceeded in landing. The American army #f the P “
art a
invade Luson, main island of the 1 * “
back home. ________ ...
Reports that the Germans were
leaving Finland to its fate.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 23 (lift)—
The navy pressed today with
every facility at its command-
air. surface and undersea craft—
a relentless hunt for the enemy
MANILA. Dec. 22. Ob-American
battle* forces, including the first
tank units to tee action against
Japan, “more loan held their
own" —•--*
submarines which dared to attack *nese attack inched “In great
Americen shipping within 20 force” .tgalnst Ugayen gulf, 135
miles of the California coaet. miles north of Manila.
The 6.912-ton General Petrcleum Gen. Douglas MacArthor re-
—. Um ^ m ^ mm •• Company Ufiicer Emidio wai poiNl tti AnMflyw iidftllilh
Roosevelt Signs Draft BA' fissr-ttfiaai
wlwHv 90 m toll Will 20 milegoff Cape Mendocino, 200.be»vy guns of the coastal defense
7,000,000 Men To Be Added to Lists " SS. -^StiSpySS
1 1 * " lawVlWf ft mi>l«<mesM «%# tU* *lam*u ftsasM «liaU uemB }n |
Main Drive rnderw-ay
The main Japanese drive for the
■ IWVDD ugt
Pind northeast fronts was
*s sn ill omen despite
Ifcet that the Japanese are
RS(Wfering heavy omufl .
l particularly in their push
lie Perak river valley to-
_i........Thg. one.Jhint .oa wMch qyeiy*.——
"" one agreed — apparently including oil ...
one of the most intrepid Hitler himself - was that the and 64. inclusive. Officials esti-
■ of the war change in the high command was mated it will add 7,000,000 men
Mark Young, the governor, due to the beating which the Ger- to the manpower reservoir from
that he had decided to mans Were taking on the Russian which the armed services may
' ~ front, and to the grjm feutlook for draw.
tinker Agwiworld of the Rich- than held their..own'
field Oil company was shelled 20 * fierce combat.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 CE>— The 20-year minimum age for mites off Monterey, 80 miles “
President Roosevelt today signed active service represented a com- south of San Francisco. Uncon-
the amendeif draft hlH making promise between the 19-yttrr mhr- fteiri»iT ufcrc aK &ftai
men between the ages of 20 And jmum approved by the senate and Cn the Union Oil tanker L. P.
M subject to service In the armed the 21-year low limit adopted by gt. ciuir. which fled into the
forces on a selective basis. the house. The war department mouth of the Columbia river.
The measure—an amendment had proposed the 19-year level. Lifeboats Sunk
to the selective service act—was The bill was urged by Army The Emidio was damaged se-
rushqd through congressAin less Chief of Staff Gen. George C. verely and its crew took to life-
than two weeks, following Japan’s Marshall, before congressional boats, three of which were sunk
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, committees, as necessary to pro- by the- submarine.'
.........Pf vide "balance’’ for the armed A bricf navy ccmmumaue mid
«MMle at some polnts, tbe com-
munique indicated, nod. have
bean met in bnttie bj American
tanks in the flrst United States
tank cpnibat of he war..
' (American tanks have wen ac-
tion in North Africa where they
were used by British crew* in the
offensive In Libya.
Fierce Attack
A fleet of approximately 80 Jap-
anese transporta was sighted off
the Gulf of Lingayen, 135 miles
northwest of Manila.
The Japanese forces opened
their offensive with attacks on the
United Mates - Philippines forces
It was white this
developing that th
transport fleet was ...... „
4 p.m. the headquarter* of
American forces in the Far ’
said In'a oommuniqnc:
Manila Bombed
“The enemy in great
Philippine* was believed tonight south of Vigan, on the west coaat
to be underway. of Luson island, north of the gulf.
Despite Indications that the Jap- Fighting, at first constating
BSSvTB^r'TlWW^Ppnrrt actlvmei, was
they were, reported vigorously Intensified and then, as'lf by plan,
pressing their assault on the the Japanese in the Aparri sec-
Lotigayen shores. tor at the north end of the Island
Japanese tanks have been put attacked fiercely.
R JWPvides.....for registration
all tafen between the ages of 18
( tong Kong, Page 2V
forces. - ^ the Emidio had a crew of 54 of
—Regiatration of all menfrcmlSwhieh 22 were misslng, but west
to 64 is designed to furnish a coast shipping experts said no
broad picture of manpower avail- tanker operating * out of Pacific
able for needs of both the armed ports carried that large a crew,
British Column Sweeps Into Tripoli
ing In going on in fhe
Japanese planes sweat over the
Manila area In a dayflght bomb-
ing attack as the offensive open-
ed.
Air raid sirens sounded at 7:»
a m. Three Japanese planes bomb-
ed Nichols wield, the army air
base here, and a group of six
bombed Cavite naval base and
dropped leaflets over South Ms-
No damage was reported. There
was intensive gun fire over Ma-
nila bay .before the "all clear”
/LU. tain I ■niuik '
loop »*pi UMHta^ .ncv st
4*
forces and war industries.
tui Victim
ied Today
Reds Advance TO to 12 Miles Dali]
Roads Clogged With German Corpses and Tan!
(See Vast Search, Page 2)
4*
Imperials Prepare Final Attack on Benghazi
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St; Volunteer for
MttSuant
CAIRO, Dec. 22 —A British
“lost” column has swept 180 miles
into Tripolitania, the greatest ad-
vance in two years of African
fighting, while mobile units
main Axis base on the coast to
?lr:
headquarters said, was through
The momentum of the British
EfS-JPs:SS?asS re*®—
final
commui
forces holding coverfBt. positions
of Bcngbnat, the f»U of
i Still Seeking
> in W. T. Mudd Death
services were Jield to-
fiillam rkomoi Ifiidd 4ft
f William Thomas Mudd, 48,
t Creek, who was fatally
mm^stms8fK^:&arngssmt:
=£?■"" SSfflS; SJSSfe —
, .... The Russians are advancing at respondents have boea brought «n aide exclaimed.1* '
early ikiturday when froni io to 12 miles a day over a to the battlefield, to find the The Germans are in such straits
J by a nit and run automo- vast horj.ibje .jumble of German front widening ,and the Germans now tha't they cannot even de-
^«n Maiket. Street road near bodies, German tanks, German being pushed back at accelerated stroy the vehicles they cannot
■“er Heights. transport vehicles, German guns, pace. take with them. Most of the ve-
ers here were still search- stretching back for 90 miles to . Half buried in the snow lie 70- hides had been blown up at first,
bet,. They CivU*. the reed, and are found intact. Some are at* "’-These" appheama RnZ’not w
ditches and line the fringes of rt.’dy in use again, manned by fliers nor even interested in
tbc woenls. Red soldiers. . learning to Ry,’ Mr. Hutier said
Lieut. Gen. Vassily Kuznetsov Gen. -Kuznetsov exnlained how “We need in addition to- Ditots
said at his staff headquarters (See Buiratans, Figpll) . j- (.See 32 Volunteer, Page 2)
remnants of the
VJ% ’
Benghazi, general
columns
enemy forces
BrMtalratamil, Fate f) ||:
peers here were still search- stretching
[for an automobile with a Moscow
.Mudd a World War,No: 1 into the German flunks, stealing
is, snd who had been ora- -j-^-*-j *— *•— *-
preliminary application for en-
listment in the aviation branch of
Texas defense guard will be in-
ducted into the local unit in a
meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight in
the Baytown Community building.
There remain vacancies for ap-
proximately ten additional men
G. L Waddell in
sawsfs? r&r
IM ™ Bend Ship- strongholds. s8fiHng Jf* ^0«lly
MservJsgs for,JMiv Musid.......K ________^ M
l-Bun, Page 2) •
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not been heard
for weeks. The column had cut
westward, soutH ~ef the coastal
advance, and moved rapidly,
using American-made equipment.
The cbmmuniqiie made no spe- _ - ^
ffvrstf kss Race for Countll Blackout Plained
vance yet made by the British
was when B unit under Gen. Sir
Archibald Wavell reached Ageda-
bia, 275 miles south of Benghazi,
in the last British offensive be-
fore the fall of Greece, ..................T m
The “lost” column was said to election in Goose . Creek
have opened a surmise attack April, G. L. Waddell of 613 Ea$t pared today for
Conference on Plans Is
Held Today In Houston
^— • 5 zb. -•
, Forecasting a heated political ‘ HOUSTON, Dec. 22 U'.Rl — The
election In Goose, Creek next rich Texas gulf eoa*t_area pit-
I today for the Biggest t*M
. *
Announces Candidacy
As Water Commis|loher
•r*’|
Former Refinery Worker
Woman Hurt Is'Missing hi Action
Auto Overturns
Mlelins
upen the enemy airdrome and Texas avenue, -today announced blackout yet held In the nation,
forced it into submission. he will be a candidate for water* Coasdal mayors and law «i-
“No ‘less tW n 24 German and commissioner. forcement leaders meet this aft*
Italian aircraft destroyed on the , That pcsition now ft held by ernoon to decide on the scope of
nfrtlinrl OM/i1 kmvitte domnliehn/l
J. A. Ward. Only two positions the blackout which probably will
ground, and .bombs. demolished
the entire garrison which out- on the city commission will come be held within 10 days
numbered the raiders six to one,” before the voters, The other H COI. Ike Aaliburn. City and Har-
People on :4s, street who have broadcast downtown from 6:30 to
been enjoying the Christmas sing- 7:30 P-m. nightly. WASHINGTON,
t -r^L'. u.j k*_____it.. r*:'• '■'*ak.-_J1 navv annminmul
-i.
By United Press
the communique said. - E. A, Williams*, who-is street and rio ebenty eivi
In the north, meanwhile. Brit- bridge commissioner. • ter, announced
employe uShe*BJtWS^refl^ lB* Provided nightly, through the ^Phote Grace ^ Methodist
Dec. 22 — The
i»H mobile columns were moving
in for the attack on Benghazi.
Willis Cobb, finance commis-
Mte G. L. Waddell, Page 2)
past week by various organized churcb, 'l>rected by H, D. Hardi-
groups, tonight will have their op- «?”• *iH WpPV ch= program for
portunity to contribute to the pro- Tues<laV' night. An all-recorded
. _ today that the
rteamsljlp LaMlna was suhk by
that the blackout
area probably will «|teitd from
(See Entire Golf, Page t> '
gram
program on Christmas %ve is be-
,.w ^ .T-^ menutataL--’People will be so
Z is?xnSiZ? S' rri.'0:.?1’,
;s>~*».h, .in-' j^“&’±£as 3 &2r^4ssxri*5i:- •ggj'.-v-* —■«» #*. >•<««.
ovth U' Lce. anL^*- tVe wlr detriment that Evans njerce. “Everybody knows some of “n* *
^^hfrideTthe was missing “in action’’ came but theCh ristmas,etqJ
'dor at the of ta* “Z loTter W«
j4, - received from Evans in Hawaii
v-_ . 4 that he came out of the Pearl
Harbor action unseated.
v
do",ow" t
rrVift cifii/ll/z is In fh*» Piilnuniw
TOWN
Tfi-C’ities.
Wful big burry .
“ia » rush ... Nearly cv-
«af-‘
ednesday Morning Music
turday night presented one
furniture store and the music is illB'
With Our Boys
and that the steamship Samoa
tva» attacked by a submarine off
the coast of California on the
night of Dee. 20. '
Dec. 25—The Co-
lumbia Broadcasting system re-
ported today th.st Radio Rw-s
Stops at Wreck—Finds -
Tfi-Citian Seeks To Help and Learns of Tragedy
A Trl-Clties man Friday night the car In which Mr. and Mrs. Franklin from the Trt-Gltiea
Smitherman, Mr. Pack and llWpi’ —*
Stopped to investigate a- wreck on
the highway end found one 'of.
totooa M- "“SS, n. -w»p. hi left hti car ft
The studio is in the Culpeoper Jn
Was
•'found tin
Stocks Close Today
lUiott Ci'jeager hiust Allied Stores ................ Ohio Oil ^ toda
Chrysler Motors
the victims to be hid brother and
■the other a brother of another Mr*. Bmitheyman ta
has denied "reports to the "effect Tri-Cities man. hospital in serious condition. The if be could be of any assistance.
Sr ■*
OM, ' Dt Bl,! F*tlt minor injuriu. ** ftHnl wrvieei for both vie
. ktj: ^ “ rzz St — Ti=r——
In Armed Forces mrStTS ^
_ from 300,000 enlisted men to 509,- way
Hearne
’number of Tri-Citians, who
300,000 enlisted
OOP aml tlie marine cbrpo from
00,000 ta
ta iimmim
lW,oSr Pi
Otis Steel .I
Packard Motors
Phillips Petroleum......«... 45M P. Thibodaux, who received word jjerlIN Dee. i?t Al
4
20,>1
123
•*H P^e
41% Reed
.MSP MotoraipM
7% Socony Vacuum
Sperry Corporation
_i his nrfnd „,
^ Q. H. Garrison
' h=ir meal ... Bill Nye
' t0 W a little time off
Wnf daw ■ ■. Chris My-
LTS ®bout fbe Goose Creek Chrysler l
fgli„ days . Q»par Cooper Cities Service .......
i MnSuHivan doing a lot of Commercial- Solvent .
lU„,5ping on the side " ~ — ........
dig nfa fsjlfie mst
J»S2MSr,.::: EteT:
Si j® ™ •>** •*
.T £ annm* a Christmas
f.®r his 'wys ... Nice go-
|Tbr Rwv H. W. Good-
,joking •about a friend in
' Only two more da'-s
have boy* ftt' the Pacific war zone BmiPBVi
...... At, today had received word they tn» «mn*d«»tg», HWd taere twta tat dto-
between
■ ■
These included: Mr. ate
P. Thibodaux, who receh
from their son, Armon Thibodaux.
Oil .................... II™ iron- their son, A.-mon Thibodaux.
Roller Bit ..... 16H 'Mr. and Mrs. Earl White ta-
dotora .....crived^ajelegram from their son.
9% ’■ fMr’.hnd^Mrs. P.. G. Mil
ilner had
,hoDDinDon't w:ait do
tapping early — early
eve.
At least school
K^Preparing for Christmas
I ^e*r holiday . . .
Li*ther ha* about every-
1,^* ^d cold . . . Fred
I/^nk Boyle telling the
Wright....... „,t/ „ _ n,
HHHHi I *»m •
.. . Texas Gulf Sulphur .. . . 30‘s h# Is ,
. 35 Tidewater Corporation ...... 11H Mr. and M1* W. L. Blansett hud
...... 25% T-P Land and Trust 3% a letter, from, their son, -Claude
..... 30 T-P Cool and OS . HIK Bfaasetl. .
11% United Aircraft ............. S4N Mr. and Mrs I, I
r rRham Pa ec ....... • • • • • % United Corporation % receive^ word their qon. J. B., Jr
£ hu Purge .......... .. gs/L,... U is safe at Pearl Harbor.
Ss-V •h±JSt- —’us.d
.p
BERLIN, Dec. 32. - A special
comumnlqrc of the Gi rtuan high
ommaud asserted today that a | 111..L
W Attack Hefe
tic. *
900 Tofs To Receive Gi«s
Tb. Goodfe||ows De|iyery Tuesday
Youth Held ^
I Wll III I itiyal , A.
Franklin and 3
■ .i !■ -1
when
T r -I
Pi vimiAty reported
HHp '3&r ”4
Jrine AVIs Iloydetl .
Alteu Gem; ...Rice.
s-j, •£* x**
-
toys to
were
Consolidated Aircraft ........t** /to a nil of New Jersey 41% a letter from th-ir son.
KT.T/ BU Standard Oil of Uew Jersey 41ncr. Jr. ' JT’ towh; today Vii^lSd ta^il here OttTS^ce^iian'BS^.
saa«B SSwWS
Freeport Suiph^F^I
General Electric
General Motor*).".;
......
communique Trom^ Singapore that urday night on the way home
T. B. Mikii h»w losses on the Japanese. The broad-
the
8.00
the Goodfellows, I
pense.
It looks like 5450 will
job this
about $16
I- - .., , i^wwted at
home by Officers L. B. Faulkner *
Frank Boyle, Jr.
> i.. j
•Pell from Utex.
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Humble Oil .......••••■■
Kroger Groceiy .....^........
Louisiana Land j™
Lorillard .................’•*
Murray Corporation.........
Nash Kclvtnator ...... • 3
National Dairy ............ »*
North American Aviation ... 11%
Ji; UM *OAD IVOIIK SEEN
White Motors .... .........; AUSTIN. Dec. 22. (DR)—Chairman
afe: £+■ &123& fe X
Bet"’eh»m Steel ............ 59 ’ gaUon seeking road improvement*
0,, Pont.....................138 that he thinks it is definite that
Eaton Vtfg. Go. ............ 29
UINDON, Dec. zs^-Thc Nether-
lands declared war agata^OK
today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.
navy department said last
Southern Pacific
Republic Steel ,,
M*
. jt%
done as long as Wake Island is still held by Its
the war lasts unless the war de- small garrison jf United States
partment ask* for It.
marines.
vv •*
l
__
mm Peace Morris Hall. Examin-
ing hearing has been set lor 1
p.m. Wednesday.
The girl accompanied her fath-
er to Judge Hall’s office and ex-
hibited torn
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