Decisive Battle For Bizerte And Tunis Under Way
Allied forces press toward Bizerte and Tunis as heavy fighting intensifies in Tunisia. American and British units repulse a German counter attack near Tebourba while air and sea power target Axis positions. Reports note potential Dakar use and shifting French leadership amid Vichy tensions.
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Associated Press
London
Bizerte
Tunis
Tebourba
Mateur
Tunisia
Djedeida
Tuni
Royal Navy
Dakar
Algiers
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Vichy
Imperial Council
North Africa
France
Brazzaville
Equatorial Africa
Bern
Pierre Laval
Germany
Milan
Laval
Berlin
Jacques
Doriot
United Nations
Axis ships sunk in Mediterranean convoy clash
Four Axis merchant ships and two escort destroyers were sunk in the Mediterranean while bound for Tunisia in a night engagement with British forces. The destroyer Quentin was later sunk by dive bombers. Rear Admiral Harcourt led a three cruiser force in the action. Public notices follow on local auctions.
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London
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Admiralty
Quentin
J. Cbe Harcourt
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Telegram Commemorated
The Telegram marks 50 years since its first issue on December 3 1892 in the Wheeler block. Staffers present a history of the paper and Adrian panels since 1884 with a picture ride showing daily editing and printing. Special features appear on pages 1d and 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Block
Adrian
Telegram marks fiftieth anniversary with staff celebration
The Telegram observes its 50th year with a party at the American Legion Home on North Main Street. Publisher Stuart H. Perry reviewed the paper’s history and changes in the industry. Staff members receive carnations and corsages while Melvin Skinner presents a gold wristwatch. Local firms sent flowers and congratulations, turning the business office into a winter garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
North Main Street
H. F. Bailey
Stuart H. Perry
Perry
Barge Adrift on Lake Erie After Tug Sinking
The 250 foot oil barge Cleveco drifted overnight on Lake Erie after breaking loose from the tug Admiral whose sinking cost 14 lives. With 19 men aboard the barge lost radio contact and generators failed, delaying rescue efforts as Coast Guard cutters and air support scouted ten miles off Cleveland. A life boat joined the search while authorities noted possible separation from the Ossipee due to heavy movement of ice. A. A. Augustus, a 504 foot steamer of the Pioneer Steamship Co. of Cleveland, grounded near a Sandwich Ont. dock after a Detroit river collision with the Alexander McDougall. no injuries were reported. Both vessels carried heavy loads while proceeding downriver.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard
Cleveco
Admiral
Coast, Guard
Ossipee
Irith Coast Guard
Civil Air
Windsor
Ont
A. A. Augushis
Pioneer Steamship Co
Sandwich
Detroit River
Alexander McDougall
Augustius
Transports Lost in North Africa Occupation
The Navy Department reports United States naval transports were lost during the North Africa invasion in early November. The vessels Tasker H Bliss Edward Rutledge and Joseph Hewes were sunk off Casablanca Rabat and Algiers. Three other transports one destroyer and one tanker were damaged. Next of kin will be notified by telegram as information is received.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
United States
North Africa
Africa
H. Bliss
Hugh
Scalt
Edward Rutledge
Casablanca
Joseph Hewes
Rabat
Leedstown
Algiers
U. S
Navy
North African
Limited Basketball Policy Approved by Adrian Board
The Adrian board of education approved a policy limiting activities and requiring travel outside the city to allow a shortened basketball schedule. Eight games, four away, were deemed satisfactory with private auto travel prohibited for team transport. Compulsory physical education for twelfth graders was adopted, and three teachers resigned or were reassigned.
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Adrian Board of Education
Lenzthy
Grep
Tvo
F. E. Strobel
Metel
Navy
Rachel Wiliams
Texas
Elizabeth Palmer
Jeanne Burr
Butler Universitadianapolis
William
65 Degree Home Temperature Endorsed by Surgeon General
Washington reports the War Production Board cites Surgeon General Thomas Parran of the U S Public Health Service affirming 65 degrees as healthful and comfortable for homes. He also advised similar temps in offices and cooler temps in factories where work is active to minimize discomfort.
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Washington
Sugeon General
Thomas Psrran
U.S. Public Health Service
Surgeon General
British Carrier And 3 Destroyers Reported Loss
London reports Allied naval losses during North African landings include the aircraft carrier Avenger and three destroyers plus five lighter vessels. Destroyers Brook, Maclin, and Dutch Isaac Sweers are confirmed lost along with smaller craft. Alexander says losses were fewer than claimed and ships came from Atlantic and Mediterranean signals.
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London
Alexander
Admiralty
Brook
Maclin
Isaac Sweers
House of Commons
United States
Atlantic
Beast
Morocco
England
Mediterranean
Algiers
Dennis Street House Fire Damages Burkett Residence
The George B. Burkett home at 628 Dennis Street was damaged by a fire likely started by an overheated furnace and a wiring fault around a kitchen register. Firefighters contained the blaze despite rapid headway. one occupant was absent, and insurance covered most damage to the house and siding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Street
George B. Burkett
Ellen Burkett
Jack Hawley
Glen Davis
Comstock Street
Allied Forces Tighten Grip as Axis Shelter in Tunis
AP dispatch notes Allied troops within miles of Axis positions in Tunis Bizerte, with British navy providing cover. Axis supply ships destroyed, but North African losses rise as U S transports and other vessels are damaged or sunk. Reds advance near Stalingrad while Soviet gains expand on Moscow front. RAF raids hit Germany while Pacific actions report Japanese counterattempt near New Guinea disrupted.
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Associated Press
Africa
Raf
Tunis- Bizerte
Tom Sea
Roy
Washington
London
U. S
Britain
Russia
Stalingrad
Moscow
Red Ski Troops Push Nazis West of Moscow Front
White clad Soviet ski troops pressed the Nazis west of Moscow as winter battle raged on. In the Stalingrad sector Soviet forces stormed a new height northwest of the city while reinforcements and emphasis on rail corridors strained German lines between the Don and Volga.
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Associated Press
Eloy Gilmome
Moscow
Don
Volga
Red
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Velikie Luki
Releva
Rzhev-Vyazma
Rzhev
AFL CIO Unity Plan Faces Kaiser Shipyards Test
A new AFL CIO unity plan for practical cooperation seeks arbitration of unresolved jurisdictional fights and aims to avert a strike in the Kaiser shipyards dispute. Roosevelt has urged restraint as NLRB sets a hearing for December, while unions on the West Coast rally support and ratification remains pending for binding effect.
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Associated Press
Washington
Afl-Cio
Total Unity
Kaiser
America
AFL
CIO
Rosevelt
Nations
Labor Relations Board
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
NLRB
Portland
Ore
CIO Marine and Shipbuilders’ Union
Henry J. Maiser
AFL Metal Trades Department
Harvey W. Brown
Metal Trades
Kaiser Shipyards
All Victims Of Night Club Fire Are Identified
Boston reports identify additional victims of the Cocoanut Grove blaze. New identifications include Alexander Dashevisky, 35, of Boston, listed at South End Mortuary, and Gena Theresa Cardonna, 42, of Quincy, identified at North Mortuary. Her husband also perished in the fire.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Alexander Dashevisky
South End
Gena ‘Vheresa Cardonna
Quincy
North Mortuary
Power Company CIO Strike Talks Begin in Saginaw
The wartime mediation session opened in Saginaw to avert a strike by Consumers Power Company employees. WLB officer Frederick H. Bullen led the talks with CIO union reps, seeking a union shop, a 25 cent hourly raise, and ending wage zone differentials. State and army officials attended, alongside two Citizens Power vice-presidents from Jackson and union leaders from Saginaw and the council's officers.
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Saginaw
War Labor Board
Consumers Power € O
CIO
Frederick H. Bullen
WLB
Michigan
Noel P. Fox
State Labor Mediation Board
Army
John H. Melean
Detroit
Henry L. O'Malley
Air Corps
Consumers Power Company
Lce
Frank G. Boyce
M. Wilson Arthur
Statewide motor travel drops after gasoline rationing begins
The Michigan highway department reports a 327 percent drop in state trunkline highway travel on the first rationing day. Counts from 27 stations show declines across districts led by 63 percent on M-53 north of Marlette and 50.7 percent on US-16 between Lansing and Detroit. Detroit area travel fell 21.5 percent, likely due to war workers. December 1 travel was 43.5 percent below year earlier, ferries fell from 606 to under 200, and Stearns traffic dropped from 36,662 in November 1941 to 25,000 last month.
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Michigan
Battle Creek
Ann Arbor
United States Weather Bureau
Detroit
State Highway Department
Muskegon
Ludington
Hart
Traverse City
Grandville
Pettit
Hariz Nyenbrink
Grand Rapids
Kerope Arzoo
Fred Krause
Arzcamian
Graham E. Meyoers
Melvin Newhouse
Pontiac
Cadillac
Petoskey
Clare
Ferry
Ocean
Tansing
G. Donald Kennedy
Marlette
Lansing
Straits of Mack
Stearts
Salary Limitation Details Released by Treasury
Washington reports detailed plan to curb wage growth under Roosevelt Byrnes program. Salary increases require regional approval. many exceptions exist for promotions merit and trainee schemes. Violations carry fines up to 1000 dollars or one year in prison. Questions remain on individual cases and who qualifies for raises.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Joe
Bureau
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Two Airmen Die in Crash Near Greenville Texas
Two airmen William A. Reed 25 of Grand Rapids and Wil ton P. Toombs Jr. 20 of Little Rock were killed when their plane collided midair with a British training school aircraft near Terrell Texas during a routine night flight from Majors Field. British pilot George T. Derrick was uninjured. co-pilot Marshall E. Callander sustained a cut above the eye. Reed’s parents live in Grand Rapids. Berlin reports 160 arrests and 67 internments in November in a push against Communism and British agitation.
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Greenville
Texas
William A. Reed
Grand Rapids
Wilton P. Toombs Jr
Little Rock
Ark
Terrell
Reed
Toombs
Majors Army Air Field
Ralph C. Rockwood
Majors Field
George T. Derrick
Dallas
Marshall E. Callander
Columbia
Earl G. Reed
Lake Michigan
Drive
Allied air forces down 23 Japanese planes near Buna Gona
In Australia on December 3 General MacArthur's air forces and ground troops repelled a Japanese reinforcement attempt at Buna Gona. Allied fighters shot down 23 enemy planes, while Japanese destroyers and their fighter screen withdrew. The night battle featured heavy air and sea combat with rockets lighting the skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
Buna
Gona
New Britain
Adrian Sees Cold Wave With Subfreezing Readings
Temperatures in Adrian dropped to the four degree mark at 8 am with a rise to five by 10 am. The city logged a new season low of 2 degrees and faced fuel heating strain as residents kept heat at 65. Cars refused to start, some pushed, and a radiator froze causing minor incidents. A steam line leak at the courthouse basement near the license office required repairs led by Adelbert Vedder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Stiff Motors
Cnurt House
Adelbert Vedder
Building Committee
Parity bill passes as Roosevelt opposes act
Bulletin reports the House, by unanimous consent, passes legislation redefining agricultural parity to include farm labor costs amid President Roosevelt's unalterable opposition. Other items note Guadalcanal Marine patrols killing and capturing Japanese arms, Libania granting U S air base rights, and critic Gearhart urging Congress to curb executive power during tariff suspension hearings.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Sep
Gearhart
Calif
Reichstag
House Ways and Means Committee
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Mandalay-Mynlkyina
Magne
War
Frankfurt
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Tokyo
Guadalcanal
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Consumers Power Conference
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Matanikau River
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