MacArthur Lacked Equipment for Major Jap Attack Says Spokesman
Allied Headquarters reports Commander MacArthur’s team has less than five percent of American resources for a large scale offensive in the Southwest Pacific. Col Le Grande Diller notes air assets are even scarcer and the region receives under 10 percent of shipping. He says the area is doing all it can with what it has while reports of progress in aerial actions appear elsewhere.
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le Grande Diller
Southwest Pacific
America
Dbler
William Brent Young
Admiral Young
London
Associated Press
Diller
Rabaul
New Brita
New Ireland
Ramu
Markham
New Guinea
Havin Id Hoi
Milk price demand discussed by Warn Camp dairy group
Clay Croll of Britton presented a four dollar per hundredweight milk price demand to the Michigan Milk Producers Association sales committee. A delegate meeting in Pontiac will decide the final target, using cost data from Michigan State College and Dairy Herd Improvements figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warn Camp
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Detroit
Clay Crol
Britton
Pontiac
Michigan
Chiront
Croll
Washington
Ary Bradley
van Camp
Pet Mik Company
Hudson
Chicago
Adrian Hunter Wounded in Leg During Hunting Trip
Dr. Robert C. Birmingham of Adrian sustained a leg wound while deer hunting near Grayling yesterday morning. He is hospitalized in Grayling. the injury is not serious and a soon discharge is anticipated. The exact accident remains unclear, with belief it was caused by a buflet from his own gun while hunting with Joseph Moore and Vail Holl of Adrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Birmingham
Advin
Grayling
Birmingham
Joseph Moore
Vail Holl
Adrian
Lenawee County Population Estimate Grows Reach
The Lenawee county population is estimated at about 55,400 based on ration book registrations, with 53,400 in the county after new books issued and a likely 2,000 armed service members not yet counted. The estimate notes uncertainties and compares to the last census figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Lenawee
St. Joseph's Academy
Lenawnee Fathers Inducted in Service
Ninety one draftees from Detroit processed for military service on November 10. Of these, 52 were accepted, 22 rejected, one failed to report, and seven held over for further examination. From Adrian and the county, 18 and 34 were accepted respectively. Four were assigned to the Marine Corps with two weeks leave, 17 to the Navy with one week leave, and 20 to the Army. The Army group departs December 1 for Fort Sheridan. The following Adrian and Lenawee County fathers are listed with FP designation: Robert C. Stites Russell J Richards Howard R. Huyck William Phipps Joseph L. Baughey Clarence P. R. Mack Edmer A. Whinen F Hichard H. Capper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Stites
Michigan Avenue
Army
Navy
F Hichard H. Capper
Maumee Street
Father of 9 Off to War in New Hampshire
In Manchester New Hampshire Pi-A mothers and nine children bid farewell to Armand Beliveau 34 selected for naval service after volunteering to help end the war. He said he would do his part though he believes younger men without families should be drafted first. He leaves behind seven other children ages up to 11, a boy and a girl among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Tavins
Armand Beliveau
Twits
Beliveau
Auctions air November listings in Michigan and Ohio
Public notices advertise multiple auctions by Line man and Linehan in Adrian Michigan Tecumseh Holloway Road and nearby areas. November sales include furniture, farm items, and tile works with dates toward late November and advisory Market page references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Michigan
C. Greenway
Basefield
Metamora
Ohio
Ogden Center
Lineman & Linehan
Aucts
Tecumseh
Holloway
Een Anehan & Line
War fund pledges nearing city quota
City and county progress toward National War Fund and Community Fund goals is advancing as pledges from war workers are allocated to townships. Officials expect the city to meet its national target despite ongoing contributions and allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National War Fund
Community Fund
War funds progress seen in Lenawee County drive
Lenawee County Patriotic League President F. A. Fee reports on war and community fund quotas. County aims for 20 percent or more with several communities yet to report. State reach stands at 57 percent of 5 740 425, with 14 counties already over quota and Lenawee hoped to join soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Fund
Fee
Lenawee County Patriotic League
National War Fund
Fahe County
Lenawee
Climax in Rabaul drive nears in Pacific war
A naval spokesman says the campaign against Rabaul in New Britain nears a critical point as Allied air and sea attacks mount. He cites heavy Japanese losses, sinking ships, and bombardment of convoys, with prospects of invasion and possible evacuation of the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rabaul
South Pacific
Rahaut
Knox
New Britain
Solomons
Pacific
Navy Veterans Of Guadalcanal To Speak Here
George T. Weinicken and Terry Dust two 26 year old navy veterans will address Brown Fence and Wire Company workers at 3 p.m. on a tour of war plants detailing life in the South Pacific and the need to support the attack. Lieutenant Schuyler Patterson of the Navy will accompany them in explaining the war effort to workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Weinicken
Our Gang
Terry Dust
Brown Fence & Wire Company
Guadalcanal
Wendelken
Navy
South Pacific
United States
Lieut
Schuyler Patterson
Bricker warns deficit financing could bankrupt postwar economy
Ohio Governor Bricker, in his first major speech since seeking the Republican presidential nomination, denounces postwar deficit spending. He says victory costs were necessary for war and national security but warns against bureaucratic regimentation and continued deficit financing after the war, urging balance to protect future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lurdylio Bricker
Bombers Hit Power Plant in Norway and Molybdenum Mine
British based U S heavy bombers blasted the Rjukan molybdenum mine west of Oslo and a major electrolysis plant, part of a broader raid that hit chemical plants in Ryukyu area and targets across northern France. Six Nazi planes were destroyed, and losses were reported for the RAF and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gm—A
Rjukan
Oslo
Knaben
U.S
Norway
Germany
Ryuksu
Brest
St Nazaire
France
House May Act Today On Father Induction
Washington nov 17 conferees pressed for final action on legislation to slow or halt military induction of pre war fathers. The measure would strip the War Manpower Commission of control over selective service and suspend calls of fathers while non-fathers are available in state or nation. President expected to approve. House vote possible today or tomorrow as report is drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service
WMC
Rep
Kilday
Texas
German Invasion Captures Leros After Severe Fighting
German invasion troops seized the island of Leros in the Dodecanese after intense combat and stiff Allied resistance. Air bombardment and reinforcements aided the advance, with the Allied communique noting organized resistance ended by evening. Capture follows earlier German victory at Cos as they gain harbors at Lakki Bay and Alluda, while casualties and prisoners reported.
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Leros
Cairo
Lares
Dodecanese
Middle East
Fisland
Cos
Lakki Bay
Alluda
Aegean
Crete
Russians Close In On Gomel Last Nazi Base East Of Dnieper
Moscow dateline reports Red Army troops stormed Gomel the last major German base east of the Dnieper. The drive broadened west from Sozh bridgehead and south of the city, with Gomel heavily shelled and almost isolated. Rail lines and towns, including Korosten, Chepovichi, and Tyrchenka, fell under Russian control as casualties mounted and material captured.
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Gomel
Dnieper River
Moscow
Red Army
Dnieper
Sozh River
Gormel
Rechitsa
Ukraine
Zhitomir
Fastay
Korosten
Ureval
Leningrad-Odessa
Tyrchenka
Chepovichi
Obikhodi
Odessa- Leningrad
Gda
Nikolai Vatutin
Massacre Report From Kiev Describes Jewish Slaughter
Eye witness account relayed via Tass News Agency details German mass killing of Jews in Kiev during occupation. Reclocated by Dmitri Grtov the witness recounts stripping victims forced to undress, being shot into a gulley, with children hurled alive and survivors crying or praying as the atrocity continued for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kiev
Levestia
Dmitri Grtov
Tass
Grlav
Klev
Lyovskaya Street
Babyl
Lrovskaya Street
DOUBLE AIR BLOW STRUCK AT ENEMY
Allied air forces struck two Nazi airfields near Marseille in a double blow as U S heavy and medium bombers targeted Istres Le Tupe and Salon while other fleets battered Eleusis Athens Sibenik harbor and an Adriatic ship near Ancona Grotlamare. Ground actions in Italy slowed by snow and rain with Allied patrols in central Italy and near the Garigliano river capturing prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRESS
Algiers
U. S
Marseille
Greece
Yugoslavia
Monte Santa Croce
Venafro
Istres le Tupe
Marseil
Mediterranean
Salon
Eleusis
Athens
Sibenik
Ancona
Italy
Grotlammare
Garigliano
Rionero
Atessa
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Deer hunters face OPA hearings over gasoline rations
An Office of Price Administration hearing board at Mackinaw City began sessions on deer hunters cited for gasoline rationing violations. About 34 hunters were summoned as investigators joined searches for six missing, while eight hearings offer choices of immediate or delayed sessions across Detroit, Grand Rapids and Saginaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Office of Price Administration
Mackinaw City
Fred W. Ligibloom
Detroit
Lindbloom
OPA
Stig- Snace
Associated. Press
Cheboygan
H. D. Backes
Straits of Mackinac
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Harry F. Whiteley
Dowagiac
State Conservation Commission
Newberry
Herbert ‘Fants
Germfask
Houghton Lake
Fred Bunn
Romulus
West Branch
Forest Clark
Morristown
Conservation Department
John Kruger
Goose Creek
Tive In
Frank Reetz, Jr
Prudenville
Roscommon County
Lower
Upper Michigan
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MacArthur
U. S Navy
Bureau
Douglas
Michigan State
Adrian Hunter
Adrian's
Boise
Badoglio
Taranto
Dre
Rabi
Bricker
Joliet, Ill
Joseph ‘E. Ragen
Rogier L. Stevens
Ann Arjar
Mich
Investjetenit
Khow
Terne Ae
Ane
Falica
Tescara
Ana
Torno
Sangro Essa
Fifth Army
Sangro River
Arsden
Nells
Andre Bonamy
Berlin
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