Allied Push Advances To Drive Axis From Tunis Tunis
Allied forces press the offensive in Tunisia as patrols end and British and American air power sweep the Tunis Bizerte zone. The Algiers radio cites the British first army leaving defenses for the big push. The U S War Dept reports 51 Axis planes destroyed, with allied bombers targeting supply lines and communications in northeastern Tunisia.
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Associated Press
London
Tunis- Bizerte
Tunisia
Algiers
First Army
N. Anderson
Frentier
Algeria
Tunis
Bizerte
U.S. War Department
Bizerte-Tunis
Commmunique
Paris
Madrid
Witielt
Gibraltar
Berlin
Mateur
Hitler
Wke
French Protectorate
Anderson
Bernard Montgomery
Rommel
Libya
Cairo
U.S
War Stimson
DNB
Bertin
Tunisian
War Chest Drive Totals Reach $74550 Countywide
Final report from the Lenawee Patriotic League shows the county raised 74550 in the latest war chest drive. The original quota was 35000 but volunteers doubled it, with Adrian Vickys and several industrial solicitations contributing significant sums.
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Lenawee Patriotic League
Vickys
Adrian
Wicks
Adrian Vickys
Ferry Service Reduced To Two Boat Schedule
Lansing reports that ferry service across the Straits of Mackinac was cut to a two boat schedule on Friday by the state highway department amid adjustments to winter operations.
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Lansing
Navy reports missing fireman Hindes from Adrian
Fireman Second Class James B. Hindes, once a Golden Gloves boxer from Adrian, is listed as missing in action by word to his wife Marion Hindes. He is 23, enlisted January 12, 1942, and serves in the Pacific theater on a destroyer after graduating from Adrian High School and working at Gerily-Adrian factory.
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James B. Hindes
Golden Gloves
Adrian
Marion Hindes
George Street
U.S. Navy Department
Navy
Hinges
Adrian High School
Gerily-Adrian
Pacific
Y.M.C.A. Membership Drive Opens with Dinner Tonight
Adrian Y.M.C.A. begins its annual membership campaign Monday with a 6:15 dinner at the association building on South Main Street. The drive is led by F. L. Meech, organized as four crews under ranch boss Russell B. McAfee, with crew bosses Dwight M. Smith G. F. Forsthoefer James Green and Maurice Hurlbut. Dinners and programs run Tuesday through Thursday with speakers. Monday’s speaker is H. F. Bailey of The Telegram discussing The Y.M.C.A. opportunities.
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Adrian Y.M.C.A
Association
South Main Street
F. L. Meech
Russell B. McAfee
Dwight M. Smith
G. F. Forsthoefer
James Green
Maurice Hurlbut
H. F. Bailey
The
Telegram
Y.M.C.A
Heavy Snows Worrying Hunters in Upper Peninsula
Across the Upper Peninsula deer hunters fretted as heavy snow fell after a Thanksgiving Day storm. Reports said some hunters marooned by the blizzard may have to leave cars behind, while two hundred walked miles to Ishpeming and others reached towns rough in the cold. State police assured no safety anxieties for those still in the woods as highways reopened. The deer season closes Monday.
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Upper Peninsula
Ishpeming
Imain
Ford workers strike tethers 14000 in Windsor plants
Negotiations continued to end a five day old walkout that idles about 14 000 Ford Motor Company workers in Windsor Ontario as Ontario labour minister Peter Heenan mediates between Ford and the United Auto Workers CIO. Heenan said the walkout mars a good Canadian labor record in a speech to strikers yesterday.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Peter Heenan
Ontario
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Heenan
Canada
McNeill to discuss pay raises with Kelly team
Lansing Acting Budget Director C. J. McNeill said he would move quickly to bring Governor-Elect Kelly's fact finding committee and the civil service department into talks on possible pay raises for state employees.
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Lansing
C. J. McNeill
Kelly
Civil Service Department
Russians Maintain Stalingrad Pressure Near City
Russian forces pushed the siege area outward with gains along the Volga Don line northwest and southwest of Stalingrad. German counterattacks were repulsed as Soviets claimed taking buildings and towns, while Leningrad front losses rose and Axis casualties surpassed one hundred sixteen thousand.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga-Don
Hitler
Volgas
Don
Leningrad
Tuapse
Black Sea
Red Army
Verkhay-finilovsky
Marinovka
Novo-Aksaiski
Zarlya
Shirt Tails Are Cut by WPB Order
New York reports the War Production Board orders shorten shirt tails by three inches for men and boys. Style expert William Quantre says the change ends knee length tails borrowed from British fashion and notes pajamas decorations may also be trimmed next year.
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New York
War Production Board
William Quantre
Men's Wear Magazine
WPB
Pontiac bus service resumes after nine hour strike
Bus service in Pontiac returns to normal as drivers end a nine hour sit down and seek wage increases via arbitration. War Labor Board and local 1097 AFL affiliates negotiate while service remains suspended pending talks in Hillsdale and India.
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Pontiac
War Labor Board
AFL
Churchill to Broadcast Worldwide on Eve of Birthday
Prime Minister Churchill plans a worldwide radio broadcast tomorrow marking his 68th birthday. The address, set for 4 p.m. Eastern War Time, aims to present a hopeful outlook amid ongoing global events.
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London
Churchil
Rationing Board Reports Broad Tire Sugar and Gas Permits
Lenawee county rationing board released figures showing permit totals since January. New tire grants include 438 Grade One, 541 Grade Two, 895 obsolete tires, 2,758 retreads, and 1,782 new tubes issued. 2,239 new tires for trucks plus 1,068 retreads. Sugar applications reach 54,319 for books issued to 52,177. 20,869 certificates cover 11,239 pounds for home canning. Gasoline registrations bring 13,894 A cards issued at schools and 43 motorcycle applications. 9,000 to 12,000 more gasoline cards expected.
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Lenawee
Pennsylvania City suffers coal mine subsidence disaster
A mine subsidence in Pittsburg area caused ground collapse across a half square mile, splitting earth, cracking 200 homes, buckling pavements, and flooding streets. Gas and water mains ruptured as families evacuated, with devastation continuing through the night.
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Pitiston
Pennsylvania
Italians Report Sicilian Raids Across Aegean
Italian communique says Allied air operations over the Mediterranean yesterday caused 18 losses to Allied planes while Axis night raiders scored direct hits on runways and aircraft at Bone in Algeria. No casualties at Flotivia and slight damage on Leros with numerous dead and wounded reported on other raids.
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Rome
Malian
Asig
Dodecaneses
Aegean Sea
Flotivia
Leros
Mediterranean
Bone
Aleria
Reclassification Plan Exempts Skilled Farmers From Draft
Mich and s reclassification of essential farm workers to exempt them from military service moves ahead. Officials say many skilled farmers may quit industry and return to farms, while those deferred must obtain farm war board permits to leave. In Holland, workers complete a sleek 110 foot Navy submarine chaser built at Lake Macatawa yards to be launched with Mrs. John Gingrich as sponsor.
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Lansing
Mich&an
State Selective Service
U. S
Holland
Lake Macatawa
Victory Shipbuilding Company
John Gingrich
Earthquake Reported Near Boston by Seismologist
Reverend Daniel Linehan of Weston College reports a very strong earthquake about 3,280 miles from Boston. The shock was northwest of Boston, first recorded at 6:47.15 am EWT and continuing at 9 am according to Linehan, S. I. seismologist.
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Whaiuix
Boston
Daniel Linehan
S. I
Weston College
Linehan
Weather News On Page Alx
The weather brief reports current conditions and forecast notes for the region. It highlights temperature trends, precipitation chances, and any notable changes in wind or visibility. Local officials urge preparation for possible weather events.
Congressmen seek to gut OPA funds in new drive
Washington November 28 A growing group of Congressmen launched a fight to remove Price Administrator Leon Henderson from the federal service by cutting OPA funding through appropriations. They argue Henderson is a menace to the war effort and demand an investigation as they seek to halt gasoline rationing set for December 1.
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Washington
Leon Hender- Rote
Boren Doktal
Boren
Silious
Bud
Leon Henderson
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Ains
Administration
Henderson
House
Representative Tabor
New York
OPA
Johnson ¢Dokla
Mendelson
Hervert
D-La
Congressional leaders seek adjournment about December 15
Washington November report notes both parties favor a brief holiday break before the new Congress convenes on January. Adjournment by December 15 could delay final action on bills including a measure granting Roosevelt power to suspend immigration and tariff laws.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Nationwide Coffee Freeze Ends Sunday
Washington reports a seven day coffee sales freeze ends Sunday enabling adults 15 and over to buy one round every five weeks. Coupon 27 in the sugar ration book becomes valid, with limits on total coffee on hand and a long wait until the next coupon on Jan 3.
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Washington
Rooservelt-LaGuardia Save-The
Publicity Chief Michelson Leaves Democratic Party Headquarters
Charles Michelson, 73, longtime publicity chief of the Democratic National Committee, says he is no longer with the committee and has put away his party typewriter. He notes he “threw away my contract long ago” and plans to quit politics, ending a career defining Democratic campaign speeches from Roosevelt’s era onward.
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Washington
uPi
Charles ‘Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Republican Party
Michelson
Committee
Hoover
Roosevelt
Foot by foot advance toward Buna under Japanese counterattacks
Allied forces in New Guinea press toward Buna as they breach Japanese defenses. Americans and Australians push step by step, repelling two counterattacks and tightening the ring around the Buna coastal area amid heavy losses to the enemy.
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Allied
Australia
Buna
New Guinea
Neon Commuanique
Russian pincers close on Don south of Balach pocket
Bulletin from London reports that Russian forces have closed on the Don south of Balach surrounding a large Axis army in the Stalingrad pocket. British commentators differ, noting the situation may still be clarified in two days.
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London
UPI
Reuters
Don
Balach
Stalingrad
Malawi
Torpedo Planes Stop Big Jap Battleship in South Pacific
Nov 13, a small squadron of torpedo planes led by Lieut Albert P. Coffin attacked a Kongo class Japanese battleship off Savo Island near Guadalcanal. The ship and two cruisers were hit, stopping the battleship near Henderson Field as Marines and Army troops prepared for a Japanese offensive. The squadron also damaged transports and a Magami class cruiser while taking AA fire. no crew were injured.
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South Pacific
Albert P. Coffin
Coffin
Annapolis
Savo Island
Guadalcanal
Marine Corps
Hendderson Airfield
Navy
Henderson Field
Gasoline Stations Brace for Rush Amid Rationing
In Adrian there has been no rush currently, but operators expect a surge this afternoon through Sunday and Monday as gasoline rationing begins. Dealers report plentiful supplies and many drivers prepared with full tanks. Rural bulk sales to farmers have been strong for days.
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Adrian
Fire rips through Parker Hotel in Perth Amboy
A dramatic fire at the 250 year old Parker Hotel in Perth Amboy enced guests leaping from windows and climbing down ladders to nets as firemen battled the blaze. About 200 guests were evacuated from the five story structure with no immediate fatalities reported. Middlesex County coroner Eugene Mullen was among the first on scene as investigators began assessing the rear origin and cause.
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Perth Amboy
Navy
Parker
Middlesex County
Toulon fleet scuttling boosts Allied hopes in war
News from London reports the Toulon harbor scuttling of most of the French fleet as German claims of destruction mix with Allied views of a potential French resistance revival. Observers note the move eliminates a possible threat joining Italy in the Mediterranean and heralds shifts in naval dynamics.
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Associated Press
London
Vichy
Toulon
Gere Tagan
Berlin
France
Germany
BBC
North
Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Philippe-Marie Auboyneau
Daily Express
W.A. Crumley
Mediterranean
Adolph Hitler
Jean Darlan
French North Africa
Algiers
Hiteler
Darlan
North Africa
Ner
Youlon
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
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James Hindes
Hillsdale
Hillsdale Steel Products Co
Edgar H. Williams
Reading
Mich Ke Ceipts
India
Churchill Tales Sunday
Pennsylvania City
Walter
Lotivo
Sun
ASEA
Dee
Barket Pase
Nation
Bulletin
United Nations
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