Albanian Fronts Show British Plan to Knock Italy First
Weekly news analysis notes Albanian front advances and Greek success as Britain refocuses on Italy. Mussolini denies claims while Koritza falls with British air aid. Gen. Metaxas lauded as savior amid large prisoner numbers.
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Italy
Germany
Europe
England
Norway
Continent
Africa
Taranto
Koritza
Mussolini
John Metaxas
Monkey Wrench in Diplomacy Spurs Global Tensions
Diplomacy across Europe intensifies as Russia recalls its ambassador to the Reich and warns Bulgaria, Turkey may join the anti Axis side while Von Papen seeks Turkish concessions. In the US, labor unrest spreads with strikes at Alcoa and Vultee amid Dies hearings and CIO leadership changes as wartime pressures rise.
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Russia
Balkan
Hungary
Rumania
Schwarzkoy
Moscow
Reich
Bulgaria
Tass
Dhad
Italy
Greece
Turkey
von Papen
France
Balkans
Dardanelles
Edison and Ericsson destroyers join Navy line
In a wartime note the Edison and Ericsson destroyers were christened. The Edison ship honors Thomas Edison and the Ericsson ship honors John Ericsson, designer of the Monitor. Edison’s son Charles is New Jersey governor elect, with Ruth Wallgren linked to Ericsson’s sister ship sponsor.
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Kearney
N. J
Sauterbaike
Sam
Edison
Ericsson
Thomas Alva Edison
John Ericsson
Monitor
Merrimac
Tom Edison
Charles
New Jersey
Ruth Wallgren
The
Sweden
Perkins resigns from Roosevelt cabinet in New York report
Frances Perkins secretary of labor resigns from President Roosevelt's cabinet as reported from New York. Ralph W. Barnes foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune is found dead in the wreckage of a British bomber that crashed and burned near Danilov Grad Jugoslavia.
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New York
Labor
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Ralph W. Barnes
New York Herald Tribune
Danilov Grad
Jugoslavia
Overseas Bits and Civilian Messages Amid War News
Mail to Lisbon resumed with a first flight carrying 3000 pounds of letters. A German slogan urged home stays for Christmas and warned rail use for war. Unconfirmed reports claimed a French battleship surrendered at Gibraltar. An Argonne veteran compared Greek resistance to American fighting spirit. London letters note class mixing remains despite bombings.
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Gibraltar
W. L. White
London
Kennedy
England
Cubs Fire Gabby Hartnett as Manager After 15 Years
Chicago Cubs owner P K Wrigley dismissed Gabby Hartnett, longtime player manager since 1938, ending his 14 season tenure. Hartnett, popular figure, was blamed for a second division finish and falling attendance, while Wrigley claimed the change was not contemplated at the time. Hartnett had begun with Worcester in 1922 and never managed a full active squad due to wartime shortages and injuries.
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Chicago
Great North Side
Charles Leo Hartnett
Wrigley Field
Gabby
Chicago Cubs
P. K. Wrigley
Naaroe Ei
Cubs
Harrett
Mr. Wrigley
Worcester
Wrigley
Jim Gallagher
Gallagher
Hartnett
Charlie Grimm
Cub
Sleepy the oilcloth burro with three redeeming tricks
A quirky item describes Sleepy the oilcloth burro who naps through the day and ignores children. It praises three redeeming features: personality, ease of making, and the ability to erase fingerprints with a damp cloth.
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