My Day Abroad by Eleanor Roosevelt in wartime England
Eleanor Roosevelt travels with Mrs Churchill from London to Canterbury Barham and Dover noting bombed Canterbury weathering civilian defense Female volunteers from Womens Voluntary Services US and Canadian canteens and trailers for meals and tea visits to Canterbury Cathedral Barham and Dover civilian defense work WRENS and US Navy women activities and mutual respect between Allied women reveal wartime cooperation and resilience.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
London
England
Mrs. Churchill
Canterbury
Cathedral Grounds
Barham
Women's Institute
Lady Denman
America
Grace Frysinger
Department of Agriculture
United States
Dover
Henry Pridham‘Wippell
Navy
WRENS
Lawton-Matthews
Mildred McAfee
United States Navy
Rommel Begins Withdrawal as Allied Air Forces Strike
Front reports say Rommel abandons Alamein positions and withdraws westward along the coast under a massive Allied air assault. British and American bombers and fighters relentlessly attack Axis columns from Sidi Abd El Rahman to El Aqqaqir, smashing tanks and transports as the battle nears its decisive phase.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Alamein
Rommel
London
Sidi Abd el Rahman
United States
Daba-Fpuka
el Aqqaqir
Soviet Hold Stems German Drive Toward Grozny and Ordzhonikidze
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army halted a major German push toward Grozny and Ordzhonikidze as heavy fighting continued southeast of Nalchik and near Stalingrad. Soviet forces repelled attacks, destroying tanks and planes while claiming many enemy casualties. Forecasters note mild temperatures with strong winds and possible light rain.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Grozny
Caucasus
Nalchik
Ordzhonikidze
Stalingrad
Potter County Vote Totals From 1942 General Election
Summary of Potter County 1942 general election results with vote tallies for statewide and local offices. Notable outcomes include anti deficit amendment approval and college amendment passage, while probate and military instructors amendments failed. Key figures list Senator O Danie l Lawson Somerville and county officials such as Northcutt Smith and Adams with varying counts.
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Potter County
O'Daniel
Lawson
Somerville
Stevenson
McDowell
Smith
Peasley
Supreme Court
Alexander
Beveridge
Mann
Fletcher
Flenniken
Republicans Fall Short of Control of House
The story notes Republicans lead or hold large margins to gain 39 seats, with 218 needed for a House majority. It reports Democrats leading in early tallies with 192 seats to Republicans 161 and 2 Progressives, 1 American Labor, leaving 79 undecided. It highlights gains in New York governorship for Dewey and Bricker’s Ohio win, plus internal Democratic strains and potential 1944 presidential implications.
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Senate
United Press
House
Progressives
American Labor Party
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Roosevelt
Kenneth S. Wherry
Foster May
California
Connecticut
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
John J. Bennett, Jr
Midwest
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Buckeye
Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Democratic Party
James A. Farley
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Missouri
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Delaware
Kansas
Iowa
New Jersey
Oregon
Washington
Montana
New Mexico
Two Texans Barred by Army for Physical Defects
Kansas City Star London correspondent profiles Maj. Jim Daley of Amarillo and POW LeRoy Skinner of Joplin. Both were rejected by the American Army and Navy for physical defects as noted in the editorial page under Yesterday Today and Tomorrow. Repair Now. John Maynard Lbr. Co.
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Jim Daley
Amarillo
LeRoy Skinner
Joplin Pass
Eagle Squadron
Kansas City Star
London
Japanese Vise Threatens Guadalcanal Airfield
U S forces on Guadalcanal fight to repel a new Japanese vise threatening the island airfield. Marines dive bombers and destroyers strike west of the base while Nipponese troops land to the east under cover of darkness. Secretary Knox warned against false optimism as the battle for the Solomons continues.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
United States
Knox
The
Solomons
South Pacific
Bond and stamp sales reach $14,807.25 in one day
War bond and stamp sales totaled $14,807.25 yesterday, lifting November receipts to $27,603.50 in issue price. Banks and the post office offer a special rate this week with a $25 bond selling for $18.75.
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and West Texas and New Mexico
The forecast calls for occasional light rain this afternoon and tonight with continued moderate temperatures and strong winds in Amarillo. West Texas expects rain later today with little temperature change tonight and windy conditions. New Mexico will see rain and snow in the mountains north and along the continental divide, with cooler tonight. Temperature extremes over 24 hours ended 6 30 A M ranged 47 to 61. noon reading 61. Precipitation trace.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
New Mexico
Portion
Continental Divide
Trace
War Production Board halts civilian safety razors
The War Production Board orders a halt on civilian safety razor manufacture and restricts all razors and blades to military use exports lend lease. Straight razor production will end January 1 after reductions in the final months of 1942. Blade output for next year is forecast at 2.75 billion, down 20 percent from 1941 but up 12 percent from 1940.
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War Production Board
WPB
Truck Driver Killed in Canyon Highway Crash
Sam L. Huguley 43 died when a car pinned his Henry Ford Produce Co truck at a canyon junction north of Canyon. The driver, Joe Emick of Morrison Oklahoma, faces negligent homicide, drunken driving, and driving on the wrong side charges. Huguley leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Sam L. Huguley
North West
Seventh Avenue
Canyon
Huguley
Hereford
Amarillo
Henry Ford Produce Company
The
Highway Patrol
Joe Emick
Morrison, Okla
Texas
C. L. Fisher
Wilber R. James
Morrison
Okla
Emick
Griggs Chapel
Nancy
Nellie Huguley
Rebecca Huguley
Beaver
Charles Huguley
Alford Huguley
Oklahoma City
George Smith
Lillie McPherson
U S Trouble Shooters Learn Correct Answer
Belvidere New Jersey region reports egg shortages due to moulting season lowering hen egg production. Weigel and aides blamed price ceiling inequalities and sent federal investigators to assess the supply issue. Separately, Australian radio reports Stalin may speak by radio Friday on the eve of the Russian revolution anniversary.
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Belvidere
Til
John C. Weigel
Price Administration
Weigel
Joseph Stalin
New York
U.P
Help by Air For Rommel
A brief item notes air support aiding Rommel with logistics and supplies. The report highlights aerial assistance and cooperation between units, emphasizing operational reach and strategic impact in North Africa.
Desert fighting may decide North Africa campaign
London dispatch reports twenty four hours more of desert fighting could determine if the Allies force the Axis to stay in North Africa, shaping a sweeping campaign to regain Mediterranean control.
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London
North
Africa
Mediterranean
Rommel Faces Heaviest North Africa Tank Battle Yet
Allied and Axis forces clash as Rommel’s 15th and 21st armored divisions fight to break free toward the retreat line. Observers note Rommel pressing to salvage tanks for a rear guard, while the 8th Army under Montgomery drives to deliver a decisive blow. Allied air and ground forces harry retreating columns as bombing targets shift hourly.
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Mored
Rommel
North Africa
Imperial 8Th Army
Bernard Montgomery
Mrs Roosevelt Encounters Foreign Troops in Cambridge
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visited Cambridge England and was greeted by students and service club members from American Canadian British troops. Two American privates Alfred Forestieri and Harry Goldstein introduced themselves to the President's wife as two guys not from Texas. Attorney General Biddle announced federal indictments against United States Sugar Corp and four employees on civil rights and anti slavery charges in Tampa Florida.
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Cambridge
England
Eleanor Roosevelt
Alfred Forestieri
Wilmington
Del
Harry Goldstein
Newark
N. J
Texas
Washington
Francis Biddle
United States Sugar Corp
Tampa
Fla
Brig. Gen. Patrick Hurley Arrives in Moscow
Radio Moscow announced that Brig. Gen. Patrick Hurley United States Ambassador to New Zealand arrived in Moscow aboard an American bomber. He traveled from Africa and had been reported in Cairo earlier, marking his arrival in the Soviet capital.
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London
Radio Moscow
Patrick Hurley
United States
New Zealand
Moscow
Hurley
Africa
Cairo
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