My Day Abroad by Eleanor Roosevelt in Londonderry
Eleanor Roosevelt records a breakfast with ATS and WREN members in Londonderry. She describes Armistice Day ceremonies, a wreath laying, a hospital visit with diverse nationalities, and a charity drive showing bond sales lagging the month’s quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Roosevelt
London
England
Londonderry
ATS
Wren
Captain Kirkman
Navy
Army
America
Great Britain
United States
Londonderry Square
Kirkman
Naval Hospital
Admiral McIntire
Thebaud
Scotland
Lord Roserry
Glasgow
American Red Cross Club
German Italian Counterattack Backs U.S. Tunisia Troops
Berlin broadcast that German and Italian forces began a counterattack against United States troops in Tunisia, signaling a new push in the North African front.
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London
DNB
Berlin
United States
Tunisia
Battle for Solomons grows in land sea air shows
Six days into fighting in the Solomons Marines and soldiers defend positions as U S forces report rising odds of a major naval clash with Japanese battleships. Reports from Pearl Harbor and Mac Arthur’s headquarters cite heavy activity around Guadalcanal and Tulagi with Japanese efforts to recapture territory and disrupt supply lines.
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U. S
Navy
Solomons
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
London
Tunisia
Bizerte
Adolf Hitler
Africa
Mediterranean
Morocco
Soviets claim standstill for Germans and gains in Caucasus
Soviet dispatches say Red Army defenders at Stalin_grad held the line against intensified German pressure. They report advances southeast of Nalchik with German losses, plus combat near Stalingrad with heavy casualties on both sides. A Volkhov front operation yielded strategic gains and potential winter offensive signals.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
U.P
Stalingrad
Red Army
Caucasus
Nalchik
Volga
Don
Volkhov
Lake Ilmen
Leningrad
Grozny
Mozdok
Caucasian
Tuapse Naval Base
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Forecast calls for strong winds 35 to 40 mph today in Amarillo and area, cooling by early afternoon with near freezing temps by Tuesday morning. West Texas remains colder across Panhandle, South Plains, and west of Pecos River, with windy conditions. Temperature extremes over the past 24 hours ranged from 48 to 75 degrees, noon today at 65.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
New Mexico
Two Captains Escape Captivity in Philippine Odyssey
The Globe recounts Capt. William Lloyd Osborne of the U S Infantry and Capt. Damon Gause of the Army Air Forces who escaped captivity in the Philippines. They endured a 159 day, 1500 mile trek through Japanese held territory with constant life threatening danger.
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William Lloyd Osborne
U.S. Infantry
Damon Gause
Army Air Forces
Philippines
the Globe
French split over arming for Allies
De Gaulle and the French National Committee reject negotiations that would restore the Vichy regime in North Africa. Flandin and Pucheu arrive to shape a new French set-up, while Giraud assumes command with Darlan, despite Petain’s purge, as Allied support grows.
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William B. Dickinson
London
Charles de Gaulle
North Africa
de Gaulle
French National Committee
Vichy
North
Africa
Jean Francois Darlan
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Pierre Pucheu
Winston Churchill
Flandin
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Hitler
Pucheu
Germany
Ruhr
Pierre Laval
Giraud
Darlan
Henri Philippe Petain
Havas
Empire
Petain
Auguste Nogales
Alphonse Juin
Darian
Vichy Armed Forces
Maxime Weygand
France
Vichy France
Switzerland
French
Corsica
French Africa
Treason Trial Opens in Pretoria for Lei Brandt and Five Others
South Africa's November 16 trial begins for boxer Lei Brandt and five co-defendants on treason charges. The case recounts recognition of Darlan as head of the French administration in Africa and Eisenhower's role in freezing the region's political setup.
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Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Sydney Robey Leibrandt
Germany
Parachute Corps
South Africa
Darlan
Africa
Giraud
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Algiers
Russell Stationery Company
Flat Heads Formerly Lived in Texas
Abilene Nov 18 Dr Cyrus N Ray a physician and archaeologist reports evidence that part of Texas was inhabited in prehistoric times by people with flat heads He examined thirteen rock shelter paintings in Stephens County nine depict individuals five males and four females The flat headedness is more pronounced in males and one painting shows ears with little skull above them
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Abilenf
Texas
Cyrus N. Ray
Abilene
Stephens County
Ray
Philharmonic Opens Season With 73-Piece Panhandle Ensemble
The 73 member Philharmonic opens tonight at Municipal Auditorium led by Conductor Robert Louis Barron. Selections include Oberon Overture Mozart G Minor Symphony and Sibelius Finlandia. Guest pianists Jacques Fray and Mario Braggiotti return after last season’s Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue with the orchestra. Braggiotti also performs a two piano Ravel Bolero. New auditorium seating places the performers at floor level for improved acoustics and sight lines. Members must exchange for reserved tickets.
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Municipal Auditorium
Panhandle
Robert Louis Barron
Jacques Fray
Mario Braggiotti
Braggiotti
Ravel
Pray
France
Philharmonic Association
McNutt accuses agencies of hoarding and pirating workers
War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt, backed by Sen. Harry F. Byrd, charged that federal agencies sometimes hoard workers or pirate them from other agencies amid war manpower concerns. The remarks followed Byrd’s criticisms of government labor use.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Teague Wins News Tip Contest First Prize
W M Teague of 834 Louisiana Street wins $5 first prize in the weekly news tip contest for revealing two men using the same hotel room in Dalhart. Second prize goes to Mrs Grover C Burt for a dream about Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. Third prize to Mrs G H Little for a tip about an Amarillo man called and rejected by selective service on two dates.
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W. M. Teague
Louisiana Street
Teague
Dalhart
Grover C. Burt
Prospect Street
Burt
Eddie Rickenbacker
G. H. Little
Alabama Street
Amarillo
R. L. Thompson
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Greece
Bernard Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
Anderson
Libya
Genoa
Bizerte Naval Base
Italy
Ment
Gen
Henri Giraud
Roosevelt
Amarillo Area
Flat Heads
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Lipscomb
H. T. Cornellius
Adams Street
Herebert Wilborn
Wayside Drive
Mart Hudson
Amarillo Garage and Storage Company
Vivian Byrd
Monroe Street
Margit Selman
North Rusk Street
Jr. Bower
Arthur Street
Pat Higgins
Broadmoor Street
Dorothy Ryan
Fillmore Street
Margie Salmon
North Rock Street
W. H. Files
van Buren Street
Guy Hallstein
Gale Molineaux
Western Street
J. H. McCandless
Cleveland Street
Sam Lane
H. M. Bealer
Taylor Street
Frazier
E. S. Davis
Amarillo Field
E. H. Simmons
Oig Street
R. G. Howerton
North East
Eighth Avenue
Neely
Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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