All French Africa Except Tunisia on Allied Side
Washington reports sweeping gains for the Allies as French Africa falls under Allied control except Tunisia. A Martinique agreement neutralizes French Caribbean possessions. Dakar’s bloodless shift strengthens UN prospects. fate of Dakar fleet remains to be decided. Admiral Darlan’s move cited as a key success.
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French Africa
Tunisia
Washington
Cordell Hull
Hemisphere
Taining
Caribbean
Department
Dakar
United Nations
Jean Darlan
Martinique
Georges Robert So
Guadeloupe
French Guiana
St Pierre-Miquelon
Madrid
U.P
Jean Francois Darlan
Japanese Facing Extinction in Solomons Says Knox
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said U S forces patrol Guadalcanal around the clock making further Japanese landings unlikely and that the objective is to wipe out the Japanese on Guadalcanal. American lines have advanced seven to nine miles west of Henderson Field as U S naval air supremacy strengthens around the island.
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Sandor
Klein Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
U. S
Henderson
Henderson Field
United States
Cape Esperance
Solomons
Lower
Henderson Air Field
Washington
Point Cruz
Henderson Airport
Treason sentencing of German Americans in wartime case
Federal Judge William J. Campbell sentenced three naturalized German American men to death and their wives to 25 years in prison for treason tied to aiding Herbert Haupt, the Nazi saboteur. The court deemed the case the largest treason trial in U.S. history, noting global war aims and internal sabotage risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Loughran
Chicago
U.P
William J. Campbell
United States
Davenhall Anndawanad
Vahipvell Cuiulitiicu
Campbell
Herbt Haupt
Hans Max Haupt
Walter Wilhelm Froehling
Otto Richard Wergin
Haupt
Erna Emma Haupt
Lucille Froehling
Young Haupt
Gestapo
Retired Spearman Rancher Dies After Illness
Floyd Daniel Wilbanks 77 a longtime North Plains resident and Spearman rancher died last night at his family home after a week of illness He came from Johnson County in 1903 and leaves a wife four sons Hiram and Lawrence Wilbanks of Spearman Virgil and Henry Wilbanks of Moore County two daughters Mrs J C Klutts of Spearman and Mrs W S Bradford of Tulsa and four grandchildren Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 pm at the family home with pallbearers Garrett Allen Bruce Sheets Floyd Hays Able Jackson Reese Ford and Bob Bailey Burial will be in Spearman Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Daniel Wilbanks
North Plains
Spearman
Johnson County
Church of Christ
Hiram Wilbanks
Sherman County
Lawrence Wilbanks
Virgil Wilbanks
Henry Wilbanks
Moore County
J. C. Klutts
W. S. Bradford
Tulsa
Okla
Glen Ray Bradford
Mary Margaret Wilbanks
H. Allen Wilbanks
Jane Wilbanks
Garrett Allen Bruce Sheets
Floyd Hays
Able Jackson
Reese Ford
Bob Bailey
Boxwell Brothers
Burial Honors For Second Lieutenant Harvey Dalton
Full military honors were given at the burial of 2nd Lieut. Harvey Dalton of Westville New Jersey. He died heroically when his blazing plane saved a populated area after he fought it clear from a crowded football field on Sunday.
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London
Harvey Dalton
Westville
N. J
City Commission Cancels Meeting Tonight
The city commission cancels its meeting for tonight. City manager A. P. Hancock is in Fort Worth on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P Hancock
S In Fort Worth
German Italian troops land in Tunisia east of Sfax Gabes
Vichy radio reports large formations of German and Italian troops landed today in the eastern Tunisian towns of Sfax and Gabes. The briefing notes a significant Axis deployment in that region.
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London
Vichy
Sfax
Gabes
Not a Crumb Left In Cookie Jar
The Service Men's Civic Center has no cookie crumbs left after Amazillo women baked cookies for Amarillo's two U S O units. Mrs J K Patton chair man of the center board said cookies are repaid with sugar used and the center shares the treats with the local units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Men's Civic Center
J. K. Patton
Service Men's Civic Center Board
Service Men’s Civic Center
Amarillo
Twenty U N merchant ships sunk in St Lawrence area
Ottawa reports twenty United Nations merchant ships sunk this year in the St Lawrence River Gulf and nearby waters. Navy Minister Angus L. MacDonald disclosed the tally as part of wartime updates. In Washington, the Office of Price Administration announced checks on vaseline stocks at dealer and distributor storage capacities to prevent a black market pool once nationwide rationing begins December first.
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Ottawa
United Nations
St. Lawrence River
Gulf
Navy
Angus L. MacDonald
Washington
Office of Price Administration
War fronts shift as Soviet drive rolls and Pacific battles flare
The report notes Soviet gains around Stalingrad with 50 000 Germans killed or captured in four days and 12 mile advances plus five towns captured. In the Pacific MacArthur reports Allied advances at Buna and Gona while Guadalcanal ferries push toward Henderson Field as Knox says Japan may be cut off. Japanese drives in Yunnan Indo China and Burma are warned with possible 150 000 to 200 000 men and ships in Kwangchow Bay.
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Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Salween
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Indo- China
Kwangchow Bay
Kwangcchow
China
Markets Dow Jones Stock Averages and Kansas City Livestock Report
Summary of 1 P.M. market levels from Merrill Lynch with declines in 30 industrials and 20 railroads. detailed Kansas City and Chicago livestock prices show hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep trading with varied declines and steady to higher notes on certain grades. regional bids and top prices noted for several meats. Financial sector liquidating fund listed with offering figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
AG Utsitiem
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Formal Dance Set by U. S. C.
The refinished second floor of the Downtown U. S. O. will host a formal dance Wednesday night from 8 to 10 30 o clock. Victory Command members of Company A will be hostesses at the event directed by Dr Maurice Hartmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Hartmann
Unit - Victory Command
Company A
Hollywood News in Briefs and Gossip
Busy Hollywood gossip column notes wedding bells for Pegey Ryan and Ray Hirsch, salary ceilings affecting top stars, rumors about Gene Tierney smoking, Claudette Colbert and others smoking pipes in So Proudly We Hail, and industry moves including Ann Summers joining military intelligence. Includes Hit Parade picks, magazine stories, and charity efforts by Abbott and Costello and Irene Hervé. Rozzy snippets on Kosleck accident, Hedy Lamarr quips, and local goodwill acts.
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Hollywood
Pegey
Universal
Ryan
Ray Hirsch
Paramount
Barney Balaban
Neil Agnew
James Brown
Texas
Air Force
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Betty
Elmer Rice
RKO
Ann Summers
Maureen O'Hara
Hal
Gene Tierney
Claudette Colbert
Paulette Goddard
Veronica Lake
Need Men To Move Metal In City-Wide Scrap Drive
Roy Greenhill announces a city county salvage push seeks men to haul scrap metal from farms to junk yards. Wages run 37 to 57 cents an hour with applications through V N Short of the WPA at the Tri-State Pair grounds. The WPA pays five dollars a ton on site. Mavericks Club reports moving 80 to 90 tons this month including 15 tons of tires, while donations continue and collectors seek 5 to 100 pound loads.
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Roy Greenhill
V. N. Short
WPA
Tri-State Pair
Mr. Greenhill
Mavericks
Ralph Dykeman
Maverick Club
Mr. Dykeman
Amarillo Marine Officer Promoted
Of 344 second lieutenants promoted to first lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps, 20 are Texans. Texans listed include Joseph Brooks of Corpus Christi, Clarence Connally of Waco, James Harper of El Paso, James Higgins of Maypearl, Charles Ingram of Galveston, William Jordan of Denton, Sylvan Kaplan of San Antonio, Samuel Kirkpatrick of Dimmitt, William Klein of Amarillo, David McDowell of Texarkana, and Oscar Rutledge of Floydada. Tr
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Dallas
United States Marine Corps
Navy Public Relations Office
Joseph Howard Brooks, Jr
Corpus Christi
Clarence Connally, Jr
Waco
James Roland Harper, Jr
el Paso
James Benton Higgins
Maypearl
Charles Everett Ingram
Galveston
William Garner Jordan
Denton
Sylvan Julian Kaplan
San Antonio
Samuel Walter Kirkpatrick
Dimmitt
William Klein, JR
Amarillo
David Clark McDowell
Texarkana
Donald Dea McGirk
Charles Orville Moyer
Alice
William Mack Parks
Pampa
Oscar P. Rutledge, Jr
Floydada
Fewer Passenger Cars in December Quota Set
The Office of Price Administration sets December new passenger auto rationing quota at 28,900, down from November's 35,006. State reserves total 4,000, regional 2,100, and national 4,000. excludes station and national reserves.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Rubber Wears Out in Texas
Rubber Administrator William M. Jeffers stated there is no gasoline shortage in Texas but car tires will wear quickly as in New York. He said rationing and conservation measures aim to preserve rubber until synthetic supplies mature, in response to Lieut.-Gov.-Elect John Lee Smith. Smith questioned uneven rationing and transportation delays across regions.
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Austin
Texas
New York
William M. Jeffers
John Lee Smith
United States
Jeffers
Smith
Girl Scout Victory Fund Campaign Nears Finish
Amarillo Girl Scouts close campaign Thursday with 4725 stamps collected and over 150 contributed by 600 scouts. Stamps will be sent to national headquarters to be converted into war bonds held in trust for relief work for war victims, described as a loan to the government and a gift to world children.
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Girl Scout Victory Fund
Erwin Ochsner
Amarillo Victory Fund Committee
Amarillo Girl Scouts
Girl Scout National Headquarters
Beauchamp Patrick Wholesale Grocery warehouse fire in Corsicana
Fire at the Beauchamp Patrick Wholesale Grocery Company warehouse in Corsicana caused about 18000 dollars in damage. Officials said insurance partly covered the loss. A stray note mentions the Wenn Girls and tin plate eyesight, unrelated to the incident.
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Corsicana
Beauchamp Patrick Wholesale Grocery Company
Amarillo War Housing Expands with 175 Units Planned
Amarillo faces rapid absorption of 175 war worker homes as permits total 230 505 this month and costs rise to about 10 000 daily. Builders Hughes Pitts Inc and Just-Rite Homes expand on Brook Lamar and Jackson streets with 2 950 and 3 950 dollar models. NHA and HOLC representatives arrive to discuss conversion plans leasing homes for seven or two years after armistice.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Housing Company
Grant Street
Lamar Street
Hughes Pitts, Inc
Brook Street
North Bivins Street
Just-Rite Homes, Inc
Jackson Street
National Housing Administration
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
HOLC
Motorist hoards traffic tickets pays fines in Amarillo
In Amarillo corporation court eight tickets plus a towing charge and storage fee were paid after a motorist left a car on the street. Judge J. A. Kirkman said police repeatedly ticketed the vehicle before towing it away. A second motorist was fined for reckless driving and a tire rationing board notice was sent.
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J. A. Kirkman
Corporation Court
City Hall
Ration Board
Amarillo
Worley Seeks Delay of Gasoline Rationing Texas
Congressman Gene Worley telegraphed to the OPA asking to postpone gasoline rationing in Texas so boards can handle the workload. His message was a reply to Potter County board’s Sunday communication. About 50 board members and sub-panels continued accepting applications for supplemental and preferred mileage at the county courthouse information desk.
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Gene Worley
OPA
Texas
Potter County
Coffee Served Only With Food In Amarillo Cafes
Amarillo eateries now serve coffee only with food. At least two places include a roll or doughnut with the coffee, sometimes for 15 cents. Each customer may order only one cup per visit, with a second cup requiring departure and reentry.
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Amarillo
Probaly
CAP Non-Coms Are Promoted
Promotion of two Civil Air Patrol non commissioned officers announced at the meeting last night. Staff Sgt. H. C. Winburn promoted to technical sergeant and Sgt. W. H. Rogers promoted to staff sergeant.
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Civil Air Patrol
H. C. Winburn
W. H. Rogers
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State Department
North Africa
St. Lawrence
MacArthur
New Guinea
Cape Endaradere
Buna Mission
Buna
Gona
Yunnan
Financial Industrial Fund
NEW York Stock Exchange
Pierce Fenner & Beane
Allis Chalmers
Smelt & Refoatee
Am Zinc & Peers
Armour & Co
Fr Aviation Cor
Baldwin
Bendix Aviation Keens
Bethlehem Steel Sane
Borden
Int Harvester
Int
Power & Paper
Rlsaly Kennecott
Marshall Field
Mid Cent
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
National Biscuit
National Dairy Products
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Railway
North American Aviation
Ohio Oil
Packard
Union Carbide Pees
United Aircraft
One
U S Steel My
White Motor Tae
Wilson & Co We
Woolworth + An
Jimmie Fidler
Cat People
Rko-Radio
Erskine Caldwell
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Russia
King Cole
Excelsior
Simone Simon
Leslie Ford
Saturday Evening Post
Bing Crosby
All America
Donald Wilhelm
Phyllis
Liberty
Martin Kosleck
20Th Century Fox
Chetnik
Kosleck
Bela Lugosi
Milton Berle
Hedy Lamarr
Joan Bennett
Gal
Bennett
Jack Benny
Mickey Rooney
Guy Kibbe
Guy
Abbott and Costello
California
Irene
Alan Jones) Hervey
Louise Albritton
Lodi
Calif
J. W. Walker
Plainview
War Savings Program
L. A. Woods
Mark Larkin
Fine Diamonds
J.T. Russell
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
NHA
Panetex Ordnance Plant
Herbert Emmerich
Federal Public Housing Authority of
Darland
Richelieu
Spain
Pifg
Trioll
Worley
County Court House
Wien
Caromel
Carter
Ptometrist
Cucene Harris
Panhandle
John Furbach
Polk
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