New Allied Victories Highlight Global War Fronts
Serb guerrillas clash with three Axis divisions in Yugoslavia amid a general offensive. Soviet reports claim German and Ukrainian forces retreat beyond Taganrog as Moscow claims gains north of the capital. Britain notes US lease of military aid to Turkey totaling about 100 million dollars. Japan expands in Indo China with 40 ships spotted and a new air base under construction near the Gulf of Siam.
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Adolf Hitler
North Africa
Ukraine
Old Yugoslavia
Cairo
Draja Mihailovic
Morava
Yugoslavia
France
Paris
Sovet
Ger.ald von Kleist
Taganrog
Rostov-on-Don
Hango
Gulf of Finland
London
Bulgaria
Turkey
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Hitler
Axis
Far East
Chungking
Camranh Bay
French Indo- China
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Indo-China
Gulf of Siam
Thailand
Defense planners weigh steel allocation to rail car makers
Washington officials consider an allocation program to guarantee supplies of steel and other materials to freight car locomotive and railroad equipment builders to avert 1942 shortages amid wartime demands.
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Washington —(P
Defense
Dense fog blankets the eastern United States
A thick fog from the Deep South to the Mississippi Valley halted transport and settled over towns and harbors. The Weather Bureau labeled the mist pea soup and 1000 feet thick. air and water travel slowed, with LaGuardia quiet and ships idle in New York Harbor. Reports cited smoke from defense factories contributing to blackout density.
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Deep South
Ohio Valley
U. S. Weather Bureau
Maine
Mississippi
Hamlet
New York City
LaGuardia
Great Harbor
St. Louis
Detroit
Louisville
Kansas City
Urges Action On Gambling Policy Change
Sheriff Charles L. Hennessy of Lucas County urged 300 officers at the Buckeye Sheriff's Association meeting to back legislation to end petty gambling charges or legalize gambling. He said the main Ohio sheriffs problem is traffic and current enforcement only yields small fines or brief jail stints while gambling continues.
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Columbus
Charles L. Hennessy
Lucas County
Buckeye Sheriff's Association
Sheriffs of
Ohio
Defense Jobs Take Students
Cleveland high school enrollments fell sharply as about 500 students per month left for defense work. L. C. Bain reports a 10.17 percent drop in the year ending last Saturday, totaling 2,905 students who left for employment, leaving the lowest enrollment since September 1931.
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Cleveland
L. C. Bain
Board of Education
Bureau of Statistics
Oak Hill Man Awaits Manslaughter Sentence
Hayward My ers of Oak Hill under $20 000 bond awaits sentence for manslaughter in the October 25 fight death of Oak Hill brickyard worker James Betts. Jury returned the verdict in common pleas court. Hayward Jaynes, 24, will be tried in January on a similar charge.
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Jackson
Hayward Myers
Oak Hill
James Betts
Common Pleas Court
Hayward Jaynes
Boy's Body Waiting for Burial After 12 Years
William Cody Brumm died at age four in a Toledo hospital and his body has rested in a copper casket in a local undertaker's vault for 12 years. His parents, William J. and wife, moved from Detroit and planned a Traverse City mausoleum that never materialized and they have not replied since 1933.
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Toledo
William Cody Brumm
William J. Brumm
Detroit
William
Traverse City
Mich
Labour MPs Back New Conscription
In London an informed source said a substantial Labour MPs majority privately supported the government’s new conscription proposals. The vote indicated the government won the first round and that a Labour majority would back the government in the final Commons vote.
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London
House of Dominons
Champion Steer Brings $3.30 a Pound at Expo
The grand champion steer of the 42nd International Livestock Exposition sold for $3.30 a pound totaling $3,201 matching last year's price. The Aberdeen Angus "Loyal Alumnus 4th" shown by Purdue University was bought by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. which also purchased the previous year's winner "Largo" owned by Evelyn Asay.
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Chicago
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Ind
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Burley Tobacco Prices Rise on Kentucky Markets
Kentucky burley tobacco growers saw higher returns as the statewide selling season entered its third day. The average price on markets in most cities reached 28.04 per 100 pounds, up 33 cents from Tuesday’s opening 27.71 according to state agriculture reports.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Burley Tobacco
State Department of Agriculture
Bricker Rejects Special Session for Surplus Distribution
Ohio Governor Bricker told Cleveland Mayor Lausche he would not call a special session of the Legislature to distribute the state surplus. He cited a December 1 net of 7.068 million and projected year-end funds not exceeding about 11 million, saying the money belongs to taxpayers and must follow legislative appropriations. He noted Cleveland’s large share of local funds and urged restraint as officials squabble over how to allocate the surplus.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Lausche
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Barberton
Herbert
Bricker
Job Insurance Claims Filed in Ohio as Vets Enter Civilian Life
About 150 Ohioans recently separated from active military duty filed unemployment compensation claims and will be paid unless they obtain jobs. Discharged trainees are eligible if qualified when joining the service, with the benefit year starting at discharge. Officials expect more claims as discharges continue.
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Columbus
BUC
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Striking Workers Picket Ravenna Ordnance Plant
AFL construction workers pass through picket lines at the Ravenna shell loading plant while unions press for a union shop clause. Atlas Powder Co. operates the arsenal and a Cleveland meeting is arranged to seek a contract with union leaders.
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Ravenna
AFL
Dan F. Hurley
Cleveland
Atlas Powder Co
Army
R. R. Walker
Arsenal Workers of America
Walker
Atlas
Arsenal
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
The
International Association of Machinists
Switchmen's Union of North America
Pep Rally Aims to Upset 34th Division in Hattiesburg
At Camp Shelby Mississippi the 37th Ohio Division plans a pep rally and parade with the largest bonfire yet to support its football team facing the 34th Division in Hattiesburg on Saturday. General Beightler leads the 37th, which previously fell to the 34th 14 to 0. The Buckeye unit also previews a winter program in a new arena due December 10.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio Division
Hattiesburg
37Th
Robert S. Beightler
Beightler
Ohio
Refrigerator Output to Be Slashed Again
Washington: A new deeper cut in production of household mechanical refrigerators was ordered for January and February by priorities director Donald M. Nelson. The cuts will range from 52 percent for larger companies to 30 percent for smaller concerns.
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Huclvanaulild
Dan
Wivac
Curtiss-Wright
Navy
Towers
Germany
U. S. Navy
Ernst Udet
Udet
Reich
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
New Mine Inspectors Must Be Diplomats Too
117 federal inspectors trained under the new law begin duties to reduce mine deaths. They must secure cooperation from state mines departments operators and miners. Inspectors report findings. enforcement rests with state officials. Harrington predicts a 25 to 50 percent drop in accidents in five years.
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Pittsburgh
State Departments of Mines
Daniel Harrington
U. S. Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Harrington
Ohio bans overloaded trucks despite rush
Columbus Ohio highway director Hal G Sours warns commercial vehicle owners there is no mercy for violating weight limits. He says the state will not accept defense production pressures as an excuse and asserts there is no truck shortage at present.
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Columbus
Ohio
Press of Defense
Hal G. Sours
Sours
AFL leader says anti strike laws unnecessary
President William Green of the AFL stated to the United Automobile Workers that anti strike legislation is unnecessary as most organized labor cooperates in the national defense program. He warned labor will resist any such laws with full power.
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Cincinnati
William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Automobile Workers
AFL
Organized Labor
Callan Nominees Longest Named Private
SAN DIEGO Calif Camp Callan nominates Bernard Eugene Thaddius Aloysius Brock greitens Jr of St Louis as private with the longest name among candidates.
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San Diego
Calif
Camp Callan
Bernard Eugene Thaddius Aloysius Brockgreitens, Jr
St. Louis
War Veteran Killed Crossing Street in Marion
A 44 year old World War II veteran Asa Bowman was struck by a truck and killed in Marion Ohio after stepping from between two parked cars into the road. The incident occurred as he entered traffic and authorities reported no immediate indications of foul play. The driver remained at the scene and an investigation is underway.
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Marion
Asa Bowman
CIO Leader Accuses AFL as Bombing Strikes Currier Home
Detroit police report a black powder bomb exploded at the Currier Lumber Company president Patrick J. Currier’s residence in Detroit. Currier, who was in New York with his wife, blamed the AFL for the attack. The case follows prior labor clashes and a disputed Wayne housing project bid.
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Detroit
Patrick J. Currier
Currier Lumber Company
Currier
New York
American Federation of Labor
Wayne, Mich
Currier Company
AFL
Tigber
CIO
United Construction Workers
Wayne
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Hemsley Sold To Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Reds acquired catcher Rollie Hemsley from the Cleveland Indians in a straight cash deal announced after daybreak. Hemsley, a native of Meigs County, had been considered one of the major leagues' leading catchers and previously played for Cincinnati in 1933 amid a long career.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Rollie Hemsley
Meigs
County
Cleveland Indians
Hemsley
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Five Typhoid Cases Traced to Pike County
Five new typhoid fever cases in Columbus traced to a Pike County carrier who infected 15 people recently. State Health Director R. H. Markwith said a transient helper with a Pike County farmer who makes head cheese was placed under surveillance as the carrier. A Columbus child visiting relatives in Pike County became ill and spread the disease to four family members.
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Columbus
Pike County
R. H. Markwith
Markwith
Greyhound Line Hit as AFL Strike Spreads
Central Greyhound Lines operations east to Buffalo and west to Toledo were stalled as AFL maintenance men joined drivers ticket sellers and attendants in a strike. Commuters on the east shore got limited help from extra coaches run by Cleveland Railway Co. Movement of selectees to Camp Perry continued.
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Cleveland
Central Greyhound Lines
Buffalo
Toledo
AFL
East Shore
Cleveland Railway Co
Camp Perry
Senate expected to modify strike curb bill after House support
Washington AP reports the hard boiled strike curb bill won broad House approval by nearly two to one and now moves to the Senate where extensive modification is anticipated.
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Senate
Washington
House
Labor bill pushes for defense plant peace and reforms
William H. Davis warns that suppressing self disciplined labor would harm industrial peace as Congress advances the Smith bill. The House passed 252 to 136 speeding cooling off periods and bans on strikes and boycotts in defense disputes, with provisions on unions and benefits under Wagner and Social Security laws.
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New York
William H. Davis
National Defense Mediation Board
Davis
Senate House Conference Committee
House
Rep
Smith
Communist Party
Young Communist League
Bund
Senate
Ball
Minn
Taft
Ohio
Ramspeck
Labor Committee
Representative Young
South Vienna to Waive December Electric Bills
South Vienna in Clark County with about 500 residents will have no electric bills for December. A village board spokesman called it a Christmas present while noting the village buys its power.
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South Vienna
Clark County
Village Board of Public Affairs
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