Hitler Seeks To Split Allied Forces With Tunisian Landing
London AP reports the Allied hold on French Northwest Africa nearing completion as Casablanca asks for armistice. German airborne troops and warplanes reportedly land in Tunisia, the buffer between Algeria and Libya, signaling a strategic move.
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London
Africa
Casablanca
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya
Rabat
French Morocco
Eighth Army
Rommel
Buqbuq
Egypt
British Leader Reports 59000 Axis Casualties in Africa
Churchill told the House of Commons Gen. Sir Harold Alexander estimates 59000 German and Italian losses in Africa. Vichy says Casablanca commander forced to seek armistice after three days of fierce fighting. Allied progress includes Algiers surrender, American troops entering Oran, and uneasy Tunisian reach.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons Today
Harold Alexander
Vichy
Michelier
Casablanca
Denison Cancels Thanksgiving Break Extends Christmas Recess
Denison University in Granville cancelled its traditional Thanksgiving Day vacation and lengthened the Christmas recess by two days to reduce student travel over three weekends.
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Granville
Denison University
Axis Presses Rearguard Near Libyan Border
British Eighth Army pushed Rommel’s rear guards into Libya after routs from Buqbuq to Sidi Barrani as Allied air forces hit Italian naval and air targets. Torpedo strikes damaged an Italian cruiser while Tobruk air battles continued and thousands of captured prisoners were being processed.
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
Desert
Rommel
Cairo
U.S
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Libya
Buqbuq
Sidi Barrani
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Algeria
Tobruk
Thanksgiving Dinners Will Be Expensive In Wartime 1942
Rationing and higher prices push the 1942 Thanksgiving feast toward a 20 percent rise over 1941 and 60 percent over 1940, marking the most costly since 1919. Government ceilings curb costs while rationing limits menus. Poultry use, led by turkey, is framed as a patriotic wartime gesture.
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Chicago
America
United States
Ohio Observes Armistice Day
Ohioans pausing to honor the dead of wars mark the 24th anniversary of Armistice Day. Governor Bricker urges citizens to carry on the fight for human liberty until victory and permanent peace, proposes a special scrap holiday to aid metal needs for war industries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio relief expense hits new low in October
State Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood reported October relief expenditures at about 793,500 for 26,000 individuals, a new low after September’s 797,633 for 27,578 recipients as programs absorb formerly unemployed individuals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
Gas Rationing Expected to Boost Columbus Transit Use
Chester C. Cook city transportation coordinator estimates gasoline rationing will raise street car and bus passengers in Columbus by 20 to 25 percent.
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Columbus
Chester C. Cook
Allied air and ground push destroys Japanese supply lines in New Guinea
General MacArthur reports Allied forces in New Guinea near Oivi and Buna launched an integrated assault. Allied aircraft targeted Japanese supply routes, ammunition dumps, and gun positions causing heavy damage and silencing many weapons as ground troops inflicted severe casualties.
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MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Oivi
Buna
Induction Furlough Schedule Outlined for Ohioans
The Fifth Service Command covering Ohio and neighboring states announced a graduated post induction furlough plan. Men inducted on November 17 through 19 are eligible for 13 days furlough, with shorter periods awarded for later induction dates through December as the schedule progresses.
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Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
King George VI Opens Parliament With Resolve for Victory
London reports King George VI opened a new session of Parliament delivering a throne speech vowing Britain will fight on to complete victory with no thought of a parley. The address signals continued resolve during wartime.
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London
George VI
Britain
Senate to fast track teenage draft bill amid training clause
Washington AP reports administration leaders expect swift Senate approval of a teenage draft bill tomorrow. A controversial clause requiring a full year's training before any soldier under 20 could be sent abroad for combat would be removed.
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Washington
Swift
Senate
House
North Africa
Armed Forces to Reach 9 700 000 by 1944
President Roosevelt outlined a plan to boost total armed forces to 9 700 000 by January 1 1944 while preserving farm and factory labor. He aimed for 7 500 000 in the Army by end of 1943 as House action on a revised draft bill moved forward.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Hitler shifts to North Africa as war widens to the Mediterranean
The piece argues Hitler will strike swiftly into North Africa and threaten the Mediterranean while Allied forces press toward the Maghreb. It notes a shifted balance, with the Soviet front pressuring Moscow and a second front promising to appease Stalin, as France’s coast and Marseilles loom in strategic focus.
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North Africa
France
Marseilles
Hitler
Mediterranean
Europe
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Rejel
Red Army
Foe Past Peak in Armistice Day Address by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt at Arlington National Cemetery on Armistice Day said Nazi Germany and Japan face inevitable defeat as Allied forces advance. He noted France joining the United Nations alliance and praised American and French soldiers for pursuing the unknown soldier's dream and defending civilization.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
America
John J. Pershing
United Nations
France
Yanks Employ Nazis Tactics In North Africa
Berlin based Associated Press chief Louis P. Lochner says German high command is surprised by American use of blitzkrieg tactics in North Africa. He notes Hitler may resort to poison gas if desperate, and that Nazis once claimed German soldiers were ready for such gas attacks.
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Akron
Hitler
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
United States
North
Africa
Lochner
Kaiser Shipyard Nears Building Record For Freighter
In Richmond California the hull of the freighter Robert E Peary reached 70 percent completion within 48 hours of keel laying. Workers were asked to stay away from the site until their shifts begin as interest runs high in setting a new record. The shipyard stated the Robert E Peary is likely to be launched within a week after assembly starts.
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Richmond
Calif
Robert E. Peary
Henry J. Kaiser Shipyard
New Regulations for Blackouts Announced
Columbus reports new blackout rules set by state defense officials. State Defense Director Ralph H. Stone says blackout tests require local defense corps approval after inspection by the Ohio State Defense Council and an army representative.
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Columbus
Ralph H. Stone
Ohio State Defense Council
Return of French to Allied Side Seen Possible in War Turn
News from London reports Hitler scrapped the 1940 armistice and moved toward Toulon and Marseille while German and Italian troops entered southern France. Petain protested as De Gaulle urged French forces to rally for freedom. In North Africa American and Allied forces push into French Morocco and Tunisia with Rommel pressed near Egypt.
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Algiers
Oran
Morocco
Tunisia
Vichy
Sail A
Toulon
Corsica
Algeria
Hitler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Sicily
London
Africa
Adolf Hitler
France
Marseille
Marshal Petain
Axis
Roosevelt
Libya
Verdun
Petain
North Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Gibraltar
Germany
Italy
Soviets Battle Caucasus Push Amid Fresh Fighting
Soviet forces battled German troops southeast of Nalchik with mid day communique reporting heavy fighting and about 300 German casualties. German infantry with tank support attacked Russian positions as 12 tanks were disabled and nine set on fire while Volga banks freeze signaling harsh winter aid to Stalingrad defenses.
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Moscow
Nalchik
Caucasus
Ordzhonikidze
Volga River
Stalingrad
Paris Radio Reports Red Revolt in Lisbon
London dispatch says Paris Radio, controlled by Germany, announced 1,000 arrests in Lisbon to quell what it called a Communist revolt in the Portuguese capital. The broadcast framed anti-German elements as Communist.
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Paris
Lisbon
London
Higher Prices Paid for Ohio Farm Products
Ohio farmers received higher prices for 24 products last month with gains in wheat barley soybeans potatoes hay hogs beef cattle veal calves milk cows eggs butter butterfat and milk. Prices showed substantial year over year increases according to the federal state crop reporting service.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal-State
Roosevelt outlines factors behind Africa campaign plans
President Roosevelt said the North Africa campaign does not block future offensives. He cited production, training, and transport as limiting factors, and explained how attack points were chosen last July with an approximate August date. He noted Dieppe raid influenced broader plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North Africa
Mr. Roosevelt
Dieppe
Africa
Strike Halts Work at Columbus War Plant
CIO union official John Gwilt estimated 40 percent of Buckeye Steel Castings Co. employees joined a protest strike over working conditions in the war plant. He said all departments were affected by the strike called late yesterday, but there would be no picketing.
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Columbus
John Gwilt
CIO
United Steel Workers
Buckeye Steel Castings Co
Gwilt
Gas Registration Starts November 18 in Ohio
Ohio motorists must register November 18 19 and 20 to avoid issues with rationing coupons. Those with more than five tires per car must surrender excess tires. Basic A coupon books will not be issued to such registrants.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dbta
Harry T. Beckmann
OPA
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