Destruction of Nazi Troop Planes Flying North Hints Withdrawal From Tunisia
British forces reported capture of Tobruk 80 miles into Libya after a 305 mile desert sweep in 22 days and Bardia and Halfaya Pass. Axis retreates southward as RAF planes hit columns from Tobruk to Gazala while six Italian planes carrying German troops were shot down. Anglo American troops mass near Tunisian frontier racing east to trap Rommel amid signals of potential Axis withdrawal from Tunisia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Tobruk
Bardia
Libya
Halfaya
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
Fom Tobruk
Gazala
Tunisia
Prottectorate
Rommel
Egypt
Algeria
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Africa Corps
Middle East
Mussolini
Cairo
Eighth Army
United States
el Alamein
Alexander
Hitler
Mediterranean Narrows
British Empire
Dunkerque
Singapore
Toibruk
Europe
Romania
Toulon
France
Vichy Radio
Jean Darlan
Vichy
Algiers
Gibraltar
Tunis
London
Rescue of flier from missing plane amid Pacific war
The War Department announced the rescue of Capt. William T. Cherry Jr. from Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker’s missing plane in the Pacific. Cherry, of Abilene Texas, was saved by the Navy in good but weak condition. American submarines and bombing planes destroyed at least 11 Japanese cargo or transport vessels around the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, seven sunk by torpedoes from subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific
William T. Cherry, Jr
Abilene
Tex
Department
Navy
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Smuts Predicts War End In 1944
London AP reports Union of South Africa Premier Jan Christiaan Smuts said the Allied North Africa campaign has brought relief and a possible end to the war in 1944. He praised the recent changes as greater than expected while noting heavy Allied blows in the Solomons and ongoing victories in New Guinea under Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Navy reports detail Japanese losses, including 17 aircraft in Solomons air battles, seven American planes lost, and submarine actions sinking or damaging several Japanese vessels totaling 141 undersea losses since Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Africa
Jan Christiaan Uts
Union South Africa
Buin-Faisi
Solomons
Henderson
New Guinea
Douglas A. MacArthur
Oii-Gorari
Owen Stanley
Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Yield Gains Shown by Ohio Farm Products
Columbus Fourteen farm products show yield gains over last year per the Federal State Crop Reporting Service. Egg production rose to 152 million eggs in the last month, up 3 million from October. Milk output per cow declined to 14.6 pounds daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Troop Train Collides With Freight at Oxford
An express train carrying American British and Fighting French troops collided with a freight train near Oxford today. Two crewmen were killed and several service members were trapped briefly in the wreckage but none suffered serious injuries, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oxford
Orr Howard, 50, dies by self-inflicted knife wound
Circleville report states A. Orr Howard, 50, president of Winarr Canning Co and former National Canners Association leader, killed himself with a knife at his home early today. coroner B. T. Hedges filed the finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Howard
A. Orr
Winarr. Canning Co
National Canners’ Association
B. T. Hedges
War Today celebrates revival of British Eighth Army
Glenn Babb writes that after the Tobruk disaster the British Eighth Army, aided by U S help, recovered from defeat and gained the upper hand. The piece notes potential Axis peril in Tunisia and Dunkerque’s memory as the war progresses toward avenging Tobruk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Babb
Eighth Army
Tobruk
Rommel
Cold Weather To Arrive in Ohio Tonight
A first cold wave moved into Ohio with temperatures expected to fall 20 to 25 degrees by tomorrow morning. Readings would reach the low 20s in Northwest Ohio and the mid to low 20s elsewhere. A high wind from last night through today caused 40-foot waves at Cleveland Harbor and Gordon Park Beach, prompting police to block traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
George W. Mindling
Columbus Weather Bureau
Mindling
Cleveland
Gordon Park
Gasoline rationing registration to start Nov 21
The regional Office of Price Administration announced registration for supplementary gasoline rationing books begins Saturday November 21 with November 22 as the deadline for turning in sixth tires. Earlier the OPA set basic A cards registrations in school houses next week and said applications for additional mileage would run November 21 to 30 at special sites separate from local war price and rationing boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Shortage of Mechanics Warns of Vehicle Shortfall
DETROIT AP reports David E Castles president of the National Automobile Dealers Association warns that millions of pane automobiles and trucks may be removed from highways unless immediate action is taken to halt the growing shortage of automobile mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
David E. Castles
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Bombed Homes in Britain Reach 2 750 000 Count
London reports that more than 2 750 000 dwellings in England and Wales have suffered Axis bombing damage since the war began. The statistic was unveiled by Health Minister Ernest Brown amid wartime updates. Laura Hope Crews, noted actress, dies in New York after a four month illness. Prof Henry Freeman Walradt of Ohio State University, authority on taxation, dies at 57.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Wales
Ernest Brown
New York
Laura Hope Crews
le Roy
Walradt
Columbus
Henry Freeman Walradt
Ohio State University
Ferguson and New Deal Split in Ohio Politics
Ohio Democratic State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson broke with the New Deal and urged newly elected Republican congressmen to dismantle New Deal bureaucracy. His stance followed Roosevelt’s refusal to back an Ohio pension administration investigation before the election, a move White House officials called politically motivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Say French To Retain Friendly Possessions
Washington sources say Martinique and other French possessions in the Western hemisphere will be left in French hands as long as the U S government is satisfied no pro Axis activities are being carried on there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martinique
Teen-age draft bill heads to Roosevelt for approval
The teen age draft bill awaits President Roosevelt's signature. If approved, 18 and 19 year olds could be called to the Army and Navy this winter, with about 800,000 of 1.5 million eligible youths impacted. Maj. Gen. Hershey expects up to 500,000 to serve in military branches, as debates over training and deferment rules conclude. Rep Sparkman notes plans for college-involved drafting, with college men prioritised but possibly allowed to continue studies if selected. Navy plans remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Jose
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Sparkman
D-Ala
Butter Shortage Signals Imminent Rationing
CHICAGO AP Officials warned the nation faces butter rationing as supplies shrink to post 1932 lows while ceilings hold and storage stocks could run out by January. OPA reportedly allowed higher payments for military and lend-lease purchases to secure dairy supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Office of Price Administration
Elbow Room Asked for Labor in War Production Drive
Columbus AP War Production Board official Clarence Bolds told the Ohio Chamber of Commerce that labor must be given freedom to fully participate in the war production program. He urged eliminating hamstrings on labor and noted non-labor groups have impeded its contribution. He cited the WPB labor requirements committee as a step toward broader labor input in production decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Clarence Bolds
War Production Board
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ile
WPB
Donald Nelson
Blast Furnaces Blow Out at Ohio Steel Works
At Carnegie-Illinois Steel in Youngstown two blast furnaces Nos. 5 and 6 blew out causing injuries to five workers and the loss of thousands of tons of iron. High winds were blamed for the blasts which also chilled metal in other furnaces served by the same power line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio Works
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Future Officers To Come From Enlistees
Washington reports a new Army policy limiting officers commissioned from civilian life and relying on enlistment through officer candidate schools. Secretary of War Mary Astor Stimson announced the shift as Hollywood rumors swirl about a divorce suit involving Manuel Del Campo, a flyer on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Hollywood
Mary Astoris Stimson
Army
Manuel del Campo
Demand End of 40 Hour Week
Washington Republicans and Democrats push to suspend the 40 hour week as Congress weighs labor efficiency amid claims the nation must maximize production for North Africa fighting. Senator Byrd says manpower should be fully utilized and longer work weeks are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Byrd
D.-Va
North Africa
Clark led officers to North Africa. gold lost at sea
Major General Mark W. Clark and a group of American officers surfaced in French North Africa to gather essential military intelligence before the American occupation. The operation, disclosed late yesterday, ended with Clark losing $18,000 in gold when their small boat capsized on the return voyage to their weasel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark W. Clark
French North Africa
Clark
Nazis Repulsed In New Attacks On Stalingrad
MOSCOW AP reports Red Star says new German assaults on Stalingrad were repelled with heavy losses. Soviet communique notes fierce fighting and 150 Nazis killed northwest of the Volga. Izvestia adds Black Sea fleet aviators and parachutists struck a German airfield near Maikop destroying 13 planes and damaging 10, plus a railway station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Star
Stalingrad
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Volga
Leity
Izvestia
Black Sea
Maikop
Caucasus
Bricker Asks Cabinet To Serve Third Term
Gov. John W. Bricker urges all current Ohio officials to serve in his third term beginning January 11. Meeting with the cabinet and top aides, he asked department heads to draft legislative amendments to strengthen the state's war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricker
Cabinet
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker appoints judges for Gallia Co. Courts
Columbus Gov Bricker appoints Probate Judge John W Howell of Gallipolis to common pleas judge of Gallia County. William P Cherrington, a Gallipolis attorney, named probate and juvenile judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricker
Gallia Co
Columbus
John W. Howell
Gallipolis
Gallia County
John W. Bricker
William P. Cherrington
Comic Opera Invasion At El Biar North Africa Campaign
Report from El Biar near Algiers describes American troops engaging French and Arab onlookers in a battle that mixed chaos with humor. The populace, including families and a local milkman, watched as Axis planes were shot down by Allied fighters while locals toasted the arrival of Americans. The scene underscored French suspicion and Allied resolve in the North Africa campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algeria
North Africa
Algiers
el Biar
Pere
Mere
Ryder
Charles W. Ryder
Hitler Reinforces Greek Coast In Wider War
Hitler moves to guard Europe’s periphery as Imans reoccupy the Greek coast and reinforce long garrisons. Allied air forces claim air superiority with minimal losses while Rommel’s retreat is highlighted by New Zealand infantry at Halfaya Pass and 600 Italian prisoners. Axis risk a second Dunkirk as withdrawals threaten Tripolitania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Istanbul
Turkey
Mediterranean
Rommel
New Zealand
Halfaya Pass
Tripolitania
North African
Africa Operation Is Greatest Ever
The Army's North African landing impressed officials with vast reach and equipment, cited as possibly the largest operation of its kind. About 700,000 supply items were landed, while reports from Cairo and London noted Axis movements, air raids on Tunis, and Rommel burning stores at Tobruk as Allied forces advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Africa
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
North African
Spanish Foreign Policy Veers Toward Neutrality
Spanish policy, once tied to pro Axis non belligerency under Franco, shifts to strict neutrality amid recent Allied gains in the Mediterranean. Reliable European sources say Franco shows a sudden, overnight change of heart and seeks a middle course to hold the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Francisco Franco
Warn Violators Of Rationing
New York report says Rubber Czar William M. Jeffers warned violators of tire and gasoline rules to beware. He told the Association of National Advertisers that a good rule is not to drive unless necessary, criticizing those who sped beyond 35 miles per hour or evaded fuel regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
William M. Jeffers
Association of National Advertisers
Indictments Against Two Women in Deering Homicide
County grand jury returns second degree murder indictments against Mrs. Alma Bruce 32 and her mother Mrs. Letha Runyon 74 for shooting Warren Bruce 37 to death near Deering. The case names the two defendants and identifies the victim and location of the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton
Alma Bruce
Letha Runyon
Poy
Defense Council To Assist Housewives
Columbus AP says the State Defense Council will not assure more meat but will send a representative to doorsteps with meat-saving menus. A house to house drive by black and neighborhood defense leaders begins November 30 to explain the share the meat program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Defense Council
Ralph H. Stone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Africa
Yanks Racing East
Ee Tv
Lane
U.S
Smuts
Ohio Farm
Equatorial Africa
Brazzaville
Senate
Senate House
William H. Stoneman
U. S
A.E.F
Papa
Mama
Grandma
Grandpa
Verdun
Defense Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!