Marines and Army Land Third Gilberts Landing
Allied forces pressed the Central Pacific push as Marines and Army troops stormed three Gilbert Islands beaches gaining ground against strong Japanese opposition. The Pacific press reported continued landings on Abemama and other Gilberts with claims of fleet and air losses on both sides and airfields then attacked in Bougainville and New Guinea theaters.
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Gilberts
THE
Associated Press
United States
Central Pacific
Gilbert Islands
Oppo
Rileults
Cmossel VV. Sveeenatey
Pacific
Gilberts Inva
Mid-Pacific
China
New Guinea
Newin
Bougainville
U. S
Pivntsman
Wil. Halsey, Jr
Pacific Forces
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
Gasmata
Britain
New Gui
Sattleberg
Massive Allied Raid Sets Berlin Ablaze in 1943 Blitz
A thousand British and Canadian bombers struck Berlin in what was called the greatest air attack in history. The firestorm devastated the diplomatic quarter and central city, with the Aftonbladet reporting 10,000 dead and destruction around the Reich’s chancellery area.
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Berlin
Stockholm Aftontidningen
Aftontidningen
Ing
Hamburg
Europe
London
Norton accuses anti subsidy coalition on CCC bill
In a speech on House floor Chairman Norton of New Jersey denounced a rising anti subsidy coalition over the Commodity Credit Corporation bill. He warned passage without subsidies would harm women by raising prices and reducing purchasing power, framing the issue as a test of political will and economic relief for households.
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Ashington
Norton
D-Nj
House
Aerful
Lean
Democratic
America
Transfer of Rev Coulter to Hyde Community Church
Dr Charles Coulter pastor of North Methodist Church moves to Hyde Community Church in Cincinnati. He has served as pastor at Athens Church and Morgan City Church in Columbus and delivers a farewell sermon at Dayton N? next Sunday.
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Olumbus
Charles Coulter
North
Cin- de
Coulter
Dayton
Ada Seed Storage Blaze Damages J Spar Facility
A fire at Ada damaged the J Spar seed storage and drying area early today. Loss unofficially pegged at 25000 dollars, with 9000 bushels of seed affected. Ambiguous text mentions John Sherman and Ohio officials in relation to a shipyard ceremony.
McNutt Demands Veto On New Draft Power Split
Washington AP report says Paul V. McNutt vowed to quit as manpower commissioner unless President Roosevelt vetoes a Senate drafted bill stripping his authority over selective service. The measure would slow or halt draft of pre war fathers, create a national pool, and allow a medical panel to lower standards to add more 4-Fs.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
White House
Senate
McNutt
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Johnson
D-Colp
May Restore Zone Buying Plan Warned By Official
Columbus Ohio Liquor Director Don Fisher warned it may be necessary to reinstate the zone plan for liquor purchases in December if the current run on state retail stores continues. The plan restricts buyers to stores near their homes to ease shortages during Christmas shopping. Fisher said residents are emptying local shelves and traveling to distant outlets, causing jams at stores that stock spirits.
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Columbus
Don Fisher
Meigs Men Perish in Tugboat Collision on Ohio River
At least three men drowned when two tugboats collided on the Ohio River at Rea's Run twenty miles above Marietta. The Dorothy owned by Ohio River Sand & Gravel sank. Campbell of Pittsburgh was damaged. The dead: Glen Teaford, Isaac Fara, and Harry Henry. Divers searched for the remaining bodies as the Dorothy had recent dredging work nearby.
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Marietta
Ohio River
Rea’s Run
Dorothy
Ohio River Sand & Gravel Co
New Martinsville
W. Va
Campbell
Campbell Barge Line
Pittsburgh
Glen Teaford
Pomeroy
Isaac Fara
Middleport
Harry Henry
Racine
Tax bill favors brides and babies with midyear dating rule
Washington insiders report a wartime revenue bill changes the personal exemption and dependent credit. Tax status will be set as of July 1 each year, so a marriage after July 1 yields a single filer exemption of 500 dollars, while a marriage before July 1 grants 1200 dollars as a married exemption. a new baby born after July 1 would not qualify for a dependency credit that year.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Ways and Means Committee
Quitting Job To Marry Denies Unemployment Pay
The Ohio District Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who quits a job to marry or due to marital obligations is not entitled to unemployment compensation because of voluntary action. The decision emphasizes that quitting for personal reasons disqualifies benefits.
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Cincinnati
First Ohio District Court of Appeals
USS Chaffee Launch Honors Ensign Davis Chaffee
Charleston 8 South Carolina reports the USS Chaffee will be launched next week to honor Ensign Davis Elliott Chaffee of Huron County Ohio whose plane was shot down in the Coral Sea battle.
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Charleston
S. C
Chaffee
Davis Elliott Chaffee
Huron County
Ohio
Coral Sea
Servicemen Vote Bill Faces Major Revisions in Senate
In Washington the servicemen’s vote bill is likely to return to the elections committee for extensive revision. Democrats and Republicans clash over absentee ballots for 10 million armed forces members while debating a bipartisan war ballot commission and possible state-by-state ballot access.
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Washington
Senate
Elections Committee
Lucas
D-lil
Brooks
Till
G.O.P
New Deal
McKellar
D-Tenn
Congress
Chiang Kai-Shek May Attend Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Conference
London rumors circulated that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek might join the looming summit of Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. Official silence remained as reports about the possible participation spread through the city with no comment from authorities.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Roosevelt Son Reported Prisoner of War in Europe
An unconfirmed report claims a son of President Roosevelt is a prisoner of war after parachuting from a plane that fell over Germany. It names Lieut. Col. Elliott Roosevelt as on active duty with the Army Air Forces in Europe.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Elliott Roosevelt
Tthe Army Air Forces
Europe
Patton Apologizes After Sicilian Campaign Incident
Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton reportedly apologized for striking a soldier in Sicily. He is said to have received a severe rebuke from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of the strongest admonitions ever given to a senior Army commander.
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George S. Patton
Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Roosevelt asks Congress for uniform veterans pay and benefits
President Roosevelt sent a formal request to Congress calling for new measures on mustering-out pay unemployment allowances and social security credits for armed forces members. He urged uniform monthly installments instead of a lump sum, noted inadequate state unemployment coverage, and urged a uniform, fixed-rate benefit system for a defined period.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Fire at Delaware Stockyards Causes $5,000 Damage
Owner George Van Brimmer estimated $5,000 damage after a fire destroyed half the Delaware Stockyards. The blaze killed 40 heavy hogs and three calves, while about 500 hogs were saved.
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Delaware, CO
George van Brimmer
Delaware
Grandfather and Infant Die in Cincinnati Apartment Fire
An apartment house fire in the Mt. Auburn district killed Cecil Christy, 60, and his 15 month old grandson Jack Funk as parents were at a war plant. The tragedy occurred in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Mt. Auburn
Cecil Christy
Jack Funk
Landis Ousts Phillies Owner From Baseball
Commissioner K M Landis ousted William D Cox president of the Philadelphia Phillies for betting on games in violation of league rules. Cox admitted placing bets and resigned as president and director, and is declared permanently ineligible to hold any office with any major league or minor league club.
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Chicago
William D. Cox
Philadelphia Phillies
Organized Baseball
K. M. Landis
Landis
Cox
Phillies
New York
Philadelphia
Turkey Ceiling Prices Announced by OPA
With Thanksgiving near, OPA lists maximum ceiling prices for turkeys. Fully dressed birds vary by weight from 63 cents per pound for light under 13 pounds to 57 cents for heavy over 16.5 pounds. Packet dressed and liveweight ceilings also set, covering several weight ranges.
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OPA
Berlin Bombing Devastates City as Fire Spreads
Berlin endured a night of ferocious fire with government buildings and the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche among structures badly damaged. Reports from Aftonbladet and other papers describe a sea of flames, widespread debris clearing challenges, and bombers striking from Britain in a rapid, decisive raid lasting about thirty minutes.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtniskirche
Goeteborg
Handels Och Sjoefarts Tidning
University of Unter den Linden
State Library
Britain
Frontline Updates Bring Russian Counterattacks and Allied Actions
Reports claim German counterattacks were halted near Zhitomir after nine days of heavy fighting. Soviet advances targeted Dnieper Bend and Pripet River zones while German losses rose by about 3,000 troops and 160 tanks. In Italy, Montgomery’s Eighth Army repelled a sharp counterattack and pushed from high ground near Alfedena as rains eased. Yugoslav partisans report defensive actions and local victories in Bosnia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
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Zhitomir
Stalingrad
Kiev
Chernyakov
Odessa-Leningrad
Moscow
Dnepropetrovsk
Kremenchug
Dnieper
Pripet River
Rechitsa
Bosnia
Montenegro
Serbia
Jersey Solon Third To Die Within 24 Hours
Congress mourns the deaths of three members in 24 hours. Senator W Warren Harbour of New Jersey dies at home from heart disease amid the losses of Rep Henry B Steagall of Alabama and Rep J William Ditter of Pennsylvania in separate incidents.
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Jersey
Solon
Washington
Congress
W. Warren Harbour
New Jersey
Henry B. Steagall
Ala
J. William ‘Ditter
R-Pa
Colombia
Patton Apologizes for Slapping a Soldier in Sicily
Allied dispatch confirms Lt. Gen. George S. Patton apologized to Seventh Army officers for striking a shell shocked soldier in a Sicily campaign hospital tent. Eisenhower issued a strong but not formal reprimand. the incident sparked wide discussion among troops.
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Patton
Railroad Man Dies of Injuries Near Corning
Garrett Reich 39 a New York Central brakeman dragged under several railroad cars in Drakes yards yesterday afternoon died at his home last night funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm at Drakes Methodist Church with interment at New Lexington. Reich native of Drakes survived by son Robert mother Mrs Josie Reich sister Mrs Everett Dunlap Corning. His wife died last Aug 1. Friends may call after 7 pm. Reich was a Masonic lodge member.
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Corning
Garrett Reich
New York Central Railroad
Drakes Yards
Drakes Methodist Church
New Lexington
Reich
Drakes
Robert
Josie Reich
Everett Dunclap
Masonic Lodge
Christmas Toy and Gift Exchange Ad Campaign
A plea to donate old or new toys for a Christmas exchange to brighten youngsters, with notice to phone 0242 to list items in a small For Sale ad. The ad will debut next Sunday as a new classified Toy and Gift Exchange.
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Johnny
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