North Africa War Stage Shows Strong Allied Push
The current phase of the North African campaign appears to favor the United Nations with steady momentum against Rommel. The piece argues for sweeping Axis influence from the Suez to the Atlantic if possible and notes Allies must press on despite diplomatic concerns. The article discusses rationing, coffee controls, and public trust in OPA actions.
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United Nations
Rommel
Africa
Suez Canal
French Morocco
North African
Atlantic
Hitler
Axis
Libya
Egypt
Vichy
City Gets Options on Airport Land
City officials report all owners on the Koenigsmark airport site except the Trachta family have signed options to sell at about 246.59 per acre including damages. The Trachtas refuse. city plans condemnation. Government funds total 1 225 000 for purchase and construction with drafts sent to Civil Aeronautics for approval.
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Ernest
Koenigsmark
Don Hines
Trachtas
Hines
Frank Young
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kansas City
Trachta
Frank Parkis
Pavlis
Joseph Voreil
Frank Pavlis
William A. Kilberger
Joseph Sirovy
Jerry Benes
John Louvar
Frances Viasek
Florence Vanicek
Americans Repulse Five Guadalcanal Attacks
The United States reports five more enemy warships damaged by aerial bombs during the Guadalcanal fighting as Japanese assaults continue. American forces held against multiple tank and artillery attacks, while MacArthur’s air bombardment targets the enemy in nearby zones. The ongoing 24 hour grind underscores a brutal clash with high casualties on both sides.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
U S Flyers Spur British Desert Push
Dispatches from the western desert report British forces widening a breach in Axis Alamein defenses and pushing toward a clean break. New Zealand troops aided the advance while Rommel’s counterattacks failed to dislodge the British from gained positions as air superiority favored the Allies.
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Cairo
Western Desert
Alamein
New Zealand
Neypeon
Egypt
Teen Draft Delay Looms Affects 18 19 Year Olds
Washington leaders on Monday decided not to act on a bill lowering the draft age for at least three weeks. A Senate amendment requiring one year of training before combat duty faces resistance, delaying action and likely post Christmas induction.
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Washington
INL
House
Sneaker Rayburn
Senate
Rankin
D-Miss
Japanese Bombings Hit Airdrome in India and Assam
An Allied announcement from New Delhi reports Japanese bombers attacked an Allied airdrome at Chittagong India and several fields in northeast Assam near the Burma border. Casualties and damage are described as light, while Tokyo claims three planes shot down and more than 39 destroyed on the ground.
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Associated Press
Chittagong
India
Assam
Burma
New Delhi
Final Curtain For Addie Cherry of Cherry Sisters
Addie Cherry of the Cherry Sisters troupe died Sunday night in Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids aged 83 after a five day illness. She and sister Effie were once called the Vegetable Twins of the Stage as the pair rose to fame on Broadway and in New York. Funeral set for Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Linwood cemetery.
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Cedar Rapids
Addie Cherry
Mercy Hospital
Addie Rose Alma Cherry
Broadway
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Mt. Vernon
Thomas and
Laura Rawson Cherry
Addie
Fifth Avenue SE
Beatty Chapel
Linwood
Cherry Sisters
Marion
Chicago
Ada
Elizabeth
Oscar Hammerstein
New York
Hammerstein
Olympic Theater
Cedar Rapids Sees Month Low As Temperatures Sink
The Cedar Rapids area records a new monthly low of 16 degrees between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. with 28 degrees by mid afternoon. Humidity stands at 10 percent while Sunday's high reached 35 degrees and a 7 pm reading was 29. Auto drivers surge for antifreeze amid lingering cold. officials warn of frozen radiators and supply delays.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Wallace Tells Iowans He Will Vote for Herring
Vice President Wallace replies to ten Iowa farmers that he will vote for Clyde Herring in the U S Senate race. He says he is making no speeches this fall but as a citizen of Iowa endorses Herring for his wartime leadership and postwar plans. The farmers include Fred K Hawley and Norman Norland among others.
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Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
United States
Clyde L. Herring
Saiac
Clyde Herring
United States Senate
Fred K. Hawley
Laurens
G. H. Straight
Fonda
Ben Greiman
Garner
Scott Ellis
Dallas Center
Norman Norland
Kensett
Ben Magness
Ireton
Bill Treimer
Hartley
E. K. Winne
Oscar Heline
Marcus
B. A. Hakes
Wallace
American Fighter Squadron Victor Scores Big In Desert Combat
The Black Scorpions of United States Army Air Forces in the Egyptian desert claimed four enemy planes shot down and three damaged today at El Daba, boosting their total to five destroyed, two probably destroyed, and three damaged. Allied and American units combined total six destroyed, three probably destroyed, and six and a half damaged. The dogfight continued from 16 000 feet down to 1 500 feet as pilots pressed the attack.
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United States Army
Desert
United States
el Daba
Ferry Plane Crash Kills 16 Near Montreal Island
A Royal Air Force ferry command aircraft crash on the north end of Montreal Island kills sixteen people. The incident occurs Monday and authorities begin investigations into the disaster.
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Montreal
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Montreal Island
Eyewitness Accounts Describe British Breakthrough at Alamein
On October 24 in the Egyptian desert near Alamein, British forces led by Montgom ery’s Eighth Army breached German minefields and advanced through desert lines. The 51st Division first action since France pushed into the mine belts as tanks and artillery roared, yielding a dawn advance two miles into German positions.
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Alamein
51St
France
Price control debate over benefit payments and ceilings
Senator Aiken challenged a presidential order on including government benefit payments in farm price ceilings as a deliberate misinterpretation of the price control law. Senator Byrnes warned he would resign if the order violated the law, while Price Administrator Henderson defended the policy and said 60 day ceilings for eggs and other goods factored in such payments to avert inflationary risk.
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Aiken
R-Vi
James F. Byrnes
Congressional Record
Brown
D-Mich
Byrnes
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Yanks Stage Two Attacks On Hongkong
Gen Stilwell reported American bombers raided Hongkong Canton and White Cloud air field in two days and attacked Japanese targets north of Canton. One bomber and fighter did not return from Sunday raid. no American losses Monday. Japanese claims and air engagements followed, with several enemy planes shot down.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
Canton
United States Air Force
North Point
Hongkong
Kowloon
White Cloud
Radio
Tokio
Stilwell
Mengisz
Yunnan
Chung
Coffee rationing announced as United States braces for shortages
The Office of Price Administration ordered a week long retail freeze starting Nov 21 to prepare for coffee rationing. Beginning midnight Nov 28 each person over 15 will receive one pound of coffee every five weeks via a backward use of sugar stamps 28 to 19. Eligibility depends on age shown in the May issued sugar book. OPA and War Production Board actions aim to ensure equal supply amid hoarding and shipping constraints.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Leon Henderson
War Production Board
OPA
Henderson
United States
Brazil
Emil Ludwig Series Begins In The Gazette
The Gazette starts a 21 part series by historian Emil Ludwig on "The History We Are Living" with a first installment appearing today. The project aims to illuminate contemporary events through Ludwig's historical perspective.
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Emil Ludwig
Gazette
Dwig
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