Old Age Payment Checks Now in the Mail
John F. Lundy Regional Director announces changed mailing date for November Old Age and Survivors Insurance payments. All checks are in the mail and should arrive within days. If a recipient does not receive a check promptly, contact the nearest Social Security Field Office for assistance.
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John F.ardy
Jal Security Board
Treasury Department
Jme
id-Age and Survivors Insurance Jeau
Social County Board
Disillusioned Santa Reveals By His Last Appearance
A professional Santa, weary of seasonal work, says in his farewell interview that December pay was good but the job is exhausting. He jokes about retirement, noting he will miss the kids yet plans to relax at home rather than the North Pole, as his Christmas duties end.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Decem
Pop
North Pole
Will probate petition for Amelia Wasiuk estate in Maynard
In Middlesex Probate Court a petition seeks probate of a will for Amelia Wasiuk of Maynard. Sophie J. Crotty and Felicia Qudzitski request administration with will annexed without a bond. Objections must be filed in Cambridge by December 10 1942, with Judge John C. Leggat and Register Loring P. Jordan noted.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Amelia Wasiuk
Maynard
Sophie J. Crotty
Felicia Qudzitski
Ward
Cambridge
John C. Leggat
Esquire
Loring P. Jordan
Register
Soviet Offensive Rolls On as Italians Weigh Allied Threat
Weekly analysis notes Soviet forces pressing the Nazis while Italian officials mull a stepped-up war against the Allies. In Africa the Tunisian campaign nears a climax as Allied pressure intensifies across theaters.
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Tunisia
Allied wedge in Tunisia isolates Axis positions at Tunis and Bizerte
Allied forces under Lieut. Gen. K. A. N Anderson push a wedge between Tunis and Bizerte by capturing Djedeida severing road and rail links. Mosya radio notes fighting near Mateur as Montgomery delays assault near El Agheila while Rommel’s Africa corps may be attacked from rear.
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Tunisia
K. A. N Anderson
First Army
Djedeida
Tunis
Bizerte
Paris
Mateur
Morocco
Tripolitania
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Montgomery
Eighth ‘Army
Rommel
el Agheila
Churchill urges Italians to topple Fascist rule for peace
In a wartime broadcast marking his 68th birthday, Churchill warned Italians to oust Mussolini and he pledged North Africa as a springboard for invasion of Europe. He cautioned a long war and said Allied forces would aid the United States and Britain if Europe fights on. A heavy raid on Turin followed, killing many as bombs and incendiaries hit Fiat works and other factories. A nightclub fire in Chicago claimed many lives as 750 patrons fled, with Buck Jones among the dead and Red Cross aiding with plasma.
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Winston Churchill
North
Africa
Italy
Mediterranean
Churchill
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Europe
French Africa
Mussolini
Pacific
United Nations
United States
China
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Turin
Fiat
Caproni
Stanley Tomaszewski
Buck Jones
Smart Club
Red Cross
Russian Winter Offense Breaks Nazi Siege At Stalingrad
Russian forces launched a major winter offensive from Stalingrad advancing on both flanks. They encircled hundreds of thousands of Axis troops and inflicted heavy casualties while Soviet reports and Berlin acknowledged renewed counterattacks.
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Stalingrad
Caucasus
Hitler
Donste ‘Donive
Leningrad
Berlin
France Scuttles Fleet at Toulon to Deny Ships to Enemy
French sailors destroyed about 60 ships at Toulon to deny the German forces use of the home fleet. The action included three battleships, four heavy and three light cruisers, 25 destroyers, 23 submarines, and other vessels, while two submarines escaped and a third hit a mine. Londres sources link the move to Allied confidence in Adm. Jean Darlan and the orders of Adm. de la Borde as the scuttling unfolded.
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France
Toulon
Charles de Gaulle
London
Adm
Jean Darlan
Jean Abrial
Vichy
de la Borde
Furlough Limit Set Amid Holiday Strain
Secretary Stimson announces a 14 day limit on army furloughs during the holiday period from December 12 to January 12. Furloughs will be granted to about ten percent of each army’s enlisted strength to ease railway congestion. OPA reports an emergency passenger car tire rationing plan for December. Price Administrator Henderson fixes women’s hose retail prices from 35 cents to 1.65 dollars. Madame Guret remarks on U S modernization progress.
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War Stimson
U. S
Pas
OPA
Nounced
Washington
Leon Henderson
Samia
Fighting Dollars Tops in Financing Victory Loan Drive
President Roosevelt launched the nine billion dollar Victory Loan by purchasing a $1000 bond from Henry Morgenthau to spur a vast financing effort. The government seeks to meet wartime obligations as 23 million Americans already buy bonds. banks lead the campaign while wage earners and corporations are urged to invest. Bonds start at $500 and aimed to raise half outside banks.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Air Strength Surges Across Asia Battling Jap Bases
United Nations air raids cripple Japanese railway yards at Mandalay and target Pearl River base in China. A US bomber group downed at least 23 enemy planes in a single day while heavy strikes sank two freighters and destroyed barges and warehouses along the Pearl River estuary.
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United Nations
Burma
Thailand
Indo-China
Mandalay
U. S
Pearl River
China
Christmas Tales Shape Our Modern Traditions
The piece traces how Christmas customs spread from Palestine and other lands into the United States, noting early church neglect of the feast and the eventual selection of December 25 as Christ's birthday. It mentions Irenaeus, Origen, and Teftul Han as sources and cites dates ranging from 200 A.D. to 1038 for terms and observance.
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Bown
United States
Palestine
Egypt
Turkey
Italy
Germany
England
Holland
Holy Land
Irenaeus
Teftul- Han
Origen
Christ
Two Grass Fires Prompt Quick Fire Department Action
Two grass fires triggered alarms about three minutes apart on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters acted swiftly preventing significant damage. One blaze burned near railroad tracks on Martin Street in South Acton, the other flared at Lunt's house on Willow Street in West Acton threatening the garage.
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Acton
Martin ‘Street
South Acton
West Acton
Lunt
Willow Street
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