Americans Tighten Hold on Guadalcanal as Jap Bases Decline
In a Washington dispatch the Allied command reported the American grip on Guadalcanal is now very secure after heavy Japanese losses. Secretary Knox cited 1,800 Japanese on the island killed or routed and noted total Allied ship losses in the Pacific now stand at 50 combat and 34 non combat, with Japanese losses rising to 126 combat and 246 non combat ships.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
United States
Guadalcanal
Knox
Guadalcanar
Pearl Harbor
Guin
Borigain
Wille Island
Navy
Trex
Gundal
Canal
Anniversary of Lincoln's Address Observed at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Pa November observance marks the anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with a small ceremony. Nine locals and one Hanover resident heard the original speech repeated, recalling the dedication of the national cemetery after the battle. James A McLaughry of Mercer County dies suddenly at home. father of Dartmouth coach Erwin McLaughry.
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Osseemen Erem
Gettysburg
Lincoln
National Cemetery
Yeaira
Wink Co
Mercer
Coungy Tonge
Mercur
James A. McLaughry
Mercerenunty
Court
Deor‘mand McLaughry
Dartmouth
Gas Rationing Muddle Delays War Plant Fuel Plans
Local officials warned that special panel boards to review supplemental gasoline rationing for war plant workers may delay the program’s December 1 start in the county. Forms shortages and slow approvals threaten fuel access for Corry defense workers, with extended deadlines likely and appeals underway to postpone enforcement until machinery for enforcement is ready. The Erie County Rationing Board and district officials reported ongoing registration checks and potential extensions for fuel oil applications, leaving many workers without required coupons and facing possible special permits to buy fuel.
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de Vesnipes
Corry Rationing Board
Pitts
Ration Board
Harry Mehl
Erie County Rationing Board
Howard Seabury
Pennsylvania
Corry of Age
Erie
Corry
Will Register 42 000 Teenagers for Selective Service
Associated Press reports Harrisburg estimates 43 000 Pennsylvanians aged 18 and 19 will register for selective service next month. Registrants by birth month: those turning 18 in July register December 11 week. those turning 18 in September or October December 18 week. those born in November or December turn 16 register December 28 week. Inductions will follow birth dates, older youths first. Some of the 18 and 19 year olds in high school may defer until school ends.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Selective Service
Ryans
Uist Group
Evan
New Guinea battle in extermination phase reported
Allied forces press in Buna Gona area as Japanese troops trap a narrow coastal strip. American Australian divisions advance toward Buna while a landing attempt is repelled on village outskirts. Zeros strike as anti aircraft defences reinforce the Buna front amid bad weather hindering air support.
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MacArthur
Associated Press
New Guinea
Buna-Gona
United States
Buna
Owen Stanley
Cape Endaiadere
Sopute
Gona
Soputa
Progess
Union Thanksgiving Services Planned at First Baptist Church
Rev H Ray Harris of the Gulted Brethren in Christ will deliver the address at the annual Thanksgiving service under the Corry Ministerial Association. The union program gathers pastors from all churches to pray for the nation in wartime. The service begins Wednesday at 1:4 o clock with broad church attendance expected.
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H. Ray Harris
Brethren In Christ Church
First Baptist Church
Corry Minsterial Association
Mr. Harris
Roosevelt
Ynariouz’ Letturches
WWII Bulletins From Front Lines Across Africa and Italy
MORCOW reports successful assaults on heights near Nalchik as Red Army units press Axis positions in the Caucasus while British forces trap remnants of Rommel's Afrika Korps between Bengasi and Agedabia. Cairo notes Brig Gen Timberlake narrowly escaped a bombing mission, with substantial damage to his aircraft. In Tunisia Allied troops seize Axis prisoners as British parachutists destroy armored vehicles. In Genoa and Milan, crowds celebrate peace rumors prompting the Italian governor’s dismissal.
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Eighth Army
Romimel
Afriin
Bengasi
Agedabia
el Mechili
Msus Trsil
Cairo
Patrick “Timberlake
Army-Air Force Bomber Command
Middle
Eashy
London
Tunisia
Reuters
Hirst
German General Von Thoma Criticizes Hitler in London
General von Thoma, first captured German commander in London, reportedly told Daily Mail writer that Hitler's assumption of supreme command spells disaster for the war. He also criticized Hitler's economic policy, saying it aligns with neutral reports about internal German discontent.
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Associated Press
London
Fitter von Thoma
Daily Mail
Hiller
Gener
Sata
Waveinber 4
Rommel
von Thoma
Nazi Party
Hitler
von Homa
Tax Hike Looms As City Faces Increased Needs
City Council plans multiple special sessions to draft a new budget amid rising departmental needs and potential tax increases. Finance head D P Kinley has urged department estimates as police salaries and Fire and other departments loom for higher funding. Public notices on tax assessment and millage will precede formal budget proposals and a final December vote.
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D. Pred Kinley
Stanley H. Nichols
Thna
John D. Planigas Wises
Walter Hf. Scott
Ans
Cornell
Court of Appeals
Draft Selectees Leave for Army Service From Union City
A Union City district sends 26 draftees, including 12 from the city, to New Cumberland for training camps. Sixteen more registrants depart tonight. Presbyterians women’s groups prepare care boxes. relatives bid farewell at the station as train 980 carries the departures shortly after 7. Additional exams and inductions for December 5th are planned for 51 registrants from Local Board No. 3 in Erie. Preparations continue for youths reaching age 18 since the January draft.
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Union City
New Cumberland
New Cuberland
Corry
Central Women's War
Cong
Erie
Laval Calls for Complete Alliance with Nazi Germany
Pierre Laval urged an entente with Germany in a radio address from Vichy urging volunteers to support Germany and warning that Allied forces threaten France. He said peace in Europe rests on German victory, attacked Allied actions in the Pacific, and rejected a return to parliamentary government.
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Associated Press
VICHY
Pierre Laval
Germany
Europe
France
North
Africa
Wavel
Laval
United States
Roosevelt
Japan
Orient
Blood Drive Rush As Red Cross Plans City Visit
Heavy demand pushes blood donations as a mobile Red Cross unit prepares to visit the city. Workers from Agro Supply pledge to donate. the state armory will host the blood service with logistics support and paid volunteering arrangements.
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Mobile
Aero Union
Girly’ Wator Corps
Gmd Trome State Armory
One Day Strike Hits Pennsylvania Miners
Ninety thousand miners in Pennsylvania's anthracite regions were ordered to take a one day holiday today by the United Mine Workers. District President M. J. Kosik said no work will be done until an agreement is reached. They will return to the pits Monday.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
United Mine “Workers of America
M. J. Kosik
Met
Fourth Raid Blasts Turin in November Assault
News summary reports Allied air raids on Turin with extensive bombing across multiple targets. It cites heavy bombing on October 22 and November raids, listing casualties around 29 dead and 120 wounded, with Allied forces involved and locations including Gero, Milan, Savory, and Turin mentioned in connection with the operations.
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Presa Tondon
Uvsipul Aly
THA Wad
KAP
Hilo
Ily
Apthsoetiutiye Wektishe
Iteoy
Svate
Ganos
Asis
Alvis
Geri Milan
Turin
Congress Bloc Eyes Delayed Gas Rationing Plan
Washington November 21 A congressional bloc from western oil states weighs delaying nationwide gasoline rationing as President Roosevelt considers intervention. Members say passing new legislation before December 1 seems unlikely, with a memo suggesting a delay of several weeks to reopen study. Representative Jed Jahanson Oklahoma asserts a delay could be effective.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Imp
Martin
Wink Grams
Jed Jahinson Dokla
Sluggish New York Market Ends Week Mixed
Stock and industrial issues opened modestly higher in thin Friday trading as sentiment drew support from war news and dividend optimism but buyers mostly hesitated near the close. The list showed uneven gains with some losses and mild late-day volatility as traders eyed the weekend.
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Ayssu
New York
Bullis
Allied push nears Bizerte and Tunis in major Tunisian drive
Allied and Axis forces slug through coastal Tunisia as five mile advances press toward Bizerte and Tunis. U S and British troops push to tighten the noose while German and Italian reinforcements race to shore up defenses. Air and armored units intensify battle along the Tunisian frontier with supply lines and strategic targets under heavy bombardment.
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