Americans Capture Nazi Patrol On Tunisian Front
A German patrol near Tyne on the northern Tunisian front was captured by American infantry units. One German officer and ten men were taken, with one American wounded. Lieutenant Edward McGregor led the U S force, racing a British carrier to reach the patrol first. Sergeant Harold B. Dean neutralized two fleeing Germans in a ditch, forcing the other to surrender where he stood.
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William B Kino
Por'ions
United States Infantry
Tyne
Kiret
Edward McGregor
Newkirk Ave
Brooklyn
McGregor
Harold B. Dean
Clinton St
Abens
Dean
Axis Intrigue In Iran Spotlights Supply Line
Allied supply routes hinge on Iran as American engineers bolster rail and dock capacity to move goods to Russia. The Tehran unrest signals Axis attempts but the Iran corridor remains vital to sustain the Red Army amid famine and looming shortages in 1940s war effort.
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Iran
Thomas M. Johnson
Washington
Russia
Malya
Murmansk
Red Army
Ukraine
Kuban
Siberian
Leningrad
Ladoga
Tinncon
Axiis
Allian Sa Stule
Mediterranean
Spain
Near East
Manteomery
Baym
Tran
Foulash
Traq
Arty
Rintua
Aris
Vilasta
Eve Ely Olin
Omarne
Vietary
Theo
Curtin Labeled Man of Destiny by Australians
A wartime portrait of Australian Prime Minister Curtin as a world figure and leader. The piece traces his rise from a printer's devil to Labor leader, detailing his tough wartime stance, close work with MacArthur, and commitment to home defense over grandiose ventures.
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Nea Beevice
Ell
Wineton Rirabavelt
Imate Abe
Australas
Jack Curtn
Printer's
Potter's
Union
Downing Street
Jack Curtic
Labor
Australia
Singapore
Dunkirk
Melayan
P. Ms
Jack Curtin
Canberra
S-Nake
MacArthur
Jack Curtin Duces
Australa
Empire
Ths
Commonwealth
Curtin
London
Whitehall
Winston Roosevelt
Timber Workers’ Union
Parlement
Lahor
Drunks In Jail Overhear Call For Blowtorch Escape
In Hickory North Carolina three men, charged with drunkenness, overstayed time in jail when a lock failed and a wrench and blowtorch were used to free them. A chaotic incident ended with no serious injuries reported.
Soldier Hits Boss During Job Audition in Army Tale
In CAMP DME Virginia a soldier named Gaaier recounts an audition for a job. He claims another man struck him in the face after a dispute about the audition. Gainer describes the punch and the immediate confrontation before the event ended.
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Camp
Dme
Gainer
Nia
McGregor Rural Carrier Delivers As Usual Despite Winter
Arthur Durr of McGregor Iowa braves cold winds without a hat or beard during winter. The aging postal carrier remains resolute in his daily rounds, continuing a long habit despite the season’s hardship.
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McGregor
Arthur Durr
McGre
Durr
War Is Hollywood's No 1 Star Director Producer
Hollywood theater and film coverage notes Mars as the dominant wartime star and force shaping 1942 productions. It details budget scales for John Siembeck and other properties, the shift from star power to story driven wartime material, and new war era themes across Disney, Republic, and Roy Rogers offerings. It also notes OWI censorship expanding from advisory to mandatory script review.
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Haglow Church
NEA
Hollywood
Mars
Toa
Alan
20th-Fox
Jonn Siembeck
Balimount
Sistem
Ballhhoa
Acelinee
Tauiain
Jodsph FF Davies
Wassin
Coeta Corba
Walter Padgeon Caeser Ziemer
RKO
Hitler
Studin
Massie
Migs Jones
Cairo
Republic
Henry J. Kaiser
Idaho
Roy Rogers
Tarzan
Disney Mouse and Duck Factory
Seven Dwarfs
Donald Duck
R Seekers
Office of War Information
OWI
Heflin Selectees Protest Favoritism At Draft Board
A group of Heflin selectees protested draft-board favoritism delaying their departure for Fort McClellan. Nine or ten men from the contingent aimed to depart when taunts and calls of yellow cowardice arose. An officer urged them to board the bus and warned others to stop molesting them. The men reportedly did not object to service but said they should not go until their time.
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Heflin Dis
Isxortam
Taheir Draft Board
Enrertt E E. Nertom
Fort McClelan
Reat
Tos
Norton
Board No. 1
Cleburne County
First Silver Mill near Virginia City Nevada
The first successful silver ore crushing mill was built near Virginia City Nevada in 1860. This mill marked the first operation to reduce quartz ore, pioneering processing methods in the region.
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Virginia City
Nev
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