German Reserves Struggle to Hold Russians at Stalingrad
Moscow dispatch says German armies, near 106 days under siege at Stalingrad, press mail planes and training ships for reinforcements while Red Star claims up to 80 Junkers 52s downed and reports German counters and Russian gains across the central front. Soviet air and ground actions, including losses of German bombers and battlefield reversals near Velikie Luki and Rzhev, are noted with heavy fighting described on multiple sectors.
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Moscow
Germany
Stalingrad
Red Star
Red Air Force
Red Army
Toco
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Burt
Galients
Merchant Vessel Engages Raiders in South Atlantic
A medium sized American merchant ship fought two enemy surface raiders in the South Atlantic. It sank one raider and badly damaged the other before the merchant vessel went down. The action was reported by the navy today.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Navy
Milk Price Increases Approved In Midwest Areas
Wholesale and retail milk prices rise by up to 2 cents per quart in many towns under a regional OPA order issued by Jo Weigel. The plan covers Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Iowa and applies to communities under 100000 population with adjusted ceilings to curb shortages. In New Guinea Allied bombers thwart a Japanese attempt to reinforce Buna Gona destroying a destroyer and forcing others to withdraw while reporting attacks on hospital facilities.
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Chicago
Jo Weigel
OPA
Dairies
Anay
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Weigel
Australia
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
Buna
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
New Ireland
Buna- Gona
U S Fliers Praised In Axis Collapse In Egypt
War Today reports that U S airmen have played a vital part in the Allied victory in Libya joining with the British Eighth Army. Quotes Air Vice Marshal Coningham and Colonel Crom praising American efforts and postwar cooperation to maintain peace.
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U. S
Egypt
Dewitt MacKenzie
Eighth Army
Libya
Mediterranean
Libyan
Iualian Casa
Sir Arthur [Coningham
Royal Air Force
Western
Desert
William BH. Crom
Britain
United States
Our
Blackout To Halt All Auto Travel in Seventh Region
OMABA Neb Dec 9 Regional Civilian Defense Director Joseph D Schultz calls for a 20 minute highway blackout across the nine state Seventh Defense Region next Monday night. Bus lines will halt along routes, trucks will follow the same plan and motorists are urged to cooperate. Railroads will dim headlights and run trains at reduced speed while highway signs are turned off.
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Omaba
Neb
Seventh Defense
OCD
Joseph D. Schultz
Schultz
Exempt Dried Eggs From Price Controls
Washington December 9, the Office of Foreign Economic Affairs seeks to increase dried eggs supply for the armed forces and other United Nations. The move aims to ease shortages by exempting dried eggs from existing price controls.
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Washington
Armed Forces
United’ Nations
Woman Boeing welder funds own divorce in Seattle
In Seattle the divorce of Floyd Carlson was granted with Carlson’s wife the Boeing aircraft welder paying for the case. Judge Meakim quipped about possible precedents for women paying. The wife was not present in court.
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Seattle
Roger J. Meakim
Floyd Carlison
Boeing
Meakim
Carlson
Seijas
Lana Turner Waits for Stork and Divorces Foreseen
Hollywood gossip notes Lana Turner expects motherhood next summer with Stephen Crane as her liaison. Meanwhile she plans to seek a Mexico City divorce from George Brent after a Palm Beach marriage to Artie Shaw’s ex-wife. other stars face separations and attorney moves in rapid-fire updates.
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Hollywood
Colony
Mexico City
Lana Turner
Miss Turner
Stephen Crane
New York
Chicago
Las ‘Vegas
Nev
Artie Shaws
Ann
Sherid
Mexico
George Brent
Palm’ Beach
Fia
Seymour
J. Chotiner
Helen
Gilbert
Lads Sell Kisses in War Bond Drive
A fragmentary note shows a wartime fund raising item titled Lads Sell Kisses to Help Win the War. The readable text mentions Seattle and a couple of unclear names, hinting at a local morale or bond drive during the conflict.
Mid-Continent Merger Plan Faces NGA Board and Stockholders
Mid-Continent Airlines and Northwest Airlines directors approved a merger to consolidate management and routes. The Civil Aeronautics Board and stockholders must still approve. Mid-Continent has curtailed operations as 75 percent of its planes were commandeered by the Army. Northwest runs Chicago to Minneapolis and Minneapolis to Seattle and Portland. Mid-Continent flies Minneapolis to Tulsa via Huron Sioux Falls Sioux City Omaha and Kansas City and Minneapolis to St. Louis via Rochester and Des Moines although the latter carries no passengers now.
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Washington
Eo Iter
John Wynne
Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc
Mid- Continent
Northwest Airlines, Inc
Wynne
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mid-Continent
Army
Northwest
Chicago
Minneapolis
Seattle
Portland
Tulsa
Huron
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Rochester
Des Moines
Fifth Turin Raid Marks Fifth Attack In A Month
Allied reporting said Turin suffered very heavy damage in a sustained air raid involving RAF Stirlings Halifaxes Lancasters and Wellingtons. The raid came as British and American forces pressed fronts in Tunisia and over the Libyan coast with further attacks on Bizerte, Tunis, and targets near El Agheila.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Britat
Turin
Mediterranean
North Africa
Moroccos
Tebourba
Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
Italy
High Command
RAF
London
Alps
Churchill
Genoa
Naples
Mussolini
Libya
Nabi
Erwin Rommeel
el Aghelia
Rommel
8Th Army
Libyan
Ibyan
Sir’ Bernard Montgomery
Marrow el Agheila
Ick
Counterat
Blackout Test Calls For Civic Cooperation Across Regions
Huron's Civilian Defense unit prepares for a major blackout Monday night across nine states in the Seventh Region. City defense council finalizes mobilization as Glenn Martin urges all residents to comply. The test runs 10 p m to 10 20 p m Central War Time with sirens and alarms signaling start and finish.
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Huron
Glenn
Martin
Defense’ Corps
Censor on Carpet in Letter Charge Hearing
Senate Judiciary Committee summoned Byron Price to explain alleged opening of letters between Alaska and the United States. Governor Gruening's complaint sparked the session with private hearing. Norris questioned the legality amid talk a 400-censor Seattle staff reads mail.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Byron Price
Alaska
United States
Ernest H. Gruening
United States Territories
Senate
Gruening
Norris
Nebraska
Seattle
United States Proper
Navy reports Solomons air and sea attack sinks one ships and sets others ablaze
American air craft from Guadalcanal struck an enemy force about 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal on December 3. The attack damaged two cruisers and a destroyer, with ten Japanese float planes shot down and one U S fighter and two planes lost in the engagement.
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Washington
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Navy
Guadalcanal
Vavy
Guadal
Navy Department
Santa Imbel
New Georgia Islands
South Pacific
Navy de Parent
United States
Eer
Mars
CIO Workers End Steel Plant Strike
In Somnstown PA 3090 CSO strikers from Bethlehem Steel Company mills voted to end a 24 hour walkout over Sunday double pay. United Steel Workers members yielded to CIO President Philip Muray and agreed to return to work while grievances are resolved by arbitration.
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Sohnstown
CSO
Bethlehem Steel Company
United Steel Workers
CIO
Philip Muray
Bruce Cabot Enlists in Army Air Corps Training
Screen star Bruce Cabot was sworn into the army at Cabot III Army Camp Blanding today. He volunteered for air corps service and will be sent to Miami Florida for training.
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Cabot
Army Camp Blanding
Fis
Bruce Cabot
Army
Miami
Ela
Air Corps
Volcan
Congressman's punch tied to wife killer in New York case
Rep William Theodore Schulte of Indiana floored a slapper in a Capitol barber shop. Later he learned the attacker was wanted for questioning in the stabbing death of Mrs Emma Gesine Nies, 33, found in Islip Terrace bathroom on Long Island.
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Washington
William
Theodore Schulte
Ame
Duck
Indiana
Capitol
Schulte
New-York
New York
Russell Richards
Suffolk
Nies
Emma Gesine Nies
Islip
Terrace
Long Island
Easman
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Santa Cruz Islands
U. S. Navy
Midwest
Oman
Stork
Frsiniog Croat
Mee
Ann Rutherford
Citizens’ Defense Corp
Defense Corps
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