Reds Retake Hundreds of Towns on South Front
The Associated Press reports Soviet forces recaptured about 4,000 square miles in the Rostov Donets basin driving hundreds of villages from retreating German units. In the north a new Nazi push neared Klin and Dmitrov while Semeon Timoshenko’s armies moved west through the Donets basin toward Azov with Red spearheads aiming to trap Germans near Mariupol. Taganrog remained in German rear-guard holdouts as the front shifted.
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Associated Press
Russia
Ukraine
Rostov - Donets Basin
Klin
Moscow
Dmitrov
U.S. S. R. Capi
Marshall Semeon
Timoshenko
Donets River
Azov
Ieee
Red Army
Mariupol
Rostov-on-Don
Taganrog
Fidelity case opens again in Charleston court
Tennessee contract holders filed a petition with Federal Judge Ben Moore seeking reopening of a district court hearing on reorganizing the Fidelity Assurance association of Wheeling. Indictments in Detroit accuse Fidelity Investment and 13 others of mail fraud and securities violations, prompting questions on jurisdiction and the reorganization plan.
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Charleston
Fidelity Assurance Association of Wheeling
Tennessee
Ben Moore
Detroit
Mich
Fidelity
Fidelity Investment Association
Mooré
Peti- Sne
L. Brooks
Frederick Leake
L. Goldberg,Jr
Hunters Beware of Deer Arresting Buck With Gun
In Elk county Pennsylvania a deer with a gun allegedly carried by Deputy Sheriff John Slavin caused a comic mishap. Slavin fired at a 12 point buck that fell, then, while tagging the prize, placed his guns on the antlers. The buck suddenly sprang up and fired the gun.
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Pittsburgh
Elk County
Pennsylvania
John Slavin
Slavin
Sharp Rise in Selectee Calls for 1942 Predicted
Washington reports a sharp upturn in selective service inductions as the Army plans to expand land and air strength to about two million officers and men. By spring, at least half a million more recruits are expected, aided by accelerated three year air force enlistments. The defense appropriation of 8.1 billion dollars aims to boost total manpower by roughly 300,000, with provisions to replace soldiers returning to civilian life.
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Washington
Army
Congress
Des ED OY
Renedy
Pewceru
Asks Verdict Be Set Aside In Boone County Case
Speaker Malcolm R. Arnold of the house of delegates asked Kanawha circuit court to set aside his conviction as an accessory to grand larceny arguing principals in the indictment were innocent. The Boone County schools official, among nine indicted in payroll padding, was the only one tried. Arguments on the appeal were scheduled for December 8. He received one to 10 years in prison after a Sep Intermediate court verdict for helping his brother and sister.
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Charleston
Malcolm R. Arnold
House of Delegates
Kanawha Circuit
Boone County Schools
German commander reshapes strategy after Rostov rout
The southern German army at Rostov is reported to be routed. Field Marshal von Brauchitsch is said to be sent for a complete overhaul of strategy. Hitler allegedly ordered the move following the Russian victory.
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Rostov
von Brauchitsch
Hitler
Central Press
Healthy Child carries polio outbreak shocks Chicago
A Chicago study reports infants with poliomyelitis virus yet no symptoms, identified as carriers and linked to several cases including one fatal. Researchers from Cook County health figures say healthy carriers may spread disease, challenging the belief that adults transmit polio to children.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Edward A. Piszczek
Cook County
Howard J. Shaughnessy
Joseph Zichis
Sidney ©. Levinson
A. M
Pittsburgh Stock Show Opens Monday with Regional Exhibits
The ninth annual Pittsburgh three day Livestock show starts Monday featuring entries from Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Maryland. Over $700 in prizes will be awarded to youth showing prize cattle lambs and hogs raised under supervision of 4 H club leaders and vocational agriculture teachers.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Britain sends final notes to German allies nations
London reports Britain has issued final notes to Finland Hungary and Romania allied with Germany against Russia. Notes were delivered last week via the United States with a deadline of midnight today for replies. No replies were received by press time and the fate of the three nations remains unsettled pending responses.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Britain
Aisclolion
United States
Santa Not Hit by Priorities Faces Christmas Forecast
Washington dispatch reports Edward A. McTague, toy consultant to the consumer goods branch of the War Production Board, predicts toy supplies will be adequate for this Christmas despite high demand. He notes some copper and aluminum shortages and potential restocking issues for metal toys, but overall toy departments look strong as toy lines began in March. The article hints this will be the last season gifts are wrapped in cellophane.
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Washington
Donner
Blitzen
Santa Claus
Edward A. McTague
OPM
Lobbying Hearings Highlight Army Ordnance Testimony
Lieut. Rex J. Howard of the Army Ordnance Department testified before the House military affairs committee on defense order lobbying. The panel heard how lobbyists earned large commissions by promising to secure massive defense contracts for several manufacturers.
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House
Miitary Affairs
Rex J. Howard
Army Ordnance Department
Plans for a 5 million Army to fight axis by 1943
Dewitt MacKenzie argues the United States must prepare for a large expeditionary force. He notes a confidential Army Navy board report proposing 5 million troops by July 1 1943 and urges preemptive planning by Army and Navy leaders. The piece emphasizes wartime readiness and strategic anticipation.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Chicago Tribune
Army-Navy Board
United States
Army
Navy
Whitehouse
Stephen Early
Noted Social Worker Passes Away Suddenly
WHEELING Dec 5 Minnie Nay a noted social and church worker who helped found a settlement house in Benwood died suddenly yesterday She led the Women Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church in West Virginia for 23 years ending with retirement in 1929 and held offices with the Kings Daughters WCTU Holloway Deaconess Home Bridgeport and other organizations
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Wheeling
Minnie Nay
Benwood
Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
West Virginia
King’s Daughters
Holloway Deaconess’ Home
Bridgeport
WARDENS SON MURDERED BY PRISONER ON BUS NEAR STATE PENITENTIARY
Warden's son was killed and a guard wounded when escaped convict Brown Gibson 28 Kanawha County grabbed a gun from Guard Orville Metz during a bus return to the state penitentiary near Proctor Wetzel Marshall county border. Wetzel County prosecutor plans murder indictment in March. the incident occurred last night as the bus neared the penitentiary.
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Moundsville
State Penitentiary
L. H. Whitten
Brown Gibson
Kanawha
Marshall County
Whitten
Gibson
Orville Metz
Proctor
Wetzel
Wetzel County
W. E. Lemon
Young Ketchum
West Virginia University
Marshall College
Lee Warden
Page
Stolen Mail Found Hidden 89 Years Ago in Philadelphia
Three sacks of mail apparently hidden 89 years ago by a robber were discovered by Mr and Mrs James Hough in attic caves. The find sheds light on why love affairs and business dealings in fall 1852 in Philadelphia went awry. The couple, young commercial artists, hope historians and philatelists will study the cache.
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Philadelphia
James Hough
Savings Dividends Not Exempt From Taxation
Charleston reports that savings and loan association dividends are not exempt from taxation under a state statute. The attorney general’s office says dividends from such associations are taxable, citing a state supreme court ruling that these entities do not conduct a banking business.
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Charleston
Attorney General's Office
Ws Holt Wooddell
State Supreme Court
Police Take Inventory Of Woman's Pocketbook
NEW CASTLE Indiana December 5 Letha Sailers of Muncie reported to police her purse lost or stolen. It contained a hunting case watch an open face watch a diamond ring two yellow gold rings a dime ring a gold wire pin a Red Men lodge pin other pins an American flag a peach handled knife a sliding blade knife a fountain pen two automatic pencils a flashlight a driver's license a social security card and two books.
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New Castle
Ind
Letha Sailers
Muncie
Men's Lodge
FDR Will Remain Hands Off On New Strike Bills
President Roosevelt reportedly adopts a hands off stance on defense labor legislation. Senate leaders must untangle a tangle of anti strike bills while House backed measures face priority fights. One group backs a judiciary committee approved bill allowing government seizure of struck defense plants with wage adjustments via a special board. Other senators critique the approach as partisan and complex.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
van Nuys
D-Ind
Hatch
D-N
Norris
Austin
Judiciary Committee
Thomas
Utah
Hill
Ala
Ellender
Taft
Ohio
Ball
Rminn
Senate Labor Commit
Cow naming tough work at live stock show in Chicago
At the International Live Stock exposition breeders face the challenge of naming thousands of cattle. With a rule banning duplicate names and more than six million names already on file, cattlemen seek original monikers for impressive beasts amid stalls housing 7600 cattle, with examples like Phalybulle and Barbarian. See COW-NAMING page 4.
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Chicago
Phalybulle
Tiles Mutinser
Moraiser
Barbarian
War or Peace Hinges on Secret Japanese Reply
Japan sent to Secretary Hull a reply that may determine war or peace in the Pacific. Saburo Kurusu said talks should continue. no immediate details on Tokyo’s plan or troop movements in French Indochina. Washington officials indicated the troop figure cited was not new and the broader message remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
Japan
Cordell Hull
Pacific
Saburo Kurtii
Roosevelt
Indo -China
Kichisaburo Nobu
Kurusu
Hull
Far East
United States
Karnau
China
Washington
Welders Strike Stems from Morgantown Plant Work
Morgantown reports a strike by welders employed by a sub contractor on the 40 million dollar anhydrous ammonia plant project. Union officials say more welders joined, swelling local union action and threatening project progress. The walkout involves the United Brotherhood of Welders and Helpers and related trades locals.
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Morgantown
M. A. Brown
United Brotherhood of Welders
Iari
United Association of Snares
Seema Fitters
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