RAF Night Raid Hits Western Germany Amid Air War
Allied air forces raided Western Germany for a second time in five nights with a strong bomber force. The Friesland and Hilversum stations in Holland went off air for 40 minutes, signaling raids. Targets were not disclosed but included areas in the southwest. Bad weather hindered some missions. at least two enemy planes were shot down in the raid area.
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United States
France
Netherlands
Friesland
Hilversum
Holland
Air Ministry
Stuttgart
Innsbruck
Munich
Salzburg
Augsburg
Reds Keep on Moving Ahead on Fronts West of Moscow
Soviet forces repelled counterattacks and reported 1,000 German losses during a three day advance along the Rzhev Vyazma railroad line west of Rzhev. The offensive also gained ground central and southwest of Stalingrad, while Germans counterattacked near Moscow and along the Don river.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Rzhev
Vyazma
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Don River
Theatre notice invites audience to Town and Miller shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs James E Plum of 229 West Francis Street to attend tonight's presentation of Talk of the Town at the id theatre and Priorities on le with Ann Miller at the theatre.
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Grafton Sentinel
James E, Plum
W. Francis Street
Id Theatre
Priorities Onle
Ann Miller
Ross to Seek Speakership in 1943 Legislature
Charles ton December 7 Walter W Ross announced his candidacy for speaker of the house as the 1943 legislative session nears He is an assistant state tax commissioner and former Mercer county prosecutor, one of four names linked to the post Also mentioned are William T Blankenship Glenn Jackson and John E Amos with McKnown as senate president candidate and Paull a possible contender for the top senate post.
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Charleston
Walter W. Ross
Ross
Mercer County
William T. Blankenship
McDowell County
Glenn Jackson
Logan County
John E. Amos
Pannel
State Senate
C. H. McKnown
Wayne County
James Paull
Wellsburg
Byron Randolph
Clarksburg
Randolph
Congressman Bennett Dies of Heart Attack
Washington December 7 Representative Philip A Bennett of Missouri died of a heart attack at a naval hospital early today He was 61 and had suffered the attack Saturday night The first term Republican represented Missouri sixth district and lived in Springfield He former state senator and served 1925 to 1929 as lieutenant governor His son Marion T Bennett was at his bedside His wife and daughter Mary Edith were en route from Springfield
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Washington
Philip A. Bennett
Missouri
Naval Hospital
Bennett
Springfield
Marion T. Bennett
Mary Edith
Spring
Victory Loan Goal Half Attained In First Week
West Virginia held to reach a $45 million Victory Loan sale target with about $20 million in bonds sold in the first week. Area Manager Houston G. Young said reports from several banks were still pending as the drive continued.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Houston G. Young
Drive To Salvage Aging Jalopies Now Underway
CHARLESTON December 7 A 15 day drive to salvage worn out automobiles was started today by American Legion posts throughout West Virginia with a house to house farm to farm canvass.
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Charleston
American Legion
West Virginia
Farmers Face Higher Goals for West Virginia Farms
Morgantown reports West Virginia USDA War board sets 1943 targets including 23 million more pounds of chicken, 14 percent poultry rise, 12 percent egg output increase, and 20 percent more turkeys. Cattle and calves up 10 percent to 225000 head, with 610000 plus 55000 beef cows sought by January.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Usda War Board
J. Ward Wood
Wood
War Board
Search Is Continued For Lost Arey Flier Wagner
MONTGOMERY ALABAMA Dec 1 authorities at Maxwell field direct a ground and air search for Lt Col Boyd Buzz Wagner missing since Nov 30 on a flight from Key West to Maxwell Field He is among the Army’s youngest lieutenant colonels and the first American air ace of World War II Wagner is a solo pilot in a camouflaged plane estimated to be nearly impossible to spot from the air He holds the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart and hails from Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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Montgomery
Y. Ala
Boyd
Buzz” Wagner
Wagner
Flyer
Johnstown
Kidnapping of Baby Solved Five Nabbed
A two month search for a Columbus infant abducted from an asylum ended with the arrest of five people in Huntington. Mrs. Lloyd Cremeans and Carl Chapman faced kidnapping and conspiracy charges as the baby was found unharmed and returned to his mother. Another suspect was arrested in Ashland, Kentucky.
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Columbus
Portsmouth
Huntington FBI
E. E. Kuhnel
Lloyd Cremeans
Carl Chapman
Frazier's Bottom
Putnam County
Daniel Joseph Scanlon
Cremeans
Ruby Sexton
Ruby
Iace
ABC
Chapman
Ashland
Kuhnel
Perble Junior
California
Federal Jury To Probe Mechanicsburg Naval Depot
A federal grand jury was summoned in Harrisburg to investigate charges of fraud and bribery in the construction of the $40,000,000 Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot. The 800 acre facility, key for east coast ships and overseas materials, was dedicated October 1, with further inquiries into possible hamstrung investigations by the FBI and Naval Intelligence.
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Harrisburg
Mechanicsburg
Biddle
U. S
Sidney E. Friedman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Naval Intelligence
Allies Maintain Wedge Between Buna Positions
Allied troops kept their live wedge through Japanese positions to the sea between Buna village and Buna mission in New Guinea. They repelled a strong Japanese patrol near Cape Iaiadere as they split the beachhead into segments and advanced toward Buna village despite fire from Japanese guns.
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Allied
Australia
Buna Village
Buna Mission
Cape Iaiadere
New Guinea
Wickard Takes Full Charge Of All Food Supplies
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R Wickard today assumed full responsibility and control over the nation's food program. The move aims to ensure adequate feed for armed forces Allies and liberated countries, with rationing to continue as next year brings unprecedented demands.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R.wickard
At Aassssume
Wickard
Soviet names 130 generals in wartime reshuffle
Stalin announced 130 new generals and promoted 13 others in the Red Army, marking the largest wartime appointment list. Col Peter Gorokhov, a Stalingrad unit commander, was raised to major general along with three vice defense commissioners promoted to higher ranks. Lev Mekhlis and Alexander Shcherbakov became lieutenant generals and Yefim Shadenko to colonel general.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Peter Gorokhov
Stalingrad
Yefim Shadenko
Lev Mekhlis
Alexander Shcherbakov
Six Day Week Nears for Soft Coal Mining
Washington December 7 A producer spokesman said bituminous coal mines will switch to a six day week around the start of next year with prices rising about 20 to 23 cents per ton The War Labor board has ruled that time and a half on the sixth day under the miners wage agreement does not count as a wage increase Even so the premium starts after the 35th hour Mines currently run a seven hour day five day week.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Losses of Japan Revealed By Actual Count Of Bodies
United States forces counted 6 641 Japanese killed on Guadal canal in the Solomons an actual body count. Navy said the figure excludes thousands destroyed by sea action artillery and air bombardment. Naval authorities believed no appreciable Japanese reinforcements or supplies have arrived since the great battle three weeks ago. Marines suffered smaller losses as jungle trained raiders.
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Japan
Washington
United States
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy
Japan Missed Great Chance Invasion of Hawaii Essay
Navy recounts Pearl Harbor disaster showing Japan could have seized Hawaii with eight battleships and three cruisers sunk or disabled, air defenses ruined, and runways cratered. The Japanese fleet avoided a follow up that could have crippled American seapower, altering Pacific history a year ago.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Hawaii
Hawaiian
Oahu
Japan
Japan Blames U S For Pearl Harbor Anniversary
New York dispatch notes Japanese propagandists marking the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor with a weekend radio barrage blaming the United States for the war. FCC records cite Japanese commentators claiming America fired the first shot, citing the Roberts report on submarine destruction before the attack.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
America
Great Britain
Washington
London
Federal Communications Commission
New List of Manpower Shortage Areas Is Out
The War Manpower Commission released a revised list of 270 industrial areas showing current labor shortages in 102 areas anticipated shortages in 77 and labor surpluses in 91. The list covers all cities of 60,000 or more and some smaller cities. Chairman Paul V. McNutt said it offers a positive approach to placing contracts where workers would be idle or employed in less essential war production. He noted manpower is only one factor in procurement decisions.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
WMC
Navy chief says Japan nearing desperate naval losses
Secretary of the Navy Knox states in the Army and Naval Journal that Japan's warship, cargo vessel, and troop transport losses have reached a critical level. He says one year of war has reduced Nippon's maritime strength to a few thousand tons shy of crippling its supply lines, signaling imminent danger to island bases.
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Washington
Knox
Japan
Pacific
Army and Naval Journal
Nippon
Elkins Youth Becomes State Hi-Y President
Philip Merrill of Elkins was elected president of the West Virginia Hi-Y council at a Charleston conference of 10 district leaders. David Thornburg of Martinsburg was chosen secretary, and the group voted to sponsor Hi-Y clubs for younger high school boys due to many in the age group entering military service. the state has more than 100 Hi-Y clubs.
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Charleston
Philip Merrill
Elkins
West Virginia
Tom Linger
Clarksburg
David ‘Thornburg
Martinsburg
Transportation Tax On Coal Users Declared By OPA
The Office of Price Administration announced that consumers of coal and other solid fuels must pay the four cents per ton transportation tax imposed by the 1942 revenue act that became effective December 1. The tax may be passed to the ultimate consumer but must be shown separately from coal prices and cannot be included in maximum price computations or charged on coal where the tax was not incurred.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Axis Forces On Defensive In Late Fall
Axis forces, once free to choose where to fight, are finally on the defensive across major fronts as United Nations rally in strength. Experts warn victory remains months or years away with brutal campaigns ahead to invade Nazi Europe and conquer Japan. Big pushes expected once Allied decision favors timing.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United Nations
Europe
Japan
America
Pearl Harbor
Pacific - Asiatic
Allies Plan Final Phase of Tunisian Campaign
Allied commanders reportedly laid plans for the final phase of the Tunisian campaign at a candlelight conference in a farm house kitchen as heavy fighting raged in the Tebourba Matuer sector. Heights near Tebourba and the strategic communications hub 20 miles west of Tunis were held by Allied forces while bombers pounded Tunis Bizerte and Tripoli and raids targeted axis links between Italy and North Africa. Reggio airdrome in southern Italy was attacked Saturday night. Docks at Bizerte were blasted.
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Tebourba-Mateur
Reuters
Tebourba
Tunis
Bizerte
Tripoli
Italy
North Africa
Reggio
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