Ohio Hoods Continue Wide Damage
Floods from the swollen Ohio river drenched West Virginia and Ohio, forcing 17 000 to 20 000 homeless in West Virginia alone. Red Cross field nursing consultants moved in, while the Army and Coast Guard aided rescue efforts. Pittsburgh and New York suffered major flood damages, with 4 deaths reported and widespread telephone outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Red Cross
Washington
Yekes
Wheeling
W. Va
Him Grove
Marietta
Coast Guard
State Highway Department
Army
West Virginis
Higgest
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Monongahela
Allegheny
Steel City
New York
Vestel
Susquawhenne River
Hudson
Albany
River Front
New York Telephone Company
Hitler Vows Axis Will Win Despite Hard 1942
Adolf Hitler declared the Axis would prevail despite 1942’s hardships in an army navy and air force order of the day praising German arms in 1942. He warned that compromise is over and noted strategic gains in North Africa including Bizerte and Tunis. Reichsmarshal Goering echoed confidence in victory amid unpredictable futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Bizerte
Tunis
North
Africa
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Goering
U S Forces Relentless In Africa Fight
London reports say United States bomber and fighter strikes hit Tunisian ports and eastern bases as Allied forces pursue a potential large scale offensive. Allied HQ notes patrols contact the enemy near Medjez el Dab and Station De Bou Arada while French and British units renew hill fortifications around Beidows. Air attacks on Sfax and Gabes continue as long range bombers and fighters patrol the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Nearing
Nehring
Costa
Allied
North Africa
Allied Command
de Bou Aranda
Medjez-el-Dab
Pont du Fahs
Station de Bou Arada
Beidows
Aled
Sfax
Gabes
Americans Tighten Grip on Japs In Solomons Area
American air forces, using Catalina patrol bombers, Dauntless dive bombers, and fighters, attacked Japanese bases and supply depots across the Solomons from 20 to 176 miles northwest of Guadalcanal. Five barges were destroyed at Vangunu, and targets on Rekata Bay and Munda were bombed. The tone suggests Allied air superiority across a broad Solomons theater with ongoing Japanese supply efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Navy
Guadalcanal
Catalina
Vangunu Island
Solomons
Henderson Airfield
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Munda
New Georgia Island
De Gaulle and Giraud to Meet Soon on North Africa Work
London reports may head to Algiers for talks between General Charles De Gaulle and General Henri Giraud. Giraud thwarted an abortive assassination plot by arresting twelve suspects, including four police officers allied with Darlan. Observers say unity in North Africa remains fragile as Britain approves Harold MacMillan to work with Robert Murphy on political issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Sone
Giraud
Darlan
Girard
Robert Murphy
Roosevelt
de Gualie
Harold MacMillan
U S Leaders See Hard Year Ahead
Washington reports Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Knox warned in New Year statements that 1943 will bring obstacles and hardships. They stressed strong Army progress, equipment, training, leadership, and health measures, backed by American resolve to win. The year opens with resolve to endure a long, tough road to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimean
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Office of War Information
Stimson
America
Alm
Sinoce
Japs Lose Nine of 12 Planes in Attack by Yanks
Allied air forces under General MacArthur claim decisive air superiority at Lae New Guinea. P-38 pairings destroyed nine Japanese Zeros and 11 ground bombers while A-20s strafed and destroyed several more. B-25s and B-26s bombed targets around the field as Sonntag offshoots and Catalina units hit Buka and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Inekea
Lae
New Guinea
Sanande
Buna
Fartter
Dow
Gasmata
New Lintein Island
Buka
Solomons
Madang
Wewak
Long-Awaited Entrapment Of Nazis Materializes
Montana ends 1942 with wartime footing and record war bond sales. State led Rocky Mountain region in per capita bond purchases and total volume, with $30,031,000 in bonds sold for the year. Higher incomes and strong livestock values boosted prosperity despite wartime disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventana
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Fev
Treasury Department
Norles
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Brit naval action damages two Nazi ships in north waters
Lepton, Dec. 1. British warships engaged an enemy force in northern seas early today. They damaged and chased a cruiser from the scene and left a destroyer badly hit and sinking. This marked the first naval flare up in northern waters since last August when the Tirpitz reportedly ventured into convoy lines and was torpedoed by a Russian submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lepton
Russia
Helena Welcomes New Year in Traditional Style
Helena welcomed the new year in traditional fashion with church services private parties and visits to friends homes. Clubs and lodges held dances dinners and social events while a sober note arose for soldiers serving in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Might Clube
Flodgen
Helena Lodge No
BPOE
Itn
Clu
Elke
Montana Club
Moose Lodge
Moose Temple
Eagles
Great White Way Yields Much Gaiety This Year
New York on December 11 reports a mix of wartime gaiety and solemn observances. Soldiers and Marines celebrated the New Year with songs and cheering on Broadway while hundreds prayed during Holy Hour services at St Patrick's Cathedral and St John the Divine. Archbishops and bishops led devotions as watch night services occurred across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great White Way
New York
Broadway
Gendt
Unite Nations
St. Paterick's
Franncis d. Spellman
St. John the Divine
Episcopal
William OT. Manning Ted
Goera
New Liberty Ship Planned Faster and Stronger
Washington dispatch reports a new Liberty ship design to be produced next year. Rear Admiral Emory Land says the vessel will be slightly longer with greater beam and carrying capacity. Increased horsepower and improved hull design aim to raise speed and reduce submarine vulnerability while boosting postwar commercial value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tee
UPA
Emory
Land
Tand
Warshipping Administr
Tor
Maritime Commission
Buddies Pay Final Tribute to Accident Victims
Great Falls commends 12 Army air base service members who died in a Flying Fortress crash near Musselshell. Chaplain Spirrais led memorials as escorts prepared to forward bodies to home communities. The casualty list includes Lieuts Kay Reem Newland Kalehy and Major Ralston among others. A second body was found, bringing total fatalities to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Army Air Base
Spirrais
Musselshell
Victin Musselshell
John Lloyd
Riger
Edward T. Kay Held
Baltmore
Mid
Gerald K. Reem
Omaha
Neb
Orville A. Ralston
Valentine
Regis J. Newland
Millville
Chester A. Kalehy
Ariz
Hulon B. Dutton
Adairville
Frederick T Brown
Alimont
Mich
Fred
Soviet Announces Enormous Advancement at Stalingrad
Moscow reports for the first time that 22 German divisions around Stalingrad were tightly encircled by the Red Army. A wartime communique claims 312,650 enemy dead or captured in six weeks of drives, with 175,000 killed and 197,050 captured as major losses, noting the sealing of the zone during the December 12 offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Volga
War pledge turns one year old in memory of World War II
Interpreting the War By Kirke U Simpson notes the first anniversary of the pledge by 26 nations to wage war against the Axis. The pact signed January 1 1943 in Washington united leaders and set a massive production drive to mobilize planes tanks guns and ships. Roosevelt declared the will to attack the enemy wherever possible as the war entered a decisive year. The piece recalls Pearl Harbor Hong Kong and the fall of Manila. Continued on Page 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirke U. Simpson
United Nations
Washington
Britain
China
Roosevelt
Congress
Troasevelt
America
Manila
Hongkong
Pearl Harbor
Trussia
North Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hitler
Axis
Alockholm
Fermen Foreign Office
Wea
Stockholm
Tidningen Au
Italy
Corsica
Nica
Savoia
Pierre Laval
Galeazzo Cano
Ayspa
Burma
U.S
de Gaulle
Bill Clatse
Northern Sea Zone
Dee
Office of Price Adminstration
Angna
United
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!