Franco hints at Spain's political future while fine tuning regime
Generalissimo Francisco Franco stated that his regime has not closed the door to a restoration of the monarchy in Spain but warned that any return would be conditional on the continuation of national evolution. He added that the regime exists for Spain, not Spain for the regime, as officials and diplomats listened.
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Spain
Franco
France
Third National Council of the Falange
Mussolini
Republic
Europe
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Weather summary for the southeast with drizzle and rain
The report notes occasional drizzle in interior South Carolina and Georgia with rain along the coast this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures ranged from the mid 30s to the mid 40s in cities including Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte Chicago and more, with rainfall amounts varying up to about 1.28 inches in some stations.
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Carolina
Georgia
Funeral Rites for Rev Samuel G Snyder Held
Thomasville reports the funeral service for Rev Samuel G Snyder pastor of Southside Baptist Church who died in a local hospital. The service was at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church White Oak with ministers W A Way Z V Rotan and Charles Young presiding. Pallbearers included R H Parker W K McGee C M Floyd W D Williamson JA Cox and C M Loffin. Interment followed in Proximity Cemetery.
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S. G. Snyder
Enterprise
Thomasville
Samuel G. Snyder
Southside Baptist Church
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
White Oak
W. A. Way
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Z. V. Rotan
Morgenthau to Speak in Winston-Salem Saturday
Charles H. Robertson announced that Henry Morgenthau Jr. secretary of the treasury would deliver a speech in Winston-Salem in North Carolina this coming Saturday as part of a war savings drive.
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Morgenthau
N. C
Greensboro
Dec. S—t
Charles H. Robertson
War Savings Staff
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
General Montgomery on war morale and the El Agheila campaign
An interview with Field Marshal Montgomery discusses the morale of Allied troops, the planned battle at El Agheila, and the goal to drive the Germans from Africa. He notes the expected length of the war, the need to confront the enemy on the battlefield, and the certainty of fighting to win.
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Cialling
el Alamyin
el Agheila
EL Ggheila
Montgomery
Allies Hold Fast as Axis Fight Persists in North Africa
Algiers radio says Lieut. Gen. Ander son’s army is entrenched on a horseshoe position aimed at Tunis and Bizerte with heavy bomber attacks. First Army shock troops are assembling for a final assault as air support is awaited. Berlin quotes Dakar opening to Allied forces. Eisenhower and Darlan reportedly reached an agreement after Bois son’s governor generalship discussions.
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Morocco
Algiers
K. A. Anderson
Tunis
Bizerte
Berlin
Darlan
Dakar
NBC
CBS
Darlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pierre Boisson
Three Alarms Answered By Local Firemen Early Morning
Chief C. T. Ingram reports three fires in rapid succession. A Big Bear Market motor short circuit at 712 English Street caused smoke and floor damage but little structure loss. A second blaze over a Carolina Spring Corp. office at 100 S West Point Avenue resulted from defective firing, damaging a frame and galvanized building. A residence at 407 Woodbury owned by A H Halton suffered spontaneous combustion.
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C. T. Ingram
Big Bear Market
English Street
Carolina Spring Corp
S. West Point Ave
Ida Boulware
Ingram
R. B. Gantt
S. West Point Avenue
George Johnson
Woodbury
A.H. Halton
Hi Y Club Inductions And North Africa War Update
The Hi Y Club inducted eight seniors at Paul Williamson's home on Richardson Street. Details include officers and new advisory board members, plus notes on the 24th Annual Older Boys Conference in Rock Hill South Carolina attended by eight members. Separately the Tunisian front reports describe Tebourba and nearby points as strategic, with Allied drives stalling due to air cover shortages and German air power. reports from the Morocco radio and Reuters describe Axis fortifications and British Eighth Army buildup at El Agheila.
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Paul Williamson
Richardson Street
Don Dunkelburger
Clinard Burton
Rock Hill
S. C
Carolinas
Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Winthrop College
Julian Lake
Gilbert Marsh
Fred Swartzberg
Leigh Rodenbaugh
Martin Smith
John Crowder
George Stanley
Fred Flagler
Dave Barker
D. P. Whitley
Cameron Deans
Edgar Hartley
Gorrell Speas
Tommy Forster
Jimmie Bones
Williamson
West Africa
Darljan
Tebourba
Djedeida
Mateur
Tunis
Bizerte
Paris
Walther Nehring
Morocco
Rattio
Germany
Libya
Reuters
el Agheila
Eighth Army
Ervin Rommel
Eddie Hatcher Earns Scouting Eagle Award
Eddie Hatcher son of Mr and Mrs E A Hatcher of E Washington Street received his eagle award at the court of honor held at the County Building last evening Scout Hatcher is a three year member of Troop Four and specializes in model airplane construction The award was presented by Scout Executive B W Hackney Other awards were handed by George Covington of the High Point District In attendance were about 15 parents and Scouts with ceremony opened and closed by a member of Troop 20 of the First Presbyterian Church.
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Eddie Hatcher
E. A. Hatcher
E. Washington Street
Scout Hatcher
Scout
B. W. Hackney
George Covington
High Point
First Presbyterian Church
Richard Crowder
George Robichaux
Jimmy Hardison
Archie Myatt
Eddie Knox
Luther Lewis
Haynes Scott
Gold Palm
Ralph Tilden
Eddie ‘Hatcher
Richard Quigley, Jr
Charles Simmons
Pete Armstrong
George Jones
Jack Fulton
Jackie Slone
Bobby Lindsay
Walter Hester
Sandy Rankin
Glover Bedword
Allen Penny
Jake Froelick
Charles Meredith
Clifford Sheaf
John Boggs
Billy Lloyd
Harold Mic- Gee
Douglas Battenfield
Troop Twenty
Bruce Rollings
Herbert Reavis
Joe Spradley
EL LL. Jones
Clarence Welch
Charles Rollings
Ellery Portis
Olin Shuskey
Troop Eighty
Alfred Walden
Paul Shelton
Billy Conn
Roy Morris
Ray Morris
Donald Parham
Paul Friedman
Bobby Everhardt
Allen Sussman
Leonard Kaplan
Forrest Hedrick
Charles Rogers
Carlton Leonard
David Koontz
Charlie Oakes
Ralph Edwards
Lawrence Leonard
Ernest Welch
William Gable
David Myrick
Albert Klemme
Henning Addicks
Robert Glaesner
Billy Johnson
First Letter In Months Arrives On Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Mrs Frances Yates of 1608 Welborn Street received a letter from her brother Private Franklin Daniels for the first time in six months. He is with the Army Parachute Tops and stationed somewhere in the Pacific, in service since July 1940. Daniels has a sister Mrs Vivian Archer on Tabor Street. Archer's husband Forest Ray Archer recently left for military service.
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Frances Yates
Welborn Street
Franklin Daniels
Daniels
Army
Pacific
Ihe
Vivian Archer
Tabor Street
Rise of Allied Air Power Amid War Efforts and Challenges
General Arnold outlined bright prospects for new American fighters including the P-47 Thunderbolt, P-39 Airacobra upgrades, and P-51 Mustang while confirming the 1943 strength goal of about 2,500,000 men. He noted production delays and a strategic view of air superiority in all theaters except North Africa where German forces push to gain the upper hand, and warned of a major air battle in the Mediterranean.
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Arnold
Altoth
Army Air Forces
North Africa
James H. Doolittle
America
Anis
Mediterranean
Africa
Europe
Germans Outflanked in Volga Battle and Stalingrad Struggle
Soviet communique reports heavy losses for Germany with 800 killed in three days and a German infantry company destroyed in the Stalingrad factory area. Red Army advances southwest of Stalingrad leave 340 German dead as battles shift in the Volga region. a Cossack trap disrupts German armor and cavalry. Despite nine enemy counterattacks in a single day, transports remain active on the central front.
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Stalingrad
Red Army
Volga
French naval garrison details and escape outcomes
The report lists ships in harbor including 20 French vessels such as the Golo and Suffern class cruisers and notes 19 submarines with eight unaccounted for. It tracks four subs that escaped, others damaged or intact, and mentions internment of Iris at Barcelona and captures of Casblanca, Marisouin, and Glorieu at Algiers and Oran. Knox questions German statements on scuttling, suggesting possible misperceptions by German sources.
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Knox
Iris
Barcelona
Spain
Casblanca
Marisouin
Algiers
Glorieu
Oran
Milhaud
Mondheer
Guilford County Votes For 24 Hour Patrol Plan
Guilford County moves to 24 hour police protection for rural residents as Sheriff Story reshapes patrols. The new board of commissioners rejected a salaried deputy plan and will study needs for next year while officers are assigned across townships.
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Guilford County
John Co. Story
Joe S. Phipps
R. C. Causey
J. Ed Millis
Joe F. Hoffman, Jr
J. A. Dogget
Charles J. Hunt
Story
High Point
J. F. Jones
Ray Nance
E. Herman Burrows
W. L. Wheeless
Phipps
Greensboro
E. E. Ballinger
Charess C. Shoffner
W. F. AreAdsco
Dewey McCulloch
High Point City Lake
Sam J. McInnis
William R. Hull
Clay
Thomas J. Reynolds
Fentress
Charles T. Ross
Jamestown
J. Floyd Brown
Madison
Carl L. Stanfield
Monroe
R. C. Bevill
Oak Ridge
John D. Morris
Sumner Township
Charlie Groome
Deep River
R. F. Dean
G F Ball Talks To Civitan Club On Rubber Shortage
G F Ball, special representative of Esso Marketers, spoke to the High Point Civitan Club at the Sheraton Hotel. C F Risch presided and Henry Koonts introduced Ball who showed films on synthetic rubber manufacture. Ball explained the processes for obtaining natural rubber and noted Japan’s aggression has virtually halted the import.
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G. F. Ball
Civitan Club
Esso
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Toay
C. F. Risch
Henry Koonts
Ball
Navy Secretary Discusses Pearl Harbor Aftermath and Dakar Access
Secretary Knox stated initial reports over the Pacific fleet damage were incomplete, with full destruction details and recommissioning dates remaining undisclosed. He also commented on a French-Dakar facility agreement, noting strategic gains for the United States were largely negative and that the port would not be used by enemy forces.
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Knox
Dakar
Annual Meeting Notice for High Point Railroad Stockholders
The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting on December 15, 1942 at 2:00 PM at the company offices Jacobs Avenue High Point North Carolina. Directors will be elected, reports received, and other business transacted. Stockholders urged to sign and return proxies to ensure voting presence.
Securities Investment Company Shareholders Meet in High Point
Stockholders of the Securities Investment Company are called to meet December 15 1942 at 1 30 P M at the company offices Jacobs Avenue High Point North Carolina to elect a Board of Directors receive reports of officers and transact other business as may come before the meeting proxy voting urged and may be counted.
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Securities Investment Company
The
Jacobs Avenue
High Point
North Carolina
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