Strategic pressures shape Nazi defense in Africa and Europe
In a Page One continuation the article argues Hitler must hold Africa to buy time for Europe. It notes Allied air power and Russian offensives threaten German defenses and that Italy is secure under heavy Allied guns. It predicts hard fighting in Africa and continued Axis stubborn resistance in Tunisia.
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Europe
Germany
Africa
Italy
Ndt
France
Hommel
Tunsia
Alfill
Hitler
Turin Bomb Raid Reports Slow Damage and Cold Conditions
Allied raiders targeting Turin faced dense cloud banks and freezing winds that iced bomber wings, limiting bomb drops. Rome reported light damage with only three British planes lost. Vichy and Swiss notices cited bombers on French and Swiss soil, while German activity rose along northeast coasts.
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Rome
Fiat Works
Ips
Channel
Iichy
Bern
Vichy
Annecy
Talian
Sins
Cantonrgovie
Switzerland
Canton Valais
Oastal
Engand
Allied line shapes as forces push toward Tebourba area
Allied forces report a German Italian push south along the Medjerda river toward Metijez El Bab and another threat near Tebourba but both forces are repelled. Tebourba remains under enemy control though Allied heights overlook it. The map shows a line from Mateur southwest for 18 miles to Tebourba, then 15 miles to Medjez El Bab, with Axis positions extending to Pont Du Fahs southeast of Medjez El Bab.
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Metijez el Bab
Tebourba
Mateur
Bizerte
Medjez el Bab
Pont du Fahs
Lampedusa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sicily
Anderson
K. A. N. Anderson
Reuters
Tunisia
Mateur-Tebourba
London
Medjez el- Bab
No Man's Land
Somme
government tested horse meat draws cautious impressions
A column notes government tested and approved horse meat selling at 23 cents a pound with steaks at 35 cents, comparing prices to beef up to 60 cents and noting markets buying the meat. It cites a wealthy class trying it and mentions Bach as father of 20 children and a beech tree growing through another in St. Charlies Virginia.
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St. Charlies
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Fall Ashe Rvilie
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chicago
Columbia St
Jacksonville
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Richmond
BO Savannah
Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
San Antonio Aa
Weather Update for Carolina and Georgia
The forecast indicates minor temperature shifts in the Carolinas this afternoon and tonight. Georgia will experience colder conditions tonight with lower nighttime temperatures across the state.
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North and
South Carolina
Georgia
Stimson Praises North Africa Campaign Achievements
Secretary Stimson described careful planning and luck behind Allied success in North Africa. He noted American and British forces facing German strength, highlighted air power gains and a pivotal armored task force at Guise ridge, and warned that the campaign is far from over despite early wins.
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South Pacific
Mediterranean
Stimson
Germany
Guise Ridge
First Army
North
Africa
Fights Last Night Report Highlights Knockout and Outpoint
In New York Tami Mauriello knocked out Low Nova after a strong Los Angeles card. Cre'o Shans outpointed Jackie Callura in Boston. An odd data line notes the average growth of human hair at six inches per year.
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New York
Tami Mauriello
Nova
Los Angeles
Boston
Creo Shans
Jackie Callura
Hamiton
San Francisco Sailors Recall Battle of the Lilacs Glory
The San Francisco returns from the Solomons after a fierce dawn fight off Savon Island. Lieut. Comdr. Bruce McCandless led the flagship through critical moments as officers and crew faced superior odds and heavy damage. Sailors recall lilac-scented air during the night action and describe shell bursts as roman candles.
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San Francisco
Solomons
Bruce McCandless
Long Beach
Calif
Savon Island
J. Callaghan
McCandless
Callaghan
Cas Sin Young
Navy
William A. Wheeler
Worcester
Mass
Guadalcanal
R. W. Fucker
Chicago
Tucker
Allied Assaults Press in Solomons Campaign
Allied forces prepared to concentrate air and naval power for Guadalcanal battles while fending off Japanese air and sea attempts to reinforce. In Buna area of New Guinea, MacArthur’s forces close in as Japanese defenders suffer heavy losses. American and Australian air units strike Buna and Sanananda fronts. Allied troops push to the sea at Buna Endaiadere and reduce enemy pockets amid brutal combat with prisoners limited. No reliable atmospheric upper bound known, but estimated at least 625 miles above Earth.
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Fasi Harbor
Fast
Solomons
Australia
Buna
New Guinea
Gona
Soputa
Sanananda
Douglas MacArthur
Cape Endaiadere
Small Business Encouraged By Nike Hearings
Charlotte report on House Small Business Committee hearings in southern cities. Tyre C. Taylor predicts aid for small businesses after witnesses allege unfair practices by manufacturers. Joint session planned to probe War Production Board delays. congress may seek price markup limits and inventory controls to curb large stockpiling.
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House Committee On
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Taylor
House Committee
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Senate Committee
War Production Board
War Plants Corporation
Congress
Inland Steel protests WLB panel ruling in hiring hall dispute
Inland Steel protested a War Labor Board panel ruling that it says grants the CIO National Maritime Union control of the hiring hall for vessels on the Great Lakes. The company contends the order removes merit-based crew selection and weakens its war production helps, and it asked for a public hearing before the full board.
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Inland Steel Company
War Labor Board
WLB
CIO National Maritime Union
Great Lakes
Inland
Maritime Union
War Production Board
Rare bridge plays defy routine classification
Most bridge plays fit known principles but a few defy neat analysis. These rare hands occur infrequently and challenge standard treatment, standing apart from common patterns observed at the table.
Goren’s clever diamond defense wins a rubber
In a quoted hand from Better Bridge for Better Players Charles H. Goren uses a tricky line after a bad diamond break. He cashes ace of spades, finesses ten, then leads king of clubs from dummy discarding king of spades. West’s return to dummy allows Goren to use two black queens to discard two diamond losers and make contract.
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Charles H. Goren
Goren
West
Guilford County Realty Transfers Summary
Guilford County realty transfers list multiple deeds including W. on Berry to Catherine Berry Fuller in Douglas Heights Sumner Township adjacent to Cox to Dewey Beck Louise J. Sharpe on Spring Garden Street Morehead Township W L Simmons to Fred C. Martin in Oak Grove development R B Coit to O C Wall in J E Latham subdivision and R T Baxter to W B Lewis on Eltington Street.
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Catherine Berry Fuller
Douglas Heights
Sumner
RE. E. Saferight
Dewey Beck
Cox
Moreheade
Herbert Kimmel
Louise J. Sharpe
Spring Garden Street
W. L. Simmons
Fred C. Martin
Oak Grove
R. B. Coit
O. C. Wall
J. E. Latham Company
R. T. Baxter
W. B. Lewis
Eltington Street
Textile Leader Mauney Dies at 65 in Lincolnton
David Hunter Mauney, 65, Lincolnton industrialist and textile pioneer, died after a two month illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
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Lincolnton
David Hunter Mauney
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Unnamed Seamen to be Turned Over to Union on First Come Basis
The passage notes turning over seamen to the union on a first come, first served basis regardless of experience or ability, as long as they hold seamen's papers.
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Union
Axis pushes and setbacks mark North Africa front
Allied and Axis forces clash across Tunisia and Libya as Rommel’s drive stalls near Medjez El Bab and Tebourba while Allied air forces strike south of Lampedusa. Eisenhower’s wary optimism persists amid muddy hills, shifting lines, and reports of German and Italian troop deployments in Tunisia.
Son of President Garfield Is Dead
Harry A. Garfield, 79, former president of Williams College and son of President James A. Garfield, died today in Williamstown Massachusetts. A Hiram Ohio native, he graduated from Williams in 1885 and led the college from 1908 for 26 years. He received honorary degrees from Dartmouth Princeton Amherst Wesleyan William and Mary and Whitman College and served as fuel administrator in World War I.
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Mass
Harry A. Garfield
Williams College
United States
James A. Garfield
Hiram
Ohio
Williams
Dartmouth
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Amherst
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Whitman College
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Lumberton Dedicates New Primary School Building
The new primary school in Lumberton, costing about 85000 dollars, was dedicated last night. It is named for the late Joe P. Moore who led the Lumberton public school system for seven years and died in office last May. An oil painting of Moore was presented by the Lumberton School Board.
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Lumberton
Joe P. Moore
Moore
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