13 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1942
Page
1
Fragmented forecast mentions colder conditions in North and South Carolina with a Sunday change. Georgia and West Virginia appear in garbled form. The readable pieces indicate a regional temperature drop and unsettled notes across several states.
The dispatch reports large Soviet offensives northeast of Stalingrad and west of Moscow, with Russian forces cutting a water crossing near Rzhev and capturing trench lines. Guerrilla detachments in Smolensk and Kursk provinces are said to have intensified winter operations, while German counterattacks and air supply efforts face heavy losses.
Allied and Italian statements conflict over Naples air attacks. US communique says all planes returned with hits on Vittorio Emmanuele and other targets, while Italy reports heavy harbor damage and three four engined planes downed. Civilian casualties tallied at 57 dead, 138 injured, and ten American airmen captured.
British and American forces press in North Africa as Rommel appears to abandon El Agheila and shift toward Misurata. Allied air strikes hit Naples and Sfax while bombers from Libya and Egypt set fires along the Italian coast. RAF and US crews report heavy submarine activity and German tank losses near Medjez El Bab and Tebourba.
New York December 12 Amy Porter profiles Daisy Bacon editor of Love Story Magazine in wartime America. She defends nonwar romances citing civilian heroes and time less love while noting army camp sales rise in other publications she edits. Bacon, a pioneer feminist, recounts career, postage woes, and personal quirks amid war.
The Office of Price Administration announced that sugar ration stamp number 10 will be valid for three pounds of sugar from December 16 to January 31. Washington date December 12.
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