Weather roundup notes frost across several southern states
North Carolina and South Carolina report colder conditions with frost near coasts and interior. Georgia also sees frost in north and possibly central areas. Official Charlotte data shows 7:30 am readings with a mix of max and min temperatures across major cotton growing regions including Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte Columbia Jacksonville Memphis Miami and New York with scattered rainfall totals and symbols.
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War report details Rommel and Axis vulnerabilities
The article discusses Rommel’s dispersal of manpower and equipment and notes several weak points in Axis defenses. It also mentions ongoing battles along the Mediterranean coast and the French forces under Gen Charles De Gaulle holding Kufra.
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Rommel
Mediterranean
Charles de Gaulle
Kufra
Oasis and the Africa War Fronts in 1942 Debate
Allied strategists weigh driving from the Oasis and Lake Chad region toward the coast to split Axis forces. French North and West Africa are seen as possible bases to attack Rommel from the rear, with Dakar and Casablanca cited as potential flashpoints. Dakar residents flee as Casablanca braces for any assault while Vichy claims readiness. British forces in Egypt press Rommel, awaiting larger moves as submarine hunts shift to West Africa.
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Lake Chad
Africa
Europe
French
North Africa
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Tripoli
Tunisia
Dakar
Casablanca
British
Gibraltar
Pierre Boisson
Jean Darlan
Vichy
U. S
French Equatorial Africa
Liberia
Caribbean
West African
Egypt
Rommiel's
Ine
Guadalcanal battle steadies US drive in Solomons
American marines, aided by a fierce air assault, push Japanese from Guadalcanal and near the airfield as Navy reports shows Japanese retreat begun. Ground gains in New Guinea accompany the push with Kokoda and Port Moresby lines tightening under Douglas MacArthur’s command.
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Solomons
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Grumman Wildcats
Rekata Bay
British Break Through Axis Defenses Near El Alamein
Allied forces pushed a wedge into Axis defenses near the center of the line east of El Alamein. An armored battle continued all day with many prisoners taken as Rommel’s positions faced a heavy assault supported by air power. Allied air actions hit Aix airfields and destroyers southwest of Crete, while bombers targeted convoys north of Tobruk.
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New Tire Stolen and Pocketbook Robbed of Cash
The Blue Bird Cab Co reported the theft of a new General tire from a taxi site last night and a pocketbook containing $25 was taken from Mary Conklin at 1650 English Street. Detective Sergeant J W McMahon noted no arrests in either case.
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J. W. McMahon
Mary Conklin
English Street
Soviet counters push German forces in Caucasus and Stalingrad
Russian communiques report Red Army gains in the Caucasus and near Stalingrad. Soviet forces repulsed attacks on several fronts, killing hundreds of German troops and seizing positions around Nalchik and Tuapse while tightening pressure on the Mozdok and Ordzhonikidze corridors.
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Caucasus
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June 22 1941 German invasion of Soviet Union described
The article recalls June 22 1941 when at 3:05 a.m. German forces launched a surprise general attack on the Soviet Union. It notes the vast military power of Soviet Russia, the strong European war effort, and the rapid fall of cities and battlefields as German advances slowed under fierce Russian resistance.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Americans Vote in Off Year War Election With Light Turnout
Americans in all states except Meine held elections on September 14 choosing a governor, senator, and three House members all Republicans. Turnout was expected light amid wartime mobilization with about 65 percent of eligible voters voting, roughly 33 million, down from 40 and 37 million in prior years. Polling centers opened long hours for war workers and absentee ballots rose as many service members voted from abroad. Endorsements favored Dewey in New York with Willkie backing, while Roosevelt campaigned lightly and urged workers’ time off. Republicans predicted gains in the Senate and several governorships, while Democrats anticipated no major House shift.
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George W. Norris
Hamilton Fish
Hyde Park
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Willkie
Halt Exodus Of Physicians Faces Senate Probes
Washington Nov 3 Senate manpower investigators sought a solution to stop doctors leaving private practice for military service. A labor subcommittee summoned Dr Thomas Parran to gain professional guidance as warnings mounted that ongoing army navy commissions were cutting medical coverage in many communities. Senator Hill urged a compulsory all out manpower mobilization program as the answer.
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Senate
Army
Navy
Thomas Parran
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Senator Hill
Dala
Hughes Convicted Of Driving Drunk At Thomasville
In Thomasville on November 3, Harvey Lee Hughes was convicted of drunken driving after a local court hearing. He received a $50 fine plus court costs and a 12 month driving ban, with an appeal filed and bond set at 200. Clyde Henry Pearce was found guilty of hit and run driving and ordered to pay court costs and 14.50 to Maote Harris. a recklessness charge was also noted.
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Thomasville
Harvey Lee Hughes
Hughes
Superior Court
Clyde Henry Pearce
City
Maote Harris
Pearce
Small Yugoslav Vessel Sunk Off Atlantic Coast
The Navy announced a Yugoslav merchant ship torpedoed and sunk by a submarine in the Atlantic near the northern South American coast. Twenty-five survivors were landed on the U.S. east coast, with the captain and two crewmen killed. Two lifeboats were launched before sinking. This raises Allied losses to 512 in the western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor.
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Atlantic
South America
Associated Press
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Four Prisoners Escape From Camp At Lenoir
LENOIR Nov. 3 Four white short term prisoners sawed through bars in the state highway camp sick room and escaped. They entered the sick ward yesterday after claiming illness, the penal department at Raleigh said. Identified were Bob Jones 18 sentenced Wilkes March 2 1942 to 18 months for larceny and receiving Rufus Lloyd Tedder 20 sentenced Forsyth May 2 1942 to two to three years for storebreaking larceny and receiving Howard Bauguss 22 sentenced Wilkes Sept 21 1942 to eight months for resisting an officer and drunkenness and Frank T Blake 21 sentenced Wake Sept 1 1941 to three years for larceny and receiving.
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State Highway Camp
Raleigh
Bob Jones
Wilkes
Rufus Lloyd Tedder
Forsyth
Howard Bauguss
Frank T. Blake
Wake
Leaf Tobacco Sets Record Day in Winston-Salem Market
Leaf tobacco market in Winston-Salem opened its seventh week by selling just over 1.1 million pounds at an average near 43.00 per hundred pounds. Growers praised prices while operators said sales across grades were among the season’s highest, with notable buys by W. S. Johnson, A. L. Byerly, Hunter and G., H. F. Matthews, Simpson and Watson, and others.
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W. P. Evans
Bryant
Hunter and Heath
G. H. Moxley
One Killed in Rail Crash Sparks Huge Gas Fire
SAFE HARBOR Pa Nov 3 A freight train struck a rockslide near Lancaster County town injuring one crewman and igniting 1260600 gallons of gasoline and fuel oil into a blazing inferno visible for miles. The fireman Marlin B Frey of Millerstown was killed after being thrown from the locomotive. his body was consumed in the flames.
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Convicted Men Sentenced in Baltimore Docket
John Harries of Baltimore Maryland was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to six months with the pistol confiscated. Harry Owens received five months for drunkenness and beating a board bill. Bennie Bogan was convicted of assault on a female and taxed with court costs.
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Baltimore
Harry Owens
Bennie Bogan
Girls Testify Against Flynn At Reported Incident
In Los Angeles a 17-year-old girl testified that Errol Flynn harmed her at a Bel-Air party. Another 17-year-old said Flynn committed two statutory offenses on a 1941 Catalina yachting trip. Beny Hansen, a soda jerker, first testified and Peggy La Rue Satterlee was set to testify next.
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Errol Flynn
Bel-Air
Beny Hansen
Flynn
Peggy la Rue Satterle
Hollywood
Catalina Mand
Judge criticizes frivolous warrants in Recorder's Court
In Thomasville on November 3 Judge Carl Wilson presided as he condemned warrants issued without cause or with no intent to testify. Lonnie Blair signed a non support warrant against her husband but withdrew it. authorities proceeded, leading to a court note that the prosecution was frivolous and without cause, ordering the witness held until seven A.M. to pay costs and be discharged.
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Thomasville
Carl Wilson
Recorder’s Court
Lonnie Blair
Police Department
E. R. Richardson
Richardson
Blair
Wilson
U S Soldiers in England to give up Thanksgiving turkey
United States troops in Britain will forgo their Thanksgiving turkey so wounded and ill British hospital patients may have it. Thousands of turkeys shipped for the troops will be diverted to hospitals and soldiers will eat ordinary fare, possibly chicken, as American rations shift toward the British model to save shipping space. Thousands of cases of American fruit and vegetable juices are also allotted to hospitals.
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London
United States
Britain
Police hold unidentified bicycle for real owner
A black Elgin adult bicycle was turned in by a patrol officer and is now in police custody. Detective Sergeant McMahon says there is no record of a theft matching this bike, and authorities hope to locate the rightful owner.
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Detective Bureau
Poles Executed for Treason in Katowice Trial
Twenty Polish conscripts were court-martialed and sentenced to death at Katowice for high treason and undermining morale of German soldiers, the Polish telegraph agency reported. Two Polish railroad workers were shot for removing blackout blinds from 30 German locomotives to aid Allied bombing of Nazi trains.
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Katowice
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