10 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1942
Page
1
Allied forces drive into Oran as American troops seize the French naval base and push toward Italian Libya from Algiers. Eisenhower confirms Oran falls shortly after assault begins while Casablanca resistance eases under US naval action. Darlan in Algiers guarded as Vichy leadership faces crisis in North Africa.
General Thomas Holcomb, commandant of the Marines, said reinforcements for Guadalcanal in the Solomons are being hindered as Marine progress strengthens and makes it harder for the enemy to land aid. The update, reported by the Associated Press from Washington on November 10, notes tightening conditions for Japanese resupply and troop movements.
Prime Minister Churchill warned that German prisoners will come in droves as British forces push through the Egyptian campaign which he called a remarkable victory. He stressed courage, fire and steel as the war moves beyond the beginning, and cited Marine front-line endurance in the Solomons. The piece notes strain on Guadalcanal troops and stalled Japanese plans near Henderson airfield.
Secretary of the Navy Knox warned that Nazi U boats would mass against American supply routes to North Africa, threatening the flow of war materiel as U S forces push in the region. He praised Rear Admiral Hewitt for moving ships through sub infested seas and called the North African operation a second front with prolonged fighting ahead.
London dated dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill declaring President Roosevelt the author of the Northwest Africa invasion and calling himself his active lieutenant. He said the British and U.S. action aims to open a new front against Hitler. Rommel’s forces in Libya were driven back. Churchill praised Allied unity and predicted holding Britain’s position, with a forthcoming war review.
London reports British bombers conducted their first night raid on Germany since mid October, hitting Hamburg and other northwest targets despite several aircraft missing due to heavy icing and cloud. The raid followed daylight operations on occupied France as U S and British forces pressed European targets.
A local court or council action removes restrictions on a teen age bill, reversing prior limits. The decision affects for whom the bill applies and how it is enforced, signaling a shift in youth policy and related regulatory measures. The outcome highlights ongoing legal debate and community response.
Congress moves to lower the draft age from 20 to 18 by eliminating the requirement of a year of training before foreign service. A conference panel backed a farm deferment provision while awaiting presidential approval. In Algiers, U S troops entered as dust and bombing continued, and cease fire was declared at Fort Tempeur.
The Office of Defense Transportation ordered drastic curtailments in bus service in six cities to save rubber and equipment. Eastman says the cuts will divert local traffic to rails, with notable tire-mile savings across New York Philadelphia Chicago Baltimore Cincinnati and Richmond. Orders take effect December 1 for Chicago Cincinnati New York and Richmond and December 28 for Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Two Canadian sailors from the corvette Oakville boarded a sinking German submarine in the Caribbean after depth charges and a ram attack. Lieut Commander Clarence A. Wing led the boarding while Lieut Harold Lawrence and Petty Officer Arthur Power joined. The Germans were killed. Lawrence searched for papers while quelling two more threats.
Cairo dispatch reports the Army of the Nile breaking the Axis rear guard near the Libyan border as British search parties encounter and rescue scattered Italians abandoned by German allies in the desert. Many are exhausted and undernourished, with some wearing British football boots from Rommel era stores.
Democratic critics say after the November 3 vote the party lacks an outstanding figure to lead the 1944 presidential bid. They note Roosevelt surrounds himself with a cabinet of rival Republicans and fear no strong successor exists, as major states train leaders for the White House.
In The War Today column DeWitt MacKenzie and Glenn Babb discuss Allied sea power as the crucial foundation of Allied victories across Africa. They note air, land, and sea arms, highlight Eisenhower’s praise of navies, and argue there is no land bridge to Africa, sealing Hitler’s fate at sea.
Allied headquarters announced Admiral Jean Darlan chief of Vichy armed forces is in Algiers in U S custody. Darlan is being entertained with rank respect as a naval officer. Algiers capitulated at 7 p m Sunday after a 12 hour battle. British land and air troops are now ashore in North Africa.
United States progress in French North Africa shows American vanguards advancing toward Libya. Orsa, the main port and naval base, has been entered by a tank led column. Casablanca rejects an armistice offer and is being pounded from the sea and encircled by land. More United States landings are reported.
Moscow reports mid day and midnight communiques show the German push toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus reduced to light clashes. Russians claim to have crossed a river northeast of Tuapse but were driven back, repelling further Nazi attacks and inflicting heavy losses in Nalchik and Mozdok areas. Snipers and guerrillas operat e along the western front as Soviet forces fortify positions.
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