Nazi's Dream Of Conquests Dies In Chill Russian Winter
A 1941 Russia disaster exposed by Hitler’s own admissions frames a broader war outlook this November. Allied forces grow, Axis setbacks deepen in Africa and Europe, while Japan’s Pacific role remains constrained. The piece notes air power limits, U boats, and shifting Mediterranean rebalancing as Allied victory prospects gain tangible gravity. The war’s trajectory has turned a corner, with ultimate victory now seen as more achievable than mere will to win.
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Kirkel. Simpson
Russia
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Mediterranean
Africa
French Africa
Atlantic
France
Balkans
Pacific
Europe
Near
Middle East
India
Burma
Siberia
Australia
Japan
Berlin
Rickenbacker Recounts Deadly Rescue Near Atlanta
CAPT. Eddie Rickenbacker recalls a disaster near Atlanta in which seven people died. Rescuers freed him after his ship pinned him, and he urged calm amid danger. He later recovered from a hip fracture and continued his wartime exploits as an ace with 21 enemy planes and four balloons downed.
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Atlanta
Rickenbacker
General Pershing
Smart new Anne Adams pattern for Fall Fashion
Pattern 4257 by Anne Adams offers a slim front-button frock in cotton or wool. Sizes 34 to 48 with fabric needs. order 37/8 yards at size 36. Send ten cents for pattern, include name address and style number to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Depart ment New York.
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Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
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Germans Use Dugouts as Russians Claim New Gains Near Nalchik
The war report describes Germans hastily building dugouts and winter quarters outside Stalingrad while Soviet offensives southeast of Nalchik seize multiple enemy positions, including one of great tactical importance. German counterattacks reportedly cost 150 men and eight tanks, as Soviet artillery repelled attacks northeast of Tuapse destroying 11 tanks and 17 lorries.
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Stalingrad
Nalchik
Tuapse
Labor rules on underage girls in factories and hours
A 16 year old or older girl may work in hazardous factory tasks only under strict limits. No more than eight hours in a day and no work after 10 p m or before 6 a m. Luncheon breaks of at least 30 minutes required. Wages to meet minimums per FLSA and Walsh Healy acts. Contractors must keep certificates proving ages 16 or older. A June survey shows states vary with 16 states requiring age 16, others allow 15 or younger.
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Walsh-Healey
Labor Department Children’s Bureau
Truce to pause dispute over foreman duties
A temporary truce directs Floyd Caird and his assistant to return to the propeller division while mediators review worker charges that they clashed with supervised staff. Eddy says management bears responsibility for the foreman’s conduct and the union for its members’ behavior during the pause.
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Eddy
Floyd Caird
Death and survival echoed in aviation career tale
The veteran aviator recalls wartime救 near death when German bullets blasted his aircraft in WWII. He survived a tailspin after a crumpled wing and credits a burst throttle for straightening the ship. He later led Indianapolis Speedway operations and became general manager of Eastern Airlines in 1934. He consistently returns from danger.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Eastern Airlines
Plan To Make This Green Christmas by Irene Hayes
New York florists forecast a bright green Christmas indoors as tree shortages bite. Homes will reuse decorations, pair plants like philodendron and ivy with fresh flowers such as roses and gladioli, and create inventive centerpieces using ceramics, pine greens, and candles.
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New York
Irene Hayes
Manhattan
Novost
Axis forces in Tunisia face operational shocks from Allied air
Allied pursuit planes shot down about seven of some 60 Axis transport planes heading from Tunisia to Italy, signaling German attempts to reinforce in Tunisia. British bombers hit Tunis airport again as Montgomery’s Eighth Army tightens its siege, claiming 30,000 Axis troops and twelve divisions have fallen out of action. The Italian high command admitted pressure in Libya and Genoa bombing damage while Vichy radio reported several French mutinies and a looming court martial.
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Hitler
Tunisia
West Africa
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Tunis
Italy
Rommiel
Egypt
B. L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Tobruk
Libya
Montgomery
Genoa
Bougie
Algeria
Lattre de Tassigny
Montepellier
Auguste Nogues
Philippe Petain
Africa
Solomons naval actions shift as air and sea clash
Allied and Japanese forces renew heavy bombardment around Guadalcanal with U S cruisers and destroyers shelling positions and a Japanese air attack shootdown tally. The night surface engagements seek to cripple the opposing fleet before supplies and reinforcements determine Guadalcanal airfield outcomes amid the broader Solomons campaign. Meanwhile in North Africa Darlan transfers authority to Admiral Darlan with Petain’s approval, signaling Vichy shifts as Paris and Rabat dispute the move.
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Solomons
Stewart Islands
United States
Guadalcanal
Japan
San Francisco
Buchannon
United States Pacific Fleet
Six executed for treason in Bohemia and Moravia
Reports from Prague via Der Neuetag state six more people were executed for high treason against Germany in Bohemia and Moravia. Dispatches dated November 14 indicate the executions add to a growing series of punitive sentences.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Bohemia and
Moravia
Prague
der Neuetag
Catholic Heads Urge Revision of Economics
Washington reads a statement by US Catholic bishops urging that the profit motive in industry be subordinated to the common good for lasting peace. They condemn secularism, exploitation, and totalitarianism as barriers to true peace, while praising President Roosevelt for assuring security and peace for occupied nations and the United States.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Flue-Cured Weed Sales Drop While Prices Rise
North Carolina tobacco markets show weekly sales decline across belts with price gains overall. Eastern belt sales shrink as most markets close. 3,229,152 pounds sold at 32.29 per hundred. Middle belt sold 6,030,727 pounds at 43.70, season total 110,387,410 pounds. Old belt 9,379,191 pounds at 42.57, up 0.32. Season total 145,881,485 pounds at MOSL average.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U.S. and
State Departments of Agriculture
Old Belt
MOSL
Hull thanks Argentina for US North Africa actions note
Cordell Hull expresses gratitude to Enrique Ruiz Guinazu Argentina’s foreign minister for his message about American armed forces in North Africa. Hull says Argentina is glad to receive an expression of interest on behalf of its people and government in US efforts to safeguard Western Hemisphere security.
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Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
North Africa
Argentina
United States
Hemisphere
Cordell Hull
United States of America
Civilian Food Supplies May See Reduction in Six Months
James Marlow and George Zielke report that food officials foresee sharp civilian shortages in the next eight months. A food administrator is urged to coordinate government efforts, recruit labor, and push for rationing books and a point system. Butter, coffee, meat, canned goods, and vegetables face curtailments as farmers struggle with labor shortages and price controls.
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New York
William Jeffers
War Production Board
American Institute of Food Distribution, Inc
Institute
OPA
Washington
Army
Navy
Regional Cold Spell Forecast Across The South
North Carolina expects continued frost and freezing tonight with a slow rise in temperatures by Sunday. South Carolina remains cold with frost tonight and slightly higher readings Sunday. Georgia likewise stays cold with frost tonight and gradual temperature recovery in the northern areas on Sunday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade Reviewed By San Francisco Symphony
The Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade suite conducted by Pierre Monteux at the War Memorial Opera House is praised for its vivid orchestration and recording quality. The piece is linked to the Arabian Nights tales featuring Sinbad and Aladdin, with the reviewer noting its Oriental flavor and musical wit.
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Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakova
Ali Babi
Sinbad the Sailor
Aladdin
India
Rimsky - Korsakov
Prince
Bagdad
Sultan Shahriar
Sultana Scheherazade
Scheherazadé
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco
Rimsky-Korsakov
Victor Masterworks
Rimsky Korsakov
Local Employment Service appeals for workers in High Point area
The U S Employment Service issued an appeal for experienced workers across the High Point area and statewide. Local openings include veneer clippers, craters, laborers, lumber yard and mirror plant staff, messengers, farm hands, chemist knitters, loopers, shipping clerks, window trimmers, housekeepers, salesmen, maitresses, drum sanders, mattress makers, and fruit stand operators. Statewide postings list aircraft sheet metal trainees, Negro airplane cleaners, sheet metal workers, asphalt spreader operators, ditto machine operators, cost accountants, civil engineers, stenographers.
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U. S. Employment Service Office
High Point
North Carolina
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