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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1942
Page
2
Slight cooling across North Carolina and South Carolina. Georgia sees cooler conditions in the south and central areas. The extreme north portion remains cool tonight.
Axis defenses tighten around Tunis and Bizerte as British and American forces close in after a weekend of RAF raids on Turin and Tripoli. In Tunisia fighting sharpens near Sousse and the railway hubs, while French troops move east with Allies. Rommel’s remnants hold at the Al Agheila defile as Montgomery readies a major Libyan push.
Soviet forces report a second breakthrough south and west of Stalingrad with captures of Obisnoye Verkhne Kurmoyarskaya and other towns. The Red Army reportedly breached German lines along the Don and Don-Volga corridor, destroying dugouts and blockhouses, while advancing toward Rostov and pressing in the city’s factory district.
Bombers completed their mission with one loss as fighter command targeted transports in occupied France and Belgium. The air ministry reported four more missing after Sunday raids in France and Holland. Two enemy fighters damaged the southeast England coast but no German aircraft were seen over Britain at night. Churchill warned of a morale shake unless Italy quits the war, while 60,000 Nazi party officials have been rushed into Italy to shore up control.
A devastating blaze at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston kills hundreds as a 16 year old bus boy lights a match flame while replacing a bulb. Public safety and state authorities investigate alleged operation violations, with many victims unidentified in city morgues and hundreds more injured or missing. Fire officials report doors locked and decorations fueling rapid spread demanding investigations into club practices and safety compliance.
Center You Were Never Lovelier and Br oadhurst Wildcat showtimes list TM songs with various lengths. Paramount Halfway To Shanghai Karston's Show of 1943 entries and Rialto Yanks In Libya feature runtimes and a 42538 catalog number.
Investigators probe a fatal nightclub fire in Boston in which medical examiner Timothy Leary links most deaths to monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation. The blaze, sparked after a girl cried fire, caused extensive interior destruction while notable victims include Buck Jones and Scott Dunlap among others, with state and county officers pursuing possible legal violations.
The article argues that Germany's defeat may not ensure Japan's surrender and suggests Japan would favor a prolonged European war. It notes Japan would exploit opportunities like Indo China and, if Hitler had fallen, might rush into Siberia to capitalize on the White powers' clash. It posits a drawn European war could suit Japan better than a swift Axis victory.
American piloted A-20 dive-bombers and Aussie Beaufort fighters conducted late evening and pre-dawn strikes on Lae Airdrome along the New Guinea coast from Buna. A-20s bombed and strafed at 60 feet under machinegun fire from Japanese in palm trees, while Beau fighters strafed and hit at least five ground targets. Pilots Benton Daniels Hollis Marshall Welson MacArthur Tateville William Thornington Olson and others were aboard.
Washington says the treasury launches three new type securities to fund war costs as Uncle Sam pivots from defense to victory. The issue includes bonds and a certificate, marketed as suitable for every investor, with sales starting today and lasting several weeks.
New Delhi dated report says RAF fighters launched a low level cannon and machinegun strike on Magwe airdrome and attacked Nyanghala installations in Burma. Airdrome buildings and a refinery or petrol dump were damaged with Japanese casualties reported. none of the British planes were lost.
A Ge submarine chaser rammed a undersea craft in the East Mediterranean, the Triton, a 14 ton class submarine built in 1938, and captured its crew, according to the high command.
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