U S Submarines Hit Japan’s War Effort On Sea Lanes
In a field column from the war zone, Glenn Babb notes U S submarines play a pivotal role in crippling Japan by sinking merchant ships and damaging port-based vessels. Submarine commander T B Klakring reports eight ships sunk and four damaged near major Japanese ports, underscoring the unseen maritime war waged from Honolulu to Yokohama.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Glenn ‘Babb
Glenn Babb
Japan
United States
T. B. Klakring
Honolulu
Fie
Klakring
Yokohama
Mississippi Bay
Commodore Ferry
Kobe
Ebe
Na- Basak
Tokyo Bay
Photographer Flies Torpedo Run Over Guadalcanal
San Francisco writer Sherman Montrose recalls riding in a Navy torpedo bomber during Guadalcanal operations. The piece details the peril and exhilaration of the mission, the crew, and the vivid scenes of ships, explosions, and aerial maneuvers, concluding with a flight back to Henderson Field.
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Sherman Montrose
Acme News Pictures
NEA
San Francisco
Nayy
Solomons
Tojo
Arros
Nenderson Field
Grumman
Seiga
Yowd
Sanadran
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Cape Esperance
Henry
Larsen
Larsson
Navy
Uncle Sam
Soldier Loses $20 Bill in This City
Master Sergeant W. 7. Sturdivant reports to Mayor Albert Graves the loss of a $20 bill in near the Checkered Case on Sunday November 29. The Star checked with Checkered Case management who reported a $10 bill lost and recovered weeks earlier, but no $20 bill was found or recorded. The sergeant asks for any information and notes his long service and limited means urging readers to help locate the missing bill.
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Sturdivant
Scottfield
Til
Albert Graves
The
Star
Treasury apology over war bond poster misidentifying Linda Peterson
A Treasury Department apology to Linda Peterson’s parents in the Bronxack follows a mistake in 16 000 war bond posters circulated nationwide showing Linda as a boy at ten months. The notice notes Linda’s later growth into a young woman with typical girl features and clarifies the error amid wartime imagery and Allied action reports.
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Linda Peterson
Linda
U. S. Treasury Department
Harold Peterson
Bronx
N. Y
Market Report from St Louis Stockyards and New York News
Livestock bids at St Louis show higher bids for selected cattle with 40 tor 50 indicated for good and choice lots, vealers down, stockers and feeders weaker, cows mixed. Sheep market quiet with lambs earning gains, top lambs around 16.40, yearlings 14.00, and good woolled lambs 14.75 to 15.25. New York reports Pace bill approval lifting parity aims, futures higher by 25 to 65 cents, with various contract openings and closings noted. Grain and provisions discuss brisk demand for wheat and corn, with rye and wheat prices up, cash wheat highest since spring, yellow corn up to 1 1/2 and prices near December highs.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
U.S. Dept
Hays
New York
Solle Agricultural Committee
Pace
House
Ecatton
Brisk
Getusy
Benin
Ebaul
New York Stocks Market Dips as North Africa War Clouds Loom
Traders faced a sluggish session with minor losses in share prices. Roughly 200000 shares changed hands, reflecting cautious sentiment as investors awaited developments in the Tunisian conflict and potential tax-related selling. Bullish forces remained present but muted amid slow activity.
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New York
North Africa
Wall Street
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
In a chaotic roundup, multiple bouts showcased diverse results across cities. Notable knockouts included Lew Jenking and Johnny Denson delivering decisive performances while others like Jack Lynch and Ronmiun Alvarez drew attention for sharp technical work amid a crowded boxing card.
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Associated
Boston
Clea Shans
Los Angeles
Mivice
Leftiy' Lawhance
Lisbon
Detroit
Charley Hayes
Johnny Lawer
Philadelphia
Prankie Catto
Miladelphia
Jack Lynch
New Orleans
Purine
Gre
Merry Agnestrong
Lew Jenking
Sweetwater
Tex
Indlahapolis
Johnny Denson
Indianapolis
Ligvold
Ulmer
Milwaukee
Hollywood
Johing Garrison
J-8
Bus Aggeleés
Ronmiun
Alvarez
Bieneer
Battle Raging After Tripoli Hinges on Ship Losses
A sustained battle off Tripoli sees Allied forces sinking or damaging multiple Axis ships in a three day total of twelve slips sunk or wrecked. The fight aims to cut off Axis troop reinforcements and supplies to the region amid continued heavy exchanges.
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Asis
Touyisy
Manns
Tripol
Buck Jones Death Touched Boston Children Hospital Patients
The famous motion picture cowboy Buck Jones visited sick youngsters at Boston Children's Hospital bringing thrills and cheer. He later attended the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire and was injured, dying the next day from those injuries.
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Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Buck Jones
Boston Children’s Hospital
Mosquito Boats Fight in Pacific Night Action
West Hippie reports from the Solomon Islands on American PT boats protecting a night torpedo attack. Commanders Montgomery and Searles engage Japanese destroyers and cruisers, with torpedoes, gunfire, and countermeasures as boats dodge searchlights and sustain casualties.
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Pacific
Baltor
Wabiles Beleef
Speedy de Torpedin Bowts
West Hippie
Associated Press
William Hipple UU
Navy
Wwepedo
Solomon Islands
Ameren
Louk
Elutk
Licut
Bob Searles
Leoni
N. Do
Dustroyen Sulyvas
Montgomery
Arend
Nere
Glenn
Guadalcanal
Fayes
Mustin Brett Greene
Henry ‘Taylor
New York City
Thylor
Bombardment of Bizerte As World War II Propaganda
A garbled wartime item reports American medium bombers striking Bizerte docks in Tunisia, aiming to disrupt harbor facilities. The text quickly shifts to stray, incoherent passages on education, food, and wartime patriotism, concluding with calls to invest in War Bonds as a badge of sacrifice.
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Harold Y, Boyle
Amedén Wavande
North
Alvich
Bigerte Harbor
Twdny
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Telephoto
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Producers Revue
Margie
Sicily
Hivuleticbiers Peprtedl Ghiirp
Erwin Rommel
Detile
von Towing
Red Army
Stalingrad
Naxis
Hom
Nerth
Ure
Semetov Vlintashenko
Pemlos
Dishatshes
Bel Star
Kalchikovski
Nsileh
Moscow
Cermui
NEA Servica Tetanhote
Market Report
Ween
Soviet Union
Bizerte
Alhia
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