Rommel Pressed in Africa as Allied Offensives Grow
DEWITT MACKENZIE notes Rommel's forces in Tunisia and Egypt under sustained Allied pressure. The Eighth Army advances toward El Alamein, while Montgomery and Western Allied air units strike Axis targets in Tunisia. ADelayed dispatch cites Stimson saying Tunisian operations are about a month ahead of schedule amid a strategic push across multiple fronts.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Tie
Europe
Africa
Eighth Army
Agai Rommel
Fuehrer
Pommel
All Highest
Spirins
Caucasus
Hitler
Reds
el Alamein
Egypt
Rommel
Red Army
Geraldtt
Bernard L. Montgom
Tunisia
Indus
Mediterranean
Bealer
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Market Report Covers Stocks and Commodities in New York
Market activity shows buyers selective with gains in diversified issues and notable strength in low priced stocks. steel and motor shares lag while broad demand lifts rubber, chemicals, and other sectors. Grain futures retreat on profit taking as wheat and corn end lower. livestock at Chicago and St. Louis show varied results with hogs steady to higher and cattle steady to strong. Cotton markets drift with uncertainty on parity and price controls, with late-day values mixed and Mech and May futures showing gains and declines.
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New York
Jly
Bruce Twins Seek WAAC Roles After Training
Maxine C. Bruce and May Bruce, of Hope, inductees at Baton Rouge on October 127, prepare for WAAC basic training. The twins, with three other brothers and five half brothers, aim to serve where best fits. May, former Hillbilly Team member, hopes for a physical education post. Fay desires Aircraft Warning Service. They prefer to go together if possible.
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Maxine C. Bruce
Hope
Aid
Baton Rouge
WAAC
Fay
May
77th Congress and labor issues ahead
The piece summarizes the 77th Congress as described by opponents and notes Roosevelt’s push for discretionary authority to suspend tariff and immigration laws for wartime speed. It recalls labor’s wartime protections and predicts a smaller Democratic majority and potential GOP southern coalition shaping next steps. Key questions include retrenchment in nonmilitary spending, curbs on agency powers, and labor law revisions.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Allied Air Superiority Shapes Mediterranean War Effort
The article argues Tunisia’s progress hinges on air dominance by the Allies, who hold clear air superiority in the Libyan theater of North Africa. It praises Allied bombardment of Axis communications and ports like Naples as pivotal, and notes the campaign centers on disrupting transport and supply lines to seize the initiative.
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Tunisia
Naples
Power Pool testifies on Lake Catherine plant power costs
The Southwest Power Pool, with 10 utilities, detailed to the Federal Power Commission the complex costs and logistics of supplying current to the Lake Catherine aluminum plant. Testimony by Lynch, ArkLa Power and Light, covered hourly schedules, cross-state power sources, and rate comparisons with Ark-La Electric. The panel argued that amortizing the Grand River dam line could raise unit power costs and affect aluminum production.
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Little Roe
Southwest Power Pool
Federal Power Commission
Lake Catherine
C. $. Lynch
FPC
Lynch
Arkafisas Power and Light Company
Frank A. Hampton
FPPC
Lambert McAllister
Hampton
Ark - la
Frank M. Wilkes
Shreveport
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Southwestern
Richard L. Arnold
Texarkana
Arnold
Ark-La
Defense Plant Corporation
Fror
DPC
Seven Die Two Escape In Lambert Field Plane Crash
A bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Lambert Field in St Louis killing seven crewmen and injuring others. Two escaped. Names of the dead were released by Topeka air base and include Second Lieutenants Rosen McDonald Young and Pyle plus Sergeants Stringer Schwartz and Randall among the injured and survivors. The craft struck a barn, exploded, and set a nearby house ablaze as Mrs. Crouse and her infant daughter escaped unharmed after wrapping the baby in a quilt.
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St. Louis
Lambert + St. Louis
Topeka
Kas
Stanley L. Rosen
Camsden
NW. C
Willam PB
McDonald
Stockton
Call
Warren E. A. Young
Tucson
Harwell Clements
Detroit
Reginald Crouse
Crouse
Barbara
Our Daily Bread and the USES Reform Debate
The piece argues for a lean, aggressive reformation of the federalized USES to become the sole placement agency, criticizing slow private scheduling while noting public impatience and the need to overcome distrust. It also discusses rationing pressures, restaurant access debates, and New Jersey’s staggered school and office schedules improving transit wait times.
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Federal Free Employment Service
USES
McNutt
U. S
United Kingdom
Canada
England
Britain
President Roosevelt’s “Generallissima” Letter Gaffe
A warped teleprinter image shows Roosevelt writing Dear Generallissima to Chiang Kai-Shek in a radiophoto broadcast. The Office of War Information corrected the error with ink to avoid offense and transmitted the corrected version.
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Washington
United States
White House
Roosevelt
China
Chiang Kai - Shek
Office of War Information
Predicts Many New Foods to Drops Up Soon
Kansas City dispatch profiles Dr. Logan Clendening predicting new Central and South American foods like mamey sapodilla ceriman and soursop entering American tables as coffee returns and Pan American highway expands. He foresees a synthetic dehydrated diet with vitamin powders and urges rethinking food prejudices while noting potential surplus cascara.
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Central
South Amerca
Panama
David D. Duncan
Nelson Rockefeller
inter-American Affairs
Clendening
Mure
Medical School
Mouch
Clend
Sing
America
England
California
Auto Owners Urged to Buy Tags Early
Approximately a third of Hempstead county automobile owners have purchased 1943 license tags. Deadline is midnight December 31 with no extension. Licenses are on sale at the revenue office in the courthouse to avoid a last minute rush.
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Hempstead County
Revenue Department
Luy Lage
Revenue
Two Hope Men Join U S Coast Artillery Training
Edward B. Richardson and James M. Scild of Hope arrived at Camp McQuaide California to begin basic training in the U S Coast Artillery. The report notes their assignment and arrival date.
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U. S. Coast Artillery
Edward B. Richardson
James M. Scild
Hope
Camp McQuaide
California
U. S. Coast
World War Doughnut Building Nears Completion in Pentagon Wash
Washington reports the world s largest structural doughnut will soon house nearly 40 000 war workers. The five sided Pentagon chunk across the Potomac already houses 20 000 workers with 15 000 to 20 000 more to move in. The complex costs exceed 70 million dollars and spans 40 000 000 square feet across six stories.
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Washington
Pentagon
War Department
Palomac
Virginia
Unce Sam
Marriage Legal After 25 Year Separation
Mississippi Supreme Court rules a marriage remains legally valid after 25 years separation despite the other spouse having remarried and disappeared. Chief Justice Sydney Smith states Isom Frank’s marriage to Ollie Lee in 1912 was void due to Dan Evans being alive in 1935, while a dissent argues the death presumption should be treated differently. The ruling touches on insurance and property restitution if the presumed dead person is later found living.
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Jackson
Miss
Dee
Mississippi Supreme Court
Pike County Insurance
Virgil A. Griffith
Olie Lee
Dan Evans
Tsom Frank
Evans
Sydney Smith
Bethlehem Star Will Not Shine This Christmas Eve
Bethlehem Pa. will forgo its famous Christmas illuminations as World War II energy and material shortages bring a candlelit, wartime Christmas. Mayor says lights would be improper during wartime darkness and costly, with $3,000 diverted to Civilian Defense. Moravian candle service and beeswax crafts endure, powered by a simple glow from beeswax candles and steel mill smoke-free streets.
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Edward F. Creagh
Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Jesus
Robert Fpfelfle
South Mountain
Beth- Scherm
Civilian Defense Corps
Paul E. Wieand
Simon Raw and Co
Central Moravian Church
Hope City Council Votes to Alter Payday and Resignations
Hope city council met in a routine session last night approving a premature payout to city employees due December 22. E F McFaddin resigned as city attorney with no successor named amid traffic sign and gas rationing concerns.
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Hope City
E. F. McFaddin
Supreme Court
Separate First Offenders in Prison Plan Considered
Gov Homer M Adkins proposed that the state penal board establish a separate first offender camp at one of the prison farms. The move could proceed without legislative action though an additional warden might be needed. Prison Supt Coghill advised he. Coghill also urged Christmas furloughs for about 150 prisoners with good records. Adkins would follow Coghill’s recommendations and announce details next week.
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Little Hook
Homer M. Adkins
State Penal Board
Adkins
Coghill
Cogbill
Yanks Attack Japanese Base Meet No Opposition
U.S. bombers raid Buin on Bougainville Island in the Solomons with no enemy opposition reported. A separate strike hit Munda airfield on New Georgia and two Japanese machine gun crews were wiped out on Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Buin
Bouigninville Island
Solomons
Navy
Bunny
Guadalcanal
Munda
New Georgia
South Pacific
Boug- Nainville
Marine Corps
Ishine
French workers sent to Germany amid precision instrument shifts
Reuters reported a Vichy broadcast stating 205000 French workers have been sent to Germany. The report noted parts of precision instruments and the use of microscopes in this context.
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London
Gpireuters
Vichy
Germany
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