Rommel’s delaying tactics amid Allied pressure in Africa
In DeWitt Mackenzie’s dispatch from December 16, Rommel fights a holding action as Montgomery presses an assault toward El Agheila. The piece details mine warfare, Rommel’s retreat, and the Allied air superiority threatening German and Italian forces. It praises Allied air power and notes sappers risking death to remove mines, with emphasis on the strategic stalemate and uncertain German stand.
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Dewitt
MacKenzie seCatra
Romrel
Bernard L
Africa
Rommel
el Agheila
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Curtailed liquor orders issued in Canada war effort
Ottawa reports Prime Minister King under the War Measures Act ordered a reduction in beer by 10 percent wine by 20 percent and distilled spirits by 20 percent plus a 90 percent cut to under proof liquor. Stores urged to limit sales to eight hours daily. The measure aims to curb rising alcohol use during the war.
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Canada
W. J. MacKenzie King
Tlis
Dominion
United States
U. S
King
Thief Steals Purse in Leavenworth Incident
A Fort Leavenworth recruit laments the loss of his wallet amid a purse theft. He notes the damage goes beyond money as many stored telephone numbers were lost, implying a long effort to rebuild his contacts and records.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Fort Leavenworth
She
Clements Joined Navy at Great Lakes Station
Coy H. Clements age 20, son of Mrs. Maude Clements of Hope Arkansas, reported to the U S Naval Training Station at Great Lakes last week to help man Uncle Sam's war ships as the nation builds its Navy.
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Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
Coy H. Clements
Maude Clements
Route J
Hope, Ark
U. S. Naval Training Station
Typhus Reported in Norway in Swedish Campaign
The Swedish Health Board begins anti typhus efforts in Tarn in Jomtlared Province near Norway. Reports say typhus has broken out among war prisoners held by Germans in occupied Norway.
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Stockholm
Swedish Health Board
Tarn
Jomtlared
Norway
Grain Market Holds Steady Amid Fractional Rallies
Chicago markets show little response to new spaying as prices stay stable. Corn leads gains amid weather aiding farm feeding and harvest delays, wheat fluctuates, soybeans rise modestly. At St Louis and New York, livestock, cotton, and stocks move with mixed results, futures fluctuating but ending near higher levels.
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Chicago
New York
Jly
I/P
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Ontario
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Clements
Lorraine and Munsingwear
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Market Report
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W. Robison & Co
Nashville
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