Rommel whipped but not broken in Africa says Andrews
Cairo reports delayed interview with General Andrews says Rommel is hard pressed and unlikely to return to Egypt. The commander notes Allied blockade pressures and air power as decisive, praising British cooperation and the value of field experience for U.S. troops while stressing the clear mission to drive the Axis from Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Cairo
Frank M. Andrews
Middle St
Africa
Erwin Rommel
Uncle m
Rommel
Egypt
Andrews
Tunisia
É. Comiinient
Fish War Council
Yanks Close Island Bases Near Timor Port Darwin
The article describes Allied progress in Timor near Port Darwin with swift construction of airfields and road networks. It notes rapid development from the initial plan to a functional air facility within days, enabling the movement of troops and supplies toward potential fighting areas against Japanese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timor
Port Darwin
Ing
Suid
Pay-as-You-Go Plan Favored on Income Tax
Representative Doughton backs a pay as you go income tax, opposing the Ruml plan that would erase a year's taxes. He warns the nation must protect financial integrity while Congress weighs a current year payment approach after the new tax bill debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Meats Committee
Congress
Coughton
Beardsley Atms
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Treasury Department
Sen. Clark
D-Mo
Land Installations at Kiska Advance in Building Effort
The article notes rapid development on Kiska with air fields, gun emplacements, and living quarters rising amid ongoing construction. Cargo runs resume and ships now move through waters once deemed dangerous, while veterans from September recount frontier town life and tales of early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiska
Noted Chicago Tribune editor Beck dies at 74
Edward S. Beck, 74, former assistant editor in chief and 26 year managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, died last night. William Hamilton Osborne, 69, noted author and copyright law authority, and counsel for the Authors League and Dramatists Guild, died last night in Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwra S. Beck
Chicago
Edward S. Beck
Chica-g0 Tribune
William
Osborne
Newark
N. J
Dec
William Hamilton Osborne
Author's League
The
Dramatists' Guild
Jail Overstays Its Hospitality in Tampa
Police in Tampa detain a wandering traveler who was not listed in any docket or detention log. The man, claiming to be passing through en route to join the Marines, slept in the jail by mistake and was released after the mixup. Local efforts pursue a solution for recording detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Market Report Mixed Futures and Slow Year-End Trading
New York stocks opened thin with a skeletal turnout as traders extended Christmas holidays. Industrials hit new highs amid war-hedge strength, while many issues advanced only modestly or gave back gains by close. Transfers were light around 360000 shares. grain and provisions edged higher on corn strength and weather signals. wheat and rye saw limited gains with mixed futures in Chicago and New York trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall
Chicago
Sergeant Barks In Musical Show at Camp Gruber
Private Arthur Johnson, former songwriter in Hollywood and New York, sat at Camp Gruber’s Service Club piano and composed songs around a barking phrase. The public who backed him loyally saw him as a man of buoyant spirits and musical talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Gruber
Ola
Arthur Johnson
Hollywood
New York
Camp
Johnson
Ayufts
Urges Farmers to Get Fertilizer Supplies Now
Hempstead county farmers plan to use superphosphate as a conservation material next spring. Earl N. Martindale, chairman of the Triple-A committee, urges obtaining the material now due to likely February to April delivery difficulties. The program covers pasture, lespedeza, winter cover, and annual crops on soil building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Earl N. Martindale
My. Martindale
Arkansas
Mr. Martindale
Darlan Death and French Power Struggles Stir North Africa
Reports from Algiers and London describe General Darlan's funeral with Allied officers present and hint at a political shift as De Gaulle weighs unity with Giraud. Fallout includes German broadcasts blaming Britain and theories that Darlan's death could alter Pro-Allied French leadership and future orders in French North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lingwood
New York
Italy
Collingwood
Darlan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mark W. Clark
Tiusket
Algiers
Ust
de Gaulle
London
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Jean Darian
North Africa
Catlin
Bern
Dispatches
Durlan
Paul Schmidt
Vichy Radio
America
Britainy
Gyeman
New Musical Sparks Controversy Over Soldier Themed Song
Fragmentary lines suggest a musical titled A Leiler Marked Bree inspired by military life. The chorus allegedly features nonsensical phrases and a gunslinger bark, with artist Johnguir adopting a stage name from a sergeant’s refrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiler
Conan
Oklahorny
Johnguir
Bombers Hit Rabaul Harbor On Christmas Day
Washington reports Fortresses from Guadalcanal attacked the Japanese base at Rabaul in New Britain. Three direct hits damaged a large transport and several cargo ships as enemy fighters mounted a counterattack but did not halt the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Rabaul
South Peeble
Bn Army
New Britain
Gasoline retail margins fixed by OPA nationwide
Washington December 26 dealers nationwide were granted by the Office of Price Administration to sell at a fixed retail margin over cost, ending a period of price freezes since last May. The measure allows increases if margins stay under three percent, aiding small businesses while rationing curtails sales. OPA noted few dealers are affected and said relief may come for eastern dealers hit by reduced passenger coupon values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Atlantic Seaboard
Ackiah Unis
OPA
Harry Walnwrignt
Washington
Baltimore
Lumberman Killed by Train at Lowell
Joseph W. Kimmons a 45 year old lumberman orchardist and banker was struck by a southbound Feisen passenger train while crossing tracks near his home in Lowell He walked into the path of the train and died Survivors include two daughters Mrs Arthur Muyes and Luyell based in Monte Ne Arkansas and related family members and associates including W H Coin Harvey a noted early 1900s financial writer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Joseph W. Kimmons
W. H.coin Harvey
Kimmons
Harvey
Familus Monte Ne
Ark
Pyramid Foundation
Arthur Muyes
Luyell
Shipwrecked Sailors Fight Hungry Sharks
Melbourne dispatch reports survivors from the Armindale, a 99 ton minesweeper, sinking 260 miles northwest of Darwin after Japanese air attacks. Nine bombers and fighters struck. 38 men lost, three officers. 27 crewmen endured six days on a raft with scarce water, rescued after diving planes and anti aircraft gunners claimed several enemy aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Enerette Armaindale
John Parkes
Timor
Darwinh
Funeral services set for Mrs. John W. Nance in Rodgers
Funeral services for Mrs. John W. Nance will be held in Rodgers today. The article notes the family and location, with obituary details focusing on the local service and resident's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes
John W. Nance
Rodgers
Tamartoy
Merchant Ship Torpedoed in the Atlantic
An Atlantic merchant vessel with a crew of 62 was torpedoed in mid November. Survivors took to three lifeboats after the explosion, a single torpedo fired by an unseen submarine sank the ship. One wife and a man sustained injuries during evacuation, and only one man required medical attention after rescue by another vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enviire
United States
Merplyintitian
North Atlantic
Ot Dhe
Urdel Giplotte
Teabynn
Remen Bellevance
Fall River
Mags
Sen Mah
God's Acre Builds Church Finances in Tennessee
In Lexington near Hock Hill, the Baptist church adopted the God’s Acre plan, pledging crops or livestock value to the church treasury. A year ago a storehouse named The Lord’s Storehouse was built to store yields from God’s Acres and sell at optimal prices, funding church needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
God's Acres
Hock Hill
Pla
Pcre
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ditor
Mackenzie
Yanks
Burma
U.S
Raf
Bay of Bengal
UIT
Mandale
Nating NT Kashionk
RTE
Iburma
Chinesa
Salween Gorge
Thailand
Bangkok
IRS
Indo
China
Burma-India- China
India
Assam
Yunnan
Burma-China
Burma-India Frontier
Market Report
jPi
Pew Commission House
New Orleans
Sergeant Barks
Victoria
San Francisco Zoo
Berlin
Paris
Darlyn
Fruny
Iter
Britain
Mildred Kathleen Miller
New Zealand
Atlantic
God's Acre
England
Hope Star
Opportunities
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!