Battle Looms At Tunisian Battlefield In Air and Sea Drift
A wartime column by Glenn Bebb notes the rapid Axis push into Tunisia as Hitler seeks control of the central Mediterranean. Allied response grows, with German air power and Italian navy aiming at Bizerte while American and British forces push eastward through Algeria toward a climactic confrontation near Carthage and Cape Bon.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Glenn Bebb
MacKenzie
Uow
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Hitler
Tynis
Carthage
Adolf Hitler
United Nations
Scipio Afrivatius
Bizerte
Fuehrer
Eestern
Bougie
Luftwaffe
France
Cape Bon
Tunt- Sla
Sicily
Grain and market notes steady as government subsidy eyed
New York and Chicago market brief notes include rye and corn gains near a bushel while grain futures trade quiet awaiting subsidy details to ease flour shortages. Wheat firmish, corn up, oats steady. soybeans unchanged. Cotton, livestock, poultry and stock market activity mixed amid war uncertainty and price controls. regional reports show hogs weaker, cattle varied, dairy and eggs stable.
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Chicago
Povernment
Iere
New York
Middlingspot
Allies Press Advance Toward Tunisian Border Amid Axis Moves
United States and British forces sweep toward Tunisia from the West under Gen. Charles Ryder and Gov. K. Anderson, with Italian troops reportedly occupying Corsica and pushing toward southern France. Vichy and Havas reports claim Toulon will resist German action, while Paris broadcasts question the Bey of Tunis’s approval for Allied entry. Military officials provided cautious statements on actual Tunisian arrivals as German and French actions unfold.
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United States
Umder Aj
Charles Ryder
First Army
Gov. K.aln. Anderson
Tunisia
Axis
London
Anderson
Thig
Ryder
Weader
Corsica
Rome
Niece
Kikone
Tion
France
Nazi
Ftehret
Sheeem Wong
Toulon
Sps
Vichy
Havas
Vinasuch
Germa
Touton
Mediterranean
Nurlaves
Hitler Hungels
Geerder
Pat Meus
Ienrer
Berlin
Geran
Opea
Tunis
Roosevelt
Paris
Minlj
Caries Ryder
Pushi Ward
Algepia
Trsisth
Cerna
Britain’s Greece Losses Shadow North African Push
The article contrasts a looming North African campaign with Britain's failed effort to aid Greece a year and a half earlier. It notes Allied troops faced heavy odds against Rommel and Germany, suggests Britain may need to weaken German forces in Russia, and predicts Axis suffering similar to past devastations as the UN struggles to keep momentum in Tunisia and Libya.
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Britain
Greece
Mediterranean
Libya
Hinler
Russia
Tunisia
Rommel
United Nations
Agi
Barflies Borrowed The Classes in Newfolk Town
An innkeeper in a Newfolk town charged one shilling per glass talker and refunded coins after each round. By the end of the round he had four more than he started with.
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Ip Ag
Essential Workers for State Industry in Russellville
A garbled text memo notes essential workers for state industry in Russellville dated November 12. Mentions addressing worker sufficiency and integration across sectors, with unclear agency acronyms and phrases about labor demands and coverage.
Allies press hard in North Africa amid Axis buildup
In a grim briefing the spokesman warned of a hopeless Axis hold as Allied air and naval actions continue. Montgomery drives the Eighth Army in Egypt while RAF bombings target Tunisia and Sardinia bases. Vichy France appeals falter as Algeria and Morocco face attacks.
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Dakat
West Africa
Am Bil
Erench Newth Alpioa
Tunisia
B. L
Montgomery
Sardinia
North Africa
London
Toulon
Wineeupies
France
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Three Marines Hold off 150 Japs in Battle
New York dated report recounts a trio of Marines guarding a position for seven and a half hours in jungle conflict. Cook and two companions faced a larger Japanese force, surviving bombardment and shrapnel while holding their ground until rescue.
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New York
Tiomes Cook
Willy
New York Daily Miever
Cook
New Jersey
Wattndiual
Jong
Tori
Mirror
Soldiers urged to kill or be killed in grim wartime talk
A wartime sermon urges U S soldiers to embrace a killing instinct to survive. The speaker claims enemies blaze a path to faster, crueler slaughter and that only a ruthless mindset will sustain them. He calls soldiers to become instruments of conquest.
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U.S
Shbigtea
NisiPr Lake
Fiseen Bitte
Sword of Troif
Cne Mandine Comerad
Ceit
Lestey
J. Monae
Norway
Hope Star
Land Sales Boom As Advertisers Tap Public Notices
Land sale activity rises as newspapers publish ads to gauge responses. Advertisers target readers who may not know Arkansas lands are on offer, prompting bids on forfeited tracts and timber lands slated for sale. Federal and district notices influence sales while new ad methods attract varied responses from the public.
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Ain
Suidservanyivas Atoe
Circe
Binley Tuak
Germans Claim Hits on Many Allied Vessels
Amid wartime reports Berlin claims several Allied ships were hit or sunk. The dispatch details naval actions in the Mediterranean and near Almeria, noting destroyers damaged and passenger ships affected. Mentions submarines and air attacks targeting merchant and military vessels.
Sweden Leads Unionized Labor in Global View
Fragmented OCR text discusses Sweden as a leader in unionized labor and mentions vague figures about wage envy and drivers. Names and places are unclear, with many garbled phrases and missing context. The readable bits imply a comparison of labor unions and wages, but specifics are unavailable.
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