Mussolini admits Allies near victory in war
Dewitt Mackenzie reports from the Middle East war zone that Mussolini conceded the Allies are winning the current phase. Churchill's doom broadcast unsettles Italians. Mussolini struggles to reassure while Italy loses empire status and faces choice between fighting on or surrendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
United Nations
Italy
Winston Churchill
Duce
Churchill
Germany
Ducey
Mussolini
Japan
Tr Duce
Piazza Venezia
United States
UU Duce
Mary
Hull
Rome
Augsburg
Election meeting times and locations list
A schedule lists multiple election times and venues across several districts. Entries include Armstrong Two at Peeler School Route 422 2:00 p.m. and various polling places in Homer City Strongs town Center Two and Conemaugh Two near Lewisville 8:00 p.m. Cited places include Salisbury Center, Brushvalley, Buffington Pine I Wwps, East West Wheatfield Clyde School House and Gordon School House among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana
Armstrong
Peeler
Young
E. R Shearer
Salisbury
Center
D. F Nehrig
Dence
Homer City
Brushvalley
Doyle Stutzman
East
West Wheatfield
Clyde
Black Lick & Burrell
Gordon
Conemaugh
Scholar
Lewisville
Boston Fire Disaster Sparks Dual Probes Amid Rising Death Toll
The Boston Committee on Public Safety reports 490 dead with only two identified as the city and state launch parallel investigations. Officials vow to pursue the case to the last grain of sand as the disaster unfolds and more cases may appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Committee On Public Safety
Pittsburgh Intensifies Prostitution Crackdown in City and County
A coordinated drive by Pittsburgh and Allegheny County police, judiciary, and state agencies targets prostitution after a new committee formed by Irving Furst. Health officials report high venereal disease rates, noting 1,500 service member training days lost to infections between May and November. The city health director cites dozens of brothels and many street walkers, with a third of arrested women found infected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Irving IX. Furst
Office of Defense, Health and Welfare Service
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Furst
J. Hope Alexander
Alexander
Army
Dr. Alexander
Frank Buck Lectures Here On Animal Habits And Snakes
Frank Buck spoke at State Teachers College auditorium on animal behavior and how capturing alters danger. He recounted a King Cobra incident and used film clips from Bring Them Back Alive to illustrate filming tiger and python scenes. Serena farmers were urged to meet record food quotas for 1943 with increases in milk livestock poultry and eggs, while machinery purchases are restricted to dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buck
State Teachers College
College Cooperative Associstion
Mr. Buck
Buck
Tiger
Pithan
Harrisburg
Serena
Freecom
State War Board
U. S. Department of Agriculture
James E. Walker
Pennsylvania
Walker
E. Keeper
Pennsylvania State College Agricultural Economist
Mussolini Defends War Entry in Chamber of Corporations
Mussolini spoke to the Fascist chamber defending Italy’s entry into the war. He derided Churchill and denied British asks to consult the people, warned of German defense plans against attackers, and urged victory while evacuations in Turin and Genoa were reported. He contrasted Italy’s neutral stance with potential mistreatment and dismissed Churchill’s insults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fascist Chamber of Corporations
Churchill
Haly
Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Turin
Genoe
England
France
Ilaly
Boston clamps down on night clubs amid safety probe
Police closed three night clubs and other dine dance venues as the Boston License Commission banned entertainment in the city's 161 licensed night spots. Governor Saltonstall urged quick actions while building inspectors recheck premises, fire and police agencies provide information, and officials assess fire hazards and codes after Saturday’s disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston License Commission
Leverett Saltonstall
Providence
R. L
Bureau of Police and Ore
Saltonstall
Baruch
Mussolini Seethes At War Across Europe In Broadcast Rant
Mussolini attacked Allied leaders in a wartime broadcast, accusing Roosevelt and Churchill of dishonesty, denying sabotage in Italy, praising Italian discipline, and warning that Allied defeats would worsen than Versailles. He cited civilian casualties from RAF raids on Genoa and heavy Allied bombardments, while claiming Italian deaths of about 94,183 across army navy and air forces and 1,876 killed in raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Churchill
Italy
Roosevelt
Duce
Corsica
Mussolini
India
United States
Europe
Japan
Tralian Navy
Miami 10 Hit Ways Tuesday at Cramp Shipyards
The Miami first big cruiser to be launched at Cramp Shipbuilding since 1924 is set to slide down the ways Tuesday at Chester. Mrs. C. H. Reeder will christen the ship and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard will speak. Thousands of workers will attend as keel laying begins for the cruiser Oklahoma City after the Miami hits the Delaware River. Previously Cramp built the ships Memphis and Marblehead, the latter famed as "The Unsinkable."
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Chester
Miami
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Fourth Naval District
C. H. Reeder
Fla
Ralph A. Bard
Cramp
Cramp’s
Delaware River
Navy
Wll
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Marblehead
Meat Rationing to Begin as OPA Explains Point System
Washington December 2 AP details the meat rationing plan to start after New Year. Office of Price Administration describes point rationing using coupon books with red A and blue coupons, assigning meat points per cut and per pound, signaling households must budget points like money to obtain beef, ham, and lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Tandy
OPA
Porterhouse
Hamburg
45 Year Prison Term for Treason Won by Cramer
Anthony Cramer a 42 year old Yorkville mechanic was convicted of treason for aiding Nazi saboteurs landed by submarine last June. He received 48 years in prison and a $10000 fine. Defense plans appeal. He allegedly met two saboteurs Thiel and Kerling in New York and lied to FBI agents to hide Thiel’s mission. Thiel Kerling and four others were later executed by military court in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthony Cramer
Yorkville
United States
Henry W. Goddard
Harold Medina
Cramer
Thiel
Kerling
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Admiral tug sinks with crew of 14 missing
The tug Admiral sank about eight miles off Avon Point early today. Coast Guard cutters, tugs, and lifeboats joined the rescue of the barge Cleveco in tow to Lorain or Cleveland. Civil Air Patrol enlisted to scan Lake Erie for survivors as crews search the wreck area northwest of Cleveland. The cause remains unknown. the tug was operated by Cleveland Tankers, Inc for Allied Oil Co. The barge reported dropping an anchor off Avon Point and was drifting toward shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Avon Point
Coast Guard
Cleveco
Lorain
Civil Air Patrol
Lake Erie
Cleveland Tankers, Inc
Allied Oil Co
World War II War Fronts Expand Across Europe and Africa
Soviet reports claim over 1,000 German deaths in a single battle near Rzhev as they seize villages west of the city and 1,700 more Germans are listed killed east of Velikiye Luki. In North Africa, Montgomery’s forces assault El Aghelia defile while Rommel’s troops receive reinforcements. Western front briefs disclose British and American forces contacting enemy positions in the Bizerte Tunis area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
North Africa
Sir Bernard Montgomery
el Aghelia
Gulf of Sirte
Cair O
el Agheila
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Morocco
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Bizerte-Tunis
Something New Under the Sun at a Barbecue Stand
In Anniston Alabama a patron at a local barbecue shop mixed sweet milk and crackers in a bowl with salt and pepper, chopped an apple into the mix, and poured whiskey from his pocket. He then consumed the concoction with a spoon in a curious, improvised scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Government issues ration money to all citizens
The government prints 160,000,600 ration money looks so everyone can obtain a book. Meat is expected as the first rationed commodity, with blue coupons possibly supporting clothing later, though OPA does not plan clothing rationing now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
War production shifts speed up ships and planes
The Fourth Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reports that war needs and revised schedules accelerate ship and aircraft output in the Pittsburgh-Cleveland area. Some munitions have slowed due to material limits or contract cuts, while machine tool orders reshuffle to hasten deliveries. Worker shortages grow critical in Northeastern Ohio, prompting universal female labor surveys in Montgomery County and a Detroit precursor. Retail trade shows early Christmas buying with October dept store sales up 23 percent and overall sales rising sharply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Fourth Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Avea
Ohio
Dayton
War Manpower Commission
Montgomery County
Detroit
Federal Reserve District
Pennsylvania
New Drive For Federal Lottery
Washington dispatch reports a backroom clash over munitions output scheduling ending with Vice Chairman Charles E. Wilson named head of aviation production at the War Production Board. President Roosevelt announced the agreement while Nelson remains a leading, though unnamed, victor, with armed services retaining scheduling for other munitions under Wilson’s delegation. The WPB aviation board will assign an admiral and general, aiming to speed plane deliveries by securing timely parts from suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armed Services
Roosevelt
Charles EB. Wilson
War Production Board
Faircrafts Production
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Wilson
Httle
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
Nelson
Tor Wilson
Varios
Seventeen Fined in Thefts of Gas Ration Books
In Philadelphia on December 2, seventeen people were fined a total of 3650 dollars in federal court after pleading guilty or no contest to buying or receiving gas ration books stolen from a Norristown Rationing Office last August. Sixteen year old youths were involved, and additional fines had been levied on others indicted in the Black Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Norristown
U. S
Joseph E. Gold
Office of Police Administration
Gold
Allegheny Demos Spend In November Campaign
Allegheny County Democrats reported expenditure of 67908.42 dollars for the November election. Leading contributions included 850 dollars from State Chairman David L. Lawrence and sizable sums from Senator B. B. McGinnis, J. P. Barr, Congressman Thomas E. Scanlan, and other officials such as Samuel A. Weiss, Nermoan Eberharter, James A. Wright, and County Commissioner John J. Kane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
David L. Lawrence
B. B. McGinnis
J. P. Barr
Thomas E. Scanlan
Samuel A. Weiss
Nermoan Eberharter
James A. Wright
John J. Kane
Jewel Thief Gets 9 Months
New York December 2 state sentence nine months in prison for Joseph A. Arnold 34 former New York jeweler. He bought jewels stolen in 1939 from Philadelphia area home of Mrs Henry W Breyer and daughter in law. Arnold testified against four robbers who received prison terms. Other jewelers testified for the state were previously sentenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Ater
Joseph A. Arnold
Arnold
Henry W. Breyer
Henry W. Breyer, Jr
Philadelphia
Ickes Bowing Out Of Manpower Role
Washington December 2 AP Interior Secretary Harold L Ickes reportedly bows out of the manpower spotlight as Roosevelt considers a single administrator to oversee federal manpower. Officials say a cabinet shift would complicate moving Ickes from Interior to Labor and grant control over Selective Service and labor matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Roosevelt
Ickes
Interloro
Pittsburgh Market Reports Show Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Pittsburgh market note reports moderate demand for produce and steady to higher livestock values. Apples vary by variety with prices around 1.25 to 1.83 per basket for Delle jous Staymans and McIntosh. potatoes listed by car and sack, multiple regional varieties. Hog and sheep futures show gains with hogs up to 10 cents and lambs achieving 15.30 to 16.00 per hundredweight. cattle and calves rise modestly amid steady markets.
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Pittsburgh
Der
Pennsylvania
Ruralis
Maine
Mennonites May dodge draft prosecutions in farm deferment plea
In Philadelphia on December 2, Assistant U S Attorney Edward Kallick asked federal court to defer trials of about a dozen cases involving Wenger Mennonite members accused of violating the Selective Service Act. He said General Hershey may define essential agricultural pursuits, as most Wenger Mennonites are farmers, with about 20 already imprisoned for refusing to report to conscientious objector status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U. S
Edward &. Kallick
Kullick
Lewis B. Hershey
Koallick
Francis Biddie
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Tony Martin Dismissed From Navy for Unfitness
San Francisco December 2 4 Tony Martin former singer actor and husband of Alice Faye is dismissed from the Navy for unfitness after 11 months service at Treasure Island. He returns to Los Angeles to face Beverly Hills draft board while Navy says the rating loss is not a dishonorable discharge.
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San Francisco
Navy
Tony Marlin
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Oakland
Treasure Island
Martin
Alice Faye
Maurice N. Arat
Aroff
Arolf
Washington
Arult
Oukland
Attie, Meyers
Obituary notices from Beyer Sagamore and Indiana region
Obituary notices and funeral details for Anna Attilio of Beyer born 1888 died Tuesday at home. Surviving husband Petra and many children, 13 grandchildren. High Requiem Mass at Sacred Hearts Sagamore. Interment St Bernard's Cemetery Indiana. Also notices for Andrew Blair Henry formerly of Penn Run dying Bronx hospital and Mrs Miller death in St Petersburg Fla returned to Indiana for funeral. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Israel Thomas Waulker obituary with service in Robinson Funeral Home and Oakland Cemetery.
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Anna
Villilla) Attilio
Jn Aly
Beyer
Petra Attillo
Attilio
SacredHeart Catholic Church of
Sagamore
Mloyd
Iselin
Ernest Philadelphia
Jean Bulfanu
Mary Delta
Friaath
Detroit
Pauline
John
Francis
Petra
Anthony
Viola
Sacred Wears
Joseph Malinak
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Indiana
Andrew Blair Henry
Penn Run
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Bronx
New York
Join A. Miller
Israel Thomas Waulker
Robinson Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Club Fire
Farmer's
Joseph Sabitus
Scranton
Joseph
Miami 10
Pearl Harbor
Cartwright
Peer
Federal
Ve Fogel
Allegheny
Balt & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs
Chrysler Corp
Edison Consul Oil
Curtiss Wright de Lack & West
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont
el Auto Lite
Elec
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corp
Hard Walker
Herenes Powder
Harvester Int
Nick Can Int
Tel & Tel Johns Manville Kennevott
Kresge
Lehigh Val Coul Libby McN & L
Liggett & Myers Loews Ine
Montgom Ward Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lit. N
Central RR
North Ameria North Pacific
Padsaradi Motor Party Pictures
Penney JS Penni RR
Pub Svc
MNJ
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of
Ane
Repul Steel Reynolds
Tob B
Sears Roebuck
Socony
Varnum
Sperry Corp
Cal
Ind
Stanel Oil N J Texas Co
United Aircraft
United Corp
United Gas Imp US Rubber
U.S. Steel
Warner Bros
Pict West Union
Tel West
el & Mig
Woolworth
Yellow Tr & Co
Youngst
SH & T
Eenes
Tony Martin
Ayoff
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