War Today analysis from Dewitt Mackenzie on North Africa and Pacific fronts
The War Today column notes Mackenzie touring the Middle East and predicts soon news of major victory from New Guinea beaches. It details new Solomons tensions and reports Tokyo air claims, while North Africa shifts to Montgomery’s planned assault near El Athalia as German forces mass for defense with thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks.
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Dewitt Mackible
Levi Babb
Mackenzie
Middle East
New Guinea
Solomons
Tokyo
Guadalacanal
North Africa
Russia
Montgomery
Romgels
el Athelia
Tripolitania
Turuisia
No Ceiling on Christmas Trees as Agencies Ease Controls
Washington December 3. Three government agencies exempt the gullide institution from price production and distribution control. Office of Price Administration says no price ceiling but asks prices hold at last year level. In North Africa British First Army and American units face stiff defense near Tunis and Bizerte with transport and supply challenges. MacArthur’s jungle fighters push toward Buna and Gona in New Guinea as coastal Japanese positions shrink. A naval convoy may represent final hopes of the Allies in the theater.
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Washington
Gullide Institution
Office of Price Administration
Tunis-Bizerte
Tebourba
First Army
New Guinea
MacArthur
Port Moresby
Gona
Buna
Sahanandsa
NLRB
Portland
Ore
CIO Marine and Shipbuilders’ Union
AFL
Henry J. Kaiser
AFL Metal Trades Department
CIO
Major Party Treasuries Show Election Balances
Harrisburg December 3. Pennsylvania’s two major parties released their treasuries after the November campaign. The Republican Finance Committee reported spending 157,800 while taking in 186,302 in contributions from Paul Mellon and others. The Democratic State Committee showed receipts of 59,722 and expenses of 87,744 with several notable donors and Governor-elect Edward Martin contributing to the Republican fund. Auditor General F Clair Nosy listed 1,000 expenses and contributed to the State Committee.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Treasuny
Republican Finance Committee
Paul Mellon
Pittsburgh
Joseph R. Grundy
Bristol
Margery M. Scranton
Worthington Scranton
Scranton
John G. Pew
Democratic State Committee
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Patrick S. Stealy
Oscar D. Deckard
Manuel Kraus
H. A. Brookerhoff
Trassurer
A. J. A. Biddle
Edward Martin
Republican State Committee
Audhhor
F. Clair Nosy
State Committee
Japanese Guadalcanal raid report amid Solomons action
A wartime briefing notes a torpedo raid off Lunga and ambiguous results from Guadalcanal while detailing labor disputes at port and shipyards on the U.S. home front. It covers Navy losses, Allied escorts, and vessel commissions with focus on British and American units and mechanized support.
Navy communique lists four transports sunk off Africa
The release notes the Tasker H Bliss Hugh L Scott and Edward Rutledge sunk off Casablanca and the Joseph Hewes sunk off Algiers during North Africa operations. Three other transports a destroyer and a tanker were damaged. Next of kin are being notified by telegram as information arrives.
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Todd Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Hoboken
N. J
Navy
Bethlehem Shpbuilding Company
Sparrows Point
Exeter
Edward Rutledge
Tampa Shipbuuilding Company
Tampla
Fla
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
South Carolina
Joseph Hewes
Excaliber
Norfolk Navy Yard
Hewes
New York Shipbuiding Company
North Carolina
H. Bliss
Hugh L. Scott
Casablanca
Rabot
Leedstown
Algiers
Africa
United States
North Africa
Tasker H. Bliss
U. S
President Cleveland
Baltimore
Newport News
Allied Forces Land North Africa and Tebourba Clash
Frontline reports say Allied naval forces included Avenger carrier three destroyers and five fighters in the landings. German parachutists in disguise delayed Tebourba the vital rail junction west of Tunis but Allied troops quickly repelled the masqueraders and held the town at dawn.
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North Africa
Tebourba
Tunis
Crude Oil Shortage Seen Prompting Rationing Debate
In Kansas City on December 3, government witnesses told the wartime Senate investigating committee that a crude oil shortage exists in the United States with secret figures. Testimony highlighted storage declines, transportation limits, and reduced drilling, while officials argued rationing would be unfair and ineffective without broader adjustments to supply and demand.
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Kansas City
United States
Truman
D-Mo
Midwest
Washington
E. B. Swangon
Wirt Franken
Chicago
Swanson
Rocky Mountains
Franklin
John B. Gage
Earler
Allied forces repulse Tebourba counter blow and heavy raids
Allied headquarters say Nazi counter thrust at Tebourba failed, with Berlin claiming German recapture and tank destruction. British reports show Montgomery’s 6th Army probing El Aghella as Rommel entrenches between salts marshes and sea. Soviet dispatches announce gains near Stalingrad, closing on 300,000 Nazis in the Don-Volga corridor, while RAF resumes bombings on Germany, including Frankfurt.
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Tebourba
Bizerte
Tunis
Berlin
Bernard L. Montgomery
6Th Army
el Aghella
Edwin Rommel
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Stalingrad
Kolesnikovski
Kotelnikovsky
Stalingrad Krasnodar
Don-Volgx
Moscow
Rzhev
New Britain
New Guinea
Bungyillaga
Increase Shown For Dollar Sales In State
The Bureau of Census reports Pennsylvania stores showed a six percent rise in dollar sales in October 1942 versus October 1941. Shoe stores led gains in non durable goods at 47 percent, with restaurants and lunchrooms up 29 percent and dry goods stores up 28 percent. Gasoline stations fell 13 percent. Durable goods rose 8 percent in jewelry and 6 percent in furniture. several cities posted notable increases, including Philadelphia up 17 percent and Lancaster up 19 percent while Scranton and McKeesport declined.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Census
Not Durable Goods
Yooms
Wamet
Erle
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Reading
Scranton
Allentown
Altoona
Lancaster
McKeesport
Wilkes-Barre
York
Bastion
New Castle
Williamsport
Dim Out Order Dictates Citywide Night Lighting Shutdown
Philadelphia will dim out nightly beginning December 21 to hide sky glow from enemy bombers. Major General Milton A. Reckord announced cuts affecting Philadelphia and nearby counties with rules to extinguish exterior signs, show windows, theater marquees, and outdoor venues to prevent lights visible above the horizon. Sports and entertainment in the area face disruption, including night baseball and boxing, with owners noting financial impacts on the Athletics and Phillies.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic
Milton A. Reckord
Third Service Command
Delaware
Chester
Montgomery
Buck Counties
Xemple University
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Gerald P. Nugent
Philadelphia Phils
Fire destroys Orrtanna canning plant name apple shipment
Gettysburg December report says the Orrtanna Canning Company plant near Gettysburg was burned, causing about 150000 dollars in loss. Fire crews from Gettysburg Cashtown and Fairfield limited damage to the two story frame and concrete building while 4000 cases of apples prepared for government shipment were destroyed. At Clearfield a taxidermy firm president Sylvan Williams brought in a six point buck he claimed to kill with a bow and arrow for mounting.
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Gettysburg
Orrtanna Canning Company
Orrtanna
Tost
I. Z. Musselman
Cashtown
Fairfield
Clearfield
Sylvan Williams
Solomons Scene Describes Gavutu After Battles
Gavutu Gavutu Makambo and Tohambogo in the Solomons show a stark scene of life and death. US ships shelled the islands last August leaving palm stumps and shattered buildings. Japanese caves hold wreckage and weapons while Marines clean up as Capt John T ONeill narrates a cemetery with white crosses and flowers for fallen sailors.
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William Hipple
Gavutu Island
Solomons
Gavutu
Tohambogo
Makambo
United States
John T. O'Neill
West Somerville
Mase
Marine and Navy
Salaries rules tighten with IRS approval cautions
The Bureau warns most salary decisions require Internal Revenue Commissioner approval via regional offices or risk fines or imprisonment. Raises may be issued without approval only in specific cases such as promotions or reclassifications under established plans, with observers noting the risk of unapproved raises amid unclear ratings. The 26 000 net limit remains flexible for charitable contributions and other items, while bonuses and other payments may be treated as salary after review. An employee is defined as someone with the right to discharge.
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Bureau
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Ralsey
Deer in Armed Forces Trophy Scene At Medix Run
Raymond F. Smith of Philadelphia street, jeweler, took an 8 point buck Monday morning at Medix Run, claiming the catch occurred 16 minutes after the season opened. Sylvan Williams of Clearfield Taxidermy Co reported a mutual 8 point bow kill, while Gordon urged turning deer to district game protectors.
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Gordon
Raymond F. Smith
Philadelphia Street
Medix Run
Sylvan Williams
Clearfield Taxidermy Co
Obituary notices for Attilio and Adams families
Obituary notices list services for Mrs Petro Attilio at Sacred Heart Sagamore with burial in Indiana. Samuel A Adams, born April 10 1861 in Brushvalley, died in Livermore, survived by nephews Victor Adams Homer City and William Adams Rutherford NJ, and sister-in-law Jennie Adams Blairsville. services in Blairsville. Mrs John A Miller died in St Petersburg and funeral set for Streams Funeral Home Blairsville with interment Greenwood Cemetery.
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Petro Atteilio
Petro Attilio
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sagamore
Father Joseph Malinak
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Indiana
Samuel A. Adams
Brushvalley Township
Silas
Rebecca (McCormick) Adams
Mabel Adams
Livermore
United Presbyterian Church of
Blairsville
Victor Adams
Homer City
William E. Adams
Rutherford, N. J
Jennie B. | Adams
Hunter Funeral
R. E. McClure
Blairaville Cemetery
John A. Miller
St. Petersburg
Fla
James K. Leitch
Indigng
A. McClure
Blairs- Ville
Greenwood Cemetery
Get Henderson Drive to curb federal price bureaus
Congressional push targets the Office of Price Administration and other federal bureaus, led by a growing Move to curtail Leon Henderson. Democratic lawmakers from the South press for reduced executive powers while Republicans weigh support. The debate centers on tightening federal emergency authority amid rising criticism of bureaucrats.
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Washington
Govarnment
Office of
Henderson Os
Federvatius
Representative Barden
D-Nc
House
Barden
Allike
Congress
OPA
Inductions and Draft Evasion Cases Reported
Philadelphia's Samuel Victor Barr, labeled "the meanest draft evader," begins a three year prison term for failing to notify his draft board and for financial misconduct against his invalid widowed mother. Chester August Gawne of Mercer was sentenced to five years for failing to report for induction with several others also given five year terms. One defendant, William Maccrogg of Ambridge, pleaded clemency claiming Jehovah's Witness ordination.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Victor Barr
U. S
Edward A. Kallick
Draft Board
Change
Kulleck
Barr
Pittsburgh
Den
Chester August Gawne
Maercer
Aller
William Maccrogg
Ambridge
Jehovah's Witnesses
Philadelphia Weather Rocks Cities With Freezing Gusts
Metropolis Philadelphia endured a freezing cold blast with a 1B temperature after midnight. A tin roof was ripped off a Chester flat, signs toppled in Philadelphia and nearby towns, and an urban bus crashed into the steps of the Academy of Natural Science injuring 20 passengers, three hospitalized. Dozens of vehicles slid on ice. police logged 25 accidents. Temperatures fell to 4 above in Pittsburgh Kane and Somerset.
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Philadelphia
Chester
Academy of Natural Science
Pittsburgh
Kane
Somerset
Girdler and East Secretary Tie In New York Ceremony
Tom Mercer Girdler an 85 year old Cleveland aircraft executive wed Miss Helen R Hrennan 36 of New York City once his secretary in a Park Avenue drawing room ceremony. The marriage is Girdler’s fourth and followed a Reno divorce from Lillian Snowden whom he wed in 1924. His first wife Mary Elizabeth Hayes Girdler died in 1917 and his second marriage to Clara Astley ended in divorce in 1924.
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Tom Mercer Girdler
Cleveland
Helen R. Hrennan
New York City
Henry H.curran
Park Avenue
Vice
Emanuel
Girdler
Mayage
Lillian C. Snowden
Maryland
Reno
Mary Elizabeth Hayes Girdier
Clara Astley
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