War Today: General Andrews Says Axis Defeated in Africa
Dewitt Mackenzie reports General Frank M. Andrews, commander in chief in the Middle East, declares Rommel beaten in Africa and Egypt secure. He argues for a blockade strategy to cut Axis supplies and notes good Anglo American cooperation and future air force training in the theater.
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rt _ GAIRO
Frank M. Andrews
Middle East
Africa
Edwin Rommel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Andrews
Uncle Sam
Rommel
General Andrews
Germany
Tunisia
Ti Cought Andrews
British War Council
Lyon
Britain
Soldier Notes From Camps Nav Training Newport
U S Naval Training Station Newport December 26 Privates and soldiers listed receive leaves and promotions. Robert E Walker of Pittsburgh graduates from the Naval Training Station and awaits assignment. Ralph M Lytle Jr of Camp Grant is named Corporal in the Medical Dept. Arthur I McHenry of Great Lakes is identified as a service member.
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U. S. Naval Training Station
Newport
R. 1
Robert E. Walker
Seventh Street
Edgar M. Walker
Federal’ Street
Pittsburgh
Naval Training Station
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Bob
Indiana High School
Navy
Walker
Camp Grant
Ill
John M. Willis
Ralph M
Kay) Lytle
7Th St
Medical Dept
United States Army
Corporal Lytle
26Th Mtb, Co. A
Great Lakes, Ill
Arthur I. McHenry
A. McHenry
North Fourth
Street
Great Lakes
Que
Philip E. McCully
Dorothy ¥. McCully
Flumer
City
McCully
PAY AS YOU GO INCOME TAX PLAN FACES OBSTACLES
Washington reports that Representative Doughton favors a pay as you go tax system but opposes the Ruml plan to forgive 1942 taxes. He notes timing and burden questions for individuals and businesses. The debate precedes new tax bill consideration as Congress convenes next month. Additional items cover Navy training assignments and Keesler Field diploma recipients.
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Washington
Pirep. Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Congress
Treasury
Coughton
Treasury Department
Sen
Clark
D-Mo
Caughton
Giraud Takes Darlan’s North Africa Leadership Role
Gen Henri Giraud assumed leadership in French North Africa following Darlan’s assassination. The event sparked calls for unity among French forces with Eisenhower allies as the war effort intensified. A French court martial sentenced the assassin to death within 27 hours of the crime. Hull denounced the act as odious and urged continued unified Allied action in the Mediterranean and Africa.
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Alfrica
Henri Honore Giraud
Darlan
Jean Marie Bergeret
France
Derlan
Court Martia
Duarlan
Washington
Hull
Aciipaldean Darlan
Asis
African
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
Eisenhower and His Associates.” Hull
Davlan
North Africa
United Nations
Jean Darlan
Negroes Comprise 10.1 Percent of Draft Soldiers
The Office of War Information reports 10.1 per cent of inductees by selective service were Negroes, though Negroes are 38 per cent of the population. In 14 southern and border states the draft proportion exceeded this share, and in 1940-41 volunteers entering the army through selective service were 16 per cent Negro.
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Washington
Office of War Information Today
Inauguration limited for Governor-elect Martin
Harrisburg plans for a restrained January 19 inauguration with scarce hotel space due to wartime demand. Tickets limited to official groups. three former governors receive two platform passes each. Ceremony to be simple and inexpensive on Capitol Plaza with a military atmosphere. Inaugural ball set for Zemba Mosque with General Robert M. Vail chairing.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
M. Harvey Taylor
Army
Navy
Taylor
John J. Tener
Gifford Pinchot
George H. Earle
Martin
Capitol
National Guard
Philippines
Capitol Plaza
George W. Maxey
State Supreme Court
Walter G. Scott
Zemba
Robert M. Vail
Allied Forces push toward Axis flank in North Africa front
Morocco Radio reports dawn air raid on Algiers port caused only slight damage with few casualties. Allied forces advancing from Lake Chad into southern Libya threaten Rommel's southern flank, moving past the Wezzan Oasis. Sirte falls to British, marking rapid 180 mile pursuit of Africa Corps. In Tunisia, Allied forces hold Medjez El Bab heights, fending off counterattacks amid muddy ground as raids target Sousse and a railway. Air operations limited, one Allied plane missing. Crete Naples and Taranto raids cited earlier.
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Morocco
Algiers
Lake Chad
Equatorial Africa
Libya
Erwin Rommel
Wezzan Oasis
Sirte
Africa Corps
Bernard L. Puentegmery
el Aghella
North Africa
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Tunisia
Sousse
Hon
Crete
Naples
Taranto
al ‘Ned
Kairouan
Medjez El-Bab
Special Services At Army Hall
A remembrance service is planned at the Salvation Army hall Sunday at 3:00 p m for Indiana County men in service. A remembrance book will enroll relatives from Indiana County and names will be prayed for at regular meetings and other Salvation Army services. To enroll a name attend the first meeting or hand in names at 635 Water Street. All are invited.
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Salvation Army
Indiana County
Water Street
War Vitel: Manpower Commission Labels One Ninth Jobs Vital
The War Manpower Commission releases a job classification index stating one in nine jobs in American industry and agriculture are vital to the war effort. The list highlights the essential roles underpinning wartime production and national defense.
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Wat Manpower Commission
Mounting tuberculosis feared from wartime service pull
Dr. A J Cohen of the Philadelphia County Medical Society warned of a shocking two year rise in tuberculosis as doctors and nurses are drafted. He cited White Haven and Eagleville sanatoria bed cuts, Philadelphia General Hospital strains, and state sanatoria limits, with hundreds on waiting lists.
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Philadelphia
A. J. Cohen
Philadelphia County Medical Society
Montgomery County
Philadelphia General Hospital
Eagleville Sanatorium
Cohen
Holiday Deaths Lowest in Years Across Nation
The Associated Press reports Christmas holidays saw 178 violent deaths nationwide with 19 traffic fatalities. California led with 27 accidental deaths, followed by Illinois with 19 and New York and Ohio with 15 each, while losses were attributed partly to fuel rationing and fewer travelers. Reading notes Berks County’s Civil War veteran Captain Samuel B. Becker, 95, died Christmas Eve in Strausstown after a long service record and multiple decorations.
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Associated Press
California
Illinois
New York
Ohio
New New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Reading
Soviet Drive Deepens in Caucasus and Rostov Axis Hold
Soviet forces advanced 6 to 18 miles in a three day push southeast of Nalchik in the Caucasus, claiming 2,000 Axis troops killed since December 22. They report heavy blows around Velikie Luki and Rzhev as they press toward Rostov and Millerovo, with 15,860 Nazis killed or captured in 24 hours. Col. Gen. Valutin’s troops close in on Millerovo while warning three German problems remain in Stalingrad and Rehev.
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Nalchik
Caucasus
Velikie Luk
Rzhev
Don Vsieppes
Nikolai I
Valuitin
Rostov
Ing
Russia
Valutin
Millerovo
Cgrekovo
Malechevskaya
Nikolai Zhuraviev
Moscow
Hiller
Stalingrad
Rehev
Latvia
Velikie Luki
Historical Stock Ticker Fragments Reflect Diverse Firms
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous ticker symbols and company names across industries. Entries include Al Chem & Dye, Am Can, Am Distill, Boeing, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Kodak, Reading, U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, and others with percentages or notations, suggesting a snapshot of a stock market page or index summary with partial data.
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Smelt & R
Tel & Tel
Atch T&s
Ty al Refining
Ball & Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs
Che
Ark Nat Gas LY Cities Service
Elec Bond & Shaye
Pennroad Corp Ot
Obituary corrections from Indiana papers record families and services
Funeral services for Clara Clara Clarinda Moorhead were held at First Baptist Church after initial Monday notice. Hannas Jane Cribbs widow of Samuel Cribbs died at her son Enos Cribbs’s home in Indiana on Christmas evening. service Tuesday at Enos Cribbs residence with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Thomas Andrew Ondo infant son of Andrew and Mary Boris Ondo died Christmas morning in Indiana Hospital. services at St Louis Church Lucerne Mines with interment at St Bernards Cemetery.
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Clara Clara Clarinda Moorhead
First Baptist Church
John K
Indiana
R. D
Mabel Irvin
West Lebanon
Mary Biss
Spangler
Darry King
Enos Cribbs
Oakland Cemetery
West Philadelphia Street
Thomas Andrew Onnq
Andrew
Mary
Boris) Ondo
Indiana Hospital
John
Rose
St. Louis
Lucerne Mines
M. Rosenthal
St. Bernards Cemetery
Obituaries from Indiana and Punxsutawney area
Infant Nelson Eugene McMullen of Denver died December 18. Survived by parents Nelson and Evelyn McMullen and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs Arlie Brady of Ambrose. Services December 27 at 2:30 with Rev H C G McDivitt. interment Oakland Cemetery. Sarah 38 Lance widow of John Lance died Christmas morning at 658 Chestnut Street Indiana. Survived by children Charles Lylick? Isenberg and 23 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Robinson Funeral Home. service Monday at 1:30 by Rev Harold L Loveless. interment Greenwood Cemetery. Frank Joffman of Punxsutawney, 45, died Christmas Eve after automobile accident near Punxsutawney Hospital. Survived by widow and children Jack Lois Donna David James. many relatives in Indiana and Indiana County. Funeral services forthcoming.
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Nelson Eugene McMullen
Nelson
Evelyn
Brady) McMullen
Denver
United States
Hawaii
Arlie Brady
Ambrose
H. CG. McDivitt
Oakland Cemetery
Sarah
Lance
John Lance
Chestnut Street
Indiana
Robert
Catherine Isenberg
Lydick
Evangelical Church
Charles 2
Harry Esenbereg
Bert Correll
York
Dave Misner
Rhode Island
William Lylick
Robinson Funeral Home
Harold Bl. Loveless
Greenwood Cemetery
Frank Joffman
Punixsutawney
Punixsutawney Hospital
Hoffman
Lou Raffetta
Mr. Hoffman
John and
Maude (McCardle) Hoffman
Punxisttawney
Finns Deny Praising Japanese Diplomats Over Pearl Harbor
Helsinki reports said Finnish cabinet members congratulated Japanese diplomacy after Pearl Harbor. The Finnish legation in Washington asserted the government had no knowledge of such congratulatory actions, while officials noted images from Japan’s attack were shown at a party. The U.S. State Department withheld comment.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Helsinki
Legation
Attréed ‘Dorner
State Department
Finnlal Yeguttin
Legalon
Finland
Office of War Information
New York
United States
Russia
Japs Get Hot Rice Served With Jam
Anchorage dispatch reports Captain Arline T. Rice of Farmington Utah earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a Sept 28 raid over Kiska harbor. With only one functioning cannon his guns jammed yet he attacked two Japanese Zero fighters, downing both with minimal rounds.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ine T. Rice
Farmington
Utah
Rice
Kiska Harbor
Obituary notes for Campbell and Horwath deaths
Hoffman home on Mahoning street reports Russell A Campbell age 59 died Tuesday morning December 23 in Chardon Ohio of a heart attack while preparing to start work. Survived by widow May Williams three sons and several step sons sisters and other relatives. services held at Spear Funeral Parlors Painsville with interment Evergreen Cemetery. Mike Horwath aged about 70 died at home near Graceton December 25. no known relatives. Funeral services set with interment St Bernard's Cemetery Indiana.
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Russell A. Campbell
Robert J
Martha Hiner Campbell
Brushyalley
Chardon
Ohio
Nelson Tree Surgery Company
May Williams
Margaret Walter
Monrovia
California
Ruth Campbell
Loss Angeles
Cal
Twyla Edwards
el Paso
Texas
Harry
Clyde Milkesell
Indiana
R. L. Stewart
Carrie Snyder
Homer City
Spear
Painsville
Arthur Decker
Painsville Congregational Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Mike Horwath
Graceton
Horwarth
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Wild Horses Roam North Carolina Coastline Origins Attributed
Wild horses still run free in North Carolina areas believed to descend from animals driven inland during early Spanish exploration in the 17th century. Local observers link the herd to colonial era releases and natural coastal habitats.
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Egat
North Carolina
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