Japs Raked By Allied Artillery at Buna and Gona
Allied artillery and air strikes sealed off Buna and Gona as Japanese garrisons attempted breakout. MacArthur’s force reported 638 Japanese dead buried at Gona with few prisoners. numerous enemy dead believed in cocoanut groves and beaches. Heavy rains hindered operations across the New Guinea front.
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Melbourne
Buna
Guna
New Guinea
Aea
Coconnut
Papua
Gona
Sanananda
Douglas MacArthur
Salamaua
Lae
Feild
Farmers To Pass On Applications For Extra Gasoline
Sullivan County farmers truck committee to meet Friday at 2 pm in the county agent's Bristol office to review supplemental mileage claims from farm truck operators. D R Jones of Pinsy Flats chairs the all-farmer group which has received guidance from the Knoxville district office to handle grievances and approve gasoline allotments for necessary farm trucking.
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Sullivan County Farmers Truck Committee
Bristol
D. ’R. Jones
Pinsy Flats
All-Farmer
Satuarday
ODT
Iat
Knoxville
Jones
Lost Sailor Confirms Death After Missing In Action
Seaman Anthony J. Grieco, 20, U S Navy, on furlough, opened a telegram to learn he was reported missing in action. Grieco served in the African campaign aboard a transport sunk with ship records lost, a factor he says explains the error.
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Kingston, N
Anthony J. Grieco
U. S. Navy
Brashear Buys Yellow Cab Firm From Wallen
A. R. Brashear purchases the Kingsport Yellow Cab franchise and equipment from Harold B. Wallen. Service will continue with existing personnel, and operation remains unchanged. Wallen leaves for Army service. Brashear plans to augment Yellow Cab service using Brashear Motors facilities. The firm began in 1933 and grew to 21 cars.
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A. R. Brashear
Yellow Cab
H. B. Wallen
Kingsport
Harold B. Wallen
Brashear
Wellen
Tri-City
Yellow Cab Company
Brashear Motors
Wallen
Petition Filed To Cancel Five Cent Coal Boost
Luther Harr, counsel for consumers, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to cancel the five cents per ton increase on coal and coke. He argued carriers sought higher revenue to cover wage hikes, claiming proposed raise would yield far more than needed, contending the extra revenues would be about 2.14 billion dollars versus the 18.4 million anticipated by carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Luther Harr
Hitue Tinows Cos! Consumers' Counsel
Harr
Polk County Tops Scrap Collections in Region
Polk County Benton Tennessee led scrap collection with 160.2 pounds per person, followed by Dade County Trenton Georgia at 105.36 and Bradley County Cleveland Tennessee at 104.66. Hamilton County averaged 60.63 pounds per person and Davidson 83.5, with Knox 18.3 and Shelby 6.75 per person.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Polk County
Benton
Tennessaee
Dade County
Trenton
Georgia
Bradley County
Cleveland
Tennessee
Everett Jones
Nashville
Tennessee Salvage Committees
Hamilton County
Davidson Mony
Davidson
Knox County
Jones
Shelby
Reds Strike Across Two Fronts Amid Heavy Losses
Soviet officials reported 74,600 captured and 169,006 killed since Nov 19 as counteroffensives in Stalingrad and northwest of Moscow gained ground. German forces, about 300,000 strong, pressed a desperate attempt to break encirclement near Volgograd while air lifts attempted to resupply.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Central
Soviet Information Bureau
Volga
Don River
Don Bend
Boesidas
Rehev
Veliki Liki
Seo Reis
Post Office Extends Evening Hours For Holiday Mail
Kingsport post office will open evenings from December 14 to 24 to ease Christmas mailing rush. Parcel post and main stamp windows stay open until 9 p.m. daily. Limited by a single parcel post scale, three clerks will handle windows. Postmaster Howard Long urges early mailing to ensure Christmas delivery.
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Kingsport
Howard Long
Parcel Post
Parcelpost Department
Laura
Long
Fragmentary Berlin Radar Report Sparks Confusion
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Berlin alarms and an Ottawa RCAF spotter, a navigator and parachutist near West Point Nova Scotia, plus an American firm in Barling. The legible bits hint at a failed label, a hurried dash, and a temporary telegram exchange before the event faded into incomplete notes.
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Ottawa
RCAF
West Point
N. S
Uy Hoffman
Berlin
Barlig
N.eh
Keep Streets Free Of Glass Nails Jeffers Requests
Washington 7P Rubber Director William M Jeffers urged all Americans to keep streets alleys and highways free of broken glass nails and tire hazards. He said tire damage results from such hazards and urged mayors to lead cleanup locally and county officials to act in rural areas.
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Jeffers
Washington
William M. Jeffers
Final Registration For Ration Books Set For Wednesday
Final registration for consumer war ration pools will be held in Kingsport on Wednesday at the rationing board office in the Post Office building. The office will open all day to handle applications for those who never received books or who surrendered existing ones. Applicants must show proof of identity and address, and those without prior registration must explain why they did not apply earlier. War book one is required to obtain book two, which will serve as an all purpose rationing book.
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Kingsport
Rationing Board
Stadt
OPA
Guadalcanal
Fast Harbor
Shortland Yeland
Fosi Harbor
Munda Bay
New Georgia Island
Japanese Nctivity Have Been Observed For Several Weeks, Saturday's Commnimee
Troopship Coolidge Sunk With Four Saved Amid War News
Navy reports the 21,936 ton troop transport President Coolidge with about 4,000 aboard sank after hitting a mine in the south Pacific. All but four were rescued, amid ongoing Solomons battles and Japanese activity nearby. Survivors include master Henry Nelson. four men lost.
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Washington
Coolidge
Navy
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Munda
Guadalca
Communiqae
Cor’ Ege
Henry Nelson
San Francisco
President Coolidge
American President Lines of
War Shipping Administration
Newport News
Bunker Coal Prices Revised by OPA
The Office of Price Administration announced a Saturday revision of maximum bunker coal prices from southern fields for ships in New York harbor. Effective December 28, the limit equals the northern coast maximum plus freight differentials, aiming to secure fuel for ocean-going vessels and meet rising demand.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
New York Harbor
OPA
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
New Draft Clerk Named for Sullivan County Board
Mrs. Side ney W. Macbeth was appointed new chief clerk of Sullivan County Selective Service Board Number 1. Draft board chairman S P Platt announced the appointment and said she will assume duties Monday, November 21.
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Draft Board
S. P. Platt
Sideney W. Macbeth
Sullivan County
Allied Bombers Hit Rouen Naples Turin In Broad Offensive
Allied air fleets blasted Rouen and Naples with heavy American bombers and RAF escorts, downing enemy fighters and striking Italian targets. The Rouen raid targeted a major rail hub, while Turin endured continued attacks. Weather hampered some results but indicated wide Axis disruption and large force cooperation.
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London
Rouen
France
Holland
VU. S
Turin
Thalian
Inlard
le Havre
Europe
Calais
Lyon
Italy
Naples
Ening
Senegalese Troops Join Allied Drive In Africa
The OWI says tens of thousands of Senegalese soldiers bolster Allied forces in North Africa and align with Free French battalions. Stimson cites air supremacy as key before a broader campaign to expel Axis forces in Tunisia, strike Rommel, and secure the Mediterranean supply route. The Dakar contingent, once held by the Allies, is now part of the expanded infantry effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Information
United Nations
Stimson
Tunisia
Tripoli
Etrilke
Rommel
Mediterranean
Dakar
Ovi
Owi
Topsy Turvy Mishaps Parade In 1942 War Year Oddities
National Safety Council highlights bizarre accidents from 1942 as examples of topsy turvy misfortunes. Mrs. Hebert in New Orleans shoots at a cat then wounds her son and herself as the gun misfires. Joe Keneeny’s car is found to be his stolen vehicle after a wreck. Wallace D. Smith’s plane collision with a stranger’s social pursuit ends in a tree. Mrs. Fanucchi’s bicycle signal shatters a passing auto window and breaks her arm. Carl Kaufman endures chills from a fridge packing then burns from a truck fire hours later.
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Chicago
Julien Hebert
New Orleans
Little Rock
Wallace D. Smith
Louisville
Slriet
Columbo Fanucchi
Stockton
Calif
Jefe Pyr
Carl Kaufman
Milford Center
Ohio
Allies Repulse Axis Tanks In Tunisia
British and Allied forces in Tunisia repelled two German tank and infantry attacks near Bizerte and along the coast. Berlin radio claimed Montgomery attacked at Meraa El Wrega and near El Aghella, while Cairo said operations were proceeding as planned.
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London
Eighth Army
Libya
EB Agheila
Asda
Berlin
Rads
Bernard L. Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
Hadle
el Alamein
Egypt
KK. A. N. Anderson
Tunisia
Matewi
Tebrouba
Djedelda
Bizerte
Morocco
Dianet
Algiers
DNB
Montgomery
Meraa el Wrega
Gulf of Sirie
el Aghella
Fyunnela
Pic
Cairo
2 Tt
EL Aphella
Pat Romeme
Aghella
Axia
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Jjr
Nashvville
Arce
Cloud VY. Eckhardt
Salsurday
S. W. Macbeth
New Draft
Revere
U.S
Africa
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