Public Blames Hoarding Black Market For Cigarette Shortage
George Gallup reports a national smoking survey with 52 percent of civilian adults smoking and 48 percent not. Hoarding and a black market are cited as the biggest causes of the cigarette shortage, with variations by age, sex, and urban versus rural areas.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Commit
Gurvey
America
Nat
Eng. & M
E. Cent
W. Cen
Far West
European edition of New York Herald Tribune returns in Paris
Paris reports the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune resumes publication today as a four page edition. The paper founded in 1887 by James Gordon Bennett Jr. had paused during wartime and now restarts after German advance.
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Paris
New York Herald Tribune
James Gordon Bennett, Jr
Ietor
New York Herald
V Bomb Attacks Continue Over Southern England
German V bomb strikes hit southern England last night causing damage and casualties reported from London and nearby areas.
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London
England
Boy Scout Warmth Course Postponed by Snowstorm
In Auburn Cayuga County the "how to keep warm in a snowbank" training camp for the Boy Scout council was postponed due to a heavy snowstorm.
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Auburn
N. Y
Cayuga County
Boy Scout Council
Weeping witness headers Chaplin paternity case in Los Angeles
Joan Berry breaks down on the stand as Chaplin paternity suit proceeds. She reads a 1942 Tulsa hotel letter claiming life is painful and questions her relationship with J Paul Getty. She returns to testify after crying with attorney Joseph Scott and denies spending a night with Getty and sleeping at Hans Ruesch’s Beverly Hills apartment.
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Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charlie Chaplin
Chapin
Tulsa
Okla
Joseph Scott
Scott
Joan
Carol Ann
J. Paul Getty
Getty
Chaplin
Charles E. Millikan
Beverly Hills
Hans Ruesch
Ruesch
Waldie Promoted to Eau Claire Office
Archie M. Waldie, 416 South 23rd street, promoted from superintendent of La Crosse plants to system supervisor at the Wisconsin Power Company Eau Claire headquarters effective January 1. He will oversee loading and voltage regulation of hydro and steam plants and supervise load dispatching, while remaining superintendent of La Crosse plants. He joined the company in 1923 after early engineering and teaching roles. Waldie is active in local organizations and will keep his family in La Crosse for now.
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Archie M. Waldie
South 23Rd Street
la Ern States Power Company
Eau Claire
Waldie
Wisconsin
la Crosse
J. G. Felton
Dickey
N. D
la Moure
North Dakota State College
Fargo
Northern States Power Company
Minneapolis
Galena
Edison Steam Plant
French Island
War correspondent recalls a costly tea party victory
In Germany on a Sunday mission Lieut. Tom Kibler led a six-tank force into Strab near Gey. German defenders and anti tank guns were eliminated with 200 shells and 10 000 bullets. total cost estimated at about 51 112 dollars.
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Germany
Tom Kibler
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sam
Kibler
Children Present Christmas Windows Pageant at Church
Members of the church school primary and junior departments and the children's choir will present a Christmas program titled Christmas Windows Saturday at 3 p m in the church community hall. Parents and friends are invited. The pantomime follows a poor child seeking a welcome, finding it at a poor family home through scenes of a toy shop party church Santa Claus carolers and the poor home.
Convicted Mussolini Mistress Sentenced in Rome
Cornelia Tanzi a 36 year old poet and artist once a mistress of Benito Mussolini was convicted of collaboration with the Germans and jailed for 30 years in Rome.
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Rome
Cornelia Tanzi
Benito Mussolini
Santa Claus Donor Leaves Station Operator Short Change
Ottawa Illinois report says Joseph Armstrong a filling station operator overlooked a customer payment check during the Christmas rush. He later found the check was returned by the bank marked no account. The payee on the check was Santa Claus.
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Ottawa
Ill
Joseph Armstrong
Santa Claus
Emerald Oil Promises Relief for Aching Feet
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil for burning feet and perspiring soreness. It claims powerful penetrating action so users can work again, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Moone
Kiwanians Take Over Salvation Army Bell Ringers Night
Kiwanis volunteers man kettles at Fourth and Main and Fifth and Main streets Friday from 5 to 9 pm to boost Christmas donations for La Crosse families. Charles O. Larson chairs the effort with 13 workers named including R. V. Ahlstrom Henry J. Ahrens and others.
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Salvation Army
la Crosse
Charles O. Larson
R. V. Ahlstrom
Henry J. Ahrens
William P. Ashworth
C. E. Bourret
Frank M. Dundas
Hubert V. Fuller
George M. Hetherington
Elmer C. Hougen
J. R. Johnson
Ray FE. Plamadore
Frank Wilkinson
Harold Youngberg
Deer, Deer, Deer and Steak’s Rationed Tale
Portland reporter Syvert Letrud recounts a surprising incident about a black eye earned in a run in with deer's horns. He explains the oddly believable injury origin, framed as a vivid personal anecdote.
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Portland
Ore
Syvert Letrud
Fragmentary report describes objects striking a man in bed
A fragment notes items nailed over a bed headboard fell during the night and struck the man in the face. Details such as location and identities are unclear in the readable text.
New Zealand Marks 90th Anniversary of First Parliament Meeting
New Zealand observed the 90th anniversary of the meeting that established its first parliament. Officials highlighted the milestone as a symbol of parliamentary beginnings and nationhood.
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New Zealand
Traditional Christmas menus at Wisconsin state institutions
State hospitals and prisons will serve traditional Christmas dinners next Monday with fowl and trimmings. Where turkey is unavailable chicken substitutes appear at several menus. industrial schools serve turkey, while the prison offers roast chicken with giblet sauce and dressing. Services and carol broadcasts are planned at some sites.
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Madison
Wis
Industrial School For Boys
Industrial School For Girls
Waupun
Canadians Win Town From Nazis
Canadian troops smashed forward across the Senio river and captured Bagnacavallo on the road to Bologna. The town lies eight miles north east of Faenza along the Bologna Rimini highway and nine miles west of Ravenna. Fifth Army operations south of Bologna remained patrol-bound.
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Rome
Senio
Bagnacavallo
Bologna
Faenza
Ravenna
Fifth
Bologna-Rimini
Henry Lockney Dies Former Circuit Judge at 68
Henry Lockney 68 former presiding judge of the 13th circuit died at Waukesha Memorial Hospital three weeks after a cerebral hemorrhage. An attorney of 47 years he was appointed circuit judge by Gov. Heil on June 21 1939 to succeed Charles M Davidson. He also served three terms as city attorney and was Waukesha county district attorney in 1910.
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Waukesha
Wis
Henry Lockney
13Th Judicial Circuit
Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Lockney
Heil
Charles M. Davidson
State Senate
Waukesha County
University of Wisconsin
Nazi Drive Only Delays Defeat, Says Swiss Story
Swiss press views the German west offensive as a last desperate gamble to stave off defeat. Die Weltwoche of Zurich calls the offensive a retarding move that can only delay the outcome of the war.
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Bern
Die Weltmache
Zurich
Japs Distribute Parcels To Yankees
Tokyo radio reports first Red Cross parcels via Siberia to American prisoners in Japan and Manchuria are being distributed. The next shipment is planned for prisoners in the Philippines.
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London —i
Tokyo
Red Cross
Siberia
Japan
Manchuria
Philippines
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