Russian counteroffensive reshapes front in 1943 war news
Allied and Soviet reports describe heavy Soviet advances around Moscow and Leningrad, with 35 towns captured in a single day on the Tula front. Goebbels admitted German inferiority as von Brauchitsch was replaced, while German losses in Russia rose into the millions. In Africa British forces closed on Bengasi and Tripoli, forcing Rommel to retreat toward the coast as pockets remained at Bengasi and Barce.
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Fragmentary coastal locations cited in war report
The text mentions Sica, Bardia, Salam, and other spots along the Egyptian coast as part of a broader military movement. It is a partial excerpt listing places without a clear event or outcome. The fragment suggests a theater in North Africa during armed conflict.
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Campaign to Remove Xmas Abbreviation Sparks nationwide response
Opie L. Shelton, headed the Orangeburg chamber of commerce campaign against the Xmas abbreviation for Christmas. He issued a black edged letter calling for its burial to curb commercialization. Responses poured in from 46 states with mixed support. 36 people prayed for him and 12 ministers used it in sermons. Only six letters supported the abbreviation among 1141 mail items.
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Hitler reshapes command as Brauchitsch ousted
Nazi leaders clash over strategy as Adolf Hitler replaces von Brauchitsch with himself in full military command. He warns of stiff times ahead, vows new weapons for a spring east offensive, and pledges stronger western front defense from Norway to Spain.
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Von Brauchitsch ousted as German army chief in 1941
The German high command announced the removal of von Brauchitsch six months after leading the invasion of the Soviet Union. Born in 1881 in Berlin, he rose from artillery captain in World War I to army commander in 1938, serving under Hitler until his dismissal.
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German Woman Profits From British Guiana Stamp Sale
An elderly German woman earned a small fortune years ago when two rare British Guiana stamps dated 18 percent, preserved among her grandfather’s papers, were sold.
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Big Shots Are Best Diner-Outers In Allentown
Allentown waiter William Klassen recalls 43 years of planning banquets for at least a million people including Theodore Roosevelt Taft Wilson and Coolidge. He says heads of state are easier than demanding everyday diners and that rising officials complicate service for the staff.
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Broadway Actress Charlotte Munro Dies at 71
Hollywood reports the death of Mrs. Charlotte Wallace Munro 71 former Broadway actress known as Charlotte Tittell who appeared opposite FE H Sothern in several plays. She will be buried here tomorrow. She is survived by her husband Wallace Munro a New York writer. Also noted is a trivia item stating one car make uses pounds of rubber exclusive of tires.
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Charlotte Wallace Munro
Charlotte Tittell
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