Thanksgiving services planned across area churches
Wartime Thanksgiving observances unfold with services at St Marys West Monroe First Church of Christ Auburn and Second streets and other congregations. Speakers include Captain Forrest F. Hub, Rev David Hot Springs, and Rev S B Div Tulsa. A shared meal follows the hour of worship.
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Oredey
Wt Presbyterian Church
Forrest F. Hub. I
Selman Field
Mar- Be
First Church of Christ
Sain
Auburn
Second Streets
Assembly of God
Weat
Monroe
David
Tulsa
Okla
L Waldon
Assembly of God Church
JL Tanner
U S Opinion Split Over Mihailovich In Balkans War
The piece questions Mihailovich’s loyalty amid Communist propaganda backing Tito and notes mixed American reactions. Ruth Mitchell, tied to General Billy Lee, surfaces in war debates while Adamic weighs Tito’s influence and the doubt over Allied alignment.
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U.S
Mihailovich
Hitler
Balkans
Korn
Ane
Ruth Mitchell
Billy Li
Mihanovichid
Josip Broz
Tito
Lou Adamic
Ap Gvel Tito
Roslavia
Mee Mitchell
Ceara
Mitchell
Gilberts Invasion Advances As Nimitz Hails Secure Gain
American forces report rapid success in the Gilberts as Makin Tarawa and Abemama show progress. Admiral Nimitz says the Gilberts are securely in our hands with operations aimed to dominate nearby Japanese positions. Tokyo radio contests these claims as the U.S. pushes planes and ships toward further attacks against Japan.
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Pearl Harbor
Gilberts
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Mikin
Tarawa
Ahermama
Tokyo Radio
Navy
Frank Knox
Washington
Kuta
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Rabaul
New Britain
Sirtus
Nauru
Liberator
Ouran Island
Neurt
7Th Infantry Division
Nimitz
Abemama
Tokyo
Gilberts-e
William F. Halsey
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
ES Denies Plan Shut Down Plant
The U S Petroleum Administrator Ickes told Representative Brooks that no plan exists to shut down the Loui oil refinery at Bossier City Louisiana. Cities Service subsidiary operates the Lake Charles refinery with government funds and faces possible junking of its operation. The Petroleum Administration for War controls oil allocations to the Bossier City plant processing about 20 600 barrels daily.
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Ashington
K -Uteam
Ickes
Brooks
Fiana
Louioil
Bassier City
Lanterior
Louisiana
Cities Service
Petroleum Administration For War
Lake Charles
Roleum Adinistration
Bossier City
Frances
Ossier City
Berlin Seen in Inferno After RAF Raid Night Attack
Eyewitnesses arriving in Sweden describe Berlin as an inferno with asphalt boiling and streets on fire after the RAF bomber strike. Reports say a second heavy raid followed, with heat and explosions triggering collapses and shattered windows across the city.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Sweden
Air Ministry
Legation
Templehof Airdrome
Esplanade
Potsdamerplatz
Fuertenhof
Norgarten
London
Germany
Aftontideningen
Allehanda
Hameburg
Europe
Berelin
Eden Hotel
Budapest Strasse
Zoo
High Command
Hast Might
R.A. F
British Eighth Army Advances Six Miles Into Italian Front
Allied forces report the British Eighth Army pushed six miles into central Italy gaining San Angelo and capturing Alfedena after German destruction. Montgomery’s troops extended beyond Rionero with heavy clashes and weather hampering operations as Fifth Army skirmished near Castiglione and the Sangro.
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Algiers
Eighth Army
San Angelo
Sangro
Alfedena
Rome
Rionero
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Castiglione
Gatiglana
Fifth Army
Adriatic
Venatiw-Pozzilli
Mark W
Italy
Roosevelt Stalin Churchill Meeting Looms Postures Abroad
French radio reports a meeting of President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Marshal Stalin may happen soon. Vichy broadcasts mention Attlee replacing Churchill during Commons session. Washington press conferences proceed without Roosevelt. Soviet communiques issue without day’s order, Swedish paper notes imminent meeting.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Vichy Radio
Attlee
Washington
Stalin
Aftontioningen
Draft bill speeds induction amid wartime policy shifts
Washington reports outline a new draft bill shaping pre Pearl Harbor men into service with optional reclassification and appeals preserved. In Atlantic City officials discuss UN relief plans including stockpiles and rapid transport for rebuilding western Europe and aiding liberated nations.
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Washington
White House
Pearl Hartor
Draft Board
Fire destroys Berkey and Gay plant in Grand Rapids
Fire swept three idle Berkey and Gay buildings in Grand Rapids Michigan early today killing veteran firefighter Louis Coleman and threatening the Rowe Hotel. The blaze caused about $500 000 in total losses with $300 000 tied to machinery and equipment.
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Grand. Rapids
Mich
Berkey and Gay Furniture Company
Rowe
Ganges Lous A. Coleman
Berkey and Gay
R. L. Graham
Berkey and Gay Company
Navy doubles combat fleet says Forrestal
Philadelphia reports Undersecretary James N. Forrestal announced that 1943 naval construction more than doubled the combat fleet, matching the Jan 1 in service level. He said the 1944 program is 3 billion dollars larger than this year.
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Philadelphia
Sayy Hes
James N. Forrestal
Navy
Forrestal
Three Killed and 14 Hurt in Bus Collision Near Roseville
A Greyhound bus and a passenger car collided near Roseville on Highway 99 W just after midnight. A woman and two men died and 14 others were injured as the bus rolled over and toppled, throwing passengers onto the highway. One survivor from Berkeley, A G Jennered, said the bus brake application preceded the crash and he was thrown clear.
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Sacramento
Calif
Greyhound
Roseville
Here
A. G. Jennered
Berkeley
Heilbron
Jenneved
Senate Committee seeks official report on Patton incident
The Senate Military Affairs Committee voted unanimously to request War Secretary Stimson report officially on the Shreily hospital slap by Lt General George S. Patton Jr. The panel considers Roosevelt's Patton promotion and notes possible extenuating circumstances while urging an army inquiry before action.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Stimson
George S. Patton, Jr
Seventh Army
Shreily
Reynolds
North Carolina
Stimson
Roosevelt
Patton
Bridges
New Hampshire
Colorado
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Sicily
House
Hoeven
Iowa
Germans Move Closer to Kiev in Ukraine Drive
German forces push toward Kiev with heavy tank and air attacks but fail to break deep Russian lines. Red Star notes three Russian retreats due to pressure. Kiev near Brusilov within four miles as von Mannstein’s spearheads reach Brusilov from Zhitomir.
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Kiev
Red Star
Ukraine
Red Army
Pripet
Dnieper
White Russia
Red Stag
Bragin
Gomel
Rechitsa
Izvestia
Pravda
Dnepropetrovsk
Fritz von Mannstein
Brusilov
Zhitomir
von Mannstein
Chernyakhov
Wartime tax bill faces House vote amid inflation fears
The House moves toward approving a $2.14 billion revenue bill to fund wartime costs and curb inflation. Democrats and Republicans clash over tax levels with warnings the plan could hit the middle class hard. The measure raises excises, postal rates, and liquor taxes while merging the victory tax with normal income tax.
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Washington
House
Voorhis
California
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Robert Lee Doughton
Coughton
Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means
Republican
Doughton
Treasury
Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
United Kingdom
Canada
King George VI Opens Parliament in Wartime Session
King George VI opened a new wartime parliament session in London noting the Allies have offensive momentum in the fourth year of the war. He praised combined Allied efforts with the United States and referenced Allied advances in Africa Sicily Sardinia Corsica and Italy as evidence of progress.
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London
George VI
House of Commons
United Nations
Commons
Britain
Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Italy
Wartime Record Claim Made by Choudrant Residents
Choudrant Louisiana residents claim a wartime record with over one third of the town's population in uniform. About 131 men and women serve in the army Navy and marine corps, with two deaths Paul David Calhoun and Harold McClendon. Lieutenant Willard Hammons earned the Distinguished Service Medal for the Ploesti raid.
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Chowudrant
Pthis
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Paul David Calhoun
Harold McClendon
Willard Hammons
Sergee
Ploest
Slater Suit Under Advisement in Plaquemines Case
District Judge A A Reeves heard arguments on a bid by Du Ben R Slater Plaquemines parish coroner to bar Walter J Blaize from interfering with Slater s claim to the sheriff s office in Plaquemines Parish Blaize appointed by Governor Jones has held the office since martial law was declared Slater s group contends a special election should fill the vacancy Admiral Leighton Dies in New Orleans Funeral set for Arlington National Cemetery Rear Admiral Frank T Leighton former commandant of the New Orleans district died in Newport R I born in Tunkhannock Pa served as commandant April 1942 to March 1943
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Blaize
Jones
Slater
Leighton
New Orleans
Frank T. Leighton
Lighth Naval District
Newport
Avelington National Cemetery
Tunkhannock
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