Allied Forces Hold Fast Near Tebourba Tunisia Front
Allied forces in Tunisia report firm defense near Tebourba after repelling a German wedge. American tanks and British Army units countered renewed Axis attacks as air reinforcements arrived to cover ground counter-attacks.
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I. NS
London
Amerian
First Army
Tebourba
Tunisia
North Africa
Tunis
Biverte
Mateur
Djdeida
Turin Bombed Again by British Raiders
London reports that Turin, Italy’s industrial center, endured a heavy night raid by Britain’s large bombers. After the raid, light bombers and fighters conducted daylight sorties against occupied Europe with flights over Deal and the Kent coast observed throughout the morning. The air ministry called the Turin strike a concentrated attack as the sixth in a series against northern Italy.
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London
Turin
Italy
Britain
Ers
Occupied
Europe
Kent
Deal
Channel
Air Ministry
Stirling
Halifax
Lancaster
Five of six births at Jamesson Memorial hospital are girls
A wartime birth pattern shows more boys born generally but Jamesson Memorial hospital reported an exception yesterday with five girls and one boy among newborns. Local drivers faced hills slick with fresh snow while city crews lagged behind the storm. Letter from pressman Gustafson notes Henry Eise and Walter Marshall healthy at the Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs after a Thanksgiving visit. Weather kept skating season challenging with frequent snows and record cold around eight degrees above zero on Thanksgiving morning.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
J. William Gustafson
the News
Henry Eise
Walter Marshall
Union Printers Home
Colorado Springs
Col
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. show a maximum temperature of 37 and a minimum of 25 with 0.4 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 7.2 feet. Data for the same date last year lists a 42-degree high, 31-degree low, 0.02 inches precipitation, and no snow.
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United States
Extensive Slot Machine Raids In Fayette County
More than 260 state troopers raided Fayette County tying up one of Pennsylvania’s largest police actions. They hit 234 sites and seized over 600 pinball and slot machines with no arrests. Machines were logged and moved to the county courthouse for processing.
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Fayette County
International News Service
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Fayette Gounty
H. S. Dumbauld
James I. Marsh
Erie
Harrisburg
McFeaters Elected President of Engineers Society
Harry L. McFeaters chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Engineering Works was elected 1943 President of the Mahoning Shenango Valley Engineers society at the Castleton dinner. Others named to offices include Paul G. Dingledy as vice president Lester L. Weitzel secretary Sid L. Lockley treasurer and Frank J. Bowers and Thomas Baum elected to council. Guy Hubbard of Cleveland served as principal speaker on wartime machinery and postwar effects.
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Harry L. McFeaters
Pennsylvania Engineering Works
Valley Engineers Society
Castleton
McFeaters
Joseph B. Lasky
Johnson Bronze Co
Paul G. Dingledy
Lester L. Weitzel
Sid L. Lockley
Frank J. Bowers
Youngstown
Thomas Baum
Guy Hubbard
Cleveland
Penton Publishing Co
Pennsylvania Power Co
John P Busarello Leading in District 3 UMWA Race
John P Busarello claimed a lead of at least 3400 votes over Patrick T Fagan in the district No 3 United Mine Workers of America presidency contest in Pittsburgh on December 9. Fagan is described as a close personal friend of CIO President Philip Murray.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
John P Busarello
Patrick T. Fagan
CIO
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Victory Bond Drive Targets $5.4 Million in Lawrence County
Volunteer workers push local effort to meet a county goal of five million four hundred thousand dollars for Victory Bond sales. Judge W. Walter Braham, chair, said early reports are encouraging after a Pearl Harbor rally at the Cathedral. New Castle expected to raise about four and a half million in government securities.
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Lawrence County
W. Walter Braham
Campaign Army
Pearl Harbor
United War Fund
Victory
New Castle
Major Blanning Declared Japanese Prisoner in World War II
Major James C. Blanning, New Castle army officer famed for battles at Bataan and Corregidor, is a war prisoner of the Japanese. His mother Mrs. E. J. Blanning in East Lincoln avenue was notified by daughter in law Mrs. J. C. Blanning of Colorado Springs. No word had reached them since February 23 until the recent message to his wife.
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James C. Blanning
New Castle
Bataan and
Corregidor
E. J. Blanning
Lincoln Avenue
J. C. Blanning
Colorado Springs
Colo
Blanning
Japanese Garrisons Isolated in Aleutians and Solomons
Washington reports Japanese forces in the Aleutians and southern Solomons are virtually cut off, facing starvation or annihilation as U S. air and ground forces tighten control. Attu and Kiska garrisons have suffered heavy losses, while Guadalcanal operations have denied Japanese reinforcements since mid November.
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Aleutians
Solomons
Washington
Japan
Attu
Kiska
Andreanos Islands
U. S
Guadalcanal
Supplemental Gas May Be Secured
The office of price administration allowed eastern motorists with A ration coupons worth three gallons to obtain supplemental rations if they show a need for more than 90 miles of occupational driving monthly. This follows the A coupon reduction that lowered the required occupational mileage from 240 to 180 miles per month.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Sheridan to Seek Divorce from George Brent in Mexico
Hollywood film star Ann Sheridan will move to a suburb of Mexico City this week ahead of filing for divorce from actor George Brent. Mexican law requires a 16 day residence period.
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International News Service
Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
Mexico City
George Brent
Twenty More Axis Tanks Destroyed in Tunisia War Update
Washington reports 20 Axis tanks destroyed on December 6 in North Africa along with three enemy planes shot down and two American aircraft losses. The daily communique notes limited forward-area activity to patrolling and confirms one enemy aircraft at night, with one American fighter pilot safe.
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Washington
Tunisia
War Department
North Africa
Pittsburgh Man Is Shot To Death By Police Officer
Harold Ware, 52, a former New Jersey murder convict, was fatally shot by plainclothes vice squad officers in a Hill District home after slashing Patrolman Louis Yeschke and attacking another officer during the arrest of a Negro woman on a solicitation charge. Ware died at Mercy Hospital. Yeschke survived with neck lacerations. Ware previously served time in Trenton and western penitentiaries and was released last September.
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Pittsburgh
New Jersey
Harold Ware
Mercy Hospital
Louis Yeschke
Thomas Presto
Ware
Trenton
Western Penitentiary
Slushy Driving In Philadelphia Snow Storm Delays Traffic
In Philadelphia the metropolitan area crawled through a driving snow storm with slushy pavement and the worst driving weather of the year. Forecasters expected more precipitation tonight and the first real snowfall of the season as temperatures hovered near freezing and may rise, worsening walking and driving conditions.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Allied Bombers Smash New Jap Effort At Buna
Allied heavy bombers smashed a fifth Japanese sea borne reinforcement attempt at Buna New Guinea destroying the lead destroyer and chasing the rest away while American and Australian ground forces repelled a strong Buna counter attack. Aircrews hit Lae Gasmata and Rabaul targets as fighters claimed two Jap planes. Total enemy ships destroyed or damaged since Buna drive began nears nine. enemy planes 117 down.
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T S
United Nations
Australia
Buna
New Guinea
Lae
Gasmata
New Britain
Rabaul
St. George's Channel
New Ireland
Two Are Killed In Turnpike Collision
Two Ambridge men Bernard Swain and A Melvin were killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania turnpike near the Bedford interchange. Albert Tietjen of Ambridge was injured with body lacerations and taken to Timmins hospital. Herbert Rittenhouse, 36, of Hanover was hurt, while Wayne Longwell, 31, of Bronson, Michigan, escaped injury.
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Bedford
Ambridge
Bernard Swain
A. Melvin
Albert Tietjen
Tietjen
Timmins Hospital
Herbert Rittenhouse
Hanover
Wayne Longwell
Bronson, Mich
Russians Open Attack On New Front In Caucasus
Red army forces struck a new front near Novorossisk silencing two enemy artillery batteries and wiping out a company of German infantry. The central and western Stalingrad fronts saw continued pressure as Soviet forces repelled a motorized division and seized four more inhabited localities west of Moscow.
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TI. N.S
Moscow
Red Army
Black Sea
Novorossisk
West
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Novorissisk
High Command
Death Records List for New Castle Area
Obituary notes include infant Peak of New Castle R D 7 and Samuel White 85 also listed are Antonio Martello 60 Rochester Pa Joseph W Smith 56 New Galilee RR 1 and Rev Hugh Shaw 70 Claremont California along with Mrs E S Michener Rochester Pa.
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Infant Peak
New Castle
E. S. Michener
Rochester
Antonio Martello
Fast Cherry Street
Samuel White
R. D
Joseph W. Smith
New Galilee
Hugh 8. Shaw
Claremont
Calif
Jap Warship Sunk as US Planes Hit Japanese Force
U S dive bombers and torpedo planes 150 miles off Guadalcanal sank one Japanese warship and set fire to three others during an attack on December 3. The American force of about ten cruisers and destroyers was heading to reinforce the Japanese garrison. Ten Nipponese float planes were shot down in the engagement.
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Washington
United States
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Navy
War bulletins from Moscow Tokyo and London
Reports say Germans use mail carrying planes on the Stalingrad front after heavy losses to Russians who shot down 60 Junkers 52 transports in two days. Tokyo notes ongoing exchanges of Japanese and American citizens with no details. A Reuters dispatch from the French frontier cites a reliable authority.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Tokyo
Dec. S
London
Reuter
Arthur Mometer Sees War Time Rationing Hit Daily Travel
The narrator laments wartime shortages as gas is rationed and tires scarce. The old jalopy struggles while owners rely on bus passes and buses for daily travel amid a strict wartime economy. Weather adds to the hardship.
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Leo VY. Dolan
Allied
Bizerte
AXIS
Miles
William Wade
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Dingledy, Weitzel, Lockley
Fagan
Major Blanning
Philippines
W H. Menken
West Leasure Avenue
R. H. Menken
Camp Lee, Va
Joseph Book
Centennial Street
David Fessler
Mills Way
Joseph A. Bors
Island
By Lee van Atta
Miss
Barbara Ann Clark
Chicago
Novorossis
By Natalia Rene
Toseph A. Bors
Arthur Mometer
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