Allied raids sink sunk Toulon ships and Turin plant hit
Allied air units reported a major Toulon raid damaged or sunk several scuttled French fleet components and other warships, and a Flying Fortress strike hit U boat bases at Marseille while Turin saw the Flatball bearing works set afire in daylight. Additional ships and drydocks were damaged or flooded.
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Toulon
Fifteenth Air Force
American Air Command
Marseille
Turin
Italy
Missiessy Basin
D’arse Veille
Dirksen Enters President Race as Democratic Field Grows Scarce
Washington December 2 The entry of Rep Everett Dirksen into the Republican presidential race highlights the shortage of Democratic contenders as party leaders await Roosevelt’s plans for a possible fourth term. Willkie Bricker and Stassen loom for GOP while Democrats offer no clear national candidate. Dirksen said he will not enter any state primaries and noted Illinois’s preferential vote is nonbinding for delegates.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Roosevelt
Dirksen
Congress
Wendell L. Willkie
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Nebraska
Fewer Toys For Repair For Christmas
Officials of Francis Scott Key Post No 11 American Legion said toy collection for repair renovation and distribution to county children is slower this year than before the war Yet over 4000 toys are in stock at the Legion home rooms awaiting Yuletide distribution Some large items have been sold for cash to buy smaller articles to help more children due to war material restrictions Twelve little girls can be made happy at Christmas instead of just one through a doll carriage sale for cash to purchase baby dolls Annapolis Dec 2 An amendment to the state budget for a 7000 appropriation to the state penal farm for livestock feeds was needed due to a severe drought last summer Governor O Connor disclosed today The bluebonnet is the official flower of Texas
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Francis Scott Key
Legion
Enduga Cash
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Ad Compelling Creaks Creomulsion
An old advertisement urges quick treatment of bronchitis and acute chest cold. It promotes Creomulsion with beechwood creosote and other medicines, claiming it loosens phlegm and soothes inflamed bronchial membranes, non narcotic, with a money back guarantee if it does not work, promising rest and sleep.
Mrs Dorsey Undergoes Tonsil Adenoid Operation At Hopkins
Baltimore dispatch reports Mrs Tom Dorsey wife of the orchestra leader underwent tonsil and adenoids removal at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr Floyd Adams said she is getting along very well after the procedure. The Dorseys wed April 8, 1943. A fly net is described as a device to keep flies off horses.
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Baltimore
Tommy Dorsey
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Floyd Adams
Dorsey
Hollywood
Pat Dane
Hopkins
Dorseys
Maryland Board Approves Postwar State Construction Plan
The Maryland Board of Public Works agreed to a postwar construction program totaling 9,355,954 dollars with Governor O Conor. Immediate funding of 4,393,150 dollars will allow architects to begin blueprints for new state hospitals and public schools and additional facilities at Maryland University.
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Annapolis
Maryland Board of Public Works
O'Conor
Maryland
Maryland University
College Park
Governor outlines postwar public works program
The governor described a large appropriation by the Board of Public Works to repair deteriorated public buildings and address labor shortages. The plan aims to blunt postwar unemployment as private industry shifts to peacetime production, reducing reliance on federal aid and preparing Maryland for a peacetime economy.
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Federal
Maryland
Board of Public Works
Lions Club pig roast replaces weekly meeting
Richard F Kline vice-president of the Lions Club hosted a Thursday noon barbecue at his Water Street office. The event featured a pig roast and served as the substitute for the club’s regular weekly gathering.
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Richard F Kline
The
Lions Club
Water Street
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