Begin Count Of Soldier Vote In Close Election
The Board of Election Supervisors prepared to start counting 61 military ballots in the November general election but rejected four as non compliant. Two envelopes lacked dates, one bore a post election date, and another lacked voter name or address, making verification impossible. Four other ballots with questions would be counted on attorney advice. Edwin F. Nikirk, the Democrat for State's Attorney, led by 46 votes and needed eight more to clinch the office.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Secretary of State
Leslie N. Cobleniz
House of Delegates
Edwin F. Nikirk
Hen Fruit For The Axis
President Roosevelt opened a light moment at a press conference as he joked about hens setting but not laying eggs amid news scarcity. A Maine correspondent asked if the Hatch Act was slowing him, to which the President answered with a smile and a gesture.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elizabeth May Craig
Maine
Mr. Roosevelt
Moscow Press Spreads African War Successes
Moscow press prints major spreads detailing Allied and Axis actions in Africa. The issue carries Roosevelt's Washington press remarks alongside Churchill’s Commons address. It also provides full Soviet details of the British Eighth Army’s advances and updates Egyptian and French North Africa operations.
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Moscow
Africa
Roosevelt
Washington
Churchill
House of Commons
Eighth Army
Maryland Teens Likely Exempt From Draft This Year
i State Selective Service officials said today that few if any Maryland teenagers will be inducted under the new bill signed by President Roosevelt. The amendments to the draft law limit eligibility and reduce expected callups this year.
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Baltimore
Ill-Fated Plane Pilot Rescued Near Hawaii in World War II
Captain William T. Cherry Jr., Abilene Texas, was rescued by the Navy in the South Pacific near Honolulu and said to be in good condition but weak. The War Department confirmed he piloted the Rickenbacker plane missing since October 21 with crew members Col. Hans C. Adamson and others aboard. The search intensified as officials held hope Captain Eddie Rickenbacker might also be found alive.
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Hope Ior
Eddie Rickenbacker
Wie Passfe
War Department
Hawaiian
Stimson
Rickenbacker
William T. Cherry, Jr
Abilene
Tex
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Navy
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Hickenbacker
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Henry H. Arnold
Air Force
Cherry
Southwest Pacific
Rickenbaker
Hans C. Adamson
Washingston
D. C
James C. Whittaker
Burlingame
Calif
John
Germany
Lieutenant Green Clay Goodloe Saved After Destroyer Sinking
Word from Court Square reports Lieut Green Clay Goodloe of the destroyer Porter survived the late October sinking in the Solomon Islands. The officer reached out to his mother Mrs Green Clay Goodloe and to relatives, confirming his safety after three weeks.
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Emily Johnson
Court Square
Lieut
Green tClay Goodloe
A. S. N. Washington
Porter
Solomon Islands
Lieut. Goodioe
Johnson
American Troops In English Train Wreck Near Oxford
An express train carrying American and British troops collided with a freight train near Oxford. Two crewmen were killed and several service members were temporarily trapped in wreckage, though authorities said none were seriously injured.
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London
Oxforder
Authoritioe
Arabs Reward Arabs For Returning U S Pilots In North Africa
Allied HQ reports that Arabs were paid $5 gold for guiding two U S pilots to safety near Oran after crash landing. The pilots delivered Roosevelt’s Arabic message promising rewards for help and safe return to American forces. An extra $5 was paid for returning parachutes.
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North Afriea
Oran
Jet
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Jetter
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Franklin Roosevelt
Heast- Malivrs
Middle East
Quailing Italy Looks To Defenses Amid Invasion Threat
Washington reports from Rome describe Italy bolstering defenses as Allied forces threaten. Mussolini urges calm while Propaganda Ministry seeks to sustain morale amid bombings and food shortages. German reinforcements and submarines complicate Italian resilience and food supply.
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Richard G. Massock
Rome
Associated Press
Washington
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Benito Mussolinus Popolo O'Italia
Duce
Manrale
Sardinia
Corsica
Vittorio Emanuele II
RAF
Mare
Russia
Mediterranean
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Jments
Sicily
Hitler
Modoc charges pursuers as elephant injures hunter
In Wabash Indiana on November 13 the runaway Modoc elephant charged a group of pursuers. Kenneth Kindley a 35 year old farmer joined the safari and suffered dangerous injuries. He was taken to a Huntington hospital. The hunt resumed at daybreak as trackers followed footprints toward Lagro and Mount Etna. Sheriff Wear Howell of Wabash county declared relief saying the elephant was no longer his responsibility.
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Cavan
Roscoe McDaniels
Salamonie
Andrews
Lagro
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Wear Howell
Tojo Declares Japan Aims to Overthrow U S and Britain
Dispatches from Tokyo said Prime Minister Tojo told prefecture governors that Japan’s victories set the stage for final overthrow of the United States and Britain. He urged intensification of industrial output shipping and food production to sustain the home front.
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Tokyo
Tojo
Japan
Syetes
Dudeus
Probe Sought Into Maas Charges by Rep Vincent
Washington acts move to investigate Maas after a broadcast speech accusing him of aiding the enemy. Rep Vincent demands congressional inquiry into the serious charges amid wartime tensions. Brooklandville fire damages Green Spring Valley Inn cafe as firefighters battle blaze. Capture of Bizerte noted as strategic naval base in North Africa.
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Washington
Maas R.minn
Vincent
Maas
Brooklandville
Thrce
Green Spring Valley Inn
Spain Receives Satisfactory US Note On North Africa
President Roosevelt said he had received a very satisfactory reply from General Francisco Franco regarding the American expedition to North Africa. He noted the invasion was not aimed at Spain and that Spain and its people wish to remain neutral. European sources report Spain moving toward strict neutrality amid recent Axis victories.
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Roosevelt
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Tunisia
Franco
Rdolf Hitler
Nogues Joins Darlan in Allied Councils
General Auguste Nogues commander in French Morocco joined Admiral Jean Darlan in Allied councils in North Africa. Reports state Nogues arrived in Algiers and met Darlan to complete negotiations with United States authorities, as announced by Allied forces.
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London
Auguste Nogues
French
Morocco
Jean Darlan
U. S
North Africa
Darlan
Vichy Radio
Algiers
Reuters
Nogues
United States
Butter Shortage Seen As Prices Hold At Ceiling
Nation faces dwindling butter supply with prices held at ceilings as government moves hint at rationing. Demand remains high due to military and lend lease needs, seasonal declines, and exports, while consumers press for access amid record post 1929 levels.
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Chicago
Russia
Allied forces capture many German Armistice Commission members
London reports an Allied spokesman says considerable numbers of the German Armistice Commission in North Africa have been captured by United States forces. The status of the captives is unclear and some may be prisoners of war.
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London
North Africa
Flo
Spain Shifts to Neutral Stance as War Moves West
New York November 13 Foreign observers say Franco has shifted toward neutrality amid Allied advances in the Mediterranean. Spain fears a Nazi violate of neutrality and weighs strategic factors including the Balearic Islands and potential German, Allied moves into Iberia.
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New York
Axis Air Leader Dismissed By Hitler
Moscow radio reported Hitler dismissed Marshal Albert Kesselring, commander of the Axis Air Force in the Mediterranean, for failing to tip off the German high command about the American and British offensive in North Africa.
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London
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Albert Kesselring
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Italian Planes Shot Down Carrying Fleeing Huns
Reuters reports Rabat radio claimed Axis ships left Bengasi after evacuating the port. British American forces press Tunisian advance toward Tripoli as Rommel retreats from Tobruk. Allied planes claim success against Axis air units and deployments in North Africa.
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London
Reuters
Rabat
Bengasi
Tobruk
RAF
Atx Big
Tunisia
Army landing in North Africa described as vast operation
Robert P. Patterson told a Crowell-Collier dinner that the Allied landing in North Africa was one of the largest operations in history, with 700000 distinct items landed and seven tons of shipping per man. He warned the campaign would face violent German and Italian resistance before a decisive victory.
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New York
North Africa
Robert P. Patterson
Wart
Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
Patterson
North African
Mediterranean
Hitler
Riha Named Democratic Committeewoman for Maryland
Washington reports Mrs Bessie K Riha of Baltimore was named Democratic Congressional committeewoman for Maryland to fill the seat long held by Mrs Charles T Whalen in Chestertown.
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Bessie K. Riha
Baltimore
Maryland
Charles T. Whalead
Chestertown
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