British Forces Advance 60 Miles in Desert Push
British armored units drive deep into the El Alamein front, reporting 60 miles of gains as Montgomery’s 8th Army pursues Axis forces. Dispatches claim 13,000 German and Italian prisoners over two weeks, with fresh planes and reserves rushed to counter. Stalin asserts Soviet strength despite lack of a second front. The Nazis planned Stalingrad to seize oil and Moscow but faced growing difficulties.
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Rommel
Stalin
Russia
Associated Press
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Europe
Stalingrad
Saratov
Kuibyshev
Baku
Britain
el Dahlia
el Alamein
Greece
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Desort
B. L. Montgomery
8Th Army
Erwin Romemel
Eighth Army
el Daba
8Th
One Hundred Japanese Warships Sunk Asserted by UN Forces
A survey reports that United Nations forces have sunk 100 Japanese warships in the Pacific, including battleships carriers and cruisers, versus 29 American vessels lost since Pearl Harbor. Japan reportedly had about 260 fighting craft plus 38 more under construction. the US Navy lists 344 ships of line and about 347 more building.
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Associated Press
New York
United Nations
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
United States Navy
Captured General Dines With Montgomery In Egypt
Gen Ritter von Thoma, Rommel's deputy, captured by the British, was reported to have dined with Lieut Gen Montgomery. He said the situation is critical as German and Italian troops retreat west in Egypt. They discussed the campaign and sketched battlelines on the tablecloth.
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Cairo
Ritter von Thoma
Rommel
B. L. Montgomery
Egypt
Montgomery
Swillinger Sued For 40000 More
Three damage suits totaling 40000 were filed in the circuit clerk's office against Abe Swillinger operating as Swillinger Distributing Co of Beckley. Damon Payne infant sues for 10000, Elsie Payne for 15000, and Warner S Payne for 15000, with Lilly and Lilly representing plaintiffs. The suits claim a November 8 collision at Racine with Swillinger truck driven by Vance Anderson. Swillinger noted Warner Payne is a brother in law of Arbutus Hobbs, and Damon Payne is the infant son of the other two plaintiffs.
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Abe Swillinger
Swillinger Distributing Company
Beckley
Damon Payne
Stonewall Payne
Elsie Payne
Warner S. Payne
Charleston
Lilly and Lilly
Plintiffs
Swillinger
Arbutus Hobbs
Beckleyan
Racine
Vance Anderson
Warner Payne
Rose Bowl to Return to Pasadena for New Year Game
Pasadena reports the Rose Bowl football game will return to its traditional home in Pasadena on New Year’s Day after last year’s shift to the East Coast due to wartime conditions. The move signals a revival of the historic venue and a renewed schedule for college football’s showcase.
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Pasadena
Calif
California
Hurricane Approaching Miami Threatens Florida Coast
A tropical storm near the Bahamas tracks toward Florida’s east coast with winds possibly over 75 mph. Warnings extend from Melbourne to Key West as Miami braces for impact. Schools close, a football game is canceled, and naval officials report coastal housing for service members while wartime censorship is lifted for storm notices.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Bahama Islands
Florida
Melbourne
Key West
Long Island
Bahamas
New Providence Island
Duke and Dutchess of Winsor
Nassau
Government House
Atlantic Coast Line
Weather Bureau
Navy
Coast Guard
Date of Thomas Return Uncertain
Charleston faces unsettled post election question as Thomas, the lone Democrat candidate for major office, is on duty as a captain in the Army Air Corps in Harrisburg. A military leave may let him assume duties now held by W. S. Wysong, after Clarence W. Meadows resignation. Kilgore’s transfer from active duty to the legislature is cited as precedent.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
James Kay Thomas
U.S. Army Air Corps
Harrisburg
Thomas
W. S. Wysong
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Harley M. Kilgore
National Legislative Assembly
Roosevelt Sees Major Victory in North Africa
President Roosevelt, at a press conference, said Allied efforts in the Egyptian Libyan region look like a victory of major proportions. He noted American equipment was a minority of the assault force and that Guadalcanal operations are limited in scale though potentially significant in impact.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
North Africa
United Nations
Skrwin Rommel
Americans Pierce Jap Line On Guadalcanal In Two Prongs
American forces on Guadalcanal widened the fight with a two pronged assault. West of the airbase marines and soldiers struck enemy positions, killing 350 Japanese and capturing 37mm light guns, field pieces and 30 machine guns. The November 3 drive gained two miles of jungle while the eastern attack was repulsed. Further operations in New Guinea saw Allied pressure drive Japanese back toward Kokoda and Buna as bombers hit Timor and Salamaua. Navy ships shelled Guadalcanal positions near Kokumbona on the night of November 3–4.
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Navy
South Pacific
Solomons
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Buna
Macbisse
Ailey
Portuguese Timor
Australia
Salamaua
Buin- Faisi
United States
Guadalcanal
Kokumbona
Ward Leads In Unofficial County Election Totals
Unofficial courthouse tabulations put John Ward ahead in the race for the house of delegates with 7 115 votes. Other counts show H G Farmer at 7 234 and Lowell M Lilly at 7 182, with several minor differences across county races and board of education tallies.
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Court House
John Ward
House of Delegates
Marie Ames
Lowell M. Lilly
Trails H. G. Farmer
Farmer
Lilly
Beckley
Neely
Revercomb
Rosier
Shott
Smith
Young
Thomas
Salisbury
Clarence Meadows
W. A. Withrow
Board of Education
Daniel
Green
Moore
Chambers
Bobbitt
Meadows
Rights of way sold for rail additions near mine tipple
The Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates sold three tracts near their mine tipple at Stanaford to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for railroad facilities. The deeds describe tracts along Piney Creek subdivision, near Bridge No. 57, and toward Lester, totaling about one and a half acres, with the coal company retaining mining rights. Other transfers include Andrew B. and Sarah Clay selling two lots to Arnett E. Miller in Marsh Fork district.
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Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Stanaford
Piney Creek
Bridge No. 57
Lester
Andrew B
Sarah Clay
Arnett E. Miller
Fee
Marsh Fork
Weather West Virginia Snow and Cold Tonight
Snowers to day and tonight, becoming colder tonight in West Virginia. Forecast calls for lingering flurries this evening with a gradual drop in temperatures. Royal weather bureau cautions travelers to prepare for slick roads and chilly winds.
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West Virginia
Red position in Stalingrad is improved
Soviet forces report gains around North Stalingrad as they repulse German attacks and smash two Nazi infantry units. The Red Army also counters on the Black Sea front and claims 1,009 enemy killed in the Central Caucasus battle. Russian artillery destroyed eight tanks and aircraft targeted enemy batteries, machine-gun positions, and dugouts across Stalingrad's outskirts.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Black Sea
Central Caucasus
Steppes
Harry F. Smith Freed from Contempt by Court
Contempt proceedings against Harry Franklin Smith, jailed last September 26 by Circuit Court Judge Clarence Meadows, were dismissed and he was ordered released. The order requires Smith to report for induction into the armed forces and cites failure to comply with financial support and draft board reporting orders. The release order is recorded as a vacation entry in the circuit clerk’s office.
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Harry Franklin Smith
Clarence Meadows
Meadows
Smith
Circcuit
Raleigh County Sheriff Presents Itemized Jail Feeding Bill
For the first time in Raleigh County history the sheriff submitted an itemized statement of prison feed costs with his jail bill. Sheriff Ash Mankin said the Supreme Court decision requires such statements and noted the county court approved a $1,074.32 bill for 2,488 meals at 42 cents daily plus 10 cents for workers while an itemized 1,034.06 claim covered October purchases. The court found a $40.26 discrepancy representing the sheriff’s profit and discussed why they had not previously demanded itemized purchases.
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Tory
Raleigh
D. B. Jarrell
Ash Mankin
West Virginia
Mankin
Supreme Court
Cabel
Huntington
Cabel County
Smith
Janohia
Preaoff Forney Geeral
Uinion
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Rae
Bhan
Bnees
Germany
U.S.S.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
London
Kilgore
H. G. Farmer
Eastern Gas and Fuel
Moscow Radio
Nalchik
Grozny
Soviet Information Bureau
Harry F. Smith
John R. Smith
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