Russian offensive tightens grip on Stalingrad siege
Moscow dispatches say a double Russian offensive west of the Don bend has inflicted heavy losses on German forces at Stalingrad. Reports claim about 60,000 Germans killed or captured as the campaign tightens around the Nazi salient, with the situation developing daily.
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Associated Press
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Steppes
Don Bend
Stalingrad
Volga_hastier
Chernyshevskaya
Chir River
Kalach
Kletskaya
Don River
Volga
Serafimovich
Don
Malmyck
Caucasus
Aksai
Abganerova
Japs Have No Air Support at Buna
General MacArthur's headquarters report American and Australian troops advancing yard by yard toward Buna in New Guinea. Japanese defenders, it is said, appear to choose destruction over surrender on the southern New Guinea beachhead.
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Buna
Associated Press
MacArthur
New Guinea
Japan Reinforcements on Guadalcanal Delayed, Knox Says
Secretary Knox stated it is very unlikely Japanese reinforcements are landing on Guadalcanal as U S patrols work around the clock. Allied forces push toward Buna and Sanananda while ground and air units cover the coast, with Gona secure as the last major resistance ess.
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Register
Washington
Knox
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
United States
Solomons
Point Cruz
Hitler Holds 20000 Men In Tunisia WarFlash
Allied offensives in North Africa press Hitler and his regime on every front. Stalingrad tightens the trap on 300000 to 400000 Nazis as Allied forces push along the Mediterranean coast from Libya to Tunisia. In the Pacific Allied attacks and bomber raids intensify against Japanese positions in New Guinea Mandalay and Burma. French forces pledge to join the Allies at Dakar and Martinique dispute ends with a diplomatic accord reducing Caribbean tensions.
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Associated Press
Hitler-Hirohito & Company
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Mediterranean
Libya
Tunisia
North Africa
Don River
Volga
Far Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Papua
New Guinea
Mandalay
Burma
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Dakar
Martinique
Caribbean
Cordell Hull
Washington
Robert
Germans Admit Russian Gains South of Stalingrad
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command acknowledging that Russian forces have penetrated German defenses south of Stalingrad and in the Don loop, with counter measures under way. The communique notes bad weather hindering large operations on the Caucasus fronts.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Don
Caucasus
William Deadman Buys Small Lot In Beckley
A 6,900 square foot lot adjacent to the William Glenn lot in Beckley changed hands to William J. Deadman from Pearl C. Harper. Other transfers include Ada Mae and W. T. Lilly plots in Mabscott, a Town district lot to the Williamses, a Marsh Fork tract, and several Beckley and Shady Spring parcels.
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William Deadman
William Glenn
Beckley
Pearl C. Harper
William J. Deadman
J. H. Lilly Land Company
Ada Mae
W. T. Lilly
Lilly Highland
Mabscott
First Avenue
W. M
F. E. Daniel
L. H
Edna Williams
Town
Letha
Riley Toliver
Pineknob
Alfred Tolliver
Peachtree Creek
Marsh Fork
Lilly Land Company
Jatha Maxwell
Ninth Street
Federal Building and Development Corporation
Jack and
Patricia Strahan
Victory Garden
Celia B. Lusher
Nelson Harold Redden
Paw Paw Road
Shady Spring
Navy Seeks 18 and 19 Year Old Construction Workers
Navy recruiter Petty Officer Johnny McDorman announced that eighteen and nineteen year olds may enlist in construction work with or without prior experience. Enrollees will be assigned to land-based duties at a naval base, and interested applicants should visit the local recruiting office. Samuel Monroe Huntley of Beckley left for Charleston for the navy final examination before enlistment.
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Navy
Johnny McDorman
Samuel Monroe Huntley
Beckley
Charleston
McDorman
FDR Plan to Use Coffee Grounds Disapproved
New York observers mock Roosevelt coffee reuse idea as unappealing tea preferred. Officials and gourmets voice skeptical comments, preferring preserved leftovers over reusing old grounds.
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Fdr
Associated Press
New York
Roosevelt
F. H. LaGuardia
White House
Men Must Die For Treason
Three men convicted of treason were sentenced to death by electrocution in northern Illinois. Their wives received 25 years imprisonment and $10,000 fines. The defendants showed no emotion as the judge pronounced the sentences.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
Beckley City Council to Meet Tonight at City Hall
The Beckley city council holds its regular meeting tonight at 7:30 in city hall. A report from the committee formed to split city insurance and bonds among local agencies will be presented at the session.
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Beckley
Community Chest Fund grows with new donations
Superintendent E. M. Ashworth reports ongoing fundraising for the Community Chest. A total of 144.50 was turned over today by federal, state, and local government employees, bringing the committee's two report totals to 298.80 with 43 still pledged. The Crab Orchard Young Married People's Bible class added 10 toward Save the Child adoption.
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E. M. Ashworth
Ashworth
Young Married People’s’ Bible Class
Crab Orchard
Save the Child
Weather West Virginia Rain Ends This Afternoon
Rain ends this afternoon in West Virginia with temperatures slowly rising, followed by a somewhat colder night.
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West Virginia
Ickes Pushes Second Oil Pipeline to the East
Petroleum coordinator Ickes asked Congress for authority to build a second new pipeline from southwest fields to the New York Philadelphia area. He said approval would add 200000 barrels daily to eastern supplies and that construction would take nine to twelve months with priorities. The existing line from Longview Texas to Norris City Illinois to New Jersey is near completion by December 15 but could face delays. The extension to New Jersey could finish by next June adding 300000 barrels daily to the coast. He urged the public to stop reading confusing reports on oil supply.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ickes
Congressional
New York-Philadelphia
Interior
Bouse
Longview
Texas
Norris City
Illinois
New Jersey
Press official criticizes uncoordinated releases
The official urged tighter control of press releases not cleared through the petroleum coordinator. He noted that newspapers often quote him and yet other agencies may issue contrasting statements anonymously. He quipped that many talkative people know little about the subject.
Samuel A Short Rites Tomorrow
Samuel A Short age 21, employe of New River Coal, died yesterday at 10 a m at his brother Carl Short’s home in Prosperity after a short illness. Survived by father Edward Short of Prosperity, two sisters Mrs W R Perry and Mrs Earl River of Beckley, three brothers Carl Short and Edward Short Jr of Prosperity and Jack Short of Beckley. Body to be moved to Carl Short’s residence today at 5 p m with rites tomorrow at 2 30 p m at Prosperity Baptist Church conducted by Rev H B Fisher. Burial in family cemetery Prosperity. Active pallbearers: Osborne Neye, James Floyd, Russell Floyd, Warren Neal, Archie River, T M Thurman Jr, John Martin, Frank Dearing Jr.
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Samuel A. Short
New River Coal Company
Carl Short
Prosperity
Edward Short
W. R. Perry
Earl River
Beckley
Car! Short
Jack Short
Prosperity Baptist Church
H. B. Fisher
Osborne Neye
James Floyd
Russel Floyd
Warren Neal
Archie River
T. M. Thurman, Jr
John Martin
Frank Dearing, Jr
Two Couples Apply For Marriage Permits In County Clerk Records
Two couples have applied for marriage licenses today in the county clerk's office. Rudolph Randall Privatt aged 19 and Bernice Louise Lester aged 18, both of Eccles. John Henry Tyree aged 39 and Lillie Lester aged 28, both of Rhodes.
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Rudolph Randall* Privatt
Bernice Louise Lester
Eccles
John Henry Tyree
Lillie Lester
Rhodes
Five Recruits Leave for Exams at Charleston
Five marine corps recruits were sent to Charleston for final examinations before enlistment. Four others were accepted as applicants. Sergeant Howard George, in charge of the local recruiting office, reported. Recruits: Ralph Hunter Greene Shady Spring athletic coach. George Vernon McLean Hinton. Ward Simms Forrest Hill. Jesse P Johnson Jr Hinton. Robert Russell Field Shady Spring. Applicants: Dennis Dale Spence Tipple. Jack Gossege Oak Hill. Roy Fie Masseie Sprague. William Cummiford Beckley.
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Marine Corps
Charleston
Marines
Howard George
Marine
Ralph Hunter Greene
Shady Spring
George Vernon McLean
Hinton
Ward Simms
Forrest Hill
Jesse P Johnson, Jr
Robert Russell Field
Dennis Dale Spence
Tipple
Jack Gossege
Oak Hill
Roy Fe, Massie
Sprague
William Cummiford
Beckley
Extermination plan claims half of Poland Jews to die
London reports the Polish government in exile states Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler ordered genocide to wipe out about 50 percent of Poland’s Jewish population by year end. It cites labor office leaks showing 250,000 killed by September, with only 40,000 to remain in Warsaw ghetto for skilled war production. Ration cards and transport methods described as proof.
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Associated Press
London
Heinrich Himmler
Poland
German Labor Office
Arbeitsamt
Warsaw Ghetto
Treblinka
Belzec
Sobibor
Arrest of Jan Valtin author Kreos near Bethel Conn
Attorney General announces Richard Julius Herman Kreos, known as Jan Valtin, arrested near Bethel Connecticut on a deportation warrant to Germany. He may be interned as an enemy alien during the war. Krebs, a Darmstadt native 37, wrote Out of the Night about Gestapo and OGP U experiences.
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Associated Press
Washington
Biddle
Richard Julius Herman Kreos
Gestapo
O.G.P.U
Jan Valtin
Bethel
Conn
Germany
Krebs
Justice Department
Darmstadt
Emigra
Irene Farley Wins $4,000 Verdict in Auto Wreck Suit
Irene Farley, administratrix of Charles Wilburn's estate, won a $4,000 damage verdict against Clyde C. Lilly and Jabe Lilly in a circuit court auto wreck case on Route 19 21 near Cool Ridge. Counts against Thurmond Adkins Major Lilly and George F. Hazlewood Co. were dismissed after a prior settlement.
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Jabe Lilly
Cool Ridge
Irene Farley
Charles Wilburn
Thurmond Adkins
Major Lilly
George F. Hazlewood Company
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