03 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1942
Page
1
Government agencies exempt Christmas trees from price, production and distribution controls. The Office of Price Administration said there would be no price ceiling but urged prices be held to last year's level.
Nov. 22. The Gavutu Tonam boga and Makambo islands in the Solomons show a stark scene of life and death after August shelling by U S warships. Palm stumps scar the land, wrecked Japanese planes dot the shores, and bodies lie in cave remains near Gavutu two miles east of Tulagi. A captured 38 inch anti aircraft gun and four 13 millimeter guns stand ready as Marines clean up wreckage under Capt. John T.
Political observers noted a report that Prime Minister Churchill asked Archibald Sinclair to serve as viceroy in India. Rumors of cabinet reshuffles included Beaverbrook returning and Cripps possibly reassigned to Moscow.
Workmen struggled to raise the 50 foot flagpole for Allerton on three occasions. A prank pulled the cord to the pulley delaying each ceremony from November 22 to November 29 then December 13. Authorities announced further postponement as crews continued repairs.
In Albuquerque on December 3, night classes start at the pueblo to teach adults reading and writing at the request of the Indians. Parents seek to write letters to sons in the armed services and gain basic literacy to better support their families.
The narrative recalls garrisons on Makambo and Gavutu Tonambogo and Florida Island with commanders Wade, Jacobs, Southworth, Polk and Fender. It notes a cemetery with white crosses, the sea war wreckage including a sunken destroyer and six float planes, and Marines preferring action novels over sentimental books.
Marie Wilkins of Lawrence Kansas debuted at the Metropolitan Opera singing Lakme replacing Lily Pons after a physician ruled out the star. Mrs Wilkins, wife of Joseph F Wilkins head of the voice department at the University of Kansas, was notified Tuesday evening of the chance. Critics largely reacted favorably to her performance.
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