Amazing North Africa Exploit By Allied Officers
Eisenhower disclosed a covert North Africa mission led by Major General Clark to contact French collaborators and obtain vital military data three weeks before American entry. The group traveled by plane and train, used a coded light signal, and met French officers in civilian dress for round-the-clock briefings.
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Wes Gallagher
U. S
A. BE. F
North Africa
Dwight D. E. Eisenhower
French North Africa
Mark W. Clark
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Eisenhower
Clark
Lyman L. Lemniner
Honesdale
Archelaus L. Hamblen
Maine
Julius C. Holmes
Jerauld Wright
U. S. Navy
Washington, D . C
C. J. Courtneey
R. T. Idvingstone
J. D. Foot
Garcia
North
Africa
America
London
Vichy Police
Winchester urges earlier Christmas shopping to ease peak demand
Officials urge merchants to stretch Christmas displays over a longer period to reduce last minute rush. The move aims to help mail and package handling for uniformed personnel as postal authorities warn of a historically heavy Christmas season and potential mail shortages.
Daring Exploits Win Promotion For Genl Clark
The army disclosed Maj. Gen. Mack W. Clark secretly traveled by submarine into enemy territory before the North African attack and opened talks with French general Henri Giraud. President Roosevelt nominated Clark for promotion to Lieutenant General for his role in planning and executing the North African operation and coordinating with Giraud. Clark met with Giraud after Algiers fell and then with Admiral Darlan, leading to a ceasefire of Darlan’s forces against the Allies.
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Washington
Mack W. Clark
French North Africa
Henri Giraud
Roosevelt
Clark
General Clark
General Giraud
United Nations
Algiers
United States
Jean Darlan
Admiral Darlan
Tires Must Be Registered By November 21
Registration forms are available at filling stations in Winchester and Frederick County for mounted tires. Serial numbers must be listed and forwarded to the Winchester Freder ick Ration Board. B ration book renewals require forms by November 21. Tire inspections will begin before January 1 at announced mean stations. Idle tires must be turned in by November 21.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester - Frederick Ration Board
C. P. McVicar
Ration Board
Richmond
Star
Mrs Crenshaw Estate Divided Among Three Children
The will of Mrs. Fanny Q. Crenshaw dated March 9 1939 probated in Corporation Court recently divides most of the estate equally among her three children Richard Carlton and another son with executors named as Marshall National Richard and Carlton Ww. Personal effects go to the three children and daughter-in-law Mrs Jane Gray Crenshaw. Appraisers named William M Richards Jacob Yost C L Nicodemus S Donald McFadden Clifford Grim may serve chosen by three of them.
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Fanny Q. Crenshaw
Corporation Court
Jane Gray Crenshaw
Richard
Marshall National
Carlton
William M. Richards
Jacob Yost
C. L. Nicodemus
S. Donald McFadden
Clifford Grim
CIO Convention Backs Second Front and Bridges Support
At the Boston CIO convention, all-out backing was given to the United Nations offense and to Harry Bridges in his fight against deportation to Australia. Philip Murray endorsed the second front measure as Mike Quill and Van A. Bittner urged immediate action, citing Allied offensives in Africa and the need for a Europe front in 1942.
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Joe Loftus
Boston
CIO
United Nations
Germany
Harry Bridges
Philip Murray
Bridges
Australia
Mike Quill
Transport Workers
van A. Bittner
United Staes Workers
Africa
Rommel
Montgomery
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Two Prayer Days Proclaimed For Citizens of U S
President Roosevelt declared two national days of prayer for Thanksgiving and New Year. The proclamation opens with Psalm verses and urges faith and courage as the nation faces emergency across Armed Forces factories farms and public service. Washington’s prayer is invoked urging every American to lift voices to heaven.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Knox Pleads For Greater Output
Secretary of the Navy Knox urged a second front is wide open and called for a 20 to 25 percent boost in war material production without extending the work week or cutting profits. He warned against over optimism but said a 25 percent rise could add an army of millions of trained workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mckeesport
Knox
Mathematicians Attend Vatican Audience in Rome
Pope Pius received a group of scholars attending the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rome. He delivered an allocution urging savants to work toward a future where all peoples realize their just aspirations.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Rome
Antique Auction At Main And Piccadilly Sts Winchester
Miles B. Dean announces an antique auction at Main and Piccadilly Streets Winchester on November 14 at 9 30 a m. noting lot 11 7 1 p 6 as reference.
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Main and Piccadilly Sts
Winchester
Miles B. Dean
Bingo Night at Woodman’s Hall in Priday
Priday hosts a bingo party at Woodman’s Hall on Friday night November 13 at 8 p m hosted by the Middletown Fire Company. The event continues until finished.
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Woodman’s Hall
Middletown Fire Company
Adjustment of Clarke Jail Loss Is Sought
Clarke County Virginia officials met with insurance adjustors to settle damage from the jail fire that gutted the building. Questions about brick wall stability persisted and experts may be needed before a rebuilding decision is made.
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Berryville
Clarke Board of Supervisors
Cather Named On Va Bar Group
Aubrey R. Bowles Jr. of Richmond will be general chairman of the Virginia Bar Association war-work committee, announced by president George E. Haw. City chairmen named include Henry P. Thomas Alexandria Donald T. Stant Bristol Lyttleton Waddell Charlottesville T Moore Butler Clifton Forge Edwin B Meade Danville W Marshall King Fredericksburg George S Aldhizer Harrison H Holt Hampton David A Harrison Jr Hopewell James R Caskie Lynchburg Latghorne Jones Martinsville Charles E Ford Newport News Lester S Parsons Norfolk William Earle White Petersburg William G Folk Winchester and B D Peachy Williams. Haw also named chairmen from 34 judicial circuits who will join the city chairmen on the war-work committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Aubrey R. Bowles, Jr
Virginia Bar Association
George E. Haw
Association
Haw
Henry P. Thomas
Alexandria
Donald T. Stant
Bristol
Lyttleton Waddell
Charlottesville
T. Moore Butler
Clifton Forge
Edwin B. Meade
Danville
W. Marshall King
Fredericcksburg
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Event
A bingo night at the Sarah Zane Fire Hall runs Thursday November 12 at 8 30 p m with a two hundred dollar door prize. Proceeds support the hall and local volunteers.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Condition of Rivers At Riverton
North Branch clear. South Branch clear. Report notes water clarity at Riverton gauges with no visible turbidity concerns. Local authorities monitor for changes and issue updates as needed.
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Riverton
Friday Night Prize Event at Rouss Fire Hall
Prizes totaling 350 dollars will be awarded Friday at 8 30 p m at the Rouss Fire Hall. Event runs Thursday through Friday with 1 pm raffle draws.
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Rouss
Smuts hails North Africa offensive as amazing transformation
London dispatch reports Field Marshal Jan Smuts praising American and British pincers in North Africa as the most amazing transformation in the shortest time. He says resolute offensive policy could precede victory in Africa and possibly bring the end closer. Cairo confirms nine Italian generals captured in Egypt battle.
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Smuts
London
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
North Africa
Cairo
Egypt
Laval carries terms for immediate German French peace
A European source says Pierre Laval presented terms for an immediate German French peace settlement when he returned to Vichy after a three day meeting with Adolf Hitler in Munich. The report reached the Associated Press in New York on November 12.
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New York
Associated Press
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Adolf Hitler
Munich
German Battle Reports From Stalingrad and Caucasus
Berlin dispatches cite German high command saying shock troops pushed enemy from blocks of houses in Stalingrad and fought in strong points. Additional reports note large actions near Alagir and heights captured in the Tuapse area. German broadcasts claim three armored divisions have reached the Mediterranean coast in occupied France.
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Berlin
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Alagir
Tuapse
France
Mediterranean
German planes move wounded Italians to Tobruk
Berlin reports that transport planes daily fly from hedgehog positions in the Qattara depression to Tobruk, bringing wounded Italians from Egypt to safety. The dispatch notes ongoing German air activity in North Africa as World War II developments continue.
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Berlin
Qattara Depression
Egypt
Tobruk
D.N.B
Japanese aircraft losses on Guadalcanal report by Navy
The U S Navy announced destruction of 17 Japanese fighters and bombers attempting to attack American positions on Guadalcanal. Seven U S fighters were lost. Navy communiques place total Japanese planes struck down or destroyed at 566 in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Navy
United States
Solomons
Single Command For Axis Forces
A Geneva dispatch reports Hitler and Mussolini agreed on a single command of Axis armed forces in the Mediterranean and German administration of newly occupied French districts. Meetings in Munich involved leaders and top ministers, though the broadcast omitted Mussolini in Laval’s meeting details.
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Moscow
Geneva
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
Mediterranean
France
Vichy
Hitler
Pierre Laval
Munich
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Fleet Reported Still In Port
In Bern a Vichy broadcast stated that German orders would not occupy Toulon as French naval chiefs pledged to resist aggressors. The message implied continued French fleet presence in the Mediterranean port while foes assess the sailors stance and possible French-German understandings.
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Bern
Switzerland
Vichy
Hitler
Toulon
Mediterranean
Berlin
Americans land to seize Bone in Allied move from British ships
Reuters reported a Vichy radio broadcast stating American troops occupied Bone Algeria, 60 miles from the Tunisian border. The report said the Americans landed from British ships to take the town.
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Hitler
London
Reuters
Bone
Algeria
Allies form British First Army in major North Africa push
British and American forces drive toward Tunisia as the newly designated British First Army under Lieut Gen Kenneth Anderson joins Maj Gen Charles Ryder's American troops. The scale exceeds prior landings with several British divisions expected to join. Churchill praised allied unity as Eisenhower leads the campaign.
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London
Tunisia
Hitler
First Army
Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Dunkerque
Charles Ryder
Anderson
North Africa
Churchill
Eisenhower
Axis bombers strike near Tunis in early North Africa battle
British reports say Axis air forces planned attacks on an airfield near Tunis as American troops push toward the frontier from the west. Claiming 19 Axis aircraft set afire with many damaged, the Allied command noted no confirmation from other sources amid competing reports of naval and air actions along the Algerian coast.
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Tunisia
North Africa
Tunis
Tunisian
Hitler
Northwest
Africa
Algiers
Algerian
North Atlantic
Bougie
Thriftie Coupons Offer Big Returns for 50 Cents
A Star newspaper promotion offers Thriftie coupons with values over 9.50 for 50 cents. No purchase required, just mail or bring the full page ad to the Star office and pay 50 cents to receive stamped coupons usable for 30 days with stamping limited to Friday and Saturday November 13 and 14. Extra coupons are free at the office.
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Star Office
Axis Planes Head Toward Tunisia In Offense
Allied reports say about 1,000 German airmen with dive-bombers and fighters moved toward Tunisia to confront the escalating Anglo American offensive. The Tunisian border lies nine miles from Tripoli, with Bizerta near the front as forces advance from Algeria toward Axis positions in Libya.
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Tunisia
Tripoli
Libya
Bizert
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Algeria
Bardia Gambut
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Gen'l Clark
Mrs. Crenshaw
C.I.O
Europe
White House
Vatican
Cather
Bulletins
Roger D. Greene
Winchester Merc
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