Rickenbacker Rescued After Pacific Raft Stranding
Navy reports Eddie Rickenbacker and two crew members were plucked from a sea raft by a Catalina near 600 miles north of an island. Colonel Hans Adamson and Private John Bartek survived while Sergeants Alexander Caczmarczyk died. A navy officer tends three men on land as search ends.
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Washington
Eddie Rickenbacker
Navy
Pacific
Rickenbacker
America
Catalina
Army
Hans C. Adamson
John F. Bartek
Adamson
Bartek
Alexander Caczmarczyk
United States Naval
United
Stimson
Air Force Operations
Young English sailor fights Nazis from Crete to home
MA Winchester notes public draft resistance while telling of Jim Pulcher, a 15 year old who joined the Royal Navy and, now 18, shoots down enemy paratroopers during Crete evacuations. The column also laments sidewalk leaves and dangerous pavement as citizens call for safer streets.
Winchester Inductees Pass Army Exam at Charlottesville
Forty two inductees from Winchester were accepted for military service at Charlottesville after sixty two examined. Those who passed were sworn in and ordered to report at Camp Lee on November 27 after a two week furlough.
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Winchester
Charlottesville
Camp Lee
Harold D. Carter
Ralph R. Whitmore, Jr
Robert F. Braithwaite
Walter A. Cain
Virgil L. Sowers
Theodore R. Nichols
William L
Jack G. Swanson
John E
Robert H. Lee
Strother W. Sand
Jack E.te
Thomas F. Clevenger
Jesse J. McDaniel
Herman L. Richardson
Franklin B. Hawkins
Stanley W. Cleaver
A N Oat
Marvin D. Boone, Jr
Donald B. Bradshaw B. Wright
Judge May May Be Here Next Week
Staunton judge May assigned to the 17th Judicial Circuit may be in Winchester the first of the week. Unofficial reports say he expects to come to Winchester on Monday.
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May
Staunton
17Th Judicial Circuit
Winchester
Grant To Give Bond For Safety Of Equipment
At a Winchester OCD meeting Lee Grant was authorized to post a 5000 bond as custodian of civilian defense equipment issued to the city. The motion came from E P Browning with Rev R B Nelson seconding, in the presence of Mayor Anderson and all OCD members. The city council had previously refused mayoral signing authority for a federal bond agreement.
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OCD Council
Lee Grant
Winchester
E. P. Browning
R. B. Nelson
Anderson
OCD
Funkhouser Buys Realty Interest In Baltimore Deal
R J Funkhouser of Hagerstown Maryland and Shep Herdstown West Virginia announced yesterday they acquired all shares of the Baltimore Realty Trust including the 36 story Baltimore Trust Building renamed the O Sullivan Rubber Company Building. Officers named for Baltimore Realty Trust Inc include Funkhouser president Noel vice president Wilkinerson second vice president Wheeler secretary and treasurer Steffy assistant treasurer. The building opened in 1929 and now houses federal agencies in about 15 percent of space with occupancy near 95 percent. Comment could not be obtained from principals.
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Associated Press
R. J. Funkhouser
Hagerstown
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Baltimore Realty Company
Baltimore Trust
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Mr. Funkhouser
Baltimore Realty Trust, Inc
J. K. Noel
William D. Wilkinerson
J. K. Wheeler
G. H. Steffy
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Frankhouser
O’sullivan Rubber Company
City And County Brevities Cold Wave Hits Overnight
Overnight temperatures plunged to a new low around 7 30 this morning. Apples and other produce in the open faced frost risk unless protective steps were taken. A boy at a World War I monument asked did they get a Jap daddy a curious wartime remark. Egg prices at Homemakers Market stood at 50 cents per dozen, a drop from wartime highs.
Civilian Policy In Africa Put In French Hands
London reports Allied forces handed civilian administration in French North Africa to French authorities led by Admiral Darlan to enable a rapid push against the Axis in Tunisia and Libya. Darlan’s pro American proclamation is seen as genuine, while Petain disputes the move via Nazi controlled radio. Nogues says he is acting under Petain’s orders but remains under Darlan.
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London
French North Africa
Jean Darlan
Vcichy
Axis
Tunisia
Italian
Libya
Darlan
United States
Vichy
Marshal Petain
North Africa
Auguste Nogues
Petain
Nogues
War Jobs Opened To Young Girls
Washington announces new wartime rules lowering the age for workers in war industries to 16 and 17 with strict limits. No one under 18 may work more than eight hours daily or between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Employers must verify ages with certificates and avoid hazardous tasks for under 18 workers. Lunch periods of at least 30 minutes are required, and pay must meet minimum wage standards under federal acts.
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Washington
Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Miss Perkins
Walsh- Healey Public Contracts
Scared Elephant Heads For Barn
Modoc the elephant, wandering since Wednesday night through Wabash and Huntington counties, headed toward Mt Etna near Huntington today but eluded about 15 to 20 pursuing men. The two ton pachyderm rested in a barn lot before slipping away into a 60 acre woods as Gov Schricker joined the chase briefly.
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Huntington
Ind
Modoc
Wabash
Mt. Etna
Here
Henry F. Schricker
Madoc
Braithwaite Sale Notice and Job Wanted Ad
The clipped notice references a Braithwaite sale on page 6 and lists a Sunday air time for Bishop Tucker at 10 a m. It also carries a help wanted line seeking six stone loaders, with experience required, and credits Stuart M. Perry.
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Bishop Tucker
Stuart M. Perry
Condition of Rivers At Riverton Reported Clear
North Branch and South Branch rivers are reported clear at Riverton with no obvious flooding or murky conditions observed. No further note on levels or recent rainfall provided.
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Riverton
Navy reports series of naval engagements in Solomons
Washington Navy notes ongoing naval actions around the Solomons with losses on both sides. Details withheld during battle as American ground forces advance on Guadalcanal, with bombardment, torpedo bomber and fighter activity, and damage to ships and aircraft reported.
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Washington
Navy
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Guadalcanal
German Drive In Stalingrad Gains Insignificant Ground
Soviet mid day communique says German troops gained ground in the factory district of northern Stalingrad but the advance was insignificant as Russians fought to regain positions. Also reports several German losses and continued counter attacks in Nalchik Caucasus and near Tuapse with some German positions captured and war materials seized.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Nalchik
Caucasus
Tuapse
Black Sea
Volga
German Alpine Infantry Battllion
Nash War Plants Are Reopening in Lansing
Nash-Kelvinator war plants in Lansing will reopen with the 3 p.m. shift after a truce announced by federal labor conciliator Stephen Eddy. The agreement between the company and union representatives followed a two day shutdown and the action is described as virtually a directive of the War Labor Board. Negotiations will continue under WLB and army oversight.
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Lansing
Mich
Stephen Eddy
Eddy
War Labor Board
WLB
Army
Showdown Hour In Tunisia and Berlin Reports
A Berlin dispatch quotes Japanese agents meeting in Berlin amid wartime tension. Bangkok Telegram reports a devastating typhoon in Siam killing 11,000 and destroying 700,000 dwellings. Paris radio says the French fleet commander at Alexandria will take orders from Marshal Petain, limited confirmation.
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Tunisia
Berlin
Bangkok
DNB
Thailand
Siam
London
Paris
Alexandria
Marshal Petain
Japanese Navy reports two destroyers sunk near Guadalcanal
Tokyo dispatch says Japanese imperial headquarters announced two destroyers sunk and a battleship damaged in a fierce battle off Guadalcanal. It claims Allied losses include six cruisers and one destroyer sunk and two cruisers and three destroyers heavily damaged.
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Tokyo
Guadalcanal
RAF Starts Big Fires In Genoa
London reports British bombers returned from a 1,500 mile mission to Genoa Italy where they started many large fires. Weather was favorable and it marked the second air strike in a week on the Ligurian port city 750 miles from England.
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London
Italy
Genoa
Air Ministry
Alps
Liguarian Sea
Large Store in Ammon Burns in Ammon Farm Area
E M Hamner and Brother general merchandise store serving a large farming area burned to the ground early today. The building also housed the post office and was leveled, with only a safe containing books surviving. Fire was undetermined in origin and discovered about a.m.
Middletown Community League Names Committee Members
Miss Kathryn Waseen named chairman of a fund raising committee for the Middletown Community League with Myrtle Rhodes Oneta mi and Ellen Brumback as members. Denis Hoover named chairman to build shelves and decorate the high school library with Claude F. Carper. Sixth Grade project provided entertainment.
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Middletown
Kathryn Waseen
Middletown Community League
Myrtle Rhodes
Onetami
Ellen Brumback
Denis Hoover
Claude F. Carper
French Turn on Germans in Tunis as Anglo Americans race
British and American forces move toward a German Italian vanguard in Tunisia. French action in Tunis heightens Axis strain as Berlin reports assemble Japanese missions in Berlin since November 10 to study Europe and East Asia.
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Tunis
Associated Press
Tunisia
Europe
Berlin
Northwest
Africa
East Asia
Attack on Gen Giraud Reported by Paris Radio
Paris radio reported an unsuccessful attempt on General Henri Giraud’s life yesterday morning. He was not injured as French naval officers opened fire with revolvers after denouncing him as a traitor.
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London
Paris
Henri Giraud
Bootleggers War Criminals Split Over Gas Rationing
In Dallas Henderson of the Office of Price Administration likened bootleggers to spies and urged tracking them as murderers. He spoke at a Dallas Fort Worth Chamber meeting on December 1 gasoline rationing, noting mileage limits based on need for shipyards plants doctors farmers and not city of residence.
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Dallas
Leon Lerson
Office Price Administration
Dallas and Fort Worth
English Navy Sailor Visits Winchester After Three Years at Sea
Jim Pulcher is an 18 year old English sailor who joined the royal navy at 15 and has completed three years at sea with the British fleet. He travels to the United States for a visit with about 20 crewmates and stays in Clarke county for Armistice Day events hosted by Miss Rose Mac Donald of Berryville. He is known here along with his friends Jack Thompson and Sid Godfrey who have visited Winchester before.
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Mary
His Majesty’s Navy
Jim Pulcher
United States
Rose Mac Donald
Berryville
Jim
Jack Thompson
Sid Godfrey
Clarke County
North Africa Front Races as Tobruk Falls and Rommel Flees
Allied forces push across the Tunisian frontier as British 8th Army under Montgomery drives 40 miles past Tobruk and into Libyan desert pursuit of Rommel. Axis losses mount with 120 German Italian divisions reportedly smashed. Paris and London cite heavy enemy pressure while Axis planners seek reinforcement from Tokyo.
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Tunis
Tunisian
London
Tunisia
Algeria
B. L. Montgomery
Bush 8Th
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Stalin
Libyan
Gazala
Montgomery
Tir
E Alamein
Alexandria
Egyptian Tertior
Adolf Hitler
French
India
North Africa
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Capt
Royal Navy
Crete
Funkhouser
Braithwaite Sale
U. S
Nash
Bulletins
RAF
Ammon
Roger D. Greene
Giraud
Paul Chamberlin
Handley School
Russia
Siberia
British
Madagascar
Turkey
Fuehrer
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