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Millinery Marvel

The newspaper paragraphists who have been complaining because women wear high hats at theatres and other places of amusement may now possess their souls in peace. A hat has been…
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Author Thrilled as Her Story is Filmed

Theater advertisement for a showing of "A Son of the Sahara."

Louise Gerard, the English authoress, who wrote “A Son of the Sahara,” Edwin Carewe’s First National screen version of which will be shown at the Palace Sunday, went from England to Tonffourt, Algeria, to observe the filming of some of the most spectacular scenes of the production.

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Our Navy Builds Flat-Top Mastery

By REAR-ADMIRAL E. L. COCHRANE, USN, Chief of the Bureau of Ships

By first punching the foe off balance and now smashing his last holds on the ocean, our aircraft carriers have proved modern speeders of Victory. Here “Buships” chief details how we’ve come from a mere seven to more than a hundred of these sky-sweepers.

Picture of an aircraft carrier from the side, showing rows of airplanes with folded wings on deck and sailors performing their work.

December 7, 1941, the United States had on hand seven full-sized carriers, the Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, Yorktown, Enterprise, Wasp, and the Hornet, also the small escort carrier, Long Island. Of these the Lexington, Yorktown, Wasp, and Hornet have since been lost. For every one of those veterans lost, however, there has been built and are now at sea, nearly 30 replacements (including the escort carriers transferred to our allies).

In the two and a half years since Pearl Harbor, the number of carriers on hand (excluding the 38 transferred by lendlease to the British) has been increased to 90. totaling more than 1,400,000 tons. During this same period the combatant vessels of our Navy in all categories have more than tripled — going from 345 vessels, totaling 1,382,755 tons, to 1071 units, totaling 3,434,762 tons.

With the outbreak of war and following the heavy carrier losses in 1942. the desperate need for carrier strength in the Pacific and the growing demands for fighter transports pushed six vessels of the aircraft carrier program into top priority. With first call on the nation’s scarce materials and components, the inauguration of shift work, and the seven-day week, actual completions surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts.

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November 22, 1862 – The War in Virginia

The announcement that the Federal army had occupied Fredericksburg was premature. The Confederate still held possession of the place yesterday with a force to dispute the passage of the river. It is believed that it is not the intention of the Federal commanders to cross the river immediately. General Burnside arrived at Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg on Wednesday, and established his headquarters there.

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November 21, 1862 – News of the War

Very little news of interest has been received this week. The occupation of Fredericksburg, on the south side of the Rappahannock by the enemy, is about the only event of note that has occurred in Virginia. Jackson’s whereabouts is not definitely known. Gen. Lee is said to be endeavoring to draw Burnsides, (who now commands the Yankee army,) as far as possible from his base of supply, so that in the event of a battle and victory the enemy would have a long retreat through a barren country. On the other hand if we should be defeated, the troops could easily fall back by railroad and otherwise towards Richmond and be reinforced abundantly and rapidly in the same manner.

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November 18, 1862 – Notice to Paroled Prisoners

Headquarters U. S. Paroled Forces,
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1862.
Speclal Order No. 110.

All officers, non-commissioned officer and privates, who have been paroled and ordered to report at Camp Chase, or Camp Lew Wallace, and who are absent from duty, whether with or without leave, are hereby commanded forthwith to report at the last mentioned camp.