State and County Await Tuesday's General Election
Michigan readies for the first general election since the war began with races at national state and local levels. Notable contests include Senator Brown versus Judge Ferguson of Detroit, with Gerald L. Smith running as a striker candidate independent of the Republicans. Absentee ballots surge as Adrian expects high interest. polls open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. across 112 precincts.
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Michigan
Prentiss M Brown
Bomer Ferguson
Detroit
Senator Brown
Washington
Gerald L. E.i Smith
Judge Ferguson
Brown
Senator Ferguson
Ferguson
Roosevelt
Wayne County
Leroy M. Lowell
Prohibition Party
Adrian
Lenawee County
E. A. Bellenberger
Ballenberger Salt
Ute County
Michigan State Grange installs officers at 69th annual convention
The 69th annual Michigan State Grange convention ended in Adrian as W. G. Armstrong of Niles, now in a third term, installed new officers. Chester J. Morse spoke on Wayne home rule. resolutions urged war bond purchases, increased food production, canning, tighter liquor laws, and no political names on public signs. A milk marketing act vote and grain use for synthetic rubber were also discussed.
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Michigan State Grange
W. G. Armstrong
Niles
Adrian Armory
Adrian
Chester J. Morse
Detroit
Fairfield Township
Co. Mave
Cecelia Lamb
Hillsdale County
Holly Hubbell
Stanley Powell
Ionia
Powell
The
Grange
Congress
Committee On Legislation
War unity stressed as key to Pacific victory says Herald
Sydney newspapers frame MacArthur and Curtin remarks as clearing the air on grand strategy and war effort in the southwest Pacific. Criticism of Australia’s role is denounced, and MackArthur vows to finish as a soldier not a politician while Curtin pledges full backing to the commander.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Melbourne
Sydney Morning Herald
Douglas MacArthur
John Curtin
Melbourne Age
MacArthur
Commonwealth
Australia
Adelaide
United States
Sydney Herald
Solomons
Japan
New York
Soltimans
Southwest Pacific
The
Herald
Rotary Halloween Party Feeds 1200 Parade Set At Island Park
Rotarians prep 1200 hot dogs buns doughnuts and cider for the annual Halloween party at The Island tonight. A 7 o clock parade from the junior high, judged costumes, prizes, noise makers and a bonfire highlight the event.
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Rotary Club
E. P
C. E. Mott
Nu-Way Street
Lenawee County war chest reaches six thousand six hundred eighty nine
Lenawee County Patriotic League reports its war chest at 36 689 with daily pledges and cash totals from Adrian area plants. Workers at Brown Fence and Wire Company Sunterbach Company Revco H E Smith Purity Ice Cream Adrian Beverages and others contributed amounts ranging from 12 to 554. League manager Claude E Porter praised progress but noted only a small county majority has been asked to give and urged further neighborhood drives. Additional contributions from local clubs and organizations are listed including Rebekah lodge Daughters of the American Revolution and UAW CIO Local 268 Adrian.
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Lenawee County
Nu-Way Street Company
Claude E. Porter
League
Cana
Noble Grand Club
Rebekah Lodge
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kappa Kappa Ep
Progressive Womens Club
Women’s Benefit
Uaw-Cio Loral
Adrian
British Allied Advances in Egyptian Desert Deepens War Push
Allied forces maintained gains in the Egyptian desert as the Eighth Army repelled Axis counterattacks. British air and naval power bombed enemy targets, with heavy bombers reaching Crete, while Malta remained free from air attack. Reports say Allied gains widened, with tank battles and desert fighting intensifying as Axis forces retreat under pressure.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Eighth Army
Cee
Thay
Mediterranean
Crete
el Adem
Malta
Trommel
Reuters
Rommel
Lihes Bten
Axis Desert Army
Vine Desert
Edward Backus
Vernon
Tex
U. S
United States
Backus
Tornado Victims Buried in Berryville Ark
Berryville Arkansas faced a devastating twister that killed at least 29 and left more than 200 injured. Red Cross led relief with state and local welfare agencies. about 500 homeless, 130 homes demolished and 150 heavily damaged. Health teams and army medics aided three town doctors as 40 injured awaited care. Disaster experts praised the town’s calm, disciplined response amid improvised infirmaries and soup kitchens.
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Berryville
Ark
Ozark Mountain
Red Cross
State Health Department
Army
Harrison Hospital
Wichen
John G. Pipkin
Pipkin
Japanese Fleet Disappears From Solomons War Scene
Japanese planes plastered an enemy base as the fleet vanished from the Solomons battle scene. The Associated Press reports fierce fighting. Russian lines hold Nalchik plateau as Stalingrad siege enters its eighth day with continued German assaults repelled.
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Solomons
Nalchik
Mozdok
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Tuapse
Voter turnout in next elections muted by war and apathy
Washington reports a rough AP tally showing about 34 million Americans likely to vote next Tuesday. Officials warn the figure could shift with war developments. Registrations lag behind 1938 and 1940 levels, with fears of ballots mailed from service members and stay-at-home voters reducing turnout.
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Washington
Congress
Associated Press
House
Armed Services
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
California
Massachusetts
New York
Marine Fights 50 Japanese In Fierce Tank Assault
Private Eugene O. Moore of the U S marines fought hand to hand with more than 150 Japanese after his tank was disabled on Gavuty Island. He survived a grenade, fish spear, and blows, then learned comrade Kenneth Koon had picked off many enemies. Moore hopes to leave hospital in a month and visit his mother in Oakland. A German raid over an east Anglia village killed one woman and injured several, with a cow also killed.
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Oakland
Cali
Eugene O. Moore
U. S Marines
Huron, & C
Moore
Solomon Islands
Charles Moore
Gavuty Island
Kenneth Koon
Summitville
Ind
London
Secretary Knox Praises American Fighters At Guadalcanal
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of the Navy Knox praising American Marines and soldiers on Guadalcanal for holding every inch of ground while Japanese ships retire from the area. MacArthur’s planes bombed bases, hitting ships, and damaging vessels as U S. losses are listed as light in the latest action.
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FRESS
Washington
Uncle Sam
Guadalcanal
Japan
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Knox
United States
Rising Sun
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Fiji Islands
Navy
U. S. Navy
MacArthur
Buin Harbor
Bougainville Island
War in the Solomons and Allied Pushes Across Fronts
Reports describe US and Australian operations in the Pacific theatre as Guadalcanal defenders hold ground amid a renewed Japanese threat while MacArthur’s air forces target major ships. British and Egyptian fronts show counter-attacks and steady gains. Soviet defenses in the Caucasus tighten as Stalingrad bloodshed continues with Red forces maintaining city positions and probing German lines. French patriots resist collaboration with Germany amid growing strike activity.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Poe
Bue
Knox
MacArthur
New Guinea
U.S
Russia
Caucasus
Stalingrad
France
Germany
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Burr
Earl C. Michener
Redmond M Burr
Ann Arbor
AFL
CIO
Michener
Murray D. VanWagoner
Harry F. Kelly
Frank Murphy
Eugene C. Keyes
Maurice Eveland
Herman H. Dignan
Herbert J. Rushton
John W. Babcock
Theodore I. Fry
L. J. Hammond
Bernard N. Williamson
Morene
Elmer B. Bringman
Everett H. Seeley
Manitow Beach
Robert B. King
Edwin J. Morden
Harry Bradley
Theodore Glaser
Rige
Leonard A. Warner
Republican
Register of Deeds
Harold F. Clark
Medina Township
Raymond W. Starr
United States Marine Corps
Alisland
Sawyer
Lansing
Robert N. Sawyer
House of Representatives
Monroe
van Wagoner
State
Theetter
Army of the United States
County War Chest
Patriotic League
I Arkansas
Moscow
Central Caucasus
Natchik
Soviet Information Bureau
Buissfield
Linehan & Linehan
Agzian
Fred C. Greenwald
Hortson
Victor Sharp
Sec. Knox
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