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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1944
Page
1
Washington columnist Ph W. Page argues Governor Dewey claims of honesty and accuracy are tested against 1932 to 1940 economic shifts. He notes Roosevelt era policy contrasts and wartime readiness, with broader questions about truthfulness in political statements and party records.
Six days before the election the two major parties heatedly campaigned across key states. Dewey spoke in Massachusetts cities and broadcast in Boston while Bricker outlined long term plans. Wallace and Ickes barnstormed Harlem. Roosevelt planned another White House radio address and Jesse J urged Roosevelt’s re-election.
Central War Time listings show Warren H Atherton Dorothy Thompson and John Gunther with Welles and Reynolds on CBS NBC and MBS from New York Boston and Harlem. Figures include 330 Nac and 330 for MBS and an hour long taped address by Vice President Wallace and Secretary Lickes in Harlem.
London reports over 500 British heavy bombers struck Cologne last night, bringing four day bomb tonnage to 10,800 and surpassing London's 1940 41 total. Lancasters Halifaxes plus Mosquito light bombers hit at 7 15 P M and 9 P M creating widespread fires across the industrial city.
The SS Bowie, a 455 foot attack transport named for a Texas county and James Bowie, was launched yesterday at the California Shipbuilding Corp yards in San Pedro California.
F M Law of Houston resigns after 28 years on the A and M board. Governor Stevenson appoints Ervin W Harrison of South Bend to the board. Dr C O Terrell of Fort Worth named to UT board succeeding the late K H Aynesworth. Law cites heavy war duties and postwar development progress.
A breezy outlook with winds 20 to 30 mph and partly cloudy skies. Temperatures steady with a cooler turn late tomorrow and frost‑level risk tonight. Yesterday marked near record warmth for October with a high around 80 and a low near 48 as the month delivered bright, blue autumn weather.
The Globe announces a new Twelfth Man series, where reporters grill a stranger at a busy corner, starting with the twelfth person they encounter. The column promises personal life questions and a later story on page 7.
Tokyo reports say Japanese assault troops landed on American held Peleliu in the Palau islands near the Philippines. Transmissions differ about the date with Oct 28 given by a Tokyo radio and a Domei communique claiming dawn landing and another saying last Saturday.
The Fourth Naval District reports heavy blasts at sea near Atlantic City New Jersey today shaking beachfront buildings. A Navy spokesman could confirm no gunnery in the area and a Coast Guard officer counted about twelve explosions.
The Labor Department reported a one tenth of one percent rise in retail prices for essentials from mid August to mid September. Higher costs for autumn clothing and home furnishings offset lower food prices, Secretary Perkins said.
Allied seaborne forces established a beachhead on Walcheren Island as Canadian troops pressed inland amid heavy resistance. Field Marshal Montgomery’s staff reported progress across the southern Pincers with German defences stiff. Berlin claimed Allied landings near Flushing and Walcheren's city with strong coastal protection.
Late plans for tomorrow's Amarillo Day of the Community and War Chest drive include radio broadcasts of campaign progress by divisions. The 13 classified sections will report solicited amounts as workers file their accounts, announced Gus Roberts general chairman.
A proposed bill to compel presidential electors to back their party nominees will be introduced during an extraordinary Mississippi legislature session convening Thursday at noon. The measure targets the electoral college and seeks to bind electors to the party's candidate.
Partly cloudy tonight with little temperature change. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler in the late afternoon. West Texas shows little temperature change tonight and Thursday. New Mexico partly cloudy in east and south, cloudy northwest with occasional rain and snow in higher mountains. Occasional winds up to 25 miles per hour this afternoon.
Reports say several Superfortresses flew over Tokyo shortly after 1 PM, triggering air raid alarms. Later accounts varied, with Tokyo noting only one B-29 over the city driven off, while broadcasts in Southeast Asia again cited several bombers over Yokohama and the Kanto region.
Reader letters from Robert B D Shark solicit opinions on jukebox music during meals. Mrs Tom Withers and others weigh in with varied views. some find music disturbs digestion while others say it helps digestion or enhances dining.
Four babies three girls and a boy were born at the Lying-in hospital in Philadelphia to Mrs. Joseph Carminello of Upper Darby Pa. The Caesarean delivery, likely the first in quadruplet history, was performed by Dr. John C Allery.
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