Roosevelts London Diary Shows Bombed Cities and War Aid
Eleanor Roosevelt visits London scenes from RAF bombardment exhibitions to Red Cross work and YWCA centers serving service men and women. She notes Christmas packages for prisoners, sleeping arrangements during the blitz, and interactions with British and American figures amid wartime Britain. Air mail tonnage at Amarillo post office jumps 445 percent year over year.
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London
Winant
RAF
Benes
Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Biddle
Queen Wilhemina
British Red Cross
Old St. James Palace
Duchess of Kent
Sir Arthur
Lady Murray
Ywca Center
Hans Crescent American Red Cross Club
Amarillo
W. D. DeGrassi
Axis Desert Front Crumbles as 40000 Troops Lost
Front-line dispatches report 9000 Axis prisoners, including Gen Ritter von Thoma. 260 tanks knocked out, 600 enemy planes, 50,000 tons of shipping sunk, another 50,000 damaged, Rommel killed in action, Smuts calls it a turning point. British broadcasts push the victory narrative worldwide.
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Axis Desert Front
Ritter von Thoma
North Africa Corps
George VI
George von Stumme
Rommel
Young Dancer in Flynn Trial Faces Cross Examination
Peggy Satterlee, 16, once 15 at alleged statutorily rape, resists Flynn defense cross questioning. Attorney Jerry Giesler probes her denials and age claims, revealing past work as a palladium camera girl and 21 in Catalina Island yacht trip amid the Flynn case.
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Flynn
Peggy Satterlee
Errol Flynn
Jerry Giesler
West Coast
Miss Satterlee
Betty Hansen
Giesler
Palladium
California
Catalina Island
Peter Stackpole
Life
Time Magazine
New Deal Faces Defense Clash Over Underage Troops
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimpson sharply attacked Senate backed proposals to bar 18 and 19 year olds from combat. He warned such restrictions would shack le the hands of the commander in chief and hinder wartime leadership.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
Pheiffer Loses Seat To Fay In Tight New York Race
New York congressman Bill Pheiffer, a noted populist from Amarillo who once drew national attention for sending constituent questionnaires, was defeated by James H. Fay of the Democratic American Labor party by 41 votes. The race marked the ALP’s only New York victory, while the national result signaled a shift as Republicans and anti New Deal Democrats could unite to constrain legislation.
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Bill Pheiffer
Wonder Boy
New York
Congress
James H. Fay
Pheiffer
American Labor Party
Amarillo
Jack Bell Washington
New Deal
Senate
House
James E. Murray
Wellington R. Rankin
Montana
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt
Byrnes
National Youth Administration
Works Projects Administration
Wickard Urges Farm Worker Draft Deferments
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard asked the Senate military affairs committee to grant occupational draft deferments for all farm workers and to bar war plants with government contracts from hiring them. He told lawmakers that over 1.6 million farm workers left the fields in the past year and further losses would reduce agricultural output.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Wickard
Weather Outlook With Near Freezing Temperatures Predicted
The morning breeze brought a touch of blue and cooler conditions. Forecasters expect near freezing temperatures tonight with decreasing winds and a good weather outlook despite a 36 degree drop from yesterday's high of 72.
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Bureau
Marlin leaders face sugar and gas rationing clash
Jack Brothers, head of Marlin sugar rationing, regrets turning down his friend Brown Bratton who runs the gas rationing board. Bratton sought extra sugar for his soda fountain, leaving Brothers doubtful about obtaining extra gasoline. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance.
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Marlin
Jack Brothers
Brown Bratton
Bratton
Brothers
Soviet Forces Repel Repeated German Attacks At Stalingrad
Soviet troops beat back heavy German thrusts around Stalingrad and along the Volga amid increasing Red Army maneuverability. Fronts northwest of the city, on the Black Sea flank, and in the Caucasus reported local gains as Soviet defense held. The latest count cited German losses in the thousands with several hundred air sorties supporting ground operations.
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Oints
Gisparenes
Troaay
Volga River
Red Army
Stalingrad
Black Sea
Mozdok
Central Caucasus
Caucasian
Nalchik
Investia
Red Star
Death claims George M. Cohan at 64 in New York
New York November 5 George M. Cohan legendary song and dance man died at his Fifth Avenue home at five this morning aged 64. He planned a stage return and air wardens service while admired by actors and police. Survived by wife Agnes and children, with Gene Buck as lifelong friend. He received the Congressional Medal for patriotism and saw his life in Yankee Doodle Dandy before dying aware of his record box office and national service.
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New York
George M. Cohan
Times Square
Cohan
Fifth Avenue
Central Park Path
Agnes Cohan
George Rankin
Helen
Georgette Cohan
Gene Buck
Roosevelt
Cohrn
Broadway
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for lower daytime temperatures and wind this afternoon with overnight lows near freezing. West Texas sees occasional showers from Big Bend westward and Del Rio Eagle Pass area with cooler feel. Panhandle and South Plains little temp change. New Mexico central mountains scattered showers this afternoon into tonight with little change in temperatures. Extremes for the 24 hours ending 6 30 A M show a minimum of 36 and maximum of 72 with noon reading at 48.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Big Bend
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Central Mountains
Turning point seen in African war says observers
British military observers quoted in London reports say the war in Africa may have reached a turning point. Italian sources cited the Allies preparing an initial attack on Europe via Italy.
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London
Navy
Italy
Desert battles rage as Axis hold, British claim near victory
Italian troops fall back to new lines after dawn to dusk tank clashes near El Alamein and Puka Fukales about 70 miles west of the old front. Montgomery and British officials forecast near victory as Rommel’s forces are described as “busted” and being pursued along the coast with heavy prisoner captures and brutal shelling.
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el Alamein
Puka
Fukales
Berlin
Rommel
London
Eighth Army
Tobruk
Benghazi
Hitler
Allies Batter Way Ahead in Solomons
Allied forces pushed the Japanese from the Solomons western flank near Guadalcanal capturing about 20 machine guns and two small field pieces. In New Guinea MacArthur’s force advanced toward Buna amid strong resistance while air and naval units supported landings. Naval reports noted continued Allied advances and planned daring moves against Japanese ships, with air raids targeting Buna Lae Salamaua and coastal villages in Timor.
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Guadalcanal
United States
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Buna
Navy
Guinea
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Midway Point
Lae
Salamaua
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Magnolia Gardens
Charleston
South Carolina
Atlanta
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Mrs. Roosevelt
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Jan
Christiaan Smuts
Union of South Africa
Germany
Greece
Hollywood
U.P
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Hern
George Cohan
Bride's Books
Russell Stationery Company
Cairo
B. T. Montgomery
Solomons
Henderson
Stewart Islands
Knox
MacArthur
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