Willkie Tours China Front as Japanese Shells Fall
Wendell L. Willkie tours the Chinese front near the Yellow River under Chiang Kai-shek’s son instruction while Japanese shells strike near Loyang and Tung Kwan. A direct hit kills passengers on a blue express train as Willkie inspects underground fortifications and praises Chinese troops.
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Wendell L. Willkie
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Chiang Wei-Kuo
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Tungkwan
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Roosevelt
Junior Ranger Wounded In Action In Scrap Drive Tale
A seven year old Texas Ranger named Wilbur McCarty is wounded after tripping in his school scrap yard route. He continued duties delivering metal to school headquarters despite the loss of a permanent tooth.
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Texas
Jackson Street
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Army Deserter Kadens Hunted in Major Chicago Manhunt
Irwin Kadens, 32, a former army soldier and post office clerk, is the target of a nationwide pursuit led by Chicago detective chief John L. Sulli van and federal authorities. Kadens faces multiple rape, kidnapping, burglary, assault, and robbery charges in Chicago and Detroit after a spree beginning last August. His wife urged surrender to avoid bloodshed as police vow to bring him in dead or alive.
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John L. Sullivan
Irwin Kadens
Kadens
Detroit
Camp Grant
Illinois National Guard
Girl Scouts Court of Awards Tonight in Amarillo
Amarillo Girl Scouts hold fall Court of Awards at 7 30 PM in Polk Street Methodist Church parlors. 125 girls will receive proficiency and second and first class ranks. 25 more to receive service badges. Mrs Earl Mayne presides. Mrs Roy Cullum discusses the Victory Drive. Troop 20 led by Mrs Theo Zweig hosts and serves as color guards.
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Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
Earl Mayne
Roy Cullum
National Board of Girl Scouts
Theo Zweig
Tulane Law's Betty Strachan Joins WAVES
Betty Strachan, the sole woman from Tulane Law School class of 1945, leaves torts for a WAVES uniform. She is headed for an ensign commission, while fellow classmates expected draft calls and salutes on commencement day. Havana noted as West Indies' largest city.
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Tulane Law
New Orleans
Betty Strachan
Tulane
Betty
Havana
West Indies
Beaf About Beefless Day Aims To Boost War Spirit
Ashland Ohio reports its first beefless day amid World War II effort. Detachment notes 12 000 residents grinned and avoided grumbling, as American Legion leaders promote beefless Thursdays for the duration of the war.
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