Norwegian Fatalities Spark Wartime Tension Across Scandinavia
Reports from Norway describe the execution of nearly all male residents of a town by German forces. Hostages were taken and reinforcements rushed to crisis zones as General von Falkenhorst tightens a cordon around Oslo. Unrest spreads through Denmark and fear grows of a larger backlash. Sweden observes flags at half mast in sympathy.
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John A. Parris
London
Norway
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Oslo
Denmark
Berlin
Sweden
Osteopathic Physicians Open Convention Here
The Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons opened its mid year convention at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital with about 300 registered for a two day meeting. Morning sessions led to a noonday luncheon at the Sterling Hotel with Dr. Marille Sparks presiding.
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Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Sterring Hotel
Marille Sparks
Dallas
State Association
Joe Jenkins
Earl H. Mann
Amarillo
Blatt
Platt
W. C. Brigham
Montasano Osteopathic Hospital of
Los Angeles
Panhandle Association of Osteopathic Physicians
Cathedral Hall
War's Gravity Told Chinese Leader Urges Preparedness
On the eve of China's Double Ten anniversary Gen Chiang Kai-Shek urged a livelier sense of the gravity of the emergency. He said the people must be prepared to endure greater privations as the nation marked the 31st anniversary of the republic.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Food Stamp Program Has No Surpluses
Washington reports the food stamp program no longer has surplus stock but serves about 2.5 million people. An official says there is no surplus unless wheat, while noting higher food production, is constrained by lend lease and armed services demand. War rationing also reduces drive-in theater attendance.
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Washington
U.P
Noonger
Armed Services
Department of Commerce
Soviet Counteroffensive Pushes at Stalingrad and Mozdok
Soviet reports detail Timoshenko’s relief drive near Stalingrad with renewed fighting as German attempts to encircle fail. Izvestia notes giant fires and heavy smoke in the city while U-2 planes drop bombs on German houses. In the Mozdok sector the Russians repelled seven major German attacks and halted the push toward Grozny oil fields.
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Stalingrad
Don
Volga
Semyon Timoshenko
Timoshenko
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Mozdok
Caucasus
Grozny
American Fighters Escort Bombers to Lille Unopposed
American fighters from this station escorted U S bombers to Lille and returned safely, reporting only a single sighting of a flight of FW 190s that did not close in. Col J N Tone of San Francisco, commander of the fighter group, said no German fighters attacked.
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Bitain
Lille
Col
J. N. Tone
San Francisco
Taft Proposes Youth Draft Bill and Manpower Agency
Sen. Robert A. Taft introduces a measure to draft 19 year olds and create a manpower director with powers to coordinate army, agriculture, war industry, and civilian labor. The plan favors voluntary recruitment, covers moving expenses, and may fund homes or farms. it excludes 18 year olds. Roosevelt offers no new news on 18–19 year draft.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Republican
Ohioan
America
Selective Service System
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Taft
Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Scrap drive gains boy volunteers for Sunday search
The Chamber of Commerce led a scrap collection effort with 40 trucks pledged for a Sunday search from Ellwood Park 1:30 to 6 p m supervised by Company A Texas Defense Guard. Volunteers join men to reach a 3 500 ton goal as officials urge continued effort and double checks.
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Ellwood Park
Joe Cooley
Chamber of Commerce
Central Collection Committee
Company A
Texas Defense Guard
A. Petersen
Marshall Green
North Mirror Street
T. B. Sullenberger
West
Tenth Avenue
Roy Greenhill
Markets and Livestock Prices on Oct 9 Report
Market data from Merrill Lynch shows the Dow Jones Industrials up 53. Railroads down slightly. Utilities up modestly. Kansas City reports livestock sales with hogs, cattle, calves and sheep mixed. prices range with hogs 15.00 max and cattle mostly weakening. Chicago livestock also mixed with hogs down 10-15 cents and cattle firmer in places. Financials show slight fund liquidation and minor offerings.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Opposition to General Oil Price Increase Emphasized by Henderson
Price Administrator Leon Henderson told a Senate subcommittee he opposes broad crude oil price hikes, arguing they would raise costs for government and public by 500 million to 1 billion dollars. Industry witnesses had urged higher prices to fund explorations, but Henderson cited a study of operator earnings and expenses and warned against boosting petroleum costs to spur wildcatting.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Senate Public Lands
OPA
Henderson
FDR Silent on Draft of Boys
President Roosevelt offered no comment on the possible drafting of 18 and 19 year olds for military service. Senate and House committee leaders had received no War Department recommendation. Reynolds noted a possible Budget Bureau submission. Also reports say 160 Minnesota athletes are in the U.S. armed forces.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reynolds
North Carolina
May
Kentucky
Senate
House
War Department
Budget Bureau
Minneapolis, Minn
U.P
University of Minnesota Athletic Department
University
Minnesota
U. S
Dalhart Girl Lands Movie Contract With Warner Brothers
Lynne Baggett once from Dalhart rose from a small army show to film work. Scouts eyed her in Dallas and Amarillo before she secured a contract. In Los Angeles a judge approved a Warner Brothers deal paying $100 weekly at start rising to $1,000 weekly within seven years.
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Lynne Baggett
Dalhart
Amarillo
Dallas
Miss Baggett
Los Angeles
Warner Brothers
Wichita Falls
Province claims world’s largest cabbage exhibit
Managers at the Entre Rios province fair claim to showcase the world’s largest cabbage weighing 34 pounds with a 48 inch diameter and 34 inch height. The note also mentions Montauk Lifthouse on Long Island built in 1796 famed for its scenic lighthouse photography.
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Concepcion
Entre Rios
Argentina
U.P
Montauk
Atlantic
Long Island
Untitled clipping notes skin irritations soothed by remedy
Brief fragment notes that externally caused skin irritations were quickly soothed by a highly successful remedy. No further details on product or individuals are provided.
Enemy Bridge Blown Up by U S Bomber Crew
An American bomber crew destroyed a strategic railway bridge in Northwest Burma with delayed action bombs. Lieut. Richard Noblock piloted within 10 feet of the structure while Lieut. Robert Sikes dropped the charges, blowing the bridge sky high.
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India
Burma
Smithereens
Richard “Nobby” Noblock
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Robert Sikes
Breckenridge
Tex
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