War Secretary Stimson cites 4.25 million army, 7.5 million by 1948
Stimson told the House military affairs committee the army numbers 4,250,000 now and projected to 7,500,000 in 1948. He defended 18 and 19 year olds as essential recruits and warned the force is aging as new divisions average 28 years. He urged rapid passage of draft age measures and outlined deployment and training plans amid a broad scrambles for scrap metal drives and mobilization efforts.
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Washington
Lenry L. Stimson
House Military Affairs Committee
Stimson
War Department
Hitler
Nother
Amarillo
Central Committee
Mr. Greenhill
Texas Defense Guard
John Fowlston
Rep
R. Ewing Thomason
Texas
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Marshall and
Hershey
House Committee
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with cooler temperatures. In Rio Grande Valley areas, expect moderate temperatures with similar shower activity, and record highs and lows show a 24 hour range from 58 to 73 degrees with .08 inch precipitation by 6:30 A M. from Keely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
Viinity
West Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Keely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Electrician rigs horn alert to curb speeding
Linneus Missouri October 14 Ernest Hill city electrician found it hard to keep speed below 35 mph. He rigged a gadget that honks the horn when the speedometer reaches 35.
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Linneus, Mo
Ernest Hill
City Electrician
MacArthur reports third Rabaul raid by Army Air Forces
Allied air forces bombed Rabaul and surrounding targets in a four day campaign. Gen. MacArthur said Flying Fortresses attacked runways and dispersal areas with 1000 pound bombs, while additional jets hit the town and Buka Island airfields. Australian troops pushed toward Templeton's Crossing near Kokoda, reporting progress against Japanese positions.
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MacArthur
Australia
Rabaul
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain Island
Bismarcks
New Guinea
Solomons
Buka Island
Dili
Netherlands
Timor Island
Owen-Stanley
Myola
Kokoda Gap
Templeton
Kokoda
One Heavy Cruiser Included in Latest Victims in Pacific
The report lists recent Japanese losses from American submarines. It notes sunk ships including one heavy cruiser and several cargo vessels, plus damaged ships such as a larger tanker and a medium tanker. Total enemy ships sunk or damaged since war began in the Pacific reaches 1238, with 79 sunk.
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Pacific
Axis Blasting Air Trails to Africa
Axis makes a major effort to cripple Malta as Rommel eyes a large scale push across the Med. RAF Spitfires claim 60 Axis planes destroyed and more than 50 damaged since Saturday with 18 Axis planes down yesterday.
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Malta
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
Royal Air Force
Spitfire
London
Rommel
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Russia
Africa
City gar bage firm seeks higher rates for air field impact
In Saint Joseph Missouri on October 14 the garbage collection firm cites airplane activity as a reason to raise rates. Garbage is fed to hogs expected to fatten, but nearby air force airfield keeps pigs frightened and skinny despite the plan.
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ST. Josepn, Mo
Air Force Transport Command
Warcogs proposed as Coast Guard women’s reserve
The House quickly passed a measure to create a women’s auxiliary reserve for the Coast Guard akin to WAACs and Waves. dubbed women’s auxiliary reserve of the coast guard, with a planned strength of 10,000 by year’s end. The aim is to fill shore roles to free men for sea service.
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Washington
United States Coastguard
Army
WAACS
Navy
House
Women's Auxiliary Reserve
Coast Guard
Bland
Virginia
Merchant Marine Committee
Believed Husband Would Come Through
Mrs J L Eskridge faced a grim wait after the navy told her her husband, second mate on a U S cargo vessel, was missing at sea. She recalled the day she learned of the loss and said she never believed he was dead. Eskridge was one of four Houston seamen rescued after three weeks in an open life boat. The group was brought to an East Coast port by a British vessel. the navy listed 23 men in the life boat.
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Houston
U.P
Navy Department
J. L. Eskridge
U. S
Eskridge
Navy
No Shortage of Leather Shoes Says Commerce Dept
Washington reports the commerce department dismissed war rumor of leather shoe shortages. The department states production is outrunning demand and 1942 should end with substantial retail inventories, despite some 50 million new pairs in consumers' closets from rumored shortages.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Subwarfare Intensifies Off Cape of Good Hope
A British source reports intensified German submarine activity around the Cape of Good Hope. U-boat concentrations mark a new phase as defensive off ensive actions by the Allies push subs farther afield in the Britain to United States supply route area.
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London
Cape of Good Hope
United Nations
Africa
Britain
United States
Middle East
China
Russia
UMW Announces Expanded Organizing Drive
President John L. Lewis said the United Mine Workers will launch a campaign among 20,000 chemical workers in West Virginia, 50,000 coal mine supervisory employees, and large sectors of agricultural labor. The action aims to broaden union reach and strengthen bargaining power across major industrial groups.
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Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Banks in Amarillo adopt later hours
Banks in Amarillo will shift to 10 AM opening and 3 PM closing on weekdays starting tomorrow, with Saturday hours moving from 8 AM–1 PM to 10 AM–2 PM. Officials say the change preserves hours while spreading traffic. bankers cite improved late afternoon service and reduced peak load.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Clearing House Association
Allied Landings in West Africa Hinted
Stockholm reports an Allied convoy sighted off Dakar between the Cape Verde Islands and the African mainland. Unconfirmed rumors say an Allied landing in French West Africa may be imminent, with Axis sources pushing similar claims to influence Vichy to permit German protection of Dakar.
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Stockholm
U.P
Swedish Telegraph Bureau
Madrid
Dakar
Cape Verde Islands
French West Africa
West Africa
Paris
Byrnes seeks control of all commercial rents
Economic Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes urged the House banking and currency committee to approve legislation giving the government authority to regulate all commercial rents in addition to residential rents. The notice appears amid a broader push for price and rent controls during wartime.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
House Banking and Currency Committee
Toronto soldier recalls air raid warden gag
Corporal Bernie Abrahams of the Royal Regiment of Toronto returns from Britain and recounts an air raid warden shoving an English woman toward a shelter. The woman snaps, awaiting revenge: Wait till I find me teeth. What do you think they're dropping, lady, sandwiches.
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Montreal
Bernie Abrahams
Royal Regiment of Toronto
Britain
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