Dewey's honesty questioned over campaign claims
Washington columnist Ralph W. Page argues Governor Dewey frames his honesty and factual accuracy while omitting context on Hillman ties and Roosevelt preparedness. He notes Dewey’s 1940-issue comparisons of economic conditions gloss over revival gains and suggests the portrait may omit key details.
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Ralph A. Page
Washington
Dewey
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
Lithuania
Fifth Near Objective in Italy as Fifth Army Advances
American Fifth Army troops push up the northern Apennines to within four miles of Castel San Pietro and Rimini highway. They seized Frassinets southeast of Castel San Pietro after heavy fighting. Eighth Army on the Adriatic coast advances beyond Cervia. Canadian forces widen the Savio bridgehead near Cesena amid flooding challenges.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Apennines
Castel San Pietro
Po Valley
Rimini
Bologna
Supreme Headquarters
Frassinets
Monte Belmonte
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Cervia
Savio
Cesena
Nurse's Aid Class Interviews Tonight
The Red Cross nurses aid committee will interview women at 7 p.m. on the county courthouse fifth floor for a class starting November 1. Interviews continue tomorrow night at the same time. About 30 workers from Amarillo area are needed for civilian hospitals. Mrs. Drusilla Smith will direct the class.
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Red Cross Committee For Nurses’ Aid
Amarillo
Drusilla Smith
Dewey Radio Speech Outlines 9 30 to 10 PM NBC Network
United Press reports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will deliver a radio speech from Minneapolis on the NBC network for the 9 30 to 10 PM CST slot. The program, titled Nights Radio Speeches, is part of his national campaign outreach. Dewey is expected to discuss policy positions and current issues while addressing listeners across the Midwest.
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Dnight
United Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Minneapolis
NBC
BLUE
CWT
Open Chest Candidates Clash Over Foreign Policy
Roosevelt supporters backed by Senator Ball highlight abroad policy in Minnesota as Dewey campaigners prepare to discuss the issue in Ball's home state. Truman challenges Dewey regarding a strong foreign policy and defeating isolationist GOP Senate nominees. Bricker criticizes Roosevelt for contradictions while Ball plans a radio speech with backing from a Republicans for Roosevelt committee.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Ball
Minnesota
Dewey
Minneapolis
NBC
Blue
New York
America
Harry Truman
Truman
Senate
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Bartley Crum
California
Wendell L. Willkie
Stassen-Willkie
Stassen
Amarillo Drives War Chest Campaign For Local Agencies
Eight hundred workers gathered at the Amarillo Hotel at noon to launch the Community and War Chest drive seeking 172000 for 82 local and national agencies. Dense Dean urged workers to obtain at least one day's pay from everyone solicited, stressing all agencies are needed. Pinky Vineyard spoke on Selfishness and Unselfishness, saying what you give away is what you hold. H H Thomas showed a motion picture about War Chest agencies while Gus Roberts urged quick soliciting.
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Amarillo Hotel
Dense Dean
Amarillo
Pinky Vineyard
H. H. Thomas
National War Chest
Gus Roberts
Night air battle over Essen as 1000 bombers raid Ruhr
German night fighters defend Essen while 1000 RAF bombers strike the Ruhr armament and rail hub. Mosquito escorts attack Berlin as crews face snow, thick clouds, and heavy ground fire. Eight British raiders fail to return.
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London
Essen
Great Armament
Ruhr
Western Front
Germany
Berlin
France
Navy Unveils F6F-3 Super Hellcat In Pacific
The Navy reports a new F6F-3 Hellcat now in the Pacific, claiming it downed Japanese planes at a 31 to 1 rate. It supersedes the earlier Hellcat, with speeds over 400 mph and improved armor, armament, and firepower.
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Navy
Washington, Id
Pacific
Willkie Letter Allegedly Calls for GOP Change in 1944
An apparent Willkie letter dated May 5 1944 surfaced in Indianapolis claiming he aimed to remove the current administration. Addressed to Earl L. Jolly and published by the Indianapolis Star, the note notes Willkie’s resignation from GOP nomination efforts after Wisconsin and Omaha setbacks. he died Oct 8 in New York City.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Earl L. Jolly
Evansville
Eugene C. Pulliam
Indianapolis Star
The
Star
Wisconsin
Omaha
New York City
Broadcast Claims Open Revolt In Catalonia Against Franco
A Spanish Republican broadcast from Southern France said Catalonia and other regions were in open revolt against Franco. Madrid reported regular troops had recaptured the Aran Valley, with three Pyrenean hamlets still in Maquis hands as forces swept the area. Exiled leaders in Mexico City downplayed the fighting and suggested Franco may stage such displays to bolster his position.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
United Press
France
Catalonia
Spain
Madrid
Reglar
Aran
National Union
Toulouse
FCC
Pyrenees
Rafael Carcla Valino
Mexico City
Jose Miaja
Miaja
Franco
Why 12 Jurors Still Frustrate Pulse Feeler Readers
A local column asks readers why juries use 12 members while sharing opinions from Mrs. O A Walker and neighbors. The piece notes culture and biblical references, with readers offering beliefs about jury size and history.
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Pulse Feeler
O. A. Walker
Florida Street
J. L. Knight
Paul Yates
Ernest Olds
Israel
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. West Texas fair this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered light showers in the southwest, otherwise fair today tonight and Wednesday. Highs 65 north to 80 south, lows 40 to 50. 24 hours ending 6:30 AM showed high 78, low 48, noon 73.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Stamps Set for Validity Dates Under Ration Four
The Office of Price Administration announced validation dates for additional food stamps in Ration Book Four. Red stamps L5 M5 N5 and P5 become valid Oct 29 for meats and dairy, totaling 40 points to last until Dec 3. Blue stamps 85 T5 U5 V5 W5 go valid Nov 1 and remain valid until Dec 1. All validated stamps are good indefinitely.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Leyte and Samar land actions signal wider push in Pacific
Allied forces report a tank column ferried across San Juanico strait to Samars Catmon Hills to seal a bridgehead near Leyte. MacArthur notes land action widening between Dulag and Palo with tanks moving toward Luzon, while Japanese raids and strategic talks unfold in Tokyo.
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Tacloban
the Philippines
Leyte
Catmon
MacArthur
Dulag
Palo
Samar
German Lines Crumble as Allied Offensives Surge
A Red Army drive overruns 410 German villages and pushes 19 miles into East Prussia while Allied columns press S Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. Canadians advance toward Roosendaal from Esschen, threatening Beren Op Zoom as British patrols reach Lamia in Greece.
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Associated Press
Red Army
East Prussia
Moscow
Netherlands
Hertogenbosch
Cherniakovsky
Insterburg
Konigsburg
Hungary
Yugoslavia
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Holland
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Waal Rhine
Roosendaal- Antwerp
Antwerp
Reich
Esschen
Roosendaal
Beren Op Zoom
Breskens
Schelde
Greece
Lamia
Athens
O Daniel to Speak in Wichita Falls Tomorrow Night
Senator W Lee O Daniel launches his Texas Regulars campaign in Wichita Falls with a 7 30 p m talk from a truck bed at the courthouse. He travels by friends cars using their gas coupons and is joined by the Hillbilly and Texas Rose for entertainment, with visits planned across the state.
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Texas Rose
O'Daniel
O’daniel
N. S. Longbaugh
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Texas
Wichita Falls
Childress
Capitol Hotel
Lubbock
Big Spring
San Angelo
Abilene
Brownwood
South Texas
Air Plans Due Study for Southwestern Aviation Conference
Amarillo hosts the Southwestern Aviation Conference with sessions on postwar airports and aviation for small communities. Rear Adm. Rosendahl will speak on Our Need for Airships at the 8 a.m. registration at the Herring Hotel, presided by John K. Boyce. Judge Otto Barby and Joe Hopkins will deliver the welcome as about 300 are expected.
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Amarillo
Southwest
Herring Hotel
Rear Adm. Co
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