German peace push via Vatican eyed by Rome envoy
A neutral source reports German envoys pressed Pope Pius XII to sound out Britain and the United States on a negotiated peace that would avoid unconditional surrender and spare Axis leaders from punishment. The move allegedly links to intimidation efforts around Rome and the Pope’s decision to stay in the city.
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Lisbon
Rome
Vatican
Pius XII
Papal
Germany
United Press
Market report from Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets
Kansas City livestock sales show hogs weak to 10 cents lower with tops near 14.50 and sows up to 14.35, cattle largely steady with some strength in beef steers and yearlings, and lambs steady to higher. Chicago hogs open 5-10 cents lower with tops around 14.70 for sows and cattle steady to higher with several price benchmarks at 16.50 for fed steers and 13.75 for vealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
NEW York Stock Exchange
Tel & Tel
Anaconda
Armour & Co. Aes
At& SF
Aviation Corp Oe
Baldwin Loco
Bendix Aviation Ae Bethlehem Stee
Borden Reteee
Briggs
Y Electric Boat
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors Ra
Gillette Razor
Ta Greyhound Steeeee
Int Harvester Sneer
Tel & Teltees
Kennecott
Gulf Oil Oeene Sacee
Glenn L. Martin Owen
Studebaker
Swift & Co
Texas
U S Steel
Wilson & Co
White Motors Sete
Eneeee
Woolworth
Warner Bros
Western Union
Hollywood gossip roundup fuels trivia and casting notes
Hollywood figures including Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Katherine Cornell, and Lana Turner headline a brisk column of rumors and project news. Mentions cover marriages, separations, auditions, and upcoming film and stage ventures with a bright, tabloid tone.
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Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Johnny Mack Brown
Washington
David
Betty Hutton
Gary Cooper
Joel McCrea
Dorothy Lamour
Johnny Weismullers
Dick Haymes
RKO
Katharine Cornell
Yvonne de Carlo
Paramount
Charles Kiser
Merchant Marine
Bing Crosby
Rita Hayworth
Columbia
Lana Turner
New York
Lana
Union Station
Gypsy Rose Lee
Talullah Bankhead
Bill
Goodwins
Lynn
Lynn Barr
Gladys George
Hubby Leonard Penn
Jimmy Durante
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
MGM
Jimmy van Heusen
Lockheed
Nan Wynn
Barton MacLane
Diana
Wm. Powell
Vichy Police Chief Slain in Toulouse Region
Madrid dispatch reports Jean Barthelet chief of the Vichy police for the Toulouse region and the broader southwest of France was machinegunned to death on October 23 by an unknown assailant who escaped in a car.
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Madrid
Jean Barthelet
Vichy
Toulouse
France
Fashion Furs at Sweetbriar Shop Opens in Amarillo
Amarillo Today and This Week promotes Fashion Furs at Sweetbriar Shop with a trade in old coats service and expert restyling. Three payment methods are offered.
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Amarillo
Sweetbriar Shop
Warmer Weather Forecast by the Bureau
The bureau predicts warmer conditions with clouds offering little relief. Winds will rise late in the day after a midweek high near 73 and a morning low around 40 degrees.
Gasway Services Slated Wednesday Funeral Rites
Funeral services for Olan Abner Gasway Amarillo engineer who died in Texline will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. He was 56 a native Texan and longtime Amarillo resident survived by widow Lottie Galway a daughter Mrs. R L Gill and three sons Samuel J Robert C and Jack. Burial in Llano Cemetery with Rev Frank Godsoe officiating.
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Olan Abner Gasway
Amarillo
Texline
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Denver
Gasway
North Hayes Street
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Lottie Galway
R. L. Gill
Samuel J
Robert C
Navy
Jack
L. R. Fanning
Co. L. Giles
L. H. Reneau
N. M. Huddleston
Edward ©. Nelson
R. D. Harwell
Llano Cemetery
Frank Godsoe
Moscow Conference Enters Second Week
The Moscow conference of American, British and Russian foreign ministers entered its second week as observers say progress toward a satisfactory war and postwar agreement among the three allies has been made.
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Moscow
U.P
Fire department battles house blaze at Northwest Eighth Avenue
Firemen responded to a house fire at 328 North West Eighth Avenue. The alarm was received at 1 10 PM and crews fought the flames early this afternoon.
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North West
Eighth Avenue
Watch Lost and Bike Stolen Near Rialto Theater
A reader reports losing a lapel watch downtown last Thursday and offers a reward for its return. A child’s black and red 26 inch bicycle was stolen from in front of the Rialto Theater. the owner seeks return and offers a liberal reward. A bracelet with a shield and owner ID 18117475 was found at 8th and Polk. contact 6162 after 7:30 PM to claim.
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Rialto Theater
T. F. Marshall
Jackson Street
Call
8Th and
Polk Street
Amarillo Faces Shortage of Shorts and Tops
In Amarillo the shortage of shorts affects winter wear as retailers report national scarcities of shirts and pajamas. Merchants cite material and labor limits, with popular sizes selling out quickly and customers joking about sleeping in nightgowns.
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Amarillo
Senator Caraway Urges Connally Plan
Senator Hattie Caraway of Arkansas says the Connally resolution for postwar international cooperation would postpone or banish war. She declares isolation for America is archaic and advocates adoption in Washington amid the postwar debate.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
America
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Two Sons in Service Urge Senate Backing of Measure
A colleague noted that she has two sons in the service and stressed that the Senate must give prompt and overwhelming approval to the pending measure.
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Senate
World War II Updates From Allied Fronts and Axis Claims
Reports from the Dnieper region describe heavy booty seizures as German retreat grows disorderly in Dnepropetrovsk. Hull Eden Molotov talks enter an eighth session while Allied advances push in Italy and Yugoslavia. British evacuate Cos in the Dodecanese. Vares Maydan steel center near Sarajevo falls to Partisans. Pope Pius and Tojo address peace and war, with Shimada detailing four heavy blows by Japan.
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Italy
Cos
Dodecanese Islands
Yugoslavia
Povdonika
Fifth Army
Mediterranean
France
Alexandria
Adriatic
Vares-Maydan
Sarajevo
Pope Pius
London
Tojo
Japan
United States
Britain
Shigetaro Shimada
Navy
Japan’s Navy Losses Reported in War Dispatch
The report lists naval losses including 17 cruisers 18 destroyers 22 submarines 70 transports and 170 other vessels plus 1613 aircraft shot down. Details reflect wartime casualty tallies from Japan’s navy as of the latest tally.
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Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Aetessee
Jimmie Fidler
Jon
Robert ‘Preston
England
Lucille Ball
George Montgomery
Republic’s
Old
Oklahoma
John Wayne
Martha Scott
Universal
Olsen & Johnson
Pat O’brien
Ruth Warwick
Warner Brothers
Errol Flynn
Julie Bishop
Helmut Dantine
Republic
Frank Albertson
Ruth Terry
Stalingrad
Russia
Albert Dekker
Old Oklahoma
Stephen Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin
Plainview
Martin
Camp Beale
Calif
Lew Martin
George Roberson
Army Tech
Johnson's Red Cross
Johnson’s Red Cross
The
Bureau
Moscow Conference
Tack
Clyde O. Eastus
U.S
James C. Wilson
Federal District Court
Senator Caraway
DR. I. J. Freid
Les Ih Kg
Reem As
Mojave Desert
American Chemical Research
Nice
General Tire
General
Quality Tire Headquarters
Lach
Ja He
Texaco Products
Adkisson
Baker Tire CO
Dnieper
Dnepropetrovsk
Kharkov
Rostov
Red Army
Amarillo Insurance Exchange
Askew & Brown
T B Bruner
J. C Burkhalter Rolla V Cartwright Finch & Gavin Lemons Agency
K. S. Loving & CO
James Oakes Agency
Ordway-Saunders CO
D. W. Owen Bates Agency
Panhandlers Agency
Thomson-King Company
Regal CO
Harold
Richey Upshaw Insurance Agency
H N. Wheeler
Schenley Royal Reserve
Schenley
ScuEeNniey DisTin
LeRtes
Royal Reserve
Amarillo Area
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
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