Ghost Writers Threaten Politics Say Sokolsky
George E. Sokolsky argues ghost-written speeches corrupt public discourse and politics. He notes Republican governors rejecting ghost writers and cites extemporaneous speeches by Bricker Pepper and Guffey as more authentic. He lauds Warren Baldwin Green for defying speech bureaus and urges leaders to speak for themselves.
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George FE. Sokolsky
Congress
Senate
Republican National Committee
Stening
Panley Hie
Muel Rosenman
Janevere
Raymond Moley
Hveh Johnson
John Bricker
Guffey
Pepper
Kard Frankenstein
Herbert Hoover
Warren
California
Baldwin
Connecticut
Green
Illinois
Somey
Sam Rosenman
Sam
Surprise storm brings hail and half inch rain to city
A sudden weather front west of town dropped about half an inch of rain and hail lasting over an hour, with hail covering the ground for a time. Weather Bureau foresees partly cloudy skies and strong winds. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndess Insurance.
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Weather Bureau
Winburn
Bureau
Allied invasion pushes into Germany as Aachen comes under fire
Allied forces drive deep into Germany on an 85 mile front with Aachen bombarded by artillery. First Army reports rapid progress crossing the border and breaking Siegfried Line defenses as tanks and infantry advance toward the Reich with British and Canadian units widening pressure along the front and Brest nearing conclusion.
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AEF
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Aachen
Siegfried Line
Henry T. Gorrell
United
RAGE
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Ficas
First Army
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Reich
Gorrell
U. S
Courtney H. Hodges
George S. Patton
Third Army
Nancy
Luneville
Meurthe River
Patton
Second Army
Miles C. Dempsey
Albert
Escaut
Channel
Leopold Canal
Schelde
Moerkerque
France
Brest
Old City
United Press
Joseph W. Grigg
Bradley
Siegfried Crust
1 Ith
Bellfort Gap
7Th Army
Pont de Roide
Belfort
Vesoul
Cubry le Faverney
9Th Army
Normandy
1St Army
Moselle
Trier
The
Albert Canal
Belgium
2Nd Army
Holland
Jack Frankish
Aachen State Forest
Maastricht
Rotgen
Eden to Join Quebec Talks With Roosevelt and Churchill
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will join the Roosevelt Churchill conference at Quebec to discuss postwar Europe and Asia. Hull may attend only if developments warrant. the talks focus on Germany occupation terms and Poland Russia territorial issues, with Eden recently meeting Polish leaders in London.
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Quebec
U.P
Anthony Eden
Europe
Asia
Hull
Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
Germany
France
Eden
London
Fifth Army Presses Gothic Line In Italy Front
Allied forces battered the Gothic Line on a 25 mile Italian front as Lt. Gen. Mark Clark's Fifth Army cracked enemy outposts from Pistoia to Lucca. Adriatic sector troops gained 1000 yards amid fierce resistance as Germans withdraw from Rhodes, with estimates of more than a division evacuating the island.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Mark.Clark
Pistoia
Lucca
Adriatic
Corlano-San Savino
Rhodes
Istanbul
Dodecanese
Dewey Seeks New Deal Contrast on Sheridan Campaign Stop
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey assails Roosevelt with a 58 billion dollar spending plan as he campaigns through Sheridan on a cross country tour. He presses a choice between a New Deal regulatory path and a free society offering jobs, while calling for better cattle industry handling beyond current regulations.
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Yeanie Llu Tolear
Dewey
Sheridan
Billings
Mont
Roosevelt
White House
Valentine
Neb
1,000 More Truck Tires Asked for Plains Area
Congressman Mahon of Texas sought an immediate additional allotment of 1,000 passenger tires and 1,000 small truck tires for the Lubbock and Panhandle regions. He said the tires are needed to move bumper cotton and grain crops, following a conference with OPA officials.
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Washington
Lubbock
Panhandle
Texas
Mahon
OPA
Butter Ration Value Stays at 16 Points
OPA officials stated this morning that butter remains worth 16 points per pound. Some grocers have charged 20 points due to a misunderstanding, but the official requirement remains 16 points.
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OPA
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
The bulletin notes partly cloudy and warmer conditions tonight and Friday with increasing winds Friday and cooler late Friday afternoon. West Texas fair this afternoon through Friday with little temperature change. New Mexico partly cloudy today tonight and Friday with a few scattered thunder showers and only slight temperature change. Highs 80 to 90 this afternoon. 24 hour high 82, low 53, noon 79 with trace precipitation.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Philippine Carrier Raids Press On As Japanese Lose Heavily
Manila radio reports say three consecutive days of carrier air raids on the central Philippines cost the Japanese about 200 planes. The battles included attacks on Negros Panay Cebu and Zamboanga with significant Japanese losses and a bold reach toward Manila by Admiral Nimitz and the Third Fleet.
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Philippines
Manila Radio
U. S
Negros
Leyte
Luzon
Manila
Zamboanga
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Palau Islands
William “Bull” Halsey
Philippine
War Department releases casualty totals in September update
Official figures show U S fighting force casualties at 389 125 with Army totals through August 29 at 327 616 and Navy at 61 509. Army: killed 62 357 wounded 172 042 prisoners 48 181 missing 45 036. Navy: killed 24 450 wounded 23 064 missing 9 529 prisoners 4 466.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
Navy
Stingers For Berlin Stingers For Berlin
RAF Mosquito bombers raided Berlin for the fourth night in a row but heavy cloud cover down to 300 feet halted the campaign that had hammered Germany for six days and nights. Coastal observers noted some fighter formations crossing the straits this morning. U S medium bombers attacked the Gothic Line north of Florence and south of Rimini on the Adriatic coast.
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London
U.P
Berlin
Germany
U. S
Gothic Line
Florence
Rimini
Adriatic
Train Wreck Kills At Least 25 Soldiers Near Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 14 a head on collision of two Chicago and Eastern Illinois trains in heavy fog killed at least 25 people and injured about 65 all or most of whom were soldiers. The Dixie Flyer and a mail and express train crashed. the Dixie Flyer cars were derailed while the other train stayed on track. A Town Meeting sponsored by The Reader's Digest airs at 7 30 PM on KFDA debating whether Japan can maintain peace without occupation.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Japan
Reader's Digest
Russians Renew Drive on Warsaw as Front Battles Rage
Moscow reports the Red Army under Rokossovsky renewed its assault on Warsaw from the east and north after capturing Lomza. Fronts indicate heavy fighting across sectors north, east, and southeast of the city as Rokossovsky, Zakharov, and Konev regroup the offensive amid scorched villages and desertions.
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Moscow
U.P
Konstantin Krokossovky
Red
Warsaw
Vistula
Transylvania
Hungary
Romania
Lomza
East Prussia
Rokossovky
Rokossovsky
Georgi Zakharov
Ivan S. Konev
Red Army
Throw Em in The Nearest Wastebasket
Mrs J H Chandler asks how to manage personal correspondence and receives today’s Pulse Feeler answers. Respondents include Mrs R C Kay who says I don’t and Wayne McKee who answers promptly. Other replies suggest stenography night letters and minimal effort. Wee For lumber of all kinds See John Maynard Lbr Co 800 W 5th.
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J. H. Chandler
R. C. Kay
Bill Garre
Wee
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Chinese Take Tengchung as Key Burma Road Breakthrough
Chinese troops captured Tengchung in Yunnan Province, clearing the main obstacle on the Burma Ledo Road. The siege lasted six weeks with fierce house to house fighting. Over 4,000 Japanese soldiers were killed as Chinese forces linked with Stilwell’s Allied units in northern Burma.
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Tengchung
Yunnan
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Shan
Marco Polo
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