Rabaul under heavy Allied air pounding tightens the siege
Allied air raids against Rabaul by American bombers and fighters claim sweeping impact. Reports say 525 enemy planes hit in raids over 13 days with more than 500 tons of bombs dropped on airfields. One Liberator lost, six crewmates rescued as raids continue.
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Southwest Pac
Rabaul
Keyone
Philippines
MacArthur
Radio Tokyo
America
Mono Island
Treasury Island
U. S
South Pacific
Associated Press
William Hipple
William F. Halsey
Isand
Shortland Island
Bougainville
Solomons
New Britain
Lakunai
FBI Questions Jap Women Over War Photo Revealed
Federal agents questioned five Japanese women at a farm near Trinidad Colorado after photographs showing Japanese women with German prisoners of war were published. Six German captives had escaped a nearby internment camp, and police later recovered three intimate snapshots that sparked the inquiry.
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Trinidad
Colo
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Amache
Gordon Nicholson
Denver
New Mexico
Denver Post
Knox predicts Nazi retreat would sack Rome
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox warned at a Navy Day dinner in Philadelphia that Germany would sack Rome if forced to abandon it after seeing Naples ruins on his Mediterranean trip. He criticized Germans as a "bunch of Huns." In Columbus delegates chose Cincinnati for the 1944 Ohio Order of Eastern Star meeting with Netta M. Sullivan of Lima as worthy grand matron and Oscar Maeder of Cleveland as worthy grand patron.
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Philadelphia
Rome
Navy
Franknox
Knox
Navy Day
Naples
Mediterranean
Columbus
UPI
Ohio Order of Eastern Star
Cincinnati
Netta M. Sullivan
Lima
Oscar Maeder
Cleveland
Red Cross
Bremen
Officials confident general mine shutdown to be averted
Washington AP reports a projected decline in coal output in the coming days but officials and labor leaders expect no broad, extended shutdown. The War Labor Board may certify wildcat strikes to President Roosevelt, with possible government seizure or army management of mines. UMW President John L. Lewis calls for back to work and wage dispute remains unresolved.
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Washington
Min
Policy Committee
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Ickes
WLB
Great Air Battles Are Expected in Pacific
Washington reports air war over Japanese held islands in the Central Pacific will intensify in coming months. Naval leaders contend carrier aircraft can neutralize land based defenses, citing raids on Marcus and Wake Islands as proof of concept.
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Washington
Ceneral Pacific
Marcus
Wake Islands
USO
Wallace predicts food will dominate 1944 world issues
Vice President Henry A. Wallace told the National Food Conference that food will be the major global problem in 1944 and that Allied food prospects look brighter than the Axis. He urged planning and nationwide cooperation to send more food to England, Russia, and occupied Italy, noting Axis depletion and the need for continued aid.
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Cleveland
Henry A. Wallace
National Food Conference of
Food For Freedom, Inc
England
Russia
Italy
United States
Jap Ack Ack Knocks Bombs From Plane
Lt. Thomas C. Fetter of Marion Ohio led a raid on Rabaul. His plane was hit in the bomb bay by a Jap anti aircraft shell. Most bombs were dislodged by the hit, and the rest were pushed out by hand by Fetter and Sgt. Scara Stalin of Ludden North Dakota.
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New Guinea
Thomas C. Fetter
Marion, C
Rabaul
Fetter
Sgt
Scara Stalin
Ludden
N. D
Schooling for Service Men Women Is Planned
President Roosevelt recommends a billion dollar postwar education program for armed forces. A special committee proposes that all service members with six months or more in the armed forces since Sept 16 1940 receive one year of funded instruction, with some allowed extra years for selected personnel and maintenance support.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol
Senate
House
Imir Paul McNutt
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Thomas
D.-Utah
Senate Education Committee
Declare Case Against Fler Strengthened
NEW YORK detectives grilled Wayne Lonergan a 26 year old RCAF cadet for 13 hours about his heiress wife Patricia Burton Lonergan's slaying. They claim to be whittling down his story as they pursue a strong circumstantial case and consider taking him to the couple's apartment. Lonergan denied any involvement despite discrepancies in his account.
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New York
Wayne Lonergan
RCAF
Lonergan
Patricia Burton Lonergan
Uso
Killer Forces Autoist To Aid Him in Escape
Anthony Cella said Viktor Andreoli forced him at knife point to drive through Philadelphia with a six year old girl in the car. Andreoli, an escaped convict sentenced to life for murder, tore prison clothes and fled before leaping from the vehicle and vowing he would not be taken alive as police pursued.
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Philadelphia
Anthony Cella
Victor Andreoli
Andreoli
Cella
Miners Idle as Ohio Coal Strike Halts Production
In Bellaire Ohio more than 1200 miners stayed home with the Florence Mine of the Y and O Coal Co. idled and 400 refusing to work. Piney Fork and Dunglen mines of the Hanna Coal Co. operated only barely while about 800 of 950 workers were absent.
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Bellaire
Ford Sampson
Ohio Coal Association
Florence
Y and O Coal Co
Piney Fork and Dunglen
Hanna Coal Co
USO
Aviation Gas Output Near 1944 Goal Reached
Washington reports 100 octane aviation gasoline production already hit the ultimate 1944 goal set by government in spring 1942. PAW says output is over four times higher than early 1942 and soon eight times as great.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration For War
Paw
Talk of U. S. Sales Tax Is Heard Again
Washington reports renewed talk of a wartime U S sales tax plan with exemption coupons and a 10 percent levy on purchases. Congress debates revenue needs as Ways and Means mulls a plan amid administration opposition. Concerns rise over draft policy and manpower use, while trucking faces shortages and curb requests.
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U. S
Washington
George
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
The
Treasury
Skin Bank Formed at Pennsylvania Pen
Eastern State Penitentiary announced the nation’s first prison skin bank. Dr. Herbert M. Goddard, chairman of the board, said skin donors from prisons nationwide would be organized to aid badly burned children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
Herbert M. Goddard
USO
War nurseries enrollment rises in Ohio as schools reopen
The Federal Works Agency reports 3,133 Ohio children enrolled in 124 war nurseries and child care centers, up from 2,909 a month earlier, reflecting school reopenings and more mothers employed in war factories.
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Washington
Federal Works Agency
Ohio
Last Japanese Base in Bougainville and Central Solomons
Washington reports Bougainville remains the last Japanese stronghold in the Solomons with adjacent islands including Buin Faisi and Buka. Col. L. J. Greeley said units in the Central Solomons, notably the 145th and 148th Infantry Regiments with artillery, fought on New Georgia. Maj. Gen. Griswold commended the 37th Division for its combat work.
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Washington
Solomons
Bougainville
Buin- Faisi
Buka
L. J. Creeley
Hting
Greeley
Millard F. Harmon
South Pacific
Choiseu Island
New Georgia
Robert S. Beightler
Ohio National Guard
37Th
O. W. Griswold
Army Corps Headquarters
Air Raids on Japan Coming
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz predicts the day soon when round the clock air bombardment will target Japan as Allied victory nears. He argues Japan’s air strength wanes and shipping losses rise will force enemy bases closer to home and Japan will endure daily air attacks. In Honolulu he spoke to the Chamber of Commerce amid optimism for victory.
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Honolulu
U.P
United Pacific Fleet
Germany
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Russia pushes across Ukraine in major front advance
Soviet forces surged on a 150 mile front from Zaporozhye to the Sea of Azov driving German units back toward Krivoi Rog and Melitopol. Reports say Russian gains reach up to 18 miles with heavy losses for the Germans as the encirclement tightens near Dnepropetrovsk and Melitopol.
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Russia
Ukraine
Zaporozhe
Sea of Azov
Beseiged
Krivol Rog
Melitopol
Dnepropetrovsk
Moscow
Goreloe
Crimea
Berlin
Stalingrad
White Russia
Nevel
Usvyaty
Poland
Baltic States
Leningrad
Dniester
Rumania
CBS
Bessarabia
Allies Pressing In Central Italy As Rain Hinders
Fifth Army drove a deep salient toward the Mondragone Vastro line northwest of Raviscanina while the Eighth Army bridged the Trigno River. British forces took Mafalda Torella Del Sannio and Castel Morr, and the Fifth Army seized Riardo. Coastal guns at Gaeta bombed. South Africa aircraft hit four barges off Yugoslavia. German morale waning. Mussolini life attempt noted. Vichy gloom cited.
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Fifth Army
Mondragone- Vastro
Italy
Raviscanina
Eighth Army
Trigno
MaFalda
Torella del Sannio
Campobasso
Castelmauro
Riardo
Pignataro
Ant High Ground
Algiers
Paris
South Africa
Yugoslavia
Gazette de Laussane
Switzerland
Germany
Stalingrad
Hiteler
Reich
Mussolini
Quisling
Vichy
France
Will Defend Football Coach Lumper in Civil Suits
The Galion High School Athletic Committee hired Edward J. Myers to defend Football Coach James L. Lumper in two Crawford County suits filed Oct. 21. Ralph W. Stoner and his father seek reinstatement to the team and $25,000 alleging slander, with responses due by Nov. 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galion
Galion High School Athletic Committee
Edward J. Myers
Bucyrus
James L. Lumper
Ralph W
Bill” Stoner
M. A. Povenmire
Crawford County
Lymper
Maniac Is Hunted in Nurse Cadet Slaying
Poughkeepsie New York reports a Vassar Brothers Hospital army cadet nurse was killed by a "crazy person." Deputy Medical Officer Howard P. Carpenter warned officials to catch the suspect before more bodies appear. The district attorney identifies the victim as 19 year old Lucille Elizabeth Lawrence of Lisbon, New York, slain with a pulverized skull.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dutchess County
Vassar Brothers Hospital
Howard P. Carpenter
John R. Schwartz
Lucille Elizabeth Lawrence
Lisbon
N.Y
Schwartz
Yankees Freed From Camps Describe Civilian Abuse
Fourteen ill and wounded American soldiers freed from German prison camps in England recounted German civilians spitting on and stoning some airmen during raids. They also described food shortages in German camps and civilians expressing harsh attitudes toward Americans.
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Cheshire
England
Lester Miller
Hartford, Conn
Nazis Continue Killing of Jews in Lwow and Lithuania
Polish Telegraph Agency reports the destruction of the Lwow ghetto with fleeing Jews killed in streets. Most Jews were executed or sent to camps, with 4,000 sent to Janow before death in gas chambers. Separately, Mylingy in Rokiszki District Lithuania was burned, with male inhabitants shot and families sent to camps.
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New York
Lwow
Poland
Janow
Mylingy
Rokiszki
Lithuania
Dim Out To Be Lifted Along Both Coasts
The War and Navy Departments with the War Production Board and Office of Civilian Defense announce that dim-outs will end on November 1 along both coasts. After a successful anti submarine campaign the blackout will be replaced by a brown out to conserve electric power.
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Washington
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
War Production Board
Office of Civilian Defense
Cattle Subsidy Price Control Delayed to December
Washington reports the price control phase of the live cattle subsidy program will start December 1. Slaughterers and processors must pay within set price ranges for live cattle to qualify for subsidies, which vary from 50 cents to 145 dollars per hundredweight depending on grade.
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Washington
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