06 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1944
Page
1
Voters will select presidential electors on election day with ballots listing Democratic Republican Regulars Localists Prohibitionists and America First candidates. County officials plan to adjust polling places and tax reallocations after a citizen appeal.
W A Lin of Pawnee Oklahoma is named president of the 90th Division Association Tulsa Oklahoma hosts the 1945 meeting where more than 500 veterans who fought in Somme and Meuse Rivers gather with some now serving in the 90th. The veteran group discusses postwar security and the Dumbarton Oaks proposals.
Philadelphia report notes that Ciminelio quads Maureen and Michael, now five days old, remain stable with caretaker updates as doctors monitor their development.
The 6th District Court schedules its October term with all criminal cases set for trial on Monday November 13 and civil matters throughout the month. Criminal trials include five against Denis Miller charged with felony theft assault to murder and three forgery counts and the sixth case against Windle Cash indicted for rape. Civil docket lists multiple cases from November 10 to November 27 including Wright et al v Reynolds et al and others such as Cunningham v Cunningham Umbie v Umbie and Meek v Meek.
Japanese forces have reached Hsiujen, under 50 miles east of Liuchow’s air base, with brisk combat underway, according to a Chungking communique. The report notes intensified clashes as Allied air and ground actions continue in the area.
Pfeifer Pinkston wrapped up 28 months of service on the wind swept fortified Aleutian outpost on October 2. The unit built a modern installation amid mud and rain while unloading supplies and wading to shore. He began at Fort Sill, moved through Camp Grant for medical training, then to Camp Penleton and Camp Marly before deployment to the Aleutians.
The United States president and Secretary of State Cordell Hull were invited by the eighth French provisional government to visit Paris to express France’s gratitude for the U S role in liberating Normandy and the capital. Hull’s acceptance remains uncertain due to his absence from duty and naval hospitalization.
Premier Joseph Stalin broadcasting from Moscow on the eve of the Bolshevik revolution anniversary said 1944 was decisive for Russian and Allied armies. He praised joint operations with the Allies, noting unprecedented scope of the combined offensive against Germany.
Fort Worth market figures list cattle 6500 calves 4000 active with steady to strong sales. Slaughter steers and yearlings 1050-13, Good fat cows 1025-11, Choice fat calves 1250-75. Hogs 1600 active, top 1455 for 180 270 lb, butchers 1380 275-300 lb, Good 1350-1440. Sows 1350-80, stocker pigs 1250 down.
New York Navy dispatch reports sixty House nominees, including Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, are certain to win re election or election in Tuesday’s contests for control of the House. Democrats hold 214 seats. Republicans aim to gain a majority. First time entrants include Albert Rains of Alabama John B E Lyle of Texas and Adam Powell Jr of New York.
New York dispatch notes 35 Senate seats selected Tuesday amid pivotal choice for world peace treaty role and possible shift in power. GOP aims to gain seats in 38 current tally. 17 incumbents expected to face little opposition due to popularity or regional leanings. results could influence Dumbarton Oaks plans and party balance nationwide.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Gov. Ellis Arnall of Georgia charging 20 railroads in the south maintain discriminatory freight rate schedules against Georgia and other southern states.
Robot bombs fell in London and southern England last night for the second straight night after a three day lull.
Third Army troops smashed three miles up the upper Moselle valley in a surprise attack and captured Berg three miles from the Saar. Allied forces, pressing along a 500 mile front, moved into Middleburg in Holland and forced German retreats toward the Maas frontier as fighting continued for crossroad positions near Schmidt southeast of Aachen.
Atty Gen. Grover Sellers has ruled disabled war veterans cannot vote without first paying a poll tax. Gov. Coke R. Stevenson sought guidance after requests asking if soldiers with 40 percent or greater disability can obtain exemption certificates to vote in the upcoming election.
Cloudy conditions prevail in the west and tonight with scattered showers in the northeast and south portions this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday brings continued cloudiness with scattered showers. Temperatures are not expected to change much. A tiny motor inside the high voltage X ray tube spins the electrode to prevent burning.
The 1944 presidential race hinges on absentee service ballots and the so called silent vote. Up to 3 million service ballots flood in from war theatres while civilian counts lag in 11 states. Roosevelt and Dewey rally in Boston and New York as voting day approaches with results possibly delayed.
Private First Class Corn Lubo known as Lubo The Wolf led a solo assault after his engineering detachment was attacked near a bridge at Palo. In an hour and a half fight starting at 3 30 am the Syracuse, New York native accounted for 17 Japanese officers while his unit reported 35 enemy dead.
United Press notes distances from key fronts to Berlin including 206 miles from the western front near Nijmegen 309 miles from the eastern front at Jablonna Legionowo and 535 miles from the Italian front near Ravenna.
In Rome officials announced a new Italian army trained and equipped by the United States and Britain will join the Allied Fifth and Eighth armies in Italy. Premier Bonomi signaled the force could number at least six divisions as fighting has cooled amid weather. Fifth Army engineers repaired mountain supply roads while rain ended briefly enabling aircraft support for ground forces.
Allied forces clear the Germans from the south side of the Maas river and Holland Deep along a 45 mile front ending campaign in southwestern Netherlands and sea approaches to Antwerp. American forces near Schmidt press near the disputed town as Soviet forces surround Budapest while heavy fighting rages around Goldap.
Soviet forces push a three mile advance toward Budapest and report taking Andrassy and Taksony as the capital endures heavy artillery. Romanian radio claims tanks broke into Budapest streets while others describe a widening siege arc south and east of the city.
A two alarm blaze destroyed the Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding Corp administration building in Portland. The fire started in the cafeteria and was brought under control. the yard is Kaiser’s largest in the area, finishing Liberty and Victory ship contracts.
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