Plea Fights Up Decision On News Dispatch Access
American Newspaper Publishers Association urges against court orders forcing AP to make news dispatches universally available. They warn such access could require a regulating agency and legislation, arguing it undermines the free press doctrine. Supreme Court arguments set for week of Nov. 13.
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Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Associated Press
Ted Press
Supreme Court
New York
Ers
Udesor
Eerecta
Game Agency
Two Mississippi convicts recaptured near West Point
William Loftis aged 38 of Artesia and Durham, 34 of Carrolton, escaped from Parchman prison and stole a car before being tracked to West Point. Sheriff E A Kennedy said the pair surrendered at a restaurant and were later jailed, with two rifles found in the vehicle. Loftis had prior kidnapping sentence in the same county.
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West Point
Miss
Mississippi
William Loftis
Artesia
Durham
Carrolton
Parchmork
Artesia Faneek
Henry Foster
Aubrey
Parch- Man
Loftis
Ame
Black and White Ointment Promises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement touts a home treatment, claiming skin relief from various afflictions with Black and White Ointment. The copy promises immediate action, easing soreness and healing, with a refund if unsatisfied.
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Tater
Walt Rheum
Markets At A Glance New York Oct 25
Markets report mixed stocks with slight gains in some leaders and irregular bonds. Cotton advances as government purchase plans loom. futures rally with late day gains of 35 to 60 cents a bale for Dec, Mar and May contracts.
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New York
Chicago
Commission House
Market News Summary from Castle District Report
Market report shows steady to moderately active trading across cattle hogs sheep and calves. Prices vary by class with steers 6.50 to 14.00 for various grades, vealers 8.00 to 15.50, hogs 13.00 to 14.50, and lambs 8.25 to 14.50, reflecting mixed demand and weight ranges.
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Castle
New School Plans Revealed At Decatur Lions Meet
Mayor H R Summer outlined tentative post war plans for a new high school in Decatur and improvements to existing schools. He urged Lions Club members to assist in city development. Claude Carter was introduced as a new member. guests included Mason Pierce and Rev W W Glass. The next regular meeting was canceled due to an inter-club council meeting.
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Decatur
Lions Club
H.R. Summer
Summer
Claude Carter
Mason Pierce
W. W. Glass
Four game law violations appealed from justice court
Four defendants Brower M. Franklin El bert Brown C. D. Cowart and Johnnie Franklin had their violations of the state game and fish law appealed from the justice of the peace court to the county court with each case carrying a $20 fine. Eugene Jones and Leslie Woods were jailed in Morgan county on charges of violating the internal revenue law after arraignment before U S Commissioner Robert W Milner in Huntsville Tuesday and both bonds were set at $300. Mrs Kenneth R Beck has joined the War Price and Rationing Board as assistant clerk.
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Justice of the Peace Court
Brower M. Franklin
Elbert Brown
C. D. Cowart
Johnnie Franklin
Eugene Jones
Leslie Woods
Morgan County
Internal Revenue Law
U. S
Robert W. Milner
Huntsville
Kenneth R. Beck
War Price and Rationing Board
Cpl
Beck
Chanute Field
Illinois
Cpl. Beck
Courtland
Butter Eggs Chicago Market Report October Averages
Butter firm in Chicago reports receipts of 205169 with no change in market. Egg receipts total 8487 with current prices 39 to 41 1 2 cents per dozen.
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Chicago
Kimmel asks vindication in release of court findings
Boston dispatch reports Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Pearl Harbor commander, seeks immediate release of the naval court of inquiry findings on his innocence or guilt. His attorney urges public disclosure to end three years of blame and requests the court prefer press release of the findings.
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Boston
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Naval Court of Inquiry
Charles B. Rugg
Kimmel
G. Orin
Murfin
Court of Inquiry
Findan
Seniority Rules Dictate Senate Committee Power in 1930s
The piece explains how the seniority system determines committee chairmanship in both chambers. It notes that Democrats hold current chair roles, with Tom Connally leading the Foreign Relations Committee and Hiram Johnson as ranking Republican, implying shifts if Republicans gain a majority.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Seacarthy
Foreign Relations
Tom Connally
Texas
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Con
Democratic bolt looms in Greenville Mississippi
Washington county democrats threaten to vote for Republican electors unless Democratic nominees meet group demands. City Councilman D H A Gamble read a declaration after a meeting led by Edward Taylor, Greenville grocer, outlining conditions from state groups including state rights, two thirds rule restoration, and no social equality or anti poll tax planks.
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Greenville
Miss
Washington County
D. H. A. Gamble
Edmund Taylor
George L. Sheldon
Communists Clash with Chinese Government Forces
P. H. Chang, cabinet spokesman, said clashes occurred in August and September between Chinese government troops and Chinese communist forces. The communists led several attacks on the 61st army near Linfen on the Tungpu railway, and later attacked the 72nd division and other government troops in Shansi and Shensi provinces, with several engagements and retreats reported.
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P. H. Chang
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Linfen
Tungpu
Shansi
Chiulin
Shensi
Kankangpinghsiang
Mrs. Simmons Is Claimed by Death
Mrs. F. A. Simmons Sr., a former Decatur resident, died at her Memphis home Monday. Interment is set for this afternoon at Holly brings, Miss. She is survived by five children, including Mrs. S. R. Gray and Mrs. R. L. Smith in Charlotte, N. C., and Bill Simmons of Decatur.
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F. A. Simmons Sr
Decatur
Memphis
Holly Brings
S. R
S. E. .Gray
R. L. Smith
Charlotte
N. C
Bill and Simmons
Southern dominance on key Senate committees explained
The piece notes that length of service on a committee, not overall tenure, drives advancement. It cites about 11 Senate major committees with aging chairs and ranking members, most headed by Southerners due to longer incumbency and a political climate with limited Republican opposition.
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Senate
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Paten
Gove
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Mille
MacArthur reports gains as Leyte battle advances
Elements of the 96th division push nine miles north of Dulag enveloping Catmon hill and closing on Tabaontabon while tanks west of Palo and Tacloban gain on coastal lines. Allied air raids on Cebu Bacolod Alicante Buluan Del Monte, 62 enemy planes destroyed, six of ours lost. Guerrilla support aids landings, providing intelligence and civilian evacuation cues.
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Mindanao
Cebu
Bacolod
Alicante
Buluan
Delmonte
Atleyte
MacArthur
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Carrier Battle Sinks Japanese Vessel Near Philippines
U S third fleet carrier planes sink a large Japanese carrier and damage several ships in a naval action near the Philippines. The U S S Princeton is sunk after magazine explosions. 1 360 officers and men killed. Nimitz says action began Monday afternoon and continued through Tuesday.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Third Fleet
Phillap
William F. Halsey
U. S. S. Princeton
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Philippines
Princeton
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Germans flee Greece as Allied patrols advance
British patrols push into Chomokos near Lamia after the German withdrawal from Greece. Lamia and Volos port evacuation confirmed with heavy guerrilla casualties. Allied reinforcements land at Piraeus as occupation signals shift.
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Rome
Greece
Chomokos
Lamia
Rea
Tne
Athens
Volos
Piraeus
Many new homes needed after war in Chicago address
Administrator John B Bord Jr of the National Housing Agency warned at a municipal association conference that 1 250 000 new houses a year for a decade were needed to provide adequate housing and to begin eliminating slums and unfit dwellings.
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Chicago
John B. Bord Jr
Housing Agency
Ropesiane Municipal Association
Lead in WAC corporal Naoma Ridings slaying investigated
Indianapolis police pursued a motive in the 1943 slaying of WAC Cpl Naoma Ridings of Warm Springs Georgia. A Tennessee burglary suspect held on $10,000 bond is said to have admitted her husband’s wife was in the hotel room before Ridings was killed, with a broken whiskey bottle used to injure her throat.
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Indianapolis
WAC
Naoma Little Ridings
Warm Springs
Claypool
Tennessee
Otto Petit
Knoxville
Tenn
Sherwood Blue
Cpl
Ridings
Miss Ridings
Blue
Local teachers visit Florence State Teachers College
Morgan County teachers led by Oscar Napps and Mrs E G Hamilton toured Florence State Teachers College training school on Tuesday observing grade work. They attended a conference with supervisors and discussed continuing the two week teacher visitation program throughout the year.
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Morgan County
Florence State Teachers College Training School
Onty
Oscar Napps
E. G. Hamilton
Mor County
Hamilton
Art
Aet
Pat Jorge See Hamilton
Argentine Military Attache Recalled Over Front Visit
London reports Argentina recalls Col. Pablo Beretta its military attaché in London after an invitation to visit the Western front was withdrawn. The embassy remained silent but sources say the move stems from Buenos Aires policy tensions amid the war, with similar invitations to other attaches affected.
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London
Artina
Col
Pablo Beretta
Western Front
Guerrillas Praised For Help To Yanks
General in a Voice Of Freedom message lauds Filipino guerrillas for two years of resistance in Panay and other islands. He says American submarines supplied arms and medicals. guerrillas obtained Japanese fleet plans and enemy jets data, aiding counter offensives.
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Ific
Philippines
Panay
Pataliahs
Philpines
America
Pacific
Filipino Guerrilla Leader Ruperto Kangleon Receives Distinguished Service Medal
In Tacloban Leyte on October 25 General Douglas MacArthur awarded Colonel Ruperto Kangleon the Distinguished Service Medal. Kangleon led about 1,000 guerrillas in 340 clashes against Japan, killing over 3,000 enemy soldiers and aiding plans to liberate the Philippines. He escaped a Japanese camp in 1942 and urged unity among Leyte factions.
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Tacloban
Leyte
Island
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Ruperto Kangleon
Karigleon
Kangleon
Philippine
MacArthur
Jobs Await Large Group In Decatur War Industry
Farm workers finishing harvest can take winter work in war industries in Decatur. H P Still, manager of the U S Employment Service, says about 400 jobs are available through the office at 1010 Ferry Street. He notes male labor is scarce in Decatur and urges workers not needed on farms to switch to local mills and factories. Full information is at the employment office.
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Decatur
H. P. Still
U. S. Employment Service
Ferry Street
Decatur md
U. S
Allied forces gain in Carpatho Ukraine and Transylvania
The report notes Russian advances in Hungary and Czechoslovakia with gains near Kiskunhalas south of Budapest. Soviet units take Juszt and ten surrounding centers, while Romanian efforts reach Satu Mare as the enemy weakens in Transylvania.
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Kiskunhalas
Budapest
Juszt
Chust
Carpatho-Ukraine
Satu Mare
Transylvania
1700 Planes in Raid on Germany
London dispatch reports a massive Allied air assault on Germany with 1700 planes targeting the Hamburg and Hamm sectors. Bomber forces attacked Hamm freight yards and oil refineries while roads and rail hubs in the Ruhr and Rhineland area faced bombardment. Allied fighters encountered few German interceptors amid unsettled weather.
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London
Hamburg
Hamm
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Aachen
Ham
Canadian man testifies in Brooklyn murder case
Lewis Wolfe 37 testifies in Kings County court over the December 20 killing of his wife Mona 26 a former Viennese actress. He says her confession of infidelity led him to bludgeon her as she slept claiming the act was at her urging and tied to an Old Testament vow.
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New York
Metimes
Kings County Court
Lewis Wolfe
Mona
Brooklyn
Palestine
Wolfe
America
Pacific crisis shifts as Japan risks main fleet
The piece notes Admiral Halsey’s bold but cautious leadership in patrolling Japanese waters. It states Nippon’s home fleet has remained hidden, seen as a last resort defense, while Allied forces wait for a decisive engagement in the Pacific.
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Pacific
Admiral Halsey
Halsey
Nippon
Reward Offered For Negro Rapist In Birmingham
A 35-year old Birmingham woman was attacked early today and a $500 reward was offered for the arrest of her assailant. The victim said the large Negro followed from a bus near daylight as she walked to work at the Alabama Packing Co. The plant spokesman said the firm asked state and county authorities to fund the reward.
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Birmingham
Alabama Packing Co
Ee Selz
Gaines Burnett, Alabama Packing Co
Japanese Air and Naval Units Sink Multiple Enemies
A Tokyo broadcast recounts a dawn engagement with an enemy task force east of the Philippines on Oct. 24 25. Japanese forces report sinking two aircraft carriers a large enemy cruiser and a destroyer as pursuit continued amid a rising smoke screen and evasive maneuvers.
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San Francisco
Australia
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Philippines
Agriculture study urged by group at Chicago meeting
Postwar agriculture committee of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities favors national planning on a federal state county basis. It calls for a permanent national committee to work with state and county groups to appraise agricultural needs and shape farm policy, with careful government action to prevent depressions and maintain purchasing power after the war.
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Chicago
Agriculture Committee
Association of Land Grant Leges and Universities
Association
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