Campaign Warming Up With 3 Weeks To Go For Vice Presidents
Campaign coverage focuses on Dewey and Bricker touring California with speeches in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Ventura Glendale and San Bernardino as Truman plans a Los Angeles address. Party papers react with mixed endorsements and editorials as the race tightens and quotes circulate from White House briefings.
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Associated Press
Thomas FE. Dewey
Missouri
St. Louis
Blue
California
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
John W. Bricker
Dewey
Willkie
Wevelt
Dallas
Tex
Morning News
Bridges
Washington
Senate
White House
Oklahoma City
Democratic Publicity Bureau
B-17 Stinger Upgraded With New Turret and Armor
The B-17 bomber’s latest model from Lockheed at Burbank will feature a redesigned tail turret with 90 degree fire, increased armor, and staggered waist ports. It adds plexiglass fronts, faster gunnery sighting, and more rounds, plus better protection and reduced noise for crews.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Cal
Causes of Sinus Infections Distinguishing Germs From Allergies
Dr. Logan Clendening explains how temperate climate factors contribute to chronic sinusitis. He notes indoor crowding, wind pollination, and anatomy with poor nasal drainage. outlines conservative treatments such as nasal ventilation, electrosurgery, and X ray diagnosis. contrasts germ infections with pollen or dust allergies and discusses immunity and persistent symptoms.
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Dr. Johnson
Mammoth Cave
New York City Voter Registration Sets New Record
Civilian registration in New York City reaches 3,216,613 with 3,387,460 in the previous four years. Applications for 375,128 ballots from city residents in the armed forces raise the total eligible electors beyond the 1940 register.
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Dewey
New York City
Tallest living tree and world’s heaviest wood
Questions inquire about the tallest living tree and the heaviest wood, plus the meaning of stumpage. The excerpt quotes Words of Wisdom by Mrs. Sigourney, stressing a sequence in education from necessary to ornamental.
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Sigourney
Hints on Etiquette for Date Planning
If a man asks a girl for a date long in advance he should call her a day or so before to show he hasn’t forgotten. The guidance emphasizes courtesy and timely reminder to reduce anxiety about the planned outing.
Horoscope for October 17 borns hints stable year ahead
Horoscope notes domestic reliability and self satisfaction for those born October 17. It advises marrying young, avoiding risky ventures, and expecting steady gains in the coming year.
California coast redwood tops tall tree list
A redwood on the California coast reaches 364 feet in height with a diameter of 12 feet 7 inches, making it a standout in timber records. A second note mentions merchantable standing timber including black ironwood.
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California Coast Redwood
Longest Railroad Bridge: 12-Mile Trestle Over Great Salt Lake
The record holder is the 12 mile trestle spanning the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It earns note as the longest railroad bridge in the world, connecting regions and enabling extensive rail traffic across the lake.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Adlerika Prescription Claims Over 15 Million Sold
Ad claims the Adlerika remedy has been prescribed over 15 million times to relieve constipation and gas and promises quick gas relief with thorough bowel action. It urges readers to ask a pharmacist for Adlerika today while noting the product is suitable for all ages and to use as directed.
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AIR Service Command
England
INS
Aiircraft
Britain
United States
Anshan Steel Vital To Jap War Machine
Washington report notes Anshan Manchuria as a key armament hub. It details Showa Steel Works and Anshan Tron Works outputting pig iron steel ingots and chemicals while importing ore from nearby mines and supplying cement tubes and locomotives, underscoring its role in Japan's war economy.
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Washington
INS
Anshan
Manchuria
Japan
Asia
Pittsburgh
Fengtien
Mukden
China
National Geographic Society
Anshen
South Manchuria
Darien
Port Arthur
Liaotung Peninsula
Mugdensan
Hirt
Showa Steel Works
South Manchuria Railway Company
Europe
Showa
Taku Shan
Fushun
Thieves Take Cash Liquor and Santa at Dines Cafe
Charlies Vance, 40, received six months in jail and a $500 fine after a liquor and theft spree at Dines Cafe. He admitted planning the stunt for personal use and cited a prior Kentucky moonshine arrest. The break-in netted $205 in cash 68 fifths of liquor and the chef's Santa valued at $3.75.
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Pittsburgh
TNS
Dine
Charlies Vance
Vance
Kentucky
Nostalgic Kentucky man jailed over moonshine plan in federal ruling
A Kentucky man faced federal ruling after attempting to use liquor stills as an antidote to nostalgia from hill country memories. The unusual scheme involved a coonskin cap and a long-barreled squirrel as symbolic props.
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Detroit
Oct
Red Cross to Ship 1.25 Million Christmas Boxes
The American Red Cross plans to send about 1,250,000 Christmas boxes to service men in overseas hospitals and frontline areas. Basil y Connor, chairman of the organization, announced the effort.
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Washington
INS
A American Red Cross
Basily Connor
Willkie Floral Tributes Flood Rushville
Rushville Indiana residents paid final respects to WenDell L Willkie as floral tributes flooded the town ahead of his funeral in the nearby cemetery. Eight pallbearers were named none from among the many mourners. A tribute from Madame Chiang Kai Shek and a plant from Atlanta schoolchildren arrived at the Rushville mortuary where Willkie lay in state. He was 52 and died October 8 in a New York hospital of a coronary thrombosis.
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Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Little Fast Hill
Wilkie
Wilkie Farms
Chiang Kai Shek
Anolly
Atlanta
Booker of Washington
Tousel
New York
Burial delayed for seagoing officer son arrives in New York
The family laid arrangements after the arrival of Lt JG Philip Willkie, the officer’s only son. The burial was postponed until he could return from sea duty.
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New York
Philip Willkie
Seaguty
Soldier worries shift to benefits and allowances
Soldiers and dependents seek guidance on insurance allotments bonds and family allowances, according to the personal affairs division of the army service forces. The report notes money concerns as the top issue among ex soldiers and dependents.
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Washington
INS
Army Service Forces
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