Cold weather forecast across the Carolinas and Georgia
NORTH CAROLINA Much colder tonight with showers this afternoon and east tonight frost in west and possible central portions freezing in the mountains. SOUTH CAROLINA Much colder tonight with frost in northwest portion and showers in south and east portions this afternoon. GEORGIA Much colder tonight with frost in north portion and showers in southeast portion this afternoon.
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South Carolina
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Carl Lane in Critical Condition After Street attack
Carl Lane, 61, lay in critical condition at a Kinston hospital after being found Saturday night on a local street with his head beaten and throat slashed. A knife was found nearby. Police have no arrests and see no robbery motive.
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Kinston
Carl Lane
Lane
War in North Africa Opens With Cautious Methods
The ongoing desert campaign between the Mediterranean and the Qattara Depression sees German and Italian positions dug in with minefields and fortified ridges. Allied forces under Montgomery employ air bombardment and infantry to breach fortified lines, avoiding tank charges against entrenched artillery as they maneuver along the coast and the Qattara edge.
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Mediterranean
Qattara
Montgomery
Provost Marshal General Named for U S Forces in Europe
Major General William Key has been named Provost Marshal General for the army in the European theater. He will serve on General Eisenhower's staff as adviser on relations between American soldiers and British civilian and military populations. Key will oversee a large Military Police force, including prisoner of war custody, criminal investigations, and cooperation with British authorities in blackouts and anti sabotage activities.
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Washington
William
Key
War Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Farge
Australian war cabinet gains authority amid Pacific command split
Division within the allied command structure grows, Baldwin notes, with the Australian war cabinet retaining a sizable share of military decision making in Australia and the Southwest Pacific. He states Gen. MacArthur does not control all regions, while Nimitz oversees the central Pacific and the rest of the theater.
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Baldwin
Australian War Cabinet
Australia
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
New Guinea
Erlands East Indies
Philippines
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Guadalcanal bombardment and air battle details report
Descriptions of continued fighting at Guadalcanal include bombers returning safely after striking fuel barges near the wharves with fires visible for miles. An aerial attack prior to land fighting claimed Grumman Wildcats destroyed a full escort of 20 Zeros and damaged several enemy bombers.
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Guadalcanal
Grumman
American squadron sweeps airfield in bold fighter mission
In a fierce dogfight, Macchis attacked as Americans pressed the chase. Wheeler damaged a Macchi then sent another to flames while Bilby and Beck claimed enemy planes. Hartman and Middleditch scored hits as the squadron returned triumphant after a fighter bomber raid. The tent scene afterwardfelt like a carnival with wind rattling the sand. The Yoruba custom in Nigeria requires debts to be paid before burial.
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Wheeler
Macchi
Bilby
Beck
Hartman
Messerschmitts
Middleditch
Planes in London highlight largest French force in North Africa
The report notes major French participation under Gen De Larminat and Brig Gen Pierre Koenig with Syrian reinforcements at Bir Hacheim. Allied air superiority is stressed as bombers strike Rommel’s forces while Eighth Army tanks test the Axis defenses. Allied command seeks to destroy Rommel with detailed aerial and ground pressure across Libyan and Egyptian fronts. Submarine actions disrupt Mediterranean supply lines accompany pirate-like shipping losses along Tobruk harbor. National 4-H Achievement Week set for November 7-14 nationwide.
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de Larminat
Pierre Koenig
Bir Hacheim Oasis
Libya
Eighth Army
Rommel
Crete
Tobruk
B. L. Montgomery
Trento and
Folgora
44Th ‘Home Counties
50Th “Northumbrian
51St ‘Highlands
United States Army
U. S. Army
Desert Air
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Colds relief adpromotes Penetro 2500 nasal spray
A garbled advertisement touts Penetro 2500 as a cold remedy with claims of easing sniffles and aches. The text mentions a COUGHING mutton suet base and promises a double supply, but many words are unclear.
Casual Comment By W. A. BIVINS
A reader discusses the Readers Digest tale Golden Fleece and reflects on wartime anxiety and the hope for peace. He recalls sheep on a Montana ranch, comments on Munich, and cites a hymn about peace and calm in crisis.
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Texas
Montana
White House
Washington
Hershey Sees 3 Million Steps for War Gain
Hershey urged steps to boost wartime efficiency and manpower. He called for agriculture to decide future crops, end voluntary recruiting in the farm belt, halt industry wage and gender hiring prejudice, and curb absenteeism in war plants. He warned industry must adopt longer hours to maintain pace. Debate over uninstructioned conferees to resolve Senate-House differences stalled, with a roll-call vote unlikely before next week’s election.
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Rankin
D-Miss
Senate
House
Thomason
Soviet Assaults Slow German Power Amid Caucasus and Stalingrad Push
Russian reports claim Germans exhausted by heavy losses in Mozdok area west of the Caucasus while Soviet forces north of Stalingrad break enemy resistance and seize a village after bitter combat. A German base was held after counterattacks as 350 German dead found. The Red October Works plant near Spartakovka reportedly fell. Red sea and air actions include a German landing on Lake Ladoga repulsed with heavy losses. Twenty German officers killed and documents captured. Two Romanian infantry companies wiped out by Soviet Marines.
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Caucasus
Stalingrad
War Bulletin
Red October
Spartakovka
Novorossisk
Red Army
Lake
Ladoga
Pravda
Poll Tax Bill Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 to approve a revised House bill outlawing poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting for federal office elections. Sen Norris accused opponents of questioning a quorum, while Sen Doxey warned of future points of order. Eight southern states require poll taxes as a voting qualification.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Sen
Norris
Senate
Doxey
D-Miss
van Nuys
D-Ind
Ia Subcommittee
Major US raid on Hongkong chases Japanese forces
US medium bombers protected by fighters struck Hongkong warehouses and ships and set fires in Kowloon docks. Air forces claimed 13 Japanese planes destroyed with several more possibly downed, as Brig. Gen. Haynes and Col. Scott led the operation under Gen. Chennault.
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Hongkong
China Air Task Force
Kowloon Dock
Yunnan
China
Caleb V. Haynes
U. S. Bomber Command
Robert L. Scott
Claire L. Chennault
U. S. Army Air Forces
Germany recovers copper from withdrawn coins
Germany salvages copper from coins taken out of circulation. Berlin estimates the original coins contained 4,378 tons of pure copper and over 3,000 tons may be recovered. Most circulating coins are made of zinc, aluminum, silver and aluminum bronze.
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Germany
Berlin
New York Stocks Mixed As Trading Closes On Oct 26
Wall Street ends a volatile session with mixed results as numerous industrials and consumer firms such as Du Pont, General Electric, Amoco, and Coca Cola show varied moves. Key rail, oil, and specialty stocks report gains and losses amid shifting demand and market caution.
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Doug Aire
du Pont
Alaska
At&t
Sears
Nick Can
Secony Vaca
Tel & Tel
Johns Man
pe _Avint Corp
Kennecott
Std Oil Ind
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Kroger Grace 26 Ltd
Oti NJ
Secory
Borden
Louis & Nash & Tex Gulf Stil
Bare - Warstee
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Url Mills
Murray Corp
Calumet Hee
Nash Kelv
Atre
Nat Biscoft
Unit Corp At
Can Pac
Ches & O
Chrysler
U S Ind Alco
Coca Cola
Nat Pow & Stat
Aviat
U S Steel
North Am
Comylth & Son
Consol
Ohio
Western Union
Curtiss Wright
Pac Mills
Packard
Yell TO & Del Re ja = & Co
Lack & D
Youngs S & T
RAF Ferry Crash Kills 16 Near Montreal Airport
In Montreal on October 26 a Royal Air Force ferry command aircraft crashed at the north end of Montreal Island near Dorval. Sixteen people died, including two crewmen and fourteen passengers. Names will be released after next of kin notification.
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Montreal
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Montreal Island
Vote de Lessee
Dorval
Three Prisoners Escape From Federal Reformatory
Three inmates escaped from the federal reformatory at Chillicothe Ohio early today. The fugitives include Robert McClure Weaver 21 of Staunton Virginia sentenced from Greensboro North Carolina for auto theft Woodrow E Ledbetter 24 of Atlanta sentenced from Fort McPherson for theft of government property and William E Lefner 18 of .
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Chillicothe
Federal Reformatory
Robert McClure Weaver
Staunton
Greensboro
N. C
Woodrow E. Ledbetter
Atlanta
Fort McPherson
William E. Lefner
Octopus caught off Carolina Beach turns up at State Museum
A 27 inch octopus captured by J R Baggett of Raleigh was turned over to the State Museum. Director Harry Davis noted the specimen’s unusual traits including its northern appearance and its capture off Carolina Beach. Also in Raleigh two 4 H dressmaking winners from Wilson and Anson counties were chosen to compete at NC State College for a chance to represent North Carolina in the National 4-H Congress in Chicago on November 27.
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J. R. Baggett
Raleigh
State Museum
Harry Davis
Carolina Beach
Laura Louise Lucas
Lucama
Wilson County
Elizabeth Medlin
Polkton
Anson County
N. C. State College Today
Chicago
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