City halts Missouri Pacific track expansion at Division street
In O Hope the city blocks Missouri Pacific plans for new divisions of tracks along Division street adding two and three track crossings and raising the grade. Officials praise swift action to protect children and fire crews while urging an underpass or overpass to ease north south traffic and prevent crossing blockages.
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Yott
O' Hope
Missouri Pacific
Division Street
Hope
City of
Ice Department
New Prices Issued by OPA on 3 Products
Washington November 7 Price Administrator Leon Henderson issued new price controls on potatoes onions and turkeys. The order aims to adjust retail levels while keeping turkey prices near current rates. Potatoes and onions will rise toward normal November levels with modest increases expected at retail. Turkeys show no material change from present levels. Changes will appear at retail within a week.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Housewin
Henderson
Hendersont
Herderson
Americans Use Pea Shooters for Everything
American airmen flying P-40s nicknamed pea shooters introduced a dive bombing raid on Hongkong Thursday. One large merchant ship burned directly and near misses hit two others in a week of strikes on Japanese-occupied Hongkong. The mission, first dive bombing by P-40s in this theater, showcased the versatile use of fighters as escorts bombers and attackers.
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J. Reilly O'Sullivan
China
Devt
Hongkong
U. S. Army
Robert L. Scott
Macau
Nanchang
Hankaw
Linchwan
Haiphong
Lid
Errol Flynn Confident of Vindication
Errol Flynn faces trial on two counts of statutory rape involving minor girls as his film Gentleman Jim opens in Los Angeles and Hollywood. He vows vindication, says the district attorney has held the ball, remains free on $1,000 bond, and testimony touched on a $5,000 shakedown claim by photographer Peter Stackpole.
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Los Angeles
Errold Flynn
Dial
Hollywood
Peggy la Rue Satterlee
Betty Hansen, Jr
Lincoln
Nob
Bel-Air
California
Flynn
Liberty
Peter Stackpole
Miss Satterlee
Stackpole
Flyn
Gentleman Jim
James J. Corbett
Explosion at Rochester Fireworks Plant Kills Nine
An explosion and fire at the Rochester Fireworks Company building in Rochester New York killed eight women and one man. Investigators from the FBI Army ordnance officials and the Monroe County sheriff's office joined local authorities to probe yesterday's blast as urban authorities seek details amid an extensive inquiry. Separately a note cites New Zealand hosting about 1000 species of flowering plants in the region.
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Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Fireworks Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army Ordnance
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
New Zealand
Allies Press Solomons Front as Japanese Pay Heavily
American and Allied forces push in the Solomons and New Guinea fronts facing renewed Japanese counterattacks. Marines and soldiers repulse assaults west of Matanikau while air operations dominate Guadalcanal. MacArthur’s Australian command reports Allied progress toward Buna with strong resistance noted. Navy Secretary Knox cites Japanese losses running well ahead of American figures but warns the fight is unfinished.
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Washington
Solomons
New Guinea
Madalcanal
U. S
Navy
Matanikau River
Siield
Koll Paint
Buna
Douglas MacArthur
South Pacific
Port Moresby
Portuguese Timor
Australia
Knox
Film Stars to Still Receive High Salaries
Kollywood dispatch notes that film studios will continue paying high salaries after treasury reversals. Asit Uncle Samuel delay persists though, and assault on polatry checks collected weekly by top earners remains a concern.
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Wood
Samuel Delay
Belgade
Treasury Department
Washington
Capetown to Get Larger Docks and Dry Dock
Minister B C L Sturrock announced Cape Town will gain another 689 foot dock alongside a graving dock. East London receives a 689 foot dock and Durban gets a floating dry dock with 16 000 ton capacity. The Mass London dock would accommodate the largest British cruiser.
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Capetown
B. CL Sturrock
8000 Workers Walk Out on Labor Holiday
Detroit observers report about 7000 workers idle as a labor holiday called by Mechanics Educational Society of America closes three large plants and several tool shops. Intercession by Army and Navy sought amid accusations that CIO United Automobile Workers interfered with society organization. MISSA president Matthew Smith says they will test law and order in town.
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Detroit
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Army
Navy
Mechanics Society
Confederated Unions of America
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Society
Matthew Smith
MISSA
Wnt
Toledo
Cleveland
Boston
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers
Thomas
UAW
Britain Bombers Raid Genoa Base In Fifth Night Assault
London reports Britain's large night bombers revisited Italy, striking Genoa as a key Axis supply port. Italian and British communiques cite notable damage, with 20 dead and 51 wounded, two RAF planes lost, and ongoing coordinated raids across Europe. The Genoa targets include the Ansaldo shipyards amid a broader North Africa offensive. In a separate note, orders set new standards for hand tools including shovels spades and telegraph spoons.
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Britain
Italy
Genoa
Haly
Europe
Alps
RAF
Ansalod
North
Africa
Rome
Eighth Army
Egypt
Gehou
Shelley
Savans
Turin
Milan
War Names for War Babies in Across Cities
In Baltimore a son born during a surprise air raid is named Alert McGrady Home Hazards. Navy shipfitter Jim Magnuson on a submarine helped sink three Japanese cruisers with no injuries. A Chicago couple welcomed a baby in a paddy wagon, naming him Pal, after his birth on the run.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Rossy McGrady
Proud Pa McGrady
Alert McGrady
Denver
Jim Magnuson
Solomon Island
Pat Chicago
Stanley Napier
Napier
Wien
Pal
Nazis Ousted From 2 Places by Russians
Moscow on November 7 reports by the Red Army show gains at Stalingrad with counterattacks driving Germans from two fortified factory area positions. A noon communique cites heavy German losses including about 180 killed in a southern sector detachment. Soviet shelling wrecks fortifications northeast of the city as battle enters its 87th day with armored trains and air support punishing the invaders.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Jartoy
Stalingrad
Arctic
Caucasial
Nalchik
Shultz Well Drilling Reaches 9845 Feet In McKamie Field
Stumps Ark Nov 7 Special to the Hope Star Carter OL Com pany's McClendon No 1 in section 36 17 24 of the McKamie gas distillate field came in Tuesday as a top producer. Gauge 130 barrels daily on 4/8 inch choke. Tubing pressure 2750 psi. Gravity 62.4. Porosity top at 9190 feet total depth 9845 feet. Casing perforations 9240 9280 feet. Other wells include Southwood Oil Headnet No 4 and Hodnett No 5 in 18 15 23 drilling below 5000 and 3309 feet respectively. Baynsdall Oil Co Shultz No 1 CSW SE 20 14 24 at 1430 feet. Rumors of a new fest near Shiloh northeast of Stamps with no definite details on start or company.
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Ark
Hope Star
Carter OL
McClendon No
McKamie
Midway
Southwood Oil Company
Hodnett No
Hoenpstead County
Baynsdall Oil Company
Shiloh
City Halts Railroad Grade Change in Tope
Hope city council held an emergency session and passed an ordinance requiring a permit and bond before any grade crossing is altered by Missouri Pacific Railway. The measure, backed by a council resolution condemning the plan, aims to reduce danger to schoolchildren and motorists with fines up to 500 dollars or jail up to three months for violations.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Pine
Washington
Hervey Streets
Hope City
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Pine Street
Hervey Street
Washington Street
Division Street
Washington and
Mervey Streets
Stewart
Martin
Tope
Captain Pon Tell Dies After Friday Heart Ailment
Camden reports Captain Davis F. Pon Tell 39, Army engineer on 40 day sick leave from Fort Snelling, died after an altercation with Kelly Barlow at a tourist court. A coroner's jury linked the death to the quarrel, and Barlow faces involuntary manslaughter charges. sheriff Pryor said the incident followed an argument over noise in adjoining room.
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Camden
Kelly Barlow
Barlow
Davis F. Pon Tell
Long Island
N. C
Fort Snelling
Min
Sherif W. E. Pryor
Little Rock
Pryor
PasTell
PonTell
Pen ‘Tell Oath
Edgar Pryor
Pen ‘Tell
Engineer Corps
Hope
Hurricane Misses Florida Rakes Gulf Coast Threat
A tropical storm near Cuba veered toward the Caribbean last night while hurricane warnings were lowered from Melbourne to Miami. The system spun toward the Florida Keys and Key West, threatening coastal areas briefly before easing away from the east coast.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Cuba
Caribbean
Melbourne
Florida Keys
Key Est
Rommel's Desert Army Crushed as Allied Drive Advances
British 8th Army reports crushing a desperate Axis rally in Egypt. More than 20,000 German and Italian prisoners, about 350 tanks, and 400 guns fallen. Rommel's forces flee toward Libya past Matruh as Montgomery's columns push west and Italians struggle in the desert.
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Associated Pressue
Cairo
Rommel
Matruh
Africa Corps
Nile
el Aame
Mussolini
Mizrah
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Britain
Egypt
Bri J
el Alamein
Arid Pearly
Frotier
B.la. Montgomery
Fuku
Erwin Rommel
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Song Painnt
Vibyna
United Nations
Axis
Rodney
Gibralar
Icars
Freneh Terriory
Morocco
Dakar
Jack
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