Allies near big drive as Antwerp port opens to supply lines
Analysis notes that Allied forces push Germans from southwest Holland and move to open the Port of Antwerp for reinforcements. German delays and new Rhine fortifications threaten a prolonged struggle. crossing the Rhine poses a tougher barrier than the Siegfried line and may delay the major offensive.
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Associated Press
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Twerp
Belgium
Scheldt
Antwerp
Hitler
Reich
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Allied advance to Rhine may crush German industry
Veritas, a British official, says Allied forces reaching the Rhine will threaten Germany’s Ruhr and Saar heavy industry with bombardment. He warns Silesia and Czech centers face Russian pressure, and stresses Antwerp’s crucial supply role as the pace of the offensive hinges on moving volumes of material forward. Parsnips have risen 300 percent since 1920.
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United Nations
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Saar
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Silesia
Czechoslovakia
Reich
Antwerp
District Held Continued From Page One
Green county circuit court sentenced Buford Boyd of Paragould to three years on assault with intent to rape. Pulaski chancery court affirmed setting aside a quitclaim deed to bauxite mined at Sweet Home valued at $15,000, Josephine Handy, 70, sold it for $10 to her sister-in-law Nancy Barner, Handy lacked capacity to comprehend the deed’s nature.
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Paragould
Pulaski
Mississippi electors split over Roosevelt Byrd support
Mississippi Roosevelt supporters move to resolve a growing revolt within the electors as three rebels from McComb Kosciusko and Indianola say they will back Byrd for president. Other elector nominees vow to act according to state convention rules and two thirds and racial issue provisions.
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Democratic State Committee
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D-Miss
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
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McComb
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E Morgan
Kosciusko
F. E. Everett
Indianola
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Truman
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British Rout Nazi Troops in Greece
British forces captured Kozane, 58 miles southwest of Salonika, after a sharp battle with retreating Germans in northern Greece. Allied communique notes casualties on the Nazis and British entry at 2 45 pm. Greek patrols harass the German retreat, capturing Platamon as Nazi forces move north toward Athens. Allied landings on Melos report bitter fighting with garrison.
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Bird of a Wolf and other oddities from Long Beach
Long Beach pharmacists and hospital attendants finally tracked a whistling cockatiel named Mickey at the naval hospital. The piece notes the bird’s quirky habit of whistling at attractive women. Also mentioned is Utah’s Great Salt Lake 12 mile railroad trestle as the world’s longest, and a statistic that Americans drink 42 bottles of soda.
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Calif
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Mickey
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Utah
High Court Reverses Ruling In Webb Debt Case
The high court reversed a How ard circuit ruling finding D. C Webb of Nashville not responsible for a $379.38 debt owed by partner Truett Webb to Firestone Tire and Rubber. It remanded, allowing the company to choose to pursue D. C. Webb for half the debt under the soldiers and sailors act or retry the case against Truett Webb, now in the army.
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D. C Webb
Nashville
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
D. C. Webb
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Jap Naval Prisoners Shot to Death at Fitzsimons
Three Japanese naval prisoners at Fitzsimons General Hospital attempted to rise against guards after failed suicide attempts. In the ensuing clash two guards fired, killing one prisoner in the head, another in the heart, and a third in the chest and shoulder. The inmates were tuberculosis patients. A guard is held in technical detention and a board of officers will investigate.
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Omar H. Quade
Jony
Kuzohori Mankino
Saburo Nakagawa
Sadamu Okana
Uproar Over FEPC Speech by Dewey
A revised text of Thomas E. Dewey's Seattle speech sparked a political flare as reporters note the FEPC line was altered. Wallace accused Dewey of double talk while Dewey's camp defended the change as in line with party platforms.
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Dewey
Associated Press
Thomas E. Dewey
Seattle
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Political Campaign Today
Mon
Chicago
Wallace
Memphis Tenn
Press-Scimitar
St. Petersburg
New York
St. Louis
Paul Lockwood
Albany
Lockwood
Hagerty
St. Petersburg Times
Times
J. Z. Howard
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Ofice
Memphis
Gov. Dewey
Howard
Market Report York Cotton Futures Fall on Liquidation
Cotton futures moved lower on scattered liquidation and hedge selling with light local buying. Traders stayed on the sidelines awaiting the government cotton purchase program. Some switching from near to distant months occurred. late quotes were unchanged to 20 cents per bale lower with oats at 21.65, March at 21.74, and May at 21.70.
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York
Whisky Production Drops After August Whisky Ban Ends
Washington reports September whisky production at 765,147 gallons as August sales total 13,582,910 gallons after the one month lifting of the whisky ban. September tax paid gallons moved to market total 5,753,382, with stock figures and price data noted. Pottery making noted as an ancient industry.
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Washington
vPr
Chicago cash grain market report overview
No wheat sales reported as receipts reach 50 cars. New crop corn falls 1 cent while old crop corn holds at the ceiling. Bookings total 190000 bushels. Receipts 291 cars. Oats quoted weaker nominally with 15 car arrivals.
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Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Futures Narrowly Steady
New Orleans October futures closed steady to 10 cents per bale lower amid hedge selling. December prices opened 21.69, dipped to 21.67, settled at 21.66. Market showed modest highs near 21.79 and lows around 21.78 before closing.
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New Orleans
Twain’s Enduring American Voice and Values
In our town readers favor Mark Twain for his Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn tales, valuing him as the most American writer who understood and loved humanity. He championed tolerance and freedom, fought for them, and warned about limits to liberty.
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Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Huck Pinn
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