Wedemeyer Takes Command in China After Recall
Maj. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer arrived in Chungking to assume command of American forces in China succeeding Gen. Stillwell. He was greeted by Chinese War Minister Ho Ying-Chin Foreign Minister T. V Soong and Churchill's representative Carton De Wiart, who welcomed him at the airport. Wedemeyer said the job only came to him on Wednesday and he did not know all details yet.
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Chungking
Albert Wedemeyer
China
Joseph W. Stillwell
Washington
Wedemeyer
Ho Ying-Chin
T. V Soong
Carton de Wiart
Churchill
Thomas G. Hearn
China-Burma-India
Wiart
Carton
Allergy mystery ends as polish allergy found
Mrs John Willis suffered facial swelling after allergy tests failed. Doctors linked reaction to furniture polish, discovered after repeated symptoms during house cleaning. In Salt Lake City reports a prison inmate evaded jail by hiding in a garbage can and a judge held a city judge in contempt for failing to meet court duties.
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Kansas City
John Willis
Salt Lake City
Utah
Surprise
Karl V. King
Joseph G. Jeppser
Mother’s Friend Emollient Promises Comfort for Expectant Mothers
The ad extols MOTHERS FRIEND as a bland, mild massage medium for skin lubrication used for over 70 years to aid pregnancy related comfort. It claims to keep skin soft and pliable, refresh and tone the skin, soothe numb tingling or burning sensations, and ease tired back muscles and leg cramps with quick absorption and delightful use.
New Allied Drive Opens in Burma
Chungking reports a northern Burma offensive with Chinese troops moving toward Bhamo and British forces toward Mandalay. Myothit fell largely without resistance as Hopin attackers advanced. Over two weeks efforts cleared nearly 2000 square miles of North Burma and 100 miles of the Myitkyina Rangoon railroad.
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Chungking
Burma
Bhamo
Mandalay
Myothit
Hopin
Myitkyina
Myitkyina Rangoon
Lord Mountbatten
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Deer hunting spurs odd court dinner and shots at critters
The report recalls Judge King hosting a venison meal for 66 court attendees after a deer was brought back. The foreseen reception by finers is uncertain. Rev Carl H Locke eyes Black Hills big game season using bow and arrow. Elizabeth Swett misses work for her sixteenth wedding anniversary celebration. Lucille W Shaeffer appears late for a speeding hearing due to a dark courtroom.
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Judgeless Court
Rapid City
S. B
Carl H. Locke
Black Hills
Locke
637544 Nazis Captured on West Front
The official Allied prisoner tally on the western front reaches 637,544 as of late October. American First Army accounts for 199,413. American Third 92,950. Seventh 50,916. French First 57,939. British Second 83,582. Canadian First 82,744. American Ninth 56,000. An additional 206,000 uncredited prisoners are noted for the 21st Army Group.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Western Front
Third Army
Seventh Army
Ninth Army
Rmic
Archainbaud Portrays Western Star to Hollywood
Hollywood figure George Archainbaud long directed stars from Alice Brady to John Barrymore and later moved into westerns with Hopalong Cassidy films and titles like Alaska The Kansan and Woman of the Town He sought more conventional directing work including Kay Francis Divorce and faced audience surprise at his western specialty while anecdotes recount a tense Spellbound scene with Norman Lloyd and Ingrid Bergman
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
George Archinbaud
Alice Brady
Montague Ethel Clayton
June Caprice
Corinne Griffith
Conway Tearle
John Barrymore
Evelyn Brent
Richard Cox
Bot Hope
Joe McCrea
Dorothy Lamour
Harry
Pop
Kay Francis
Kay
Danny Kaye
Danny
Virginie Maye
Vera-Ellen
P A.avers
Kaye
Bruce Humberstone
Bruce
P. A
Alfred Hitchcock
Norman Lloyd
Lloyd
Ingrid Bergman
Norman
Hitech
War toll slows American invention says James Marlow
Washington October 31 The war absorbs a large share of U S inventive talent and new patent filings fall from 75429 in 1938 to 48724 in 1943. Reasons include service duties war work and secrecy delaying filings, with corporations receiving more than half the patents as firms seek civilian sales avenues.
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James Marlow
Washington
America
Patent Office
Europe
Warning Order in Walton Chancery Case No 6166 Ark
In Hempstead County Arkansas the Chancery Court warns Dwight Walton to appear within thirty days and answer the complaint filed by plaintiff Orene McDowell Walton. The document shows clerk Omar J. P. Byers and attorneys WS Atkins and Lyle Brown, with dates October 16 1944 and October 17 24 31 November 7 1944.
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Chancery Court of
Dwight Walton
Orene McDowell Walton
WS. Atkins
Lyle Brown
Patent Office System Aims to Fast Track Inventions
The patent office, war-stressed with about 400 examiners in 65 divisions, handles two year waits as applications pile up behind earlier ones. Inventions are judged for novelty by field, with engineers and lawyers guiding filings. Appeals go to federal courts. Congress created the system in 1790 and issued three patents that year, starting with Samuel Hopkins of Vermont.
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Patent Office
Sucees
Naval Victory Opens Seaway to China
U S Pacific Fleet reports a decisive defeat of Japanese forces in the Second Battle of the Philippines near Leyte and Luzon. Admiral Halsey says Japan’s naval power is crippled with heavy losses and reduced capabilities for months. Allied carrier strikes damaged cruisers and ships around Manila, with 45 enemy planes shot down and carrier planes continuing pressure north of Samar.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Philippines
Nipper
America
William EF
Bull) Halsey, Jr
Rembert James
Associated Press
Third Fleet
Halsey
Manila
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Samar
Manila Fields
Lake City Ensign Killed in Action in Navy Report
Ensign Charles Richard Lamb of Lake City Arkansas is killed in action according to the Navy Department. Arkansas sailors wounded include Bruce Franks Campbell of Clarendon and Eugene Dozier of Little Rock. The war toll notes 24 cruisers sunk or damaged and outlines naval shifts as Pacific mine fields expand and Rear Admiral Alexander Sharp named new post commander of mine craft.
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Washington
Charles Richard Lamb
U.S. Naval Reserve
Charles Solomon Lamb
Lake City
Ark
Navy Department
Arkansas
U. S. Navy
Bruce Franks Campbell
Lillian Campbell
Clarendon
Eugene Dozier
Ann Marie Dozier
William Virgil Dozier
Little Rock
Pacific
Nimitz
Alexander Sharp
Atlantic
Don’t Talk About Your Age Maybe You’ll Live Long
Denver story notes Max Cohen’s longevity recipe: he smokes a pipe and cigars, drinks beer wine or schnapps, prays three times daily, and often mentions Hitler in uncomplimentary terms. He says it’s bad luck to boast about age.
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Hitler
Max Cohen
Jen
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