Raids and Allies Struggling as War Moves Toward 1918 Pattern
Analysis by Glenn Babb notes faltering Axis cohesion, rising fear, and renewed air raids on Balkans. Official London reports casualty figures for Sevastopol and allied sieges hover around 300,000 dead, with Hitler’s partners bearing mounting costs and pressure to stay in line as campaigns extend from Balkans to distant fronts.
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DeWitt Maces
Glenn Babb
MacKenzie
Britain
Esume
London
Besch
Balkans
Turkey
Tia
Hungary
Poli
Gestapo
Bucharest
Budapest
United States
Rua
Dessa
Sevastopol
Staad
Hitler
Manhattan Faces War Strain In Daily Life
A collage of city figures on West 49th Street reveals the impact of wartime moves. John and his family await news from the Greek front while entertainer Brenda Forbes and others pursue work in New York venues.
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George Tucker
New York
West 49Th St
John
U.S
Willie Shore
Brenda Forbes
Brenda
Morning Star
London
Walter Perner
Roosevelt Grill
Writer on Page One Describes Hunger and Despair
Fragmentary diary style notes recounts days of lying in mud, starving and soaked, with rare thoughts of finding food. Entries mention rainiest nights, deteriorating hope, and a struggle to move as the narrator endures hardship.
Additional Names in Fifth Selective Service Draft
The Fifth Selective Service registration in Hempstead County lists more names of men aged 19 and 20. Questionnaires are sent as men reach their 20th birthday, with names published serially as fast as type allows.
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Selective Service
Hempstead
Market Report Grain and Provisions in Chicago
Chicago market notes show grain prices trading in a narrow range as traders await a possible Senate vote on anti inflation measures. The farm bloc chances to alter parity calculations appear slim, limiting buying interest. Wheat closes uneven, with Dec at 1.27 1/8 amid renewed selling pressure after a brief rally.
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Chicago
Senate
Washington News
British Newspapers In Wartime Print Shortage Discussed
Graham Hutton of the British Press Service described wartime paper scarcities in Britain. Larger papers like the Times and Telegraph shrink to two thirds, gaining scarcity value, while smaller four page papers remain affordable. ads shift to government driven space and wartime sponsorship, altering reader and advertiser behavior.
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Hot Springs
England
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Graham Hutton
Chicago
British Press Service
The
Times
the Telegraph
Telegraph
Britain
Hutton
RAF Attacks Axis Air Bases in North Africa
The RAF bombed Axis landing grounds at Bengasi Tobruk and Sidi Haneish Sunday night, with El Alamein front activity limited to patrol skirmishes. In Vichy controlled France wartime changes grant women status of heads of households if husbands are absent as a draft law nears completion. De Gaulle told Jan Srmek that the Munich pact is null and void as it relates to Czechoslovakia.
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Associated Press
Crire
RAF
Bengasi
Tobruk
Sidi Haneish
el Alamein Desert Front
Vichy
France
Germany
Palain
London
Charles de Gaulle
Jan Srmek
Poultry and Produce Prices in Chicago and New York Cotton News
Chicago market notes show poultry prices steady with firmer white meat and eggs firm at 39 1/2 local, while Idaho Russet and Bliss Triumphs corn and potatoes vary slightly. New York cotton traded in a narrow range awaiting price control bill, with late-session declines and futures mixed, Oct at 17.88 and Dec at 18.23.
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Chicago
Idaho
Burbanks
U.S
New York
M. Meir
New Agency Aims to Aid Small War Plants Quickly
Washington reports a new Smaller War Plants Corp with 150 million dollars in capital to secure government contracts for small plants. It will provide engineering services, act as prime contractor by subcontracting, and place regional assistant directors in 12 WPB offices to pool facilities and streamline orders for small businesses.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Orville S. McPherson
Lou
Halland
McPherson
Small War Plants Corp
United States
Holland
WPB
Iis Attica
Ihanes
Ae. Seine
Sweden Sends Food to Greece Amid War Hardship
Sweden ships under neutral risk with Axis guarantee move to aid Greece in famine relief. Allied nations and the Greek War Relief Association, aided by the Red Cross, push food and medicine to Piraeus. Wheat, dried vegetables, and oil form major aid as Greek hunger worsens in the Athens Piraeus area with bread rations severely cut and malnutrition rising.
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Mark Barron
New York
Wide World
United Nations
Atlantic
Greece
Piraeus
Greek War Relief Association
United States
International Red Cross
England
Switzerland
Turkey
Sweden
Great Britain
Leo
Chios
Myilene
Samos
Nicaria
Athens-Pisani
Pelsey
Ankara
Has No Desire to Become a Movie Actress Has No Desire
Marion Burrud, 25, works as secretary in the RKO stenographic department in Hollywood. She may be secretary to top executives or relief secretary to producers like Val Lewton on The Cat People. A longtime movie fan, she never aspired to acting, commutes nightly to screenings, and even asked to study horror books for a project with Lewton. She returned to RKO after a brief marriage, now rearing a young son and enjoying the studio world without star chasing.
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Wagu
Big Log
Mike
Mt. Top
Great Valley
Hilt
Tall Gtass
New Guinea
Plang
Tiver’s End Valley
Berry Place
Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Hallywood
Marion Burrud
RKO Stenographic Department
Wil T Lesytan
Mation
Lewton
Leyton
Ike Gordon
Revel
Marion
Los Angeles
Mason City
RKO
United Arteists
Cary Grant
Val Lewton
Hig Lance
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Robert Taylor
Clark Sisters
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St. Louis
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Nashville
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Me Hope
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