Allies Force The Japs To Back Up
Allied forces claim round one of the South Seas battle ends as Japanese withdrawal is reported. Secretary Knox says Guadalcanal remains under complete Allied control and that the Japanese armada and fleet movements are retreating. Bomber raids near Buin harbor claim hits on several ships. Australian troops advance near Kokoda, capturing Alola as they push inland.
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Enox
Knox
U.S. Pacific
Guadalcanal
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Fiji Islands
Far Pacific
New Guinea
Kokoda
Owen Stanley Mountains
Alola
OPA Delays Gasoline Registration Dates Outside East
Public registration for gasoline rationing outside the east was postponed to November 12 13 and 14. Rationing will begin nationwide on November 22. Car owners will file at school houses for A ration coupons and may apply to local ration boards for supplemental allotments. Widow of Harold McCormick Weds Phoenix Man
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Washington
East
Office of Price Administration
French Workmen Strike As Laval Plans Exile to Germany
French circles report Pierre Laval seeks conscription of workers for the axis with a two week extension to November 15. Strikes erupt in Haute Savoie over compulsory examinations for depor tation to Germany as German doctors face protest from local women.
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Laval
Germany
Bern
Pierre Laval
Haute- Savoie
France
Annecy
Marnaz
Scienzier
Annemace
Haute-Savoie
Allied air strikes on Buin harbor and Alola advance
Allied bombers hit Japanese ships at Buin harbor with over 27 tons of bombs in two waves, scoring hits on a heavy cruiser or battleship and likely damaging an aircraft carrier and a light cruiser. Australian troops seized Alola near Kokoda as Allied forces push forward in New Guinea.
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United Nations
Guadalcanal
Japan
General MacArthur
Australia
Buin
Solomon Islands
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Buin Harbor
New Guinea
Alola
Kokoda
Nazi claims of Atlantic convoy battles and ships sunk
German broadcasts claim major convoy battles in the Atlantic with 18 Allied merchant ships totaling 131 000 tons sunk near the Canary Islands en route to Britain from a South African port. Berlin says a special communique covers the action as heavy autumn storms continue.
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New York
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Britain
Rome
Berlin
High Command
North Atlantic
United States
Stock Market Index Advances Slightly on Day
The stock index for 60 stocks rose modestly with an average around 33.8 after yesterday’s activity, marking a tentative uptick in overall market sentiment.
Losses to Nazis In Desert Battles
Allied planes maintain air superiority as Montgomery's Eighth Army reports crushing Axis counterattacks on the El Alamein front. British and American air forces claim multiple Axis aircraft shot down while advancing through mine fields and strongpoints.
Red Army Holds In The Caucasus Amid Stalingrad Siege
Soviet dispatches report outnumbered units holding Nalchik after three retreats while German pressure at Stalingrad continues. In the 68th day of the siege Soviet forces claim repeated counterattacks repelled, with heavy casualties on both sides and no breakthrough toward the Volga.
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Associated Press
Nalchik
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Red Army
Volga
Don
Semeon Timoshenko
Black Sea
OPA Plans Ceiling Price Over All Building and Repair Service Sales
The office of price administration will set a nationwide price ceiling on all building and repair service sales next Thursday. Prices will reference last March with April, May and June wage adjustments. Contracts over 500 dollars must be filed with OPA within 10 days of award.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Storage Bottlenecks Hit Douglas County Soy Crop
Douglas county farmers report excellent soy bean yields with 20 to 26 bushels per acre and some fields reaching 40. Beans have nowhere to go as local dealers require permits to load freight cars, leaving farmers with a growing storage and marketing backlog.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Deal Six
Six
Election Workers Attend a School of Instruction
Approximately 200 of Douglas county's 250 election board members attended a morning session in the courthouse. County clerk TJ. R. Gerhart moderated discussions on war ballots residence requirements for voters and routine election procedures. Some township trustees took supplies home to save a return trip Monday.
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Douglas County
TJ. R. Gerhart
Nazi Raiders Driven Off Over British Coast
Thirteen German daylight raiders attempted to attack a southeast coast district but were repelled by RAF fighters and ground defenses. A German raid over an East Anglian village dropped bombs, killing one woman and injuring several others.
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London
R.A.F
U S Merchant Vessel Torpedoed Off South American Coast
The navy reports a medium sized U S merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the late September period in the Atlantic off the northern coast of South America. Survivors have landed at an east coast port.
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U.S
Washington
Navy
U. S
Atlantic
South America
Kansas and Nebraska Battle to Scoreless Tie at Homecoming
In Memorial Stadium Kansas and Nebraska fought to a 0–0 halftime tie as the Jayhawkers pressure Nebraska’s defense. Early second period drives faltered with Evans connecting to Schnellbacher and Linquist before Nebraska’s Bradley left with an injury.
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Memorial Stadium
Jayhawker
Nebraska
Junius Penny
Don Johnson
Otto Schnellbacher
Kansas
Ray Evans
Schnellbacher
Ed Linquist
Dale Bradley
Evans
Kirwin Eisenhart
Huskers
Baker
Linquist
Bradley
Debus
Terriory
Fordham Beats St Marys 7 0 On Late TD Stout Drive
Steve Filipowicz powered Fordham to a 7 to 0 victory over St Marys with a late fourth quarter touchdown. The Ram fullback carried seven times for a 35 yard drive and scored from the one yard line with four minutes remaining.
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New York
Steve Filipowicz
Fordham
St. Marys
Big Ram
Quakers Stop Army 19–0 at Franklin Field
In Philadelphia on October 31 the Penn Quakers overwhelmed Army 19 to 0 after a halftime deficit. Two second half interceptions set up quick scores, then a long breakaway run sealed the win for Penn.
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Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Penn
Quakers
Army
Kansas Defeats Nebraska In War Bond Wager During Football Game
Gov. Griswold presented Gov. Ratner with a $25 war bond between halves of the Kansas stadium clash after Kansas won the Kansas Nebraska football game. The wager settled the contested bet on the outcome with both governors witnessing the payoff.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Dwight P. Griswold
Payne Ratner
Kansas-Nebraska
Kansas Stadium
Homecoming Queen and Attendants Chosen at KU Rally
About 3000 people filled Hoch auditorium for the Homecoming rally and dance as Ruth Anna Bovaird of Tulsa was named Homecoming queen. Attendants Grace McCandless and Barbara Breidenthal joined her. judges included F. J. Moreau and Prof. Bert Nash. The event featured a “Battle of the Bands” with Johnny Pope and Danny Bachmann.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Hoch Auditorium
Ruth Anna Bovaird
Chi Omega
Tulsa
Okla
F. J. Moreau
School of Law
Bert Nash
O'Hara
George B. Smith
Wade Pierce
Lawrence
Grace McCandless
Kappa Alpha Theta
Hutchinson
Barbara Breidenthal
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kansas City
Kan
Warren Hodges
Ed Linquist
Hodges
Johnny Pope
Danny Bachmann
Kansas Eligible for 16 New West Point Cadetships
Washington reports a new law shortening West Point to three years creates 16 cadetships for Kansas congressional nominations. The 1943 entrance exam will select cadets for July 1, 1943, with Capper and Reed each nominating several candidates across multiple districts.
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Washington
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Kansas
Congress
Capper
Reed
Nebraska Governor and First Lady Attend Football Game
Governor Dwight Griswold and Mrs. Griswold arrived at Municipal airport by plane at 11 30 this morning as guests of the University for the Kansas Nebraska football game. They traveled in a Stinson cabin plane with pilot D L Combs and Mrs Combs.
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Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Ballot list shows Kansas election candidates and party labels
Voters will see on ballots numerous state and local races including U S Senator Capper Floyd Hester McGill Geyer Hinkle Wedell Allen Parker Ida Beloof Burke Schoeppel White Davis Tenious Ingraham Love Joy Bennett Briggs Haskins Ryan Beecher Glenn Robb Ray Roberts Wilson McClenny Speer Herbert Hobbs Overby Sewart Wright Abels Gerhart Gardner Beck Oyler Gray Davidson McClenny etc for offices from Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State to local township clerks and treasurers. The page reproduces the order of names and party marks across multiple counties and districts.
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Ida A. Beloof
Wichita
William H. Burke
Little River
Andrew Schoeppel
Ness City
David C. White
Kingsdown
J. D. M.crockett
Kansas City
Jonathan M. Davis
Bronson
Jass C. Tenious
Dodge City
C. R. Ingraham
Yates Center
Love Joy
A. B. Mitchell
Lawrence
A. Lewis Oswald
Hutchinson
Aubrey E. Davidson
Miltonvale
George L. McClenny
Fopeke
Hugh W. Speer
Hays
Astoanice
O. A. Herbert
Peabody
Charles F. Hobbs
Baldwin
Joe Overby
Topeka
Lillie O. Sewart
Concordia
W. ¢. Austin
Cottonwood
OPA Official Conducts Gasoline Rationing Training in Lawrence
C E Bowen state gasoline rationing representative from the OPA in Wichita led a Lawrence training session for Douglas county dealers at City Hall. He outlined compliance steps for the national gasoline rationing starting November 22 and met registrars and rationing officials at Liberty Memorial High School and City Hall. Registration dates are November 9 10 and 11 with Lawrence run by the Parent Teachers Council and other sites at county schools.
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C. E. Bowen
OPA
Wichita
Lawrence
Douglas County
Bowen
Liberty Memorial High School
Moisture Aids Wheat In Kansas Winter Readiness
The 1948 Kansas wheat crop, aided by recent rains across the western two thirds of the state, is in splendid condition for winter. C. W. Lane of Santa Fe reports rapid growth and a bright overall picture. The report also forecasts 84,847,000 bushels of corn, with sorghum damage higher for late crops and labor shortages growing as eastern corn harvest ramps up.
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Topeka
Kansas
Santa Fe Railway
C. W. Lane
Special Agriculture
Final Scrap Total Reported by Kansas Drive
J Howard Rusco said Kansas collected 140,284 tons of scrap from September 28 to October 24, with per capita over 160 pounds. He noted possible duplicates were checked and only confirmed totals reported. Harry Woods said district No 9 near Minneapolis led in school competition with 132,529 pounds or 7,795 pounds per pupil.
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Topeka
J. Howard Rusco
National
Kansas
Rusco
Kansas Committee
National Committee
Harry Woods
State Salvage Committee
Minneapolis
Kansas In Second Place In National Scrap Drive
Kansas falls to second in the national scrap metal drive as Vermont leads with 155.4 pounds per capita and Kansas averages 141.8 pounds per person. Total Kansas tonnage reaches 127,732 versus Nebraska 71,946 and Missouri 86,813.
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New York
Kansas
Vermont
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Navy Men Finish Course at K U
Captain E A Lofquist urges quick mature judgment for sailors as 1200 graduates of the K U Naval Training School for machinists mates are commended. Gov Ratner and Chancellor Malott praise the program while Lt A H Buhl thanks Lawrence for hospitality and 12 advance to petty officer ratings.
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E. A. Lofquist
Ninth Naval District
Memorial Stadium
K.U. Naval Training School
Deane W. Malott
Payna Ratner
A. H. Buhl
Oficer
Lofquist
Ratner
Malott
Navy
Buhl
Lawrence
Thomas M. O'Halloran
U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base Band
Gardner
Frank Strong
Weather to Be Cool with Frost Possible Across Kansas
Topeka report notes cooler weather for Kansas tonight with little or no rain. Eastern counties stayed near normal yesterday while lows around 32 are expected in the east. Northwest forecast faces a hard freeze with ice likely. Goodland dropped to 27 degrees. Wichita reached 63 yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Flora
Wichita
MTWTF
Nazis Kill 55 Poles in One Day at Paimiry
London dispatch reports 55 Poles were executed in a single day at Paimiry outside Warsaw, described as the village of death. The Polish government in exile said the killings were reprisals for railroad sabotage and noted Germans failed to catch Polish patriots behind recent railway dynamittings. A blast reportedly damaged an ammunition train and a key rail junction.
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London
Paimiry
Warsaw
Polish Information Ministry
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Bethel
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J. Lane
Eugene A. Daniels
George S. Smith
Clinton Township
Leslie J. Demeritt
William M. Johnson
Eudora Township
O. E. Votan
Henry Glertz
Gideon Neis
J. P
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Grant ‘Township
Charles H. Wood
Will Hayden
Emil W. Heck
Kanwaka Township
Frank W. Houk
Otto L. Johanning
Lecompton
Joe Smith
W. L. Richards
Pete Bahnmaier
John S. Holloway
W. H. Reynolds
Marion Township
John H. Elm
Clyde B. Hoover
Fred 0. Peterson
Willow Springs Township
George Shuwer
Otto Hack
E. E. Chuchbaugh
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