Lausche and Stewart Clash in Ohio Governorship Fight
Cleveland Mayor Lausche renewed claims that gambling interests back rival James Garfield Stewart and attacked surplus rhetoric. Stewart, in Cleveland, challenged Bricker’s $90 million surplus, pledging to use funds for reforestation, roads, schools, welfare and tax relief, while urging legislative action. Bricker headed to Toledo for a major campaign address.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Cincinnati
James Garfield Stewart
Ohio
Stewart
Lausche
John W. Bricker
Toledo
Dayton
Thomas J. Herbert
Paul M. Herbert
Second Philippines Battle Cost Japs 35,000 Sailors
Military dispatch from Pearl Harbor estimates indicate Japan suffered about 35,000 fatalities in the second Philippines battle, with 1,000 or more sailors and officers wounded. The figures break down by ship type, tallying sunk ships and crews across carriers, battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, and note survivors on damaged vessels.
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Philippines
Charles H. McMutry
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
The
Ohioan is Champ Pancake Eater on Western Front
Cpl. Carl F. Brown from Granville Ohio cited as champion pancake eater of the 30th Infantry Division on the Western Front. He consumed 18 pancakes with trimmings as his regular breakfast fare during the November event.
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Western Front
Cpl
Carl F. Brown
Granville
Ohio
Canterbury funeral for Dr William Temple Archbishop of Canterbury
The Rt. Rev. H. W. Hobson of Cincinnati bishop of Southern Ohio took part in a funeral service for Dr William Temple aged 63 Archbishop of Canterbury who died Thursday in Canterbury England on Nov 1.
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Canterbury Cathedral
England
H. W. Hobson
Cincinnati
Episcopal Church
Ohio
William Temple
Canterbury
Ex Governor Cox Endorses Lausche for Ohio Governorship
Former Ohio governor James M. Cox of Dayton endorses Frank J. Lausche for governor in the upcoming election. Cox praises Lausche as a capable administrator who won 71 percent reelection as Cleveland mayor and warns that a Lausche win would confront gambling’s political influence in Ohio.
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Columbus
James M. Cox
Dayton
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Cox
Cleveland
Deny Politics in Officer Transfer
Washington reports a dispute over a Navy ballot officer removal. Ralph Bard, Navy Undersecretary, said Lt. Comdr. Edward McGinnis was transferred to other duties after past partisan work in Chicago, with Captain Puleston's approval and no ill reflection on him. Senator Ferguson claimed politicized action, while Senator Lucas challenged Bard's statements.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Navy
Ralph Bard
Edward McGinnis
Pacific
Chicago
McGinnis
Bard
William D. Puleston
Lucas
Ill
Kelly
Fire destroys frame building at Taylor Sons Co
Cincinnati dispatch reports a one story frame building at Charles Taylor Sons Co burned last night. Vice President McDonald C. Booze estimated damage to the war plant and grinding equipment could total thirty to forty thousand dollars.
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Cincinnati
Charles Taylor Sons Co
McDonald C. Booze
FDR Clamps Changeover as China Personnel Sweep
President Roosevelt begins a sweeping reshuffle of American staff in China as Chiang Kai Shek plans party moves. Stilwell recalled from CBI theater, to be replaced by Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, part of a broader effort to bolster China’s war effort amid Kuomintang tensions.
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FDR
China
Washington
Roosevelt
Clarence E. Gauss
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
Kuomintang Party
Central Executive Committee
Joseph W. Stilwell
China- Burma-India
A. C. Wedemeyer
Bitter Campaign Talks Precede Presidential Election
The campaign heated up with Governor Dewey branding Roosevelt as making worthless promises and Truman accusing Republicans of bigotry. Dewey planned major addresses in Boston Baltimore and New York while Roosevelt spoke from the White House and in Boston. Dewey attacked the opponent’s job promises, and Truman criticized Dewey’s campaign as un-American against immigrants.
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Truman
Boston
NBC
MBS
Baltimore
New York
White House
Buffalo
Bricker on Last Lap of Campaign
Gov. John W. Bricker closes in on Ohio votes on the final campaign leg aiming for the vice presidency. He delivered six speeches including a Toledo radio address and will travel 2,500 miles to Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Delaware.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Toledo
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Chiang Kai-Shek presses Stilwell recall amid war effort debates
The War Today observes Chiang Kai-Shek's demand for General Stilwell's recall as part of broader moves to reshape his cabinet and boost China's war effort. Washington disputes the charges and the move ties into international prestige for China, the world's most populous nation, amid US support considerations.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Stilwell
Washington
Globe
Chiang
China
Ohio Pen Escapee Back Behind Bars
James Frank McClanahan, 29, is back in Ohio State Penitentiary after a three hour escape during which he abducted a guard and a motorist and fled in a taxi. Warden Frank C D Henderson said McClanahan, sentenced in 1940 to 50 to 125 years on five armed robbery counts, overpowered a guard at Grant Hospital, forced him to drive, and after a wreck leaped into a passing car and later a taxi. The guard’s name was withheld pending clarification.
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Columbus
James Frank McClanahan
Ohio State Penitentiary
Frank CD. Henderson
McClanahan
Grant Hospital
Henderson
Hallowe'en Pranks Lacking In Spice In Logan
Old All Hallows Eve scenes fade as Logan youths fail to match past pranks. Full moon lights a subdued display on Main Street while smaller neighborhoods show muted mischief. Gate thefts, cow portraits, and disassembled wagons slide into memory as rural Halloween customs dim. Outdoor sheds and small outbuildings suffer, echoing prior mortally high mischief and a quieter night.
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Hallowe’en
Tokyo Raid Confusion Reports Signal First U S Bombers Over Tokyo
In the first American raid on Tokyo in more than two years, Superforts reportedly bombed a factory district while others over Tokyo area were said to have not attacked. Reports varied about number of planes and attack timing, with Tokyo radio noting a B 29 over the capital around 1 PM Tokyo time and later saying only one plane appeared.
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U. S. Navy
Philippines
U. S
Arthur L. Downing
South Haven
Mich
Turget
John L. Carver
Hamilton, Mont
Associated Press
Tokyo
Marianas Islands
Federal Communications Commission
Kanto
James H. Doolittle
Marianas
Saipan
Tokyo Radio
Peleliu Island
Palau
Allies Batter At Approaches To Antwerp
Canadian troops fought heavy artillery and machinegun fire across the South Beveland causeway to Walcheren as Allied forces began amphibious landings on Vlissingen south shore. Berlin said the assault aimed at guns guarding the Schelde estuary, while Allied units pushed toward the Maas River and Geertruidenberg bridge as the front widened across southwest Holland.
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Beveland Island
Walcheren
Berlin
Schelde
Vlissingen
Flushing
Antwerp
Maas River
Capelle
Hertogenbosch
Geertruidenberg
Tilburg
Breda
Moerdijk
Holland
15Th Army
Japs Ready for Stand as Leyte Battle Intensifies
U S forces tighten the noose on Japanese troops on Leyte as MacArthur’s men close in from the north shore.Japanese aerial activity continues with American bombings on Tokyo and reports of a Peleliu counterattack. Allied losses cited include extensive Japanese aircraft destruction by Admiral Halsey’s carrier task force.
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Sergio Osmena
Philippine Commonwealth
Philippine Army
U. S. 10Th Corps
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
William F. Halsey
War Labor Board Takes Hand in Toledo Strike
In Toledo Ohio the National War Labor Board stepped into a dispute involving the Mechanics Educational Society of America. About 20 000 MESA members in the Detroit area warned they would support fellow unionists with drastic action if needed. The controversy crippled production in 18 plants and hampered 12 more, and was referred to the national board after a Cleveland regional hearing.
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Toledo
National War Labor Board
Mechanics Educational Society of America
MESA
Detroit
National Board
WLB
Cleveland
Weer San Independent Union
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By John Frye
F.D.R
GOP
J. W. Davis
Bricker
Dewitt MacKenzie
Logan
Main Street
Palau Islands
Leyte
William L. Ryan
Leonard Milliman
Peleliu
War Labor Board
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