British general named Southeast Asia commander in major shakeup
Lt. Gen. Sir Oliver W. H. Leese is appointed to lead the 11th Army Group for Southeast Asia under Mountbatten. The move creates a British led triad with Leigh-Mallory and Fraser directing air and sea forces respectively, while Stilwell exits the theater. The change aims to reinforce amphibious operations and quiet criticisms of Mountbatten’s Army experience.
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Shil Ault Reas
Southeast Asia
Japan
Amerirees
South‘East Asia
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Oliver W. H. Leese
11Th Army Group
Joseph W. Stilwell
Leese
Mountbatten
Trafford Leigh- Mallory
Bruce Fraser
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Italy
Fraser
Leigh-Mallory
Burma
14Th Army
Staff College
Quetta
India
Eighthy
Richard L. McCreery
Montgomery
McCreery
10Th Corps
Pacific Advances Across Burma Front In Readjusted News
A wartime dispatch from Asia reports Nippon forces under pressure as Chinese troops strike Kweilin supply lines and breach northern Burma positions. British Indian forces retreat south while Japanese troops abandon mine trails after heavy losses, with estimates of up to 400000 Japanese soldier fatalities amid campaigns near Burma and China border.
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Peawnile Ra
Berlin
Nippon
Burma
Preston Grover
Associated
Asia
Sring
China
Hungarian capital braces for new German thrusts
Fragmentary wartime report describes German forces massing around the Hungarian capital and assets of the Rhine front. It notes tanks and infantry moving toward Szolnok and Goldap areas as troops press a wide eastward surge. Gen. Ivan's Third Army reportedly meets heavy resistance to halt the advance.
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Szolnok
Cen
Prussia
Ivan
Goldap
Reich
Births in Lubbock and area report multiple families
A roundup of local birth announcements lists Lt and Mrs Chester John Biezad of Lubbock. Mr and Mrs Bill Harris Powell of Plains. Mr and Mrs Berry N Alvis of Clayton New Mexico. Mr and Mrs S J Nabers of Lubbock. Sgt and Mrs Dick Graham of Lubbock. Mr and Mrs Harvey Crawford of Levelland. Mr and Mrs L N Alewine of Ropesville. Each entry notes the baby’s sex weight time and hospital plus father’s occupation or station.
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Chester John Biezad
Lubbock
Lubbock Army Air Field Station Hospital
Amarillo Air Field
Bill Harris Powell
Plains
Lubbock General Hospital
Berry N. Alvis
Clayton, N. M
S. J. Nabers
West Texas Hospital
Dick Graham
Ave. N
Lubbock Army Airfield
Harvey Crawford
Levelland
St. Mary’s Hospital
Western Front advances across Maas and surrounding area
Allied forces press the Rhein Maas corridor as Poles open two more bridgeheads and seize Terheyden Wagenburg Den Hout and Steenbergen. Canadians secure Nieuw Vossemeer and Kladde while coast guns near the Schelde estuary are knocked out under fierce fighter bomber and Typhoon attacks.
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Rhine Valley
Mark River
Maas
Terheyden
Wagenburg
den Hout
Steenbergen
Willemstad
Nieuw Vossemeer
Kladde
Tholen
Walcheren
Schelde
Antwerp
Aged Man Dies Here At Daughter's Home
George M. Smith 83 who moved from Miles Texas two years ago died at 10 20 p m Saturday night at his daughter Mrs S H Elliott 1909 Ave J Survivors include four daughters five sons four brothers and four sisters none residing locally Funeral services tentatively set for 2 30 p m Monday in Miles per Rix Funeral home announcement
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George M. Smith
Miles
Tex
S. H. Elliott
Ave. J
Rix Funeral Home
Youth Hit By Truck Fractures Arm After Dash For Ball
Edwin Wilkes 18 of 2213 Tenth was struck in the 1800 block by a Brownfield driver Randal West. Officers Curry and Newton said he darted into traffic after a football and was struck by the truck front fender and wheel, injuring a leg. He was hospitalized at Lubbock General.
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Edwin Wilkes
Ing
Randal West
Brownfield
Mark Curry
Gilbert Newton
Wilkes
Lubbock General Hospital
Troops In Europe To Get Election News
France and Rome dispatches say Third Army soldiers will miss the Tuesday returns but will hear results by radio and Army news sheets with breakfast on Wednesday. American troops on the Italian front focus on warmth over the presidential race and will receive returns by troop newspapers and radios Wednesday.
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Europe
Rome
Memorial Services Set Over Southwest
Memorial services for soldiers of the Southwest who died in this war will be held Sunday, Nov 12 at installations throughout the Eighth Service command. Major General Richard Donovan commanding the Eighth Service command will oversee ceremonies in camps and stations across the region.
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Dallas
Southwest
Eighth Service Command
Richard Donovan
Sex Los Pa
Alshoma
Arkansas
Sound New Mexico
Prowlers Loot Cars And Living Quarters
Prowlers were active Saturday with five cars looted on Lubbock streets and a grocery store rear living quarters broken into at 311 Ave R. A burglar took cigarettes and valuables were missing from some targets. Police identified suspects and detained a Mexican man for investigation after a reported robbery attempt for $92.
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Lubbock
Ave. R
Aubrey Fawyer
Dossie M. Meeks
Fourteenth and
Ave. H
A. B. Dunn
Volney Hill
Ave. N
Robert J. Elliott
Hobbs Army Airfield
Rainey Faces University Board Shakeup and Votes
Governor notes mixed letters on the Rainey controversy and reports roughly 60 percent support Rainey while 40 percent back the regents. He has not accepted resignations from Bickett Weinert and Dan Harrison and will continue faculty and ex-student committees work.
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Dr. Rainey
Bickett
Weinert
Dan Harrison
Houston
Rainey
H. C. Pipkin
Amarillo
W. H. Francis
Dallas
Robert Lee Bobbitt
San Antonio
E. W. Bertner
Fred W. Adams
Austin
A. M. McAfee
Port Arthur
W. W. Hawkins
el Paso
Adrian Moore
L. H. Cullum
Wichita Falls
B. D. Tarlton
Corpus Christi
Hander F. Helland
C. J. Cartwright
Waco
L. V. Stockard
Walter S. Popgt
Abilene
Officer Killed Guarding Roosevelt Train in Fog
Stamford reports an auxiliary policeman Francis Carrigan age 40 was killed and Theodore Hartlett age 41 badly injured when struck by a train near the Stamford depot while guarding President Roosevelt's special train. The accident occurred in heavy fog about 10 minutes after the presidential car arrived. Roosevelt was en route to Boston for a major address.
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Stamford
Conn
Roosevelt
Francis Carrigan
Theodore Hartlett
Carrigan
Hartlett
Boston
Party Chairs Claim Victory In Pre Election Projections
New York headlines show Republican National Chairman Herbert Brownell Jr predicting a sweeping win and Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan asserting Dewey will fare worse than in 1940. Both leaders declare confidence as polls close.
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New York
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Solid South
Robert E. Hannegan
Dewey
Mussolini Reported Very Tired in Italian Chapel Visit
In Predappio within the Forli sector of Italy a Polish officer cited a priest describing Benito Mussolini as very tired old and depressed during a visit last August to the chapel where his mother father and son Bruno are buried A fourth grave at the chapel is planned for Mussolini himself
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Rome
Predappio
Forli
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Bruno
Mussolini
Walkout Nurses Barred From Admission to City Hospital
Nine teen student nurses who walked out at Robert B Green Memorial in San Antonio were refused admission at a nursing school committee meeting in Houston. The panel cited the dispute with another hospital as a reason against transferring nurses to Jefferson Davis Hospital.
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Hospital
Houston
Robert B. Green’ Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Nursing School
Henry A. Petersen
Fire Alarm Draws Voters to Caucus in RIDDLE Oregon
Mayor G J Aspey triggered a fire alarm to spark civic turnout for a city officers nominating caucus. Citizens flooded Main Street to see the blaze and then filled the meeting hall to cast support for candidates amid a war bond appeal.
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Riddle
Ore
G. J. Aspey
Aspey
FDR Urges Heavy Balloting In Boston Campaign
President Roosevelt campaigns through Boston and Worcester urging the largest turnout in U S history. He argues against communism and monarchy and defends his record while warning of distortions and intolerance. He vows a postwar peace built by foresight and a thriving democracy.
Dewey Attacks Morgenthau Plan In Campaign Speech
The Republican candidate charged Franklin Roosevelt with propagandistic plans that would destroy Germany and blamed the president for prolonging the war. He praised Eisenhower’s 1944 beat Germany forecast and urged a new, united government to restore honesty, jobs, and victory.
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Thomas .E. Dewey
Boston
United States
Worcester
Roosevelt
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Springfield
Dential
Madison Square Garden
Dewey
Quebec
Nooseselt
Eil
Morgenthau
Germany
Europe
Franklin Roosevelt
Berlin
Tokyo
John Bricker
Republican Party
Washington
America
Snhower
Eisenhower
GOP
Wendell L. Willkie
Congress
Senate
House
Hull
White House
Mississippi State Roars Past Kentucky for Fifth Straight
In Memphis on November 4 Mississippi State seized seven Kentucky fumbles and dominated play to clinch their second SEC victory and take the league lead in a bowl conscious rout.
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Maroonship Jitte
Kentucky
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi State
Itery Kentucky
McKeen
Wolfpack Defeats Old Dominion in Three straight
North Carolina State Wolfpack beat Old Dominion on Alumni Field to extend their winning streak to three against the team. The game featured momentum swings and key plays including a blocked punt and repeated momentum shifts, with NC State pulling away late to secure the victory in Lexington, Virginia.
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Wolfpack
Lexington
North Carolina
Old Dominion
Pached
Alumni
Alameda Seals 12 6 Victory Over California Bears
Alameda Coast Guard Sea Lions narrow win over a makeshift California team 12 to 6. A second period touchdown pass and a fourth quarter 53 yard drive secure the victory while California answers with an 87 yard run in the third to tie briefly.
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Alameda
California Berkley
Calif
Coast Guard Sea Lions
University of California
Bears
March Field Defeats UCLA in Riverside Showdown
In Riverside, California, the Fourth Air Force team from March Field broke a 7-7 halftime deadlock to rout UCLA 35-13. Jack Jacobs delivered decisive second half passes while two Waterfield interceptions returned for touchdowns sealed the victory.
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March Field
Riverside
Calif
Air Force
UCLA
Jack Jacobs
Bob Waterfield
South Carolina Tops North Carolina in S C Conference Game
South Carolina earned a 6-0 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill as 18 year old 150 pound substitute Dan Haralson from Dadeville Alabama scored a second quarter touchdown.
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South Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. C
Dan Haralson
Dadeville
Ala
Gamecocks
North Carolina
Tennessee Volunteers blank LSU Tigers 13-0
Tennessee remained undefeated by routing Louisiana State 13-0 on two touchdown passes from freshman tailback Bus ter Stephens.
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VOLS
Baton Rouge
Tennessee
Volunteers
Louisiana State Tigers
Buster Stephens
Reds Reject Swiss Plea On Relations
The Moscow radio said the Russian government rejected Switzerland’s proposals to restore diplomatic relations. It cited that the Swiss government has not disavowed its former policy hostile to the Soviet Union.
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Reds
London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Suspect Forged Check Ties Fort Worth Bank to Jail
District Attorney Burton S. Burks filed charges Saturday against W. F. York age 42. He faces aggravated assault counts and a separate count for passing a forged instrument. York allegedly forged a Lubbock man's name to a $25 check drawn on a Fort Worth bank payable to himself.
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W. F. York
Burton S. Burks
York
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Poppy Sale Totals Over Eight Thousand In Lubbock
Lubbock American Legion auxiliary sold 8000 poppies on Saturday with about 1000 in Carver Heights and raised approximately 1100 dollars. All poppies were handmade by 400 disabled veterans from World War I and II at Legion Tex. Proceeds fund Legion rehab child welfare and the Girl Scouts. The state Legion voted to pay disabled veterans two cents per poppy this year, up from one. The tally surpasses last year by more than 2000.
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Lubbock American Legion Auxiliary
Carver Heights
Legion, Tex
Legion
State Department of the American Legion
Conference Set On Board's Vacancies
Governor Coke Stevenson invited state prison board members to meet in Austin on Monday to discuss three vacancies and one tentative vacancy. Named for replacement are George Sealy of Galveston Wharves Inc who died in New York Paul Sanderson of Trinity who died in Mexico and Walter Dillard of Houston who recently resigned. Another member is planning to resign, the governor said.
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Austin
State Prison Board
Coke Stevenson
George Sealy
Galveston Wharves Inc
New York
Paul Sanderson
Trinity
Mexico
Walter Dillard
Houston
Let us send the thrilling message around the world
A speech excerpt urges America to show its changed administration aims to speed victory and secure lasting peace by making freedom the world’s priority. The speaker emphasizes democracy and the pursuit of liberty as universal goals amid wartime effort.
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America
Rabbit and Cavy Show Winners Named at Santee
Judges at the South Plains Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association show in the Texas Tech live stock pavilion awarded top honors across divisions. Winners include L E Settle Strader Bros W N Burleson C O Anderson Guy T Trow Jean Martin and Robert E Anderson with judges Jean Martin C M King and C O Anderson.
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Santee
South Plains
Texas Tech
New Zealand
L. E. Settle
Strader Bros
W. N. Burleson
C. O. Anderson
Guy T. Trow
Elton G. Settle
Jean Martin
C. M. King
C. O Anderson
UNRRA to Dispatch Delegation to Poland for Relief Aid
UNRRA announced it will send a delegation to liberated Poland soon to arrange shipment and distribution of relief supplies. The group will include non-Russian representatives, signaling outside aid will not be blocked by political conflict.
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Washington
UNRRA
Poland
United Nations Group
China and Italy Resume Normal Diplomatic Ties
Rome reports that China has informed Premier Ivanhoe Bonomi of its decision to resume normal diplomatic relations with Italy after talks, marking a thaw in the long diplomatic standstill between the two nations.
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China
Italy
Rome
Ivanhoe Bonomi
UT Austin winter enrollment dips from 1943 figures
Enrollment at the University of Texas for the winter term reached 5 991 students. The prior winter term in 1943 logged 6 678 students, marking a decline.
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Austin
University of Texas
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Western Front
FDR
Wall Street
State Street
al Smith
Smith
Ae Smith
University of Texas Today
Count Marie
Paul Hardwick
Grossman’s
Tostes
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