Allied forces smash Japanese in Philippines Celebes actions
American sources report continued attacks in the Philippines and Celebes with nine pier freighters sunk or damaged. Catalina bombers sink freighters near Zamboanga and Menado, damage others near Ambon. Heavy bombers hit Celebes Molucas airfields with 134 tons of bombs. Japanese raid on Morotai fails. three interceptors shot down near Kendari.
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AuLter Tes YO Guarters
New Guinea
Philippines
Celebes
Catalina
Zamboanga
Menado
Ambon
Moluccas
Morotai
Kendari
Mop-Up Continues in Pacific Island Battles
Allied forces pressed mop up in the Palau group with raids on Babelthuap and Peleliu Angaur as Marines and Army units press the campaign toward the Philippines. Nimitz reported airstrikes on Jaluit and Truk, with Corsairs facing heavy fire and limited prisoner captives on Peleliu and Angaur.
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Ray Cronin
Associated Press
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Palau Islands
Marine Corps
Babelthuap
Mair Island
Palaus
Peleliu
Angaur
Pacific Islands
Army
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Jaluit Atoll
Marshalls
Truk Atoll
Radio
FCC
Two Slain One Slashed at Buffalo Farm Home
Brownwood October 2. In Coleman county at a Buffalo area farm home two people were shot to death and a third suffered a serious razor wound. Dan Evans and Pauline Evans were killed while Mrs. Dan Evans sustained a throat slashing. The Evanses had been principals in a divorce and property division suit in 35th district court last week.
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Brownwood
Buffalo
Coleman County
C. R. Lowe
Buffalo Superintendent of Schools
Lowe
George Robey
Dan Evans
Pauline Evans
Evans
35Th District Court
OPA Chief Ouster Protested Over Brumfield Dismissal
Rep. Brooks charges Price Administrator Bowles did not act on Brumfield dismissal as Shreveport district manager. Brooks says Brumfield may appeal to the Civil Service Commission and calls the firing a raw deal rooted in a personal grudge and Texas politics.
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Washington
Rep
Brooks
D-La
Chester Bowles
J. E. Brumfield
OPA
Shreveport
Brumfield
Civil Service Commission
Brum
Veniremen Approved in Shaw Murder Case
District Attorney Gerald Chatham approved 11 of 75 veniremen called to hear the case of A I Shaw Jr mule dealer charged with murder in the shooting of Jimmie Deskin of Tulsa Texas near SoffeeVille last April in Sardis Mississippi.
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Veniremen
Sardis
Miss
Gerald Chatham
A. I. Shaw, Jr
Goffeeville
Jimmie Deskin
Tulsa
Texas
SoffeeVille
Redemption Of Bonds Is Brisk
War bond redemption under the new simplified plan drew rapid public response across Texas. Banks in Dallas Denison Corpus Christi and Beaumont reported heavy activity with hundreds of bonds cashed and substantial sums redeemed. Officials noted some delays and emphasized preserving bonds for future maturity while allowing immediate cashing for urgent needs.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Denison
Wichita Falls
H. S. Schrader
Edinburg
First National Bank
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Waco
Federal Reserve
Nathan Adams
War Finance Committee
Lubbock
Treasury Department
Steel Workers Plan Stoppage Discussion In Houston
Frank A Hardesty district director United Steelworkers local 2876 says union reps will meet tomorrow at 2 pm with Mosher Steel officials to discuss a work stoppage by 300 employees at the Houston plant. Workers voted to return to work after appeals from the War Labor Board and CIO president Philip Murray, with a clause for no discrimination.
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Houston
Frank A. Hardesty
United Steelworkers of America
Mosher Steel Company
Hardesty
War Labor Board
Philip Murray
CIO
WLB
One Critically Hurt When P-38 Crashes
A P-38 pilot from the Sixth Ferrying Command at Long Beach California was critically injured when his aircraft crashed near Dallas Love Field, nosed into a ditch, and burned. He was thrown clear and suffered a broken arm leg and serious head and body injuries.
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Dallas
Love Field
Long Beach
Calif
Indians Fire Non Explosive Bazooka Rocket At Door
In Venice California on October 2 GP Charles R Minore reported a bizarre incident as a non explosive bazooka rocket struck his door an apparent test or threat amid unsettled tensions between Indians and settlers.
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Venice
Calif
Charles R. Minore
Roosevelt rally sparks Teamsters bar room clash
Navy lieutenant Randolph Dickens testifies at a Washington hotel scene after President Roosevelt's campaign address. Dickens says he and a companion were assaulted by self described Teamsters union members who questioned their political views and accused them of disloyalty. Tobin denies involvement and calls the tale false noting union support for war bonds and members.
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Washington
Statler
Roosevelt
Teamsters Union
Randolph Dickens, Jr
Dickens
Daniel Tobin
AFL Teamsters Union
Tobin
New York
Stephen Early
White House
Statler Hotel
Dickins
el Paso
Bradenton
Fla
Caribbean
Pacific
Midway
Democratic National Commitee
International Teamsters Union
At Union
Qos
Pilot Training Plan Curtailed
The War department ordered a temporary reduction in the pilot training rate for the Army Air forces. All students in the AAFTC pilot training program will stay in their current phase an extra five weeks after Oct 16. Ten weeks is the normal duration for each of four training phases.
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Fort Worth
War Department
Army Air Forces
AAF Training Command
Barton K. Yount
AAFTC
Air Transport Command
Ger
Strong Quakes Possibly Hit Japan, Caltech Reports
Seismologists at the California Institute of Technology reported two strong earthquakes about 5,400 miles distant that might have been in Japan. The quakes, recorded at 3:41:20 p.m., were strong enough to cause heavy damage if in a populated area. exact direction could not yet be specified.
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Japan
Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Critical Shortage Of Help Threatens Cotton Harvest
A nationwide shortage of cotton pickers endangers the South's 11.483 million bale crop. From Louisiana to Virginia, farms face delays in ginning as field hands remain scarce. North Texas, Mississippi Delta, and Jackson area report severe labor gaps, with tenants in Jackson using local families for harvest.
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Louisiana
Virginia
North
Texas
Blacklands
Dallas
A. B. Jolly
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service Labor Board
Mississippi Delta
J. W. Whitaker
Greenville
Miss
Si Corley
Mississippi
Jackson
Priests Find Used Clothes Drive Risky
Franciscan priests collecting gifts of used clothing for European sufferers faced hazards. One priest, in overalls, chased by an angry housewife who shouted stop thief after grabbing a bag of laundry. Another priest outran a vicious dog, saving a refugee a pair of trousers.
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Santa FE
N. M
Floyd brothers die in double shooting suicide scene
Justice of the Peace Jack Bean in Kilgore Texas returned a verdict of murder and death by own action in the deaths of Carl Floyd, 28, and Loeun Floyd, 29. Witnesses testified Loeun shot Carl and then killed himself late yesterday.
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Kilgore
Tex
Justice of the Peace
Jack Bean
Carl Floyd
Loeun Floyd
Loeun
Carl
Burns In Explosion Kill Two One Hurt
A pipeline explosion near Van Texas caused two deaths in Tyler with M L Rice age 30 of Wills Points and Jesse Rabe age 19 of Van identified. Will Clemons age 49 of Edom remained in critical condition at Tyler hospital. The Pure Oil company pipeline accident occurred in the Van oil field.
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Tyler
Van
Tex
M. L. Rice
Wills Points
Jesse Rabe
Will Clemons
Edom
Tyler Hospital
Pure Oil Company
van Oil Field
Bulgaria Pressed to Accelerate Troop Withdrawal
Secretary of State Hull urged Bulgaria to speed the pullout of Bulgarian troops from Greece and Yugoslavia, saying reports show no hurry. Armistice terms are being prepared, with boundaries largely unchanged and reparations not specified. Separately Swedish reports claim German troops fled Tornea after Finnish forces captured the garrison, with about 2000 Nazis routed.
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Washington
Hull
Bulgaria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Russia
European Advisory Commission
Mostiato Bulgara
URTAR
Stockholm
Tornea
Haparanda
Kemi
Gulf of Bothnia
Four More Negroes Convicted in Riots
Alexandria Louisiana October 2. Brig Gen Louis F Guerre camp commander announced four further convictions of negro soldiers for rioting at Camp Claiborne on August 16. Three received life terms and one 30 years. T/5 Willie C Edwards Love Lady Texas drew 30 years hard labor. Ten of eleven other defendants were convicted.
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Alexandria
Camp Clairborne
Louis F. Guerre
Willie C. Edwards
Lovelady
Tex
Texas War Week Proclaimed By Governor Stevenson
Governor Coke R. Stevenson has proclaimed November 13 to 20 as Texas in the War week to honor a group of newspaper and periodical writers who will tour Texas war industries during the week.
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Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
Truman Persuades on FDR Leadership in 1944 Campaign
Ashville Tennessee October 2 Gov Bricker urges a major Washington house cleaning to reduce federal payroll from 560000 to nearly 312 million and to curb politics, proposing five reforms. In Washington Senator Truman declares Roosevelt has proved leadership and experience guiding wartime victory and stresses Democratic stewardship will continue in the next four years.
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Truman
Fdr
Bricker
Ashville
Tenn
John W. Bricker
Washington
Ohio
Bowling Green
Ryman Auditorium
Roose
Ashington
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Erness J. King
War
Navy
America
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
the Missourian
World War II Front Batteries Strike On German Line
Allied forces launched a major assault along a 50 mile front north into Holland with air and ground attacks. U S First Army under Lt Gen Courtney Hodges pushed toward the Rhineland as bombers hit Merkstein and Palenberg inside Germany.
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Bigess
Courtney H. Hodges
Merkstein
Germany
Palenberg
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Urme
Meijel
Roermond
Maas
Meuse
Havert
Reich
Overloon
Holland
Berg
Aachen
Julichh
Hodges
Siegfried Line
Kleve
Nazi Resistance Slows Allied Drive In Italy Front
Rome October 2 Allied advance in northern Italy slowed as German resistance described as very strong halted progress along the Po valley. American troops held Monte Battaglia near Imola, captured Monte Cappella after a tough battle, while air operations resumed after rain eased. British units cleared snipers near Savignano and crossed the Fiumicino river as shelling intensified.
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Rome
Italy
Po River
Monte Battaglia
Imola
Bologna-Rimini
Monte Cappella
Eighth Army
Atliatic
Savignano
Fiumicino River
Fiumicino
Montalbano
Bologna
Condition of Alfred Smith Grave Yet Grim
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith, 70, remains gravely ill in New York. His personal physician Dr. Raymond P. Sullivan said his condition is better than Saturday but the same as yesterday.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Raymond P. Sullivan
Dallas Man Lancaster Dies After Illness
Samuel William Lancaster a 36 year old general counsel for the Texas and Pacific railroad and son of the railroad's president J L Lancaster Jr died in a Dallas hospital after a two year illness.
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Dallas
Samuel William Lancaster
The
Texas & Pacific Railroad
J. L. Lancaster, Jr
Tito Joins Partisans Near Bor in Yugoslav Fight
Soviet and Yugoslav units pressed operations in Serbia as Rodion Malinovsky led forces within 12 miles of Bor and 2 miles of Zajecar, threatening the Bor copper mines. German troops faced converging partisan advances between Donji Milanovac and Zaje car amid heavy autumn rains.
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London
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Ome
Donji Milanovac
Zajecar
Calear
Ae Majdanpek
Withii
Bor
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Moscow
Court Ends Battle Over Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Seat
Louisiana Supreme Court ends bloodless crisis in Plaquemines parish stemming from October invasion by state guardsmen. It dismisses conspiracy charges against Judge Albert Tropinal Jr and St Bernard Plaquemines DA Perez. Walter J. Blaize remains sheriff appointee amid guard troops, while James H. Davis and Governor Jones figures appear in context.
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New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana Supreme Court
Albert %Ropinal
St. Bernard and Plaquemines
Perez
mer pob _ onan
Cogora R. Slater
Ace
Walter J. Blaize
Ni Feeace S
Pointe E la Hache
Peanpleud
Blaize
Slater
Jones
James H. Davis
Judg
Weather Summary for West Texas and New Mexico
Cloudy with light rains in parts of West Texas including the Panhandle and South Plains. Tuesday largely fair elsewhere with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. New Mexico expects fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with gradual warming.
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West Texas
South Plains
Cay
Panhandle
South Plain
New Mexico
Iday
Tweedy
Sdotiee
Pan Ane
Pam Lwalee
A. Amen
Aren E
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Prance
Ortt
Heliend
Alfred Smith
Tito
Louisiana Parish
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