Dewey Positioned For Final Push In Bitter Debate
Republican managers have maneuvered Gov. Thomas E. Dewey into a favorable position in the bitter Roosevelt debate. Dewey will respond from Charleston after Roosevelt speaks from the White House October 5, with further stops planned in Oklahoma, Missouri, Pennsylvania, the Midwest, and the East Coast as the campaign narrows to key states including New York and Massachusetts.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
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Charleston
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
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Tromone advertised for men wishing renewed vitality
A vintage ad claims Tromone combines vitamins and hormones to restore vitality in middle aged men. It promises renewed zest and added years with proper label directions and availability at Bowen's Drug Store and druggists nationwide.
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Press Relations Men With MacArthur Move Through New Guinea
Allied headquarters reports more than 45 press relations officers are at General MacArthur's southwest Pacific base. The force, from lieutenants to colonels, supports civilian war correspondents and serves as censors. Notables include Major Phil North of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Lieuts Lloyd H Price John Stallings and Charles Heartsill, with combat correspondent Tech. Sgt. Henry C. Palm among enlisted staff.
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New Guinea
General MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
LeGrande Diller
Philippines
MacArthur
Phil North
Fort Worth
Tex
Star-Telegram
Lloyd H.price
Dallas
Texas
News
John Stallings
Corpus Christi
Caller-Times
Charles Heartsill
Marshall
News Messenger
Tech
Henry C. Palm
San Antonio
Light
New Mexico Well Drops Oil From Below Permian Layer
In Lea county New Mexico, Humble Oil and Refining No 1 Federal Leonard tested 480 barrels of 47.4 gravity sweet oil and 10 million cubic feet of gas from a 21 foot section at 11 870 891 feet in the Ellenburger. The well eight miles north of Winkler County Texas Ellenburger production bottomed at 11 913 feet and a DST is in progress. Surface elevation is 3912 feet. The Ellenburger was entered at about 11 820 feet.
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Tex
New Mexico
Humble Oil Ndt Refining Company
Federal Leonard
Lea County
Ellenburger
Texans Split Over New Political Party Names
A reader from Slaton criticizes a rising Texas party group, joking about name choices like the Texas Regular Bellyachers. He recalls voting Democratic for 55 years, laments Roosevelt’s third term, and urges opposition to U D aniel, expressing dissatisfaction with local Republicans and his wish to remove him from Texas politics.
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Roosevelt
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Slaton
Eastern Seeks Tilt With Pan American
Eastern Airlines led by Capt Eddie Rickenbacker seeks admission to Mexico and the Caribbean, claiming to offer the only effective competition to Pan American Airways. At a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing, Knauer protested notices and routing changes, as Eastern dropped plans for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires and pressed two main routes via Tampico to Mexico City and via Havana Kingston and Barranquilla to the Canal Zone.
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Eastern Airlines, Inc
Eddie Rickenbacker
Mexico
Caribbean
Pan American Airways, Inc
Rickenbacker
Civil Aeronautics Aid
Fred J. Knauer
Eastern
Rio de Janeiro
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Houston
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Mexico City
Tampico
Miami
Tampa
Canal Zone
Havana
Kingston
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Churches of Naval Chaplains Due Honor
Navy to recognize churches that provided chaplains for the Navy. On Sunday October 8 a certificate of recognition and a letter of appreciation will be presented to each church listing its former clergyman who served to minister to naval personnel, per the Eighth Naval District.
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Navy
Navy Department
James Forrestal
Local News Snippet Highlights Deaths and Army Promotions
The 3 month old Gamile Blevins of Grants N M died in Lubbock General hospital after illness during a East Texas visit and was sent to Albuquerque. A soil conservation district election will be held at Wolfforth High School auditorium to elect a supervisor for zone 1 for a five year term. A S Meinecke named county chairman of the 1944 Christmas Seal drive for the Lubbock Tuberculosis Association. Promotions at South Plains Army Airfield include Maj James C Eldredge Capt Charles T Soule and Lt Josephine Valdez. Lubbock OPA says stove quotas are only 60 percent filled and certificates will not be issued if repairable stoves can be used. Pfc B H King USMC son of Mrs Madge King of Lamesa reported killed in action by Navy department.
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A. F. Blevins
Grants, N. M
Rix Funeral Home
Albuquerque
Lubbock General Hospital
East Texas
W. O. Perkins
Soil Conservation District No. 108
Wolfforth
South Plains Army Airfield
James C. Eldredge
Charles T. Soule
Josephine Valdez
Pfc
B. H. King
Marine Corps
Madge King
Lamesa
Navy Department
Magic-Ease First Dose Back Pain Relief Ad
An old advertisement claims Magic-Ease First Dose relieves back pain burning bladder and rheumatic swelling by correcting body fluids balance. It promises quick relief and lists $1.00 at Mark Halsey’s Drug Stores.
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Nature
Mark Halseys
Funeral Set Today For Mrs Talburt
Funeral services for Mrs. Manerva F. Talburt, 85, who died in a Amherst hospital, are set for 3 p.m. at Hart's Camp Baptist church near Littlefield. Burial will follow in Center Plains cemetery. She had lived in Lamb county 18 years. Surviving: two sons J. A. Talburt and W. H. Talburt of Littlefield. four daughters M. A. Boone of Junction, Martha Estes of Houston, D. E. Carr and Charity Lowe of New Castle. 26 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. Burial announced by Bryan McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
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Manerva F. Talburt
Amherst
Hart’s Camp Baptist Church
Littlefield
Center Plains
Bryan McDonald
Martha Estes
Houston
D. E. Carr
Charity Lowe
New Castle
One Dead and One Charged In Lake Austin Shooting
Sol Stern, 59, died from shotgun wounds after an argument over a debt at a Lake Austin fishing camp. W. W. Warren, 66, was charged with murder in connection with the Sunday shooting. Warren was arrested following the incident, and Stern died before reaching a hospital.
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U.P
Sol Stern
W. W. Warren
Lake Austin
Stern
C. R. Sjoberg
Lake Texona Named for Red River Impoundment
Lake Texona became the official name for the lake formed by the Red River waters impounded by Denison dam. President Roosevelt signed the bill naming the lake.
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Washington
Lake
Texona
Red River
Denison Dam
Roosevelt
Edward Rumely Indicted Over Subpoena Records
Edward A. Rumely executive secretary of the Committee for Constitutional Government was indicted under a willful default law for failing to produce a subscription list and other expenditures to the House Campaign Expenditures Committee. He argued the group is educational and not political, and said he would defend secrecy in court if needed. Gannett and Anderson deny improper conduct and say the panel acted within its mandate. Buy A War Bond TODAY.
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