Ballots and Local Voters Mark 1944 Election Landscape
The Avalanche Journal notes a growing Texas ballot with 14 by 18 inch form listing electors and candidates, plus about 20 Democratic names for county and district offices in Lubbock County. The complete Democrat slate is present. Republicans lack one agricultural candidate. other parties list electors. Amendments seek pension and retirement for city workers and broader county tax powers.
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Ed Allen
Lubbock County
Standard Daily
Texas Regulars
Prohibition
Socialist
America First
Independent Party
Soviet Push Across Yugoslavia And East Prussia Reported
A Yugoslav broadcast says Tito's Partisans linked with Austrian patriots at the Yugoslav Austrian frontier. Soviet forces near Belgrade reportedly reach the Tisza mouth and cross the Danube, threatening German troops in southern Yugoslavia and Albania. Moscow cites encirclement efforts in East Prussia and marches toward Siauliai and Warsaw as 200 Nazi tanks are claimed knocked out in two days.
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Red Juggernaut
Germany
Marshal Tito
Austrian Freedom Front
Berlin
Danube
Belgrade
Tisza
Novi Sad
East Prussia
Siauliai
Lithuania
Narew River
Pultusk
Warsaw
East Prussian
Moscow
Riga
Dor‘mant
East
Prus
Ten Miles Inside Germany as Allied Forces Break Through
Allied units push into western Germany near Cologne and advance toward the inner defense. The Third Army reports gains at Fort Driant while American forces press Metz fortifications. Fresh attacks aim to widen breaches despite heavy German resistance and solid gun emplacements.
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Cologne
Germany
Driant
Ange
Pein Metz
Pardue recalls wartime camp talks and Allied prisoners
Lt Pardue describes a world war II POW camp where he served and hosted Sunday services led by an ordained pilot chaplain. He recounts prisoners from the U S and Russia, watermelons supplied by Romanian civilians, and King Michael of Romania visiting. Pardue, a B-24 co pilot awarded the DFC and Purple Heart, returns to the states for reassignment after overseas service.
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Pardue
Lubbock
Worthy A. Long
J. A. Long
Ploesti
Robert L. Stone
Hazel Durham
Joseph E. Athenas
Michael
Romania
Lubbock Army Airfield
Lubbock High School
Texas Tech
New York
Santa Monica
Calif
Thomas W. Pardue
Boise
Idaho
Lincoln
Nebr
FDR Texas aides named to lead Roosevelt Truman fund drive
FDR N Y speech director names three county chairmen for the national party finance campaign. John A Erhard Dallas County Raymond Buck Fort Worth Tarrant County and Robert F Peden Houston Harris County listed. Col Franklin Spears San Antonio named veterans division chairman to mobilize veterans for the ticket. Judge Sarah T Hughes Dallas to speak on state wide radio at 6 p m Tuesday.
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Texas
John A. Erhard
Dallas County
Raymond , Buck
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Robert F. Peden
Houston
Harris County
Col
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Armed Services
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
Mystery Slaying of Woman in San Antonio
Police investigated the murder of Mrs. Julia Guynes a 47 year old who had moved to San Antonio to run a rooming house. She was found slain in her home by R D Young a family friend from New Orleans who reported the furniture arrival earlier that day and indicated robbery as a possible motive.
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San Antonio
Julia Guynes
R. D. Young
Guynes
New Orleans
Seven New Electors Named In Louisiana
Louisiana's Democratic state central committee named seven new presidential elector nominees to replace four resignations and three who refused to sign the Roosevelt Truman loyalty pledge. The resolution directs printing ballots with the seven new names and the three pledge signers, and bars seven others who did not meet the deadline.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Secretary of State
Unemployment Aid Officials Convene Ahead of Dallas Meeting
Texas unemployment chief Claude A. Williams led a group from three states to discuss methods to prevent federal takeover of state agencies. The Interstate Conference of Employment Insurance Agencies convenes in Dallas October 10 12 with representatives from Alaska Hawaii District of Columbia and multiple states.
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Austin
U.P
Claude A. Williams
Interstate Conference of Employment Insurance Agencies
Dallas
Williams
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Steve Cromwell
Maryland
William L. McKee
Vermont
Stanley Rector
Paul Rauschenbusch
Wisconsin
Robert Leach
Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
District of Columbia
War in Pacific shifts as China fronts loom in Far East
The report details Japanese advances on Foochow beginning Sept 27 with claims of complete occupation, later pared to only city outskirts by Oct 4. American air bases face losses and a shift to potential amphibious operations by Mountbatten's Southeast Asia command, while Liuchow’s fate and sea power moves in the Indian Ocean are noted.
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China
Foochow
Preston Grove
Associated Press
U. S
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Europe
Grover
East China
Liuchow
Manchuria
Canton
England
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Indian Ocean
Pacific
Negro Charged After Fatal Auto Accident
In Waco on October 7 charges of murder without malice and failure to stop and render aid were filed against Edgar Mitchell, a Black man, after his car was involved in two collisions that killed Marine Lt. Donald Robert Kirkpatrick of Gatesville. District Attorney Stansell Bryan reported the incident occurred on the McGregor road yesterday.
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Waco
Donald Robert Kirkpatrick
Gatesville
McGregor Road
Stansell Bryan
Edgar Mitchell
WMC Lifts 48 Hour Dallas Work Week
Dallas reports the War Manpower Commission will end the 48 hour work week starting October 8. Area WMC director Orville W. Erringer said the change excludes cotton textile and some lumbering sectors due to ongoing nationwide manpower shortages.
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WMC
Dallas
War Manpower Commission
Orville W. Erringer
Navy Men Given Clean Slate in Teamsters Fight
Rep. Maas says two naval officers Lt Memdr James H. Suddeth and Lt Randolph Dickins Jr acted as gentlemen after a clash with Teamsters. Navy Secretary Forrestal agreed no misconduct charges were warranted.
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Washington
Maas
R-Minn
House Naval Affairs Committee
Teamsters Union
Navy
Forrestal
James H. Suddeth
Randolph Dickins, Jr
Wall Street Specialties Attract Buying On Week Rally
The stock market closed its best week in months with specialties leading gains. The 60-stock composite rose 0.1 point to 58.6 for a fourth straight advance and posted a weekly net rise. Transfers totaled 446,015 shares, down from last Saturday. Major gainers included Woolworth Gimbel Associated Dry Goods Kennecott Electrical and Musical Industries Worthington Pump and Consolidated Cigar. Front runners included Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Tri Continental Canadian Pacific Sinclair Westinghouse Anaconda and Du Pont. Other notable names listed were Bethlehem Great Northern Goodrich United Aircraft American Can and J I Case. Forward curb leaners featured N Z Zinc Southern Phosphate Electric Bond and Share Cuban Atlantic Sugar Aircraft Accessories Corp and Aluminum of America. Daily turnover stood at 163,335 shares versus 153,875 a week ago.
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Wall Street
New York
Associated Press
Point St
Woolworth
Gimbel
Associated Dry Goods
Kennecott
Electrical and Musical Industries
Worthington Pump
Consolidated Cigar
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
Tri-Continental Corp
Canadian Pacific
Sinclair Oil
Westinghouse
Anaconda
du Pont
Lasgarda
Bethlehem
Great Northern
Goodrich
United Aircraft
American Can
J. 1. Case
N. J. Zinc
Southern Phosphate
Electric
Cuban Atlantic Sugar
Aircraft Accessories Corp
Aluminum of America
Cotton prices ease on hedge selling in New York and New Orleans
New York reports hedging and liquidation offset by mill buying and covering as labor shortages hint at tighter crop movement. Prices for nearby months drift lower by about 20 to 30 cents a bale with middling around 22.42 in New Orleans.
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New York
New Orleans
Funds For Post War Vets Home Boosted
SILVERTON Oct 7 An auction of livestock raised about 3500 dollars for the Briscoe county postwar home for soldiers project. Briscoe county stockmen donated one hundred head for sale. Kenneth Bozeman of Lubbock acted as auctioneer as sponsors plan a place for homeless veterans.
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Silverton
Briscoe County
Kenneth Bozeman
Lubbock
Seventh War Loan Also Is In Cards
Secretary Morgenthau said a Seventh War loan will follow the Sixth, starting Nov. 20, because a costly victory remains in Asia. He warned fighting Japan in the Pacific will cost more and may take a year and a half after Europe ends.
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Atlantic City
N. J
U.P
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Asia
Morgenthau
Japan
Pacific
Europe
Denen
Texan’s Conspiracy Term Is Suspended
Edward Speece of Corpus Christi Texas was given an 18 month suspended sentence and placed on three years probation by Judge Edgar S Vaught after being found guilty of conspiring to receive and dispose of government ammunition stolen from Fort Riley Kansas He appeared not to know the ammo origin Four other men received two to five year penitentiary terms a week earlier
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Oklahoma City
Edward Speece
Corpus Christi
Tex
Fort Riley
Kas
United States District
Edgar S. Vaught
Vaught
Speece
Stock and commodity market notes from New York and Chicago
New York reports steady stock demand with special ties, mixed bond activity as rails advance. Cotton narrow with hedge support. wheat steady in Chicago from commission house buying, hedging. corn weak from cash house selling amid favorable weather. rye firm on resting demand. cattle and hogs nominally steady with top hog price around 14.75.
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New York
Chicago
Fort Worth Market Report and Livestock Summary
Livestock prices and figures cover cattle calves hogs and sheep in WA and Fort Worth reports. Cattle overall steady with various classes priced from 7.00 to 12.00, hogs steady around 13.75 to 14.55, lambs and yearlings up with top lambs at 18.00 and feeders around 11.50 to 12.25. Sheep offerings large with ewes around 3.75 to 4.00 and wills of higher quality lambs carrying gains.
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Sangae Uitey
Fort Worth
Mondav
Grain market mixed as wheat leads Chicago session
Chicago reports show wheat steady with gains from futures rebound and corn under pressure while rye and oats firm. December wheat around 1.65, corn down modestly, rye and oats higher. Fort Worth notes soft hard wheat at 1.68 to 1.78 with barley and sorghum prices listed for 160 pound units.
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Chicago
Commission
Harley
Fort Worth
Rfport
Thomas to Keynote Texans Retail Grocers Convention
Congressman Albert Thomas will be a principal speaker at a three day Texas Retail Grocers convention in Galveston starting Sunday. Gov. Coke Stevenson cannot attend and Attorney General Grover Sellers is ill with influenza. About 250 grocers from across the state are expected to discuss postwar problems and hear talks from government agency officials.
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Galveston
Albert Thomas
Texas
Coke R. Stevenson
Grover Sellers
Charter Granted For New Levelland Bank
State Banking board of Texas grants a charter for a new bank in Levelland named Levelland State Bank with capital of 50000 dollars and surplus of 25000 dollars. It will open once a suitable building fixtures and supplies are obtained. D E Collins of Farmers National Bank Sulphur Oklahoma becomes president and J O Gillham of Brownfield State Bank serves as board chairman.
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Levelland
State Banking Board of Texas
Levelland State Bank
D. E. Collins
Farmers National Bank
Sulphur, Okla
J. O. Gillham
Brownfield State Bank
Gasoline Rationing Easing Hopes Postwar
Max McCullough, former Dallas OPA director and now wartime rationing chief under Chester Bowles, says Germany’s fall may ease gasoline limits gradually. Technicians and war plant reps who sell and advise will be prioritized for relief. He cautions against over optimism as tire quotas exceed production and many A-card holders still lack tires.
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Dallas
Germany
Max McCullough
Office of Price Administration
Chester Bowles
Southwestern
McCullough
Petroleum Administration For War
Dewey’s Charges Deepen Republican Push
Dewey advocates stabilization of the coal industry amid calls for end to Roosevelt administration. He predicts a November win would bring a "competent and honest government" in Washington. He targets Truman and Hillman, accusing Hillman of failing to protect US interests and labeling Truman as hand-picked by Democrats.
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Harry Truman
Democrats
Sidney
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Political Action Committee
Hillman
Office of Production Management
Truman
Senate
United States
Mystery Court Action Surrounds Revisiting of Jockey Figure
Broadway's familiar three foot high iron jockey statue reappears after 10 days missing from John A. Stinson's front yard. Grady Harrist finds the prop in a Tech Main Room, with six Tech students questioned by District Attorney Burton S Burks. Grand jury to consider the case. Stinson bought the piece from a Dallas dealer for 150 dollars and invested 50 more in painting and repair.
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Broadway
John A. Stinson
Grady Harrist
Stinson
Tech
Main
Burton S&s. Burks
Harris
Dallas
War on phrase sparks charity after dish incident
Boston report notes blonde Lorna Slocomb faced malice charge after tipping dishes when asked if she knew there’s a war on. An Oklahoma man sent $27.44 for her defense while a national outpouring of sympathy arrived.
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Boston
Lorna L. Slocomb
Oklahoma
Miss Slocomb
New England
The
Oklahoman
Births Reported in Local Hospitals
Cpl and Mrs Edward S Nabors 1110 Thirty second on birth of a son 5 lb 8 oz at 1 43 am Saturday Porter Sistrand clinic. Father overseas. Mr and Mrs G M Tucker route 1 Anton birth of a daughter 5 lb 14 oz at 9 15 pm Friday West Texas hospital. Father a farmer. Mr and Mrs Earl E Elliott route 1 Shallowater birth of a son 9 lb at 9 17 pm Friday St Marys hospital. Father a farmer.
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Edward S. Nabors
Porter-Sistrand Clinic
G. M. Tucker
Anton
West Texas Hospital
Earl E. Elliott
Route
Shallowater
St. Mary's Hospital
Civil War Vet 100 Dies at Mission
Joseph L. Myers, 100 year old Civil War veteran, died today at his daughter's home in Mission. Funeral services will be held Monday in Caldwell, Kansas, his former home. Myers served with General Sherman at the Battle of Harper Ferry and had traveled in every state, remaining active in woodwork until his death.
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Mission
Joseph L. Myers
M. W. Boger
Caldwell
Kas
Myers
Gen. Sheridan
Harper's Ferry
Union
Bees Create Impassable Block On Fairmont Main Street
A swarm of bees settled on Main Street in Fairmont creating an unusual road block. Bee expert Dr. M. Marken advised non intervention while traffic remained briefly halted. Oct. 7 report notes the situation evolving as authorities managed the scene.
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Fairmont
Minn
Fatemont
Main St
H. Marken
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