Health progress in U S armed forces surpasses 1917 18 levels
Washington reports military medical advances have left the 1942 force healthier than World War I troops. Non effective rates run under 3 percent in the Army and under 2 percent in the Navy, with sulfa drugs slashing meningitis deaths and vaccines reducing atlantic disease incidence. Venereal disease rates are at record lows, and women in service show similarly low infection levels.
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Washington
U. S
Navy
Army
Milk Shortage Reported Here in Lubbock
A local report outlines a seasonal milk shortage driven by harvest labor needs and late milking times. Increased school and military demand plus labor scarcity raise costs, with dairies cutting deliveries and urging producer and consumer cooperation to weather the nine month cycle.
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Bell Ice Cream Co
Borden Co
McAhaney Dairy Products Co
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Texas
Allied push across the Volturno Meet Strong Resistance
Allied engineers and air units pressed the Volturno line as Nazi resistance faded. RAF and American forces struck bridges, airfields, and transport behind enemy lines while the Eighth Army advanced four to seven miles north to Guglionesi amid rain. Casualties and aerial losses favored the Allies with seven enemy planes shot down.
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Volturno
Salonika
Greece
Campobasso
Vinchiaturo
Eighth Army
Guglionesi
Venafro
Capua
Petacciato
Marcigliana
Rome
Governor Stevenson and Mann spar over 1950 race signals
Attorney General Gerald C. Mann said he would not seek another AG term and hinted at a gubernatorial run while criticizing Governor Coke R. Stevenson’s stance toward the national administration. Stevenson had not announced a second term and offered no comment when approached by reporters after returning to the capitol.
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Gerald C. Mann
Coke R. Stevenson
Stevenson
Russians Press Dnieper Front and Beyond in Critical Soviet Push
German reports describe close gauge fighting on the Dnieper near Dnepropetrovs k and Kiev area with Soviet tank losses claimed at 59. Additional Soviet assaults are said to be underway in White Russia toward Gomel Orsha and Mogilev while Nevel sector forces resume offensive actions about 65 miles north of Lat via.
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Dnepropetrovesk
Dnieper
Kiev
Berdin
White Russia
Gomel
Orsha
Mosilev
Nevel
Latvia
Births in Lubbock and ODenell Families
Mr. and Mrs. Leland J. Breece of Route 8 Lubbock greet a daughter born at 4 02 p m Saturday in St Marys hospital weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Mr. and Mrs A R Fallon of Route 1 ODenell announce a daughter born at 11 15 a m Saturday in West Texas hospital weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. Fathers are farmers.
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Leland J. Breece
Route 8
Lubbock
St. Mary's Hospital
A. R. Fallon
Route 1
Odenell
West Texas Hospital
Mrs Viola Plemons Dies After Ill Health
Mrs Viola Plemons 33 died at 9 30 p m Saturday at home 3010 Twentieth street after two years of illness. She leaves husband J H Plemons and five sisters. three sons reside in Texas and military postings. Funeral services pending at Plains Funeral Home. She was a Methodist and Eastern Star member.
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Viola Plemons
Twentieth Street
Plains Funeral Home
Broadway
Plemons
Lubbock
J. H. Plemons
W. M
Dalhart Army Airfield
Clyde H. Plemons
Tuscon
Ariz
James C. Plemons
Central America
R. T. Alexander
J. N. Thompson
Honey Grove
Tex
M. J. Rhew
Ladonia
D. R. Smith
Port Arthur
R. W. Brummitt
Fort Worth
Set
Tubbock
Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
Wellington
West Coast Oil To Fuel War Efforts From Gulf
Houston reports tank car shipments of military crude to the west coast and plans to move oil from West Texas to mid western refineries. Major J R Parten of the Petroleum Administration for War notes government cost support for crude movements and ongoing efforts to expand rail routes. West Texas oil currently moves to the east coast with government aid.
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Houston
West Coast
West Texas
Mid-West
J. R. Parten
The
Petroleum Administration For War
Middle West
Turkey Sees Grim Peace Prospects After Italy Move
The Turkish press voices gloom as Tan faults Allied action in granting co belligerent status to Italy. It argues the move undermines peace ideals and will strain humanity, predicting limited support from Badoglio’s government like that seen under Mussolini’s puppet regime in the north.
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Istanbul
Tan
Italy
Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Large Scale Transport Plane Production Initiated by Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright and Higgins Aircraft begin mass production of transport aircraft for the U S Air Forces. The project aims for schedules far surpassing prior transport output, with the Curtiss C 46 Commando chosen as the main giant twin engined cargo type.
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New York
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Higgins Aircraft, Inc
U. S
B. &S. Wright
Curtiss-Wright
War Department
Wright
Wilma Should Get A Victory Medal
WEST BRANCH IN Oct 16 A Wilma sow of Chester White breed owned by E R Moore retired farmer is cited for producing 187 pigs from 45 descendants in 18 months after a $130 purchase Moore planned a hobby pig project on an eight acre tract and has sold some offspring for 3500 dollars while still keeping Wilma and 45 descendants
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West Branch
Wilma
E. R. Moore
Moore
Chester White
Power plan defeated in Kerrville special election
Voters in Kerrville rejected a proposal for the city to purchase the electric power distribution system run by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The tally was 266 in favor and 32 against, with an estimated voting strength of 1,000.
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Power Plan
Kerrville
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Lt Leon Smith and Crew Face Zeros Over Kuriles Aerial Battle
Lt Leon A. Smith of Lubbock led his B 24 Liberator with a nine ship crew through a 45 minute engagement against 40 to 50 Zero fighters above Paramushiru and Shimishu islands in the Kuriles. Despite multiple hits and perilous dives, the ship returned uninjured after 1600 miles air time. The mission was part of a series supporting U S Army Air Forces bombing runs on northern Japanese outposts.
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Grun
Kuriles
Hankins
Avalanche-Journal
Paramushiri
Shimishu
Lubbock
Bers
Leon A. Smith
Twentieth Street
Japan
Washington
U. S. Army
Eleventh Air Forces
Alaska
Faremuahirag
Shimishu Islands
Alestians
Leon A. Snaith
John ¥. Duffy
Chicago
Floyd L. Owens
Indianapolis
Herachel A. Hansen
Kansas Ily
William C. Niehaus
Frenton
N. J
John FP
Conco
Bombardier
Utica
Raymond GG. Gaytor
Ayden
Ira J. Edwards
Yulee
Memon Willey
Vergennes
Wilfred S$. Dumas
Montpelier
Smith
Japairman
Dunnes
Liberator
Paramushiru Strait
Ted
Buckner
Parahushiru
Hiska
Les Carocenes
Paramushiru
Lt. Smith
Carl A. Smith
Air Corps
Australia
Helen Louise
Marines
Frisky
Armed Services
Boston
Texans Hold Tune In Sicily Aboard Ship
Lt. Laverne Manley of San Antonio leads a unit praising long Army service while Sgt. Phillip D. Gallas sends a greeting to his one year old son. The Texas troops sing Eyes Of Texas with 150 voices, a broadcast record for U.S. stations.
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Sicily
Laverne Manley
San Antonio
Manley
Phillip D. Gallas
Gallas
Texas
Sgt. Bartlett
Sgt. Juergens
United States
Capt. Baruch
Capt. Barauch
Ensign Carson
Chambers of Commerce
Meat Rationing Plan Defended by Texas Official
Dallas reports Max McCullough of OPA Region Five defends meat rationing. He argues removal of slaughter quotas harms civilian access and United Nations needs, insisting after Army, Navy and lend-lease needs are met, remaining meat must be rationed for equal civilian share. He counters Texas Commissioner McDonald’s call to end rationing.
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Dallas
Max McCullough
OPA Region Five
McCullough
J. E. McDonald
Texas Agricultural Commissioner
War Meat Committee
Soldier dies in jeep crash near Meunot La
J T Shirley a member of the Third Army anti tank unit died from a skull fracture after a jeep left the road five miles south of Meunot Louisiana and hit a tree. His wife Mrs Bernice Shirley of Gainesville Texas has been notified officials said.
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Third Army Maneuver
J. T. Shirley
Third Army
Menutt
Bernice Shirley
Hancock Street
Gainesville
Texas
Young Communist League votes to dissolve in New York
The Young Communist League voted to dissolve at a special national convention in New York and formed temporary committees to consider creating a new national youth group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Young Communist League Today
Knutson calls to bar Army bombers from lecture tours
Representative Knutson R Minn urged the House Appropriations committee to ban Army bombers from transporting individuals for lecture tours. He cited Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt's Australian voyage and contrasted it with farmers lacking gasoline in his district. Chairman Cannon said the move may exceed appropriations authority. Mrs Roosevelt defended her trip as using a plane already en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knutson R-Minn
House Appropriations Committee
Mrs. Gus Whited of Ralls Dies Saturday
Mrs Grus Whited of Ralls died Saturday in a West Texas hospital after an illness beginning Tuesday. Survivors include her husband and children Morene of Lubbock Iva Mae Mary Lou Walton and Adram Lee of Ralls her mother Mrs H Thornton of Lubbock six brothers Loran Thornton Weatherford Jim Thornton Ralls Tom Thorton in U S Army Hollis Elmer and Ernest Thornton of Lubbock two sisters Mrs Buster Nichols and Mrs Lester Nichols of Farmington New Mexico Arrangements by Marr Funeral Home not yet completed.
Bombers Hit Rangoon War Plant In Burma Raid
U S Liberator bombers from the Tenth Air Force destroyed the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company plant in Rangoon, the largest Burma facility. In the hour battle they claimed two Zeros shot down and multiple enemy aircraft damaged, with one Liberator lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ranchman Charged In Death Of Soldier
Ezra Trotter of Balmorhea Texas was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sgt. Robert G. Roney at Balmorhea. Roney, stationed at Pyote Army Air base near Pecos, lived in Durhamville New York. Trotter posted a 5000 dollar bond.
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Pecos
Tex
Ezra Trotter
Balmorhea
Stockman
Robert G. Roney
Trotter
Roney
Pyote Army Air Base
Durhamville
N.Y
British and Germans Meet In Sea Battle off the Hague
Berlin broadcast reported by the Associated Press said British motor torpedo boats and German coastal patrol ships clashed in the North Sea near the Hague this morning. German units attacked, British vessels withdrew after one British boat caught fire and sank, with no immediate British confirmation and German ships reportedly unharmed.
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London
Berlin
Associated Press
North Sea
Hague
Holland
Condition of R A McKinney in critical at West Texas hospital
R A McKinney, a Lubbock real estate man, remained in critical condition after a ten day old automobile crash on Slide road, treated at West Texas hospital. Also listed, Mrs Clarence Coder injured in a collision at the highway air base road intersection with E Tapley of Plainview.
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R. A. McKinney
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Slide Road
Clarence Coder
Pvt. Coder
South Plains Army Base
Air Base Road
E. Tapley
Plainview
New England Coast Braces For Hurricane
The hurricane center passed 180 to 200 miles west of Bermuda and will approach the New England coast Sunday with dangerous gales. Warnings extend from south of Block Island to Cape Hatteras and a hurricane alert is in effect for the New England coast. The earlier 1938 storm killed 588 people, damaged 300 to 500 million dollars, with 19,000 structures destroyed and 13,440 families homeless.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
New England
Weather Bureau
Block Island
Cape Hatteras
Blue Hills Observatory
Readon
Timed Allied Bombing Aims at Final Victory Strategy
The article argues Germany aimed bombing Ploesti and Schweinfurt at exact moments to maximize impact on the West’s decisive battles. It notes invasion timing is a closely guarded secret and winter weather delays a cross-channel invasion, predicting a northern France campaign next year aided by strategic bombing and combined land sea operations.
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Ploesli
Schweinfurt
Europe
England
Channel
France
Germany
Wave Of Terrorism Spreads Across France Claims Action Francaise
Madrid report says terrorism and political assassinations disturb southern France and now reach northern territories under German occupation. La Carrone of Toulouse notes guerrillas in Savoie purging members seen as Vichy or German informers after killing their own leader.
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France
Madrid
Action Francaise
la Carrone
Toulouse
Savoy
Hitler orders fight to the last man in Crimea
Stockholm dispatch says Hitler ordered seven German divisions on the Crimea to defend if necessary to the last man against any attack. The Berlin correspondent notes Italy plans Rome evacuation as Nazis fear challenging the Catholic world by turning the Holy City into a battlefield.
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Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Crimea
Stalingrad
Berlin
Social Demarkraten
Italy
Rome
German War Losses Said Near Four Million
Lord Selborne reported that about 4,000,000 German troops have been killed in the current war. He noted nine tenths occurred in Russia and that total deaths exceed Germany's losses in World War I.
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Greater London
Lord Selborne
Russia
Germany
Australia Tops World Wool Production Leaderboard
Australia is described as the leading wool producing country globally, claiming the top spot in wool output. The statement highlights Australia’s dominant role in the industry and positions it as the premier source of wool worldwide.
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Australia
Izvestia urges early Western Front in Moscow conference
Izvestia in its eve editorial says Allied accord hinges on a firm plan for an early invasion of Western Europe by Britain and the United States. The Soviet publication insists victory over Germany via a second front is the primary demand, with other issues secondary.
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Moscow
U.P
Ivestia
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Izvestia
Germany
Nazi Fear Grows as Rommel Leads Effort in Yugoslavia
Dispatches report Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commanding German forces with 12 divisions and nine Bulgarian units in Yugoslavia to clear guerrilla strongholds on the Dalmatian coast and protect the Sava river line from Tito’s resistance. Yugoslav communiques claim heavy fighting in Slovenia and lower Styria, especially around the Sava river bridge at Sevnica, with about 1,200 Nazis killed or wounded so far in that sector.
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Istanbul
Yugoslavia
Cairo
Associated Press
Mark W. Clark
Bernard L. Montgomery
Italy
Dalmatian
Sava River
Tito
Slovenia
Styria
Sevnica
Ljubjana
Roving Reporter Describes Club History and Propeller Name
Roving Reporter Pyle in Long Beach notes the club is first built. Major Carlis explains a tile floor from a former desert house used as German prison and British headquarters later destroyed by American bombs. First Lt Allen displays the large propeller and a notorized board signed by Bob Hope Langford Romano Pepper Spaatz Doolittle Tedder.
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Bob Hope
Francis Langford
Tommy Romano
Jack Pepper
Carl Spaatz
Jimmy Doolittle
Tedder
Texas Woman's Press Association Elects Officers At Dallas
Mrs. Alex Adams of San Antonio was elected president at the Texas Woman's Press Association 50th annual convention in Dallas. Other officers include Kliss H. Murphy of Fort Worth as 1st vice president, Dana Carnes of Bryan as 2nd vice president, Frankie Guthrie of Rio Grande Valley as 3rd vice president, Pearl Guekner of Trubboeck as secretary, Albert Buchanan of Bryan as treasurer, and Charles R. Allen of San Antonio as corresponding secretary. Houston will host the 1944 convention. Committees named cover conservation of natural resources memorial wars and means.
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Dallas
Alex Adams
Antonio
Texas Woman's Press Association
Houston
Kliss H. Murphy
Fort Worth
Dana Carnes
Bryan
Frankie Guthrie
Rio Grande Valley
Pearl Guekner
Trubboeck
Albert Buchanan
Charles R. Allen
San Antonio
Former Cubs outfielder Asbell held by FBI in Houston
Roy J. Abbaticchio announced Marion Asbell 28 Houston was charged with violation of the Federal Impersonation Statutes for posing as an FBI agent. The complaint was filed before U S Commissioner Emily Jane Loy. Asbell is in custody and to be arraigned Monday.
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Houston
Roy J. Abbaticchia, Jr
Federal Bureau Co
Marion Agbell
Abbaticchio
Asvzel
Chicago Cubs
Ster Renegan
Asbell
FBI
U. S
Emily Jane Loy
Italians Show Apathy To War Declaration On Germany
Italian public greets Badoglio’s declaration of war on Germany with apathy. An Allied auto tour along the Adriatic coast revealed no demonstrations in towns visited after the declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pietro Badoglio
Adriatic
London Air Raid Alarm Briefly Raised Then Cleared
London issued a brief air raid alert early today, followed by an all clear with no gunfire heard. Earlier, German planes struck a southeast coast town, the first warning in London since October 15 when 15 German planes dropped 30 tons of bombs on the city.
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London
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