Cross Section Of Senate Nominees In 36 Seats
A broad portrait of candidates for the 36 Senate seats to be decided on November 7 includes seven governors, six House members, a former governor, a lieutenant governor, two mayors, seven lawyers, a banker, an insurer, an industrialist, and a shipyard worker known as the Singing Cowboy. GOP must gain 12 seats to take control. Indiana short term is two months.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Europe
Europe’, Seven Lawyers, A Banker, An Insurance Man, An Industrailist
Ta State
GOP
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Oregon
Indiana
National Senate
Schricker
Moses
North Dakota
Johnston
South Carolina
Bottolfsen
Idaho
Donnell
Missouri
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Saltonstall
Fulbright
Arkansas
Wene
Myers
Pennsylvania
Magnuson
McMurray
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Progresse
H. Corcoran
Cambridge
Maj
Harry P. Cain
Tacoma
Rep
Liel
Frederick F. Houser
California
Senator Downey
Glen H. Taylor
Cowboy Radio
Sen
D. Worth Clark
Allied Push Deepens Into German Front Around Aachen
Allied forces drive eight to ten miles into Germany facing strong fortifications with six foot thick walls. The drive threatens the Siegfried Line as American units reach toward Cologne and Berlin while Aachen comes under intense patrols and German counterattacks intensify elsewhere along the front.
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Trier
Germany
Maastricht
Siegfried
Aachen
Seventh Army
Belfort
Albert Canal
Canadian First Army
Holland
Supreme Headquarters
Siegfried Line
SHAEF
DNB
Prum
Egtried
Rlin
Tries
Burglary at Grace Furniture Co. on Broadway
A pistol and $1.01 from the cash drawer were taken in a Friday burglary at Grace Furniture Co. 1801 Broadway. Police report the gun has been recovered.
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Grace Furniture Co
Broadway
Wage Board Expected to Recommend Wage Increases
Washington reports the War Labor Board plans to issue recommendations to the White House to boost wages as living costs rise. Chairman Davis says a new policy is inevitable and will likely precede Germany’s collapse. He notes surplus labor after V E Day and rejects continuing wartime wage freezes.
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Washington
War Labor Board
White House
Germany
Roosevelt
WLB
Davis
Europe
CIO
AFL
Advance on Palau and Manila Nips Signals Shift of War Tone
Tokyo radio warned Manila residents to dig air raid shelters as Palau battle outcomes drew debate. Journal reports said Morotai fell to MacArthur and Allied airpower moved toward China, while Japan touted Indonesian independence to shape postwar views in the East Indies.
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Navy
Manila
Palau Islands
Tokio
Philippines
Morotai Island
Moluccas
MacArthur
Palau
Netherlands Information Bureau
Washington
East Indies
Delegate Group Picks Farm Session Delegates
Jason O. Gordon county agent announced a 16 man delegate group from Lubbock county farmers to elect a representative for the Farm Labor board public hearing. The men were told to meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Gordon’s office after the Lubbock County Farm Sub-Labor Committee met Saturday. Attendees included W. O. Rieger Cacy O Day and several county staff and home demonstration agents.
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Lubbock
Farm Labor Board
Marilyn Maxwell to Wed John Conte in New York
Singing actress Marilyn Maxwell will marry radio and film actor John Conte tomorrow at 5 p.m. in New York. The ceremony is to take place at the Little Church Around the Corner, per Maxwell via her studio.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Maxwell
New York
John Conte
Allied push and tank movement threaten German garrison
U S troops report heavy bombardment as they press near the Moselle with salvos while Third Army tanks swing north of Metz to outflank the city. Berlin radio notes a fluctuating battle in the Vosges, about 40 miles east of Nancy, as German forces resist near Vesoul and Belfort, closing on the Rhine.
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Moselle
Third Army
Metz
Berlin
Vosges
Nancy
Seventh
Vesoul
Belfort
Rhine
Lt Ernest L Reid Cited In Normandy
The 25 year old son of Mr and Mrs Jim E Reid of 2615 Elim has been awarded the Air Medal for 55 sorties from June 10 to July 31 and 88 missions in August totaling 112 hours. He flies a Piper Cub in liaison observation for an armored field artillery battalion where he serves as assistant commander. His Normandy liaison flying began on D day plus 4. His wife is in Louisiana and he is a former student of Texas Technological College.
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Ernst L. Reid
Jim’ E.reid
Elim
Armored Field Artillery
Normandy
Louisiana
Reid
Texas Technological College
Latin Independence Day Observed Here
Lubbock citizens of Mexican descent observed the day 134 years after Mexico began its fight for independence. Mayor O W Ribble attended the fiesta at the park in the Mexican quarter with speakers Dr C B Qualia and Father Noon. A 50 vehicle parade and outdoor dance followed, with police escort and a queen on one float. Dolores Garcia and Julio Herrera helped organize.
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Lubbock
Mexico
Spain
O. W. Ribble
Ribble
C. B. Qualia
Texas Technological College
Father Noon
Dolores Garcia
Julio Herrera
Ford Plans Wage Hike To Lead Auto Industry Standards
Ford vows to pay the highest wages in the auto industry, aiming to raise wages once government permits. Chairman Davis of the War Labor Board notes Ford seeks higher pay without triggering inflation, while other board sources say timing depends on economic conditions.
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Shawn Ford
Davis
The
War Labor Board
Ford
WLB
Front to Oust Ickes and Perkins in Political Battle
The piece outlines a high level political confrontation as Ickes and Perkins threaten to quit. Dewey's team disputes New Deal issues, while Herbert Brownell Jr. criticizes the New Deal for failing to address questions from Dewey Bricker. Hanegan plans talks with party leaders to curb overconfidence.
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Ickes
Perkins
Dewey
Herbert Brownell, Jr
New York
New Deal
John W. Bricker
Hillman-Browder
Brownell
Robert F. Hannegan
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Allied Air Raids Intensify Over German Targets
Overnight raids hit Berlin and Lübeck as a force conducted an extensive minelaying operation in undisclosed waters. The base at sea movements efforts highlighted by incendiaries set fires seen from over ten miles away. Berlin’s air activity continued despite improving weather and intermittent Reich radio reports.
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Finland
Berlin
Lubeck
Reich
Lynn Drives For UsO Tahoka Drive Under way
Tahoka Texas September 16 veteran sponsor Tahoka American Legion post launches drive to meet Lynn county USO quota with community chairmen appointed and each community assessed a specific amount toward the goal.
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Lynn
USO Tahoka
Lynn County
Tahoka American Legion Post
Westward location of two thirds of US livestock
The article states that about two thirds of the United States livestock is raised west of the Mississippi River, highlighting regional differences in livestock production. It references the western states as the primary area for raising cattle, hogs, and sheep.
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United States
Mississippi River
Simplified 1040 Tax Blank Prepared for 20 Million Taxpayers
Treasury announces a four page 1040 form combining long and short forms for taxpayers. It covers those earning over 5000, or under 5000 with significant nonwithheld income or large deductions. Withholding groups may file vouchers and await a final bill or refund rather than full form details.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Solon Urges Definite Policy Toward India
Rep. Calvin D. Johnson urges Roosevelt and Churchill to define British policy on India at Quebec. He says American lives in Burma and India and the Pacific war depend on a clear India policy and notes Indian leaders claim independence could mobilize 2 to 3 million troops for the Allies.
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Washington
U.P
Calvin D. Johnson
Burma
India
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Quebec
Johnson
House
Chaman Lal
Lal
Russians Push German Forces In Balkan and Warsaw Surround
Soviet and Polish units press the offensive in Yugoslavia Greece and Albania with Malinovsky’s Second Ukraine Army linking with Yugoslav partisans near Negotin. Bulgar troops seek an armistice aiding the Allies. In the Warsaw area Russians and Poles gain ground above Praga and enter Warsaw while Czech and Slovak units clash with Germans and Soviets reportedly advance in northern Transylvania and Slovakia.
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Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
Marshall Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Yuoslav Partisans
Negotin
Danube River
Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Balkan
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
Bug
Narew
Transylvania
Vatra-Dornei
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Poland
East Beskid
Slovakia
Berlin
Jelgava
Latvia
Valga
Estonia
Trucker Drains Station Tank After Reading Error
Sept 16 Detroit report states a gasoline delivery went wrong when a driver assumed a service station tank was empty and filled it with 864 gallons. A second gauge showed empty, revealing the gasoline had been poured into the sewer by mistake.
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Detroit
Almica Covers An Area Of Twelve Million Square Miles
Almica is reported to span about 12 000 000 square miles in area with coverage details noted in local measures. The statement emphasizes vast territorial extent without additional context or comparative data.
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Almica
Many Areas Sorely Need Cotton Pickers
Farm labor officials from Texas A and M extension service assess the cotton picking situation in Texas Blackland and coastal bend regions. They report 500 to 1,500 pickers needed across several counties including Williamson Burleson Robertson McLennan and Bell. Negro recruiters canvass East Texas counties as 90 percent of coastal bend picking is complete and about 73 percent of pickers are set to move north next week.
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College Station
U.P
Texas A. & M
Blackland
Texas
Williamson County
Brazos River
Burleson
Robertson
Court fight over May electors shapes Texas Democratic split
The Houston Chronicle reports a heated dispute among Democrats over Secretary of State Sidney Latham's plan to certify only the May 23 electors. Pro Roosevelt and anti Roosevelt leaders vow to pursue court action while attorneys map strategy.
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Cision
Patman
Sidney Latham
Roosevelt Wright Morrow
The
Houston Chronicle
Morrow
Roosevelt
Latham
James V. Allred
State Supreme Court
Mandamus
Truman
Grover Sellers
Texas
Sellers
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Roosevelt and Mackenzie King Confer on Pacific Strategy
Victory Parley with Mackenzie King and Roosevelt notes unity and swift consensus. Roosevelt outlines three commands for the Pacific: Mountbatten in Southeast Asia, MacArthur in the Southern Pacific, and Nimitz afloat, stressing logistical and strategic challenges to defeat Japan. Fala the dog watches as the scene unfolds.
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Pacific
The
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Douglas MacArthur
Southern Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Italian Front battles yield Rimini gains and village captures
British armor and infantry crossed streams to seize Ospedaletto and Patrignano five miles south of Rimini while Greek forces captured San Lorenzo and Instrada near Rimini. Montescudo fell near San Marino as prisoners since the Adriatic offensive reached 5,500, officials said.
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Ospedaletto
Patrignano
Rimini
San Lorenzo
Instrada
Marano
Montescudo
San Marino
Pershing Reports Improved After Illness
John J. Pershing 84, World War I general, showed some recovery at Walter Reed Army Hospital where he has been a resident since a prior critical illness. Officials noted his condition was improved after a severe setback reported the previous night following a recent cold.
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John J. Pershing
Washington
U. S
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Pershing
Six Hurt in Vickery Collision In Texas
Six persons including an army officer and three German prisoners of war were seriously injured when a military passenger car and a sedan collided near Vickery Texas. Lt Bernard Walsh who led a convoy from a POW camp near McAlester and sedan driver P A Colbert of Richardson were among the injured.
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Vickery
Dallas
Tex
Bernard Walsh
McAlester
P. A. Colbert
Richardson
French Finances Improve After Liberation Report
Paris reports four years of German occupation cost France 18 billion dollars. Finance Minister Lepero says liberation yields immediate financial improvement and public credit remains intact.
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Paris
France
Liberation
Lepero
Births in Lubbock Area Highlight Several New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs L Roy Bailey Hale Center welcome a daughter eight pounds seven ounces at 4 45 pm Saturday in St Mary's hospital Bailey a farmer and teacher. Frank Turman 414 Hale homes reports a birth a daughter eight pounds at 5 30 pm Friday in Porter Sistrand clinic father employed by Wilson company. J E Shipman route 3 Lubbock announces a son weight not read at 1 53 pm Saturday Porter Sistrand clinic. J W Cox Lubbock welcomes a daughter six pounds fourteen ounces at 2 15 am Saturday in St Mary's hospital father a trucker. W M McFarland Ralls reports a daughter six pounds eleven ounces at 9 08 am Saturday in Lubbock General hospital McFarland is minister of the Ralls Church of Christ. Sam Williams Lubbock route reports a daughter eight pounds at 6 07 pm Saturday in Lubbock General hospital Williams is a farmer.
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L. Roy Bailey
Hale Center
St. Mary’s Hospital
Bailey
Frank Turman
Hale Homes
Porter- Sistrand Clinic
Wilson Company
J. E. Shipman
Route 3
Lubbock
Porter-Sistrand Clinic
South Plains Army Airfield
J. W. Cox
W. M. McFarland
Rallis
Lubbock General Hospital
McFarland
Ralls
Sam Williams
Willams
Texas Liquor Board Announces August Convictions and Seizures
Texas Liquor Control Board agents filed 303 criminal liquor law complaints in August, resulting in 218 convictions and 35 jail terms plus 29,286 dollars in fines. They seized 22 illicit stills with 950 gallon capacity, 1,233 gallons of mash and 19 gallons of liquor across multiple counties. International bridge tax collections totaled 33,027 dollars with year end fiscal totals at 397,775 dollars, up 195,357 from the prior year.
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Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Harrison
San Jacinto
Titus
Gregg
Harris
Upshur
Camp
Jasper
Angelina
International Bridges
el Paso
Laredo
Hidalgo
Brownsville
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Dallas Officer Near Death After Dawn Gun Battle
In Dallas a dawn gun battle left Patrolman R. H. Sunday critically wounded by a shotgun pellet in the lower abdomen. A man, later shot by another officer, was the suspected gunman who was not identified. Mamie Martin also suffered a foot wound while police responded to the shooting. Sunday underwent emergency surgery to remove shotgun pellets.
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Dallas
R. H. Sunday
Mamie Martin
Martin
Bombs Cut Ploesti Oil By Two-Thirds
Allied bombing raids on Ploesti Romania reduced oil production by about two thirds. The American 15th air force conducted 18 attacks dropping 12 979 tons of bombs while losing 223 heavy bombers and 33 fighters among 6 573 bombers and 2 400 fighters involved and 188 German planes shot down. The RAF conducted 123 night raids losing 15 heavy bombers.
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Ploesti
Romania
15Th Air Force
RAF
Athens appoints Jones as mayor after Dickerson’s death
Athens Texas names Paul Jones a 11 year city commissioner to serve as mayor after the death of Don Dickerson. Guy H. Ballard is appointed to fill Jones’s vacated commissioner seat in the town government.
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Athens
Tex
Will Paul Jones
City Commission
Don Dickerson
Guy H. Ballard
Jones
Day Night Bomb Forces Planned
Washington dispatch reports the U S Army Air Forces may split into separate day light and night bombing groups as the war shifts from Europe to Asia. Lt Gen Barney M Giles notes instrument bombing enables night raids and a long range push to Pacific action with the B 32. The losses since D day total 2870 aircraft and 10 284 missing or killed, with Germany deteriorating within its borders.
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Washington
United States Army Air Forces
Europe
Asia
RAF
AAF
Giles
Ration values rise for vegetables as items go free
The Office of Price Administration announces higher point values for most vegetables and soups under continuing rationing through September 30. Chester Bowles notes the change reflects removal of nearly all vegetables from rationing, while meat, butter and dairy red points stay the same. Spaghetti dinners move to red points with one to one and a half ounces of grated cheese per carton.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
War Food Administration
Dallas News To Cut Out Ads On Monday
The Dallas Morning News announced it will publish Monday without any advertising due to a newsprint shortage. It may extend the plan to other days in September to conserve copies for the quarter ending September 30.
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Dallas News
Dallas
Dallas Morning News
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