Oddities in the News Highlights From Across the Nation
A collage of quirky incidents and brief items from various locales. Retiring Patrolman Thomas P. Owen in York-Downtown era praised for traffic duty. monkey Jimmy born during bombing raid in North Africa performs with no false alarms. a war plant worker in Los Angeles searches for housing while caring for a child. Gowen Field guards and dogs conduct searches after a truck crash. a helmet pierced by a bullet in Salt Lake City, then a return to duty. a Nebraska wedding notice and a minor local theft and home tram item wrap the brief.
Italians Put War Aims Behind Axis Split
Italian forces vow to strike back after Italy switches sides in World War II. General Pietro Badoglio announces government joined Allied fight, promising troops ready for Corsica northern Italy and main warfare against Germany. Leaders and people show resolve as German reaction looms.
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Italy
Germany
Pietro Badoglio de
Mearshal
Gerz
Kem
1Si
Kans
Plane inauguration ties New Orleans and Fort Worth
In New Orleans on Oct 14 Delta Airlines will launch a 21 passenger inaugural flight between New Orleans and Fort Worth. Gov Jones and civic leaders from Texas and Louisiana will ride the plane, greeted by the Association of Commerce. Mayors from New Orleans Dallas Shreveport Baton Rouge will join the event aboard the inaugural flight and attend a luncheon.
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Orleans
Gov- Jones
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Delta Airlines
Association of Commerce
Heacon
Hong
Worth
D. Evans
Dallas
Rodgers
Shreveport
Meyor Caldwell
Baton Rouge
Fred LeBlanc
Chambers of Cornheeds
Pleased With Pig Show In West Monroe
Officials of the Northeast Louisiana Junior Livestock show opened the event and report strong entries and good pig condition. Awards include a $30 Sears Roebuck prize for grand and reserve champions and parish prizes. viewing is free, rodeo admission applies for evening performances.
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Northeast Louisiana
Monroe
Sears, Roebuck and Company
West Monroe
Fair Grounds
Seventeen Alabama coal mines shut down in work stoppage
Birmingham days note that at least 17 Alabama coal mines employing over 6,500 workers halted operations as government release of mines to owners triggered the stoppage. Two mines, including the state’s largest, began morning shifts off line, with five shut yesterday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Edgewater
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Sayreton No
Virginia
Seyre
Republic Steel Corporation
Lewisburg
Flat Top
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company
Alabama By-Products Corporation
Italy Still Faces Punishment for Its Past Deeds
London reports that despite Badoglio's war declaration, many see Italy’s past misdeeds as still shaping policy. The Daily Mail notes punishment may come with potential remission for good conduct as new regimes are considered. Reactions from exiled governments vary, with some supporting allies while others oppose new imperial arrangements.
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London
Italy
Badoglio
Geremany
The
Daily Mail
France
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
Veclina
Errol Flynn Faces New Accusation as Backing Grows for Tax
In Los Angeles an action claims Errol Flynn is the father of Shirley Evans Hassan's two year old daughter Marylyn Evans Flynn born November 13, 1940. Hassan seeks monthly support medical care and fees while Flynn's attorney denies the charges. The case continues as legal filings proceed with creditors and witnesses expected.
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Los Angeles
Debonair Errol Flynn
Shirley Evans Hassan
Marylyn Evans Flynn
Flynn
Peggy LaRue Satterlee
Betty Hansen
Lincoln
Neb
Hassai
Robert Ford
Prynn
Hassan
Henry Hassan
Marion Taylor
Shirley
Ghost Armada Plagues Nazis in New York Broadcast
A ghost fleet of nearly 490 fighting ships sails to disrupt Hitler’s fortress Europe. The force includes battleships torpedo boats and replacements from lend lease and pre war fleets. British admiralty and government estimates place hundreds of ships and thousands of officers across British French and Italian navies allied with the United Nations.
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New York
Oct
Uup
Europe
Hitler
British Admiralty
United Nations
Deanna Durbin Files Divorce From Vaughn Paul
Hollywood star Deanna Durbin sues for divorce from naval lieutenant Vaughn Paul after a long marriage begun in 1941. The filing cites mental cruelty and cites their estrangement since last Monday with the couple having known each other since youth.
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Hollywood
Deanna Durbin
Vaughn Paul
Miss Durbin
Paul
Italian Navy Designed to Cooperate With Britain
An Italian naval officer says the surrendered fleet failed in the Mediterranean because it was built to cooperate with Britain, not fight. The plan aimed for British control of the region, but Mussolini’s alignment with Hitler disrupted it, leaving Italy with a limited lake-like fleet and bases exposed to Allied power.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Britain
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Hitler
Raimondo di Montecuceli
Far East
Red Army advances reach major Ukrainian and Crimean targets
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces on the Dnieper push toward Kiev and Melitopol as they cross mud flats and break German lines. In Crimea the 17th Army faces intensified pressure with rail links severed, signaling widening Soviet gains.
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Henry
Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Kiev
Gomel
Zaporoche
Melitopol
Dnieper
Molochna
Sozh
Crimea
Kherson
Battle for Kiev Intensifies as German Lines Dig In
Reuters from Moscow reports German high command rushes troops toward Kiev to stall the Russian offensive and permit evacuation of Nazi forces. The fighting around the Ukrainian capital is described as the bloodiest since last summer’s battles for Orel and Belgorod, with three major German defense bases falling as capitulation looms.
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Bondon. Ie
Thes Boas
Kiev
Reuters
Moscow
Orel
Belgorod
Five Youths Sentenced in Federal Court In Second Week
In the federal court fall term session five defendants were sentenced after guilty pleas. Arthur Merritt received 18 months with probation five years on a second count. Wallace Houch drew three years for illegal government property possession. James Young got one year and a day plus five years probation on the second count. James Cheshire received five years probation for theft of interstate shipment. Johnny Walker was sent to a training school until majority with potential over five years. he admitted stealing a government check.
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United States
Arthur Merritt
Wallace Dayton Houch
James Young
James Wesley Cheshire
Johnny Walker
Jimmie Davis Launches Gubernatorial Campaign Across State
Jimmie Davis, candidate for governor, will begin his campaign with radio addresses across Louisiana. From 6:30 to 7:30 pm he will speak on WKKH KRMD WMIS WJBO. At 1:30 to 2 pm over KPLC KALB KVOL, and 9:30 to 10 pm on WDSU AMLB.
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Shreveport
Jimmie Davis
WKKH
KRMD
WMIS
Natchez
WJBO
Baton Rouge
KPLC
Lake Charles
Kalb
Alexandria
KVOL
Lafayette
WDSU
New Orleans
AMLB
Monroe
House Debates Higher Aid for Military Dependents
Congress eyes larger monthly payments for wives and children of armed forces members as debate opens. Proposals range from $75 to $95 for a wife with one or two children, with increases per extra child. Costs are estimated between $650 million and $1 billion annually.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Congress
Thomas Democrat
Oklahoma
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Reed
Kansas
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
May
Kentucky
Senate
Martin
Massachusetts
McCormack
Sadowski
Michigan
C. SO
Committee
Three Soldiers Die In Camp Bowie Crash
Three soldiers stationed at Camp Bowie Brownwood died after a head on collision between a sedan and a pickup three miles east of Stephenville Texas at 9 PM. One injured man Henry F Maher Hartford Conn is in critical condition with burns over most of his body. The other seriously injured is T E 45 Gouldbusk driver of the truck. Identification of the three burned bodies was pending at a local funeral home. Witnesses said the sedan exploded and a large gasoline container was in the car.
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Stephenville
Tex
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Here
Henry F. Maher
Hartford
George Sheields
The
Red Cross
Cay
German Field Marshal Kesselring Recalled to Berlin
Reuters from Stockholm cites Swiss reports that Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, commander of German forces facing the Allied armies in drag, has been recalled to Berlin.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Albert Kesselring
Draig
Berlin
Bridgeheads Established Across Volturno River in Rome Drive
Allied forces under General Mark W. Clark crossed the Volturno River at night and pressed a bold assault, seizing several bridgeheads on the north bank. American tanks and engineers supported by heavy artillery and air power expanded the footholds as they push toward Rome. The advance included the capture of Guardia and movement threatening German flanks. seven German divisions were diverted to oppose the attack.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Volturno
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Clark
Capua
Italy
Guardia
Benevento
Ponte
A F L Reelects William Green for 20th Term in Boston
The American Federation of Labor at its Boston convention reelected President William Green for his 20th term by a single ballot. Frank Duffy nominated Green, and the body attached a condition on charter authorization requiring jurisdiction negotiations with the U M W. The federation signaled potential readmission of the Lewis union if terms are met and disputes over jurisdictions are resolved.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor Today
William Green
Green
Frank Duffy
Carpenters and Yomers Union
Ssuess
Lewis
Two Destroyers Lost by U S in Mediterranean Action
The U S Navy reported the sinking of two destroyers, the Buck and Bristol, in the Mediterranean from underwater explosions off Salerno on October 9 and yesterday. Casualty details are pending, with next of kin to be notified. A Japanese bombing raid on Attu Island in the Aleutians was unsuccessful.
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Mediterranean
Attu Island
Aleutians
Buck
Bristol
Salerno
Attu
Aleutians Chain
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Widew
Harry Oakes
Nasu
Goreppo
Italian Socialist Party
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Hopevell
Naples
Mark Clark
U. S. Signal Corps
Errol Flynn
Ghost Armada
Zaporozhe
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