Twelve Jap Tanks Destroyed By U S Men On Guadalcanal
Washington reports American forces on Guadalcanal destroyed twelve Japanese light tanks in the past week. U S motor torpedo boats scored a torpedo hit on a Japanese destroyer aiding reinforcements, while fighting was confined to small skirmishes. Allied air units bombed positions west of the airfield and destroyed two enemy seaplanes at Rekata Bay.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Rekata Bay
South Pacific
U. S
U.S
Guadalanal
Ration Books Not Bootlegged In Annapolis
Baltimore Oct 30 Carl W Riddick denied claims gas ration books were bootlegged in Annapolis calling the report erroneous He rejected McCormick dereliction of duty accusation and said transcript would show his testimony did not imply irregularities at the Annapolis ration board He said he was misquoted and clarified his remarks at a hearing before state OPA officials about Lea Simonton the federal work agency chief investigator
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Baltimore
Carl W. Riddick
Annapols
OPA
Leo H. McCormick
Riddick
Annapolis
Annapolis Board
Britain Shifts From The Defensive In New Phase
In Glasgow on October 30 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden declared Britain is shifting away from defense. He addressed the Scottish Unionist conference saying the war has entered a new phase, with air command over northern France and the ability for day and night attacks on Italy.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Anthony Eden
Britain
Eden
France
Italy
Racketeer Must Die In The Chair
Albany N Y Oct 30 The highest court confirms Louis Lepke Buchalter a racketeer is to be executed in Sing Sing for a 1936 murder he allegedly ordered He is 43 and already serving a 44 year to life federal sentence for other crimes Buchalter Weiss and Capone were convicted in Brooklyn for the murder of Joseph Rosen a candy store owner The state charged the killings were ordered to prevent informanting during a Dewey probe of the trucking racket The Court of Appeals 4 to 3 vote upheld Weiss and Capone in first degree murder convictions.
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Albany
N. Y
Louis
Lepke
Joseph Rosen
Brooklyn
Rosen
Thomas E. Dewey
Manhattan
Court of Appeals
Weiss
Capone
Local Shippers Inquire About Their Parcels
The Frederick post office reports inquiries from families of county soldiers in England about Christmas parcels. The War Department said some ships carrying mail were lost. tracing will take weeks to months. Local officials advise sending new parcels with different contents while insurers await determination.
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Frederick
England
War Department
Post Office
British Isles
New York
Debarkation Army Post Office
Higgins To Build Army Cargo Planes
Andrew J. Higgins of New Orleans says the Army awarded him a contract to build 1,200 large cargo airplanes in New Orleans. He cannot reveal plane type, delivery dates, or other details. Harry B. Anstine, 70, Republican, died in York, Pa, after a political career and pretzel manufacturing.
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Washington
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Sai
Army
Higgins
Anstine
York
Harry B. Anstine
Pleuriss
Roosevelt hints at possible compulsory women labor registration
President Roosevelt told a press conference no national service bill decision yet but noted the idea of compulsory registration of women is under consideration. He said registration would map available women workers for war industry, not compel work, and discussed a survey of women aged 18 to 85 with CIO AFL War Board. Legislation would be needed, and the survey might not start before year end.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cio-Afl Labor War Board
Relting
Judd Denounces High Command Stupidity Over Solomons Losses
Dr. Walter R. Judd, former medical missionary and Minnesota Republican nominee, told a teachers' convention in Omaha that U S high command errors in the Solomons have cost American lives. He said two months of inaction allowed Japan to retake the area and warned of further massacres until dated plans give way to modern methods.
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Omaha
Walter R. Judd
Minneapolis
China
Minnesota
High Command
Solomons
United States
Editor trades lieutenant commander stripes for Marine private rank
Paul C. Smith, editor and war information official, has traded his Navy lieutenant commander stripes for Marine private insignia to learn what many must master to win the war using a payonet. At 33 he left his posts as editor and general manager of the San Francisco Chronicle and chief of the CWN news bureau.
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Paul C. Smith
Smith
San Francisco Chronicle
U S Troops in Liberia Since This Past July
London dispatch reports American troops including Negro units have been in Liberia since July. Two airports were built and Liberia passed legislation to cooperate with the United States. Lieut Col Harry A McBride discussed the move with President Barclay and returned to report to President Roosevelt. Monrovia is the capital.
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London
Ghat Mochasia
Hoa
Liberia
United States
Africa
Harry A. McBride
United States Army
Barclay
African Republic
Roosevelt
Monrovia
City police urge safe Hallowe'en amid war shortages
The Police Department urged all Halloween celebrants to avoid property damage and vandalism tomorrow night. Chief Arthur C. Paulsen asked for public cooperation to protect lights, cars, gates, and fences as this war year limits replacements.
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Hallowe'en
Arthur C. Poulsen
Lloyd C. Culler
North Market Street
Rationing To Effect Dogs Foods Too
New York experts including veterinarians say dog diets are heavy and overfed. A half ration could improve health, with four ounces of meat enough for many terriers and Danes needing about 24 ounces. Substitutes and glandular meals may replace scarce meat, Nielsen's Kennel Supplies notes.
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New York
Fido
C. P. Zepp
J. R. Kinney
Nielsen's
Kennel Supplies
Specialties Recover Amid Mixed New York Stock Moves
In New York on October 20, miscellaneous stocks showed a slight recovery aided by air transport shares while leaders faced mild selling. The Solomons battle news was lacking, limiting bullish momentum as bids reflected profits and dividend outlooks rather than current events.
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New York
the Solomons
Pound Foe In Front And Bomb Lines In The Rear
Cairo dispatch reports Britain's Eighth Army pushing deeper into the Alamein line amid a relentless Allied air barrage. US air forces claim 22 enemy fighters downed in five days with two losses, while American supply and logistics efforts under Major General Maxwell expand across Egypt, Eritrea, and the Middle East to sustain the ground offensive.
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Cairo
Britain
Eighth Army
EY Alamein Line
United States Army Air Force
Gerts
Mediterranean
America
Middle East
RAF
U.S. Army Air Forces
United States
Russell L. Maxwell
Persian Gulf
Russia
Maxwell
Egypt
Sudan
Eritrea
Red Sea
Palestine
Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Ethiopia
United Nations
Russians Massing Powerful Shock Armies for Winter Drive
Bern reports from Berlin that the Russians are assembling "powerful shock armies" with full air and armored support for a winter breakthrough against the German line 275 miles west of Moscow. The plan allegedly calls for a westward move from Rzhev toward Velikie Luki then a southward encirclement toward the Dina river near Vitebsk.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Vitebsk-Smolenski
Moscow
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
Dyina River
Vitebsk
Employes Assn Asks New Governor in Maryland
The Classified Marylander, organ of the Maryland Classified Employes Association, says Maryland needs a new governor and united voting. It reports the state employes standard salary board’s delay and argues salaries are too low. James M Hoffa wrote to Governor O’Conor urging discussion before publication. Hoffa claims run-around frustration among state employees and urges action before the election.
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Baltimore
Maryland
United
O'Conor
James M. Hoffa
Hie Maurel UiLik Vulie
Bee. Hotta
State Employes Standard Salary Board
Uoudeu
Hoffa
Men to Vote Before Induction at Baltimore Examinations
Freder icy city and county draft registrants summoned to Baltimore for final physicals and probable induction will vote Tuesday before departure. Draft Board One received orders delaying the bus departure from 7:30 to 8:30 am, allowing about an hour and a half for voting. Thirty seven men are summoned from Board One, most residents of the city and county.
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Fredericy City
Baltimore
Balti
Thier Oeeraweed
Darlan Returns to France After Dakar Morroco Inspection
London dispatch reports Admiral Jean Darlan, head of Vichy armed forces, has returned to France after inspecting defenses at Dakar and in Morocco. The Vichy radio described the trip as completing its security review and reaffirming defenses.
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London
Vichy Radio
Jean Darlan
France
Dakar
Morocco
Newspaper Woman Tells Of Havoc Across Berryville
Berryville Arkansas October reports describe a devastating tornado tearing through the town. Clyde Greenhaw, city editor of the Harrison Times, witnessed mangled bodies, wrecked buildings, and farmers and residents helping amid the chaos. Doctors struggled with the injured and a train delay added to the confusion as officials awaited casualty identifications.
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Clyde Greenhaw
The
Harrison Times
Berryville
Ark
Harrison
Stalingrad Lines Hold and Nalchik Battles Reported
Red Army tanks held Stalingrad defenses as Soviet troops retook a height in the west Caucasus. German forces withdrew in the Nalchik sector after heavy losses. a Sovet unit broke through north of Stalingrad and killed 130 attackers while seizing an ammo dump and other booty. A height northeast of Tuapse was captured amid German pincers near the Black Sea port.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
West Caucasus
Nalchik
Sae
Tuapse
Black Sea
Caucasus
Mozdok
Chevy Chase Father Kills Son And Self
In Chevy Chase a 74 year old retired street car conductor shot and killed his 35 year old son with a shotgun then killed himself in their home. The father George Pulls also fired at his wife Annie Pulliam who was grazed on the cheek. The son Charles worked as a guard at the Bureau of Standards and authorities issued certificates of murder and death by own action. Six railway carloads of arms recently arrived in Mexico, with more expected.
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Washington
Chevy Chase
George Pulls
Charles
Bureau of Standards
Montgomery County
Annie Pulliam
C. Hawks
Tornado Levels Half of Berryville Arkansas
Berryville Ark October 10 at least 27 killed and over 200 injured when a tornado leveled more than half of the Ozark town. Fires broke out, 25 trapped at the railroad station, three doctors to tend the injured, power plant destroyed, emergency hospitals formed in city hall and courthouse, Red Cross appeal, army medical detachment sent from Camp Robinson.
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Berryville
Ark
UPR
Ozark
Missouri and Arkansas
Harrison
Burreka
Harrison Hospital
Army
Camp Robinson
Red Cross
Little Rock
Rea Nelson
Funers
Mark Fanning
Ozark Region
Dormitory Fire Hits St Francis College in Loretto
A four story dormitory at St. Francis College in Loretto Pa known as Old Main was destroyed by fire early today. About 200 students and priests lived there and all managed to escape. Blair Seeds of Loretta reported waking to flames shooting 100 feet into the air as ten fire companies fought to keep the blaze from spreading to other campus buildings.
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Loretto
St. Francis College
Blair Seeds
Loretta
Johnstown
German U boats Sink Nine Ships in North Atlantic Convoy
Berlin reports in a special communique that U boats attacked a fully-laden convoy heading to Britain, sinking nine ships totaling 68,500 tons. No Allied source confirmed the claim.
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Berlin
North Atlantic
Britain
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U. S. Solomons
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Mandles
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