Doo Little raid airmen may be captured by Japan
Secretary of War Stimson said some American flyers from the Tokyo raid may have been forced down and captured after leaving Japan. He noted one plane interned in Russia and several forced landings in China with a few listed as missing, while praising the airmen for targeting military objectives with accuracy. The Tokyo radio claimed four airmen were captured and faces punishment under international law.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
China
War Department
Red Cross
New York
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo Radio
Rates Cut On Auto Insurance In Wartime West Virginia
Charleston reports a nationwide 35 mph speed limit and gasoline rationing have lowered private passenger auto insurance rates. The National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters adopted the new rates, basing classifications on gasoline ration books. Applies to policies effective after Oct 20 1942, with possible retroactive application to earlier starts in certain areas.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Harlan Justice
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
West Virginia
Danish King Christian X Injured In Horse Fall
A London Copenhagen broadcast said King Christian X of Denmark, injured in a fall from a horse, lapsed into unconsciousness at times today. It described his condition as worse.
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Associated Press
London
Copenhagen
Christian X of
Denmark
Weather in West Virginia Warm Day, Cooler Night
The West Virginia report notes moderate temperatures today with a drop tonight. Expect showers this evening as cooler air moves in.
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West Virginia
Sprague Store Operator Charged With Receiving Stolen Goods
William Beaver of Sprague stands trial on grand larceny charges for accepting stolen items from two youths. Prosecution alleges Beaver bought silk hose suits belts rifles and other goods from the youths and hid them in his Maitland store awaiting transfer to Charleston. Witness Wilbur Logan testified the majority of the merchandise was sold to Beaver who claimed he could dispose of it locally. The case featured a disputed misnaming of the Koppers Stores organization involved in the indictment.
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Koppers Coal Company
William Beaver
Sprague
Beaver
Ragland
Hutchinson
Clay S. Crouse
Charleston
Smith
Maitland
Wilbur Logan
Stimson Denies Rift In Pacific High Command
Secretary of War Stimson said Ghormley and MacArthur were in close cooperation along the Pacific border where their commands meet. He described clear, well understood responsibilities, denying confusion in unity of command. Nimitz leads the bulk of the Pacific, with Ghormley commanding the southern sector.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
Solomons
Robert L. Ghormley
Douglas MacArthur
Secrtary
Pacific
MacArthur
Ghormley
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Aleutians
Hawaii
Fiji Islands
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Errol Flynn Faces Fresh Rape Allegation in Catalina Sail
In Los Angeles, Errol Flynn was charged again after Peggy la Rue Satterlee swore to a complaint alleging Flynn assaulted 15 year old daughter of a hotel chef aboard his yacht Sirocco during a moonlight cruise to Catalina Island on August 3 1941. A prior charge in September involved a 17 year old at a Bel Air party. Flynn denied both accusations and posted bail.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
R. W. Bowling
Peggy la Rue Satterle
District Attorney's Office
Sirocco
Catalina Island
Flynn
Lili Damita
Betty Hansen
Lincoln
Neb
Able Bel Air
Fred McEvoy
Voter Registrars Will Have Easier Time in the Future
The county adopts a permanent registration plan promising simpler processes. Reports from pre election sittings show low turnout with most applicants transfers or existing registrants. Registrars anticipate ongoing tasks include transfers, new residents, and quadrennial checks. Each vote verifies the registration at the county clerk’s office.
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Nis
Losses Mount as Pacific Battles Rage in Solomons
In the Solomon Islands Allied and Japanese forces reported mounting losses as U S destroyers O'Brien and Meredith were sunk. American planes damaged a cruiser and a destroyer while shooting down 12 Japanese aircraft. Allied bombers attacked ships near Rabaul and macarthur's forces hit Timor. Australian troops repelled a Japanese attempt near Port Moresby in the Owen Stanley range.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pacific
Solomon Islands
United States
O'Brien
Meredith
U. S
Solomons
New Britain
Rabaul
Douglas MacArthur
Macbisse
Timor
Port Darwin
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
MacArthur
Norh
Kokoda
Midway
Moresby
Buna
O’brien
Navy
Few Furloughs During Holidays
Stimson announced limited holiday furloughs for service members as training and induction schedules must not be disrupted by Thanksgiving November 26 or Christmas Eve and Day. Recruitment and induction examinations will not occur on those days. Men already on a 14 day furlough may extend by one or two days to spend Thanksgiving or Christmas with family.
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Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
Army
New Civilian Goods Ban Planned by War Board
Washington. War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson outlined a plan to schedule essential civilian items like military weapons, phasing out unneeded goods. He expects possible shifts of one third of the population into the war effort if food production is counted, and noted new clothing standards will guide reform while allowing flexibility. Nelson also pushed to bring Andrew J. Higgins into the cargo aircraft program with Roosevelt, weighing options to build a new wooden plane or use government furnished equipment.
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Associated Press
Wshington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
W.P.B
United States
Nelson
Efoort
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Higgins
Roosevelt
Two New Divorce Cases Filed In Circuit Clerk Office
Two new divorce suits were filed today. Opal Irene Dillon sues Okey Herman Dillon. Elena Stover sues by sister Debra Stover against Staff Sergeant Hughie Hermitt Stover. Anna Miller granted a divorce from John Miller by vacation order issued by Circuit Court Judge Clarence Meadows.
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Circuit Clerk's
Opal Irene Dillon
Okey Herman Dillon
J. L. Baer
Elena Stover
Debra Stover
Hughie Hermitt Stover
Ashworth and Sanders
Anna Miller
John Miller
John Miilerik
Circuit Court
Clarence Meadows
War's Effect On Relief Studied At WV Social Work Meet
At the West Virginia state conference of social work in Parkersburg about 250 delegates examined how war affects rehabilitation and aid to the indigent in home defense activities. Talks covered war economy social case work and specialized programs with officials from the U S department of labor children’s bureau and the American Red Cross home service among others.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Gwynedd Owen
Association of Junior Leagues of America
E. M. Sunley
West Virginia University Department of Social Work
Raymond Kenny
Cecelia McCade
Nicholas County
D.P.A
First Snowfall Whitens Steppes North of City
Soviet and German reports on the siege of Stalingrad mark a tense day asred armies claim territorial gains while weather turns adverse. The Red Army reports capture of key heights north and west of Stalingrad, overrun of Nazi defenses, and a major trench raid. German claims of repelled attacks contrast with heavy losses and muddied fronts across the Don Volga corridor amid a first snowfall and a sudden cold snap.
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Associated Press
Stalingrad
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Izvestia
Don- Volga
Red Army
Negro Absent From State Found Guilty In Missing Defendant Case
In Raleigh County, Judge Clay S. Crouse refused a defense request to delay the non-support case of John Burks Slab Fork Negro, noting Burks was working in Philadelphia. Burks and his surety must pay $150 fine after Burks pled no contendere. judge cites Pifer decision and war-effort witness transport goals. Burk ordered to pay $40 by November 1 and $21 monthly thereafter.
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J. S. Butts
John Burks
Philadelphia
Clay S. Crouse
Crouse
Charlie Jones
Butts
Pifer
Commonwealth
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Burk
Merger Proposal to Unite Army Navy and Marines
Representative Maas urges immediate action to abolish separate army navy and marine corps and replace them with a single coordinated fighting force. He also backs merging war and navy departments and combining military and naval committees into a national war committee. Maas cites combat experience in the Pacific and World War II.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Maas
R.minn
House Naval Committee
Pacific
Con
Gress
War
House
Senate
Solomons
New Guinea
Lee to Defend His Amendment
Senator Lee of Oklahoma says he will present an amendment to bar all alcoholic drinks from military areas and adjacent communities. Secretary Stimson warns the measure would worsen liquor problems and blur existing controls, while Lee insists it aims to create a clean training environment for school age boys.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lee
D.-Okla
Senate
Stimson
Pll
Secretary of War
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Senate Military Committee
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King
Spragueman
Koppers Store
Guy C. Smith
Koppers
Koppers Stores
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Pacific High Command
William Satterle
Caribou
Sydney
N. S
Albert Shiers
Leonard
Eva Scinerman
Cabot Strait
North American
Timoshenko
Semeon Timoshenko
Don
Volga
Crause
Marine Forces
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