MacArthur's Fliers Score In New Raid
The navy reports a U S carrier was sunk in a fierce air sea engagement northeast of Guadalcanal. American forces also hit and damaged multiple Japanese ships in the Solomons raids. The loss marks the fourth U S carrier sunk since the war began as battles and strikes continue across the area.
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Washington
Tis Navy
U. S
Guadalcanal
Navy
MacArthur
Australia
Buln-Falsi
Solomons
Merv
Knox
Solomon Islands
Porter
Guadacanal
Bea
Helen
United States
Sentlaed
Pearl Harbor Chaplain Forgy Reveals Origin of Phrase
Navy chaplain Howell Forgy of Haddonsfield New Jersey explains he uttered the line Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition during the Pearl Harbor attack to spur men passing heavy shells. He says no fighting action by him and recalls guiding a bucket brigade to move ammunition as Jap planes attacked.
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Richard Tregaskis
Pearl, Harbor
INS
Pearl “Harbor
Forgy
Cammission
Chaplin
Lattack
Seul
Edward F. Woodward
Rush
Muskingum College
New Concord
Ohio
Murray State Teachers College
Murray
Utter’ Whiten
Chapiall
Veto Expected on 18-19 Bill Delays Draft Training Clause
Congressional leaders plan to block the 18 19 draft bill with talks of sending it to conference as Roosevelts veto threat lingers. House Speaker Rayburn and Rep Thomason work to move the bill to conference November 6 while Rankin hints at a pre conference vote to push the Senate training provision. Conferees are seen as likely to drop the training requirement or settle on the Senate version overall.
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Hinnaway
SMS
Fadilyee
Roosevett
Senate
U. S
House
Rayburn
Thomason
Texas
Rankin
D.-Miss
Nave
Bil
Simy
Court Bans Liquor For Film Tarzan
Beverly Hills Calif Oct 31 Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan today was under court order to refrain from alcoholic beverages for two years. Backing up the order was the threat of a 81 day jail sentence. Pleading guilty to a charge of drunk driving the actor was fined 150 and placed on probation with the no further manipulation for two years.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Johnny Weissmuller
Tarzan
Hidvivet
Nazis Strike Twice At English Coasts
German raiders bombed southern and southeastern England in daylight and night raids, hitting Canterbury and coastal towns. RAF and US fighters engaged over Europe. British bombers attacked northern Germany and French targets. one RAF formation damaged inland railway junction.
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London
Wouthen
England
Britain
Canterbury
Europe
Qantarbury
Fingland
Lees
Eng- Mehr
Tfran
Germany
France
Belgium
United States
Berck-Sur Mer
Dey
TLAP
Belttah
Chanel “Mary Times
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
Recor Aki
Officiel Communque
24 Killed in Bomber Crash Over Gibraltar
A Vichy agency report from La Linea, Spain, cited by Reuters and relayed to London says 24 of the 32 aboard a Liberator bomber were killed when it dived into the sea near Gibraltar as it prepared to land at a military airfield. Rescuers recovered the bodies of a young girl and boy.
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London
Gibraltar
la Li- Nea
Spain
Renter's
Mrs FDR Chats On As Sirens Wail
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits a Halloween dance for American troops in London as air raid sirens howl. She chats with the soldiers and their escorts amid the festive mood, undisturbed by the wartime alert.
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Tondon
Britealn
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tontent
Phien
Wirauet
London
Indy
Itroops
Japs Set New Front Alibi After Fleet Leaves
International News Service reports Japan claims a new front is opened as battles in the Pacific pivot away from Guadalcanal. A Jap embassy spokesman, Hirota, said Solomons resistance remains strong while asserting American efforts to rebuild will never surpass Japan’s naval power.
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Hirota
Bhanghal
Bate
Solomons
Knox
Oji Hirota
Pacific
Ican
America
United States
Japan
British Push on Rommel Gains Anew Front
Cairo dispatch reports the British Eighth Army deepening its El Alamein advance with heavy Allied air power and growing artillery support. U.S. and RAF bombers, South African units, and long-range fighters struck Rommel’s lines as tanks and motorized infantry moved to shrink Axis fortifications. Axis counterattacks were repelled while air superiority persisted, with Rommel’s forward air fields repeatedly hit and several enemy aircraft shot down.
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Cairo
Oct
INS
Eighth Army
el Alamein
United States
RAF
U. S
Desert
Hell
Geh
Bir Harojt BR
Alexander
el Alamein Battlefront
Rommel
Crete
Roimmntel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Fonty
Middle East
Nazis Break Red Lines In Caucasus
Soviet high command acknowledged a major German breakthrough near Nalchik in the Caucasus as tusks and tanks pressed toward vital oil regions. In Stalingrad, defenders repelled multiple Nazi attacks, destroying hundreds of enemy vehicles and inflicting heavy casualties. The Soviets reported counter-offensives in the western Caucasus and around the Volga city, with advancing defenses near the city outskirts and on the Nalchik front.
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Moscow
CNS
Optskirte
Nalchik Platen
Khe Restral Onucrats
Sowick High Command
Stalingrad
Tin Stalwatch
Volga
Corman
Sialingrad
Tal Tekeh
Naldhik piat@su
Georgini “Military
Nezi Park
Nelchik
Cap
Nuolchik
Nalelit
Caucasian
Grozny
Baku
Caucasus
Black Sea
Tua
Army of 300000 Over Sea and World War Navy Praise
Washington reports Gen. George C. Marshall states total U S troops abroad exceed 800000, with garrisons in Atlantic and Pacific zones. Admiral King lauds Navy sailors for escorting them safely across submarine threats, recalling battles from Bataan to Midway and the Solomon Islands.
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Washington
Ul. S. Army
George C. Marshal
Marshall
Navy
Ernest J. King
W. S
United [States
Atlantic
Newfoundland
King
Skilleul Seamansiuf
Baelfic
Iaris
Baknan
Ad Midway
Solomeny
Negro Radio Hero Identified From Arkansas
The central figure of the recent radio program is Charles Inckson Franch of Forman Arkansas. Navy personnel in Washington confirmed his identity as the hero who aided a crew member and inspired listeners. He reportedly arrived safely at a Pacific port after the incident.
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Bollywood
Cal
Oak
Charles Inckson Franch
Navy Ier
Forman
Ark
Nic
Navy Bureau of Personnel
Washington
Hip Pacific
American Planes Fight in Caucasus In War News
American planes on the Caucasus front are reported in action against German forces. The article notes questions about a legal contract and a power plant transfer in Texas, with officials signaling possible reconsideration of property surrender despite earlier plans. The report also mentions Allied armament movements and a radio program manager joining the Office of War Information.
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Gaucasus
San Antonio
Retters
Guadalupe Electric Company
Vichy
Pls
Caucasus Front
Persia
London
INS
T i
Suerrran
U.S. Post
Schenectady
Oct
Joan RB
Sheehan
WGEO
WGRA
General Electric
Office of War Information Abtarteta
RAF Attacks Jap Airdrome in Burma Near Mandalay
RAF fighters hit the Shwebo area of Burma near Mandalay at low level. The operation damaged grounded planes and raided eight wireless stations. Meantime a Luftwaffe border raid hit a tubway station at Beyri as planes returned safely.
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New Delhi
Angi— R.A. F
Shwebo
Burma
Mandalay
Buntine
Dlenheim
Beyri
Nazi Death Edict Confirmed in Cuba
In Havana the Cuban supreme court confirmed the death sentence of Heinz August Lining a German who was convicted on September 19. Magistrate Rodrigues Morelon filed a dissenting opinion arguing a 20 year prison term would be sufficient.
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Havana
Cuban Supreme Court
Heinz August Lining
Germany
Urgency Courte
Rodrigues Morelon
Traffic Officer Held for Starting Jap Spy Scare
Cesar Longoria Gorela a former strategic officer in Brownsville is detained by military authorities over a spy scare that jailed six people. An investigation of a vehicle tied to a Bridge area incident uncovered a hollow barrel and paper with oriental characters and a swastika.
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Brownsville
Fetha Tree Mores
Cesar Longoria Gorela
Washington
Tampico
Mexico City
Garely
Gateway Bridge
Matamoros
Ati
Ible
Guadalupe Electric Incorporates Amid Deal Talks
Guadalupe Electric forms with $1000 capital led by A J Robertson J J Williamson and Creston J Funk as litigation looms over a compromise with A J Wirtz. City negotiates with American Light and Power to buy all San Antonio Public Service assets for 95 dollars. GBRA seeks funds to bid but remains unfunded. Continued on Page 4, Col.
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Comal
Guadalupe-Bumaco
San Antonio
Angor GC
Quin
Col. W
Tuttle
Ehnirmim
Ue Electric and Gas Systen Band
Inoloradoa
Tnstead
Follwing
Catotiel Tuttie
Ghutrman
Jona Sage
GBRA
San Marcos
Max Starcke
Lora Bstagor
Augtlus
San Antonio Electro and Gas System
Guadalupe Electric
A. J. Robertson
J. J. Williamson
Creston J
G-Bra
Attic Slayer Found Guilty
Theodore B. Coneys was found guilty of the ghostly murder of Phil Jip Peters, a retired Denver railroad auditor. The jury sentenced life imprisonment amid defense claims of malprodded health and alleged political cover by Boss Clisald. A broad tax rise for cigars and cigarettes faced implementation as federal pricing and penalties shift to curb wartime shortages.
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Theodore B. Coneys
Tian
Phil Jip Peters
Denver
Conya
Washington
Congress
OPA
Mayjin
OFA
Brtern
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