British Report of Fresh RAF Attacks Sinking 24 Ships
The Air Ministry announced heavy RAF activity off Norway and the Dutch coast with four Hud bomber sorties sinking or damaging 24 vessels in under a week. Night raids hit a fish factory near the Norwegian coast, a tanker and a large supply ship, plus fires at a Dutch coast target as Spitfires engaged German planes.
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Wavell Inspects Malay Defenses in Singapore Visit
London reports Sir Archibald Wavell, British commander in Tarila, visited Singapore to assess Malay defenses. Informants link the move to German advances via the Crimea toward the Caucasus. Wavell arrived yesterday and met with Admiral Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, commander in the Far East.
Color Day at Tech High School Scheduled For November 17
Techtich Color Day will be observed at Tech High School on November 17 with a special assembly led by Mrs. Mary Free. The program features expected displays of red and white colors and commemorative activities by students.
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Autocrat Threats in U S Government Power Debate
A column warns the United States risks despotism if the president manipulates Congress and the Supreme Court through patronage and force. It urges constitutional checks, electing the cabinet, and curbing federal patronage to prevent tyranny and defend liberty.
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Russian Front Weighs Tides of War and Weather
In London observers assess the stalled eastern front as the Germans slow their advance toward Rostov while Russia endures heavy losses. Weather clogs movement, potentially aiding Germany by lifting bogs from rains and snow. The drive on Sevastopol and Tyli hinges on whether Tula falls and Moscow faces encirclement, with strategic Black Sea plans at stake.
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West Texas Chamber Convention Opens in Midland
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce begins its twenty fourth annual convention in Midland with main sessions starting tomorrow. The gather includes notes on freight rates and features memories of past presidents.
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Escape Bomber Falls in Confined Crash Near Santa Venicia
Lieuts Speckman and Truna piloted the P-40s that fell to the earth during night combat. Walter D Radovich parachuted from a second plane, injuring a leg, as wreckage and missing flyers prompted searches near Moffett Field and Fresno. Meanwhile former Senator Simon Guggenheim died of complications at Mt Sinai Hospital in New York.
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Attorney Dick Stout Defends Film Industry in Senate Probe
Former Texas assistant attorney general Dick Stout told a Dallas audience that the film industry faces a senate inquiry into free expression. He attacked four of five senators on the committee as isolationists and warned censorship as anti American. Stout praised the industry’s moral elevation under the Hays Code and cited self regulation as the path to improvement, condemning government decrees as undemocratic. He noted only about 60 of roughly 1100 features in the last two years dealt with the war and urged that cinema cannot ignore world events.
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Girls in Auxiliary Territorial Service direct anti aircraft fire
London report recalls a Saturday raid in which ATS girls targeted Nash bombers with anti aircraft fire. An officer praised the unit as perfectly composed and highly efficient, noting for the first time in the war they operated fire control instruments, plotting devices and detection gear while soldiers manned and fired the guns.
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Passenger Car Sales Increase in 1941 Nine Months
DETROIT Nov. 3 (INS) Retail sales of new passenger cars in the nine months of 1941 totaled 3,290,904 units, up 208 percent from the same period last year, according to Polk and Company.
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Japs Plan To Settle U.S. Differences
Washington reports from Far Eastern sources indicate Japan seeks a limited compromise with the United States to resume oil shipments and restore normal trade. Tokyo would reportedly overlook Berlin’s stance on the Atlantic war and refrain from interfering with American, British, or Dutch interests in the South Pacific.
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Japan Withholds Action On Nazi Sea Charges
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan will refrain from hasty action in response to Germany's charge that it was attacked by the United States. Observers think Japan will likely accept the German version of incidents involving warships in the Atlantic over the American account.
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German spokesmen deny Axis pledge revocation plan
Berlin dispatch reports German spokesmen stating governments reject claims the Reich was attacked by the United States and show support for the three power pact motions. They decline to reveal next steps and rule out immediate revocation of the pact between Germany, Japan, and Italy.
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British Approve Mercy Vessel to France Relief Mission
Washington officials said Britain gave permission for a U S Red Cross ship to carry relief supplies to unoccupied France children this month. Negotiations continue for German and Italian safe conducts. The vessel would sail for Marseille around November 26 with milk concentrates clothing funded by Red Cross.
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Nueces Board Meets at Gunter
Nueces river conservation board held its quarterly meeting in the Gunter area Monday. P. J. Sharkey of Denver, Colorado, a U. S. Bureau of Reclamation member, submitted the report while O. N. Bleyens served as board president.
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Ex Kelly Officer Visits Duncan Duncan Motion
OC Kincaid of the air corps, formerly with Kelly Meld, was a visitor at Duncan. He is now stationed in California.
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War Roundup From the Anucelated Preay Front Lines
German reports claim Russian forces fall back toward Sevastopol as air strikes hit troop transports and ports after the seizure of Simferopol. Russians warn of a dangerous Moscow situation while seeking Kalinin recapture. Britain pressures Romania Hungary and Finland to declare war. weather hampers German moves and BR A F raids European bases. Reports say Axis ships sunk or likely sunk in British waters. US and Japan exchange limited actions. Singapore hosts British war leaders. Roosevelt meets King and Mackenzie King at Hyde Park.
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Jap Troops At Thailand Border Threat Assessments
Chinese military intelligence reports indicate large Japanese troop movements toward Yunnan and Thailand from Indo China. Narratives describe Japan seizing railways and strategic points, with 20 000 troops massed near Hanoi Laokay and 10 000 moving toward Burma border, while others assemble near Canton awaiting transports. Casualties around Chengchow total about 6 000 from 22 000 engaged.
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Judge Bans Red Writings In Socialist Trial
In MINNEAPOLIS on November 19 Defense lawyers objected to admitting Lenin and Trotsky writings in the trial of two alleged Socialist Workers party members accused of plotting armed overthrow. Judge M. M. Jones ruled the writings inadmissible, marking a setback for the prosecution who argued the books provided the party's fatal mindset.
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U S Navy Supreme Rayburn at Bonham school dedication
The Bonham school dedication featured Speaker Sam Reyburn hailing Americans as free people and pledging resolve in defense. Amid plans and personnel shifts, Texas prison system leadership announced changes while discussing defense programs and submarine activity.
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Flood Disaster Hits Arkansas Fort Smith and Paris
Floods along the Arkansas River pushed relief efforts across western Arkansas. Levees buckled at Fort Smith and Paris, prompting evacuations of lowland residents. About 1800 people were sheltered by relief agencies as engineers and WPA crews moved to stabilize the river system and protect downstream towns.
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Electric power use declines in September at Texas
Austin reports University of Texas business records show overall electric power consumption eased in September compared with August. Commercial use fell 0.3 percent, industry dropped 6 percent, and other uses fell 16 percent, while residential use was the lone gaining sector.
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Hitler Gains Behind Napoleon's Timetable Says Rexclusively
London reports that Hitler trails Napoleon’s timing by weeks as his mechanized advance pushes toward Smolensk then Moscow. German gains southward threaten Ukraine supply lines while Soviet defenses draw tanks into attrition. Oil-rich Caucasus remains the strategic prize, with Rostov and the Caucasus oil fields shaping the campaign.
Taxes Received Minus Penalties in Alley News
November 1 was the due date for hack taxes without penalties but payments still arrive. City hack tax collector E J Altgoll notes many may still pay under the wire as penalties were reinstated by state law. About $195,000 has been paid since the state act. Lieut John B Coleman, Randolph Field graduate of West Point 1998, promoted to captain and stationed at Randolph since August 1030.
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