Sinking of Tirpitz showed new explosive warhead impact
Report credits Air Commodore Patrick Huskinson and RA F experts with developing the 12 000 pound earthquake bomb used to sink the German battleship Tirpitz after trials against Scharnhorst and Gaede. The attack left Tirpitz in shallow water off the Norwegian coast, reducing the German surface fleet to Baltic remnants.
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Ureke
Tirpitz
Great Park
London
Baltic
Admiral Scheer
Lutzow
Hipper
Injunction Issued To Stop Pecan Sale
A temporary injunction was issued by Judge C K Quin in 5ieh District court to halt Frank Ramirez from selling 80 pounds of pecans stored in his warehouse. The pecans are alleged unfit for human consumption. A final hearing is set for 9:40 a m November 22 before Judge Reber W. B. Terrene in the 3rd District.
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Beery
C.K. Quin
5Ieh
Frank Ramirez
Mondey
37Th
Reber W. B. Terrene
British Drive Beyond Forli Clears San Tome Front
British Eighth army troops thrust northwest from Forli on the eastern Jalian front and advanced two miles in places, capturing San Tome after bitter fighting. Allied headquarters said the guns were important. Two miles west of Highway 67 toward Férit, Polish troops captured Baguolo and cleared Monte Casole of enemy forces.
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Nome
Forli
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Baguolo
Monte Casole
Six-Tonner Sinks Tirpitz and Halts Ack Ack Fire
New York dispatch reports the sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz after a six ton bomb strike. Descriptions note the sudden cessation of anti aircraft fire and massive internal damage. Experts discuss the crushing impact and two shock waves, with fatalities among crew and awe at the bomb’s power. A separate item notes a 92.59 percent rise in San Antonio air express shipments in October.
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York
Tirpitz
Tast
Engineering Juriors
Blakeslee
San Antonio
C .F. Griffin
Agenci
Council Shies At Talk on Annexation in San Antonio
San Antonio city officials discussed sewer and annexation plans at a tense council meeting. Mayors from Terrell Hills Olmos Park Alamo Heights and others hesitated to join a metropolitan sanitary district, citing undefined ideas and cost fears while urging coordination for future growth.
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Bee
Alex Thomas
Hie Planship Board
Hans Helland
Metropaliy Tin
Imm Marlandale
Qirpool
Gus B. Maverman
Fhe
Datus Proyer
Terrel Hills
Ted Meyer
Olmos Park
Olly Hal
C. E. Tloff
Alamo Heights
Henry Hein
Tll
Ouston
Mauermiann
Mamo Heights
Willi Sheilhardt
Magay Mayer
Steinhardt
Olmos
Parks
Mauermann
Ohé
Het
Many Vets Show Desire For Farm Life
Veterans returning from war seek peaceful country life and farm work. Claude M. Gattis notes many have little farming experience and look to federal aid for equipment and land through the Farm Security Administration rehab program, which caps at 2500 dollars per year. About 12 veterans per week receive guidance and assistance here as they plan farming ventures.
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Claude MM. Gattis
Federal Farm Security
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Federal Farm Security Office
General Krueger Dines. Bullets Hit Army Headquarters
General Walter Krueger, Sixth Army commander, was dining at headquarters on Leyte when a Jap Zero strafed the camp. Bullets ripped into the tent, narrowly missing the general who had left his seat for breakfast, a near miss that reportedly saved his life.
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Sixth Army
Leyte
Nogent Leub
Walter Krueger
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