Reds Crunch Forward As Aid Arrives
London dispatch reports Soviet forces pressing northwest and southwest of Stalingrad with renewed offensives aided by Volga reinforcements. Red Star notes renewed counter strokes and heavy Axis losses as bombing, artillery and armor battles intensify, with civilians assisting and a high casualty toll cited.
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Stalingrad
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Palace of Physical Culture
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Communist Party
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Volga River
Noonecannpiique
War At A Glance
War desks report Stalin’s main defenses in Moscow and a pivotal moment anticipated as reinforcements cross the Volga. Berlin claims Nazi wedges into Leningrad and an evacuation plan for European women may be propaganda. Pacific front notes Australian forces press Japanese in New Guinea as U.S. production data surface. Washington reveals war factors affecting national mobilization.
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Stalin
Volga River
Berlin
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Parsue
New Guinea
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Washington
U. S
Tpassington Atle House
Train service freeze hits passenger schedules nationwide
Washington Oct 1 Ins reports a government order freezing passenger schedules effective Oct 4 bans running special trains or adding new services unless used at least 20 percent in past 90 days. Chartered cars and mixed freight passenger trains are restricted. Yankees at Cardinals World Series may have to travel regular trains if needed with no waivers anticipated.
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United States
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ODY
Folley
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Cardinals
New York
St. Lews
Australians Press On In New Guinea Offensive
Australian troops push up the southern slopes of New Guinea's Owen Stanley ranges pursuing retreating Japanese after recapturing Nauru in a swift 10 mile advance from Yoribaiwa ridge. Allied bombers harry supply lines near Menini, with heavy strikes on Buin airfields and coastal base coastal Bekeda depot.
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New Guinea
Ower
Stanley
Nauru
Yoribaiwa
Menini
Ips
Neuro
Foribaiwa
Nauva
Port Moresby
Bune
Mula Jap
Naa
Bekeda
Nelson Discounts Food Shortage Talk
Washington congress statements warn of imminent nationwide food shortage. John Czar Donald M Nelson says harvests have been the best this year yet notes the near future remains acutely tight and hints at staple rationing. Violence renews in Bombay with three more families affected in sporadic outbursts.
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Congress
Jhon
Donald M. Nelson
Bombay
Tin
Where Are Those Junk Cars in Wartime Effort
War Production Board urges Texans to surrender old cars no longer useful. Inspectors will contact owners and authorize removal to junk yards. Owners must list car location and owner details to facilitate destruction and reuse for tanks and war material.
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Trasan
Austratia
England
Africa
War Production Board
Texan
WPB
Jonk
Speed Limits And Tire Bans Hit San Antonio Motoring
Federal rules tighten in San Antonio as speed limits are issued and used tires and tubes face a ban. Local officials say arrests may not be possible yet, and Texas law may complicate enforcement. Dealers report few used tires for sale and cost pressures persist amid rationing plans. A separate Burma bombardment report notes British air attacks on Akyab.
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Sanjantobio
Office of Defense Transportation
Office of Prices Administration
ODT
Texas
OPA
BankAntonio
Siapa
Charile Peters
State Highway Department
Peters
Aubrey Hopkins
Enid
Fx Department
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity showers
Light local showers are expected in the interior Thursday afternoon and night with little temperature change. Thursday night shows showers spreading over the area with minimal temperature variation.
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Texas
Liquor Ban Hits Taverns Across San Antonio
The attorney general enforces a ban allowing only beer in licensed outlets. Licenses for hard liquor face cancellation if any other beverage is sold or consumed on premises. Enforcement details were unclear as of Thursday with no official notices received locally.
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Wawer
Brig & Pebeng
Sim
San Antonio
Attorney General's Office
International News Service
Gexald GC. Mann
President's Envoy To Visit London
A Lisbon dispatch reported in Madrid that Myron Taylor, special representative of President Roosevelt to the Vatican, would visit London before returning to the United States. Taylor is in Madrid after leaving the Vatican following audiences with Pope Pius.
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London
Lisbon
News-Chronicle
Madrid
Myron
Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
United States
Ipsa
Pius
Penitent WAACs Returned to Post
Two penitent members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, the first WAACs to be sent AWOL, were returned to Fort Leavenworth by a Des Moines bound train. Military police escorted them, and authorities said the missing members would be managed under WAAC disciplinary rules.
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INS
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Women's Army
A. W. OG
Des Moines
James A. Eliott
Women’s Auxiliary
Parl
WAAG
Fork Leavenworth
Cardinals Seek to Even Series at Sportsman's Park
The Cardinals aim to level the World Series as they host the Yankees this afternoon at Sportsman's Park. Johnny Buggley, a 21 year old rookie, starts for St Louis against Bonham and Heaziey who won 21 games each this season. A capacity crowd of 34,385 yesterday produced receipts of 151,787 dollars. today’s expected turnout mirrors that sum. Betting odds: Yankees 3 to 5, Cardinals 7 to 6. No game tomorrow. The Yankees travel to New York for Game Three on Saturday. Meanwhile in Chungking, banners and flags greet Wendell Willkie as he arrives on a globe girdling mission for President Roosevelt. Messages hail Willkie as a symbol of freedom and unity. In London, 29 people are dead after a bomb struck a boys’ school in southern England.
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Pullman
New York
Tenesary
Wir
St. Touts
Tursday
Hoa
Yankees
St. Louis
Cardinals
Sportsman’s Park
National League
Johnny Buogley
Seite Boren
Bonham
Heaziey
It Can Be Told F D R Back From U S Tour
President Roosevelt returns from a two week inspection tour of military facilities across the United States. He will hold a press conference to share the trip story with Washington correspondents. The journey covered 8754 miles, visiting army and navy bases, shipyards, depots, training centers, and production plants.
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White House
Washington
Associated Press
United Press
Internat
Ional News Service
Jett
Michigan
Jil
Roosevelt Makes Surprise San Antonio Stop During Visit
President Franklin D. Roosevelt toured Brooks, Kelly, and Duncan fields and the Reaper division in San Antonio on a secret trip revealed by a White House announcement. Guarded by military police, details of who accompanied him and his thoughts on antivirals remained confidential until press time, marking his second visit to the city, the first having occurred on June 11, 1938.
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Franklin D.J. Roosevelt
San Antonio
White House
Washington
Brooks, iKelly
Duncan
Rerapi Division Ab
Sam Housers
Ti Fen Antonin Aynee Tie
Winter Strategy Revealed by Hitler Speech Analyzed
London observers interpret Hitler’s recent speech as signaling one final German push at Stalingrad and the Grozny oil fields before winter defense. They note troop redeployments to reinforce Rommel and fronts in Italy France Norway, with emphasis on a forthcoming aggressive winter campaign and potential air bases along the Caspian Sea.
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London
Hitler
Stalingrad
Grozny
Marshal Rommel
Africa
Italy
France
Norway
Ian Amunel
Germany
Leningrad
Moscow
Volge
Permsan
Caspian Sea
Britain
Luftwaffe
Sitter
Aly Rakly
Lancers Abc
Gere
Remmner
France Secures Loan to Meet German Credit Demands
A report shows France obtaining an additional advance of 5,006,000,000 francs to cover payments due to Germany. The balance includes large sums cited in francs and dollars, with payments extending into 1990s.
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