Deserter Captured After Bank Robbery in Chicago
Irwin Kadens, 22, a deserter branded by J Edgar Hoover as a dangerous criminal, was captured in a Family Loan office robbery after stealing 700 dollars. Police and officers wrestled him to the ground as he tried to flee, with bystanders and employees aiding in the takedown. Kadens had fled from Camp Grant and carried a Detroit police badge and revolver, later linked to multiple crimes across three states.
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Five German Transports Sunk Totals 34,000 Tons
Moscow Telegram reports five German transports totaling 34,000 tons sunk by Soviet submarines in the Baltic. German reports reaching Stockholm today via Reuters say typhus epidemic raging among natives in French North Africa, especially Algeria.
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War At A Glance From the War Fronts
Solomons forces repel aerial efforts as four waves of heavy bombers harass Nippon supply lines. New Guinea sees Australians near Kokoda repel counter attacks. Aleutians bombers set two Jap destroyers afire. Stalingrad pressure increases as German assault expands. Caucasus Germans claim a fortified mountain position. London reports renewed Nazi air raids, Malta attacked, Axis losses rise.
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Uruguay Authorizes Graf Spee Raise Project
Montevideo reports the government has authorized a private firm to raise the hull of the scuttled German pocket battleship Graf Spee from the River Plate bottom. The 10,000 ton ship has slowly sunk into the riverbed as salvage crews removed the superstructure a year ago. The Graf Spee was built in 1936 after loss in a naval battle with the British in the Atlantic.
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Reds Fire Forests to Trap Germans in Caucasus
German radio claimed Russian forces set fire towelve forests in the Caucasus as flames blocked German positions and Lenin’s troops, under cover of the blaze, advanced against German forces.
Rainfall totals and flood risk after 2.8 inch Sunday rain
The U S Weather Bureau reported 2.8 inches of rain Sunday with no additional rainfall expected Monday. Martinez Creek rose to aborial level flooding roads as drivers attempted crossings Sunday morning. A car overturned and was swept from Woodlawn Avenue past the Craig Place bridge, submerged four blocks away. Weekend rains hit foothill areas, leaving ranch homes marooned by rising waters.
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Bond buyers refuse extension on San Antonio revenue bonds
Mayor Quin reports San Antonio failed to gain an extension to deliver 33 950 000 in revenue bonds for the San Antonio Public Service property. The bonds are held by Guarantee Trust Co of New York and must be delivered by October 96 to Allyn and associates. Court action looms as lawsuits from the city and Guadalupe-Blanca River authority seek resolution of indemnity issues.
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Stalingrad Battle Outlook Narrowed Amid Heavy Fighting
German forces press the Stalingrad siege with new gains amid fierce street fighting and heavy losses. Reports say hundreds of enemy dead and 18 tanks knocked out as Red air and anti aircraft fire counter the assault. Meanwhile a separate note from Austin reports the resignation of Mary A Stone as Gainesville state girls school superintendent.
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Smuts to Return To South Africa
London dispatch reports General Jan Christian Smuts, prime minister of the Union of South Africa, arrived for conferences in London and is expected to return home after completing his London visit. Paris radio via Reuters notes he may later visit the United States.
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Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity Monday afternoon
Little temperature change expected Monday afternoon and night for San Antonio and vicinity. East Texas cooler conditions and scattered showers on the lower coast. Temperature shifts limited to north and west portions. other areas show little change.
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Famine Strikes Henan Province in China
Reports from Chungking say 6,000,000 in Henan face starvation with 18,000,000 famine refugees as roads to Honan Shes and Kupeh provinces lie clogged. War toll worsens hunger due to two years of drought, frosts, locusts and wartime disruption of crops and planting.
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Soldier charged with murder to face trial Tuesday in court
Andrew Roses is indicted for killing Private Fetterly in an alley off South Laredo Street. The trial before Judge K. Woodley in Criminal District Court is set for Tuesday morning.
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New York Grocers Urge Coffee Rationing
Directors of the New York State Food Merchants Association representing 5000 retailers urged immediate tabling of coffee rationing at the Office of Price Administration.
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US War Planes Improving Says Office of War Information
The Office of War Information released a 10 000 word public analysis saying American fighter planes are improving though inferior at high altitude to foreign types. It cites Curtiss P40 and P-39 and P-51 as having good points but lagging at altitude, praises B-17 and B-24 bombers, and notes Navy fighters and other types are satisfactory within their fields. The report urges patience until victory is won and warns reversals may occur as battles continue.
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Japs Claim U.S. Raiders Prisoners
New York dispatch reports Japan says United States airmen who bombed Japan in April were captured and convicted by Japanese authorities and would be punished under international law. The note alleges civilians were harmed and warns of harsh punishment for future Allied airmen. Washington reacted with a single comment citing December 7 as initiating hostilities.
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Taxpayers throng Bexar County tax assessor office
Hundreds of property owners crowded the Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office on Monday to pay state and county taxes before the November 1 deadline, taking advantage of the 3S Hercatt. count allowance.
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Mrs. Roosevelt to Visit in England
Eleanor Roosevelt plans a visit to England with a strong reception expected. The trip would include a tour of wartime Britain, meetings with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and visits to U S Army encampments to study women’s wartime service and social work.
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Anderson Tries Mayor's Chair Fit In NAN POLITICO
In a Monday council scene Commissioner PL Anderson asked Mayor GK Quin to let him try the mayoral chair. Quin agreed to a brief test while laughter echoed and a city hall official described Anderson as “primed for a crisis.”
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U S Forces Hold Guadalcanal Amid New Bombing Push
American defenders entrenched on Guadalcanal faced renewed Japanese artillery and troop placements on the island's north shore as General MacArthur's forces bombed northwest Solomon Islands. Four waves of Allied bombers targeted Nipponese supply depots and ships, while U S fighters and anti aircraft batteries wiped out a flight of 14 enemy bombers. Australian troops advancing toward Kokoda repelled Japanese counterattacks with heavy losses.
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Plane crash near railway station kills 25 in RAF incident
A RAF plane crashed near a railway station yesterday after undershooting a runway, bursting into flames. 25 people are believed dead, including men women and children, as bystanders and rescuers observed scattered wreckage. Authorities report a disaster at the scene and ongoing inquiries into the cause.
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Japs Mass 250000 Troops at Truk
London dispatch says 250000 Japanese troops concentrate around Truk 1000 miles northwest of Guadalcanal. The News Chronicle notes a likely major effort to seize a Caroline group and prepare larger forces for future operations in the South Pacific after a naval victory in the Solomons.
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