Axis warns Greece and Turkey to back Axis or face strike
Budapest reports say Greece and Turkey were warned by Axis diplomats to renounce ties with Britain and align with Axis powers or face military action as the Balkans eye a new offensive. German troops in Bulgaria and Italian plans to clear the Balkans were also noted amid Britain’s maneuvers toward Russia.
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Recaptured convict Sultemeier nabbed near Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Oct 18 Reiman Sultemeier 40 recaptured after leading officers to a hiding spot six miles west of town and recovering a sawed off shotgun taken from Sheriff Alfred. State Highway Patrolmen J L Cer ley and H W Knieham arrested him as he sat getting a shave in an Elgin barber shop at 740 am Saturday. He was convicted in September on a charge involving his 10 year old daughter. Officers learned from his brother Paul Bultemeier that Herman forced him to drive him to Taylor. A .38 caliber pistol taken from the sheriff’s office by the escaping convict was found in his suitcase aboard an Elgin bus.
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Taylor
Warning on Japanese Air Power Cited by Day
New York dispatch quotes Charles Healy Day former round the world flier and adviser to China on aircraft. Day says Japan has 900 first line warplanes in China and 4500 total, praising four years of pilot training and warning against underestimating Japanese air strength. He asserts Japan cannot cut the reopened Burma road.
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British search for Italian fleet fails in Mediteranean
The British navy, after a distant, 20 times Earth’s circumference chase, ends a vain hunt for the Italian battle fleet in the Mediterranean. An official British radio broadcast picked up in New York by NBC today reports the setback.
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N. B.C
Jarboe Weather Forecast For San Antonio Weekend
A Weatherman J H Jarboe reports a warm, lazy weekend with fair weather. Sunday will continue mild with light to gentle variable winds and temperatures ranging from 50 to 84 degrees.
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J. H. Jarboe
Three Kelly Cadets Injured in Street Collision
Three Kelly field cadets were injured in a collision at the L200 block of South Alamo Street Saturday. Injured were Johna Sharnel, Pulse of Oklahoma, and Murphy and Smedley of Fort Sam Houston. Murphy and Smedley were treated at Station Hospital Fort Sam Houston. Sharnel was treated and released. The other driver Len Amalley, 1216 South Alamo Street, was uninjured. The Shimel car careened into a police phone pole after impact.
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Wake Island Storm Leaves Island Largely Unharmed
Wake Island in the mid Pacific reports a tropical hurricane that swept the atoll. Communication was re established nearly 12 hours after the storm. No injuries among the 35 Sahl residents, but Pan American Airways station roof was torn off and the wharf and several buildings including the hotel were heavily damaged.
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Redro
Ex Premier Beck Prisoner of Nazis
New York reports that former Polish Foreign Minister Josef Beck has been arrested by German authorities in Rumania. A British radio broadcast picked up by CBS stated Colonel Beck was among high ranking Polish officials detained in Romania after the German occupation.
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War and Diplomacy Driving Balkans to War Threats
Axis powers warn Greece and Turkey to sever ties with Britain as Mussolini heads to Yugoslavia signaling Balkans offensive. London reports heavy raids and invasion targets as Nazi Germany escalates for a potential big war while Russia and Franco talks unfold. In the Far East, Japan presses China and Burma as tensions with Britain and the U.S. rise.
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Bombing raids pound invasion ports across the channel
London dispatch reports a heavy RAF led strike on German invasion ports in France and northern coast towns. Bombers hit Hamburg shipyards including Voss and Blohm & Voss while German defenses struggled under smoke and fog. Observers could not confirm all outcomes due to clouds and mist.
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Roosevelt declines to speak in Illinois amid Willkie talk
In Chicago on March 18 dispatches report President Roosevelt refused three Middle West speeches, citing international emergencies. Senator Scott W. Teas says Lucas invited the president to counter Republican claims of rising Willkie sentiment in the region.
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Fort Worth Woman Dems Under Fire Over Broadcast
Mrs. C. Pearce, president of the Fort Worth Democratic Women's club, faced resignation calls after broadcasting a speech for Republican candidate Wettdell Wilkle. The error led to protests as she was misidentified as head of the Tarrant County Women’s Democratic club.
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TNS
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Fort Worth
Democratic Women's Clit
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Pearce
Tarrant County
Cold Wave Sets Records in East
A frigid air mass swept the East, driving New York temperatures to 32 degrees at dawn. The early October low toppled the previous record from 1696, signaling an unprecedented cold spell for the era.
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New York
New York Readinga
Zionists to Drop German Services
Lincoln Nebraska October 19. The Zion Taitheran congregation voted to drop all German language services due to world conditions and will hold services in Rogling from now on.
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Mussolini Due En Route To Fiume As Europe Reads War Signs
Premier Mussolini travels toward Fiume amid rising indicators of a wider conflict. Rome reports he will resume troop actions on the eastern front and may meet German and Japanese envoys while Italy asserts influence in the Balkans and urges decisive settlement of Balkan questions.
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Axis Fear Tactics in Balkans Seen From London
British officials viewed Mussolini's flight to Fiume as an effort to frighten Yugoslavia and Greece into joining the axis. No definite reports of an immediate Balkan offensive. Observers think German troops have not yet arrived in Romania and that any drive may target North Africa first.
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Ambush Victim Ramirez Taken After Shooting
Ramirez 1120 South ass Marcos street was carried by Frank Mendoza to Robert B. Green hospital after a bullet wound to the right chest. The ambush victim, unable to speak to police, remained unconscious at the hospital.
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Robert B. Green Hospital
Laredo
Guadalupe Steels
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Mendoza
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Sito
Soviet Report Denies Red Nazi Clash at Galata
Tass reports a Soviet destroyer sunk a Romanian vessel in the Black Sea near Galata, asserting no clash occurred between Soviet frontier guards and German troops. The agency dismisses reports of a frontline engagement near the Galata area.
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Weather Forecast San Antonio and yeasty: Fate Sunday
Forecast for San Antonio shows light to gentle variable winds and mild temperatures. Airport readings indicate Saturday high near 84 with Sunday lows around 50 and Sunday highs near 60s. Coast and western areas expect fair conditions with gentle to moderate onshore winds and dense fog warnings unavailable.
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Prine
Senator Johnson Ends Third Term Debate with Rallying Call
Senator Hiram Johnson of California delivers a forceful defense of opposed foreign entanglements and preparedness while urging Americans to reject a Roosevelt third term. He frames the issue as a crucial, patriotic test, praising Johnson’s long public service and urging belief in his call to preserve democracy and national independence.
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America
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United States Senate
Bombers Descend On Capital in 2 Shifts
German raiders mounted two fierce London night raids, striking hotels, hospitals, shelters and clubs. The onslaught left many dead or injured, with widespread property damage and massive evacuations as RAF fighters battled.
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