Offensive in New Guinea Finschhafen Battle
Allied troops press the offensive in New Guinea near Finschhafen with heavy fighting and casualties. Strong counterattacks fail to halt advances as Australian and American forces push toward the Song River area. In air action, raids in the Solomons downed or damaged dozens of enemy planes, with significant losses reported on both sides.
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Ali
Southwest Pacific
Bef
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Xttelberg
Nmschchafen
Mack
Selamaua
Lae
Inschhaten
Trdnd
Rami Alley
Yessan
Madang
Nschhaten
Solomons
Pacific
Stong
Fomday
Bailale
Shortland A
Rowler Shot By Guards at Randolph Field
A man was shot and fled, then ordered away from the Toad towers on Wednesday night. The guards fired a bullet that did not stop him, and the cast was turned over to deputy sheriffs.
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Rowler
Nazis See New Red Drive
Swedish dispatches from Berlin report German military experts foresee a major Russian offensive aimed at the Leningrad sector. Coastal guns moved from Sevastopol to Leningrad are shelling the city to disrupt an attack, while Germans fortify the Narva region and warn Baltic residents to brace for a national emergency.
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Stockholm
Leningrad
Berlin
Sevastopol
Leningrag
Nevel
Narva
Estonia
Baltic States
Wanted Man Learns Why In Hurry
Tomas Tyrres, 19, of 817 West Mark street, called the police Wednesday night to learn why he was wanted. Dispatchers stalled to look up records as patrol traced the call. two officers waited outside the telephone booth and took him into custody. He is wanted in connection with investigations of recent hijackings in Bar Antoni.
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Tomas Tyrres
West
Mark ‘Tin Street
Torres
Bar Antoni
Supervisors to Get Overtime Pay in Sears Stores
Washington reports supervisors in Sears Roebuck stores nationwide will receive time and a half for work beyond the basic week. The change mirrors the pay for non supervisory workers. Previously supervisors worked six extra hours before earning overtime, with basic weeks ranging from 40 to 48 hours by community.
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Washington
WLB
Sears Roebuck
Alter Raids On France Germany Gable Brings Films to U S
London October 21 Ins flight reports Captain Clark Gable returns to the United States with nearly 500000 feet of film from raids over France and Germany. He filmed from the bomb bay of his ship Ain’t It Gruesome and the Hell Angels Fortresses near their fiftieth mission. The group commander, Maj Kirk R Mitchell of Oklahoma City, plans retirement after the 50th mission as the crew may tour defense plants to boost war bonds.
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France
Germany
Gable
U. S
Hell Angels
Kirk R. Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Memphis Belle
America
Mitchell
Hell's Angels
Srl E. Baldwin
Yakime, Wash
Rip Joy
San Francisco
Fabian Palmer
Mansfield
Ohio
Old Fort
Luftwaffe
Hell’s Angels
Palmer
Billy Monahan
Dorchester
Mass
Emden
Alois M. Carl, Son
South Minneapolis
Minn
Hey
Nile
Gory
Relief At Last For Your Cough
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a potent un narcotic cough remedy claiming it reaches the bronchial seat to loosen phlegm and soothe mucous membranes. It promises quick relief with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Miners Ignore Back to Work Orders Across States
More than 20,000 coal miners refused back-to-work orders, crippling war production. In Birmingham Alabama about 18,000 miners idle causing a daily loss of 500 tons of coal. Kentucky and Indiana also show sizable idling with hundreds idle in Terre Haute. Arkansas reports over 400 diggers leaving jobs in Clarksville field amid ongoing strikes. John L. Lewis efforts to restart work appear to fail as officials rush to Washington. Hope arises.
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Berrien
WLB
Birmingham
Kentucky
Terre Haute
Ind
Arkansas
Clarksville Field
John L. Lewis
U. M. Wi
Washington
Wylam
Ala
Tingham
Bay of Biscay
Yoakum Man In Prisoner Exchange
American airman from Yoakum Texas among 13 wounded Americans aboard the Atlantis in the first Allied prisoner exchange with Germany. Gardner recalled his May 17 Lorient raid crash and rescue after a 20,000 foot bailout, later treated for tuberculosis with Red Cross aid, recounting his voyage home and family ties.
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Atlantis
Sobteboro
Sweden
John H. Gardner
Yoakum
Texas
Germany
Gardner
Lorient
Yanks Recall Mob Attack During War Prisoner Exchange
Staff Sgt. Benjamin F. Spring describes the first Allied Germany prisoner exchange aboard the hospital ship Atlantis. He and 12 other wounded Americans, dressed in British uniforms, faced a German mob at Lüneburg station, with rocks and coffee hurled as a guard escorted them to safety and police.
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Atlantis
Goeteborg
Sweden
Btaff
Benjamin F. Spring
Germany
England
Spring
Hamburg
Mak
Luneberg
Occason
Civitan
Kerr Solon to 6 5. A. Area Try for Senate
Kerr Solon to 6 5. A. Area Try for Senate Soldiers Dead representative W. A. Cap Wil digmson of Kerr County will enter the race for state senator. J. Franklin Spears may resign his army post to return to San Antonio. Williamson plans to run, bringing candidates to four. Hoynd, Thomson, and Clyde Wanland also active. Starkey traveled to confer with Williamson, who has led Kerr County Democratic affairs for years. The district covers Bexar, Kerr, Bandera and Kendall counties. Private Edward R. Rives, son of Mrs. Hortence Hivas, 306 East Cavallosa trees, reported killed in the Southwest Pacific. War Department lists others killed in North Africa.
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W. A
Cap" Wildigmson
Kerr County
J. Franklin Spears
San Antonio
J. J. Starkey
Kerreville Times
Williamson
Spears
John F. Hoynnd
B. Thomson
Clyde Wanland
Alamo Heights
Starkey
Edward R. Rives
Hortence Hivas
East Cavallosa
Southwest Pacific Arcs
War Department
Tech
Walter W. Long Wai Lockhart
George 8
Cotulla
Severo Marein
San Diego
Cal
Roy Ty Muddel Gonzales
Juan Pruitt
Pearsall
How to Hold False Teeth More Firmly In Place
An old advertisement claims Fasterth powder keeps dentures firmer and more comfortable. It promises no sour taste or irritation and suggests sprinkling on plates. Available at drug stores with a simple use on meals.
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