Italians in Himalayan captivity: Generals in India camp
In northern India near the Himalayas 53 Italian generals are held under British control with 1,500 officers and 10,500 men in a fenced camp. They enjoy rations, self-cooking, English papers, radio sets, and outings on parole while boredom and occasional escapes test the system.
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A. T. Steele
Chicago Daily News, Inc
India
Rome
Himalayas
Berfanzola
Eyetais
Burma
Afghanistan
Twelve Dead In Wreckage Of Airliner
An American Airlines eastbound flight 28 from Los Angeles to New York collided with an Army bomber near Palm Springs killing 12 onboard and nine passengers, including songwriter Ralph Rainger. Flight crew: Capt. Charles Pedley, First Officer L. F. Reppert, Estelle Regan. Passenger list includes B. R. West and others. Debris and wreckage consumed by fire as investigation begins.
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Palm Springs
Calif
American Airlines
Here
California
San Francisco
Fourth Air Force
R. M. Martin
Army Board of
March Field
Ralph Rainger
Charles A. Rheinstrom
New York
Airlines
Los Angeles
Charles F. Pedley
L. F. Reppert
Estelle Regan
Dallas
Tex
Hollywood
B. R. West
Birmingham
Ala
M. C. Henderson
Phoenix
Ariz
Interstate Industrial Commission
C. Baker
Frank Bird
Lockheed Aircraft
Manpower Draft Forecast From CIO Head in Buffalo
Buffalo October 24 regional CIO director Hugh Thompson warned the drafting of manpower may come sooner than expected and urged unions to protest drafting while noting voluntary recruitment has not been adequately tested. War Manpower official Leroy Peterson said 85,000 more workers are needed in six months, with 20,000 from less essential industries and the rest to be filled by women.
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CIO
Buffalo
Hugh Thompson
Thompson
Leroy Peterson
War Manpower Commision
Gandhi's Wife Report Death Denied by Officials
Official quarters in Bombay denied German radio reports of Mrs. Gandhi's death. The broadcast, heard in London, provided no details and did not say how the reception of the news had been received.
WCTU Head Raps Liquor Industry in Ithaca Address
Mrs. D Meigh Colvin, president of the New York Women’s Christian Temperance Union, told an Ithaca audience that civilians lack many items while non essential liquor supplies remain available. She criticized government stance, saying no other industry is so guarded or as dangerous to enforcement.
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WCTU
Ithaca
New York Women’s Christian Temperance Union
D. Meigh Colvin
America
Flynn Statutory Hearing Postponed and Co defendants
Two minor studio workers Morrie Black and Joseph Geraldi were bound over to Superior Court on statutory rape charges related to Betty Hansen a 17 year old from Lincoln Nebraska. Arnold Knapp 18 received a continuance. Flynn case delayed to November 2 on new charge involving Pegry La Rue Satterle 17.
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Pegry la Rue Satterle
Miss Hansen
Miss Satterle
Lack of Ships Hits Import Of Molasses
Puerto Rico faces bleak molasses prospects as shipping shortages curb imports to the island. Warehouses near capacity hold about 137 million gallons, with 27 million already on hand and production expected to exceed storage. The AMA and insular government push a subsidy program to improve supply and centralize markets, while dependence on imports and local distribution strains persist amid political tension around autonomy and Governor Tugwell.
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Nata. Barrows Special Cable
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Panama City
Puerto Rico
United States
San Juan
Ponce
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Office of Price Administration
A.M.A
Santo Domingo
Nova Scotia
Vermont
Rexford J. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Caribbean Islands
Two Ships Sunk in Atlantic in Enemy Torpedo Attack
The Navy reports two medium United States merchant vessels sunk in a North Atlantic convoy to a Russian port. Survivors landed at an East Coast port. Attack occurred mid September.
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Atlantic
Washington
United States
North Atlantic
Sleep Is Rare Treat for Two Americans
Two U S airmen, Sergt William H Spike and Sergt Charles Fuqua, rest in grass near an Australian New Guinea airdrome between raids. Fatigue shadows their eyes as they endure long awake spells, sleep sitting up, and share a dusty bread meal while awaiting the next mission. Their unit transports wounded soldiers and maintains alertness amid repetitive danger.
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George Weller
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Australia
New Guinea
William H. Spike
Oakland
Charles Fuqua
Lafayette
Ind
Spike
Fuqua
Salaana
Lae
Harlem
Mobile
Labor Party Fights For Workers Rights Alfange Declares
Buffalo October 24 Dean Alfange described President Roosevelt as labor's best friend and said the American Labor Party would stand together with the President to prove and extend democratic democracy for free workers. Alfange vowed to keep American labor free and reinforce labor rights and standards as he campaigned in Iolean and Elmira tonight.
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Labor Party
Alfange
Buffalo
Dean Alfange
Roosevelt
American Labor Party
Free Workers of America
Iolean
Elmira
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed From Page 15
Horizontal and vertical clues list many entries including Favorite Food fish Debatable Salor Country road Substance in spinal cord Peer Gynts mother To amuse Piled Cooking utensil Summit Transpose Scottish historian Places for making fermented drink Avenue Calibr Exists Lair Offered Measure of distance Ironies Varnish ingredient Mountain gap Danish king Splashed Etruscan god South American country Painful Silkworm English scholar Observed Dry as wine Vertical Egyptian deity Comfort Handling Slumber Part of arm Insect Became low in tone Be of Importance Palm leaf Japanese sash Light brown Wanders American author Cleaves Mocks Band Serf Head coverings Layer of iris Radio Garden dormouse Authoritative utterance Adult male Burdened Wax Weed Masculine name Mineral spring Through Southern constellation Fish eggs Answer for Today's Crossword Puute on Page 15.
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Peer Gynt
Mountain Gap
Government edict standardizes exotic fur names in Canada
Ottawa reports a new government edict requires dyed rabbit fur and related furs to be labeled by their actual fur name on price tags and invoices. Michael Morris says names remain but must be accompanied by correct fur names to ensure buyers see true grades and values. In Pendleton, James J. Kelley, 52, died of a heart attack while driving. His companion survived as car veered and missed a pole.
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Canada
Ottawa
Michael Morris
Morris
Pendleton
James J. Kelley
Brooklyn
Biggest Bosses Are Best Say Seraphic Secretaries
New York reporters note secretaries of America club members like Grace Graham Mary Davis and Aileen McKay share frank views on their bosses They prefer their jobs find high status easier to work for and help manage expenses and courtesies While wages range from 50 to 75 dollars the group says they are underpaid and would not marry their bosses
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New York
America
Seraphic Secretaries of America
Grace Graham
Wendell Willkle
Mary Davis
Lowell Thomas
Aileen McCay
Col
John R. Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
WiIl Hays
Bruce Barton
William L. Chenery
Roy Howard
Officials Keep Mum on Coffee Curb Measures
Washington reports indicate coffee stocks remain normal to above, despite local shortages, with War Production Board cuts limiting supply. Government officials deny imminent rationing while merchants warn consumer control may be needed if hoarding and buying continue, as imports from Brazil are awaited and OPA warns of possible fair-share rationing.
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Washington
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Brazil
OPA
Germany Demands Right to Police Railroads in Vichy
Bern October 24 Special Radio reports after strikes by French railroad workers in Lyon and Amberieu German occupiers demand from Vichy the right to guard key rail lines in unoccupied France. Troops are said ready to guard the main line linking France to Switzerland through Bellegrade with a segment in occupied territory. Approval from Vichy on extending German military control to other unoccupied-zone routes remains uncertain.
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Vichy
Jean Francois Darlan
Rabat
Morocco
Darlan
Pierre Laval
Krug von Nidda
Pinckney Tuck
Paris
Dakar
Auguste Nogues
Alphone Pierre Juin
North Africa
Laval
Langloris
Etcheberrigaray
Roucaud
Eugene Bridoux
Campet
Henri Philippe Petain
General Revers
Petain
Adolf Hitler
Montoire
France
Europe
Germany
Paul Ghali
Bern
Lyon
Amberieu
Accoreine
Switzerland
Béllegrade
Navy Expands Home Defenses and Sea Power
Navy Secretary Knox says the U S Navy and Marine Corps plus Coast Guard total about 1 310 000 personnel. He noted steady enlistment and a near 1 000 000 in the Navy proper with about 200 000 in the Marine Corps and 110 000 in the regular Coast Guard as of October 24.
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Navy
Washington
United States Naval Services
Knox
Marine Corps
Regular
Coast Guard
Talking About HEALTH by Dr Logan Clendening Athlete's foot explained
Dr Clendening explains athlete's foot as a universal, treatable fungal skin eruption. It thrives in damp, dead skin and spreads on floors, shoes, and stockings. Prevention includes thorough drying, after-bath alcohol wipes, talcum, airing footwear, and breathable socks.
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Logan Clendening
Inquiry Opens Into Glenview Plane Collision
Investigation proceeds into midair crash of two U S Naval Reserve training planes from Glenview base. Victims include student pilot W E Krager of Detroit and instructor Lieut J G Moore of Huntington Ind. Student pilot H W Cady survived with cuts after bailing out. Moore stayed with his plane as it crashed in a field. Krager failed to open his parachute.
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Chicago
INS
U. S. Naval Reserve
Glenview Aviation
W. E. Krager
Detroit
J. G
J. L. Moore
Huntington
Ind
H. W. Cady
Moore
Krager
Raid on Genoa Spikes Italy Peace Rumor
Allied air raids on northern Italy disrupt rumors of an Allied plan to pull Italy away from the Axis. The strikes damage war material bound for Rommel, raise Allied prestige in Europe, and prompt Italian authorities and fascists in Genoa to rally while Swiss concerns grow over Genoa’s destruction and Marseille’s fallback supplies.
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Paul Ghali
Chicago Daily News
Inc
Bern
Royal Air Force
Italy
Iome
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Mies J
Tunisia
Stefani
Signor Ravasio
Fascist Party
Ravasio
Genoa
Switzerland
France
Marseille
Father John’s Medicine Ad Highlights Vitamin A Use
A vintage advertisement promotes Father John’s Medicine for children with repeated colds due to vitamin A deficiency. It claims alcohol free ingredients, soothing cough relief, and rich vitamins A and D, noting over 185 years of use.
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Father John
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