Britain Loses Cruiser Manchester in Mediterranean Battle
London AP reports a major Mediterranean clash cost Britain the cruiser Manchester and aircraft carrier Eagle, while Malta received reinforcements and new planes. Axis losses included two submarines sunk and two cruisers hit. Germany and Italy inflated claims. The Manchester, 9400 tons, completed 1938, with 700 crew, carried 12 six inch guns and three planes.
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Yankees Bomb Italian Cruisers in Pylos Harbor
Four B 24 bombers of the 88th group attacked three Italian cruisers in Pylos harbor after a long Mediterranean run. One ship was hit squarely with two 1000 pound bombs and will be out of operation for a long time. A second cruiser was set afire and a third damaged. a fourth escaped damage. The harbor defense was light with no fighters encountered.
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Douglas Turns Out Big Car Planes
Santamnica Calif The Douglas Aircraft company expands output of multi motor military cargo planes far exceeding German and Japanese models. President Donald W Douglas states some models already deliver freight car capacities of men and war equipment to distant battlefields.
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Baseball scores from National and American leagues
In National League first game Boston 0 Brooklyn 10. Hutchings Kluttz and Salvo drove runs. Second game Boston vs Brooklyn tied 0-0. At Chicago Pittsburgh 0 Chicago 2. At New York Philadelphia 1 New York 9. In American League Detroit 14 Detroit 78 over Chicago 0. New York at Philadelphia night. Only games scheduled.
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Temperature Trends Inch Down After Primaries
The piece notes warm conditions before the election and a cooled spell after. It cites a mean temperature near 60 degrees, around 10 below normal, with election day highs around 77 and lows near 42 as the mercury eased from the prior heat.
Russians Crush Attacks On Stalingrad Defense
San Quentin news aside, Soviet and German fronts reported heavy fighting near Stalingrad as Timoshenko's forces counterattacked to repel a major German thrust toward the city. Reports also note German advances in the Caucasus toward Grozny and rail corridors, with counterblows in Voronezh and Vyazma as both sides press for strategic gains.
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Vyazma
Hartford Nazi spy trial hears pastor deny quoted remarks
A cross-examiner confronted Rev. Kurt Molzahn with a Philadelphia paper claiming he praised the Nazi regime in 1934. Molzahn, on trial for espionage conspiracy, denied recalling the remarks made after a Germany visit. He is a 47 year old former German cavalry officer accused of betraying the United States with four co-defendants to provide military secrets to the Axis.
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Fuehrer
Fall on Farm Claims Idaho Youth Death
Warren Reece 18 died in a local hospital from a broken neck suffered while working at his parents Felt ranch. He reportedly fell from a haystack last Tuesday after being treated in Salt Lake City and then Idaho Falls hospitals. Survived by parents Roscoe and Amanda Reece four brothers and a maternal grandmother. Funeral services will be held.
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Amanda Kermin Reece
Idaho Falls High School
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Orval
Clinton
Leon
Puneral Services
Contenia
Raiders Prey On Shipping In South Atlantic
War reports say an axis surface raider hunted allied shipping in the south Atlantic as cruisers and warplanes searched the area. Two Cuban merchantmen were sunk by submarines in the Gulf of Mexico, with a Brazilian tanker attacked 450 miles from land. News notes British projections warn of intensified German raider activity against heavy shipping in key south Atlantic lanes.
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Rio de Janeiro
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Caribbean
Oliver Lyttelton
London
Spending Tax Gets Boost
Washington Yale economist Professor Irving Fisher urged the senate finance committee to tax spending and exempt saving. He proposed a graduated tax on personal spendings above a $500 or $1,000 level with rates from 5 to 50 percent, aimed at encouraging saving and bond purchases.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Senate Finance
Fisner
Bruins Move From Park Sparks Montana Bear Patrols
In Helena, state game warden Dr. J. S. McParland reports many bears, both grizzly and black, leaving the mountains for food as wild berry crops fail. Bears threaten orchards, sheep grazing in Gallatin valley, and even a grizzly near a West Yellowstone pool. A warden shot the advancing grizzly after being summoned by swimmers.
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Japs Claim Victory In Destruction Of 35 Allied Ships
Allied seamen arriving at a British port say a submarine wolf pack attacked a large convoy returning from Russia three times. Nine Greek sailors died. survivors were rescued. Tokyo claimed heavy Allied losses in the Solomon Islands while US forces push to consolidate lines and extend beachheads in the Pacific.
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India Starts Boycotts and Riots Slow Down
In Bombay and other regions of India rioting eased while a quiet boycott by the All-India Congress gained ground. Mills operated with longer shifts. markets slowed trading in rice and wheat. Four killed at a Madras railway attack as lines were torn down. leaders predicted wider non cooperation, yet Delhi offered no negotiation signals.
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Two Soldiers Plead Guilty In Kidnapping Case
Two AWOL soldiers confess abducting 16 year old Margaret Rolkie of Hesper Iowa. Elmer Kuske 23 of Denver was sentenced to five years on each of three counts, with two terms concurrent for a total of 10 years. Andrew Westman 18 of Trinidad Colo received five years on each count, all concurrent. Indictment charged violation of the federal white slave act the national motor vehicle theft act and the Lindbergh kidnapping law.
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Margaret Rolkie
Hesper
Elmer Kuske
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Andrew Westman
Trinidad
Colo
Flynn Becomes Citizen in Quiet Los Angeles Ceremony
Errol Flynn, 33, born in Belfast to a biology professor, was granted U S citizenship Friday in a low profile Los Angeles ceremony. The Irish star, known for bold film roles and a 4-F draft status, reportedly sought enlistment in army and navy but was deferred due to a lung ailment.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Belfast
Army
Navy
Magazines Needed for Military Distribution
Magazine drive seeks donations for distribution to men in uniform. Appeal notes need for reading material for service members and calls on communities to contribute magazines.
U. S. Initiative Brightens Allied Future
The United States moves to an offensive stance in distant theaters as 1940s war pressure peaks. U S fighter planes operate at full scale against the Huns in western Europe from British bases. American marines, backed by allied fleets, are in the midst of global combat buildup.
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Fifth Child Born To Lindberghs Detroit News
Fifth child born Thursday to Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh at Henry Ford Hospital. Officials would not confirm the sex or name and attempts to reach Lindbergh, an employee of Ford, were unsuccessful. Detroit papers report the child as the second daughter.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Henry Ford Hospital
Lindbergh
Ford Motor Company
Navy takes Bayonne plant as workers vote to return
The navy seized the General Cable Bayonne plant and announced it would reopen at 4 p m The crew posted a seizure notice and said no force would be used to enforce the order A later vote of about 800 strikers returned to work unopposed under prior conditions led by machine operator Daniel Usian and strike chairman Michael Petrakian The workers declared they are now sailors and that Uncle Sam will treat them right, production for the army and other users resumes
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Uncle Sam
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Petrakian
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Hunt for Gold Bars Entertains Mayor Hunt
Mayor Manford Turman and his brother Samuel seek legendary gold bars hidden by bandits in Mud lake. The search has drawn attention and entertainment with numerous letters from crank requests to loan offers as townsfolk watch the hunt unfold.
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