Philippine Gun Expert Plans Return to Philippines Army
The article profiles Marquat, a veteran gun expert and antiaircraft officer in the Southwest Pacific. It outlines his role in planning early defenses in Manila, Corregidor, and the Philippines Coast Artillery, and notes his history with the Seattle Times and World War I/II service. It mentions his aim to help form Philippine aviation and coastal artillery units and his experiences battling Japanese forces, including action around Manila and Bataan.
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South- West Pacific
Betsy
Binckgan
Smet
Batesr
But
Philippines
William FL
Douglas
Seattle Times
Sethe A
The
Times
Fragee
Washington State National Guard
St “Times
Verdun
Argonne
Margiret
60Th Cort Artillery
Corregidor
United States
Army War College
War Department
Macather
Anay
Marauat
George F. Moore
Philippines Coast Artillery Command
Manila
Islland
Bataan
Pers
Universe Tajo
Wagner Iloyd D. Wagner
Olangapo
Tokyo
Evening Sky Shows Venus Saturn and Orion Tonight
Science Service reports Venus dominates the western sky as darkness falls with Saturn rising later and Jupiter reclaiming evening visibility. By midnight, Gemini hosts Saturn and the bright stars Vega Cygnus and Aquila, while Taurus and Auriga frame the eastern to southern heavens with Andromeda and Perseus nearby.
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Science
Astrosomy
Wwe
Venus
Gemini
Castar
Pollux
Itc
Vega
Lyta
Cygaeus
Aquila
Alteir
Taurus
Horizes
Aldebaran
Auriga
Pegasus
Andromeda
Pisces
Perseus
Cetus
OPA Allocates Tires For Next Month In War Effort
The OPA assigns 1.6 million tires for upcoming month as part of wartime rationing. A total of 1.8 million passenger tires remain available for rationing in October, matching September levels. Heavy truck and bus tires are set at 3 000 units to reach 765,009. 250,000 smaller tires also allocated, echoing September due to bomber formations.
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Getober
Price Administration
Celestial Tables and Moon Phases From Ancient Almanac
The fragment lists celestial times and positions including moon phases, Algol minima, new moons, and distances in miles. It references changes for time zones and observer corrections such as CWT MOW T PAWT, indicating a coastal or amateur astronomy schedule.
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New Moon
Venus
Orioni
President Signs WAVES Measure
President Roosevelt signed legislation permitting WAVES, Women Marines and SPARS to serve overseas on a volunteer basis. The bill limits overseas service to Hawaii, Alaska and Navy bases in this hemisphere.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Metropolitan Life Agents to Vote on Union Representation
The National Labor Relations Board orders a collective bargaining election on Oct. 6 for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. agents in Troy and Cohoes to decide if they want to be represented by the I.O. United Office and Professional Workers. Balloting will also occur in 15 other upstate cities with 1,085 agents.
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National Labor Relations
Another Shoe Stamp Valid Nov 1 Asks Preparations
The OPA announced another shoe stamp will become valid on November 1 to ease winter stock planning. Existing Airplane Stamps 1 and 2, and Variation Hook Three, will remain valid and overlap the new stamp indefinitely. Officials will finalize the exact stamp designation shortly before November.
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OPA
Submarine Attacks Reach Far Across Southeast Asia
The Associated Press reports British submarines have sunk 32 Japanese ships as raids extend across the Far East. Churchill signals no Pacific command changes while MacArthur and Lord Louis Mountbatten coordinate from Batavia after long-range reconnaissance flights.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill Ini
House of Commons
Southeast Asia
Widl
Europe
Pacific
Owen Ie
Burnie
MacArthur
Australia
Denmark declares police state of emergency
The DNB news agency reported yesterday that Denmark declared a police state of emergency. The dispatch cited the Propaganda Ministry coordinating with Das Reich as the source of the claim.
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London
DNB News
Denmark
Propataganda
Das Reich Asi
Danish Police Deportation Mentioned in Denmark Disorder
Pension checks ready for retired members of the City Fire and Police Departments. City Treasurer James A. Madden announced yesterday that 170 Danish police were deported to Germany in connection with the recent disorder in Denmark.
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Germany
Denmark
Oy Fire and Police Departments
James A. Madden
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Westmores
Westmore
Owe Ottle
Danity
Aren
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Dickie
Dorothy Hubbs
Germins
Ood
Merrett
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