Air Raid Warning System Goes Permanent Across Nations
New York reports the army has made the air raid warning system a permanent installation in four cities plus two others. About 40 000 volunteer observers participate in a week long drill with observers reporting via plotter maps and pip markers. The system feeds live data to an operations room guiding interceptor planes as bombers approach.
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New York
United States
Army
18Th Street
Manhatan
Norfolk
Boston
Eigenes
Signal Corps
Dawson Olmstead
Htting
John C. McDonnell
Air Force
Herbert A. Dargue
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Pronounced line references The Princess by Tennyson
The line Man to command and woman to obey appears in Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem The Princess.
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Tennyson
The
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Market Report October 11
Summary of Baltimore and Chicago markets with cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and produce quotes. Cattle and hog prices down from week ago in Baltimore trade. veal and milk fat calves strong elsewhere. hogs steady to 11.50 top. Listings include steers, cows, heifers, yearlings, and regional comparisons from U. S. Dept. of Agriculture reports.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agr
Chicago Livestock Chicago
U. S. Dept
Colorado
Wyoming
Defense Plans Are Operating Defense Plans Are Operating
O. P. M. priorities division, is & P. A. B.'s executive director, 8. P. A. B. is a general board, which determines the total supplies needed for both lend-lease and domestic purposes, amounts on hand and to be produced, how much should go to help Axis foes and how much should be kept at home. It also decides priorities for defense and civilian needs.
Pneumonia Fatal To Congressman Geyer At Walter Reed
Congressman Lee E. Geyer of California dies at Walter Reed Hospital from bronchial pneumonia. 53, first elected in 1939, serving his second term for Los Angeles County. Hospital officials and his office said death came shortly after noon after a period of illness.
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Washington
Lee E. Geyer
D.calif
Walter Reed Hospital
Geyer
Los Angeles County
Man Strikes A Girder Plunging Off High Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO Oct 11 A man plunged from the Golden Gate bridge striking a projecting girder and becoming trapped between sky and sea. Firemen police and rescue crews worked with ropes ladders and gear while Highway Patrolman Myron Smith described severe injuries as rescuers crawled the structure and a coast guard boat watched 280 feet below.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Myron Smith
Coast Guard
Train Bus Crash Near Memphis Kills Seven
County and railroad officials sought to determine the cause of a crash between a train and a school bus at Eads Depot near Memphis. Seven people died including bus driver Charles Priddy and six elementary pupils. ten others were injured as the 18 child bus was struck broadside by a passenger train running late. One survivor recalled children shouting for the driver to stop.
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Memphis
Tenn
Eads Depot
Here
Charles F. Priddy
Shelby County
Jean Renard
Gus Anderson
Hagan Aud#& Williams, Jr
Alma Shirley
Melvin Finish Richmond
Murray Kenneth Bryan
N. C
St. L
Nancy Jenkins
General Nearing Age Limit Sends His Resignation
Maj. Gen. Ralph E. Truman, veteran of the Spanish American and World Wars, who was recently named president of the second army reclassification board, has submitted his resignation by telegraph to Lt. Gen. Ben Lear. He requested a leave of absence beginning October 29 while awaiting action on the resignation. Truman has led the 35th Division at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, and will be 62 next May 10, the age limit for major generals in field command.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ralph E. Truman
Second Army
Ben Lear
Truman
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Fairfield Steel Strikers Return To Their Posts
Fairfield Alabama October 11. A strike that closed the Fairfield Steel Works of Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail road Co ended after AFL members voted to resume work today. The plant employs about 11,000 of TCI's 31,000 workers in the Birmingham district, the largest steel producer in the south. Agreement accepted a company proposal to return to work.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fairfield Steel Works
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Fairfield
Electricitians
Aes
Many Thousands Paid Tribute To King Turkey
Harrisonburg Virginia hosted the largest crowd in city history as 85 000 people packed Main Street and surrounding streets for a two day festival celebrating the county turkey and agricultural industry. The parade drew an immense turnout with crowds lingering at Court Square into the evening. Weather turned pleasant after rain and a chilly morning, with sunlight by late morning aiding the festivities.
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Harrisonburg
Rockinghap
J. H. Boice
Gay
Grattan
Mason
Court Square
Parade Awards Float Prizes At Liberty Street Parade
Winners include Rockingham Milling Co first prize and several high school bands from Richmond Winchester Clifton Forge and Elkins. The parade drew packed crowds with orange crates perches and confetti as 16 bands and 22 floats moved along Liberty Street in a patriotic pageant led by a veterans unit bearing a large silver V.
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John Marshall
Richmond
Handley High School
Winchester
Clifton Forge
Elkins
W. Va
Liberty Street
Baltimore Grain Market Closing Report
Baltimore reports grain market activity on October 11 with prices for Wheat No 2 Red Winter at 1.11 per bushel, Corn around 86 to 88 cents, and Barley also listed. Winchester Wheat quoted at 1.05 per bushel, noting fluctuating daily values and regional trading.
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Baltimore
Traffic Warning To Boys and Girls
Chief Hollis of the police department urges schoolchildren to stay safe crossing streets. A rhyme reminds them to look left and right before stepping off the curb to ensure no cars are in sight, promoting safety in Winchester.
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Hollis
Police Department
Winchester
29th Division Is Allowed To Rest
Morven North Carolina reports Twenty-ninth Division soldiers begin weekend leaves to rest before tougher drills. The opening week saw one fatal accident and a second soldier seriously injured. Private Joseph L. Phillips of the 104th horse mechanized unit died from a fractured skull at Rockingham evacu hospital. Private Orvin G. Snook of Company A 115th Infantry is listed critical with internal injuries.
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Morven
N. C
Joseph L. Phillips
104Th Horse-Mechanized
Rockingham
Orvin G. Snook
115Th Infantry
Huntingdon County
Chinese Striving To Mop Up Japs At Ichang
CHUNGKING Oct 11 A Chinese military spokesman reported ongoing street fighting in Ichang on the Yangtze river port as Chinese troops pressed to mop up Japanese forces clinging to the western outpost. Estimates said 1 000 to 2 000 Japanese troops remained inside Ichang with others in a small area outside. The Chinese acknowledged the loss of four battalions while earlier claiming recapture of the city. Reuters dispatches from Shanghai and Nanking quoted Japanese sources denying recapture and stating frontline positions still held.
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Chungking
Ichang
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Nanking
Du Pont Yacht Aground With His Fishing Party
The 43 ton motor yacht Nor’Easter owned by Henry B. Du Pont of Wilmington Del and several guests aboard was reported aground off Tilghman’s Island Maryland. A coast guard patrol was dispatched to Knapp’s Narrow after a report the vessel lay near the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay some 40 miles below Baltimore. Tilghman’s Island guide Captain Randolph Harrison relayed the call and said he remained in contact with the Nor’Easter which ran aground at midnight.
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Baltimore
Tilghman’s Island
Henry B. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Coast Guard
Knapp’s Narrow
Chesapeake Bay
Randolph Harrison
Tilghman's Island
Gerald Ritter Granted Navy Leave After Recruit Training
Gerald Marshall Ritter son of Lawrence L. Ritter of 1723 Valley Avenue Winchester Virginia has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Station Norfolk and has been granted a leave of absence. Ritter enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve through the Martinsburg Recruiting Station on June 13 1941.
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Gerald Marshall Ritter
Lawrence Lester Ritter
Valley Avenue
Winchester
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Mr. Ritter
United States Navy Reserve
U. S. Navy
Martinsburg
W. Va
Eleventh Ship Sent On Ways At Sparrow Point
The 12,900 ton tanker Charles 8S. Jones was launched at Sparrows Point witnessed by Eugene Grace president of Bethlehem Steel. Built for Richfield Oil of Los Angeles it was christened by Mrs. Charles S. Jones wife of the corporation president. It marks the eleventh ship launched this year at the Sparrows Point yards.
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Baltimore
Jones
Sparrows Point
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Richfield Oil Corporation of
Los Angeles
Charles S. Jones
Bethlehem Steel
Rally Day in Loudoun Street Presbyterian Sunday School
The Loudoun Street Presbyterian Sunday School plans a Rally Day program at 9:45 AM in the church. Members were urged to gather in their department rooms by 9:30 AM. Superintendent J H Moling Jr aims for 400 members and notes rising attendance since moving into the new building.
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Depar
Loudoun Street
William M. Richards
Moling
Presbyterian Church
Rally Day for United Brethren Held at Local Chapel
Silas G. Cather, newly elected superintendent, announces Rally Day with a full program including opening song, scripture, poems, solos, quartets, and musical numbers from various department classes. The service features prayers, worship in offerings, an address by the superintendent, and a cordial invitation to the public.
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Silas G. Cather
United Brr Uhday Oar
Grace Fries
L. G. Bridgers
Elsie Ritter
Ray Hicks
Young Men
Edwin Ritter
Edith Fletcher
Elmer Hodges
Men Bible
Wallace Lutz
Sherman Dick
Children’s Department
No Change At National Fruit Product Company
No change reported at National Fruit Product Company as management and employees work to resolve wage and other differences. Employees continue at work while negotiations proceed to avert disruption and reach an accord on terms and conditions.
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National Fruit Product Company
Pa Driver Is Exonerated In Bicycle Fatal Case
A Pennsylvania driver was exonerated after testimony disputed whether bicycles fouled each other before a collision. The witness Bayliss said his bicycle did not touch the car that struck him as he lay about 100 feet from impact. State Trooper Williams noted the car stopped 14 feet from glass and headlight wreckage. Witnesses recounted the car stopping and rescuers summoned an ambulance. Mrs Wolfe’s memory was questioned to separate statements about which cyclist was pushing a bicycle.
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J. Sloan Kuykendall
Bayliss
Williams
Russian Reserves Move Up in Panama and Warfare Talk
Russian reserves move up amid political instability in Panama with possible assembly action or dissolution and a general election for a successor to exiled President Arias. In Europe Hitler’s command says the sea of Azov battle ends with large Russian forces destroyed. German southern armies near Rostov threaten Caucasus oil fields as Wavell may move British troops to aid the Russians. Turkish reports note British support in the region.
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Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia
Panama
Adolf Hitler
Sea of Azov
Ukraine
Rostov
Caucasian
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Middle East
Caucasus
Bus Crash Leaves 18 Injured in Virginia Gorge
Virginia State Trooper T W Carter said a bus driver Maloney could not hold the bus on a curve after brakes failed. Victims included 18 hurt and unconscious with a skull fracture, and 17 year old Albert Lasley of Lebanon Indiana hurt in the back. Frank Hall arrived first at the scene and saw the bus settle in a gulley after a crashing, with one occupant forcing from the rear as Hall reached the window.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Albert Lasley
Lebanon
Ind
Virginia
T. W. Carter
Maloney
Carter
P. C. Pollard
Commonwealth
W. S. Dunn
Bland
Frank Hall
Hall
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