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A MIAMI, Fla. Nov. 6—(PP—A storm
a brewed in the tempestuous Carlb-
E bean skirted along the north coast
• of Cuba today, but its main force
• apparently was headed through the
• straits and into the Gulf of Mexico,
• aimed away from peninsular Flor-
• ida and its resort area.
• A wide area of storm winds-
• reaching hurricane force on 75 miles
• or more near the center—threaten-
• ed the central and southern Bahama
• islands off the Florida coast and
• the island of Cuba.
8 The Weather Bureau at Miami
• said the main force of the tropical
• disturbance might pass inland over
• Cuba before proceeding westward
• toward the Gulf of Mexico.
• However, the heavily-populat-
• ed areas of Florida southward
• from Melbourne and including
1 Palm Beach and Miami were
I threatened with heavy gale
i winds, although forecaster Ern-
I est F. Carson expected these
1 sections to miss the worst of it.
• South of Miami and in the Key
• West area at the tip of the state,
• the threat was great and civilian
• and naval forces took all precau-
• tions to protect themselves against
• propert or personal loss.
1 BAHAMAS ESCAPE
• The worst of the storm apparent-
• ly missed the Bahama islands where
• the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
• maintain their official residence.
• Along lower Florida’s Atlantic
• coast line and down the archipel-
ago to Key West, vessels hurried in-
g to port. Storm shutters were fasten-
• ed to windows facing seaward.
h Miami’s public schools were or-
• dered closed for the day and a high
school football game was cancelled.
The weather bureau went on an
emergency basis to keep the area
informed, and wartime censorship of
storm news was lifted to permit
notification of all who might be
threatened.
Navy officials in the area an-
nounced that hotels housing navy
and coast guard personnel along the
waterfront in Miami were being
shuttered and that the service was
taking the same precautions that
civilians in the area are schooled to
observe.
The storm apparently made up
more rapidly than usual and the
customary two or three days’ ad-
vance notice was missing. Before
daylight, however, the Weather
Bureau again broadcasting its warn-
ings and stormwise Miamians began
protecting their property before 6
, a. m.
Nazis Acknowledge
Death of General
NEW YORK, Nov. 6=(UP)-Ber-
lin radio acknowledged today that
Gen. George von Stumme, senior
officer believed to have held com-
mand of Axis forces during Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel’s long ab-
sence from the Egyptian front, had
been killed in action.
Stumme’s death was reported in
a British communique yesterday,
which also announced that Gen.
Ritter von Thoma, tank expert and
commander of the Afrika Korps,
had been taken prisoner. Germany
acknowledged Thoma’s capture yes-
Tax Payments
‘ Set New High
More than one fifth of 1942 city
taxes were collected during the
month of October.
It was by far the record for Oc-
tober in the history of the city tax
office, as $113,119.32 in current tax
payments poured in during the first
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ed Ships Mass at
British 100 Miles From Alamein
By HARRISON SALISBURY
United Press Staff Correspondent
The greatest British victory of
the North African war appeared to
be in the making today and Axis
fears of an Allied blow at the wes-
tern end of the Mediterranean
reached an acute stage.
The imperial 8th army already
had broken the elite armored de-
tachments of Marshal Erwin Rom-
mel and sent the Afrika Korps reel-
ing back towards Libya.
But the Axis obviously believed
that even graver perils lie direct-
ly ahead.
Reports from Berlin and sa-
tellite European capitals em-
phasized that a big concentra-
tion of Allied warships, trans-
ports, planes and tanks have
been assembled at Gibraltar.
This force, the Axis speculated, is
designed to open up a new fight-
ing front as part of a general Al-
lied campaign to wrest control of
Africa and the Mediterranean com-
pletely from Axis hands.
Berlin asserted that 125 warships
and transports were crowded into
the Gibraltar roadstead and reports
reaching Stockholm from Madrid
asserted that a great Allied force
had assembled there to open a sec-
ond front in Europe.
The Axis, and Vichy France, how-
ever, appeared to believe that the
chief danger points were the north-
west and west coasts of Africa, Da-
kar and Casablanca, in particular.
ROOSEVELT SEES
MAJOR VICTORY
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6—(P)—President Roosevelt analyzed the Allied
campaign in North Africa today as having the appearance of a victory
of major proportions.
He told a press conference he thought all of us, and all the United
Nations, had been pretty much heartened by what looks to be a
victory of major proportions in the Egyptian-Libyan area.
Things seemed to be going extremely well, he said, adding that there
was not much news which had not appeared in the communiques.
Replying to a question, Mr. Roosevelt said that only a small part
of the equipment used in the assault against General Erwin Rom-
mel’s forces was of American ori-
gin.
Probably far less than half of
the equipment came from the Unit-
ed States, he said, and this equip-
FDR Unaffected
By Poll Results
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—P-
President Roosevelt told a press
conference today, in a brief dis-
cussion of Tuesday’s election, that
he assumed Congress was interest-
ed in winning the war just as the
president was.
The chief executive was ask-
ed whether the outcome of the
balloting would make any differ-
ence in his attitude toward
Congress.
“ Why should it? He asked,
adding that he assumed con-
gress also wanted to win the
His questioner went on to re-
mark, however, that with he want-
ed to know was whether Mr. Roos-
evelt would confer now with both
Republican and Democratic lead-
ers about legislative procedure. He
replied that he had been doing
that.
To a question as to how he would
account for the election results,
which all but took away the Dem-
ocratic majority in the house and
cut into the party’s senate major-
ity. Mr. Roosevelt gave a cryptic
answer.
He said he had had a very pleas-
ant surprise. On Tuesday morning,
he said, he went to vote at Hyde
Park, N. Y. and he was perfectly
delighted to find ,the polling place
was open.
ment, he went on, has been instru-
mental in the advance only to a
minor degree.
He was asked whether, if the
British 8th army were taken as a
level of perfection in achievement
and training, this country had any-
thing to equal it.
We don’t know and won’t know,
the president said, until we have
had troops in action on a major
scale.
He said, responding to another In-
quiry, "that our operations on
Guadalcanal island in the South
Pacific could not be regarded as
of major proportions.
But he said the importance of an
operation could not necessarily be
gauged by its extent, since its im-
portance might be much greater
than its size.
Madagascar Asks
British for Truce
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Some of those present thought he
month of the 1942 collection season. | issued that remark as a commen-
This represents 21.8 percent of the tary on the fact Democratic elec-
total tax assessment for the year
$533,825.25.
All tax collections for the month
just ended totaled $118,637.32, said
Tax-Assessor Collector G. P. Hol-
land.
" October, 1941, was a record month
tive processes still operated in
America.
3 Nazis Captured
BOWLING GREEN, Ny., Nov 6
—(UP)—The three Nazi prisoners
until this year came along. Current | who escaped from military guards
collections then amounted to $75,- while en route to Tullahoma, Tenn.
669.97, nearly 15 percent of the total for internment yesterday were cap-
assessment of 3510.190.18. current. tured and jailed here early today,
delinquent and other taxes collect- Warren county sheriff Boyd Down-
"ed in October, 1941, amounted to ing reported.
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LONDON, Nov 6. — () — Vichy
forces opposing the British in south-
east Madagascar asked for an armis-
tice and hostilities ceased at 2 p. m
(Madagascar time) yesterday, an
authoritative source announced to-
day.
The only recent fighting on the
huge island in the Indian ocean
has been in the southeastern sec-
tion, so the armistice, in effect, ter-
minates the Madagascar campaign
For Fewer Offices
MINERAL WELLS, Nov 6—(UP)
—Abolishing the offices of county
treasurer, justice of peace, con-
stable. and surveyor, and consoli-
dating the duties of the county clerk
and the district clerk were recom-
mended by Judge Merrit Gibson of
Longview. at the County Judges
Commissioners association meeting
here today.
- $110,574.
- Assessor-Collector Holland, check- ILIDAL IT D ITTTA I NIT
ing his books and finding that 93 INFANT RITTI-N
percent of the 1941 city taxes were A T D I KA
collected during the current period US *I All % I LI IILIT L’T AATi
j for payment, predicted an even
higher percentage on 1942 taxes. ILIPTATT 1 A TITI I T A DIFC
--" .* - • INFECTED WITH RABIES
November Draft
Quotas Adjusted
AUSTIN, Nov. 6—(UP)—Novem-
ber selective service quotas in sev-
eral Texas counties have been re-
adjusted after “correction of re-
ports submitted by local bpards,”
Brig Gen J. Watt Page, Texas di-
rector, said today. ,
Page said that complaints of al-
leged discrimination in calls have
been “cleared up fully." Represen-
"tatives of seven East Texas counties
recently told Gov. Coke Stevenson
that their local quotas were pro-
portionately higher than quotas for
neighboring counties. Calls are
based upon available manpower
rather than total number of regis-
rants. Page said.
Two-months-old James Carroll
Avery probably won’t develop rabies
because of prompt medical treat-
ment.
But he has the marks of a vici-
ous rat bite on his chubby right fist,
and ne is compelled to take daily
vaccine injections to prevent dead-
ly after-effects.
James Carrol is the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Avery, who live
at 1118 Sycamore.
The baby was fretful last Satur-
day, and for that reason his mother
was not alarmed when he cried
about midnight. She cuddled the
youngster and both went back to
sleep without turning on a light to
wake the father and two other small
children.
e
At 6 a. m. when Mrs. Avery arose
to prepare the infant’s bottle, she
noticed blood on the shoulder of
her gown. But the baby was lying
with his right hand out of sight,
and she did not see his wound.
It was a short time later that
Jerry Lee Avery, the baby’s four-
year-old brother, discovered a rat in
the house. How it gained entry Mrs.
Avery has not been able to discover.
Mrs. Avery set her two-year-old
daughter, Charlene, atop the refrig-
erator out of harm’s way. Then she
called a neighbor woman A wild
chase ensued, with the rat once
leaping back into bed with the baby
before it was killed with a broom.
See INFANT Pg. 6, Col. 2
They had been harping for weeks
on this possibility and with the
magnitude of Rommel’s defeat
growing by the hour the Axis ob-
viously believed the moment for an-
other Allied blow had almost come.
London, naturally, was silent on
any such possibility.
The British concentrated on fill-
ing in the reports of the great vicr
tory of the 8th army over the cream
of Rommel’s fighting force.
The situation in the desert was:
The remnants of Rommel’s •
15th and 21st armored divisions
were fleeing west along the
coastal road under constant air
and land attack. Fighting was
going on at least 100 miles west
of the Alamein positions.
The Italian divisions which had
held the southern Alamein positions
Rome Admits
British Gain
Of 40 Miles
ROME (From Italian Broadcasts),
Nov. 6.—(AP)—The Italian communi-
que today placed the area of “violent
combat" on the North African des-
ert between Fuka and Matruh—62
and 104 miles west of the original
El Alamein battle lines.
* * -
“Italian and German forces yes-
terday engaged in violent combat
against the enemy tank formations
in the area between Fuka and Mat-
ruh,
"At dusk the battle still was go-
ing on with unchanged bitterness"
This represented an advance for
the British, conceded by the enemy,
of perhaps 40 miles since the Ital-
ian communique of yesterday which
said the fighting then was in the
area between El Daba, 33 miles west
of the El Alamein line, and Fuka.
BERLIN (From German Broad-
casts). No. 6—(PP)—Allied tank for-
mations, striking wtih “continued”
pressure, have been engaged by the
Axis in voilent battles in the re-
gion of Fuka and Matruh, the Ger-
man high command reported today.
(Fuka, 62 miles west of the orginal
El Alamein line, was the deepest
westward thrust conceded yesterday
by the Axis. Matruh is 42 miles fur-
ther west - a total distance from
El Alamein of 104 miles—and the
boundaries of the action given by
both Axis high commands indicated
that the Brtlish now had cleared
the whole northern sector as far
west, at least, as Fuka.)
were falling back in great disorder,
evidently having been left by Rom-
mel to fend for themselves. The
British indicated hopes of cutting
off and smashing the Italian force
completely.
Lieut. Gen. Bernard Montgomery
frankly and jubilantly proclaimed
"complete and absolute victory." He
added that" ... the Boche is com-
pletely finished : .. completely
smashed" and indicated belief that
Rommel would not succeed in sav-
ing that portion of his armored
corps which survived the annihilat-
ing battle of Alamein.
There appeared no chance of any
stand by Rommel east of the Egyp-
tian-Libyan frontier where the tra-
ditionally strong positions at Hal-
faya Pass might make an attempt
at defense possible.
However, the British obviously be-
lieved that the road now was open
for a drive not only to Bengazi and
the Gulf of Sirte but all the way to
Tripoli.
14,000 PRISONERS
The total of prisoners counted
thus far was 14,000 with hundreds
more streaming back constantly
through the British lines. Nazi and
Italian casualties, it appeared,
might equal or exceed the prison-
er figure. Correspondents said they
never had before seen so many
dead Germans on a battlefield.
Rommel’s original forward force
had been estimated at 130,000 to
140,000 men and it appeared certain
that it had already, been cut down
to 100,000 or lower by the huge bat-
the losses.
Both the Germans and Italians
had lost high officers as well as
lighting men. Gen. Francisco Scot-
GIARAD
SIWA
British U-Boats
Sink 6 Vessels
LONDON, Nov. 6(UP)—British
submarines have sunk six more
enemy vessels and damaged two
large Axis supply ships in the Med-
fterranean, the admiralty announc-
ed today.
One submarine intercepted two
enemy coastal vessels laden with
food, the admiralty said, and after
the crews abandoned the ships
British sailors boarded and destroy-
ed them.
"Another submarine attacked a
medium sized enemy supply ship
escorted by two destroyers.” the
admiralty added. “The supply ship
was torpedoed and sunk. The same
submarine also sank two small
enemy supply vessels and a tug-
boat."
A third submarine sent a torpedo
into a large supply ship which had
been beached and which was being
salvaged, making further salvage
impossible.
The admiralty said another sub-
marine reported two torpedoed hits
on a" large enemy tanker escorted
by destroyers and planes. One of
the destroyers possibly was hit, it
added.
Nazi Raider Blasts
At Southern England
LONDON, Friday, Nov. 6(P)—A
single German raider blasted a vil-
lage in southern England with
bombs late last night, killing four
persons and injuring several others.
The raid was the latest in a
series of hit-and-run attacks in
England yesterday and last night.
Three persons were killed on the
southeast and south coasts yester-
day. ---------.-----
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THE WAR TURNS—The British Eighth army, striking west from the El Alamein front,
has turned Field Marshal Rommel’s advance on Alexandria into a headlong retreat back to
ward Libya. Violent action was reported occuring today between Matruh and El Daba. Al-
lied aerial attacks on Rommel’s supply lines are indicated.
ti, commander of the Italian Tren-
to division and his staff. was added
to a bag which already included one
nazi general killed and another
captured.
ROME JITTERY
The German radio still attempt-
ed to put a fairly good face on
the Egyptian situation by asserting
that Rommel was falling back to
new lines. But the Rome radio in-
dicated its fears by insisting that
whatever the battle results the Brit-
ish would never get to Tripoli.
The Royal navy kept the pres-
sure on the Axis supply lines, re-
porting the sinking of six more
ships and the damaging of two.
Allied planes smashed at two Axis
convoys, knocking out about five
ships.
The interruption of Axis supply
lines was credited with playing a
major role in the desert success.
It was reported that Rommel had
been forced to retire, having ex-
hausted his supplies of oil, gaso- ranean Wednesday night to batter
the Axis airdrome at Maleme,
line, ammunition and food.
Returning pilots reported breach-
es alongside this highway crowd-
ed with Axis trucks and tanks, in-
dicating that Rommel was using
them as dispersal zones in an at-
tempt to keep traffic moving along
the bomb-pitted road.
SUPPLIES BURNED
Allied airmen observed many
huge fires burning along, the line
of the Axis retreat and it appear-
ed that the enemy was burning
supply dumps.
Little or no opposition was en-
countered by the British and
American fliers, though one fight-
er-bomber squadron ran into a for-
mation of German Messerschmidtts
and shot four of them yesterday
morning.
In addition to attacking targets
in the immediate battle" zone a
mixed force of United Nations
bombers swept across the Mediter-
Crete.
Enemy motor torpedobeats
also were attacked off the
North African coast between
Fuka and El Daba by Allied
naval planes assigned to the
task of keeping much needed
supplies from reaching Rom-
mel.
Montgomery paid high tribute to
the operations of the Allied air
forces, declaring they had placed
a major role in breaking the en-
emy’s morale.
He also praised infantry and ar-
tillery units of the Eighth army,
which, he said, were responsible for
the initial break-through. Mont-
gomery emphasized, however, the
victory had been achieved only by
the fullest cooperation of both land
and air forces, asserting that they
had worked as one throughout the
campaign.
Yanks Pierce Guadalcanal Line
TH
WAR
TODAY
LBr DEWITT MACKEZE -
Wide World War Analyst
(THis column, conducted as a
daily feature by DeWitt Mac-
Kenzie, now traveling abroad,
is expected to resume shortly.)
The three-power Axis alliance,
dedicated at Berlin two years ago
to the remaking of a new world
ruled by force and terror, is being
subjected now for the first time
to the strains which great disaster
experts on such a combination.
While Rommel’s armies struggle
westward across the inhospitable
Egyptian desert under skies made
still more inhospitable by the RAF
and American Air Forces, Tokyo
and Home are reviewing the worth
and costs of their ties to Berlin.
Little doubt remains that the
victory of the Eighth army has
brought us to one of the war’s
great crises. History may nom-
inate these days the turning
point of the whole global strug-
gle, compa. able to those July
days of 1918 when Foch turned
back the last great German
drive and seized the offensive.
Britain’s leaders, twice burned in
previous moments of apparent tri-
umph in Africa can be counted on
to be twice shy about overstating
the completeness and magnitude
of the victory in Egypt. And they
leave no doubt of their conviction
that Rommel has been smashed,
that the elimination of the Axis
from Africa is in progress.
Today’s sober British headquar-
ters communique fully bears out
the exultant announcements of
victory which came yesterday from
General Montgomery himself and
from that “high British official” in
London who doubtless spoke with
the highest authority and on the
basis of the most complete infor-
mation. Where previous war bulle-
tins have announced the continued
advance of the Eighth army, to-
day’s notes the altered character
of the battle with its introduction:
“The Eighth army continued its
pursuit of the enemy."
Then it notes that Rommel’s
See ANALYST Pg. 13, Col. 6
STOP and THINK
When this world struggle is
ended, racial persecution will
be ended.—Winston Churchill.
Remember the word that 1
said unto you. Thy servant is
not greater than his lord. If
" they have persecuted me, they
‘ will also persecute you.—St.
John 15:20,
Peril Second RUSSIANS ATTACKING AT
Nippon Flank STALINGRAD, CAUCASUS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 —()-
MOSCOW, Nov. 6.—(—The ter expressing determination
Hard-pressed American forces stab- Russians said today counterattack-
bed at bolstered Japanese troops on | ing garrison troops- had improved
Guadalcanal’s broadening battle- their positions somewhat in a
: Stalingrad factory area while the
Red army maintained active oper-
front today in a two-pronged attack
that pierced deeper into one flank
and threatened another.
To the west of the island’s Amer-
ican-held airbases, marines and sol-
diers successfully attacked enemy
positions, the Navy reported yester-
day. slaving 350 Japanese and cap-
turing 12 37mm. light artillery guns,
three field pieces and 30 machine
guns.
The offensive drive on Nov. 3
gained the American troops two ad-
ditional miles of jungle. But a
similar attempt to smash enemy
concentrations to the east of the
airfield on the following day was
repulsed.
JAPS REINFORCED
The Nipponese forces, put ashore
on the coast east of the American
base five days ago under cover of
darkness, were reinforced by addi-
tional night landings Nov. 3 and 4,
the Navy explained.
It was this strengthened force ap-
parently which the Americans at-
tacked on dawn on Nov. 4 and met
what the Navy termed “an initial
repulse."
“Marines are pressing their at-
tack on these enemy troops,” added
the communique.
On another South Pacific war
front west of the Solomons, Japa-
nese invasion forces were continu-
ing to fall back in New Guinea
under steady pressure of an Allied
drive.
Gen Douglas MacArthur’s Aus-
tralian command declared today
(South Pacific time) that the ill-
fated enemy assault which late in
September had advanced to within
32 miles of the Allied Port Moresby
navy base, had been pushed back
well beyond the half-way point of
Kokoda, about 60 miles inland.
AUSSIES ADVANCE
While bitter fighting was indi-
cated. the communique said the Al-
lied troops were advancing slowly
toward the foe’s north coastal base
at Buna.
Allied bombers also struck for the
second successive day at enemy-oc-
cupied towns of Maobisse and Alley
in Portuguese Timor, northwest of
Australia, and at the Japanese
north shore New Guinea base at
Salamaua. The foe’s Buin-Faisi
area in the northern Solomons also
was bombed again last night.
ations on the Black sea front and
slew 1,000 invaders in the battle
for the central Caucasus.
Two companies of tank-support-
ed Nazi Infantrymen were declared
smashed as Russian forces struck
across a debris-littered expanse of
north Stalingrad after repulsing
enemy attacks
Russian artillerymen destroyed
eight German tanks by point blank
fire and Soviet fliers struck heave
ily at German troops positions, the
noon communique said.
The Moscow radio reported that
the defenders of the city, in a let-
Former WTCC
The Navy disclosed that United
Manager Dies
Maury Hopkins. former assistant
manager of the West Texas cham-
ber of commerce, died Friday in
Chicago. the WTCC headquarters
office in Abilene was notified.
He was in charge of labor rela-
tions for Wilson & Co. as an of-
ficial in the packing firm’s person-
nel division.
Hopkins, about 50 years old, suc-
cumbed to a malignant malady af-
ter several weeks’ critical illness.
Stricken while in California on a
business trip, he was returned to
Chicago and hospitalized, and had
been in a coma for the past few
days.
Funeral services have been set
tentatively for Sunday or Mon-
day. Burial will be in Cedar Rap-
ids, Ia.
Besides his wife and two chil-
dren. Hopkins is survived by his
parents and a brother and two sis-
ters. The brother is Carroll Hop-
kins of Stamford.
Hopkins went from the WTCC to
the Oklahoma City chamber of
commerce, and from that position to
Wilson & Co., where he was cred-
ited with amicable solutions of sev-
eral strikes
“Had Maury Hopkins lived," said
WTCC Manager D. A. Bandeen, “he
would have contributed a great deal
The Navy disclosed mat united to the permanent solution of the
States warships still were active in .
See HOPKINS Pg. 6, Col. 2
the Solomons.
w
to
fight to the last heart beat, said
that “we are sure the time is not
far off when we shall hear of the
opening of a second front"
The letter was addressed to Pre-
mier Stalin. Delivered on the eve
of the 25th anniversary of the
Bolshevist revolution, it expressed
confidence that the troops would
‘‘deal a crushing blow to the enemy
from Stalingrad."
“The entire world is watch-
ing our struggle," it said. “The
voices of our Allies are reach-
ing us from all corners of the
globe, expressing admiration
for our resistance. Accepting
this moral aid, we are sure the
time is not far off when we
shall hear of the opening of a
second from. This will be not
only a moral but a real support
for the defenders of Stalingrad
and will hasten and help
achieve victory over the ene-
my."
Progress was reported in the
Russian counterdrive from Tuapse
and the communique said 300 more
invaders had been wiped out and
prisoners and war materiel cap-
tured Sixteen German planes were
said to have been shot down by
anti-aircraft gunners in two days.
THE WEATHER
C B. DEPARTMENT o FCOMMERCE
WEATHER Bt REAL
This information meet not be broadcast
by radie.
ABILENE and veimty Little change in
temperature this afternoon and tonight.
HAST TEXAS—Light local rains in
east portion this afternoon: occasional
showers west portion this afternoon and
tonight except in extreme northwest. Lit
the change in temperature
WEST TEXAS—Mild this afternoon and
a bout as cold tonight as last night .
Precipitation for 24 hours ending T 30
a. m. Friday, .05 inch
Total since first of year, to 1:30 A. me
Friday, 25.12 inches.
Total amount for same period last year
47 34 inches
Normal amount since first of the year,
22 75 inches
Airport precipitation for 24 hours ending
7:30 a m. Friday, 06 inch
Highest temperature yesterday: City of-
fice, 63: airport, 63
Lowest this morning: City office, 484
airport, 48.
QAVICTOKY
BUY
re Tout "‘I Tours
4s 86 1 ss-et
18 a 2 60.
Sunset last might 8:45. .
sunrise this morning 8:
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 143, Ed. 2 Friday, November 6, 1942, newspaper, November 6, 1942; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1635542/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.