Russian army expands salient west of Kiev near Korosten
The Red Army broadens its push west of Kiev heading toward the Korosten rail junction, threatening a 50 mile stretch of the Leningrad Odessa railway. Berlin, Paris, and Soviet communiqués report heavy fighting around Zaporozhye Cherkasy and Zhitomir as Vatutin's First Ukrainian Front advances with tanks, cavalry, and motorized infantry. Civilians claim 4,000 liberated amid the rapid drive toward the old Polish border less than 60 miles away.
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Associated Press
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Korosten
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Zhitomir
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Korosien
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Germany
Crimea
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Bug River
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200 Have Offered to Work in Plants War Recruitment Progress
Replies to the emergency committee labor questionnaire for Lenawee County war industries near 200 and growing. A. D. Billings says skilled applicants are being referred to USES offices for matching with openings and potential early placements this week.
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A. D. Billings
Lenawee County Manufacturersi Association
Mr. Billings
Adrian
Management-Labor Committee
City War Fund Campaign Short In Subscriptions
The National War Fund and Community Fund drive near Adrian raised 31028 in total subscriptions. Lenawee County Patriotic League president H A Fee said allocations to townships will route 7000 to 38000 to Adrian, with funds aimed at supporting rural workers and national war efforts.
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National War Fund
Community Fund
Adrian
H. A. Fee
Lenawee County
Three Fronts One Cause Drives City Campaign Effort
Campaign workers urge uncontacted supporters to donate by calling headquarters. Neighborhood War Club leaders led by Mrs. Alice Wheeler reported pledges totaling 1600, while Locals CIO and AFL groups contributed 1551.61 across 194 employees plus 90 from Palmyra plant, with Ridgeway township exceeding its quota.
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Alice Wheeler
Wheeler
H. J. Wood
ZB. Hancock
Perry Frownfelder
Simp! Paper Company
Ronald Eisch
Charles DeNies
CIO
Palmyra
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Earl Gaffin
Park Rogers
Adrian Lodge
Adrian Ladies’ Fife and Drum Corps
Schwarzer Loval
Muskegon Ensign Downs 4 Bombers
AN ADVANCE South Pacific Base November 13 delayed report says a Navy land based fighter squadron shot down 18 enemy planes during a Japanese air attack on an air carrier. Ensign Ira Kepford of Muskegon Michigan downed four bombers and commander John Blackburn of Washington DC, in three weeks, credited with 15 planes.
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Pacifie Base
Rabaul
Ira Kepford
Muskegon
Mich
el. lComdn
John Blackburn
Washington, D. C
Army of Hunters Takes to the Woods in Wartime Season
Northern Michigan opens a 16 day deer hunting season amid rationing and gasoline limits, with field agents reporting more hunters than usual. Crisp weather and ten inch snows illuminate a likely strong season, while Straits ferries ease traffic as crews seek higher wages.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Slate Conservation Department
Office of Price Administration
Straits of
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St. Egnace
Strarts
Heninswia
Wanwvalam
Bombing of Sofia Marks Balkan Offensive Launch
Allied air forces led by American 8 25 Mitchell bombers struck Sofia, Bulgaria, targeting railway yards, depots, and repair shops to disrupt Balkan rail traffic. Nine German fighters fell as the raid focused on severing lines to Greece and the Aegean, with broader operations over France and Italy continuing. Ground fighting in Italy saw patrol actions and a firm German defense as rains slowed major engagements.
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Balkans
Hungary
Romana
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
This Is The Army Premiere To Add To Relief Funds
The Crumswell theater in Adrian hosts a 9 15 pm premiere of This Is The Army. Proceeds from the screening go entirely to the Army Emergency Relief fund, following a stage show's historic $2.6 million for relief with millions more expected from moving picture receipts.
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Adrian
Crmswell Theater
Army
Irving Berlin
Army Relief Fund
All Army
Warner Brothers Studios
Michigan WAC enlistment reaches eighty eight in Lansing
In Lansing on November 15, eighty eight women from across Michigan joined the second Michi gan WAC company in a morning swearing in ceremony. The tally since September 27 brings to 2334 the number enlisted statewide to fill the WACS zoola. Separately in Cleveland, William A. Bartlett, 86, longtime director of lake traffic for M A Hanna Co., died yesterday. a native of Cape Vincent, New York.
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Lansing
Michigan Wac
Michigan
Cleveland
William A. Bartlett
M.A. Hanna Co
Cape Vincent
Snow Falls Across City After First Winter Storm
An inch of snow covered Adrian and surrounding areas as the first general storm of the season moved through. Snow began before daylight and fell intermittently into the afternoon, with a high around 37 degrees over the weekend and a forecast of more snow and colder weather tonight.
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Adrian
223 Tons Of Bombs Fall On Japs In New Guinea War
Allied air power pounded Alexishafen and Madang in a record 223 ton raid aimed at Japanese bases. Fighters protected Liberators and Mitchells as fires surged from destroyed airstrips and harbor targets. New targets included Rabaul, Gasmata, Buka, Buin, and Kavieng with sea and land actions noted along Bougainville. Admiral Halsey visited Empress Augusta Bay area and called progress heartening despite tough beachhead gains.
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Associated Press
Southwest -Pacific
Alexishafen
Madang
New Guinea
Markham
Bar
Rabaul
Douglas MacArthur
Gasmata
New Britain
Buka
Buin
Bougainville
Kapingamarangi
Kavieng
New Ireland
U. S
Empress’ August Bay
Willian F. Halsey Jr
South Pacific
Frces
Postpone Subsidy Fight Seeks Delay Beyond Elections
Washington Nov 15 The House Democratic leader John W McCormack of Massachusetts urged a stay of judgment on the food subsidy program until after the 1948 elections The issue heads to a House showdown next week with a key vote on extending Commodity Credit Corp subsidies The Banking Committee added a ban on using subsidies to keep prices down after year end McCormack argued a Democratic victory would be an endorsement while a Republican win could shift policy before a new president takes office.
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Democratic Ecatter
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Congress
Commodity Credit Corp
House Banking Committee
McCormack
Canadian pilot destroys two planes without firing a shot
Flight Sgt T W Larlee of Aroo stock New Brunswick on a Spitfire patrol spotted a formation of German fighters. He chased two Me 109s as they plunged and both crashed. His plane sustained damage but he landed safely on one wheel. He credited suspected elevator control damage to the German aircraft.
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Algiers
T. W. Larléee
Aroostock
New Brunswick
Larlee
Bricker Announces GOP Presidential Bid Rename of Governor
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker formally declares his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination while renouncing any run for a fourth term as governor.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Badoglio Signals Resign as Italy President as Rome Falls
Premier Badoglio pledged to resign when Rome falls and thus weakened King Victor Emmanuel. Allies advance, Sforza and other leaders rejected serving under a tainted monarchy, prompting a move to a technical cabinet and a constitutional post-Rome government.
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Badoglio
Rome
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Leopoldo Piccardal
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Commerce
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Carla
Count Sforza
Umberto
Naples
Badogna
Allied Commission
Badogno
Grange calls for pork ration cuts to prop up hog prices
The National Grange urged reducing pork and pork product ration point values to balance the market and shield hog farmers from losses. It warned prices under the War Food Administration's 375 per hundred pounds Chicago basis may force producers out if not adjusted. The convention also backed American involvement in peace efforts and economic conferences.
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Grange Grand Rapids
National Grange
Grange
War Food Administration
Chicago
United States
Young Maestro Bernstein Leads Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
25 year old assistant conductor Bernstein steps in when Walter falls ill to lead the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. He studied scores overnight and rehearsed with Walter. audience responds with growing applause after each number and a final ovation.
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Aunn
Aurea
Ard
Bernstein
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Lawrence
Mass
Bruno Walter
Artur Fad
Miller son wounded in action in Italy
Tipton residents Mr and Mrs Vern Miller have learned from the War Department that their son, Private Russell C Miller, has been wounded in action in Italy during World War II.
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Tipton
Vern Miller
War Department
Pyt
Russell C. Miller
Italy
Congressional group accuses OPA of overreach and abuses
A House committee reports the Office of Price Administration used unlawful regulations and a federal tribunal system to deprive citizens of due process. It urges changes to inflation controls while exposing other agencies, citing 3296 OPA rules since 1940 and only 362 public laws enacted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Administration
United States
Rep. Smith
D-Va
House
Congress
OPA
Acts of Congress
Selz~cing
David Ginsburg
Five hundred sent home at Ford Rouge plant walkout
Detroit Nov 15 Five hundred workers at the Ford Motor Co Rouge plant were sent home after four metal pourers walked out. A spokesman said another 500 may be sent home if parts run short, signaling possible further disruption.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
State of siege extended to Milan and nearby towns
The state of siege clamped on Milan by Nazi occupation authorities was extended to Monza Sesto and San Giovanni in retaliation for a new wave of shootings and sabotage last week.
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Milan
Monza
Sesto
San Giovanni
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