Allies drive German lines back in Italian Gothic defense collapse
Allied forces break the Gothic Line as Fifth and Eighth Armies push toward Bologna. American and British units seal retreat routes while Canadian and Brazilian troops advance along Rimini and the Adriatic coast. Prisoner totals pass 10,000 with heavy German tank losses and weakened divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U. S
Fifth
Eighth
Bologna
Italy
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
Rimini
Eighth Army
San Giustina
Marecchia
Sant’ Arcangelo
Poggio Berni
Kesselring
Associated Press
Sid Feder
Todt
Firenzuola
Puta Pass
Monte Casciari
Monte Carnecalone
Giogi di Villone
Florence
Fourth Parachute
Lehr Regiment
Germany
South America
Pisa
West Sea
Monte Prano
Navy strikes drive Japanese from the Philippines
U S Pacific Fleet reports carrier planes under Admiral Nimitz forced retreat of the Japanese fleet from the Philippines after a second devastating raid on Manila Bay. American aircraft sank 29 more ships, damaged 20, and destroyed or damaged 200 planes, with total Sept 20 21 losses: 86 ships and 405 planes.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Halsey-Mitscher
Philippines
Nimitz
Manila
Manila Bay
Cavite Naval Base
Nichols
Clark Airfield
Cavite Navy Yard
Clark and
Manila Harbor
Philippine Islands
Halsey
Marc A. Mitscher
Clark
Nichols Fields
Third Fleet
Interisland
Fifth Fleet
Philippines Sea
Russians Aim For Knockout In Eastern Front Move
Soviet forces crossed into Czechoslovakia from Lupkow Pass and into southeastern Hungary while driving toward Szeged. Russian Romanian units pressed from the east into Hungary as Baltic fleet operations marked a new northern push. The Moscow broadcast said German divisions were routed and key towns like Humenne and Kassa were in reach, signaling a potential knockout of Hungary from the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Baltic
Paldiski
Moscow
Poland
Lupkow
Humenne
Bucharest
Szeged
Slovakia
Monitor
East Beskid
Kassa
Kosice
Budapest
Transylvania
Baltic Sea
Airmen Dig Up Here With Horns
Capt. Robert Rhodes finds a cross in an Italian field bearing the name Billy McGee AAF. Washington is notified and a U S 15th Air Force crew exhumes the body only to learn Billy McGee is actually an Army Air Force goat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustang
Italy
Robert Rhodes
St. Louis
Billy McGee
AAF
Rhodes
McGee
Washington
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Army Air Force
Dewey Breaks Silence On Roosevelt Campaign Tactics
Governor Dewey on a train in Oklahoma City outlined his plan to scrutinize President Roosevelt’s record with unvarnished candor after the President’s Saturday night campaign speech. He accused Roosevelt of dropping the mask of a non political campaign and campaigning on the remote past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Roosevelt
Oklahoma City
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas Regions
Partly cloudy conditions continue in Amarillo area Monday and Tuesday with rising temperatures. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies and warmer air with scattered showers west of Pecos River and near Del Rio Eagle Pass area. precipitation of .06 inches reported in the past 24 hours. Sunrise 7:37 A M Sunset 7:40 P M.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos River
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Japanese Call for Filipino Uprising Against United States
In a Domei broadcast relayed by U S monitors, Lt Gen Masaharu Homma urged 18 000 000 Filipinos to unite and crush American forces. The puppet Manila regime has declared war. Legaspi on Luzon and Cebu in the central Philippines faced carrier air strikes the fourth day in a row.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Domei
Masaharu Homma
Islands
Legaspi
Cebu
U. S
Tokyo
Homma
Manila
United States
Luzon
Mindanao
Priority specialists to answer questions at two day conference
Otto Shaw of the War Production Board will answer questions on priority problems today and tomorrow at the two day conference. The chamber of commerce says those seeking guidance on obtaining critical materials can consult Mr Shaw for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Shaw
War Production Board
Chamber of Commerce
My. Shaw
Thunderbolts join in raid on German armored force near Nancy
Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts in a low level attack helped break up a Nazi counterattack near Nancy as RAF bombers struck Neuss and Munster in the Ruhr. Capt. Thomas Collins said the planes knocked out many armored vehicles in a large tank battle amid heavy flak.
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London
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolts
Nancy
RAF
Neuss
Munster
Ruhr
Thomas Collins
Lexington
Collins
Trier
Air Ministry
Rhine
Dusseldorf
Anti Electors To Be Certified In Texas
Secretary of State Sidney Latham said he would certify names of presidential electors for a new anti Roosevelt party if nominees are properly filed. The party, formed after a controversial court ruling, has not named a slate or a party name and faces printing electors in the Democratic column for November. A Dallas leader issued a statement condemning usurpation of the Democratic party name by various political groups.
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Austin
Sidney Latham
State Supreme Court
Latham
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Truman
J. Hart Willis
Dallas
Texas
Democratic Party
CIO
Kinsey Dies Suddenly Here at 65
C R Kinsey secretary treasurer of McIlroy Oil Company died suddenly at a local hospital yesterday afternoon at age 65. He lived at 1600 Bonham Street and moved to Amarillo 14 years ago to join Cahill Auditing. Survived by wife, son George Kinsey of Dallas, brother Jackson Kinsey in New York, two sisters in Fairmont West Virginia. Body in state at N S Griggs & Sons pending funeral arrangements.
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Cc. R. Kinsey
McIlroy Oil Company
Bonham Street
Mr. Kinsey
Amarillo
Cahill Auditing Company
Panhandle
Baptist Church
G. W. Kinsey
West Virginia
Kinsey
George Kinsey
Dllas
Jackson Kinsey
Rockefeller Choir
New York City
W. D. Evans
J. O. Powell
Fairmont
W. Va
Griggs & Sons
Greeks Demand Bulgars Leave Stolen Greek Territories
Rome dispatch reports Greece demanding Bulgars hand over Macedonia and Thrace unconditionally. Athens insists Bulgarians must clear out immediately with no policing or discussions, after Bulgarian claims of an agreement on administration and military questions.
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Rome
Macedonia
Thrace
Greece
Cartalia
Nelson Home Silent on WPB Mission to China
Nelson returns from mission to China with plans to boost industrial war effort while keeping his own plans private. He brought back recommendations already approved by Chiang Kai-shek and awaits a full report to President Roosevelt. Hurley stays in China after talks on military cooperation.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
China
War Production Board
Roosevelt
Nelson
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Patrick J. Hurley
Chiang
Crash Kills 2 Near Childress on Highway 83
Miss Ruby McElroy about 25 daughter of Mr and Mrs J H McElroy of Pantex Village and James Dee Brazier 41 of Quanah were killed when their automobile overturned on a curve seven miles south of Childress on Highway 83. A tire blowout is blamed. They were en route to Paducah where Miss McElroy was to be employed in a cafe Brazier planned to open.
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Paducah
Miss McElroy
Childress
Braziel
Mrs. McElroy
Mr. McElroy
Pantex
British Driving To Meet Yanks In Arnhem Front
Allied dispatches report a four to five mile wide corridor linking Nijmegen to the Neder Rhine enabling Polish and other troops to contact the trapped British force near Arnhem. American Second Army and Canadian units push toward Kleve and Antwerp region while heavy air and ground actions continue along the Nijmegen Arnhem corridor.
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London
Arnhem
Holland
Nijmegen
Neder Rhine
Lek
Beek
Reich
Second Army
Rhineland
Kleve
Siegfried Line
Beck
Germany
Antwerp-Turnhout Canal
Nancy
First Army
Antwerp
Lochtenburg
St. Leonard
Turnhout
Turnhou
Aachen
Channel
Cap Gris Nez
Calais
Dunkerque
Hodges
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S
Twelfth
Berlin
Second
Finns Battle Germans to Seize Suomussalmi in Finland
Four Finnish divisions pushing against German forces in Northeastern Finland report advances toward Suomussalmi. Helsinki says Finns expect to finish within four weeks without Soviet aid as Germans scarce supplies and Austrian troops clash with German defenders amid scorched earth tactics. In another report, captured German documents reveal 1 312 of 4 970 rounds were defective.
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Stockholm
Suomussalmi
Finland
Helsinki
Kemp
Petsamo
Western Front
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Apennine
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Ninth Army
France
83Rd
Loire
C.R. Kinsey
Paul Laux
Third Army
79Th Infantry Division
134Th Infantry Regiment
George A. Cartalis
Eindhoven
Arnhem Bridge
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