Allied Allied Corridor in Holland Holds Open Rhine Gateway
Allied forces press a widening corridor from Eindhoven to Nijmegen after Arnhem withdrawal. British, Belgian, and Canadian troops push toward the Meuse while Patton’s Third Army seizes a fort near Metz. Heavy fighting and weather set a grim pace across the German frontier.
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Roger Greene
Associated Press
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Meuse
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Rhine
Maas
Boxmeer
Groeningen
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Dilsen
Oss
First
Arendonck
Turnhout
Antwerp
France
Patton
Epina
Hodges
First Army
Aachen
Trier
Don Whitehead
Hitler
Batavia Struck as Allies Press Indonesian Front
Allied air forces strafed Batavia on Java for the first time while sinking three Japanese freighters near Celebes. Nimitz said Peleliu Island is under American ground control except for two pockets. B 29 raids reported over Iwo Jima and Manchuria targets as Tokyo disputes losses.
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Tokyo Dispatch
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Volcano Islands
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Air Attacks Peak Across Germany in Allied Raids
Allied air forces press a mass assault on Germany and western front targets with over 1 700 heavy bombers and about 2 500 fighters. Losses include 42 American B 17s and seven fighters. RAF missions hit Bottrop Wilhem and Calais as German rail yards and plants suffer extensive damage.
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Metz
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Hamm
Munchen-Gladbach
Emden
Coblenz
Bremen
Frankfurt
Osnabruck
Soviet Tightens Noose on Baltic Front Near Riga
London reports Moscow's midnight communique claiming major Baltic advances around Riga and Vormsi including 200 plus captures 25 to 37 miles from the Latvian capital and a Baltic cleanup as winter nears. German accounts cite Hungarian incursions while Warsaw fronts show renewed artillery defences.
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Riga
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Romania
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Plains Soaked By Good Rain
The Panhandle area received 1.25 to 1.75 inches of rain, aiding wheat but threatening unshocked bundles in grain fields. Amarillo totals reached 1.04 inches, with Clarendon and other nearby towns reporting additional rainfall. Cooler weather is forecast with no new rain expected, as wet clouds clear from West Texas and the Rio Grande Valley reports up to 5 inches in places. County Agent Art Bralley notes most wheat is ready, but damaged feed fields and unshocked bundles may suffer if rain persists.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Clarendon
Pampa
Lubbock
Tucumcari
Guymon
Okla
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Art Bralley
Bralley
War Production Board authorizes 630000 aluminum pressure canners
The War Production Board announced plans to manufacture 630000 aluminum pressure canners in the next nine months to prepare for next year's canning season. A separate radio program invites listeners to hear a debate on job preference for a soldier versus senior workers during America's Town Meeting of the Air at 7:30 on KFDA, sponsored by The Reader's Digest.
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Washington
War Production Board
America
The
Reader's Digest
Bologna Nazis Hurl Back Yanks
American troops beaten from Monte La Fine by a German counterattack near Bologna as Allied forces press on other fronts. Fifth Army advances reach Imola within 15 miles, while Eighth Army expands bridgeheads near Rimini. German forces employ new 88 millimeter anti tank guns, with at least three captured.
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Kesselring
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Imola
Rimini-Bologna
Adriatic
Eighth Army
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Bellaria
Rimini
Ravenna
Sanciustria
Santarcangelo
Savignano
Rain Delays Castro County Fair Opening
A 15 inch county rain delayed the Castro County Fair opening scheduled for Wednesday. The fifth annual Castro County Fair will now be held Saturday September 30. Judging of livestock Herefords milking short horns and Jerseys will begin at 10 AM.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Weather overview reports Thursday as partly cloudy and cooler across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas experiences scattered showers east of the Pecos, while New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with light showers fading afternoon, cooler east portions. Highs 70 to 80, with temperatures yesterday ranging from mid fifties to mid sixties and a total 1.54 inches precip in the observed period.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Operation Berlin ends for Arnhem air assault troops
Survivors of the British airborne force break out from the Arnhem forest to cross the Rhine and link with the Second Army. Groups slip through German lines at two minute intervals with white parachute tape guides and disguises. Despite heavy fire and delays, the operation preserves courage and comradeship as troops drift toward safety and the river.
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