Chinese Unity Sought as Stilwell Recalled in London
Tokyo radio reports call for Chiang Kai-Shek to desert his Allies and unite with Japan amid discussions of a predicted American invasion of Nippon. Editorials urge Chinese internal unity while Gen Stilwell’s recall stirs China policy debates. Japanese and Allied losses are summarized from the latest naval air actions.
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Japan
Tokyo Radio
Kurile Islands
Aleutians
Nippon
Fried
Joseph We Stilwell
Chiang Kai-Shek
Stilwell
Claire L. Chennault
14Th Air Force
China
20Th Bomber Command
Tokyo
Marianas Island
Philippines
Morotai
MacArthur
Kai-Shek
Joseph W. Stilwell
Testimony Triggers Seek Probe of Ohio Campaign
Jack Kroll of Columbus testifies before the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee in Washington urging Attorney General Francis Biddle to file a test suit against the Ohio group to determine possible violation of the Corrupt Practices Act. He cites a pamphlet claimed to educate council members and the public as not violating federal law.
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Jack Kroll
Columbus
Ohio C
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Washington
Atty-Gen
Francis Biddle
Ohio
Kroll
Hitler
Hirohito
Robert A. Tat
Counci
Navy pilots set records in Pacific battles
Comdr. David McCampbell of Los Angeles downed nine Japanese planes in 95 minutes during the battle of the Philippines elevating his score to 30. Raymond G. Baldwin of Devon Connecticut dropped a single bomb during the Ryuku Islands attack, with both officers pictured here as outstanding Nip nippers.
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Aval
Essign
Raymond G. Baldwin
Devon
Conn
Ryuku Islands
David McCampbell
Los Angeles
Philippines
Navy
Pacific
Dewey Bids for Maryland Support on Route to Baltimore
Governor Dewey makes a late bid for Maryland’s eight electoral votes with a Boston to Baltimore trip and an attack on the New Deal as a “collection of warring factions.” He campaigns in Pennsylvania and denounces Communist influence in the Democratic coalition while praising GOP unity and warning of dangers under a Roosevelt era.
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Baltimore
Thomas E. Dewey
Maryland
Boston
Pennsylvania
Wilkes, Barre
Scranton
Massachusetts
Tower
Joseph W. Martin
House of
New Deal
United Stat
GOP
Republican Party
Bracelet Found in Athens Returned to Owner
A yellow gold bracelet was found and returned to its owner in Athens. Betty Kottyan of Chauncey is listed as the name associated with the item, with the return recorded under Box 343.
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Athens
Greusier
Betty Kottyan
Chauncey
Early Wage Lid Likely To Be Lifted Ahead Of Victory
CIO counsel Lee Pressman predicts Roosevelt will lift wage controls before victory in Europe. War Labor Board considers general wage increases, vacations, and guaranteed annual wages as it reviews auxiliary demands. A tentative conclusion on guaranteed annual wages is sought by a board member after partial accord. Next liquor period in Ohio shortens to two weeks with a 10 percent liquor allotment increase for license holders.
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WarSruauiun
CIO
Lee Pressman
Roosevelt
Europe
War Labor Board
Corel Ues
William H. Davis
Allies Press Walcheren Breakthrough Across Scheldt
British and Canadian forces attacked Walcheren Island from multiple approaches as Germans admit loss of the attempt to block Allied use of the Antwerp port, with progress along the Maas and at Breskens, Westkapelle, and the causeway from South Beveland.
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Walcheren
Antwerp
Holland
Second Army
Maas
Meuse
Yesterdday
Breskens
Vilssingen
Flushing
Westkapelle
Sir C. ‘Dempsey
Tastmain
Prompt Settlement of Blast Claims Promise
A Cleveland report quotes a Yale junior saying there is nothing abnormal in a normal childhood and expressing a preference for intellectual and cure resent as part of a prompt settlement stated for blast claim measures.
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Cleveland
Nene
Wolfix
Yale University
Nazi rockets may hit America report in Stockholm
Walter Farr of the Daily Mail cites a Stockholm dispatch claiming German experts say V-2 rockets could reach the United States and that production focus remains on Britain. The informant says several V-2 sizes exist and are under experiment to find the most effective.
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America
London
Walter Farr
Daily Mail
Stockholm
United States
Farr
England
M Coaltion
United
Britain
Sudden Break In Hog Prices Noted Across Markets
Reports show a sudden break in hog prices across several markets this week. An accompanying note mentions artillery actions and allied units engaging enemy forces on a French road, with Sergeant Woodrow Campbell cited for a field day against German troops.
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U.S
London
Chicago
Sevral
Frisean
Crati
Woodrow ‘Campbell
William Campbell
Pomeroy
Ohio
Italian Units Transferred To Rossford Ord Depot
The Italian novice unit personnel were moved to Rossford Ordnance Depot Toledo within the coming week, per post headquarters. Engineer base depot troops were previously selected from the Italian POW camp here and relocated months ago. With the depot parts clerk school closed, housing was provided for the battalion under Captain Carl T. Myer, leaving only German POWs in the area. other Italian prisoners in northern Ohio are at the Erie Proving Ground.
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Rerry
Rossford Ordnan
Toledo
Engineer Bbase
Rossford
Carl T. Myer
Ohio
Erie Proving Ground
Voting Status of FHA Residents Is Sought
Greene County officials asked the Attorney General today whether federal housing residents can vote in the November election. The county board of elections preliminarily accepted Prosecutor Marcus Shoup’s ruling that about 450 residents of Hebbit Homes Fairfield Village and an estimated 450-500 in Skyview Park Bath Township are qualified electors.
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Xenia — Ap
Greene County
Thomas J. Herbert
County Board of ‘Elections
Marcus Shou
Hebbit Homes
Fairfield Village
Skyview Park
Bath Township
Bricker Raps New Deal Fares
Bricker criticizes New Deal transportation fares as unfair raising costs for the public. He argues against subsidized rates and calls for policy changes to lower rider expenses.
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Bricker
Quadruplets Born in Philadelphia in Historic Delivery
The wife of a securities and exchange commission financial analyst Mrs. Joseph Carminello gave birth to four children by Caesarean section in two minutes from 11:12 to 11:14 a.m. EWT marking the first quadruplet birth ever performed in the city. X ray exams had indicated a quadruplet pregnancy, but the news had not been released earlier.
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Fruladelphia
In Securities, and Exchange Commission
Joseph Carminello
EWT
Soen
Hog price drop hits Illinois farms and packing losses
The week saw hog prices fall 30 to 75 cents per 100 pounds, pushing top quotes below 14 dollars for the first time since July. Earl Smith of the Illinois Agricultural Association cites a potential 50 million dollar impact on hogs still on farms as packers report serious losses amid government inaction.
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Ince
Earl Smith
Illinois Agricultural Association
Meanhile
Smith
Nxt
York Man Is Missing Again
In Nelsonville Private Rufus R. DeFord has been reported missing in action in Italy since October 14. His wife, Nellie M. DeFord, says he previously went missing last June but rejoined after a battle. DeFord, 29, enlisted September 2, 1943, and worked at the Nelsonville Feed Store before shipping out in March.
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Nelsonville
Rufus R. DeFord
Nellie M. DeFord
W. Franklin St
War Department
Italy
Nelsonville Feed Store
Edgar DeFord
Oak Hill
Approp For Postwar Pro Proposed by Ohio Committee
Columbus notes the Municipal Problems Committee of the Ohio Postwar Program Commission recommends postwar city planning funds be appropriated by a special legislative session. The panel asks Gov. Bricker to convene lawmakers to act on the proposal.
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Columbus
Ohio Cities
Municipal Problems Committee
Ohio Postwar Program Commission
John W. Bricker
Texas Democrat Casts Absentee Vote for GOP Wes Htn
A Texas Democrat said he cast an absentee ballot for the Republican governor candidate Wes Htn leberg. He opposed a fourth term for President Roosevelt and criticized various government officials and agencies. The representative had been defeated for renomination in the Texas Democratic Primary after serving in the House since 1931.
Sheriff Miesner slain as escapee hunted in Ozarks search
War officers aided by planes and bloodhounds scoured the Ozark Mountains for Sheriff Louis J. Miesner who was shot to death in Benton County Jail. Harold Gott, 77, prisoner awaiting transfer for burglary, is at large after escaping during the shooting. A separate notice reports an $1,850 contract increase for the Goodyear Plant facilities in Topeka, Kansas.
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Warsaw
Ozark Mountains
Louis J. Miesner
Benton County
Harold
Buster) Gott
Sate
Crop goals for 1945 lowered by War Food Administration
The War Food Administration plans to cut 1945 crop goals by about 8 million acres from 1944 levels, with 110 states to be involved. Marvin Jones has approved many targets but final decisions on feed and hog production await a formal announcement by November 20, after which goals will be sent to states for review.
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War Food Administration
Marvin Jones
WFA
Jones
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed Amid Scheduling Complication
President Roosevelt proclaims November 23 as Thanksgiving Day by law, tying it to the fourth Thursday. Five states choose November 30 as their observance, reflecting the ongoing split since 1939 when Congress attempted to end the Roosevelt experiment. The five Thursday month creates two Thanksgiving Days this year.
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Roosevelt
Leyte battle amid Carigara push and air strikes update
Two U.S. columns advance toward Carigara as the town sees American forces reach the east while a second group moves from Jaro. The 24th Division presses toward Ormoc Bay, with a bridge blown by retreating Japanese delaying the push. Across Leyte, air and PT raids hit Japanese reinforces and ships near Ormoc Bay. In Burma and China border areas, British and Chinese units report gains and continued fighting against Japanese incursions.
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Leyte
First Cavalry
Jaro
Tunga
Pinamopoan
Ormoc Bay
24Th Corps
Burma
Mawlu
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Bhamo
China
Chungking
Kinveilin
Statewide Network of FM Stations Proposed
Ohio Education proposes a 16 station statewide FM network costing about 41 million dollars to broadcast educational programs to schools colleges and the public. The plan includes adult education night programs and tentative college courses including sex education with 82 production centers and equipment costs under 336000. Stations would be installed near Mount Gilead Youngstown Zanesville Dayton Cleveland Toledo Akron Canton and other cities.
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Ohio Department of Education
W. L. Sprouse
Kenneth C. Ray
Federal Communications Commission
HY R. Lowdermilby
Ieasor
U.S
Mount Gilead
Youngstown
Dove Zanesville
Woodford
Jackson Hillsboro
Dayton
Ivorydale
Ath ‘Ant
Akron
Cleveland
Toledo
Naoleon
Indian Lake and
Canal
Winchester
Taft Tactics To Be Probed By Senate Committee
Columbus records note Ohio CIO Political Action Committee claims U S Senator Taft attempted to bar CIO radio broadcasts and run a costly libelous campaign. A Senate committee led by Chairman Green reported an investigator was sent to Ohio to probe Taft’s actions amid charges from Taft against the CIO PAC.
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Solumbus
Ohio Cio Political Action Committee
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
CIO
Senate
Taft
Green
D-Re
Washington
Cio-Pac
Funeral services for infant Earl Waldeck Friday
Funeral services for Earl William Waldeck six weeks old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Waldeck will be held Friday afternoon at 2 oclock at Wallace Funeral Home with Rev CB Tigner in charge Interment will be in Glouster Cemetery Friends may call at the Waldedte home until the hour of the funeral
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Glouster— Estar
Earl William Waldeck
Walter Waldeck
Wallace Funeral
CB. Tigner
Glouster Cemetery
Waldedte
Yugoslav Leaders Agree on United Democratic Government
New York US Marshal Tito and Premier Dr Ivan Subasic of the Yugoslav government in exile met in a special session and agreed to form a united democratic government. The BBC broadcast recorded by NBC reported the agreement.
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Democratic
Yugoslavia
New York
Tito
Ivan Subasic
BBC
NBC
Doughboys of World War I Left Names in Metz
Metz area notes recall Doughboys from World War I who left their names in Francoland during 1918 19. Horace Smith of Nelsonville Route 2 served 19 months overseas with a hospital unit. Ott Bowler and Dowler residents heard from kin abroad about a large building near Metz bearing Smith’s name after 25 years.
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Melsonville
Stall Wycal
Fransland
Germany
Horace Smith
Nelsonville
Metz
UN- Giavarhed
Nelson- Ville
Mat Arenia
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