New Troops Enter Leyte Battle in Pacific War Update
The Associated Press reports 35,000 veteran Japanese troops join Leyte combat as MacArthur cautions the campaign may be long. He notes American forces still hold the offensive with strong ground armor and air support, while Japanese reinforcements challenge the initial swift landings.
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Philippines
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Admiralty Islands
Teamwork Slogan Follows Roosevelt In New Congress
Washington says the fourth term president and the Democratic Congress face a major teamwork task after Roosevelt's landmark victory. About 45 million Americans cast ballots, returning a large majority for Roosevelt as he heads to the capital for session work.
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Roosevelt Seeks Wartime Unity As Congress Faces New Session
President Roosevelt told a Washington crowd he hopes to build a working majority in the House and Senate to finish the war and craft a peace with Congress. The report notes Cabinet changes, Senate support, and Dewey’s campaign path, with Truman’s stance on white house Capitol relations and postwar planning amid Republican influence. Rep Jenkins of Ironton reported campaign expenditures.
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Business Is Good for Want Ad Readers in Classifieds
The message touts strong demand in the Sunday Classifieds for three-line Want Ads. It urges advertisers to place ads by phone at 0242 to reach a large audience ready to pay cash for needed items.
Abandoned toddler found in Seattle hotel identified
Police believe the 22 month old boy Ron ald Thompson of Dayton Ohio was abandoned in a Seattle Washington hotel. He disappeared October 7 with his nurse Mrs Mary Witkey 44 while his mother Anna Mary Thompson superintendent of nurses at St Ann's Hospital Dayton was away. Father is overseas.
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Ronald Thompson
Dayton
Ohio
Mary Witkey
Anna Mary Thompson
St. Ann's Hospital
Sustained Air Blows Pledged Against Japan
General Henry H. Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces, told Cleveland Aviation Club that Japan’s air war is in early phases and may take months or years. He warned American B 29 raids will produce heavy losses for Japan similar to Germany, urging a gigantic, united effort across arms to defeat Japan. He cited B 29s suffering minimal losses in a recent clash with 76 Japanese fighters, with only 13 bullet hits.
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Japan
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Cleveland Aviation “Club
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Germany
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Arnold
Madison County park lake plan by local residents officials
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources plans an artificial lake and 186 acres for Madison County State Park. Three residents presented land deeds totaling 83 and 60 acres from Thomas F. Wood and Mayor EF P. Speashaker of London, plus 43 acres from Ulrich Bauerle of Union Township.
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Columbus
Conia Almeacre Artifical Lake
Penicillin For Civilians Urged At National Conference
The conference discussed widening Penicillin use beyond armed forces to civilians for venereal disease treatment. The drug has previously been restricted to military and select research centers. advocates urged making it widely available to all who need it.
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St, Louis
Allied Breakthroughs Push Toward Saarbrucken and Metz
U S Third Army drives toward the Siegfried Line as seven divisions threaten Metz. Fourth Armored pushes three miles beyond Delme near Saarbrucken while the 1st Division seizes Delme Ridge. British and Russian forces advance in Italy and Hungary amid heavy bombardment and shifting fronts. Military actions press on a wide 55 mile frontline with numerous town gains and encirclement threats.
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American Casualties Total Half a Million
Washington reports army casualties through October 28 total 437,356 and Navy casualties 71,839, yielding a combined service total of 509,195. The Office of Price Administration also notes it has collected 51,560,000 from treble damages and voluntary settlements.
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Regional Office of Price Administration
Mother Sentenced in Gaileopolis for Child Neglect
Probate Judge John W Howell sentenced Mrs Smeltzer to six months in a Marysville port of embarkation reformatory for women on a charge of neglecting her four minor children. Deputy Sheriff Harold Woods arrested her after a prior July 1943 arrest. Judge Howell has repeatedly placed her in the Marysville jail, warning that neglect leads to consequences. The sentence includes a $140 monthly allotment, though only 15 cents was received, and reflects the judge’s stance against juvenile neglect.
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Soldier Smeltser
Marysville
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Harold
Woods
Shertt Hatfield
Court St
Marynville
Lodge Howell
Aheriff
Smeltzer
John
Germans boast of V-2 use on Antwerp and Paris
Prime Minister Churchill reported in Commons that German V-2 and V-1 weapons have been deployed against Paris Antwerp and England. He noted their limited impact so far, with one ton warheads penetrating deeply but delivering light casualties. The article also highlights new female entrants to Congress including Helen Gahagan Douglas Emily Taft Douglas and Chase Going Woodhouse.
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England
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Paris
Antwerp
Eisenhower
Germany
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Walcheren
United States
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Emily Taft Douglas
Ilinois
Chase Going Woodhouse
Connecticut
Hull Declared Eager To Retain Post in Cabinet
AP report says associates of Secretary of State expect him to stay in his post as long as possible. They doubt a shift to another role. President Roosevelt similarly aims to keep him enduringly. Rumors mention John Winant as possible replacement, while Perkins and Biddle aides downplay quit talks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John 3. Winant
England
New Hampshire
Small States Seek Safety at Peace Conference
Uruguay led the first voices for world peace urging revival of the League of Nations with equal votes for all nations. A Uruguayan proposal to other American Republics called for small nations assurances to be written into the Dumbarton Oaks blueprint. Venezuela offered an unpublished plan reflecting a broader push for bigger small republics’ role.
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Uruguay
League of Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Venezuela
Vote Totals Reported for Roosevelt and Dewey
Early partial results show Roosevelt with about 67 percent in a segment of the service vote and Dewey at 46.8 percent nationwide when including soldier ballots. Roosevelt leads as final tallies come in from polling stations and official counts.
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Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Naming Capital Street For Ohio Is Debated
A local planning committee considers renaming Capital Street to reflect Ohio heritage amid mixed public input. Residents cite history and regional identity, while opponents warn of confusion and cost. the panel will solicit further comments before presenting a final recommendation.
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Capital Street
Ohio
Judge grants Max Kut permission to pursue BUC claim
Common Pleas Judge Joseph H Woeste allowed Cincinnati resident Max Kut to pursue a claim against the BUC. Kut, described as an orthodox Jew, had sought unemployment compensation after quitting a job and refusing Saturday work. The BUC had previously refused his claim.
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Joseph H. Woeste
Max Kut
Cincinnati
BUC
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OUC
Roosevelt Return Sparks Schoolwide Welcoming Parade
Washington closed streets and sounded brass bands as pupils flooded out of schools to greet President Roosevelt at the White House, marking a moment of public ceremony after his long tenure and residence in the capital.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
White House
Ohio Vote Falls Short Of 1940 Turnout Record
The total Ohio vote in Tuesday's election was 159,132 below the 1940 turnout. The combined Dewey Roosevelt tally in Ohio's 9,306 precincts reached 3,160,780 versus a presidential total of 3,314,912 four years ago.
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Ohio
Delayed Soldier Ballots Cloud Congressional Results
Voting disruptions threaten to delay final outcomes in two Senate races and 15 House contests as GI ballots from Missouri Pennsylvania and Ohio are counted. In Pennsylvania nine House seats and the senator’s race hinge on soldier ballots tabulation set for November 22. A mass burial service is planned for unidentified East Ohio explosion victims. Ohio received a large share of war contracts totaling over 20 billion through September 1944.
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Missouri
House
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cleveland
Rough
Fifth Region War Production Board
FHA Units Open to Vets Near Hiram College
The Federal Housing Authority opened 1,000 low rent housing units near Hiram College eight miles from Ravenna for veterans enrolled to study under the GI Bill. Dr Paul W F president announced the plan aimed at aiding families while using educational benefits. The initiative follows a reassessment after only a third of intended workers’ housing was used. Greece will begin stabilizing the new Drachma at 600 to the British pound as inflation erodes currency value.
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Federal House Authority
Iiram College
Paul W
Wind~am
Iran
PHA
Hall
Ravenna
Athens
Greece
State Offices Await Changes Under Lausche
Columbus Democrats nominate the state administration and expect speedy appointments to nine department heads after Lausche state victory. Gov Lausche will name new adjutant general and directors for force, finance, health, highways, industrial relations, liquor control and public welfare. Education director Kent Ray serves until Aug 15 and John Bricker ends his term in January. Several commissions and fixed-term directors also reshape utilities, tax, unemployment, industrial, tax appeal and civil service agencies.
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Acon
Kent Ray
John W. Bricker
Jan
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Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Industrial Commission and
Civil Service
Plant Reopens After End Of Red Polisher Strike
DETROIT the Rackard Motor Car Co brought back nearly all of its 29 000 workers today after ending a strike by 200 red polishers that had forced the plant to close.
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Detroit
the _rackard Motor Car Co
Young voters in Georgia cast ballots for first time
In Atlanta the n year olds voted in a presidential election but polling places showed few voters. Officials could not verify the total ballots cast by the youngsters as no method existed to count their participation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Yanks Reflect On Sacrifices After England and France Tour
Crosby recalls four months abroad with American troops, tears at the sight of the Manhattan skyline as troopships return, and the vast distance covered from New York to the front lines. He notes wounded soldiers, some missing limbs, and the pride of service along the way.
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Bing
Crosby
New York
Usc Camp
Mary
Topaide
France
Belgium
Wer
Holland
College Group Opens Annual Meeting
Four hundred Nas Cats Appacaton neon souvene nay at Greate Ua iy ran annual tw pe hghlghted by a water on complaaty military ee oo tee cee DIPS ( COLLISION SPRINGFIELD-U)-When his automobile collided with a truck, Charles Wesley Graham, Jt 16 was injured fatally yesterday.
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Colmbus
Ua Iy
Springfield
Charles Wesley Graham
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