U S Tanks Driving Inland on Leyte
A Associated Press report notes a major Soviet push across East Prussia and Lithuania with Cherniakovsky and Bagramian driving toward Insterburg and Konigsburg while in the west Allied forces press in Holland and Hungary and Yugoslavia report seizure of thousands of towns as Canadians advance near Roosendaal and Antwerp.
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Junkers
Bagramian
Tilsit
Niemen
Bagramiai
Memel
Iself
East Prussia
Baltic
Jurbarkas
Lithuania
Insterburg
Konigsburg
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Hertogenbasch
Holland
Americans Take Three More Islands In Leyte Campaign
American forces broke inland seven miles along Leyte’s southern edge near San Pablo and Dulag as tanks spearheaded a push from Palo toward Tacloban. MacArthur reported eleven Leyte towns liberated and three small guard islands captured, while Japanese counterattacks and air defenses intensified in the Manila area and Iwo Jiro bombers struck Leyte airfields.
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Leyte Valley
U. S.1
Philippines
MacArthur
Leyte Island
Leyte Gulf
Leyte
Manila
Tokyo
U. S
China
San Pablo
Dulag
Burauen
Catmon Hills
Palo
Tacloban
Japan
Iwo Island
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Western Pacific
Republican Senator To Back Roosevelt Campaign Shift
Washington reports a Republican senator, Ball of Mann, switches to Roosevelt, praising his foreign policy and aiding Harold Stassen’s nomination drive. The piece notes Democrats boosting Willkie Slassen hopes and Roosevelt planning a major Chicago speech after Philadelphia appearance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ball
Mann
Harold E. Stassen
Chicago
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
First US steam locomotive train 1831 Albany to Schenectady
The World Almanac notes the first steam locomotive run from Albany to Schenectady on August 9 1831 and recalls the excitement of its arrival. Today readers focus on The Messenger Classified Ad section with daily barmina listings.
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United States
Albany
Schenectady
N. Y
Messenger
Roosevelt accused of hiding war info before Pearl Harbor
Rep Ent years before Pearl Harbor accused the Roosevelt administration of concealing critical war information from Congress and withholding Navy board reports, claiming the President knew of the attack six hours early without warning. He cites a 1937 German air power report and says War Department requests were cut by 833 million dollars from 1935 to 1941.
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Pearl Harbor
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
Roose
Ivelt
Stim
Navy
Maas
R-Minn
St. Paul
Naval Board of Inquiry
Ferguson
Rmich
Engel
House, Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
America
War Department
Seven Perish Three Hurt in Cincinnati Pencil Fire
A flash blaze at the Cincinnati Pencil Co. on the fourth floor near Fountain Square trapped 23 workers. Seven died and three are in critical condition as lacquers fed the flames racing up an elevator shaft from the first floor.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Pencil Co
Fountain Square
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt on Pre Pearl Harbor Record
The 1940 campaign centers on foreign policy as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey targets President Roosevelt's pre Pearl Harbor record. Dewey vows to fill in history between 1933 and 1941 in Minneapolis and shifts from farm issues to international questions.
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Minneapolis
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Athens
Congress
New York
U S Business Eyes French Revival After Recognition
Washington reports American businessmen quickening interest in France as recognition of the De Gaulle government signals trade revival prospects. Officials caution that normal commercial channels will not reopen immediately.
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Washington
France
de Gaulle
Remaining Gas Tanks Drained At Cleveland
After explosions and fire at East Ohio Gas Co plant, two liquefied gas storage tanks were drained as a precaution. The county morgue lists 114 known dead from last Friday’s disaster, with 89 still missing, 65 hospitalized, and coroner Gerber noting at least 28 more bodies likely in ruins. Lab tests indicate deaths were primarily from blast force, not carbon monoxide.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
R. Gerber
Gerber
England Hit by Two Flying Bomb Attacks
LONDON report says Germany struck twice at Britain last night with flying bombs, ending a 48 hour lull after 11 successive nights of attack.
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England
London
Britain
Nazi Night Fighters Rise To Defend Essen
Strong German night fighters rose to defend Essen as RAF bombers attacked the Ruhr area. The raid hit the armament and railway center while facing heavy snow and intense ground fire on the Ruhr operation.
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Essen
London
Great Armament
Ruhr
Western Front
Mine Fire in Eastern Ohio Quenched
BELLAIRE A mine fire in Ball Ainer No 3 coal mine was extinguished within 24 hours of breaking out in a pumphouse. The blaze forced 350 miners from the diggings and caused one death. Officials feared loss of control but crews restrained it with water and rock dust after traveling 1000 feet along a main shaft.
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Bellaire
Ball & Aner
Post Card Poll Will Determine PG Outlook
A post card poll of the nation's pigment will be under way as the Agriculture Department collects statistics next month with rural mail earners. From the returns, experts expect to make an intelligent guess of next year's pork prospects. Industrialist dies in Chicago at 89, Henry Parsons Crowell, honorary chairman of the Quaker Oats Company board, died.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Henry Parsons Crowell
Whinetka, TL
Quaker Oats ‘Company Board
Bricker Targets Forgotten Man as War Ends Issue
Pueblo Colo AP Gov John W Bricker portrays white collar workers and farmers as the forgotten man and calls for plans to preserve economic and social stability after the war He accuses Roosevelt of contradictions and New Deal excess while denouncing lack of jobs and food assistance for the forgotten man during a Denver speech
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Pueblo
Colo
John W. Bricker
America
Broadway
Denver
Bricker
Roosevelt
Purhle
Validation dates set for additional food stamps
The Office of Price Administration announced new validation dates for ration book four stamps. Red stamps L5 M5 N5 and P35 will be valid October 29 for meats and dairy, totaling 40 points over five weeks to December 3. Processed food blue stamps 5 and 10 point series T5 U5 V1 and W5 go valid November 1, last until December 1, and all validated stamps remain good indefinitely.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
General Patch's Son Killed in Action in France
Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch reported to his wife that his only son, Capt. Alexander M. Patch age 24, was killed in action in France after just returning to duty from wounds received August 28. Also notes two Ohioans killed when a B 17 crashed into a Sioux City fire station, naming Cpl Robert H W James of Cincinnati and Col Russell W Hult of Wellston.
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Robert HW. James
Cincinnati
Russell W. Hult
Wellston
241 715 Ballots Mailed to Service Members in Columbus
Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel reported figures from county election boards as of Oct 1 showing 241 715 absentee ballots mailed to service men and women. Of that total 116 338 ballots had been returned.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Armed Services
Sheen
Hummel
British Take 500 Prisoners In Wide Allied Advance
Allied forces report major gains across Europe with British and American units capturing hundreds of prisoners. The British wiped out a battalion of the 712th German Infantry Division and took 300 prisoners, while Nazis seized S Hertogenbosch after German troops in Dutch uniforms captured city bridges. American Third Army moved toward Bezange La Pelite near Nancy but withdrew under dug-in tanks. Canadian and British actions expanded bridgeheads and pushed toward Cesena and Imola as lines stiffened along several fronts.
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Monctourt
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First Army
Greece
Lamia
Athens
Tuly
U. S
Fifth Army
Castel San Pietro
Hig Pa Valley
Rimini
Bologna
Imola
Adriatic
Cervia
Savia River
Cesena
Philosophy of Plenty Urged by OSU Head
CHICAGO l Pi PPres. Howard L Bevis of Ohio State University told the Land Grant College Association that the nation should adopt a philosophy of plenty rather than one of pig killing and plowing under He urged public controls but cautioned government must act as traffic cop not taxi owner He also called for individual incentive and enterprise and urged universities to research public administration and aid communities with health recreation zoning and labor relations problems He listed these as public requirements of lasting peace and noted human and material needs.
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lPi
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University Today
Land Grant College Association
Bevis
Crooksville Slayer Declared Insane by Court
Vincent Nash, 53, of Crooksville, accused of killing his wife and four children last September, has been ruled insane. Dr. Bushong of the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane reported Nash will soon be returned to New Traing ion for a final sanity hearing.
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Vincent Nash
Crooksville
Bushong
State Hospital
Nash
New
Ion
John Owens Launches Movement To Support GOP Cands
John Owens president of District No. 6 United Mine Workers announces a movement in Ohio and nationwide to back Republican candidates in the November election. He cites labor rights on wage bargaining and independence from New Deal policies, aiming mobilization of 20 000 coal miners in Ohio and coal regions in Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia for Thomas E. Dewey John Bricker James Garfield Stewart and Senator Taft.
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Byidenreaf
New Deal
John Owens
United Mines Workers of America
CIO
Ohio
Owens
Rghit
Labor Reader
Way
Chin
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
James Garfield Stewart
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Nazis Split Army from Civilians in Rhineland Orders
U S First Army reports German authorities have halted mass civilian evaluations in the Rhineland and ordered police to minimize contact between soldiers and weary civilians. An American officer says some Germans are ready to surrender, with one woman cursing a soldier for not quitting the war.
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U. S. First Army
Rhineland
Nelsonville Inmate Flees Prison Farm
London report says two inmates escaped London Prison Farm and a third fugitive returned. Escapees are Donald A. Malone, 30, Nelsonville, and Harry Dye, 44, Marietta. Malone was sentenced in March for auto theft and moved to the farm three weeks ago.
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London
London Prison Farm
W. F. Amrine
Donald A. Malone
Nelsonville
Harry Dye
Marietta
Malone
Omo Penitentiary
Columbia Grange Plans Party Friday
John C. Lincoln of Phoenix entered a high net of 530,900 for 32,656 shares of vote trust certificates in the ATA Tower, Columbus reports. Lincoln, chairman of Lincoln Electric Co. of Cleveland, tops an offer by John W. Galbreath. Lincoln is the largest individual bond and stockholder in 50 W. Broad, Inc, owner and operator of the 44 story skyscraper.
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John C. Lincoln
Phoenix
Ariz
ATA
John W. Galbreath
Lincoln
Lincoln Electric Co
Chevsland
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