Russians Advance 13 Miles Into East Prussia
Soviet forces surged 13 miles into East Prussia as the Red Army reported overrunning hundreds of German villages and pressing toward key fortresses. In the West, Allied troops widened gains in The Netherlands with three British columns advancing near Hertogenbosch while Canadians moved toward Antwerp's approaches.
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Roosevelt Speech Plans Signal Chicago Campaign Push
Republican senators eye new recruit opportunities as party divides shift under President Roosevelt. Senator Ball of Minnesota praises the president on international affairs amid the Stassen campaign at the Republican convention. Roosevelt to speak in Chicago after a Friday Philadelphia appearance.
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Willkie Stassen
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Ball
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Albany to Schenectady Steam Train Opens U S Route
The first U S steam locomotive train ran from Albany to Schenectady on August 9 1831 marking a milestone in American rail travel. The historic run demonstrated practical steam propulsion for long distance passenger service.
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United States
Albany
Schenectady
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Roosevelt accused of withholding war information by Republicans
Rep. Maas and Sen. Ferguson charged the Roosevelt administration suppressed vital intelligence on Pearl Harbor and German air power. They cited an army inquiry report and a 1937 German airpower briefing, claiming Congress was kept in the dark as prewar warnings grew in severity. The assertions accuse the White House of concealing details the war effort needed.
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Askea” Engel
Fire at Cincinnati Pencil Co. injures workers
A flash fire trapped twenty three employees on the fourth floor near Fountain Square in Cincinnati. Seven died and three were in critical condition as lacquers used in pencil processing fed the blaze and sent flames up an elevator shaft.
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Cincinnati
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt In Pre Pearl Harbor Debate
Dewey travels to Minneapolis to rebut Roosevelt’s pre Pearl Harbor record, saying he will fill in gaps from 1933 to 1941. He shifts focus from farm policy to foreign policy, accusing Roosevelt of distorting history and seeking a nonpartisan dismissal of international questions.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Athens
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New York
Remaining Gas Tanks Drained At Cleveland
Cleveland dispersal of two liquefied gas storage tanks after explosions at East Ohio Gas Co. plant was ordered as a precaution. The county morgue reported 114 dead from Friday's disaster with 37 identified. 1089 listed as missing, including 47 gas company employees. Sixty five victims remained hospitalized, two in critical and three in poor condition. Coroner S. R. Gerber said at least 28 bodies likely remained in the ruins. Laboratory tests indicated deaths mostly from blast force rather than carbon monoxide.
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Business interest rises in trade with France after recognition
American businessmen quickened interest in France today expecting a trade resumption after recognition of the De Gaulle government. Officials cautioned that normal commercial channels would not open immediately.
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Washington
France
de Gaulle
Little Boy Blue heads home to Grand Rapids after war ordeal
The six month old war orphan nicknamed Little Boy Blue is examined at La Guardia Field New York by Flight Surgeon Sam Moto before returning to Grand Rapids Michigan with his grandmother Mrs William Maloney His father Lieutenant Kenneth Maloney was killed after 101 missions over Europe and his English mother died in childbirth President Roosevelt arranged the boy s trip and he now becomes Kenneth Barry Maloney
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Mich
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Kenneth Maloney
Europe
Roosevelt
Kenneth Barry Maloney
England Hit by Two Flying Bomb Attacks
German flying bombs struck Britain twice last night ending a 48 hour lull after 11 successive nights of attack. Royal air force defenses intercepted several warheads and casualties were reported in scattered locations.
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England
INDOR
Britain
Nazi Night Fighters Rise To Defend Essen
A strong force of German night fighters rose to defend Essen as 1000 RAF heavy bombers attacked the Ruhr center. The bombers faced a heavy snowstorm over the western front and the fiercest ground barrage of their seven Ruhr missions.
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London
Essen Inst Nicht
Ruhr
Western Front
Mine Fire in Eastern Ohio Is Extinguished
BELLAIRE Ohio a mine fire in Rail and River No 3 coal mine was extinguished within 24 hours after breaking out in a Dumphouse. It drove 350 miners from the diggings left one man dead and raised fears of a spreading blaze before crews quenched it with water and rock dust, stopping after traveling about 1000 feet along a main shaft.
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Bellaire
Rail & River
Bricker Seeks Forgotten Man Vote in Pueblo Address
In Pueblo Colorado Republican nominee John W Bricker told a Denver audience the forgotten man is the farmer and white collar worker. He criticized New Deal policies as contradictory and said the nation must protect workers with laws during wartime while not neglecting them afterward.
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Ohioan
Pueblo
New Deal
Food Stamps Validated Under Ration Book Four Dates
The Office of Price Administration announced new validation dates for Ration Book Four. Red stamps 1.5 for meats and dairy go valid Oct. 29, totaling 40 points for five weeks to Dec. 3. Blue stamps 10-point good Nov. 1, last issued until Dec. 1. All validated stamps remain valid indefinitely.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
General Patch's Son Is Killed in Action in France
General Alexander M. Patch of the Seventh Army informs his wife that their son Captain Alexander M. Patch, 24, was killed in action in France after recently returning to duty from wounds received August 28. In a separate report two Ohioans died when a B 17 crashed into a fire station in Sioux City, identified as Cpl. Robert H. James of Cincinnati and Cpl. Russell W. Hill of Wellston.
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Ay Chioans
Sioux City
Robert H. James
Cincinnati
Russell W. Hil
Wellston
241 715 Ballots Are Mailed Service Men
Columbus secretary Edward J. Hummel said reports from county election boards as of October 10 showed 241 715 absentee ballots had been sent to men and women in the Armed Services. Of that number 110 348 had been returned.
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Edward J. Hummel
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British Drive Deep Across Europe Seizes Prisoners and Bridges
British forces report taking 500 German prisoners from the 713th Infantry Division and destroying a battalion. Nazis captured Hertogenbosch on May 12 1940 as Dutch troops seized key bridges. American Third Army advances near Bezange la Petite and Moncourt. The British Second Army reports 80 556 prisoners since D Day and Allied forces push in Greece and Italy with multiple village and bridge gains. Canadian First Army adds prisoners as Rome battle intensifies.
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Philosophy of Plenty Urged By OSU Head
Ohio State University head L Bevis urged the Land Grant College Association to require a philosophy of plenty over endless wartime sacrifice. He urged public controls but said government must be a traffic cop not the mass evacuation planner, and called for universities to offer facilities for reforming public administration and community problem solving.
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Crooksville Slayer Declared Insane After Hearing
Vincent Ryan, 2, of Crooksville accused slayer of his wife and four children last Sept. 10 has been adjudged insane. Supt. R. E. Bushong of the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane reported. Bushong said Nash soon would be returned to New Lexington for a final sanity hearing.
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R. E. Bushong
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New Lexington
John Owens Launches Movement To Support All Republican Candidates
John Owens announces a new initiative to back Republican candidates nationwide with a post card poll and regional tickets. He links the effort with coal miners, labor groups, and GOP governors and U S senators, aiming to broaden anti Roosevelt support into Ohio and neighboring coal regions. He argues workers should decide wages and conditions within their unions rather than be swayed by New Deal policy.
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Workers of America
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Quaker Oats
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Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
James Garfield Stewart
U. S
Robert A. Tat
Wvonia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Owens
Lincoln of Phoenix tops bid for 32 656 wave of oling certi
John Lincoln of Phoenix entered a high bid of 530000 for 32656 wave of oiling certi dor in the AIA Tower Columbus. The bid overlaps with a claim by Columbus relator Jane We Touching upon solid Galbreath and Ohio CIO activity. Lincoln chairs Lincoln Electric Co and is a forth term candidate.
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W. Broad, Inc
Haig
London inmates escape report from Nelsonville prison
Supt W F Amrine reported two fugitives from the Nelsonville prison farm. The escapees are Donald A Malone 30 of Nelsonville and Harry Dye 44 of Marietta. Malone was in Ohio Penitentiary since May 6 serving one to twenty years for auto theft and had been transferred to the farm three weeks earlier.
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Donald A. Malone
Nelsonville
Harry Dye
Marietta
Malone
Ohio
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