Churchill Says Allied Unity Key to World Future
Prime Minister Churchill told Commons a very good working agreement with Russia on Southeastern Europe had been reached while attempts to resolve the Russian Polish dispute were not successful. He warned Hitler relies on prolonging war and potential Allied splits, but insisted the three great powers remain united as the backbone for victory and future world order.
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Sole Surviving Son May Stay in States
The Army offers sympathetic consideration for returning or retaining the sole surviving son in families who lost two or more sons in battle, with exceptions for sons on nonheartless duty, as announced by Secretary Stimson at a news conference in Washington.
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German Generals Reported Killed In East Prussia Campaign
London based Transocean News Agency reports General Priest, commander of an Army corps near Gumbinnen in East Prussia, among 139 Nazi generals believed killed in ongoing operations following earlier tallies of 138.
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Why the South Was Called Dixie
Before the Civil War ten dollar bills were engraved in English and French. On the French side the word Dix meaning ten stood out, giving rise to the term dixie for the currency. Louisiana was linked to dixie land as the era of dixias faded from memory. The note explains how admes originated and that Messenger want Ads are called result ads due to their effectiveness for advertisers.
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Dewey Shifts to East in Campaign Drive
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey begins a eastern push for the presidency with a New York and New England schedule. He will speak in Syracuse on a major farm address and plans a Buffalo talk to respond to President Roosevelt. Additional stops before the Madison Square Garden rally in New York City on Nov. 4 hinge on Roosevelt remarks and GOP prospects.
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Labor Deserts Federal Board
Washington reports the War Labor Board will proceed without AFL members after George Meany and Matthew Woll withdrew over the Little Steel Formula dispute. Chairman Davis calls the move deeply regretted as public and CIO demands loom, with a report to the President on wage earner status set to begin next Tuesday.
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Red Drives in East Prussia Continuing as Civilians Flee
Allied operations across multiple fronts tighten the squeeze on German forces. In East Prussia Soviet artillery repelled counterattacks around Konigsberg as civilians flee. German communications center Gum binn en nears fall. Western fronts see British Canadian advances around Tilburg and Beverweld Island, threatening German escape routes near the Maas and Rhine. U.S. First Army makes minor gains north of Aachen. In Italy British Eighth Army presses toward Bologna from Forli amid German resistance. Greece Endures aerial bombardment as British forces aid local guerrillas in Larisa.
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Bricker Lands Production by Farm Owners
Kansas City address by Gov. John W. Bricker criticizes the New Deal for farmers as he cites production records and claims of shortages and arbitrary controls. He argues farmers prosper in spite of government policies and condemns bureaucrats out of touch with agricultural needs.
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Navy Birthday Ts Celebrated Navy Birthday Ts Celebrated
The United States Navy marks its 169th anniversary with celebrations nationwide. Reports claim a decisive Pacific victory over Japan and release resumes detailing 103 major warships, their captains, and oceans of operation as of mid August. The date commemorates 1775 when Congress created an independent fleet.
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Akron Plant Halted by Strike Over Union Dispute
An overnight strike by 1,300 workers at Goodyear Aircraft Corp in Akron halted production of Corsair fighter plane assembly parts. Federal conciliator Paul W. Fuller said the stoppage began when 300 CIO United Automobile Workers quit to protest the discharge of a union committeewoman.
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New Highway Work Is Needed in Peace Era
The Ohio traffic engineering conference heard that America must double roadway capacity within 20 years. Prof. Theodore Matson of Yale University's street traffic research bureau said engineering knowledge over the years reveals the nature of highway traffic demand.
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Roosevelt Starts Tour of East and Midwest States
President Roosevelt begins a two day fourth term campaigning tour by train and auto through East and Midwest states. He will speak informally from his train in Wilmington and Fort Wayne while touring Camden shipyards Philadelphia and nearby areas. The itinerary includes Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Indiana Illinois with 95 electoral votes in play and ends with a Poughkeepsie speech on the eve of the election.
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First Snow of the Season Reaches New York City
A snowy arrival in New York City today as wind driven snow and rain greet commuters. Temperature around 43 degrees F, snow melts quickly on contact with ground.
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Fred Weber Honored by Ohio Circulation Managers
New officers of the Ohio Circulation Managers Association include John Maynard of The Cleveland News as president, Fred Weber of The Athens Messenger as vice-president, C Floyd Wolfe of The Lancaster Eagle- Chronicle as secretary treasurer, and Raymond Piltz of The Warren Tribune-Chronicle as sergeant-at-arms. Weber chaired the meeting and introduced the luncheon speaker, Senator Robert A Taft.
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Union Steel Workers Desert Alabama Plant Sitdown
GADSDEN Alabama reports a Republic Steel stoppage affecting about 2000 workers after open hearths bloom mill rod mill and sheet mill were closed. Company statement says the shutdown followed introduction of an automatic purp in its by products plant which displaced one worker per shift.
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Roosevelt to Speak in Philadelphia Tonight on The New Deal
Washington the President continues an electioneering swing and will address Philadelphia at 9 p.m. ZWT on The New Deal and Business. He plans to urge support for his economic program and its impact on industry and employment.
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Yanks Carving Out Solid Invasion Front on Leyte
General MacArthur's headquarters reports fast moving American troops have established a 40 mile invasion front on Leyte Island and advanced inland to free 15 more communities. The 10th and 24th Army Corps linked south of Tanauan, as other divisions push toward Dafami and Tabontabon. Japanese air raids and resistance continue, with gains along the eastern coast and efforts to secure the Palo area and Samar Island.
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Reduced Nazi Army Holding on Western Front
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE reports the German army on the Western front now has barely a third of its 1918 strength, with under 100 divisions defending a 600 mile front from the North Sea to Switzerland. Prisoners since D Day total 625,000 and total enemy effectives are estimated under 500,000.
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Toy Makers Are To Increase Outputs
Columbus reports more and better quality toys for Christmas and at lower prices. Frank J. Massaro, head of the Columbus District OPA Durable Goods Section, says woodworking shops finishing government contracts are turning to toy manufacturing, boosting supply from last year. The War Production Board released some previously banned materials to aid this shift.
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Griffin Rites Held at Longstretch with Veterans' Vote Context
Funeral services for Griffin will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Hite with Rev. Albert Bitters officiating. Interment follows in a nearby cemetery. Also noted, Warren Atherton predicted about three-fourths of roughly 4 million World War I veterans would back the Republican ticket, citing anti veteran steps under the New Deal.
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Field Chiefs To Take Over for Hitler
London report says Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian has assumed command of the Russian front as chief of Nazi armies in the east. The Foreign Office also confirms Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt remains commander in the west, a shift linked to Hitler's earlier removal amid setbacks to German forces.
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Enemy Losses in Leyte Gulf Seen Larger Than First Count
U S Pacific Fleet says 27 Japanese warships were sunk or damaged in battles off the Philippines, including three carriers and 10 battleships. MacArthur reports a damaged light cruiser in the Mindanao Sea as air forces persist in pursuit of remnants near Leyte Gulf.
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Allied air strikes rout Japanese remnant task force
U S 14th Air Force Liberators likely sunk about 8300 tons of Japanese shipping and damaged 1200 more as remnants flee from Leyte Gulf. General Stilwell confirms Kinkaid split his fleet to face two enemy warship forces, sinking submarines and ships, while Halsey third fleet carrier planes hit enemy task force flattops near Formosa.
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Japs Risk Many Ships at Leyte in War Dispatches
Associated Press war coverage in the Philippines reports Kinkaid stating the Japanese risked 39 to 46 ships near Leyte with 20 retreating. Communiqués from MacArthur and Nimitz list 14 enemy ships sunk or damaged in two Leyte battles, eight of which were sunk. Recoveries and further reports indicate additional ships damaged and a Mindanao Sea hit by Liberators. Ensign William Robinson, Westfield MA, witnessed Japanese ships between Leyte and U S carriers, noting it looked like the entire fleet.
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Pacific War Losses and Japanese Claims Across Philippines Straits
American losses appear light as estimates place at least 58 Japanese warships committed in the Philippines invasion effort. Reports say the Fomosa group included destroyers and accounted for most of the Imperial fleet. Japanese headquarters admit six ships sunk including an aircraft carrier and battleship, while downplaying American losses and noting 282 Japanese planes destroyed in recent days.
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McAtee Services To Be Held In Concord
Funeral services for Winchester Babe McAtee who died Thursday at his home near Concord will be conducted at the Concord Church Sunday at 2 30 p m by the Reverend George of Nelsonville with interment in Concord Cemetery He leaves a wife and four children Mrs Joe Dukeman Akron Earl in California service Paul in France and Harold
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Truman Denies Klan Membership Amid Ohio Campaign
Senator Harry S. Truman, campaigning in Akron, denied ever being a member of the Ku Klux Klan. He framed a taft campaign narrative as a reactionary press attempt to create a Klan issue and urged defeat of Taft.
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Aged Logan Resident Dies at Home Today
Miss Anna Beachaut aged 79 died this morning at her home on N Mulberry Street in Logan. She lived with five unmarried sisters. Death followed a long illness. Funeral services by Woodard Service are incomplete awaiting the arrival of a grand-niece Mrs Ina Wheitsel of Lakewood.
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