British Agree With Plan of Soviet Chief
Prime Minister Churchill told Commons a very good working agreement with Russia on Southeastern Europe had been reached, though his efforts to end the Russian Polish dispute had not. He said he and Roosevelt would confer with Stalin before year’s end, stressed Allied unity, and warned against divisions among the three powers.
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Commons Today
Russia
Europe
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Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Commons
France
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Greece
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Adolf Hitler
Sole Surviving Son May Stay in States
Washington reported the army will give sympathetic consideration to applications for returning or keeping the sole surviving son in families that lost two or more sons in battle. Excludes cases where the surviving son is assigned nonhazardous duty. Secretary Stimson announced the policy at a news conference.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
139 German Generals Are Reported Killed
London dispatch from a German Transocean News Agency broadcast reports General Priest, commander of an Army corps in East Prussia, added to the tally of Nazi generals believed killed in the war, bringing the count to 139.
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London
Priest
Gumbinnen
East Prussia
Why the South Was Called Dixie in the Almanac Era
Before the Civil War ten dollar bills were engraved in English and French with the French word Dix prominent on the French side. The bills were called dixies and Louisiana became known as the land of dixies or Dixie Land. The piece also notes that Messenger Want Ads are called vesuit ads due to their secure satisfactory results for advertisers.
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Dixie
Louisiana
Land
Dixies
Dixie Land
Messenger Want
Dewey Begins East Campaign Swing With New York Stops
Governor Dewey shifts to a presidential bid push with a New York and New England itinerary. He will speak in Syracuse on farm policy, then Buffalo while awaiting Roosevelt’s foreign policy address in Philadelphia and Chicago. His schedule between a Boston visit and a Madison Square Garden rally may adjust after Roosevelt talks.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Hning
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Syracuse
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Minneapolis
Roosevelt
Buffalo
Philadelphia
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Boston
Madison Square Garden
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New York
Labor Deserts Federal Board War Labor Board faces wage talks without AFL support
The War Labor Board will proceed with wage and living cost deliberations without AFL labor members. George Meany and Matthew Woll, AFL leaders, withdraw from wage case involvement tied to the Little Steel Formula. Chairman Davis calls the move deeply regretted, while boards prepare to pursue a public report on wage earners amid eight CIO-driven industry demands.
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Washington
War Labor Board
AFL Labor
George Meany
AFL
Matthew Woll
William 4H. Davis
Davis
CIO
Allies drive in Holland and East Prussia drive civilians flee
Allied forces push along the Schelde Estuary and threaten Tilburg as Canadians and British widen a beachhead on South Beveland. Soviet artillery supports Red Army advance in East Prussia with Konigsberg civilians fleeing as Germans evacuate. In Italy Eighth Army advances toward Bologna amid heavy resistance.
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Walter von Model
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Bricker Attacks New Deal Farm Policy in Kansas City Speech
Governor John W. Bricker, Republican vice presidential nominee, accused New Deal farm policy of breaking promises and causing shortages despite farmers breaking production records. He blamed excessive regulation and bureaucratic control and said farmers have improved output in spite of the New Deal. His Kansas City address will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m. Central War Time.
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John W. Bricker
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Roosevelt
Ohio
Navy Birthday Celebrated Amid Wartime Victory Rumors
The United States Navy marked its 169th anniversary with jubilance over a reported major victory against the Japanese Navy. Officials released resumes of 103 battle ships detailing commanding officers and their wartime operations through mid August, as nationwide celebrations recalled the 1775 act creating the independent fleet.
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Washington
United States Navy
Continental Congress
Akron Plane Plant Strike Halts Corsair Parts
A strike by 1,300 workers at the Good year Aircraft Corp in Akron halted production of Corsair fighter plane assembly parts. Federal conciliator Paul W. Fuller said the stoppage began after 300 CIO United Automobile Workers members quit to protest the firing of a union committeewoman.
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Goodyear Aircraft Corp
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Lnion
New Highway Work Is Needed in Peace Era in Ohio
Columbus report from the Ohio traffic engineering conference quotes Prof. Theodore Matson of Yale. He argues America must double roadway capacity within 20 years, citing research on highway traffic demand and future engineering needs.
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America
Theodore M. Matson
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Bureau For
Roosevelt Starts Tour of East and Middle West States
President Roosevelt begins a two day campaign tour through Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Indiana and Illinois as he travels toward Philadelphia for two major outdoor speeches. He will speak from his train platform in Wilmington and Fort Wayne and later conduct a motorcade through Camden and Philadelphia with 95 electoral votes in play.
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Roosevelt
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Delaware
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Illinois
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Ft. Wayne
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Wash
First Snow of Season Falls in East Today
New York reports the season's first snow driven by strong winds and rain as commuters head to work. The temperature is 41 degrees and the snow melts on contact with the ground.
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New York
Fred Weber Honored by Ohio Circulation Men
New officers of the Ohio Circulation Managers Association are John Maynard of The Cleveland News president Fred Weber of The Athens Messenger vice president Floyd Wolfe of The Lancaster Eagle Gazette secretary treasurer and Raymond Piltz of The Warren Tribune Chronicle sergeant at arms Weber chaired the meeting program and introduced luncheon speaker Senator Robert A Taft.
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Fred Weber
Athens Messenger
Floyd Wolfe
Lancaster Eagle- Gazette
Raymond Piltz
Warren Tribune-Chronicle
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Robert A. Taft
Union Steel Workers Desert Alabama Plant
About 2,000 Republic Steel employees were expected to be affected by a work stoppage in Gadsden Alabama after the company shut its open hearths blooming mill rod mill and sheet mill leaving 1,500 idle. The stoppage followed the installation of an automatic pump in the by products plant which displaced one worker per shift.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Roosevelt To Speak in Philadelphia Tonight
President Roosevelt on a campaign swing will address a Philadelphia audience at 9 p m eastern time on the topic The New Deal and Business The appearance follows his ongoing electioneering tour and underscores his emphasis on economic policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Yanks Carving Out Solid Invasion Front on Leyte
American forces push a 40 mile invasion front on Leyte Island and free 15 communities as 10th and 24th Army Corps join to secure Leyte east coast from the north tip to Dulag. 7th and 96th divisions advance from coast toward Dagami while 24th Division faces growing Japanese resistance near Palo. Insurgents repulsed on Samar and San Juanico Straits held after Cavalry repels enemy counterattack at Lapaz.
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Tacloban
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Lapaz
Samar Island
Nazi Army on Western Front Now Half Strength of 1918 Armistice
Allied dispatches report Germany on the western front with barely a third the troops and 600 mile line held by under 100 divisions. Morale remains high and no sign of internal collapse, with Allied prisoners reported at 625,000 and total enemy effectives around 590,000.
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Paris
North Sea
Switzerland
Western Front
Toy Makers Increase Outputs For Christmas Season
Columbus report from Frank J. Massaro of the OPA says durable goods shops, finishing government contracts, are switching to toy making, boosting supply and quality while lowering prices. War Production Board has released previously banned materials to aid this shift.
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Griffin Rites To Be Held At Longstreth
Short funeral services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ava Hite for Mrs. Allen Griffin. Rev. Albert Bitters will conduct the services, with Longstreth church hosting the Sunday afternoon rites and interment at a nearby cemetery.
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Albert Bitters
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Field Chiefs To Take Over for Hitler
London reports 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 post he held during the invasion and was later replaced by Hitler reportedly for not defeating Eisenhower’s forces.
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Heinz Guderian
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Hitler
Fisenhower
Navy Says Enemy Losses in Leyte Gulf Expected Larger
U S Pacific Fleet Headquarters reports Japanese naval losses could exceed the 35-ship Guadalcanal tragedy. The battle gamble brought enemy warships close to American invasion forces at Leyte, signaling a severe setback for Nippon in the Pacific campaign.
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Guadalcanal
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Leyte
Japanese War Fleet Suffer Heavy Losses in Pacific Battles
Reports from World War II theaters detail heavy enemy losses near Leyte Gulf and Mindanao Sea. Allied air and naval forces claim sinking or damaging numerous ships including carriers and battleships, with Japanese remnants pursued after attacks by General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz.
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Leyte Gulf
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Mindanao
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Guadalcanal
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Japan Losses Piled Up Near Leyte in Pacific Action
Allied reports describe heavy Japanese attrition in the Leyte area as carrier and battleship groups faced Liberator strikes and air attacks. Confirmed sunk or damaged include two battleships, three cruisers, and three destroyers with additional destroyers and cruisers damaged in related actions near Surigao and Mindoro. U S pilots over Leyte Island observed Japanese ships between Leyte and U S carriers as the battle intensified.
Losses and claims in Philippine theater war report
Kinkaid estimates about 58 Japanese warships were committed in the Philippines operation with more units in Formosa group. American losses included the Princeton carrier and an escort carrier, plus torpedo boats and several escorts damaged. Japanese claims acknowledged 17 American ships sunk or damaged.
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Formosa
Japan
Princeton
Imperial Japanese Headquarters
Imperial Headquarters
Veterans Oppose Fourth Term Say Most Favor Dewey Bricker Pact
Warren I. Atherton, former American Legion head and current Republican Veterans Division director, predicted three fourths of about 4.9 million World War I veterans would back the Dewey Bricker ticket. He cited New Deal anti veteran policies as a driver, noting vetoed and enacted relief measures and loan restrictions affecting veterans from all wars.
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Warren I. Atherton
American Legion
Veterans Division
Republican Nationa Committee
Dewey-Bricker
Atherton
Therton
Legion
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Roosevelt
McAtee Funeral Services Set for Concord
Funeral services for Winchester Bahe McAtee who died Thursday at his home near Concord will be at the Concord Church Sunday at 2 30 p.m. conducted by Reverend Georges of Nelsonville. Interment will follow in Concord Cemetery. He leaves a wife and four children including Joe Dukeman Akron Earl in California and Paul with the Army in France Borold referenced.
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Glouster
Winchester
Bahe
Truman Denies Klan Membership Amid Akron Swing
On a campaign swing to Akron Ohio Senator Warr S Truman proceeds with his tour to defeat Republican Robert A Taft. He reiterates to reporters that he never was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and never will be.
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Warr S. Truman
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Robert A. Taft
Isolavamiat Press
Ku Klux Khin
Aged Logan Resident Dies at Home Today
Miss Anna Beshaut, 79, died this morning at her home on N Mulberns Street where she lived with her unmarried sisters. Death followed a long illness. Funeral services in charge of the Woodard Service are incomplete pending arrival of four siblings, Mrs Ina Wheitsell of Lakewood.
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