32 Japanese Ships Sunk By British Submarines
British submarines sank 32 Japanese vessels in Indian Ocean operations. Mountbatten and MacArthur commands launched strikes across Burma Java and the Sunda Strait. Pacific and China air forces reported extensive raids and Japanese losses. 14th Air Force continued assaults on Kweilin and logistics. Red Cross says Japan holds about 29,250 American prisoners.
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Associated Press
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Admiralty
London
Port Owen
Burma
Christmas Island
Java
Sunda Strait
Sumatra
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Douglas MacArthur
Nimitz
Palau Islands
Peleliu
Palau
Tokyo
U. S
Manchuria
14Th U. S. Air Force
Kweilin
China
Thailand
14Th
Red Cross
Japan
Arnhem Bridgehead Loss Dims Allied War Prospects
Allied forces report the loss of the Arnhem Rhine bridgehead as British First Airborne remnants retreat. The setback narrows hopes for a quick victory and highlights German defenses along the Rhine while American forces press from the Hurtgen Forest toward Cologne and Canadians advance near Calais.
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Hurtgen Forest
Aachen
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Allied Security Parley Ends Short of Complete Agreement
Washington officials from the United States Britain and Russia wrap up Dumbarton Oaks planning after six weeks of talks with about ninety percent agreement. The lingering issue is whether a great power accused of aggression should have a vote on sustaining or rejecting the accusation. Russia favors the right while the United States and Britain oppose it. A second phase of talks is set to begin tomorrow afternoon.
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Washington
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Lausche Attacks Ed Schorr Over Ohio Mining and Tactics
Cleveland Mayor Frank Lausche Democratic governor nominee accuses Ed Schorr of “invisible government” control of public funds judiciary and legislature. He cites the Powhatan mine disaster and alleges Schorr manipulated a 1941 mining safety bill, removing key provisions before passage. He urges stricter mining restoration and safety measures.
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Ed Schorr
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Athens High School
Lausche
Chorr
James G. Stewart
Cincinnati
Thomas J. Herbert
Paul H. Herbert
Herberts
Powhatan
Schorr
Tony Edwards
Jobs Big Issue In Campaign
New York report notes contrary estimates by Governor Dewey and Vice President Wallace on postwar employment, indicating a renewed emphasis in campaign rhetoric. Bricker will broadcast from St. Louis on Oct. 4, Roosevelt from Washington Oct. 5, and Dewey from Charleston Oct. 6 as Wallace campaigns for the Roosevelt-Truman ticket in Philadelphia.
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New York
Dewey
Wallace
John W. Bricker
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Washington
Charleston
W. Va
Philadelphia
Crooksville Flyer Among Dead in Airplane Crash
Dyersburg Army Air Base reports two Ohioans among nine men killed in a collision of two Flying Fortresses. The deceased include Second Lt. Jack Davis of Columbus and Pfc. Mack A. Watts of Crooksville.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Jack Davis
Columbus
Pfc
Mack A. Watts
Crooksville
Morgenthau Plan for Germany Not Accepted
Washington reports that President Roosevelt will not accept Treasury Secretary Morgenthau's plan to reduce postwar Germany to an agricultural state. The stance marks a win for Secretary Hull and War Secretary Stimson in the policy dispute over a defeated Germany.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Germany
Hull
Stimson
Churchill Revives War End Date Doubt In Commons
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that victory over Hitler may extend into 1945 with several months of 1945 possibly required. He noted Allied forces in Northwestern Europe total 2 to 3 million, with 200,000 Germans cut off in Holland and casualties rising across France and Allied lines. He praised American advances and announced a Jewish brigade to join occupation of Germany.
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House of Commons
Hitler
Quebec
Germany
Europe
Holland
France
Far East
India
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Japan
Navy unit cited for heroism at Normandy beaches
A Navy combat demolition unit of 171 men received a presidential unit citation for heroism while clearing obstacles on the Normandy invasion beaches. Among the members named is Andrew J. Walters from Middleport with details indicating his unit and role.
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Washington
Normandy
Andrew J. Walters
Bromwell Ave
Middleport
Safe
Dewey Predicted To Carry Ohio By 172000 Margin
Emil Hurja former executive director of the national Democratic Party told Republicans in Middletown that Governor Thomas E Dewey would win Ohio by a 172000 vote margin He described a growing tide toward Dewey and said the trend would continue The Pathfinder Magazine associate publisher spoke at the event
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Emil Hurja
National Democratic Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Ohio
Hurja
The
Pathfinder Magazine
Dewey
Dry weather grips Ohio as crop germination falters
Reports indicate over half the state experiences extreme dryness hindering fall sown crop germination. Weather agencies warn of continued dryness impacting soil moisture and recovery prospects for farmers statewide.
Yanks Regain Lost Ground In Fighting Near Rimini
American Fifth Army troops recaptured Castel Del Rio near Imola and Mount Carnevale after a Nazi counterattack. British and Dominion forces expanded the Rubicon bridgehead toward Savignano and closed in on Mont Albano. Canadian Eighth Army seized Bellaria as Adriatic advances continued.
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Imola
Rimini-Bologna
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Adriatic
Rubicon
Savignano
Eighth Army
Bellaria
Rimini
Sant’ Arcangelo
Mont Albano
Querceta
Messa
Vallecchia
Investigator Labels PAC Communistic Under Dies Inquiry
Dies Committee chief investigator Robert E. Stripling told a subcommittee public hearings open into the PAC and NCPAC that the group follows the Communist Party line. He said a review showed over 80 percent of the NCPAC national committee’s 141 members had Communist or allied affiliations in the past decade.
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Washington
National Citizens Political Action Committee
CIO Poltical Action Committee
Dies
Robert E. Stripling
PAC
NCPAC
Costello
Dcalif
Thomas
R-Nj
Stripling
Communist Party
Luftwaffe loses heavy in Dutch allied air battles
Allied air forces shot down at least 88 German planes in a single day over Holland and Western Germany. British pilots claimed 47 German planes, American pilots 36 and five on the ground, with 16 Allied fighters lost and 42 Allied bombers missing.
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London
Holland
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Knights of Pythias to Hold 75th Convention in Findlay
Springfield report says the Ohio Knights of Pythias approved delegates to the 75th convention, to be held in Findlay, with plans finalized yesterday.
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Springfield
Ohio Knights of Pythias
Findlay
Illness Ends Lives of Two Brigadiers Overseas
The War Department reports Brig. Gen. Walter G. Wayman aged 56 and Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Roderick aged 51 have died of illness while serving overseas.
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Washington
Walter G. Wayman
Thomas E. Roderick
War Department
Creamery Butter Point Value Increased to 20
Washington reports a four point hike in the ration value of creamery butter to 20 points per pound due to short supply and spotty distribution. Other rationed foods remain unchanged while farm butter stays at 12 points and Margarine at two points.
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Washington
System Forcing Hiring Of GIs Is Explained
Ohio veterans must apply for their old jobs within 40 days of discharge. If denied, they notify their draft board which seeks arbitration. If unresolved, state selective service steps in and an advisory committee exerts social pressure. Cases proceed to court at no cost to veterans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joe
Jane
Lafayette W. Argetsinger
Veterans’ Personnel Division
Argelsinger
Avgelsinges
Arnhem: Allied corridor to Neder Rhine holds as Red Devils retreat
Allied officials avoided calling it a defeat at Arnhem where the British First Airborne Division endured heavy losses and a costly stand. Field dispatches say the corridor to the Neder Rhine is firmly held and expanding, with 7,700 to 9,800 survivors and about 1,200 wounded. The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions also supported the fight near the Belfort Gap while German defenses hardened along the Siegfried Line.
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Lek
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Nijmegen
Holland
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Groesbeck
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First Airborne
Red Devils
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Neder
Associated Press
Robert C. Wilson
Germany
Siegfried Line
George Tucker
Tucker
Berlin
Rhine
Russians Invade Yugoslavia and Advance in Eastern Europe
Reports say Soviet forces invaded Yugoslavia near Orsova after crossing the Danube while the Fourth Ukrainian Army presses along the Carpathians. Red Army units reach Eastern Slovakia and aim for Hungary's eastern plains near Tot Komlos as Vormsi island falls in the Baltic theater.
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Danube
Orsova
Riga
Red Army
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Petrov
Carpathians
Moscow
London
Czechoslovakia
Lupkow Pass
Uzok Pass
Hummene
Marshal Malinovsky
Hungary
Malinovsky
Tot Komlos
Arad
Romania
Mariampole
East Prussia
Vormsi
Hiiu
Gulf of Riga
Autopsy Planned in Evangelist Death
In Oakland California an autopsy will be performed on Aimee Semple McPherson 53 year old famed evangelist to determine the cause of death in a hotel room yesterday. Sister Aimee was found by her son Rolf gasping for breath and nearly unconscious with death initially attributed to a heart attack.
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Oakland
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Nephew Will Continue Carter Court Battle
Emerson Carter Lucas, nephew of the late Oberlin M. Carter of Gallipolis Ohio, will carry on the fight to clear his uncle’s name from a 1899 court martial verdict. Lucas, with the Red Cross in Memphis Tennessee, has custody of Carter’s personal effects and legal documents in Florence Alabama.
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Chicago
Oberlin M. Carter
Gallipolis
Emerson Carter Lucas
Red Cross
Memphis
Ribbentrop Foresees Large Allied Losses in War
In a tripartite pact anniversary speech, Joachim von Ribbentrop warned that the war is a life or death struggle and vowed continued fighting until enemies concede defeat. He claimed the Allies will incur enormous losses, despite US troops already crossing the Reich’s western frontier.
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London
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Reich
Wagtern
Farm Machinery Taken From Rationing List
Washington reports the War Food Administration ended rationing and distribution control of all farm machinery and equipment except corn pickers.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Weather aids crops in favorable last week report
Weather bureau reports generally favorable conditions for crops and harvesting in the last week aiding farmers across the region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Two Hurt In Crash Delaware Bridge Fire
Two persons were burned, one seriously, when a trailer truck jackknifed on New Dover Bridge and caught fire on Route 36 between here and Mind Marysville early today. The crash damaged the trailer and halted traffic as rescuers responded.
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New Dover
Here
Marysville
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