American Troops Close In On Limon Fortress on Leyte
American infantry pressed the shell torn fortress town of Limon at the northern end of Leyte's Ormoc corridor. U S fighters and antiaircraft guns shot down their 500th Japanese plane of the Leyte campaign as 24th and 32nd divisions tighten a road block and trap remnants of at least one Japanese regiment. American bombers hit Ormoc rear installations and Linao as fighters strafed shipping, with losses including one U S fighter and minor ground damage.
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C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Philippines
Limon
Leyte
Ormoc
Man
Carigara Bay
First Division
U. S. 96Th Division
Dagami
Leyte Valley
Mt. Lob
Linao
Ormoc Bay
Tacoban
Dayug
Keyte
Virginians named among 1419 US soldiers killed in action
The War Department released a list naming 40 Virginians among 1419 U S soldiers killed in action across European Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific theaters. Nearest kin addresses are listed for each. A prior Telegraph report noted Pvt Earl Saatwe missing in Italy since Feb 20.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Southwest Pacific
Perry Rose
Rebecca Rose
Swords Creek
Mediterranean
Joseph G. Clyburne
Pauline H. Clyburne
Oakland Rd
Roanoke
Arnold W
Earl Saat We
Kert Pauley
Bastian
Italy
Governor Darden Grants Reprieve for Rogers
Petersburg Virginia November 18 The counsel for Silas Rogers condemned to die for the 1943 slaying of local policeman PB Hatchell said Governor Darden granted a reprieve delaying execution to January 26 Rogers attorney said the reprieve allows time to seek all legal remedies for a new trial
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Petersburg
Robert H. Cooley
Silas Rogers
PB. Hatchell
Darden Cooley
Rogers
Christmas Eve For Little Nubbins Hoffman
In Wyoming a boy named Nubbins Hoffman facing a grave illness will wake to a dream Christmas with a home trimmed tree and gifts from across the nation. His father says the kindness of strangers will give him a bright Christmas despite no snow and his health.
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Marsha
Forest
Claus
Nubbins
Saint Nick
Hoffman
Expressmen
New York
Florida
Kape = e
Union Pacific Railroad
Three Children Die in House Fire Near Richlands
A family tragedy near Richlands Virginia ends in the deaths of Clara Jane six George William four and Mary Catherine 17 months old when their Gap area home burned from an overheated stove Friday night The parents Mrs and Mrs George Rutter were away at the time The father survived with minor burns Funeral services are set for 2 PM today at Mrs Boyds home in Shorts Gap with burial at Boyd cemetery The bodies will be moved from Farmer funeral home in Richlands this morning
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Eorge Rutter
Gap
Richlands
Clara Jane
George William
Mary Catherine
State Newspaper Groups End Meet
Morgantown W Va Nov 18 with allied advantages inching forward on the world battle front the American government is ready to begin discussions on freedom of news exchange in the postwar world assistant General Manager Paul Miller of the Associated Press told West Virginia members at their concluding luncheon of the 23rd annual state newspaper conference Miller said international news freedom may appear on the agenda of a United Nations conference planned for early 1945 He noted talks with assistant Secretary of State Edward R Stettinius Jr and said authorities have decided to begin international discussions on free news exchange The council named Dle McCormick of Princetown as president with Suporter C McKown of Martinsburg as vice president and Charles Eib of Barbour County at Philippi as secretary treasurer A resolution urged construction of a 250000 journalism building at West Virginia University and committee on education proposed sponsoring journalism scholarships at the university for memorializing deceased publishers State Newspaper See Page 2
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Morgantown
W. Va
Paul Miller
Associated Press
West Virginia
Miller
D .le McCormick
Princeton Ashe
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
The
Barger
Keyser
Dunes
Charleston
Train Wreck Near Hortense Injures 18 In Georgia
A southbound Atlantic Coast Line New York to Tampa express derailed near Hortense Georgia injuring at least 18 passengers none seriously. Only the Diesel engine and three rear cars stayed on track while coaches overturned near O Neill siding.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Hortense
Jesup
O'Neil
Time Ripe In 1938 For Fascist State Claim
Washington reports reveal George E. Deatherage contended in 1938 that a practical fascist state plan should be offered to the nation. The idea appeared in an American Nationalist Confederation bulletin cited at a mass sedition trial where he is a defendant. The bulletin argued fascism could save the world from Jewish communism and international control.
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Washington
George E. Deatherage
Deatherage
Deathcrage
American Nationalist Confederation
Russia
Mexico
Leon Ae Ree
Bulletin
4Oree
Ihan
Italy
Germany
Major Allied offensives span front lines across Europe and Asia
Allied forces push toward the Rhine with the British Second Army joining U S Ninth and First Armies on a 30 mile front while three other Allied armies advance along a 400 mile front. The U S Third Army enters Metz and air forces pound German troops. Soviet and Polish units strike near Budapest as Italian and Chinese actions widen the theater from Burma to Leyte.
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Associated Press
Ruhr
Saar
U. 8
Ninth
Rhine
Metz
Reich
U. S
Ohio telephone walkout spreads to northern belt
The Ohio Bell strike expanded as 1 300 Cleveland operators planned to walk out after picket lines formed. Akron and Canton Youngstown locals were holding meetings as unions in 20 cities joined the walkout begun in Dayton over use of out of town workers. Union leader R G Pollock urged transfer removal and said back to work orders were ineffective. Long distance and local service were disrupted citywide amid the dispute heading to the national WLB for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lena Eisenhart
Ohio Traffic Council
The
Telephone Workers Union
Cleveland
Dayton
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
R. G. Pollock
WLB
Ohio Bell
Pollock
Erick H. Bullen
Reds Puncture German Lines Near Budapest
Soviet forces drove four miles into German lines and reached 19 miles from Vienna Road near Budapest. Hatvan and key junctions Asvód and Godollo came under heavy artillery as Red tanks and infantry closed in from multiple directions. A column neared Hatvan and captured Hort, with other units advancing toward Tura Valkó and the Danube, threatening encirclement of Budapest.
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London
Budapest
Vienna
Danube River
Moscow
Hatvan
Asvod
Godollo
Red Army
Bulletin Disc
Hort
Tura
Astod
Valko
Godollo Junction
Reds Puncture See Page Germans Abandon Tirana
German troops abandoned Tirana after a fierce street battle with partisan units. The DNB said rear guards broke encirclement and fled north toward Scutari. Berlin and Yugoslav reports placed Durazzo, Scutari, and Kukes in German control as they retreated under partisan harassment.
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London
Tirana
Adriatic Sea
Italy
DNB
Marshal Tito
Scutari
Berlin
Durazzo
Tiarana
Kukes
National Army of Liberation
Top Grid Teams Score Triumphs
Army crushed Penn 62 7 in Philadelphia as Glenn Davis scored three touchdowns and Dick Walterhouse kicked five extra points to match the national single season scoring record. Navy defeated Purdue 32 0 in Baltimore, Ohio State remained unbeaten by beating Illinois 26 12 in Cleveland, Michigan edged Wisconsin 14 0, and Indiana prepared for a showdown with Ohio State after beating Minnesota.
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New York
Army
Navy
Randolph Field
Ohio State
Michigan
Iowa Seahawks
Duke
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Purdue
Penn
Philadelphia
Boilermakers
Franklin Field
Notre Dame
Glenn Davis
Dick Walterhouse
Day
Cleveland
Buckeyes
Illinois
Illini
Indiana
Wisconsin
Polish Troops Gain In Italy Under Severe Winter War
Polish units of the British Eighth Army advanced through mountain snow and seized Monte Fortino five miles south of Faenza after a sharp battle. They repelled two German counterattacks to hold the position. Further north near Puenza and Villegrappa, armor and infantry pressed toward the No 9 highway amid stiff German resistance. U S Fifth Army sectors south of Bologna saw patrol activity with paralyzed communications and supply by rubber boats.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Monte Fortino
Faenza
Adriatic
Puenza
Villegrappa
Fifth Army
Bologna
Hitler Cannot Sleep Says Ankara Radio Broadcast
Ankara radio reports Hitler suffers a complete nervous breakdown with insomnia, extreme fatigue, and general weakness. The claim cites German and neutral sources as the cause of his restlessness amid wartime pressures.
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Hitler
London
Ankara
Fuehrer
Hundreds Of Fighter Planes Slash Deep Inside Germany
Allied air forces mounted a massive assault across occupied Germany with about 1700 fighter planes and over 1000 bombers striking in the south and west. American pilots in Mustangs and Thunderbolts flew 1200 miles through sleet toward Munich, while RAF Lancasters and U.S. 15th Air Force Liberators targeted oil plants and airfields from Vienna to Verona. Intelligence reports counted dozens of Nazi planes down with more losses likely as heavy raids continued on oil targets and rail lines.
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London
Germany
Munich
RAF
Munster
U. S
15Th Air Force
Vienna
Italy
Udine
Aviano
Adriatic
Villafranca
Verona
Vicenza
Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Aachen
Geilenkirchen
Niederheide
Prumemern
Puffendrof
Aac
First Army
Wurselen
Hurgen Forest
Nation to Open Sixth War Bond Drive Across Counties
Mercer county launches the Sixth War Loan campaign starting tomorrow through December 16 with a county quota of 3 044 000 and regional totals for McDowell and Wyoming counties. Firms like Montgomery Ward Pure Oil Woolworth have announced large bond purchases allocated to Mercer, while local buyer J B Boyd and others join in. The effort mobilizes six million volunteers and hinges on a go signal from President Roosevelt with Morgenthau predicting a future seventh loan.
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Mercer County
Hugh Ike Shott
Mercer County War Finance Committee
Montgomery Ward
FP. Comins
Bluefield
Comins
United States
Treasury
Keil D. Alderson
Pure Oil Company
Woolworth
J. B. Boyd
Montcalm
Boyd
McDowell County
Wyoming County
West Virginia War Finance Committee
E. G. Otey
Europe
Pacific
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve
Increase Of School Funds Requested In West Virginia
Charleston announced a 1945 47 budget requesting an additional 4 776 121 in state aid over current biennium. The plan funds 23 551 121 annually with 2 225 000 per year for school house construction. Salaries for teachers and maintenance workers would rise and a salary scale would be set after board of public works approval. Expenditures depend on war’s end and federal matching funds.
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Charleston
W. Va
Teate
Trent
Board of Public Works
Ted
Roosevelt panel estimates wartime living cost rise at 29 to 30 percent
The wartime rise in living costs for most wage earners is placed at 29 to 30 percent by President Roosevelt's special committee. They reject a 44 percent claim by unions and add 3 to 4 percentage points to the 25.5 percent index as of Sept 15. The report notes wage control debates and references a Steel formula for future increases.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
Ihe
Davis
AFL
CTO
Sea
Americans Fight in Metz and Rhine Fronts in Major Allied Offensive
Allied forces spearhead a broad push into Germany and occupied zones as the Ninth and British Second armies press toward the Rhine near Geilenkirchen Aachen. The American Third Army breaches Metz while Patton’s unit advances house to house in the fortress city. French forces push into Belfort gap approaching Swiss frontier. Air power supports close in ground combat across multiple sectors.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Rhineland
Geilenkirchen
Aachen
Reich
Metz
George 8. Patton
U.S. Third Army
The
France
Perl
Luxenbourg
I Germany
Third Army
Germany
Saar Basin
Belfort Gap
Montbeliar
Delle
Belfort
Seventh Army Fh
British Send Captured U-Boat Against Nazis
London reports the Royal Navy has deployed the captured U-570 renamed Graph to hunt Nazi submarines. The vessel, fully equipped, has engaged enemy subs, destroyed a sister U-boat, and struck several ships, marking a notable intelligence win for Britain.
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London
Royal Navy
Admiralty
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Lowry Field
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Asiatic Front
Hwatyuanchen
Hsincheng
Burma
Bhamo Base
Telephone
Danube
Capital
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Robert Eunson
Brenner Pass
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