Violent Tank Battle Raging in Gomel Area
Russian forces push forward with superior numbers in wet snows across western Ukraine toward Poland and Romania. Berlin reports a fierce tank battle near Gomel with 317 tanks destroyed as Soviet offensives widen along the Dnieper region. Russians claim initiative, repelling Nazi thrusts while abandoning supplies in retreat amid worsening winter weather.
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Kiev
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Higher crop prices urged as wartime costs rise
Washington Nov 11 Wartime Food Administrator Marvin Jones said higher prices may be needed for some farm crops due to rising costs while outlining 1944 farm goals aiming at record agriculture production. He did not specify crops and noted most prices already support maximum production. Farmers seek to meet heavy food and feed demands as a record 980 million acres were set for farming, up 16 million from 1943.
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CIO and Groups Push Revisions to Revenue Bill
The CIO and seven organizations urged drastic changes to the Ways and Means Committee revenue bill. They said the measure fails to tax adequately high personal income, corporate profits, and large inheritances, in a message to Congress amid wartime tax debate.
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Associated Press
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Draft calls in Corry-Union district fall short of fears
Corry Union City draft board plans a smaller December call, likely under 75, with many fathers among the needed inductees. Notices will send men to Union City offices for preliminary exams on November 28, while board members led by Mayor Hepler reconvene to finalize reclassification per federal and state guidance.
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WLB to Stand by Little Steel Formula in Wage Plan
Washington dispatch reports War Labor Board chairman William B. Davis affirming continued support for the Little Steel formula amid CIO pressure to abolish it. Davis asserts no surrender of wage stabilization, defending policy amid ongoing disputes and a coal miners' wage case. Also notes parts of bodies found at Metuchen arsenal blast with two missing.
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New York
Armistice Day Observances Shadowed by Wartime Tasks
Armistice Day ceremonies were subdued as nations marked the World War ends while Americans faced drives to maintain production and support war aims. King George VI highlighted unity for the United Nations as occupation authorities warned against sabotage. In Washington, officials ordered a work day to honor the fallen and preserve the home front spirit.
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Britain
Europe
Allied air raids hit Germany rail targets in briefings
Bulletin wires report Allied air forces striking Germany s rail routes in Britain and the Mediterranean. The blitz targets include tunnels at Brenner Pass and Mi denis tunnel in France as strategic strikes continue across theaters. Summit of war news notes political and diplomatic moves in Washington and Atlantic City.
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Austria
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France
Will Hines Speaks at Aero Club Dinner
The fourth Aero Ground Crew dinner at Hotel Corry Jest drew about seventy five members and guests. Wil Hines, former Cory man and now Biblic relations Officer for Firestone, gave a brilliant talk on the world rubber situation, synthetic rubber progress, and Liberia developments with moving pictures.
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Firestone
Pirestone
Liberia
Hines
Weather disrupts Armistice Night parade plans
Weather forces changes in the Armistice Night program as Keniby High School and Loveland Field bands cannot march the parade route but will participate in the Tinian High School building program. Exercises are set for the evening with public attendance urged. Civil defense mobilization is noted and a formal observance Tail will be arranged, with several veteran and civic groups expected to attend.
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Velprons
FDR Welcomes Secy Hull Home After Mos cow Mission
Washington scene as Cordell Hull returns to the capital to a presidential welcome and private White House talks with Roosevelt and top officials. Hull, 72, signed wartime and postwar aviation pacts and met with Molotov and Eden during the mission. Hollywood notes Rudy Vallee, 42, Coast Guard lieutenant, plans to wed Betts Jane Green next month.
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Sorly
Army Troops Landed Without Loss From Ships
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific report powerful reinforcements of regular U S Army troops landed from warship guarded transports with no loss. Coordination with Marine spearheads around Bougainville, Rabaul defense and Japanese barge ferries described. Admiral Carney notes limited bomber losses and no sinking of transports, while progress shifts toward offensive as forces push along the Bougainville front and engage near the Ube River mouth.
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Climax of Corrys Five Day Armistice Celebration
A fragmented account recalls Corry’s five day Armistice celebration in 1918, with daily Journal dispatches noting Allied advances and the Armistice news. The city staged parades, decorates, and a mass turnout, while some disorder and a drunken outburst marred the festivities.
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FDR Reveals Lend Lease Aid to Britain
President Franklin D Roosevelt confirms in a controversial press release that the United States will extend lend lease aid to Britain. He notes the program funds vital military supplies including airports barracks hospitals and weaponry to support Allied defense against the Axis. The British further receive a substantial share of material aid, with totals cited in the tens of millions of dollars, while American costs are attributed to sustaining cross Atlantic support.
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Injuries Prove Fatal To Former Corry Resident
Jay Bacon, a former Corry resident, died after surviving about 24 hours following being struck by an Erie train while crossing at Union City. He was 40, left a wife and thirteen children. Coroner and doctors noted the cause as injuries from the collision. funeral arrangements pending. Mrs. Bacon, longtime Washington Line resident, worked locally and the family had moved to Union City from Magle Street.
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Saegertown Man and Companion Die In Crash
Two Army Air Corps servicemen were killed when their vehicle skidded on an icy road near Saegertown and crashed into a pole. The drivers, Polets from Baewer and Sal Ralph Habey from Strentor, were identified by Army authorities. Rural roads were slick in temperatures down to 25 degrees with more than a half inch of snow.
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Strentor
Fifth Army Reports Capture of Two Mountains in Italy
American Fifth Army fighters assaulted Mount Rotondo and another peak near Mignano, driving enemy from the summits amid snow and heavy fighting. Allied forces under Montgomery push through the Apennines toward Rome, severing routes near Liri and Pescara as operations continue on multiple fronts.
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Pescara
Ten Injured In Train Wreck In Pennsylvania
Ten passengers were injured when a passenger train and a derailed freight car collided near Johnstown Pennsylvania. The accident paused the main line for hours as one freight car buckled after a sudden stop. Injured included Pvt Pratik Wisniewski and Pvt Wallace Nixon with head injuries and scalp lacerations. others suffered shock and bruises. Several treated at local hospitals and discharged. six treated by musicians.
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Army Casualties 8 556 In Italy
Washington Nov. 11 Military reporting agency said American casualties in Italy since Salerno total 8,556 with 1,295 killed 764 wounded and 2,407 missing. British losses in the same period were stated as somewhat greater though exact figures were not released.
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