U S South Army Speeds Toward Rome In World War II Update
Allied air forces opened a two way assault on German homeland as U S South Army pushed toward Rome. Russian and German fronts in Ukraine intensify as Red Army bombers strike rail hubs and supply routes. Soviet advances threaten major targets including Mogilev Gomel and Vitebsk while German defenses fight to hold key river crossings.
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Associated Press
London
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Dnieper
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Zaporochy
High Command
Bult
Wong
Cordell Hull Birthday Plans Signal Major Diplomatic Voyage
Washington October 2 Secretary of State Cordell Hull, 72, celebrated his 73rd birthday while at Hot Springs awaiting a possible first Atlantic crossing by air. He may meet with British and Russian emissaries in Moscow or London for a pivotal postwar conference with Anthony Eden and Molotov, paving way for a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin summit.
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Washington
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Porelan
Anthony Eden
Nine Hundred Italian Seamen Paroled in U.S. Ports
Philadelphia report states that nine hundred Italian merchant seamen who served in American ports have been paroled and given work in the United States. Commissioner Earl G. Hurstson of Immigration and Naturalization says four hundred more interned seamen remain in custody, with consideration to returning some to Italian ships now operating under the American flag.
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Associated Res
Philadelphia
United States
Earl G.c Hurstson
Germans Sink Nine Ships From Convoy In Atlantic Action
In a long Atlantic engagement, German U boats reportedly sank at least three warships and six or more merchant vessels across two convoys from Sept 19 to Sept 20. Canadian and British officials confirmed losses of destroyers Croix and Dee with 146 dead, while London reported Polyanisis and Trehen also lost. Survivors described torpedoed Liberty ships and Norwegian vessels, with one American ship halved and sinking quickly.
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Britain
mid-Atlantic
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Ottawa
Croix
Dee
London
Polyansis
Trehen
Senate group backs move to replace troops overseas
A Senate panel backed fast tracking fresh units to replace war weary veterans overseas. Senator Lodge R Massachusetts said he would recommend to the War Department that new troops fully trained in US camps be sent home to shore up morale, as Senator Russell D Georgia reported the touring group found soldiers eager for relief and renewed purpose.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Russell
McGarven
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Germany
Gantimied
Train Wreck in Jersey City Yard Leaves Two Dead
In Wiles-Barre Pennsylvania area unclear reports indicate a weight train collision in the Delaware and New Jersey yards. Early word said two men were believed dead, with crews working to separate wreckage and locate the engine and fireman. Freight cars derailed in the Jersey Central line as the locomotive was being shunted in the yards.
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Wilews-Barre
New Jersey
Burson Railroad
Corry Moose Lodge Planned In City District
Preliminary steps to organize a Cory Lodge of Moose in Corry and surrounding towns. An evening dinner dance at Hotel Cory aims to unite members from Corry, Spring Creek, Columbus, Garland and nearby areas with Warren lodge support for a downtown club property.
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Cory
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Spring Creek
Columbus
Garland
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Ifhese
Board Advises Distributors On Gasoline Regulations
Local Rationing Board clarifies coupon values remain three gallons for A-0 and two gallons per week after shortening validation from November 21 to November 8. Highlights include two gallon value for fortified B units and rules for disposing old coupons by October 6 and deposits by October 11, with separate summaries and slips required.
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Wtventiur
Bond Drive Surges As Third War Loan Ends
The city reports bond totals reaching 1 366 303 09 dollars with Curry purchasing 1 966 303 09 in varied securities as the Third War Loan Drive closes today. Aero Lodge 1808 workers at Aero Supply plant add 124 000 in cash and payroll deductions, about 109 000 in E bonds. Further plant totals awaited next week with final figures on other campaigns.
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Aero Lodge No. 1808
T. A. of M
Aero Supply Plant
Defense Opens For Woman Charged With Poisoning Pipeline Worker
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on January nine Nenoy Jeannette Holt faced trial for the death of her husband Jesse Holt a 38 year old pipeline worker. Prosecutors presented four druggists who testified Holt bought or attempted to buy poison in the weeks and days before his death on May 27. A clerk Frank Santer identified Holt with a blackened eye after she entered a drugstore in mid May seeking poison. The state wrapped its case and Judge Challen W Waychoff denied a defense motion for a direct verdict of acquittal.
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Lay
Commonwealth
Nenoy Jeannette Holt
Oklahoma
Jesse
Santer
Holt
Garner
Challen W. Waychoff
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Postwar Air Transport Talks Slower U.S. Britain
Washington reports the government weighs a proposal for a bilateral understanding with Great Britain to avoid third country postwar air transport agreements without mutual consultation. The shift follows events prompting a more cautious pace for international airline negotiations and reduced urgency to begin talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Seree
Ments
Beamish to aid Bullitt campaign in Philadelphia
Harrisburg Oct 8 Richard J Beamish former utility commissioner announced he would assist William C Bullitt in his Democratic bid for Philadelphia mayor He will arrive Monday and work from Bullitts campaign HQ advising on transportation and utility services in the race Also Grove City accident victim dies George Collar 2 dies from injuries after a car crash that toppled five parked vehicles and struck a poleکي
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Harrisburg
Richard Jeamish
Public Ulity
Wilam C. Bullitt
Philadelphia
Bullili
Beamish
Grove City
George Collar
Perils Rise for Enemy on New Guinea Front
Allied forces launch relentless air and ground pressure to push Japanese back in New Guinea and Solomons. Communiques report a convoy strike near Bougainville, coastal advances near Cape Gloucester, and heavy Australian patrols along the Ramu River valley as war moves toward Bougainville and the Northwest Solomons.
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NH Che
Relentless
Mary Gurgieor Jeestiel
Rom Kolomabiuiea
New Guinea
Tlusehhafer
Aled
Ramu
Army Navy Game At West Point to Be Played Saturday
Official notice from the White House states that the Army Navy game will not be played at West Point this Saturday November 27. The event will be limited to academy personnel and residents within a restricted area.
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Washington
Woal Pols Smurehay
Lisl Berguse
Wheeler Hits Dodgers in Federal Jobs as Senate Debates Substitute
Senator Wheeler of Montana attacks draft dodging and lax administration while pressing for a substitute bill to force firings of draft dodgers and war plant leaders. He demands action within days, warning that many may leave office if Congress delays. The fight centers on ensuring responsible governance amid prewar mobilization.
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Wheeler
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Hil
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Pittsburgh officer killed with own gun in botched burglary chase
A 62 year old Allegheny officer died after being shot with his own pistol during a Columbus raid gone wrong. Detectives from multiple units pursued suspect Matthew Kozers, a former convict, following a reported burglary. In the confrontation Kozers allegedly grabbed the officer’s pistol and fired, killing Loreh before dying at St Francis hospital. The case joins a string of prior arrests and is under police investigation.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Alvers
T. Goreh
Allegheny
Matthew Kozern
Matthew Hosein
Rudolph Tygior
George Hoge
Siler
Lige
Kozers
Vaylor Sal Uvey
Kozers Sind
Lote
Taylor
Woman abducted by asylum inmate escapes captor
Clara Murray a 26 year old technician at Farview State Hospital was abducted by Eugene Caster, 22, an inmate. She escaped after 29 hours with him in Camden New Jersey. Police recovered her car and continued pursuit as details emerged.
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N. J
Clara Mary Murray
Farview
Mae Herk Wyrgyler
Inn
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Ater
Dewotive Capoain
Joemer
Eugene Caster
Harrisburg
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Securine Shearen
Miss Murray
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Ter
Nazis Build Strong Defense Around Rome
Twelfth Army drives threaten Benevento as British forces seize San Severo. Air units cut off German retreat while RAF bombers pound the Rubes city of Hagen.
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Rome
Benevento
San Severo
Rube
Hagen
Fortresses From Africa In Daylight Assault On Munich
Allied air operations report daylight raids by Western Allies on Munich and Wiener Neustadt as part of a broader push from North Africa toward Rome. British and American bombers, supported by fighters, hit key targets in the Ruhr region with heavy losses for the German defense. The opening round of a wider assault aims to close on German industry and transport from Naples toward Rome, with Allied forces advancing in Italy and with the Berlin and Allied headquarters noting the road to Rome is open.
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Italy
Allied
Rome
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Westphalia
Hagen
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Rute
Messerschmitt Fustorie
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
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