American Troops Press Leyte Coast in Battle for Cariga
US soldiers from the 24th Infantry and the First Cavalry Division push toward Carigara and nearby villages on Leyte as Japanese forces defend strong road blocks and counterattacks. Artillery and mortars hammer positions while allied columns probe for a breakthrough toward Barugo and surrounding coastal towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Arters
Philippines
Cariga
Tonga
Jaro Carihway
Leyte
Hampson
Ipponese
Aeticans
Artil
Barugo
Carigara
Allies land on Walcheren amid heavy attack near Antwerp
Allied forces assault Nazi positions on Walcheren Island and push toward Antwerp as Canadians seize South Beveland and breach dikes near the Schelde estuary. Berlin radio claims German defenses on Vissingen and Walcheren flank the sea lane while British and Canadian troops press a squeeze move across the Beveland causeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HY William Frye
London
Tap
Walcheren
Antwerp
Berlin
Vissingen
Flustung
Beveland Island
Schelde
Viissingen
Beveland
Thomas Lee Imbs In Ohio Dies After Illness
Thomas Lee, a native of Columbia, died at McGruder Memorial in Port Clinton Ohio after a ten day illness. He was an industrialist at Willoughby Ohio son of Mr and Mrs Lee. He attended the University of Alabama and graduated from the States Naval Academy, later studying metallurgy. He leaves a wife two daughters Jen and Ellen, a son, sisters, and other relatives. Arrangements will be made upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lee
McGruder Memorial
Port Clinton
Ohio
Columbia
Willoughby
Véland
Ersity of
Alabama
States Naval Academy
Polts
Aniversity
Jen
Ellen Lee
Allo V. Les
Dothan
Dorothy Andia
J. G. Shuttlesmingham
L.ee
Frank Hamacauga
World War II Fronts Report More Bombings and Gains
Frontline dispatches describe American bombings on Tokyo and Japanese ports, Pacific actions around Peleliu and Leyte, Canadian forces at Walcheren Island, and Allied advances toward the Maas River and Bologna. Reports mention Soviet progress toward Budapest and various Italian operations, with aerial and ground actions across multiple theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peleliu
Palau
Leyte
Navy Fliers Destroy More Than 2 500 Nippon Planes
Navy pilots claim destruction of over 2 500 Nippon aircraft in air battles. Domestic drive parties report 30 firms contributing fully to Alabama War Chest with 23 others already listed. total near 24 000 dollars as volunteers face pressure to meet a 33 000 dollar quota. Proceeds aid 22 war relief agencies and ten local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Nippon
Alabama War Chest
Bothan United
Charities Chest Alive
Post Office
J. C. Penney‘s
Montgomery Ward
S. EH. Kress
Bown Service Insurance Company
P. i
Charities Chest Office
Cherittes Chest Office
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Salonika Evacuated Under German Disengagement Move
German High Command announced the evacuation of Salonika, Greece’s second city, while Allied patrols reached the port. The move followed demolitions and a smoke-filled scene as Germans pulled back north of Bozane amid continued Allied pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Salonike
Balkan
Greece
Salonika
Balkans
Bozane
Pace Of Two Months Virtually Equals Assembly Line Pace
Navy fliers paced by an ace downed nine Japanese in one mission to Manila. From Aug 1 to Oct 31 Allied air power halted the foe’s aircraft production, destroying 2,504 to 2,846 planes and crippling Japanese air strength. Comdr. David McCamphbell led with 30 planes, nine in under two hours, while carrier raiders claimed 1,132 enemy planes destroyed before takeoff and 2,594 destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. McMurtry
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Manila
Palau
Philippines
Japan
Hiers
Comdr
David McCamphbell
Los Angeles
Invention Ideas Pile Up For U S Navy After Pearl Harbor
A Navy Department office receives thousands of mailed ideas including a self propelled submarine trap and a flying submarine with wide wingspan. The proposals, some joking and some serious, reflect wartime imagination and patriotism in the wake of Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gims
Navy Department
Office of Inventions
Navy
U.S. A
Pearl Harbor
McCord
United States Naval Academy Alumni Association
Concessions Cause Delay as Mother Expected Quadruplets
In Philadelphia, Joseph Cimimello states his wife, 30, is due to deliver quadruplets by cesarean after X rays confirmed four babies. He notes her belief she will have twins and fears for the operation amid city officials ban on gaming devices at the Houston County Fair midway. Police Chief Craughon says concessions were moving out but he opposes opening the midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Fair
J. E. Craughon
Midway
Philadelphia
Joseph Cimimello
Philadelphia Record
Cimimello
Japanese Claim Peleliu Landing and Naval Victory
A Japanese communiqué claimed assault troops landed on Peleliu northern coast and sunk four U S transports while reporting a broader victory. The report, unconfirmed, described a special torpedo unit and counterinvasion by Tokyo broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Feleliu
Palau
Federal Communications Commission
Pelelin
U. S
Palau Islands
Philippines
Tokyo
Palau Island
Babelthuap
Tokyo Radio
Concealed Peanut Damage Higher In Alabama Peanut Belt
A survey presented at the Alabama Farm Bureau convention reports concealed peanut damage higher in this year across Houston Henry Dale Geneva and Coffee Counties in the heart of the state peanut belt. Coyt Wilson cites September rains and ground curing practices in Headland as key factors with losses up to nine dollars per ton. The study aims to determine if a fungus causes the damage and to develop controls for growers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Henry
Dale
Geneva
Coffee
Alabama
Alabama Farm Bureau
Birmingham
Coyt Wilson
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Wilson
Alabama Experiment Station
Well-Known Lecturer Will Speak Tonight on Russia
Internationally known scholar Michael Davidian, Armenian by origin, will speak at 8 o clock tonight at the county courthouse as the first of four Rotary Club institutes on world problems. The talk titled Russia's Position East and West aims to build mutual understanding and peaceful relations with no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auman Michael Davidsen
Houston County Court House
Russia
Dothan Rotary Club
Institute of International Understanding
Dothan
Rotary Club
Amor Michael Davidian
Wil
Davidian
Bothan Rotary Club
Rotary Organization
Ravidian
Orgin
America
Rotary
Hurricane Toll Hits Florida Citrus Crops
The recent hurricane caused an estimated 25.8 million boxes of citrus to be lost in Florida. Federal statisticians W. F. Callander and J. C Townsend report grapefruit losses at 15.5 million boxes since October 1, with 6.5 million boxes worth of early and midseason oranges affected. Heavy vegetable losses were noted as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fle
Florida
W. F. Callander
J. C Townsend
Federal Agricultural
Eighth Army Expands Beachhead in Italy Amid Hard Fighting
Allied forces push the Ronco River beachhead south of Forli and clear Germans from Meidola on the west bank. German counterattacks south of Bologna target Ippeniano and Castel San Pietro as hand to hand fighting costs both sides. Adriatic patrols advance toward Ravenna, driving Germans from outposts north of the Bevano River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Army
Acros
Ronco
Forli
Meidola
Fifth Army
Bologna
Castel San Pietro
Po Valley
Adriatic
Havenna
Bevano River
FDR Reshapes China Team Amid War Effort Push
President Roosevelt moves to renew China policy by recalling General Stilwell and replacing Ambassador Gauss with Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer. Hurley remains in China as envoy though tensions with Chiang Kai Shek persist, while officials deny links between Stilwell and Gauss actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
China
Clarence E. Gauss
Chiang Kat Shek
Chiang
Cina
Roosevelt Hag
Joseph W. Sitwell
Burmia-India
A. C. Wedemeyer
Gauss
Patri J. Hurley
Hurley
Ching
Communista
Stilwell
Chang Kai Shek
Lloyd Stratton
New York
Tokyo Raid Reports Unconfirmed By AP On Doolittle Flight
Confused and unconfirmed Tokyo radio broadcasts described B-29 Superforts possibly over Tokyo around 1 pm, with reports of four engined bombers over the city and a raid on a factory district. Later broadcasts narrowed to one bomber, then said it fled without attack. Reports conflicted about origin from Marianas and involvement of Saipan Tinian or Guan bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Marianas Islands
Federal Communications Commiise Sion
Kanta
Associated Press
Air Defense Central
Tokyo Radio
Kanto
Marianas
Saipang Tinian
Guan
Planas
James M. Doolittle
Roosevelt
Formosa
Philippines
Inter
North America
Grat
Tay
Dors
Reds and Hungarians clash as Soviet drive toward Budapest
Soviet forces battle street by street around Keschemet and Izsak as tanks and artillery surge into an 80 mile wide corridor between the Danube and the Tisza. Front dispatches claim 200 Hungarian towns fell under Red control, 4,000 prisoners taken, and the Budapest objective widened. Authorities report fierce counterattacks and grim discoveries of tortured prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DeLuce
Moscow
Cleariny
Kescemet
Red Army
Budapest
Danube
Tisza
Izsak
Keschemet
Red Stars
Izvertia
Foward
Ales
Hajdunanas
Nyiregyhaza
Debrecen
East Prussia
Groastrakahnen
Plans Completed For Blood Tests In Houston County
Houston County Health Department announced plans for mandatory blood tests for syphilis under a 1343 legislative measure. The period runs November 6 to November 17 as the county applies the law to residents ages 14 to 50. Health officer Dr W T Burkett praised citizen response and described testing as a public health protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Alabama
W. T. Burkett
Dothan
Houston
Federal Court Meets Here November 20 21
Two days of Federal Court for the trial of civil and criminal cases are set for November 20 and 21. J W Daughtry deputy clerk for the Southern Division of the Middle District of Alabama at Dothan announced the court will convene at 9 am on November 20 and is expected to dispose of all cases by the second day. The light criminal calendar will cover violations of the internal revenue act and the nine equity docket is light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civ
J. W. Daughtry
Southern Division
Middle District of
Alabama
Dothan
Fand
Daughtry
Fire Causes Minor Damage at Collins Baking Company
Fire at Collins Baking Company caused minor damage with smoke damage and a small blaze in woodwork. Fire Chief Jay Johnson reported the alarm sounded around 7 p m and damage was confined to the area near the fire.
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Collins Baking Company
Jay Johnson
D. m
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Maas River
Wasts
France
Artilt
Prus
Sal- Mulch
Italy
Chester W. Nimitz
Fairgrounds
8Th Army
FDR
Jimmy Doolittle
Federal Court
Minor, Blaze
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