Bombers Reach 310 Miles From Nippon In Major Strike
American bombers pressed toward Japan within 310 miles as Liberator crews attacked Kita Island in the Kuriles twin raids. The Air Force boasted two land refineries and several storage tanks hit while defense shot down at least 14 enemy aircraft in a fierce afternoon battle. In two days, Southwest Pacific raids damaged nine more freighters near the Philippines and Ceram as Maj. Gen Clair Street praised the costly but successful operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Silliman
Coren Pegquia
Japan
Kuric Lelands
Texya
Dome
Kita Island
Kurilea
Tokyo
Southwest Pacifier Liberators
Balikpapan
Maleioe Boys
Air Force
Barnes Oil Center
Hell
Batikpapan
Southwest Pacific
Clair Street
18Th Air Force
Nise
Philippines
Amboins
Ceram
Fair Weather Greeting Fans For 3rd World Series Game
The Browns and Cardinals tied at one win each as game three approached under clear skies. A near full crowd was expected, with Ted Wilks and Jock Kramer set for series debuts while Blix Donnelly drew attention for yesterday’s relief work. St Louis fans favored the Browns but World Series glory remained front and center.
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SY Jack Mand
Sportsmans Par EL ST Louis
Browns
Cardinals
Ted Wilks
Jock Kramer
Wilks
Blix Donnelly
Donnelly
Red Birds
St Loui
Fieg
Saarbrucken Rail Yards Bombed By British Forces
British heavy bombers and American B‑17s struck Saarbrucken and Berlin in today’s raids, targeting rail centers, arsenals, and industrial plants. Mosquito flights over Berlin and Holland produced bombing and shipping losses, with no fighter opposition faced at Saarbrucken and several aircraft missing on return.
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Holland
McIntyre Wounded in Action Over Holland
Corporal James C. McIntyre was wounded in action over Holland on September 18, according to a telegram to his mother Mrs. Rena B. McIntyre from the War Department. He enlisted April 15, 1943, went overseas in June 1944, and served as a ctc operator in the U. S. Air A. B. He trained at Scott Field radio school and is a Dothan High School graduate stationed somewhere in England at the time of injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. McIntyre
Holland
Rena B. McIntyre
War Department
Cpl McIntyre
Ctc
U. S. Air A. B
Scott Field
England
Dothan High School
World War Fronts Rally Across Europe and Pacific
Western Front reports US tanks and infantry pushing along the Siegfried line east of Beggendort with heavy cross fire near Metz and Fort Driant as British repulse counterattacks in Holland. Eastern and Southern fronts push toward Budapest and Belgrade while Patral, Rion, and Lolano are secured or captured. Pacific theater notes new strikes in Kuriles and Balikpapan with ongoing Palau operations and high Allied losses.
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Néew Lesault
Siegfried Line
Beggendort
Cologne Plain
Fort Driant
Metz
Holland
Berlin
Patral
Rion
Reek
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Fifth
Italy
Lolano
Budapest
Szeged
Kuriles
Tokyo
MacArthur
Saukta En Balikpapan
Nimitz
Palau
Liverwee Japadess
Roosevelt disowns Communist backing for fourth term
President Roosevelt denounces Communist backing and Communist labels in a radio address, condemning fear propaganda by opponents. He vows no welcome for any group tied to Communism or foreign ideologies and defends American free enterprise while noting relations with the Soviet Union. He cites Republicans sending millions of copies of speeches and blasts “red herrings” used in the campaign.
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Harold Oliver
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Soviet Union
Japor Baltere
United States
Anderson
House Committee On
Congress
Yank 5th Army advances three miles toward Po Valley
American Fifh Army troops drove gains up to three miles in rain soaked, mountainous terrain on the Po Valley approaches. They seized the Solano junction near Bologna and Monzano near Troiano, as Austrian and German Alpine reinforcements faced Allied pressure east of Loreno and near Monterenzio.
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William B. King
Rome
Solano
Bologna
Florence
Nazia
Monzano
Troiano
Monte Venere
Loreno
Monterenzio
Route 6
Nts
Wiregrass Farmers Plan Fire Hazard Elimination
Wiregrass farmers in the Soil Conservation District will intensify fire prevention during Roosevelt designated Prevention Week in October. Aubrey Loyd of the Soil Conservation Service urges detection and elimination of fire hazards, citing 1943 fire losses of grain, farm property, and forest damage, and noting most fires are preventable. Farmers are advised to contact their county agent or local soil conservationist for guidance on prevention and extinguishing tips.
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Roosevelt
Wiregras Soil Conservation District
Aubrey Loyd
Peat Conservation Service
National Fire Prevention Association
Wiregrass Soldiers Killed In Action in War Dept List
Three Wiregrass men are named among 2,537 U.S. soldiers reported killed in action by the War Department. Private first class Malcolm Blackmon of Dothan, Sergeant Riley C. Jennings of Cattondale, and Private first class Arthur L. Carmichael of Newton are cited. Blackmon and Jennings were killed in the Asiatic area, Carmichael in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
War Department
Malcolm ©. Blackmon
Mary Blackmon
Dothan
Riley C. Jennings
Orlena Jenning
Cattondale
Arthur L. Carmichael
Mary C. Baxley
Newton
Fie. Blackmon
Jennings
Pfc
Carmichsée
Mediterranean
Flying Bombs Strike Southern England in Night Attack
RAF Mosquito pilots shot down one Heinkel robot bomber during a brief night raid over Southern England and London. The attack used pressurized lights to reveal launch positions, with two robots destroyed by anti aircraft fire and several casualties and property damage reported in scattered cottages along a lane.
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London
England
Heinkel
North Sea
Steary
Eas
Browns Leading In Third Game Of World Series
Browns hold a narrow edge in the third game as Cardinals faulted on defense. In the first inning Hopp scored on Walker Cooper’s single, while Sanders drew a walk to load the bases. Cards later stranded runners as the Browns built a small lead through early at bats.
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Browns
Cardinals
Litwhiler
Zarilla
Stephens
Hopp
Ec- Stephens
Stoke Musial
Walker Cooper
Sanders
al Hollingsworth
Kurowaki
World Affairs Theme At Rotary Institute In Dothan
An Institute of International Understanding will be held in Dothan from November 1 to 22 under the sponsorship of the Dothan Rotary Club. The four weekly meetings will feature authorities on international affairs and a question period after each formal address. Lecturers include Allem D. Albert, Simon Michael Davison, M. P. Greenwood, and No Yong Park, with the program extending to 30 Alabama municipalities.
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Dothan
Allem D. Albert
Paris
Rotary International
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Simon Michael Davidion
Lima
Ohio
Greenwood
Flushing
Australia
No-Yong Park
Kirksjvile
Miss Ada Whaley Dies Yesterday
Ada Whaley aged 54 died Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. H A Dorsey in Enterprise following a short illness She had lived with Mrs Dorsey for two years and previously made Dothan her home working as a cashier in a department store A member of Missionary Baptist Church she was active in Sunday School services She leaves a sister Mattie Spurlin Opp five brothers J A Whaley Birmingham William J Whaley Opp Rev Jack Whaley Troy Thomas B Whaley U S Army in Europe and A Whaley Andalusia plus numerous nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Enterprise Baptist Church Burial will be in Cool Springs cemetery Searcy Funeral Home Enterprise in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Whaley
H. A. Dorsey
West Lae St
Enterprise
Mita Whaley
Dorsey
Dothan
Lfe
James A
Russian Yugoslav troops threaten Belgrade in major clashes
Russian and Yugoslav forces pressed the German lines near Belgrade as patrols crossed the Danube from Pancevo and allied troops pushed toward Nis and Szeged. Soviet and partisan forces reported in Belgrade and other fronts as German defenses along the Tisza and Danube fronts faced pressure, with Belgrade near a decisive battle and Budapest seen as a strategic objective.
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Daniel Deluce
Moscow
Belgrade
Nouth
Danube
Pancevo
Merabal Tita
Army of National Liberation
Nig Pravda
Nis
Red Army
Budapest
Pravda
Hungary
Szeged
British Overwhelm Fortified Sea Port in Greece
Allied forces strike along the Peloponnese north shore taking Patras and Rion, overwhelming the fortified port guarding the Gulf of Corinth. Fifteen hundred prisoners were captured at Patras as coastal guns were used against attacking craft. Further shelling yielded good results, with German batteries at Andirrion remaining silent.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Greece
Peloponnesus
Patras
I Rion
Enttrance
Gulf of Corinth
Kion
Andirrion
Rion
Marrow
Gulf
Allent
Davis pessimistic over win for '44
OWI Director Elmer Davis said Allied failures at Arnhem make German collapse more remote than in the OWI report three weeks earlier. He warned that the Arnhem battle undermines the forecast of victory in Europe in 1944. He noted expected postwar shifts in employment and rationing trends, with gradual easing but continued shortages in some goods.
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Sterling Foreen
Washington
Arnhem
OWI
Elmer Davis
Europe
Davis
Office of War Information
Germany
Holland
Marshall And Byrnes Make Trip To Paris
Gen George C Marshall and James F Byrnes arrived in Paris for a tour of the front and French military installations. They were joined by Lt Gen Handy Maj Gen Craig and Col McCarthy with Eisenhower Bradley and Bedell Smith at the Paris field. The new flights will shuttle officials and wounded servicemen between Paris and the United States.
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Paris
George C. Marshall
James F. Brynea
War Mobilization
Paria
France
Byrnes
U.S. Army
Thomas T. Handy
Marshall
Howard A. Craig
Col
Frank McCarthy
General Stadt
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Eisenhower
Walter Bedell Brith
Henry T. Myers
Tifton
Roosevelt
Birmingham Sleuths Fired From Force
Public Safety Commissioner Eugene Connor announced that D. H. McKinney and F. Prickett, Birmingham detectives, were discharged from the police force for conduct unbecoming officers after their arrest in Nashville on charges of possessing counterfeit gasoline coupons. Two other Birmingham men were arrested there. Lach was released on a $2,000 bond pending hearing in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Public Safety
Eugene Connor
D. H. McKinney
F. Prickett
Nashville
Floyd Edding
Eading
Platinum Plated Film Industry Faces Strike Turmoil
Hollywood studio walkout sparks jurisdictional clash between set designers and stage employes unions. The flare began at Metro Goldwyn Mayer as 15 to 20 decorators walk out, followed by 180 painters and 25 machinists. Union leaders warn votes may trigger wider action across 8 affiliated unions, threatening rapid production and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
AFL
Jocal
Painters, Decorators
America
International Alliance
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Herbert Sorrell
Conference of
Ena
Brotherhood of Painters
International Association of Machinists
Sorrel
Sorrell
Uunions
Palatera
National Labor Relations Board
Willkie Hospitalized With Throat Infection and Lungs
American political figure Wendell L. Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential candidate, remains under care in a New York hospital after developing a severe throat infection and a slight lung congestion. His physician reports initial improvement after treatment and says a throat specialist and heart expert were consulted.
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New York
Wendell J. Willkie
Benjamin Salzer
Salzer
Willkle
Mrs Sparrow Succumbs Suddenly in Birmingham Home
Mrs Charles Sparrow formerly Miss Irma Trawick of Dothan died yesterday at her Birmingham home after a five year residence there and 18 years in Montgomery. Survived by husband Charles Sparrow Jr and son, plus sister and father in Florida. Funeral arrangements to be announced after contact with her father in Cuba.
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Charles Sparrow
Irma Trawick
Dothan
Birmingham
Ulster
Ed Wells. Jr
West Palm Beach
Fis
Cuba
Huns Attack Seals Breach Near Ubach In Hurtgen Fighting
US First Army with hundreds of aircraft and guns struck southeast of Aachen to within six miles of Duren and six miles from Geilenkirchen, fighting hot across Hurtgen Forest as Germans acknowledge a breach. German counterattacks and heavy artillery followed as Americans pressed from Ubach and near Herdach toward the Siegfried Line. Fort Driant near Metz endured a five day clash as Patton’s forces pushed through to hold positions amid dense smoke and rain.
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James M Long
London
U.S First Army
Aaches
Hurtgen Forest
Duren
Cologne
Rhine
Aachen
See
Geilenkirchen
Anzio
Itellan
Ger
Beggendorf
Uoech
Ubach
Plaace
German Communitique
Nancy
Third Army
Holland
Nedar Rhine
Waal
Arnhem
Nijmegen
George 8. Patton
Fort Driant
Sao
Dornot
Metz
Moselle
Patton
Saarbrucken
Tusa
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Verban
Moore
Marion
Hayworth
Brewas Stephens
McQuinn
Rotary Institute
Timusul
Bate
Topola
Karageorge
Black George
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Tiruml
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Tisza
Novi Sad
Yugoslay
Wendell L. Willkie
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