Russians Close On Belgrade In Yugoslavia Front
The Associated Press reports Soviet forces within about 90 miles of Belgrade pushing toward Yugoslavia’s northeast frontier. Paratrooper operations and Danube crossings are described as Russians gain ground along the iron gate gorge and near Orsova as Warsaw and East Prussia battles intensify in Poland.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Belgrade
Danube
Iron Gate
Transylvanian Alps
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Turnu-Severin
Orsova
Poland
Warsaw
East Prussia
Narew
Campaign Broadcast From Philadelphia by Dewey
From Philadelphia Gouverneur Thomas E. Dewey opens his campaign with a prime time broadcast at 10:00 EWT hosted by the sponsorship party. NBC and CBS present the event as the key kickoff of the Republican race.
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EWT
NBC
CBS
Philadelphia
Thomas FE. Dewey
Penal Committee
Allied secrecy ends as flying bomb details emerge
London reports unveil 18 month battle against Nazi V weapons. About 8,000 missiles fired at Greater London since June 12, with 2,300 getting through and over 5,000 deaths. Prime Minister Churchill earlier cited 5,340 bombs killing 4,735 and injuring 14,000. Some 17,000 houses destroyed and 800,000 damaged. many homes quickly made habitable. Parliament reconvenes Sept 26. Lt. Col. Sandys says the battle of London is over.
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London
Greater
Churchill
Edwin Duncan Sandys
War Cabinet
Hitler
Total Mobilization Expands Across Germany Plans
Germany ordered eighth grade pupils into war work and sent Red Cross personnel to armament plants as total mobilization widens. Dr Goebbels announced the dissolution of the Prussian finance ministry and the closure of many universities and periodicals, with travel shows and fairs banned.
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London
Germany
Red Cross
Joseph Goebbels
Finance Ministry
Congress SAYS Ble CORPORATION CANT GOBBLE UP SURPLUS
Congressional debate centers on War Production Board limits as civilian production rules ease after Germany falls. Senators Walsh and Stewart push for safeguards while combatting postwar reconversion costs. House, Senate panels weigh travel expense funding for workers returning home or to new jobs. Steward urges orderly unwinding of production restrictions.
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Washington
API
War Production Board
Germany
WPB
Stewart
Senate
House
Walsh
D.-Mass
Hatch
D-Nm
Congress
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Paul Jones tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Paul Jones of Durbin Street to attend tonight's theatre program featuring Cry of the Werewolf at the Strand Theatre and Riders of the Deadline with William Boyd plus Youth Runs Wild with Bonita Wille and Kent Smith.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Paul Jones Durbin Street
Jtrand Theatre
William Boyd
Bonita Wille
Kent Smith
West Virginia Soldiers Die From Wounds in Action
West Virginia report says two soldiers Tech. Four David F. Fainer of Reader and Private Ralph W. Hall of Fayetteville died of battle wounds as the War Department disclosed. Charleston claim case rises from highway crash in Marion county with R. G. Yoak of Farmington seeking 10,070 for injuries and 70 for auto damage. McCarthy of American Bakers to headline WV Bakers meeting in Charleston October 4.
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Washington
West Virginia
War Department
Tech
David F. Fainer
Reader
Ralph W. Hall
Fayetteville
Charleston
R. G. Yoak
Farmington
Court of Claims
Marion County
Yoak
Fairview
Road Commission
John T. McCarthy
American Bakers Association
West Virginia Bakers
Lucca Occupied by American Troops in Italy
American troops have occupied Lucca, 10 miles northeast of Pisa, driving Germans back toward the Gothic line. Allied forces report slight gains in the Adriatic offense, with Riccione Marina and Besanigo captured as fighting rages along a 14 mile front. British and Indian units take Monte San Giovanni, dominating the Ventena-Conca valley, while Venita river crossings bring them near San Marino. West Virginia workers’ deaths rise to 50 in last month from 30 in prior period. industrial accidents show fatalities and non fatal mishaps near Lucca area.
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Rome
Lucca
Pisa
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Riccione Marina
Rimini
Besanigo
Ventena
Principality
San Marino
Monte San Giovanni
Ventena-Conca
Charleston
West Virginia
Workmen’s Compensation Commis- Gothic
Patsion
Monsimmano
Pistoia
Threats Of Additional Walkouts In State's Coal Fields Looming Today
West Virginia's second largest coal mine shut down today amid 11 strikes where foremen refuse duty. Koppers at Grant Town employs 850 with 6,400 tons daily, second to Barrackville's 1,000 men. About 3,600 miners idle, 25,000 tons daily loss as six seized mines reopen under federal managers ordered by President Roosevelt and Interior Secretary Ickes.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Koppers
Grant Town
Fairmont
Barrackville
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Marshall
Ohio
Monongalia County
Roosevelt
Shoe makers foresee record postwar production and 50,000 jobs
Boston dispatch reports America's shoe manufacturers anticipate a postwar production surge with at least 50,000 reemployment opportunities, adding to 175,000 current workers. Maxwell Field of the New England Shoe and Leather Association expects no reconversion problems, citing training of labor for new processes and materials amid overseas demand for American shoes.
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Boston
America
Maxwell Field
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Germany
Europe
Field
Allied troops push towardDoubs valleys in southern France
American and French units press in to hinder German withdrawal from southern France. The force nears the Doubs valleys near the Swiss border with preliminary gains at Cheron-Sur aone and Givry. The main German army reportedly keeps distance, and no major battles are recorded.
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George
Bria
Rome
France
Doubs
Switzerland
Cheron-Suraone
Givry
German public told truths on war in Germany
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes Nazi statements via Lt General Kurt Dittmar who predicts a last stand as Nazi leadership hides defeats. Eisenhower signals battles on German soil while Russians press. Dittmar aims to bridge truth and Goebbels lies to spur resistance as mass mobilization begins.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Kurt Dittmar
High Command
Reich
Dittmar
Germany
Eisenhower
Dittmark
Goebbels
Goebbles
Wer
World War II Front Line Distances Revealed
A military update lists approximate distances to Berlin from major fronts. The Russian front is 322 miles from the Warsaw vicinity, the Western front 362 miles from Breda in the Netherlands, the Southern France front 630 miles from Lons-Le-Saunier, and the Italian front 585 miles.
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The
Associated Press
Warsaw
Breda
Netherlands
France
Lons-Le-Saunier
Russia silent on Bulgaria pleas for armistice
Moscow says Bulgaria seeks armistice but remains silent on halt to invasion. Soviet foreign ministry releases diplomatic exchanges showing Bulgarian circles desired to cooperate with Nazi war against Russia. Texts allege German use of Bulgaria airfields ports and territory since early 1941. Bulgaria denies. Russia notes Bulgarian approval of one Black Sea consulate on July 29 after initial denials.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Ples
Red Army
Foreign Commissariat
Sofia
Bulgaria
Kremlin
Black Sea
Commissariat
First and Third Armies Break Eastward Front
American First and Third Armies surged east toward Germany on two broad fronts aiming for the Siegfried Line. Patton’s Third Army advanced up the Moselle toward Metz and Nancy after securing a bridgehead, as Hodges’ First Army attacked along a long front in stiff resistance and supply delays hampered progress.
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James M. Long
London
Thire Armine
Germany
Siegfried Line
Europe
George
Patton
Moselle
Luxeml
Nancy
Metz
Hodges
Dewey Opens Presidential Drive on War Jobs Tour
Gov Thomas B Dewey led a 97 person entourage on an 11 car train starting from New York for a wartime presidential campaign tour. He planned a Philadelphia stop tonight to kick off his drive with a speech at Convention Hall amid GOP leaders and reporters, aiming for a 6700 mile trip ending around Sept 28.
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Jack Hill
New York
Thomas B. Dewey
Abraham Lincoln
Dewey
GOP
Philadelphia
CBS
Edward Martin
Bernard Samuel
James Davis
Philadephia Station
Graftening invites Pistons to attend Silver City Kid show
The Graftening invites fans to tonight's presentation at Silver City Kid featuring Allan Land.
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Ilver City
Allan’ Land
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