British Forces Seize Intact Nijmegen Bridge At Arnhem
Allied officers report British Tank Corps and airborne troops captured the Nijmegen Bridge intact, enabling rapid cross of the Waal River toward Arnhem. American forces and British units moved swiftly to trap German defenses, with heavy fighting described along the Rhine corridor as Allied armies push toward central Germany.
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Great Rhine Bridge
Nijmegen
Britla Ermor
Nouth
Waal
Ruhr
Northerd Germany
Arnhem
Neder Ryn
Nijmeren
Lelt
Holland
Goms
Lotteal Ughilag
Northrera
Rhine
Nimeran
Concyste
Geritton
Calais
Naxla
Aachan
Belfort
Japiter
Sahera
U.S
Ged, Court ‘Ney H
War Flashes Across Fronts From Europe to Asia
The British radio reported Allied advances north of Eind hover in Holland as Japan loses destroyers near Chichi Jima and naval strikes hit targets around Tokyo. Belgium’s parliament votes to appoint Charjra regent as Leopold remains a German prisoner. Churchill journeys toward Moscow. Mikhael Mikelnjenyk thanks Roosevelt for airlifted supplies to Portia. Chinese general Chen Mu Nung is executed for failing to defend Chdanhalen. a Danish strike ends amid German deportations.
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Chungking
Chon Mu+Nung
Sard
Beln
Failura
Hle
Chdanhalen
Kweilin
Anld
Chen
Eisenhower Health Slips From Strain in Germany Report
Paria dispatch reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower recovering after a period of intense duty at his advanced headquarters. Correspondent Merrill Maeler said the general’s health had deteriorated but was improving and that Allied armies were ahead of schedule. The update notes plans to push toward Berlin and establish a new camp near enemy territory.
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New York
Paria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Merrill Maeler
Lad Hean
Hig Bruts Hart
Mueller
Berlin
Generel
bin Srmles
Truck Crops Report From Colorado Near Peak Harvest
Favorable conditions for harvesting Colorado truck crops this month show little frost damage. Celery tomatoes and cabbage shipments rise toward peak volume while beans peaches and spinach remain steady. Onion and lettuce outlook steady with overall good volume through September and peak production nearing for several crops.
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Denver
Colorado
Colorado Corp
Livestack
Hormel
Acrobatics by Combat Vets Here Sunday
Combat veterans fly in an aerial show at the dedication of Cronky Sloid at Gresley Municipal Airport. Majors Bertrava Best Wellensiuk Fet argon Lanphigr Jr and four other airmen perform P-49 and P-46 bomber maneuvers, ending with a salute to Lt. Crosler at 2 20 p m before returning to Peterson Field.
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Cronky Sloid
Gresley
2Nd Airforce
Greeley
Rik
Planca
Ais
Willams Bertrava
Masor Jack Best
Flying Tigers
Chearnault
Ching
Majora Olta Wellensiuk
Willa Fetargon
Assienmtants
North
Duranti
Aerial Sign Spans Court House West Slope
An aerial sign reading Greeley appeared on the west slope of the Alin courthouse roof. Ten foot high letters in bright yellow were visible at 2500 feet and possibly legible from Eagle-Tevela. A second sign flagged the exchange on the east roof, with crews painting and lighting details noted amid obstructions.
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Ben Erving
Cardinals Clinch National Pennant in NL Doubleheader
September 21 report that the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the National League pennant by defeating the Boston Braves 5 to 4 in the first game of a doubleheader. Morton Cooper was knocked out in four innings while Harry Brecheen allowed three hits in the later frames.
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Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Morton Cooper
Harry Brecheen
Miller Spent Less Than Half It Cost Defeated Opponent
David Jy Miler of Greeley won the Democratic designation in the congressional primary, filing expenses of 203.58. Opponent Homer G. Prenton of Aurora reported 521. Bennett, defeated for secretary of state by Walter Morrison, spent 57.
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Miller
David. Jy Miler
Greeley At
Torkey
Sirte
Ifomer G. Prenton
Aurora
Praston
Lassle F. Bennett
Republian
Bennett
Walter Morrisom
Germans Hurling Robots From Dutch Coast Crisis Reports
Fragmented wartime dispatches describe German forces attacking the Dutch coast with robotic weapons while Britain monitors London. A Home Office official warns Londoners to remain alert as air raids continue and authorities count damage amid ongoing security alerts.
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London
Halland
Netherlands
Elen Wilkkenson
Home Security
Zacal 24 Hour Weather Forecast Summary
Zacal's 24 hour forecast shows high around 85 and low near 37 with fair conditions today. Warmth returns this evening and Friday in the northwest region as temperatures rise. tonight remains mild with no significant precipitation.
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Zacal
Suding & A
Golmado
Ani
Hitler Uses Main Armor Against Third Army
Allied dispatches from Sept 21 describe heavy armored clashes as German Panzer divisions clash with American Third Army forces near Nancy and Chateau-Latins. Reports claim 105 Nazi tanks destroyed, with both sides incurring heavy losses and German civilians aiding in the Germanization effort in occupied French territory. Aligned American gunners and pilots press the German line as they reclaim key positions north of Nancy.
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Wes Gallagher
Alynee
Lorraine
Adolf Hitler
U.S. Third Army
France
Bure
Nancy
Chateau-Latins
Janke
Badda
Caen
Normandy
Danka
Gaia
Norti
Nancy Jnez
Germania
Stedman Seay
Albany
N.Y
Almagtram
Maj
Yael Havers
Meridian
Thors
Birduao
Dewey Introduced by Warren at Mountain War Time Event
NBC reports Thomas E. Dewey from San Francisco introduced by Governor Earl Warren of California under the sponsorship of the Republican National Committee for a Mountain War Time program.
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NBC
Thomas E. Dewey
San Francisco
Earl Warren
California
Republican National
Red Army Drives Through Estonia and Latvia Fronts
Russian offensives push from Narva toward Tallinn as Govorov forces divide and advance on Rabika and Rakvere. Simultaneously Bagramian’s columns seize settlements toward Riga while Yeremenko and Maslennikov push toward the Estonian-Latvian border, with aerial raids reported on Hungary and Transylvania.
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Moscow
Marahat Leonid A. Goverov
Leningrad
Eatonia
Driva
Tallinn
Govorov
Narva
Rabika
Lake Poland
Finniah Gulf
Walandk
Estonia
Marvo-Taoling
Rakvore
Iportant
Riga
Ivan
O. Bagramian
Telgava
Bagramlat'a
Gororoy'y
Andrei Yeremenko
Ivan Maslennikov
Hole
Comaon
Latvia
Red Army
Warnawy
Tyenepivanla Loward
Dudapeat
Satu-Mare
Marahal Rokgccovsky
Wistula
Ifalté
Wareaw
Kremlin
Tito’s Yugoslavs Score Gains In Partisan Drive
Reports from the Balkans state Tito’s Yugoslav partisans, marching with the 12th corps, captured Valjevo and Lajkovac as German forces retreated. In Albania, advances near the port town of Berl secured more victories, with Germans burning the town before fleeing. Allied planes targeted bridges on the Sava and Danube rivers amid ongoing operations.
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Arahal Tito
Nortigen
Valleve
Valicvo
Delgrade
Raniint
Lajkovac
Belgrade
Imnd
U. 8 16Th Ple
Saya
Belerurde Ag
Danube
Atv Sat
Subotica
Homecoming Capt J Ugalde Decorated Mediterranean Vet
Capt Jozsa Ugalde of Greeley, twice promoted and decorated, returns from almost two years overseas service with the Moroccan, Tunisian, Italian campaigns. He speaks little of his exploits, preferring time with his wife and daughter Evelyn Patricia. He may be assigned to Fort Benning or possibly to a post in France. He graduated from Greeley High School in 1938.
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Jesse Ugalde
Mediterranean
Jozsa Ugalde
Greeley
Trool
Timea
Italy
Ugalde
Modent
Hig Experienses
Colorado State College of Education
Greeley National Guard
Nome
Harve
Camp Ambulance Collision injures POW near Fraser
A camp ambulance collided with an elk on a mountain road near Fraser injuring one German prisoner of war. Lt. Col. G C Griffin of the Greeley POW camp announced the accident occurred Thursday morning and withheld the victim's name. Six other prisoners and two soldiers escaped injury while the rest remained treated for minor abrasions and bruises.
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Fraser
G. C. Griffin
Greeley
U S Casualty List Tops Four Hundred Thousand Mark
The War Department reports U S casualty totals for August 28 reach 337 743 Army deaths 177 295 wounded 48 725 prisoners 47 915 missing 47 915 plus Navy casualties 26 352 killed 22 467 wounded and 9 582 missing. The totals mark a continued rise as Allied forces approach Germany from Normandy to Brittany amid resumed heavy naval actions.
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United States
Stinweu
Normandy
Britany
Allies Blast Nazi Railroads And Highways
Londow Sept 20 Allied air forces continued large scale attacks to cut German train and supply routes to Holland. Daylong raids targeted main traffic centers along borders, with pilots reporting numerous fires as trains and bridges were set ablaze and miles of German infrastructure subjected to heavy bombardment.
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Holland
Prisoners From St Lo Arrive At Kenley POW Camp
About 591 German prisoners from St Lo arrived at Kenley prisoner of war camp. Lt. Col. C. C. Griffith, commandant, reported the total attached to the camp and related branches in Colorado and Wyoming. Most were captured at St Lo, described as central to the German retreat in France. St Lo fell July 18 after a withdrawal along the American front.
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Kenley
C. C. Grithil
Ula Gresley
Aqgd
Colorado
Wyoming
Gelats
Bt. Lo
France
St. Lo
Normany
St. To
Thanksgiving Date Debated Again in Congress
Rep Knutson of Montana introduced a resolution urging that Thanksgiving Day be set on November 30 instead of the traditional fourth Thursday. He argued a single national date would prevent confusion in observance across states and avoid differing state practices.
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Washington
Sap
Congress
Rep
Knutson
Mengure
Bond Issue Limit Is Set At 422000 for Weld County Hospital
Weld county voters on November 7 will decide on a bond issue to fund building and equipment for the Weld County public hospital. A $422,421 limit is supported by assessed valuations and state rules. County commissioners will place about 420000 on the ballot, with current building funds at 108090 dollars and plans to raise the fund to about 494,000 through a tax levy. Officials expect the bonds to carry under 1.5 percent interest and aim to complete the project when funds allow.
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Weld County
Weld County Public Hospital
Surn
Bonda
G. Salth
Lores
Moir
FDR Prepares Labor Talk Amid Campaign Drive
President Roosevelt, returning from Quebec, plans a nationwide campaign speech to be delivered Saturday night. He aims to energize a drive for a no fourth term and will broadcast the message across all radio networks through the International Teamsters Union.
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FDR
Washington
Rongevelt
Quebec
Trina
Chuvehi
Teamstera Union
APL
Germans Move Rhine Factories to Eastern Reich
Dispatch reports German forces dismantling factories west of the Rhine and shipping machinery east to deter Allied advances. Yugoslav defenders hold lines but counterattacks continue near Siegfried, while forward observers near Aachen witness dismantling and request air reconnaissance for the transport of machines.
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Reich
Don
Fay Alr
Ar Pew
Greek Troops Near Rimini Advance on Adriatic Front
Greek divisions of the Dlheth army pressed to within about 2,000 yards of Rimini on the Adriatic coast as rain slowed American and Fifth Army advances. Canadians broke German defenses near Rimini, edging toward San Lorenzo and the Margechin river, while American and Canadian forces seized Monta Montale and other peaks north of Florence, tightening pressure on the Rimini axis.
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Noland Norgaards
Associated Press
Tome
Tke Dlehth
Rimini
Fifth Army
Headaiartern
Rinilat
San Lorenzo
Almint
Rinino
Ida- Jaiel
Margechin
Rimict
Monta Freun
Barto
Florence
Pirenzuela
Nimitz Reports Stirring Peleliu Battles Enduring
U S Pacific Fleet announces heavy fighting on Peleliu with slow progress as First Marine Division presses inland. Official tally cites 4 045 American deaths on Peleliu and 600 on Anguar amid intense resistance and rugged terrain. Liberator bombers strike Dayne installations. new airfields reported on Morolana area west of New Guinea.
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Palaua
An Baur
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Chester W. Nimits
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Nimitz
Palau
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lMve
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Edwards
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Lin
Peteliy
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Totter
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Seribou
Pacific
Pavnar
Goa
Douglas Anac Arthur
Dayne
Philippines
Autaur
Peleliu Non Morola
Mor Yncea Islanda
New Guinea
Alliea
Dewey Enters Valley Dispute Over Central Project
Governor Chombo Macy? Dewey speaks in San Francisco and Oakland on Central Valley reclamation and power project. He says the project must be completed by state or federal authority or both and discusses the government people relationship to the issue. About 1,500 greeted him in Oakland.
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Jack Bell
San Francisco
Gorv.Chomma B. Diney
Central Valley
California
Repuh
Titan
Campaieu
New York
Ald Th
Earl Woesen
Gallfornia
Dewey
Oakland
Third Candidate For Congress in 2nd District Files
O'Brien of Linieten filed a nominating petition as an Independent candidate for Congress from the Second District. The secretary of state declared the petition sufficient and that O'Brien's name would appear on the general election ballot.
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Aselatey Denyer
Areansamtls
O'Brien
Linieten
Congress
Independent Party
Eke
Atate
Offine
Oil Tank Fire In Magnolia Ark Burns Twelve
A large oil tank exploded and caught fire in Magnolia Arkansas on September 20. The blaze spread oil over workers attempting to extinguish it. Twelve people were severely burned, including four Magnolia fire department members, all transported to a local hospital.
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Arkakasae Megnolia
Ark
Macedonia
Telé Neu
Fwo
Magnolia Fire Departement
Aged Senator Defends Aged Colleague in Debate
In Washington, Senator McKellar of Tennessee, 74, defended aging colleagues during a debate over the Roosevelt era, praising Dewey’s campaign but noting Dewey’s remarks about keeping old men from voting. The exchange highlighted age as a political issue amid the 1940s campaign season.
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Washington
Sept
Asurate
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
McKellar
Yestery
Galeling
Tenney
Callearven
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