Turkey pivots to open sea routes with UN accord
Washington reports a Turkish agreement with the United Nations allowing wartime passage of belligerent ships through the Dardanelles, easing supply lines to the Soviet front. The deal shifts lend-lease weapons via Soviet ports, bypassing Suez, with Churchill and Roosevelt viewing it as a major anti Axis move.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Turkey
United Nations
Japan
Russia
Teheran
Roosevelt
Hull
Ankara
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Italy
Balkans
Stalin
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Africa
Churchill
Hungary
Eastern Front
Gallipoli
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
Advertisement touts FASTERTH a lime powder to sprinkle on denture plates. It claims to keep false teeth firmly set with no gummy taste or lingering sensation and promises added comfort and confidence. Available at drug stores.
Roosevelt Victory Shadows Ankara Diplomacy In 1944 Election
An editorial notes a nearing Ankara Turkish negotiations that could have affected Roosevelt's fourth term. It credits FDR for withholding announcement before November 7 as details neared completion. It claims Stalin hinted at wartime cooperation and suggests the Kremlin proclamation swayed some voters.
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Ankara
Roosevelt
White House
F.D.R
Wen
Joe
Non
Kremlin
Hitler bets on new weapons to win the war
Reports from Berlin and Stockholm claim Germany is firing the V-2 bomb at London. Rumors say the weapon, nicknamed flys telegraph pole, could be fifteen tons of dynamite packed into a fifty foot device. Military officials warn Germany relies on mystery arms more than first thought, diverting engineers and workers to protect fortifications and build huge concrete structures for the strange ordnance as manpower shortages press.
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Hitler
Berlin
Stockholm
London
Wehrmacht
Germany
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point
Under order of the City Council of High Point dated May 11 1943 a public auction will be held at City Hall at 11 00 A M on November 20 1944 for Lots 1A 1B 2A and 2B in Hamilton Division No 4 Guilford County North Carolina. Bids may be cash or with at least 20 down and balance over 60 months. City reserves right to reject bids. Dated November 3 1944. Arnold J Koonce Mayor.
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City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Hamilton Division
Office of Register of Deeds
Observation Post Drama at Italian Front battalion CP
The piece follows an American battalion command post near the Italian front as artillery and air bombardment rattle the mountain. Capt. McPhail and Colonel struggle to spot a soldier on the ridge while a wounded teller is carried through sniper fire to safety.
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Walter McPhail
Iva
S. C
Lianmountain
Capt. McPhail
Lieut. Smith
Renato Rossetti
South 10Th St
Philadelphia
Floyd Reece
Atlanta
H Battalion
Walter Malone
Evanston
Undefeated College Teams Cut to Fifteen In Wake Forest Harvard List
New York, Nov. 13. Wake Forest Harvard Bunker Hill Navy and the Honda Army Air Field dropped from the unbeaten ranks, leaving fifteen teams with 4 or more games without a loss. Also noted were Ohio State Randolph Field Bainbridge Naval Port Pierce Norman Naval Camp Campbell California Tech Bemidji Pacific. Rexburg edges Sugar City 2-0 after wrong-way scramble.
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Wake Forest
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Bunker Hill
Navy
Honda
Army Air Field
Miami
Ohio
Army
Ohio State
T & Randolph Field
Tex
Bainbridge
Naval
Annex
Maryville
Techrs
St. Thomas
S. Paul
Mississippi State
Norman
Oklo
Port Pierce
Camp Capbell
California Tech
Bemidji
Tehri
Dedication Reflections on Armistice Day and Lincoln
W A Bivins recalls Armistice Day scenes at Gettysburg and Lincoln's enduring words. He salutes Allied campaigns from Africa to the Pacific and asserts that American sacrifice will secure lasting peace and a united nation under God.
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Ship of State
National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Abey
Lincoln
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South
Dixie
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Bougainville
Tarawa
Guam
Wake
Philippines
Axis
United Nations
Doughboy Resumes Line After Narrow Escape Behind German Front
Pvt. John Hilderbrand and Pvt. Glen Curran of the First Infantry Division narrowly evaded capture near the Siegfried line. Hilderbrand hid his helmet and rifle, then rejoined American forces after a tense night clash. The men were commended by Capt. Lawrence Bour for defending positions and warning their unit.
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Germany
John
Hidlerbrand
Delaware Ave
Oakmont
Hilderbrand
Glen Curran
Fairmont
W. Va
Siegfried Line
Curran
Lawrence J. Bour
Scranton
Lorenster
Sherman
Fifer
General Cramer Keeps Tin Hat On Amid Ormoc Road Battle
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Cramer and Lt. Sutton watch the Ormoc road fight on Leyte. Sutton notices sniper fire tracks Cramer's perspiration wiped bald head. A German shelling scene and a soldier’s sock humorous exchange follow with light battle color and brag.
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Leyte
P. 1
Kenneth Cramer
Mth
T. Sutton
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Ormoc Road
Sutton
Cramer
Gen. Cramer
A Duke Wake Forest Football Trip Becomes Red Letter Afternoon
A High Point writer recounts joining City Engineer Carlton Kirkman on a Durham trip to watch Duke face Wake Forest. He notes personal team loyalties shift from Trinity College to Duke, and his distraction by Marines in the final quarter, marking an eventful, if quiet, afternoon.
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Durham
Wake Forest
Uke
Carlton Kirkman
High Point
Duke
Methodist
Trinity College
Second son of Congressman Baldwin among 15 killed in bomber crash
Clovis New Mexico reports 15 airmen dead when a four engine bomber crash near Clovis Friday night. John Street Baldwin, 26, instructor at the base, is the congressman's second son to die in the war after Lt. Harry Wallace Baldwin who was killed in action last April in the Mediterranean.
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Clovis
N. M
H. Street Baldwin
Gratitude Expressed to Mr Kirkman and the Creator
A heartfelt note of thanks extends to Mr Kirkman the players and to the Creator for gifts of language nature and goodness. The writer expresses gratitude and appreciation for benevolence and support received.
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Endar
Mr. Kirkman
Brooks
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