Soviet and Allied Push Near Belgrade and Riga In War Update
Soviet and Yugoslav units gained ground across the Balkans and the Baltic coast. Riga was seized after heavy fighting and a German evacuation plan was blocked. Belgrade appeared near liberation as Tito’s partisans encircled the city and Russian forces pushed toward Budapest.
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Stalin
Riga
Andrei Yermenko
Ivan Maslennikov
Dvina
London
Belgrade
Tito
Subotica
Rica
Palanga
Baltic
Lithuania
Memel
Red Army
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Ukraine
Democratic Speakers Rally for Roosevelt and Party Power
The report notes Democratic and GOP figures campaigning across North Carolina. Dr Ralph McDonald urged continued Roosevelt leadership to guide the Allied effort, while Cherry urged voters to keep Democrats in power. A. L. Ferree and Patton addressed audiences, underscoring party strategies amid calls to oust the current administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Cherry
Ralph McDonald
Ramseur
Roosevelt
United States
In Aachen British and Allied Forces Drive Nazis From Town
Reports describe Hodges soldiers advancing through Aachen with steady marching and controlled use of machine guns rifles and grenades. Police units previously used as infantry report captures as enemy strongpoints face heavy artillery and small arms fire in the city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aachen
Pris
Germany Faces Hardest Test, Goering Warns Workers
Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering told Berlin radio that Germany faces the hardest test fate has given. He said the aim is not to hold a province but to defend the nation and prove the three powers the Soviet Union the United States and Britain cannot destroy Germany and that Germany will win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Gering
Berlin Radio Today
Germany
Goering
Aachen Evacuation Fails as Civilians Refuse to Leave
About 10 000 civilians reportedly remain in Aachen as the police form commando units at key crossings to slow a doughboy advance. The city lacks water and electricity for three weeks and reporters are barred until further territorial gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aachen
Higher Ground Stock Totals Rise on Mixed Trading
New York October 14 scattered utilities and industrials advanced in today s stock market shift as bid activity remained light. United Corporation and Kennecott reached highs for 1944 while Gold & Stock Telegraph gained on odd lot trades. leaders included North American American Water Works Graham Paige J I Case Sears Roebuck Westinghouse and U S Steel with declines seen in Chrysler Chesapeake Ohio American Can United Aircraft and Western Union A.
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York
Curtiss Wright
Foors
Radio KO A
Rad & St & Gillette
Repub
Reyns B
Smelt & Ref
Goodrich
Olate&t
Sears
Socony
Graham Paige
Gt Nor Ry Pr
T & OF
Hupp
Atlas
Aviat Corp
Nick Can
Sta Oil
Cai
Tel & Tel
Ind
Rly Johns
Kennecott
Studebaker
Kinney Lsft
Boeing Airp
Kroger Grace My Tex Co
Libby
Tex Gulf Sul
Ligg & Myers B
Oot Mills
Mack Tr
DS Steel
Nat Pow & Lt
Vanadium
NY Cent Va Caro Chem
Colum K & & No Am Ar i
Warner Pic
North Am
West Mary
Nor Pac
West Union
Ith & Son
Fler
West el
Mtg Wilson
Pac
G&e
Woolworth
Wright Packard Youngso
New York
United Corp
Ginmon and
Gold & Stock Telegraph
North American
American Water Works
J. I. Case
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Chesapeake & Ohio
American Can
United Aircraft
Western Union “A
Japane se disruptions hurt Philippines supply lines and air war
United States reports heavy aerial assault against Formosa and Pacific targets. Nippon forces suffer ship losses and damaged fleets as air raids over Formosa reduce shipping capacity. Nimitz cites 174 enemy planes destroyed and three dozen ships sunk or damaged with continued resistance in Peleliu and Angaur.
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Philippines
Nippon
Formosa
Nimitz
Anna
Japan
Palaus
Peleliu
Angaur
Allied push continues near Aachen and Moselle region
Allied forces press from Aachen to Germeter and Hurtgen with slow gains amid stubborn German defenses. In Holland Germans reinforce near Burgen op Zoom while Canadians struggle on Schelde islands. Americans advance toward Cornimont near Epinal as Lorraine and Vosges see heavy patrols and artillery. Air support backs both sides along the northern front as pressure rises around Aachen.
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Aachen
Aachy
Bardenberg
Germeter
Hurtgen Town
Punterassault
Holland
Burgen Op Zoom
Schelde
Schelde River
Leopold Canal
France
Moselotte River
Epinal
Cornimont
le Thillot
Belfort
Vosges
OWI
la Rochelle
la Palisse
St. Nazaire
Royan
Illness Is Fatal To Troy L Vestal At Hospital Here
Troy L Vestal aged 36 of 1518 Johnson Street died at a local hospital at 11 50 am after being ill since Sunday. Born in High Point he was the son of S D and Rebecca Michael Vestal and worked for Parker Brown Lumber. Surviving are three brothers Frank Vestal McKinney Va John Vestal Gloucester Mass Roy Vestal High Point Route 2 and three sisters Mrs L D Haskell Richmond Va Mrs D H Hall and Mrs G F Cook High Point. The body will remain at Sechrest Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Troy L. Vestal
Johnson Street
Mr. Vestal
High Point
S. D
Rebecca Michael Vestal
Parker-Brown Lumber Company
Frank Vestal
McKinney Va
John Vestal
Gloucester
Mass
Roy Vestal
L. D. Hassell
Richmond, Va
D. H. Hall
G. F. Cook
Sechrest Funeral Home
Funeral Rites for Jacob C Kelly in Winston-Salem
Funeral services for Jacob C. Kelly who died in a local hospital Tuesday will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Wall Funeral Home in Winston-Salem. The service location was changed from Second Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob C. Kelly
Wall Funeral Home
Winston-Salem
Second Church of Christ
Funeral for John H Coltrane Held at Local Church
Funeral services for John H. Coltrane who died at his home were held at South Main Street Methodist Church with Rev. R. C. Kelly officiating. The choir sang Have Thine Own Way Lord and Abide With Me. Mrs. Boone and Mrs. York performed Lead Kindly Light. Organist Fielding Kearns led the music. pallbearers included W. R. Pitts J. A. Davis J. O. Connor N. E. Russell N. C. Johnson O. D. Stutts Roscoe Sowers and Roy Kearns. Interment followed at Floral Garden cemetery.
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John H. Coltrane
Coltrane Street
South Main Street
R. C. Kelly
North Carolina Weather Outlook Clea r and Cooler Tonight
Clear and slightly cooler tonight in North Carolina followed by fair and mild weather Sunday. Weekend forecast shows gentle temperatures and light winds across the state with no precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Political address links stamping expedition to Illinois supply
The report cites Illinois as a key supply source for last night's political events. Oklahoma Governor Robert S Kerr addressed a Joliet audience deeming it a time unfavorably inclined to change. In Chicago Clare Boothe Luce charged Roosevelt with misleading the nation into war and questioned whether a new peace should rest in weak hands.
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Illinois
Downstate
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Joliet
America
Chicago
Clare Boothe Luce
R-Conn
Roosevelt
Pentecostal Holiness Youth Society names new officers
Eight churches across Virginia North Carolina and Georgia participated in the conference youth work session. Rev F Roderick Dail of Atlanta was reelected president with Rev K A Carlisle of Gastonia as vice president and Rev Don S Whitfield of Hillsboro as secretary treasurer.
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Asheville
Asbury Chapel
Mount Airy
Wake Valley Chapel
Chatham
Mt. Calvary
Schoolfield
Glennwood
Danville
Hurt, Va
F. Roderick Dail
Atlanta
K. A. Carlisle
Gastonia
Don S. Whitfield
Hillsboro
Pentecostal Holiness Youth Society
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Izvestis
Ner
Thorughout
East Prussia
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Narew
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Sammy Slotnik
Guadalcanal
Donald Duck
Morning MR. Dithers
Etta Kett
BY Paul Robinson
Barney Baxter
GI Joe
Lone Ranger
Lucy
Mandrake
Thorndyke
Montana
Buzz Sawyer
Miss Mason
Sawyer
Mickey Finn
Uncle Phil
Bolton Hall
Bolte Gosh
Michael
Philip Pia
Snuffy
Skeet Ferth Bresh
Wastin
Tokyo
Camvyiy
Tim Tyler
Dragon Queen
White Dragon Queen
A. L. Ferree
Asheborot Wete
Senate
Patton
Morganton
GOP
Troy L. Vestel
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