Allied Advances Push German Hold Along Belgian Coast
Allied forces hammer toward Roosendaal after an 11 mile advance, with Canadians outflanking the Bergen Op Zoom coast line, Breskens and Fort Frederik Hendrik captured. American First Army drives east of Aachen toward Duren while Patton’s Third Army eyes northeast Vosges as fronts tighten.
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Meuse
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Churchill to Report to Commons After Moscow Conference
Prime Minister Churchill spent a night in Italy while returning from Moscow talks with Marshal Stalin. He met with Sir Alan Brooke and Gen. Henry Maitland Wilson and spent 24 hours in Cairo with Army and Navy commanders. Officials expect him to report to the Commons this week.
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Churchill
Italy
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Sir Alan Brooke
Britisheneral
Ir Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Cairo
Britain
Commons
Crack in the Liberty Bell Won’t Ring Again Says Engineer
Morris Llewellyn Cooke, prominent engineer and former custodian of the Liberty Bell, dismisses sealing the crack as futile. He argues that even if filled, the bell would not ring again. Philadelphia origin Oct 23.
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Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
U S 14th Air Force Sinks Japanese Vessels During Oct Week
An operational summary reports the 14th Air Force sank a Japanese cruiser and a destroyer during the week of October 12 to 19, and probably sank another naval vessel. Three ships were reported sunk totaling 45,900 tons, with a Liberator credited for the cruiser and destroyer.
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Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Durne
Devers Succeeds in France as McNarney Takes Post
Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney assumed duties as deputy supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean and as commanding general of the North African theater, succeeding Lt. Gen. Jacob L. Devers who now leads the Sixth Army Group in France.
Ivey Elected Vice President At YMCA Council
Howard A. Coffin of Detroit was reelected president of the National YMCA council at the closing session of the annual meeting. George M. Ivey of Charlotte, North Carolina, was elected vice president.
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National Post
Buffalo
N. Y
Howard A. Coffin
Detroit
National Ymca Council
George M. Ivey
Charlotte
N. C
Nazis fight withdrawal as Greece fronts press on
German forces on the Greek mainland continued to retreat while British led land drives persist. RAF planes attacked Volos rail targets, destroying a locomotive and damaging 20 rail cars used for German evacuation. Allied HQ said six months of emergency civilian supplies for Greece totaling about 780000 tons valued at 120 million dollars were provided, with the US and Britain sharing the aid.
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Volos
United States
Britain
Canadian Troops Gain Bridgehead Under Heavy Fire
Canadian forces widened a bridgehead a mile wide and two miles deep amid strong German resistance and counterattacks. Intense fighting occurred in Frassineto’s southern outskirts, about four miles southwest of Castel San Pietro on the Bologna Rimini highway.
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Frassineto
Castel San Pietro
Bologna- Rimini
Chinese Counterattack Gains Near Weilin Reported
Chinese forces 21 miles north of Weilin scored appreciable gains in a counterattack against the Japanese. The high command said Chinese blows on the west river front achieved considerable successes.
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Chungking
Janese
Weilin
West River
North Carolina Weather: Mild Today and Tuesday
Fair and mild today and Tuesday with slightly higher afternoon temperatures. Tonight fair and cool with scattered fog west and central portions.
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North Carolina
Dr. Edward Zoeller Dies At 87 Former NC Pharmacy Leader
Dr. Edward Victor Zoeller 87, longtime president of the North Carolina board of pharmacy, died of pneumonia in Tarboro. A native of New York City, he arrived in Tarboro in 1877 and held posts with state and national associations. Funeral services set for tomorrow.
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Edward Victor Zoeller
North Carolina Board of Pharmacy
Franklin Willis Hancock
Oxford
Chapel Hill
Zoeller
University of North Carolina
New York City
Funeral Rites For A D Creech 69
Funeral services for A D Creech 69 Spanish American war veteran and well known resident of 601 Ward street were held at Highland Methodist church Sunday at 3 p m. Rev S W Johnson Dr C Excelle Rozzelle officiated with Mrs Dan De Marvo Roy Padgett singing and Miss Marie Strothers at piano. Pallbearers included Frank Hunsucker J Carl Kancert Jack Hunsucker Glenn R Ward R L Proctor and Arthur Joyner. Burial was in Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
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Roy Padgett
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Frank Hunsucker
J. Carl Kancert
Jack Hunsucker
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R. L. Proctor
Arthur Joyner
Kat
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MacArthur Eyes Base On Philippine Island For Future Operations
General MacArthur announced plans to convert a strategic Philippine island into a major base with two airfields and installations. In Tacloban, he and President Osmeña inaugurated the commonwealth government in liberated territory as gunfire echoed in the background.
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De Gaulle Recognized as French Head of Government and State
The article notes De Gaulle’s de facto authority rising to chief of government and head of state, aligning him with Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill. It mentions French funds tied up in the United States totaling about one billion dollars and confirms Jefferson Caffery may become ambassador to France if agreeable, following recognition.
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European Advisory Commission
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Jefferson Caffery
Paris
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