British Press Advantage At Dutch Town
British troops use flame throwers to attack German positions around Hertogenbosch as the town falls except for pockets. Canadians push toward Antwerp from the western edge, advancing near Roosendaal Bergen Op Zoom and Beveland while fighting continues along the Schelde estuary.
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William Frye
London
Hertogenbosch
Holland
Antwerp
Roosendaal
Bergen Op Zoom
Breda
Tilburg
Japanese Carrier Loss Hits Three Fleet Battle Near Philippines
U S Third Fleet carriers sank a large Japanese carrier and damaged others in a three pronged action near the Philippines. Princeton was sunk after severe damage. 1,360 saved. Nimitz reported ongoing operations with land based Japanese planes attacking a task group. Hull's condition unchanged at Bethesda.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Third Fleet
Philippines
Princeton
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Nimitz
Liscombe Bay
Marshall Islands
Sean Tueae
Halsey
Sibu
Formosa
Sibuyan and
Sulu
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte Island
Negros Island
Sulu Sea
Great naval engagement looms in Philippine invasion
Reports describe a major sea air clash off the Philippines as American and Japanese fleets clash since Monday. Official dispatches claim American advantage amid volleys of ships and carriers, with Nimitz reporting sunk Japanese carriers and damaged others as forces converge on Leyte.
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Philippines
Adm
William Falsey
U.S
Uch
Rl Harbor
MacArthur
Leyete Island
Philippine Archipelago
Leyte
Sulu
Sibuyan
Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Allies Grind Out Gains On Italian Front
Fifth Army troops gained in the Apennines near Bologna and Monte Belmonte as American forces drove Germans from key positions. Eighth Army crossed Savio bridges near Cesena and pushed toward Ravenna, with Polish and Indian units in the mountains and British Canadian forces along the coast.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Apennines
Monte Belmonte
Savio
Cesena
Bologna Highway
Ravenna
17 Year Old Jamestown Girl Ends Life in Tragic Note
Irene Elaine Tuggle, 17, daughter of H. H. Tuggle of Jamestown Route 1, shot herself in her room after leaving a note to a neighborhood youth. County coroner Dr. W. W. Harvey ruled suicide. no inquest. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of brothers in the U S Army. She left several siblings and was caring for a young niece when discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Elaine _gle
H. H. Tuggle
Jamestown Rt. 1
W. W. Harvey
Greensboro
Kernersville
U. S Army
Clarence Hutchins
Ted Stafford
Jamestown
Rt 1
Sadie Tuggle
Neal Tuggle
Stewart
Ansbie Tuggle
High Point
Richard and
Clayton Tuggle
Ewis Tuggle
Miss Tuggle
Mayodan
DFC Awarded Three North Carolina Boys
The War Department announced the Distinguished Flying Cross awards to North Carolinians of the 15th Air Force. Recipients include 1st Lt. Isaac W. Ashburn Jr of Winston-Salem, 1st Lt. Jiles L. Sumner of Asheville, and S/Sgt. William H. Cox Jr. of Leicester.
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Washington
War Department
U. S. Army
15Th Air Force
Isaac W. Ashburn, Jr
W. Fourth St
Winston-Salem
Jiles L. Sumner
Carter St
Asheville
William H. Cox, Jr
Leicester
Russians Battle Through East Prussia in Southeast Drive
Soviet forces report major advances in East Prussia capturing 14 towns and pushing toward Konigsberg as German counterattacks and heavy air raids intensified. The front spans over 150 miles from the Niemen to the Suwalki area with battles near Gumbinnen Insterburg and Goldap.
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Moscow
East Prussia
Baltic
Niemen River
Suwalki Triangle
Hermann Goering
U. S
Augustow
Hungary
Kiskunhalas
Budapest
Huszt
Shust
Carpatho- Ukraine
Satu Mare
Transylvania
Stalingrad
Goldap
Gumbinnen
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Angerapp
Erapp River
East A
Hiller
De Gaulle complains of arms shortage for French war effort
In Paris Gen Charles De Gaulle says France is ready to take a larger role but needs more weapons from allies until French factories can supply armies. He cites Allied supply difficulties and port destruction since the landings and vows increased front contributions within weeks.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
France
Germany
Devville
High Pointer Helps In Rout Of Germans
High Pointer Helps In Rout Of Germans WITH VA. SS. INFANTRY TROOPS IN GERMANY. Oct. 25. P Two Amer ican riflemen cut off two days and three nights near Bardenberg before relief. Lt. Charles Smith Plainfield New Jersey says Germans pressed heavy mortars and artillery. Pepper Mida Church Winston-Salem and Staff Sgt Turner Prediy Oxford North Carolina recount a chicken rescue during shelling. Tech Sergeant Francis Cordle Dainsville Missouri shows his nephew’s first letter.
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VA. SS
Germany
Bardenberg
Charles Smith
Plainfield
N. J
Pfe
Mida S. Church
Albert St
Winston-Salem
N. C
Turner Prediy
Oxford
Church
Francis Cordle
Dainsville
Larry Gene Hickman
Ridgeway
Europe Faces Large Medical Shortage Without UNRRA Aid
Roy F. Hendrickson, UNRRA deputy director general, told the 27th annual meeting of the American Dietetic Association that more than 60 million people in Europe are medically destitute if Germany and its satellites are excluded. He cited few new physicians, many doctors withdrawn, and scarce medical supplies, and said emergency aid would supply raw materials to help nations make medicines themselves.
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Chicago
Germany
Russia
Europe
Roy F. Hendrickson
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
American Dietetic Association
Hendrickson
14 Towns Captured By Americans
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters said American forces liberated 14 more towns and battalions on Leyte, advancing to Tabantabon eight miles northwest of Dulag and seizing the San Pablo airdrome. Troops from the 7th and 6th divisions moved north and toward Dagami, while the 10th Corps reported gains west of Palo and Bacloban amid night infiltrations and air raids.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Battrios
Tabantabon
Dulag
Douglas MacArthur
Tabentation
San Pablo
Dagami
Leyte Valley
Catamon
Gatmon Hill
Thontahon
Palo
Bacloban
10Th Corps
Tth
UNC Grid Star Gus McPherson Killed in Pacific Action
Raleigh native and former University of North Carolina athlete Gus McPherson, noted for four 1926 games with four touchdowns and 181 rushing yards, has been killed in action in the Pacific theater. His mother, Mrs. R. Y. McPherson, was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Rufus Y
Gus) McPherson
University of North Carolina
Pacific
R. Y. McPherson
McPherson
President To Tour Midwest and Dewey Attacks
Roosevelt plans a two day midwest tour with train platform speeches and auto tours culminating in Chicago and Philadelphia while Dewey argues Congress controls armed force and counters international security limits. Roosevelt defends campaign rhetoric and promises direct appeals to the people.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Middle West
Chicago
Soldier Field
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Camden
N. J
Cramp Ship
Dewey
Boston
Cleveland
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
United States
Minneapolis
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England
China
Bink
Canhsien
Protos
Chine Seo
Lingayent
Bata
Palawan
Luzon
Baler
Manila
PANAY
Sakishima
Gunto
Mityre
Pacific Ocean
William F. Halsey
U. S. S. Princeton
Hull
State Department
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
United
DFC
North Carolina
Gus McPherson
Midwest
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Robert E. Hannegan
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