Dusseldorf on the Rhine a hub of Nazi production
Allied advances into Dusseldorf reveal a major German supply hub with extensive metallurgical, machinery, chemical plants and textiles. The city links rail and river networks to Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Cologne, and the North Sea, supporting the Nazi war effort.
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Dusseldorf
Rhine
Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Cologne
Rhine River
North Sea
Heinrich Heine
Academy of Painting
Charles Theodore
Community Chest surpasses goal with strong local support
Horace Haworth reports that National War Fund agencies exceed the minimum goal, with over subscriptions boosting funds for both home and international relief. Local divisions show high quota adherence especially in Furniture Woodworking and Textile Hosiery, while contingency reserves address potential emergencies.
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Ingle
Harold C. Bennett
Ruth Neve
Horace. S. Haworth
United War Chest
National War Fund
Board of
High Point
Ivision I
Alma Desk Co
Briggs Manufacturing Co
En Upholstery Co
Carolina Container Co
Welch Furniture Co
Textile
Adams-Millis Corp
Amos Hosiery
Bales Hosiery Corp
Crown
Diamond
Glenn
Guilford Hosiery
Haltom
Harris & Covington
High Point Paper Box Co
Hillcrest
Jackson Hosiery Mill
E. Kearns &Son
Pickett Cotton Mills
Plymouth Hosiery Co
Sherrod Shirt Co
Slane
Terry Hosiery
Thomas Mills
Triangle Hosiery Co
Percer Host Co
T. Hosiery Co
Rochelle
R. Amos
Joe A. Johnson
Grady Goldston
L. C. Maton
J. Lovelace
R. T. Amos
Sam Criddlebaugh
Ed Mendenhall
Rev. Wilson
Weldon
Commercial
Logan Chitwood
Ralph Williams
Ian
Lawrence Ingram
R. R. Blackburn
Wall
Angelo & Demos
Oil & Contracting
J. McMurry
Colone
E. G. Gamble
Horace Ilderton
Omee Egaeaion
Herman Ant
Joe Holrth
Clarence Allred
Harold
Roosevelt Defends New Deal Amid Campaign Fireworks
In Chicago Soldier Field Roosevelt denounces Republicans as quarrelsome while outlining a postwar economic program. He urges Congress to create a permanent fair employment panel, crop insurance, river basin expansion, small business credit, and accelerated depreciation to spur private enterprise.
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Soldier Field
Chicago
Congressional
Tennessee Valley Authority
Missouri
Kansas
Columbia River
Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt Promises No Policy Shifts If Re-Elected
In a Chicago speech President Roosevelt urged continued support for his economic bill of rights including near 60 million jobs and government help for plant expansion. He argued for expanded foreign trade postwar and warned against isolationism while outlining wartime progress and Allied advances in Europe.
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America
Gerald Nye
Smith
Chicago Tribune
Congress
United States
Roosevelt
Chicago
Prairies
Ohio
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Soviet push across Poland Slovakia and Hungary widens
Soviet forces report advances along the Vistula near Nowy Dwor and Jablonna Legionowo and capture Ko marnica and nearby rail towns. In Slovakia and Ruthenia they seize multiple localities near Ungvar and Csap as 1,000 Germans and Hungarians die in a 13 mile advance.
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Vistula
Nowy Dwor
Komarnica
Narew
Gielnia
Jablonna
Czechoslovakia
Cukalovce
Slovakia
Klenova
Ruthenia
Ungvar
Lekart
Csap
Hungary
Tarnovec
Maly Dobran
Batovo
MacArthur outlines strategic aim beyond Philippine recapture
General MacArthur says abandoning Japanese garrisons in the Philippines and other Asian territories would sever a half million Japanese troops from further operations. He asserts allied maneuvers to trap retreating fleet remnants could hasten China’s rescue and link with British forces. The weekend also featured Soviet invasion of East Prussia and Red Army advances toward the Danube as Nazi forces withdraw from Greece.
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China
Philippines
Dutch Indies
Malay Peninsula
Burma
Pacific
MacArthur
South China Sea
East Prussia
Carpathian
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Danube
Budapest
Belgrade
Greece
Aegean Islands
Borah Discusses European Arms, War Prospects, and Policy
Senator Borah cites President statements on possible European war and the chance of armed conflict before January. He warns against relying on dispatches from the State Department, urging independent judgment while acknowledging uncertainty about war timing. He emphasizes seeking diverse information to guide legislation.
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United States
Germany
Europe
Borah
Secretary of State
Idaho
State Department
Dewey and Hoover Endorse Wisconsin Isolationist Senator
The passage describes Vicepresident candidate Dewey and former president Hoover backing Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin, an isolationist prior to the war, in a bid for a second term. It notes Wiley’s role in Willkie's 1940 defeat and Dewey's Wisconsin stop to endorse and speak on his behalf in Chicago bound travel.
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Hoover
Dewey
New York
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
First Order
Willkie
Wiley
Chicago
MacArthur forces push gains across Leyte as air cover grows
Fifth Air Force planes sink a destroyer and damage a light cruiser in the Camotes Sea while shooting down multiple Japanese planes. American ships sustain some damage and casualties. Ground forces advance toward key junctions along Leyte coast and valley as the 7th and 24th divisions push toward Dagami and Alang alang. Samar is now reported completely in American hands.
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Fifth Air Force
Camotes Sea
Leyte Island
MacArthur
Leyte
16Th Division
Fifth Corps
Carigara
Alanglang
Dagami
McArthur
Bataan
10Th Corps
Luzon
Philippines
John B. Hughes
CBS
Samar
Weed Prices Reach Highest Peaks Of Year
The War Food Administration reports North Carolina and Virginia flue cured tobacco markets reached season highs last week. Prices rose as factory congestion eased and demand strengthened. average best leaf sold around 41.96 per hundred with several grades pushing to 47 to 49 and some cutters at higher levels.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Virginia
War Food Administration
WFA
Stilwell’s Recall And Role In Far East Command
Brigadier N L Co Irwin lauded Stilwell at a London press conference saying he held three jobs including chief of staff to the generalissimo and commander of all American forces in the region. Irwin praised Stilwell for accepting Slim’s commands and noted strong personal relations with Chinese officers. The piece notes China’s worsening position as Japan seized American air bases and London's Sunday Express hinted at a secret post without official confirmation.
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Stilwell
Roosevelt
N. L. Co. Irwin
14Th Army
London
Irwin
Lord Louis
Joe Stilwell
Burma
William Joseph Slim
Slim
China
Chungking
Repere
The
Sunday Express
Opposition to changing state board structure amid war
The editorial argues against amending the constitution to replace the current omis sion from the comptrollers with a fixed eight district board. It warns that district realignment would cause instability in representation, with districts shifting every session and counties unsure of their future representative. It notes two years of satisfactory operation and urges delaying any constitutional change during wartime.
Three Mississippi Electors Break With Democrats
Three of Mississippi’s nine Democratic electors declared they would vote for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia in the electoral college. The joint statement to the voters of Mississippi was signed by W. G. McClain of McComb Clarence E. Morgan of Kosciusko and F. E. Everett of Indianola.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
W. G. McClain
McComb
Clarence E. Morgan
Kosciusko
F. E. Everett
Indianota
Allied First Army patrols as bombers hit German rail movement
U S First Army in Germany conducted exploratory patrols while American fighter bombers attacked German railway communications around Cologne Düsseldorf and Duren. Luxembourg faced intermittent shelling as Allied forces pressed toward Maas and Waal Rhine crossings with Canadian and British forces advancing on Bergen op Zoom and Roosendaal.
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U. S. First Army
Germany
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Duren
Luxembourg
Maas
Waal
Beveland Island
Bergen Op Zoom
Holland
Roosendaal
Willemstad
MacArthur reports air battles and Leyte advances
MacArthur says 18 enemy planes shot down and two by anti aircraft fire during light raids. Forces on Leyte seize Carigara on the north coast, Barugo’s highway terminus also captured, while Nipponese trapped in the Leyte valley. Dagami nears a northward meeting with units from Burauen. Survivors from sunken ships include a destroyer captain.
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Leyte
MacArthur
Tenth Corps
Carigara
Barugo
Leyte Valley
Burauen
Dagami
Japan
Bataan
British advance sways through Holland as Tilburg falls
Allied forces push through Dutch towns with Tilburg captured by British units. Germans retreat along a broken front while the Fifteenth Army pulls back toward Moerdijk. British and Canadian troops clear S Hertogenbosch and press toward bridges over the Maas as fog lifts and air support aids the chase. About 6,000 German prisoners taken in the South Schelde pocket since Oct 6.
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Breda-Tilburg
Tilburg Falls
Tilburg
William II
Wilhelmina
Loon Op Zand
Oosterhout
Geertrudenberg
Maas
Hertogenbosch
Holland
Bergen Op Zoom
S Hertogenbosch
Fifteenth Army
Waal Rhine
Moerdijk
Schelde
Walcheren
Beveland
South Schelde
Pennsylvania GOP raises 912713 for campaign and reports expenses
The Pennsylvania Republican committee tallies 912713 raised and 609477 spent to date. Individuals include N Pew Jr for 12000 and Ernest T Weir for 2000, with Mellon and Scaife families contributing. A campaign inquiry asked 31 groups about political activity and funds.
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Keystone State
Pennsylvania
Communist Party of the United
D. C
Massachusetts
National Independent
Roosevelt
Truman
New York
National Research Institute
Chicago
Rhode Island Republican Finance Committee
Providence
R. L
Roosevelt Committee
Westchester
White Plains
N. Y
Women Volunteers For
West
Writers For Roosevelt
Hollywood
Cal
Japs Launch All-Out Offensive Aimed at Kweilin
Chinese reports say Japanese troops opened an all-out offensive toward the Kwangsi capital Kweilin. The assault hit outer defenses as two thrusts approached from east and southwest, with Japanese forces rebuilding and moving supplies during a lull.
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Chungking
Kwangsi Province
Kweilin
Hunan-Kwangsi
Kwyang
Major Bong Shoots Down 31st Plane at Leyte Strip
Major Richard Bong, top American fighter ace, claimed his 31st kill four hours after landing with the first army planes at a Leyte airstrip. Bong intercepted approaching Japanese planes, destroying one fighter while Col. Robert Morrissey and Maj. Gerald Johnson each claimed additional air victories.
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Leyte
Richard Bong
Bong
Robert Morrissey Tecumseh
Neb
Gerald Johnson Eugene
Ore
Funeral Services for Ray O N Sechrest
Funeral services for Ray O N Sechrest age 22 who died at his home 1422 Welborn street were held yesterday afternoon at Friendly Baptist Church with Rev W L Smith Rev L Easter and Rev Ru Radcliff officiating. The choir and quartets sang Safe In The Arms Of Jesus Farther Along To A City and Hand In Hand With Jesus. Pallbearers were Ruben Bundy James Low T J Hutchens Glennie Richard Blackwell and Ve Cook. Interment followed in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Ray
Ray O'N Sechrest
Welborn St
Friendly Baptist Chu
W. L. Smith
L. Easter
Leba Methodist Church
Ru Radcliff
North Hamilt Street Church of Christ
of Jesus
Jesus
Ruben Bundy
James Low
T. J. Hutchens
Glennie Richard Blackwell
Ver Cook
Lebanon
Harlan Coal Miners Strike For Charity
More than 100 miners at Cornett-Lew Coal Company in Lou Lan Ky refuse to work for the war fund drive of Associated Charities. They say they will not join unless the fund is sufficiently supported by all workers. R E Lawson, general manager, confirms the men quit in sympathy with the charity effort.
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Harlan, Ky
Cornett-Lew Coal Company
Loulan
War Fund
Associated Charities
R. E. Lawson
Coal Company
Peabody Divorce Granted in Miami Case
Special Master W. H. Burwell recommended to the circuit court that Harriet Peabody be granted a divorce from millionaire yachtsman Stephen Peabody. The suit rested on a marriage by agreement as testified by Mrs. Peabody.
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C. H. Rhodes
John Griffin
Raymond
Suzanne Hedrick
A. J. Koonce
C. F. Carroll
R. S. Braden
Seenota
Burrows
S. C. Clark
Rane
Rge Jones
Heat Church
Blake Thompson
Ee Businesser
Whitted
Coloco
Ruth
United
F.D.R
John W. Bricker
Harry S. Truman
Springfield
Chester Bowles
Price
OPA
Little Jacky Santucci, JR
Evelyn Santucci
Sally Ann
Jack Santucci
International
Balkan
Penin
Lower Rhine
Soviet
Sen. Borah
Tokyo
Harlan Coal Miners
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