Allied push near Siegfried Line advances across front
Allied forces expand front near the Siegfried line as First Army nears Aachen and Liege, Third Army reaches toward the Meuse and Moselle, Seventh Army closes on Belfort gap, while Ninth Corps fronts hold Albert Canal. NBC reports cross near Antwerp with air support aiding Patton’s drive.
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D. Eisenhower
Key
Siegfried Line
Calais
Rae Ridge
First Army
Liege
Meuse
Moselle
Wage ‘E
Aachen
Tehnle River
Nacy
France
Albert Canal
Antwerp
Kney H. Hodges
Cleve
Gern
Con
George S. Patton
Third Army
Supreme Headquarters
Dewey Endorses FDR Says Boston Mayor Comments
Mayor Maurice J. Tobin of Boston says Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's Philadelphia speech was a virtual endorsement of the New Deal. Tobin, addressing party leaders, calls the war effort proof the nation backs Roosevelt, while noting Dewey’s later jab at an incompetent administration.
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Greenfield
Mass
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
Thomas E. Dewey
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Tobin
Dewey
Oil Coupons Valid Throughout Year
Periods 4 and 5 fuel oil coupons won t expire on September 30 and will stay valid for the coming heating year. Period 1 coupons are now valid also. The Raleigh ration office urged holders to fill tanks now to relieve storage space shortages and ensure oil for cold weather.
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Raleigh
Theodore S. Johnson
Ee Administration
Johnson
Letter Misaddressed Reveals Police Chief Change Hint
Officials awaited a High Point police chief appointment when a letter addressed to L. L. Jarvis of Greensboro arrived. The mix up caused a momentary shock before it was learned the Greensboro chief is L. L. Jarvis. Appointment of a High Point chief is expected over the weekend.
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L. L. Jarvis
High Point
Jarvis
Greensboro
Chief Jarvis
NLRB Orders Count of Four Challenged Votes
The National Labor Relations Board directed the regional director to count four challenged votes from the July 19 election at Palmer-Bee Co in Winston-Salem and Kernersville and report results within 10 days. The vote tally stood 48 for the union and 48 against, with four named individuals deemed eligible and their ballots to be counted.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Palmer-Bee Company
Winston-Salem
Kernersville
United Steelworkers of America
Charles S. Davis, Jr
Benjamin Gulledge
Robert E. Knouse
Haywood M. Taylor, Jr
Editors Praised For Services By Gov Bricker
John W. Bricker declared that Americans owe an everlasting debt of gratitude to most editors. He praised editors for upholding liberties guaranteed in the bill of rights as he prepared to open his Indiana campaign in French Lick before the Indiana Republican Editorial Association.
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Mitchell
Ind
John W. Bricker
Editors of
America
Ohio
Bricker
French Lick
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Soviet and German Fronts Shift as War Presses East
The Red Army and Romania gain strategic grip in southern Transylvania with Sibiu under Soviet control while Russian armor nears Hungary. Sofia names Kimon Georgiev prime minister as Bulgaria declares war on Germany and Bulgaria’s front lines greet veterans as brothers in arms. Soviet forces push toward the Mures river and strike across southeastern Poland while German air power supports the Lomza sector and battles rage across the Polish plains amid worsening weather.
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Narew River
East Prussia
Lomza
St Lll
Red Star
Red High Command
Krakow
Berlin
Poland
Transylvania
Sibiu
Mures
Hungary
Soviet Union
Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Romania
Kimon Georgiev
Konstantin Muraviev
Muraviev
Marine Officer Relieves General Smith Citing War Department
The command message notes the assign agent and transfer of officers in an operation. The speaker says circumstances forced the relief of General Ralph Smith and defers further details to the War Department. General Smith is an army officer and the speaker declines to provide details.
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Ralph Smith
Black Mountain Boy Receives Heroic Service Citation
William Hamby 22 of Black Mountain North Carolina is cited by his American Infantry Division commander for heroism under enemy shell fire during Japanese attacks on Bougainville. A member of the Veteran American division he has served thirteen months overseas with field artillery units at Guadalcanal and Bougainville. The Bougainville action saw Japanese units of the Sixth Division opposing American troops.
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Southwest Pacific
4 Corp
William Hamby
Lillian Hamby
Black Mountain
N.C
Bougainville
Hambly
Nanking
Ex Publisher George W. Childs Drexel Dies in Bryn Mawr
George W. Childs Drexel, a Philadelphia financier and former publisher of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, died at his Bryn Mawr home at age 76. He passed away today, September 9.
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Bryn Mawr
George W. Childs Drexel
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Public Ledger
North Carolina Weather Forecast Quiet and Cool
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued cool conditions today and tonight. Sunday will be partly cloudy and a bit warmer, with modest temperature rise.
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North Carolina
Churchill and Stalin linked to Teheran plans in war talks
The piece notes Churchill’s pressure on Russian front issues and British American coordination with Stalin kept informed. It mentions reevaluating Pacific war roles from Quebec and a timeline of Japan defenses. Dewey hints at a Roosevelt Churchill meeting as a potential security move.
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Teheran
Stalin
Pacific
Britain
Europe
Quebec
Japan
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Louisville
Japan on MacArthur’s list as Tokyo warns of war strain
Tokyo informed its populace that Japan’s war resources in the southern empire are stretched. In China, Lingling near the American airbase fell under pressure from advancing forces. Kweilin in Kwangsi faced threats as forces push south to divide China.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Japan
China
Lingling
Hengyang
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Battle reports from Rhineland and Brest air actions
Capt Herman Parsons of Pineville Missouri a flight leader recalls a fierce fight as Lt William White of Hollywood Florida notes Brest under fire with artillery and planes. American air forces claim heavy damage with 12 000 planes striking nerve centers and rail targets in Germany and France, including Frankfurt Mannheim Aachen Luxembourg Bourges Charite and Lyon area rail and vehicle losses.
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Herman Parsons
Pineville
William White
Hollywood
Fla
Thunderbolt
Brest
Siegfried ‘Line
Eighth Air Force
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts
Aachen
Luxembourg
Bourges-Charite
Lyon
Dewey Calls for Postwar World Organization Backed by Force
In a Louisville speech Dewey supports the American plan for a postwar security body. He says the world organization should deter war with force, moral pressure, and economic sanctions, and involve many nations. He criticizes Washington spenders for seeking to buy goodwill and urges broad international participation.
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National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
Louisville
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington
World Organization
Teheran
Cairo
Dewey
America
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