Allies Press Across Holland In Broad Front Offensive
Allied and Soviet forces pressed along a broad front as German defenses frayed. British Second Army advanced toward Boxmeer and Nijmegen while Belgian troops crossed the Maas near Wessem and Dilsen. Air battles surged with 44 German planes downed as reinforcements and supplies flowed into Holland.
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Nijmegen
Antwerp
Holland
Boxmeer
Kleve
Maas
Meuse
Groningen
The
Reich
Germany
Wessem
Dilsen
Wessen
Oss
Eindhoven
First Army
Arendonck
Turnhout
Berlin
Veghel
Middle Holland
Weather Outlook for North Carolina
Partly cloudy with moderate temperatures expected today and Thursday. Tonight forecast calls for continued cloud cover with mild conditions and no significant precipitation anticipated.
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Worth Carolina
Piedmont Camp Woodmen of the World Barbecue Meeting
Piedmont No. 62 Woodmen of the World held a barbecue Tuesday evening with strong attendance. Consul John T. Bruton led ceremonies and Lover W. Short gave the invocation. Talks highlighted progress by R. B. Dixon and others as Piedmont plans war time setup for a Woodmen rab and assembly.
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Piedmont No. 62
John T. Bruton
W. Short
Greensboro
Wooda
R. B. Dixon
Jordan
Kinston
By- Haworth
High Point
Piedmont
Edgar ©. Johnson
W. A. Short, Sharp
Ernest Collins
J. C. B. Charlies Johnson
W. A. Melvin Oaks
Piedmont Camp
Casualties rise as Teathernecks clash on Pacific island
Through Sept 25 the Teathernecks report 580 dead and 401 missing with 3,639 wounded. An army division overruns a lightly defended southern Palau island, then advances to Peleliu with the Marines, losing 106 dead and five missing and 769 wounded. No return-to-duty figures are available yet.
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Pacific
Teathernecks
List
Palas
Peleliu
Fifth Army Advances Near Bologna Seizes Several Peaks
Allied forces pushed south of Bologna taking Casellaccia and Monte Freddi areas. Monte Acuto and Monte Pratolungo fell northeast of Firenzuola, linking a new trunk road toward Imola. British units captured Bocconi near Forli on Highway 67 as other columns faced stronger resistance.
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Bologna
Monte Freddi
Casellaccia
Firenzuola
Fifth Army
Monte Acuto
Monte Pratolungo
Imola
Bocconi
Forli
Mrs. J. H. Petty Dies in Hollywood Home
Mary Louise Petty widow of pioneer furniture maker J H Petty died at her daughter Mrs Herbert Walls home in Hollywood California She born June 30 1861 had lived in this city since 1896 moving to California a year ago Surviving daughter is Mrs Kathleen Petty Wall Funeral at First Baptist church Monday at 2 pm with interment in Oakwood cemetery Body to be moved to Sechrest Funeral Home Sunday afternoon for arrival and preparation
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J. H. Petty
Herbert Wall
Hollywood
Calif
Petty
California
Wall
First Baptist Church
High ‘Point Women’s Club
Iist
Sorosis Club
Aes the Missionary Society
Kathleen Petty Wall
Oakwood Cemetery
Sechrest Funeral Home
Local Men Leave for Camp Croft Pre Induction Exam
Thirteen men from Board No 5 departed Greensboro at 8 15 am for pre induction examination at Camp Croft US C They joined about sixty other registrants from local boards They are George William Ray Jr Roy Virgal Swaim Jr Henry Moore Ford Ray Kennedy John Royle Andrews Harold Eugene Hutchins Frank Martin James Kenneth Garrett William Blaine Moser Jr Wade Raymond Thomas Norman Lee Peace Two others Clayton Killip Potts and Robert Scott were transferred and John Lee Floyd failed to report
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Camp Croft
US. C
Greensboro
George William Ray, Jr
Roy Virgal Swaim
Henry Moore
Dford Ray Kennedy
John Royle Andrews
Harold Eugene Hutchins
Yant
Robert Carlynolds
Art Mack Martin
James Kenneth Garrett
William Blaine Moser
Wade Raymond Thomas
Norman Lee Peace
Clayton Killip Potts
Norfolk, Va
Robert Scott
Danbury
N. C
John Lee Floyd
Thomasville
Baltimore
War Propaganda and Logistics Shape Pacific Struggle
OWI analysis notes Japan gains in China and limits on Allied air raids to B-29 windows. Shipping bottlenecks hinder Pacific invasion plans, and new base availability remains constrained by geography and transit from the Atlantic.
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OWT
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
OWI
Atlantic
Pacific
OWL
China
Allied Air Crews Strike Germany In Broad Offensive
More than four thousand Allied planes operated over Europe in a major day of bombing. The report notes Karlsruhe as a supplies hub and Frankfurt as an industrial rail junction, with losses of ten American or British bombers.
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Karlsruhe
Frankfurt
Appeal Taken In Cases Of Soldiers
North Carolina faced a clash of civil and military jurisdiction as soldiers Dewey Inman and Russell Stark were indicted for highway robbery. The army sought their return to military control while the state claimed civil jurisdiction since the crime occurred off a military reservation and is a capital offense. The matter reached the Supreme Court while the defendants remained in Lee County jail.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
Commonwealth
Texas
Dewey Inman
Russell Stark
Walter Bone
K. R. Hoyle
Sanford
Supreme Court
Hoyle
Attorney-General Office
Lee County
Allied Forces Advance In Tiddim Sector
Allied forces report progress in western Burma near Fort White and Tiddim, with ground troops along the Tiddim road and fortifications at Fort White. Japanese contacts with the Fifth Indian Division have broken off as withdrawals to a mountains line near Kennedy Peak Fort White unfold. Allied air power targets include Mandalay while Japanese concentrations near Bhamo shift to reinforce Yan nan Province and block a road to China.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Fort White
Burma
Tidim
Tiddim
India
Arakan
Tiddim Road
Kennedy Peak
Mandalay
Bhamo
Yannan
China
Negligible Changes Seen in Stock Market
New York September 27 The stock market was becalmed by a general lack of interest and most key shares showed negligible changes with minor exceptions. Gains appeared for Union Carbide Philip Morris United Aircraft Chicago and North Western and Santa Fe while General Motors Great Northern Standard Oil NJ and Texas Co faced lower prices.
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New York
Union Carbide
Philip Morris
United Aircraft
Chicago & North Western
Santa Fe
General Motors
Great Northern
Standard Oil
Texas Co
Women Observe 19th Amendment Date Across Nation
Raleigh reports September 27 1919 marked the first recognition by women voters on the National ratio committee. As ratification approached the 19th amendment, a coast to coast radio program set for Thursday night at 7 30 features women's work in the party with national and local programs and appearances by celebrities.
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Raleigh
National
Gulf Oil Leases Land in Currituck and Princess Anne
The Ledger-Dispatch reports Gulf Oil Corporation is signing leases for oil and gas rights on thousands of acres in Princess Anne County Virginia and northern Currituck County North Carolina. The company aims to secure 5 000 to 15 000 acres before drilling, with Princess Anne seen as a promising exploration area. A thorough test by drilling deep wells is planned to seek oil or gas.
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Norfolk
the Ledger-Dispatch
Gulf Oil Corporation
Princess Anne County
Currituck County
N. C
Gulf
Princess Anne
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