Central Philippines Battle Shifts Toward Ormoc Drive
American forces extend east from Carigara toward Ormoc as Gen Krueger’s artillery targets Japanese convoys. Pinamopoan falls after fierce fighting, 24th Division advances from Leyte coast. Japanese air strikes reduced by heavy U S bombing. 167 Japanese aircraft damaged in five days.
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Dagami- Jaro
Krueger
Pinamoppan
Leyte
Ormoc
Manesea
Baybay
Philippine Island
Ormoc-Pinamopean
Carigara
Carigara Bay
Philippines
Lest We Forget Speech Endorsing Dewey at RNC 1944
Extract from Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota urging support for Governor Dewey at the Republican National Convention on June 28 1944. It argues for a unified party effort to win in November and end one man government, citing wartime stakes and Republican backing from Harold Stassen and others.
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Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
America
United States of America
Dewey
Harold Stassen
Arkansas 4-H Winners Named On Achievement Day
Jean Tucker of Miller county and Lloyd Clardy of Hot Spring county were named district champions in 4-H Club girl and boy respectively in southwest Arkansas during 4-H Achievement Day. Martha Lynn Harris of Hempstead county and Lillian Higginbotham of Nevada county were named two of eight state champion girls in the 4-H Victory Garden contest.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jean Tucker
Miller County
Lloyd Clardy
Hot Spring County
Arkansas
W. J. Jennison
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Martha Lynn Harris
Hempstead County
Lillian Higginbotham
Nevada County
Columbus Elects School Officers for Year
Columbus grade school published officer elections for the new school year. Eighth grade leaders include President Eva Jewell McCorkle and Vice President Roberta Jones with Bonnie Deionay as secretary treasurer reporter and Mrs. Lee Hicks as sponsor. Seventh grade officers list Herbert Ray Hicks as President and Jackie Cunningham as Vice President with Georgia R Calwell as secretary treasurer reporter and Mrs. Edd Compton as sponsor. Room officers name Bonnie Delaney as President Ben Boyce as Vice President and Eva Jewell McCorkie as secretary treasurer reporter.
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Columbus
Eva Jewell McCorkle
Roberta Jones
Bonnie Deionay
Lee Hicks
Herbert Ray Hicks
Jackie Cunningham
Georgia R. Calswell
Edd Compton Room
Bonnie Delaney
Ben Boyce
Eva Jewell McCorkie
San Marino Claims Oldest State Status in Europe
San Marino, a tiny enclave within Italy, asserts itself as Europe’s oldest republic. Covering 38 square miles, it has a population around 15,000 and maintains independence despite surrounding Italian sovereignty.
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San Marino
Italy
Europe
Allied air losses tally in Pacific raids
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced that American fighters destroyed between 67 and 77 Japanese planes in low level attacks on air dromes west of Leyte, including Negros and Cebu. Ten were shot down, 57 demolished, and 10 probably demolished on the ground.
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Douglas MacArthur
Negros
Cebus Islands
Leyte
Notice of Sale by Hempstead Levee District No 1
In Hempstead Chancery Court the Commissioner will sell at the west door of the courthouse Fulton Arkansas lands for delinquent taxes of 1949 and 1940 1941. Listings include Maggie Hall Henry Adams and Betty Mitchell among numerous parcels with a 25 percent penalty and 6 percent interest. Sale to highest bidder for cash on December 2, 1944. Witness dated October 16, 1944.
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Hmpstead Chancery Court
Himpstead County
Arkansas
Hempstead County Levee
Hempstead County Levee District No. 1
Pax
Fulton
Maggie Hall
State of Arkansas
Henry Adams
R. B. Williams
Spencer Willis
Betty Mitchell
Mary Jefferson
Betty Smith
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Ida Richards
H. McGill
R. T. Thomas
R T. Thomas
J.J. Battle
Eliza Paxton and Heirs
B. Williams
AO Oscar Vam Riper
George McGill
Freyberger
Sam Stuart
Graves & Conklin
S/Sgt. John Frisby of Hope Narrates NBC Broadcast From Italy
S/Sgt. John Junior Frisby, son of John Frisby of 803 East Division, aired on NBC Army tour from Italy at 2:30 Sunday. An aerial gunner with 50 missions, he has served over two years and spent 18 months overseas. He spoke with Fifth Army officers and recalled a foxhole experience, heard in Hope by his father.
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John Junior Frisby
John Frisby
East Division Street
Frisby
Mediterranean
Fifth Army
Hope Lodge to Present 32nd Degree Masonic Rites in Little Rock
Six Hope men travel Sunday to Little Rock for the 32nd degree initiation at Albert Pike Memorial Temple. A class of 300 in the state attends from Sunday to Wednesday. Local candidates include Herbert Burns Roy Altson T. J. Johnson Aubrey O'Steen J A Embree and Jack Brown. A score of local Masons will visit the initiation through Wednesday.
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Hope
Little Rock
Albert Pile Memorial Temple
Herbert Burns
Roy Altson
T. J. Johnson
Aubrey O'Steen
J. A. Embree
Jack Brown
Indians Gain Defenses Town Near Neah Bay
Port Angeles reports a defense community financed at about 1.5 million dollars to house 2,000 workers with 100 plus buildings and a 750 seat theater on Makah reservation near Cape Flattery. A defense contract cancellation doomed the project as Makah leaders bought the site for 22,009 dollars.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Neah Bay
Mikah Indian Reservation
Cape Flattery
Continental United States
Makah
Postwar winter sports plan critiques and ideas
Grant Pollock of Clinton outlines a wide winter sports program including ski running toboggan and bobsled racing claiming it could employ returning soldiers. The article notes his plan lacks feasibility but praises potential for veteran employment, referencing the U S Golf Association effort to use wounded veterans on golf courses.
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New York
Grant Pollock
Clinton
Polcock
The
United States Golf Association
Engel Raises Move of Southern Association Franchise
Chattanooga figure Joe Engel proposed relocating his Southern Association franchise to Miami to league directors, seeking support and potential realignment.
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Chattanooga
Joe Engel
Southern Association
Miami
League
Navy Lieutenant Joins Hollywood Advisory Role
Lieut. Alf Van derbilt, who left boss racing for the navy, is assigned to Hollywood as advisor on a P T boat film. Miss Nichengale, whose ambulance plane aided the invasion, flew 28 missions from Aug 1 to Oct 1, totaling 105 hours and 14 000 pounds of medical supplies.
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Alf Vanderbilt
Boss Racing
Navy
Hollywood
Miss Nichengale
Women's International Bowling Congress
Superbombers Missed Victory in Norman Tilt
The Second Air Force superbombers faced the Norman navy zoomers at Norman Oklahoma. A B-20 bomber attempt to drop a football onto the field missed by two blocks and struck the roof of the Oklahoma field house. The miss reflected the close outcome of the game.
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Second Air Force
Norman Navy Zoomers
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Superbombers
Sports Mirror Recap of Notable Past Sports Moments
Today marks five years since the World Series prize pool awarded the Yankees 5 541 dollars and Reds 4 193 dollars and 38 cents. Five years ago Notre Dame beat Army 26 0 in a football rivalry. Ten years ago Equipsise won the Whitney Gold Cup at Belmont Park boosting earnings to 336 000 dollars.
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Notre Dame
Army
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Equipsise
Belmont Park
Netherlands Covers 13,515 Square Miles Including Water
The Netherlands spans 13,515 square miles including its water areas, outlining the nation's total geographic extent.
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The
Netherlands
Naval Searchlights Demand Power Like 1250 Homes
In Toledo, Libbey Owens Ford technicians describe heat tempered glass developed for 800 million candlepower searchlights guarding U S coastlines. Glass withstanding 140 degrees heat for three hours and rapid cooling proves resistant to thermal shock during coastal defense tests.
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Toledo
U.S
U. S
Aeria
Libbey-Owens- Ford Glass Company
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