Breakthrough Near Naples Forefront of 5th Army Push
Lt Gen Mark W Clark's Anglo American 5th Army overran hills overlooking the plain of Naples in a fierce day and night assault aided by heavy artillery. Allied air forces engaged Corsica and Elba air operations, shooting down transports and bombing shipping to disrupt German evacuation efforts. The Naples flank advance moved through rugged terrain near Salerno with intense artillery duels lighting the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
LLIED
North Africa
A.P
Mark W. Clark
5th Army
Naples
CORSICA
Elba
Tunisia
Sicily
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Beaverbrook Returns as Privy Seal in Churchill Cabinet
London September 25 Lord Beaverbrook returns to the Churchill government as lord privy seal with Sir John Anderson named chancellor of the exchequer. R K Law becomes minister of state and Viscount Canborne moves to dominions secretary. Attlee named lord president of the council and deputy prime minister. Law is son of Andrew Bonar Law. The reshuffle places Beaverbrook and Law in cabinet rank but outside the war cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
C.P
Lord Beaverbrook
Europe
Churchill
Privy Seal
John Anderson
Downing Street
R. K. Law
foreign office
Viscount Canborne
Dominicns
Clement
Oliver Lyttelton
Kingsley Wood
BONAR LAW Law
Andrew Bonar Law
Britain
Lord Cranborne
house of lords
Law
Nazis Abandon Smolensk in Great Soviet Victory
German high command announced the evacuation of Smolensk, a major base on the central front, and Roslavl, as the Red Army gains ground. The fall marks a disastrous setback for Germany, with Soviet forces now near the old 1939 boundary and Kiev under threat as Moscow reports advancing columns and shattered German bridgeheads on the Dnieper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Associated Press
Smolensk
Red army
Kiev
Moscow
D.N.B
Roslavl
Ernst Von Hammer
Nazi international information bureau
D.N.E
Von Hammer
Unecha
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
Murmansk
Dnieper
Cherkasi
Berlin
Stalingrad
POLAND
Hitler
Russia
Sven
tts
Korelly
Excellent Meeting Marks Liberal Caucus Loyalty
In Ottawa on September 25 Liberal senators and MPs voiced allegiance to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Though no formal motion occurred, many urged King to remain as leader, after an informal suggestion he might retire if followers preferred. King later said the caucus left feeling invigorated and that the discussions were very worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
C.P
Mackenzie King
house of commons
party
Mr. King
King
Telefax to replace wired telegrams after war says D’Humy
F E D Humy, vice president of Western Union, told the FCC that postwar plans call for a radical shift to light wave telegrams. The Kansas City Star notes the system, called tele fax, would be cheaper and more accurate, with a decade to complete the overhaul. The change implies vast new capital, plants, and skilled workers for a world-sized transformation in communications and living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. federal communications commission
Western Union Telegraph company
F. E D'Humy
Kansas City Star
D'Humy
telefax
D’Humy
The Left Wand
A fragment on the back page mentions Perahnghive, suggesting continuation of a feature titled The Left Wand with limited readable context.
Crime Wave Hits Salmo as Thieves Steal Over 1250
In Salmo B C a sudden crime wave struck four businesses early today. Thieves raided the hotel office safe taking 1252 dollars and 15 dollars from other attempts. The post office and Ymir meat market also saw thefts plus a dollar from Donald Gen’s garage. Police from Ymir are investigating.
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SALMO
B.C
Kootenay
Ymir
Donaldgen
New Guinea Airfield Falls to Australian Veterans
Allied headquarters report the capture of the Finschhafen airfield in New Guinea by Australian veterans of desert warfare, with a beachhead held and artillery fire on the garrison. The operation followed earlier seizures at Salamaua and Lae, as bombers hit inland targets and disrupted enemy movements while patrols hunted in Kimbe Bay and Bismarck Sea areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOB BINSON
Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Salamaua
Lae
Bumi River
Markham Valley
Rugitsuma
Lac
Bismarck Sea
New Britain
Cape St. George
New Ireland
Kimbe Bay
midway
Rabaul
Beauforts
Beurling Nets 30th Aerial Victory in France
Canadian ace George Beurling of Verdun Quebec returned to action and shot down a Focke Wulf 190 to reach 30 confirmed enemy planes. Flying with the Wolf Squadron under Norman Fowlow Beurling helped Canadian airmen sweep down five of twenty enemy planes in wide scale RAF operations over France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
CP Cable
Britain
France
George
Buzz) Beurling
Verdun
Que
Wolf Squadon
Sqdn
Ldr
Norman Fowlow
Windsor
Beurling
Cmdr
L. V Chadburn
New Zealand Labour Government Wins Re Election
The New Zealand Labour government is re elected with a reduced majority. Final returns show Labour with 43 seats, National 35, Independents 2, total 80. The Democrat Soldier Labor party failed to elect a member but influenced National gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AUCKLAND
C.P
New Zealand
Labor
National party
Gase
National
Democrat Soldier Libor
Wavell Inspects Black Watch in England
Viscount Wavell in field marshal uniform inspects the Black Watch of Canada in England. The future viceroy of India praised the Montreal regiment and urged the troops to prove their mettle against the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ENGLAND
Viscount Wavell
Black Watch of
Canada
Montreal
Lord Wavell
India
Lord Linlithgow
Slavs Open Major Drive In Yugoslavia War Zones
Stockholm reports a full scale Yugoslav operation against German and Nazi satellite troops in Yugoslavia, led by 180000 allied commanded forces. Initial advances reached a swale as cold weather ends guerrilla warfare. Germans rush reinforcements to the Duastmatiin area, while Yugoslav forces hold mountain positions in Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Dalmatia, the Croatian coast, Slovenia and Istria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Budapest
Svenska Darbladet
Yugoslavia
swale
Bosnia
Serbia
Montenegro
Dalmatia
Slovenia
Istria
Smolensk Falls to Soviet Forces in Major Victory
Moscow reports Smolensk and Roslavl have fallen to Soviet troops in a key blow to German defenses on the central Russian front. Premier Stalin praised the recapture in a special day-order, noting Smolensk’s long fortified position and the collapse of nearby lines.
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MOSCOW
SMOLENSK
ROSLAVL
LONDON
Woxcow
Joseph Swan
CORSICA
North Africa
A.PO
WINNIPEG EXCHANGE
CALGARY
C.P
Winnipeg grain exchange
Fort Witham
United Farmers of Alberta
C.Pi
Tokyo
Associated Press
Funschhafen
FRENCH FIELD
Longeetesse
St. Ouver
France
NEW YORK
Morocco
Free Yugoslav radio
Spit
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Beaverbrook
Soviets
Stalin
Semeor Timoshenko
Gregory K. Zhukov
Bryansk
HUNGARY
TUMAN
Kgadolaske
TURKEY
merime
RAN
King of
Liard River
Boston Herald
New Guinea Airfield
Bearling
RCAF
fighter command
BUAZ BEURLING
N.Z
NZ GOVT
Wavell
Black Watch
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