Allied armies press German border in broad assault arc
Allied forces push toward the Rhineland as U S First Army frees Luxembourg and advances toward Aachen and Cologne. British Second Army joins near Hasselt while French forces near Belfort and Metz. Soviet and Romanian units breach toward Transylvania as Italy’s Fifth Army reaches Gothic Line defenses near Florence amid heavy air strikes on Germany and rail targets.
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Luxembourg
Grand Duchy
U. S
Siegfried
U. S. First Army
Reich
Aachen
First Army
Hasselt
Belgium
Kleve
Rhineland
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Atlantic
Liege
Albert Canal
Beeringen
Third Army
Metz
Belfort
Germany
Dijon
Hitler
Transylvanian Alps
Hungary
Cluj
Marshal Tito
Berlin
Bulgaria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
Moscow
Polsh
Baltic
East Prussia
Italy
Fifth Army
Florence
Adriatic
le Havre
Vienna
Chrysanthemum Garden of M G Harbaugh On Zanesville Ave
In late summer’s waning light the garden of M G Harbaugh at Zanesville Avenue offers a vivid chrysanthemum display. The patchwork blooms, bordered by green strips, shimmer in September sun with colors from yellow and orange to rose and lavender surrounding a cluster of zinnias. The scene evokes the memory of a grandmother’s quilt and the Greeks’ gold flower as autumn approaches.
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M. G. Harbaugh
Zanesville Avenue
Flora
Nazis Evacuate Polish Fortress Town of Krosno
London dispatch reports the German evacuation of the South Poland fortress town of Krosno, 17 miles from Czechoslovakia, as Berlin radio announced. Krosno sits in the Carpathian foothills 83 miles southeast of Krakow, a key node to Silesia industry. Other troops near Krakow and Silesia were noted, while Soviet advances were publicized but unconfirmed by the Russians.
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London
Poland
Krosno
Czecho- Slovakia
Berlin
Carpathian
Krakow
Silesia
Istula
Railroad Brotherhood endorses Roosevelt and Lausche
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen legislative bodies in Ohio endorsed President Franklin D Roosevelt for re election and Cleveland mayor Frank Lausche for governor on a Saturday in Columbus.
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F. C
Lausche
Columbus
Roosevelt
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Four Towns Seek To Block Sale Of Midland Electric
Four towns Canal Winchester Lithopolis Lockbourne and Groveport in Franklin County appeal to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission to block the sale of Ohio Midland Light and Power Co to three rural electric cooperatives. They argue the utility cannot meet debts under a refinancing plan that dissolves one cooperative and has Ohio Midland assume assets and 80 percent of the 2.115 million purchase debt.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Ohio-Midland Light and Power Co
Canal Winchester
Lithopolis
Lockbourne
Groveport
Securities and Exchange Commission
Philadelphia
Ohio-Midland
Farm Girl Faces Second Trial in Triple Mercer Slayings
Mercer County opens a renewed murder case against Janice Graham 21 after previous charges were dropped. The farm girl is indicted for killing Mrs Catherine Wilson 78 Mrs Helen Wilson 45 and Robert McKay 71 at Everett N Wilsons dairy farm last October 7. William Morell 21 awaits sentence after innocence in elder Wilsons death and McKay but guilt in younger Wilsons manslaughter.
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Mercer
Mercer County
Commonwealth
Janice Graham
Miss Graham
Catherine Wilson
Helen Wilson
Robert McKay
Everett N. Wilson
Wilson
William A. Morell
Husky
Miners Union Eyes Self Rule Amid Convention Push
Cincinnati dispatch reports key UMW members seeking district self-rule via private census as the union prepares its biennial convention. About 750 to 800 delegates must back the plan, with Lewis allies and district autonomy leaders in a high-stakes fight as 21 of 31 districts already have Lewis appointees. Ray Edmundson leads the autonomy push while running against Lewis for UMW president. officers are elected by December referendum.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Ray Edmundson
Illinois
Edmundson
UMW
Lewis
Solider Charged With Murder In Cleveland Woman’s Death
Pvt. Robert R. Barker of Racine is held on murder charges in the death of Fern Polosi of Cleveland. Polosi, injured in a roadhouse fight on July 22, died last Friday in a Cleveland Hospital. Polosi was a discharged member of the Women’s Marine Corps.
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Beckley
W. Va
Robert R. Barker
Racine
Fern Polosi
Cleveland
Miss Polosi
Women’s Marine Corps
Allied Leaders Meet To View New Problems
Roosevelt and Churchill arrived in Quebec for a war conference to discuss postwar Europe and Japan plans. Marshall Arnold King and Leahy joined, with Churchill arriving from Halifax alongside Mrs. Churchill. Formal notice of Churchill's arrival was released at Chateau Frontenac.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Halifax
N. S
Europe
Weer
Germany
Japan
European Advisory Commission
World Security
Canada
Chateau Frontenac
U. S
George C. Marshall
Army
Henry H. Arnold
Air
Ernest King
Navy
William D. Leahy
Hitler Plot Ringleader Goerdeler Sentenced to Death
Berlin radio reported Dr. Karl Friedrich Goerdeler former Leipzig mayor and ringleader of the abortive July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler was sentenced to death along with six other politicians. Names include Ulrich von Hassell and Wilhelm Leuschner among others connected to the conspiracy as conspirators and officials.
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London
Karl Friedrich Goerdeler
Leipzig
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Goerdeler
Ulrich von Hassell
Rose
Count Wolf Hendrick von Helldorf
Trott Zu Solz
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Paul Lejeune-Jung
Wilhelm Leuschner
Interior
Josef Wirmer
Transocean
130 Enemy Planes Downed over Reich raid
London dispatch reports American fighters escorting 1000 heavy bombers attacking Nazi oil plants in Germany shot down 130 enemy planes in the greatest air battle over the Reich. The clash pitted American fighters against the Luftwaffe in a major World War II air operation.
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London
Germany
Reich
Luftwaffe
Political Pot Boiling at Ohio State Conventions
Ohio Democrats and Republicans gather in Columbus for state conventions to draft platforms select presidential electors and energize candidates for November. About 2200 delegates hear Mayor Frank J. Lausche deliver the Democratic keynote as GOP officials plan a Thursday opening with all state candidates present. James W. Huffman to chair the Democratic session.
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Ohio
Columbus
Frank J. Lauche
Cleveland
James W. Huffman
Lausche
William G
Crooksville Man Kills Wife and Four Children with Axe
Vincent J. Nash of Crooksville confessed to slaying his wife Emma Nash and five Nash children as they slept with an axe. The victims include Leana Jane 21 Mildred 20 Rosalie Mae 5 and Cletus 18. Nash said he acted to spare them suffering after a period of illness and unemployment. He went to Crooksville town marshal John Brown to have police called. The family was described as highly respected in the community.
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New Lexington
Vincent J. Nash
Crooksville
Perry County
Joseph L
Emma Nash
Leana Jane
Mildred
Rosalie Mae
Cletus
Clair Butts
Nash
Butts
H. F. Minshu
Auto fatally strikes Milton Zeigler near New Lexington
Milton Zeigler aged 77 of Zanesville was killed when an automobile struck him near New Lexington yesterday. Zeigler was a former Crooksville resident.
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New Lexington
Milton Zeigler
Zanesville
Crooksville
GOP Watching Maine Voting Seeks Clues for November
The Associated Press notes Maine elections on Monday test signals for nationwide races with governor and three House seats on the line. In District 1 Rep. Robert Hale faces Andrew A. Pettis, CIO Shipyards Workers Union head turned Democrat. Bricker framed the issue as preserving the republic in a French Lick speech.
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Maine
Pine Tree
U. S. House
CIO
Robert Hale
Andrew A. Pettis
Portland
CIO Shipyards Workers’ Union
Bricker
Ohio
French Lick
Ind
United States
Stock Care Important Factor in Farm Income
Farm income depends on maximizing production per head of live stock and per acre. Ohio State specialist Floyd DeLashmutt cites a survey of 35 farms showing high income from better crop yields and livestock. The top group averaged $2,925 in 1943 while the low group averaged $577. butterfat per cow, pigs per sow, and hay and corn yields were higher on the profitable farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Floyd DeLashmutt
Ohio State University
DeLashmutt
Carrier Raids Blast Japan's Pacific Bases
Axis broadcasts say U S carrier raids extended to a fifth day from Palau to the Philippines. Land based planes hit Formosa Halmahera and the Celebes as a crescent bomb line forms around key Japanese held territory. Palau Yap Mindanao and Mindanao assault reports cite 1000 planes involved with 350 returning. No American ships damaged. Navy says shore defenses destroyed.
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U. S
Palau
Philippines
Formosa
Halmahera
Celebes
Yap
Berlin
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Soldiers Injured As Bus Overturns Near Hubbard Ohio
A bus carrying 40 soldiers and two civilians from Camp Reynolds Pennsylvania turned over twice near Hubbard Ohio four miles east Saturday night. Police say driver Larry Nordquist of Boardman Ohio swerved to avoid a three year old girl, causing serious injuries to two and minor abrasions to 21 others.
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Youngstown
Camp Reynolds
Hubbard, O
Hubbard
Larry Nordquist
Boardman, O
Young Mother Killed In Ohio Auto Crash
Mrs. Paul Niese, 22, of near Mill er City, Ohio, was killed when her automobile overturned near North Creek in Putnam County. The accident occurred yesterday.
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Findlay
Paul Niese
Miller City
North Creek
Putnam County
Tire Inspection Record Use To End
Washington announces discontinuation of tire inspection records after current A gasoline book expires. Mandatory periodic inspections ended April 20, but motorists kept records for ration renewals and new tires. With the new A ration book, mileage records replace the old tire inspection file, though drivers are advised to keep them for now. New A books start nationwide outside the east coast on September 22.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
East Coast
Shipyard Workers Poisoned at Outing
In Lorain Ohio on September 11 AP reports a clam bake on a farm sickened about 56 of 60 shipyard workers with suspected food poisoning after their outing. Doctors treated the majority and four remained unaffected. The cause was under investigation by local health authorities.
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Lorain
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Yawata
Gen. Doolittle
Army Air Forces
U.S
By Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Midland Electric
Meet
By Joseph A. Loftus
Potter
Meenan
Auto
Gop
Belweather State
By Irwin A. Flaharty
Pacific
East Indies
Leonard Milliman
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