Allied Drives 500-Mmile Front to Rhine and Aachen Breach
Allied forces pushed east along a 500 mile front from the Swiss frontier to the Schelde estuary after a major breach near Aachen. German defenses slowed but failed to halt the advance as Eisenhower announced new borders, with Patton’s Third Army reclaiming Nancy and Epinal.
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Belfort
Schelde
Mediterranean
Alexander M. Patch
U. S
Eisenhower
Hitler
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Conquest of Saipari noted as fiercest South Pacific fighting
Marine Cpl. Gerald Emerick reports in a letter to his parents that Saipari action by Marine Corps and Army forces yielded the fiercest dirtiest bloodiest fighting of recent South Pacific campaigns. Emerick, 22, veteran of five amphibious landings, participated in Eniwetok Kwajalien Saipan and Tinian, wounded twice, now recuperating at a rest camp. He was promoted to corporal and his address comes from his parents. Sergeant Richard S. Disennett part of a Ninth Air Force team that built a P 47 White Lightning in France, within 15 days near Paris, earning praise for the unit's rapid work near the enemy. Disennett, an aircraft and engine mechanic, is a Rockbridge High School graduate and Logan Clay Products former employee. His wife resides in Logan Route 2.
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Saipari
Marine Corps
Army
South Pacific
Cpl
Gerald Emerick
Virgil Emerick
Third Street
Eniwetok
Kwajalien Islands
Marshalls
Saipan
Tinian
Marianas
The
Daily News
Richard S. Dishennett
Logan
Ninth Air Force Service Command
France
Paris
Disbennett
Sgt. Disbennett
Rockbridge High School
Logan Clay Products Company
Richard J. Disbennett
Logan Route 2
Civil War veteran Capt. Charles Needles dies at 96 in Ohio
Springfield Ohio reports the death of Capt. Charles W Needles aged 96, former senior vice commander of the Grand Army of the Republic Department of Ohio and Clark County's last surviving Civil War veteran. His passing marks the end of an era for local veterans and the G A R lineage. The obituary notes his long life since the war and his standing in Clark County.
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Springfield
Charles W. Needles
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Ohio
Clark County
FDR and Churchill End Quebec Conference Agreement
FDR and Churchill conclude the Quebec meeting after agreeing on military strategy to crush Japan. European moves may prompt further talks possibly involving Stalin. Eden’s London trip aims to clarify Anglo American and Russian views, especially on Poland, while plans focus on postwar Germany and occupation.
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Quebec
Japan
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Stalin
London
Anthony Eden
Eden
Germany
Installation at Trinity Lutheran Church
Installation services will be held at 7:30 P M Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church North Mulberry Street for Rev Paul D Holtzen Purdy Mo who recently accepted a call to the pulpit of the local church Rev W F Docter will be the installing minister The Trinity Church pastorate has been vacant since Rev Earl C Grugel left for a Columbus church Rev Holtzen is a graduate of St Paul College Concordia Mo and Concordia Seminary St Louis Mo He has served pastorates at Harrold Tex and Parma and Purdy Mo Following the installation ceremonies a reception honoring the new pastor will be held in the Trinity parish hall.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
North Mulberry Street
Paul D. Holtzen
Purdy
W. F. Docter
Trinity
Trinity Church
Earl C. Grugel
Columbus
Finn Premier Hackzell Dies Reported in Moscow
Berlin radio via NBC recorded broadcast says Finnish Prime Minister Hantti Hackzell died in Moscow last night. No independent confirmation from other sources.
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New York
Berlin
NBC
Hantti Hackzell
Finland
Moscow
Dems Sold Out Bricker Claims at Parkersburg Rally
West Virginia rally speech portrays the Democratic party as sold out to the CIO Political Action Committee. Bricker accuses President Roosevelt and PAC chairman Sidney Hillman of harming labor and dragging Democrats into the Republican fold. He cites Hillman as the GOP’s key win since the Chicago convention.
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Parkersburg
W. VA
APA
Democratic Party
John W. Bricker
CIO
Roosevelt
PAC
United States
Sidney Hillman
Bricker
West Virginia
Hillman
Political Action Committee
Chicago
Allow Collected Milkweed Pods To Dry Is Reminder
Farm Security Administration supervisor Joseph Schaad urged delaying collection of milkweed pods for a month to allow drying. He noted bags already at the FSA office aren’t eligible until thoroughly dry, with local offices accepting dried pods for cash refunds.
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Joseph Schaad
Farm Security
FSA
Farm Security Administration
AAA
County Extension Office
Hocking County
Braves Humble Cadets at S H S lidlifter 1944
The Logan Chieftains opened with a 12-0 victory over Boys Industrial School at hilltop field Friday night. Logan's defense bent but did not break while Roy Magle scored two touchdowns and Fred Jacoby added two kickoff efforts.
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Logan
Chieftains
Hilltop Field
Roy
Bud) Magle
Fred Jacoby
Jacoby
Paul Goss
Navy
World War I Vet Dies in Sleep
Fred Spradlin 61, a veteran of the Spanish American and World War I, was found dead in bed Saturday at his Ebert McBroom farm home near Ball School. Officials say natural causes due to a heart ailment. He leaves Myrtle, son C. Sylvanus Spradlin at New London, Conn., and daughters Tina Beatrice Nancy May. Funeral plans by Heinlein and Sons.
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Fred Spradlin
Ebert McBroom
Ball School
Hood County
Frank St. Clair
Spradlin
Myrtle
Si c Sylvanus Spradlin
New London
Conn
Tina
Beatrice
Nancy May
Heinlein
Farmer James Vogt Dies In Tractor Accident
Steubenville Ohio September 16 James E Vogt 44 a farmer was killed when the tractor he drove overturned and pinned him after sliding down an embankment authorities said Vogt died at the scene and the accident occurred on his farm near Steubenville Ohio involving a tractor overturning down a slope.
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Steubenville, O
James E. Vogt
Plane launched Robots Hit Southern England
German robot bombs smashed into Southern England and the London area before dawn. One flying bomb wrecked seven houses and killed five children and an adult in one. Evacuees were warned not to return to the capital.
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London
England
Due East
Germany
Soviet Patrols Cross Vistula Near Praga
Soviet patrols crossed the Vistula from captured Praga and scouted German positions as Warsaw pressure mounted. Eleven localities north of Praga were seized by Russian and Polish units amid heavy tank battles, with Red Star reporting German armor hastening to the line but failing to shift the fight.
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Warsaw
Praga
Berlin
Red Army
Riga
Baltic Sea
Finland
Germany
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Wallendorn
Reich
Moselle
Koblenz
Trier
Prum
Rhine
Aachen
Moscow
Vistula
East Bank
Red Star
Western Bug
Eighth Army Breaks Through Marano River Near Rimini
Allied dispatches report Eighth Army tanks and infantry crossing the Marano River on a wide front with Greek units nearing Rimini at the Rimini airfield guarding the Po Valley entrance. In the west the Fifth Army made only slight gains north of Florence as Gothic Line defenses stiffen. German units along the Adriatic fight hard between the Marano River and Rimini, many without transport facing surrender, death, or foot escape.
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Aachen
Stolberg
Cologne
Berlin
Poland
Nancy
France
George S. Patton
U. S
Epinal
Patton
Italy
Eighth Army
Marano
Rimini
Po Valley
Rome
Fifth Army
Florence
Harold Alexander
Adriatic
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded to Logan Man
Staff Sergeant Joseph N Campbell stationed at an Eighth AAF Liberator base in England earns the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary aerial combat achievement. A B-24 gunner, he completed 30 bombing missions over Germany and occupied Europe, and also wears the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters for meritorious achievement in aerial combat. He is the son of Will Campbell of Logan.
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Joseph N. Campbell
AAF Liberator
England
Germany
Occupied
Europe
Sgt
Campbell
E Rctory
Will Campbell
Logan
Train Kills Man in Fostoria Ohio
William Taylor aged 75 died at Fostoria Hospital from injuries after being struck by a Nickel Plate locomotive. The incident occurred in Fostoria Ohio on September 16. The cause and details of the accident are under investigation by local authorities.
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Fostoria, O
William Taylor
Fostoria Hospital
Heavy Fighting Reported in Palau Islands
U S Pacific Fleet reports fierce fighting on Peleliu and Morotai as Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur lead coordinated drives toward the Philippines. Marines seize a beachhead on Peleliu while Morotai objective completion is announced.
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Palau Islands
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marine Heroes
Guadalcanal
Peleliu
Palaus
Davao
Philippines
Morotai
Mindanao
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
William H. Rupertus
Washington, D. C
Two Killed in Crash At Patterson Field
At Patterson Field Dayton Ohio two soldiers died and a third was injured when a pursuit plane and a cargo plane collided while taxiing for takeoffs. Killed were Sgt Verl R Singer 32 of Cincinnati and Chief Warrant Officer Alexander I Marvin 39 of Lorain Ohio. Pvt Rodger B Godfrey 23 of New Carlisle Ohio suffered minor injuries.
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Dayton
Ohio
Patterson Field
Verl R. Singer
Cincinnati
Alexander I. Marvin
Lorain
Rodger B. Godfrey
New Carlisle
Hurt in Hotel in Anniston on September 16
Mrs. Dorllin Cline, 28, of Chillicothe Ohio, was injured in a hotel incident in Anniston Alabama on September 16 with a fractured arm or ribs and possible other trauma. Police investigated the scene and the report noted a stairwell accident and unclear assailant details.
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An Anniston
Ala
Dorllin Cline
Chillicothe
Crash injures Steubenville man in auto wreck
Paul Kelly, 40, of East Pool, died from injuries after an automobile crash Monday near Steubenville. He succumbed a day after the accident as authorities investigated the crash and identified the victim.
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Steubenville CO
Paul Kelly
East Pool
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