Nazi Retreat Across Maas Is Continued
Allied officers report a continued Nazi retreat across the Maas as Canadian forces land near Flushing to subdue German coastal guns. The fight centers on Walcheren and the Vlissingen causeway linking Walcheren to Beveland with heavy bombardment and artillery fire ongoing.
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Maas
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Walcheren
Antwerp
Berlin
Scheldt River
South Beveland
CBS
North Beveland
Halloween Parade and Public Library Display Draw City Crowd
Four small goldfish newly at PA NEWC Public Library drew attention when their bowl rested on a junior department ledge. Masked children collected candy while some groups donated leftovers. A distinct white cloud formation appeared in the evening sky drawing viewers from the East Side and beyond.
Daily Weather Report Summary for United States
The 24 hour period ending 9 am reported a maximum of 70 and a minimum of 37 with no precipitation and a river stage of 3.9 feet. For the same date last year the maximum was 55 with no precipitation.
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United States
Yugoslav Partisansclear Western Shore of Kotor Bay
A Tito headquarters communique states Yugoslav Partisans have cleared the western shore of the Bay of Kotor the main U boat and naval base of the Austrian Navy in the last war. The Bay of Kotor lies on the Adriatic about 27 miles southeast of Dubrovnik with the fortified town of Kotor on the bay's eastern side.
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London
INS
Bay of Kotor
Cattaro
Joseph Tito
Bay of
Kotor
Adriatic
Dubrovnik
Dewey Outlines Postwar Plans For Prosperity
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey outlines a postwar prosperity program while on the campaign train en route to Boston. He accuses Roosevelt of broken promises and pledges to lift the nation from economic hardship, arguing there is room for everyone to get ahead while targeting subversive elements. He plans to address Massachusetts cities Pittsfield Springfield and Worcester to win 16 electoral votes.
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Dewey
Boston
Mass
Thomas E. Dewey
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Springfield
Worcester
Buffalo
GOP
Sudden Bombing Attack On Paris
Gen Charles De Gaulle and cabinet members narrowly escaped a bombing in Paris during a ceremony honoring Resistance dead. NBC reported unidentified bombers targeted the provisional French government during the crowd clearance.
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New York
INS
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
NBC
Merril Mueller
Mueller
de Gaulle
Roosevelt to Speak Twice More in Campaign Push
President Roosevelt will deliver two final nationwide speeches before election day. One address comes Thursday from the White House and the other Saturday at Fenway Park Boston in a large outdoor rally. Presidential Secretary Early said the broadcasts fit a half hour Democratic program on NBC from 9 to 9 30 p m EWT.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
World Security Organization
White House
Boston
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Stephen T. Early
Mr. Roosevelt
NBC
War Fund Drive Reports Boost Total To $45,089
The 1944 United War Fund and Community Chest drive reached $45,089 in the first week after adding $28,217.75 to $16,869.25. Division chairmen reported at the Castleton Hotel meeting that about $80,000 remained to reach a $125,000 city goal. Campaign chairman H. J. Morrison and vice-chairman W. E. Langan opened the session.
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Castleton
United War Fund
More Than 500 Planes Smash Nazi Targets
An armada of 550 or more American bombers and fighters conducted daylight attacks on Germany with Liberators Fortresses and 250 fighters striking Gelsenkirchen and rail hubs at Hamm and Coblenz. Night raids by RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes hit Cologne with explosive totals reaching 10 000 tons over four days.
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London
INS
Germany
Reich
Gelsenkirchen
Hamm
Coblenz
Cologne
Main Thing Is To Win War Says Robert Patterson
Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson told reporters in Pittsburgh he prioritizes victory over reconversion of war plants. He praised war progress as first rate and called General Joseph Stilwell an outstanding leader, briefly commenting on his recall from China.
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Robert Patterson
Pittsburgh
INS
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Joseph Stilwell
China
Armistice Day Proclaimed by Governor Martin in Pennsylvania
Governor Edward Martin issued an Armistice Day proclamation urging Pennsylvanians to renewed zeal and courage. He saluted the armed forces as they push back evil and marks the 26th anniversary of Armistice Day.
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Harrisburg
INS
Edward Martin
Plane Losses Of Jaws Over 2,300 In Two Months
Pearl Harbor reports a conservative tally showing 2,594 enemy planes definitely destroyed and 252 listed as probable across September and October. The losses include carrier air crews from the Third and Seventh Fleets, with additional aircraft felled by land based bombers in the Pacific theater.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Philippines
U. S
Philippine Sea
America
Mikado
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Navy
Carolines
Marianas
Bonins
Volcanos
Kuriles
Germans Suffer Heavy Losses In Bologna Battle
Allied Fifth Army repelled a series of German counter-attacks south of Bologna in Italy with heavy Nazi losses. British Eighth Army widened a bridgehead across the Ronco river as Meldola was cleared and air support continued over the Po valley and behind enemy lines.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
Bologna
Henry Maitland Wilson
Eigth Army
Ronco
Adriatic
Mediterranean High Command
Adriatic Sea
Eighth Army
Meldola
Mediterranean Air Force
Po River
Balkan Air Force
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Japanese Claim Troops Landed on Peleliu Island
New York dispatch reports Japanese Imperial headquarters claiming that assault units landed on the north coast of Peleliu in the Palau group to counter the American invasion. The communique says a torpedo assault unit attacked an enemy convoy east of Peleliu and that four transports were sunk with two more heavily damaged. no Allied confirmation was available.
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New York
INS
Jap Imperial Headquarters
Peleliu Island
Palau
FCC
Peleliu
Bessemer Designates Day For Blood Donor Drive
Bessemer will enroll blood donors Friday November 17 with a Red Cross mobile unit. About 525 donor cards were sent to residents. roughly a quarter have been returned. Mrs Wayne Davis, Bessemer Blood Donor chairman, urged immediate returns to reach 400 appointments for November.
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Bessemer
Blood Donor Service of the Red Cross
Wayne Davis
Soviet Armies Closer To Budapest In Hungary Drive
Soviet forces push toward Budapest reaching 43 miles from the capital. Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army seizes Izsak and over 200 towns and villages along the Tisza Danube corridor. Nyreghyaza battle within 120 miles of Budapest as advances of up to 12 miles occur with thousands of prisoners reported.
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Moscow
Hungary
Budapest
Tisza
Danube
Nyreghaza
Red
Reich
East Prussia
Rodion Malinovsky
Izsak
Keczkemet
Kecskemet
Malinovsky
Alpar
Nyreghyaza
Allied Forces Reach Salonika
Allied forces have reached the Greek port of Salonika, with headquarters noting rapid advance as remnants of German forces are cleared from Greece. Ground operations north of Kozani continue with allied troops in contact with German rearguards.
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Rome
INS
Salonika
Gulf of
Athens
Greece
Kozani
British drive nears Irrawaddy town in Burma
British troops push toward Katha less than 30 miles from the Irrawaddy town as they press along the Mogaung Mandalay corridor within a mile of Mawlu. The Chinese thrust reaches Myothit north of Bhamo while Indian troops clear Kennedy Peak south of Tiddim.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Salween River
Irrawaddy
Katha
Southeast Asia Command
Mogaung-Mandalay
Mawlu
Myothit
Bhamo
Chin Hills
Kennedy Peak
Tiddim
Tiddim-Fort White Road
No Confirmation Of Tokyo Raid From War Department
Tokyo radio reports of a mid day air raid on Tokyo brought no confirmation from the War department in Washington. The department said it had no information of any air activity over Japan.
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Washington
INS
Tokyo
War Department
Department
Japan
Jap Troop Train on Luzon Bombed by U S Planes
General MacArthur reported a Japanese troop train on Luzon Island was bombed and partly destroyed by an American reconnaissance plane. He noted ongoing air attacks from the Solomons to New Guinea and the Moluccas, with additional bombing near Amboina and in the Banggai Archipelago.
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Luzon Island
MacArthur
Philippines
Solomons
New Guinea
Moluccas Islands
Hundred Yank Tanks Advance in North Vosges Drive
The German DNB agency reported an American advance with 100 tanks along the Luneville to Strasbourg road in the North Vosges. American forces occupied Montigny and pushed a fairly strong attack southeast of Luneville, dated November 1.
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London
INS
North Vosges
Luneville
Strasbourg
DNB
Montigny
Rare Caesarean Delivers Quads in Philadelphia
A Caesarean at Lying-In Hospital produced four premature babies four to two pounds. The mother Mrs. Joseph Cir Nimeto of Upper Darby and doctor John C Allery reported all quads and mother in good order. Three girls and a boy arrived at 11 12 a.m. after a two minute operation.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Cirnimetto
Upper Darby
John C. Allery
Death Record for Mrs Alice Hetrick 73
Mrs Alice Hammond Hetrick, aged 73, of 715 Arlington Avenue, is listed in the death record dated Wednesday November 1 1944. The notice gives residence and age without detailing cause or further family information.
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Alice Hammond Hetrick
Arlington Avenue
First Tokyo Air Raid Report Conflicting Broadcasts
Tokyo radio reported a mid day air raid by several B 29 Superfortresses over Tokyo and Yokohama. Conflicting transmissions claimed one or several raids with factory areas set ablaze, marking the first alert since Doolittle raid.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Marianas
Tokyo Radio
Kanto
Comeil Agency
Kanto Region
Doolittle
Nippon
County Quotas for Sixth War Loan Campaign Set
County quotas for the sixth war loan campaign are announced by Judge W. Walter Braham. Lawrence county totals 6,050,000 with New Castle 4,450,000 Ellwood City 1,120,000 Bessemer 157,000 New Wilmington 108,000 Wampum 75,000 and Volant 50,000, all lower than the fifth campaign figures.
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Lawrence County
W. Walter Braham
New Castle
Ellwood City
Bessemer
New Wilmington
Wampum
Volant
Summer Garden Reflections By Arthur Memeter
The narrator recalls summer work and the harvest with memories of hoeing weeding and planting. He notes the catalogue promises and asks if the effort yielded much while mentioning carrots blooming and seeds nurtured. The piece ends with a calm note on shelves in the cellar and warm weather in late season.
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U. S. Army
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Hallowe’ening
Hallowe’eners
Daily Weather Report
Kotor Bay
Leo W. O'Brien
U. N.S
H. J. Morrison
W. E. Langan
Bulletin
Jap Air Force
By James L. Kilgallen
U.S
Day
Red Cross
Natalia Rene
I. N.S
U. S. Reconnaisance
Leyte
George Lait
Jnp
Celebes Group
Banggai Archipelago
Amboina
U.S. Air Force
Servic
Arthur Memeter
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