Reinforced Japs Battle Yanks On Leyte Island
American infantrymen held the initiative on Leyte Island as heavy Japanese reinforcements arrived. The 24th Infantry under Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving seized two heights east of Ormoc road, reducing Ormoc's value as a port. The 96th and seventh infantry units pressed advances from Cari gara bay and Baybay while U S Army air and artillery battered Ormoc and surrounding terrain. About 35 000 Japanese troops were in the Ormoco sector, with heavy casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
24Th Infantry
Frederick A. Irving
Ormoc
Ronghold
Ormoc Road
Carigara Bay
Ormoco
96Th
24Th
24Th Doughboys
Hill 1525
Mount Minoro
U. S. 96
Louvigny Falls to U S Forces on 75 Mile Front
Allied forces under General Patton advanced up to seven miles along a 75 mile front below the Saar basin. They cut the Nancy to Saarbrucken road, reached near the Metz frontier, and took Louvigny and Delme Ridge as they pushed toward Metz and the Saarburg railway. The march yielded 1,500 prisoners by noon with continued rain hampering progress.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Third Army
Saar Basin
Nancy
Saarbrucken
Patton
Metz-Saarburg
Chateau Salins
Hampont
Nancy-Saarburg
Metz-Chateau Salins
Elise Shower
Weather and holidays mark a cold Armistice week
A year ago PA NEWC notes severe weather with snow on six of seven days and highs between 32 and 40 degrees. Local employees will gain a second holiday of the week tomorrow as Armistice Day and Election Day converge, creating two holiday occasions this period.
Michigan Republicans mull recount in high error districts
Detroit officials report President Roosevelt carried Michigan by 20 000 votes but Wayne county Republicans may seek recounts in districts with unusually high error rates. The canvassing board questions election board members from 16 districts without returns as Republicans observe proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Roosevelt
Michigan
Wayne County
Board of
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending at 9 a m show a maximum of 67 and minimum of 47 with 0.16 inches of precipitation and a river stage at 4 feet. The same date last year recorded a maximum of 39 and minimum of 30 with snow flurries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Workers Report Major Gain in United War Fund Drive
The United War Fund and Community Chest drive total rose to 117 472 with 33 683 added at today’s luncheon at The Castleton hotel. L. B. Round noted several industries remain to report and seven divisions have surpassed quotas including furniture and auto divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United War Fund
Castleton
L. B. Round
Irvin Robins
Automobile
L. J. Lewis
Bus Companies
P. W. Triplett
Martha Matthews
Speer Marousis
Joel McKee
Robert Strickler
W. E. Langan
County Officials Asked to Lock Military Ballots in Safe
State Democratic Chairman David L. Lawrence and County Chairman John B. Shaw urged county commissioners to seal military ballots in a safe. Shaw said there is no negligence, only precaution to prevent accidents, noting ballots are in the vault drawers but vault is open daily. They planned to discuss the request at their afternoon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Lawrence
John B. Shaw
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Soviet Push Near Budapest Breaks Nazi Defenses
Russian assault troops advanced toward Budapest from the northeast and south sweeping across the Tisza River region. They seized more than 50 towns and villages and opened a 25 mile bridgehead, as Mezoetarkany Besenvoetelek and other towns fell. The Budapest Miskolc rail line came under heavy bombardment and neared collapse.
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Moscow
Budapest
Miskolc
Tisza
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Polgar
Abadszalok
Mezokeresztes
Mezoetarkany
Besenvoetelek
Red
Forli Captured by British Eighth Army in Italy
In Italy the British Eighth Army seized Forli the Nazi held city on the Rimini Bologna highway after heavy fighting. 250 enemy troops were taken prisoner in the assault. South of Forli Allied forces crossed the Rabbi river and reached the Montone river as Negro and Polish troops advanced on other fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Forli
Rimini-Bologna
Henry Maitland Wilson
Rabbi River
Montone
Fifth Army
Azzano
Terricini
Savigliani
Montone River
Monte Bora
Frankfurt And Cologne Bombed
London reports massive Allied air raid on Germany targeting Frankfurt and Cologne. About 1,350 warplanes involved including 750 B-17s and Liberators of the Eighth Air Force with 600 Mustang and Thunderbolt escorts. Earlier, observers on the English Channel coast saw two strong bomber forces sweep toward the targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Frankfurt
Cologne
Germany
U. S
Eighth Air Force
New Castle High Faces Wartime Final at Warren Ohio
New Castle high school football meets Warren tonight for the final wartime season game. Kickoff is 9 p m New Castle time due to time change. first quarter details likely by 9 30 and final score after 11 p m. The News cannot provide phone updates because of wartime information restrictions. score will be posted at The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Warren
Ohio
President Roosevelt Returns to Washington in Triumphant Welcome
President Roosevelt thanked Washingtonians for a wonderful welcome home at Union Station before a triumphant procession to a fourth term. He spoke from an open car with Vice President Wallace and Vice President-elect Truman, praising government workers and War War II contributions as he repeated affection for the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Harry S. Truman
Armistice Day Reflections From 1918 Front Lines
A World War I reminiscence from New York dated November 10 1918 notes General Patton Jr in Metz area as Armistice Day approaches. The writer recalls the war ending and the human cost while criticizing unfulfilled goals of making the world safe for democracy.
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Raborg
Metz
I. N.S
New York
George S. Patton Jr
Third Army
New Castle Industry Expansion Sees Plant Growth and Relocation
Greater New Castle Association reports sale of Booker T. Washington site to Frank C. Douds Co. Inc. for expanded production of war materials. Building to replace relocated baseball field. plant to grow from 200 workers and shift toward peacetime expansion after the war. Local council cooperation cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Douds Company Inc
New Castle
Marshall G. Matheny
Greater New
South Mill Street
Frank C. Douds Company
E. B. Bowman
R. H. Cunningham
J. C. Calhoun
Cleveland
Greater
Frank C. Douds Co
Red Cross calls for 285 blood donors in New Castle
The Red Cross seeks 285 volunteer donors to fill open appointments for the first four days of the blood donor unit in New Castle. The drive runs at First Presbyterian church from November 13 to 22 with daily slots and a phone number for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
New Castle
First Presbyterian Church
Giant Forces Of Bombers Sweep Across Channel
Two large escorted Allied bomber formations crossed the English Channel to strike Axis targets. The mass of U S Flying Fortresses moved out in waves, with over 100 seen near Dover and hundreds more following in groups as a second force crossed the east coast for about 90 minutes. Coastal residents reported violent explosions near Dunkerque, where a Nazi garrison remains.
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London
INS
Channel
England
U. S
Straits of Dover
Dunkerque
French Channel
Death Notices for Eleanor Mays and Others Across Town
Obituaries list Eleanor Mays 58 of 805 Locust Street and Jonathan Kurtz 79 of Fayette in Wilmington township. Also noted are Ike Hazlett 45 of New Castle Junction, Robert Trotter 78 of Wilmington township, infant Matthews of Beaver Pa, and Walter Senciek 49 of 2021 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Eleanor Mays
Locust Street
Jonathan Kurtz
Fayette
Wilmington Township
Ike Monroe Hazlett
New Castle Junction
Robert Trotter
Wilmington
Infant Matthews
Beaver
Walter Senciek
Pennsylvania Avenue
Patton's Army Breaks Nancy to Saarbrucken Highway
Third Army forces under Gen. Patton cut the Nancy to Saarbrucken road after night advances. They seized Chateau Salins and Delme Ridge 1200 feet high, 17 miles northeast of Nancy, as resistance eased south of Metz. Rain and snow hampered operations.
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Patton
George S. Patton
Metz
Germany
Louvigny
Thezey St. Martin
Nomency
Metz-Nancy
Delme
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nancy-Saarbrucken
Delme Ridge
Chateau Salins
Third Army
U.S. Third Army
France
George S. Patton, Jr
Nancy
Saarbrucken
80Th Infantry Division
Dewey Plans Georgia Rest After Election Victory
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced a post election rest at Sea Island Georgia with his family and aides for at least two weeks. Accompanied by Mrs Dewey and their two sons plus secretary Paul E Lockwood and friends they will be joined later by Roger Straus party from New York City. Highways remain slippery as wind blown leaves make roads wet prompting cautions from Pennsylvania State Police.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Sea Island
Capitol
Dewey
Thomas E. Jr
John Martin Dewey
Paul E Lockwood
Carl T. Hogan
Deweys
Roger Straus
New York City
Coal Man Drought Turns to Storm Demand
In a homespun warning the speaker notes how warmth delays coal purchases but cold and wind trigger calls for the coal man to refill supplies. The piece laments missed earlier orders and highlights a chilly forty four degree day as the turning point for action.
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Y Lee van Atta
1.N. S
Marie Rose Lacombe
Salem
Mass
International
Francis P. Bolton
Margaret C. Smith
Clare Boothe Luce
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Mary T. Norton
Jessie Sumner
Emily Taft Douglas
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Connecticut
Milners
Massachusetts
California
Melvyn Douglas
Ilinois
Louvigny Falls
Thurston Macauley
Louvigny Taken
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
By Natalia Rene
1. N.S
Danube
City of Fork
By James L. Kilgallen
U.S
By Martha Kearney
Truman and Wallace
Major Paul C. Raborg
Hindenburg Line
Mahoning Ave
Patton's Army
Pierre J. Huss
M. S
Ridge
Georgia
Leo W. O'Brien
EN. S
Pennsylvania
Arthur Mometer
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