Soviet Red Army drives through Hungary about Budapest
Soviet assault units penetrate toward Budapest as the Red Army presses retreating Germans from Matra to Bucki mountains. In the Fuezesabony sector they capture a key railway junction, kill about 1 000 Germans and Hungarians, take 500 prisoners, and threaten Miskolc. Rail lines to Budapest are cut with further advances toward Hatvan and Tiszaluc.
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Moscow
Red Army
Matra
Buckk
Hungary
Tailvehy
Fuezesabony
Budapest
Miskolc
Fuezesbony
Hatvan
Miskolec
Huta
Tisza
Tiszaluc
East Prussia
Praga
Yanks encircle trapped Japs in Ormoc corridor
General MacArthur announced that the 24th division has formed an enveloping pincers around a Japanese division trapped in the Ormoc corridor near Limon. An American road block clamps the Ormoc road as the 32nd division probes north of Limon to pressure Jap defenses. Enemy columns are routed as trapping tightens.
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Ormoc Corridor
32Nd Division
Limon
Allies Batters Crumble Nazi Defenses Across Fronts
Allied offensives pierce German borders on multiple fronts, with Patton’s Third Army driving into Metz from north and south. American units cross at Perl as U S first and ninth Armies push toward Aachen and the Rhine, while Belfort gap nears collapse and Belfort city falls may follow.
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Metz
St. Nazaire
Belfort
Germany
Budapest
United Nations
George S. Patton, Jr
United States Third Army
Stalingrad
Aachen
Patton
Perl
France
Luxembourg
Saar
Paris
U. S Third Army
Reich
U.S First
U. S
Ninth
Cologne
Duren
Belfort Gap
George S. Paton
Third Army
Thionville
Dwight D. Eisrenhower
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Rhine
Chinese Troops Attack Bhamo Front in Burma War
Reports from Ceylon say Chinese forces in Burma prepared for a full onslaught on the Jap base at Bhamo guarding central Burma. Allied HQs note troops moved 10 miles south from Kalemyo on the Chindwin front amid air strikes crippling targets on the Bangkok Chiengmai railway.
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Kandy
Ceylon
INS
Burma
Bhamo
Chindwin
Kalemyo
Bangkok-Chiengmai
Bucks Seen Near Harbor Spot Deer Season Opens
Dave Aston of Wilmington Avenue and Henry Aslen of Chestnut Street report a magnificent buck sighting near the harbor this week. The buck appears oblivious to deer season opening December 1, with a fine spread of antlers.
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Dave Aston
Wilmington Avenue
Henry Aslen
Chestnut Street
Daily Weather Report for the United States
The 24 hour period ending at 9 a m shows a maximum temperature of 43 and a minimum of 37 with 62 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 44 feet. The same date last year recorded a maximum of 32 and a minimum of 30 with no precipitation.
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United States
Mount Fortino Taken By Poles
Polish troops with the British Eighth Army seized Mount Fortino west of Forli as Allied forces press the advance in Italy. Nazi counterattacks flare near Fuga while the Luftwaffe returns with night bombing over the Eighth and Fifth army fronts. Forli endures heavy incendiary bombing.
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Eighth Army
Rome
Forli
Mount Fortino
Henry Maitland Wilson
Fuga
Navi Fliers
Proclamation for Annual Christmas Seals Sale 1944 New Castle
Mayor John F Haven of New Castle Pennsylvania proclaims a from November 20 1944 to early 1945 annual sale of Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis eradication urging public support and noting the seal sale as a humanitarian effort to benefit future generations.
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John Haven
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Blood donors reach 1067 total through Friday at Red Cross
The Blood Donor Service of the Red Cross processed 1067 pints by Friday with Bessemer Day at First Presbyterian Church yielding 211 pints. If rates hold, New Castle will reach its 1800 pint quota by next Wednesday though the schedule through noon today was 134 short for Wednesday and 197 for Monday and Tuesday.
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Blood Donor Service
The
Red Cross
Bessemer
First Presbyterian Church
New Castle
Virginia Oprea
William M. Allman
Mt Jackson
Sally Metzka
New Middletown
Lela Deprano
Edenbure
Archie Shoup
Trapped Miners Believed Dead at Franklin Mine
Rescue workers, after locating a mining cap as floodwaters receded, believed three miners trapped since Saturday in the Franklin mine near Wilkes-Barre were dead though they hoped to recover them by nightfall.
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Wilkes-Barre
Franklin Mine
Wilkes- Barre
Fighting in Budapest Reported by Swiss Radio
Swiss radio reported street fighting in Budapest, with Germans in the royal castle in the western part of the city. The broadcast, dated November 18, placed the action in the capital of Hungary.
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Budapest
London
INS
Hungary
Buda
Deaths in Saturday Ledger List
Obituary brief records eight deaths including Henrietta Marshall 67 of 310 Bridge Street Salvatore Castello 76 of Lawrence County Home Marvy Hogue 92 of East Washington Street extension Edith N Green 62 of 111 Sheridan Avenue Mary Rebecca Kirkwood 91 of Ranney Avenue Vincent William Yakowicz 533 of 1032 Liberty Street Clara M Andrews 66 of R D 3 Slippery Rock.
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Henrietta Marshall
Bridge Street
Salvatore Castello
Lawrence County
Marvy Hogue
East Washington Street
Edith N. Green
Sheridan Avenue
Mary Rebecca Kirkwood
Ranney Avenue
Vincent William Yakowicz
Liberty Street
Clara M. Andrews
R. D
Slippery Rock
Christmas Seal Sale Starts Monday 1944 Campaign
The Christmas Seal sale for 1944 begins Monday November 20. The drive honors postal officials and employees who deliver seals and return donations to the tuberculosis associations. The original image, by Spence Wiley, shows a modernist portrait of a mail carrier with a holiday envelope. This annual Lawrence County Tuberculosis Society campaign supports tuberculosis work.
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Spence Wiley
America
Lawrence County Tuberculosis Society
Fierce Battle In Albanian Capital
Inside Tirana fierce fighting rages as National Liberation Army captures key sites including the town hall officers home radio station and prison in the Albanian capital according to a Tito led Yugoslav Partisan communique.
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London
INS
Marshal _ Tito
Tirana
Albania
National Liberation Army
County Gears Up For Sixth War Bond Drive
Lawrence county opens the Sixth War Loan campaign Monday November 20 through December 16 to raise 6 050 000 for the war effort. New castles New Castle Ellwood City New Wilmington Wampum Bessemer and Volant share the quota with local chair Braham and McKee leading the drive.
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Lawrence County
United States
New Castle
Ellwood City
Bessemer
New Wilmington
Wampum
Volant
Rickenbacker Slams Home Front Optimism in Philadelphia
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker president of Eastern Airlines condemned uncalled-for optimism on the home front. He said he is appalled by indifference to the war effort as crowds gather in bars and cafes, while receiving the DAR’s first annual Americanism medal in Philadelphia.
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John H. Craige
International News Service
Switzerland
North Sea
Europe
Philadelphia
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Rickenbacker
Daughters of American Revolution
Red Cross Blood Donor Call Seeks 134 Open Positions
The Red Cross appeals for volunteer blood donors with 134 vacancies for next Wednesday. A total of 240 donors are needed for the first three days of the week: 37 on Monday, 70 on Tuesday, and 134 on Wednesday.
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Red Cross
Fall Reunions End In New Castle Scottish Rite Ceremony
The Valley of New Castle Consistory closed its annual fall reunion on Friday night with surprise presentations honoring distinguished Scottish Rite Masons. A large class completed their degrees during the week as meetings drew many members and visitors before continuation on page two.
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New Castle
Valley of
Long Distance Operators In Ohio Cities On Strike
Ohio strike among more than 1,000 telephone operators spreads from Dayton and Columbus to Toledo and smaller towns. Springfield reports about 100 walkouts, Akron shows 380 workers voting for action, with ballots pending in Cleveland Canton and Youngstown. Akron workers stay on job pending results. War Labor Board summons Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers officials to explain back to work order disobedience.
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Ohio
Dayton
Columbus
Toledo
Springfield
Akron
Cleveland
Canton
Youngstown
War Labor Board
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Reports of Disorder in Germany Grow in Munich Protests
London dispatches quote the London Evening News as saying unrest in Germany intensifies with protests by thousands of women in Munich. Clashes are reported, and the Gestapo chief Himmler reportedly ordered an SS column to Munich amid hundreds of arrests.
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London
INS
Germany
London Evening News
Munich
Free Germany Committee
Moscow
London Evening Standard
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Germans Must Not Talk About Hitler
New York dispatch says Himmler issued an order forbidding discussion of Adolf Hitler's health as reported by Svenska Dagbladet. The directive affects German officials and media, signaling tight control over public commentary on the führer.
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Hitler
New York
INS
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Svenska Dagbladet
The
Owl
All-Out Attack Against Metz
The Fifth Infantry Division of the U.S. Third Army launched an all-out offensive against Metz at dawn. A Yank patrol entered the city from the south and another crossed the Moselle bridge into Metz as Reich forces faced the assault.
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Metz
United States
Third Army
Moselle
Reich
Roosevelt to Name Hurley China Ambassador
Reports say President Roosevelt planned to appoint Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley as the new U S ambassador to China. He would succeed Clarence F. Gauss who resigned weeks ago after Gen. Stilwell was recalled from the C I B war theater. Gauss expected to arrive in Washington soon.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Patrick J. Hurley
United State
China
Hurley
Clarence F. Gauss
Joseph W. Stilwell
Gauss
Dances Change From Old Favorites to Modern Boogie
Arthur Mometer laments the shift from classic dances like the quadrille gavotte and waltz to today’s boogie and jive. He notes younger crowds require agility and vigor and that older dancers are left watching as trends sweep away traditional steps.
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Yesteryear
Banas
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Essen
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Vienville
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J Colmar
Basel
Berlin
Siegfried Line
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ninth Army
Rhineland
Leyte
Lee van Atta
Nazi Reich
By J. C. Oestreicher
International News Service Foreign Editor
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PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
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Fortino
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Wizards
George Raft
Steel City
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Leyte Island
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Ore
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