Lomza Falls to Soviet Forces Amid Broad Advances
Moscow reports enormous losses inflicted on German defenders as Soviet troops seize Lomza and push toward East Prussia. other units batter Warsaw defenses while Russians reach the Polish Czechoslovak border near Krosno Ciechania and Titos Partisans join near Negotin. Northern Transylvania advances threaten near Hungary.
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Moscow
Lomza
East Prussia
Krosno
Ciechania
Negotin
Yugoslavia
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Rhodope Mountains
Greece
Ernst von, Hammer
Thrace
Transylvania
Expect Storm To Strike New York
New York weather bureau warned of a hurricane force storm moving from the south toward the New York City area within hours. The system is expected to batter Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts coasts as it travels north, with Long Island in the gale center and ships ordered to batten down.
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New York
New York City
Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Long Island
Pennsylvania students lead nation in tin can salvage efforts
A Washington report notes Pennsylvania school children topped the nation in war salvage tin can collection during a six month period ending recently. Meanwhile press reports warn of dogs attacking people despite laws. J H Rust of Volant reports tall sunflowers on his farm with some plants reaching twelve to fifteen feet eleven inches in height and blooming on the right.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
J. H. Rust
Volant
Daily Weather Report United States Statistics
Daily weather report for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. shows a maximum of 80 and a minimum of 32 with traces of precipitation and a stage of 4.5 feet. Comparisons to the previous year record a high of 76 and a low of 43 with no precipitation.
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United States
Strength Or Weakness Of Siegfried Line Now Key To War's Length
American forces hold footholds on German soil as 1st and 3rd US armies reach the French German border along a 200 mile front. The war's duration hinges on Siegfried line strength and its garrison of 25 to 70 divisions, shaping both timeline and casualties.
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Siegfried Line
John H. Craige
International News Service
United States
Europe
France
Rhine
Germany
Westwall
West Wall
Two Hundred Jap Planes Lost In Week Two Hundred
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports week two hundred of aerial campaign against Japan. US task forces carry carrier based aircraft spearhead assaults on Jap strongpoints in the Philippines and surrounding Pacific theater. American ships and air units claim major damage to enemy positions and Nipponese shipping as operations press toward reconquering the islands.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Philippines
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Tito Says Nazis Bottled Up in Southeast Europe
Marshal Tito reports major advances in Serbia with German forces trapped in Bulgaria Greece and southern Yugoslavia. Partisans capture Pirot Caribod and Babusnica and push toward Nis along the Orient Express line amid fierce Bela Palanka fighting near the Belgrade Sofia and Belgrade Salonika rail corridors.
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London
INS
Marshal Tito
Serbia
Bulgaria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Germany
Pirot
Caribod
Babusnica
Nis
Orient Express
Belgrade
Fighting in Calais Sector Escalates on French Coast
British coast watchers heard heavy artillery rumblings as Canadians press to crush Nazi resistance in the Cape Gris Nez area. Allied air forces crossed the Channel toward Belgium, signaling intensified fighting along the Calais sector.
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London
Calais
Cape Gris Nez
Dover
Channel
Belgium
Large U S Units Cross Border Into Germany Near Aachen
Large units of the American First Army including tanks and infantry stream across the German border south of Aachen. The movement is reported by a British broadcast recorded by CBS.
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New York
First Army
Aachen
CBS
Conjecture On Future Role Of Russia In War
Soviet Russia’s future as an active Axis foe counterbalance was debated after the Quebec conference. Officials disclosed Moscow was invited with the full Pacific strategy agenda aiming to draft a plan to crush Japan after Germany’s defeat.
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Russia
Quebec
Que
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Washington
London
Moscow
Japan
Stephen T
Raids on Four Philippine Islands Reported by Manila Radio
Japanese controlled Manila radio claims American carrier air attacks hit Negros Leyte Legaspi and Zamboanga. The broadcast notes planes came from a US task force offshore the southern Philippines on September 12.
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Philippines
Manila Radio
Manila
Negros
Leyte
Legaspi
Luzon
Zamboanga
Mindanao
FCC
United States Task Force
Washington Roundup on Security Talks and War Fronts
The Chinese delegation at Dumbarton Oaks is poised to demand major changes in Far Eastern policy before backing a new security plan. Military circles forecast seven days of pivotal war developments on all fronts. Congress may delay postwar reconversion as Rep Knutson warns of a House vote Monday. Sen Kilgore vows a bill to control stock and US patent rights formerly held by Axis nationals.
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Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Russia
Britain
Germany
Japan
Capitol Hill
Rep. Knutson
Minn
House
Senate
Sen. Kilgore
GOP Chairman Herbert Brawnell Jr to speak in Washington
National Chairman Herbert Brawnell Jr is due in Washington today for a speaking engagement. He is expected to address party supporters and outline upcoming campaign priorities.
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G.O.P. National
Herbert Brawnell, Jr
Washington
Train Crash Kills Dozens Near Terre Haute
Twenty five people died and 64 were injured when the Dixie Flyer crashed head on with a northbound train near Terre Haute Indiana. Many victims were service members returning from active duty. Hospitals and morgues overflowed as the death toll climbed amid fog and confusion.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
European Front
Headquarters Of Gen. Pershing In First War Taken
French troops spearheading the seventh army drive into the upper Marne valley reach Chaumont, headquarters of General Pershing. Lieut. Gen. Patch’s force advances several miles north amid German resistance as Chaumont lies 32 miles northwest of Chaumont-Sur-Sine with Langres on the left flank.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Marne
Chaumont
John J. Pershing
Alexander M. Patch
Chatiilon-Sur-Sine
Armistice Terms For Romania Revealed
The terms require Romania to declare war on Germany immediately, hand over its fleet to the Allies, and pay 300 million dollars to Russia. The Moscow peace agreement also allows Allied use of Romanian military, air, naval bases, ports, harbors, and air fields.
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Washington
INS
Romania
Germany
Russia
State Department
Moscow
Riots Reported in Berlin Amid Peace Demonstrations
London dispatch cites a Lyon radio broadcast claiming without confirmation that riots broke out in Berlin as SS troops fired on a peaceful demonstration, the report adding no verification yet.
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London
INS
Lyon
French Forces of the Interior
Berlin
Morell Blames Triple Slayings On Mercer Girl
William A. Morell testified that Janice Graham, a 21 year old domestic, prompted his confession to the October triple slayings at the Everitt Wilson dairy farm. He said he found the bodies of Helen Wilson and Katherine Wilson, then Janice entered the house reacting to tensions with Everitt Wilson. Morell awaits sentence for voluntary manslaughter in Helen Wilson's death.
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Mercer
William A. Morell
Everitt Wilson
Janice Graham
Morell
Janice
Helen Wilson
Katherine Wilson
Dewey to Press War With Japan in West Coast Speech
Gov. Dewey on the campaign train toward Wyoming and Montana hints he will critique the Roosevelt wartime policy on Japan and Pearl Harbor in an upcoming West Coast address. He accuses Roosevelt of not using Gen. Douglas MacArthur fully and of withholding key information about Hawaii.
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Dewey
Sherivan
Wyo
Wyoming
Montana
Roosevelt
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Valentine
Neb
Douglas MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
Berlin Bomb Bypassers Blasted by Night Raids
Berlin endured a night of heavy bombing as British Mosquito aircraft struck the city. Earlier raids hit railway junctions at Osnabruck and synthetic oil plants at Nordstern in the Ruhr, according to the air ministry.
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London
Berlin
Air Ministry
Osnabruck
Nordstern
Ruhr
Sweeping Raids Continue In Pacific Area
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports U S air forces hitting ten target areas in the Ceram Boeroe front. Allied planes destroyed a 1000 ton freighter and several coastal ships and craft, dropped 125 tons of bombs, and cratered runways as fires started at multiple targets.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Far Eastern
Ceram-Boeroe
Ceram-Boece Islands
MacArthur
Storm Winds to Hit Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The weather bureau warned hurricane winds from the south would sweep southern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania toward Harrisburg tonight and tomorrow morning. Gale force winds plus heavy rains are expected, with possible damage from uprooted trees and cut telephone and telegraph lines.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Allied Soldiers In Paris Warned Of Nazi Spies
Paris radio warned Allied soldiers in Paris about Nazi spies left behind by retreating Germans. The broadcast noted Germany is not down and out and urged caution, describing some spies as "nice-joking blonde girls" and stressing vigilance as forces push to defeat Germany.
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New York
Paris
France
CBS
Germany
Storm Moves Toward Atlantic Coast From Cape Hatteras
The weather bureau warned a severe Atlantic hurricane moving northwest from Cape Hatteras at 25 mph could strike the New England coast with winds above 60 mph this afternoon. The 140 mph hurricane threatened from Cherry Point to Eastport, Me, prompting evacuations and coast guard Red Cross alerts along the Virginia, North Carolina and Chesapeake Bay shores.
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Washington
INS
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
New England
Seaboard
Cherry Point
N. C
Eastport
Atlantic
Georgia
North Carolina
New Bern
Atlantic Seaboard
Miami
Virginia Coast
Chesapeake Bay
Red Cross
Coast Guard
War Department backs super rank for Congress action
Secretary of War Stimson said the War Department favors creating a new superior rank by Congress. He warned the rank must not infringe on General of the Armies held by John J Pershing. Backers want generals and admirals to reach parity with British officers including proposals for Admirals of the Fleet and elevated officers Marshall and Arnold to higher ranks.
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Washington
INS
Stimson
War Department
Congress
John J Pershing
Ernest J. King
U.S
William Leahy
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Henry H. Arnold
Death Record for John Offutt Brown in Scott Township
John Offutt Brown, 76, of Scott Township R D 4, died on Thursday September 14, 1944. Funeral arrangements are pending with local cemetery and funeral home.
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John Offutt Brown
Scott Township
R. D
Allied Powers Smash Siegfried Line Outer Defenses
Allied armies press the assault along a 170 mile front from Nancy to Aachen. Aachen nears five miles away as German counterattacks falter. New penetrations reported at Eupen. Moerkerque captured. Scheldt advance continues. Eisenhower expresses strong confidence in breaking the line.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Siegfried Line
Nancy
Aachen
Twelfth Army Group
Eupen
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Scheldt
Leopold Canal
Burges
German Troop Shifting Seen By Sec. Stimson
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said Germany may withdraw troops from Norway Denmark and other points to reinforce the Siegfried line. He added Germany is mustering larger forces for a desperate stand and shifting troops from western Europe Russia the Balkans and Italy under growing pressure.
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Sec
Stimson
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Siegfried Line
Europe
Russia
Balkans
Italy
Weatherproof Fan Packs For Footballs In Any Clime
The speaker pledges unwavering attendance at football games regardless of weather. He lounges in a bar with a cover over his head, a comfy seat, and a phone, ready to endure sleet or snow. He seeks sun under a roof with a window to keep rain out, claiming the weather will be eighty one.
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Score
Atherton
Lieut
Harry Urbanek
Detroit
Mich
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James L. Kilgallen
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