Myers Case Before Court For Decision On Undue Influence
Four children of the late Sheriff George Ed Myers contest a deed to 301 East Third Street claiming undue influence by a fifth child. Ferdinand Myers testified about a 1943 meeting and a dispute over sharing the estate. The case, brought by family members against Edward J Myers and others, resumes before Associate Judge Charles W Woodward and includes prior 1942 proceedings.
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Charles W. Woodward
Circuit Court
East Third Street
G. Ferdinand Myers
Walkersville
Mary G. Loy
Lewistown
Wrs
Rebecca Hahn
Edward Myers
Hee See Ahs
Myers
Ferdinand Myers
Loy
Roosevelt’s Fourth Term Forecast At Election Night
President Roosevelt issued an advance forecast of 335 electoral votes for himself and 196 for his opponent at a press conference. He joked that his usual forecast was not very accurate and admitted canceling a 25 cent bet on the result due to fear.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rews
New York
Roosevelt Returns In Triumph To Washington
Franklin D Roosevelt arrives in Washington after a rain soaked homecoming crowd of about 251000 along a four and a half mile route from Union Station to the White House. Vice President Wallace and Senator Truman accompany the President as Johnny Boettiger rides with the driver. The reception includes 50 motorcycle police and multiple bands.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Union Station
White House
William A. van Duren
Mr. Roosevelt
Union Station Plaza
Wallace
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Johnny
Johnny Boettiger
Capitol
Constitution
Pennsylvania Avenues
Treasury
Executive Mansion
Office of War Information
Allied control for Italy shifts to civilian hands
The United States and Britain announced the transfer of the Allied control machinery for Italy from military to civilian hands.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Italy
Yamashita Broadcast Quotation Sparks Mockery
FCC records reveal Radio Tokyo described Gen Yamashita as a man who dozes and snores during conversations while claiming his actions show magnanimity. The broadcast, meant to justify his demand for MacArthur’s surrender in the Philippines, was cited as misleading by officials.
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San Francisco
Yamashita
Radio Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Gen
Yamayur
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Shiro Inaba
British seize Forli fortress and river bridge in Po Valley
Allied forces report capture of Forti in the Po Valley southeast of Bologna after a pincer move. About 250 prisoners taken. snipers active in Ferli but paths through town reached the Montone ruins. village Sandurano and positions east of Castrocaro also taken as Fifth Army reports villages seized and patrols active.
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Forti
Po Valley
Bologna
Rimini
Rimini-Bologna
Eighth Army
O: Ferli
Ferli
Castrocaro
Forli
Ravenna
Fifth Army
Massa
Associates Expect Hull To Be Named Secretary Of State
Washington reports say associates of Secretary Hull push to keep him in post as long as possible. They note President Roosevelt intends to preserve him in office, despite rumors of John G. Winant replacing him. Hull, 73, recently recovered from a throat ailment and remains devoted to the Dumbarton Oaks peace plan and other international efforts.
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Hull
Roosevelt
John G. Winant
England
New Hampshire
Naval Hospital
Dumbarton Oaks
International Peace Organization
Roosevelt Garners 17 109 Vote Margin in Michigan
Michigan results show President Roosevelt leading with 1 097 606 votes to Dewey 1 080 497 as Wayne County canvassers finish correcting election errors. Only 16 of 3 841 precincts remain to be counted statewide.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Roosevelt
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
Capture Of Kweilin Claimed By Japanese Radio
Japanese broadcasts claimed the capture of Kweilin and Liuchow in China. Domei said the Chinese 31st army fully surrendered at Kweilin, a strategic pivot for southeastern China, as Tokyo reported Liuchow’s capture and Liuchow air base fell after hand to hand fighting.
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Liuchow
China
Domei
31St Army
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Asia
U.S
Kwangsi Front
Stalingrad
Chungking
South China Sea
Great Wall
U. S
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Wie City
Tokyo
Kwei River
Five Years Later Word From Brother in Paris
A Frederick widow receives news after five years as a U S Army lieutenant in France mails her brother Bernard Hammerschmid in Paris is alive and well though Nazi deportations erased his furrier business and his Viennese wife. Other relatives in Vienna and Poland remain uncontacted since 1942. Light rain fell overnight in Frederick barely edging reservoir levels. Kowloon docks at Hong Kong bombed by U.S. Fifth Air Force on the second strike this week, Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer reports.
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Samuel Miller
East
Patrick -Street
Old Country
Hammerschmid
Frederick
Abraham
Switzerland
Mrs. Miller
Vienna
Poland
Kowloon Docks
Chungking
U. S
Kowloon
Hongkong
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Long Range V-2 Rockets Hit England and Antwerp
Prime Minister Churchill announced in Parliament that Germany has fired long range V-2 rockets at scattered English targets over weeks, though the attack has not been large. He said rockets from Walcheren and other sites may be overrun by Allied forces as Eisenhower advances. Berlin also boasted of V-2 use against Antwerp as winter operations loom.
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Churchill
Commons
England
North Sea
Walcheren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London Daily Mail
Stock- CO
HMO
Bos
Holland
Antwerp
Berlin
Germany
Ine
Wagner campaign costly for New York senator bid
Washington reports incomplete data show Senator Wagner of New York ran the most expensive campaign among incumbents. The Wagner-for-Senator club listed 38001.15 dollars in outlays up to October 27, while Wagner himself reported no personal expense.
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Washington
Senate
Wagner
Democratic Victory Shapes Roosevelt Third Term and New Congress
Roosevelt sails to Capitol with a strong mandate as Democrats win a working majority in the House and governorships, setting a dual challenge to push wartime goals and craft a lasting peace. Republicans retain influence in the Senate and White House, with Dewey mounting a strong challenge.
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin Seek Third Big Three Meeting
Washington reports Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin want another summit but no time or place is set. The president said details remain unsettled and meetings have traditionally been secret until leaders arrive. In London Stalin is believed invited for talks before Christmas, possibly in the Middle East.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Fie
Germany
Paul Ward
Baltimore Sun
Bane
London
Marshal Stalin
Middle East
City Tax Rate May Be Set Early Next Month
Mayor Hugh Gittinger says the city aims to fix the 1945 tax rate in December to prepare bills and begin January collections. Departments have submitted expenditure estimates to City Engineer W Raymond Walter who will compile them for the budget committee of the Board of Aldermen. The full board may vote after a complete review. no decision yet on whether the rate will deviate from the $1.12 figure.
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Hugh ¥. Gittinger
W. Raymond Walter
Board of Aldermen
Hungarians Urge Desertion to Russians in Radio Proclamation
Moscow reports Col. Gen. Janos Veres, Hungarian army chief of staff who surrendered to the Russians, urged his forces to desert the Germans and join the Red army to drive Nazis from Hungary. The message brands Ferenc Szalasi as a traitor and claims Admiral Miklos Horthy as the true ruler. Horthy had sought peace with the Allies before being arrested by the Gestapo. Stock markets opened higher in New York but dropped later after early gains faded.
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Janos Veres
Red Army
Hungary
Ferenc Szalasi
Nicholas Morthy Stillas
Horthy
Russians sever Budapest to Miskolc rail line in push toward Vienna
Russian forces under Marshal Rodion Malinovsky shattered west bank defenses along the upper Tisza and severed the main Budapest to Miskolc rail line. The Second Ukrainian Army reported 50 towns captured and up to 142000 German and Hungarian defenders killed or captured near Budapest as units pressed toward the capital and possibly Vienna. Large onion sets drop to one cent per pound as OPA announces for 1944-45 season.
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Marshal Rodion Y
Mar Hinovsky
Budapest
Hungary
Upper Vista River
Mezokecreszies
Miskolc
Tisza
Malinovsky
Czechoslovakia
Full Scale Offensive Near Metz Drives Deep Into German Lines
Allied forces under General Patton push through the Metz region in a three day drive, capturing Delme ridge and Chateau-Salins while expanding bridgeheads north of the city. Fourth Armored Division advances to Handecourt and Fontenoy. American forces press toward Morville-les-Vie and Hampont as German resistance tightens.
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Patton
Third Army
Chateau-Salins
Metz
Maas
Meuse
Holland
Moselle
Konnigsmacker
Luxembourg
Haute-Ham
Sear Basin
Baltic
U. S
Mets
Nancy
Normandy
Brittany
Maginot Line
Delme Ridge
Fourth Armored
St. Loe
Delme
319Th
90Th Infantry
Hannecourt
Fontenoy
35Th
Saar
Chateau-Salins- Sarrebourg
Supreme Headquarters
Morville-les-Vie
Hampont
Toughest Part Of War With Japs Lies Ahead
Washington November 10 The Marine Corps opened its 170th year with a warning from Commandant Lieutenant General A A Vandergrift that the toughest part of the war against Japan is still to come.
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Washington
Marine Corps
A. A. Vandergrift
Rail strikes halt Chicago commuter service. 600 workers walk out
In Chicago today about 75,000 commuters faced disruption as 600 employees of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee and the Chicago Aurora and Elgin railroads walked off the job to press wage dispute settlements.
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North Shore
Milwaukee
Chicago, Aurora and
Elgin Electric
Fewer U Boats Sink UN Merchant Vessels in October
Washington reports U-boat actions in October showed the fewest ships sunk by German submarines in any month of the war. The tally reflects diminished Allied merchant losses compared to prior months.
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Washington
United Nations
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