Train Wreck Near Hortense Injures Many On ACL Run
A Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. 91 derailed near Hortense Georgia injuring a score of people none fatally. Fourteen of eighteen cars left the track as the West Coast Champion sped from New York to Tampa with injured sent to Waycross hospitals. Further details were unavailable as lines were down and officials rushed to the scene.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Tampa
Fla
Hortense
Jacksonville
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Miami
O'Neal
W. S. Bailey
Bailey
Wrendleiee Wapeyene
Jessup
J. P. Walker
Four Hour Budget Meeting Ends With No Decision
After nearly four hours of reviewing department needs the Mayor and Aldermen adjourned without action planning a special session Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Mayor Hugh V Gittinger cited several expenditure concerns including land costs for a new airport east of Frederick and emphasized keeping tax rates low.
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Board of Aldermen
Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick
W. Raymond Walter
City Register
Mehrl F. Wachter
Aubrey A. Nicodemus
E. Austin James
Alarm clock repair stymied by war supplies claim
Why Not section in Seattle recounts an irate woman's call to Post-Intelligencer editor Eddy Willer. She was told alarm clock springs were needed for war goods, and she complained they could not fix her clock. She quipped that if material is saved for a White House cabinet, it could fix her clock.
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Seattle
Eddy Willer
Post-Intelligencer
Hiller
White House
Bob Hope Responds To Catholic Editorial Criticism
Chicago November 18 Comedian Bob Hope says he is astounded and amazed by The Pilot editorial of the Boston archdiocese calling for entertainers to avoid undermining morale. Hope cites four overseas tours and six million entertained servicemen, defending his record and saying he won praise from military officials and chaplains. The Pilot warned that some jokes may lead to harmful consequences, urging respect for morale and caution about content.
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Chicago
Bob Hope
Pilot
Howe
Army and Navy
Military Autoline
Deparus Group
Radio Star
Navy
Telephone Strike Expands Across Ohio Communities
In Ohio a wave of strikes by union switch board operators disrupted service in ten cities, spreading from Dayton after an unannounced walkout by the Ohio Federation of Telephone Operators. Long distance lines in Columbus and Toledo were affected while Wright Patterson and other bases reported normal handling of calls. An anniversary ceremony in Gettysburg marks Lincoln’s address and the cemetery dedication.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Toledo
Ohio Federation of Telephone Operators
Army Air Forces
Wright and Patterson Fields
Lockbourne Army Air Base
Fifth Service Command
Fort Hayes
DeGaulle Accepts Soviet Invitation to Visit Moscow
Tass reports that Charles de Gaulle accepted a Soviet invitation to visit Moscow and establish personal contact with Russian leaders, with the president expected to arrive soon.
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Degaulle
Japs Break Through Road Block Near Ormoc
Japanese tanks breached an American roadblock to reinforce near Ormoc as U S 24th Division fights to control Liman village on Leyte. Fred Hampson reports Nipponese hold the Liman valley with dug in troops and mixed armor amid stubborn Allied resistance.
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Philippines
Ormar Vend Yilage
Liman
Ormoce Highway
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
Limon
Hamppson
Simon
Leyte Peninsula
Church Week Emphasis Planned Across Frederick
Frederick observes Church Week November 19 to 26 with a city wide United Church Canvass. Some churches will complete an every-member canvass next week while others stage drives later. National dates run November 15 to December 6. Church Loyalty Sunday on the 26th culminates the observance with emphasis on Christians working together. Robert L. Smith chairs the action with laymen assisting and names listed as officers.
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Frederick City
United Church
Whckels Adde
Robert L. Smith
Mr. Smith
Chhairman
Peter W. Chichester
Jesse Shaver
Gerald G. Remsberg
Japs Claim Sinking Of Two U S Subs In Tokyo Report
Tokyo radio claimed two American submarines were sunk by air and surface units in the Pacific area. The broadcast, recorded by the FCC, was not confirmed by U S sources. Fighting rages in Tirana with liberation units seizing town hall radio station and prison.
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Tokyo Radio Today
Pacific
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Tirana
London
Free
Canital
Albania
Liberation Army
Wedemeyer Outlines Plans Before Chiang in China
Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer said he has advised Chiang Kai-Shek on dispositions to counter Japanese moves in China. Possible enemy actions include a Liuchow to Nanning push, a Liuchow corridor strike to Kweiyang, or a Chengiu drive toward Chungking. Wedemeyer praised Gen. Shunroku Hata as capable and noted ongoing talks with Chiang. He hopes Stalin’s recent Japan reference may aid their situation.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
U.S
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
Tanananen
Indo-China
Kweiyang
Kweichow Province
Chengiu
Szechwan
Wedemeyer
Shunroku Hata
CIO Designated To Represent Workers in Frederick Plant
The National Labor Relations Board announced that the Congress of Industrial Organizations has been designated as the collective bargaining representative for hourly and piece rate workers at the Ox Fibre Brush Company Inc in Frederick Maryland. An election on November 6 saw 316 eligible voters, 298 ballots cast with 227 for the CIO, four for the AFL and 67 for neither.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Frederick, Md
Ox Fibre Brush Company, Inc
NLRB
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Treasury To Sell Army Navy Tickets In Baltimore
The Navy announced public ticket sales for the Army Navy football classic on December 2 will be handled by the Treasury bond Sales Division in Baltimore at prices not yet set. A block of seats will be reserved for the cadet corps and the midshipmen, ensuring a colorful renewal in a Baltimore stadium capable of hosting the game.
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The
Navy
Treasury
Baltimore
Cadet Corps
Midshipmen
Endicott Peabody Founder of Groton School Dies at 87
Groton Mass November 13 Rev Dr Endicott Peabody 87 founder and longtime headmaster of Groton School died yesterday afternoon He taught President Roosevelt and the President s sons and performed the marriage ceremony for the Roosevelts in 1905 or 1906
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Groton
Mass
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Roosevelt
Peabody
Tennessee praised for year of service in Pacific campaigns
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz lauded the battleship Tennessee and her crew for a year of action in the Cilberts, Marshalls, Kavieng, Marianas, Palau, and Leyte operations. He noted repairs at Eniwetok and continued gunfire support from Pearl Harbor to Saipan, Tinian, Guam, and Leyte Gulf.
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Pearl Harbor
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshall Group
United States Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Tennessee
Cilberts
Marshalls
Kavieng
Marianas
Palaus
Leyte
Leyte Gulf
Vetere AL S. Rie Petels
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Eniwetok
Nimitz
Aleutians
Emirau
Gilberts
Kwajalein
Peleliu
Manila residents starve on sweet potato diet says ex-messenger
A 24 year old former messenger for an American officer, now in hiding, says Manila residents are starving with 63 percent subsisting on sweet potato leaves. He depicts a divided religious scene under Japanese rule, puppet government leaders, and pressure on U S airfields and Cavite base. A stolen Chevrpel auction framed item is noted and Terje Wold returns to Norway from London.
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Manila
Gles
Japan
Hien Denearsane
Tit Japatinese
Luzon
Cavite
Pope Ganda
Comitesins
Dr. Goevoels
Philippines
Red Army advances threaten Budapest and surrounding rail links
Frontline reports say Soviet forces push toward Mak, Miskolc, and Hatvan in Hungary, seizing Csany and Zsambok while widening a 27 mile stretch of the Budapest railway corridor. Tank battles rage near Hatvan as Moscow presses from the east and south toward the capital.
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Karoesond
Fuceswbouy
Fhatvan
Gyoenfoes
Matra Mountains
Rocio Yo Malinoveky
Hatvan
Watvan
Slovakia
Csany
Zsambok
Budapest
Danube
Vicwitg
Batnia
Belgrade
Nazi Resistance in Paris Reported by French Source
A French source reports a resistance movement in France led by 49,000 Germans hiding in Paris. Thousands of French collaborators remain at large aiding espionage and sabotage as German saboteurs receive supplies.
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London
France
Paris
Faris
Monte Fortino Taken By Poles Of 8th Army
Monte Fortino five miles southeast of Faenza was captured by Polish troops in the Errath Army drive toward Bologna Rimini road, with Allied headquarters reporting the push as part of a larger advance. German forces counter-attacked five times but remained repelled while the fault line held.
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3Rd Army
Mets
Monte Fortino
Rome
Faenza
Errath
Bologna-Rimini Road
Forst Point
Yyine
Aachen
Rhine
Swiss Alps
Belfort
Canal
Second Army
Maas River
Holland
Zig Canal
Bermzer
British Rapidy
Vio
Maas
Roerike Venlo
Germany
Montheliard
Hericourt
Winant Returns to London After Talks with Roosevelt Hull
Ambassador John Winant arrived in London by air today following consultations with President Roosevelt and Secretary Cordell Hull. The high level discussions focused on wartime diplomacy and allied coordination as World War II events unfold.
Eisenhower's armies drive toward Rhine on 400 mile front
Allied forces spearhead a vast 400 mile advance toward the Rhine as Eisenhower pushes six armies into German territory. Patton's Third Army drives toward the Saar and Metz with heavy air and armored support. Germans report intense fighting, house to house battles in Metz, and crossings into Germany amid a widening frontline.
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Germany
Metz
Eisenhower
Rhine
U.S
Rhineland
London
George $. Patton
Third Army
Reich
Moselle
Perl
Slabbert
Luxembourg
Patton
Bouzonville
Saarbrucken
Filstroff
Saarlouis
Merschweiller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Aachen
Former Brunswick Man Killed in Action in France
Pvt. George D. Jenkins Jr., son of Mr and Mrs George D. Jenkins of Pleasantville Md formerly Brunswick, was killed in action in France on November 3 the War Department notified the family. He had served 19 months in the armed forces and overseas since September this year, was an infantryman, and is survived by his parents and two brothers Donald and Richard Jenkins.
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George D. Jenkins, Jr
George D. Jenkins
Pleasantville, Md
Brunswick
France
War Department
Pvt. Jenkins
Servicen
Donald
Richard Jenkins
Goat eats tire quota claim baffling farmers board
Farmer Robert L. Edwards filed an affidavit claiming his pet goat climbed into his truck and ate a newly issued certificate for two tires. The county rationing board rejected the claim, noting the tire quota is exhausted for the month.
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Bennettsville
S.C. Nn
Robert L. Edwards
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