British Take Rion Port in Greece as Patras Falls
Allied communique reports British forces overwhelm the fortified Greek port of Rion guarding the Gulf of Corinth after capturing Patras. Some 1500 prisoners taken at Patras. British coastal guns use captured guns against retreating German craft. Further Greek resistance collapses with security battalions surrendering in multiple areas.
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Rome
Greece
Peloponnesus
Patras
Rion
Gulf of Corinth
Andirrion
Gulf
Nf Karakolon
Albania
Sarande
Corfu
Sarande-Delvine
Dalmatian
U S Bombers Reach Deep Into Kuriles Near Japan
Aleutian based Liberators flew to Kita Island in the Kuriles within 910 miles of Tokyo in their deepest strike, sparking fierce air battles. Two bombers were reported shot down amid heavy Japanese defenses as U S forces targeted Nippon's fuel centers and Balikpapan operations were noted in a related field report.
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Associated Press
Japan
Kurile Islands
Tokyo
Domei
Kita Island
Kuriles
Kita Je 2
Aleutians
Southwest Pacific Liberators
Balikpapan
13Th Air Force
Borneo
Tito in Moscow To Confer With Stalin
Paris radio reports Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia arrived in Moscow to meet Marshal Stalin. The London dispatch notes the high level talks are expected to cover wartime and postwar cooperation amid shifting alliances.
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Tito
Moscow
Stalin
London
Paris
Marshal Tito
Marshal Stalin
Painting Removed in Philadelphia Nude Portrait Incident
Philadelphia artist Maurice Molarsky says a nude painting was hung in a prominent spot in a current exhibit. The model later married, a friend alerted the husband, and the exhibit was taken down to avoid breaking up families. Molarsky blamed the hanging committee for placing the work where it could be seen from the street.
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Philadelphia
Maurice Molarsky
Molarsky
German Home Guard Units Enter Western Front Says Frankfurt
London dispatch reports on October 6 that several Volksgrenadier divisions or Himmler era home guard units have been committed to action on the western front, per Frankfurt radio.
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London
Volksrenadiere
Himmler
Frankfurt
Embezzlement for Wife Hospital Bill Leads to Sentence
William Sparrow of Waterstreet admitted embezzling 132 dollars from his employer, largely to pay his wife’s hospital bill. He received a suspended sentence with conditions to repay the funds, after prior assorted jobs and one past arrest. The case revealed checks and purchases tied to the embezzled money and a focus on Sparrow’s employment pattern.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
William Sparrow
Waterstreet
G. William Shipley
Shipley Bottling Works
Sparrow
R. Paul Buhrman
Traverser
Abteuualt
William M. Storm
Whiting
Charles Wesley Whiting
Austin James
Boyd Sonifrank
Jap Forces At Foochow Threaten Northwestern Foothold
Japanese troops reaching the northwestern suburbs of Foochow after landings in Fukien province, aimed at forestalling Allied landings from the Pacific and severing Japanese links to the south. Four strong earth shocks were recorded by Fordham University at multiple times, with blasts distant from New York in directions toward the Dutch East Indies.
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Wsgs
Fukien
Foochow
Fukion
Tokyo
Pacific
CBS
Berlin
Formosa
New York
Dutch East Indies
Fordham University
Profit cashing shakes market as leaders gain
The New York stock market faced profit taking today yet selective industrial and tail stock leaders advanced. Several favorites hit new yearly highs or extended gains, signaling mixed sentiment amid earnings and demand.
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New York
Russians And Yugoslavs Fight Nazis In Belgrade
Russian and Yugoslav troops clash with German forces on the outskirts of Belgrade as patrols cross to the south bank of the Danube from Pančevo near the capital. Tito near the front, with Belgrade’s fortifications and rail routes toward Athens and Sofia in focus.
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Belgrade
Moscow
Danube
Panjevo
Tito
Old City
Tnct Pravda
Nis
Red
Budapest
Pravda
Hungary
Topola
Karageorge
Black George
Peter
Berlin
Lithuania
Baltic
Saare
Loiano Taken By Fifth Army
Fifth Army troops broke through rain bogs and rugged terrain toward the Po valley and captured the road junction of Loiano less than 14 miles south of Bologna on the Florence road. Allied forces pressed on amid stiff resistance, with Austrian and German Alpine reserves counterattacking.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Loiano
Bologna
Florence
Monzano
Troiano
Bal High
Tssak
Monterenzio
Route 65
Imola
Urge sixth war bond goal to back wartime effort
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged immediate achievement of the sixth war loan goal of 14 trillion plus dollars, stressing no material drop in spending in coming months. He emphasized prioritizing the 5 billion dollar individual quota in the deadline drive.
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Washington
G .P
Treasury
Morgenthau
Evacuation of Aachen Clears German City Under Fire
Berlin reports that the last German gang evacuated Aachen under cover of night as US troops threaten the city from north and south. Officials say about 80 percent of Aachen’s streets lie in ruins and civilians are fleeing.
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Sacnen
Stockholm
Berlin
Soaner Degen
Aachen
Weather Hindering Allied Push Cited by German News
Transacean agency reports on October 6 that Nazi sources expect fog rain and mud on the Western Front to slow the Allied advance. The dispatch frames weather as a strategic ally for German defense amid ongoing operations.
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London
Transacean
First Parachute Jump Over Yugoslavia During War
Staff Sgt Preston D Angleberger, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Angleberger of 7 Hamilton Ave, recounts his first parachute jump over Yugoslavia during a mission to the Ploesti oil fields. He escaped capture after landing, later earning the Purple Heart and Air Medal, with 28 combat missions to Europe. He returns home on a 21 day furlough before reassignment to Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Preston D. Angleberger
Harry E. Angleberger
Hamilton Avenue
Frederick
Tate
Yaroslavia
Tyre
Ploesti
Romania
Yugoslavia
Set Angleberger
Munich
Europe
Germany
France
Balkans
Greece
Russia
Atlantic Cit
N. J
Angieberger
Frederick Countion
Trumeau Alt
Jefferson Set
Angleberger
Chances For 1944 Victory More Remote
OWI director Elmer Davis says Arnhem failure makes final victory in Europe this year unlikely. He notes the Rhine bridgehead battle dampened earlier expectations of German collapse before year end and discusses postwar dislocations, re conversion, and continued rationing and borrowing needs.
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Washington
Arnhem
OWL
Elmer Davis
Europe
Davis
Office of War Information
Germany
Rhine
Holland
Verdaoyv
Willkie M With Infection Of Throat In New York
Wendell L Wilkie, 1946 Republican presidential candidate, is reported to be suffering from a severe throat infection with slight congestion of the lines. He was admitted to a New York hospital on September 6 for a routine check up and rest. The physician said his temperature rose yesterday and he responded to treatment and is much better today.
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New York
Wendell L. Wilkie
Benjamin Salzer
Salzer
Willkie
Jap Army Doctors Killing Own Patients Claim
Washington reports that Japanese Army doctors are under orders to kill their own patients if capture seems likely. General Bliss, assistant surgeon general, says the Japanese have bombed their own hospital with patients inside.
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Jap Army
Washington
R. W. Bliss
Army
Bliss
Pacific
Negro Youth Held For Theft In Pool Parlor
A 12 year old bootblack confessed to stealing about 30 dollars from the Palate pool parlor on South Market street, via a coal chute entry. Police found coal dust on him and seventeen dollars more hidden in his clothing, with additional tens in a separate compartment. He was held for the county probation officer.
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Bootblack
Martin Kanade
South Market Street
Charles E. Cole
Previia Tasistatio NG
Cole
Hull
Central Black
Kanode
Mantevue
Wiliam C. Roderick
Snuff and Tobacco Use Seen From Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department reported a record peak in the consumption of snuff and chewing tobacco in the country while smoking tobacco and cigars stay comparatively low. officials noted that no smoking rules in war plants contribute to the trend.
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Anviles
Agriculture Department
Cll
Bombing Blitz Hits Berlin and Other German Targets
A fleet of over 100 American bombers joined British forces in daylight raids on Berlin, striking an aircraft engine plant and multiple industrial sites. The mission included long range escorts, with Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters, targeting Warburg oil refineries near Hamburg, a tank assembly plant, a military depot, an ordnance depot, and several airfields. Initial reports claim results were excellent.
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London
Berlin
Milan
Rhenagia
Ebane
Warburg
Hamburg
Stargard
Neuebrandenburg
Wensendorf
Mamburg
Heavy Attack On Fort Driant From German Forces
German tanks and infantry counter attacked American positions at Fort Driant in France as artillery pounded the fortress for an all night barrage. The fight centered on the northwest and southwest corners while nearby forts and rail guns added to the bombardment amid rain and mist. Capt Paul W. Murphy described Driant as a ghost town with dead soldiers on the streets.
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Third Army
France
Port Drianat
Fort Driant
Driant
Tne Leat Folliuns
Metz
Lezey
Nancy
Fort Desart
Moselle
Darnot
Ag Ghos
Paul W. Murphy
Chippewa Pads
Wis
Dr Marmor Purchases Pearre Drug Store
From the estate of the late Dr Albert N Pearve the stock and fixtures at 2 South Market Street have been sold to Dr Joseph P Marmor for 4.10 He has been employed by Dr Petre for six years and will continue to operate the business at the site which has housed the drug store for 60 years.
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Albert N. Pearve
South Market Street
Joseph P. Marmor
Marmor
Petre
U.S. Tanks and Infantry Advance In Fifth Ubach Battle
In the fifth day of the Siegfried Line clash, U.S. First Army tanks and infantry push toward the Ubach breach near Geilenkirchen, with heavy German counter attacks and relentless aerial support as Doughboys fight through Hurtgen forest and toward Duren.
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U.S. Army
Ubach
Arn
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Hurtgen Forest
Edgve
Cgeilenkirchen
Eilenkirchen
Germany
Duren
London
U.S. First Army
Battle resumes at Dunkerque as siege tightens
Allied forces resumed pressure on Dunkerque today as a German garrison held out in the last Nazi port on the channel. Canadian and British troops reportedly paused ground actions to permit French civilians to flee while Dutch radio claimed fighting was intensifying. About 17,000 German troops were believed to resist rather than surrender.
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Landau
Dunkerque
Churchill Sees Much Fighting Ahead in WW II Debate
In London on October 6 Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament a great deal of blood would be shed in the coming months. He spoke as Allied forces press Germany and urged inter-party harmony during postwar reconstruction talks. He warned against stretching resources for export purposes.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Germany
Hagerstown Fire May Reach Seventy Five Thousand
A three story brick building in south Hagerstown was destroyed with an adjoining structure damaged. Police suspect incendiary origin as a small rear frame building fire foreshadowed the larger blaze. Owner Garlan D. Groh and Patrolman Leister Isanogie provided details as investigators probe the cause.
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Hagerstown
South Hagerstown
Garlan D. Groh
Leister Isanogie
Snow in the Carpathians Reported as Frontline Weather
London dispatch reports the first snows falling in the Carpathians where Russian troops clash on Hungary and Czechoslovakia frontiers. Earlier snow had been noted on the Vosges front near the Belfort Gap.
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Carpathians
London
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Vosges Mountains
Belfort Gap
Americans Press On In Siegfried Line Breach Near Aachen
American forces hold a ridge east of Herbach and advance from Beegendorf as German artillery and counterattacks slow progress. Sherman tanks clash with German armor along the Siegfried Line while air bombardment and mining area fighting continue. Fort Driant siege continues with Patton’s troops under Nell fire amid smoke and rain.
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Siegfried Line
Reggendorf
Ubach
Anzio
Herbach
Beggendorf
Beegandorf
Germany
Aachen-Gladbach
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