Signatures' Lack May Invalidate Many Ballots
Absentee ballots from armed services personnel may be invalid if voters fail to fill the oath and signature lines or have improper witness signs. About 50 ballots set aside. 60 percent of military ballots come from unregistered voters. The State War Ballot Commission will accept all absentee ballots reaching the Annapolis State House by November 7 at 6 pm.
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Leslie N. Coblentz
Board of Election Supervisors
Maryland
Tven
Anaemis
Armed Services
Special Board of Registry
Baltimore
State War Ballot Commission
Annapolis
Four Hurt In Bus Crash At Charleston
Four men were injured today when an Atlantic Greyhound bus loaded with war workers crashed in fog at Snow Hill on the outskirts of Charleston. The bus was en route from Charleston to the Dupont plant at Belle.
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Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic Greyhound
Dupont
Belle
Famed Queen Beatrice Dies at 87 in London
Princess Beatrice youngest child of Queen Victoria dies peacefully in sleep at 87 in London. She served as governor and captain of the Isle of Wight after her husband Prince Henry’s death in 1896 and was aunt to King George V Kaiser Wilhelm II and Queen Marie of Romania.
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London
Beatrice
Britain
Victoria
Victoria Eugenie
Spain
George
Duke of Windsor
Switzerland
Marquis of
Carisbrooke
Beatrice Marie Vittoria Feodore
Princess Beatrice
Isle of Wight
Prince Henry of
Batterberg
Prince Henry
Queen Victoria
George V
Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Marié
Romania
Maryland Baptist Union reports rise in church membership
About 900 clergymen and lawmen attended the Maryland Baptist Union Association session in Baltimore for its second day. Reports covered the State Mission Board and the Ministerial Education Committee as Blanche Snyder White of Virginia spoke on home missions.
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Baltimore
Maryland Baptist Union Association
State Mission Board
Blanche Snyder White
Virginia Women's Missionary Union
R. Warwood Bagey
Joseph T. Trenton
Cumberland
N. HH. Maring. Berwyn
Joseph T. Watts
Roger J. Berghauser
Laurence A. Free
Watts
Maryland
Allies Begin Landing On Walcheren Island Amid Dutch Breakthrough
Berlin said Allied forces began landing operations on Walcheren Island in northern Holland as Canadian troops pushed through fog and flooded areas toward South Beveland. Montgomery's forces pressed the Scheldt pocket, trapping thousands of Germans and threatening the Maas line while the rest of the front remained comparatively quiet.
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London
Antwerp
Berlin
Walcheren
Guardian of the Sea
North Sea
Loe Soul Cadal
Schelder
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Holland
Bergen Op Zoom
St Hertogenbosch
South Beveland
Rilland
Montgomery
Teta Box
Maas
Meuse
Nijmegen
Hagaa
Dordrecht
Moerdijke
Swiss Alps
Epinal
Vosges Mountains
AP Correspondent Asahel Bush Killed in Tacloban
AP war correspondent Asahel Bush, 31, was killed by a Japanese bomb in Tacloban on Leyte Island Philippines while covering the naval battle. Douglas MacArthur sent condolences to Kent Cooper and praised Bush as a credit to his profession. He is survived by his widow Fae Cornish Despain and daughter Margaret Ann.
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San Francisco
PK Asahel
Bush
Yeaterday
Associated Press
Tacloban
Leyte Island
Philippines
C. Yates McDaniel
McDaniel
Leyte
Rie Yulpian Gon
Douglas MacArthur
Kent Cooper
Asahel Bush
Buch
Pacific
Associated
Ames Federation of Labor Refuses WLB Participation
In Washington on October 26 the Ames Federation of Labor triggered a new crisis by refusing to participate in certain cases before the Wet Labor Board until demands for changes in the Little Steel formula are addressed. Fire damaged Bathmore Church, Broadview Methodist, starting in the organ pit and consuming the ceiling. Rev. John S. German reported the pastor unable to estimate the damage.
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Washingto
Ames Federation of Labor
Wet Labor Board
Bathmore Ort
Broadiway
John S. German
Eighth Army Advances Toward Bologna From Italian Front
Allied headquarters said Eighth Army troops cleared the Savia river line and probed toward Cesana and Balosna. Forces advanced west and north of Cesana and moved within five miles of Farli. The thrust brought Bologna within about 3 1/2 miles as the army pressed forward.
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Rome
Savia
Cesana
Farli
Balosna
Eighth Army
Bologna
Leyte Battle Closes Southern Leyte Death Trap
General MacArthur’s forces seal off the Leyte valley advancing through mud and rain after capturing Burauen and San Pablo, while 53 Japanese planes are downed and the Japanese supply line from the north is severed. American armor and airborne units press the push toward Samar and Masbate in a widening offensive.
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MacArthur
Leyte
Philippines
Leyte Valley
Burauen
Dulag
San Pablo
10Th Corps
Samar Island
Samar
Philippine Island
San Juanico Strait
Tacloban
Masbate
Leyte Gulf
B 29s Hit Japanese Mainland Airbase In West China Raid
A U Superfortresses raid on the Omuta airbase on Kyushu island reportedly struck a major aircraft plant area. Pilots described the mission as highly successful with pillars of smoke and flame visible as Col. W H Blanchard stated Tokyo radio would be wrong if it claimed a miss. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay called the operation a success.
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China
U. S
Omtutra
Kyusun Iseland
Curtis Lemay
Tokyo
Hirohito
Col. W. H. Blanchard
Canterbury Archbishop Dies At 63 Of Heart Attack
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. William Temple, died of a heart attack at 64. He had been enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral since 1943. His death, after Princess Beatrice’s, plunged England into mourning as the Prime Archbishop’s line ends. He had earlier declined engagements due to illness despite infection slow to respond.
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Canterbury
London
William Temple
All England
Beatrice
England
Victoria
Temple
Church of England
Frederick Temple
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Nimitz Praises Fleet Victory in Pacific Waters
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, head of the U S Pacific Fleet, issued a message from Pearl Harbor praising the courageous and aggressive fleet victory over Japan in the Philippines and the forces who fought in air on the surface and in submarines. He expressed pride gratitude and reverence for those who gave their lives and pledged continued effort to destroy the enemy.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Adm
iChester W. Nimitz
Philippine
Pariti Fleet
Pacific
United States
Coal Arriving in Frederick as Shortage Eases
The report notes stoker coal beginning to arrive in Frederick with expectations of ample supply to avert a shortage. Some wards have not yet received coal while firms report varying delivery progress. Congressman J Glenn Beall said Frederik and Middletown would receive sufficient hard and soft coal resources, though labor shortages hinder deliveries and coal moves from yards to cellars.
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Frederick
J Glenn Beall
Frederik
Middletown Wold
Dane Frig
Australian Warship Commander Killed in Action
Prime Minister Curtin announced the Australian warship Australia suffered net damage on October 2 and that Commander Sineax was fatally wounded aboard the vessel. Commodore J. A. Collin, commander of the Australian squadron, was wounded but not confirmed aboard. The ship normally carries 679 crew.
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Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
HTS
Sineax
Curtin
J. A. Coili
Thought Can Do New York Report Incoherent Fragments
The readable fragments describe persons named Geto Herbert Ley and Nazi labor front chief proposing actions. Key details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate discussion of a fight or clash and feedback on labor actions in New York.
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New York
Geto A6
Hebert Ley
Aete Cma
OWE
Gas Ration Rules Announced For Motorists
About one third of motorists are eligible for gas ration books under new rules. The county board urges applicants to submit mileage and tire inspection records with A book applications and to keep front book stubs for gas coupons. The notice warns that missing documents delay coupons and that tire records must accompany submissions for supplemental gasoline.
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Jose Parr
Stadenmench
Fis
Gretoml
German Army Commander Reported Killed in Russian Air Strike
A Berlin radio report says Gen Schaeckenburger, commander of a German Army corps, was killed in a low level air strike by Russian planes on an advanced trench position near Mun ae bi gioue.
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Landon
Berlin
Schaeckenburger
Unclear military leadership reshuffle amid Fourth Army command
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a succession in military command involving McNair Ge Jenn 7 De Witt and Lestey a MiSewe a Dhueptoh, with references to Fourth Army and Western Department. The garbled text obscures clear names and dates, but signals a change in command and high importance.
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Ge Jenn
de Witt
Lestey
Amy
Cosimond
Fianni
Washington
Great Victory May Shorten War By Months
A coordinated U S Navy victory in the Leyte Gulf area saw a Japanese force of eight warships sunk or damaged as U S surface ships and aircraft attacked from the south via the Sulu Sea and the Surigao Strait. Reports credited heavy losses to Japan with a potential months-long shortening of the Pacific war.
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Adm
Daniel Barbey
Leyte Gulf
Philippines
United States
Sulu Sea
Suriwan Strait
Uss
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Hitler
Ue Philippines
Japan
China
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Paull Gha
KEI EI UI Llb
Ohlps
Lull Eelusels
Emperor Hirohito
U. S
Pacific
MacArthur
Midway
Nimits
Formosa
U. S S
Leyte
Ilang
Siouyan Sea
U.S
Samar Tak
Sibuyan Sea
Nimitz
Princeton
Seventh Fleet
Philippine Sea
Nimila
William F. Halsey
Marc A. Mitscher
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Sweeney
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Stark General Hospital
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MD. Baptist Union
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Brent Snedegar
West Church Street
Sus
C. M. Funk
Church Street
B. W. Meeks
Sherman P. Bowers
Emmett R. Bowlus
Auciancer
Howard
A. Gross
Schelde Estuary
WLB
Schickelgruber
McNair
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