Train Near Plane 4 Kills Man Sleeping Between Rails
Henry Maught a 34 year old Monrovia resident was killed when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight near Plane No 4 after apparently sleeping between the rails. An accidental death verdict was returned after investigation by the county medical examiner and state police.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Plane No. 4
Henry Maught
Monrovia
Paul B. Rhoads
Corp
W. W. Corbin
Maught
J. E. Hughes
Mawght
H. M. Snyder
Ridgeville
Churchill reports progress in Southeast Europe talks with Soviet Union
In a Commons address from London on October 27, Prime Minister Churchill described a favorable working agreement with Russia on southeastern Europe. He said efforts to resolve the Russian Polish dispute were not yet successful and urged renewed high level talks with Stalin and Roosevelt before year end. He warned Germany faced no hope of division and stressed unity of the three Allies as decisive for the postwar world.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Quebec
Averell Harriman
United States
France
Britain
Poland
Fighting In Italy Drives Toward Bologna and Ravenna
Allied forces push up the Po valley along Highway 9 toward Bologna facing heavy German defenses two miles east of Forli. British Canadian and Indian troops reach the Ronco river with patrols crossing and withdrawing after German counterattacks. Vanguard Eighth Army units advance toward Ravenna and establish a Bevano river bridgehead six miles south of the city.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Bologna
Forli
Ronco
Rimini
Ravenna
Adriatic
Bevano River
Court of Appeals Rules Amendment Valid for Referendum
The Court of Appeals in Annapolis ruled the proposed constitutional amendment to reorganize the state judiciary is valid and may be referred to voters on November 7. The decision upholds the Anne Arundel county circuit court and denies Noah A Hillman’s petition to restrain counting of amendment votes. A later opinion will be filed. Separately a mattress fire at George Strasberger apartment house in Klinesprings alley caused minimal damage, extinguished with a bucket of water. occupant Russell Liles was present.
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Annapolis
Mersland Court of Appeals
Anne Arundel County
Noah Va. Hillman
George Strasberger
Klinehart's Alley
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Russail Liles
Citizens Truck Company
United Floodlight T Rack
Poom
War Fund Goal Here Assured for Frederick County
Confident that the Frederick County Community War Fund minimum goal of 30 788 is practically assured James H Gambrill III general chairman urges finish of solicitors reports The second county district to complete its solicitation exceeds its quota by 16 percent Jefferson district chaired by Edgar Thomas with a 15 member committee is noted The 1936 Maritime Commission created more shipyards capable of building 400 foot vessels.
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Frederick County
James H. Gambrill, III
Gambrill
Jefferson District
Edgar Thomas
Mystery Man Found Dead After Dinner in Hotel Room
Police discovered a dead man in a downtown Baltimore hotel after dinner. The room contained numerous belongings including 13 full whiskey bottles, 14 partial ones, 88 neckties, 19 pairs of shorts, 9 chewing gum packs, 9 pairs of shoes, 8 hats, 1 girdle, 12 decks of cards, 24 pants, 14 coats, 2 alarm clocks, and 21 gasoline ration coupons. He had been treated for a heart ailment.
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Baltimore
Pvt Talbert Killed in Action in South France
Private Raymond W. Talbert 19 of Poolesville is reported killed in action in southern France. He entered service October 22 1943 saw action in Italy before transfer to France. Surviving relatives include his parents Mr and Mrs John B Offutt and four sisters in Baltimore.
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Raymond W. Talbert
Poolesville
France
John B Offutt
War Department
Tolbert
Italy
Pvt
Emmett
E. Tolbert
Lucy
May Tolbert
Ior
Holland
First Army
Pfc
Pelimer
Frederick High School
Camp Wheeler
Camp Barkeley
Tex
England
New Jap Shakeup Reported in Tokyo Advisory Reform
San Francisco dispatch cites Tokyo radio as reporting Emperor Hironito approved a Japanese reorganization plan to rejuvenate advisory machinery for the Premier. The Board of Information says the changes will place efficient capable persons in new posts as the war situation grows more pressing. Towson report notes Frank Thomas sentenced to Maryland Penitentiary for July assault on Mrs. Doffmeyer.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Radio
Hironito
Japan
Board of Information
Federal Communications Commission
Towson
Frank Thomas
Maryland
Tiva Doffmeyer
Evacuating Civilians From City In East Prussia
German authorities announce evacuation of civilians from Gumbinnen in East Prussia as Red Army advances. Moscow says forces captured nearby towns including Gruenweilschen and Gudden with Shirgallen and Amalienhof also taken. Reports say civilians flee Konigsberg. city lies 66 miles southeast of the provincial capital.
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London
Gumbionen
Moscow
Red Army
Griumweilschen
Gumbinnen
Guddinn
Shirgallen
Amalienhof
Konigsberg
Konigsbers
First Sgt Shaff Cited for Silver Star Gallantry
First Sgt Alton E Shaff of Company A City is awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in Normandy inside the city of St Lo July 18 19 20 1944. He led two platoons under heavy fire and advanced beyond the line aiding the rapid fall of German resistance in France. Shaff describes the medal arrival and his return journey through Brest Paris Belgium and Holland.
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Alton E. Shall
St. Lo
France
Shaft
Germany
Normandy
Shaff
Sei Shafl
Brest
Belgium
Holland
Paris
Rail Starr
John Starr
Madison Street
Starr
Naval Losses in Philippine Waters Reported by AP
The three pronged naval and air battles in Philippine waters this week yield confirmed losses for the Japanese Imperial Navy. The figures come from official American communiques and eye-witness accounts, with details anticipated from fleet headquarters Pearl Harbor.
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Associated Press
Gommete
Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Philippine
Nazis Attack Salients as Allied Forces Gain Ground in Holland
Allied forces press the offensive in western Holland with Canadian and British troops expanding a beachhead on South Beveland near the Schelde. British and American units contest positions near Venlo and Roermond while German HQ withdraws from Tilburg to north of the Maas.
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London
Oegin
Maarshal
Walter van Model
Mans
Holland
Athick
Venki
Roermond
van Madel
Schelde
Antwerp
Beveland
Berlin
Moedekenskerke
Ae Island
Zundert
Breda
Roosendaal
Bergen Op Zoom
Tilburg
Maas
Supreme Headquarters
Armistice Day Proclamation by President Roosevelt 1944
Roosevelt calls on Americans to rededicate to winning World War II and building an enduring peace. The proclamation observes Armistice Day 1944 and urges devotion to victory, liberty, and postwar peace, with the flag to be flown on government buildings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United States of America
Wwe
Senate
Daveson
Franklin
Amereca
Walucas Abel
Six U.S. Warships Lost In Pacific
Washington reports six U.S. warships lost to Japan in the Battle of the Philippines. The Princeton carrier and five escorts or destroyer units went down or were damaged with about 27 Japanese ships sunk. Navy briefed that details on loss circumstances remain unavailable and casualties number around 500. Admiral Nimitz said over 13,000 sailors were rescued from the Princeton.
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Washington
The
Philippines
Princeton
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Heers
Japanese Fleet Crippled After Surprise Attack Foiled
U S carrier planes surprised Japanese forces en route to Formosa and Leyte as Admiral Halsey and Admiral Kinkaid's groups attacked three Japanese task forces. Battleships and cruisers were damaged or sunk, with Japanese carriers pounded and forced to retreat toward San Bernardino Strait.
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Pearl Harbor
Formosa
Philippines
Adm
William F. Valsey
Third Fleet
Adin
Thomas C. Kinkad
Seventh Fleet
Douglas
South China Sea
Singapore
Palawan Island
Mindoro Strait
Sibuyan Sea
Leyte
Kinkaids
Corers
Sulu Sea
Beech Lotiaearkan
Ue Halzey
Futmosa
Leste Gulf
Haley
Halsey
Freea Ud Om
Admiral Kinkaid
Siebuyan Sea
U. S
Swlu
San Bernardino Strait
Lauzon
Samar Ishind
Torttay
Empress Augusta Bay
14A
Hap Puree
Cral
Kinkaid
Carrie
San Bernardino Strat
Prince- Lon
MacArthur
Surigfao Strait
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Leyte Gulf
William F. Halsey
Dean Schedler
Associated Press
Tarte
Sint
Doubness
Court of Appeals Hears Constitutional Amendment Challenge
In Antiapolis and Osi on the 27th, the Court of Appeals weighs a challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at re-judiciary reform. Arguments focus on the amendment’s validity and potential impact on judicial power.
Foe Admits Loss Of Six First-Line Warships
Tokyo radio claims by Japan admitted loss of six first line warships including an aircraft carrier and battleships in a naval air campaign off the Philippines. Allied HQ reports estimate broader losses, with 27 ships damaged or sunk during Leyte operations and continued pursuit of remaining targets.
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Foe
Mbinastec
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
UPA
Guadalcanal
America
Leyte
Tarriiers
Philippines
Leyte Gulf
Geo
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Mindanao Sea
Japan
Air Force Liberator Bombers Sink Japanese Shipping
In Chungking on October 27 a communique from General Stillwell's headquarters said U S Army Air Forces Liberator bombers sank about 2.59 tons of Japanese shipping and damaged 1200 tons more while attacking remnants of a Japanese task force fleeing Admiral Nimitz. Two direct hits were scored on a tanker bracketed by bombs. a sport and two pyres were also noted. attacks were in the South China Sea east of the Luichun peninsula. None of the aircraft were lost.
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Chungking
Statk Air Force
Chester W. Nimi
Joseph W. Stillwell
South China Sea
Luichun Peninsula
Comargue
Victory Emphasized in Moscow on Philippines Battles
Moscow newspapers on October 27 highlighted American naval and land victories in the Philippines. Maps and two column stories stressed the importance of these triumphs as news readers followed the relay of events.
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Moscow
Philippines
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Surigao
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