Broadway's Mike Todd Seeks Midwest Chorus Talent
Chicago tryouts draw eight hundred hopefuls as Broadway impresario Mike Todd hunts for chorus girls and stars for upcoming productions. He explains Broadway has scarce pretty girls and plans two shows, Up In Central Park and The Emerald Queen, with Jeanette MacDonald set to star, while scouting Chicago for a touring company.
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Mike
Broadway
Central Park
Sigmund Romberg
Victor Herbert
Todd
Jeanette MacDonald
Chicago
Star and Garter
Windy City
Mohammed
Mid-West
Living Memorial Trees for World War Service Members
Raleigh county community backs a living memorial plan along a 26 mile section of the North Sound highway with trees for service members and fallen heroes. Local families including Mrs. W B Crickmer and others express support as a November 19 initial tree planting date is planned, with a dedicatory address still to be arranged.
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Memory Lane
Madge Richardson
Raeleigh County
Raleigh County
Fayette
Mercer Boundary
Plat Top
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Basy
Ashford General Hospital
Vollet Feazelle
Japanese acknowledge B 29 raid on Nanking and other targets
The Japanese Domei agency, via a broadcast recorded by the FCC, confirmed a B 29 raid on Nanking by about 20 aircraft and noted earlier B 29 attacks on Kyushu and Saishu. One B 29 was downed by anti aircraft fire near Nanking.
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Federal Communications Commission
Yap Island
Carolines
Haha Ishind
Chichi Island
Bonins
Nanking
H. H Arnold
Comet
Domei
Kyushu
Saishu
Third Army advances near Metz in rapid breakthrough
The sixth armored division led tank vanguards across the Nied near Han-sur-Nied and along to Lemud while another column pushed to the Moselle river at Lemud. The advance penetrated toward Haboudangs and Morhange as the Third Army liberated 225 square miles and held 2,440 prisoners, with Metz fortress line still stubborn.
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Sixth Armored
Nied
Han-sur-Nied
Metz
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Aube
Semud
Chateau-Latins
Third
Koenixsmacher
Haboundangs
Chateau - Salins
Saar Basin
Morhange
Bombing Raid Targets Ruhr and Coblenz Rail Yards
The report notes raids on a synthetic oil plant in the Ruhr and railway yards at Coblenz to the south. A spokesman said enemy flak eased under heavy cloud cover as supplies were saved. Four bombers and one fighter failed to return. A long munition train west of Amersfoort, en route to 10 Nazi troops in Holland, was destroyed by RAF Typhoons.
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Middle East
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Russia
United States
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Union High
Kanesaya
Ware
Wane
Ruhr
Coblenz
Amersfoort
Holland
Japanese convoy attacked near Ormoc road clash
Allied aircraft strafed a Japanese convoy along the Ormoc road while other planes from River company aided the action. Clement Schulte of Snow Thornton Florist was among those meeting the advancing forces during the engagement.
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Ormoc Road
Peterson's Ointment Provides Quick Eczema Relief
Eczema itching is eased by applying Peterson's Ointment to affected areas. The cream soothes itching, improves skin appearance and feel, and also helps tired feet and cracked toes. Available at druggists for 35 cents with money back not offered.
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Allied forces press in Philippines as Yamashita defends Ormoc corridor
U S reports say fighter planes hit enemy installations in the Ormoc sector and shot down 19 Japanese aircraft with minor losses. General Yamashita aims to form a strong defensive line in the Ormoc corridor to bar liberating forces. The 1st U S cavalry and 24th division push along the Ormoc road around Pinamopoan amid stubborn Japanese resistance near Mt. Pina Mt. Badian Mt Cabungangan and Carigara bay.
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Ormoc
Philippines
Yamashita
Fle
Leyte
U. S
Pinamopoan
Ormoac Road
Carigara Bay
Mt. Pina
Mt.Badian
Cabungangan
Carigara
France Faces Postwar Role Amid War's Paralysis
In the wake of war's devastations, officials weigh France's part in shaping postwar Europe. Leaders debate reconstruction, security, and alliances as the country seeks a stable path forward despite ongoing hardships.
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Balkans Fighting and Allied Moves Near Skoplje and Pecs
The Bulgarians press attacking German positions at Kumanovo 15 miles northeast of Skoplje as German withdrawals into central Yugoslavia continue. Tito reports Russian and Yugoslav troops crossed the Danube near Baja and Apatin driving toward the Hungarian city of Pecs, while France’s wartime role and postwar peace plans loom.
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Skoplje
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Danube River
Baja
Apatin
Pecs
Budapest
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