Motels of SOUTH BEVELAND BEING OVERRUN BY CANADIANS
Allied forces press the Schelde estuary front in west Holland as Canadians push on South Beveland island with British support. The landings created a deep bridgehead near Hoedekenskerke while German defenses struggled to relieve pincers closing on the Dutch-German border.
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Leyte Junction
Trap
West Holland
Associated Press
London
Walter von Model
Holland
Venlo
Roermond
von Model
Schelde
Antwerp
Beveland Island
Berlin
Hoedekenskerke
Beveland Canal
Beckley Mother To Christen Ship Named For Her Son
Beckley mother to christen the U S S Kinzer in Charleston South Carolina with Ensign Edward Blaine Kinzer honored posthumously. Kinzer a Woodrow Wilson high school Beckley college graduate naval pilot died May 8 1942 in the Southwest Pacific after aiding in sinking enemy ships. He was awarded the Navy Cross Presidential Citation Purple Heart and Bravery Certificate. His mother and sister will attend with Kinzer relatives and Beckley friends at the shipyard ceremony.
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Ensign Kinzer
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Navy Service
Washington
Pensacola
Florida
Miami
Southwest Pacific
Tulagi Harbor
Coral Sea
Charleston
South Carolina
R. A. Thetford
Williamson
Wreck Inside Oswald Mine Kills One Man
One man was killed and another injured in a motor wreck inside the Oswald mine of the New River Co. near Mount Hope at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Carlos Powers, 28, a brakeman, was crushed between the motor and a car. Mike Zieminick, 46, a motorman, was taken to Oak Hill hospital with a foot injury. Officials probe cause as Powers’ body is taken to Oak Hill mortuary. he lived in Maple Valley.
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Register
Mount Hope
Oswald
New River Company
Carlos Powers
Mike Zieminick
Oak Hill Hospital
Powers
Oak Hill
Maple Valley
Naval Toll Tops 27 Ships In Leyte Battle Port
MacArthur says land-based Liberators damaged an enemy light cruiser in Mindanao Sea as U S forces report 27 ships sunk or damaged in Philippine battles near Leyte. Adm Kinkaid split fleets, overwhelming two enemy groups while Halsey’s forces hit carriers.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. S. Princeton
Philippines
MacArthur
Mindanao
Associated Press
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Guadalcanal
America
Leyte
Leyte Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao Sea
Japan
Adm
Thomas Kinkaid
Leyte Gull
Kinkaid
William F&f. Halsey
Formosa
Dean Schedler
Nimitz
Political Calendar Easter War Time Schedule
A Philadelphia broadcast features President Roosevelt at 9 00 a M on CBS and MB S sponsoring. At 10 30 a M Governor Bricker appears from Kansas City with sponsorship by the Republican National Committee.
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C.B.S
M.B.S
President Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Business Men
Roosevelt, Inc
N.B.C
John W. Bricker
Kansas City
Republican National Committee
Presidential Campaign Broadcast Times From Networks
Saturday afternoon and evening broadcasts list Dewey from Syracuse at 12 30 sponsored by the Republican National Committee and Roosevelt from Chicago at 9 00 sponsored by the Democratic National Committee with times announced by networks.
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Thomas _ E. Dewey
Syracuse
N. Y
Republican National Committee
N.B.C
Roosevelt
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt Urges Big Vote In Democratic Campaign
President Roosevelt opens a two day drive for electoral votes in five states. He praises Wilmington labor for war effort and urges a large November 7 turnout. He wittily cites Lincoln and Douglas to poke at GOP air agitation while touring Philadelphia and Chicago.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Allied Planes Batter Nazis Leaving Greece
Allied warplanes pressed a steady day and night bombardment against retreating German forces in Greece. Ground troops and Greek guerrillas harassed enemy rearguards in the Larissa area as three Albanian road convoys were attacked and several vehicles destroyed. One Allied plane was missing.
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Associated Press
Rome
Greece
Larissa
Albania
Nazis Quit East Prussian Gumbinnen Evacuation and Battles
Soviet advances push toward Gumbinnen as German civilians retreat via Kaunas Konigsberg highway. Moscow says Grunweitchen Gud dinn Shirgallen Amalienhof captured and heavy fighting leaves at least 2800 Nazis dead. Russians gain in Petsamo area and Baltic fronts report tank losses.
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Associated Press
London
Gumbinnen
Moscow
Red Army
Grunweitchen
Guddinn
Shirgallen
Amalienhof
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Kaunas
Berlin
Augustow
Niemen River
Finland
Petsamo
Pitkajarvi
First Snow Grips New York Amid Windy Rain
New York awoke to the season’s first snow driven by strong winds and light rain as commuters headed to work. Temperatures hovered around 41 degrees and the wet snow melted quickly on contact with the ground.
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New York City
Associated Press
New York
Meadows Favors State Duplication Of Georgia Vote At 18
West Virginia Democratic candidate proposes studying lowering voting age to under 21 while Republican rival touts a conservation plan. Meadows suggests 18 year olds could vote after war, cites returning veterans. Dawson attacks conservation program as a failure and unfair on hunting and fishing licenses. Campaigns tour southern counties with planned appearances in Madison Clay Raleigh Oak Hill and Lewisburg Paden City.
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Meadows
Georgia
West Virginia
Clarence W. Meadows
Logan
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Alderson
Madison
Dawson
Edgar B. Sims
Lewisburg
M M. Neely
Congress
Paden City
T. C. Townsend
United Mine Work
Ers
Raleigh
Oak Hill
Walter S. Hallanan
National Republican
Roosevelt to make brief Clarksburg stop during west Virginia trip
President Roosevelt will deliver a short rear platform appearance in Clarksburg as his train moves from Chicago to Washington. The event, likely under 30 minutes, will be announced by Arthur Koontz. He has a major Chicago address planned Saturday night. Local leaders hope for a West Virginia visit during the campaign with Governor Neely and Judge Clarence W. Meadows to greet him.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Roosevelt
Clarksburg
Chicago
Washington
Arthur B. Koontz
Koontz
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
Clarence W. Meadows
Mr Roosevelt
Ten Year Old Boy Hurt At School Infallible Injuries
Herbert Carter ten of Eccles suffered a leg injury yesterday while playing at school. He was admitted to Beckley hospital at 1 30 p m. He said he fell while running and twisted his leg. Arnold W Rose fifteen of Fayetteville is also at Beckley hospital with an eye injury. He was admitted yesterday at 1 10 p m and thinks wind on the back of a truck caused the harm.
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Herbert Carter
Eccles
Beckley Hospital
Herbert
Arnold W. Rose
Fayetteville
Arnold
State Banks Rise in Deposits and Government Holdings
West Virginia 103 state banks and trust companies increased resources by 11.22 million dollars to a record 327.78 million between June 30 and September 30, with deposits rising over 10.4 million to 298.14 million. U S government securities climbed 25.59 million to 179.23 million while loans fell 6.40 million to 50.15 million. Capital accounts reached 28.82 million, up 0.76 million, as banks report continued prosperity.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
A. W. Locke
Locke
U. S
Oswald Local Backs Roosevelt 100 Percent Support
A resolution endorsing President Roosevelt at 100 percent was adopted by Oswald U.M.W. local 6158 this week. Charles Bennett, recording secretary, said the Oswald local is a combination of Tamroy and Oswald miners, with about 450 members.
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Roosevelt
Oswald U.M.W
Charles Bennett
Oswald Local
Tamroy
Bennett
Weather West Virginia Partly cloudy and cold with showers
Partly cloudy and cold with windy conditions and scattered showers in the north today. Clearing and colder tonight with Saturday fair and continued cold. Local high Thursday around 80, low Friday morning near 3, Moon temperature about 44.
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West Virginia
Teachers to Be Paid Tomorrow in Raleigh County
Raleigh county's about 700 teachers and other staff including bus drivers janitors maintenance workers will receive pay checks tomorrow totaling $125,000 for the second school month. Checks may be picked up in person at the county superintendent's office in the courthouse, clerk Beulah Hoffman Porterfield said.
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Raleigh County
Court House
Beulah Hoffman Porterfield
Churchill Sees Progress With Russia on Balkans Poland Unresolved
In a Commons address Churchill said a very good working agreement with Russia on Southeastern Europe’s problems has been reached while efforts to end the Russian Polish dispute have not succeeded. He predicted further talks with Roosevelt and Stalin before year’s end and stressed unity among the three Allies. He noted the absence of Russia at Quebec and the lack of the President during Moscow talks, but praised the American observer Harriman’s presence. He described the conference as highly satisfactory and warned against preemptive policy debates in Parliament.
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Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Mr. Roosevelt
Samuel I. Rosenman
Robert Sherwood
Office of War Information
White House
James Barnes
Eugene Casey
Associated Press
London
Churchill
Commons Today
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Quebec
Avere
Harriman
United States
Commons
France
Advertising rationing at The Register due to paper and staff limits
The Register reports that paper rationing and a severe shortage of printing plant workers constrain today's issue. Advertising space may be distributed on a first come, first served basis for about two months, with a goal to avoid crowding out news and editorials while maintaining quality.
40 Mile Front Set On Leyte
General MacArthur reported fast moving American forces had carved a 40 mile invasion front on Leyte island and pushed inland to liberate 15 communities. American guns and planes claimed 76 Japanese aircraft during harassing raids as the eastern coast from the northern tip to Dulag fell under control. The 10th and 24th corps joined near Tanauan south of Tacloban while southern Leyte valley towns were captured in a tank aided push.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Leyte Philippines
Leyte
Dulag
Tanauan
Tacloban
Leyte Valley
Chinese Destroy Trapped Jap Force Near Kweiping
Chinese troops wiped out part of a Japanese force eight miles southwest of Kweiping on the west river front in southern Kwangsi province and hammer away at the remnants. Kweiping lies about 70 miles southeast of Liuchow and sits near an American air base as the immediate objective of the Japanese campaign narrows.
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Associated Press
Chungking
Kweiping
West River
Kwanagsi Province
Liuchow
Kwangsi
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Beckley
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Earl, Jr
Kyle Kinzer
B. Bowling
Princeton
Ken Shrover
George Hartman
C. G. Peregoy
Glenn Sallack
William M. Reeser
Don Boyd
Lawrence Flint
Blaine Kinzer
Bulletin
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J. Simms Percy
Charleston, W. Va
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Clarence Meadows
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