Allied advances near Rimini and Japan’s air stance questioned
As Allied forces near Rimini, reports suggest intensified Japanese resistance while Tokyo hoards aircraft. General MacArthur notes Jap forces withdrawing from Halmahera and bases south of the Philippines, with Mindanao near neutralization. Allied naval and air losses are tallied, reflecting efforts to pressure Japanese defenses and protect Philippine objectives.
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Japan
Pacific
MacArthur
Halmahera
Philippines
Halemahera
Aindanag
Nipon
Tom Fields
Danao
Mindanao
Kuriles
Australia
Marianas Islands
Avally Aglion
Japs Abandon Chindwin Base
Japanese forces retreat from Sittaung and abandon the Chindwin valley base near Tadla as Allied headquarters report.
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Chindwin Base
Battle Rages as Allied Riflemen Attack Rimini Front
Canadian troops of the Eighth Army with British naval support push toward Rimini and the Conca bridgehead, facing heavy German resistance. Allied forces claim gains near Misano and Lucca, with British and American air and sea power delivering mass bombardment as German reinforcements arrive from Florence. The Fifth Army advances toward Lucca while air forces mount a major push, targeting roads, bridges, and rail lines to disrupt German supply and retreat routes.
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Conca
Rome
Eighth Army
Rimin
Fo Valley
Naals
Misano
Ima Frean
Elekth
Rimini
Ealmy
Florence
Prorresa
Fifth Army
Serchio
Lucca
Americ
Fixe
Nile
Corlano
MAAF
Italy
Amari
Hitler Signals Defense Plan On Western Front
Berlin radio reported the Führer discussed a Western Front defense plan as Germany moves toward total mobilization. An announcer quoted the headquarters message promising measures will be implemented once mobilization is complete.
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York
Berlin
Hitler
Western Front
Reich
Bateline
Lyrex
Germany
Garemeny
Reds Driving On Hungary
Regain column notes advance west of Ordova about 110 miles west of Bucharest and near Yugoslavia. Soviet forces under Malinovsky and Tolbukhin claim to have captured 60 000 Germans near Calarst about 30 miles from the northern Bulgarian frontier. Reports of bridgeheads on Bulgarian soil circulate with no Mose confirmation. Russians claim mopping up encircled Germans south of Chisinau and Romania reports 3500 captured with Maj Gen Vor Deleon of the 270th Infantry division killed.
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Ordova
Bucharest
Yugoslavia
Piraces
Cienerat Malinovsky
Tolbukhin
Calarst
Bulgaria
Red Army
Mose
Chitinau
Romania
Vor Deleon
Allied Air Attacks Hit Karlsruhe and Other German Targets
Allied bombing raids struck Karlsruhe and Stuttgart amid a broad offensive into the Rhineland. Flying Fortresses and Mosquitos aimed at rail yards and repair shops, while German airfields and factories faced destruction. Soviet forces reported attacks on East Prussia airdromes as the daylight bombardment continued.
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Rhineland
Wansport
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Tudwieshafen
Berlin
Thaly Werd
Hungary
Runglan
Transylvaniat
Germany
Britain
Hitler
UB. Third Army
Karleruher
Sophie
Reich
Romben
Elke
Moscow
East Prussan
Geres ‘Ian
4Th
Nancy
Patton
Yanks Drive Through Rhine Valley Ahead of Belgian Front
Allied forces push northeast of Brussels into Leuven and near Tournai as British and Canadian troops trap depleted German divisions. Captured enemy documents show drastic reductions in German strength, while Antwerp falls and German ports face blockade. Eisenhower urges endurance as Rotterdam docks and railways loom as targets.
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Brussel
Leuven
Touvein
Linge-Leuven-Namur
Tournai
Dempsey
Bie Belgium
Seine
Belgium
Condon
Pas-de-Calais
Channel
Somme
Scheldt
Rivera
Antwerp
Germany
Alps
la Havre
Sarender Herbrandy
Eisenhower
Outen
Rotterdam
Post War Airport Talks Scheduled With City Officials
Airport engineers from Branitl Eastern Continental and American airlines will confer with Mayor Mauermann on airport expansion needs in the postwar period. The talks are to occur sometime this month, according to airport manager William Steinhardt.
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Mauermann
Branitl
Eastern
Continental
American Airlines
William Steinhardt
San Antonio School Attendance Nears Last Year Total
San Antonio Independent School District reports attendance in 14 elementary schools totaling 24,4% per pupil counts, two votes short of prior term. Jamey Shea, director of research census and attendance, notes registration continues through Wednesday with junior and senior schools not yet reported.
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S.A
San Antonio Independent School District
Jamey Shea
Anvounerd
Destroyer to be named for Texan author Thomason
A large destroyer under construction at Bethlehem Steel yards will be named for Lieut. Goss John W. Thomason, a Huntsville Texas native and author of Marine exploits novels, who served in the Orient and Europe in the last war and died in San Diego this year. His novel Red Pants tells of the Nicaraguan campaign.
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Ban Francisco
Van
Bethlehem Steel Company
Goss
John W. Thomason
Huntsville
Texas
Thomason
Orient
Europe
San Diego
Holiday Death Toll at 245
The Associated Press reports 245 Labor Day fatalities nationwide for the holiday period, with more than half from traffic accidents. The tally cites 187 traffic deaths, 54 drownings, and 4 other causes, highlighting California leading with 38 fatalities and Pennsylvania at 47.
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Associated Breup
Associated Press
Ang
California
Fek
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Quake Triggers Heavy Damage Across Ontario Area
A major earthquake centered near Malone New York and Cornwall Ontario rattled the region early Tuesday, followed by two aftershocks hours later. The tremors were felt as far south as Virginia and as far west as Michigan, with Cornwall experiencing substantial damage. Reverend Joseph Lynch of Fordham University noted the first shock was intense but superficial, likening it to a creaking staircase as the earth surface contracted.
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United States
Canada
Cornwall
Ontario
Malone
Joseph Lynch
Fordnaw University
Virgina
Michigan
Stattet
Mather Lynch
New York
Tate
Reading Emphasis Highlighted By University Speaker
Dr. Cora Martin of the University of Texas will stress the importance of reading at Boxar county teachers meeting in Hot Wells. The conference ends with B B Cobb of the Texas State Teachers Association speaking. New officers of the association will be announced along with several executive committee members.
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Cora Martin
University of Texas
Boxar County
Confernee
Ab- Hot Wella
B. B. Cobb
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Mot Wells
Hexer County
Gsratiation
Ammand
Evelyn W. Littin
Stellar Bobo
Mary Estella Daunoy
R. Henninger
Trazqurar
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India
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Blushonners Avenue
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Diamond Safon
the Alamo
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Oklahoma City
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Bigwest Beraain
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America
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Fetemasii Ational Optical
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