Yanks Close In On Leipzig and Hamburg Outflank
Allied forces push across the Saale toward Runthal and Dreefen as Erfurt falls, signaling near end of the war. British siege Bremen, Canadians reach Arnhem, and Brunswick and Magdeburg are besieged. North of Berlin, Halle and Bayreuth area actions press toward Nuernberg while Patton’s Third Army advances with minimal resistance. Reports say Berlin could fall within days as German air strength wanes.
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Saale
Runthal
Dreefen
Saxony
Erfurt
Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Bremen
Hamburg
Arnhem
Hones
Brunswick
Madgebure
Berlin
Halle
Bayreuth
Nuernberg
Bavarian Alps
Hitler
George
Patton
8Rd Army
Edward D. Ball
Allied Push Across Reich Surges Toward Berlin and Munich
World War II dispatches report rapid Allied advances across Germany. Bradley’s 12th Army Group notes executions of Luftwaffe officers and anticipated revolts. Armies push toward Berlin and Leipzig while Ruhr pockets shrink. Canadians seal off Holland pocket. Danube tributary push nears Munich. Berchtesgaden target looms.
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Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Luftwaffe
Tom Yarbrough
Bradley
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
Germany
Redoubt
Berlin
Leipzig
2Nd Armored
Ruhr
Holland
Reich
Danube
Alexander M. Patch
Munich
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Apolda
Naumberg
Dorndorf
Tornado Toll Heavy 71 Dead and Vast Destruction Across City
A devastating tornado demolished about one third of a 3,000 resident city, leaving 500 to 600 homes ruined. Army posts and Red Cross units dispatched crews, while Will Rogers Army Air Field in Oklahoma City supplied a portable power plant. In Muskogee the eastern outskirts suffered severe damage to the Oklahoma School for the Blind and several inmates were hospitalized. Residents recalled an odd, acre-wide blunt shape in the cloud and blocks of homes were leveled.
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Army
Red Cross
Will Rogers Army Air Field
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Oklahoma School For the Blind
Kr. R. Reed
James I
England
Hen Jonson
New President Sums Top Military Chiefs in Washington
President Truman, starting his first full day as Chief Executive, left his apartment at 4701 Connecticut Avenue for the White House. He rode with Lt. Col. A. E. Holland and Ernest B. Vaccaro, waving to subdued crowds. A White House note said he would not meet the press until Monday.
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White House
EWT
Executive Mansion
Connecticut Avenue
Truman
A. E. Holland
Office of Inter- American Affairs
Ernest B. Vaccaro
AP Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
Truman Sworn In As Roosevelt Dies The Nation Mourns
The piece details Truman's swift ascent after Roosevelt's death, the White House funeral plans for the late president, and reactions from Mrs. Roosevelt, lawmakers, and press. It notes Truman's oath, the public's stunned response, and initial pledges of support from leaders and editors. A closing note mentions a potato pulp product for insulation and wallboard.
State Mourns FDRs Passing in Baltimore Observances
Maryland officials and Baltimore institutions prepared for the death of Franklin D Roosevelt with closures, prayers, and mourning. Mayor McKeldin closed city offices, churches and councils ordered observances, and stores weighed July weekend hours while bars and entertainment venues shut or planned to close. Roosevelt had carried Maryland in four elections, and cross- state defense tours influenced the mourning period.
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Armory
Baltimore
al Smiths
Glenn L. Martin
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Fort George G. Meade
Roosevelt
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
O’conor
Maryland-Delaware Council of Churches and Christian Education
Rabbinical Council of
Seaboard Region
John W. Mebling
Retail Merchants’ Association
William Curran
Truman's World War I service shapes early presidency
An aging portrait of Harry S. Truman traces his path from farming and small-town life in Missouri to military service with Battery B during World War I, marriage to Bess Wallace, and early political fixes. The piece also notes a birthday tribute for local figures and a prowler incident, with a brief wartime logistics note on American vehicle tire replacements.
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Truman
Battery B
National Guard
Argonne Front
Tenday
Bess Wallace
Independence
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Chicago
Painless Death Halts Career Of President
The president died at 3:35 p.m. from a cerebral hemorrhage in the White House. Funeral services will be simple and burial will take place in the Hyde Park family plot. Cabinet members, the Supreme Court, and a delegation of officials and family will accompany the funeral party. East Room services will be led by Episcopal clergy. graveside rites by Rev. Dr. George W. Anthony. Mrs. Roosevelt and others were en route to the president’s cottage. Warm Springs foundation staff and patients reacted with shock and sorrow.
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White House
Hyde Park
William D. Hassett
Roosevelt
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Angus Dun
Washington Episcopal Cathedral
Howard
Wilkinson
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
John G. Magee
St. John's Episcopal Church
Frank W. Alcorn
Warm Springs
Washington
Carver Cottage
Hassett
Louisa Hackmeister
Associated Press
United Press and International News Service
Sassett
Bruenn
Howard Bruuenn
Navy
McIntire
Roosevelt Dies After Severe Headache at Cottage
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died at 3:35 p.m. after a sudden onset of a severe headache and loss of consciousness at the Little White House cottage in Warm Springs. Dr Brusin and staff witnessed the event as relatives and aides attended. last actions included signing S298 to support the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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Washington
Brusin
New York
Hassett
White House
Laura Delano
Roosevelt
N. Robbins
Bruenn
Foundation
James ©. Paullin
Atlanta
Cmdr
George Fox
Fox
Hyde Park
Grace Tully
Commodity Credit Corporation
Yalta
Mr. Roosevelt
James M. Cox
Congress
Most Exchanges To Close Tomorrow For President's Funeral
Major stock and commodity exchanges will be open today but most will close Saturday for the President's funeral. The New York Cotton Exchange, New York Wool Futures Mart and New Orleans Cotton Exchange will close today and tomorrow. Several others, including the New York Produce Market and major U S exchanges, will close Saturday. A two minute prayer period was observed at market opening.
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Associated Presa
New York Cotton Exchange
New York Wool Futures Mart
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New York Produce Market
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
New York Security Dealers Association
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Farmers to discuss AAA program on WJEJ at 1:15
WJEJ radio will air a talk this afternoon at 1:15 by S Walter Stouffer William Young and Harry Toms about the AAA program for farmers the AAA office announced yesterday.
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S. Walter Stouffer
William Young
Harry Toms
AAA
WJEJ
Sharpsburg Letter Indicates Local Visits and Honors
In Sharpsburg April 10 Noah Churchey is a patient at Fleming Hospital Williamsport. Visiting Washington were Mrs. Albert Kerlin New York Mrs. E. P. Earley and Mrs. A. L. Poffenberger with Miss Mary Mose and Mr. and Mrs. John Carrick of Washington Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lohman and family Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Irvin of Beaver Creek who called on Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lohman and family Sunday. The Ladies Democratic Club held its regular meeting and re elected officers: President Alice B. Hutzell vice president Martha L. Snavely secretary Anna Mabel Stackslager assistant Carline Mose treasurer Mrs. Gorman Bowers assistant Lillyan Thomas. Charles Lakin has been seriously ill this past week. Dr. W. D. Furry returned to Ashland College after Easter. Alen E. Poffenberger returned to Western Maryland College and will graduate May 27. Pte. Richard T. Whisner of the 42nd Rainbow Division 7th Army earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for combat duty. Whisner, Boonsboro High School graduate, attended Shepherd College.
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Sharpsburg
Noah Churchey
Fleming Hospital
Williamsport
Albert Kerlin
New York
E. P. Earley
A. L. Poffenberger
Washington
Mary Mose
John Carrick
Robert Lohman
Baltimore
Howard Irvin
Beaver Creek
Chas. Lohman
Ladies Democratic Club
Alice B. Hutzell
Martha L. Snavely
Anna Mabel Stackslager
Carline Mose
Gorman Bowers
Lillyan Thomas
Charles Lakin
W. D. Furry
Ashland College
Ashland
Ohio
Alen E. Poffenberger
Western Maryland College
Richard T. Whisner
E. T. Whisner
42Nd
Rainbow
7Th Army
Pfc. Whisner
Boonsboro High School
Shepherd College
Local names note moves and visits in town
Mr and Mrs Glenn Carnahan moved from Cemetery Hill to a newly purchased home from the Chas Smith heirs. Mrs Alta Thomas Cordle returned to Baltimore after a visit here.
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Glenn Carnahan
Cemetery Hill
Chas. Smith
Alta Thomas Cordle
Baltimore
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E. C. Hager
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Rexall Pharmacy
SEARS
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