Roosevelt Warns Against Last Hour Campaign Whispers
President Roosevelt urged voters to ignore last minute whispers and focus on the record as he spoke on wartime priorities. He said the war comes first, outlined plans for victory in Europe and Asia, and warned against fearmongering aimed at swaying election day. Democratic Chair Robert E. Hannegan accused Republicans of division and lies while praising Roosevelt’s leadership and a hopeful postwar economy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Democratic
Robert E. Hannegan
New York
Republican Party
America
Hannegan
Publican strategy attacked as hate driven political blitzkrieg
Hannegan criticizes a Republican push as venomous warfare designed to mobilize American hatred against Democrats. He labels Dewey’s Boston speech a shabby performance and accuses Republicans of smearing the commander in chief. Dewey rejects the attack as a guard for democracy and faith.
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America
Democrac
Republian
Thomas E. Dewey
Boston Steech
Dewey
Hannegan
United States
Roosevelt
Dewe
County Soldier Urges Vote For Roosevelt In War Time
A letter from a service member criticizes the Republican stand, urges support for FDR, and warns against betrayal by the home front. He recalls voting for Willkie in 1940, now seeks peace and postwar productivity, and stresses the need for social legislation under the New Deal during wartime.
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Republican Party
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Willkie
F.D.R
Roosevelt
Ncs
Local Scouts to Receive Paper Drive Badges
Scout Executive Hagedorn announced 82 Boy Scouts in the local district earned badges for collecting at least 1000 pounds of scrap paper from Aug 1 to Sept 30. Troop No 16, sponsored by Zion Reformed Church, averaged 3080 pounds per Scout and totaled 33,000 pounds with 32 members. Badges and a troop certificate will be sent by the War Production Board as 194,430 pounds were collected district wide, honoring those who surpassed 1000 pounds and others who contributed substantial totals.
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Hagedorn
Zion Reformed Church
War Production Board
Tocal
Goa
Mills
Will
Allied Push Advances on Walcheren and Vosges Fronts
Allied forces push deeper into Vosges hills and reach near key towns while coastal operations push along Walcheren island. Westkapelle and Viissingen air a two mile approach to a junction as Canadians and British gains tighten coastal defense. Some German 250mm guns captured reduce threat to shipping. fighting continues to clear Walcheren offshore defenses.
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Hurrgen Forest
Dwight Danhower
Vosges
Rhine
Walcheren
Vissingen
Hiulland
Westkapelle
Viissingen
South Beveland
Dusseldorf Blasted After Record Day in Allied Raid
London reports over 4000 RAF heavy bombers dropped about 4000 tons of explosives on Dusseldorf after a daylight air battle over the Rhineland. American airmen claimed 208 enemy planes destroyed and heavy losses for the Luftwaffe, while raids also targeted Osnabrück Merseburg and Bellefield rail yards.
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London
Dusseldorf
Rhineland
Osnabruck
Rheinmetal Bersig
Germany
Krupp
Essen
Luftwaffe
Merseburg
Bellefield
Rheine
Eighth Air Force
U. S
Dangerous Toys in El Paso Grenade Discovery
Police search for 11 live grenades believed used as toys by children near Port Bliss. Capt J E Stowe relayed a reporter’s sighting of a child with a grenade and reports of other youngsters armed similarly in the city. The note touches on war effort material and local Boy Scouts waste paper drives with a collection event on Saturday Nov 4.
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EL Paso
Tex
Port Bliss
J. E. Stowe
Motier
Boy Scouts
Harp Promoted to Naval Captain in Chaplain Corps
Edward B. Harp Jr. senior chaplain at the U S Navy Hospital St Albans Long Island has been promoted to captain in the Chaplain Corps He is son of Mr and Mrs EK B Harp Sr Calvert Apartments and was commissioned lieutenant junior grade 15 years ago after graduating from Eastern Theological Seminary Lancaster Pa Capt Harp survived the Horner carrier sinking in the Southwest Pacific two years ago and leads the Navy’s spiritual service as its highest rank for chaplains.
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Edwardb. Herp, Jr
U. S. Navy
St. Albans
Long Island
Chaplain Corps
EK. B. Harp
Calvert
Eastern Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Capt
Harp
Horner
Southwest Pacific
City Plans Water Softener at Pumping Station
City Engineer Charles W. Stump was authorized to obtain an estimate for installing a water softener at the pumping station near Williamsport. Council took no formal stand on the proposal though south end residents complain hard water worsens laundry and cleaning. The council also rejected street Christmas fighting for Yale season per War Production Board and plans to place more wire baskets for waste paper along pavements in business districts and in Washington Square and other sections of Hagerstown.
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Charles W. Stump
Williamsport
South End
War Production Board
Washington Square
Hagerstown
Koedel Arraigned Pleads Innocent in New York Case
Simon Emil Koedel aged 62 was arraigned in New York on Federal charges of supplying information to Germany on ship movements and lend lease shipments. He pleaded innocent, held on 25000 dollars bail for trial November 12 before Judge Robert A. Jinch. Marie Koedel, 26, also pleaded innocent and awaits trial. The Roedels allegedly committed acts between October 1939 and October 1941 after arrest at Harper's Ferry West Virginia.
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Simon Emil Koedel
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
New York City
Germany
Robert A. Jinch
Koedel
Marie Koedel
New York
Roedels
Navy Seabees and Navy duty updates noted
The passage lists multiple service members including Shaffer who served two years overseas in the South Pacific and Hawaii as a welder with the Seabees, planning further overseas assignment after arriving at his station. It also mentions Paul LeRoy Nunamaker at Bainbridge seeking letters from friends, Edwin H. Miller returning from active duty in the Central Pacific and set for amphibious training at Little Creek, Paul Leroy Nanamaker seeking mail, James F. Wollarg Jr. reporting to Camp Blanding after army induction, and David Cottingham on leave awaiting pre midshipman school in Asbury Park.
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Navy
South Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Shaffer
Edwin H. Miller
USNR
Leo T. Miller
Pacifi
Miller
Little Creek
Paul Leroy Nanamaker
USNTC
Bainbridge
David Cottingham
War Fund Chest Day in Churches in Hagerstown area
The Washington County Ministerial Association names Sunday November 5 as War Fund and Community Chest Day to back the next week’s drive. Churches across the city and county plan observances, while an Industrial Campaign Committee meeting at Franklin Court Auditorium 6:15 PM will distribute campaign supplies and hear Lt. Calvin Bartholomew discuss wartime service and impact on soldiers overseas.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Washington County Ministerial Association
War Fund
Franklin Court Auditorium
AM Plant
M. E. Ellinger
Calvin H. Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Brigham Youngs University
Provo
Utah
Germany
North
Africa
States
Dewey Bids for New York Vote
Dewey travels toward Albany as he reinforces New York support, expected to deliver a pivotal speech at Madison Square Garden. Governor Martin predicts Republican victory in Pennsylvania while Dewey seeks to blunt Roosevelt charges about party obstruction in Congress amid mixed reactions in coal regions.
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Dewey
Albany
Thomas KE
New York State
Pennsylvania
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Connecticut
New Jerseys
Roosevelt
Congress
Edward Martin
Martin Oll
Philadelphia
Bolh
Jaycees Plan Town Hall Meet on Postwar Planning
The Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce announced a postwar coordinating council town hall meeting. The Post-War Planning Committee aims to unite Post-War Warning Committees in Hagerstown and Washington County to address economic industrial social religious and educational needs. The council would select projects and follow up, with guiding principles judging immediate need feasibility and leadership.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Coordinating Council
Lewis Urges Roosevelt Choice In 1944 Ballot
David J. Lewis praises Franklin D. Roosevelt as wiser in facing global peril urging support for his leadership. He argues for peace through world institutions based on American domestic ideals and criticizes Senate minority rules he says would block anti war efforts. He warns that November 7, 1944 decides whether peace or war shape the world.
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Lewis
Senate
Dewey
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roose
Pimples Disappear Overnight With Nlcerex Claim
Advert claims a medicated liquid Nlcerex dries pimples overnight with no risk. Users report red sore pimples clearing by morning, promising satisfaction or money back. Sold and recommended by Rudy's Rexall Pharmacy.
Fracture Hurd Visiting Son Causes Hip Injury
Mrs Laura Hurd aged 60 of 131 Foundry Street fell while visiting her son Elmer Hurd and fractured her hip. She was admitted to Washington County Hospital for X rays. The article notes New Orleans streets named after Greek myth figures.
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Laura Hurd
Hhe
Elmer Hurd
Washington County
New Orleans
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