Patton’s Yanks Drive Toward Rhine in Forested Front
Allied reports depict Patton's U S forces pressing toward the Rhine as German artillery posts are targeted with smoke canisters and attempts to stem the advance. In Holland Montgomer y's 21st Army Group has secured Walcheren except two pockets to the coast. Poles breach Moerdijk defenses while U S 1st Army regroups southeast of Aachen amid heavy counterattacks and stubborn resistance near Vossenack and Hurigen.
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Holland
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
21St Army Group
Walcheren Island
Schelde
Gange
St. Laure
Middel
Mugs
Meuse
Moerdijk
U. S
Vossenack
Hurigen
Schmidt
1D Army
Rupture Shield Expert to Visit Hagerstown
Chicago expert H. M. Shevnan will appear at the Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown on Saturday November 11 from 3 AM to 4 PM to demonstrate the Zoetic Shield. He claims immediate results, no external straps, and no medicines, promising to close openings in ten days in most cases regardless of size or strain. Demonstration is free. address 6399 Artesan Ave, Chicago for details.
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H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Alexander Hotel
Hagerstown
Shevnan
Artesan Ave
Patton’s Forces Press On In Wet Frontline Fight
Allied air squadrons struck German HQs and command posts from the Reichswald area in eastern Holland to Metz as Patton’s units fought through sodden ground amid worsening weather. A headquarters near the Reichswald was demolished and Captain Jake L. Abraham of Perth Gibson Mississippi dropped a bomb into a nearby command post, with eight other posts strafed or bombed.
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Patton
Nor
Reichswald
Holland
Metz
Jake L. Abraham
Perth Gibson
Demos Unseat 5 G O P Governors in Election Swing
The Democrats gain seats as Ohio Massachusetts Missouri Idaho and Washington see Republican losses while Indiana and North Dakota flip to the GOP. Utah remains undecided with 1,500 vote lead and 15,000 service votes pending. Survivors include Green Baldwin Thye Ford and Bacon with shifts reshaping party balance.
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Portsmouth
Utah
Herbert B. Maw
J. Bracken Lee
Gates
Ohio
Massachusetts
Missouri
Idaho
Washington
Indiana
North Dakota
Ralph F. Gates
United States
Samuel D. Jackson
Mon .C. Wallgren
Arthur B. Langlie
Dwight H. Green
Raymond FE
Baldwin
Connecticut
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Walter W. Bacon
Delaware
Yanks Battle Strong Japanese Resistance Amid Storm
American forces press a heavy assault across the front as a brutal storm hamstrings supply lines from Pinamoppan to Carigara coast. Japanese defense on a coast ridge holds under mud and washouts. AP correspondent Spencer Davis reports a fierce push in the Ormoc valley amid wind and rain. Japanese fled, leaving corpses.
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Carigara
Pinamoppan
Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Ormoc
Isolationism Dead as Reelected President Proclaims Victory
Telegrams and messages poured in after the Chief Executive won a fourth term. Secretary Stephen T. Barry noted many said isolationism is dead. Cordell Hull sent warm congratulations promising unity, victory over enemies, and lasting peace.
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Stephen T. Barry
Cordell Hull
War Fund Drive Launched At Dinner Gathering
The War Fund community chest drive began with a dinner gathering featuring eight local organizations including Salvation Army, YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Volunteers of America, Day Nursery, Infant and Child Health Center, and Summer Playgrounds. Mayor Sweeney and campaign president R Paul Smith spoke, with a film and sung prayers. Chaplain McAfee urged intelligent, enthusiastic participation, noting the drive funds both local and national causes and the armed forces. About 15 attended. next workers meeting at Franklin Court auditorium.
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Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Volunteers of America
USO
National War Fund
George M. Bohman
Richard Sweeney
R. Paul Smith
G. I. Joe
Quentin Reynolds
Paul M. Robinson
McAfee
Franklin Court
Juvenile Judge Menefee Dies After Illness
Elizabeth R. Menefee, pioneering Allegany County Juvenile Court judge, died at Memorial Hospital Cumberland after months of illness. A Maryland Democratic leader, she served 16 years as national committeewoman and chaired the United Democratic Women's Club of Maryland. Appointed in 1938 by Governor O Connor, she was a Berkeley County West Virginia native. Survived by husband Arthur E. Menefee and three daughters Frances Mene fee, serving with Army Nurse Corps in Europe. Mrs. Henry Carter of Fort Leavenworth. Mrs. Frank Kline Jr. of Bowie Maryland.
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Cumberland
Elizabeth R. Menefee
Allegany County
Memorial Hospital
Menefee
Maryland
United Democratic Women’s Club of
O'Connor
Dewey Weighs 1948 Run After Republican Victory
Governor Dewey, buoyed by a Republican majority in both houses, told reporters in New York City he is happy with the public's confidence. He is expected to decide on a 1948 presidential bid, with possible trips to Sea Island, Georgia, and a return to public life after sleepless nights reviewing election returns.
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Inot
New York City
Sea Island
Dewey
Dewey Edged by Narrow Popular Vote Impacts GOP View
The President secured a slim popular vote lead while winning the electoral college. National GOP Chairman Herbert Brownell Jr and others anticipated the final tally would show Dewey losing by about 2.5 million votes of roughly 50 million cast.
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National Gop
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey
Election Results and Wartime Policy Debate
Postwar politics unfold as Democrats gain 19 Senate seats to reach 55 in the 96 member chamber while peace treaty approval requires a two thirds vote. Republicans add 12 to 24 holdovers with five races pending. Roosevelt proposed talks with Stalin and Churchill loom before Christmas.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Senate
Ohio
Massachussetts
Can't Keep Grandma in Her Chair Hear Doan's Pills Claim Relief
A vintage health ad promotes Doan's Pills for kidney and backache relief. It touts tired kidneys as the cause of pains and fatigue, claiming daily urine output and toxin buildup can be alleviated. The copy urges readers to consult a druggist and buy Doan's Pills, noting decades of use.
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Doan
Close U.S. midterm race shifts across states
The Republicans won governors in Idaho Washington Indiana and North Dakota while Utah remained undecided between Democrat Herbert Maw and Republican J Bracken Lee. Dewey conceded the presidency noting the narrowest indicated popular vote margin in 28 years.
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Sourt
Idaho
Washington
Indiana
North Dakota
Utah
Herbert Maw
J. Bracken Lee
Dewey
New York
Local soldiers push into Moyenvic near Nancy
In Moyenvic east of Nancy infantrymen emerged from water-filled foxholes as shells raked the area. McCardel recalled a sudden German surprise when the town fell, with the German commander and staff caught off guard while Cook brewed coffee at headquarters.
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Moyenvic
Nancy
McCardel
Cook
Attack advance boosts American front line
A heavy weapons company including Pvt. Irwin Ebersole of Maugan sville moved into the town to support advancing infantrymen as U S troops pushed forward.
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McCardell
Pvt
Irwin Ebersole
Maugansville
Allied forces take Fort White in Burma war report
Allied troops seized the Japanese stronghold of Fort White on the Tiddim Kaleinya road in northwestern Burma after two days of heavy fighting, announced by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. The victory marks a significant advance in the Southeast Asia theater.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Fort White
Tiddim-Kaleinya Road
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
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