Allied Armies Advance on Rhineland Across German Fronts
Allied forces push into Germany with the 1st and 9th Armies advancing near Geilenkirchen and Metz. Patton’s 3rd Army nears Metz while deepening the Thionville bridgehead and threatening railway lines. French forces move toward Belfort. Americans approach the Roer river as air forces blast Duren.
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Beggendorf
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Metz
George
Patton
Thionville
Monneren
la Croix
Meltzer
Visse
Ewendorff
Allied winter offensive drives six armies toward Berlin
Allied forces launched a major air and ground push across Germany with hundreds of thousands of tons of munitions. Bombs struck targets across Duren Julich and Heinsberg while trains and enemy troops were hit. Eisenhower’s six army drive aims to seize Berlin as Nazi reserves struggle to respond. German resistance appeared lighter than expected with prisoners stunned by the bombardment. Berlin reports note a Nijmegen railway bridge destroyed amid caution over a new Allied thrust toward the Siegfried Line.
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Eschweiler Road
Duren
Julich
Heinsberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Berlin
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Wes Gallagher
Gerhart
Nijmegen
2Nd Army
Siegfried Line
Ten Commandments Read To Prisoner
In General Sessions Court Benedict Fasula, 42, a former Brooklyn bank clerk, was sentenced to ten years probation for grand larceny of 17,500 from the Colonial Trust Company. He must follow ten commandments including avoiding gambling, taking a job, paying 2,500 to the bank, continuing restitution of 20 monthly, and signing a 15,000 confession, or face jail.
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New York
Benedict Fasula
Brooklyn
Fasula
Colonial Trust Company
Jonah J. Goldstein
Chest Drive Nears Campaign Goal At Victory Meeting
In Washington County the National War Fund Community Chest drives toward the $123,300 goal with a noon rally in Franklin Court auditorium. Daily receipts push total to $101,429.10, with $21,871 needed, as divisions report strong progress and urged full attendance for today’s culmination efforts.
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Franklin Court Auditorium
National War Fund Community Chest
Washington County
Los
Jack Millard
Navy
Jack Craft
Raymond Snively
Ey Sica
Herbert Logsdon
Hugh George
Arley O. Sica
J. BR. Craft
E. Thurman Lindsey
Vernon Stone
H. Koons, Jr
W. P. Lane, Jr
D. Raymond Snively
M. HE. Eltinger
D. R. Beachley
Frank Leiter
Leister Mobley
Vinton Hershey
Roy Danzer
A & P Food
Western Union
Peoples Drug Store
W. Washington St
Winter
Washington Sts
Dag‘mar
Alexander
H. S Myers
Antietam Paper Company
Hagerstown Jee Company
Harle’s Department Store
Bernard's Curtain Shop
Norman Barry & Sons
Istown Canteen Service
Nfolander's Auto Stores
Guy Kidwell
Fashionrite Beauty Salon
Hagerstown Distributing Company
Rudisill's
Reha's
Rudy
Local Businesses List Appear in Hagerstown Area Directory
A collection of firms operating in Hagerstown and surrounding area is listed, including pharmacies, beauty shops, shoe and leather goods, restaurants, insurance firms, tire makers, furniture outlets, coal suppliers, clothing stores, and credit services. Notable names include Western Maryland Restaurant, Dunlop Tire Company, Monumental Life Insurance, Four States Stock Yards, Milly's Dress Shop, and B F Goodrich.
Ohio phone operators strike hits Dayton and Columbus
About 600 Dayton operators were affected while Columbus had no immediate count. Miss Reedy said other locals may quit, with sympathy actions possible in Cleveland. The walkout targets wage and expense rules for activity workers, with automatic service still operating in both cities.
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Dayton
Columbus
Miss Reedy
Midwest
Army Air Force
Wright and Patterson
Southwestern Area Council
Ohio
Cleveland
Actress Ethel Barrymore Improves After Hospital Admission
New York November 16 doctors at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital said actress Ethel Barrymore aged 65 is maintaining improvement of the chest condition but shows considerable weakness. Penicillin treatment is being continued.
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New York
Ethel Barrymore
Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital
Ted and Lefty Escape Buzz Bomb Fire Fight
U S Army airmen recount a buzz bomb encounter where Ted fires from a 20mm cannon, blowing the drone to pieces. The plane is blinded by the blast, scorched on the left wing and tail, and survives a dramatic emergency dive as Ted contributes a heroic escape.
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Ted
Guba
Lefty
Gaba
Soldier walks off after buzz bomb crash
"Lefty" refused to take part after examining a burnt plane and said he would walk home next time, as Gaba recalls. The exchange highlights strain from the incident and the two dismissals from ongoing operations.
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Gaba
Lefty
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St. Die
Hirst
Vosges
Sagles
Belfort
Laire
Offi
Doubs River
Die
Alexander M. Patch
Remarcourt
la Voidte
Corcieux
Les Cours
la Pecherie
J Mans
Cologne
Ruhr
1St
Aachen
Roer River
Arthur Dorsey
Cor
N. Locust & Randolph
Bethel
Corney Howard and
Spruce Street
Hagerstown, Md
Evangelist E. Berquist
Akron, Ohio
R. M. Jeffry
Fairchild Employment Office
Oak Hill Avenue
Hagerstown
Maryland
The
United States Employment Service
Sweet-Crr Union
Rabbi
Rabbi Samuel Rubin
N. Y
David M. Church
Washington
Rabbi Rubin
Beth Jacob Teachers’ Seminary
Wisticz
Poland
Hone
May's Optical
Rimlens
Oxfordy
S. Ute Tm
Washington ST
Rand
West Washington St
U.S
Cloverdale
Army
Cloverdale Soft Drinks
Cloverdale Spring CO
Newville
Baker Distributing Company
Gloverdale
Stanley
Chesterfield
Coats
Fa MO Om Uta
Flemy Mlelsul
Summit Avenue
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