Yanks Open All Out Assault On City Of Aachen
Allied forces press a major attack on Aachen amid dense urban fighting and a looming ultimatum. The push includes ground assault in a fortress tunnel near Metz, house to house battles at Maiziere, and northern advances toward Luneville Epinal while Canadian and British forces widen beachheads and isolate German positions around the Schelde and Dunkirk. The Aachen defense faces a clock ticking toward possible surrender or destruction as Allied leaders view Aachen as a potential turning point for the war.
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City of Aachen
Fort Friant
Metz
Parroy Forest
Luneville
Epinal
Maiziere
Schilde
South Beveland
Antwerp
Schelde River
Schelde
Berlin
Breskens
Flushing
Leopold Canal
Lower Schelde
Dunkerque
Aachen
Luxembourg
Andube
Reich
Cir
Germany
Stadhen
Saturday Final Day For Mailing Christmas Boxes Overseas
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson announced October 14 will be the last chance to mail Christmas boxes to service personnel overseas without a contents request. The Army Navy dates ran September 15 to October 15, and the post office will be closed on Sunday October 15. A special Saturday window will stay open after noon until 5 PM to accept bundles. About fifty sacks pass through daily, mirroring last year’s final-day volume, with weight and size limits and sturdy, secure containers urged.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Simpson
Dewey Plans Foreign Affairs Campaign Speech Next Week
Gov Thomas E Dewey will devote his campaign speech in New York City next Wednesday to foreign affairs The announcement from Paul E Lockwood secretary to the Republican nominee said the Herald Tribune forum address would be This must be the last war A separate item reports Floyd Campbell 13 colored youth stabbed in Bloomfield and taken to Washington County Hospital for treatment
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Paul E. Lockwood
Dewey
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Floyd Campbell
Bloom Alley
Washington County
Goodwill
Stalin Praises Allied Cooperation at Moscow Meeting
Stalin lauded Allied partners for material aid from the United States and praised Harriman and Hull while referencing Dumbarton Oaks plans. Churchill, visibly moved, credited the British and American war effort as Stalin and Harriman spoke. the leaders remained seated together during post remarks.
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W. Averill Herriman
Russia
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
Stalin
Harriman
Cordell Hull
Churchill
Red Army
Japan
Lightning Move May Trap Nazis in Baltic Pocket
Soviet forces drive a large armored pocket near Memel and along the Niemen, trapping German tank crews and infantry while Red air off Memel and Riga targets shipping and transports. Advancing units probe Riga defenses as Bagramian compresses remnants of ten divisions into a limited escape near Ljepaja and Rega. A Soviet column fights near Debrecen on the Yugoslav Hungarian front.
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Memel
Lithania
Niemen
Tilsit
Red
Riga
Konigsberg
Bagramian
Ljepaja
Rega
Debrecen
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Making Of Electric Irons Again Started
Mansfield October 14 Electric irons a household wartime casualty join fridges radios and toasters as production restarts under a War Production Board release of two million units J H Ashbaugh vice president and plant manager says irons assembly began after four months from permission first consumer goods from the plant since May 1942.
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Mansfield
J. Oh. Ashbaugh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
Grocers and Customers to Meet on Price Campaign
A meeting sponsored by Maryland grocers will be held on Wednesday evening October 18 to promote the Hands Across the Counter price control campaign starting next week. Lea H. McCormick, state OPA director, announced during a Baltimore visit. Grocers will invite customers to discuss prices and assist in price checks. training for Ration Board workers will be provided. The effort aims to strengthen dealer consumer relations and mutual confidence while clarifying that price checking is not snooping. The plan covers the entire state. The Grand waterfall in Labrador is among the world’s highest with a 2000 foot drop.
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Lea H. McCormick
OPA
Baltimore
McCormick
Maryiand
Polio Cases In Washington County Decline In September
The September communicable disease report shows two polio cases, total five for the year, with no epidemic condition. Venereal diseases dominated September with ten gonorrhea cases and five syphilis. There were five tuberculosis cases and single cases of scarlet fever chickenpox and streptococcus sore throat.
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Washington County
Ninth Army Mystery on German Front Exploitation Hinted
Report discusses German claims of German positions near the Belgian frontier being countered by Allied forces. It notes List Army Group on the northern flank with Canadian First and British Second Armies, while American First and Third Armies, plus Seventh and French First, hold central and southern sectors. The piece raises whether the Ninth Army is hidden for a potential breakthrough like the St Lo action.
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Loire
Orleans
Berlin
St. Lo
Ickes Attacks Dewey Over West Neglect Charges
SALT LAKE CITY October 11 Secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes denounced Gov Thomas E Dewey as Mr Gullible for accusing Roosevelt administration of neglecting the West He urged the audience to examine records showing irrigation gains from 2800000 to 4000000 acres federal funds invested in Western reclamation and a rise in farm value per acre from 30 10 to 95 84 since 1933 indicating progress not neglect
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Salt Lake City
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Thomas E. Dewey
Ickes
Roosevelt
West
Dewey
South High School
Tus
Iykes
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Pangborn Resigns As Fair Official
Thomas W. Pangborn has resigned as director and treasurer of the Hagerstown Fair Association. He and his brother John C. Pangborn have disposed of their stock interests, they were among the two or three largest stockholders.
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Tt Ds
Thomas W. Pangborn
Hagerstown Fair Association
John C. Pangborn
Record Crops May Rank With Those Of 1942
Washington reports War Food Administrator Marvin Jones says the nation has passed the critical war production stage and this year's crops could rank with 1942 as the greatest. The crop reporting board forecasts corn at 3.2 billion bushels, 65 million above 1942, with overall production near 1.109 billion bushels, despite a September decline.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Jones
Crop Reporting Board
United States
Civilian Defense Zone 4 to Hold Big Meeting Thursday
Air raid wardens and auxiliary police of Zone 4 plan a large meeting in the Wow building tomorrow night. Service bars for their OCD activities will be distributed. Zone 4 features a large membership with wardens and police combined. John Dunn is Zone Chief and Vernon M. Miller his deputy.
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Zone 4
Wow
John Dunn
Vernon M. Miller
Former Resident Dies In Capital
Washington authorities asked to notify relatives of Howard George Freshour 50 who died yesterday in Washington. He previously resided at 415 West Church Street. A son Raymond was located there and arrangements were made to claim the body. A note mentions Chinese language speakers.
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Washington, D. C
Howard George Freshour
Washington
West Church Street
Raymond
Carrier Force In Bold Stroke Continues Pacific Drive
The report notes over 1,100 enemy planes and 600 ships sunk since August with no allied ships damaged. Navy says Ryukyu raid caused light plane losses and no surface-ship damage. Nimitz cites 21st Division securing Garakayo in the Palau group within 24 hours, expanding bases within 515 miles of the Philippines.
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Ryukyu
Marcus Island
Ryukyus
Nimitz
21St Division
Palaus
Garakayo
Pelelin
Philippines
Washington County Welfare Board Meeting Date Change
Meeting night for the Washington County Welfare Board has been moved from the final Monday of the month to the third Friday of each month, effective immediately. The change affects scheduling and notification for all upcoming meetings and related proceedings. Regular attendees should adjust calendars to reflect the new Friday timing.
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Washington County Welfare Board
Cleopatra Drinking Pearls Tale Prompts Udga Cure Ad
An ancient Cleopatra anecdote quotes an admirer praising two pearls she wore and a daring wine sip. The ad then promotes Udga for stomach and indigestion pains urging a 25c box from a druggist with a double money back guarantee.
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Cleopatra
Stolmach
Caurfman
Understanding tolerance in brewing across time
The quote from a 1944 Brewing Industry Foundation publication contrasts the abstract idea of tolerance with its practical challenges. It suggests tolerance is simple to grasp yet difficult for some to apply, illustrating a mindset discussion within the industry.
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Philadelphia
Hagerstown
Cauffman
Washington St
Patent Medicines
Sundrica Cosmetics
Fountain Service
Wolfkill Concrete Works
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Youmans Schubert Gershwin
Frimt Vesee
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Potomac Edison CO
Grocer
Labrador
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
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KAY Jewelry CO
Wash ST
Ad. Phosphate
Aoetele
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Telefhone
Pangborn
Ets
Arthur Dorsey
Locust & Randolph
H L. Mills Ck
Joe Marsh
Edge
Doctor
Brewing Industry Foundation
Bigoris
Pearl Harbor
ESSO
Wbattery
Standard Oil Company OF
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Highland Ave
Hagerstown, Md
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Bath
Cushwa
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