Reds Battle Germans Near Belgrade and East Prussia Fronts
Russian forces pushed from Belgrade toward Skoplije while confronting German defenses in East Prussia near Vilkaviskis. Reports claim 175 miles of Trans Balkan railway under allied control and 2,500 prisoners in Belgrade suburbs as tanks and fighter bombers attack across a broad front. Berlin notes heavy tank losses and continued defenses.
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London
Vilkaviskis
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Skoplije
Vardar
Greece
Berlin
Moscow
Forcrs
Tion
Nis
Vranje
Sokolje
Lebane
Beronn
Algiers
Rodion Malinovsky
Hungary
Budapest
East Prussia
No Progress In Probe Of Blaze
Police reported no progress in investigating a fire that gutted an apartment a lunchroom and several storage buildings near Baltimore and Potomac streets. Detective Wayne Sellman said incendiary origin is suspected but not certain. logs estimate damages at 25 000 mostly insured. This follows another large fire ten days earlier at Mr Ewen Furniture Co warehouse on Spruce street with 60 000 loss, believed to be arson.
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Baltimore
Potomac Street
Wayne A. Sellman
Two Divorces Filed In Court Today
Two decrees of divorce were filed in court today. Adella Geraldine Basore was granted a divorce from Harold Le Roy Basore. James L. Brashears was granted a divorce from Lola E. Brashears. Attorneys C. K. Hartle and J. Allen appeared in the proceedings.
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Adella Geraldine Basore
Harold Leroy Basore
James L. Brashears
Lola E. Brashears
C. K. Hartle
J. Allen
Allied Forces capture over six hundred thousand Germans since D-Day
Supreme Headquarters announced that 606,666 German prisoners were taken from D-Day June to October 11. British and Canadians captured 172,645. Americans and French took the remainder.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
U S Japanese Troops Enter Southern France With Seventh Army
American troops of Japanese descent have appeared in southern France under the U S Seventh Army. Seventh Army units pushed out small gains in the Vosges foothills despite repeated enemy counterattacks in the October action.
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SINTH
France
Descen
U. S
Seventh Army
Vosges
Nazi Escape Route Is Now Threatened
Yugoslav Partisans captured Sveta Klara near Zagreb as Tito announced. Communique says Yugoslav and Bulgarian troops pressure German forces in Macedonia toward the Vardar valley, heightening the threat to the Nazi escape route in southern Yugoslavia.
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London
Sveta Klara
Zagreb
Tito
Mardonia
Vardar
Yugoslavia
Head In Bottle Skunk Is Angry
Residents along the Pinesburg road west of Williamsport reported a full grown skunk with its head wedged in a mayonnaise bottle creating a smelly fog. The panicked animal tore up and down the highway as it banged the bottle in an effort to free itself, with a plea for someone with a shotgun to end its misery.
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PAT
Pinesburg
Williamsport
Prisoner Held For Court Here On Assault Charge
William Brown a 21 year old Baltimore man faced Magister Harry E. Snyder in court this morning held under a 1500 dollar bond for November grand jury action. He is charged with assaulting Dr. Robert P. Conrad a Penal Farm physician at Roxbury Penal Farm on June 1. Brown allegedly waved a meat cleaver at Dr. Conrad and offered no statement at arraignment.
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Robert P. Conrad
David Brown
Baltimore
Brown
Conrad
Clues Fail In Murder Probe
Hollywood officers report the Georgette Bauerdorf case yields no solid leads. An Army corporal who danced with Bauerdorf at the Hollywood Canteen was cleared after tracing his movements to Lockheed Air Terminal. The victim, 18, was found in her bathtub with a towel gag, wearing only the top of her pajamas. Fingerprints at the scene and a mileaway print do not match, offering little help.
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Hollywogn
PAU
Sherif
Georgette Bauerdorf
Hollywood Canteen
William Penprose
Miss Bauerdorf
Lockheed Air Terminal
George Bauredarf
Miss Barnedorf
Hungarian Nazis Form Regime To Replace Horthy
Berlin reports high Hungarian officers have defected to the Soviets and the German news agency says the commander of the Second Hungarian Army was dismissed. Maj. Gen Bela Mikos von Daimok, commander of the First Army, and his chief of staff reportedly joined the Red Army. A puppet government was installed in Budapest with Horthy’s proclamation and Szalasi named head of a new regime. The Nazi radio declared the armistice plea retired and hailed the coup as a decisive victory.
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Wade Werner
London
Berlin
DNB
Bela Mikos von Daimok
Red Army
Staf
Kern
Hungary
Hitler
Budapest
Broadcas
Nicholas Horthy
Ferenc Szalasi
Horthy
Racio
Bombing Flares. Flying Bombs Hit Southern England Again
British coastal observers report the heaviest ack ack barrage of the war as German flying bombs strike southern England and the London area for the sixth straight night. Some bombs are shot down, but others cause damage and casualties according to the Air Ministry.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Checking Films For Delinquency
Baltimore officials study whether horror movies influence juvenile delinquency. Police Commissioner Atkinson orders review of cases from the past year to assess scare shows impact, referencing Portland where police complain of late night crowds. Judge Moylan notes no seen link in cases before him.
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Baltimore
Hamilton R. Atkinson
Juvenile Protective Bureau
Atkinson
Portland
Oregon
Charles B. Moyland
Division of Juvenile Causes of the
Supreme Bench
Moylan
Missing Babes Found Unharmed in Hen House
In Hastings on Hudson New York Ost 17 Py Gary and Coral Tit comb ages two and three were found unharmed in a neighbor's hen house after a nightlong search by volunteers and police aided by bloodhounds. The children appeared to have wandered inside to escape cold weather. Father Cpl Edgar Titcormy with the Air Force Ferry Command in Memphis Tennessee.
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Hastings-On-Hudson
N.Y
Gary
Coral Titcomb
Cpl
Edgar Titcormy
Air Force Ferry Command
Memphis
Tenn
Truman labels Dewey fence straddler on war policy
On his transcontinental tour, Senator Truman branded Governor Dewey a fence straddler, accusing him of courting isolationists and Hearst and McCormick support while Roosevelt led wartime policy. He urged a clear stance against isolationist political backers and questioned Dewey's commitment to hard wartime leadership.
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Truman
San Francisco
Sen
Harry
Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Commonwealth Club
Shrine Auditorium
Thomas K. Newey
Japan
Dewey
Hearsts
McCormicks
Harding
Ball
Soviet Offensive Rumors North of Warsaw Reported
Berlin radio said Soviet forces were moving north of Warsaw with the full weight of the offensive along the eastern front. Earlier broadcasts claimed a wide autumn drive from Petsamo to Yugoslavia was in full swing.
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Lontion
Warsaw
Berlin
Bertin
Petsamo
Yugoslavia
Smithsburg Soldier Wounded In Holland
Karl D. Ridenour Jr a paratrooper from Smithsburg was wounded in action in Holland on September 15 according to word received by his parents Mr and Mrs Hart Ridenour. The family noted he serves as a paratrooper and is listed among wounded service members.
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Karl D. Ridenour, Jr
Holland
Hart Ridenour
Smithshare
Ridenour
Germans Fail To Break Through Aachen Circle
Allied forces fought back a heavy German counterattack east of Aachen as U S troops held their line ringed around the city. Venray and Maastricht area activity signaled a widening front with British and American units advancing toward the Rhine Ruhry region and Geilenkirchen.
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Aachen
Associated Press
London
U. S
Venray
Rhine-Ruhler
Crucifix Hill
Verlautenheide
Berlin
Normandy
Tommies
Verray
Maas Meuse
Siegfried Line
Geilenkirchen
Germany
Nazis Indicate They Will Fight To Hold Bologna
Nazis announce they will resist fiercely as Allied forces push from Rimini Bologna highway bridgehead toward the Pisciatello river. In the west the Srd Army advances up to 7,000 yards toward Bologna. Fierce combat persists south of Bologna as German defenses shift to full defense with heavy artillery and counterattacks. Field Marshal Kes s elring appears determined to defend Bologna and German units rush in for a protracted battle over the ancient city.
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Rome
New Zealand
Sth
Rimini-Bologna
Rigossa Canal
Pisciatello River
Srd
University City
Italy
Bologna
Albert Kesselring
Some Garden Crops Survive Hard Frost
Garden crops survived yesterday's heavy frost due to thick foliage shielding beans and tomatoes. J A Miller, government weather observer, noted good rains kept bean stalks and tomato plants growing, with frost limited to a trace as temperatures stayed just above freezing.
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J. A. Miller
Mr. Miller
Fines Forfeited By 3 Motorists In City Court
Three motorists forfeited fines to Magistrate Harry E. Snyder this morning. Jesse N. Green forfeited 6.45 for reckless driving after arrest by State Trooper S. M. Conrad. Robert L. Willman forfeited 7.43 for exceeding a limit in a restricted zone, arrested by Harvey Maugans. Raymond Havermill forfeited 7.45 for reckless driving, arrested by Deputy Mangans at Big Pool.
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Harry E. Snyder
Jesse N. Green
S. M. Conrad
Robert L. Willman
Harvey Maugans
Raymond Havermill
Big Pool
Mangans
Nimitz Reports Japanese Losses After Ryukyu Attacks
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in a Pearl Harbor broadcast told the Herald Tribune forum that in the last six days American forces have averaged more than 100 aircraft and ten ships per day against Japan. He said since October 9, 73 Japanese ships have been sunk and about 670 aircraft destroyed, warning against expectations of a quick war end. He noted intensified air opposition near Manila and Formosa, but claimed the enemy could not marshal sufficient strength to halt crippling blows.
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New York
Japan
Chester WW. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Hérald Tribune Forum
Nimitz
Resess
Admiral Halsey
Ryukyu Islands
Manila
Formosa
Philippines
Reecher Promoted to Lieut Colonel in Air Corps Fame Pilot
Kenneth A Reecher of Hagers town has been promoted to Lieut Colonel in the U S Air Corps amid reports of his three months in Russia commanding an American air base. The pilot, known for Maryland My Marsland and about 20 missions over Germany, is 26 years old and recently marked his third Air Corps anniversary. His parents Mr and Mrs Aaron E Reecher live on Magnoda Avenue.
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Kenneth A. Reecher
Hagerstown
Aaron E. Reecher
Afagnoda Avenue
Beecher
Russia
U.S. Air Corps
Hamier
Maryland
Germany
Japan Lowers Draft Age to Seventeen
London report cites Berlin radio that Tokyo will reduce compulsory service age from 19 to 17 and will admit 17-year-olds and war volunteers to the armed forces, broadening eligibility amid wartime mobilization.
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Japan
London
Tokyo
Berlin
Hurricane Nears Florida Inland Movement Indicated
The weather bureau bulletin notes the severe tropical hurricane in the Caribbean Sea showing indications of northward movement and likely to affect parts of Florida if its course continues.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Ins
Caribbean Sea
Mme
Florida
Stilwell's Fliers Sink Jap Cruiser in South China Sea
Gen. Joseph Stilwell's headquarters reported that Cooperating with Admiral Nimitz, American bombers destroyed a Japanese cruiser and possibly sank a destroyer in the South China Sea. The strikes targeted enemy shipping fleeing to Kong under Allied air force action.
Nimitz says Japanese fleet avoided action after unbroken U S power
Admiral Nimitz reported that a portion of the Japanese fleet came out near Formosa but withdrew when they found the American 3rd Fleet still potent. He said no ships suffered significant damage in the week-long strikes from the Ryukus to the Philippines, with two Halsey fleet ships damaged but able to sail home. China-based Superforts attacked Formosa for the third time in four days, and Mitscher’s pilots claimed several enemy aircraft destroyed while countering torpedo runs.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
Philippines
Nimitz
William F. Halsey
War Department
Fortress
Valsey-Mitscher
Itel
Radio Tokyo
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Foremosa
Ise
Promise Aid To Heatless Tenants In Maryland City
Licinn E. D. Caudreau, Maryland tent director, pledged today that the OPA will grant tenants their rights when they complain of inadequate heating. He spoke in response to inquiries from Hagerstown area residents worried about cold rooms and abusive landlords seeking higher rates. Caudreau outlined actions to reduce complaints and ensure proper heat provision as winter conditions persist.
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Licinn E. D. Caudreau
Maryland
Hagerstown
OPA
Gaudreau
Iretnig
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