Canadians Defy Mud to Step Up Antwerp Drive
Canadian forces launched an early morning assault eight miles north of Butwerk toward Rosen daal and Rotterdam aided by rocket and fighter bombers. The push aimed to push a six mile wedge west to Wiel and Walcheren, gaining ground against German flanking positions blocking the Schelde entrance to Antwerp. Flooding gales and bombardments aided by air strikes disrupted German gun positions at Viissingen and Plewoutsdhjy on Zuid Beveland yesterday.
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Antwerp
Viissingen
Flushing
Plewoutsdhjy
Reds Close In On East Prussia
Reds push toward Danzig from the Narew above Warsaw seeking to cut off East Prussia while Moscow and Izvestia report advancing Red armies toward Konigsberg. Dispatches describe chaos in Belgrade and Budapest as German positions deteriorate and rail workers strike. Budapest conditions deemed grave with officials deserting and sabotage reported near the Danube and the Alexander bridge.
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Narew
Warsaw
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East Prussia
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Belgrade
Budapest
Red Star
Cox Urges Roosevelt Re election In Dayton Appeal
James M. Cox, former Ohio governor and 1920 Democratic presidential nominee, speaking in Dayton on October 20 urged the re election of President Franklin D Roosevelt. He praised Allied wartime cooperation led by Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin as the strongest path to winning the peace and securing victory for the nation.
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James M. Cox
League of Nations
U. S. Senate
Republican Party
Ohio
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Service News Roundup From World War II
March 18 1943 updates on servicemen including Pvt Ross Roberts Jr at Lowry Field address. Sgt Ted Snyder of Hagerstown playing guard for Chatham Field team The Blockbusters. Seibert Shiffer seeking friends from Bainbridge USNTC. Emory Sipie visiting Smithsburg en route to Camp Bowie. Staff Sgt Richard Stick promoted to first sergeant in the 762nd Tank Battalion overseas 9 months. Sat Slick served as guard of honor for President Roosevelt. new addresses for Pvt William Reesman and Pvt Charles Bowers. Oak Leaf Cluster to Eighth Air Force B 17 gunner Sgt Carroll Moss for meritorious achievement. Moss son of Elmer and Marguerite Moss of Sharpsburg Md.
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Chatham Field
Blockbusters
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Snyder
Caterpillar Club
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762Nd Tank Battalion
Central Pacific
Army
Sat
Slick
Guard of Honor
Roosevelt
Eighth Air Force
England
Carroll E. Moss
Sharpsburg
Air Medal
Germany
Glendon P. Overing
Orange
Mass
Moss
Army Air Forces
Fairchild Aircrafe Corporation
Third Bombardment Division
England-Africa
Regensburg
Elmer J. Moss
Marguerite L. Moss
Working Man Rally Urges Voters to Back F D R in Maryland
E J Moran CIO executive of Baltimore urgedWashington county voters to support Roosevelt, warning abstention equals voting for Dewey. He cited Maryland as pivotal and urged unity to restore high wages, noting Dewey’s alleged hostility to aircraft workers. Roy T Miller chaired the meeting of railroad workers.
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Washington County
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Hagerstown
Republican Party
Roy T. Miller
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Fag Makers Blame Smoking Increase For Our Shortage
New York reports cigarette output for 1944 may reach 262 billion for domestic use but will be trimmed by manpower shortages. Production likely near 257.5 billion in 1943, with overseas tax free shipments around 63 billion. Domestic brands will be scarcer as troops overseas receive first access.
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National Association of Tobacco Distributors, Inc
Chesapeake Closes Crabbing In November
Chesapeake Bay crabbing will be prohibited after October 31, with November removed from the regular season. The move mirrors a 1936 act allowing bans in all areas except Worcester county waters.
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Local Navy Personnel Shine From Martinsburg to Pacific
Weat King street Martinsburg native Harry Snavely Jr promoted from ensign to lieutenant (jg) after commissioning at Northwestern University in July 1943. He has served with the U S Navy on the Hawaiian Islands. Lieut Robert Statton plans a Southwest Pacific assignment after a leave at home. Statton trained with the Bureau of Ships in Washington and worked at Mare Island Navy Yard California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Philo Statton. The Verrace
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Harry S. Snavely
South Potomac Street
Northwestern University
U. S. Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Robert Statton
U.S.5
Otus
Southwest Pacific
Bureau of Ships
Washington
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Philo Statton
Verrace
U S Forces Split Philippines Fast Invasion
Allied command announced a major amphibious landing seizing Leyte on the eastern Philippine coast, midway between Luzon and Mindanao, with heavy naval and air bombardment and carrier air support. Ground troops rapidly extended positions as U S and Australian forces pressed ashore. the move aims to cut Japan’s empire, sever the Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere, and loom large for the Pacific war.
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Terauchi
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Burma
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East Indies
Singapore
Philippines Chief Lands With Yanks
CBS broadcast from the Philippines said Sergio Osmena succeeded Quezon as president and had landed with American forces on Leyte island. He was joined by other government members and a U S Army advisory staff for civil affairs.
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CBS
Philippines
Sergio Osmena
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Leyte Island
Osmena
U. S. Army
Trade cigars Moscow shows unlikely ally in leaders
Moscow reporters note a friendship between Churchil and Stalin evidenced by exchanging cigars and sharing strong Georgian blends. The British Prime Minister now smokes the Marshal's cigars and the Russian Premier occasionally samples Churchill's stories, signaling a rare rapport between rivals.
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Churchil
Stalin
Churchill
Japanese Fortify Chinese Coast Against Possible US Landing
Chinese army spokesman Maj. Gen. Chang Tung-chuen said Japan has fortified coastlines from Shanghai to Hangchow bay and is building submarine bases at Wenchow Foothow and Amoy as Allied actions press in northern Italy faced stiff German resistance.
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Dewey to Appeal for Labor Support in Pittsburgh Speech
Governor Thomas B. Dewey prepared a Pittsburgh address criticizing Roosevelt's one man government and labor policy. He revised the speech to emphasize what labor in America deserves under a new administration. Roosevelt planned a counterattack in New York City on Wednesday night.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas B. Dewey
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Paul Lockwood
America
New York
New Deal
New York City
Foreign Policy Association
Frontline Moves Near Cesena and Bologna Front
Cellncordia, less than a mile south of the fortress town of Cesena on the Rimini Bologna highway, and the Americans captured additional positions south of Bologna.
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Cesena
Bologna
Roosevelt Hails Island Invasion of the Philippines
President Roosevelt declared the Philippines invasion a message of will and power to Japan. He pledged to free enslaved people and restore stolen lands as General MacArthur’s forces push toward Bataan with Allied support. The nation expressed gratitude and prayers for victory as American troops advance in the central Philippines.
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Roosevelt
Philippines
Japan
MacArthur
Mr. Roosevelt
Bataan
Roosevelt Messages On Philippine War Effort
President Roosevelt sent messages praising Adm. Nim ity and Adm. Halsey for teamwork with Gen. MacArthur and urging Osmena to tell Filipinos that once Japanese forces are expelled the Philippines will become a free independent member of the nations.
Heavy Rain In Prospect For Hagerstown Area
Weather bureau reports tropical storm activity along the Atlantic coast may bring a 2 to 3 inch rainfall into the county. A 100 million gallon reservoir would fill with soft water, easing soap usage for residents as high winds and heavy rain pass through the Carolinas.
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Hagerstown
Atlantic
Washington Weather Bureau
Moon
Carolinas
Charlotte
J. A. Miller
Weather report notes mild day and chilly night
The report states yesterday's maximum reached 75 degrees while nighttime low stayed at 49 degrees. It records a mild day followed by a cooler night with temperatures near forty nine.
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Have Returned Says MacArthur
General Douglas MacArthur proclaims liberation and resilience to the Philippines. He urges President Sergio Osmena and cabinet members as government solidifies on Philippine soil, calling for renewed effort and patriotic resolve to strike at opportunities for homeland victory.
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Manuel Quezon
Philippine
Bataan
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