Reds Capture Goldap A Key Road Center
Reds push toward Goldap and central Slovakia as Czechoslovak and Russian fighters merge. A bold move threatens Hitler’s hold on Budapest and Vienna, with Nyiregyhaza's fall tightening the noose and a massive Hungaro-Slav border advance near the Tisza. Russians reach Norway border, close to Kirkenes, signaling potential liberation of another European nation.
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Bohemian
Slovakia
Hitler
Budapest
Vienna
Bratislavia
Nyiregyhaza
Debrecen
Kirkenes
Europe
Soviet Forces Plan Baltic Coast Sweep Near Norway
Northerly Norway missions target endorth Cape to curb Nazi raids while Soviet authorities await a formal announcement of entering Reich territory in East Prussia. Moscow monitors Berlin reports of a breakthrough as Red Army high command stays quiet awaiting official word.
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Norway
Endorth Cape
Red Army
East Prussia
Moscow
Reich
Japs Retreat On Leyte Isle
Allied reports from Leyte describe Japanese forces withdrawing as U S troops tighten grip around Tacloban and Dulag while air and naval bombers hit Visayan islands Mindanao and Borneo targets. The United States signals extend commonwealth authority to freed Philippine regions as military aims push toward a broader liberation.
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Phillip Re
Mindanao
Gulf of Leyte
C. ¥Ates McDaniel
Associated Press
6Th Army
Leyte
McDaniel
Tacloban
Dulagher
Visayan Islands
Cageyan
Sayre Highway
Balikpapan
Borneo Oil Center
France Starts Traitor Trials For Collaboration Cases
France begins traitor trials as more judges are appointed by the ministry of justice and operate nationwide within two weeks. On Monday 1451 collaboration case investigations were opened by special magistrates forming the second phase between arrests and formal trials. While military tribunals condemned many for treason, civil courts will try subtler collaboration cases with judge and jury including women for the first time.
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Ministry of Justice
France
Allied Armies Drive Deep On Seven Fronts In Europe
Allied forces press a broad offensive across the Schelde estuary and western front. Canadians outflank a Bergen op Zoom approach as Breskens and Fort Frederik Hendrik fall under Allied pressure. Third Army fights near Metz while Americans clear Bezange la Petite and advance toward Doinfaing Vervezette and Belmount. Flying bombs, termed robots, are seen over American lines with limited impact.
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Iair
Breda
Maas Meuse
Bergen Op Zoom
Avuverp
Bres
Fred Hendrik
Schoondijke
Schelde
Breskens
Fort Frederik-Hendrik
Vlissingen
Aachen
Wurselen
Berlin
First Army
Geilenkirchen
Stolberg
Third Army
Metz
Maizieres Les Metz
Bezange la Fetitie
Nancy
Epinal
Prolevieures
Doinfaing
Vervezette
Belmount
Fort Frederick Jlendrik
Aardenbirg
Draasburg
MacArthur’s 3200 Mile Journey and Postwar Bonds
Australians recall General MacArthur and his Guadalcanal Marines with gratitude as their wartime allies return home. The Australia–US friendship grows with more than 10,000 American sons in law and daily life resuming after wartime constraints.
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Searce
Australia
New Guinea
MacArthur
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Guadalcanal
Aegean Island Evvoia Cleared of Germans, Rome Says
Rome reports Evvoia, the large Aegean island off the Greek mainland north of Athens, has been cleared completely of German forces according to headquarters. The announcement confirms full control of the island by Allied or Greek authorities.
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Aegean Island
Rome
Qet
Aegean
Evyoia
Euhoea
Athens
Bied
Sees Re-Election of President and McMullen Support
A speaker urged reelection of the President and campaigned for Mr. McMullen, praising his World War record, veteran advocacy, and service to Maryland's Sixth District. McMullen pledged to aid national peace efforts and urged Roosevelt supporters to vote on November 7.
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PLC
McMullen
Jie
House of Representatives
McMuhen
Maryland
Roosevelt
Countians Enter Service in Induction List
The local board announced October 17 that many Countians were inducted into the armed forces. The long list includes Charles Lewis Flair of Smithsburg and Jay Bland Carr of Funkstown among others from Hagerstown Boonsboro and surrounding areas, with addresses listed.
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Armed Forces
Charles Lewis Flair
Smithsburg
Jay Bland Carr
D Jr
Funkstown
Charles Lauran Stotter, Jr
Breathedsville
Ernest David Lister, Jr
Boonsboro
Harry Charles Hutzell, Jr
Vernon Paul Kennedy
Chambersburg
Raleigh Griffith
Kenneth Milburn Leatherman
Franklin Shafer Minnick
John Luther Blair
Gaithersburg
George Wilkinson Dayhoff
Summit Avenue
Hera Charles Sharer
Hagerstown
Elmer Ross Cline
Carroll Walter Guth
Merle Richard Hays
Earl Gippison Wood
Pope Avenue
City
William Alfred Albright
Howard Forrest Smith
Marshall Lea Douglas
Hancock
Joseph Leon Newlin
Virginia Avenue
Harlan Eugene Renner
John Nevin Cook
Paul Edward Punt Pen Mar
Ralph William Hastings
David Nolan Houser
James Franklin Wollard, Jr
John William Keller
Security
Samuel Benjamin Carpenter
Stanley Lee Benchoff
Highfield
Richard Lee Recher
Chewsville
Bernard Francis Cool
Lawrence Lafayette Hutzell
Paul Cletus Green
Elmer Kneisley Rice
William Albert Sharon
Big Spring
Harry Eugene Blair
Richard Bennett Stage Star Dies at 72 in Los Angeles
Richard Bennett a renowned stage idol and film character actor died at 72 after a long battle with heart attacks. Daughters Constance and Joan Bennett were at his bedside. Barbara was en route from New York. Known for sharp witticisms that mocked critics and others his stage harangues and views on acting sparked both acclaim and controversy.
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Los Angeles
Richard Bennett
Constance
Joan Bennett
Barbara
New York
Ife
Wounded Local Soldier Back From Normandy Duty
Sgt. Carter, wounded twice, returns to hospital and plans a third arm operation. He served aboard a ship rammed in the English Channel during his second trip to France and witnessed the saturation bombing before the Normandy breakthrough. He recalls three thousand planes over two hours, lost most souvenirs in the collision, and keeps a neck shard from a German mortar.
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Carter
English Channel
France
Normandy
Channel
Open Probe Of Cleveland Blast
Cleveland officials launched a formal inquiry into the East Side gas plant explosions and fire that devastated a 59 block area. The death toll reached 98 with 108 officially listed as missing, many of whom may be unidentified dead.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
East Side
East Ohio Gas Co
Hotel Charles Damaged By Fire On West Antietam Street
A hotel fire at Hotel Charles on West Antietam street Saturday around 5 30 p m started in the linen closet and damaged several rooms. Firemen confined the blaze but smoke forced guests to flee as police suspected defective wiring after a maid received an electric shock. The incident drew a large crowd and police noted ongoing theft probes into three earlier fires this month with combined damage over 100 000 dollars.
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Charles Hotel
West Antietam Street
Recruiter to Visit Hagerstown October 25 Interview Recruits
Chief A P Watts recruiting officers for the U S Maritime Service will be in Hagerstown on Wednesday October 25 to interview applicants. A pharmacist mate will attend and physical exams will be given. The office remains at the U S Employment Service on East Washington Street. Watts recently allowed applications from men ages 16 to 26 who are not under induction orders. On October 18 he sworn in four men into the Maritime Service: John Vernon Gearhart Harold Lee Mason William Mayette Suder Gerald Stanley King.
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A. P. Watts
U.S. Maritime Service
Hagerstown
Maritime Service
U .S. Employment Service Office
East Washington Street
Watts
John Vernon Gearhart
Frederick Street
Nellie Gearhart
Haroll Lee Mason
Main Avenue
Sarah Mason
William Mayette Suder
Biz Pool
Gerald Stanley King
Pen
Car Ransacked in Hagerstown Market Lot Theft
A car on the Market House lot was broken into last night. A camera and a hat were taken from the vehicle. The owner, Ars. seagoed Forrest of Rt. 2, reported the incident this morning and provided a description of the stolen items.
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Forrest
Hagerstown
Rt. 2
Market House
Alder divorce suit filed in court this month
Franklin Alder through attorney Samuel C Strite filed a divorce suit in court today seeking divorce from Marie May Alder. It is the 27th divorce action filed so far this month.
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Franklin Alder
Samuel C. Strite
Aled
Marie May Alder
Reformation Day Festival At St John’s Church
The Lutheran Ministerial Association of Washington County marks October 21 the Protestant Reformation birth day with a festival at St John’s Lutheran Church. Dr Harry F Baughman of Gettysburg Theological Seminary will speak on Painting the White Post. Dr Carl Weisseman directs a Reformation era musical program including Bach Cantata No 22 Subdue Us Through Thy Kindness. Public invited to the service of praise and adoration.
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Lutheran Ministerial Association of
Washington County
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Harry F. Baughman
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Baughman
Carl Weisseman
Dr. Weisseman
Jesus
J. S. Bach
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