F D R Plans Two Day Campaign Swing
President Roosevelt heads to Delaware Indiana and New Jersey for consecutive campaign stops with a tour of Camden shipyards and an automobile parade through Philadelphia He will skip New York on a southern route and winds up with a closing speech in Poughkeepsie New York Shibe Park Philadelphia hosts his first appearance tonight broadcast by CBS and Mutual The Chicago stop is set for Saturday night broadcast by NBC and the Blue network
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Nazis Launch Heavy Assault Across Schelde Front
Allied forces pressed a heavy assault as Canadian troops reached the South Beveland canal and British units pushed toward the Maas Meuse line. British and Canadian forces closed in on Breda Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom while German HQ withdrew along the front from Roosendaal to Tilburg.
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Tilburg
Supreme Headquarters
Roosendal
King Haakon Says Norwegian Troops to Aid Russians
King Haakon announced by radio that Norwegian forces will join Russian troops to fight a common enemy on Norwegian soil, outlining a coordinated defense plan amid ongoing conflict in Europe.
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London
Haakon of
Norway
Leyte battle reports claim largest Japanese fleet loss yet
Allied communiques detail heavy Japanese losses near Leyte as Kinkaid cites up to 46 enemy warships engaged and 58 possibly involved, with 13 ships sunk south of Formosa and multiple carriers and cruisers confirmed damaged or sunk. Losses to the U.S. include the Princeton and an escort carrier, with several destroyers and patrol torpedo boats also reported lost or damaged.
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Grove Firebug Confesses to Multiple Blazes
Grove admits starting several fires including McEwen Furniture warehouse and Ayers Brothers, describing kerosene use and a sexual motive. Police say he planned other fires, aided by a woman at one scene, while investigators and fire officials pursued suspects and efforts to confine the blaze.
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Sellman
Reymeyer
Convicted Slayer Seeks New Trial in Maryland Case
Annapolis Md Oct 26 Attorneys for Howard Hubbard Sr a Negro tavernkeeper convicted of murder for the Main street slaying of a white man in Preston said they would file a motion for a new trial tomorrow. The jury recommended life imprisonment and Associate Judge James Clark planned to pronounce sentence Monday. The defendant killed James M Davis on September 20 after a five and a half hour deliberation. The case was moved from Caroline county at defense request, claiming Preston could not yield a fair trial in Denton.
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James M. Davis
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Yank Invaders Now Hold 40 Mile Front on Leyte
Military report details 7th Division push along Leyte's north south highway after capturing Buri air field and advancing from Burauen junction toward Dagami. 6th Division advances from the coast seize Tabontabon near Catmon Hill. 24th Division probes west toward Palo as Japanese resistance grows. Elsewhere, 1st Cavalry Division repels a small counterattack at Lapaz, Samar.
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San Juanico Straits
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Samar Island
East Prussians Flee as Reds Break Front Across Europe
Russian forces report heavy losses by the Germans and claim gains across a wide arc from east Prussia to Ruthenia. Moscow said units hold a three mile front from Augustan to Niemen river, while northern Finland operations seized Petasmo locales including Pitkajarvi. Soviet air forces allegedly sank many German ships aiding Norway invasion, as Red armies advance through Mumkacs and Transylvania linked fronts, overrunning Ruthenia and taking about 18,000 prisoners in two weeks across 4,886 square miles.
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Niemen River
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Pitkajarvi
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Red Army
Hungary
Transylvania
Ruthenia
Leaflets Dropped by Nazis Reported Over Europe
London reports American heavy bombers have flown at night over Germany and occupied countries for more than a year on leaflet dropping missions. Flying Fortresses and Liberators are used and crews perform only that work. The leaflets are prepared by the Psychological Warfare Division under General Eisenhower's headquarters.
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London
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army operates 22 hospital ships to repatriate wounded
Washington March 26 The Army reports 22 hospital ships are in operation to bring back wounded from European and Pacific battlefields. Six of the vessels are converted Liberty ships and are described by War Department spokesmen as comparable in every respect to ships built specifically for hospital service.
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Army
War Department
Chicago Grain closing figures and futures activity
Chicago grain prices show mixed futures with December and May contracts quoted around 1.59 and 1.08 respectively. July and September quotes also appear, reflecting a unsettled market. The passage ends with a stray note directing readers to the Real Estate column in the Classified section for housing information.
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Chicago
Jersey Herd To Be Classified Sunday
The Jersey milking herd belonging to George Stiles near Boonsboro will be classified Sunday by George Taylor of Rutgers University's dairy department, an official judge for the American Jersey Cattle Club. Each animal will receive an individual rating and Taylor will explain the ratings as about two dozen animals are assessed starting at 1 p m. The public is invited to attend. Early next week the Holstein herd at the Penal Farm will undergo a similar classification.
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George Stiles
Boonsboro
George Taylor
Rutgers University
American Jersey Cattle Club
Stiles
Taylor
Program Mapped to Eradicate Tuberculosis in Baltimore
Baltimore on October 26 reports a four point program to eradicate tuberculosis among Negroes announced by Dr. H Maceo Williams who was recently appointed to the Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commission.
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H. Maceo Williams
Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium Commission
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