Nazi Defenses In Holland Are Crumbling
Allied forces drive deep into western Holland as Tilburg and Bergen op Zoom fall. British Canadians and Polish troops converged on Breda and Roosendaal while German armor and infantry counterattacks press the Venlo area. Canadians report 600 prisoners in a single day, total 5,922 with heavy losses.
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Schelde
Beveland
Roosendaal
Breda-Tilburg
Breda
Tilburg
Loon Op Zand
Oosterhout
Geertruidenbergt
Maas
Hertogenbosch
Holland
Venlo
Meijel
Roermond-Weert
Allied forces press into Schelde estuary corridor move
In a tight press toward South Beveland, Allied reports say Field Marshal von Rundstedt’s retreating formations under German command crowd north as motor columns head from Breda and Roosendaal. Despite signs of German withdrawal there is no demoralization visible and the Schelde estuary area remains a contested corridor before Antwerp.
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Beveland
Breda
Roosendaal
Walther von Model
Schelde
Antwerp
Hunt Remnants of Jap Fleet in Philippine Battle
Allied forces pressed the hunt for Japanese remnants as the Philippines battle raged. Rear Adm. Forrest P. Sherman cited 40 Japanese ships sunk or crippled, with official counts of at least 27 damaged including two carriers and two battleships. Admiral Oldendorf’s force at Surigao Straits blocked the Japanese as their ships pressed transports near Leyte, then were repelled in a decisive line-crossing engagement.
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Philippines
Pacific
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Paguia
Surigao Straits
Leyte
Adin
Oldendorf
Douglas Arthur
Associated Press
Spencer Davis
Oldendor
Port Hingatungen
George Lenwelyer
F D R To Outline Postwar Tax Policy Tonight
President Roosevelt plans a Philadelphia appearance to outline postwar tax policy and defend wartime achievements. He rebuked Republican insinuations on world peace cooperation and criticized claims of the administration’s military unpreparedness, asserting the war effort remains strong.
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F.D.R
Congress
World Organization For Peace
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Second Base
Motorist Held After West Washington Street Crash
Daniel Armstrong of Mercersburg was arrested for operating under the influence and no license after his truck crashed head on with a city bus on West Washington Street near West Side Avenue around 10 pm. No injuries were reported. Robert Stewart of Marbern Road operated the east bound bus. Also reported is news of a thriving cantaloupe crop in Boonsboro with abundant yield across 144 patches and a large harvest by late season growers.
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Daniel Armstrong
Mercersburg
West Washington Street
West Side Avenue
Rohrer
Blenard
Robert Stewart
Marbern Road
Boonsboro
Penal Farm Herd Be Classified in Holstein Rating
The Maryland State Penal Farm Holstein milking herd will be classified Tuesday afternoon starting at 1 30 p m. A Vermont Holstein Association representative will rate each animal individually and explain the reasons for each rating. County Agent Mark Miller urged all county residents with cattle interest to attend.
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Maryland
National Holstein Association
Vermont
Mark Miller
Service notices from troops and families in wartime update
Military personnel and relatives are listed with assignments and home addresses across Italy Britain and the United States. Highlights include Pvt Ray Cave in Italy awaiting contact. Robert Carpenter visiting from OTS Duke University. George Day Seaman 1/c who served in Tarawa Marshall Islands Saipan and Guam. Albert E W Thomas earning aerial gunner wings at Harlingen. Charles N Deibert on leave. Sgt Flubert Robinson in France. Pfc Merle T Kendall Jr graduating at Tyndall Field. Also a note on a 545 pound turnip exhibited at Paramount.
Yank Invaders Engulf Samar As Philippine defense collapses
Forces report heavy fighting as American units push through Samar and Leyte, liberating towns along with pressure on Japanese positions. Maj. Gen. Irving’s 24th Division advances west of Palo and drives toward Da gama while Barugo falls to 10th Corps, threatening escape routes and control of a 100 mile coastal segment along the Samar Sea.
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Sergio Osmena
Philippines
Leyte
Bataan
Leyte Valley
Frederick A. Irving
1Th
Palo
Santa Fe
Pastrana
Archibald W. Arnold
James L. Bradley
Burauento
Dagama
Irving's
Carigara Bay
10Th Corps
Sibert
Barugo
Carigara
Samar Island
Samar Sea
Harvest Home and Sunday Services in St James Brethren Church
St James October 26 announce Sunday school Sunday morning at 10 o clock and Christian Endeavor gathering followed by preaching by Rev D C White. Harvest Home services drew a large fruit and vegetable display turned over to the Loyal Ladies class to fund a church furnace. last Friday supper by Loyal Ladies proceeds also to fuel the furnace.
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Loyal Ladies
Local quotations show farm prices paid for various goods
Kilie Bros furnishes local quotations on prices paid to producers for Wheat Butter Potatoes Chickens Turnips and other farm products. The garbled list includes values per unit and note of market demand.
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Kilie Bros
Chest Drive To Open November 8
The Hagerstown and Washington County War Fund and Community Chest Campaign nears opening on November 8 as committees and division captains are named and mobilized. Veteran division leaders from last year head the General Canvass with Richard, George, Sica, and others guiding. Chairs include Rev G Aubrey Young for Speakers and A H Warne for Arrangements, with major roles assigned to industrial gifts, audits, initial gifts, county towns, chain stores, clubs, commercial utilities, and publicity headed by Charles D Lyon.
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Hagerstown
Washington County War Fund
Herbert Logsdomn
Hugh S. George
Arley C. Sica
J. R. Craft
Thurman C. Lindsey
C. Vernon Stone
B. H. Koons
Wm. P. Lane
Rev
G. Aubrey Young
A. H. Warne
L. Vinton Hershey
Hugh Troxell
Roy Danzer
D. Raymond Snively
Frank Leiter
H. Leister Mobley
Donoven R. Beachley
M. E. Ellinger
Charles D. Lyon
Youth Arrested Over Street Light Vandalism in Waynesboro
An 18 year old from Washington County was taken into custody by Waynesboro police Thursday night on charges of stones throwing street lights in the Pennsylvania city. He and four Waynesboro boys are being held on a $100 bond.
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Washington County
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
Lis
Johnson Held For Court On Counterfeit Gasoline Coupon Charge
J. C. Johnson a local filling station operator was held under 750 dollars bond by U S Commissioner C Welles Littie after a Federal Court hearing on a charge of possession of counterfeit gasoline ration coupons.
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J. C. Johnson
U. S
C. Welles Littie
New Ringworm Clinic Opens in Washington County
Washington county expands its anti ringworm effort with a sixth clinic to be set up in West Washington Street School within days. The program, part of a continuing drive since schools reopened in September, assigns two full time experts from the United States Public Health Service to run the clinics at the school and the Health Department.
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Washington County
West Washington Street
United States Public Health Service
Wing and a Prayer film vivid carrier battle scenes
Action packed Hollywood epic Wing and a Prayer opens Sunday at Henry's Theatre with first time on screen plate trashing of the bow during take off and a plane crashing through a barrier after missing a landing wire. Stars Don Ameche Dana Andrews and William Blythe. Lt Commander R L Middleton U S N supervised authenticity.
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20Th Century-Fox
Henry’s Theatre
Don Ameche
Dana Andrews
William Blyther
Midway
R. L. Midleton
U.S.N
Gales and floods halt operations on Italian front
Rome October 28. Gales and floods halted all Italian front operations with weather easing for German reinforcement south and southeast of Bologna. Mediterranean Allied air operations were also restricted.
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Rome
Bologna
Allied
Mediterranean
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