Noose Tightens About Holland Trapped Nazis
German forces south of the Maas faced intensified pressure as Allied defenses held on the east flank near Antwerp. The German counterthrust, aided by tanks and artillery, pushed to within 4,000 yards of Meijel, advancing through Liesel and toward Asten before Allied ground forces halted further attacks in the Maas bulge area.
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Maas
Meuse
Antwerp
Dutch Atlert
Maas Bulge
Liesel
Asten
Meijel
Vacumatic Carburetor Boosts Gas Mileage Claim
Thousands of motorists including taxicab, truck and tractor owners are advised that a Vacumatic carburetor promises up to 40 extra miles per gallon. The metal device operates on a Supercharge principle and breathes automatically, reportedly offering smoother running, quicker starts, and no adjustments. Vacu-matic Carburetor Co. of Wauwatosa Wisconsin invites interested readers to request full particulars by mail.
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Vacu-matic
State St
Wauwatosa
Wis
Allied forces press in Holland slowing German retreat
Allied troops advanced along the Maas front in southwestern Holland driving about 40 900 German troops back toward river networks south of Rotterdam. Cadzand and Zunidzand captured in the Schelde pocket as Canadians and British moved across South Weveland toward Watcheren, with air support and heavy bomber strikes on Watcheren. Prisoners cited near 10 000 in multiple captures and daily German losses of roughly 1 000 men.
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Supreme Headquarters
Holland
Maas
Rotterdam
Schelde
Cadzand
Zunidzander
Weveland Island
Goes
Watcheren Island
Moerdijk
Willemstad Cressings
Hollandsch Diep
2Nd Army
Molant
From
Rhineland
Fiat
F D R Addresses Campaign At Soldier Field and Fort Wayne
President Roosevelt outlines security for all Americans and economic rights while denouncing Governor Dewey as a me too candidate. He criticizes Republican claims, plans more campaign stops in Boston and New England, and notes his Indiana Fort Wayne speech. Earlier he challenged misrepresentations and prepares to campaign before the polls. North Carolina taxed high hat owners at four dollars and gold-headed cane owners faced the same levy.
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Soldier Field
Dewey
Gerald Smith
Gerald Nye
Washington
New England
Boston
Fort Wayne
Indiana
FBI National Academy graduates 73 officers including Harold Kiser
Harold B. Kiser of the Hagerstown Police Department was among 73 law enforcement officers from across the United States who completed the 14 week FBI National Academy course in Washington. The program emphasized juvenile delinquency and crime prevention, with sessions on science, statistics, report writing, firearms, investigations, and police administration.
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Harold B. Kiser
Hagerstown
FBI Laboratoon
Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
David A. Simmons
American Bar Association
FBI National Academy
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis may develop it. Four cough, chest cold, or acute bronchitis is not treated and you cannot afford to take a chance with any medicine less potent than Creomulsion which goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and old nature to soothe and heal raw tender inflamed bronchial membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote by special process with other time tested medicines for coughs. It contains no narcotics. No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough, permitting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back.
Settlement Reaches $400 In Franklin County Court
A civil suit arising from a highway accident was settled in Franklin County Court by Judge Watson R. Davison for $400. Plaintiffs A Edgar Snoke Culbertson his wife Grace R Snoke and their daughter Margaretta Ann Snoke 10 filed against Beverages Sales Co Hagerstown and driver Chester A Boward of Hagerstown. Of the settlement 196.28 covers hospital medical and other bills for the child and 205.75 goes to the minor herself.
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Franklin County
Watson R. Davison
A. Edgar Snoke
Culbertson
Grace R. Snoke
Margaretta Ann Snake
the Beverages Sales Co
Hagerstown
Chester A. Boward
Davison
Voter Registration Surges in California and Illinois
California reports 4,130,705 registered voters with 2,416,016 Democrats and 1,545,746 Republicans, while Illinois tallies 4,501,554 citizens registered across Cook County and downstate areas. Officials in eight states expect turnout to surpass four years ago as population shifts and service ballots complicate final counts. The Census Bureau projects 89,? million potential voters over 21, with women outpacing men by 600,000.
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California
Illinois
Associated Press
Cook County
Chicago
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Iinois
Maryland
Mississippi
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Census Bureau
Wartime notices from Clear Spring area veterans
In service notes residents report furloughs and hospital stays. Pvt Jas G Howell receives the Purple Heart for wounds in France and is in a British hospital. A/s William Henry, from Bainbridge, is in Ward 802 at Bainbridge Naval Hospital. Pvt George Dayhoff invites mail at Camp Blanding Florida. Lt Donald Campbell ends reserve service and returns home. Carrol Spitzer, Funkstown, after five months overseas with the Merchant Marine, spent seven beachhead trips in France and aided Free French troops under Gen Philippe Leclerc during 18 months at sea, totaling about 38,000 miles in 16 countries.
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Carrol F. Spitzer
South Mulberry Street
F. Spitzer
Funkstown
U. S. Merchant Marine
France
England
Channel
Haseretown
Francis Stoner
East Baltimore Street
Robert Ridenour
Hamilton
Hamilton Bhoulevari
Tagerstown
Spitzer
Phillipe Jacques Leclerc
Merchant Marine
Fairchild Aircraft
Burlington N.C
Fairchild Plane Aids New Mexico Dude Ranch Operations
At Ghost Ranch in northern New Mexico Arthur N. Pack uses a Hagerstown built Fairchild F-24 to solve access and altitude challenges. The plane hauls antelope, transports cattle, and even replaces horses for ranch tasks. The aircraft cut travel time to Santa Fe from three hours by road to thirty minutes by air, impressing guests who bought their own Fairchild. Wartime cutbacks threaten activity, but enthusiasts expect aviation to remain a key ranch aid after the war.
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Fairchild
Hagerstown
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Arthur NX
Pack
Wyoming
Airmen Resume Manila Assault in Pacific Sea Battle
Nimitz reports an overwhelming victory in the second battle of the Philippines Sea. The three actions occurred south of Formosa and off the east coast of the Philippines as forces engaged near Luzon. Information remains subject to revision as more data arrives.
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Luzon
Manila
Nimitz
Cominique
Philippines Sea
Pacifics
Philippine Sea
Formosa
Naval Battle Near Leyte Decisive Assembling Fleet Losses
The report notes heavy action in the Samar and Surigao Strait off Leyte on October 23 to 25 with aircraft and submarines pressuring survivors. It claims only two Japanese ships escaped undamaged and cites immense U S losses at Pearl Harbor paired with newly named carriers.
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Samar
Surigao Strait
Leyte
Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
West Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
California
Pennsylvania
Lexington
Wasp
Hornet
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Harold Kiser
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FBT
People’s Store
W. Wash, St
R. D. McKee
aTion
Davey Bl
KAY Jewelry CO
Wash ST
Easy Credit
Clearspring
Lee Howell
Pvt
Jas. G. Howell
William EB. Henry
J. T. Henry
South Locust Street
U. S. Naval Hospital
Bainbridge, Md
George W. Dayhoff
Co. A
Camp Blanding
Fla
Donald G. Campbell
Army of the United States
Herbert G. Campbell
Washington Avenue
Momen
DR. W. Hotel Linco
Chambersburg
Fairchild Ship
Norwich
John D. Myers & Co
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Bankerstown, Mim
Potomac
ARROW
Musey & Evans
West
Washington Street
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
South Potomac St
Nelson Eddy
Robert Armbruster
Pet Y Eilelles
Columbia Broadcasting System
The
Potomac Edison Co
Fleisher
Chesterfields
Thrift
Chesterfield
Reefer Coats
Coats
Ily
Ment Anit Sefpation
Grand Haven
Michigan
Whiting
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