Third Largest Greek Port Reported in British Hands
British forces invaded Greece and landed at the Peloponnesus port of Patras driving toward Corinth and Athens. Cairo radio claimed Patras garrison surrendered while British landings were reported at Katea Kolon. Ankara radio suggested Germans were evacuating Athens and the Peloponnesus as Allied operations framed a broader push across the region.
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Ken O'Dea Delivers In 7th To Lift Cardinals In 3-2 Win
Ken O'Dea singled in the seventh as the St Louis Cardinals beat the St Louis Browns 3-2 in a tense World Series game at Sportsman’s Park. Ray Sanders and O'Dea drove in the decisive runs in the 11th after a tight pitching duel between Max Lanier and Nelson Potter. The pageantry and crowd of 35,006 heightened the bid for a full series as both clubs traded early runs and late threats in a classic championship clash.
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Mob Muntrief
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
O'Dea
Emil Verban
Murchef
Strike Ties Up Rochester Newspapers
Rochester faced its first newspaper blackout in 26 years as printers from the two Garnett papers idle over a contract dispute described by management as a difference in interpretation while union members call it a lockout. The Democrat and Chronicle suspended publication, and The Times-Union did not publish as 85 Local 15 printers failed to report for work.
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Rochester Pi
Garnett
Democrat and Chronicle
Si Mémiber
Nazis Looted Florence Art Treasures Before Retreat
Italian officials say German forces rifled Florence caches of priceless art as they retreated, carting away or destroying sculptures and paintings. Losses include Donatello and Michelangelo works, Titian, Botticelli, Raphael pieces, and the famed Niobe group, with hundreds of items listed as missing in the Allied subcommission report.
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Ane Arts and Archives
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Dasvid
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Bacchus
Venus de Medici
Niote
Oratory of
Sant’ Ondfrig
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Botticalli
Raphael
Afurilie
Nazis Try Extortion In United States Newswire
Allied sources report Nazi extortion attempts targeting moneyed individuals in the United States and elsewhere as loot dries up. Ransom notes mimic kidnapper patterns, demanding payments by a set date to accounts in neutral countries, often Argentina, though most notes are intercepted and never paid. It is illegal to remit such ransoms in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Turkish Quake Charted Near Black Sea Area
A report notes a severe earthquake recorded near the Black Sea with ongoing activity. Turkish official J. J. Shaw commented that the quake was very severe and continuing, though details remain uncertain about the exact location.
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London
Black Sea
Turkey
J. J
Shaw
Roosevelt Denounces Communism Aimed at Campaign
President Roosevelt rejects claims of seeking communists or fascists support and denounces opponents for painting any progressive policy as communist. He urges open voting and denounces mail fraud while defending foreign policy with Russia. He faults Republican charges as misleading and laments scorn used to weaken morale at home and abroad.
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Roosevelt
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C. I. G. Solizica
Allied Bombing Raids Hit German Air Bases and Rail Hubs
London and American British air fleets totaling over 1,300 bombers hammered German air force concentrations and railway tunnels. About 1,100 American heavy bombers plus 500 fighters struck four airdromes near Munster and rail yards at Rheine and Cologne, with mixed results reported due to weather. The HA. A. F. attacked Wilhelmshaven. Second Tactical Airforce hit near Nijmegen. fortresses targeted Handorf Lippstadt Hadelorts and Loddenheide as Luftwaffe planes fled from occupied zones.
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HA. A. F
Wilhelmshaven
Second Tactical Airforce
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Handorf
Lippstadt
Hadedorts
Loddenheide
Paderborn
Air
France
Belgium
Aimee to Have 1000 Ministers for Spectacular Funeral
Los Angeles reports plans for Aimee Semple McPherson funeral events with 1000 ministers of Four Square Gospel and a 3260 pound bronze casket carried to Forest Lawn. A 60 foot cross of flowers will mark the tomb with colors in white red and blue. Special trains will run from Angelus Temple to the cemetery for graveside rites.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Evrangelise
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Angelus Temple
Forest Lawn
Some Relief Seen From Butter Shortage
The War Food Administration predicted relief in October for civilians facing butter duties due to reduced government allocations and higher ration points. September butter production fell about nine percent from a year earlier while national milk output remained near last year’s level. however butter allocation stayed restricted as more milk went to higher value products.
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Washington
War Food, Administration
Fifth Army Advances by Yards in Italy Near Bologna
Allied troops in the rolling southern Bologna area push yard by yard against German defenses and capture Monte Venere, a key peak guarding the Bologna road. They reach near Monte Moresino and ridge north of La Stia while Loiano junction and Quinzano east of Loiano see heavy fighting. Near Rimini, Canadian forces seize a last ridge over the city with four hundred Germans captured.
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Po Valley
Monte Venere
Monte Moresino
Imola
la Jst
Loiano
Quinzano
Lagune
Rimini
Adriatic
Chilean Cabinet Steps Aside for Radical Party
Santiago reports the Chilean cabinet resigned, prompted by ministers seeking to give President Juan Antonio Río a free hand to assemble a cabinet approved by the Radical Party. A new non-political administrative cabinet was expected to be formed.
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Santiago
Chile
General Secrary
Juan Antonio
Rios
King Carol To Return Home from Mexico City
Former Romanian king Carol Iii plans to return to Romania after spending years in Mexico. Palace officials say he will travel to Brazil and Lisbon before returning, with discussions about his son Mihai remaining abroad. A farewell party is planned for Sunday.
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Urdareanu
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Bricker and Mrs Bricker Welcome Aggie Crowd in Keokuk
Gov John W Bricker Republican vice presidential nominee rode a special train into Keokuk Iowa and introduced his wife over the public address system saying This is Aggie as the crowd cheered She waved from the platform as the train pulled away on arrival and reception by supporters
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Keokuk
John W.bricker
Bricker
Japs Jolted In Pacific Win in China
Allied forces report Japanese setbacks in the Pacific while noting gains by Japanese in China. U S submarines claim eleven enemy ships sunk, as planes attack Balikpapan and nearby targets. Admiral Nimitz notes Marine and Army casualties and island gains in the Palau Islands campaign through October 5.
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Douglas MacAmiour
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Palaus
Navy Department
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Tiddim
Public Duped With Pumpkin Seed Almonds
New York Americans report widespread wartime food adulteration by illegal substitutes. Wharton of the Food and Drug Administration cites ground pecan shells as spices, pumpkin seeds sold as almonds, grated carrots in preserves, puffed wheat in peanut brittle, coconut shreds as topping, cocoa residue in cakes, mineral oil in coatings and candy, and lead tubes replacing tin, all undermining vitamin absorption and product quality.
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New York
American Public Health Association
Wla
Wharton
Food and Drug Administration
G H Joe First On Turkey List
Washington reports Uncle Sam sets aside 69 million pounds of turkey for three major holiday tables for men in service and civilian supply. Under War Food Administration rules farmers with up to two turkeys may dress and sell for local consumption while nationwide availability tops 510 billion pounds for civilian use, averaging about three pounds per person.
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Washington
Sam
Turkey
Armoy
G. Joe
WEA
Roosevelt Road Show Faces Boston Ban Tonight Debut
The F D R Victory Bandwagon revue, produced by Edward Royce, faces a ban in Boston after Massachusetts Women's Political Club president Aliss Margaret Birmingham protests it insults Gov. Thomas Dewer. The show, with nine whites and eight Negroes, plans a nationwide tour with local party units buying tickets. Boston sponsor is Communist Political Organization. Earn Browder may speak. Tour dates include Troy on Nov 5 and multiple cities through Oct. 31.
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Thomas £. Dewer
Edward Royce
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Nazis Report New Red Push In Lithuania
London dispatch says Russian forces press a new offensive in western Lithuania toward German East Prussia. Danube front near Belgrade sees fierce fighting as Soviet troops cross the north bank suburb of Pančevo. Russian command reports about 170600 Red Army soldiers engaged, with gains up to twenty miles and a second link with Tito’s partisans aiding Malinovsky’s Second Ukraine Army.
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G M C Expansion Awaits Election Declared by Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors told the New York State Chamber of Commerce that postwar GM expansion plans would hinge on the presidential election. He said GM plans to spend five to six hundred million dollars to improve factories and stressed the potential impact of national economic policy on American enterprise.
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Dewey
Plane launched Robots Blast English Coast
German forces unleashed a new volley of flying bombs against southern England last night. The attacks appeared to come simultaneously from Heinkel air fleets positioned along the eastern coast.
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London
England
Heinkel Veartiers
Cut in German Rations Tightens Belts Further
A German notice reports further cuts in food rations issued by Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, reducing bread and sugar, and outlining a curtailment affecting jam and substitutes for children. The decree, amid mobilization, bans certain Paris district activities and imposes rationed weekly allowances as the war effort continues.
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Soviets Barred Use of Airfields Near Warsaw
Polish ambassador in the United States Jane Ciechanow said yesterday that the Russians had blocked America and Britain from expanding aid to Warsaw by banning use of air bases near the city for a month and a half. He noted the Polish government had appealed to the Soviet government from the start of the conflict. The ban hampered Allied flights for delivering food and munitions over Warsaw.
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Jane Ciechanow
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Britain
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Htted
Yanks Break German Lines North of Aachen in Drive
American forces under Lieut Gen Courtney Hodges push through the Siegfr Fries Line north of Aachen driving four miles into the German front. They capture Bezs Aner pus and Beggendorf as heavy armor and infantry overcome counterattacks. The breakthrough shifts focus to exposed enemy defenses around Ubach and Gegrekdorf with tanks cutting across elevated ground to exploit the gap.
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Gegrekdorf
Dal Bovie
Associated Press
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Abach
Deweys Visit Smith Home and Cathedral
Governor Thomas E Dewey plans to visit the former governor Alfred E Smith at his Fifia Avenue residence and then the St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City en route to West Virginia. Dewey will address Crakiestown, West Virginia, tomorrow night and is accompanied by Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. John A Warner. The visit follows Smith’s body lying in state and involves New York officials and cabinet members.
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Thomas E Dewey
Alfred E. Smith
St Patrick's Cathedral
York City
West Virginia
G. C. BP
Crakiestown
W. Va
Paul Lockwood
Dewey
Smith
Fifia Avenue
John A. Wwarner
Tomer
All Is Explained in London Spokesman Report
London UPt Lieutenant General Hart Dittman Gernea high command spokesman claims German defeats in the east last night. He states German generals were dressed in German attire and issued orders as part of the military briefing.
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Hart Dittman Gernea
High Command
Germai
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