German Armor Breaks Through U S Lines Near Aachen In Forest Battle
German armored units dented the American first army line with a savage counterattack southeast of the Hurtgen forest near Aachen. Allies drove to the last German rearguard pockets on the water’s edge as Vosbenack fell to German forces and Middelburg’s outskirts were breached in the Walcheren campaign final phase.
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Paris
U.P
Hurtgen Forest
Aachen
Vossenack
Schmidt
United Press
Jack Frankish
Amercan
Walcheren Island
Middelburg
Zeeland
Nieuwland
Russian Troops Enter Budapest as Siege Tightens
London dispatch notes unconfirmed reports that Soviet forces fought inside Budapest and neared Andrassy Street four and a half miles from the center. Bucharest radio claimed Russian units breached Ujtest and reached 12% miles north while advancing along the eastern approaches.
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London
Budapest
Red Army
Andrassy
Danube River
Budapest-Szolnok
Acantik
Ujtest
Bucharest
War Fund Nears Target as Donations Lag
Washington County national war fund total reached 18 950 from Friday and Saturday contributions. County quota stood at 16 654 with three rural districts still unreported and Crawford area partial. Local effort aims to push county total over 19 000 and fill Washington city shortfall near 5900.
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Washington County National War Fund
National War Fund
Highland Township
Marion
Clay
Crawford Township
Washington
ISU Employees to Vote Again November Fifteenth
A notice from the Minneapolis regional office of the National Labor Relations Board announces another collective bargaining election for Iowa Southern Utilities workers. The vote on November 15 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the storeroom behind the company office involves an AF L union versus an independent ISU employee union at Sigourney.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Minneapolis
National Labor Relations Board
Ths
ISU
CLO
A. F. of L
Washington
Sigourney. Gr
Realize 310 From VFW Poppy Sale
Receipts totaled 310.07 for the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual buddy poppy sale sponsored by the post and auxiliary. Jane Whitehead won first prize of 1 dollar. Billy Gilchrist won 75 cents. Dick Ward took third with 50 cents.
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V.I.W
The
Post and Auxiliary
Cleon Shockey
Jane Whitehead
Billy Gilchrist
Robert Truax
Billy and Dick Ward
Eddie Sueppel
Arnold Kern
Joe Wehr
Will Matueha
Murielle Bockhorst
Bileand Swift
Dale Atkinson
Margaret Keyser
Leslie Payne
Ben Holt
Dick Ward
Veterans of Foreign Wars
County War Bond Purchases Reach Record October Total
War Finance Chairman G B Mace reports Washington county residents bought war bonds totaling 43846075 for October. He calls it an excellent month ahead of the next war loan drive and says plans are being made to proceed.
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War Finance
G. B. Mace
Washington County
Mace
Election Dates Set for Well, Newton and Neighboring Towns
Well and Newton will vote while residents in nearby towns cast ballots on November 14 16 and 17. The staggered dates indicate local races and issues proceeding across multiple communities.
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Well
Newton
Massive Allied Air Assault On Hamburg And Ruhr
More than 3,000 allied planes bomb German targets from Hamburg to the Brenner pass. U S Fortresses and Liberators led the Hamburg Ruhr raid with RAF heavy bombers. German oil centers and rail hubs were among objectives.
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London
Germany
Hamburg
Sirenner Pass
U. S
Duisburg
Royal Air Force
Kelsenkirchen
15Th Air Force
Bolzano
Brenner Pass
Austria
Yugoslavia
Vienna
8Th Air Force
Ruhr
Western Reich
Rhine
Gelsenkirchen
James H. Doolittle
Han Ure Harbore
Down by the Old Mill Stream and Fremont Roots
The song Down by the Old Mill Stream refers to the Blanchard river running through Fremont Iowa. It was written by Tell Taylor born on a farm near Fremont in 1876 and who lived there until his death in 1937.
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Fremont
Tell Taylor
War loan drive opens November 20
The article notes the organization of the sixth war loan drive with its official opening set for November 20, detailing the coordinated campaign, participating groups, and expected public support to bolster wartime funding.
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Organization For the
Hope for Record Vote in Washington County Tomorrow
Washington County aims for a record turnout in Tuesday’s election as about 18 000 potential voters exist. Civics classes canvass neighborhoods, teachers guiding turnout effort across districts. Absentee and soldiers ballots show strong participation with weather and harvest shaping turnout. Polls open eight in the morning and close eight at night at local precinct sites.
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Washington County
Washington
Lester B. Krabill
Krabill
Wellman
Iowa Township
Washington City
Brighton
Farm Bureau President Urges All to Cast Ballots Tuesday
Washington County Farm Bureau President Richard Stephens calls on rural residents to vote in the November 7 general election. He notes farm parity shifts, compares wages to 1910-14, and cites Farm Bureau leaders urging turnout to safeguard democracy in rural communities.
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Farm Bureau
America
Richard Stephens
Washington County Farm Bureau
Mr. Stephens
Hte
Ed O'Neal
American Farm Bureau
Washington
United States
VFW Plans Armistice Salute in Central Park
Earl Lemley commander of Washington County post 2808 VFW announces the usual Armistice Day program in Central Park on Saturday November 11. The 11 bomb salvo begins 10 55 a m and taps at 11 00 a m. Citizens are urged to participate in the annual event recalling World War I service and paying remembrance to the fallen. Names of post members on the program will be announced later.
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Earl Lemley
Washington County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Central Park
Lemley
V.F.W. Post
No Grand Jury Again This Term
The November term of the Washington county district court will have no grand jury. Judge J. G. Patterson and County Attorney George Morrison agreed to notify petit jurors to report on Monday November 27 for possible trials, including a murder case moved from Oskaloosa. Many jurors sought excuse due to farm and business needs.
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Washington County
Court House
J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
George F. Morrison
Sheriff's Office
Patterson
Petit Jurors
Marriage License Issued to Armbruster and Strabala
Francis Armbruster of Riverside and Hileen Strabala of Richmond secured a marriage license at the courthouse.
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Francis Armbruster
Riverside
Hileen Strabala
Richmond
Court House
Allied Air Attacks Hit Singapore and Rangoon Fronts
Allied air forces report a 3700 mile daylight raid on Singapore hitting a dock area and ships, while Rangoon rail targets and other Pacific strikes disrupt Japanese bases. In Leyte, American forces push toward Ormoc as Burma and Malaya invasion plans surface, with Mountbatten possibly directing landings.
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Southeast Asia
Singapore
Leyte
Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Malaya
Rangoon
Japan
Pangkalan-Brandon
Eastern Air Command
Gulf of Tongking
Tokyo
Philippines
Manilla
Clark Field
Legasti
Lazor
Bonin Island
Iwo Jima
Tokyo Radio
Pacific
U. S
Ormoc
Hinjen
Liuchow
Kwellin
Kwangsi Province
British Diplomat Shot in Cairo Attack Wounds Lord Moyne
In Cairo on November 6 Lord Moyne the British minister resident in the Middle East was attacked by two revolver wielding men. Moyne was badly wounded and taken to a hospital. Moyne's military chauffeur was killed and the two assailants were arrested by Egyptian police.
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Cairo
Wey
Lord Moyne
Middle East
Moyne
Death of Chicago Resident Thomas R. Wolf at 84
Thomas R. Wolf of Chicago aged 84 died suddenly Saturday evening. Funeral services will be in Chicago at 11 tomorrow. Cremation follows and ashes will be interred at Elm Grove cemetery in Washington. Born June 27, 1860, he was son of Samuel and Anna Wolf and raised in Washington. He was the family’s last member. he leaves behind siblings Charles, Mag, and Lida noted by Washington residents.
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Thomas R. Wolf
Chicago
Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Wolf
Samuel and
Anna Robinson Wolf
Charles
Mag
Lida
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MacArthur
Leyte Capital
Douglas MacArthur
People of the
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Thomas C. Kinkaid
Walter Kruger
Richard K. Sutherland
Roger Egeberg
Sergio Osmena
Domburg
Island
Supreme Headquarters
West Kapelle
Watcheren
Dieppe
Normandy
Walcheren
Pholen
Philipsburg
Willemstad
Steenbergen
Moerdijk
I.S.U. Employes
Keneft
Iowa
Harriet Coulter
County War Fund
V.F.W
U.S
Herman Schimmel
Bessie
Okla
Monschau
Sicily
Italy
Africa
France
Belgium
U. S. Signal Corps
Armed Services
Walter Schroeder
Crawford
Crawfordsville
Dutch Creek
Dublin
Mr. Stephen
Pacific Area
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