Huns Battle to Stop U S Path to Cologne Plain
Fierce fighting raged at Vossenack and nearby towns as American Doughboys pressed to clear the Roer line toward the Cologne plain. Germans strengthened positions around Schmidt and Hurtgen amid see-saw tank and infantry actions in forested terrain near Aachen.
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London
Vossenack
Cologne
Aachen
Wossenack
Supreme Headquarters
First Army
Hurtgen
Schmidt
Associated Press
W&s
Senoen
Germany
Holland
Willemstad
Maas River
Maas
U. S
Roer River
Arnhem
Election Predictions From AP Foresee Dewey Bricker Victory
The Associated Press predicts Wallace Roosevelt will win two thirds of states and exceed 266 electoral votes by a margin of at least 3 million in the popular vote. Ohio Governor Bricker says Dewey will be elected. Democratic and Republican chairs project varying outcomes with no states conceded beyond the solid south.
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Associated Press
Wallace
Roosevelt
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Hannegan
Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Brownell
Solid South
Dewey-Bricker
Red Army Near Airdrome in Budapest Frontline Push
Soviet and Allied forces pressed toward Budapest as Red Army units moved two miles from the Ferihegy airfield amid heavy fighting. Stalin proclaimed an imminent decisive offensive and predicted the isolation of Germany, while Budapest faced strikes and worker actions.
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London
Red Army
Budapest
Stalin
Hungary
Germany
Ferihegy
Moscow
Turkey
Danube
Voters Decide 79th Congress in Early Returns
Washington November 7 voters pick party lines for the 79th Congress with key races in both chambers. Senate contests include Alban Barkley’s Kentucky seat and eight Republican isolationists among notable incumbents. House races number 432 nationwide as Maine reelects its three Republicans.
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Washington
Maine
Roosevelt and Dewey Wives Aid Election Tally Efforts
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt planned a quiet election night at Hyde Park with dinner and late egg snacks as returns came in. Her daughter Mrs John Boettiger and grandson Johnny joined the family in listening for results while Roosevelt sons abroad. Mrs Thomas E Dewey planned to stay with her husband at campaign HQ to keep score sheets straight and offered a seasoned, behind the scenes role.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hyde Park
John Boettiger
Johnny
Roosevelt
Gene Delete Roosevelt
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt Hotel
New York
Dewey
Roosevelt Votes In Hyde Park in 1932
In Hyde Park President Roosevelt cast ballot No. 251 in the old Town Hall around noon with his daughter Anna Boettiger and Johnny nearby. He announced his occupation as tree grower and joked about his past occupation as farmer while photographers captured the moment.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
R Roosevelt
Old Town Hall
Roosevelt
T Town Hall
Mg&s
Rooseve
Anna Boettiger
Johnny
Mildred Todd
Yanks Close In On Ormoc
American battle veterans four miles south of Carigara Bay continued an unchecked advance through Japanese mountain defenses toward Ormoc, the Leyte campaign's last Japanese stronghold. The 24th division beat off three night counterattacks and moved beyond Limon as reinforcements waited along the Ormoc Valley road. Japanese infantry made three Banzai charges but were repulsed. long-range artillery pounded positions along the valley and near Ormoc.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Carigara Bay
Ormoc
Leyte
Limon
Mountain Pass
Seal Sale To Open On Nov 27
The thirty eighth annual Christmas Seal Sale for the Winchester Tuberculosis Association is postponed to November 27 due to the Sixth War Loan schedule change. Rev E T Clark notes the War Bond campaign will start earlier and the seal drive will be shortened by a week, but ample response can support tuberculosis appeal.
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Winchester Tuberculosis Association
E. T. Clark
United States
Treasury Department
Clark
Notice of Heatrola shipment by J W Grove Furniture
Received shipment of 20 inch Heatrolas. Terms offered by J W Grove Furniture Co. Phone 6472.
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J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Closing Notice for Saturday Evening Store Hours
Beginning November 11 stores will close on Saturdays at 10 30 PM. L Patton and Son and W B Snider and Son issue the notice.
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L. Patton & Son
W. B. Snider & Son
Jol liffe's Studio Closes Due to Owner's Health
Due to the owner's health Jol liffe's Studio will shut its doors on Saturday November 4 1944. The notice indicates a temporary or permanent closure affecting patrons and staff.
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Jolliffe
Wanted Presser Apply Pingley and Car Cleaners
Classified ad seeking a presser to join Pingley and Company Cleaners. Apply in person at their shop, reference 11-4-1p-7t.
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Pingley& Carper
Early wartime turnout drives potential record vote
The nation neared a possible 50 million ballots as Polls opened early nationwide. Voters lined up for Roosevelt against Dewey with brisk turnout in cities like Chicago and Ohio rural areas. war plants boosted Los Angeles votes while Salt Lake City reported rain and heavy participation.
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Associated Press
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Armed Services
Kansas City
Omaha
Des Moines
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Louisville
Chicago
Ohio
Brave Yard
Los Angeles
Fast and Furious Voting Dashes Toward Record City Turnout
In Winchester and surrounding wards four city precincts reported 1 422 votes by 2 PM with 342 ballots at Friendship Hall including 55 from service members and 469 at Rouss Hall excluding service ballots. Early voting began at 7 26 AM and crowds grew through the morning as Republicans and Democrats anticipated big totals.
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Friendship Fire Hall
Rouss Fire Hall
City Hall
Elizabeth Shryock
Sarah Zane Hall
J. F. Helsley
S. D. McFadden
Record vote of 375000 may be cast in Virginia today
Heavy voting and clear weather spread across Virginia with forecasts of a record turnout around 375000. Richmond and Arlington showed long lines as Danville and Fredericksburg reported high interest. Byrd voted at Clarke County home precinct as Roanoke expected turnout near 1940 levels and both parties remained confident in the election dynamic.
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Richmond
Virginia
Dave Eoe Jr
Arlington County
Washington
Newport News
Norfolk
Winchester
Halifax
North Carolina
Covington Covington
West Virginia
Danville
Fredericksburg
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Clarke County
Roanoke
New Deal Bricker
Dewey Votes In New York
Governor Thomas E. Dewey cast ballot number 257 at a East 48th Street polling place with Mrs. Dewey beside him. They arrived from Albany and joined a line to vote as photographers documented the moment.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
East 48Th Street
Dewey
New York City
Albany
Mary E. Dunn
Missing In Action Over Germany
War Department informs Mr and Mrs Robert R Butler Sr of Albemarle Virginia that their son Staff Sergeant Robert R Butler Jr is missing in action over Germany since October 19 He is an engineer gunner on a B 24 Liberator bomber attached to the Air Forces He entered the Air Corps in 1943 trained at Kiesler Field Salt Lake City Peterson Field and other airfields He recently sent a letter noting that Germany is not beaten yet He has a brother in the Air Forces Corporal J Douglas Butler stationed in Topeka Kansas A Handley High School 1941 graduate and former V P I Airport student in Blacksburg now awaits further details
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War Department
Robert R. Butler Sr
Albin
Robert R. Butler
Gemany
Set
Butler
Air Corps
Kiesler Field
Miss
Salt Lake City
Utah
Peterson Field
Colorado
Germany
Sgt. Butler
Air Foces
J. Douglas Butler
Topeka
Kansas
Sgt
Handley High Schoool
Blacksburg
Fair Cold Weather Forecast For Two Zones
The forecast covers Wednesday through Sunday with two zones. Zone four expects a hard freeze early mornings but sunny and mild afternoons, then cloudy warmer with possible rain late in the week, clearing and turning colder Sunday. Zone five turns cloudy and warmer Wednesday with showers, clearing and cooling by Friday, then fair Saturday with a chance of rain by Sunday. Morning temps above freezing. afternoons mild.
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Wedneday
West Virginia
Tokyo Reports Superforts Again Over Kanto Area
Tokyo radio reports American B29 Superfortresses over the Kanto region for a third time in a week with no bombs dropped. It also notes a Sunday raid of 40 B29s on the Marianas area and reconnaissance over Honshu, while warning citizens of possible future bombings.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Kanto
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Volcano Islands
Honshu
Tokyo No. 1
Iwo
Haha
Chichi Islands
Bonins
Saipan
Tinian Islands
Marianas
Tinian
Start Sorting Soldier Ballots in Wartime Election
The last of about 2 652 000 soldier votes to be counted in 40 states is being sorted today as civilians troops to the polls in the wartime election. Thirty five states accept GI ballots today with deadlines up to North Dakota on December 5.
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New York
New Mexico
Connecticut
Iowa
Kentucky
North Dakota
U. S. Planes Hit Six Jap Warships In Manila Raid
U S planes from the Third Fleet attacked near Manila sinking or damaging six Japanese warships. The action raised total enemy ships sunk or damaged since Mac Arthur's October 20 landing to at least 66. Allied pilots claimed multiple vessels down and over 80 Japanese planes shot down across Clark Field and other Leyte targets.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Manila
Philippines
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
MaccArthur
Carier
Luzon
Surpr
Manila Bay
Leyte
Clark
Batangas
Lipa
Legaspi
Lubang
Hitler Seen Undergoing Brain Specialist Examination
London reports heavy speculation over Adolf Hitler’s health after unconfirmed claims he was examined by a brain specialist at Berchtesgaden. The rumor places him sequestered in a castle at Klessheim near his usual retreat while fortifications in the Salzburg-Berchtesgaden region are completed.
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London
Adolf Hitle
Berchtesgaden
Fuehrer
Klessheim
Salzburg - Brechtesgaden
Hitler
Earl of Strathmore Dies in England
Earl of Strathmore aged 89, father of Queen Elizabeth, died at Glamis Castle in Scotland after a month of illness. His passing marks the second royal bereavement in a fortnight, as the court mourns Princess Beatrice who died recently.
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London
Earl of Strathmore
Elizabeth of
Great Tain
Glamis Castle
Forfarshire
Scotland
Lord Strathmore
Beatrice
King George VI
Queen Victoria
Japanese Brutality in Dutch East Indies Villages Exposed
San Francisco dispatch reports Dutch East Indies villages wiped out by fire and machine guns after inhabitants tried to flee. A Medan area village burned with kerosene and petrol, while a Java village was set afire with incendiaries. A published document catalogs further prisoner and civilian mistreatment by Japanese forces.
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San Francisco
Lidice
Netherlands East Indies
Far East
Medan
Sumatra
Java
Netherlands Indies
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Davis
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Wiley
Wisconsin
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Rouss
Robert R. Butler, Jr
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