Russians Storm East Prussia As Hungary Surrenders Hinted
Russian tanks and infantry surged into East Prussia near Tilsit while Red Army advances press on toward the Austrian frontier. Hungary’s defeat was seen imminent with Soviet columns moving toward Budapest and rail lines keyed to the drive. Turkish reports add that Austria faced renewed frontier fortifications as Berlin urged defense.
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Moscow
Junkers
East Prussia
Tilsit
Hungary
Red
Reich
Paris
Reuters
Budapest
Serbia
Rodion V
Hitler
Austria
Yugoslavia
Slovakia
Berlin
Vienna
President to Look Into Matter Over Musicians Union Record Ban
President Roosevelt said he would study the legality before acting on the refusal by James C. Petrillo's Musicians Union to allow recordings for RCA Victor and Columbia. He noted he would examine the matter in the coming days after Petrillo asked him to lift the ban and linked it to signed contracts with the two companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
James C. Petrillo
Roose
Petrillo
RCA Victor
Columbia
Musicians’ Union
New Allied Invasion Of Greece At Hand
General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson announced that a force under his command is about to land in Greece and that liberation is near. Unofficial reports claim the Greek flag flies over Athens and the Athens radio is in Allied hands as proclamations promise immediate aid to the Greeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Greece
Acropolis
Athens
Wilson
Post War Credit Meeting Draws Winchester Bankers
Winchester bankers attended a Richmond meeting of five bankers associations to discuss post war credit policy. Speakers included J H Yost, Roy E Potts, Ralph M Ware and Robert M Hanes who urged credit for competent individuals even with limited collateral, stressing character and know how as keys to rebuilding in the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Bankers
Richmond
J.H. Yost
Farmers
Roy E. Potts
Bank
Clarke County
Ralph M. Ware
First National Bank
Berryville
Robert M. Hanes
Small Business Credit Commission
Winston Salem
N. C
Walter French
Ed Drew
American Bankers Association
T. D. Hammond
Time Credit Department
Central National Bank of Cleveland
J. H. Lucas
Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Company
Pittsburgh
Hanes
America
Mr. Hanes
Friday the 13th superstition date roundup and history
New York report notes Friday the 13th as superstition with examples of past disasters and wars tied to dates. It recounts events on the 13th from 1909 to 1942, mentions the 1775 start of the American Revolution bloodshed, and cites Dutch beliefs about fairies, closing with a call for blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Solomon Grundy
Wall Street
Equador
Cherry
Ill
Hungary
Bulgaria
United States
Interest On National Debt Reaches Over Four Billion
Washington reports the Treasury monthly bulletin showing the public debt at 209.764 million dollars at end August and an annual interest charge of 4.033 billion dollars. The implied interest rate is 1.923 percent.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Out
Methodists Name New Lay Leader
Virginia conference Methodists elect Luther W. Wells of Richmond as lay leader to succeed John H. Rosenberger of Winchester. Delegates hear that Westminster Seminary graduated the largest class in 62 years, with work still short of ministry needs.
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Lynchburg
Virginia Conference Methodists
Luther W. Wells
Richmond
John H. Rosenberger
Winchester
L. A. Welliver
Westminister Theological Seminary
City Armory
Maryland
Randolph- Macon College
Ashland
Crusade For Christ
C. Me
B. M. Persinger
Norfolk
Handley star Wilbur Dyke to captain final Handley game
Wilbur Dyke star of Handley football with Warren County last week will play his last game tomorrow against Waynesboro and serve in the armed forces starting October 19. Dyke captaincy marks a finale for a 135 pound halfback, a Handley senior and multi-sport letterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Dyke
Warren County High School
Handley
Otis Sargent
Waynesboro High School
South Braddock Street
Armed Forces
Warren County
Harrisonburg
Help Wanted Male for Cider Mill at Heinz Co
Classified brief lists a male help wanted opening at the H J Heinz Company cider mill on Valley Pike. Ad provides no further details beyond location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Allied Air Forces Hit Vienna Silesia and Hungary Fronts
Powerful American heavy bombers from Italy attacked Vienna area Silesia and western Hungary while British and French fleets pounded German front lines on the western front. Italian bombers targeted industrial aims and railroads as German supply lines shifted before the Red Army advance toward Budapest. Overnight British Mosquitos from Britain bombed the German...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Vienna
Silesia
Hungary
Britain
France
Budapest
Roosevelt Promises Italians Free Destiny Under Self Rule
Washington October 15 President Roosevelt said American troops entered Italy as liberators not conquerors and vowed Italians will be free to work out their destiny under a government of their choosing after Nazi defeat The United Nations will preserve this principle and the Italian American Labor Council in New York heard Attorney General Biddle present four freedoms award noting Mussolini will be long forgotten and scholars will discuss Columbus and Roosevelt as shared heritages
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Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
Germany
United Nations
Glen
Peo Tt
Mussolini
Columbus
Pepper
D-Pia
Free Italian American Labor Council
New York
Dewey
England
Russia
Clare Boothe Luce
Rconn
St. Louis
United States of America
Luce
Johnson
D-Cole
Ball
R-Minn
Earl Browder
Sidney Hillman
Henry Wallace
Cosd
Eleanor
Stephens City Pilot In Raid On Balikpapan Oil Refineries
Staff Sgt. John W. Kirk Jr. of Big Stone Gap Va piloted a 13th Air Force Liberator during a long raid on Balikpapan in Borneo. He destroyed one Japanese fighter and helped strike the refinery complex that produced about 15 percent of Japan's aviation gasoline. Virginia crew members included Tech Sgt Wade Huffman Jr Sgt Hildrey Pollard and Lt Aubrey Wilson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
John W. Kirk, Jr
Big Stone Gap
13Th Air Force
Balikpapan
Borneo
Pacific
Tech
Wade H. Huffman, Jr
Old Suffolk Road
Portsmouth
Charles R. Bauserman
Stephens City
Hildrey H. Pollard
Montvale
Aubrey B. Wilson, Jr
Monroe Ave
Alexandria
Virginia crops show gains in September despite apples lagging
Richmond dispatch reports September prospects for Virginian crops rising except for commercial apples. October forecasts place 12 960 000 bushels in commercial counties, down four percent from September. Tobacco yields exceed expectations with 990 pounds per acre and 104 940 000 pounds total. Corn yield stands at 25.5 bushels per acre, wheat stocks total 6 659 000 bushels, with year over year gains noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
U. S. Planes Destroyed 221 Planes, 16 Ships
U S Pacific Fleet reports a massive strike near Formosa destroying 221 Japanese planes and sinking 16 ships. Admiral Nimitz confirms the loss tally as carrier forces hit the Philippines Formosa Ryukyus and Marchus in rapid succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. McMurtry
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Formosa
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
China
U. S
Philippines
Ryukyus
Marcus
Tokyo Radio
Adm
Marc A. Mitchel
Nimitz
William F. Halsey, Jr
Heavy Fighting Flares Up In Italy
Rome reports heavy fighting along the Florence Bologna road after a massive air assault on German positions south of Bologna. Fifth Army troops reportedly took over 300 prisoners in central Italy as American forces advance and flank Livergnano, ten miles south of Bologna on highway 65.
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Rome
Florence-Bologna
Bologna
Po Valley
Fifth Army
Livergnano
Surplus Tombstones Worries Hilton In Surplus Stock
Homer Hilton, head of surplus products for the Washington office, faces disposal of 2 500 000 rusty cans and a range of odds and ends including 14 000 tombstones and 4 000 gallons of indelible ink. He notes the challenge of selling cuspidors from ships while repurposing parts for scrap and upscale uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hilton
Denver
Office of Surplus Products
Washington
Uncle Sam
Hilton
Whispering Campaign Charge In Roosevelt Health Debate
New York October 13 Democratic National Chairman Robert Hannegan accused a whispering campaign of questioning President Roosevelt s health. He cited a press conference after a report quoting Admiral Ross McIntire saying the President is healthy. Hannegan blamed the opposition for the rumors and called Roosevelt very vigorous and the picture of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Hannegan
Roosevelt
Hannegan
Florida Orange Store Opens With Full Fruit and Veg Line
Florida Orange Store debuts a full line of fruit and vegetables and fresh nuts next to White Palace Restaurant at 172 N Loudoun. Phone 4928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Orange
White Palace
N. Loudoun
Winchester Armory Square and Round Dance Tonight
All ladies and gentlemen are invited to attend a big square and round dance at Winchester Armory sponsored by the American Legion Saturday night. Best of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Armory
American Legion
Bingo at South End Fire Co Priday Night
Bingo at South End Fire Company Priday night at 8:30. Door prize $125. Odds and access details omitted in readable fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Co
Nation-wide appeals color pivotal 1944 campaign
The Associated Press reports a flood of voter appeals on foreign policy jobs and economy. Pepper and Luce criticize Roosevelt rivals while Johnson calls for clear statesmanship and Browder and Wallace storage remarks color the campaign dynamics.
Germans Rally Tanks For Desperate Aachen Stand
Allied troops break into Aachen at 9:30 am as American infantry drive through the ruined city. German reinforcements including tank divisions mount a heavy counterattack in Bardenberg and surrounding areas amid street fighting and shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aachen
Charlemagne
Schlachtof
Cmy
Bardenberg
Holland
Bardenburg
Wurselen
Haaren
Weekend Weather Forecast for Regions Four and Five 1944
The five day outlook covers October 14 to 18 1944. Region Four sees cool below normal conditions Saturday and Sunday with warmer near normal Monday and Tuesday and cooler Wednesday light precipitation Tuesday. Region Five expects light rain Monday and fair cool below normal Saturday with wet Sunday cooler Monday and warmer Wednesday.
Noisy Spirit Allegedly Plaguing Scrapfaggot England
In Scrapfaggot Essex villagers report midnight bells wandering sheep and a two hour slow church clock after a bulldozer moved a grave rock. London investigator Harry Price attributes the events to a poltergeist and considers further study of the village genies.
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Scrapfaggot Green
England
Essex
Scrapfaggot
Arthur Sykes
Charlie Dickson
Landlford
Bill Reynolds
Reynolds
London
Harry Price
London University For Physical Investigation
Price
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Daniel DE Luce
Wilson Debcares
Netherlands
Westminster
Mexico
Methodists
Emily Hiner
Berryville, Ave
Nicodemus Orchard
Fort Loudoun
Western Front
Emperore Charlemagne
International
Col
Whispering Campaign Charge
Associated Press
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