Armies Strike East Prussia as Riga Falls to Reds
Soviet forces press toward East Prussia after storming Riga and cutting off German evacuation. Red Army succeeds in blocking a sea evacuation while German attempts to aid troops in western Latvia meet heavy losses.
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Moscow
Riga
East Prussia
Red Army
Hungary
Tilsit
Andrei Yeremenko
Ivan Masiennikov
Third Baltic
Stalin
Dvina
Red Star
St. Peter’s
Scherner
Spee
Palanga
Baltic
Lithuania
Memel
Latvia
Ivan
Carrier Planes Hit Okayama in Major Aerial Raid
Washington reports the B 29 Super Fortresses launched an immense raid on Okayama, described as the most important air target south of Japan proper. All planes returned, with crews and aircraft unreported lost, following carrier aircraft strikes on Formosa in clear weather.
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Washington
Japan
Okayama
Formosa
20Th Bomber Command
China
Kyushu
U. S
Pearl Harbor
China Coast
International
War widow calls for aid to war fund drive
Ma Winchester voice urges neighbors to support the war fund and volunteer, noting that a small group bears most canvassing duties and asking why others hesitate while she raises her American husband’s children and works for peace.
Rival Polish Regimes Reopen Negotiations
Moscow reports the London and Lublin Polish factions reopened talks on a united government. Premier Mikolajczyk met with Churchill Eden and Kerr, and separately with Stalin. Molotov Harriman and Fomer attended talks with Lublin reps as prospects of a compromise grow, with no public announcement expected soon.
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Moscow
London
Lublin
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Poland
Stanislaw Micolajczyk
Anthony Eden
Archibald Clark Kerr
Stalin
Mikolajczyk
Lub— Polish Committee of Libertion
Kremlin
We Tve Pesio
Vyacheslav Molotov
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Tadeusz Fomer
Hhes Group
Harriman
Molotov
Gibson Baker Named Local Democratic Campaign Head
At a Democratic City Committee meeting an active campaign committee was formed and Gibson G. Baker was unanimously selected to head it. Baker is a longtime party activist and the effort targets broad precinct organization to get every qualified voter to participate in the November election.
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Democratic City Committee
Gibson G. Baker
Baker
Army Says Son Missing in Action in Italy
War Department telegram received by Mrs. Lottie Boyd states private Charles H. Boyd has been reported missing in action since September 25 in Italy. She has since received five letters from him dated after September 25, last October 2, and seeks Red Cross help to clear the matter. Boyd recently earned the Combat Infantryman Badge with the 88th Infantry Division and trained at Fort McClellan before overseas duty.
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War Department
Lottie Boyd
Woodstock Lane
Pfc
Charles H. Boyd
Italy
Boyd
88Th Infantry Division
Fort McClellan
Ala
Pvt
Raymond Boyd
AAF
France
Dance hostess and soldier charged in truck driver murder
An 18 year old dance hostess Elizabeth Marina Jones and an American soldier face murder charges in the death of George Health a truck driver. Health was found shot in the back near Staines with his car later found in London as investigators pursue a robbery theory.
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London
George Health
Elizabeth Marina Jones
United States Army
Heath
Staines
For Sale Advertises Curtains and Household Goods
Curtains seat covers towels towels washcloths sheets hard candy mixed nuts chocolate coal and wood ranges and heaters no ration certificate required after Oct 15 order through Sears Roebuck and Co Order Office 121 S Loudoun St Dial 4101.
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Sears. Roebuck and Co
S. Loudoun St
Dial
Help Wanted Male for cider mill at Valley Pike
Job ad from H. J. Heinz Co. seeking a male worker for a cider mill located on Valley Pike. The notice appears in a historical newspaper listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Dental Notice of Dr Harlee Transfer
Dr C B Harlee relocates his practice to the Medical Arts Building on N Braddock Street. The notice lists the address blocks 10 14 17 19 21 1p 41 and informs patients of the move.
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C. B Harlee
Medical Arts
N. Braddock St
Japanese invasion threat to Philippines grows as raids strike Formosa
U S Pacific Fleet reports massive carrier air strikes against Formosa and surrounding areas. Japanese forces in the Philippines, 150 000 strong, are harassed by guerrillas and may be cut off from reinforcements, with Tokyo claiming damage but Nimitz denying fleet damage. Advancing rumors suggest allied powers could combine to halt Japanese movement, while Manila air bases show little resistance to carrier planes.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Philippines
Formosa
Imperial Headquarters
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
U. S
China Coast
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Ryukyus
Manila
Luzon
Navy
Haugland
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo Radio
Naval
Make Up Your Mind Fellow
Cpl. Hubert Jolly wrote that while engaged in the capture of a French town he held an American flag in one hand and a German flag in the other until he was sure which side had won.
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Albany
N. Y
Hubert Jolly
Defenders of Kweiping Killed in Chinese Town Fall
The Chinese high command reported Kweiping in southern Kwangsi province fell to Japanese forces who killed its defenders to the last man after bitter street fighting. Japanese reinforcements were poured in to overwhelm the Chinese garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Kweiping
Kwangsi Province
Film Stars Defend Roles in C B I War Area Shirk Charge
Hollywood stars reply to accusations of avoiding service in the China Burma India war theater. Joe E Brown says he would cover places he missed and would not criticize others. Joel McCrea denies invitation to the area. Ann Sheridan Paulette Goddard and Al Jolson defend their records and deny shirking duties while noting their tours and miles traveled.
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Hollood
Edian
Joe E. Brown
C. B
Ne Flight
Brown
Joel McCrea
Jackson
Miss
Ann Sheridan
Paulette
New York
Sheridan
Pfc John A Kern Jr Killed In Action In Holland
Pfc John A Kern Jr known as Jack reported killed in action September 25 in Holland. Son of Mr and Mrs John A Kern of 125 South Cameron street he served as a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne after training at Fort Benning and Fort Mackall and overseas since May. He was born May 17 1923 in Winchester and attended Handley schools before moving to Ellensburg Washington and completing high school there. He had two brothers in service and two sisters Mrs Rebecca Kern and Miss Mary Katherine Kern.
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John A. Kern, Jr
Jack
Holland
John A. Kern
South
Cameron Street
Parachute Infantry
Pfc
Kern
Washington Central College of Education
California
Fort Benning
Fort Mackall
N. C
Fort George Meade Md
Winchester
William R. Willis
Bentley Kern
Handley
Ellensburg
Wash
State Agriculture College
Pulman Wash
Washington Central College
Ashbury Kern
Army Air Corps
England
William Kern
Fort Knox
Rebecca Kern
Tudor Hall
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Katherine Kern
Fairfax High School
Fairfax
Thirteen Couples Wed In Friday the 13th Ceremony
In New York yesterday Friday the 13th thirteen couples married at the marriage license bureau chapel.
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New York
Marriage License Bureau
Rummage Sale by Hospital Junior Auxiliary
Hospital Auxiliary plans a rummage sale in the former USO room on Saturday and Sunday October 20 and 21. Proceeds support hospital needs and community programs.
Four Piece Studio Couch Covers Notice
J W Grove Furniture Co announces four piece studio couch covers for Loudoun location.
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J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun
Allied Troops Capture Corfu and Greek mainland strongholds
Allied forces seized Corfu after a German garrison of 60 surrendered quietly. Albanian partisans took Delvino and Sarande, closing Nazi escape routes from Greece. Delayed bombs caused no casualties as traps were cleared and crowds welcomed surrender.
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Rome
Corfu
Ionian Sea
Delvino
Sarande
Porto Edda
Greece
Peloponnesus
Patras
Corinth
U. S. Embassy in France Reopens in Paris
Paris reports the American embassy at 2 Place de la Concorde reopened with 140 military police on duty. Jefferson Caffery, head of the mission, assumes duties and urges a Franco American renaissance as Gen Gaulle’s provisional government awaits formal recognition. A guard detail saluted as the Star Spangled Banner and La Marseillaise played.
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Paris
Jefferson Caffery
France
United States
Cafferey
Washington
Charles D. Gaulle
Place de la Concorde
Robert Hayes
Sarasota, Fla
Caffrey
Yanks Press Deeper Into Aachen Amid Heavy Fighting
Allied forces drive deeper into Aachen with flame throwers and artillery repelling German counterattacks. Approximately 2,000 Germans remained trapped in the burning city as tanks and reinforcements were knocked out. In the Breda region Canadians widened a bridgehead while Dutch forces retreated southeast of Loo. British forces gained a mile near Aachen as Americans press toward Epinal and Le Thillot area in the Vosges.
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Aachen
Holland
Zuid Beveland
Loo
Dong Boys
Bardenberg
Germeter
Hurtgen
Bergen OP Zoom
Chelde
Leopoli Canal
France
Micoselotte River
Epinal
Cornimont
Thillot
Belfort
Vosges
OWI
la Rochelle
la Palise
St. Nazaire
Royan
Local post office accepts overseas packages until Monday
It is announced that the post office will accept overseas mailing parcels without a written request until 6 pm Monday October 16. Fort Loudoun Restaurants will be closed all day Sunday October 15.
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Fort Loudoun
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Fall of Riga
Silence Cloaks
Red
Bulgaria
Daniel DE Luce
Red Cross
India
Karachi
Burma
Gibson Baker
Democratic
Nicodemus Orchard
Charles Boyd
Amoy, Iswatowy
Pacific
Ocean
John Kern
Rummage Sale Hospital
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