Russian drive nears East Prussia on 25 mile front
London reports a major Russian offensive reaching the East Prussian border near Vilkaviskis on a 25 mile front. German claims include 145 destroyed tanks and massed Russian forces. Other actions include Belgrade street fighting and a planned assault on Warsaw with 1,000 tanks.
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London
Vilkaviskis
East Prussian
Memel
Tilsit
East Prussia
Hitler
Berlin
Narew River
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nis
Warsaw
Praga
Budapest
Lithuania
Ivan. D. Cherniakhovsky
Red Cross Production Corps Seeks Volunteers and Time
MA Winchester urges readers to note the daily Production Schedule on page 5 of the Star. She emphasizes sewing and knitting along with surgical dressings and calls for more women to meet quotas and volunteer for this important work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Hungarian Army Officials Go Over To Soviets
Reports say Second Hungarian Army commander was dismissed and Maj. Gen Bela Miklos Von Dalnok with Chief of Staff Colonel Keri deserted to the Red Army. Chaos in Hungary as Russian troops near Budapest and puppet government methods unfold under Nazi control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DNB
Bela Miklos von Dalnok
First
Red Army
Keri
Hungary
Budapest
Dar#ok
Ludwig Veress
Danlnok
Paris
Szalasi
Nicholas Horthy
Ferenc Szalasi
Horthy
Berlin
Braithwaite Writes Home From Holland Hospital
Pfc. Norwood Braithwaite reported slightly wounded October 1 in Germany writes his parents that he is in a hospital in Holland. He was struck in the leg by shrapnel and is attached to the Engineers Corps with the Fourth Army. He has served about three years and overseas ten months. His twin brother and Norman Braithwaite are mentioned in connection with his address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood Braithwaite
Germany
Hollis Braithwaite
Whitacre
Holland
War Department
Braithwaite
Engineers Corps
Fourth Army
Pfc
Norman Braithwaite
Pic Braithwaite
Yanks Beat Back Fierce Counterattacks Around Aachen
London report details heavy American defense as 1,300 bombers hammer Cologne for the sixth day. German assaults were repelled east of Aachen with extensive losses. British troops reach Ennay near the Rhine Ruhr approach. civilian evacuations rise. German supply briefly improving.
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London
Aachen
Cologne
Supreme Headquarters
U.S
Ennay
Dutch Roagh
Germany
Rhine-Ruhr
Leads in Murder Case Go Valueless in Hollywood
Hollywood investigators say all leads are valueless in the murder of Georgette Bauerdorf the Hollywood canteen hostess found strangled in her apartment last Thursday. An Army corporal who danced with her the night before was cleared after proving his movements. Fingerprint evidence offers no clear match and the car abandoned ten miles away yields no link.
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Hollywood
Georgette Bauerdorf
Hollywood Canteen
William Penprose
Miss Bauerdorf
Lockheed Air Terminal
George Bauerdorf
Richmond Publisher John S. Bryan Dies At 72
John Stewart Bryan, noted Richmond publisher of the News Leader and Times-Dispatch, dies of pneumonia after a brief illness. Born in Henrico, he would have been 73 next Monday and shaped education as president of William and Mary and rector of Virginia’s Board of Visitors. Funeral set at Emmanuel Church Brook Hill. college services follow.
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Richmond
John
Stewart Bryan
Richmond News Leader
Times—Dispatch
Chicago Daily Times
Tribune
Brook Hill
Henrico County
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
College of William & Mary
John Stewart Bryan
Wren
Daniel J. Blocker
Henry Billups
Bryan
Collee of William and Mary
Harvard University Board of Overseers
University of Virginia Board of Visitors
University of Virginia
Harvard
Associate Crime
Joseph Bryan
News Leader
Times— Dispatch
S. Emory Thomason
Chicago By Times
Tampa Triune
American Newspaper Publisher Association
Darden
Virginia
Dewey Attacks New Deal in St Louis Rally
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey delivered a vigorous attack on the New Deal in St. Louis praising a forthcoming forum on foreign policy. He labeled the Roosevelt administration as incompetent and argued for rapid demobilization and returning soldiers to civilian jobs after victory.
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Albany
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
St. Louis
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Roosevelt
Kiel
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
GOP
Frederick A. Delano
National Resources Planning Board
Jap Cruiser And Destroyer Bagged By B-24
A single B 24 Liberator bombed a Japanese cruiser and sank a destroyer in a 45 minute low level attack over southeast China. Maj H S Carswell Jr and Capt Donald N Armstrong piloted the bomber through fierce defensive fire, returning to base low on fuel with the aircraft undamaged.
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U.S. 14Th Air Force
China
U. S. 14Th Air Force
China Sea
H. 5S
Stump) Carswell, Jr
Donald N. Armstrong
King George VI Returns From Front in Holland
King George VI arrived in London after a five day tour of battle areas in Holland and Belgium aboard a C 47 transport escorted by Spitfires. Field Marshal Montgomery greeted him at a Dutch airport.
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London
King George VI
Holland
Belgium
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Missouri Deer Season Hints Warn Hunters About Buck Fever
The Missouri State Conservation Commission issues a tongue in cheek guide for the first deer season in eight years. It urges hunters to distinguish deer from people like mother in law, check for red jackets, avoid firing near farmhouses, finish wounded animals from a safe distance, and remember hunting is about 90 percent luck as buck fever sets in.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State Conservation Commission
Bombers Batter Cologne In Sixth Straight Day Raid
London reports 4000 tons of American bombs from 2100 planes hit Cologne in six daylight raids. Mosquito bombers attacked the Rhine city and its rail yards while U S aircraft from Italy struck Vienna area targets. No enemy losses reported.
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London
Cologne
U. S
Italy
Vienna
Aachen
Rhineland
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Henschel Tank Works
Bettenhausen Ordnance Works
Ruhr
Reich
Sudden Heart Attack Fatal To Mrs Lake
Mrs Minnie Bowley Lake 68 wife of Harvey J Lake Sr died suddenly this morning at home 239 Millwood avenue during a move. A lifelong Winchester resident born October 20 1875 she was a Market Street Methodist member. Survived by husband son Pvt Harvey J Lake overseas in France daughter Mrs Charles Haines two brothers Wallace and William Bowley Winchester and grandchild Betty Jean Haines also two half brothers Clinton and Joe Carpenter. Internment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. body at Jones funeral home.
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Minnie Bowley Lake
Harvey J. Lake
Millwood Avenue
Market Street
Pvt
France
Charles Haines
Wallace Bowley
William Bowley
Winchester
Betty Jean Haines
Clinton
Joe Carpenter
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Flying Bombs Hit Southern England for Sixth Night
British coastal observers reported the heaviest anti aircraft barrage of the war as flying bombs were launched at southern England and the London area for the sixth straight night. Ground gunners and patrol planes shot some down but others pierced defenses causing damage and casualties, the air ministry said.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Slow Temperature Trend Visible in Extended Forecast
Extended forecasts for Wednesday to Saturday show Zone Four with generally fair weather and cool nights, warm days, and possible showers in upstate New York. Temperatures near to slightly below normal. Zone Five indicates a slowly rising trend with normal to slightly above average temperatures and little precipitation.
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New York
Massed B 29s strike Formosa again in war report
The 20th Bomber Command led a third Formosa attack in 72 hours as B 29s blasted Binansho air base. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay said the raid was profitable and decisive. Admiral Nimitz denied Japanese claims of victory and reported no major damage to U S ships.
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West China
Formosa
Binansho
Taiwan
Curtis Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
U. S. Pacific
Haror
Pearl Haror
Nimitz
Western Pacific
Japan
Ross Islands
Philippines
William F. Halsey
War Department
Fortress
Ryukyu Islands
U S Troops Of Japanese Descent Fight In France
American troops of Japanese descent appear in France under the Seventh Army. They moved with Sixth Army Group forces in the Vosges foothills and made small gains amid repeated enemy counterattacks.
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Sixth Army
France
U. S
Seventh Army
Vosges
Dr. C. B. Harlee Transfers Office to Medical Arts Building
Dr. C B Harlee has moved his dental practice to the Medical Arts Building on N Braddock Street with the new address effective October 14 1917 1919 1921 1927 note.
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C. B. Harlee
Medical Arts
N. Braddock St
Rummage Sale and Help Wanted Ad Listings
Hospital Junior Auxiliary rummage sale in October with multiple time slots and location in former U S O room. Also an employment notice seeking male help for a cider mill at H J Heing Co Valley Pike with listed times.
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Rummage Sale
H. J. Heing Co
Valley Pike
Wanted Men By Crate Or Packing Shed
Wanted men sought for work at a packing shed and crate operation in the orchard area. Listings indicate recruitment by the Nicode firm with location unspecified and no additional details provided.
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Nicodemus Orchard
Cleaning Seed Wheat Seeded Batch Not Cleared
A notice states cleaning seed wheat will be unavailable for the batch labeled 10-16-10-3t, affecting growers and storage plans. Readers are advised to seek alternative arrangements and monitor further updates.
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U. 8 S
Signal Corps
International Soundphoto
Hospital
John S. Bryant
Jack Bell
Armed Services
Marc A. Mitscher
Third Fleet
U. S. Navy
By Clyde A, Farnsworth
King George
Lake
Nips
Lie
John Grover
San Francisco
Doemi
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Clark Airfield
Manila
Legaspi
Albay Gulf
Luzon Island
Charles H. McMurtry
Vibes
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