Tokyo Reports Central Philippines Invaded Pass ing of Continuing Aerial Attacks
U S Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor reports continued air strikes on the Philippines led by Adm. Halsey and Adm. Nimitz. Allied sources confirm heavy losses to Japanese forces including ships and planes as operations focus on Luzon and Mindanao.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Pacific
Comei
Suluan Island
Ryukyus-Formosa
Adm
William F. Halsey, Jr
Luzon
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Prom
Cagayan
Davao
Mindanao
Camiguin Island
San Francisco
Tokyo
Blue
Leyte
Invasion Claims Reach Leyte Amid Conflicting Reports
Tokyo backed broadcasts say American forces invade the Philippines focusing on Leyte as Japanese communiques claim landings near Suluan Island. Domei cites Vice Admiral Mitchel’s task force absence, while Nimitz denies these losses.
Spunky Lad Survives Fall
Eleven-year-old Jimmy Wolfe was treated at Mercy Hospital for a compound fracture and multiple cuts after leaping from his roof to a warehouse skylight while retrieving a ball hit by the Baltimore baseball team. He climbed back up the structure hand over hand and was found by his mother.
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Baltimore
Jimmy Wolfe
Mercy Hospital
Jimmy
Orioles
Army Casualties Since Invasion
United States army casualties on the western land front from the June 6 invasion to October 3 total 174780. Of these 29742 were killed 130227 wounded and 14711 missing. The tally covers Seventh Army units in southern France and those in France the Low Countries and the German border region. Bomber and naval totals stand at 453375 overall versus 417085 two weeks earlier.
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Washington
United States Army
Air Force
War Department
Seventh Army
France
Bomb Army
Navy
Dewey Attacks Handling Of Foreign Affair
Governor Thomas E. Dewey criticized Roosevelt’s foreign policy in a national forum, opposing reservations that could undermine a world peace organization. He accused secret diplomacy with Stalin and questioned the Poland restoration approach, noting absence of key officials at a meeting attended by Hopkins.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Herald Tribune Forum
New York City
Stalin
Poland
Russia
Harry Hopkins
WPA
97-Year-Old Man Married Again
Elkton Maryland October 19 John Henry Titus aged 97 married Elizabeth Pfeicherer aged 54 in a Gretna Green style ceremony performed by Rev William Hopkins. The couple planned a New York bus trip after the ceremony Titus claims authorship of The Face on the Barroom Floor and says he was born in a tavern wing.
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Elkton
John Henry Titus
Titus
Elizabeth Pfeicherer
Gretna Green
William Hopkins
Parson
New York
Jefferson
Ohio
Lakehurst
N. J
Hopkins
Germans Fall Back Along The East Prussian Border
Russian forces with hundreds of tanks crossed into East Prussia, forcing the evacuation of Eydtkuhnen as Berlin reports a deep penetration into German soil. The front widens toward Suwalki while Russians push toward Insterburg and beyond, with Baltic and Arctic fighting noted and a broader Carpathian advance in separate theaters.
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East Prussian
London
East Prussia
Eydtkuhnen
Berlin
Insterburg
Red
Ous
Junker
Suwalki
Hitler
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Carpathian
Transylvania
Hungary
Kremlin
Riga
Liepaja
Baltics
Petsamo
Norway
Merlin
Schirwindt
Moscow
Kaun
Lithuania
Konigsberg
Finland
Estonia
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Shirwindt
Kalvarija
Tropical Hurricane Threatens Atlantic Coastline From Daytona to Cape Hatteras
Miami reports a severe tropical hurricane moving across Florida toward Jacksonville with warnings from Daytona to Cape Hatteras. Hurricane winds 60 to 80 mph expected, previously caused several deaths and injuries in Cuba, with Tampa and St. Petersburg area affected.
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Miammi
Fla
Atlantic
Daytona Beach
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Florida
Jacksonville
Weather Bureau
Daytona
Cuba
Key West
Florida West
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Miami Weather Bureau
FWT
Florida Hurricane Moves Up The Coast
The weather bureau issued a noon bulletin warning for an northeast storm from Hatteras to Block Island and hurricane alerts to the Virginia Capes. Northeast winds will rise this afternoon to gale force south of Cape Charles and gusts to 60 mph in the Carolina area, with winds extending toward Block Island tonight. High tides are expected with onshore winds, and radio broadcasts are requested for updates.
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Hatteras
South Block Island
Virginia Capes
Cape Charles
Carolina
Block Island
Start Today To Issue New A Gas Books Here
Distribution of the new A Gas Ration Books for Winchester and Frederick County will begin tomorrow. Present holders should apply at once by filling Form 2 ANS Deneier wreweciee. Include name, street, post office, date, phone, speedometer reading, and automobile details with license, state, make, model. Mail to the War Price and Ration Board at Winchester, Virginia with the back of the current mileage book attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Femony
War Price and Ration Board
Virginia
Naval Vessels Driven Aground During Hurricane Near Key West
Six naval vessels were knocked aground by winds and rough seas from a hurricane west of Key West. The navy reported no serious damage or casualties. A sub chaser three patrol chasers an auxiliary mine sweeper and a coastal auxiliary mine sweeper were aground. A navy tug rescued 21 men from an abandoned light ship and headed for Key West before radio contact was lost.
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Key West
Fia
Premier Papandreou Returns to Greece in Exile Dawn
In Athens George Papandreou and his government took power from a ruling committee after four years in exile. A tumultuous crowd greeted him as he arrived aboard the Averoff, with cabinet members and cheering natives at the quayside. The temporary committee’s head Philip Manouilidis recalled Axis occupation losses, noting more than 500000 died or perished in famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
George Papandreou
Sree
Papandreous
Averoff
Philip Manouilidis
Rummage Sale by Hospital Junior Auxiliary
The Hospital Junior Auxiliary announces a rummage sale to be held Friday and Saturday October 20 and 21 in the former U S O room. Proceeds support hospital activities and community services.
Novick Trailer Slams Into Baltimore Home
A loaded 22 ton Novick trailer crashed into a two story frame house in Baltimore after brakes failed on a hill. Driver Wilson B. Smallwood 31 of Winchester was injured and hospitalized for observation. No occupants inside the home were hurt. The truck left Winchester on a regular run to Baltimore carrying two pieces of cargo.
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Novick
Baltimore
Wilson B. Smallwood
Winchester
Associated Press
Star
Novick Transfer Company
Smallwood
Novick Company
St. Agnes Hospital
Acron Heights
B24 Explodes Killing 24 Airmen Over Birkenhead
A B 24 bomber exploded at 6000 feet near Birkenhead and broke into three sections. The crash killed 24 American airmen and sent residents rushing from their homes after the blast.
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Birkenhead
England
Dental Notice of Dr Harlee Office Move to Medical Arts Building
Dr C B Harlee has transferred his dental office to the Medical Arts Building on N Braddock Street. The notice lists page references 10 14 17 19 21 1p 41.
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C B Harlee
Medical Arts
N. Braddock St
Apple pickers sought for Pennsylvania orchards
Wanted twelve good apple pickers for three weeks of heavy picking in Pennsylvania. Pickers can earn up to 170 bushels daily. New bunkhouse and good food provided. Apply Fred L. Glaize office at 304 N. Cameron St. Trucks depart 8 a.m. Monday for orchards.
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Pennsylvania
Fred L. Glaize
N. Cameron St
Fresh home crown and home dressed chickens deliver ed to your door
Advertises fresh home raised chickens delivered to customers with Saturday evenings service. Orders due by 9 PM. Contact phone 3959 for orders.
Help Wanted Male for Cider Mill Ad
Help wanted for male labor at cider mill at H. J. Heinz Co Valley Pike. Advertisement notes picking by crate or packing across orchards with crate methods. Classified notice lists contact reference and date?
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Etie
Bingo Friday Night at South End Fire Co
Friday night at 8 30 the South End Fire Company hosts a bingo event with a $150 door prize. Proceeds benefit the fire company and community programs.
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South End Fire Co
Nnte
Reopening Sarah Zane Bingo Games Thursday
Reopening Sarah Zane Bingo Games set for Thursday October 19 at 8 30 PM with two admissions for the price of one and a $100 door prize. Also sale of valuable household goods on Saturday October 21 at 10 o clock prompt at 501 S Braddock St by M I Battex.
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Sarah Zane
S. Braddock St. M
Im. Battex
Force Bridgehead Over Italian River
Fifth Army troops captured several peaks and villages on the southern approaches to Bologna as the Adriatic sector forces crossed the Pisciatello river. The Cesena area bridgehead was won against strong German opposition while Indian troops of the Eighth Army took Acquarola and Roversano in the foothills south of Cesena, the war bulletin said.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Pisciatello
Adriatic
Cesena
Eighth Army
Acquarola
Roversano
Army board says Lt. Dodd died from self harm or accident
Lt. Daniel Dodd whose body was found in Shield's Lake last week was not murdered but died as a result of attempted death by own action or accidental fall. The Army board will study brain and blood tests to complete its conclusions. Dodd served as a convoy security officer with the Quartermaster Corps and his mother lives in Chevy Chase Maryland.
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Richmond
Daniel Dodd
Shield’s Lake
Army Board of
Army
Dodd
Quartermaster Corps
Chevy Chase, Md
Bombers Strike Germany Again Over Rhine Cities
American heavy bombers attacked Mainz Ludwigshafen and Mannheim in southwest Germany with 700 escorts. Mosquito and other craft hit Mannheim and Hannover as the long raid crossed a heavy overcast. Mainz Ludwigshafen and Mannheim have large rail yards and major war industries including armored vehicle works and oil depots.
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London
Mainz
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Germany
Rhine
Hannover
Allied Pacific Forces Press Forward In Philippines Reconquest
Domei reports a new large task force grouping Fifth Fleet under Vice Adm Spraance and a separate naval force under Gen Douglas MacArthur, as Pacific forces press toward the Philippines. No confirmation of invasion. Nimitz sea power and MacArthur air strength pave the way with ten days of raids across western Pacific islands.
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Philippines
Tokyo Radio
Doemi
United States
Domei
Douglas MacArthur
Saluan
Formosa
Fifth Fleet
Raymond Spraance
Taiwan
Pacific
58Th
Federal Communications Commission
MacArthur
Philipes
Adm
Nimitz
Allies Push Deep Into Holland Near Venlo and Venray
Allied forces tighten the squeeze on German positions in the Holland salient near Venray Venlo and Amerika advancing south toward the railroad town and near Breskens with Canadian troops close to German guns at the Schelde entrance. The German defense collapses west of the Maas as air and armored units join a broader push toward Duisburg and the Rhine Ruhr corridor.
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London
Venlo
East Prussia
Rhine-Ruhr
Associated Press
Second Army
Miles C. Dempsey
Venray
Amerika
Maas
Duisburg
Berlin
Dempsey
Venray-Amerika
Dwgiht
Venray-Deurne
Deurne
Helmond
Aachen
Paseenecken
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Leyte Gulf
Suluan Isid
Bulletin
The
Manila
Gulf
Marc A. Mitchel
Dewey
Daniel DE Luce
Carpathian Mountains
Red Army
Ateas
the Weather Bureau
Papandreou
Rummage Sale Hospital
Dia
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
Western
Holland
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