Russians Press New Attacks in East Prussia Frontlines
Reports from Sofia cite Bulgaria signing an armistice with the United States Russia and Great Britain. Debrecen falls to the Red Army as Soviet forces push toward Budapest. Berlin says Russians advance 20 miles south of fallen Eydtkau massing tanks in Rominter Heide. Germans claim heavy tank losses on both sides.
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London
Ankara
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Debrecen
Hungary
Budapest
Marshal Stalin
Berlin
Fallen Eydtkau
Rominter Heide
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Moscow
East Prussia
Reich
Junkers
Danzig
Baltic
Narew
Warsaw
Belgrade
Izvestia
Churchill and Stalin Forge Unlikely Cigars Bond
In Moscow on October 20 Churchill and Stalin are described as close friends, with Churchill smoking Stalin’s Georgian cigars and Stalin taking a couple of whiffs of Churchill’s strong stogies, quoted as a sign of their unusual camaraderie.
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Moscow
Churchill
Stalin
Osmena Lands With Forces in the Philippines
CBS reports President Sergio Osmena has landed with American forces on Leyte Island. He arrived with members of his government and an American advisory staff to reorganize affairs on the island following Quezon’s death.
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New York
CBS
Philippines Today
Sergio Osmena
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Leyte Island
Osmena
U.S. Army
The
Philippines
Philippine
Bataan
Corregidor
MacArthur Returns to Philippines Ushers Call to Rise
General Douglas MacArthur declares to the Philippines I have returned and urges a vigorous, united effort against Japan. He salutes Osmena Quezon and the government, invokes divine aid, and calls for nationwide resistance to reclaim homeland and justice.
RAF Delivers Twin Night Bombardment On Stuttgart
London reports a shattering double header attack by RAF bombers on Stuttgart, a major electrical engineering center, with two large waves four hours apart. A third scale strike hit Nurnberg and a lighter raid struck Wiesbaden as over 1,000 bombers took part. Stuttgart lies near the Swiss border and remains a frequent heavy bomber target.
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London
RAF
Stuttgart
Germany
Nurnberg
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Cologne
Zurich
Munich
Berg
Storm hits Carolinas as danger passes inland
The tropical storm moved from the interior Carolinas with winds up to 65 mph in Greenville and 55 mph in Charlotte while heavy rain drenched the region. The Washington Weather Bureau said coastal winds would ease but onshore gusts and high tides remain, with at least 37 deaths reported in Cuba and Florida.
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Charleston
8. C
Carolinas
Cuba
Florida
Washington Weather Bureau
Wilmington
N. C
Long Island
Greenville
Charlotte
New Orleans
New Orleans Port of Embarkation
Braderton
Fla
Seventh Clarke County Blood Donor Clinic Set in Berryville
Mrs. Ralph N. Dorsey of Berryville announced the seventh Clarke County Blood Donor Clinic will be held in the Community Building in Berryville on November 13. Registrations start October 31 at the Red Cross office in Berryville.
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Ralph N. Dorsey
Berryville
Clarke County
Dorsey
Red Cross
MacArthur Fulfills Pledge To Return
NBC reports from Leyte say American forces advancing in the Philippines face stiff resistance on some beaches. Marine and army units push inland toward Tacloban as battleships and dive bombers provide fire support. General MacArthur arrives at the beachhead and vows to stay for the duration.
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New York
Leyte
NBC Today
Philippines
Gordon Walker
Tacloban
Gulf
General MacArthur
Manila
MacArthur Lands in Leyte Philippines I Have Returned
General MacArthur announces the return as invasion forces land in Leyte Gulf. Ground troops seize three beachheads with naval and air bombardment, while MacArthur broadcasts from the Voice of Freedom vowing to restore government and galvanize Filipino resistance.
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Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Philippines
Voice of Freedom
Office of War Information
General MacArthur
Voice of Freedom” Radio
We Shall Teach Japan The Cost Of Treachery And Deceit
President Roosevelt announced that Philippine landings proceeded with light losses and that MacArthur reported Japanese forces on Mindanao no longer threat. He said the attack frustrated Japanese plans and vowed to teach Japan the cost of treachery. The invasion aims to free enslaved peoples and restore looted wealth as forces advance.
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Japan
F. D.R
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Marshall
Army
MacArthur
Philippine
Mindanao
Leyte
Mr. Roosevelt
Eye Witness Account Of The Philippine Landing
Allied warships bombarded shore targets as American troops landed on Leyte Island in coordinated assaults at San Ricardo Talaban San Jose Dulag and Panaon. Forces reached Leyte gulf anchoring the entrance to the gulf while Dinagat and Homonhon were secured earlier. The Leyte Valley landings aimed to open the southern Philippines drive toward Davao and Manila.
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MacArthur
Corregidor
Philippines
Juichi Terauchi
Roosevelt
Washington
Philippine
Leyte
Manila
Morotai
Leyder
San Ricardo
Talaban
Palo
San Jose
Dulag
Panaon
Davao
Leyte Gulf
Dinagat Island
Homonhon
Gulf
Leyte Valley
Japan
Local Apples Sent to Soldiers From Virginia and Maryland
The first post December 1941 shipment of apples to armed forces in the European area has been dispatched from Virginia and Maryland. Eleven cars from Waynesboro Staunton Winchester and Hagerstown carried 88000 boxes of apples through an eastern embarkation point.
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Waynesbo
Apple
Waynesboro
Staunton
Winchester
Virginia
Hagerstown
Aachen Falls to U S First Army in Major German City
Aachen surrendered to Lt Gen Courtney Hodges and the U S First Army after a siege that began September 15. The city’s 165,000 people faced wreckage as German forces were trapped around Crucifix Hill and the last 100 SS defenders fell. German reinforcements dwindled, with supply by parachute.
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Associated Press
London
Aachen
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Ruhr
Berlin
Cologne
Rhine
Meril Daniel
Geneva
N. Y
First
Crucifix Hill
Injuries Fatal To Donald Barb
Donald L. Barb fourteen son of Mr and Mrs John W Barb of Greenwood died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull after an accident at the H W Butler Brothers apple packing shed in north Winchester He was injured yesterday around 1 pm while riding a freight elevator and was taken by ambulance to the hospital He suffered a crushed jaw facial injuries and tongue damage Officials on the upper floor were arranging boxes when the incident occurred
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Donald L. Barb
John W. Barb
Greenwood
Senseng Road
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Young Barb
H. W. Butler Brothers
Marine Pleads Innocent in Potomac Park Murder Case
Marine Pfc. Earl McFarland pleaded innocent at arraignment on two counts of first degree murder and one count of criminal assault for the rape slaying of Dorothy M. Berrum, 18, in east Potomac Park. Conviction would carry the death penalty. defense was given 10 days to prepare.
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Washington
Marine Pfc
Earl McFarland
Dorothy M. Berrum
Chippewa Falls
Wis
East Potomac Park
McFarland
Marine Barracks
Weather To Clear Sunday
South End Fire Co Priday nnte 8 30 o clock. 150 00 door prize.
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South End Fire Co
Priday Nnte
Canadians In New Offensive In Support Of Holland
Canadian infantry and armor began a new push north of Antwerp to reinforce the Allied line through Holland. French and American forces pressed their fronts in the Vosges and along the Rhine corridor, with Canadians advancing to threaten Walcheren and Zuid Beveland while combating floods and German defenses.
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Holland
Alex H. Singleton
London
Antwerp
Adolf Hitler
Vosges
Ventron
Bussang Pass
Rosendaal
Rotterdam
Zuid Beveland
Walcheren
Schelde
Vlissingen
Flushing
Ellewoutsdijk
Breskens Schelde
Ostburg
Middlebourg
Aidenburg
Aachen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters Communini
CHICKENS All sizes freshly dressed and free delivery
WANTED Twelve good apple pickers for three weeks in Pennsylvania. Pickers can earn up to 170 bushels a day. New bunkhouse and meals provided. Apply Fred L. Glaize at 304 N Cameron St. Truck leaves 8 am Monday for orchards. (10-19-1p-31)
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Pennsylvania
Fred L. Glaize
N. Cameron St
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Second Army
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Amerika
Venlo
Eindhoven
Coffee Chase
Sanborn
Riley’s Market
Dia
Nimus Orchard
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