Yanks Drive Inland On All Sectors At Leyte et al
Eight hundred German troops defending Aachen surrendered unconditionally at noon today as American forces sealed the first big German city falling to U S arms. Two thousand prisoners were taken as Lt Gen Courtney Hodges moved into the city center. Canadian forces advanced four miles toward Rosendaal and Breda while British and Canadian units pushed toward Wuestwezel and the Roosendaal canal in the second phase of Antwerp's siege. In eastern Holland U S troops closed to within 4000 yards of a German communications strong point near the Maas river as British troops solidified positions southeast of Venray.
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Aachen
First Army
Cologne
Hitler
Courtney Hodges
First
Rosendaal
Breda
Antwerp
Wuestwezel
Antwerp-Breda
Roosendaal
Calmpthoutey
Roosendaal Canal
Holland
U. S
Maas River
Venray
No Damage Here From Storm In Virginia
The tropical storm crossing Florida weakened as it moved northeast and caused minimal impact in Virginia. Rainfall reached 1.53 inches with low winds, and areas including Handley Harrisonburg and Clarke county canceled six man games.
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Cuba
Florida
Winchester
Handley
Harrisonburg
Clarke County
Virginia
Foy N. Hibbard
Richmond
Norfolk
Help Wanted Male for Cider Mill Ad
Job ad from H. J. Heinz Co at Valley Pike seeks a male worker for a cider mill. Listed in the newspaper text with brief employment notice and contact cue.
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H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Tito's Partisans Join With Russians In Drive On Zagreb
Tito's Yugoslav Partisans and the Red Army advance toward Zagreb and Budapest after Belgrade's capture. German captives near 10 000 are being rounded up as troops push through Danube and Sava corridors amid heavy fighting and seized tanks and artillery. Lt Velimir Terzich leads Tito's military mission.
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Tito
Zagreb
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Red Army
Budapest
Belgrad
Sava River
Danube
Sava
Velimir Terzich
Tropical Storm Fury Ends Rampage Across Carolinas
A blustering tropical storm that hit Cuba and Florida ended its 1,500 mile rampage in North Carolina. Thirty seven died, Florida citrus damage estimated at 20 million dollars, with 24 dead in Cuba and 13 in Florida. Gusts reached 108 mph in Orlando. casualties were light in the Carolinas.
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Raleigh
N. C
Cuba
Florida
North Carolina
Miami
Jacksonville
Vero Beach
New Orleans
Bradenton
Fla
Orlando
Citrus Belt
Caribbean
Tampa-Bradenton
Carolinas
Eight RAF Typhoon pilots credited with wounding Rommel
London dispatch reports eight RAF Typhoon pilots received official credit for wounding Field Marshal Erwin Rommel after bombing a Nazi field headquarters on July 7 near Caen. Typhoons led by Wing Commander J. R. Baldwin hit the farmhouse with 20 millimeter cannons and scored ten direct bombs on the target.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Caen
Rommel
Typhons
J. R. Baldwin
Bath
Po Valley Push Continues as Allied Forces Advance
U S and Allied units push through German rear guards in the Adriatic sector occupying Cesena near Rimini and advancing in the Po Valley north of the Rimini Bologna road. Fifth Army fights near Livergnano while Austrian reinforcements are described as fanatical Nazi officials. Air and naval forces join in support with over 2000 sorties and bombardments along the France Italy frontier.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Cesenatico
Rimini
Ravenna
New Zealand
Cesna
Cesena
Forl
Mussolini
Rimini-Bologna
Fifth Army
Bologna
Livergnano
Mediterranean
Germany
Dr C B Harlec Relocates Office to Medical Arts Building
Dental notice states Dr C B Harlec has moved his practice to the Medical Arts Building on N Braddock Street with the new address effective October 14 17 19 21 1p 41.
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C B Harlec
Medical Arts
N. Braddock St
Cleveland Fire Toll Rises After East Ohio Gas Blast
The Cleveland disaster on October 21 sees deaths rise hourly in the worst city fire. An explosion devastated an east side area. 70 known dead, 168 missing, 285 hospitalized, and 3,600 homeless. Fire under control by morning. damage estimated at 3 to 5 million dollars.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Company
East 62Nd Street
O Block
Central Lake Time
Contol
James E. Granser
Adj
Donald F. Pancoast
Ohio
East
Roosevelt Campaigns in New York for Fourth Term Bid
President Roosevelt toured war installations and spoke at Ebberts Field to endorse Senator Robert F. Wagner as he campaigns for a fourth term. Mrs. Roosevelt joined him as about 16,000 fans braved drizzle at Ebbets Field, with LaGuardia noting the crowd’s loyalty despite rain.
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Howard Flieger
New York
Roosevelt
New York City
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Robert F. Wagner
Challenges President For Future Program
Governor Thomas E. Dewey challenged President Roosevelt to present a concrete future program as he denounced the New Deal as a bankrupt organization. Dewey spoke to a noisy Pittsburgh crowd while Roosevelt was in New York City arguing for the administration’s policies.
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Dewey
Albany
Roosevelt
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
New Deal
Hunt Armory
Pittsburgh
Handley FFA Judges Win at Stephens City Fair
Handley High School won the eight team Future Farmers of America judging contest at the Middleown Stephens City Fair with 909 points. Top individuals included Smith Dorsey 338.7 for four products and Eugene Grant 96.8 on potatoes, while Mason Carbaugh led Stephens City with 901.2 points for second place team.
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Future Farmers of America
Middleown- Stephens City Fair
Handley High School
Smith Dorsey
Eugene Grant
Kenneth Wingield
Bobby Jones
Front Royal
James Earl Ewing
Stephens City
Donald Grim
Mason Carbaugh
Charles
Patton Wall
Samuel Updike
Mark Kemp
David Shirley
Luray
Boyce
Dudley Digges
Ronald Frazier
Garfield Osler
Gainesboro
Buddy Denny
Alvon Omos
Wendell Philips
Berryville
Clarke County
Jerry Royston
Vernon Wilson
John Carr
Middletown
Donald Crim
Joe Jenkins
William Dalton
Stephens City School
Navy completes Pearl Harbor inquiry. Kimmel’s counsel cries foul
The Navy finishes its secret report on the Pearl Harbor attack and reviews it before publication. Attorney for Rear Admiral Kimmel protests secrecy as political timing, while Forrestal hands the document to Admiral King to assess national security. Rugg accuses the move of hiding facts until the 1944 election.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Iny
Husyand E. Kimmel
Kimmel
Hawaii
Forrestal
Ernest J. King
Boston
Charles B. Rugg
Navy Court
Rugg
Secretary of the Navy
Col
Frank Knox
Admiral Kimmel
Knox
Sec
Virginia War Fund Nears Its $4,000 Goal
Almost $4,000 has been paid to the War Fund Drive treasurer and a larger sum pledged or collected but not yet delivered. The fund remains short of its quota of $19,885.90, with $3,979.50 received to date and $15,905.50 still needed. Workers are urged to finish solicitation lists promptly.
Press Praises Moscow Talks. Churchill Stalin Confer Outcome
Moscow reports the ten day Churchill Stalin parley yielded progress on Polish dispute and Bulgarian armistice terms. A joint communique said both leaders agreed on remaining points and would pursue a joint Yugoslavia policy with U S approval. Churchill and Stalin welcomed a Teheran style summit and expressed regret Roosevelt could not attend.
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Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
Teheran
British Commonwealth of Nations
United States of America
Invasion Advances as MacArthur Forces Pour Ashore at Leyte
Allied troops under Gen. Douglas MacArthur push inland on Leyte on day two of the invasion. American bombers and escort fighters support operations as Japan’s 16th Division resists but makes no large counterattack. Krueger’s ground forces face heavy shore defenses near Palo with ships blown up and several craft sunk.
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Associated Press
Macarthursuarters
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Tacloban
al Cocking
Dulas
Japan
Bataan
Central Pacific
Walter Krueger
Canrabata Bay
Palo
Fred Hampson
Osmena urges Filipinos to rise and resist Japanese invaders
President Osmena based in Manila calls on Filipinos to volunteer for defense and assist in docks and airfields as Allied forces push toward their towns. He says the move aims for immediate aid where military lines permit, with Romulo noting expected full cooperation from liberation troops.
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General
Osmena
Carlos P. Romulo
United States
Secretary of Information
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Stephens City Fair
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Carigara
Bohol
Catarman
Miles
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Ormoc
Balogan
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Baybay
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siArGao
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Tokyo
Dinagat Island
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Virginia War Fund
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C. Yates McDaniel
Marlin Spencer
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