Kyushu Raid Details From U S Bombers
U S B 29 air raids targeted Kyushu and nearby Saishu as part of a coordinated push with Leyte invasion. Gen H H Arnold announced the missions from the War Department noting this fourth Kyushu raid with further details to come. Japanese outlets acknowledged some damage as planes operated 10 to 11:30 a m. local time.
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Washington
Kyushu
20Th Airforce
H. H. Arnold
War Department
Department
Sky
Two Isles
San Francisco
Saishu
Imperial
20Th Air Force
Saishu Island
Tokyo
Kokura Yawata
Leyte
Philippines
Nimitz
Taiwan
Formosa
China
Air War Rains On Hamburg and Hamm by 1700 Allied Planes
Upwards of 1,700 American aircraft including 1,200 heavy bombers attacked targets in Hamburg and Hamm sectors of Germany. Rail hubs in Ruhr and Rhineland area were hit as oil refineries near Hamburg were bombed.
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London
Hamburg
Hamm
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Aachen
Officer Says Bing's Crooning Saved His Life
In New Guinea an army officer credits Bing Crosby with saving his life after a four foot death adder lurked in his tent. Lt. Col. Earle O. Thornton Jr. said he halted a deadly encounter by crooning Crosby programs, then killed the snake with a machete after it remained motionless during the moment.
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Hollywood
New Guinea
Bing Crosby
Earle O. Thornton, Jr
Crosby
Thornton
Sinatra
France vows larger WW II role as arms lag persists
De Gaulle says France is ready and eager to take a bigger part in the war and to obtain equipment from Allies until French factories can supply the armies. He cites Allied supply difficulties and port destruction as partial causes for not arming large units.
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France
Germany
de Gaulle
Argentinian recalls London military attache over front visit
Argentina recalled Col. Pablo Beretta, its military attache in London, after an invitation to visit the Western front was abruptly withdrawn. Official word was silent, but reports say the move stemmed from gaps in Argentina's war policy alignment with the Allies. Other South American attaches reportedly retain invitations.
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London
Argentina
Col
Pablo Beretta
Western Front
Government Seizes War Plant In Price Dispute
Washington reports the President ordered the Navy to take over the Lord Manufacturing Company's Erie Pennsylvania plant for allegedly refusing to follow a government price order for aircraft parts and other essential war materials. Navy operation authorized to sustain war production.
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Navy
Lord Mfg. Co
Erie
Washington
Prest Roosevelt
Lord Manufacturing Company
White House
Forrestal
Churchill Defends Policy of Unconditional Surrender
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the government maintains unconditional surrender with no bargaining. He urged remembering the May 12 three power declaration to Axis satellites and refused a live foreign affairs debate, noting a report on his Moscow mission Friday will set the study time.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Moscow
John Oliver Dies In Plane Crash Near San Diego
Message from Turbvile Virginia reports John Oliver son of Mr and Mrs Banks Oliver killed in a plane crash near San Diego California on October 18 He was a top gunner on a seaplane and had flown many combat missions in the South Pacific in the same squadron as Lt Harry Byrd Jr He spent a 30 day furlough at home this summer after returning from Pacific combat.
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John Oliver
Banks Oliver
Turbeville
San Diego
Calif
South Pacific
Harry Byrd, Jr
Young Oliver
Pacific
American Forces Lose Light Carrier
U S Third Fleet carrier planes sunk a large Japanese carrier and damaged several ships in a battle near the Philippines. The light carrier Princeton was lost after magazines exploded. Japanese losses included 150 planes and ships damaged or sunk, with no confirmed main fleet clash per Nimitz.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Third Fleet
U. S. S. Princeton
William F. Halsey
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Nimitz
Princeton
Liscombe Bay
Marshall Islands
Yanks Push Rapidly Ahead On Leyte Toward Tabontabon
Gen MacArthur reports major advances on Leyte as American forces drive to Tabontabon eight miles northwest of Dulag capturing San Pablo airfield and pushing through dense terrain. The drive marks the longest advance since the invasion began with multiple units expanding north toward Dagami.
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Leyte
Tabontabon
MacArthur
Quarters
Philippines
Dulag
Douglas MacArthur
San Pablo
al Dopking
Asso
Tacloban
Dagami
Guerrillas Reported Fighting Across Southern Spain
An anti Franco Spanish group in Paris says guerrilla clashes extend into Andalusia and other regions while raids continue from France. Madrid claims most attackers in Navarra have been wiped out as reports of unrest reach Britain and Paris.
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London
Francisco Franco
Spain
France
National
Spanish Union
Paris
Madrid
Navarra Secor
National Spanish Union
Paz
Andalusia
Catalonia
Asturias
Franco
South America
Yuan Yague
Navarra
Conquest of
Republican
Jumta
Generalissimo Franco
Charles de Gaulle
No Evidence Of Cats Being Stolen
Winchester police said an exhaustive investigation found no proof that youngsters were stealing pet cats for 75 cents to an agent in the city. They noted no law blocked William A. Miller of 645 N Loudoun Street from buying cats, and Miller said he ships the animals to government laboratories and hospitals for experiments.
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Winchester
William A. Miller
Loudoun Street
Russians threaten across Norway border and fight in East Prussia
An Os E observed report notes Kirkenes evacuated after destruction of military installations on the Murmansk convoy route. Moscow cites Russian offensives east of Langfjorden with German evacuations from Konigsberg and aggression near Insterburg as fronts widen across Poland and East Prussia.
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London
Kirkenes
Arctic
Murmansk
Berlin
Narew
Poland
Warsaw
East Prussia
Moscow
Konigsberg
Germany
Cider apples from Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Ridgewood Fruit Industries in Albin Virginia advertises cider apples with contact by phone 4041. The brief listing notes availability and location for potential buyers and local customers.
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Ridgewood Fruit Industries
Albin
Bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall Thursday Oct 26
Community bingo event set for 8 30 P M at Sarah Zane Fire Hall with a $100 door prize and additional prizes. Organizers promote friendly play and support for local services. Proceeds benefit hall activities and community programs.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Postponed Bailey Household Goods Sale Date
The M. M. Bailey sale at 501 South Brad dock Street has been postponed to Thursday October 26 at 10 o clock.
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M. M. Bailey
S. Braddock St
British Mop Up Dutch Road Hub
President Roosevelt launches a two day middle west swing with train platform appearances speeches and automobile tours. He will speak in Philadelphia and Chicago with national radio broadcasts and plans to correct misrepresentations by opponents. The itinerary mirrors third term campaign patterns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Middle West
Chicago
Soldier Field
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Dewey Presses Congress on Armed Force for International Security
Dewey warned of a clash with lawmakers over US military commitments to future international security. In Minneapolis he declared only Congress can set force levels and authorization for any international security organization. Secretary Paul Lockwood said a Chicago speech would address moral issues in the election.
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
United States
Minneapolis
Paul Lockwood
Chicago
Germans Fall Back Along 15 Mile Front Front in Western Holland and Belgian Border.
British troops using flamethrowers attacked German positions at S Hertogenbosch and along a 15 mile front, with Germans retreating. Canadians pushed toward Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom as the offensive widened across southwestern Holland. Prisoners and advances were reported around Breda Tilburg Breskens Oostburg and Walcheren Island, threatening the German hold below the Maas. Elsewhere Allied forces made steady progress near Epinal Mortagne and El Fontaine with no major changes from Aachen to Luneville.
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London
S Hertogsne
Holland
Antwerp
Roosendaal
Bergen Op Zoom
Antwrp
Breda
Tilburg
Hertogenbosch
Beveland Island
Walcheren Island
Schelde
Breskens
Gouceine
Cnnwede
Oostburg
Oostburg-Schoondijke
Maas River
Woensdrecht
Epinal
Mortagne
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Simon Emil Koedel
New York
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W. Va
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U.S. S. Princeton
Charles H. McMurty
Halsey
Sibuyan and
Sulu
Norwegian
Sam Giffin
H. J. Heinz Co
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Langfjorden
Balkans
Bel
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Rozan
Prussia
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Nieman River
Suwalki Triangle
Hermann Goering
Nicodemus Orchard
FDR
By Howard Flieger
By Jack Bell
William Frye
Koenigsberg
Lithuania
Niemen Ri
Shirwindt Eydtkuhnen
Tinsterburg
Kaunas
BURG
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Grodno
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Memel
Schirwindta
Tannenberg
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