Doughboys Advance Within Belfort Pass Near Turn of War
Imperial headquarters reported Japanese forces captured Pasching and Tanchuk in China near Kwei lin, threatening air bases and widening the loss of forward Chinese airfields. Chungking faced gloom as Maj. Gen. Chennault’s air bases are at risk and Chinese forces suffer reverses, while Allies hope for eventual victory.
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China
Chungking
Associated Press
Imperial Headquarters
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Pasching
Tanchuk
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Preston Grover Chungking
14Th Air Force
Japan
Claire L. Chennault
Tangchuk
Liuchow
Kunming
Winchester church launches clothing drive for war relief
Ma Winchester says Sacred Heart Church Winchester cooperates with War Relief Services on behalf of the Administration Board of Bishops National Catholic Welfare Conference. Parishioners urged to donate at least one garment and others may deliver to the church hall or arrange pickup. All clean clothing except shoes are needed for UNRRA program aiding war torn Europe.
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Board of Trustees of War Relief Services
Administration Board of Bishops
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Sacred Heart Church
Winchester
Europe
Heating stoves sale by J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Notice offers Warm Morning heaters at 39.50 and 55.50 and Heatrolas from 65 up. Wood stoves range 3.00 to 35.00. Stoves available for delivery October 16 without certificate. Address 123 125 s Loudoun, phone 6472.
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J. W. Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun
Red Army Offensive Against Hungary Develops Swiftly
Soviet three way offensive against Hungary from Romania and Yugoslavia advances rapidly as reports claim gains near Lupkow pass and along the Beskid range. Tito-authorized Yugoslav forces push toward Belgrade while border actions tighten the common front with the German presence eroding on multiple fronts.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Red Army
Hungary
Romania
Yugoslavia
Budapest
Hitler
Marshal Tito
Lupkow Pass
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Vydran
East Beskid
Frantisek Nemec
Szeged
Reuter
Belgrade
Berlin
Ivan Petrov
Ukraine
Beskid
Lupkow
Riga
Rig
Estonia
Marah
Leonid A. Govorov
Virtsu
Train Wreck in Missouri Valley Claims Nine Dead
A fast freight collided with a passenger train near Missouri Valley Iowa causing five cars to overturn. Nine people were killed and about 100 injured with 47 treated in Council Bluffs hospital. Three soldiers among the dead, names withheld until next of kin notified.
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Missouri Valley. In
Council Bluffs In
Ft. Crook
Nebr
Chicago and North Western Line
Missouri Valley
Winchester and Front Royal All Stars clash in Sunday baseball
Sunday at Park 3 p m features Winchester versus Front Royal All Stars in the final game of a series with 40 cent admission. Also notices announce a Sept 30 sale at Front Court House, a rummage sale at 31 W Boscawen, a Sept 23 Apple pickers helper want ad by Pine Motor Co.
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Winchester
Front Royal All Stars
Pine Motor Co
Cider Mill Help Wanted at Heinz Valley Pike
Wanted man for full or part time jobs in cider mill at H. J. Heinz Co Valley Pike. Also Friday night bingo at South End Fire Co offers $175.00 door prize.
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South End Fire Co
H. J. Heinz Co
Valley Pike
Crooners Split Over Politics With Roosevelt Endorsements
Washington dispatch reports Sinatra backs a Roosevelt fourth term while Crosby supports Dewey via Hollywood for Dewey. Sinatra met the President at the White House and joked about reviving the feminine saint. Crosby is vocal for Dewey and his brother says Bing means it.
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Washington
Bing Crosby
Frank Sintra
Sinatra
Roosevelt
Crosby
Grooner
Hollywood
Dewey
Everett
Bing
USO
Roosevelts order speeds up postwar plans for Germany
President Roosevelt orders a rapid acceleration of American postwar plans for Germany under State Department guidance. The move aligns with Morgenthau’s proposal to de-industrialize Germany, while balancing Allied and Allied-controlled plans. The order directs Crowley to coordinate experts with military authorities, the foreign service, and other U N agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
State Department
Leo. T. Crowley
Foreign Economic Administration
Morgenthau
Stimson
Hull
Hall
Crowley
Department of State
Foreign Service
United Nations
Slog Through Rain To Take Mt. Battaglia
Dispatch reports heavy rain as troops target Mt. Battaglia in a broader campaign. The German advance near Turin and Piedmont prompts evacuation and destruction of public buildings, factories, and air fields, with Turin described as abandoned.
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Mt. Battaglia
OWI
Turin
Piedmont
New Raids On Philippines Boost Jap Plane Ship Losses
The U S Pacific Fleet reports Adm William F Halseys Third Fleet striking in the Philippines with seven air sweeps this month. The week ends with 1014 Japanese aircraft and 221 ships sunk or damaged, including four warships, and a Diaz convoy damaged. MacArthurs air arm adds to shipping havoc by sinking a transport and badly damaging another during a seven ship convoy in the Sulu archipelago.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
William F. Halsey
Japan
Solomons
Philippines
Navy
Halsey
Third Fleet
Douglas MacArthur
Sulu
Archipegalo
U. 5 S
Catalina
Fifth Army Captures Mount Battaglia and Key Heights
Allied dispatches report American troops of the Fifth Army breaking through mud and rain to seize Mount Battaglia eleven miles from Imola along the Imola Rimini highway. Three strategic heights near the northward route to Bologna fell as British Eighth Army gains are noted in the Po Valley edge. Weather hindered air support but advances continued despite German defenses, while some western flank units faced contact difficulties due to mines and demolitions.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Mount Battaglia
Imola
Imlogna-Rimini
Doughboys
Bologna
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Fiumeino
Highway 65
Cause Of Death Still Undetermined For McPherson
Pathological tests were to start today on the stomach of Aimee Semple McPherson to determine the cause of death. A two hour autopsy failed to reveal a heart attack as the cause and an inquest was tentatively set for October 6. Angeles Temple officials announced plans for the body to lie in state Sunday as followers pay tribute. Interment in the family sarcophagus at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, is planned but arrangements remain incomplete.
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Oakland
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles Angeles
Auto chiefs warn new cars delayed after war
Detroit Sept 29 Heads of GM Chrysler Ford Packard say if Europe war ends before Jan 1 production of new passenger cars would need six to eight months. Partial war-plant reductions won’t speed peacetime output. Henry Ford Jr notes option for a low priced model but Wilson says 1945 prices cannot be matched.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Europe
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corporation
Henry Ford Jr
Ford Motor Company
George +e. Christopher
Packard Motor Car Company
Wilson
Henry Ford
FTC Tracks Fur Fib Names and Deceptions
The FTC warns against mislabeling fur origins and coining fake animal names. It reports firms have quit calling muskrats Hudson Seals and marmots Marmot, and has issued cease and desist orders to prevent fabrics from mimicking Persian lamb or other exotic looks.
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Hudson Bay
Flyers Bail Out Near Lynchburg
Seven Army Air Force fliers parachuted to safety near Evington twelve miles south of Lynchburg when their heavy bomber crashed into a hillside and burned. Three were slightly injured treated at Altavista hospital. The pilot suffered the most serious injuries with sprains in back and ankle. No names available. The plane tore a 150 foot path across a pasture as it burned after losing altitude rapidly.
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Lynchburg
Army Air Force
Evington
Altavista
Latest German Vengeance Weapon Targets Allied Front
From France on September 23 the third in Hitler’s vengeance weapons is described as a 14 ton V-3 device with a three kilometer radius and a two mile range. The V-2 is fired from a carrier plane, using Heinkel 111. V-3 has not yet been used on England or Allied armies. American Third Army troops obtained details: length about 60 feet, diameter 5 feet 5 inches, take-off weight 14 tons. powered by liquid air and alcohol, launched vertically and guided by radio.
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France
Hitler
England
Germany
Roosevelt cites Nazi-Fascist influence threat in Argentina
President Roosevelt denounces Nazi broadcasts and warns that Argentina has repudiated the inter American defense system. He distinguishes government from people, noting many Argentines remain committed to democracy as Axis forces falter. He urges unified action against Axis influence.
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Washington
Germany
Roosevelt
Argentina
Churchill
Great Britain
Hull
Hemisphere
New Ration Stamps Are Valid Sunday
Washington reports three more red ration stamps totaling 30 points for meats and fats and five blue stamps worth 50 points for processed foods become valid. The stamps H-5 J-5 K-5 will be valid indefinitely and no further red stamps are expected until October 29 while blue stamps wait until November.
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Washington
OPA
German flying bombs strike London as raids continue
Just before dawn today German forces unleashed another wave of flying bombs against London and its southern counties. British fighters claimed to have shot down two German planes over the North Sea carrying robot bombs.
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London
Air Ministry
North Sea
Picture Of Beaten Reich Slowly Emerges
London reports a clearer view of postwar Germany with two rumors gaining credence. The German general staff reportedly accepts defeat and foresees a third world war while Hitler and loyalists threaten guerrilla warfare after occupation. Churchill hints there may be no formal surrender and continued armed resistance is possible.
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London
Germany
Hitler
Churchill
Bavaria
Austria
Lord Ch
Athe
Britain
Drops From Bridge Into Mohican River Case
Warren Patterson, 31, machinist, admitted in a signed statement that he stood on a bridge and dropped two of his four sons into the Mohican river because he had no home for them. One boy, Larry, drowned. Raymond, 7, survived after wandering in the rain. Glenn and eight-year-old twins were abandoned under a tree. they survived 16 hours in a rainstorm. A grand jury was summoned to consider murder charges.
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Warren Patterson
Russell
E. Lyons
Mohican River
Larry
Lyons
Common Pleas
J. C. Daugherty
Raymond
Glenn
Patterson
Jay Abbott
Advance Weather Forecast for Early October Regions
Extended forecast for Saturday September 30 through Monday October 4 covers Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York. Expect some rain in southern sections with otherwise pleasant early fall weather the first five days. Temperatures near or below normal with frosts possible in northern areas and total rainfall around a half inch.
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Weolvania
New Jersey
New York
New Pennsyl
Ivania
Allied Forces Push Deep Into German Front Lines Across Europe
British and American units advance along the southern end of the Allied front nearing Belfort pass. U S First Army seizes Echterbosch near the German border while Patton and Patch Armies push three to five miles, with 82 tanks knocked out. Other actions include Sittard breakout, rail disrupts, and border reach near Luxembourg.
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London
Belfort Pass
Vosges Mount
Rhine
Germany
Aachen
U. S
Echterbosch
George 8. Paton
Alexander M. Patch
Patton
Belfot
Rombervillers
Nancy
Kleve
Wald
Siegfried
First Army
Sittard
Luembourg
Weather Thorns Across Allied Invasion Efforts
Allied HQ reports unfavorable weather hampers D Day reinforcements and operations in France. Rain and fog slow air and land moves, bogging down Lt. Gen. George Patton’s Third Army and Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges’ First Army along the German frontier as storms lash the Channel.
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France
Supreme Headquarters
High Command
Healald
GeorgeSatton
Third
Courtney H. Hodge
Normandy
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Federal Trade Commission
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FTC
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