War at a Glance AP Dispatches
Washington reports the Solomons battle grows as allied air and ground actions strike Japanese reinforcements. Moscow notes Stalingrad factory workers aiding the Red Army to defend the city. Berlin reports a large fire in Stalingrad as the Luftwaffe pounds the city. Chungking says Chinese forces push to recapture the nation’s largest airport. Washington indicates a president will address youth amid war tensions.
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Mighty Battle Of Solomons Is Continuing
The Navy reported six more Japanese ships damaged in the Solomon Islands fight, including two destroyers and four miscellaneous vessels. One destroyer was damaged on August 23 24, and another destroyer plus four ships were left burning after air and naval strikes near Guadalcanal. A cruiser and a transport were also reported damaged, with the transport later abandoned as the enemy withdrew. The Navy notes the action is ongoing and results are encouraging as U S forces hold positions against strong Jap thrusts.
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Near Stalingrad Nazi Tanks Risk Envelopment
World War II reports two major battles pinning Axis and Allied forces. In Russia, German thrusts threaten Stalingrad as Soviet troops brace defense along the Don and Volga, with Red Army units repelling panzers and rebuilding lines. In the Solomons, US and Japanese forces clash for naval dominance as reinforcements surge toward the front.
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Roosevelt Plans Two Radio Addresses On War Costs
President Roosevelt announced two major radio speeches with global youth reach and a Bethesda Navy hospital centennial event. He signaled a Labor Day talk on stabilizing wages and farm prices to curb spiraling living costs, urging sacrifices from labor and agriculture.
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Weather Outlook Across The Plains And South Today
Oklahoma will be warmer with extreme south and west regions warmer yet. Scattered thunderstorms expected in the northeast today and tonight with windy conditions. Missouri sees scattered showers and thunderstorms west and north, with slight warming and windy today. Kansas has scattered showers and thunderstorms east today and tonight, with warmer eastern portions and wind. West Texas reports widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers with continued moderate temps. East Texas shows little change and scattered coastal thunder showers this afternoon and tonight. Louisiana notes little temperature change and scattered south portion thundershowers this afternoon.
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Death of Kent Mourned By The British
London mourns as the Duke of Kent dies on active service in a wartime crash. The Sunderland flying boat bound for Iceland went down in Northern Scotland, killing all 15 aboard. He is the first royal to die in a plane crash and a wartime fatality in a century.
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Allies Eye Secret Weapon In War With Axis
Brig. Gen. G. M. Barnes heads a U S and British effort to develop a secret weapon said to be a great surprise to the Germans. He describes wartime munitions output as sufficient for a full-sized army and notes the project remains highly secret. He did not detail the weapon or shipping issues.
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Death of W. B. Pine Ends Bid to Return to Senate
Okmulgee Oklahoma August 26 UP wealthy former U S senator W B Pine died at his desk shortly after drafting a campaign slogan This marks a sudden end to his bid to regain a senate seat He had won the Republican nomination in July and defeated Jack Walton in 1924 detailed his oil fortune and varied roles in business and banking Survivors include one son and four brothers His wife died in 1935 The note also mentions U S cheese exports to Great Britain in May 1941
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Chinese Make New Gains In Counter Push
Chinese counter-attacking forces have advanced to within four and a half miles of Chuhsien and plan a concerted strike on the Chekiang provincial city with its large air field built by 200,000 coolies. The thrust grows Chinese control along the Chekiang Kiangsi railway toward 165 miles, with coastal Chekiang, and Kiangsi drives from east and west.
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Hitler Was To Take Moscow, Too
Associated Press report notes that past German drives toward Moscow ended in persistence by Soviet defenses and guerrilla action. It recalls Leningrad Kiev Odessa Sevastopol Rostov and the delaying impact of partisan resistance on German advances toward Moscow and the Caucasus.
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Liberty and War Weigh In On Pacific Fury and Caucasus Push
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the Gripsholm return signals liberty’s test as Allied forces clash with Japan in the Pacific and Hitler drives the Caucasus offensive. He warns a Japanese victory could threaten democracy while urging pressure to stop Hitler before winter.
Bund Leader Says He's Not Guilty
Otto Willumeit, Chicago Bund leader and confessed Nazi spy, pleads innocent in federal court to indictments charging conspiracy to counsel Bund members not to serve in U S armed forces and making false statements in violation of the alien registration law. He is held on $10,000 bail with 25 other Bund leaders for trial September 8. A lapidary society focuses on precious stones.
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Pessimist Column Snippet Reflects Sharp Wit
Bob Blanks Jr writes a short satirical note arguing no charges can be pinned on a nudist, underscoring satirical defender of personal liberty with tongue in cheek.
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