German Offensive in the Don Bend Gains Momentum
The Associated Press reports Aug 17 that German forces powerfully drive toward Stalingrad from the Don Bend while in the Caucasus Soviet troops fall back from Maikop toward Grozny. Russians claim heavy German losses and destruction of Maikop oil fields as Germans push with superior numbers toward Grozny amid ongoing retreats and renewed fighting near Novorossisk.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Don Bend
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Maikop
Grozny
Kletskaya
Kotenikovski
Kletskaya Salient
Kotelnikovski
Asis
Krasnodar
Novorossisk
Caspian
Mineralny
Red Army
Mineralnye Vody
Kransodar
Black Sea
Man Killed as Car Rolls Off Highway
Staney Lawrence Dukavas, 30, of Stanwood Michigan died about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when an automobile driven by David Williamson, 35, failed to make a sharp turn over railroad tracks at M-34 east of Hudson. Dukavas, a passenger, died at Thorn Memorial Hospital. Ryder, 20, suffered a dislocated shoulder and Williamson was jailed awaiting statement to Prosecutor Hammond. The vehicle rolled two to three times. investigation by Bert Winn and sheriffs force continued. Williamson stated Dukavas had joined him from Adrian and Ryder rode in the car four miles before the accident. Dukavas had been visiting friends in Hudson after working in Adrian factories.
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Staney
Lawrence Dukavas
Stanwood
Mich
New York Central Railroad
Hudson
Dukavas
David Williamson
Maple Avenue
Adnan
Williamson
David Ryder
Long Lake
Bay City
L. J. Hammond
Sheriffs Force
Mr. Dukaves
Adrian
Mr. Ryder
Ryder
Thorn Memorial Hospital
Bert Winn
Winn Hiss
Bryan
Ohio
Er Rand
Gerity-Adrian Company
Fends
British Pound Rommel's Lines
British air forces bombed Rommel's supply lines and shipping off North Africa. RAF bombers hit land routes and motor convoys near El Alamein while aerial raids targeted Tobruk Matruh and Salum ports. British fighters claimed 13 enemy bombers shot down and Malta based Spitfires aided convoy protection. Australians also attacked and reported several enemy ships sunk or damaged.
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CATRO
Erwin Rommel
Lnes
North African
Hummel
el Alamein
RAF
Detroit Responds to Life Magazine On War Production
Detroit officials led by Mayor Edward J. Jeffries and CIO UAW President R. J. Thomas denounced Life Magazine’s five page piece Detroit Is Dynamite as biased. They accused the article of distorting patriotism, noting Detroit’s wartime tank and airplane engine outputs and limited labor disputes. The piece described housing and interracial tensions, with customs officials seizing copies bound for Canada.
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Detroit
Life Magazine
Edward J. Jeffries
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
Jeffries
Detroit Street Railways
Chrysler
Ford
Thomas
Pearl Harbor
Life
UAW
Canada
U.S
Martin R. Bradley
Washington
Ottawa
Manpower Authority Proposed as Congress Reopens
Washington officials say Congress may form a manpower control authority after summer recess to direct worker flow into essential war tasks. The War Manpower Commission may seek inspectors in cost plus plants suspected of hoarding labor. Other likely issues include wage and price controls, rubber production, gasoline rationing, and redirecting war output toward equipment like cargo planes as Senate tax bill changes loom.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
War Manpower Commission
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Senate
House
Inquest to hear 46 witnesses in Dodge death
Detroit Aug. 17 46 persons will be called to testify in the inquest into the death of John Duval Dodge a spokesman for the coroner s office said today Funeral services were set for 2 30 p m The inquest opens Thursday to determine how the son of the late motor magnate sustained an 8 10 inch skull fracture during custody Police say Dodge fell striking his head on the floor at a precinct station He was arrested at the home of Howard E Lange a 12 year friend Dodge appeared intoxicated and argued with his wife prior to arrest The Moslem League met in Bombay secret to decide whether to launch a campaign for recognition by the British government and partition of India The committee will also discuss the All Indian Congress civil disobedience unrest and the police investigation into Dodge s injury prior to arrest The incident occurred at the Lange home next to Dodge s arrest location The report notes Dodge fought with his wife earlier that morning The Bombay meeting aimed to evaluate political actions during the unrest and civil disobedience movement ongoing in India
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Detroit
John Duval Dodge
Dodge
Howard E Lange
Bombay
India
Therested
Possi- Congress Party
Churchill Sees Stalin in Moscow Definite War Plans Outlined
London reports a communiqué from Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin signaling decisions on fighting Germany and planning a second front. The talks emphasized allied unity, with Churchill, Harriman, Molotov, and top generals in attendance. Possible measures discussed include securing Murmansk transit and strengthening a northern front with the Soviet Union.
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London
Tiurehill
Stalin
Moscow
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
United States of America
W. Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Molotov
Churchill
Kremlin
U. S
Russel P. Maxwell
S. P. Spalding
Washington
Klement E. Voroshilov
William Vanderkroot
Sarasota
Fin
Jack Ruggles
San Francisco
Calif
Russia
Yrivaston
Norway
Murmansk
Silence, Shrouds Developments in Solomon Islands
General MacArthur's headquarters reports no reference to Solomon Islands in daily communique while US Marines push bridgeheads and silence hides theatre events. Australian figures express confidence, calling the Solomon offensive a revelation of strong ally support and Japanese inferiority to Marines.
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MacArthur
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Solomon Islands
United States
Solomons
Washington
Timor
Kokoda
New Guinea
Port Moreby
William H. Hughes
Pacific War Council
Sydney
Solomon Island
America
Allies win greatest victory yet in Solomons says Sydney cor respondent
Selwyn Speight of the London Star reports from Sydney that Allies have achieved major initial objectives in the Solomons. He cites seizure of Tulagi Harbor and the air base on Guadalcanal as pivotal, arguing US Marines will gain control of air operations once planes can operate from the field, greatly diminishing Japanese chances on the island.
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London
Selwyn Speight
London Star
Sydney
Australia
United Nations
Solomons
Washington
Speight
U. S
Tulagi Harbor
Guadaicanal Island
Wabash Central crossing wreck witness recalls tragedy
Harlan Johnston, 17, watched the Wabash freight and passenger trains rush toward the Raisin Center crossing. He warned his mother and ran to help as bystanders pulled a burned fireman from the wreck. Ambulance took the injured away. the incident marked the 61st train wreck he had seen. Mrs Johnston hosted passengers and allowed phone calls at their home.
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Harlan Johnston
Raisin Center
Johnston Garden
Johnston
Mother
Herbert Altman
Blimp Gomes Aground Without Crew In Daly City
Two naval officers reported missing as their crewless blimp drifted ashore near Daly City after a silent flight from the Pacific. The damaged craft and gondola were found with parachutes and a rubber raft. a depth charge remained inactive, while Navy maintenance crews assessed repair needs and safety implications.
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San Francisco
Daly City
Golden Gate
Pacific
Lakeside
Gerald Smith to Speak at Adrian Armory Wednesday
Gerald L. K. Smith, radio speaker and U S Senate Republican hopeful, will address a meeting at the Adrian armory Wednesday night at 8 30 per city notices. He faces Elton R. Eaton of Plymouth and Judge Homer Ferguson of Detroit in the September 15 Republican primary.
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Gerald L. K. Smith
Wabash Train Hits NY Central Freight Near Adrian
A Wabash passenger train collided with a New York Central freight at Raisin Center near Adrian injuring no one aboard, but killing engineer J A Henrick of Peru Indiana and fireman Herbert Altman three hours later. The freight train carried 14 cars while the passenger train had seven coaches and baggage cars. Eyewitness Harlan Johnston reported the crossing as the collision neared and passengers described a minor jolt with luggage and ash trays displaced.
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New York Central
Adrian
Raisin Center
J. A. Henrick
Peru
Indiana
Bixby
Herbert Altman
Altman
Wabash
J.C. Madden
Detroit
A. B. Irwin
Cac
Harlan Johnston
V. C. Johnston
Johnston
17 000 Names Linked to German Groups in Nazi Sympathy List
Washington Aug 17 Chairman Dies of the House Un American Activities Committee sent to President Roosevelt a document detailing German high command plans for a sabotage ring with Chicago HQ. He also supplied a list of about 17 000 people said to be members or sympathetically affiliated with German organizations supporting the Nazi cause in the United States. The document, written in German in 1941, is attributed to Walter Kappe, sought as Hitler's master spy in the U S. Dies cited warnings from 1938 about the Bund's sabotage machine and noted eight German spies with Bund ties landing on U S shores, defending the committee's long investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dies
Special House Committee On un-American Activities
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Germany
Walter Kappe
Hitler
Bund
Texan
Heroic sergeant saves two in Army transport crash
Peru Massachusetts August 17 three soldiers survived a crash that killed 17 others. Sergeant Robert Lee 23 of Columbus Ohio Corporal Alonzo Pearson Somerset County Pennsylvania and Private James Fern Abingdon Virginia were severely burned. Lee dragged two companions to safety and later guided state police to the wreck after walking three quarters of a mile. He signaled for help by firing three shots from his revolver. An Army inquiry was begun into the accident, one of the worst in U S military history.
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Peru
Mass
Robert Lee
Columbus
Ohio
Alonzo Pearson
Somerset County
James Fern
Abingdon
Peru Mountain
Berkshire Hills
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army
Lee
United States
Governor seeks funds for Sault Ste. Marie hospital facilities
Michigan Governor Van Wagoner asked the administrative board to allocate funds for new hospital capacity in Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding areas and to protect the water supply from saboteurs. He requested 22000 from the state war fund for chemists and testing gear, 4300 for a 50-bed emergency casualty unit at Chippewa county poor farm, 1000 for five mobile casualty stations at Sault Ste. Marie and 200 each for single stations at St. Ignace and Mackinaw City.
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Lansing
van Wagoner
Administrative Board
Saulte Ste. Marie
Wayte
Oakland
Macombe
State War Fund
Saul Ste. Marie
Chippewa County
Sault Ste. Marie
St. Ignace
Mackinaw City
Defense Committee of the
Administrative Aid
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Sea of Atloy
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Statino
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Horetse
Xituapse
Ae Yans
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Jalso
Iroshilovsk
Erkessk
Kaya
Allin
PeLista
Orgievsk
Astrakhan
ROZNY
Makhach Kala
Qué
Krasnodarj
Bulletins
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N. Y.C
Raisin Center Crossing
Gerald Smith
Armory
Hollirway
Oy Pashan
Mar
Aliso
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