British seize three vital spots in Iran oil region
British and Indian forces captured Bandar Shapur Qasr i Shirin and Abadan after swift air and ground operations. The advance threatened Iran's oil industry and allied interests as Russian and British actions aimed to block German influence, with troops guarding the Trans Iran railway and Abadan refinery. Dr. John R. Brinkley remained critically ill at Research Hospital after a troubled night.
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Iran
Moscow
London
Middle East
India
Ankara
Bandar Shapur
Qasr-i-Shirin
Abandan
Bandar Shahpur
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Tigris
Abadan
Iraq
Khanaqin
Nafr-I-Shah
Archibald P. Wavell
Afghanistan
Baluchistan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Kansas City
John R. Brinkley
Research Hospital
Probe ordered on gas shortage on East Coast
Washington August 26 Roosevelt to send a military mission to China headed by Brigadier General John Magruder to study Chinese needs for American military supplies and strategic issues in the China war while Senate commerce committee orders an East Coast gasoline shortage probe. Price Administrator Henderson says government will act within 48 hours to stabilize retail prices and accuses stations of profiteering as hearings begin Thursday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
Hu Shih
John Magruder
Japan
U.P
Senate Commerce Committee
Atlantic Seaboard
Leon Henderson
Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Association
Maloney
Commerce Committee
Beav erbrook backs U S entry call in London speech
Lord Beaverbrook said the United States is in full wartime production and there has been no slowdown as Germany invaded Russia. He refused to be pressed on U S entry, saying it is for American citizens to decide and that he would like to see them in the war now. In Atlanta a truck collision led to a driver citing legal duty to stay at the scene. In New York a dressmaker strike shut 1,370 plants, affecting about 58,000 workers across the metro area and parts of CT and NJ.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Washington
United States
Germany
Russia
Beaverbrook
Atlanta
Williams
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Hopewell
Britain
U. S
Bath
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy this afternoon with clearing tonight. Wednesday looks partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and evening and slightly cooler conditions. West Texas generally fair this afternoon and tonight, with Wednesday fair but cloudier in Panhandle areas and scattered thundershowers developing in the afternoon. New Mexico mostly fair with mild temperatures. east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains may see lower temperatures. Temperature extremes over 24 hours end at 6 A M show a minimum of 64 and maximum 94. noon temperature 82.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Sangre de Cristo
East Texas
Oklahoma
Texas
Clarendon
del Rio
Brady
Kansas City
Lebo
Kansas
Parrot theft and a soldier’s daring parachute save
Harrisburg resident Henrettia Sheeley reports a parrot in a caged living room squawked loudly as a thief entered and stole $30 from a buffet. In Fort Benning, Private Benjamin F. Mourey fell 800 feet after a failed back parachute but opened an emergency chute for a safe landing and received a silver parachutist badge.
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Harrisburgh, Pa
Henrietta Sheeley
Fort Benning
House Military Affairs Committee
Benjamin F. Mourey
Bloomsburg
R. E. Thomason
Democrat
Texas
Mourey
Man Kills Rattler at Door. Post Mortem Details Knot
In Jeffersonville Georgia E G McCants killed a rattlesnake at a tenant home door. He later had to pry apart porch steps to remove the reptile. Post mortem revealed a large wood knot in the snake’s stomach jammed as it tried to slide under the steps.
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Jeffersonville
E. G. McCants
Simplified Tax Form Approved by Senate Finance Panel
The Senate Finance Committee approved a voluntary simplified tax form for small taxpayers earning under 3000 a year. It would let filers compute tax at a glance, with charts prepared by the treasury and posted in public places. The plan targets about 6 million people new to filing next year due to raised exemptions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
The
Treasury
Cousins Meet First Time in Car Crash
A California woman Mrs Mabel King of Sacramento and Amarilloan Judd, driving opposite cars, collided and fled together. Officer Lester Cruitt recounts the moment at Northwest Texas Hospital as Mrs King identified Judd as her unknown cousin, a railroad man, in the wreck that linked them.
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Lester Cruitt
Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mabel King
Olympia
Sacramento
Cal
Judd
Paul Judd
Florida Street
Duke of Kent praised by Norfolk journalist in interview
Norfolk editor Tom Hanes recalls Duke of Kent as a “good guy” while describing a 18 hour defense tour. The interview covers labor's defense effort, a bourbon preference, and a grueling bomber flight, with the royal visitor praising American industry. A second note reports Camp Callan using BB guns alongside Springfield rifles in training.
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Tom Hanes
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Duke of Kent
Norfolk Area
Hanes
Reuters
Norfolk
Joe
Atlantic
Planes Quiet Night Flights Limit 80 HP at Wiley Post
West Nichols Hills resident can sleep again as Wiley Post Airfield instructors are ordered to use planes of only 80 horsepower for night training. The prior 300 horsepower craft caused excessive noise, prompting the restriction.
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Oklahoma City
West Nichols Hills
Wiley Post
Famed Snake Handler Dies After Bite
Wilson R. Shorty Broadbent a renowned snake handler who ran a highway service station and small zoo between Carlsbad and Carlsbad Caverns died after being bitten by a rattlesnake ten days earlier while posing for a tourist photograph. Funeral services were held today in Carlsbad New Mexico.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Wilson R
Shorty
Two First Prizes Awarded in News Tip Contest
Two first prizes of five dollars each go to tipsters A. D. Johnson and Sidney Mendel for the kidnapping and robbery of a young Amarillo man. Second prize of three dollars to Mrs. J. Francis Brown for a fire department snake hunt tip. Third prize of two dollars goes to Thelma Stephens for a road grader hitting a gas line.
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A. D. Johnson
Amarillo
Sidney Mendel
Hayden Street
J. Francis Brown
Harrison Street
Thelma Stephens
North
River Road
Pleasant Valley
Nazis Claim Bridgehead On Dnieper Is Smashed
German forces announced the capture of Dnieperopetrovsk, the last western bridgehead on the Dnieper. The drive through western Ukraine yielded 83,596 prisoners, 465 guns and 199 armored cars. Luga fell with 22,000 in Lenin grad defense ring near Leningrad. Red Army reports spoke of heavy fighting as Wehrmacht units closed on Leningrad while Odessa defenses resisted Romanian forces.
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Associated Press
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dnieper
Ukraine
Uman
Soviet Union
Luga
Leningrad
Simen
Peipus
Red Army
Novgorod
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Star
Klementi Voroshilov
Odessa
Italians Claim British Cruiser Is Damaged
The Italian high command announced that an Italian torpedo plane damaged a British Dodo class cruiser off the Libyan coast near Salum.
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Rome
Libyan
Salum
Mexicans Thrown Out by Hitler in Diplomatic Clash
BERLIN Aug 26 The German government demands withdrawal of Mexican consular privileges in Germany after Mexico ordered 15 German consulates closed by Sept 1 in retaliation for Germany closing Mexican offices in Paris and other cities. Haiti Cuba and Honduras also ended consular ties with Germany.
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Berlin
Mexico
Germany
Paris
United States
Haiti
Reich
Cuba
Honduras
New Shipbuilding Plan Expanded by Maritime Commission
The Maritime Commission announced an expanded shipbuilding program totaling 246.65 million dollars to add 23 more ships to existing war contracts for 66 C type cargo ships. The move follows the signing of a 698.65 million dollar appropriation bill, with potential options of up to 1 billion dollars. The news release projects a total program of 1,276 ships, with 100 completed to date.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
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Henry A. Wallace
George L. Radcliffe
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Harold K. Burton
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W. Warren Barbour
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Eleventh Avenue
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East Eighth Avenue
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