Solomons offensive and Eastern Front updates noted
Weekly News Analysis reports U S Marines expanding footholds in the Solomon Islands with airfield operations and ongoing raids on Jap-held targets near Australia. It also details Soviet counteroffensives on the Caucasus to the north, losses of German and Soviet planes, and tactical use of self-propelled artillery and armored units.
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U. S
Solomon Islands
Southwest Pacific
General MacArthur
Australia
Solomons
Telagi
United Nations
Ben
Solumars
Guadacanal
New Britain
Rabael
Coral Sea
New Guinea
Caucasus
Mgrad
Simeon Timoshenko
Kretskaya
Kotelnikova
Second Front Time Is Short Urges Urgent Training
Eisenhower told a press conference that time is short requiring intensive training in all phases. He said the forces must be finely trained, physically hardened, and ready for a rigorous operation. Observers see his stance as support for an early second front to aid the Russians and challenge Hitler.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Molony
United States
Russia
Britain
Great Britain
Moslems threaten end of cooperation with British in India
Mo hammed Al Jinnah of the All India Moslem League warns that continued British concessions to the Hindu dominated Congress will end Muslim-British cooperation. He notes Muslims are a minority contributing heavily to defense and accuses Congress of excluding Muslim representation. Admiral Hepburn cites naval losses far exceeding U.S. losses, defending cautious language on ship losses and Pearl Harbor repair.
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Mohammed al Jinnah
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Moslem League
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Jinnah
Maaslun Fuewue
Dewaning
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Pacific
Adm
Arthur J. Hepburn
Navy
General Board
United States
Pearl Harbor
Hepburn
Noisy Nazi Radio Claims Troop Disembarkations Debated
Nazi radio reports claimed U S troops disembarked at various ports, but official U S dispatches did not confirm the reports. A separate item notes a Scottish scientist perfecting a noiseless propulsion that eliminates submarine hum.
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U.S
Jaq
U. S
Water Ration Plan Touted By New York Mayor
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia urged a rationing plan to conserve fuel with hot water limited to certain hours and only warm water during those periods. He emphasized tenant cooperation to implement the scheme.
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New York
F. H. Ua- Guardia
Peak Load Ahead As Schools Open
Defense Transportation Chief Joseph B Eastman warned that fall school openings will push local transit to its heaviest load in history with mid September peaks 40 percent higher than last year. He cited reduced private car use and rising war worker demand as main factors.
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Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Marshall Upped to Executive Chief of Staff Role
In wartime reform the chief of staff, Gen George C. Marshall, is redesignated as the executive through whom the President, as commander in chief, directs strategy and operations. Observers weigh whether this shifts transmission of orders to field armies as Eisenhower MacArthur Emmons DeWitt and Drumm receive appointment. The article also notes Axis submarine pressures off Maine and rapid ship launches, Nazi executions in Holland, and Allied air raids over France.
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Marshall
Washington
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Eisenhower
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Australia
Emmons
Hawaii
DeWitt
Drumm
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Holland
Russian Debate on a Second Front Splits Allies
As battles in the Solomon Islands waver, Americans discuss the North African and European invasion. Russians and Allied strategists clash over a second front with Moscow warning against delaying relief. A German air raid and war hero profiles follow, including Gunner Robert Golay’s return and a Navy brass utensil controversy.
Veterans Guard of Canada calls 2500 veterans for service
Bankhage Canada issues a call for 2,500 veterans not over 50 to join the Veterans Guard of Canada. Cotton specialists warn that how cotton is picked will affect soldier clothing wear on the battlefield. FBI reports police force up 17 percent with auxilary staffs. Agriculture Marketing Administration says two years of dehydrated foods buying could save space for about 1,000 cargo ships of 5,000 tons each.
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Canada
Membee
Veterans Guard of Canada
Department of Agriculture
FBI
Agriculture Marketing Administration
Crochet Medallion Pattern 1618 Featured in Ad
Pattern 1618 offers directions for medallions and dallions with photograph and stitches. Materials required listed. order details requested.
Leatherneck and Camel Cigarettes in Service Humor
A vintage ad notes that Leatherneck refers to Marines due to the leather collar and Camel cigarettes are popular with Army Navy and Coast Guard personnel. The piece advertises Camel cartons through local dealers for service members based on sales records.
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