13 Aug 1942
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Newspaper
Camden Record News
Location
Camden, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
1
An attic room appears larger when using small evenly spaced patterns with narrow borders and light curtains. A remodeled rocker and orange crate dressing table with hinged arms illustrate working ideas from Sewing Book 56 and related booklets. Local Navy and Army servicemen reportedly favor Camel cigarettes, with Camel cartons marketed as gifts.
Nazi troops dig in along the Egyptian front as war coverage reports German spearheads across the Don River taking firm ground after heavy losses. Gandhi outspoken toward Japanese forces in a wartime editorial note.
Soviet infantry on the southern Don's banks 120 miles east of Rostov throw explosives at advancing German spearheads. Nine pontoon bridges were smashed, and despite Nazi gains at Rostov, Red Army units killed hundreds, destroyed 328 tanks, and claimed large stores while airmen claimed 299 German planes down in a week of brutal fighting.
A lull in desert fighting is broken by heavy bombing as British and U S aircraft strike Rommel's bases near El Alamein and Tobruk from El Alamein to Quattara. Ships shell Matruh while Axis ports Bengali and Tobruk suffer immense damage as Cairo reports continued aerial assaults.
Mohandas K. Gandhi's Harijan open letter to Japan rejects a welcome for Tokyo and clarifies India’s aims. He states Indians resist militarist and imperialist ambition, whether British, German, or Japanese patterns, and warns Japan not to misread Indian intentions.
The Office of War Information reports total U S armed forces casualties to date at 44 143. The breakdown covers Army Philippine Scouts Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and Philippine Scouts excluding 1 022 navy prisoners and army missing. Army killed 902 wounded 1 413 missing 17 452. Philippine Scouts killed 479 wounded 754 missing 11 000. Navy killed 3 420 wounded 11 501 missing 7 672.
Congress moves to curb synthetic rubber control by creating the Rubber Supply Agency to oversee plant operations using agricultural or forest inputs. The War Production Board maintains petroleum-based rubber under its direction. The bill transfers authority from Donald M. Nelson to the new agency and requires certification for critical material deliveries for alcohol rubber plants. Frances Perkins reports show earnings changes among workers with noted wage shifts.
Joan Leland, secretary, loves Karl Miller nightclub owner who heads a Nazi spy ring. FBI agent Paul O Malley works to trap the ring as Karl recaptures the lovers aboard a ship. They escape to Mazatlan where tension and pursuit persist amid tropical charms.
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