WPB Pledges Okay On Huge Cargo Planes
War Production Board chief Donald M. Nelson signaled willingness to authorize Henry J. Kaiser to build a fleet of large cargo and troop planes in West Coast shipyards if engines and materials can be spared from current military aircraft production. Nelson stressed WPB’s focus on bigger cargo planes while awaiting a possible “go signal” and noted Kaiser’s claim of full WPB support.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Henry J. Kaiser
West
War Production Board
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Kaiser
Senate
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Spankines Teuke Caps
Vivingy Naser En Garler
Durbors
Carmin
Therm
Yesterd Ag Mening
Vides
Vides, Including Uy. I. Drogen
United Carbon Resents
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State Must Answer Vote Rules Appeal
A group pressing for a ruling on how poll clerks may assist voters won a Supreme Court order requiring Secretary of State W S O'Brien and the state election commission to appear and show cause at 2 pm today why they should not be compelled to issue regulations on resisting voters. The move aimed to settle before the upcoming primary. prior actions sought court interpretation of the rules. The court previously declined jurisdiction on a related matter, with advocates worried about aiding voting and potential vote buying or intimidation.
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Supreme Court
Secretary of State and Election Commission
Secretary of State
W.S. O'Brien
State Election Commission
Julius Cohen
Freed
Atty, Gen. W. &. Wysong
Willie's Simple Dream of Backyard Picnics and Hot Dogs
Willie Willis voices a casual vow to skip vacations and stay home as the pair focuses on simple pleasures. They plan to eat hot dogs and take photos of each other, enjoying carefree moments in their own yard.
French Retake Seized Vessel Mitidja Off Marseille
A French destroyer and naval aircraft recaptured the ship Mitidja from a British submarine crew off Marseille. The vessel, en route from Oran to Marseille with cargo of cereals wine and minerals, was seized July 26 but found to carry no war contraband. The ship arrived at Marseille after intervention yesterday.
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Vichy
Oran
Algeria
Marseille
Japanese in Aleutians under 10,000 troops reported
Washington reports a navy spokesman says as of July that no invasion of the Pribilof islands is detected. Japanese forces remain on Attu Agattu and Kiska, with no aerial evidence of invasion and heavy fog hampering recon. Size estimates place Japanese in the Aleutians at around ten thousand, split roughly ashore and afloat.
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Washington
Aleuti
Priblifog Islands
Dale Harbor
Navy
Aleutian
Attu
Agattu
Kiska
Anthony O.wud
Warren Warren Magnuson
Wash
Pribilof
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Dimond
Informa
Duten Harbor
Urmnak Island
U. S
Dut Harbor
Blackout Light Ready in Schenectady General Electric
General Electric engineers announced a new blackout street light that emits light equal to about sixtieth of a full moon, designed to be invisible to enemy fliers while providing just enough illumination for pedestrians to find their way home. A. G. Dickerson, head of GE light division, described the lamp as precise and minimal.
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Schenectady, N
General Electric Company
A. G. Dickerson
General Electric Light Division
Rubber Chiefs Meet In City to Discuss Synthetic Problems
A two day conference in Charleston gathers high officials from American British and Canadian agencies and rubber companies led by Oscar Nelson and United Carbon. They discuss synthetic rubber's rise as a substitute for natural rubber and the need to prepare for future material shortages while avoiding unnecessary plant building.
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United Nations
Charleston
Oscar Nelson
United Carbon Company
Bermine Torino
Ceantes
Sharpe
Plane powered by engines gas air tunnels designed
Plane engineers described a revolutionary flying cargo craft that could be lifted and propelled by a unique mix of engines helium and air funnels. Horace Chapman Young and Evie Langlands of the Aerodynamics Research Corporation testified before Senate subcommittees detailing a flying model that could serve as a sky rearming carrier for a dozen fighter planes and save deck space. They spoke as Henry Kaiser offered plans for giant cargo planes to support fronts and urged government backing.
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Washington
Aircrafh
Senate
Horace Chapman Young
Evie Langlands
Aerodynamics Research Corporation
Crisk
Henry J. Kaiser
Oregon Ship Builder
Young
Lee
D.) Olly
Dogfights Rage Above France Amid Bombing Attacks
British raids over France prompted heavy dogfights as German fighters challenged Allied bombers. Reports detailed attacks near Abbeville and St. Mary, with anti aircraft and squadron actions. Officials warned of ongoing air activity and potential further raids across southern England and coastal areas.
Contempt Finding Hits Sheriff and Jailer in Raleigh
Federal judge in Rackley found Sheriff Ash Mankin and Jailer HT Thomas guilty of contempt and placed them on 60 day probation to push jail improvements at the Raleigh county jail. If targets not met, they face 60 days in Ashland federal prison. The judge stressed humane treatment of prisoners and condemned the jail’s current conditions.
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Rackley
Jule Bon Moore
Ash Mankin
HT Thomas
Raleigh
Federal Bureau of i
Ashland
Judi Moore
Moore
Jang x
Allied Plans for Western Action Amid Soviet Push
London reports mounting offensive preparations by British and American forces and signs that diversions in the west are timed to aid the Soviet-led effort near Stalingrad. Observers note urgency from delivery constraints across seas and a potential joint strike to pressure Axis forces.
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London
Western
Europe
Tate
Yank Leadership Eyed for Invasion
British officials weigh appointing a British general to lead the Allied invasion plan amid debate over American command. Four sources say Britons favor a British chief of staff, while U.S. leaders consult with President Roosevelt and Gen. Marshall. Page 2.
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Cireles
Ue Statin
Seevings
Sue O Os
Quintuplets Born Near Sligo Ireland
London report says Mrs Thomas Leyden wife of a Breadiny potato grower gave birth to quintuplets early today. Two girls died soon after birth but the remaining three girls and the mother are reported well. Dr Michael Martin attended the delivery with the first child born around 4 30 a m and the last at 11 30 a m. The Leydens spent years in the United States and have three other children the youngest two years old.
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London
Wwe
Thomas Leyden
Breadiny
Sligo
Ireland
Michael Martin
Leyden
Beacons
United States
Nazis Denied Civil Trial as Military Case Moves On
The Supreme Court refused to grant a civil trial for alleged Nazi saboteurs, upholding the military commission and President Roosevelt’s wartime orders. The court retained jurisdiction to weigh the issue, but allowed the military tribunal to proceed, with sentences to stand unless overturned. The habeas corpus writ was not granted, and the military court resumed proceedings with prosecutors presenting their case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevel
Howen
Eveyvay
Comm Hid
Finn
Laval Warns People Against Protests In France
Laval announces measures to curb demonstrations deemed a threat to public order and invokes death penalties for those convicted of possessing explosives or firearms. Officials say rising press talk of possible British and American troop landings aims to influence public opinion and is discouraged.
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Vichy
Pierre Lavals
France
Frontline Shifts in South Pacific Near Port Moresby
July 31 dispatch from MacArthur's Headquarters reports renewed Allied alert as Japan resumes pressure in northeast New Guinea. Since July 22 Japanese patrols moved through Owen Stanley foothills, 55 miles toward Port Moresby, raising questions among Allied strategists about Port Moresby's vulnerability and the balance of air and sea power in the region.
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MacArthur
Australia
Tuna-Gona
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Range
Port Moresby
Torres Strait
Lae
Salamay
Rabaul
Airport bond urged to fund Kanawha county airport
Governor Neely urged Kanawha county voters to approve an overwhelming majority for a new airport bond next Tuesday. He said a Charleston area airport is essential to sustain and expand the county’s industrial activity and to secure federal funds for construction, noting the county has been without air transport since a portal institute closure for a new plant.
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Guv. Neely
Kanaway County
Charleston
Kanawha County
Portal Institute
Reserves Try to Halt German Drive on Don Front
Soviet press reports the Red Army slowed a Nazi advance in the Kletskaya area 89 miles northwest of Stalingrad after rushing reserves by armored trains. In the Tsimlyansk sector on the Don, Russian units repelled crossings and killed more than 1,000 Germans. several German tanks and guns were destroyed. The Leningrad Front said artillery aided repulsed attempts to regain captured positions, while Voronezh saw heavy German counterattacks fail.
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Stalingrad
Caucasus
Bataisk
Moscow
Lower
Don
Tsimilyansk
Rostov
Red Army
Kletskaya
Don River
Tsimlyansk
Leningrad
Voronezh
Upper
Bareents
Genghis Khan
South Charleston Completes City Wide blackout drill
Last night South Charleston conducted its first fully coordinated blackout drill. A 900 strong civilian defense corps reacted swiftly to alarms starting at 9 19 pm with yellow, blue, red and all clear signals. Major facilities including Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant Blaine Island unit and naval ordnance units went dark within seconds to minutes, while Westvaco Chlorine Products was slightly late but remained dark throughout.
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South Charleston
Civilian Defense Corps
Blaine Island
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
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