Coast Guard Lt Commander shoots suspect in New Orleans
In New Orleans a Coast Guard Lt Commander John P. Vogt fired seven shots at suspect William Stevens 36 amid a police lineup after a girl identified him as the man who threatened her and others. Stevens, confessed attacker of several girls, was killed. Vogt was cleared after questioning.
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NEA
John P. Vogt
Coast Guard
Willie Stevens
Po“Ce
New Orleans
Stevens
Vogt
Coast| Guard
William Stevens
Joseph Vigurie
Seventh Precinct
John J. Grosch
Grosch
Napoleon Avenue
Vigorie
Vigurie
Into Ai
Commander Vogt
Raportere
Draft of Papas Assured as Congress Meets
Washington dispatch reports Sen. Wiler will press for a draft show on Sept 15 regarding Pearl Harbor era policy. Induction of fathers is debated as Wheeler moves to bring his bill to a vote, while War Department opposition centers on blanket exemptions. House uncertainty lingers with Rep. May proposing similar measures.
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Fowdown
Papas
Congress
Paul V. McMutt
Bosrda
Mae
Pearl Harbor
Thera
Witte
Stimson
Wengly
Johhsen
D-Cole
War Department
Mater Byrd
D.-Vt
Aiken
Cbso
Davemmary
Fiats and warfronts swirl in fractured report
Fragmented dispatch describes naval bombardment near Tokyo and Soviet pushes on a long eastern front. It notes air raids on Rome Berlin and waves of bombers, plus Vatican remarks and calls for peace as war tensions rise across Europe and Asia.
UMW Suit Unlikely To Hurt Production
In Washington AP report a two way court test on pay for miners is under way and coal output is expected to continue. United Mine Workers filed suit in Federal Court of Birmingham Alabama seeking portal to portal pay after the War Labor Board refused approval. A month earlier operators moved to Federal Court at Abingdon Virginia for a declaratory judgment relieving them of travel time pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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SY Joseph A. Loftus Washington
Unitay
Fedora Court
Birmingham
Ala
War Labor Board
WLB
Abingdon
Wold
Pope Urges Peace as War Enters Fifth Year
Pope Pius XII addressed world leaders from Vatican City urging real strength not to fear generosity toward nations less favored by war. He called for a just and worthy peace, reconciliation, and reconstruction, avoiding specific terms of surrender while praying for decisions by those who hold humanity’s fate.
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William Smith White
London
Pius
Xii
Vatican City
Ministry of Information
Ponaiff
Last Minute Bulletins New York and London
AP dispatches report no confirmation that Count Dina Grandi former Italian ambassador to Great Britain is en route to Washington with special assignments. Belgian patriots intercept a train bound for Poland freeing captives from cattle cars amid gun battle with German guards. Washington plans to restore rationing for dried and dehydrated prunes and raisins with four points per pound value.
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New York
Rome Radio
Dina Grandi
Great Britain
Washington
London
Malines
Belgium
Poland
Office of Price Adpemwemers
Prisoners Of War To Gather Peanut Crop In Wiregrass
War Department will release 3,000 prisoners to Alabama to harvest a bumper peanut crop. Prisoners to be housed in six camps Dothan Geneva Andalusia Enterprise Daleville and Troy. Governor Sparks and State extension director P Q Davie say Alabama faced serious loss without aid and the state is ready to move immediately.
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Montgomery
Alm
P. Q Davie
Auburn
War Department
Alabama
Davis
Chauncey Sparks
Dothan
Geneva
Andalusia
Enterprise
Daleville
Troy
Sparks
Goldthwaite H. Dorr
Stimson
Sparke
Germans Clamp Military Rule Over Denmark
Stockholm AP dispatch reports Danish resistance to Nazi occupation as German troops tighten control. Eyewitnesses describe machine gun fire against crowds near safety zones, and three Danes executed for laughing during the occupation. General von Hannecken imposes drastic measures to restore order.
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Denmark
Stockholm
Christian K
Sweden
Nacpatrola
Bermann von Hannecken
Fleets Of RAF Heavy Bombers Return To Berlin
Great fleets of RAF heavy bombers struck Berlin in a prolonged night raid aided by Mosquito formations, aiming to begin the fifth year of war with a savage aerial onslaught. Air Ministry described “great damage” inflicted. German reports claimed 47 bombers were shot down amid stiff defenses.
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Fiat Pacific
Japan
Ue Laland
Tokyo
Ledsmesh
Berlin
Agein
Ushmeg
RAF Jones
Vatican
Pops Pius
U .3
Fou
Air Tinldy
Air Fry
Pisaon
Smohae Taxanrog
RAF
Gladwin Hill
London
Air Ministry
France
Low Countries
Firea
Berglin
Wera
Germany
Nuernberg
Ruhr
300 War Prisoners Help County Harvest Peanuts
Houston County farm agent C M Ling says 300 war prisoners may assist in harvesting the bumper peanut crop. Farm plans aim for 3 406 man days of work and officials consider using prisoners instead of soldiers. Digging is underway as leaf spot disease threatens immature peanuts.
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C. M. Ling
Houston County
Houston County Fermers
War Department
F P. O. Davis
State Extension Service
Ling
Alte
Civiclan Conservation Corps
Dothen Headland
Faborshort
Short And Long Forms Used On Filing Estimate Of Tax
AP reports taxpayers earning up to ten thousand dollars may use a short form to compute estimated tax with a Sept. 15 deadline. Many will prefer a longer worksheet like the regular income tax return, available from the Internal Revenue Service. The article notes the short worksheet is printed on the back of the instruction sheet and includes a table of figures.
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Internal Revenue Office
Talks May Tie Postwar Plans With Reds
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill move toward talks against a backdrop of upheaval in Nazi-ruled Europe. Churchill calls for Russian participation in future Allied meetings for military coordination and postwar political solutions. The three-power conference progress is described as going along well, with Bracken echoing urgency for broader Soviet participation.
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Joan M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
A& Row
Europa
Gpeec
Quebec
Brendan Bracken
Brittah
Hia
Upinien
U S Forts Trail 1000 Mile Bombing Run on Italy
Allied air forces from North Africa launched a 1000 mile round trip by Flying Fortresses to strike railway lines and airfields in Italy. Bombers hit Salerno Catanzaro and Pescara targets while Liberators from the Middle East attacked eastern rail facilities. Cairo reports significant fires and explosions at freight yards and a railway station.
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North Africa
Italy
Northwest African
Pie
Salerno
Conenum
Catanzaro
Middle East
Pescara
Cairo
Diplomat Reveals Nazis Polish Plot
A Polish diplomat recalls hearing the Schleswig Holstein fire on Westerplatte and the German roundup in Danzig. He notes early Nazi newspapers claimed success before fighting began, while Polish officials endured arrests and restricted news access.
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Ware Werner Washington
Germany
Danzig
Wieslaw Artet
Mbsesy
Schleswig-Holstein
Westerplatte
Arlet
S& Guards
Naz
Ariat
Pollah
Reds Bear Down On 600 Mile Front In East
Moscow reports a massive Red Army push along the eastern front from Taganrog to Smolensk, claiming victories in multiple sectors. German forces retreat in the Donets basin area near Voroshilovgrad as Allied and Soviet reports detail heavy fighting and shrinking front lines.
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Moscow
London
DNB
Donets Basin
Voroshilovgrad
Berlin
Associatoa Presa
Vorcahilovkrad
Govieta
Presa
Mius
Rylsk
Vyasma
Weney C. Carsidy
Red Army
Taganrog
Smolensk
Allied Bombers Wipe Out Japs At Wewak In New Guinea Raid
Allied bombers attacked Japanese air forces at Wewak, New Guinea, destroying dozens of planes on the ground and shooting down many more in the air. The raid disrupted reinforcements and caused heavy losses as Liberators set fires visible for miles. Aerial action involved large formations and strong opposition.
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Clen Clements
Pactific
New Gainea
Wewak Alona
Ky Bates
WeWak
Botuba
New Guinea
Netherlands Fast Indies
Philippines
Auch Pointe
Hollandia
New Guines
Mondey
Dagna
Two Napier Crash Victims Identified
Two Napier aviation cadets killed Monday in a training plane crash near Malvern were identified by the air mass public relations office as Charles Anthony Borelli and Frank Joseph Belanger. Identification had been withheld pending notification of relatives. Borelli’s next of kin is wife Viola Su Mach Boreli of New York City, while Belanger’s next of kin are parents Mr. and Mrs. Videric Joseph Belanger of Carrott, Michigan. The PR office said the planes collided in midair during a routine gunnery flight from an unidentified port.
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Napier Flash Aviation
Malvern
Air Mass Public Relations Office
Charles Anthony Borelli
Frank Joseph Belanger
Borcelli
Viola Su- Mach Borel
Benson St
New York City
Belangars
Mra
Videric
Joseph Belenger
Bender Road
Carrott
Mich
Pudlcle Relations Office
Iangadateport
Carrier Task Force Pounds Defense Base
The United States Pacific fleet attacked Marcus Island with warplanes and ships as part of a planned September 1 carrier raid. Washington said the operation may still be progressing, aiming to overwhelm the island defenses and deter Japanese forces in the central Pacific. The Tokyo radio and later Navy statements offered little detail on scope beyond Marcus Island, with no confirmation of attacks on other targets. The report notes long-range naval reach and high command confidence in the raid’s potential impact.
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John M Bigatowze
Washington
Japan
Marcus Island
Cara
Tokyo
Marcus
Nho
Marcus Talund
Navy
Mareng Jaland I
Wake Island
Central Pacific
Marcu
United States
Iim
Prowling Soldier Shot By Householder Near Powell Street
Leon Fuller fired at a prowling Negro soldier at 202 West Powell Street after his daughter Mona alerted him in the night. The wounded soldier was found two feet from the window with a bullet through the right leg and was taken to jail then to a hospital by Military Police.
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Dent
Leon Fuller
Fuller
West
Powell Street
Mona
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