Major General Chaffee Dies First Commander of Armored Force
Major General Adan R. Chaffee, 57, first commander of the Army's armored force, died at Massachusetts General Hospital after a breakdown during a push to organize mechanized defenses. The War Department said he sacrificed himself for the armored force and cited him posthumously for his work. He had recently been nominated for permanent promotion to major general and received the oak leaf citation with his Distinguished Service Medal.
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Geral Adan R. Chaffee
Massachusetts General Hospital
War Department
Chaffee
Enate
Roosevelt
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Teachers to Aid Invalids Homebound Students Begin Program
Charleston Aug 22 41 state superintendent W W Trent announces first time under state supervision teachers will be sent into homes and hospital rooms of children unable to attend school. Special $25 000 yearly for two years funds program with two hours weekly instruction per pupil and 10 to 12 children per teacher.
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
Ste
Trent
County Boards of Education
State Department
Grafton Sentinel invites Mary J Daugherty to theater shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Mary J Daugherty of 113 E gong Street to tonight's screenings at the Strand theater or Dixie theater. The notices mention "Murder Among Friends" at the Strand and "The Eagle and the Hawk" opening at the Dixie theater with identification perhaps required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Mary J. Daugherty
E. Gong Street
Strand Theater
Eagle and the Hawk
Dixie Theater
Iceland Air Alarm: Tomahawks Chase German Bomber
In Reykjavik on August 22 pilots stayed grounded during an air alarm as American Tomahawk fighters chased a German Heinkel bomber. British fighters forced the invader to retreat without bombs. guns remained silent. It was the first report of a German plane over Iceland since U S forces occupied the island July 7.
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Reykjavik
U. S
Iceland
North Atlantic
Former Pittsburgh Boy Crowns At Cheat Lake
Edward Malburg a 14 year old from Pittsburgh died at Cheat Lake Morgantown after boating on an inflated inner tube when he drifted toward a small anchored boat. Alarm was raised, body recovered an hour later with grappling hooks. firefighters used an inhalator. The boy's father Theodore works at Morgantown ordnance works. family stayed in a lake cottage.
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Morgantown
Cheat Lake
Edward Malburg
Pittsburgh
Edward
Malburg
Theodore
Orrdnance Works
Sheriff Deputies Cry Over Torrid Weather
JOSEPH MO Aug. 22 Deputies in Buchan an county sheriff s office sat down in tears over the heat after opening the safe Tear gas shells stored there last spring had burst from the heat.
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St, Joseph
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Capital Faces Gas Shortage as Limits Set
Washington reports gasoline scarcity as limits bite motorists. Stations limit sales to five or three gallons, with some filling stations denying orders. Davies, petroleum coordinator, denounces false figures and warns of real shortages while officials cite diverted tanker traffic to Britain and a 10 percent cut in deliveries to stations.
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Washington
Ralho K. Davies
Gulf
Mrs Vanderbilt Makes Up With Turfman Husband
Manuela Hudson Vanderbilt wife of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt filed for divorce on August 7 and named two co respondents but has now agreed to an amicable separation. Vanderbilt, 28, heir to 20 million dollars, married Miss Hudson on June 8, 1938 at Sands Point New York. They separated late in 1940. Sol A. Rosenblatt said his client received regretful expressions from his wife regarding the charges.
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New York
Manuela Hudson Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vandertilt
Vanderbilt
Miss Hudson
Sands Point
N. Y
Sol A. Rosenblatt
War Loan to Russia Faces Senate Opposition in Congress
Congress split on a proposed war loan to Russia as Senator Danaher urged full disclosure of terms before any credit is granted. Jones said RFC could lend cash for war needs if administration supports it, while Bailey and others favored aiding Soviet efforts with payment in raw materials like manganese ore. Senators pressed for clarity on commitments and questioned consistency with Finland credits.
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Russia
Congress
Washington
Danaher
R.-Conn
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Connecticut
Hitler
Thomas
United States
Jones
Finland
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Icelandic Women Cold As Their Winter, Writer Says
Icelandic feature notes harsh climate and stiff social weather for women, blending a reporter’s voice with cultural observations from Reykjavik. The piece contrasts local life with American wartime scrutiny and includes political commentary from Roosevelt about Byrd.
Drifted workers aboard powerless dredge in Pacific
Twelve defense workers en route to Honolulu for a Navy project are adrift aboard a $500,000 dredge towed from the S. S. Chippewa after a gale tore it loose. The 1,240 mile position east of Honolulu placed the vessel in a perilous drift as a destroyer launched a rescue hunt.
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Pacific
San Pedro
Calif
Honolulu
Stanboard Dredging Co
New York
Chippewa
McDowell Man Elected Heay Pythian Lodge
Parkersburg reports the 72nd annual West Virginia Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias convention ended with Oscar A. Duff of Maybeury elected grand chancellor. Other officers named include J Gibson Canmeter grand keeper of records and seals, Jack Hardy grand master at arms, Coyd Yost grand inner guard, and Mrs. Florence King of Charleston succeeding Mrs. Helen Morris as grand chief of the Pythian Sisters.
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Parkersburg
Oscar A. Duff
Maybeury
McDowell County
West Virginia
West Virginia Pilot Receives RCAF Wings
WINS WINGS CAMP BORDEN Ont Aug 22 William Thomas Bent of Glen White Raleigh County West Virginia was among a group of pilots receiving wings from the Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Training school.
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Camp Borden
Ont
William Thomas Bent
Glen White
Raleigh County
W. Va
Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Training School
Isolated Reds Still Existed in West Ukraine
An authorized German commentator acknowledged fresh Soviet reinforcements and noted resistance behind German lines in the Dnieper bend and east of the Pinsk marshes. He suggested Western Ukraine might remain contested as Soviet losses mounted, with reports of over 1,250,000 prisoners.
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Berliin
Dnieper
Ukraine
Pinsk
Pripet
Gomel
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Wehrmacht
Baltic
Iceland Faces Possible Involvement as War Looms
Danish Prime Minister Stauning told Parliament Iceland could not avoid occupation by U S troops but expressed faith the United States would withdraw after the war. He called the American presence regrettable and warned Iceland risked wider involvement in the conflict.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Thovald Stauning
Iceland
U.S
Stauning
Europe
Teeland
Soviet Bombers Rout Nazi Transport Fleet Along Romanian Coast
Soviet radio reported a three sweep attack against German transports ferrying reinforcements to the Ukraine front. Two transports were sunk, one set afire, another hit, during operations along the Romanian coast.
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London
Ukraine
Romanian
Defense hits home building
Private home builders face shortages as defense priorities press for materials. Zinc coated nails and No. nails become scarce across regions while OPACS OPM advise builders in non defense areas to wait as government agencies work on allocations. Defense areas take precedence in housing supply.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Office of Price Administration
Atlanta
OPACS
OPM
Wheeling Firm Wins Charleston Housing Contract
Engstrom and Wynn of Wheeling win a $1,427,000 contract for a 400 unit defense housing project at South Charleston. Project architect Charles A. Haviland says the US Housing Authority approved the award and the work should be done in 180 days. Also, David C. Prickett of Fairmont named fiscal agent for the state parks division succeeding W. E. Foster, per State Conservation Commissioner T. D. Gray.
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Charleston
South Charleston
Engstrom and Wynn
Wheeling
Charles A. Haviland
US Housing Authority
David C. Prickett
Fairmont
State Parks Division
W. E. Foster
T. D. Gray
Soviets Block German Drive on Vital Leningrad Front
Moscow reports Red Army halted German offensive around Leningrad as fighting swirled near Kingisepp and Novgorod. Troops from Gomel, midway between Smolensk and Kiev, are counter attacking elsewhere on the central front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Russia
Kingisepp
Novgorod
Tass
Gomel
Smolensk
Kiev
Urges Lower Tax Bracket In Senate Plan
WashingtonAug 22 The senate finance committee seeks to cut exemptions from 2000 for married and 800 for single to 1500 and 750 respectively. Chair George D Ga releases treasury estimates showing an annual revenue gain of about 300 million if current rates stay. Congressional experts estimate 348 million. The move would bring some 6 million more people into the tax system. The panel aims to lift the total beyond 3.2367 billion toward 3.5 billion.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
Treasury
Congressional Revenue
Grafton Sentinel Promotes ALEX LOVE to Opera House Showing
The Grafton Sentinel moves ALEX and LOVE to attend tonight's showing of Regular Fellers at the Opera House, directing their presence to the current screening and location.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Alex
LOVE
W. Boyd Street
Opera House
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