Independence Showdown Looms With Gandhi Faction
Gandhi and the All-India Congress press for immediate independence from Britain as war rages. The confrontation, intensified by pro and anti British forces, hinges on Moslem Hindu tensions, with Americans observing near India’s borders and British officials wary of civil disruption if independence is granted now.
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Preston Grover
New Delhi
Wide World
Avith
Mohandas Gandhi
Britain
United States
All-India Congress
India
Gandhi
Congress Working Committee
Bombay
Congress
England
Malaya
Burma
Stafford Cripps
Fingland
Viceroy
Jord
Halifax
Pandit
Trouser Treachery In Utah Store Heist
G V Robertson, store owner in Spanish Fork Utah, heard a noise and found trousers on the floor beneath a broken skylight. Police traced the noise to a pant-less man hiding in a nearby lumber pile after attempting to break in, getting stuck in the skylight and losing his trousers.
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Spanish Fork
Utah
G. V. Robertson
Radio Programs Schedule With War Time Adjustments
Broadcast listing shows hourly program changes across Eastern stations with wartime time shifts and feature acts. Highlights include The Three Suns, The Flying Fatro, Navy Band Cont'd News Hedda Hopper on Movies, Stella Unger on the Movies, Mr. Ween Lost Person Tracer, Caribbean Nights Orchestra, Lone Ranger Drama, Kay Keser Musical College, and Great Moments in Music.
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Nethorkey
Tne
Farm Club of
Dixie
Mbs de Bartons
Plang
Cbs
Navy
Nhbe
Hedda Hopper
Cbs-Basic
cbs-Dixie
Ruymetces
Nbs
Stella Unger
Nbc
Milt Herth
Orean
Dative Ore
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomas
Basic
Fred Waring
Nbe
Andy
Dhs
Fitton Lewis
Dr & Vonsment
Nhe
Ween
Persour Tracer
Glenn M
Cns
Johnson Family
Caribbean Nignis
Orches
Une
Adventvures
Roisodwin
Nelson Eddy
Tinney Amnient
Nin
Miire Lum
Albueroa
Plie Ridge
Manhattan
Midi
Prama
Kay Keser
Morgan Beatty
Ann’d—hbin
John B. Hugnes
Paul Schubert
Biu Chateau Hogan
Jsnun Ruled by Unbroken Dynasty Since 660 B C
The article notes that Jsnun has been governed by an uninterrupted line of emperors dating back to 660 B C. It emphasizes stability and long-standing imperial continuity within the kingdom.
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Jsnun
B. C
Behind the News on War Drives and Axis Plans
The column discusses unions hindering wartime production amid rising armament needs, calls for concord, and criticizes pay and benefits tied to the White House. It notes debates over Army Navy student deferments, cautions about censorship and leaks, and hints at Axis plans in the Americas with German flight schools and pilots trained in Brest, Bordeaux, and Madrid.
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Washington
London
United Kingdom
Foreign Office
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Army
Navy
Tronic
Frank Knox
Vefalian
New York
South America
Hitler
Westgruppen
Brest
Bordeaux
Africa
Brazil
Condor Airlines
Canal Zone
Lati
Rome
Rio
Luftwagee
Madrid
New World
Kaiser’s bold claims meet wary boatbuilders’ caution
Albert N. Leman compares Kaiser's boastful push for rapid shipbuilding and air freight to traditional shipyards. Experts warn that crude designs like the Ugly Duckling mask complexity, and that missiles of wartime pace require careful commissioning and testing before convoy service.
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New York
Albert N. Leman
Kerdo
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Wavs
Sherman and Fry Win Pocono Open Pair Title
In the Pocono Open Pair event a strong field resembled a national championship with many Life Masters. Miss Pearl Sherman and Sam Fry Jr. captured the victory. Sherman, noted as a top woman player, demonstrated keen play as East led the queen and she, South, played the four, impressing onlookers.
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Pbuth Sherman
Sam Fry, Jr
Miss Sherman
East
Sherman explains spade play to salvage a hand
Miss Sherman explains her bridge decisions after a spade lead. She reasons giving up a potential two spade tricks avoids a forced diamond finesse. By trailing East through spades first she can double finesse hearts, seeking a three to one chance East lacks both heart honors while preserving options to later develop diamonds if needed.
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Miss Sherman
East
Fast
Wesleyan Methodists Open Second Day Convention Session
The 63rd annual North Carolina Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America began its second day with Dr. F. R. Feddy of Syracuse delivering the connectional address. Rev. L. M. Gentry of Roanoke leads the tithing service and Mrs. W. Levin of Gastonia presides over the missionary service. A stray line about a garden wedding follows, noting a five in one chance for a couple five years apart to survive marriage.
Chatham Honor Day Rally Opens With Flag Presentation
A state political rally will accompany the presentation of the E flag to Chatham Manufacturing Company of Elkin next Monday. Brig. Gen. Clifford Corbin will present the award for blanket excellence, Thurmond Chatham will accept, and both governor hopefuls and others plan to attend, signaling cross-party interest in North Carolina industry.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Army-Navy Board
Chatham Manufacturing Company
Elkin
Clifford Corbin
North Carolina
Thurmond Chatham
Clyde R. Hoey
Max Gardner
Robert L. Coughton
J. M. Broughton
United States
Allies hit three enemy ships in eastern Mediterranean
Cairo reports heavy Allied bombers attacked three large enemy merchant ships in the Eastern Mediterranean, scoring a direct hit on one and near misses on the others. Additional bombers west to Bardia struck Axis fighters and light shipping, with two German Messerschmitts downed in the operations.
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Eastern
Mediterranean
Cairo
Bardia
RAF
Sugar users to get extra allotments for four months
In Raleigh on Aug 5 John K. Simmons Office of Price Administration sugar rationing specialist told industrial and institutional users they are entitled to extra sugar for July August September and October. Industrial users receive 10 percent and institutional users 25 percent more. Authorization is in Amendment No 6 to Rationing Order No 3. Extra allotments for four months will be granted without further application when applying for September October. local boards may accept applications for September October on or after Aug 7.
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Raleigh
John K. Simmons
Office of Price Administration
3 4 Simmons
Buckley Field Soldiers Rival For Center
Two servicemen vie for the center job on the eastern Army all star team. Lieut. Robern L. Burruss, center of Nebraska in the Rose Bowl, and Pvt. Walter D. Gahm of Indiana, both at Buckley Field, have been ordered to report to New Haven for practice in advance of the East West game.
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Denver
Buckley Field
Robern L. Burruss
Nebraska
Stanford
Walter D. Gahm
Indiana
San Francisco
New Haven
Conn
Skirmish and Artillery Exchange Reported Near Dormant Line
In the El Alamein region about 70 miles west of Alexandria, reports say patrol skirmishes occurred Monday night with artillery exchanges yesterday along the northern and central sectors of the front as forces pressed near the Dormant battle line.
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el Alamein
Alexandria
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