Supplies Gathered for Major Army Maneuvers
Monroe dispatch reports the quartermaster corps filling Wilmington and Fort Jackson warehouses with foodstuffs and supplies for army maneuvers involving 300000 to 550000 soldiers in October and November. Main depots at Wilmington and Fort Jackson will feed 20 plus railheads across the Carolinas. Detachments of about 15 men will parcel out supplies at sub depots as vast storage halls rise. Bakeries prepare to deliver a quarter million pounds of bread daily.
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Fort Jackson
Carolinas
Service Command
Army
Lewis P. Jordan
Wilmington
Tobacco Prices Reported In Georgia and Florida Markets
ADEL Ga Aug 6 The United States Department of Agriculture reports opening prices for representative U S grades in Georgia and Florida flue cured tobacco markets. Army supply branch to sign contracts for over 1 250 000 pounds of ice daily. Troop deliveries to hungry maneuvers will earmark millions of pounds of perishables and staples for shipment. Maneuvers in the Carolinas will cost the army from 5 to 7 million dollars excluding payrolls.
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U. S
Georgia
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Attlee Sees Britain Stronger Yet Warns On War Pace
In a calm session, Attlee as lord privy seal said Britain's defenses are comparably stronger than a year ago and urged continued effort. He noted Hitler fights on two fronts, the east and west, while Hore Belisha pressed for the location of the western front, receiving no answer.
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Attlee
Jin
Britain
Hitler
Leslie Hoye Belisha
Lord Privy Seal
Germany
Hore Belisha
Regional cotton prices by town and grade
Prices listed by town show cotton bids in pounds and dollars. Blackshear, Waycross, Vidalia, Baxley, Hahira, Douglas, Statesboro, Hazelhurst and Lake City Florida report per hundredweight ranges with averages and highs. Key figures include Blackshear 530000 pounds for 123000 dollars and Douglas 800000 pounds at 22 to 23 cents.
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Lake City
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Front War Updates Highlight German Reservists and Soviet Advances
Transport reports note German forces used old class reservists and youths 16 and 17 as the war grinds on. Soviet officials claim the German army shows signs of disintegration as heavy losses mount after initial victories ended. The Leningrad front repelled attacks by the 16th motorized division with about 1,500 German dead and wounded. In Ukraine, Soviet counterattacks in Korosten wiped out a German infantry regiment, with over 300 Germans killed or wounded and prisoners taken. Russians held defensive lines along the Uzh and Rossi rivers near Kiev and Bel Tserkov.
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Korosten
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Kiev
Rossi
Bel Tserkov
U S and Britain Eye Thailand Situation As Japan Expands
The United States weighs policy over Japan presses into Indo China and threatens Thailand. Sumner Welles denounces French Indo China surrender and hints US aid to colonies resisting Axis power. Britain signals readiness to act with US support. Thai crisis could hit rubber and tin imports and sales.
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Senate debates on 12 month service extension for selectees
The Senate pressed for final passage of a measure to extend military service for selectees and guardsmen beyond one year with a plan to also lengthen terms for regulars serving three years. Supporters like Chandler and Austin of Vermont pursued a compromise to gain votes, while Lee urged quick action to keep the army intact and deter war. The chamber approved a compromise de ferment rule for men reaching 28 before or after July 1. In Indianapolis a burglar netted 11 cents after using a shirt to reach cash, while Raleigh reported 4154.32 in robbery losses over 20 days and Fayetteville housing plans opened bids for a $396,000 project.
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Senate Overrides Roosevelt Veto On Road Program
Washington Aug 6 The Senate voted 57 to 19 to override President Roosevelts veto of a 320 million road program. A two thirds majority in both houses is required to override a veto. The veto now goes to the House for consideration. Vichy Note From Vichy France Aug 6 The French government sent the United States embassy an official note claiming France will defend its empire by methods it deems best.
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Sheriff Meekins Takes Duty At Dare Park Commission
CAPITAL SHORTS RALEIGH Aug 6 Sheriff Victor Meekins of Dare County will serve as secretary of the Hatteras Seashore Park Commission. The Dare County Times notes the job pays 300 a month for travel stenographic help office expenses postage telegrams and entertainment for the period required. The Times quotes Meekins saying work would be for a few months and meant to aid the Coast Country.
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Hatteras Seashore Park Commission
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Nazi Press Urges Vichy to Accept Axis Aid in France Defense
Unoccupied France Aug 6 Paris press led by Paris Soir urges Vichy to reverse its stance and accept Axis assistance to defend the French empire against the Anglo-Saxon threat. Front page editorial cites Sumner Wells and condemns collaboration, arguing Anglo-Saxons menace France and that defense requires all possible help.
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Paris
Paris- Soir
Sumner Welles
U. S. Secretary of State
Floodlight Debut: Penn State vs New York University
Penn State and New York University met at the Polo Grounds in the first football game for both teams. New York University edged ahead with Get, 21 in the opening period, setting the tone for a historic debut under floodlights.
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Penn State
New York University
Polo Grounds
Get
Tax Measure In Committee Faces Tax Rise Debates
Washington August 6 A Senate Finance Committee session opened on the $3 206 200 000 tax bid approved by the House with tre asury experts to examine higher income tax rates and lower personal exemptions The House rejected joint tax return mandatory provisions and Roosevelt urged lower exemptions Senator Byrd supported broadening the base and cutting exemptions to raise revenue and widen tax consciousness Local details cite exemptions of 800 for singles and 2000 for married couples.
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Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
House
George
D-Ga
Jan Lor
Roosevelt
Byrd
Strike Ballots Prepared for 1.2 Million Railroad Workers
Strike ballots were prepared in Chicago for a mail vote among 1,200,000 railroad workers after carriers rejected wage increases. Operating brotherhoods and non operating unions anticipated results in a week to 30 days as the 900 million dollar annual rise was deemed unaffordable. AFL officials warned a railroad strike this time is unthinkable, while unions pushed for 30 percent to 34 cent per hour gains for 390,008 operating members.
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Carriers
New York
AFL
Consolidated To Company
War clouds over Far East threaten fresh proxy clash
In The War Today column the author argues Japan seeks to exploit European war gains without seeking outright war with Britain or the United States. He notes Japan’s hold on French Indo China and questions whether Tokyo will seize Thailand, risking Britain’s Singapore base and oil holdings in the Dutch East Indies while pondering Soviet neutrality and possible Moscow London ties.
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York Fails In Pinch In Tigers Lineup
In Detroit at Yankee Stadium Rudy York twice failed with bases loaded and nine men aboard as Del Baker dropped the slugger to the seventh spot. In New York three NYU football prospects are identified as born in Europe Jack Bartak Bernard Feshish and Nicholas Fortinges are noted as Turkish.
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Ressia
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Lackle
German High Command claims broad Soviet losses in new drive
The nation's war bulletins summarize German gains as of July 11 with claims of tanks artillery and aircraft seized or destroyed while denying major city falls. They describe a pushed wedge toward Kiev and a push toward Leningrad, noting stubborn Soviet resistance and continued fierce fighting across Smolensk, the Baltic, and the Black Sea front.
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Weather outlook across the Carolinas and Georgia
Weather forecast notes considerable cloudiness across North Carolina and Georgia with scattered thundershowers mainly Thursday and over northern areas tonight. South Carolina expected scattered thundershowers Thursday. Winds vary from moderate southwest off the coast to northeast inland, with fair conditions in the extreme south portion and on Block Island to Hatteras.
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Lost Russian Division Reaches Red Army Lines After 3 Months
Moscow Aug 6. A Russian lost division returns to Red Army lines after more than three months fighting to break a German encirclement. Commander Cal T Novikov of N infantry division says the march through enemy rear lasted 32 days, spanning hundreds of kilometers in forests swamps and rivers. He reports 3,000 Germans killed in battles along the way, one German motorized division routed and 30 automobiles plus hundreds of armored cars motorcycles and bicycles captured.
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Red Armorgan
Vice-President's Son Inducted Into Army
Washington Aug 6 Robert Browne Wallace 23 year old son of the vice president was among 140 army selectees dispatched to the Richmond VA induction station today in an army bus Families of most youths were present to say goodbye but not Wallace He said he received a send off message last night from his parents who are vacationing in Colorado Springs Colorado He added it would have been pleasant to have them here but he is glad they aren’t
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Army
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Wallace
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Raiders Over Moscow Face Heavy Ground Fire Says Pilot
A pilot noted that only six or seven planes ever reach the city during a raid and estimated the German raiding fields lie about 400 to 600 miles away. He described Moscow's ground fire as severe after such long flights, yet said crews continue the mission.
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Tokyo predicts US bases in Soviet Far East
Aug 6—Japanese navy spokesman predicts the United States would seek bases on Russian soil. Commander Hideo Hiraide writes in a popular magazine that the US would demand bases on Russia’s Far East coast in return for aid against Germany, a move Japan says it could not ignore. Senator Lodge Jr. reportedly begins active army duty at Fort Benning, Ga. The German high command cites a lack of detail on Nazi successes but vows to reveal results of the Stalin Line breakthrough as new operations begin.
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Japan
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Far East
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John Bull
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Siberia
United States
Hideo Hiraide
Germany
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
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