FiveYearOld Girl Dies In Refrigerator
In Columbia South Carolina on August 8 five year old Barbara Ann Prater froze to death after a three year old sister playfully shut the door of a home refrigerator where Barbara and a companion had crawled to cool off. Eleven year old Truesdale Padgett the cousin survived after hospital care. The children were left alone at 280 Marion Street when the accident happened. Richard Padgett 13 discovered them.
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Columbia
S. C
Barbara Ann Prater
Barbara
Truesdale Padgett
Margaret
Jack Green
Richard Padgett
Truesdale
Buck Prater
F. Azalee Padgett
Marion Street
Brooklyn Girl Launches Navy Mine Sweeper at Greenport
Miss Elsie D. Papajohn, a 22 year old Brooklyn girl of Greek ancestry, launched the YMS 185, a 136 foot wooden Navy mine sweeper, after writing to President Roosevelt. She presented a bronze crucifix to a crew member and promised prayers for the ship and its men as America fights the Axis and defends democratic ideals.
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Greenport
N. Y
Elsie D. Papajohn
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
Miss Papajohn
Third Naval District
America
Naval District
Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Brooklyn Soldier Dies in Crash at Camp Davis
Sergeant Paul J. Dochicchio, 25, of Brooklyn New York, died from injuries after an observation plane crash at Camp Davis. The crash yesterday also killed Second Lieutenant Elmer A. Somerfeld, 24, of Benton Harbor Michigan. Dochicchio was the radio operator and was thrown clear of the wreckage.
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Camp Davis
Paul J. Dochicchio
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elmer A. Somerfeld
Benton Harbor
Mich
Dochicchio
Electrocution Ends Careers Of Nazi Saboteurs
Six Nazi saboteurs who landed from U-boats to cripple U.S. war efforts were executed after military trials. Two more, including Burger and Dasch, received prison terms for aiding the government. President Roosevelt approved the findings. the case records remain sealed until after the war.
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U.S
Edward J. Serling
Werner Theil
Heinrich Hann Heinck
Richard Quirin
Herman Otto Neubauer
Herbert Hans Haupt
Washington
United States
Agents of Destruction
District of Columbia
Heinrich Harm Heinck
Edward John Kerling
Werner Thiel
Hermann Otto Neubauer
Ernest P. Burger
George John Dasch
White House
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Military Commission
Jenny
Burger
Dasch
Lone Nazi daylight raid rattles London outskirts on anniversary
Sirens and anti-aircraft fire marked the second anniversary of the Battle of Britain as a single German plane conducted a daytime raid in a suburban home county town. Bombs fell on the outskirts, streets were machine-gunned, and some casualties occurred. Nearby Dover reports two Messerschmitts shooting down a barrage balloon before RAF Spitfires pursued them. Official word noted a few enemy aircraft over southern England with bombs dropped at a small number of places.
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William B. King
London
Aug. S
Britain
Channel
Dover
England
Home Counties
Air Ministry
Bureaucratic Delay Slows World War II War Efforts
In Washington the lack of efficient help slows rearmament as memos reveal persistent delays from clerical errors. Generals and admirals rely on accurate orders while secretaries struggle with carbon copies and misplaced instructions. War Production Board staff face similar bottlenecks, wasting valuable moments due to incompetence among minor employees. (Continued on Page 7-s Sec. A)
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Ray Tucker
Sherlock
Washington
Capitol
Civil Service Commission
War and Navy Departments
War Production Board
Jap Airdrome Attacked By U S Fliers In Canton Raid
American planes inflicted extensive damage on White Cloud air drome docks and harbor buildings in a Canton raid. Two enemy planes were shot down, others destroyed on the ground after bomb drops. Ta Kung Pao hailed the fliers as sky dragons boosting morale in occupied areas.
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Chungking
White Cloud
Canton
Joseph W. Stilweill
Samshui
Ta Kung Pao
Sky Dragons
Kaiser Yards Lead in Liberty Ship Production
Kaiser yards on the West Coast dominated Liberty ship output through August 1 under the Kaiser interests. Oregon Shipbuilding in Portland delivered 3 ships from 14 ways, 4,909 ships per day, 108 days average. Richmond Shipyards in California posted 113 days, Bethlehem-Fairfield in Baltimore 139 days, with North Carolina and other yards ranging 140 days. Oregon fastest at 46 days keel-to-delivery.
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Washington
Aug
West Coast
Henry J. Kaiser
Maritime Commission
Kaiser
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Portland
Oregon Shipbuilding
Richmond
Calif
Berthlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Baltimore
North Carolina Shipbuilding Corporation
Wilmington &. C
Oregon
Thousands Die In Nazi Drive To Soviet Oil
German columns converged on the Maikop oil fields after breaking Russian defenses in the Krasnodar Armavir region. Red Star reported a tank loss for the Germans and described Russian withdrawals to new positions as the Stavka repeatedly fought near Armavir and northeast of Motelnikovski.
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Krasnodar-Armavir
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Maikop
Krasnodar- Armavir
Caucasian
Red Star
Alaikop
Russia
Armavir
Red Army
Stalingrad
Kotelnikovki
Motelnikovski
Hotelnikovski
WLEB Retains Jurisdiction In Labor Disputes
Washington dispatch reports War Labor Board chair William H. Davis telling CIO President Philip Murray the board will take and retain jurisdiction in jurisdictional disputes between AFL and CIO unions. Davis said the arbiter could render final decisions if needed while seeking agreement on arbitration. Green indicated his internationals had not empowered him to aid setup of an arbitration committee, awaiting delegation of power.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
Davis
Murray
Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Green
William Green
Chicago
Indian Leaders Rounded Up As Gandhi Pushes Drive
In Bombay Ahmedabad authorities arrested seventeen Congress leaders as the British Indian government, declining negotiation, moved to curb mass action. Gandhi insisted the Congress would do or die, while New Delhi refused talks and banned reporting on the movement and government actions.
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Preston Grover
Bombay
India
All-India Congress Party
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress
Ahmedabad
India Nationalist Movement
Congress Committee
New Delhi
Conress Party
Government of India
Congress Party
Gandhi
Britain
Moslem League
Second Front Tension Rises In Europe
London reports mounting European tension as Nazi conquerors ready fortifications and press propaganda against a second front. Czech sources note Bohemia Moravia fear and Germans gathering workers. Istanbul observers say Nazis fear invasion along the coast and hold troops near front lines. Airbase work on Vesteraalen and Raeder inspections signal fortified bases. Norwegian press cites Quisling’s stance.
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London
Europe
Bohemia
Moravia
Prague
Istanbul
Turkey
Norway
Pyrenees
Westphalia
Germany
Rhineland
Ankara
Greece
Africa
Stockholm
Reuters
Noarwegian
Vidkun Quisling
Vesteraalen
Iceland
Russia
Arctic
Berlin
DNB
Erich Raeder
English Channel
Atlantic
Record-Breaking North Carolina surplus to fund policies
Governor Broughton announced a record surplus of 832,693,478 across general highway and agricultural funds. The state reduced debt to 110,500,000 and has not borrowed for operating needs in nine years. He warned revenue uncertainty from war and urged continued debt retirement and prudent fiscal planning.
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Raleigh Ave. S&s
Broughton
North Carolina
Wiliam
Battle Rages In Solomons For Sea Bases
United States forces in the Southwest Pacific have launched offensive operations in the Tulagi area of the Solomon Islands. The communique by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said the operations are progressing favorably.
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Walter Clausen
Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States
Southwest Pacific
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Admira Chester W. ‘Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
Allied air and naval strikes on Solomons and New Guinea bases
Allied headquarters released a communique announcing naval and air attacks on Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands and bomb raids on bases at Sualamaua and Lae in New Guinea. The report Sunday from General MacArthur's headquarters notes these actions as part of ongoing Allied operations.
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General MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Sualamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Turning Point Hints in Pacific War Communique
The communique reports U S Pacific fleet forces, aided by Southwest Pacific units, launching offensive actions in the Tulagi area of the Solomon Islands on August 7. On August 8 a task force bombarded targets at Kiska in the Aleutians as part of a broader vigorous American offensive across Pacific battlefronts.
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Kiska
Aleutian Islands
Nimitz
Commmuniqgue
Middies Given Original Tales Of Sea Fights
ANNAPOLIS Md Aug 8 Realistic first hand accounts major naval engagements in the Philippines Coral Sea and Midway Island added to the U S Naval Academy stepped up program for producing top notch junior officers Lectures by Bulkleys Jarretts and Wagner WW II heroes with graphic illustrations of modern naval fare strict security keeps all talks closed to civilians and staff Speakers include Lt Cmdr Bulkley Com William Clement and others detailing Pacific war actions and experiences for midshipmen to hear from veterans whose names appear on war records
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Annapolis
Philippines
Coral Sea
Midway Island
U. SS. Naval Academy
Bulkleys
Jarretts
Wagner
John R. Beardail
Academy
Navy
Anns
Polis
Acemg
John £ L Bulkley
William T. Clement
Aime Siaffe
Meiuel
Comar Henn Dr
Come Jarrem
Frank Wasner
Wang i
Garter, Grier
Lonington
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Richard L. Turner
Anniety
William Green Searns
American Federation of la
Conan
Kaiser Yards
Pacific Coast
WLEB
All-India Congress
Solomons
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
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