FiveYearOld Girl Dies In Refrigerator Tragedy
In Columbia South Carolina on August 8 five year old Barbara Ann Prater froze to death after a three year old sister playfully slammed a home refrigerator door closed trapping Barbara and a companion for about an hour. The companion 11 year old Truesdale Padgett was revived and expected to recover. The children were unattended at the time and known to live at 230 Marion Street with their parents and a grandmother.
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Columbia
S. C
Barbara Ann Prater
Barbara
Truesdale Padgett
Margaret
Jack Green
Richard Padgett
Truesdate
Buck Prater
F. Azalee Padgett
Marion Street
Brooklyn Girl Launches Navy Mine Sweeper Dream
Miss Elsie D Papajohn of Brooklyn realized her greatest dream by witnessing the launch of the MS 185, a 136 foot wooden Navy mine sweeper, at Greenport. She presented a bronze crucifix to the crew and thanked President Roosevelt, the Naval District, and Greenport Basin officials, pledging loyalty to the flag and fighting men.
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Greenport
Elsie D Papajohn
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
Miss Papajohn
Third Naval District
America
Naval District
Greenport Basin and Construction Company
Brooklyn Soldier Dies in Camp Davis Plane Crash
Camp Davis Aug 8 Sergeant Paul J Dochicchio 25 of Brooklyn NY died today from injuries suffered yesterday when an observation plane crashed here Also killed Second Lieutenant Elmer A Somerfeld 24 of Benton Harbor Mich Dochicchio the radio operator was thrown clear of the wreckage Flight incident details remain.
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Camp David
Paul J. Dochicchio
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elmer A.somerfeld
Benton Harbor
Mich
Dochicchio
Electrocution of Six Nazi Saboteurs on U S Soil
Washington August 8 AP death by electrocution today ended the shadowy careers of six Nazi saboteurs who landed from submarines to cripple the American war effort. Two others received life and thirty year terms for their cooperation. The executed men were Heinrich Harm Heinck Richard Quirin Edward John Kerling Herbert Hans Haupt Werner Thiel Hermann Otto Neubauer Ernest P Burger was jailed for life and George John Dasch for thirty years. President Roosevelt approved the findings and the executions were carried out. The record of the case will be sealed until after the war.
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U.S
Edward J. Kerling
Werner, Theil
Heinrich
Hann Heinck
Richard Quirin
Herman Otto Neubauer
Herbert Hans Haupt
Washington
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
Military Commission
Supreme Court
Jenily
Burger
Dashh
Daylight Nazi Raid Near London Marks Anniversary of Battle
London observed the second anniversary of the Battle of Britain with sirens and anti-aircraft fire as a single German plane conducted a daylight raid in a suburban home county town. It dropped bombs on outskirts, fired on streets, with some casualties reported. Channel ports faced two Me 109s that downed a Dover barrage balloon before Spitfires drove them off. Officials noted only a small number of enemy aircraft over southern England that afternoon as crowds continued ordinary activities.
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William B. King
London
Britain
Channel
Dover
England
Home Counties
Air Ministry
Washington Woes Slow War Efforts and Clerical Shortages
Washington officials complain that shortages of qualified clerical help in the War and Navy Departments and the War Production Board slow rearmament. Memos describe delayed orders, misplaced commissions, and repeated need for Sherlock Holmes level searches to locate vital documents. The piece notes frustration among generals and secretaries over errors and inefficiencies. An aside mentions William Green contemplating retirement from the American Federation of Labor.
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Washington
Kay Tucker
Sherlock
Capitol
Civil Service Commission
War and Navy Departments
War Production Board
Jap Airdrome Is Attacked By U S Fliers
In a Canton raid this morning American planes damaged White Cloud airfield docks and harbor buildings and destroyed several Japanese planes. Fighter escorts met nine Japanese fighters after bombs were dropped. Two enemy planes were shot down. Japanese say two American bombers were shot down over Samshui. Ta Kung Pao lauds the fliers sowing seeds of hope and morale.
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Chungking
Alig
White Cloud
Canton
Joseph W. Stilwell
Samshui
Ta Kung Pao
Sky Dragons
Kaiser Yards Leading Ship Production
West coast Kaiser yards set the pace in Liberty ship production through August 1, led by Oregon Shipbuilding in Portland with 54 ships and fastest average time. Richmond Kaiser yards ranked second for overall output, while Bethlehem Fairfield in Baltimore posted the next best average. Other yards included North Carolina Shipbuilding and additional Kaiser sites with varying speeds.
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Washington
West Coast
Henry J. Kaiser
Maritime Commission
Commission
Kaiser
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Portland
Orc
Oregon Shipbuilding
Richmond Shipyard
Richmond
Calif
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Baltimore
North Carolina Shipbuilding Corporation
Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina Shipbuilding
Nazis Drive For Maikop Oil Fields Reported
Moscow dispatch says two German columns closed on Maikop oil fields as Red Star reported the breakthrough toward Maikop after breaching defenses in the Krasnodar Armavir area. The night communique claimed 14 tanks destroyed and 508 Germans killed as Soviet forces ceded ground near Kotelnikovski northeast of the city.
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Krasnodar-Armavir
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Maikop
Krasnodar- Armavir
Caucasian
Red Star
Russia
Armavir
Red Army
Stalingrad
Kotelnikovski
WLB To Retain Jurisdiction In Labor Disputes
William H. Davis, chairman of the War Labor Board, told CIO President Philip Murray the board will take and retain jurisdictional disputes between AFL and CIO unions. Murray complained the AFL had tried to evade a joint AFL CIO arbitration proposal. Davis said the board would appoint an arbitrator if needed and would seek agreement on representation from international unions. William Green said his internationals had not empowered him to help set up the committee.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
Davis
Murray
Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
AFL Cio
Green
William Green
Chicago
Indian Leaders Rounded Up By British Officials
In Bombay and Ahmedabad, the British government moved to curb the All-India Congress Party led by Mohandas Gandhi. Seventeen arrests were reported in Ahmedabad as a ban on large gatherings was enforced. Congress pledged a drive against British rule, while the government warned against any negotiations and prohibited press coverage of mass 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
Congress Party
Government of India
Lam
Gandhi
Government of
Britain
Moslem League
United
Second Front Tension Rises In Europe
London reports European nerves tighten as Nazi forces prepare against any Allied invasion while trying to deter a second front. Czech sources warn of decisive events this year as workers flood fortifications in Bohemia Moravia. Nazi fears extend to Norway and the Pyrenees with aerial points behind fronts.
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London
Europe
Bohemia
Moravia
Prague
Istanbul
Turkey
Norway
Pyrenees
Westphalia
Germany
Rhineland
Ankara
Greece
Africa
Stockholm
Reuters
Vidkun Quishing
Westeraalen
Iceland
Russia
Arctic
Berlin
Erich Raeder
English Channel
Record-Breaking Surplus Helps State Maintain Policies
North Carolina reports a record $32,693,478 surplus across general highway and agricultural funds aiding continued fiscal policy. Governor Broughton notes debt retirement, low borrowing costs, and a windfall cash balance amid war uncertainty and potential postwar changes. Debt reduced to $110.5 million with nine years no operating borrowing. Local subdivisions cut debts from $362.413 million to $289.127 million in ten years.
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Raleigh
Broughton
North Carolina
William E. Easterling
Local Government Commission
Battle Rages In Solomons For Sea Bases
Allied and U S forces press offensive in the Tulagi area of the Solomon Islands with progress reported by Admiral Nimitz. Naval and air attacks target Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands and bases at Sakimaua and Lae in New Guinea.
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Solomons
General MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Sakimaua
Lae
New Guinea
Turning point hinted as US fleet attacks Kiska
A US Pacific fleet task force struck at Kiska in the Aleutians as part of a broader offensive noted by Admiral Nimitz. The communique reports offensive operations in the Tulagi area and bombardment of enemy ships and installations at Kiska, with Allied forces advancing despite Japanese air and ground opposition.
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Walter Clausen
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Aug. S
United States
Southwest Pacific
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
Kiska
Aleutian Islands
Admiral Nimitz
Pacific Ocean
Middies Hear Realistic Sea Warfare Tales At Navy Academy
At Annapolis Aug 3, the Naval Academy enhances its officer training with first hand accounts of battles in the Philippines Coral Sea and Midway Island. Lecturers include WWII veterans Bulkleys Jarretts and Wagners detailing Pacific actions behind strict security.
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Annapolis
Philippines
Coral Sea
Midway Island
LU. S. Naval Academy
Bulkleys
Jarretts
Wagners
John R. Beardall
Navy
Pacific Naval Theater
Liewi
John D Bulkley
Bataan
William T. Clement
U. SM. CG
Henry Eccles
H. Barrett
Frank Wagner
Patrol Wing
South Pacific
Noel Gaylorfier
S&s Lexington
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Elsie ‘D
Papajohn
Bies
Camp Davis
Richard L. Turner
American Federation of la
Kaiser Yards
Pacific Coast
WLB
All-India Congress
By Noland Norgaard
Com. Om
Pacific
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