Two British Aces Missing
London reports Wing Commander Douglas J. Bader and acting Flight Lieutenant E. S. Lock missing. Bader, 30, legless since 1931, held the Distinguished Service Order and bar and the Distinguished Flying Cross with bar after 15 enemy kills. Lock, 21, known as Sawnoff Lockie, had 30 victories and the same decorations, winning nine successes in one week and earning a palace ceremony after burns from a battle.
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London
Douglas J. Bader
Battl
Britain
E. S. Lock
Bader
A. G. Malan
Lock
Sawnoff Lockie
Buckingham Palace
Burns
Japanese reply on war supplies and ship sailings to America
An American correspondent asked if it mattered to Japan whether Soviet war supplies traveled in US or Russian freighters. Ishii replied there is no difference. On resuming ship sailings to America the spokesman said I cannot say. He noted the ASama Maru was en route to San Francisco with an undetermined number of Americans and a large silk cargo.
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Japan
United States
Ishii
America
San Francisco
Housing Authority Bids Hit Defense Priority Hurdles
The High Point Housing Authority opened bids for refrigerators stoves and related items amid defense priority effects. No bids came in for refrigerators and garbage cans, two bids each for cook stoves and space heaters, and no awards were made as of closing time.
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High Point Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Darlan Powers Expanded Amid Internal Policy Debate
The report notes Darlan gaining greater internal authority while policy questions remain silent. Discussions at the Big Four meetings include Petain Weygand Huntziger and Darlan, focusing on Africa and the defense of Dakar. Weygand’s return to Africa preceded the conclave’s end as officials seek guidance on defense and collaboration amid German pressure.
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Darlan
France
Petain
Maxime Weygand
Africa
Charles ‘Huntziger
Weygand
Dakar
Paris
Ishii Remarks On Reciprocity And Indo China Questions
Ishii said Japan would observe the principle of reciprocity on freezing assets and would not discuss military matters but noted that he understood Indo China movements were completed. He avoided confirming Thai military base rumors, saying he cannot state whether they are true but thinks they may be unfounded.
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Japan
United States
Ishii
Indo-China
Thailand
Domei
Bangkok
Soviet War News Highlights Frontline Pushes and Air War
Soviet reports describe intensified air battles and guerrilla actions behind German lines across the front. The Smolensk area near Moscow remains contested after 28 days of fighting. Belosterkov near Kiev holds, while new sectors between Kiev and Odessa and at Soltsi see ongoing clashes. German claims near Ukraine raise the danger to Russian positions west of the Dnieper. The Moscow air raid season records 17th attack, described as weak, with German losses. Soviet air forces strike from Berlin to supply bases and bomb Constanta, with rail and oil shipments targeted. Guerrilla activity grows across Soviet territory as wheat and rye harvests rise in southern Ukraine and Crimea.
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Soviet Bureau of Information
Smolensk
Moscow
Red Army
Belosterkov
Kiev
Uman
Ukraine
Odessa
Soltsi
Claeme
Dnieper
Murmansk
Red Air Fleet
Berlin
Danube
Cerna-Voda
Constanta
Germany
Crimean Republic
Englishwomen Help Hitler Fight With Hair Short to Long Way
British women are urged to save hair clippings after every cut as part of a national effort to use human hair in plastics for armaments and war industries. The Save Your Hair movement, backed by James Bones and the Ministry of Supply, echoes Nazi practice from 1938. Longer hair is valued for strengthening felt in munitions and for precision meteorology instruments, turning fashion into national defense.
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Rosette Hargrove
London
Britain
Hitler
James Bones
Leeds
Germany
Frisseur
Yorkshire Hairdressers Front Hair Saving Trend
The article notes a historical hair trade where peasant girls offered plaits at fairs to fund items like petticoats and shoes. The Yorkshire Hairdressers' Action Committee promotes hair-saving practices, stating that even after processing, hair fetches a modest price and a full toupee is rarely valuable, challenging popular belief.
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Yorkshire
Nazi advance encircles Bug River toward Nikolaev and Odess a threat
Front reports describe a German and Romanian push along the Bug and Dniester toward Nikolaev and Odessa. A map issued by the German high command outlines a large semi circle drive around the Pinsk marshes toward Kiev while air forces bombard Russian withdrawals in the Ukraine. The bulletin notes heavy Russian losses, derailed trains, damaged ships, and the induction of a blue division of Spanish volunteers into the German army.
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Nikolaev
Odessa
Dniester
Bessarabia
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Ukraine
Reich
Germany
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Mogilev
Smolensk
Pinsk
Kiev
Luftwaffe
CNB
Adolf Hitler
Open Shop Strike Sparks Navy Takeover Threats
The Korndorff dispute over open shop drives a bid for Navy intervention as 17,000 idle workers face a stalled plant. CIO warns the firm’s push for wage boosts without union membership maintenance hides a dollar patriotism agenda. Rail carriers fear a 3.9 billion payroll rise if wage demands bloom. A Washington talk targets Mack Manufacturing and a gun carriage order amid walkouts.
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Knox
Peter Fisnn
CIO Focul
Whch
Kearny Concern
Flynn
Navy Department
National Defense Mediation Board
High Defense
National Railway Medication Board
Chicago
U.S. Conciliation Service
Mack Manufacturing Company
Allentown
CIO
Washington
Labor Unrest Hits Plants Across South and Northeast
Wages hover 64 to 95 cents an hour while 15 cents an hour wage gained attention. AFL strikes halt Cur tiss-Wright propeller plant in Caldwell North Carolina as 50 of 500 workers cross picket lines. In Erwin North Carolina about 2,500 Erwin Cotton Mills workers walked out defending workload changes. Camp Lee Virginia AFL carpenters seek $1.12 2 per hour, with decision referred to quartermaster general. Pullman-Standard Car workers in Bessemer Alabama threaten not to return to work.
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Caldwell
South
Erwin Cotton Mills
Erwin
N.C
Camp Lee
AFL
Army
Quartermaster-General's Office
M. QO. Dobbs
CIO Loca
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Bessemer
Ala
Pipeline project seeks federal aid amid East shortage
Officials said petroleum supply concerns threaten gasoline rationing in the east as a pipeline from the Gulf Coast to Greensboro advances. Company representatives reported most materials for the line are ready, two contracts let, but rights-of-way delays in Georgia hinder progress. Plantation seeks aid under the Cole act. line capacity is about 60,000 to 60,000 barrels daily.
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Representaives
Georgia
Plantation
Gulf Coast
Greensboro
U S House Debates Selective Service Bill Amid Draftee Concerns
Lawmakers clash over extending mandatory service with Rep Wadsworth urging retention to avert breaking unit cohesion. He warns releasing 640000 selectees would wreck divisions for 6 to 8 months while Rep Short proposes to allow volunteers for a new term. Draftee testimonies cited feelings of being tricked and railroaded.
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Wadsworth
United States
National Guard
Rep. Short
R-Mo
Military Affairs Committee
Short
California
Assets Of Bank Sold At Auction
Defunct Commercial National Bank assets valued around 700000 were sold at public auction in the County Building to J. K. Dorsett of Charlotte for 3495. Receiver Judson C. Jones noted remaining assets not included due to complications and litigation and said the bid would go to Controller Lindsay C. Warren for approval before U.S. District Court confirmation.
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Commercial National Bank
J. K. Dorsett
Charlotte
Judson C. Jones
Exports Prohibited in Indo China Under Japanese Rule
A Domei dispatch from Ha noi reports the French Indo China government bans all merchandise exports except those to Japan. The measure affects trade in the region as tensions rise amid wartime policies.
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Shanghai
Domei
Hanoi
Japan
House Debates 28 Month Army Service Extension
In Camp Bowie Texas supporters and opponents clash over a proposed 28 month extension of Army service. Speaker Rayburn and Democratic leaders back the extension while proposing an 18 month limit to win votes. Senator Nye warns the House may reject any extension. Secretary Stimson could dismiss those hard pressed by family burdens if still compatible with defense. A session was set for 11 A M to speed votes and pave way for a three day recess.
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Camp Bowie
Texas
Rayburn
House
Russia
May
D-Ky
McCormack
Nye
R-Nd
Stimson
Mentheres
New York Stocks Update Noting Afternoon Trading
New York stocks moved through afternoon trading as investors monitored economic data. The market showed varied results with gains and losses across major sectors and notable activity in blue chip stocks.
Saboteurs Hit N J Foundry in August Strike
In Mahwah New Jersey the American Brake Shoe and Foundry plant was damaged when its power plant, loading derrick, and freight locomotive were attacked. About 450 members of the International Boulders and Foundry Workers AFL have been on strike since July 28. Police blame sabotage. the FBI was called in. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise amid a pay scale noted as 5.20 per week.
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Mahwah
N. J
American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company
Bergen County
William A. Browne
Charles Smith
Hohokus Township
International Boulders and Foundry Workers
AFL
Browne
Erie Railroad
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Labor Relations Board
Lisbon Funds Are Freed
Washington reports that Portugal gains a general license exempting its government Central Bank and nationals from Roosevelt’s June 14 frozen assets order. Portuguese assets in the United States are estimated at about 160 million dollars. The exemption requires assurances and restricts dealings with other frozen nations and permits only specified transactions.
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Treasury
United States
Roosevelt
Portugal
Russia
Switzerland
Spain
Sweden
Finland
Statue of Pershing Crashes in Storm at Lafayette Park
In occupied France Aug 11 a violent summer storm toppled the Pershing statue in Lafayette Park and shattered it into hundreds of pieces. The Lafayette statue nearby on the opposite side of the highway stayed intact.
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Versailles
France
Generals John J. Pershing
Lafayette Park
Lafayette
Pershing
Peru Ecuador War Renewed On Frontier Skirmishes
Fighting between Ecuador and Peru resumed over the weekend with both governments blaming the other. Peru claims Ecuadorian forces mounted surprise attacks along the Napa River and Zapotillo, were repelled, and that a Peruvian river gunboat moved toward the scene. Quito reports repeated Peruvian assaults but says they were repelled. A U S mediation had recently been sought amid a longstanding border dispute.
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Associated Press
Ecuador
Peru
Peruvian Foreign Office
Napa River
Quito
Zapatillo
United States
Argentine
Brazil
Three Langley Field pilots believed lost
Langley Field officers reported three fliers missing and likely occupants of a plane that plunged into the surf off Virginia Beach around 10 34 p m last night. The missing are Second Lieut Adrian J Wilcomb pilot Sergeant Allen McRogers and Private Philip R Wheeler all from the third observation squadron. No trace of the aircraft was found and hope for the fliers remained dim. United States machines may be used in sewing army uniforms in Brazil.
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Langley Field
Amny
Virginia Beach
Adrian J. Wilcomb
Allen M¢Rogers
Philip R. Wheeler
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