Churchill Vows British Support If Peace Talks Fail
London reports Prime Minister Churchill warns Japan to stop its moves and pledges Britain to side with the United States in pursuit of a peaceful Pacific settlement. He hails the Atlantic Charter with Roosevelt and calls for united action against Nazi tyranny while praising Soviet aid and warning that Germany could target Britain next if the US-Russia clash escalates. He stresses patience in peace talks but asserts Britain will join the United States if negotiations fail.
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London
Churchill
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Pacific
Hind
Roosevelt
Europe
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Britain
Streich
China
Indo-China
Siam
Singapore
Australia
Philippine Islands
Weather summary for North Carolina and coastal areas
Official weather records report scattered thundershowers in the mountains on Tuesday with moderate to fresh southwest winds along the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville. Block Island to Hatteras shows cloudy, shower possible tonight and Tuesday with gusty south and southwest winds north of Delaware breakwater. Charlotte notes 24 hour temperature and rainfall data through 7:30 a.m.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Delaware
Charlotte
Churchill boosts US Britain ties over Far East risk
The agency cites Churchill warning of Japan's expansion, framing Britain as backing the United States if conflict erupts in the Orient. Bracketed threats to Singapore and the Philippines highlight the two key flashpoints, as Washington weighs the implications of his Atlantic meeting with Roosevelt.
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Usal
China
Churchill
Japan
Hitler
Mussolini
Domei
Thailand
Britain
U.S
Washington
Winston Churchill
Far East
United States
Orient
Roosevelt
Singapore
Philippines
Asia
Churchill on guiding fortunes amid Europe’s wreckage
In a historic meeting Churchill spoke of guiding fortunes of the toiling masses across continents. He described Europe as wrecked by Nazi mechanized war and barbaric fury. He called Hitler a devil who doomed millions to death and noted the shifting balance as Nazi aggression waned.
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Europe
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Churchill assigns risks to United States in Hitler plan
The Prime Minister warned Britain’s allies against underestimating Germany’s aims and urged the United States to face its possible role in the Nazi strategy. He outlined a one by one method and warned that US fate could follow if Russia and Britain were neutralized, signaling a cautious push for American involvement.
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United States
Churchill
Hitler
Russia
Britain
Briteain
Germans Press Encircling Push in Ukraine and Smolensk Front
German forces wage a widening drive from Kiev toward Gomel with a looming encirclement risk to defenders southwest of Moscow. Red Army units under Marshal Timoshenko hold between Gomel and Kiev while Luftwaffe raids threaten key rail links to Moscow and Leningrad. Meanwhile Odessa under siege and Tallinn faces isolation as operations stretch along the northern and southern fronts.
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Kiev
Gomel
Moscow
RED
Semeon Timoshenko
Ukraine
Smolensk
DNB
Bryansk
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Lake Kmen
Dienst
Moscow-Leningrad
Ion Antonescu
Cherkas
Dnieper
FDR Denounced as Security for Loans by Farm Bloc Members
Members of the congressional farm blocs urged that FDR use the cotton stocks as security for loans, arguing the giant stockpile threatened the market. They cited the drop in market price after an announced disposal. Also noted were Shanghai bus fare jumps, and New Zealand dairy plans for the next season.
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New Zealand
Soviet抵 stronghold on Karelian Isthmus readied
Soviet lines on the heavily fortified Karelian Isthmus held firm as Finns reported advances near Sakkijarvi Nui jamaa and Rattijarvi within 18 miles of Viipuri. Russian dispatches claim German push toward Leningrad checked by a stronger Red Army defense while tanks rammed and burned 135 lighter German tanks in a counterattack near Kingisepp and Novgorod. Red Star credited Ko chev’s forces between Smolensk and Kiev with repelling a German plane-supported assault leaving over 100 German armored vehicles destroyed.
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Sakkijarvi
Nuijamaa
Rattijarvi
Viipuri
Karelian
Kakisaimi
Leningrad
Red Army
Izvestia
Kingisepp
Leningrod
Novgorod
Red Star
Kochev
Gomel
Smolensk
Kiev
Iran invaded as Soviet and British forces sweep frontiers
British troops crossed into Southern Iran along the Gulf of Persia while Soviet forces advanced from the north. Iran reports a mobile defense with 10000 troops equipped with Swedish artillery and a few German tanks. Moscow and London warned of German influence as Iran feared oil pipeline disruption and a potential clash with allied forces.
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London
Moscow
Trroops
Iran
Gulf of Persia
Caucasus
Iran's monarch and military reach in mid 20th century era
The report outlines Iran under Riza Khan Pahlevi with a constitutional framework since 1906. It notes the 1923 deposition of Sultan Ahmed Shah, the 1937 non aggression pact with Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Afghanistan, and a 50,000-strong civilian army plus a 220-plane air force. It mentions a Caspian and Persian Gulf pocket navy plus Italian-built ships.
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Riza Khan Pahlevi
Pahlevi
Sultan Ahmed Shah
Iran
Mohammed Ali Shah
Sultana Ahmed Shah
Turkey
Iraq
Afghanistan
Teheran
Russia
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Italy
Tobacco firms press for directed acquittal in big trials
In Lexington Kentucky the three largest tobacco companies asked Federal Judge H Church Ford to direct acquittal on anti trust charges after twelve weeks of government evidence. Gordon Dean of New York argued that the prosecution proved vigorous competition rather than a monopoly as evidence showed dealers lost discount benefits during price wars.
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Lexington
H. Church Ford
American Tobacco Company
Gordon Dean
New York City
Thomasville Wreck Involves Local Man
Special to The Enterpriser Thomasville August 25 An automobile driven by H I McDuffie of Elwood Hotel High Point and a transfer truck driven by Robert L Campen collided at the National Highway and East Guilford Street intersection Sunday morning. McDuffie stopped for a traffic light while Campen failed to stop and struck the rear of the McDuffie car. Both vehicles were badly damaged but neither driver was injured. Campen was arrested on charges of failing to stop for the traffic light and reckless driving.
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Thomasville
H. I. McDuffie
Elwood
High Point
Robert L. Campen
East Guilford Street
McDuffie
Campen
Iran Crisis Deepens As Axis Power Pushes Standoff
A Moscow radio note stated the Soviet government demanded action in Iran to safeguard its frontiers against Germany, while broadcasts claimed Axis powers seek control. The message framed the move as necessary to resist German aggression and secure regional borders.
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Iran
Moscow Radio
Russia
Germany
Stocks Lean Toward Recovery Amid Slow Trading
New York August 25 Stocks generally leaned toward recovery in today's market though activity showed little vigor. Fractions dotted early trading and many issues stood unchanged with some minus signs. War news offered limited speculative fuel while easing Far Eastern tension aided sentiment. Bonds and commodities were mixed and several names led gains while others lagged.
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Victor Eubank
New York
U.S. Steel
General Motors
American Telephone
United Aircraft
Montgomery Ward
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Anaconda
Pepsi-Cola
International Paper
Consolidated Aircraft
American Smelting
Texas Carp
du Pont
Former Ambassador Warns Against Isolation Policy Shift
Former U S ambassador Joseph E Davies told veterans' group delegates that the United States would undertake a terrible risk by following isolationist counsel in formulating foreign policy. He argued against sponsoring a peace with Hitler now, warning it would serve Hitler’s aims and strengthen him.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Joseph E. Davies
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Russia
Belgium
Hitler
RAF HITS OBJECTIVES IN CITY OF DUESSELDROF
The RAF attacked communications and industrial targets in Duesseldorf as bad weather limited operations and three planes went missing. A lone unidentified bomber dropped bombs along the northeast coast while German aircraft raided eastern and southern England causing minimal damage. Three English factories can now produce enough beet sugar for London for a year.
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London
RAF
Rhineland
Duesseldorf
Air Tministry
Nmany
England
Scotland
City Collectorship Issue May Be Cause Of Fireworks Here
The Civil Service Commission faces a potential clash with City Manager E. M. Knox over Knox’s request for a second list of three eligibles for city collector. Knox argues the three named are unsatisfactory. the commission may refuse a second list, risking a split within the panel or with Knox. Officials differ whether the panel may or should provide an additional list, amid deliberations likely late this week. In Raleigh, a separate dispatch notes the State Agriculture Defense Board will hold local farm defense meetings to promote economical use of nitrogenous seed in planting winter cover crops this fall.
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Civil Service Commission
E. M. Knox
Knox
Civil Service Act
J. Harold Black
J. Vassie Wilson, Jr
James S. Moffitt
Commission
Farm Defense Boards
Raleigh
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
State Agriculture Defense Board
Mrs Mary W Reid Dies At Her Home
Mrs Mary W Reid 52 wife of W K Reid died unexpectedly at her home on east Green Street extension High Point route 4 Sunday morning after illness since January. Born Cleveland County October 30 1889 she moved to the city 15 years ago from Mecklenburg County Virginia. Surviving are three daughters four sons two step-daughters a step-son and two brothers. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the home conducted by Rev W B Davis and Jack Jones with burial in Floral Garden Cemetery.
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Mary W. Reid
W. K. Reid
East Green Street
High Point
Reid
Cleveland County
G. M
Mary Jane Robbins Biggerstaff
Mecklenberg County
John B. Wells
Alice Wells
Greensboro
C. L. Brown
W. B. Heid
George Biggerstaff
Rutherfordton
Charlie Biggerstaff
Forest City
W. B. Davis
Jack Jones
Floral Garden Cemetery
Draft boards must safeguard soldiers' reemployment rights
Washington August 25 Local draft boards have been charged by the national director with responsibility for ensuring soldiers who return from service regain their former positions. Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey directs each board to appoint a reemployment committeeman to protect veterans' rights. The law requires rehiring unless employer circumstances have changed as to make it impossible or unreasonable.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Bombs Hit Great Yarmouth Harbor in Daylight Raid
German high command claims heavy bombs damaged the British harbor at Great Yarmouth during a Sunday daylight attack. The communique also notes British raids on western Germany with minor damage and three attackers shot down by night fighters.
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Berlin
Great Yarmouth
Germany
Ladies Bridge Party Hostesses Announced at Emerywood
Mesdames J. W. Woollen and M. A. Lackey named hostesses for the Emerywood Country Club weekly ladies bridge party tomorrow at ten. August is guest month, inviting local visitors to attend.
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Mesdames
J. W. Woollen
M. A. Lackey
Emerywood Country Club
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