Alaskan Chief Urges Bold Offensive Against Japan
Lt. Gen. Dewitt after returning from Attu calls for a rapid war on Japan to strike from Alaska. He says the alliance must launch an offensive to isolate and destroy Japan by bombing from closer bases and seizing the Philippines to cut seaborne supply lines. He argues for a multi pronged push with bases from San Francisco to Attu to threaten Tokyo directly.
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Aleutians
Attu Island
Japan
Pacific
Jal Dewitt
Jan
Richt
SEA
Alaska
San Francisco
Attu
Tokyo
Dewitt
Philippines
China
Icted
Paramushiro
Dewitt Jated
Bombardiers Pressed for Peak Fitness at San Angelo School
Article outlines strict physical and psychological requirements for bombardier cadets at the San Angelo training school. It covers the 64 standard of physicals, medical care, adaptability tests, nutrition, exercise, and surgical options to keep cadets fit for four engined aircraft and combat missions.
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Central Press
San Angelo
Tex
A.A.F
Bombardier School Hospital
Bombardier School
Army Air Forces
A.A
Talent Night at Wesleyan Service Guild at Mark Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Service Guild hosts a talent night at Mark Methodist Church on Monday evening. The public is invited to attend the program. details include venue and time and note the event aims to entertain and engage attendees.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Mark Methodist Church
Mony
Lie
First Past Church
Rvice
Award Cobb
Mt. Vernon Arch
Lady After
Nursery School Proves Success In Thomasville
Thomasville officials report a new nursery school at Main Street. Miss Edna Grubbs oversees the program with Mrs. Dorothy Bray assisting and an on-site cook. Children aged two to six are cared for with nourishing meals, indoor and outdoor play supervised, and a well stocked play room for learning and socializing.
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Thomasville
Main Street
Fdna Grubbs
Dorothy Bray
Return of Leonard Street Vacationing Child to New York
A child from 1212 Leonard Street has returned to New York City with her parents after spending her vacation at the city location.
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Leonard Street
New York City
Danish Revolt Reaches New High Against German Occupation
Danish authorities and Nazi officials remained deadlocked over halting riots and sabotage as Denmark’s revolt intensified. Police with German aid arrested 120 in Copenhagen riots at Raadhus pladsen, and sabotage caused damage estimated at 1.5 million Danish crowns.
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John H. Colburn Stockhold
Denmark
Raadhuspladsen
Copenhagen
Lauritz Knudsen
Helsingborg
Sweden
Werner Best
Berlin
Best
Hermann von Hannecken
Glider lands at Hampton airport with Texas message
A small toy glider touched down on the Hampton runway bearing the note If found notify M. A. Tennison Harligen Texas Airport Manager R B Millsap stated Harligen is 500 miles from Dallas A Dallas operator said Tennison had moved to Dallas The scene hints at a mistaken destination and a potential lead for Tennison
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Dallas
Hampton Airport
M. A. Tennison
Harligen
Texas
R. B. Millsap
Tennison
Investigation of Murder Continues in Greensboro Area
Sheriff John C. Story in Greensboro reports ongoing inquiry into the murder of James Edward Wall a 47 year old welder at the High Point Greensboro airport killed while sleeping on his tool shed rooftop. Three black suspects and a High Point couple remain jailed for questioning as discussions with Solicitor John R. Hughes yield little progress.
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Grenesboro
John C. Story
James Edward Wall
High Point-Greensboro
Story
John R. Hughes
Guilford County Superior Court
High Point
W. A. Roberts
Posthumous Medal For Greensboro Gunner Parker
General John P. Kennedy awarded posthumously to Mrs. Mary Parker of Greensboro a silver medal for outstanding bravery. Pfc. Joe B. Parker, machine gunner, was killed March 23 1943 while defending his company. Parker and two comrades held the gun awaiting support as the weapon failed. The ceremony at Guilford county courthouse steps was sponsored by the Greensboro American Legion post with BTC-10 band playing.
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Greensboro
John P. Kennedy
Fort Bragg
Mary FE. Parker
Joe B. Parker
Kennedy
Guilford County
Pfe. Parker
Gomredes
Parker
Greensboro American Legion Post
BTC-10
Pilotless German Plane Crashes on Baltic Island
Aftonbladet report from Malmoe says a pilotless German plane crashed on Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Indications point to radio control with no space for a pilot found in the craft. The incident sparks speculation about secret German weapons. Bornholm lies about 25 miles from Sweden’s south coast across the Baltic.
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Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Malmoe
Bornholm
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Baltic
Peenemaende
RAF
War Reporter Sees Britain After Crossing Atlantic
A wartime dispatch from Leo V. Dolan describes landing in Scotland after a convoy crossing. The reporter recalls the voyage’s thrills and dangers, notes loss of three treasured oranges to theft, and salutes the British Merchant Navy, corvettes, destroyers, and RAF crews who escorted the ships.
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London
Atlantic
Sunderland
RAF Coastal Command
Scotland
Doc
Skipper
Manchester
Alex
RAF
Air Ministry
Britain
Mother Aided By Children In Recovery
In Boston a woman, Mrs Anna Goodwin Kenedy, 22, slowly regains memory after a baby’s cry breaks through amnesia. Her children David, 6, and Douglas, 2, visited her bedside. initial recognition was limited but Douglas’ cry prompted a moment of memory as she cried out the names of her sons. Doctors say she is comfortable and may go home soon.
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Boston
Anna Goodwin Kenedy
Boston City Hospital
Davdl
Douglas
Plant To Manufacture Miracle Drug Ready By November
Oakland Calif Aug 27 The defense plant corporation announced a $500000 Oakland plant to produce penicillin by November 1 operated by Cutter Laboratory. About 60 scientists will be employed to mass produce the mold derived bacteria killer with the drug seen as a miracle.
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Miracle Drug
Oakland
Calif
Defense Plant Corporation
Cutter Laboratory
New York Sports In Brief From August News Roundup
Mike Jacobs defends a 16.50 top for ringside Hank Armstrong versus Ray Robinson. George Case chases a fifth straight AL stolen base crown amid 292,376 fans on the Yankees western swing. Rudy York nears a one month home run record with 15 in August. Bill Veeck features in two national mags as Cedric Durst re signs with San Diego club and a lemon box prank arrives at the lineup.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Mike
George Case
Ty Cobb
Rudy York
Yanks
Milwaukee
Bill
Veeck
Regret the Derby Filly Claims Derby Glory and Fame
Regret, the only filly to win the Kentucky Derby, rose to prominence by beating top colts like Pebbles and Sharpshooter. Bred by Harry Payne Whitney, she carried high weights, triumphed at Churchill Downs in 1915, and remained a standout despite later setbacks and a dramatic Brooklyn Handicap finish.
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Ned Brown
NEA
Regret
Ruthless
Beldame
Miss Woodford
Broomstick
Jersey Lightning
Hamburg
Harry Payne Whitney
Brookdale Stud
Red Bank
N. J
Churchill Downs
Whitney
Pebbles
Sharpshooter
America
Louisville
Matt Winn
Saratoga
Trial By Jury
Brooklyn
Stromboli
Borrow
Aqueduct
Old Rosebud
Chicle
Roamer
Boots
Omar Khayyam
Koenig
Robinson
Willie Knapp
Harry Payn Whiteney
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