Himmler Named Interior Minister in Nazi Germany
Mackenzie analyzes Hitler's appointment of Heinrich Himmler as interior minister citing his brutal record and aims to crush revolts among occupied peoples, tighten home front control, and keep war labor in danger zones amid Berlin and Harburg bombings. He notes Danish anti Nazi protests and rising unrest in occupied territories.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Himmler
Hun
Hitler
Sir Neville Henderson
Berlin
Himmier
von Ribbentrop
Harburg
Germany
Denmark
Copenhagen
Reich
Market Report from St Louis and New York Stock Exchanges
Hogs light weights steady to higher with 180 Ibs up to 10. Heavy hogs around 14.10 to 15.00. Cattle and calves opened steady with light steer supply. good and choice heifers and yearlings 11.00 to 13.55. Sheep with few good lambs around 14.25. New York market lacked buying. assorted issues rose slightly but overall activity weak with about 400,000 shares traded.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
New York
Grain futures rise on reports of southwest feed shortage
Trade reports show looming feed shortage in the southwest months ahead boosting grain futures. September rye oats lead gains with strong cash demand for oats while wheat, rye, and oats finish higher. prices listed for cash and futures contracts across standard grades.
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Chicago
Cotton trading rises on stronger demand despite crops
In New York trading on August 26, cotton futures gained 40 to 70 cents a bale as commission houses and traders bought against hedge selling. Oct 20.12, Dec 19.96, Mar 19.84. Old contracts closed 45 to 70 cents higher with varied intraday highs and lows across futures months.
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New York
Commission House
Destruction Strains Axis War Efforts Across Fronts
A war dispatch notes evacuations and unrest in German territory as bombs disrupt factories and homes. It estimates 30 percent of Nazi fighter plane production destroyed at Regensburg on August 17, highlighting strategic air power's toll. Tokyo broadcasts report Emperor Hirohito worried over Japan's production, underscoring global strains on Axis powers.
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Hitler
Reich
Regensburg
Tokyo Radio
Emperor Hirohito
Wreck Victim Dies In Local Collision
Pvt. John Bailey Montcalm West Virginia died at Camp Robinson station hospital from injuries from a car bus collision in Little Rock early Tuesday. Two other soldiers were killed and two injured in the accident.
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Little Rock
John Bailey
Montcalm
W. Va
Camp Robinson Station
Cotton Futures Rise on Crop Drop Expectations
New Orleans price movement shows futures advancing as traders expect the September 1 crop report to lower the government estimate. Market closes steady with gains across near months. spot cotton also up 40 cents. Receipts total 13,859 and stock stands at 180,543.
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New Orleans
All Efforts Couldn't Save Marie Barker Life
Marie Barker 19 died after nineteen blood transfusions failed to treat her rare blood disease. Her parents had urged President Roosevelt to obtain penicillin, which was refused. Private Valentine Godkin flew from Texas to donate. Officials cited factors complicating her condition that would have rendered penicillin useless.
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Chicago
Marie Barker
Roosevelt
Marie
Valentine Godkin
Texas
State Temperatures Remain Unchanged Across Arkansas
Little Rock reports temperatures near one hundred degrees with continued heat through Friday. Conway led with 109 degrees yesterday while Batesville 106 Pine Bluff 105 and several towns logged 104 to 101 degrees. Texarkana eased to 98 as heat persisted across the state.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Conway
Batesville
Pine Bluff
Harrison
Brinkley
Blytheville
Magnolia
Dardanelle
Jonesboro
Prescott
Lite Rock
Newport
Fort Smith
Mena
Monticello
Portland
Wilson
Wynne
Helena
Mountbatten to Lead Burma Drive in War Strategy
The Associated Press reports Mountbatten named supreme commander in Southeast Asia, shaping land sea and air operations against Japan to ease China’s burden and open the Burma road, coordinating with MacArthur’s Pacific push as bad weather halts actions in New Guinea.
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Associated Press
Louis Mountbatten
Asia
Burma
China
Japan
Mountbatten
George VI
Washington
Quebec
Douglas MacArthur
India
Ceylon
MacArthur
Pacific
Salamaua
New Guinea
New Georgia
Solomons
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Hankow
Wushan
Tokyo
Hongkong
Chinese High Command
Fuyang
Chekiang
Hangchow
Chungking
Soldier Denies in Court Testimony About Choking Claim
On the witness stand Miss Lina Basquette Mollison identified herself as the wife of Henry Mollison and mother of a son. She said Mollison was a prisoner of war in Germany, but she did not know if he is alive. The testimony includes a police inquiry where the defendant Rimke admits he began to choke her but stopped.
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Rimke
Miss Basquette
Lina Basquette Mollison
Henry Mollison
Mollison
Germany
Allied air raids target France and western front
German reports say anti aircraft fire downed a Junkers 88 near a northern Scottish island. Allied air forces struck western France for the second straight day with damage to Villacoublay base near Paris. A Paris dispatch cites a Tribune de Geneve report claiming a August 16 Flying Fortress raid razed villages around Le Bourget with no airfield remains.
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France
Belgium
Villacoublay
Paris
Bern
Tribune de Geneve
le Bourget
Roosevelt’s Ottawa talk hints at harsher war disclosures
The article notes President Roosevelt’s Ottawa speech promising stronger disclosures on European war plans. It argues the disclosure strategy aims to pressure Nazi Germany by threatening intensified Allied offensives and unconditional surrender negotiations.
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Europe
West
Roosevelt
Ottawa
Quebec
Germany
Italy
Japan
Hitler
Planes Wreck Defenses of Foggia Airfield
Allied air forces launched a long distance low level raid on Foggia and salute fields using 26 enemy planes shot down and widespread ground damage. Lightning fighters crossed Italy from bases in Sicily to strike at Foggia and Taranto rail yards as RAF and Canadian bombers hit Crotone and other targets. Ground crews fled as Lightning formations blasted parked aircraft and defenses with machine guns and cannons.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
Italy
Foggia
Naples
Adriatic
Taranto
Sicily
Fortresses Press Airdrome in Surprise Attack
Liberators from the Middle East moved toward railway freight yards while anti air crews were dazed by heavy strafing. The Fortresses dropped powerful bombs on the airfield as Lightnings encountered few fighters and claimed three kills.
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Middle East
Livestock Crisis Warned By Governor Adkins
Russellville report states Governor Adkins warned that estimates indicate a severe livestock shortage. Officials expect significant impact on markets and regional agriculture as conditions worsen.
Alabama Drops Football for Duration Amid War Rationing
The University of Alabama announced it would abandon intercollegiate football this fall. Dean A. B. Moore cited army restrictions on college trainees and most athletes serving in the armed forces. Frank Thomas will cancel four scheduled games as the coaching staff remains in the physical fitness program aligned to the war effort.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Dean A. B. Moore
Army
Frank Thomas
Louisiana State
Georgia
Tulane
Alabama
Pasadena
Miami
Dallas
Arkansas Livestock Feed Crisis Prompts State Action
Adkins warns of an unprecedented breadbasket drought stressing Arkansas livestock. He appeals for 12,500,000 bushels of wheat and a similar amount of corn plus 300,000 tons of hay to avert winter starvation. Senators and agencies are urged to move quickly. The 4-H clubs and Future Farmers of America are noted for their role in supporting livestock and dairy industries.
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Arkansas
Adkins
America
Absent-minded professor’s wife sent to bank spots money
A quip suggests the professor may have acted with intent as he sent his wife to the bank and kissed his money, provoking doubt about his supposed absentmindedness. The remark hints at possible premeditation or affection for wealth influencing behavior.
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Ue Bank
Mhaybe
Tired Kidneys Sleepless Nights and Doan's Pills
Tired kidneys disrupt sleep with frequent scanty urination and burning. Kidney dysfunction may cause backache swelling headaches and fatigue. Doan's Pills, claimed effective for over 40 years, are promoted as relief.
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Coe Droprist
Dean
Doan
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