Editorial argues war cannot ignore home front problems
A Mississippi editorial criticizes war-time distractions, recounting a Greenwood Commonwealth item about stealthy slot machines near a military officer to illustrate misguided ideas. The piece warns against focusing solely on combat while domestic issues suffer and suggests clearer priorities are needed.
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Mississippi
Nome
Littleton Upshur
Greenwood
Miss
Qver
Chinese Attack Japs Retreating From Chuhsien
In Chungking dispatches Chinese forces push back the Japanese from Chuhsien the site of a major air field as Chinese units advance from the west and southwest forming a junction and attacking the city. Fires burn in the city as Japanese withdrawals continue and the retreat spreads through Klangsi province with towns set ablaze and supplies destroyed.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
China
Gire
Klangsi Provings
Sungyan
Chekiang Province
Lishui
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Shangjao
Kwangfeng
Klange Shan
Central News
Ceiling for Trade Charges Under War Price Rules
Service industries from shoe repair to sand blasting fall under OPA price limits. Retailers must file a price statement with local War Price and Rationing Boards by September 10 after noting highest March prices, price methods, and any allowances or discounts. Include manual details if used and keep a personal copy.
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OPA
Dorsey McRae
Little Rock
McRae
County War Price and Rationing Board
FBI rounds up 100 aliens in New Jersey raids
Newark authorities say about 100 aliens were arrested by FBI special agents and local police in raids that began at 6 30 a m in northern New Jersey counties. E E Quurey of the FBI announced the operation targeted Nazi party members and others who would not fight for the United States. The action involved more than 200 police officers and also targeted members and supporters of the American Bund.
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Newark
N.J
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Jersey
E. E. Quurey
FBI
United States
Germany
Paceereonerican Bund
Conroy
Battleship Iowa Launched in Brooklyn Navy Yard
The 45000 ton Iowa, the largest battleship yet built, slid into the East River at 10 36 AM as Mrs. Ne Browne Wallace, wife of the vice president, broke champagne on its prow. Rear Admiral Marquart praised the vessel as the heaviest launched, while Secretary Bard hailed its speed and range and legacy for Ames.
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Norman Lodge
New York
Iowa
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ralph A. Bard
Ne Browne Wallace
FE. J. Marquart
Bard
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Amesia
Army to Accept 45-50 Year Old Enlistments
Secretary of War Stimson announced the Army will accept enlistments of men aged 45 to 50 who have specific skills for service. They will join service commands or other units to free younger troops for combat. This marks a higher age limit than the previous 45.
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Army
Washington
Stimson
War Department
Warns Nation to Prepare for High Tax and Saving Plan
Washington reports government economists urge early 1843 tax and savings legislation to stabilize farm prices and curb living costs. Harvard professor Hansen says a large tax bill should pass soon with steeper taxes and compulsory saving. Senate Finance backs 5 percent wage and dividend withholding amid revenue action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alvin HW. Hansen
Harvard Universilty
Federal Reserve
Hansen
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Navy officer commissions and promotions in two year span
The Navy reports 66,996 officer commissions since Sept 16, 1940 with 55,468 from civil life to the Naval Reserve. It also notes 20,632 Navy officer promotions and 5,923 Marine Corps officer appointments over the same period.
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Washington
Theavy
Naval Reserve
Navy
Congress
Department
McNary
Oregon
Marine Corps
Russians Counter Attack At Moscow And Stalingrad Battle
Allies push on Moscow front reports show Soviet forces driving west on a 70 mile front and recapturing hundreds of villages. Germans admit stiff Russian counter-attacks near Stalingrad while Tokyo and German lines acknowledge losses and limited gains. Allied actions span North Africa and the Pacific as Japan sustains defensive setbacks near Guadalcanal and New Guinea.
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Europe
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Russia
Moscow
Solomon Islands
Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
Volga
Sayiet
Gregory K. Zhukov
Egypt
China
Cairo
el Alamein
Alexandria
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Three Ships Sunk by Subs in Single Night
The Navy announced a medium U S merchant ship sunk in the Caribbean area and survivors said she was the third ship in one night. The loss brings total western Atlantic ship losses to 443 since Pearl Harbor. One woman and two TMQ passengers were believed lost. five passengers, five Navy guards, and 36 crew were rescued by a British warship after the torpedo strike at 4 a m.
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Associated Press
U.S
Caribbean Sea
Navy Today
Thurs
United Nations
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
West Indian
Navy
Flashes of Life and Odd Encounters Across Cities
Local scraps from Seattle to Chicago reveal quirky bids at a tires auction halted by a ceiling dispute. A San Diego group fears being labelled sissies yet adapts by clipping women’s magazines. In Chicago Dr Heinemann faces a recurring “Indian” panhandler asking for a dollar to return to Oklahoma, ending with the man jailed.
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de-Man
San Diego
Calif
Semigensany
East
U.S. C
Chicago
Victor
Heinemann
Oklahoma
RAF Bombs 3 German Ships Near Dieppe
London reports three German ships of 1,500 tons each damaged and a smaller vessel hit by Hurricane bombers in a five ship convoy off Dieppe. RAF escorts fought off anti aircraft fire as planes returned safely after the surprise sea level strike.
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London
Dieppe
Air Ministry
RAF
Eas Bnglian
Berlin
Colchester
Dover
Ingland
King Arrives for Brother's Funeral
King George VI in naval uniform and Queen Elizabeth in black returned to London for the funeral of his youngest brother the Duke of Kent killed in a RAF air crash. A special train brought back another royal brother the Duke of Gloucester and his duchess for the service likely at Windsor as a small crowd gathered at the station.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Duke of Kent
RAF
Lake of Gloucester
Windsor
Masons to Meet at 7 30 Friday Night
Whitfield lodge No. 249 will meet Friday night at the hall on South Elm Street at 7 30 to confer the Master degree. All Masons are urged to attend. The principal products of Bur Ma are teakwood tin silver and petroleum.
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Whitfield Lodge No. 249
South Elm Street
Bur- Ma
Stalemate in Egypt Broken by the Allies
Cairo Aug 27 Allied airmen begin to erode calm on the western desert as reinforced armies on both sides near El Alamein brace for a possible major battle. American and RAF raids target shipping in Crete, Greece and the Axis supply line while New Zealand forces raid El Mirage with prisoners taken. A new RAF ground regiment trains to defend airdromes against any German Italian parachute counter move.
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Cairo
Alamein Line
United States Army
Tobruk
Suda Bay
Crete
Corinth Canal
Greece
RAF
Middle East
el Alamein
New Zealand
el Mireir
Desert Front
Harold Alexander
Libya
Repatriates Await Release From Diplomatic Ship Gripshorn
Jersey City August twenty seventh reports state the diplomatic liner Gripshorn held 600 within reach of America land for release by U S officials after docking with over 1 400 passengers from Japan and the Orient. About 145 were sent to Ellis Island for loyalty checks while 200 customs officers cleaned 1 600 pieces of baggage. Approximately 20 missionaries among those moved faced further questions. peace talks meetings were noted aboard the homeward voyage. Four railway systems in the British Isles total 20 080 miles.
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Jersey City
N. J
America
U.S
Japan
Orient
Ellis Island
United States
New York
Famed Russian Sniper Arrives in U S as Assembly Delegate
Washington Aug 27 Junior Lieutenant Liudmila Pavlivchenko arrived in full Red Army regalia with two medals on each breast as a delegate to the International Student Assembly. Officially credited with 309 kills and training 80 snipers who aided Sevastopol defense, she spoke through an interpreter and said she plans to return to history research at Kiev University after the war.
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Washington
Liudmila Pavlivcchenko
Red Russian Army Corps
International Student Assembly
Sevastopol Secord
University of Kiev
Nelson Starts Getting Tough on War Material Priority
Nelson, head of the War Production Board, Withdraws armed services from issuing priority ratings. WPB gains sole control over material allocations, aiming to curb inflated priorities. Action comes amid talks with War, Navy, and Munitions Board officials and is to be formalized within 24 hours.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Armed Services
Fom
Nelsont
WPB
Withpela
Amory Houghton
Army and Navy
Convicts Propose Army Division Black Legion Plan
A Missouri prison inmate proposes forming a convict army division called the Black Legion. He sent a letter to Maj. Gen. Uhl, who forwarded it to Washington for consideration, arguing prisoners’ fitness and numbers justify service.
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Omaha
Black Legion
Missouri
Adjutant General Department
Washington
Harry R. Justice
Frederick EB. Uhl
Seventh Service Command
Uhl
Justice
Amer
America
Milne Bay Invasion Push Fails To Halt Allied Response
Milne Bay defense tightens as Japanese forces land at New Guinea's southeast tip. Allied air and ground units engage, with Kittyhawks and Fortresses strafing and bombing enemy positions while reports note limited air cover for the attackers. Naval actions destroy a transport and damage a cruiser as the battle extends toward Port Moresby.
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Far Pacific
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Pennsylvania
Imperial
U.S. Navy
Guadalcanal
Salomons
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
New Guinea
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Milne Bay
New Guineas
Papua
John H. Wiggins
Washington
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Geral MacArthur
South
U.S
Coral Sea
Buna
Stanley Tange
Tulagi-Guadalcanal
Navy
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Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico
Seattle
Harvey O Brien
B.F. Raynes
U.S.C
King
Brother
Africa
Fou
British Isles
U. S
Nelson
Detroit
Earl C. Pugsley
Hart
Mich
Wayne County
Pacific
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