Hull keeps course as Welles resigns shadowing policy
The piece contrasts Secretary Hull and Undersecretary Sumner Welles amid their power clash at the State Department. Roosevelt supports Hull, while Welles may resign, underscoring a shift away from isolationism as the United States edges toward an active foreign policy guided by Hull's cautious approach.
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Hull
Sumner Welles
Welles
Roosevelt
Carthage
Tenn
Department of State
America
Tennessee
Cordell
Nazi attempt to halt advancing Russians fails
Axis forces launch flank assaults as Red Army pushes west of Kharkov. Soviet reports say 218 German tanks destroyed, 600 enemy killed, and 22 tanks knocked out in Lozovaya sector. Konev’s Steppe Army drives deeper toward Donets basin amid heavy fighting. Continued on Page Four.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Ukraine
Red Army
Kharkov
Red Star
Sladents
Berlin
Pss
Mius
Izyum
Orel
Jazi Bulletin
Dnieper
Ivan S. Konevy
Lozovaya
Donets River
Donets Basin
Moscow War Bulletin
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Voroshilovgrad
Konev
Sveral
Ration Calendar Items With Several Stamp Dates
Ration details list Book 2 red stamps T U V W valid through August 31 for meat cheese and similar. Book 2 blue stamps R S T valid through September 20 for processed fruits and vegetables. Sugar Book 1 stamp 14 valid for 5 pounds through October with stamps 15 16 also 5 pounds for home canning. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 valid through October 31. Gasoline East No 6 A coupons three gallons No 7 three gallons B and C two and a half in 12 Northeast states three elsewhere. Fuel Oil last year’s period through September. new season period through January 3, worth 10 gallons each.
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East
New War Material Protects Machineguns
New packaging material developed by American chemists protects machine guns during landing operations. It is moisture and dust proof, allowing guns to be tossed into shallow water and reclaimed later. The material resists moisture, dirt, and chemical action and remains tough yet pliable at low temperatures.
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New York
Notables Among 18 Die in Brazilian Air Crash
A three motor Junkers airliner taking off from Santos Dumont airport struck the Naval Academy building in fog. Eighteen of the 21 aboard perished, including Archbishop Gaspar Afonso Esilva of Sao Paulo. no American casualties are reported. The aircraft, nicknamed the City of Rio de Janeiro, struck with a wing.
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Rio de Janeiro
Naval Academy
Santos Dumont
Sao Paulo
Gasper Afonseca Esilva
United States
Junkers
City of
Yanks Sink Ten Nazi U Boats in Aerial Battles
U.S. Army Air Forces report at least ten German U boats sunk or damaged in thirteen air-sea engagements by B 24 bombers operating up to 1000 miles from base. Five subs believed sunk five damaged and three forced under water. One surfaced sub engagement featured a depth charge strike that split the boat. Five crew wounded in one plane but all are recovering.
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New York
U. S. Army Air Forces
AAF
Walter S. McDonnell
Duluth
Minn
Allied air raid pounds Salamaua area in largest Pacific strike
Allied bombers hit Salamaua's Hansa Bay base in New Guinea, dropping 18 tons. Nearly 100 Liberators Fortresses and Mitchells, escorted by fighters, sank a freighter and damaged 45 barges and ammunitions dumps. Ground forces pressed the Salamaua area as raids extended to Condor Point Nubia Kronprinz Eitel Friedrich harbors.
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William F. Boni
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
Hansa Bay New Guinea
George C. Kenney
Fifth Air Force
Wewak
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Roosevelt Ridge
Pacific
Solomons
New Georgia Island
Bairoko Harbor
Munda
Allied chiefs map squeeze play against Japan in Washington
In Washington Mountbatten and U S military chiefs outline a four fold plan to reopen the Burma Road free southern Asiatic ports and dominate the China sea The plan centers on amphibious operations and a broad effort to boost air power in China Stilwell and Clark are floated as possible deputies in Mountbatten’s staff with Chungking awaiting formal talks Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek to be seen in Chungking before final decisions are made
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Washington
Japan
Quebec
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Britain
Army
War Department
London
Chungking
Asia
Burma
Asiatic
China Sea
China
Mountbatten
Navy
Knox
Lord Louis
Southeastern
Mark W. Clark
Army Ground Forces
U. S. Fifth Army
North Africa
Joseph L. Stilwell
Chiang Kai-shek
Stilwell
China-Burma-India
Nine German POWs Recaptured After Fort Henry Escape
Kingston Ontario August 27 German prisoners escaped Fort Henry prison camp last night. Nine were recaptured by 9 a.m. today, with the rest pursued widely as authorities tighten search.
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Kingston
Ont
Fort Henry
Soviet Recognizes De Gaulle Giraud French Liberation Trustees
The Soviet Union announced formal recognition of the de Gaulle Giraud National Liberation committee as trustees of French interests. Roosevelt and Churchill previously granted limited wartime recognition, while Moscow’s move implies broader support for the French republic leadership in the Allied war effort.
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Washington
Russia
Quebec
de Gaulle-Giraud Committee of National Liberation
Roosevelt
Churchill
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
United States
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
French Empire
Mst
North Africa
London
Algiers
Arkansas War Loan Quota Set At 58 Million
Washington reports state quotas for the Third War Loan Drive starting September 9. Arkansas is allotted 58 million dollars, with other state figures listed from New York at 4.7 billion to Nevada and Wyoming at 12 million each. The drive aims to sell 5 billion to individuals and 10 billion to non banking institutions, excluding banks.
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Washington
New York
Nevada
Wyoming
Treasury
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tuberculosis Discoveries Linked to Induction Examinations
The Arkansas health department reports 635 pulmonary tuberculosis cases this year, up from 582 last year, crediting selective service induction X-ray screenings for the rise. Dr. T.T. Ross notes new case detections stem from X-ray inspections at induction stations.
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Little Rock
Health Department
Arkansas
T.T. Ross
Swedes Propose Protest Over German Sinkings
Stockholm announces a draft protest to Berlin after two Swedish fishing boats were sunk by German minesweepers in international waters off Denmark. Sweden has already filed two protests in ten days, seeks clarification on rescued crew, and condemns the attack as a brutal act while awaiting further naval investigations.
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Stockholm
Germany
Denmark
Berlin
Agens Nytheter
Presidential inner circle shaping Roosevelt decisions
Washington report identifies Admiral William D. Leahy and War Secretary Stimson among Roosevelt’s top advisers. Also listed are Knox, Marshall, King, Arnold, Byrnes, Vinson, Marvin Jones, Leo Crowley, Hull, and Harry Hopkins. The War Mobilization Board dominates civilian war strategy alongside Byrnes.
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Mr. Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Army
Navy
War
Stimson
Knox
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Ernest J. King
Naval
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Marvin Jones
Leo T. Crowley
Hull
Harry Hopkins
White House
Byrnes
Himself
Vinson
Hopkins
Revolt in Denmark Escalates as Nazis Clash with Rioters
Stockholm Aug 27 Danish government and Nazi authorities sit at a stalemate over halting riots and sabotage as 120 arrested in Copenhagen Raadhuspladsen clashes. Sabotage damage estimated at 1.5 million Danish crowns. strikes spread to Vordingborg Viborg.
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John H. Colburn
Stockholm
Denmark
Raadhuspladsen
Copenhagen
Lauritz Knudsen
Helsingborg
Sweden
Helsingger
Vordingborg
Viborg
Werner Best
Berlin
Best
Hermann von Hannecken
Feed Wheat Is Assured Here Says Harris
Congressman Oren Harris writes from El Dorado to Hempstead County Judge Fred Luck detailing a wire from W B Lathrop that loading orders have been placed with Burrus Mill and Elevator Co at Fort Worth to ship feed wheat on sale 767 and 4826. Harris notes farmers in Hempstead County are in dire need and offers further help.
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Oren Harris
el Dorado
Hempstead
Fred Luck
Hempstead County
Commodity Credit Corporation
W. B. Lathrop
Burrus Mill and Elevator Company
Fort Worth
Texas
Predicts Cool Wave Some Rain in State
Forecasters expect relief from heat in Arkansas with not quite so warm weather and scattered thundershowers across the north and central regions tonight. Highs reached 110 in Conway, 108 in Pine Bluff, and values in the 100s were common across multiple cities including Stuttgart, Batesville, and Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Conway
Pine Bluff
Stuttgart
Batesville
Dardanelle
Harrison
Brinkley
Corning
Newport
Jonesboro
Monticello
Portland
Searcy
Wilson
Blytheville
Prescott and Wynne
el Dorado
Mena
Fort Smith
Fayetteville
Texarkana
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Alex. H. Washburn
Fdr
Reds
NEA
G. W. Knight
Army Transport Service
Capitol
Frank S. Weiler
Frank I. Weller
Europe
Harris
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