Franco cabinet shakeup signals Spain’s cautious balancing act
World War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie assesses Franco’s foreign ministry change and Falange leadership as a bold internal move with potential worldwide implications. He notes Spain’s delicate stance between Allies and Axis, the risk of Rome-Berlin influence, and the possibility that a shift could draw U.S. favor if the war turns, while Franco preserves independence amid German proximity.
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Dewitt MacKenzie i
Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Office of
eFalange
Spain
Axis
United Nations
Sill
Falange
Foreign Ministry
Francisco. Gomez Jordana
Perague
Turmn
Russia
Rommel
Kimbrough May Not Start for Western Army All-Stars
Denver dispatch reports star fullback Kimbrough may miss Sundays game with the Chicago Cardinals due to a severe rib injury. Coach Wallace Wade confirmed the injury and said he may not know authorization for use until tonight or tomorrow. Five teammates remain doubtful after recent Washington game, with Wade planning no major tactical changes.
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Loudon Kelly
Denver
John Kimbrough
Chicago Cardinals
Whit Wyatt
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Akator Wallace Wade
Washington
Jim Thomason
Texas A. & M
Don Scott
Ohio State
Waddie Young
Oklahoma
Leonard Dickey
Texas A & M
Rpy Demore
Creighon
Initiative Continued from Page One
In Moscow a military spokesman said large Nazi air forces had been moved to the Soviet front from the Mediterranean and western Europe. Captured German fliers said many western airfields had only planes while whole squadrons were shifted east to replace losses in the east.
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Moscow
Mediterranean
Europe
Germans Press On In Caucasus And Central Front
Berlin said Nazi squadrons kept unceasing attacks on Soviet troops and tank concentrations near Rzhev on the upper Volga northwest of Moscow. Dive bombers destroyed 25 Soviet tanks and spiked many guns while 18 Soviet planes were shot down. In the Caucasus the Germans pressed for crossings in the Terek basin around Mozdok and Prokhladnenski, aiming to seize Grozny oil fields and reach Ordzhonikidze. Berlin claimed Stalingrad suburbs were under attack and the Crimea force crossed the Kerch Strait into the Black Sea coast, with fighting continuing on the Yaman peninsula.
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Treatiy
Central Front
Berlin
Rzhev
Upper Volga
Moscow
Central Caucasus
Terek
Mozdok
Prokhladnenski
Grozny
Ordzhonikidze
Tozny
Tiflis
Gotan Broad- Ubud Sy
Stalingrad
Volga
Crimea
Kerch Straits
Black Sea
Yaman Peninsula
Making Him Master of This Vast and Strategic Water
The phrase hints at elevating a figure to control a large, crucial waterway and strategic power. Context suggests a political or military aim to dominate vital maritime routes and resources. Further details are unclear in the fragment.
Market Report from St Louis and New York Stock Markets
Hogs 5,500 with bids steady or higher for 180-240 lb hogs. cattle and calves 1,500 and 800 with varied bids. sows higher at 13.60-14.25. NY market mixed with packing issues and tax concerns. prices fluctuating as traders await Labor Day. Potatoes and poultry also noted with varied activity. futures for grains, cotton, and eggs show modest changes amid holiday hiatus.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Ill
U. S. Dept
New York
Western Union
Festal Telegraph
Firestone Tire
Schentey
American & Foreign Power
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Idaho
Brubanks
Oregon Bliss
South Dakot Bliss
South Dakot Bliss Triumphs
Wisconsin Cobblers
Bliss
Buller
Chicago
Nieemi
Corn Inter
Butefalo
Soviet Counterattacks Reported Repulsed Across Multiple Fronts
The high command said Soviet counterattacks near Kaluga Mechyn and southwest of Moscow were repulsed while fighting continued along the Leningrad front near Lake Ladoga. In the Neya river near Nizhny Novgorod area a German claim said a Soviet storm was defeated. The Volga blockade claim states three gunboats two monitors and six freighters sunk.
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Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Kaluga
Mechyn
Moscow
Rzhev
Lakes
Men and Ladoga
Leningrad
Neya
High Command
Volga
Spain’s Axis Dilemma Bounds Between Europe and Latin America
Reports from Madrid describe Spain’s stance as a wait-and-see posture amid Axis pressures and Allied posts. Franco consolidates Falange leadership while foreign minister Gomez Jordana is named. Distant shifts in policy reflect responses to Egypt’s situation and Latin American ties.
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Spain
Gibraltar
France
Roosevelt
Madrid
Mexico City
Idalecio Prieto
Francisca Dime
Egypt
Franco
Servano Suner
Falange
Foreign Ministry
Francisco Gomez Jordana
United States
Alexander W. Wedell
U. S
Richmond
Reja
Berlin
South America
Catholic Branzil
Hitler
New Order
Serrano Suner
Latin America
Consejo Hispaniad c Council of Hispanicism
California Woman Loses Four Brothers in War Toll
Hanford California Sept 4 Four brothers of Mrs Robert H Fisher of the nine who with her husband and her father answered the call to arms have been killed in action Three died in the Philippines the fourth in a Pacific naval action Her father J C Berquist is serving with an infantry company and her husband is in the air force At home are two small sons very proud of the family.
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Hanford
Calif
Robert H. Fisher
Philippines
Pacific
J. C. Berquist
Japs Refuse Passage for Red Cross Ship
Tokyo declares Japan will not permit neutral Red Cross ship passage to aid American prisoners while asserting fair treatment. Kanangoora remains at San Francisco awaiting safe conduct and potential voyage, with Red Cross Pacific HQ hopeful for a change in stance.
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Tokyo
Domei
American Red Cross
International Red Cross Organization
Geneva
Japan
San Francisco
Orient
Pacific Area
Red Cross
Oriental Watres
Bataan
Humble Auditor Humphrey Built Career Beyond Limiting Injuries
The profile reviews Oscar Humphrey Arkansas auditor, detailing his early accident at a cotton gin, survival, and rise in politics. It highlights his self-reliance, education through teaching and accounting, and refusal to use disability as an excuse. It notes his wife Esther and their son Francis Nolan, with no regular vacations since his election.
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Humphreys
Humphrey
Oscar
Old Mena (Ark
Southern University of Huntingdon
Esther Carmel Friday
de- Queen
Francis Nolan Humphrey
University of Arkansas
Marauder Bomber Pilot Survives Jungle Crossing in Australia
Lieut Duncan Seffern of Manaa Wisconsin reached Allied base after 20 days in New Guinea jungles. Only two of five crew with him remained missing, including Vern Haugland AP correspondent. Haugland last seen preparing to bail from 13,000 feet Aug. 7. Seffern endured six days with scant food and water before native tribes fed him toward Buna.
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Australia
Duncan Seffern
Manaa
Wis
Townsville
Port Moresby
New Guihia
New Guinea
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Logs Angelos
Seffern
Haugland
New Guten
Port
Todauy
Peniers
Buna
Bomb injures two policemen in Belfast protest
In Belfast two police officers were injured by a time bomb outside Randalstown barracks during a roundup that led to 90 arrests. Authorities blamed the outlawed Irish Republican Army in protest of the execution of Thomas Williams. U S troops patrolled streets as travelers faced ID checks and Americans planned performances in town.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Randalstown
Irish Republican Army
Thomas Williams
Erie
United States
Tokyo Raid Hero One of Seven Killed
First Lieutenant Kenneth El. Reddy 21 of Bowie Texas co pilot of one of the planes in the Tokyo raid led by Brigadier General Jimmy Doolittle was killed when the bomber crashed seven miles west of Little Rock. Six other crewmen were identified as Second Lieut. Charles Bradbill Second Lieut. Phillip Williams Jr Sergeant Thomas Roberts Corporal Dominic Moduno and Private Thomas Naylon. The bearers of the Distinguished Flying Cross and other Tokyo raid honors were honored at a War Bond dinner at Barksdale Field before the flight. An investigating board at Barksdale will review the crash site with local officers reporting findings.
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Little Rock
Kenneth el. Reddy
Bowie
Tex
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Here
Reddy
Barksdale Field
Charles
Bradbill
Williamsport
Phillip Williams
Hinsdale
Thomas ‘I. Roberts
Knoxville
Enn
Dominic T. Moduno
Brooklyn
Thomas A. Naylon
Pittshugh
Barksdale
Report More Nazis Moved From West
Moscow reports Col. M Tolchenov states large Nazi air forces moved to the German Russian front from occupied France Belgium Sicily and other Mediterranean bases. Captured fliers quoted. many west airfields had dummy planes as squadrons shifted east to cover losses. German losses reportedly exceeding output under battle strain on the Russian front and Allied air offensive.
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Moscow
M. Tolchenov
Red Star
France
Belgium
Sicily
Mediterranean
Prescott Shoemaker Killed by Train in Prescott
Rolfe A Wylie 55 of Prescott was killed late yesterday afternoon when struck by a Missouri Pacific troop train as he crossed the tracks in uptown Prescott. Survived by widow four sons including Sgt George Wylie in the Philippines and Rolfe A Wylie Jr two daughters his father TG Wyle of Prescott two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Rev W B Blount has accepted the pastorate of the First Christian church at Prescott and will preach next Sunday. Nevada county scrap harvest campaign begins with several tons weighed at concentration points urging farms to gather scrap for war purposes to help reach quota. County Salvage Chairman G Murray notes farmers are working well and urges prompt collection to boost totals.
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Rolfe A. Wylie
Prescott
Jelent
Missouri Pacific
Sgt
George Wylie
Philippines
Seth
Oscar
Rolfe A. Wylie, Jr
Ruth
Edith
Tg, Wyle
Colen
Cirpus Christe
Texas
Ray
Dallas
Lillian
Ruth Wylie
California
W. B. Blount
First Christian Church
The
Christian Third
Orange
Nevada County
G. Murray
Society Notes mentions visitors and promotions in Hot Springs
Society Rey and Mrs J I Queen of Hot Springs are in the city visiting relatives and friends. Helen Hale left Friday for Lite Rock to attend Presbyterian Training School. Sergeant William David Hale at Randolph Field Texas has been promoted to Staff Sergeant. Mrs Rock Bonski and daughter Mary Snow of Hot Springs are spending a few days here. Jack Glenn of Little Rock visits his parents in Prescott. Dr J B Hesterly spent Friday in Little Rock. Mrs Alvin Francisco ill at home. Charles Hesterly left Friday for Helena to visit Beverly Evans. Mrs C C Harvey of Bluff City was a Thursday guest in Prescott.
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Rand
Horace Tale
Rock Bonski
Mary Snow
Hot Springs
T.G. Moody
Jack Glenn
Little Rock
Je, Glenn
J. B. Hesterly
Little Rocl
Alvin Francisco
Charles Hesterly
Helena
Beverly Evans
C. C. Harvey
Bluff City
Prescott
Oil and Gas Filings September 2 1942
Oil and Gas filings prepared by Eunice Triplett dated August 6 1942 and recorded September 2 1942 list Sun Oil Company and individuals Lila Mey See Rye 24 West in a Sun Oil Company release of O G Louse Book with pipe details and property references for Shea and Higdon in a Midland area docket.
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Eunice Triplett
O. & G. Louse
Sun Oil Company
Shiey Iedon
Guy Higdon
Lila
Mey
See
Rye
West
Stilwell Returns to Chungking After India Visit
Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell, commander of American forces in China, Burma and India, returned to Chungking today after a month in India. The report notes his travel amid ongoing wartime operations.
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U.S
Stilwell
Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Burma
India
Jobs Open to Mill Workers and Carpenters
New jobs are open to qualified workers announced today by the Hope office of the U S Employment Service at Second and Walnut streets. Listings include J Carpenter, Blacksalter with big mill experience, and Dogger with big mill experience.
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Hope Office
U. S. Employment Service
Second
Walnut Streets
J. Carpenter
Blacksalter
Big Mill
Dogger
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