Invasion of Western Europe Could Unfold in Stages
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Allied invasion possibilities across the Mediterranean and western Europe. He notes Nazi forecasts, Allied air and ground preparations, and signals from North Africa about forthcoming landings, including potential actions in Sardinia Corsica Crete southern France and the Balkans.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
You
Italy
Hitler
Readio
Mediterranean
Di 1
France
Europe
High Command
Allies
Axis
North Africa
London
Berlin
Ludwig Sertorius
Churchill
Spain
Gibraltar
Paris
Britain
English Channel
Rhone
Oran
Africa
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Allied
Henry H. Arnold
United States
Channel
Eisenhower
Sardinia
Corsica
Crete
Balkans
Moscow
Yale Mentor Depends on Subs of 1942
Yale coach Howie Odell faces a rebuilding 1943 squad with only eight holdovers from 1942 and uncertain depth. With 45 players reduced to a core of eight, Odell hopes expected line stars carry a nine game schedule starting against Muhlenberg, while acknowledging he can’t yet judge the team’s potential.
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Lou Black
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Howie Odell
Odell
Gunder Haeggs
University of Pittsburgh
Columbia
Harvard
Muhlenberg
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
New Orleans Holman Williams 159 outpointed Lloyd Marshall 163. Cleveland Worcester Joe Lemieux 137 out pointed Al Freda 135. Yarnton Freddy Cabrales 159 knocked out Juan Attelli 145. Hollywood John Thomas 138 outpointed Santiago Sosa 138. Portland Jimmy Garrison 149 outpointed Lige Drew 144.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Holman Williams
Detroit
Lloyd Marshall
Cleveland
Worcester
Mass
Joe Lemieux
New Bedford
al Freda
Yarnton
Freddy Cabral
Cambridge
Juan Attelli
New York
Hollywood
John Thomas
Los Angeles
Santiago Sosa
Panama
Portland
Ore
Jimmy Garrigan
Kansas City
Lige Drew
San Diego
Gunder Haegs Sets Mile World Record in Stockholm
In Stockholm Gunder Haegs established a mile world record with a 4 04.6 clocking. It marked his seventh record breaking effort in two months.
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Associated Press
Gunder Haegs
Stockholm
New York Giants
International Olympic Committee
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Yankees and Cards Near Clinching World Series
The New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals strengthened their leads in the pennant races as Rip Sewell won his 20th, boosting the Yankees over Washington 4 0 and the Cardinals past the Reds 5 4. Whitey Kurowski and Ray Sanders propelled a ninth inning rally, while Hank Borowy and Johnny Vander Meer pitched well in other games.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh
Washington
Cincinnati
Yanks
Cards
New Yorkers
Reds
Yankees
Nats
Hank Borowy
Johnny Vander Meer
Whitey Kurowski
Ray Sanders
Martin Marion
Sanders
Debs Garris
Harry Walker
Marion
Harland Clift
Borowy
Bud Metheny
Bill Johnson
Metheny
Johnson
Joe McCarthy
Emmett Walsh
McCarthy
Chicago
Sewell
Cubs
Whit Wyatt
Luis Olmo
Brooklyn
Giants
Wyatt
Olmo
Pinky Higgins
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Boston Braves
Phillies
White Sox
Indians
Minneapolis Richfields win Legion Junior Meet in dramatic 3-2 finals
Minneapolis Richfields defeated Springfield Ohio 3-2 to capture the National American Legion Junior Baseball Championship. Danielson earned two victories with a relief no decision as scouts watched pitchers Amato, Danielson, and Hresko. Buck Hardee hit .833 over two games for Whiteville NC.
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Miles City
Mont
Minneapolis Richfields
Springfield
National American Legion
Richfields
Harry Amato
Bob Danielson
Minneapolis
Danielson
Pat Monahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Claude ‘Bubber) Jonnard
John McGraw
New York Giant
Hollis Thurston
White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirate
Amato
Emory Hresko
Flint
Mich
Don Brennan
New Orleans
Buck Hardee
Whiteville
N. C
Surgeon Philo Pitkin Pioneer of Spinal Anesthesia
Philo Pitkin aged 58 renowned surgeon credited with introducing spinal anesthesia and developing spinocaine. Born at Schroon Lake, New York.
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Philo . Pitkin
Schroon Lake
N. Y
Sports Roundup Highlights Early Pro Football Talk
By Hugh Fullerton Jr the piece notes Yale Muhlenberg and Illinois Camp Grant as early games next week and mentions H Hurricane Mitchell a 19 year old freshman halfback. It covers Pete Cawthon rebuilding Brooklyn Dodgers coaching, Joe Louis camp quotes, Lieut Schroeder and Jack Kramer, Redskins selling out Griffith Stadium, Bozo Constantino boxing, and Vince DiMaggio pursuing a homer in every park with a Philly four-bagger hint.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Yale
Muhlenberg
Mlinois
Camp Grant
Ilinois
H. Hurricane Mitchell
Mike Tobin
Pete Cawthon
Brooklyn Dodger
Bozo Constantino
Lulu
Laila
Stillman
Vince DiMaggio
Chicago
St. Louis
Philly
Cox faces tough feud with baseball writers group
William D. Cox, hailed as a boy wonder in Philadelphia, stirs a clash with official scorers and the Baseball Writers Association while pursuing his baseball revolution. The struggle peeks through a sharp streetwise take from Lewis Burton.
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Lewis Burton
New York Journal-American
William D. Cox
Philadelphia
Baseball Writers’ Association
U. S. Army
Boxing figures tied to Navy base postings surface
Lieut Dewey Fra getta is back in uniform after receiving his bars at New Orleans but no fights are staged. Sea an Del Casino, once a civilian singer, now instructs boxing at Bainbridge Naval Station Maryland. Lieut Harry Wheeler, ex Manhattan College football star, serves as adjutant at a South Pacific marine base and is nicknamed Half Ton by friends.
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Dewey. Fragetta
New York
New Orleans
Seaan del Casino
Bainbridge, Md
Naval Station
Harry Wheeler
Manhattan
South Pacific
New Orleans Cotton Market Faces Holiday Short Covering
New Orleans markets show cotton futures rising on short covering before the holiday weekend with closing prices mostly steady or higher across contracts. Spot cotton stayed steady as receipts reach 7,258 and stocks total 175,715, while cattle and calves prices move variably with declines in cows and some feeders.
Cotton futures close higher after early decline in New York
New York cotton futures reversed earlier losses to finish higher. Old contracts were mostly unchanged to 15 cents, with Oct 20.17 high and 20.11 last, Dee at 20.02, May around 19.85, and Middling spot steady near 21.04.
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New York
Hog prices at National Stockyards steady to Friday
National Stockyards Illinois on September 4 reports light hog sale with few good and choice hogs 190 to 250 pounds bringing about 15.00. 160 pound hogs sold 14.50 to 14.60 with odd lots at 13.50 to 14.00. Market from Friday to Friday largely steady to weaker.
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National Stockyards
Darkhorses Loom in Tennis Tournament
Forest Hills dispatch previews the 1943 national championships with dark horse contenders. Jack Kramer, 22, the Coast Guard player from California, has upset top rivals and faces Jack Tuero in the quarterfinals as Pancho Segura, Seymour Greenberg, and others vie for the title. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, returning from maternity leave, seeks a semifinal clash with Pauline Betz after strong showings against Berta Garcia and Peggy Welsh.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Forest Hills
N. Y
Darkhorse
Jack Kramer
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Kramer
Don McNeil
Ted Schroeder
Coast Guard
Frankie Parker
Pancho Segura
California Coast
Jack Tuero
New Orleans
Segura
Seymour Greenberg
Chicago
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Mrs. Cooke
Pauline Betz
Japanese Fleet Action Details Debatable Losses and Wewak Strategy
MacArthur headquarters report 26 enemy planes definitely destroyed and 15 probably destroyed or damaged in a carrier based strike near New Guinea. The convoy at Wewak signals Japan plans to keep it as a major base, with troops and cargo unloaded at Madang Lae and Salamaua before the Mitchells arrived.
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Vella Island
Wewak
MacArthur
Japan
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
New Guinea
Madang
Lae
Salamaua
Arkansans Promote to Captain and First Lieutenant
The War Department announced four Arkansans promoted temporarily to higher rank. Arthur Lee Butler of Lewisville and Weldon Kendall Burton of Rt. 2 Magnolia were elevated from first lieutenant to captain. James Bartley Holder and Montrel Robert Jack Neal, from Eureka Springs and Montrel, were promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
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Washington
Arkansans
War Department
Arthur Lee Butler
Lewisville
Weldon Kendall Burton
Rt. 2
Magnolia
James Bartley Holder
Montrel
Robert Jack Neal
Eureka Springs
Anilin Enables Exact Timing of Explosives
Industrial note reports Anilin enabling precise timing of explosive charges. It highlights chemical role in controlling detonation sequence and potential applications in mining and construction. The source stresses technical capability and safety considerations.
Livestock Prices Review for Week 13
Vealers 14.50 with 12.50 bids noted. Sheep unavailable from Friday. Spring lambs 25 to 50 lower, bulk good native lambs 13.50 to 14.00, top 14.25, late top 14.00, late bulk 13.50 down. Medium to good 11.75 to 13.00, common and throwouts 7.50 to 10.00. Yearlings strong. No 1 skins 12.25. Slaughter owes 5.75 to 16.50 with few choice to 7.00.
Stock Market Slips After Pre Holiday Pause
New York trading before Labor Day shows slight mixed moves with favored issues firmer yet many leaders slipping or idle. Final session ends at noon with markets set to reopen Tuesday. ticker activity treads near motionless in two hours and transfers total about 150000 shares. Bonds and commodities show uneven activity.
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New York
Notable B 24 Bailout Survival Noted by Crewman
The account recalls six crew members bailing from a failing B 24 after an engine trouble. Tech Sgt Lenkiewicz recalls freeing himself from a tight parachute gate and trudging through fluids as Australian troops locate him unharmed. The plane later made it, leaving Lenkiewicz to wonder about the fate of Number 24.
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Lenkiewicz
Lester McMinis
Red Springs
N. C
Yank
Number 24
Declaration of Independence Signed in Charlotte 1775
A historical note states the first American Declaration of Independence was signed at Charlotte in North Carolina during the year 1775.
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Charlotte, N. C
Additional Rains Over Arkansas Forecast As Heat Lingers
Scattered thundershowers were expected across Arkansas today through Sunday with little temperature change except cooler in the northwest. Little Rock recorded .23 inch rainfall overnight, Fort Smith .81 and Dardanelle .18, while Rogers reported ongoing rain for the second time since June 24.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Dardanelle
Rogers
Reds Threaten Continue Push From Smolensk
The Red Army reported 4 200 German fatalities and total German losses of 11 000 in a four mile advance. Russians claimed 54 tanks and 600 trucks destroyed as Germans destroyed roads and bridges, while large dumps remained intact. Moscow said 20 000 square miles abandoned since July 12, bringing recaptured area to 230 square miles from their deepest Stalingrad reach.
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Smolensk
Red Arm
Red Army
Moscow
Stalingrad
Doctors Remove Nickel From Child at Mass General
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital operated on two year old Jean Coppinger to remove a nickel lodged in her throat. They removed the nickel and found a dime with it, a remarkable discovery in a pediatric case.
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Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jean Coppinger
Statue of Ponce de Leon Cast From Captured Dutch Cannon
A Puerto Rican statue of Ponce de Leon was cast in bronze melted from the cannon captured from the Dutch during their 1625 attack on San Juan. The story ties a bronze memorial to the 17th century siege and the resulting repurposing of artillery.
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Ponce de Leon
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Highest suspension bridge spans Royal Gorge in Colorado
The world's highest suspension bridge crosses the Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River in Colorado, spanning a deep canyon and drawing attention for its extreme height and engineering feat.
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Royal Gorge
Canyon of the Arkansas River
Colorado
Warning Order in Hempstead Chancery Court
R W Stratton Ruth C Stratton W R Goble and Mrs W R Goble named defendants in Hempstead County Arkansas. They are warned to appear within thirty days to answer the complaint filed by R M Lagrone Jr. The notice bears the August 26 1943 date with Clerk J P Byers and runs through September 18 1943.
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Township 14
Range
Hempstead County
Arkansas
R. W. Stratton
Ruth C. Stratton
W. R. Goble
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Cobb’s Mattress Factory
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Kiska
Joe Louis
George Nicholson
Camp Upton
Seaman
Washington Redskins
Griffith Stadium
Market Report
ST. Louis Livestock
Treasury Department
Neva Hesley
Darkhorses
WPB
Marguerite Chapman
Hempstead Chancery Court
R. M. Lagrone, JR
J. P. Byers
Nevada County Oil Mill
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