Italy Surrenders as Axis Ally. Allies Move on Germany
The unconditional surrender of Italy, announced by General Eisenhower, ends Mussolini’s regime and removes a key Axis factor. Badoglio’s surrender government faced delays, but the Allied invasion of Italy last Friday confirmed the capitulation. German evacuation follows as Allied forces press toward Germany across a now open Mediterranean theater.
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Mussolini
Badoglio
Italy
Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Seventh Army
Germany
Mediterranean
Invasion Plans Nearing Completion Says Marshall
General George C. Marshall announced that invasion plans for northwestern Europe are virtually complete and Allied operations in the Pacific are advancing. He said the end is not yet in sight but victory is certain, citing Casablanca and ongoing air and ground preparations that show the enemy on the defensive as the United Nations build strength.
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Washington
Germany
European
Europe
George C. Marshall
Japan
Army
Marshall
Stimson
Casablanca
Pacific
South
Southwest Pacific
United Nations
Keeping Up With Ration Coupons
Ration details cover meat cheese and other foods with Book 2 stamps expiring late August and October. Blue stamps R S T U V W run through September to October. Book 1 sugar values through October. Book 1 stamp 18 shoes through October. gasoline varying by region with several 3 to 4 gallon allocations and fuel oil periods extended to January 3 1944.
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Shoees
Rocky Mountains
West
Midwest
New Guinea Jump Sets Low Battle Record
In New Guinea on Sept. 8 Lieut. Monte Kleban of San Antonio Texas says 17 paratroopers jumped from a transport plane in Markham valley marking the lowest mass jump in battle. He notes the precise landing and the troops marching through jungle heat to reach their objective.
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New Guinea
Markham Valley
Monte Kleban
San Antonio
Texas
Kleban
MacArthur
Brooklyn
Reds Claim Stalino Falls in Donets Drive
Stalin announced the Donets basin is cleared of the Germans and Stalino is in Soviet hands as the Red Army completes a six day offensive. Soviet dispatches claim two thirds of Ukraine retaken and rail lines to Mariupol cut, with massive equipment losses reported by Germany.
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New York
Stalin
Donets
Moscow Radio
Federal Communications
Stalino
Lewis Hawkins
London
Donets Basin
Red Army
Ukraine
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
Red Star
Dnieperopetrovsk
Associated Press
Russia
Moscow
Kuban
Crimea
Taganrog
Ovchenikino
Admiral Cunningham appeals to Italian fleet to resist Germans
London broadcast reports Admiral Andrew Cunningham urged Italy to keep its navy from German seizure. He called on Italian leaders to radio a pledge and sail their ships to an Allied port to avoid German capture.
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London
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Italy
Indicated U S Cotton Crop At Eleven Million Bales
The Agriculture Department on Sept 1 places the indicated U S cotton crop at 11,679,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, down from August estimates. It cites state figures for Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and others, with area planted and abandoned, and Census running bales totals through Sept 1.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Crop Reporting Board
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
City to Buy $40,000 Worth of War Bonds
The Hope City Council voted to purchase $40,000 in war bonds and approved a library subsidy of $25 per month through December 31, raising the total city contribution to $75.
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Hope City
City of Hope
Cat Survives After Hood Catastrophe in Suffolk
Suffolk farmer O J West started his car when a white cat jumped from under the hood. The fan and radiator were damaged but the car suffered no other harm. In contrast, the piece notes the All-American Canal on the Colorado River as the largest irrigation channel in the U S at 82 miles.
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Suffolk
O. J. West
West
U. S
Colorado River
U S Bombers Hit Lille Air Bases in France
American Marauders attacked the Lille Nord and Lille Vaudville air fields in France as part of a weeklong Allied air offensive from Britain. Thunderbolt fighters of the U S Eighth Air Force supported with sweeps over Belgium and northern France escorted by RAF and Dominion Spitfires.
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London
Lille
France
Britain
Mediterranean
Europe
Thunderbolt
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Belgium
Lille-Nord
Lille-Vaudeville
Army
U.S
RAF
Dominion
Germany Faces Fate Similar To Italy After Surrender
James Harper notes Italy's surrender shifts balance for Germany with 300 German divisions, 70 Italian, 80 satellite, and suggests Germany may retreat through the Premist Pass while preparing for broader Allied moves. The surrender could turn Italy into an Allied base and open the Adriatic to Allied shipping.
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James Harper
United Press
Italy
Germany
Europe
Balkan
Balkans
France
Norway
Greece
Mediterranean
Bernard L. Montgomery
Premer Pass
Badoglio
Adriatic
Bombing of Rome Suburbs Reported by Allied Planes
Rome radio said Frascati and nearby towns Colonna Grottoferrata Lanuvio and Velletri on the Monti Albani railway were heavily bombed and strafed at noon by Allied aircraft. Frascati suffered the greatest damage as waves of enemy planes swept the town at noon.
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London
Rome Radio
Frascati
Rome
Associated Press
Colonna
Grottoferrata
Lanuvio
Velletri
Monti Albani
Argentine Cabinet Crisis Deepens Over Hull Notes
Buenos Aires reports a cabinet crisis after Hull and Foreign Minister Storni exchange notes. Hull condemns Argentina’s Axis ties, refuses arms to the country, and warns of exclusion from postwar cooperation. Montevideo reports press censorship on the note exchange.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Cordell Hull
Segundo Storni
Hull
Argentina
U. S
United Nations
Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Fall of Italy Triggers Jubilant Capital Reaction
Washington residents react to Italy's surrender as President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill continue talks. Leaders and lawmakers praise the Allied victory, predicting final victory in Europe and a strengthened push toward postwar policy.
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U.S
Italy
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
White House
United Nations
Capitol Hill
Rep. Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Stephen Early
Quebec
Hull
Rep. Sabath
Ill
House Rules Committee
Hitler
Italian Armistice Unconditional Surrender Declared
Allied Headquarters announces Italy’s government has surrendered its armed forces unconditionally with Badoglio’s rule to cease fighting and oppose any other attacks. Eisenhower says terms approved by UK US and USSR and that hostilities end immediately. Armistice signed in Sicily and becomes effective at the Allies’ convenience.
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Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Hitler
Eisenhower
United Nations
Pietro Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Casablanca
Tunisia
Sicily
United Kingdom
United States
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics
Marshal Badoglio
Messina
Itar
Dry forces push Clark and Hot Spring counties to ban liquor
In Clark county 24 of 39 precincts favored prohibition with 172 for legal sales and 1159 against while Hot Spring county 17 of 26 precincts showed 416 for legal liquor sales and 733 against The vote included results from Arkadelphia Gordon Amity and McCrory in Woodruff county where the town approved continued legality of sales
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Clark
Hot Spring
Clark County
Arkadelphia
Gordon
Amity
Hot Spring County
McCrory
Woodruff
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