Allied Push Toward Messina In Sicily Breaks German Line
Allied forces advanced along Sicily's north coast toward Messina and pressed into central areas around Gagliano and Troina as German resistance remained fierce. British and Canadian units seized Catania and pushed toward Misterbianco, with air power attacking roads and ports to disrupt retreat and supply efforts while planners target the Messina Straits for the final bridgehead clearance.
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Pigils
Peelyessey
Bludgeont
Dessing
Advano
Centuring
Rogathula
Fercely
Gagnano
Troina
Regalbuto
Ita Fall
Sicily
Eighth Army
Catania
Ming Tina
Misterbianco
Simeto
Enlorne
Taormina
Meuyslin
Taw
San Fratello
Mesania
Wallingtons
Braches
Messing
Messina
Valle
Corte Voys
Adtane
Francavilla
Swedes Halt Nazi Traffic To Germany Through Sweden
Swedish government under King Gyntav VI halted transit of German war matériel and troops across Sweden, ending a wartime expedient. Public cheer rose as military readiness grew, with 400,000 troops on alert and Norway's occupation morale waning amid fears of Allied invasion. SS:
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Stockholm
Gyntav VI
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Casatal
Germany
U. S
Foreign Office
Tromdholm
Narvily
Thousands Pounds Canning Sugar Issued By Board
The article reports the Volcanic Board issued certificates for 258 713 pounds of canning sugar to 7 008 applications by August, with June’s 5 132 applications totaling 197 027 pounds. It notes totals reflect multiple forms per household and estimates an annual 1 434 852 pounds of food support from sugar for housewives and families.
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Kingsport
Wight
Japs Lose More Than Twice As Many Ships In South Pacific
A Friday release based on official communiqués shows Japan with over twice the warships sunk and four times U S losses in the South Pacific from August 1942 to May 1943. Allied air and naval losses include 4 802 enemy aircraft destroyed against U S assets.
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Souths Pacific
Japan
United States
South Pacific
Solomons
Navy
Agaes
Solomona
Guarinteanal
New Georgia
Tulanel
Munda
TAN Associated Press
Pearl Haziow
Wasp
Marne
Crisons
iGuadalcanal
Rule Gulf
sTlet_gur
Rendove Islands
Russian Summer Offensive Pushes Toward Kharkov and Bryansk
Soviet troops press south from Belgorod closing on Kharkov while pursuing advances from Orel toward Bryansk. In the north a Red Army drive nears Belgorod’s vicinity as German defenses collapse under persistent bombardment. More than 4,000 German casualties reported as Belgorod operation gains momentum.
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Moscow
Germany
Aitlee Egetern
Red Army
Orel
Bolgorod
Ekleener
Bryansk
Kharkov
Belgorod
Ore
South Central Front
Joseph Stalin
Getemans
Vichoria
Lae
Ukraine
Ingsrom
Clly
Balgoroc
Mighty Arsenal Nears Completion Under U S War Plant Drive
Washington reports the United States is nearing completion of a massive war plant program. WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson said as of June end government financed construction was over four fifths done, totaling 14.582 billion with 12.028 billion finished. Private expansion reached 90 percent.
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Americas Arsenal
Donald MM. Nelson
Wac Production Board
Wpb
Tyre
Nelson
Arsenal
Failure of Badoglio Cabinet to Hear Popular Cries for Peace
Milan dispatches report continued unrest in Italy as the Badoglio government shows no outward sign of seeking peace. The session enacted measures against Fascist structures, revised penal code methods, abolished racial laws, and tightened press controls, while rumors grow of a new leadership including Marshal Caviglia who is favored by workers.
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Bern
Switzerland
Catania
Orel
Belgorod
Milan
dZavid Die Tat
Bacoglio
Italy
Itay
Badog- Hestil
Badoglio
Sal
Tribune de Geneve
Rome
German National Socialisma
Thalian
Die Tat
Pietro I Cavigla
Perouse
Caviglia
Ming Vittorio Emanuele
Ovra
Itahian
Drafting Of Dads Sparks Congress Protest
A House Military Affairs subcommittee urged full review of Selective Service quotas and procedures focusing on fathers. Rep. Castello and Rep. Harness called for reevaluating classifications 4-7 and reallocating manpower ages 38 to 45. General Hershey testifies upcoming, with state boards to decide hardship implications of fatherhood levels.
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Loa Angeles
iHouse
Military Affairs Committee
John M. Castello
D-Calif
Qué Forest A. Tarness
R-Ind
Costello
Subcommittee
Harness
War Industries
Lewis
Hershey
National Selective Service
Indiane
Coneral Hershey
Sacras Mento
Calif
Reno
Nev
Union County
New Jersey
Carson City
Americans complete occupation of Munda after 32 days of battle
Allied headquarters report American ground troops have seized Munda air base in the central Solomons, 32 days after securing New Georgia beachhead and five weeks after Rendova invasion. The final assault encircled the Japanese garrison, with estimates of 5,000 dead or captured, and operation now shifts to mopping up.
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Southwest Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
U. S
Rendova
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Jang
New Georgia
Solomona
Tunita
Batroko Herbor
Bbase
Vila
Solem
Bangara
Baikoro
Balroko
Ceiling Price Ceilings Placed On Used Goods In Kingsport
Fifteen groups of aged durable goods will come under price ceilings effective September 1 under a new CPA regulation announced by Kingsport Price Panel chair EK McAmis. The rules set maximum prices for used items in A-1 condition and establish pricing formulas for rebuilt or renovated goods. Items include used furniture, beds, stoves, lamps, hardware, tools, baby carriages, musical instruments, and more as OPA advised. District OPA representatives will explain extensions of the program to merchants at City Hall Tuesday at 2:30 pm. Attendees include Cullen Hendricks, Dugene FR Mynaut, and Alous ton Brown.
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CPA
EK. McAmis
Kingsport
McAmis
OPA
Kingeport
Knoxville
Cullen Hendricks
OFA
Dugene FR. Mynaut
Alouston Brown
OPA Paia
Flash Flood Devastates Sutton Area In West Virginia
At least 15 are dead with six more believed missing as rescuers comb debris from a flood that swelled the Little Kenawha River to its highest level in history. Property damage tops 2 million dollars across Braxton Calhoun and nearby counties. Bodies were recovered across a 20 mile radius including Sutton and Island Creek and Tenners Creek fatalities.
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W. Va
Kenawha
West Virginia
Braxton
Island Creek
Tenners Creek
Gilmer
Calhoun
Nazis Secret Weapon Claim Shocks Berlin in 1943 Edict
Madrid based Arriba reporter cites Nazi propaganda about a forthcoming secret weapon due November 1943. Describes a new gas vandal weapon and mass destruction plan as Germany tries to lift morale amid Allied blows. Berlin says countdown to a brutal escalation ends enemy.
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Hardy Perennial
Germany
Gme
Berlin
Arriba
Paul Joseph Gobbels
Axis
Cheel
Gocibela
Tme
Aled
Paris
Bok
Torrie
Reich
Christus
Bererlin
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