Churchill Heads to Quebec For Key Allied Talks
Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Canada’s W L Mackenzie King met in Quebec as a prelude to FDR conferences. The talks focused on Allied strategy, anticipated invasions, and maintaining secrecy while planning for future coordinated actions against the Axis. Churchill arrived by train with his wife and daughter Mary, with transportation details undisclosed.
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Gailuin
Canada
Winlston Churchill
Britain
W. L. Mackenzie King
Aberg Ehiets
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Roosevelt
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Washington
Austin
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Churchill
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Dominion
By-State College Head Has New Job
Richard C. Sonellis, former president of Memphis State College, takes a director position at Shelby County Social Services Department with a $260 monthly salary, effective immediately. Shelby County Commissioner Frances Andrews announced the move, noting the department handles applications for employee children services and related facilities.
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Memphis State College
Richard C. Sonellis
Shelby County
Francia Androws
Oaleville Sanatorium
Shelby Colls Hospital
London Hails New Blows To Axis From Meet
London views Churchill and Roosevelt alliance as a sign of imminent grand offensive across Europe. Allies, including Britain and Dominions, expected to strike from multiple directions before winter. Stalin’s absence noted while Eden says he is kept informed. admission of broader unity beyond military aims.
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Churchill
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Roosevelt
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Mediterranean
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United States
Joseph Stalin
Anthony Eden
Yorkshire Post
Stalin
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WFA Considers Buying Commodities to Stabilize Prices
Washington associates of Food Administrator Marvin Jones said the Wat Food Administration may buy more commodities to insure farmers receive ample prices. They rejected reports of plans to buy and resell onsite food. Officials noted rising production costs and AAA payoff changes could make losses possible, but aim to hold food prices with ceilings while supporting only a portion of farm goods. Commodities likely affected include peanuts, canning crops, dairy, and cheese, with civilian prices kept lower than military and lend-lease needs.
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Associates of Food
Marvin Jones
Wat Food Administration
Congress
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Navy
Fred Paugh
Commodity Credit Corporation
Bern Reports Germany Italy Closer Together
Dispatches from Bern Rome and Milan claim closer German Italian ties amid wartime propaganda. Reports say Italian border troops moved from Spain, trains pass Brenner Pass rapidly, and Milan Turin Genoa show anti Allied sentiment while Mussolini era imagery floods Italy. Louisville health board names Dr Blackerby to complete term as secretary and state ionita commissioner.
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Italy
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Joseph Slailn
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Genoa
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Picturae Badaglia
Mussolini
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State Board of Health
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A. I. McCormack
Atate Ionita
Jackerby
Japs Face Bataan In Reverse On New Georgia Island
Allied forces encircle Japanese troops on Balako New Georgia Island as progress advances along a semi circular front toward Bariake Harbor and Munda airfield. Marine and Army units push north under Col. Harey B. Liversedge while Barirola garrison fights on with dwindling supplies.
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New Georgia Island
Bataan
Navy
William Hulsey, Jr
South Pacific
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Balido
Kolombangara Island
Nive Miles
Kula Gu
Jim J. Litas
Tulsa
Okla
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Haogai Inlet
Barirola
Soni
Lucas
Kingsport Records Heat Wave Hits 94 Degrees Tuesday
Kingsport endured a blistering heat wave as Tuesday reached 94 degrees at the city station, the hottest in two years. Humidity turned nights sultry while daytime 85 degree readings on Wednesday hinted at continued warmth and possible records, marking one of the city’s most uncomfortable periods in recent memory.
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Nuernberg Raid Targets German Rail Center
British bombers attacked Nuernberg late Tuesday night, a key rail and industrial city in Southern Germany. The Air Ministry said sixteen bombers were lost in the raid, with three enemy fighters shot down, as Germany faces continued Allied air offensives and Britain reports heavy raids on Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.
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Hull Denies Welles To Get Assignment
Washington Secretary of State Hull denied on Wednesday that Undersecretary Sumner Welles would receive a roving assignment and be replaced by Norman Armour, the United States ambassador to Argentina. He said the reports were repeats from years past and offered no new information.
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Red Army Drives Unchecked Toward Key Ukrainian Towns
Soviet forces push toward Kharkov and Bryansk as Moscow reports rapid advances and heavy losses for retreating Germans. A third front offensive is claimed east of Smolensk with 1940s wartime heavy troop movements and rail link progress cited by Berlin and Soviet communiques.
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AFL Top Council Evaluates Lewis UMW Charter Bid
The AFL Executive Council weighed United Mine Workers charter plans against protests and pledges from an AFL affiliate to fight for rights. A decision on John L. Lewis’s application was expected late Wednesday after a report on the application and a protest by the Progressive Mine Workers of America, a rival of the Lewis union, Minors and Kentucky. The Progressive miners organization, said President Lloyd A. Thrush, formed due to injustices by the United Mine Workers toward workers in the coal fields.
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American Federation of Labor Executive Council
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Progressive Mine Workers of America
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Lloyd A. Thrush
United Mine Workers Organization
AFL Council
Bay of Naples Bombarded as Allied Forces Advance in Sicily
Allied commands report British Eighth Army push toward the Italian mainland with seven mile east coast advance as Navy shells Castelliammare and Cape Vaticane yards near Naples. Troops from Montgomery, Patton and Canadian units press from Randazzo toward Taormina while American units along the Rosmarino River push forward.
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Sicily
Bay of Waples
Rome
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Etna
Aciresse
Sir Bernard I Montgomery
Italy
Taormina
Randazzo
Seventh Army
George S Potton, Sr
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Mt. Etns
Rail Unions and Carriers End Wage Dispute Pact
Washington reports 15 non operating railroad unions reached a contract with carriers to grant the full cent hourly raise urged by an emergency board. The accord, awaiting President Roosevelt’s approval, was finalized after a weekend meeting with AFL leaders and Union officials anticipate swift endorsement despite prior policy gaps.
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Wie AM Brotherhood of Railway
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Imig
AFL
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Muc Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinson
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