Uncle Sam strengthens war power to seize major fronts
The article argues that US forces are expanding globally as the Allies forge a coordinated offensive. It notes American bombers fighting over Western Europe, Marines advancing in the Solomons, and strong actions in the Mediterranean and China. It stresses that a true global war requires multiple simultaneous fronts and that a Western Europe front may become feasible with growing air power and Allied strength.
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Uncle Sam
thanLlors
Evisis
Uncle Sant
United States
Europe
Britain
Solomon Islands
Eneny
Lulagi Zone
U.S
Sity
America
Rusaia
Siberia
Salomon Island
China
Americ Briain
Fifth Child Born To Lindberghs in Detroit
Detroit report states Mrs. Chart A. Lindbergh welcomed a fifth child at Henry Ford Hospital. Officials declined comment and attempts to reach the Lindberghs were unsuccessful. Local papers offered unclear details on the baby's sex.
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Lindberghs
Detroit
Chart A. Lindbergh
Henry Ford Hospital
Lindbergh
Ford Motor Company
Beteoit
Reverend Harmon Leads Sunday Trinity Methodist Service
Wise Virginia churchgoers prepare a evangelistic service series at Trinity Methodist Church in Wise led by Reverend L A Harmon pastor of Norton with Reverend H Wikle directing and Reverend I By Per serving Clintwood handling the musical program.
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Wise
Trinity Methodist Church
L. A. Harmon
Methodist Church
Norton
Ev. H. Wikle
Ise
Per Ins
Clintisood
Berlin Says Going Tough In Caucasus
Berlin reports heavy Soviet counterattacks slow the Nazi advance toward Stalingrad as German forces press in the Caucasus and along the Moscow front. Red armies claim gains at Voronezh and Vyazma while fighting rages near Cherkessk and Mineralnye Vody amid broad strategic pressure. Local item notes H S Blackwell appointed Jackson field manager for O D T motor transportation division.
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Caucasus Range
Mt. Elborus
Steppes
Voronesh
Moscow
Leningrad
Voronezh
Red Army
Vyazma
Moscot
Smolensk
Rzhev
Volkhov
Lakeshmen
Bryansk
Caucasus
Grozony
Mineralnye Vody
Cherkessk
Greer Garson To Navy Takes Visit Kingsport
Glamorous star Greer Garson will appear in Kingsport September 13 to promote War Savings Bonds and Stamps. Local committee plans a reception with state theater manager and civic leaders to arrange the event and a tour through Chattanooga Knoxville and Johnson City preceding the appearance.
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Greer Garson
Starute
Mr. Chips
Miniver
Kingsport
L. J. Pepper
J. W. Wast
Civ Tanelu
C. C. Hamlett
Rotary
Clarence Bryan
Kiwanis
Kingsport Stores Extend Hours To 6 P.M Weekdays
Kingsport merchants vote to end Wednesday noon closing and keep shops open until 6 p.m. five nights a week and Saturdays. Board chair Morton Duffer cites convenience for residents, especially newcomers, as reason for the hour adjustment.
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Kingsport
Kingsport Merchants Association
Morton Duffer
Duffer
Retail sales In New York improved week over week
Dun and Bradstreet reported Friday that cash trade accounted for more business than credit in the past week. Improved apparel sales contrasted with a lag in house wares, reflecting broader gains in retail activity.
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New York
Dun; & Bradstreet, Inc
Mercantile Agency
Lighter beacon saves Airmen in South American jungle
In a jungle ordeal, ten U.S. airmen stranded for eight days rely on a cigarette lighter to signal a rescue. Private Jesse H. Lewis, 22, of Anton Texas, uses the flickering flame to catch the attention of a river steamboat that visits the area monthly. The lighter had ceased working for years, yet its spark proved lifesaving. Sergt Ed Cunningham notes the dramatic, frigid struggle to survive amid hunger and insects before the beacon finally triggers a rescue.
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New York
U.S. Army
Sergt. Ed Cunningham
Army
Yanie
Lewis
Jesse H. Lewis
Anton
Texas
Dharte
Bombay
Cunningham
Burlington
N.J
Homicide Charge Against Mrs Vaughn in Death of Husband
Newport News, Va. Commonwealth Attorney C H Shield Jr says Pearl Ména Vaughn 27 is charged with homicide in the August 4 to 5 death of her husband Claude W Vaughn 31 a carpenter. She faces a preliminary hearing August 18 at Denbigh Warwick County Justice Court after being released on 2000 bond. Vaughn died from a gunshot wound at Riverside Hospital and his body was returned to Tennessee. Authorities say motive is undetermined and Mrs Vaughn notified police.
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Newport News
P— Commonwealth
C. H. Shield, Jr
Warwick County
Pearl Ména Vaughn
Warwick Tri
Denbigh
Claude WN. Vaughan
Builders’ Stadium
Riverside Hospital
Kingsport
Tenn
Fay
Shield
Vaughn
Rogersville
Grand Tur
Shoaling
Commonwealth Attorney
A. D. Jonas
Former C C and C President Saw Dream Come True
Maris Winslow Potter, former president of the C C and Rail road, died in New York. He helped Kingsport rise as an industrial city in the South, planning early growth and serving on the interstate commerce commission under Wilson and Harding. His nephew Merritt W Potter and Mrs Potter live in Kingsport. Potter traveled to New York for funeral services.
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Maris Winslow Potter
C. C. and
Railroad
New York
Kingsport
Mr. Potter
D. C
Interstate
Thieves Strike Third Time At The Dealers
Kingsport police report a Mills Motor Company tire dealer on Commerce Street was hit for the third time this week. A broken window and an open entry found Friday morning revealed entry by burglars who did not take tires, which remained secured. Previous nights saw a Tuesday and Wednesday break in with more distant names unknown.
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Kingsport
Mills Motor Company
Commerce Street
W.H. Mills
Germans Sink Brazilian Tanker in Caribbean Waters
The sink ing of a Brazilian tanker by a German submarine 450 miles from land in the Caribbean was disclosed with 18 survivors arriving. Survivors said the sub surfaced to supply lifeboats after torpedoing, but they did not confirm the tanker’s name or crew losses. This adds to earlier reports of 11 Brazilian vessel losses since the war spread to the Western Hemisphere.
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Caribbean
Pay Raise Pact Signed for Clo United Steel Workers
Republic Steel Corp announces a contract with the Clo United Steel Workers of America incorporating 41-cent daily raises recently ordered by the War Labor Board. Sleveland-P-James Greun er, regional attorney for the Office of Price Administration, says the first suit to halt black market steel sales will be filed today in federal court.
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Bayonne
N. J
Navy
General Cable Corporation
United States
Harold G. Bowen
Army
War Labor Board
Dell
War Bond
Mittee
Admiral Bowen
Johnson City
Roogevelt
Bureau of Engineering
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
Michael Petrakian
Presdent Roosevelt
Weveland
Republic Steel Corp
Clo
United Steel Workers of America
Sleveland
P—James
Greuner
Office of Price Administration
Gas Station Closures Rise Amid 25 Percent Fuel Cut
Kingsport faces closures as gas restrictions bite with four dealers shut and more expected before August 20. Distributors report tight supplies since a mid July 25 percent reduction, draining surpluses from 1941 quotas and seasonal allowances. Local merchants petition federal agencies for relief to defend defense workers as demand climbs.
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Rman
Itoms
British Lose Cruiser In Sea Fight
Reports from the Admiralty dismiss Axis claims of a shattered Allied convoy in the Mediterranean as exaggerated. They say Malta received supplies despite heavy enemy pressure and note Italian cruisers fled when attacked by RAF planes. Axis and Berlin broadcasts claim heavy losses to British and Allied ships, while Ankara reports Numan Menementoglu named Turkey foreign minister succeeding Saracoglu.
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Mediterranean
Admiralty
Malta
Manchester
Eagle
High Command
Ytalian Navy
Air Force
Gibraltar
Berlin
East Anglia
Germany
Ankara
Numan’ Menementoglu
Justice
Turkey
Salsra Saracoglu
Menementoglu
Foreign Office
Allied forces surge in Solomons as battles widen
News from headquarters in Australia reports heavy combat across the Solomon Islands. Allied bombers attacked Japanese warships and transports near New Guinea waters while U S Marines struck three coastal areas in the southeastern Solomons, with air crews suffering some damage but claiming several enemy planes shot down.
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MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
South
New Guinea
Solomons
the Solomons
Washington
Navy
U. S
Hineat J. King
Tokyo
Atols
Salamaua
Rabaul
Gasmata
New Britain
Talagi
Kalamaua
Almed
Erin
Carter
Florida
Guadalcanal
Manista
RAF Bombers Hit Nazi Camps in Africa War Patrols
RAF bombers attacked Nazi camps and vehicles reported by British headquarters. One self propelled enemy fighter, used by Rommel to resupply, was sunk off the African coast. A Nazi broadcast threatened death as reprisal against Dutch hosts and warned of a looming midnight deadline.
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RAF
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranee
London
Netherlands
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Crozony
E. T. & W.N. C. Motor Transportation Company
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