Signs Point To Tripartite Allied Leaders Meeting
Fragile indicators Saturday night suggested a potential meeting among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. Rumors circulated that Stalin would attend to discuss a western front and broader wartime coordination. British officials eyed Eden’s talks with Moscow as paving the way for high level discussions.
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London
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Btalin
Enell
Russia
Nas
Stalin
Jeaders
Umora
Rome
Caucasus
Ivan M. Maley
Attrac
Moscow
Vyacheslav Molotov
Anthony Edenia
Chiechit
Allion
City Sends Over Ton Of Clothes To Russia
City volunteers collected and packed more than 2,509 pounds of winter clothing for Russian war relief. The drive in Kingsport totaled 82 cases sent to New York City, with Boy Scouts heavily involved and Salvation Army handling non acceptable items.
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Kingsport
Soviet Union
New York
Russia
Citizens Service Corps
Randal Smith
Oak Grove
Eugene Castel
Miller Street
Newland Fuller
Bridwell Street
Ernest Atkin
B Street
Kingaport
New York City
Russian War Relief
Civic Auditorium
Brown
Mr. Self
Boy Scouts
Deniston
Salvation Army
Self
A. B. Coleman
R. Fy Powe
Png
Ry Haskins
C. Fon
Schram
de. RB. Greer
Miles
Lanningham Nominated to Run Against Robinette in Virginia
J E Lanningham a Lee County businessman was nominated by Republicans in Virginia's Sixteenth Senatorial District to oppose Senator Lloyd M Robinette of Jonesville for a fourth term. The convention drew over 1 000 delegates from Scott and Lee Counties as Richmond urged reform of election laws and abolition of the state poll tax.
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Gine City
James EB. Lanningham
Lee County
Virginia
Senate
Lloyd M. Robinette
Jonesville
Scott
Lee
Lanningham
Ryland G. Craft
Gate City
House of Delegates
Scott Conn
Tom E. Wolfe
E. Wagan Richmond
Commonwealth
Scott County
Washington
Mr. Richmond
Richmond
Sta
J. BS. Lanningham
October draft call looms for state fathers in Tennessee
Brig Gen T A Frasier says October will bring the heaviest draft call in 80 days with about one third from pre Pearl Harbor fathers. Col George Baker notes immunity not guaranteed and many non-deferrable fathers await Congress action. An AP survey finds confusion over deferral rules and possible inductions before Congress reconvenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessee
T. A. Frasier
State Selective Service
Washington
George Baker
Selective
U. S. Employment Service
Associated Press
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Land
Ceree
Newsprint Supply Crisis Prompts Conservation Push
A Saturday survey warns of possible further newsprint shipment cuts to U S newspapers unless industry recommendations are adopted. It urges saving pulpwood, increasing cutters, and using waste paper more, noting options to reduce wood use in writing and wrapping papers and to lower chemical pulp percentages while maintaining needed strength. In Tennessee, Technician Fourth Grade Branilin Robert Tarr 2% of a medical detachment died after a 22 day illness.
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New York
United States
Canna
Flore
Second Army
Tennessee
Branilin Robert Tarr
Denmark crisis nears turning point as Germany tightens hold
Reports from Malmoe indicate Copenhagen rumors that Prime Minister de Scavenius may resign and German forces seize full control. Telephone lines to Denmark and Sweden were cut, with Motala Radio noting possible plans to crown King Christian, while Danish radio continued but offered little on any decisive shift.
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Stockholm
Malmoe
Copenhagen
Erik de Scavenius
Denmark
Dagens Nyheter
Eorthern
Sweden
Christian
Soegenfri
Copenhege
Little Kingdom
Esbjerg
Werner Beat
Czechoslovakia
Oortupation
Hermann von Hannecken
Hannecken
Nuernberg Blasted By Block Busters 33 Planes Missing
Allied air power roared across Europe smashing Nuernberg and other rail hubs in a dusk to dawn campaign. Bomber and fighter groups struck Germany and Italy while in the Pacific, U S forces seized Bairoko Harbor on New Georgia. Russian advances pushed toward major rail routes as the war widens.
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Nuernberg
Axis
Germany
Italy
Southwest Pacific
Berlin
RAE
Nuerenberg
Europe
Imore
France
Low Countries
Income Tax Experts To Aid In Filing Forms
Internal Revenue clerks from the Nashville office will be in Kingsport September 6 to 16 to assist residents in estimating their taxes as of September 15. Joe F. Hale, Collector, announced the plan. The Civic Auditorium hosts offices from 4:30 to 4:50 daily. A special training class for volunteers will be held September 5 from 3:00 to 9:00 pm at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Nashville
Kingsport
Joe F. Hale
Civic Auditorium
Price Control Keeps Cost Of Living Well Under WWI Level
OPA reports price control reduces inflation versus World War I era. Estimated savings shown as $581 per person annually or $2,800 per family, with regional impacts including potential for new public buildings and facilities. Figures rely on Atlantic City Engineer cost reports and present a conservative comparison.
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OPA
Atlanta
Price Administration
OBA
Atlantic City
Tobacco Brings High Prices Opening Week North Carolina Markets
Raleigh reports unusually high average prices for both common and quality tobacco as 72 warehouses opened 1943 sales across 14 counties. WE A and the State Department of Agriculture noted price changes and market vitality, with growers generally pleased with returns despite some fluctuation. Nearby, a separate report lists a Friday public incident in Camp Sibert area.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
War Food Administration
WEA
State Department of Agriculture
Adarbeth
Death of King Boris II Triggers Bulgarian Regency Crisis
reports say King Boris II of Bulgaria died after a five day illness at 4 42 pm, his four year old son Simeon II succeeds as regent. Berlin and British dispatches debate Nazi influence amid a Balkan power vacuum with a possible backdoor to Germany.
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Londor
Boris II
Bulgaria
Simeon
Siemon II
Borin
Balkan
Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
Bogdan Philov
Boris
Hitler
Ruagia
Ankare
Europe
Britain
Italy
France
Mussolini
Vittoria Emanuele
Ferdinand
Sofia
Torina
Emanuele
Prisoners Re-captured After Fort Henry Escape
Three more of the 19 German prisoners who escaped from Fort Henry Thursday night were captured Saturday, leaving four at large. Twelve were taken in the Kingston area Friday. Two found today were captured in a barn half a mile from Fort Henry and another at Brewers Mills, 16 miles northeast.
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Kingston
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Dark Horse
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Mrs
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Woodrow Wilson
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Army General Hospital
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Motala Radio
Federal Communications Commission
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Hrag
William F. Halsey, Jr
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Ukraine
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