Allied Shutters Reflect Mixed War Prospects
War notes describe Allied business strains yet brighter signs in Europe and the Orient. Observers warn Germany and Japan may mount fresh offensives while United Nations grows stronger. Moscow reports Red Army pressures on southern and northwest fronts amid supply and transport strain. In the Pacific, Allied and Chinese forces repel advances at Milne Bay and in Kiangsi Che Kiang, with Japan suffering ship losses. Chinese gains near Chuliujien airport signal potential impact on Tokyo.
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Orient
Asis
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Stalingrad holds as Soviet counter offensives intensify
Russian and Allied reports trace renewed Red Army pressure on the Volga front near Stalingrad. German armor and air operations clash with steadfast Soviet defense while Western fronts report Japanese setbacks in the Pacific and Australian forces tightening around Milne Bay.
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Stalingrad
Red Army
Russia
Volga River
Soviet Informaon
Milne Bay
New Guinea
China
Burma
Malaya
Used Machinery To Be Inventoried In Southeast
Atlanta region chief of the used construction machinery blind of WPR Armstrong announces an inventory of all used construction equipment in the southeast. He notes tractors graders pavers mixers and other unowned gear could be kept ready and used for instruction, though many items see limited annual use.
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Atlanta
Four New Policemen Appointed in Kingsport Force
Police Chief C G Crawford announced two of four new officers would start Tuesday. The appointees are Lawrence md tarry Bury 27 and Champ Catshall 24 both from Kingsport and former Mason and Dixon workers. The other two were to be appointed Monday and report Tuesday. The four expanding the roster to 24 with two inactive, the largest in city history.
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Champ Catshall
Kingsport
Mason and Dixon
Crawford
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Police Department
Taft Predicts Lower Draft Age To 18 And 19
Senator Taft predicts Congress will act this fall to lower the draft age to 18 and 19, with a fixed national induction schedule. He urged a uniform system excluding married men with children until eligible singles are exhausted, proposing nationwide pools rather than local boards.
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Washington
Congress
Taftt
R-Ohie
Royal Boards
Otto
War News Helps Stock Market Amid Mixed Trading
War news provided a generally favorable backdrop for the market but failed to spark urgent buying. Early trading showed mild gains and slow turnover with fractional advances. Notable stock leaders included General Motors Chrysler American Telephone U S Steel Anaconda Douglas Aircraft Du Pont Dan chemical Texas Company while several declines appeared in Bethlehem Pennsylvan ia Westinghouse Goodrich and American Smelting.
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New York
Nnear
General Motors
Chrysler
American Telephone
Chesapeake & Ohio
U. S. Steel
Anaconda
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont
Dan Chemical and Texas Co
Beth Jechem
Johnos Banville
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Goodrich
American Smelling
Ideal Husband Kept Two Wives Contented
Two women claim the body of Louis L Hunt also known as Louis H Meeks a city architect found dead Saturday night The women say they were married to him for 38 and 81 years respectively with one wife noting a marriage in Berkeley in 1914 The other cites a Victoria marriage in 1911 Authorities say he worked as a city engineer's architect and was described as a quiet capable professional.
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Loa
Louis H. ‘Meeks
Olive Blanche Meeks
Long Beom
Thomas Bryan
TH. A
Ethel Baty Hunt
Hunt
Meeks
Louis H. Meeks
Victoria
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Huot
Berkeley
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Chep
County Officials Begin New Terms in Sullivan County
County offices in Sullivan County enter new terms as incumbents take oath Tuesday except one, with Ruth Banea Warrick assuming register of deeds. New magistrates and constables join the ranks, while other officials renew eight year terms. Democratic badge dominates the administration with Republicans retaining a few posts.
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T. R. Bandy
Hy Carr
J. D. Newlord
Hugh Copenhaver
A. N. Hawk
Worley Fain
Ward Geréner
High- Wey
Lewis I Chase
Ruth Banea Warrick
Shelbourne Ferguson
Walter Gray
Congress Seeks Quickest Passage Absentee Vote Bill
Congressional leaders debated how to speed the service members absentee voting bill. The House and Senate differ on procedures to accept changes including an anti-poll tax clause. Action was paused as Sapath urged a weekend agreement to move the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sapath
Rules Committee
Nazi Subs Claim thirty Ships In Week
Berlin reports the German high command said in broadcasts that in the past week U boats sank 30 ships totaling 181,000 tons in the Atlantic Caribbean and off Africa. Five other ships were torpedoed but not confirmed as sunk, with no Allied verification.
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Berlin
Wrek
Atlantic
Caribbean
Africa
$2,000,000 Paid to Soldiers Dependents
The War Department will send out about $2,000,000 in accumulated payments to dependents of enlisted men. The sum covers allowances accumulated since June 1 in about 20,000 emergency cases already approved. President Roosevelt signed a bill moving initial payments from November 1 to September 1 under the allowances and allotments act.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Congress Convenes on Servicemen Absentee Voting Bill
A joint conference committee met over the controversial servicemen absentee voting bill. Republican leader Martin of Massachusetts urged prompt action to ensure the legislation takes effect for the November elections.
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Washington
House
Congressional Conference Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
Conferces
Profit Levy Approved In Senate
The Senate finance committee retained most of the House plan on corporation taxes, keeping a 45 percent combined rate on normal and surtax income and an 11 to 8 vote. A Treasury tweak would cap any single corporation’s tax at 80 percent of its excess profits tax income, while cutting the House exemption from 10,000 to 5,000 dollars. A separate proposal for a broad 10 percent retail spending levy faced sharp opposition, with senators labeling it vicious and likely to be hotly debated.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Bailey
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Treasury
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DOO
Chaiman George
D. Ga
George
Clark
Ple
Finance Committee
Russian Fliers Say Berlin Hit s Hard By Bombs
Soviet bombers who raided Berlin on August 29 30 faced heavy anti aircraft fire and wandering searchlights. Berlin was reported to be heavily hit with fires visible for miles around the capital. Pilot Serguei Danshin said Berlin appeared brilliantly lit as he arrived and ahead fliers had started many fires.
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Moscow
Berlin
Serguei Danshin
Chinese Drive To New Victories Over Jap Forces
Chinese forces push north and south in Kiangsi Chekiang and Kwangtung provinces amid heavy fighting. Recapture of Liangliatu near Nanchang and advances near Lungya and Lishui are reported as Japanese retreats tighten. Larnli and other air bases are said to be back in Chinese hands in a major offensive.
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Milne Bay
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Port Moresby
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Cyril Albert Clowes
Chungking
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Nanchang
Canton
Kwangtung Province
South China
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Conlon
Tsungfu
Tsungfa
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Liangliatu
Wea
Lierta
King Predicts Long War Ahead in Lorain Honor
Admiral Ernest J. King predicts a long, lone war as he is honored in Lorain Ohio. He says the United States will hit its stride in about a year and faces the challenge of fighting on eight fronts simultaneously while acknowledging American forces remain amateur compared to their adversaries.
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Lorain
Ohio
Ernest J. King
Complete Defeat In Battle Will Crush Japan Warns Grew
Former U S ambassador Joseph C Grew told a national audience that only an offensive war leading to total desert in battle can crush Japan He described Japans fighting spirit and atrocities incl bayoneting and a water cure He warned Americans to sustain sacrifices or risk a stalemate in the war with Japan.
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Washington
Joseph C. Grew
United States
Tokyo
Nation
Grew
Gripsholm
America
Far East
Ronged
Atlantic Battle Sinks 449 Ships, 3,000 Sailors Lost
The Battle of the Atlantic has claimed 449 Allied and neutral merchant ships and more than 3,000 seamen over eight war months. July saw 45 sinkings, while last week reported only nine victims. 1,760 crew remain missing. Convoys, coast patrols, and Allied cooperation held steady as shipbuilding rose 22 percent in July.
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Associated Press
Western Atlantic
United Nelsons
U.S
Caribbean
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Gulf of Mexico
Canada
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Teland
P. Lovette
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War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
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