American units advance in Belgium and near Lyon front
American Seventh Army pushes toward Lyon after seizing Beaurepaire and advancing through Vienne area. Allied forces gain west toward the German Rhone frontier as air war over the Philippines continues, with units near Voiron and surrounding towns reporting progress amid stiff German resistance.
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Belgium
Philippines
Seventh Army
Lyon
Rhone River
Harding
Vienne
Alexander M. Pateh
Beaurepaire
Liberators strike Davao and Palau in heavy Philippines raid
The first major pre invasion air war on the Philippines saw Liberators destroy 38 Japanese planes in a 110 ton assault on Davao Mindanao and bomb Palau with 187 tons. Tokyo said 40 Liberators hit southern Philippines with one downed. MacArthur confirmed two losses at Davao and one at Palau. Large airfield damage and fires reported.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Davao
Palau
Tokyo Radio
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Deveo
MacArthur
Hitler to Make Sensational Speech Sunday Report
A fragmentary dispatch notes a sensational speech planned by Hitler amid World War II coverage. The report references Allied war fortunes, battles in Italy, and German positions near Thionville with mentions of Belgrade and a British radio broadcast.
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Hitler
Plomats
Lisbon
Ion Hitler
Italy
U. 5
Thionville
Belgrade
Allies Pry Open Door To Po Valley
Allied forces push through a broadened Italian front as General Reid orders the Gothic Line held for three more weeks and German defenses retreat from Pisa amid a Turkish verbatim front line flare up. American forces strike along the Arno hoping to encircle, while Germans blast Pisa with artillery from the southern outskirts.
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Po Valley
Tuto
Pisa
Starshal
iThert Reid
Brenenst
West
Polea
Adriatic
Arno
H Tomie
Kesselring
Ex Senator Norris Dies In Nebraska Father Of TVA
Senator George W Norris aged 83, a liberal veteran of 49 years in Congress and famed as the father of the Tennessee Valley Authority, died at his Nebraska home after a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services are planned at First Congregational Church with Dr Bryant Drake delivering the sermon at Doane College Crete Nebraska burial set for see Norris Death page 16.
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George W. Norris
Congress
Norris
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
First Congregational Church
Bem
Ewi
Bryant Drake
Doane College of
Crete
Neb
Soviets Widen Bulgarian Front in Danube Advance
Soviet forces pushed Germans across the Danube on a 65 mile front southeast of Bucharest and reached the Bulgarian frontier along a 150 mile span from the Black Sea to Giurgiu. A Moscow communique cites 418,600 Axis killed or captured Aug 20–31, including 87,100 Germans, as Romania’s capitulation strains Axis positions. Budapest reports Romanian troops near Transylvania and operations with Russians as Romanians advance toward the Carpathians. Moscow tallies show Second Ukraine Army killing 100,000 and capturing 108,400, with the Third Army adding 110,000 killed and 100,200 captured.
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Landen
Red Army
Danube River
Bucharest
Black Sea
Giurgiu
Ae Nannand
Ayauscusy
Uasee
Ansares Tng Neee
Balkan
Stalinsgead
Moscow
Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Budapest
Transylvania
Marosvasarhely
Targu-Mares
Sfan
tul-Gheorghe
Krasoy
Ghymes
Oituz
Carpathian Mountains
Danubian
Ukraine
Ickes Plans 1.5 Million Man-Years of Postwar Jobs
Secretary Ickes said the Interior Department can supply 1,500,000 man-years of work after the war through postwar projects awaiting congressional approval. He cited 533,000 man-years for 226 new reclamation projects in the West and 698,000 more for materials, plus cultivation of new farm land the size of Maryland.
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Washington
Congress
Ickes
Interior Department
Snc
Maryland
Marshall Plan for Small Army Shifts U S Support
U S congressmen back General Marshall's idea for a small peacetime professional force backed by large trained reserves. House and Senate leaders favor detailed plan, with some demanding full explanation of specifics before approval. Critics warn against undermining democratic state institutions if peacetime draft is expanded.
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Marshall
U. S
George Hall
Friion
Woeakers
Marshall Aind
Congress
House
Sen
Ator Johnson
D-Cole
Senate
Chandler
D-Ky
May
House Military Committee
Labor Day publishing plan for Kingsport papers
The Kingsport Times and Kingsport News will skip editions on Labor Day. Monday morning will merge features from both papers with combined mastheads. If breaking news occurs, the Times may print an extra after the News, but regular editions will not resume.
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Kingsport Times
Kingsport News
The
News
the Times
Merchants Gain WLB OK for Earlier Saturday Closing
Kingsport merchants win War Labor Board approval to shorten Saturday closing from 8 30 p m to 7 p m with no wage reductions for clerks announced by Mrs Louise Allison secretary of the Kingsport Merchants Association. Most stores will likely close at seven though some may stay open longer.
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Kingsport
War Labor Board
Louise Allison
Kingsport Merchants Association
The
Merchants Association
Allison
Finland Ends War Standstill with Germany Withdrawals
Premier Hantti Hackzell announced Finland will exit the war as German forces pull out. He said Soviet terms are unknown but not unconditional surrender, and Russia may grant an armistice. Hackzell noted Friday’s Parliament radio remarks and a shifted military situation since April, with Germany pressed to defend its homeland.
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London
Finland
Hantti Hackzell
Russia
Hackzell
Hackrell
Beudvdes
Germany
Hamaland
Germans Steer New Freak Terror Bomb At Areas In Southern England
London reports described two explosive-packed aircraft used in a new freak terror weapon, possibly a lower component of a composite plane. The device, guided by one pilot, landed in England with one craft falling in an open field and causing minimal blast, while officials offered no details on its destructive power.
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England
Lewis Hawkins
London
Ger-|er
France
Belgians Welcome U S Soldiers in Fast Belgian Advance
Belgians greet U S troops as two American columns race into Belgium, seizing Tournai within 46 miles of Brussels and advancing toward the Flanders battlefields. Another column reaches Seloignes near Liege as German defenses crumble and Antwerp’s hopes rise. Don Whitehead reports from Seloignes as Hodges First Army pushes toward the Reich’s doorstep.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Belgium
Tournai
Brussels
U. S
France
Tle
Flanders
Tourenai
Seloignes
Liege
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Belegium
America
Reich
Saar
Americas
Lorraine
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
City Observes Quiet Labor Day Weekend
The article notes warm weather with showers for Kingsport during the holiday. Downtown stores and government offices close, post office hours limited to 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. parcel and general delivery. Some services and plant operations continue amid a quiet, skeletor crews routine. Local scenes show whimsical wartime imagery and rainy day observations as residents cope with the weather.
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Kingsport
Genera
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