Russians Resist to a Frail Stand in Caucasus Front
British sources report Soviet resistance stiffening on all fronts as German forces press toward Stalingrad and Grozny oil regions. Soviet dispatches say heavy German tanks and planes broke Russian lines near Kotelnikovski, with large numbers of prisoners claimed by Berlin.
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Kotelnikovski
Stalingrad
Red Army
Red Star
Voronezh
Rzhev
Moscow
62Nd Army
Kalach
Don River
Kretskaya
Volga
Caucasian
Ordzhonikidze
Grozny
Caucasus Land Bridge
Middle East
Moisture Lingers Across Western Kansas With Scattered Rain
Shower conditions linger in western Kansas as federal meteorologist S. D. Flora notes widely scattered moisture. Dodge City reports 0.87 inch rainfall in the past 24 hours while others show light amounts. Temperatures reach the upper 80s with Topeka Goodland and Ellis at 87 degrees and Geneseo dropping to 59 for the night.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Dodge City
Goodland
Ellis
Geneseo
Pacific War Council Pleased With U S Attack
Washington reports Pacific War Council members expressing encouragement over the American offensive against the Solomon Islands. Chinese foreign minister Dr. T V Soong praised the move as a good token of offensive spirit and noted it marks a shift from defense to offense against Japan.
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Washington
Pacific War Council
Solomon Islands
T. V. Soong
Soong
Violence Spreads in India as Troops Move In
Bombay and New Delhi face escalating unrest with more troops and police deployed. An official in New Delhi calls the situation ugly after a town hall fire and crossfire incidents. Bombay reports at least 31 dead and 250 wounded with rioters looting food trucks and clashes near Bhuleswar and Zaveri Bazaar. Martial law has not yet been declared as authorities cite self defense and use of a whipping act.
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Lulumuitiil Aliuuiig
New Delhi
Bombay
India
Bhuleswar
Zaveri
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Roger Lumley
Ahmedabad
Predicted German Raid Off South Atlantic Targets Allied Traffic
British naval sources report a large scale offensive by German surface and submarine raiders against South Atlantic merchant traffic. SOS signals near Rio de Janeiro and claims of recent sinkings suggest attacks have begun, with axis raiders arriving from the Bay of Biscay and increased submarine activity.
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London
South Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian
High Command
Egypt
India
Russia
Iran
South America
Britain
Bay of Biscay
France
North American
Admiral Scheer
Lietzow
Pelley Is Sentenced in Major Sedition Case
William Dudley Pelley founder of the Silver Shirts of America is sentenced to 15 years in prison by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell after a conviction on 11 counts of criminal sedition. Lawrence A. Brown receives five years while Agnes Marian Henderson gets a two year suspended sentence as the court emphasizes punishment and potential life change.
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Indianapolis
Willam Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts of America
America
Robert C. Baltzell
Pelley
Benedict Arnold
Aaron Burr
Fellowship Press, Inc
Baltzell
Lawrence A. Brown
Fellowship Press
Agnes Marian Henderson
Miss Henderson
Floyd G. Christian
Christian
Marines Renew Bitter Clashes in Solomons Front
Allied forces pressed in the Solomon Islands with hand to hand fighting around Tulagi and new air and sea attacks on Japanese bases. In the Aleutians, navy bombers and surface ships damaged shore defenses and sank ships in coordinated strikes.
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MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
Washington
Tulagi
Solomons
Robert Lee Ghormley
South Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Kei Islands
Aleutians
Kiska Island
Solomon Island Battle Reaches Sixth Day In Pacific War
Allied Marines fight fierce hand to hand combat on Tulagi and nearby islets as U S forces press toward occupation goals in the Solomon Islands. Washington says Marines opened the door to a broader South Pacific offensive amid reports of Formosa raids.
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Ion
Solomon Island
Australia
Washington
South Pacific
Chungking
China
Formosa
East China Coast
Japan
Solomon Islands
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Tulagi
United States
Solomons
Tokyo
Shoichi Kamada
Shanghai
Kamada
Ernest J. King
U.S. Navy
Navy
U.S
South Sea Islands
Biddle May Seek Treason Indictments for Saboteur Accomplices
Attorney General Biddle said treason charges may be brought against more than six of the 14 people charged with aiding eight Nazi saboteurs. Two of the 14 are interned as dangerous aliens, Maria Kerling and Ernst Kerkhof, both in New York. The case follows the execution of six saboteurs and prior treason conviction in Detroit.
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Washington
Biddle
Maria Kerling
Max Stephan
Detroit
Canada
Douglas county Selective Service exhausts single men supply
The Douglas county selective service board announced it has exhausted its supply of single men and men with no dependents and awaits instructions on which class to call next. Fifty four men underwent physical screening at selective service headquarters this morning.
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Douglas County Selective Service Board
Selective Service
Ft. Leavenworth
Bruce Cameron
Neal Wherry
State Director
Topeka
Hog market tops $15 a hundred pounds in Chicago sale
In Chicago A Y hogs sold above 15 dollars per hundred pounds for the second time in 22 years. Prices gained 10 cents for light and heavy hogs with top at 15.10 dollars. Only July 15 1920 saw higher hogs at 15.15 dollars. Demand from consumers armed forces and lend lease agencies plus low hog supply drove the rise.
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Chicago
A. Y
State Wide Check On Sale Of Auto Stamps Planned
Wichita Kansas August 12 A statewide drive to check motorists without $5 federal automobile use stamps will begin Monday U S collector Lynn Brodrick said. Kansas highway patrol sheriff and city police will cooperate. Motorists stopped on highways without stamps will be asked to buy them at once.
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Wichita
Kan
Lynn Brodrick
U.S
Internal Revenue
Brodrick
Kansas Highway Patrol
City installs new meters on Massachusetts street
The city activated parking meters overnight with warnings this week from Chief Clarence Bliesner. West side spaces are all metered, east side every other space. most are dual meters offering 24 minutes for a penny or two hours for a nickel. Some meters accept only a penny for 15 minutes. Free spaces exist on the east with a one hour limit. A paid time can be reallocated if remaining time is unused. Dimes or slugs jam meters and violators face penalties. Loading zones allow 15 minutes free parking with a annual permit.
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Clarence Bliesner
Massachusetts Street
Eae Block
Douglas county rationing board issues 65 tire certificates
The city panel of the war price and rationing board issued 65 tire certificates including 2 new passenger tires 30 passenger retreads 10 passenger tubes 18 new truck tubes 2 truck retreads and 7 truck tubes. Additional quotas announced: 2 new passenger tires 15 passenger tubes 28 passenger retreads and 6 new truck tires.
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Douglas County
Pilots Examined at Lawrence for Randolph Field Training
Seven pilots passed the Lawrence airport exam held Saturday by a traveling army board and are ordered to report next Tuesday to Randolph Field Texas for further training as service pilots. They will be paid 300 dollars monthly during training and may be commissioned as lieutenants upon completion.
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Lawrence
Army
Randolph Field
Tex
Army Air Force
Ashcraft Brothers
Lawrence Airport
Maj
Robert Gideon
George E. Drew
Elbert FE. Baldwin
Wichita
John W. Meherway
Kansas City
No Hostile Motive Found In Air Marker Case Near Mitchel Field
General Hugh A. Drum announced that alleged air marker incidents near Mitchel Field New York showed no hostile motive and were dropped as not affecting national defense. Investigations continue into why photographs and a story were released by the First Air Force.
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Mitchel Field
N. Y
New York
Hugh A. Drum
Eastern Defense Command
First Air Force
N.Y
Mitchel
Douglas county farmers boost beef hogs and poultry output
1942 assessors report higher production of beef cattle hogs and poultry in Douglas county as war demand rises. Milk output falls while winter wheat planting drops sharply. corn oats flax and soybeans rise. Sweet potatoes and popcorn surge. farmland declines slightly with farm numbers and laborers also down.
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Douglas County
Palmyra Township
Lecompton
Sudan
Douglas Eerie
Haskell Summer Session Closes With Jobs for Most Students
The first regular summer session at Haskell Indian School ends Saturday with about seventy five students enrolled. Superintendent Ayers reports many students found jobs during the term, including twelve welding students and all but one in the program. Most of the machine shop group and several commercial courses also secured positions. Fall term begins September 7.
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Haskell
Supt
Solon G. Ayers
Skinner Elevated to Undersheriff as Owens Departs
Sheriff Charles Banning announced Francis Skinner moves from deputy to undersheriff replacing Wayne Owens who leaves to become a flying instructor at Lawrence airport Elmer Schiller joins the sheriff's force as a deputy Schiller formerly served as a Lawrence policeman and has worked with Jayhawk Ordnance Works and Phillips Petroleum Company Skinner has served as deputy sheriff since April Owens became undersheriff replacing Lathrop B Read Jr who joined the military police corps.
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Charles Banning
Francis Skinner
Wayne Owens
Lawrence
Elmer Schiller
Schiller
Jayhawk Ordnance Works
Parsons
Phillips Petroleum Company
Kansas City
Owens
Lathrop B. Read, Jr
Military Police Corps
State Falls Short of July War Bond Quota
Topeka August 12 Kansas war bond director Evan Griffith said July sales under the Retailers for Victory campaign reached 7 565 000, 93.7 percent of the 8 073 000 July quota. August quota is 7 850 000 and farmers and workers are urged to boost payroll savings and farm city drive with rural sub committees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Evan Griffith
Griffith
U.S. Department of Agriculture War Board
Police Warn Against Undue Noise At Night
Police issue a warning about loud radios and noisy horns that disturb night workers. Several people were ordered to remove musical horns and trumpets from their cars and homes after incidents with workers waking at odd hours. One man left at 4 am to reach Sunflower Ordnance works and honked loudly, drawing police attention.
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Sunflower Ordnante
Stock Market Index Declines to 36.3 Amid Trading
The index covering 60 stocks slipped to 36.3 yesterday from 36.4, reflecting a lower overall market performance. Investors watched key sectors as trading dimmed amid mixed signals and caution in the latter session.
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