Churchill Hints Action Japs Suffer Damage To Six Ships So Far
The United States navy reported a large scale sea and air battle near the southeastern Solomon Islands. Japanese forces counter-attacked as American carrier based planes damaged two cruisers, one battleship, one transport, and a cruiser, with several more cruisers hit. The Ryuzyu carrier was damaged and Tulagi harbor occupation hinted. The action continues as American air and sea forces engage the Japanese striking force.
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Transport
ASHINGTON
United States navy
Solomon Islands
United States army
Guadalcanal
navy
Solomons
Tulaai
Tulagi
Tulagi harbor
United States
WWLLSON
STALINGRAD
MOSCOW
Resia
les
Caspian Sea
Rotetat- Kourki
Don River
nothwest
CLAEM CALCASTUS FASSES
BERLIN
Elborus
BOMBAY
Patna
Shalabad
Bihar
VICHY
Lyrae
HELSINKI
LONDON
Helsinki radio aid
WASHINGTON
Rhineland Is Ravaged by RAF High Attack
London reports a strong RAF bomber force struck Frankfurt Wiesbaden and other upper Rhine targets in the first major raid in a week. The Ministry said about 300 planes were involved with 16 losses, weather possibly contributing. Frankfurt on the Main near Mainz is a key German industrial center. Continued on Page Three.
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LONDON
RAF
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Germany
theiir
ariles
Mainz
Letters From Home Reflect German Morale In Wartime
The Left Hand Corner reviews letters allegedly from German soldiers and mothers in Russia. They contrast Nazi aims with Allied resolve, noting fear over master race myths and messages of loss from Russian fronts.
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Russia
Christian Science Monitor
Britain
United Nations
Moscow
Maurice Hindus
New York Herald Tribune
Peter Fraser in Washington
Washington dispatch reports Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand arrived on the U S west coast and will go to Washington to meet President Roosevelt at his invitation. Officials offered no details on the visit purpose or duration, but it is presumed to relate to United Nations strategy and Pacific war concerns.
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WASHINGTON
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
United States
White House
Stephen Early
Fraser
American
Roosevelt
tnp
United Nations
Brazil Declares Nonbelligerent Status in War Test
Brazil strengthens wartime stance by declaring nonbelligerent status with allied neighbors. Argentina Chile Peru Paraguay and Bolivia grant this status enabling full use of airports and harbors. Brazil seizes Axis ships and closes Axis banks totaling about 35 million dollars as anti submarine patrols intensify in the South Atlantic.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Peru
Paraguay
Bolivia
South Atlantic
Dieppe Raid Casualty Capt Erskine R Eaton Dies
Capt Erskine Robert Eaton age 27, second year of Col and Mia Eaton, was killed in action during the Dieppe raid. The family confirms the death in Toronto. Eaton had married in Montreal before the war and was internationally known as a horseman. His father Col Eaton is president of the Eaton Co. Ltd.
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TORONTO
CPI
Erskine Robert Eaton
Mia
Eaton
Dieppe
Montreal
Jones Les Fas
German Ack Ack Ship Nearly Sunk Off Flushing
London reports a German anti aircraft ship in a four vessel clash with British light forces off Flushing Netherlands last night was almost certainly sunk. British ships reported no casualties and all returned to port. The other three German ships were heavily engaged with gunfire and damage and casualties were inflicted. A German vessel was hit by a torpedo fired from a British motor torpedo boat.
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LONDON
Flushing
Netherlands
admiralty
Eleven Die In Peruvian Quake Strikes Nazca and Beyond
An earthquake in southern Peru kills at least 11 people and injures scores. Nazca suffers heavy losses with ten dead and about 50 injured as a third of the town is leveled. A telecommunication line to Nazca falters at 10 04 pm MDT amid reports of aftershocks and a new quake beginning. A 10 year old girl dies in Tea as property damage mounts.
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LIMA
Peru
Nazca
Tyrone Power Joins Marines
Hollywood star Tyrone Power, 28, took the oath as a private in the United States Marines. He will remain on active status until October to finish a Navy picture, then proceed to San Diego for seven weeks of training and hopes to be assigned to glider training after basic camp.
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WASHINGTON
Aus
Tyrone Power
Hollywood
United States
Power
San Diego
Helsinki Faces Russian Air Raids Amid Finn War Turmoil
Stockholm radio reports Helsinki, capital of Finland, endured heavy anti aircraft fire as air raiders triggered alerts last night. Russian air force had struck Helsinki repeatedly during the war, but since Germany allied with Finland following the invasion of Russia, raids have been fewer and on a smaller scale.
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LONDON
Stockholm
Helsinki
Finland
Russia
P M Meets Cabinet On Russia Trip
London reports Prime Minister Churchill conferred with war cabinet members on the outcomes of talks with Stalin and his visits to Egypt Iran and Iraq. His three week flight sparked talk of a new Middle East command and a change in leadership. Observers see hints of a coming Allied campaign and possible actions to aid the Soviet front as Churchill prepares further plans.
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LONDON
C.P
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Iraq-Iran
Harold Alexander
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Russia
John Oil
Britain
combined chiefs of staff
Washington
Sir John
England
commons
Kremlin
North
Africa
Europe
Premer Stalin
Dieppe Toll Reaches 584 in Dieppe Casualty Lists
OTTAWA Aug 25 The ninth Canadian Active Army casualty list since the Dieppe battle reports three killed in action two seriously wounded and 12 wounded The total casualties since Dieppe rise to 564 with 68 dead 372 wounded and 125 missing The war total dead and wounded now stands at 5738 Includes an eighth list from Aug 2 noting one previously missing man found safe and identifies Pte Al Deri Edward Bates referenced in the medical corps and next of kin details.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Dieppe
national defence headquarters
Ust
ninth
lst
CP3
oor
Pte
Al- Deri Edward Bates
medical corm
CNR Earnings Rise as Week Ends August 27
Canadian National Railway reports gross earnings of 47,242,009 for the week ending August 27, up from 45,822,000 a year ago, an increase of 2,014,000. The gain reflects improved performance across rail operations and a stronger market.
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CNR
MONTREAL
Canadian National Railway
Drastic Curtailment Of Non-Essential Industry Looms
Winnipeg report quotes El Hat Little, director of National Selective Service, warning that Canada faces drastic curtailment of less essential industries if 250,000 more workers are needed in war effort and unemployment stays under 60,000. He predicts disruption and inconvenience, urges planning and asks employee input for dislocation details as manpower control moves under the Labour Minister.
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Little
Labor Congress
WINNIPEG
C. P
Lone Plane Triggers Brief London Alert
An air raid warning sounded in London as a lone scouting plane approached the outskirts during daylight. People leaving work kept to their routes, with only occasional glances skyward. The all clear followed soon after and no targets or incidents were reported.
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LONDON
25900 Jews Conscripted in Belgium News
A belated agency report states that 28,000 Jewish foremen in Belgium have been conscripted for labor in Germany. The notice notes the move appears connected to wartime labor needs and reflects broader conscription actions in occupied territories.
Farm Labor Disappears in Great Exodus on Canadian Farms
OTTAWA Aug 25 CP A federal survey shows a massive farm labor exodus as the farmer’s son and hired man leave the homestead. Male family help drops 141200 to 82 percent, hired help falls from 247200 to 148000 as of Jan 13. Officials warn manpower will thin further despite a selective service freeze. Agriculture Minister Gardiner warned in Commons of continuing losses among 16 to 45 year olds engaged in farming. Continued on Page Three.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Agriculture
Gardiner
farm labor brigade
House of Commons
Fire guts coal hopper at Western Dominion plant
Fire at the Western Dominion Coal Company's plant in Taylorton Saskatchewan caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to a coal hopper. Firefighters from the Royal Air Force Service Flying Training School at Estevan quenched the blaze and prevented spread to the mine camp. Cause attributed to spontaneous combustion.
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TAYLORTON
Sask
Western Dominion
Coal Company
Royal Air Force Service Flying Training School
Estevan
Alberta papers to meet Oct 9 and 10 in Calgary
Edmonton reports the Alberta division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association will hold its annual convention in Calgary on October 9 and 10. President L D Albertan of Chauvin announced the improvements in newspaper and job work at the event.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Canadian Weekly Newspapers association
L. D'Albertanyon of
Chauvin
Calgary
Nazis Mass For Siege Of Stalingrad Explodes In Battle
German forces massed tanks on the eastern Don bank near Stalingrad as dive bombers swarmed the sky and parachutists landed behind Soviet lines. Pravda and the Soviet information bureau reported heavy fighting, with the Red Army clinging to trenches amid repeated German assaults and counterattacks across the Don and Probizdnenski area.
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EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
Weiter
OSCOW
Don
Stalingrad
Caucasus
reHECEo
Red army
Comsomol Pravda
young Communist organization
Pravds
Communist party
Crete
Pravda
Soviet information bureau
Kretskaya
Probizdnenski
Gremy
information bureau
Nazis Reach 49 Miles From Stalingrad in Push
AP dispatch reports Soviet lines near Stalingrad deteriorating as German forces drive from Rototat Kourki region toward the northeast, with tanks crossing the Don and approaching the Caspian area. The beacon of Stalingrad grows perilous as battles intensify across southern Resia and adjacent fronts.
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Mr. Little
Mackenzie King
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