Soviet forces bypass Poltava driving toward Kiev
Russian troops pushed west of Kharkov and bypassed Poltava on a drive toward Kiev. A second Soviet column moved south in a flanking maneuver as they threaten the Dnieper line near Lozyva and Poltava. Allied bombers strike southern Italy amid Rome river influx and Sicily landings.
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Poltava
Kiev
Russia
Ukraine
Europe
Denmark
Rome
Italy
Kharkov
Dnieper
Smajor
Lozovaya
Dnieperopetrovsk
Sicily
U. S
Capua
Grazzanise
Locri
Sweden
Stockholm
Germany
Berlin
Mason son praised by commanding officer as medical aide in England
A letter from Capt. Franklin L. Watters to Mr. and Mrs. Mason of 447 Church Street Win road describes their son S t ir Mason serving in England as a medical aide in a bomb squadron. The officer commends his loyalty, leadership of seven men, discipline, and rapid promotion from Buck Private to Sergeant in under six months.
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Ason
Church Street
Win Road
T. Ir Mason
England
Mason
Franklin L. Watters
Etimes
Buck
U S Planes Report Sinkings in Ocean Patrols
Allied air patrols claim ten German U boats were sunk or damaged in 13 air-sea battles as B 24 bombers and anti submarine units patrolled distant waters. Five subs were believed sunk and five damaged, with others forced away from shipping lanes.
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New York
U. S. Army Air Forces
AAF
Ati-Submarine Command
Anti-Submarine Command
Heat Wave Persists Despite Early Showers
Early morning showers failed to relieve the current heat wave as more rain was forecast. The state highway garage thermometer read 97.3F at 9:30 AM Thursday after reaching 85F by 4:30 PM the same day.
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State Highway
Actress plans lieut. Howard Raroad in naval air corps
An unnamed actress told a court she intends to join Lieutenant Howard Raroad in the Naval Air Corps in Los Angeles.
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Dicourt
Howard Raroad
Naval Air Corps
Los Angeles
Danish German Officials Struggle to Curb Copenhagen Riots
Stockholm Aug 27 In Copenhagen crowds again swelled at Raadhus pladsen as Danish police aided by German troops dispersed about 120 arrests and reports of injuries grew. Danish and German authorities debated a path to halt sabotage and strikes while signaling possible military rule if concessions end.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Raadhuspladsen
Copenhagen
Helsingborg
Werner Best
Berlin
Best
Hemann von Hannecken
Nineteen German Prisoners Escape Fort Henry Camp
German prisoners fled Fort Henry detention camp last night in Kingston Ontario and nine were recaptured by 9 AM. Four were found and five more located by morning as authorities hunted the rest. A possible escapee was reportedly spotted at Dead Man's Bay, about a mile from the camp, prompting a rapid police check.
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Kingston
Ont
Henry
Dead Man's Bay
Farnsworth Death Due To Fall At Farmhouse
Dr Paul Moore reported Bette Davis husband Arthur Farnsworth died from a fall at his farmhouse last June after an autopsy. The Hollywood case was announced on Wednesday detailing the cause of death and circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Hollywood
Newhire
Arthur Farnsworth
Bette Davis
Paul Moore
Bases Bombed in New Guinea Salamua Bay Attack
Allied air forces in the southwest Pacific mauled Salamaua's supply base at Hansas Bay New Guinea on August 27. Lt Gen George C Kenney's Fifth Airforce sent nearly 100 bombers and fighters at low altitude sinking a freighter wrecking 45 barges exploding ammunition dumps and destroying ground installations as American Australian ground troops tightened pressure near Salamaua airdrome.
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Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
Hansas Bay
New Guinea
George C. Kenney
Fifth Airforce
Wewak
Hansa Bay
East's Gasoline Situation Hints at Shortages
Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K Davies said military drain on fuel grows east of the Rockies and that as military needs rise civilian gasoline will fall. He urged reducing civilian consumption to meet full demand.
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Washington
Ralph K. Davies
Rocky Mountains
Petroleum Administration
Europe's Jewish population halved under Nazi rule says report
The Institute of Jewish Affairs reports Europe’s Jewish population fell from 8 300 000 to 3 000 000 over ten years of Nazi power, highlighting drastic demographic losses and ongoing persecution across the continent.
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New York
Europe
Institute of Jewish Affairs
Mountbatten in Washington Conference on Asia War Plan
Lord Louis Mountbatten and American chiefs discuss the Allied strategy for Asia. The four aim to reopen the Burma Road, free southern Asiatic ports, control the China Sea, and boost air power in China as Mountbatten travels from Washington to London and Chungking.
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Washington
Japan
Quebec
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Britain
Army
War Department
London
Chungking
Asia
Burma
Asiatic
China Sea
China
Quotas Set for Third War Loan Drive Across States
Washington announces state quotas for the third war loan drive starting September 9. New York allotted 4.709 billion, Nevada and Wyoming 12 million each, Ohio 698 million. Campaign aims to sell 5 billion to individuals and 10 billion to corporations and non banking institutions. banks excluded.
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Washington
New York
Nevada
Wyoming
Ohio
Defiance GOP Leader Wyatt Sullinger Dies at 50
Wyatt R. Sullinger, 50, former chairman of the Defiance Republican central committee and a member of the election board, died last night in Defiance Ohio.
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Defiance, O
Wyatt R. Sullinger
Defiance
Republican Central Committee
Election Board
Strike Ousts 2150 Miners at Hanna Coal Mines
In Bellaire Ohio on August 27 a War Labor Board dispute triggered a miners walkout shutting three Hanna Coal Co shafts Willow Grove Dunglen and Powhatan. About 2150 workers stayed away after no official notice arrived from miners according to James Hyslop Hanna Coal general manager.
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Bellaire
War Labor Board
Willow Grove
Dunglen
Powhatan
James Hyslop
Hanna Coal Co
Strike Ends After Billion Blooming Mill Walkout
A labor action at Republic Steel Corporation began with 36 Blooming Mill workers on Monday and grew to about 500 workers by yesterday, ending at 7 A M today in Youngstown Ohio.
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Youngstown
Republic Steel Corporation
Woodsman Captain Logan Officer Saves Lost Company
Captain Jack Allen trained as a woodsman and hunter led a lost company through 21 days in Guadalcanal jungle subsisting on edible plants and small animals. He guided his men back to base, survived malaria, and earned a Marine Corps captaincy.
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Woodsman
Logan
Jack Allen
Guadalcanal
Jack
John Allen
East Second Street
George Robey
Columbus Citizen
Marine Corps
Robey
Logan, O
Ohio State University
Lawrence E. Hicks
Columbus
Tropics
Davidson Father Induction Opposed at Union Convention
Sidney Davidson of Rochester national commander of the Army and Navy Union told the Cleveland gathering that drafting fathers is unnecessary when millions of men in industry and government serve as essential. He argued the selective service system aimed to preserve the family backbone of American institutions.
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Cleveland
Sidney Davidson
Rochester
N. Y
Army and Navy Union
Davidson
Johnson rites at Leonard funeral home Friday
Rev. A L Heyde conducted services at the Leonard funeral home for Richard Johnson 27 son of Mr and Mrs Theodore C Johnson Logan who was fatally injured in an automobile accident at Columbus Wednesday Burial was in Grandview cemetery Bremen Pallbearers were Richard
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A. L. Heyde
Leonard Funeral Home
Richard Johnson
Theodore C. Johnson
Logan
Columbus
Grandview Cemetery
Bremen
Richard
Dewitt Urges Full War Against Japan From Aleutian Base
Lt. Gen. John L. Dewitt, returned from Attu inspection, says the war must be driven to the Japanese with full offensive fury. He notes Japan's fortified beach positions and called for rapid action to recapture the Philippines and cut Japanese supply lines while aiding China.
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Aleutians
John L. Dewitt
Attu Island
Japan
United Nations
Western Defense Command
Pacific
Dewitt
Phillipines
China
Green Township Sets Quota for Third War Loan Drive
Green Township targets 22100 for the Third War Loan opening September 9. Earl Elberfeld, Hocking County War Finance chairman, announced Haydenville inclusion and county total of 421000. Haydenville drive captain is C. S. Matheny with lieutenants Fred Culler W J Seel Rev W E Bancroft Vern Robinette and Creighton Martin. Green Township captain is Murray Phillips with lieutenants Wes Ferrenberg Samuel C Chute James Tucker Ralph Drescher Jacob Gleason Mihlbauer Leslie Linton Orlandoth Lautan.
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Green Township
Earl Elberfeld
Hocking County
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