Week of August 5 1943 marked turning point against Axis nations
In a wartime summary from the week ending August 5 1943 Allied advances in Sicily and the Balkans signaled a turning point. Reports recount Allied thrusts against Axis positions in Sicily and new air and naval actions, with heavy Allied bombings and the collapse of Nazi holds in Orel and surrounding areas.
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Sicily
Surrou
Mary
A m
Munda
Jeer
Gia Teon i
Sweden
Aland Fron
Norway
Geneva
Effin
Atlantic
Bettam
Io World
Menia
Military Coup to Oust Hitler Rumors Sweep Germany
London reports amid widespread speculation of a coming coup to replace Adolf Hitler with a senior officer. Berlin broadcasts claim top Nazi leaders and chiefs of army navy and air force met at the Fuehrer headquarters. A Swiss rumor of a September military dictatorship adds to the unrest noted by observers in Europe.
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Hitler Ils
Germany
London
Adolf Hitler
Fuhrer
German International Information Bureau
DNB
Berlin
Fuehrer
Hiroshi Oshima
Switerland
Neue Zuercher Nachrichten
Asia
Europe
Aircraft plants face need for thousands of workers, Baruch says
Washington reports the War Mobilization Office faces a manpower crunch for aircraft plants. Bernard M Baruch is overseeing a survey to determine how many new workers are required, with estimates of 5600 hires per month needed to reach peak production. Turnover, drafts, and women leaving complicate the effort.
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Washington
Office of War
Bernard M Baruch
James F. Byene
Low
Hood
Senate
Wright
Commercial users to get more sugar
Detroit announces a 10 percent sugar ration increase for commercial users including bakeries candy and soft drinks. Price Administrator Prentiss Brown said the change could presage broader relief for all consumers and noted an upcoming announcement from Washington on the general petroleum situation. He did not specify any grocery ration cuts for the Midwest.
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Detroit
Peter Mortage
Prentiss Brown
Brown
St. Ignace
Mich
Washin Tuesaday
Middle West
Wallace named to head new wartime food agency in Washington
Vice-President Wallace is named by agricultural groups to lead a proposed food production price control and rationing outfit. The plan would replace the wartime food administration and shift control away from Roosevelt and Jones amid AAA reform talk.
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Washington
Ranemwign
Wallace
D. C
Unot
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
AAA
Marvin Janew
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Fue
Wallace Aa
Bobs
Wickard
Jones
Attempts To Escape Alcatraz Prison
Ted H. Walters a bank robber tried to escape from Alcatraz today but guards caught him on the rocky edge of the island. Walters serving 30 years for bank robbery automobile theft and assault from Fort Smith Arkansas sneaked from the laundry building climbed over a barbed wire during a routine count and was seized at the island edge near the Golden Gate. No one is known to have escaped the island since it became a federal prison in 1934.
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San Francisco
Ted H. Walters
Alcatraz Rds
Oral
J. A. Joineson
Walters
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Golden Gate
Escaped German Prisoner Recaptured at Camp Livingston
Hugo Hanke, a German war prisoner, wandered in woods for part of Aug 7 before surrendering at 540 p m in a camp supply room. He had escaped from the prisoner camp earlier that day after a multi state police search. He said he longed to be back and spoke no English.
Agricultural leaders to attend Southern Farm Bureau School
An impressive list of national and farm group figures will converge for the Southern Farm Bureau Training School in Lowhiana August 17 to 19 Fifteen Southern states will send presidents secretaries and Farm Bureau leaders headed by Governor Sam H Jones Edward A O NeaL and U S Senator Allen J Ellender The event opens with registration at 1 00 p m August 17 at the Hotel Francer with a welcome by Monroe Mayor H L Benoit and remarks by Jones and O NeaL
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Southern Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
South
Lowhiana
Sam H. Jones
Louisiana
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
U. S
Allen J. Ellender
T P
Francer
Wernesday
H L Benoit
Monroe
Jones
O'Neal
Selective service chief lowers draft expectations
Major General Lewis B. Hershey said the draft effort will be tough but not huge as prewar fathers reach eligibility. He estimated 2,000,000 more men needed in a year, but not all may be taken, with 7,008,000 workers in the pool and several reservoirs of potential draftees including 3,000,000 4Fs and 100,900 youths turning 18 monthly.
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San Francisco
Lewis B. Hershey
Wxiag
Selective Service
Russians Drive Deep Into Kharkov Region Advancing 9 Miles
Soviet forces reported a major push toward Kharkov with nine mile gains and 70 towns captured as they move from Belgorod along the Kharkov Bryansk railway. The drive, aided by bombers and fighters, threatens Orel Bryansk and other key rail centers.
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London
Kharkov
Graivoron
Belgorod
Moscow
Tadic
Chuguev
Bryansk
Orel
Zolochev
Kharkov-Bryansk
Shamardino
Gnezdilove
Stakhanskaya
Paria Radio
Associated Pres
Bourke Charged With Failing To Report For Draft
Weller A Bourke of Baker Louisiana faced federal charges for failing to report for induction while claiming Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector status. He posted a 1060 dollar bond after a hearing before U S Commissioner Favrot, with the case to be tied to the Baton Rouge division in federal court starting in November.
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Baton Rouge
Weller A. Bourke
Baker
Jehovah's Witnesses
Failig
Bourke
United States
J. St Cisir Favrot
Draft Board
P. FE. Larcas
Favrot
Lucas
Favret
American Navy Sinks Japanese Vella Gulf Warships
Allied forces in the southwest Pacific report a night battle near Vila, Kolombangara island sinking a Japanese cruiser and two destroyers with a probable third, after intercepting four ships carrying supplies. No American losses. The action widened the Solomons offensive and followed the capture of Munda airfield on New Georgia. Vila lies near Munda and Bairoko harbor as American troops push north.
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Willian F. Bent
Southwest Pacific
Vila
Kolombangara Island
MacArthur
Vella Gulf
Vella Lavella
Kolombengara Island
Bairoko Harbor
New Georgia
Munda
Bairoko
British Hopeful War To End Soon
London reports a buoyant week for the United Nations with victories around Orel Belgorod Catania and Munda amid Axis anxieties in Europe. Prime Minister Churchill remains guardedly optimistic while Britons temper hope with caution about further bloodshed and continued war effort.
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London
United Nations
Germany
Arene
Orel
Belgorod
Catania
Munda
Pacific
Axis
Europe
Italy
Continent
England
Hitler
Pietro Badoglio
Churchill
United States
Limehouse
Hiotehall
Monroe Man Held Prisoner by Nazis
War Department released 101 U S soldiers held as prisoners of war by Germany. Included are First Lieutenant William T. Jones of Monroe Louisiana and Second Lieutenant Delton G Wheat of Poplarville Mississippi among the names.
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Washington
War Department
United States
William T. Jones
Florence Hutchins Jones
Dick Hayter
St. Monroe
Delton G Wheat
George G. Wheat
Poplarville
Miss
Aviation Cadet Horace E. Sugg Dies in Plane Crash
Pecos Texas reports the death of 22 year old Aviation Cadet Horace E. Sugg son of Mr and Mrs Zeek Sugg of Water Valley Mississippi whose basic training plane crashed near Pecos army air field yesterday.
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Pecos, Tex
Horace E. Sugg
Zeek Sugg
Water Valley
Mise
Pecos Army Air Field
Here
Admiral King Says China Key to Victory Over Japan
Adm. Ernest J. King warned that China must stay in the war to defeat Japan, comparing China's role to Russia's in Europe. He urged sending munitions to China and diverting German forces from the Rugian front, noting supply difficulties to China and the Burma road potential. The interview marked Guadalcanal anniversary and King’s view of Allied strategy.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
Pacific
Japan
China
Russia
Germany
Europe
Bat
Ching
Burma
Etr
India
King
United States
Arish
Navy
Guadalcanal
Eye requirements eased for aviation cadets in Louisiana
Major Warner J. Bishop, district recruiting officer for Louisiana, announced that visual standards for aviation cadets have been relaxed. Candidates aged 17 to 20 with eye vision 20-30 correctible to 20-20 may now pass the flight physical if otherwise healthy.
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New. Orleans
Warner J. Bishop
Louisiana
Sriiy
Bishop
Air Force
Pioneer printer honored as first Liberty ship named
Mrs Ardwis Stout wife of a Houston shipbuilder sponsored the inaugural Liberty ship at Delta shipyards New Orleans The ship Andrew Maraschalk commemorates a Mississippi pioneer printer who served in the Indian wars This ceremony marks a milestone in wartime ship production and regional history
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New Orleans
Ardwis Stout
Houston, Tex
Andrew Maraschalk
Delta
Mississippi
Allied forces seize Troina and Biancavilla in Sicily
U S troops capture Troina and British units take Biancavilla as Allied advance tightens the Sicilian front. The two wins threaten to split Nazi forces and push German and Italian troops toward evacuation routes, with 125000 prisoners reported.
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North Africa
Sicily
Troina
Biancavilla
29Th
Messina
Sicilian
Terry Allen
Trotma
Tne
15Th Armored
Hermann Goering
Mt. Etna
Catania
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bronte
Randazzo
WAC Group to be Sworn In at Selman Field Parade
The 7th WAC company at Selman Field will be sworn in as members of the Army during a parade and review of the Free Flight Cadets at 7 30 pm. Lt Col Clifton D Wright commands the field and will oversee the ceremony with Lt Polly McAllister and Capt James Beattie Jr. present. The public is invited and arrangements can be made via the Selman Field public relations office.
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WAC
Selmanfield
Army of the United States
Clifton D. Wright
Seleman Field
Hhus Pertaking
James Beattie
Wil
Wacs
Polly McAllister
Wright
Selman Field
Louisiana
Selman Field Public Relations Office
Mansic
Selman
Willard I. Shepherd
Army
Delta to Obtain DC-3 Transport for Delta Airlines
Senator John H. Overton announced the War Department approved acquiring a DC-3 transport for a new Dallas to New Orleans air route via Shreveport. The plane will be modified for passengers express and mail service and sold to Delta Airlines after renovation. Final schedule depends on plane completion and ground installations.
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Pren
John H. Overton
War Department
Military
Dallas
New Orleans
Shreveport
Overton
Delta Airlines
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