Russian Drive Smashes German Tanks In Northern Push
A Moscow communique says renewed assault on Leningrad from the north toward Kekigalmi. Finns report gains near Viipuri. Red Army claims heavy losses for German armor and counterattacks near Kingisepp and Novgorod as defenses hold east of Leningrad. Odessa and Dnieper hydro power area come under renewed Red Army pressure while German Luftwaffe targets rail facilities toward Kiev.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Kekigalmi
Karelian
Sakkijarvi
Nutjamaa
Rattijarvi
Viipuri
Kakisali
Red Army
Investia
Kingisepp
Novgorod
Kiev
Tallinn
Estonia
Dnieper
Cherkasi
Odessa
Dnieperopetrovsk
Semeon Budyonny
Ukraine
Dnieper East Bank
Nazism Sabotage Claims Leave France in Turmoil
Pucheu announced six individuals were involved in the assassination of Socialist leader Marx Dormoy on July 25. three later died in Nice when a carried bomb exploded. Two more were arrested, one remained at large, and those tied to the Vichy synagogue bombing on August 10 were said to belong to Jacques Doriot’s Pro-Fascist youth movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pucheu
Marx Dormoy
Nice
Vichy
Jacques Doriot
Cement Bid Battle for Panama Canal Pulls Resources
Rail executives faced high costs to move seven million barrels of cement for the Panama Canal. Eastern cement firms in the Lehigh valley and Hudson region bid for bulk delivery by wooden freighters with special unloading gear. Texas and California bidders won as bids opened, disappointing eastern interests.
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Eastern Cement Companies
Lehigh Valley
Hudson River
Panama Canal
Tidewater
Texas
California
Army asks parishes for war games land pledges
Lieutenant Colonel Madison directs land acquisition for August tests across Lincoln Webster Bossier Caddo Quehca Union Morehouse and Claiborne parishes. Major Poulsen urges immediate signatures to ensure compensation for any crop or property damage during maneuvers August 21 to September 5. Army promises to avoid damages and broadcasts appeals on KMLB.
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George T. Madison
Camp Beauegard
Lincoln
Webster
Bossier
Caddo
Quechua
Union
Morehouse
Claiborne
Poulsen
War Department
KMLB
Roosevelt Vetoes Freezing Bill Over Parity and Stock Sales
President Roosevelt rejected a freezing bill aimed at keeping prices at parity as part of farm policy. He warned it would curb sales volume and shrink markets by withholding government stocks. He urged the Commodity Credit Corporation to dispose of assets orderly to maintain stable supply and price supports.
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Roosevelt
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Pipeline to lay Baton Rouge to Greensboro line authorized
The Plantation Pipeline company has Roosevelt approval to construct a pipeline from Baton Rouge Louisiana to Greensboro North Carolina. Officials estimate completion by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Plantation Pipeline Company
Roosevelt
Baton Rouge
Greensboro
N. C
Churchill Seeks Allied Resolve and Warning on War Risk
British Prime Minister Churchill urges hard negotiations with the United States to assure Japan’s interests while warning that if talks fail Britain will side with the United States. He casts Churchill as guiding allied nations toward disarmament of guilty powers and preserving global trade as a path to peace.
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United States
Japan
Churchill
Roosevelt
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Great Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
London
Washington
Britain
Tokyo
Domei
China
Hitler
Mussolini
Thailand
Navy Seizes Ship Factory in Strike Settlement
The clash over union recognition and bargaining authority between C I O and A F of L factions ends as shipyard workers at a Great Lakes yard vote to return. Rear Admiral Bowen oversees resumption of production at Kearny with planned full operation by tomorrow morning. Local 16 leaders announce the strike is over and aim to reinstate about 5 000 workers across shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
National Mediation Board
Daniel S. Ring
Office of Production Management
Navy
Roosevelt
Hackensack River
Ring
John Green
National Defense Mediation Board
Green
James Love
Admiral Bowen
L. H. Korndorff
United States Steel
Korndorff
New York
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Navy Department
Municipal Workers of America
A. F. of L
Great Lakes
American Shipbuilding Company
Local 16
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Army Morale Above Picture in Interview Spread
Reporters spoke with hundreds of soldiers at Camp Shelby and found morale higher than some headlines suggest. Disgruntled engineers from the 112th voiced frustration over routine tasks while the 73rd destroyer force boasted active, bustling work and eagerness to continue fighting. The silk industry employs about 175,000 workers.
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Act of Congress
112Th Engineers
Camp
Shelby
Europe
73Rd
E. F. Altman
Fourth Corps
Plan for sabotage of oil works in Iran discussed
British and Soviet observers map a joint pressure plan to curb German influence in Iran or threaten invasion from Basra and Baluchistan. The move aims to secure oil fields, cut lines from Bandar Shapur to Teheran, and deter German aims while diplomacy seeks to avoid full-scale war.
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Iran
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Ukraine
Caucasus
Simla
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Britain
Libya
Reading Bullard
Teheran
Basra
Gulf
Bushire
Bandar Abbas
Geoffrey Arbuthnot
Baluchistan
Armenia
Caspian Sea
Tabriz
Bandar Shapur
Bushir
London
Moscow
Persia
Archibald Wavell
Egypt
East Indian
Iran Crisis Looms as Berlin Warns Britain Guilty
Berlin reports claim Russia and Britain moved into Iran after a Washington nod. U S involvement in the war is cited as proof of knowledge of Iran plans from Roosevelt and Churchill at the Atlantic meeting. German sources accuse Britain of attacking Iran and delivering a neutral country to bolshevism. The Iranian envoy’s limousine was seen at the German foreign ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Britain
Iran
Washington
United States
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Churchill
Great Britain
Revival Meeting To Begin Tonight At Dean Chapel
Rev C J Dean announced a two week revival series starting tonight at Dean Chapel Church of God two miles from West Monroe on the Old Arkansas road. The service this opening night starts at 7 45 and will run nightly at the same time led by Rev Thomas E Miller.
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Dean Chapel
Church of God
West Monroe
Old
Arkansas Road
C. J. Dean
Dean
Thomas E. Miller
Tax Exemption Base Lowered and Divorce Costs Increase
A Houston area tax measure lowers exemptions up to 40 000 on estates gifts and insurance while a Senate bill would raise income taxes and make divorce costlier. A former tax expert Lovell Parker warns the bill may tax alimony twice under current rules and proposed changes. He urges treating alimony as gross income for the recipient and exclude it for the payer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Lovell H. Parker
Parker
State to Offer Service Tests for Public Personnel Posts
State officials outline qualifications for applicants in Louisiana including a four year college course or two years with useful experience. Youth applicants must be under 26 with interest in public personnel administration and strong reporting and evaluation skills. Assets include college training in accounting law statistics public administration engineering or psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Department of State Civil Service
Musk Ox Insulation and Roman Locust Duty
The musk ox, related to cows and sheep, sports a dual coat with a long rain‑repellent layer and a woolly undercoat. In ancient Rome, soldiers were drafted to combat locust swarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Flood control work gets go ahead with fuse plug plan
Engineers report flood protection near complete and only minor damage expected in the lower valley if a flood hits next year. Congress authorizes Bayou Teche Vermilion Mermentau flood schemes, Red River levees, and Bayou Rigolette channel works with totals near 2.83 million dollars in federal funding.
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John H. Overton
Louisiana
Commerce
Senate
Bayou Bodeau
Barksdale Field
Congress
Army Engineers
Red Chute
Special Defense Fund
Bayou Teche
Vermilion River
Mermentau River
Ruth Canal
Grand and White Lakes
Vermilion Bay
Bayou Rapides
Roeuf
Corodine
Red River
Colfax
Grant Parish
Pineville
Alexandria
Bayous Carrow and
Rigolette
Bayou Rigolette
Darrow and
Alpha-Rigolette
United States
Four Local Youths Enlist in Coast Guard
Four area youths will begin Coast Guard training at the New Orleans base this week. Enlisted last week were Thomas J. Harris of West Monroe Ezra R. Brandin of Monroe Matthew A. Maxwell of Hebert and Joe O. Buckley of Grayson. Draft registrants are eligible per B Rawls, chief boatswain's mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Coast Guard Service
Orleans
B. Rawls
Federal Building
Thomas J. Harris
West Monroe
Ezra R. Brandin
Monroe
Matthew A. Maxwell
Hebert
Joe O. Buckley
Grayson
Coast Guard
Rawls
Retreat Begun by Blue Army in Arkansas
The piece describes a tactical withdrawal with supply trains and field kitchens moving eastward as engineering units and reserve infantry advance to disrupt the enemy and cover the retreat. Almat artillery supports the 20 mile battle line while Ohio’s 107th cavalry concentrates on the 35th Missouri Kansas Nebraska division, pressuring the flanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
107Th Cavalry
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
33Rd
Illinois
New York
President and Duke of Kent Involved in Naval Operations
The Duke of Kent and President Roosevelt met at the White House and later he flew from the Anacostia naval air station to Norfolk. He wore an air force uniform and traveled with Wing Commander Sir Louis Greig, returning to the White House for dinner. Falconry is cited as an ancient sport.
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Fe Val Maritime Commission
Rs. Roosevelt
Air Force
Anacostia
D. C
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
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Michigan Boulevard
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Monroe Office Equipment CO
Walnut St
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F.D. R
ROBS
Shreveport
Germany
Moroline
Moroline Neio
Blue Army
Arkansas
Duke OF Kent
Pirst
Lincoln - Zephyr
Monroe Auto & Supply Co., Inc
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