Allied landings spur Lae Salamaua siege and raids
Allied forces spearhead a dawn assault east of Lae New Guinea trapping Japanese near Lae and Salamaua. U S and Australian units drive toward Kita ridge as heavy air and naval support devastate targets. Simultaneous Allied bomber raids level Mannheim and Ludwigshafen in southwestern Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lae
New Guinea
Salamaua
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Salamwase
Finshalen
Huet Peninsula
Sxiamine
Artion
Livest Amd
Lae- Selaeneua
Selameaue
New Lae
Wea
Kita Ridge
Americas
Tokyo
Pune
MacArtour
Antiraianm
Jspans
Empire of Conquest
Veex
Record Corrects 25 Year Old U-Boat Story From Queenstown
A 25 year old correction notes that an American destroyer did not ram a U boat near Queenstown or finish it with depth charges. The piece clarifies the original June dispatch by WIT and U S Navy staff, detailing how the report distorted events and was propagated through official channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hull
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Backstairs
Washington
New York
United Prem @arried
United States
Queenstown
Ireland
Jones to Make Midwest Trip
Jones plans a September Midwest journey with a party of New Orleans and Louisiana officials and business leaders. The group will visit Minneapolis Des Moines Kansas City and Wichita before joining Mrs Jones in Denver for the governor's conference. The mission aims to engage in commerce and discuss ventures with regional leaders and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaindy
Orewa
Miri
Oricens
Jonre
Jewes
Ibeerd of Commissioners
A. E. Pradilia
New Orleans Association of Commerce
T J. Conroy
Mimionpp
Shipping Company, Inc
T. Daly
WRK. Greee and Company
Alve Po Frith
Lake Charles
A Ie Hegewiseh
A. EB. Tegelwinch, Inc
B. F. Letesten
Prealiedenst Hibertin National Bark of
New Cricane
Jose ©. Momasterio
Weekend toll of violent deaths tops national tally
The Associated Press reports a wave of violent deaths over the long Labor Day weekend with 18 traffic fatalities, 15 drownings, and multiple other deaths since Friday 6 p.m. California leads with 21 traffic deaths and eight other fatalities. Ohio records 11 traffic deaths and New York five traffic fatalities with several drownings and miscellaneous deaths.
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National Safety Council
California
Ohio
New York
Germans Clear French Coast Amid Invasion Fears
London reports German authorities rushed fortifications along a 10 mile inland coastal strip from Narbonne to Montpelier in southern France. Approximately 5 000 to 10 900 engineers were dispatched to Marseilles and Toulon to bolster defenses as German garrisons total about 906 000 men along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Narbonne
Montpetlcs
Evacuation Reported for Southern Calabria by Italian German Forces
The German news agency DNB said the evacuation of southern Calabria by Italian authorities and the German military command was carried out as planned with all supplies secured and the civil population moved to safety. The AP recorded broadcast quotes stating the evacuation occurred in full order.
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London
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
Berlin
Germany
Channel Skyway
Alles
Presa
DNB
Calabria
Italy
Next
Associated Press
Reds three miles from Stalino in Soviet drive
Soviet forces closed to within three miles of burning Stalino as Moscow reported rapid Red Army advances in the Donets basin. Axis withdrawals continued along a wide front while Red troops surged into Khartmyesk Artemovsk and pursued openings toward Konotop and Bryansk lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Stalino
Donets
Adreyy
Taas
Monitor
Sea of Azov
Smolensk
Red Army
Traope
Khartmyesk
Staline
Artemovsk
Artemevsk
Reuters
Berlin
Gulf of Finland
Bryanskh-Kiev
Vail
Bryansk
Konotop
Korop
Desna
Kenatop-Goielva
Dewey Splits G. O. P. Meet At Mackinac Island
Governor Thomas E. Dewey leads a mixed Republican advisory council at Mackinac Island as he calls for a military alliance with Britain and seeks a forthright foreign policy. Senator Taft condemns such moves while Arthur Vandenberg backs interim cooperation among sovereign nations with Senate-approved terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac Island
Mid
Thomas Key
New York
United States
Great Britain
Miliery Alliaore
Dhoom
Syminber
Ovens
Ares
Bow National Committee
Harrison E. Spangler
Geman
Rancavelt
Dewsy
Council Mercher
Britain
al Oes
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Joe Stalin
Mider
Tom Dewen
Arthur M. Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Colonel Colman Faces Seven Charges at Court Martial
At Selfridge Field a general court martial opened with Colonel William T. Colman charged with seven counts. He pled not guilty to all, including alleged fraud involving eight personnel and a shooting incident that led to his removal as commander. Lieutenant Benson Ford and Private William R. McRae are involved in the case.
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Selfridge Field
Mid
Upi
William T. Colman
Benson Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Edsel Ford
China Lauds General Chennault in Baton Rouge Visit
Chinese official Dr. Lien Fang Chao praised General Claire Chennault for his work aiding China. He cited Louisiana crops and rice cultivation observed at Crowley and Bogalusa as evidence of productive postwar efforts. Chao travels to Washington before returning to China.
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Baton Rouge
nPy
Ching
Wid
United States
Louisiana
Namly
Claire Chennault
Lien Fang Chao
Chungking
China
Chennault
Br. Chao
United. Nations
Con
Louisiens
Crowley Station
Bogalusa
D. Chio
Washington
Labor Day plea presses for higher war production
President Roosevelt urged American workers to increase output to accelerate victory over the Axis, while CIO head Philip Murray and AFL leader William Green pledged to meet every production test. War officials stressed cooperation and timely schedules, with messages from Secretary Perkins and U S Navy and Army leaders underscoring home front effort.
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Washington
Sep
Roosevelt
Axis
Murray, Green
Paul V. McNwit
War Manpower Commigion
Blee
Frances Perkins
Unites Nations
Frank Knox
Uwe
England
Ira C. Laker
Uied States Army
Eighth al
Eaker
Clark H. Woodward
Navy
Italians Surrender En Masse on Sicilian Coast
Delayed dispatch reports rapid Italian capitulations at Reggio Calabria and along the toe of Italy. Soldiers laid down arms with white flags as mutiny spreads, while German troops hastily withdraw and revise the defense plan after recognizing Allied weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicilian
Reggio Calabria
Italy
Sicily
Bombers Crash Kills Eleven Airmen in Three Incidents
Dyersburg Tennessee and Rolla Missouri report Flying Fortresses crashing over the weekend. At Dresden Tennessee and Rolla five and six crew members are confirmed dead with several men unaccounted for. Public relations officer Sergeant David Dollaher of Caledgnis Missouri saved in Missouri crash declines to name others.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Aomy
Dresden
Rolla
Seid
David £. Dollaher
Labor Day Observed Quietly Amid Wartime Rationing
A wartime Labor Day in Twin Cisex saw no parade and fewer outings as gas rations limited activity. The Labor Temple on St John Street stayed open for an open house by labor groups, and a Labor Day ball was planned for Hotel Frances Cherokee terrace. Stores banks and courts mostly closed, and the post office had no mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisex
Labor Temple
St. John Street
Marty Fries
Hotel Frances
Bost
Churchill to Receive Harvard Honorary Degree
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Cambridge Mass to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Harvard University and to deliver a radio address at the ceremony. Harvard President James B Conant presided at a special convocation for the degree.
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Cambridge
Winston Churchill
Harvard University
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Churchill
Mass
Baston
Ialan
Harvard
British Information Service
James B. Conant
Britain
Ottawa
Canada
University of London
Governor General of
Earl of Athlone
Jeffers Plans Departure From Post as Rubber Program Shifts
Washington dispatch reports William M. Jeffers plans to resign as head of the rubber program and return to the Union Pacific. Colonel Bradley Dewey is expected to succeed him. The Office of Price Administration set temporary ceilings on synthetic tire prices, while noting the schedule may change with experience. Jeffers told Roosevelt the big job is done and that he can aid the war effort better by resuming railroad duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William M. Dynamite
Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
United States
Bradley Dewey
Dewey and Army Chemical Company
Boston
Dewey
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Price Agency
Roosevelt
Baruch Committee
Cigarette Sparks Downtown Fire at Theus Grisham Office
A carelessly discarded cigarette caused about 500 in damage to the Berghardt building in the Theus Grisham Davis and Leigh law offices Sunday afternoon. The cigarette on a fourth floor awning ignited the window casing and fell into Leigh’s private office. Fire crews arrived at 242 pm and damaged floor, stairway, and furniture.
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Berghardt
Theus Grisham, Davis and Leigh Law Office
Thomas W. Leigh
Allied forces push along coast to Santo Stefano
Allied headqu arters report British Canadian invaders advance 40 miles of coastline from Bagnara to Melito and reach Santo Stefano d Aspromonte ten miles inland amid heavy demolitions. Inland highway control and rail material capture aid the push as air and naval operations support the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Santo Stefano d'Aspromonte
Allied
Bagnara
Tyrrhenian
Melita
Ionian
Aspromonte
Bitter Fountain
Sila
Santo Stefano
Reggio Calabria
Daily War Bulletin
Calabria
Eighth Army
Commuunique
Prisoner Runs Chicken Farm From Nassau Cell
Alfred de Marigny remains jailed in Nassau awaiting trial for the death of his father in law Sir Harry Oakes. His 19 year old wife Nancy says he directs poultry operations weekly through Eddie H Cadet, the farm superintendent. She visits twice weekly and brings his meals to the prison gate as he plans farm activity.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Nancy
Eddie H. Cadet
Godfrey Higgs
de Marigny
East Bay Street
Nasaau
de Mavigny
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Westbrook
Pegler
William §. Sims
Prow
T Own
Suns
New Orleans
Sem Jones
Turday
Trig
Helles
Lowmans Cattionen
America
French
REDS
Donets Basin
Taft
Colman
Messina
Siey
Geors
Dwight Esenhower
Agaiyst
Brad.ley Dewey
Ewat
Bagnare
Melito
Viterbo Arta
Rome
Ep Arénage
Villa Literne
Battipaglia
Grazzanise
Minturnas
Reep
Northeast African Air Force
Aleo
Sardinia
Itaky
Strait of Messina
Calabrian
Stength
Alleg
Aversa
Capua
Foruié
Villa Literno
Viterba
Traiws
Palmi
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