German Push Near Maikop Oil Fields Deepens
German mechanized forces plunge into the foothills near the Maikop oil wells as Fedor von Bock drives toward Stalingrad. Soviet high command notes withdrawals around Armavir and near Maikop while reports say Germans move back to the front in stiff red army resistance.
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Moscow
Fedor von Bock
Stalingrad
Caucasian Mountains
Maikop
Armavir
Ketelnikovo
Berlin
Dollar Day Thursday in 44 Stores of City
Dollar Day Thursday in wartime draws large crowds as 44 New Castle stores prepare for record shoppers. Fresh fall merchandise fills stockrooms, with 1-A buying attractions advertised. police will be on duty to maintain order amid busy downtown shopping.
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New Castle
U S Invasion Forces Face Counter Attacks Across Pacific
Heavy fighting reported from Tulagi to Timor as U S invasion forces clash with Japanese counterattacks. Allied forces describe cooperation with U S troops along a front stretching about fifteen hundred miles. U S losses include one cruiser and two destroyers with a transport damaged. Japanese losses described as heavy.
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Tulagi
U. S
Solomon Islands
Timor
U S
War plants face possible slowdowns and shutdowns
A labor policy committee of the War Production Board warns that as many as 1,000 war plants may be slowed or shut down in the next two months due to material shortages. WPB officials called the prediction exaggerated but acknowledged some plants are slowed. Congress pressed for a coordinated plan to maximize productive capacity.
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Va. N.S
Washington
Labor Policy Committee
Labor Production Division
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
AFL
CIO
WPB
House
Congressional
Nelson
Daily Weather Report Summary for 24-Hour Period
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 80 and a minimum of 57 with trace precipitation and a river stage of 7.4 feet for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today. A year ago the high was 85 and the low 54 with trace precipitation.
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United States
Old Timers Day Picnic Plans Near Cascade Park
Mrs Effie Peebles Kirk announces the Old Timers reunion at Cascade park on Wednesday August 19 with a Ladies Reception committee and a 1 PM pavilion opening followed by a 1 30 program. Richard F Dana plans several innovations for the event and a Grand March is slated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Peebles Kirk
Cascade Park
James K. Pollock
Grace Phillips Johnson
Elizabeth Raney Kirk
Fred L. Rentz
Sara Dana Falls Davis
Laura White Linton
Anna McGurk
Erna McMichael Harbison
Maude Whinnery Hamilton
Harry L
Strike Averted In Philadelphia Transit Crisis
Philadelphia union workers narrowly avoided a strike that would have shut down transit. The Philadelphia Transportation Company union voted to submit wage demands to the War Labor Board after pleas from Charles Katz and Michael J. Crosette highlighted the military importance of public transport.
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Transportation
War Labor Board
International News Service
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Charles Katz
Michael J. Crosette
Army
Navy
Italian Sons and Daughters Set Sixth State Convention
The sixth annual Italian Sons and Daughters of America convention will be held August 17 to 19 at the Castleton Hotel with headquarters there. National President John Aldi sert and State President Herman Carletti are expected to attend alongside Rinascenza Lodge No. 19 officials. Delegates exceed 20 with many guests from Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Tony DiAndrea
Castleton Hotel
John S. Aldisert
Herman E. Carletti
Pittsburgh
Cascade Park
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Rinascenza Lodge No
Reynolds Town reunion planned for August 18
Readiness is complete for the 34th Reynolds Town school reunion, including Pearson Street alumni. Invitations went out with a return deadline of August 15, and Mrs Zella Foster George is handling reservations for those missed. A 5 pm reception, 6 pm supper, and program follow.
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Reynoldstown School
Pearson Street
Fourth Ward
Zella Foster George
Warrick Named Acting Engineer of State Highways at Clearfield
Harrisburg Aug 11 W A Warrick appointed acting engineer of state highways at Clearfield succeeding S R Collins Announcement came from Chief Highways Engineer T C Frame Warrick to oversee highway projects and maintenance in the Clearfield area.
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Harrisburg
W. A. Warrick
Clearfield
S. R. Collins
T. C. Frame
Guard Saboteurs To Prevent Harm By Axis Agents
George John Dasch and Ernest Peter Burger, linked to the German sabotage plot, remain the nation’s most guarded prisoners as fears grow of Axis agents silencing them. After the executions of six conspirators, Dasch and Burger were returned to justice department custody for long prison terms amid heightened security.
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I. N
Washington
George John Dasch
Ernest Peter Burger
Dasch
Burger
Justice Department
Dashh
Department
Dasei
American Convoys Increase in Britain Ahead of Operation
London reports say American forces and equipment are arriving in steadily larger convoys in the United Kingdom. Officials refuse to reveal dates or locations, but military leaders are encouraged by the rising tide of Allied troops. In Indo China, U S Army Air Corps bombers aided Haiphong and struck a 4,000-ton steamship as part of efforts in the region.
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International News Service
London
United Kingdom
Chungking
United States Army Air Corps
Haipong
Indo-China
LaFollette Proposes Major Tax Bill Revisions
Senator LaFollette proposes sweeping changes to the 6.27 billion tax bill to ease burdens on low income groups and small business. He argues some house provisions threaten necessities of life and urges modifications as witnesses testify before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Sen. Lafollette
Washington
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Wis
Senate Finance Committee
Deaths Rise as Quit India Riots Erupt in Bombay
In Bombay on August 11 28 people dead and over 200 injured since Sunday as Quit India protests intensify. Police and troops clash with nationalist mobs in Dadar Parel Matunga and Lalbaugh areas with fires bonfires and gunfire reported.
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Bombay
Indian National Congress Party
Dadar
Parel
Matunga
Lalbaugh
Primaries Spotlight Isolationism and Key Contests
Voters across New York Nebraska Ohio and Idaho cast ballots in state primaries while Arkansas held a runoff. The main race pitted Rep Hamilton Fish against three foes over Pearl Harbor isolationism. New York gubernatorial Democrats Bennett and Mead faced off indirectly with convention battles ahead. Farrell and Roosevelt ties shaped the New York intra party split. Opponents of Rep Harry B Coffee pressed the isolationist message in the campaign.
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International News Service
New York
Nebraska
Ohio
Idaho
Arkansas
Hamilton Fish
Fish
Wendell L. Willkie
John J. Bennett
U. S
James Mead
Bennett
James A. Farley
Mead
Roosevelt
Harry B. Coffee
Bus Crash Near Pittsburgh Injures Six Passengers
Four passengers and the driver of a Blue Ridge bus bound for Washington, Pennsylvania, sustained minor injuries when the driver swerved to miss an automobile and crashed into a tree in Mt Lebanon. Treated by Dr. Dale D. Butler were Robert Antill driver from Washington Kenneth McClelland and Charles Bevers both 18 from Washington Thomas Knapper and Howard Weller both 17 from Canonsburg.
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Pittsburgh
Blue Ridge
Washington, Pa
Mt Lebanon
Dale D. Butler
Mt. Lebanon
Robert Antill
Washington
Kenneth McClelland
Charles Bevers
Thomas Knapper
Howard Weller
Canonsburg
Death notices list several local residents
Death records report Benjamin Graham Swick 59 of Darlington township Mrs Katie Zook Kauffman 94 of A D 3 Volant Miss Louise Hoer 84 of 115 South Jefferson street David James Pitzer 36 of 601 North Lafayette street and Esther Doris Gamble two of 709 Cumberland avenue for obituary notices in the community record.
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Benjamin Graham Swick
Darlington Township
Katie Zook Kauffman
A. D
Volant
Louise Hoer
South
Jefferson Street
David James Pitzer
Lafayette Street
Esther Doris Gamble
Cumberland Avenue
MacArthur's Men Return to Kokoda Base Action
Allied forces push across a 2500 mile arc from Solomon Islands toward Timor with Marines and ground troops under Vice Admiral Ghormley landing ashore under naval gunfire and air cover. Premier Curtin reports Japan counterattacks but holds ground as campaign expands in the Solomons theater.
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Sport
Douglas
Arthur
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Solomon Islands
Timor
Solomons
John Curtin
Robert L. Ghormley
Yankee Bombers Over Hankow Strike In China
American bombers under Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell attacked Hankow in force after raids on Haiphong and Hsienning. They targeted ships docks munitions dumps and troop concentrations with large fires reported. Escorts encountered no anti aircraft fire or Japanese interceptors.
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Ae Og
Chungking
China
United States Navy
Solomons
Hankow
Joseph W
Vinegar Joe" Stilwell
Haiphong
Indo-China
Hsienning
Stilwell
Yangtse
Battle for Solomon Islands Reaches Crucial Stage
U S invasion forces meet enemy counterattacks in the Solomon Islands as amphibious offensives push toward Tulagi. Marines bear the brunt of land battles while Admiral King warns of ongoing, perilous operations and Japanese counterattacks.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
U.S
War and Navy Departments
U. S
Ernest J. King
King
Goodbye to a lad joining the Marines for the scrap abroad
The article bids farewell to a young man with steady eyes who has signed up for the Marines. He is barely out of his teens and eager to serve, thinking of the Japs as he heads toward deployment. The weather is given as seventy three.
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Jirene
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Sommandikop
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Terek
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Alownsville
McArthur
Rabaul
Navy Department
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Pearl Harbor
Southwest Pacific Command
Congressional Committee
Daily Weather Report
Sons and Daughters of America
Anthony J. DiSilvestro
Federico Anesia
Domenico Ferraro
Victor Frediani
Dennis Timpana
Cal Pastuca
Alfred Garnet
Joseph Scarpello
Sam Cicero
Hilda Capuano
Michele Matone
Mauro DiLonardo
Frank Chesaro
Joseph Dragone
Margaret Sero
Nobile DiLorenzo
Frank Villella
Gilberto Scutti
Ugo Baldini
Noble di Lorenzo
Velia di Sanctis
Ralph Morelli
Colombo Clause
Philip Sunseri
Joseph Punio
Frederico Sacripanti
Hazel Ambrosia
Reynoldstown Group
Mayberry
FBI
Jack Vincent
Bulletins
United States Air Forces
By Williams
Neal
India
Sweeney
Meade
MacArthur
Tulagi Base
Kokoda
By Lee van Atta
By Francis Lee
By Robert Humphreys
United Nations
Arthur Mometer
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