Soviets appeal to army to save the nation amid Caucasus drive
Moscow reports show Red Army mouthpieces the Red Star Izvestia and Pravda urging iron firmness as German forces surge through the Caucasus. They quote a Russian general and warn the fate of the country hinges on Don and Kuban battles while Novorossiysk and other Black Sea bases face threat. U S Ambassador Standley says Russians have no plan to quit and will defend across three lines toward the Volga and Urals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Communist Party
Russia
Maikop
Krasnodar
Don
Kuban
Red Star
Izvestia
Pravda
Caucasus
Ned
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Caucasian Mountains
Armavir
U. S
William H. Standley
Volga
Urals
First Lien On Dried Fruits For Armed Forces
The Army Navy and lend lease requirements have first lien on the entire 1942 production of dried apples apricots pears peaches and grapes in the hands of packers. The War Production Board freeze order also covers carryover from 1941. Only supplies not purchased by the government will be available to civilians. WPA says military and lend lease needs for some fruits equal or exceed 1942 production. other fruits remain heavily demanded. Summer session ends at Mount St Marys College Emmitsburg with about 60 nuns completing study in philosophy biology anatomy physics library technique and mathematics as part of the Franciscan order preparing for teaching careers. Several sisters received degrees in May when 71 graduates were honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
War Production Board
WPA
Emmitsburg
Order of
3. Francis
Baltimore
Mount St. Mary's College
Allies Hold On Middle East Threatened by German Drive
London reports the Allied hold on the Middle East gravely menaced by German forces in the Caucasus and Rommel's army in Egypt. The drive aims to isolate Russia and Turkey, dominate the Middle East, and link Asia, Europe and Africa with Japan. The source warns of a German push from Tiflis toward Iraq and Syria and a campaign to advance from Egypt toward Suez, Syria and Iraq.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
PKA
Middle East
Caucasus
Rommel
Egypt
Russia
Turkey
Asia
Europe
Africa
Japan
Tiflis
Caspian
Iraq
Syria
Alexandria
Cairo
Suez
Sign Story May Be Untrue
The War Department reported reports claiming a Mitchel Field story about air visible signs pointing to defense installations may be untrue. General Hugh A. Drum investigates, and the First Air Force released a formal notice noting approval by the War Department PR office. The Washington Evening Star blamed Army press agents for the hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Department
Hugh A. Drum
Eastern Defense Command
Governor's Island
Brief Department
New York
First Air Force
Cache M. Reeves
Bureau of Public Relations
Washington Evening Star
Motorists Still Driving Too Fast Across States
The Public Roads Administration reports over half of motorists in several states still exceed forty mph despite Roosevelt a pleas to adopt the limit. Traffic on rural roads fell 39 percent in gasoline rationed east and 22 percent in non rationed regions in June vs last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Roads Administration
Roosevelt
Japan Blows Fall on China as U.S. Bombers Aid War Effort
Rio de Janeiro August 11 United States bombers join China in a renewed push against Japan boosting Chinese resolve. Chinese war factories spread across villages while guerrilla bands harry enemy supply lines and ambush transports, signaling a stubborn resistance that endures despite heavy losses and occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris J. Harris
J.D. White
Rio de Janeiro
United States
China
Tokyo
Japan
Japan’s shipping strain grows under Allied pressure
Ally Sees Help Coming As Plane By MAX HILL reports Japan’s ocean trade hampered by Allied submarine activity. Tokyo shifts industry from Osaka Yokohama to Manchukuo as it presses munitions output and raw material exports while facing frequent ship sinkings and labor crew shortages aboard Shi...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hill
Rio de Janeiro
Japan
Orient
Yokohama
Osaka
Tokyo
Manchukuo
Aleutians
Indies
Rangoon
Pacific Mandated Islands
Navy Uy Week
Formosa
Kobe
Marshal Joffre
Lourenco Marques
East Africa Exchange
Gripsholm
Hoover Spends 68th Birthday Fishing
Former President Herbert Hoover marked his 68th birthday with a quiet dinner at a Madison River camp near West Yellowstone Montana. He and companions fished Heggen Lake during the day and were joined by Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur Arthur Hyde and Burt Nates as guests at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Yellowstone
Mont
Herbert Hoover
Madison River
Here
Heggen Lake
Hoover
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Arthur Hyde
U. S
12 Bodies Recovered After Nazi Bombing London
During night raids on East Anglia and southeast England a direct hit on an East Anglian mental institution killed patients and staff. By noon 12 bodies were recovered from two flattened wards as emergency squads searched for the injured amid scattered phosphorous bombs. The German raids targeted Hastings and Dorchester with London sirens sounding early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
East Anglia
England
Andrescue
Hastings
Dorchester
Y. B. Death Rate Down
New York reports a decline in the tuberculosis death rate from 46 per 100000 in 1947 to 44 per 100000 last year. The National Tuberculosis Association warns wartime conditions could cause an uptick in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Tuberculosis Association
Conquered Countries Seethe With Unrest
The Associated Press reports across Nazi occupied Europe as firing squads execute French and Czech subjects, while Laval strengthens police and troops in Vichy. Hostages rise in the Netherlands and Belgium, with Germans threatening reprisals and systematic measures amid Allied invasion fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Europe
Paris
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Aneta
Netherlands
Holland
Bern
Switzerland
Belgium
Halland
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Church Council
BBC
Bergen
Norwegian
Quisling
Oslo
Liege
Buddy Rosar Fails To Pass Police Examination
Buddy Rosar, New York Yankee catcher, failed to gain a Buffalo police civil service position after a $250 fine for leaving the club to take an exam. His name did not appear on the eligibility list of 1,034 candidates from the July 19 test. Rosar rejoined the Yankees three days after the fine, while Rollie Hemsley was hired as catcher. during his Buffalo visit, Rosar’s wife gave birth to a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Warren
Buddy) Rozar
New York
Yankee
Buffalo Police Civil Service
Buffalo Civil Service Commission
Rosar
Joe McCarthy
Cleveland
McCarthy
Rollie Hemsley
Rosars
Turns for Better in New York Stock Market
In New York the stock market improved despite weak wartime news. Investors grew hopeful as lists showed resilience to international crises in Russia and India. Confidence rose with Allied landings in Japanese-held solomons but air-naval outcomes remained uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
India
The
Solomons
Islands
Laval Calls Troops To Halt Coup Rumor In Vichy France
A Stockholm dispatch quoted Svenska Dagbladet's Vichy correspondent reporting that Laval summoned police and troop reinforcements to defend the Vichy government against a rumored coup. Laval was seen at Compiegne greeting about 1,000 French war prisoners released by the Germans in exchange for French workers entering German industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tandan Ane
Rentepe
Stockholm
Vichy
Svenska Dagbladet
Vierre Laval
Laval
Compliegne
Japs Largest Base In China Bombed In U S Raid
Chungking August dispatch reports U S air forces escorted bombers in a low altitude strike on Hankow Mankow and vicinity destroying warehouses and other targets. The HQ bulletin notes no anti aircraft fire and fires started in town with incendiaries and high explosives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Mankow
Joseph W Stilwell
Hankow
Japan
China
Yangtze River
Haiphong
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Saigon
Indus Chink
India
Yunnan
War Plant Space Sought at Frederick Fair Grounds
Efforts by the Chamber of Commerce to lease Frederick Fair Grounds buildings for a Hagerstown firm’s assembly work have so far failed. A blueprint was reviewed by State Senator John B Funk and firm officials who remained noncommittal. County Agricultural Society officials would help if needed, but heating the buildings in winter is a major issue since there is no heat currently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
Frederick Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds
John B Funk
Brunswick
Tagets
Funk
Chamber of Commercce
County Agricultural Society
Perseid Meteors Expected At About 1 A M East Time
Washington reports a late night meteor display from the Perseids with best viewing around 1 am Eastern War Time. The Naval Observatory notes a shower of 30 or more meteors per hour once conditions avoid city light glare. The event is set for August 12, offering observers a chance to view meteor activity in the northeastern sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Observatory
Solomon Islands landings meet strong Japanese counter attack
Australian Prime Minister Curtin said Allied landings in the Solomon Islands faced heavy Japanese counter attacks but that Allied gains outweighed losses. Communiques from MacArthur's HQ noted air support and continued raids on Rabaul, Timor, and New Guinea while Australian naval and air units supported the offensive. Supplies of high value landed in Australia promise to boost future operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
John Curtins
Curtin
Ernest J. King
Washington
King
Tulagi
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Timor
Veutegant
Kokoda
New Guinea
Papuan
Port Moresby
H. V. Evatt
Evatt
Melbourne
John Curtin
United States
United Nations
Riots Spread In India As Mills Close
Rioting in India widens with mobs spreading from Bombay to Calcutta as mills close and crowds clash with police. Troops patrolled streets after clashes left Bombay with at least 15 dead and many injured, as demonstrations flare in Dadar Pare and Matunga amid a growing ant British rule movement led by Mohandas Gandhi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bombay
Calcutta
Mohandas K. Gandi
Dadar
Pare
Matunga
Ahmedabad
Weather United Opening of Cumberland Fair
Cumberland Aug 11 opening delayed for first time in 25 years as grounds flood after weekend rains. Farmers and homemakers faced exhibit delays though grounds were expected to dry enough for the fair to begin. Exhibits draw from within 30 miles with participants from West Virginia Pennsylvania and Garrett and Allegany counties Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Garrett
Allegany
Maryland
Italian Sub Lost Leaves Base in Rome Report
The Italian high command announced that an Italian submarine failed to return to its base, signaling a possible perilous incident. The statement came from Rome amid ongoing Italian naval operations and unspecified search efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italean
Rome
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russ
By Eddy Gilmore
U.S
Shanghai
J. D. White
Peiping
Ally
Y. B
Buddy Rosar
Tankuw
By Marlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Berlin_ radio
Tu‘lagi
By Preston Grover
Weather United
Cumberland Fair
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!