Nazis Mass Huge Forces For Drive On Stalingrad
Moscow reports German forces concentrate large tanks and troops across the Don before Stalingrad. Dive bombers, parachutists, and anti tank guns push at Red Army positions as fighting in trenches continues with heavy air attacks and rocket tracer fire. Mount Elborus ascent cited as Western Caucasus passes fall to German troops.
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Stalingrad
Moscow
Don
Caucasus
Red Army
Comsoé Mol Pravda
Young Communist Organization
Rome
Pravda
Communist Party
Berlin
Mount Elborus
High Command
Pyatigorsk
Europe
Alps
Nine Glass Container Firms Convicted in Sherman Act Case
Federal Judge Frank L. Kloeb convicts nine leading glass container concerns and 61 individuals for violating the Sherman anti trust act. The judge enjoined further practices and found deliberate efforts to restrain competition in the glass container industry. Named guilty parties include Owens Illinois Glass Company Toledo Hartford Empire Company Empire Machine Company Hazel Atlas Glass Co Thatcher Manufacturing Company Lynch Corporation Ball Brothers Company Corning Glass Works and the Glass Container Association New York.
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Toledo
Frank L. Kloeb
Kloeb
Thurman Arnold
U.S
Owens Illinois Glass Company
Hartford Empire Company
Hartford, Conn
Empire Machine Company
Portland
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Thatcher Manufacturing Company
Elmira
Lynch Corporation
Anderson, Ind
Ball Brothers Company
Muncie
Ind
Corning Glass Works
Corning, N
The
Glass Container Association, Inc
New York City
Postwar Rebates Likely If Senate Panel Edits Tax Bill
Senate Finance committee members signaled support for revising the House tax bill to include postwar rebates for corporations. Leader Barkley Ky said a postwar rebate seems likely as committee wrapped more than two hours of talks on corporation tax rates and individual rebates remain under consideration.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate Finance Committee
Incilmec
RAF Bombs Frankfurt And Wiesbaden
London reports a strong RAF night bomber force struck Frankfurt and Wiesbaden and other upper Rhine targets last night. The attack involved around 300 planes with 16 lost, marking the first German air raid interception since Aug. 18. Frankfurt and Wiesbaden are key industrial and transport hubs.
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London
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Germany
Air Ministry
Main
Rhine
Mainz
RAF
Flensburg
Berlin
DNB
Dartmouth
Plymouth
Kaiser Hughes Planes May Be Built Of Wood
San Francisco reports giant cargo planes Henry J. Kaiser plans to build in west coast shipyards could be wood constructed, as per designer Howard Hughes. New York notes stock market unsettled by war news, with buyers cautious amid Russian setbacks at Stalingrad and the Caucasus and chatter of a large Air-Naval battle in the Solomons.
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Kaiser-Hughes
San Francisco
Henry J. Kaiser
West Coast
Howard Hughes
New York
War News Today
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Solomons
Indian deaths in Bihar clash reported by British
A British communique announced 35 Indians were killed August 19 at Patna in Shahabad district Bihar when police fired on disorderly crowds attempting to damage a railway line and highways. Mr and Mrs Bernhard Brusjar of 2 Norva Avenue are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son Friday.
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Bombay
Patna
Shahabad
Bihar
Bernhard Brus
Norva Avenue
Churchill Calls War Cabinet To Conference
Prime Minister Churchill met with the War Cabinet to review talks with Stalin and his visits to Egypt Iran and Iraq. Britons sense upcoming Allied action to ease the Soviet burden with a new Middle East command and a change in leadership at Alexander’s post. Mountbatten greeted Churchill in London as plans for a continental bridgehead and further bombardment in Europe loom. The Daily Express quoted Stalin dialogue as valuable to the Allied cause while Telegraph and Mail echoed imminent action.
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London
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Egypt
Iran
Britain
Iraq
Fae Tha Tree
Tenan Area
Harold Alexander
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Red Army
North Africa
Europe
United States Army
RAF
Stalin
Moscow
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Dieppe
Daily Exprese
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
Rented Typewriters Must Be Returned
Washington August 25 The Office of Price Administration ordered all rented standard typewriters manufactured since January 1 1935 be returned to their owners by September 15 to be available for government purchase. After August 29 no new standard or rebuilt typewriters may be rented and only used portables or old standards remain for rental with a three month limit.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rotary Talk on War Production by Small Firms Leader
B Thomas Bonnot acting chief of the Contract Distribution branch of the War Production Board will address the Rotary Club tomorrow on problems facing small firms with emphasis on war production. Bonnot, a prominent Canton industrialist, will be guest speaker as members of other service clubs are invited to attend.
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Thomas Bonnot
War Production Board
Rotary Club
Bonnet
Canton
Grew Happy On Return To His Native Land Says
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew and 1,451 Americans repatriated from Japan and the Orient arrived aboard the Gripsholm at Jersey City. Grew said he awaited the return with inexpressible anticipation and would meet with Secretary Hull in Washington. The ship was the first neutral passenger vessel to enter New York since the submarine blockade prompted southward-homing ships.
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Jersey City
Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
Gripsholm
Japan
Orient
America
Grew
EWT
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Washington
Hull
N. J
State and Justice Departments
Army
Navy
Chinese Attack Jap Air Base Near Chungking
Chinese forces press against the Jap air base at Lishui in southeastern Chekiang province, claiming the Japanese are driven inside the city with great losses. The Chinese high command also reports recapture of Tengpu in Kiangsi and advances north after taking Linchwan.
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Chungking
Lishui
Japan
Chekiang Province
Tengpu
Kiangsi
Linchwan
Last Night Lowest Temperature in Months Sparks Frost Fears
Residents who delayed switching from oil to coal faced anxiety as temperatures dipped to 43 degrees, the coolest night here since May 26 last year when the official low was 4. If the mercury had fallen three degrees more frost could have formed.
Japanese Intelligence Officer Questioned Allied War Prep
On the S S Gripsholm in August 1942 an Associated Press writer recounts a Japanese intelligence officer grilling him about wartime preparations in colonies along the South China Sea. The officer cites Dutch and British assessments, mocks Western weaknesses, and notes Paris Indo China’s strategic value for Japan. The exchange covers expected war timing and American defenses in the Philippines.
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Tokyo
Japan
Philippines
Netherlands Indies
Singapore
Malaya
Burma
Thailand
Indo-China
South China Sea
Indies
Harriman Returns to Report to President Roosevelt
London Aug 25 P W Averell Harriman said he would shortly depart for Washington to report to President Roosevelt on the Moscow Churchill Stalin talks. He said the results were satisfactory to the United States Britain and the Soviet Union and that he attended most discussions as President Roosevelt’s representative. He noted strong allied determination and confidence, and that the United States was a full partner with Russia and Britain in any conclusions reached. Stalin appeared strong and confident.
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London
P.W. Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Moscow
Washington
Harriman
Churchill
Stalin
United States
Russia
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Roostvelt
New Zealand Prime Minister Fraser Reaches the United States
Washington reports Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand has arrived on the U.S. west coast and will proceed to Washington to be received by President Roosevelt. The purpose and duration of the visit were not disclosed, but it follows a long line of Allied leaders meeting at the White House amid Pacific theater concerns.
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Washington
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
White House
Stephen Eariy
Fraser
American
Roosevelt
South Pacific
Early
Pacific Theater of
United Nations
Winston Churchill
England
Winter Clothing Drive for Hungarian Troops
Budapest reports a nationwide push as reflections on winter gear for Hungarian troops in Russia begin today. The German broadcasts note the cold season, and Hungarian presses urge urgent public contributions to stockpile clothing and supplies for soldiers.
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Budapest
Russia
Hungary
Penna Casualty Co. Acquisition Reported by Commercial Credit
The Commercial Credit Company of Baltimore said it purchased more than 95 percent of the outstanding shares of the Penna Mia Casualty Company of Lan Baltimore. The move gives the buyer control of the Penna Mia Casualty firm and signals a major consolidation in the regional insurance market.
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Penna, Casualty Co
Balltmore
The
Commercial Credit Company of Baltimore Today
Penn-a Mia Casualty Company of
Lan
Postmaster Named For Emmitsburg Office
Washington assigns Lewis H. Stoner of Emmitsburg and Elizabeth H. Ross of Laurel for postmasterships. Nominations were sent to the Senate by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Lewis H. Stoner
Emmitsburg
Elizabeth H. 8. Ross
Laurel
Senate
Roosevelt
Battleship, Two Carriers, Cruiser And Other Units Of Jop Fleet Are Damaged
The Navy reported a large sea and air battle near the southeastern Solomon Islands after a Japanese counter‑attack. American carriers and Army bombers damaged a Japanese carrier and smaller carrier, a battleship, a transport, a cruiser, and several other ships while shooting down many enemy planes. The action, centered near Guadalcanal and Tulagi, continued with renewed exchanges as American forces prepared to meet the assault.
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Solomons
Washington
Navy
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Tulagi Harbor
Guadalcanal Island
United States
South Pacific
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Frankfurt and
War Cabinet
Belman Morin
Saigon
S. S. Gripsholm
China
Far East
Bataan and Corregidor
Great
Calape
White
Truk Island
Caroline Group
Truk
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