Deser t Armies Poised For New Battle At Alamein
Allied air crews push back calm in the western desert as reinforced forces on both sides of the Alamein line prepare for a major clash. U S airmen join RAF in raids on Tobruk Crete Suda Bay and Corinth Canal with reported damage. New Zealand Maoris raid El Miteir area, taking prisoners while Italians suffer surprise casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Alamein
Churchill
England
Mediterranean
Hitler
Middle East
Egypt
Caucasus
U. S
United States Army
Tobruk
Suda Bay
Crete
Corinth Canal
Greece
RAF
Fi Alamein
New Zealand
el Miveir
Desert Front
United States
Soviet Bombers Reach Berlin Outskirts
Berlin outskirts reached by Soviet air raid as German radio reports one of several Soviet planes penetrated eastern Germany. Stockholm broadcast via British radio noted five Russian bombers hit Berlin, while the German high command said flights over eastern Germany were not militarily significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Stockholm
New York
CBS
German
High Command
King And Queen Return For Kent's Funeral
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth return to London for the funeral of the Duke of Kent killed in an RAF air crash. The Duke of Gloucester and his Duchess also attend, with Windsor prefuneral setup. A small crowd gathers at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George VI
Elizabeth
Duke of Kent
RAF
Duke of Gloucester
Windsor
Army to form two infantry divisions in October
The Army will organize two new infantry divisions in October, one of which will be composed of Negro troops, according to Defense Department plans announced in Washington. The moves reflect wartime manpower partitioning for expanded combat strength and racial integration in units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japs In China Begin General Retreat East After Attack
Chinese dispatches report Japanese forces in Chuhsien retreating eastward under Chinese counter‑attacks. The Chinese say they form a junction at the city outskirts and press assault, with fires burning as Japan withdraws from Sung-yang and Lishui. Retreat follows near the Chekiang Kiangsi railway as towns and villages are set ablaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chuhsien
China
Chinese Central
Chekiang I
Japan
Kiangsi
Sungyand
Chekiang
Lishui
U S Planes Raid Lashio Burma In Allied Air Offensive
United States Army planes bombed the Japanese base at Lashio Burma, destroying two enemy fighters and likely two more. Two large fires were started in the city center as bombers with escorts hit the airfield while fighters strafed the town. Lashio sits at the China railhead linking Rangoon Mandalay and the Burma Road supplying free China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Lashio
Burma
Taeenh Wo
China
Rangoon
Mandalay
Drastic Tax and Savings Legislation Planned for 1943
Government economists warned of drastic tax and savings legislation early in 1943 to stabilize farm prices and wages. Harvard professor Alvin Hansen, a Federal Reserve Board consultant on inflation, framed the outlook with caution about upcoming measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Alvin H. Hansen
Harvard University
Federal Reserve Board
Kaisers and Cleveland Firm Hit With Steel Price Order
Federal Judge Robert N Wilkin issued a temporary restraining order at the request of the Office of Price Administration against Kaiser Co and Builders Structural Steel Co Cleveland for alleged violations of steel price ceilings. The action restrains further suspected infractions during the current period. Annapolis midshipman E Adamson Jr was named the first regimental commander for 1942 43 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
I Kaiser Co. Inc
Henry J Kaiser
Aces
Robert N. Wilkin
Office of Price Administration
Kaiser Concern
Builders Structural Steel Co
TOPS
Mindies
Annapolis
E. Adamson, Jr
Flushing
N. C
U. S. Naval Academy
Army-Navy Grid Game To Be Cancelled
The Army-Navy football game set for November 28 in Philadelphia will likely be canceled following reports from Washington sources. Officials may mirror 1917 and 1918 actions as transportation for about 100000 fans poses a major obstacle. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson is expected to comment soon on transportation impacting this and other college games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Herald-Tribune
Washington
The
Herald Tribune
Henry L. Stimson
Pastor Henry W. Snyder Jr Accepts New York Call
Rev. Henry W. Snyder Jr resigns from his Frederick post to accept a pastorate at the Lutheran Church of the Advent in New York City. The commission also names him student pastor for Lutheran students at Columbia University. His effective resignation is set for October 1 after nearly two years in Frederick beginning in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Snyder, Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church of the Advent
93Rd Street
Broadway
New York City
Board of Education
The
United Lutheran Church In America
Snyder
Columbia University
New York
Augustus Steimle
Mr. Snyder
Herbert L. Schruderberg
Baltimore
Henry W. Snyder
Washington, D. C
Gettysburg College
Yale Divinity School
New Haven
Congressmen Gone and Soldier Vote Bill Faces Delay
Washington August 27 congressmen departed as a sparse House faced the service men vote bill. The Senate removal of poll tax requirements in eight states triggered southern opposition while a quorum call looms with fewer than 30 members present during recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States
Senate
Queen Wilhelmina Returns to England by Air
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands arrives in England by air after visiting the United States and Canada. She is welcomed at the airport by Prince Bernhard in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands
England
United States
Canada
Bernhand
Japanese land at Milne Bay in New Guinea clash
Allied reports describe a Japanese landing at Milne Bay on the tip of Papua in southeastern New Guinea. American air power damaged transports and barges and possibly a cruiser while ground forces fought the invasion with several ships and aircraft losses recorded on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthurs
Australia
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Papua
Port Moresby
Japan
Buna
Salamaua
Lae
Trobriand Islands
Broome
Darwin
Washington
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Catvay
MacArthur
West Urges Plan for Post War Public Works Airline
Baltimore dated August 27 reports Republican gubernatorial candidate W Pinkney West Jr proposes a postwar public works program. He calls for a state owned and operated airline service and a job for every returning veteran who cannot find work by traditional channels in the aftermath of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
W. Pinkney West
West
Theodore R. McKeldin
Would Halt Drafting Of Needed Coal Miners
A special committee appointed by Fuels Coordinator Ickes conferred with Major General Hershey to halt further drafting of irreplacable coal mine workers. Hershey had advised delaying necessary miners, but some local boards still inducted such workers, according to industry sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Northeast states plan auto insurance rate cuts in New York meeting
Hartford officials said insurance commissioners from New England and several neighboring states will gather in New York City on September 16 with company representatives to discuss reducing automobile insurance rates in response to gasoline rationing. Idaho Blackall announced the plan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York City
Idaho & Blackall
Tody
Roosevelt Talks With Fraser Past Two A.M.
President Roosevelt spent the early morning in talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser and officials including Joseph C. Grew and Walter Nash. They conferred on wartime problems and planned to attend a Pacific War Council meeting with wartime allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Fraser
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Walter Nash
United States
United Nations
William C. Bubitt
Nelson to curb priority ratings across war procurement
War Production Board Chair Donald M. Nelson announced withdrawal of armed services from granting material priority ratings. The move centralizes power at the WPB to allocate scarce supplies to Army Navy and civilian needs, with formal orders expected within 24 hours. Letters were sent to War Undersecretary Patterson Navy Undersecretary Forrestal and Army Navy Munitions Board head Eberstadt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
WIB
Witheheld
WEB
Amory Houghton
WPB
Army
Navy
FBI Raids Arrest 100 Aliens in New Jersey Sweep
FBI and local police arrested about 100 aliens in nine northern New Jersey counties as part of sweeping raids starting at 6 30 a m. The operation targeted Nazi party members and Bund supporters who would not fight for the United States and sought to return to Germany. Also seized were buyers of return-to-Germany marks. Among those rounded up was a former commander of the German Austrian War Veterans of Hudson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Jersey
E. E. Conroy
FBI
United States
Germany
Bund
Conroy
Hudson County
der Fuehrer
Maryland to Add Civil Defense Course to Schools
Governor O Conor announced a plan to incorporate civil defense into Maryland school curricula after talks with Judge Adams and Maj Murray. Regional defense officials cited England's use of school age civil defense measures as a reference point for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
O'Conor
Defere Saume
Maryland
Rnd K. Adams
Samuel
Murray
Baltimore
Adams
England
Riot Fire Kills Six as Troops Fire on Demonstrators in Bombay
Six persons were killed today when troops fired on a crowd of demonstrators attempting to set fire to private property in Bombay. The incident occurred amid rising unrest as authorities struggled to contain the protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Legion Debate Delayed On Open Ranks To WWll Veterans
Cumberland Maryland delegates to the American Legion voted to postpone debate on a resolution to open Legion ranks to World War II veterans. Charles S. Houck urged delaying until tomorrow morning as Roy L. Pyle proposed a 30 minute debate limit. The issue drew sharp remarks from Houck who called it "the most serious resolution" in the Legion’s 24 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Maryland Legionnaires
American Legion
Fescave Tse
Department
Roy L. Pyle
Resolutions Committee
Houck
18 To 19 Draft Likely With 18-Year-Old Enlistment
Washington reports a draft bill to include 18 and 19 year olds in military service. House Rules Chairman Sabath predicts Congress will approve extending the draft to 18 and 19 year olds, calling the group among the finest fighting material. Senate edits on vote by mail for service members and defense housing funds are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
77Th Congress
Sabath
House Rules Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Navy reports civilian to officer commissions since 1940
Washington reports 66 906 officer commissions issued since Sept 16 1940 with 95 668 from civilian life to the Naval Reserve and 30 032 officer promotions in two years. Navy data respond to Sen McNary inquiry as Army reports 18 967 civilians with no prior officer experience granted commissions in 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Naval Reserve
Congress
Navy Department
McNary
Oregon
Army
Rep
Faddis
D-Pa
War Department
Stimson
Germans Reported Throwing In Fresh Reserves In Effort
Berlin dispatch notes that Germans are sending fresh reserves into the Rzhev and Malaga fronts as Soviet forces renew pressure. Moscow reports high casualties on the German side while Stalingrad remains critical and Russian offensives push toward the Rzhev-Vyazma line and Mozdok in the Caucasus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
UNB
Berlin
Rzhev
Malaga
Moscow
Stalingrad
Russia
Rzhev-Vyazma
Centralaucasus
Mozdok
Prokhindnenski
Frozny
Ordzhonikidze
Rahev
Upper Volga
Soviet Information Bureau
Caucasus
Kaluga
Germain
Medyn
Local Man Aboard Gripsholm Receives No Word Yet
Otis Rhoades, a former Kobe vice consul and US citizen, was aboard the Gripsholm when it docked in Jersey City. Relatives in Frederick report awaiting a telephon e call as State Department updates noted his welfare while he and other repatriates traveled from Japan to a neutral port in Portuguese East Africa before joining the liner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Rhoades
Diplomatic Exchange
Gripsholm
Jersey City
N. J
Frederick
Rhoades
Charles M. Rhoades
Kobe
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Grew
U. S State Department
State Department
Portuguese East Africa
Mr. Rhoades
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kent
U. 8S
U. S. Army Air Forces
Haiphong
Indo-China
H. W. Snyder
Wilhemina
Southwest
Coral Sea
Owen Stanley
Tulagi-Guadalcanal
Ivasion
Ito
Legion
Pyle
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!