RAF Raids Hamburg in Large Night Air Assault
London reports Hamburg, Germany’s key port, struck again by a RAF raid of about 600 planes. Air Chief Harris vows to scourge the Reich as explosions hit submarine yards, railways, and coastal targets across northern France and the Low Countries.
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Associated Press
London
Hamburg
Germany
RAF
Arthur T. Harris
Third Reich
Bremen
Berlin
Duisburg
Britain
U S Military Aide Reported Captured in Tobruk
Lieut. Col. Max Gooler of Duluth Minnesota and assistant United States military attache in Cairo was in Tobruk during its fall and is believed captured. A native of Devils Lake North Dakota he was sent to Cairo from Fort Benning Georgia after duty at Dallas high schools.
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Cairo
Max Gooler
Duluth, Minn
United States
Tobruk
Col. Gooler
Devils Lake
N. Dak
U. S. Infantry
Fort Benning
Dallas
Tex
British Archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie Dies in Jerusalem
Sir Flinders Petrie renowned in Egyptology died last night in Jerusalem’s government hospital at age 89. He passed away July 28, leaving a legacy in ancient Near Eastern archaeology and museum studies.
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Jerusalem
Sir Flinders Petrie
British Archaeology
Egypt
Government Hospital
Trolley Rail Removal Nears Half Completion
W A workers under the works progress on North Market Street from Fifth to Third. City Engineer W Raymond Walter says the rail removal program is about half completed with work since June 6. About 100 tons removed from East and West Park and North Market streets. 71 tons to the Frederick Iron and Steel plant and 44 tons to a Baltimore buyer. Baltimore shipment to Puerto Rico for rail use. Work will continue along Market Street to South Street. One rail is removed at a time with paving resurfaced to avoid traffic tieups.
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North Market Street
Fifth
Third Streets
W. Raymond Walter
East
West Partick
North Market Streets
Frederick
Puerto Rico
Market Street
South Street
Cissel Quits Local Post to Teach at Lisbon High
County Agent Chester M. Cissel resigns effective Friday to become agri culture teacher at Lisbon High School. He joined in 1940, previously taught at Liston and led 4 H clubs with work across Frederick and Carroll counties. He will farm a Lis bon Baltimore area property. wife and two daughters relocate. successor uncertain due to staffing difficulties.
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Chester M. Cissel
East Church Street
Lisbon High School
Cissel
Charles H. Remsberg
Queer Annes County
Liston School
Frederick
Canoll
Lisbon
Baltimore
Allied air hits drive back Japs near Gona Buna area
In Australian Papua Allied bombers struck Japanese forces advancing in the Buna Gona sector. A map shows the new Jap thrusts on New Guinea island as Allied aircraft pound the area.
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Gona- Buna
Australian Papua
New Guinee Island
President's War Powers Challenged By Saboteurs
The Supreme Court heard a challenge to Roosevelt's wartime power as seven of eight alleged Nazi saboteurs seek habeas corpus and civil trial rights. Defense argues it tests democratic governance. prosecutions defend military trial benefits. Ten more enemy aliens were seized in New York, including Kerling's wife.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Stone
Biddle
Biddie
Germany
United States Army
Cassius M. Dowell
Kenneth C Royall
James W. Morris
United States District Court For
District of Columbia
Berlin
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mana Sichart Kerling
Howard Kerling
FBI
Ellis Island
P. E. Foxworth
Bronx
Manhattan
Queens
Brooklin
Myers Case Taken Under Advisement
Associate Judge Charles W. Woodward in Circuit Court Tuesday described the George Edward Myers estate dispute as unusual. He noted Mrs. Myers testified she was capable and not unduly influenced by her son Edward, making the case unique amid lengthy arguments by attorneys Benjamin B. Rosenstock Edward D. B. Storm and William M. Storm.
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Charles W. Woodward
George Edward Myers
Myers
Edward
Woodward
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Edward DB. Storm
William M . Storm
U Boats Being Outmaneuvered By Navy In Caribbean Sea
A U S warship escorts the first Caribbean convoy and repels submarine threats. Lieutenant Commander John F Walsh led the mission, noting the Axis subs are outmaneuvered as depth charges and tactical maneuvers deter attacks. The crew claims no torpedoes hit, but enemy subs were driven off and convoys reached safety.
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Caribbean
Sy E. V. W. Jones
WU. S
United States Navy
Sanien
Associated Press
Earl Shugars
United States
John F Walsh
Naval Academy
Foreign Service
Walsh
von Ioy
George M. Hagerman
Richmond
Yremat
Allies Hit Hard At Crete Supply Base
Allied heavy bombers attacked Suda Bay Crete at dusk as land operations on the El Alamein front stayed in patrol mode. U S bombers likely participated alongside RAF in strikes tied to Axis troop and supply movements into Crete for the Egyptian front. Barges were set on fire by torpedo aircraft near Sidi Barrani with one merchant ship damaged. Occasional artillery duels and minor aerial activity occurred in the northern front area.
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Cairo
Suda Bay
Crete
el Alamein
General Headquarters
United States
United States Army Air Corps
RAF
Tobruk
Turkey
Ionian Sea
Sidi Barrani
Erwin Rommel
Seven Million Tons Of Axis Shipping Lost Reported
London reports the Admiralty estimates 7,184,760 tons of German and Italian shipping sunk captured damaged or interned since the outbreak of the war. Armies say total Axis losses reach 6,178,681 tons sunk captured or damaged, with Soviet and other factors excluded.
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Middleton
London
Admiralty
United States
Britain
Soviet
Russia
South American
United States Steps Into West Africa and Aleutians Command
London reports Lord Swinton says Americans join British in West Africa conflict. In Accra he notes cooperation with General Fitzgerald. Separately Washington announces creation of a united air command in the Aleutians under a single head to streamline joint operations despite Japanese occupation of three western islands.
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London
Reuters
Lord Swinton
West Africa
Accra
Gold Coast
United States
Fitzgerald
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Republic of Libera
Portuguese Guinea
Washington
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Aleutians
Hawaii
Australia
Canal Zone
Caribbean
Baldwin Plant Search After Parachute Drop Report
Coast guardsmen federal agents and company police searched the Baldwin Locomotive Works plant in Eldstone after three employees reported seeing what appeared to be a parachute drop from a plane about 2000 feet overhead last night. Baldwin, a major tank maker in the nation.
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Philadelphia
Baldaviy Locomotive Works
Eldystone
Baldwin
Berlin Claims Hits On Suez Shipping
German high command reports an overnight air raid on the Suez canal port installations scoring hits on quays and fuel dumps and on shipping. Airdromes west of Alexandria and air bases at Mal'a were raided by German and Italian planes setting extensive fires.
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Berlins
Port Installa
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Mal'a
Japs Driven Back From Ouiposts In New Guinea
Allied patrols report driving back aggressive Japanese units from outposts near Kokoda New Guinea within 40 miles of Port Moresby General MacArthur announces. Japanese advances inland from Conn Mission threaten Kokoda as Allied bombers hit Gona Mission. A Japanese seaplane attack on Townsville is repelled by Allied fighters.
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MacArthur
Australia
Kokoda
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Conn Mission Fom
Papuan
MarcArthur
Gona Mission
Owen Stanley Range
Gona
Townsville
Testifies On Cargo Planes
Washington official testified that engine shortages slow a shift to production of giant air cargo and troop carriers. Harold E. Talbot of the War Production Board said engines in production will run through next year and noted Army and Navy had not neglected cargo plane and troop transport construction.
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Washington
Harold E. Talbot
Aft Transportation
War Production Board
Senate Defence Investigating Committee
Army
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Navy
Talbot
Curtiss- Wright
Waco
Japanese Diplomats Leave From England
A group of Japanese diplomats and officials stationed in Britain sailed from Liverpool aboard the Egyptian liner El Nil for Laurenca Marques in East Africa to be exchanged for British nationals from the Orient. The exchange will involve about 1,800 citizens of Britain and the Allies, including Japanese and Thai nationals.
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Liverpool
England
Britain
Japan
Inet el Nil
The Jonker Diamond Cut Into 17 Gems
The Jonker diamond weighing 721 carats and valued at about $1.0 billion in the rough was cut into 17 gems totaling 358 carats and worth over $2.0 billion.
Reinforced German Drive Advances Into Caucasus Spearheads
Moscow reports a strengthened German push along the Don forming spearheads toward Kushchevka Salsk and the Tikhoretsk Stalingrad line with aims at Caucasus oil. Red Army resistance stiffens after Rostov retreat as Germans gain in Bataisk and Tsimlyansk sectors and threaten Stalingrad. Soviet losses and tank kills are noted, while leaflets threaten Leningrad.
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Moscow
Caucasus
Lower
Don
Kushchevka
Salsk
Tikhoretsk-Stalingrad
Russia
Red Army
Bataisk
Rostov
Taku
Kushehevka
Stalingrad
Tsimlyansk
Sal
Sar
Red Navy
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Rome
Red Star
Communist Party
Pravda
Leningrad
Bat Ely
Bryansk
Kalinin
No Fuel Oil Sales From Aug 3 to Sept 15
Washington reports the War Production Board ordered all diesel and heating oil deliveries halted between August 3 and September 15 to conserve stocks for next winter. About 145 000 homes relying on oil for heating will be affected and some air conditioning systems may be shut down due to limited on hand supplies.
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Washington
War Production Board
Met
Otivials
Rationing of Bicycles Expands under OPA Rules
The city and county rationing program issued eight to ten certificates this month under the new OPA ruling that allows workers in gainful occupations to qualify for bicycle certificates. Prior limits restricted buyers to employers with high priority ratings. Juvenile bicycles have no purchaser restriction, but stock is limited. Demand for used bicycles is high, with girls’ bikes particularly sought after. Victory bikes remain available, but dealer certificates limit new stock.
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OPA
New York
Victory
Mussolini Turns 59 Amid Censored Celebrations In Italy
The piece notes Benito Mussolini's 59th birthday met with silence in Italy as German leader Adolf Hitler sent a telegram of congratulations. The Italian radio avoided mentioning the anniversary and Mussolini's age drew heightened sensitivity.
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Premer Mustaun
Adolf Hilles
Talan
Mussolini
Hitler
Pelley Sedition Trial Begins in Federal Court
In Indianapolis a federal court trial opens over sedition charges against William Dudley Pelley and two associates. Testimony aims to link the 52 year old former Silver Shirt leader to The Galilean publication in the first major espionage act case since Pearl Harbor.
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Indianapolis
William Dudley Pelley
Pelley
the Galilean
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