Honorable Discharge Pending for AWOL Pvt James Stoner
Local search efforts focus on Pvt. James E. Stoner 23 son of Mrs Isabelle Varcoe 40444 North Bentz Street missing since June 29 after last seen at H and F Railway terminal. He was due for an honorable discharge from the Army upon returning to A. P. Hill Military Reservation where he served with the 29th Division before furlough June 23. He had been seen with Miss Pauline Stallings in Bartonsville, left in full uniform, and disappeared after a ride to Frederick. The Army warns he will be dropped from rolls as a deserter if he does not appear to sign papers and receive pay.
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Pvt
James E. Stoner
Isabelle Warcoe
North
Bentz’ Street
H. and F
Stoner
Army
A. P. Hill Military Reservation
29Th Division
Birk
Everal
Pvt. Stoner
Bartonsville
Pauline Stallings
Miss Stallings
Frederick
29Th Infantry Division
Var
Some Surprises Are In Store For Nazis
Rep Thomas R said after inspecting some of the Army’s most secret weapons at Aberdeen proving grounds that American arms are superior. He indicated the secret materiel would be a complete surprise to the enemy and that the Henries are sure to get terrific surprises.
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Washington
Thomas R
Aberdeen
Thomas
House
Mystery Of Ghost House Is Solved
Denver police say a emaciated man confessed to murdering Philip Peters in October and living nine months in a tiny attic cubicle of Peters home after the slaying. Mathew Cornish 59 a former advertising man from Tonawanda New York was captured after being found in the cubbyhole four by seven feet. He said he had no food for days and had looted the icebox before the murder.
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Denver
Mathew Cornish
Philip Peters
James E. Childers
Cornish
Tonawanda
Peters
Refugees To Await Orders After Ship Arrival
About 800 refugees from Europe and the Middle East waited for clearance of their passports and status aboard the Portuguese vessel Nyassa after arrival. One woman died en route and 290 plus were held at Fort Howard, while 38 refugee children were sent to New York. Jose Luis Archer, son of the Portuguese consul, was allowed to leave freely.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lisbon
Bertha M. Klein
Marine Hospital
Fort Howard
Bermuda
Jose Luis Archer
New York
France
Vichy
New York City
Japanese Forces Massing Along Manchukuo Border
A British military source said nearly 400000 Japanese troops are massing in Manchukuo opposite a 1000 mile Soviet frontier from Lake Baikal to the Pacific. The source added they are in position to attack whenever they choose, but did not permit identification.
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London
Manchukuo
Lake Baikal
Pacific
Transport Fired Nine Jap Planes Are Downed
American Curtiss P-40s over Darwin shot down nine Japanese raiders and one or two over New Guinea. Heavy bombers hit a Japanese transport near Gona and damaged a destroyer, while another transport was hit in Papuan waters. One American plane was lost, pilot safe by parachute. Port Hedland attacked. Kokoda ground activity noted.
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Vern Haughlags
MacArthur
Australia
Darwin
New Guinea
Port Darwin
Port Hedland
Commonwealth
Broome
Western Australia
Horn Island
Tareas Strait
Gona
Papua
Papuan
Kokoda
Midway
Gona Mission
Port Moresby
Seven Nippon Planes Downed By Americans
In two Hengyang air raids near Hengyang airdrome Chinese theater, U S Air Force fighters shot down four bombers and three Zero type fighters. One American plane was lost but the pilot was saved. News from Chungking reports Stilwell announced.
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Chungking
Hengyang
China
Joseph Stilwells
Hengyane
Hunan
Legislation Signed on Military Dependent Pensions
President Roosevelt signed legislation fixing pensions for dependents of Regular Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard members who died in peacetime from service connected disabilities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Regular Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Supreme Court Denies Habeas Plea of Nazi Saboteurs
The Supreme Court denied seven of eight Nazi saboteurs the right to file writs of habeas corpus to escape a Roosevelt military commission. The court ruled the military trial was lawful and the prisoners in lawful custody. Final arguments before the commission began with Attorney General Biddle and Col. Royall present.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Stone
Military Commission
Biddle
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Will Clamp Down on Vote Buying in Maryland Primary
Centreville Maryland State's Attorney John Palmer Smith announced plans to order immediate arrests of any vote buyers in the September 8 primary. He cited past Democratic factions in Queen Annes County allegedly buying votes with large sums of money.
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Centreville
John Palmer Smith
Smith
Queen Anne's County
Anti Aircraft Shell Kills London Man
London records a fatal shell blast early today as anti-aircraft batteries fired on enemy planes. A heavy shell struck a house, killing one resident and injuring a woman lodger in the capital.
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London
Mostly Mournful Motorists Defy Gas Ration Rules
London reports the final day for nonessential car use as Britain limits gasoline. Drivers rush to use remaining fuel while August bank holiday looms and warnings spread of potential shortages for return travel.
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London
Britain
British Cities Suffer Air Raids As RAF Probes France
London and eight Midlands towns endured German bombing, with fires and casualties in a west Midlands shelter collapse. RAF fighter sweeps over northern France claimed several enemy planes down, while weather paused further raids on Germany.
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London
Channel
Boulogne
Britain
Midlands
Berlin
Birmingham
France
Bullelin
East Anglia
West Midlands
St. Omer
Air Ministry
RAF
Germany
Reith
Impersonator Army Major Arrested in New Jersey Canteen Case
Warner J. MacFarlane, accused of impersonating a U S Army major and FBI agent, rode in an Army chauffeur driven car and supervised a canteen. held on $3000 bail by Judge William J Barker after being captured in Plainfield. FBI notified after Walter Heckmann suspected his credentials. MacFarlane denied charges, claiming records prove his innocence. He faced charges covering impersonation and larceny related to concession funds.
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Newarth
N. J
Warner J. MacFarlane
U. S
Defendas
Plainfield
Walter Heckmann
FBI
E. E. Conroy
PBI
Macfarlane
Heckmann
William J Barker
Conroy
Will
Camp Kilmering
Hi Signature
War Department
Newark
Canicsen
Second Front Time May Be Ripe in London Reports
London observers interpret Allied talks and Soviet briefings as signals that a Western second front may come soon. Russian, American, and British officials weigh diverging plans aimed at pressuring Germany, with discussions of Scandinavia bases and broader offensives across Europe.
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London
Europe
Ivan Matshky
Russia
Nelson Favors Cargo Planes
Washington reports Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, promised full support for Kaiser’s plan to build giant troop and cargo carrying planes in his shipyards. Kaiser pressed for sufficient manpower and materials to implement the program, while Dr. William Christmas testified on a high capacity Rod ton plywood battle plane concept.
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Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Senate
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Kaiser
William W. Christmas
New York
Stocks Find Support in Upward Market Move
New York July 31 Bethlehem steel and United States Steel led a stock market recovery with buying support lifting most sections. The trend was moderately upward at the open with lively dealings for a time, gains reaching over a point for favorites before retreating in late hours as activity slowed.
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New York
Bethleheat
U.S. Steel
Hie Ax
German Onslaught Checked West of Stalingrad Reds Say
Armored trains of the Red army bring fresh reinforcements to the Don bend front as Russians claim to hold and even push back German forces west of Stalingrad. Germans report crossing the lower Don, advance 112 miles south, and capture Kushchevisa with heavy fighting around Rostov and Voronezh.
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Stalingrad
Moscow
Red Army
Don
Batte
Rostov
Lower Don
Sitchof
Dathway
Kushchevisa
Tsimlyansk
Balaisk
Sea of Azov
Caucasus
D. T. Kozlov
Red Star
Don Bend
Bashkir Republic
Urals
Mingaly Shimuratay
Ghengis Khan
Salsk
Kusenevka
British Navy Fights Three Sea Skirmishes Off Fronts
London reports three overnight clashes in the North Sea and English Channel. British patrols engaged German trawlers near Imuiden Netherlands, torpedo boats off France, and another action near Eng lish Channel, with no British losses and some casualties aboard the German vessels. The engagements involved fires, damage, and towing of disabled ships.
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London
Asht
North Sea
English Channel
Admiralty
Imuiden
Netherlands
France
Alexandria Hit By Axis Bombers In Night Raid
Cairo reports say Axis bombers struck Alexandria last night killing four and wounding 14 with minor property damage. Air raid alarms sounded in Cairo area and across Egypt though no bombs fell there. British patrols harassed Axis forces around El Alamein while Auchinleck headquarters released no word of large scale operations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Egyptian
Interior Ministry
el Alamein
Claude Auchinleck
Navy launches new aircraft carrier at Newport News
The United States Navy prepared to launch its newest aircraft carrier, first since Pearl Harbor, into the James River at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The vessel, named the U S S Essex, was completed in 15 months and three days after keel laying.
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Newport News
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
James River
Newport News Shipbaitling and Dry Dock Company
Cash Bonuses Might Result From Measure
Barrington man Richard D Sturtevant told the Senate Finance committee that a provision of a revenue bill could prompt many businesses to pay inflationary cash bonuses. He, representing Jewel Tea Company, argued a section requiring 7 1/2 percent to prove pension trust participation would destroy incentive profit sharing plans. Helium derived its name from the Greek sun word due to its discovery in the sun’s spectrum.
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Washington
Dais
Richard D Sturtevant
Barrington
Senate Finance Committee
Sturtevant
Urges Extension Of Fuel Oil Restrictions
Walter P. Hedden director of port development for the Port of New York Authority urged the House committee to extend fuel oil and gasoline restrictions into Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan to ease fuel flow to Atlantic coast states He warned of a tragedy if supplies fall short and said the region must assume its part in the curtailment.
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Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Atlantic
House
Walter P. Hedden
Port of New York Authority
Hedden
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