Turmoil as Troops Fire in Bombay Riots and Police Clash
Mob violence spreads from Bombay to Calcutta as British troops fire on rioters killing 13 and wounding 30 in multiple incidents. Hindu mobs attack Muslim shops, telecoms fail, and a total shutdown of trade unfolds amid Gandhi’s arrest and calls for deportations. Reports from London and Chungking note international responses.
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India
United Nations
Tueeday
Bombay
Mohandas’ EK
Gondai
Gandhi
Aga Khan
Galcutta
London
Daily Mail
All-India Congress Committee
Labor Party
Britain
Chungking
Fritsh
J C Penney Sales Rise in July 1942 Report
New York August 11 The J C Penney company posted July sales totaling 34 082 840 compared with 20 145 145 in July 1941 Brom Dannaty 1 to July 3d sales volume was 235 220 858 versus 172 72 703 in the prior year The compare 1947 period shows a 26 percent gain The July period included 8 422 554 in war bonds and stamps sales
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New York
J.C. Penikey Company
Brom Dannaty
Forecast Notes From East Texas Weather Page
Forecast notes indicate continued warm Tuesday afternoon with little temperature change into night. Thunderstorms expected in the northeast and north central portions from Tuesday afternoon into tonight per Weather Bureau data.
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Fan Antonio
Yielnty
German drive menaces Middle East as Rommel pushes
A British military source warned that Allied hold in the Middle East faced grave danger from German forces in the Caucasus and Rommel's army in Egypt. The plan aimed to rolate Russia and Turkey, seize Middle East land bridges, and unite Asia Europe Africa with Japan.
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London
Middle East
Caucasus
Rommel
Egypt
Russia
Turkey
Asia
Europe
Africa
Japan
Continents
Fortes
Caspian
Tiflis
Iroq
Syria
Alexandria
Cairo
Suez
Lycia
Tag
Gotham Raid Plans Heard
London reports German industrialists and party leaders weighing an air raid on New York to boost morale. Observers doubt feasibility, citing need for a carrier near the coast and easy U.S. air defenses. Comments suggest New Yorkers would defend fiercely and shooters would be repelled.
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London
London Daily Telegraph
Europe
New York
American
United States
Lonon
Xaldera
Cable Workers Strike in Jersey
About 1000 General Cable workers walked out in Bayonne New Jersey to demand wage increases and back pay after management and the war labor board refused. Strike chairman Michael Petraklin said the action was independent and not sponsored by Local 668 IBEW.
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Bayonne
W. J
General Cable Corporation
War Labor Board
Michael Petraklin
Xtrike
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, A. K. Ly
Jap Forces Mass On Russian Border
Chungking reports say more than 21 Japanese divisions totaling 70 000 to 910 000 troops stand by on the Russian border. They include seven to eight tank regiments, cavalry brigades and over 1000 first line bomber and fighter planes.
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Chungking
Tnehided
U S Bombers Raid Jap Base in China
U S bombers escorted by fighters attacked Hankow and nearby warehouses and depots, according to Gen Joseph Stilwell's headquarters. The raid targets Hankow, a key inland Chinese port on the Yangtze, with no air opposition reported. Japanese reinforcements and massing forces were noted in Indochina and Formosa, amid ongoing Chinese countermoves near Linchwan and Linchwan.
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Chunuaing
Hankow
Joseph W. Stiwell
Japan
China
Yangtze River
Haiphong
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Quien
Sulgoh
Yunnang
Lhig
Formosa
Fukien
High Command
Linchwan
Fuchow
Unefa
Klangel
Woman Amputates Own Foot After Boat Accident
In Jacksonville North Carolina on August 11 Mrs G Thompson’s foot was pulled into a boat motor. She amputated the foot at the ankle with a pocket knife after using blouse fabric as tourniquet. A companion watched as the boat reached shore and coast guardsmen aided her to a field hospital for transfusion and a second amputation. She was reported doing well.
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Jacksonville
N. G
G. Thompson
Envoy Currie Gains Talks With India's Viceroy
New Delhi August 11 United States envoy to China Ellsworth Currie Roosevelt's special envoy met with India’s viceroy Lord Linlithgow today seeking support for ceasefire efforts and broader American policy amid Asian tensions.
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U.S
India
New Delhi
Elanchiin Currie
Roosevelt
China
Lord Lia- Wthgow
Max Stephans Bravado Ensnared by Hang Sentence
Milan Michigan reports the case of Max Stephans a 60 year old German born American described as a traitor sentenced to hang The record notes his bravado during the trial with quips about his willingness to hang The article mentions Lieut Peter Krug and escape from a concentration camp and his capture in San Antonio
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Milan
Mich
Max Stephan
Ingrose
Andris
Lopever
Stephan
Stenhan
Germany
Dual Salary Draws Fire Over City Manager Pay
City officials and airport manager Huth face scrutiny led by Don Politic as Tuesday hearings reveal a total compensation package of 682 dollars monthly. The figures include 400 dollars as airport manager, 150 dollars as neuh tenant, plus 50 and 60 dollar allowances for visma and housing with 22 dollars subsistence. The dispute centers on duties at the airport and how salaries affect city priorities and ballooning costs.
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Don
Cme
Knox Selects Balloon Base Site in Louisiana
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced Holma Louisiana as the site for a new lighter-Loan air base. The navy said construction will begin within three days and the base is slated to become operational next spring.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Frank Knox
Holma
Gitten
Higginsndustries, Inc
New Orleans
Bureau of
Tromas
Yanks in New Guinea Jungle Claim Port Moresby Safe
Reporter Pat Kobinkan files from New Guinea jungle front lines with Allied troops defending Port Moresby against the Japanese. He describes arduous jungle travel, natives evacuated, and soldiers holding a tree fort as engineers improve jungle roads while pilots and ground crews participate in counteroperations.
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New Guinea
Pt. Moresby
Pat Kobinkan
N_ 8
Bomewherd
Vin Au
Tralia
INS
Port Moresby
Kakoda
Wacare
Reds' Black Sea Bases Threatened
German tank units imperil the Red fleet bases at Novorossiysk and Tuapse as invasion spread through the Caucasus foothills. In Stalingrad area fighting continues with warnings of a general assault on the Volga industrial city. Vichy broadcasts claim Nazi columns push toward Mozdok and Ordzhonikidze while Soviet dispatches report Red forces falling back from Markopofl fields and evacuations near the Caucasus ports.
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Associated
Red Fleet
Black Sea
Novorossiskad Tuapse
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Great Volga River
Baku All Fields
Mozdok
Ordzhonikidze
Baku
Grozny
Markopofl
Novorossisk and
Tuapse
Caucasus Mountatne
Cantoaaus
Novorossisk
Blacktine
Anapa
Malkop
Caucasus Mountains
Jap Envoy Blames U S for War
Former Jap ambassador to Washington Kichisaburo Nomura told Singapore reporters that war was inevitable as the United States sought to force Japan to its knees by violence. He said he spoke frankly with President Roosevelt and that Japan could not comply with American demands. Nomura denounced attempts to induce a conciliatory U.S. stance as failing against Roosevelt’s obstinate attitude.
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U.S
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Kichisaburo Nomura
Washington
Tokyo Nieni
Singapore
Roosevelt
Nomura
Kaiser Gets Okeh But No Contract
Washington reports Kaiser, seeking 500 Martin Marg flying boats and a 200-ton flying boat design, received letters from the War Production Board authorizing submittal plans but not letters of intent. Navy and defense officials clash over Higgins ships, with investigations into submarine cargo vessel designs and steel shortages influencing contracts and production.
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Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Donald M. Nelson
Martin Marg
Kulner
WPE
Navg Oly
Kaiser
Sitant
Fils
Zoo Drops Plan To Sell Animals After Fire Losses
City officials weighed offering San Antonio zoo animals for sale to Ringling Brothers after a disastrous fire wrecked part of the circus menagerie. The proposal was not pursued as the zoo’s total stock was deemed insufficient for transfer. Park Commissioner Henry Hem noted the lions and other creatures belong to the San Antonio Zoological Society. The zoo’s collection consumed 10,000 pounds of horse meat in July costing 548 dollars. Bennett explained beef was too costly and horse meat suited the animals better. A separate brief reports an Italian submarine report from Rome with the Hallan high command stating the vessel was damaged and began returning to base.
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San Antonio Zoo
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Hong
Park
Henry Hem
Hem
San Antonio -Loological Sociery
Zoo
Sam
Dennett
Bennett
Corregidor and
Bataan
Hays Sust
Fort
Peninsula
Pete Linent
Solomon Islands battle boosts Allied prospects in Solomons
Allied reports from Sydney and Washington describe intensified operations in the Solomon Islands as U S Marines and Allied air forces press a counter offensive. King notes enemy losses include cruisers destroyers and a transport while the effort aims to regain control of the Solomons and threaten Japanese supply lines to Australia.
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London
Solomon Islands
London Evening Sear
Sydney Dispatch
Evening Star
Hiltlal
Solomons
Ernest A. King
Washington
United States
Alisina
Australia
John Curtin
Ernest J. Ib
U. S
King
America
Japan
Berlin
Tulagi
Navy
Contol
Eset
Java
United Nations Miers
Rabaul
New Britain
Jay Sorps
Dutch Timor
Douglas MacArthur
Butch Timor
Tron
New Gaines
Kokeds
United Nations
Port Morly
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Mid-East
Gotham
Jersey
Max Stephans
Knox
de Gaulle
Lebanon
Beirut
Charles de Gaulle
Niles
Reagan
Port Mareshy
Atlanta
MacArthur
Rainbow
Ike
Leask
Lieuta
Jack Wilgon
Marion, II
Furlo Wagner
Port Worth
Bill Turner
Inatoy
Texas
Dugan Working
Noble
Okla
Ed Dosa
Fureka
Jean Jackson
Tulsa
Maj
Walter Putnam
Oklahoma City
Win
Darin
Red Army
Communist Party
Ove den
Kuban
Red Star
Tavestra
Pravda
Bac
Provine
Katelnikovaki
Clarence Williams
Eleanor
Gordon McNaughton
Williams
Okeh
Walsh
D.-Mass
Navy Department
Truman Jetter
Baireau
Higgins Company
Maritme Commission
Rome
Prom
Hallan High Command
Odes
Italien
M. EB. Gleason
Bowie Laredo Street
Chicago
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