Responsibility Lies on All In America
FBI Director Hoover warns the nation sabotage remains a danger despite eight Nazi saboteurs landed by U-boats and 12 accomplices being rounded up. He urges universal vigilance, calls for public cooperation, and states anti-sabotage must be handled by trained authorities. He notes hysteria must be avoided and emphasizes joint responsibility of labor, management, citizens, and law enforcement. A second item reports the death of Lord Mencroft in England.
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John Edgar Hoover
International News Service
United States
Federal Bereau
Washington
Tagen Onner
Vallerial
Allied Fliers Keep Aid From Solomons Japs
MacArthur bids a vigil over waters northeast of Australia to block Japanese reinforcements to the Solomons as the long battle for vital bases continues. Australian confidence grows while Tokyo hails claimed victories and reports sunken Allied vessels. Timor air attacks scorch southeastern coasts as Kokoda skirmishes persist.
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Macarthurs
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Solomon Islands
United States
Washington
MacArthur
Timor
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New Guinea
Port Moresby
Eli
Eles
Wiliam H. Hughes
Pacific War Council
Sydney
Solomon Istaneda
America
Tokyo
Imperial
Yankin RCAF Gets Flying Medal
Sgt. Claude Weaver a 20 year old RCAF pilot from Oklahoma City was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for shooting down five German fighters and aiding in the destruction of one bomber in a single week. The citation praised his courage and inspiring example as he trained with the RAF prior to joining the Canadian air force last year.
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London
Claude Weaver
Oklahoma City
Maite Liy
Weaver
Draft Records Of Last War Available
Washington announces the Census Bureau has 1817 1918 draft registration records for 24 million men, usable to verify birth place and citizenship. Searches cost 2 dollars per replica, requiring full name date and place of birth residence at registration and city or town of registration. Regular population records are also accessible, with 726 500 searches conducted last year.
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Census Bureau
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Nearan
RAF Roars Over Channel in Aerial Foray
London reports a Royal Air Force and Allied air effort over the Channel at high altitude with bombers and fighters. German raiders caused minor damage on the south coast with no casualties. RAF bombers struck western Germany under thick cloud, some targets reached. US fighters joined a routine sweep over France with a Canadian squadron, and Spitfire activity over occupied France continued without major incidents.
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North Midlands
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Germany
France
United States
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Frante Yestercap
Belgisn Pls
Time Short Soldiers Told by Third Army Commander
Third Army soldiers press for faster learning after Maj. Gen. Daniel T. Sultan criticizes recent maneuvers. He warns not to be brash while enemies gain, urges rapid rearmament and improvement as time is precious.
British Urged To Seek Peace In India
In Bombay Aug 17 the Moslem League working committee met in secret to decide whether to seek British recognition through a partition plan while disagreements with Hindus and the Congress party deepen the national crisis. Sir Te Bahadur Sapru urged Britain to send a parliamentary delegation to India to negotiate a settlement.
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Te Bahadur Sapru
Allahabad
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Sopra
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Lord Linlithgow
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Jintiah
Jinnah
All-India
Imber Pene
Make, Clerr
Prison Officials Permitted Private Deals Questioned
Attorney General Gerald O. Mann ruled that any Texas prison system officer who fraudulently converts property owned or controlled by the system for personal use shall be punished as if he had stolen it. The opinion responded to a request from D. W. Takes, general manager of the prison system, about whether officials may engage in private business dealings with the system.
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Austin
Abg
Gerald O. Mann
Texas
Fife
D. W.atakes
Laredo District Attorney Named
Governor Coke Stevenson announces the appointment of E James Karels as district attorney in Laredo to succeed Phillip Kazan who resigns effective September 1 to join the armed forces.
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Laredo
Phillip Kazan
Morale of Troops in War Games High
Headquarters Third Army reports high morale amid tough exercise battles by the VIxT Army corps. Tales of clever stratagems plus a humorous exchange reveal disciplined troops and a captain who outwits a pretend enemy with an umpire and armored cars. A colored company pay episode ends with a simple but telling miscount.
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Third Army
War Department
Ship Losses Fall Sharply Across Oceans
Reported weekly ship losses show a sharp decline with Allied merchantmen preyed on by enemy raiders. Most sinkings occur off the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, while total Allied losses reach 171 since Pearl Harbor including several British Dutch Cuban and Dutch ships.
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Gouyen
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Gulf of Mexico
South America
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Pearl Harbor
Ersten
Canada
Mexico
America
Labor Peace Parley Opens in Washington Meeting
The Labor Peace Parley opens in Washington with top labor leaders returning for peace talks. Joni L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers and CIO founder, will be sidelined. CIO committee includes Philip Murray and Julius Emspak. S.R. J. Thomas joins the United Automonited Workers. AFL lineup features Harry Bates, Big Til Hutcheson, and Wan Tobin, among others.
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Washington
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Joni TL. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
Philip Murray
Julius Emspak
Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union
Sr. J. Thomas
United’ “Automonited Workers
Harry Bates
The
Bricklagers
William “Big Til” Hutcheson
Carpenters’ Union
Wan ‘Tobin
Teamsters'union
Mongrel Pups First Taste of War at Sea
Fausto the mongrel mascot aboard a torpedoed ship spent 16 days in an inflatable lifeboat after the Maldonado was sunk west of Bermuda by a U boat. With 13 seamen, the dog and crew endured the voyage, landing on a Saturday after the boat stayed well provisioned and no particular danger reported.
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Bermuda
Jackie Coogan's Wife Seeks Support From Ex-Child Star
Flower Parry Coogan, Jackie Coogan's estranged wife, says the $20 a month she receives from the former child star now in the army leaves her in a tight financial spot and she intends to consult a lawyer about possible actions.
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Jackie Coogen
Flower Parry Coogan
Bennett Seen as N Y Demo Choice
In New York the fight for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination pits Governor Roosevelt and State Chairman James Farley against Attorney General John J. Kenneth Jr and U.S. Senator James Mead. A convention eve conference aims to lock in delegates for Bennett with ALP plans to run a separate ticket if he is the nominee. Political players fear party split could sway the 1944 national convention delegation. Dewey is seen as the probable Republican choice.
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Roosevelt
Tames
Farley
Generel Johm J. Kenneth Jr
U. S
James MM. Mead
Roosevel
Brooklyn
Bennett
Parley
Noui Iage
American Labor Party
Bennet
Terence McMants
Mead
Maurice P. Davidson
State Power Authority
No Hurt in Car Collision Near Highway 68
Reported auto crash 16 miles south of Thirty on Highway 68 left Fret Fishback in hospital with broken ribs and a broken tibia while Mrs. Fishback suffered a broken ankle. Deputy sheriff noted the Fishbacks’ car collided with a vehicle driven by Malvin Darden of 205 Merchant Paradise.
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Guadalips Street
River theft raises sleep loss plea from Victoria man
Howard Kelly of Victoria complains to police after a string of thefts along the San Antonio riverbank costs him a $7 nap and a loose suitcase. He cites a rising rate of petty theft affecting downtown visitors and residents, noting further losses and sleep disruption.
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Howard Kelly
Victoria
Kelly
Admiral Hepburn Claims U S Navy World’s Most Air Minded
New Orleans August 17 Admiral Arthur J Hepburn, longtime head of the Navy's General Board, declared the United States Navy the most air minded in the world for years and said the pay plan allotted ample funds for air power while stressing battleships remain essential. He noted the dive bomber and torpedo plane were American inventions and that wartime expansion included ships, aircraft, and crews. He will return to Washington to assume formal chairmanship of the General Board.
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Payal
Admiral Hepburn
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United States Fleet
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Bureau of Public Relations
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