North Africa Seen as Zone Of Impending 2nd Front
General MacArthur’s headquarters reports progress in the Pacific at Salomon Islands as US forces mop up and consolidate naval and land gains. Advancing patrols threaten Japanese positions, with reports of sinking or fleeing units and strengthened assault forces for prolonged, bitter fighting.
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North Africa
General MacArthur
Australia
Japan
Salomon Islands
United States
Auckland
New Zealand
South Pacific
Sen
Caroline Islands
Robert Lee Ghommley
MacArthur
Pacific
Senopy Islands
Australie
Keylenz
New Ireland
Bomond
Texas Wool On Decrease From Hurricane Butterflies Deluge
AUSTIN Aug 18 The U S Department of Agriculture reports Texas wool shorn in 1943 dropped to 79 288 000 pounds from 80 280 000 last year as warmer weather and a butterfly deluge reduced the spring clip The butterflies migrating south ate nothing and caused highway disruptions as they passed through cities The spring sheep count reached 9 690 000 head with an average weight of 6 8 pounds down from 7 0 pounds last year
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Austin
Texas
Admiral King Gifts Silver Cup to Namesake Baby
Corpus Christi August 19 414 Ernest Joseph King Jones four month old son of chief boatswain's mate at the U S Navy air station there is using a silver cup as a teething toy the gift from Admiral Ernest Joseph King commander in chief United States forces once commanded the U S 5B Wright during a recent inspection here the infant’s christening brought renewed acquaintance with Admiral King and his boatswain father the cup inscribed to my namesake arrived at the Jones household
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Corpus Christi
Ernest Joseph King Jones
U. S
Jearner
Jones
German Radio on Air With Code Continues Signals
London reports a Deutsch landsender long wave station normally off in the morning kept broadcasting today, persistently sending five figure coded signals. The unusual transmission adds to concerns about German covert activity and wartime radio operations.
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London
Deutschlandsender
Churchill's Visit May Mean Action
Cairo dispatch reports Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck notes Axis losses of about 10 000 prisoners in Egypt amid a two week push that halted Rommel. Harold Alexander takes command as US troops bolster Allied reserves. first communique indicates little activity.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Claude Auchinleck
Egypt
Romeme
Middle East
Eic
Harold Five
Canada
Alexander
Britain
United States
Reuters
Britain builds for a possible second front in Middle East
Churchill visits Egypt near Alexandria as Britain reshuffles Middle East command. Gen Auchinleck replaced by Alexander as new US air and ground units arrive. Leaders from the United Nations meet in Cairo including de Gaulle Catroux and Farouk while Iraq, India and South Africa officials confer on strategies.
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London
Britain
Ghorehil
Moscow
North Africa
United Nations
Alexandria
Hitler
Trans- Caucasus
Churchill
Egypt
Harold R. L. Alexander
Middle East
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
United States
Army Air Forces
Alexander
Rommel
Hiitai
Daily Mail
Auchinleck
War Office
Georges Catroux
Farouk
Nahas Pasha
Churenill
Alexander Cadogan
Foreign Affairs
Genera Wayvell
Lit India
Pierre van Ryneveld
Ateat
Pistol-Toter Said To Be Deserter
A soldier arrested by deputies for carrying a pistol on a Santa Rowe Street bar has been turned over to military police who say he is a deserter from Ford Bliss. Deputies A D Macias and William Christloft arrested him in a bar. he had an army .45 automatic.
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Ford Bliss
A. D. Macias
William Chrisloft
Santa Rowe Street
Everett Speaker For Bible Class>
Trinity university of San Antonio president Monroe G. Everett will address the Business Men's Bible class at 9 00 a m Sunday in a downtown hotel ballroom. The session will honor air raid wardens with a quartet and local police and fire personnel displaying anti bomb gear. Cai ne will be served at 9 15.
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Monroe G. Everett
Trinity University of San Antonio
Fire Department
Caine
Man Collects 621 Army Insignia
Warrant Officer Joseph Berch began collecting after a friend retired from the army in 1896 and gave him a 401 infantry insignia. He has about 21 insignia plus another $200 invested in the hobby, though he holds only about half of the War Department's authorized insignia.
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McGhur
Wash
Army
Joseph Berch
Ala
Herst
War Department
Chinese Forces Reclaim Wenchow Port in Chekiang
Aug 14 China reports recapture of Wenchow, a key southern Chekiang port, seized by Japanese forces weeks ago. The official communique notes Chinese defenders repelled Japanese forces after intense fighting in the area near the coast.
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Ghungeing
Canadian Convoy Safe in Britain Arrives After Atlantic Crossing
A large convoy of Canadian troops including armored and air units arrived at a British port after crossing the Atlantic without incident. The report notes the smooth passage and arrival of the force in Britain as part of ongoing wartime movements.
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Britain
Armored
Alr
Untta
Atlante
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Houston
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Witte Museum
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City Swim
Ming Pools
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China
Revlon
Millar Footwear
and I. Miller
Miller
Thara
Joske’s
Joske's
San Antonio
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