Russians Capture Bryansk in Major World War II Advance
Russian troops seized the fortress city of Bryansk last night breaching German defenses near the Desna and Dnieper rivers. The capture disrupts rail lines vital to winter transport, raises hopes of trapping retreating German forces east of the Dnieper, and advances toward Kiev with Soviet units reporting near Nezhin and Chernihov as German positions crumble.
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Draftee Brings The Kids To Furlough At Fort Custer
Mick Barany, a draftee, arrived at the recruit reception center with his two young daughters. He received a brief furlough to make arrangements before reporting for duty. Public relations officer Lita Atcheson said Barany would report to Fort Custer after transfer orders.
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Bexar Bond Sale Reaches Seven Million Dollars
Unofficial Tuesday reports set San Antonio and Bexar County bond sales at seven million dollars with air raid wardens expected to raise the total by millions. The drive, led by county and city officials, features 4500 canvassers in house to house work. The Hollywood Cavalcade bond show at Municipal Auditorium sold out, with free tickets for bond purchasers and a street parade planned to feature movie stars. A separate note reports Fay Quinichette, 21, of Dunbay Colorado, under $1000 bond after arraignment on failure to report for induction for the draft.
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Mickey Roomy
E. E. Collins
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Fay Quinichette
Dunbay
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Japs Retreat To Lae From Salamaua
Allied headquarters report Japanese forces retreating from Salamaua toward Lae in New Guinea, with Australian and American advances pinching the retreating troops. Salamaua abandoned after stiff rear-guard action, the base near Lae under threat as bombers strike air and supply links.
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Buna
Alt[agogne
Netherlands East Indies
Solomons
Enough, Wife Contends 2300 Year Marriage Ends
HOLLYWOOD Sept. 14 Bl one, attractive Arline Fear seeks divorce from Ralph Gordon Fear wealthy camera manufacturer Indicated tale of 2300 years of marriage Grace played a role Arline testified that Fear claimed to have been her husband in Grece and that she was Helen Fear described his reincarnation beliefs, and Grace testified to similar tales The judge pressed Fear and Arline for truth while Grace and Fear’s testimony detailed alleged past lives and affairs leading to the divorce request on cruelty grounds.
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Ayihe
Italy Victory Seen By Reds
The Red Star asserts German forces are too weak to halt Allied advances in Italy. It claims Hitler lacks enough troops to defend northern Italy and contain the Allied offensive. The paper notes Naples area may house two or three divisions and that Soviet summer operations have reduced German reserves prompting a westward shift of forces. It argues German withdrawals from the Donets basin and Ukraine pressure German reserves, aiding an Allied continental defeat.
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Ukraine
Allies Leaving Salerno Claim by Nazi Broadcasts
German broadcasts on Tuesday claimed the Allies were withdrawing from the Salerno bridgehead by sea. Allied headquarters in North Africa reported fresh reinforcements were speeding into the area as ships and planes moved under Eisenhower’s supervision. Berlin radio asserted a disorderly withdrawal with heavy casualties and retreat by sea.
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North Africa
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Devlin
Yanks Devastate Pompeii Area In North Africa War
Allied air forces raided Pompeii vicinity and Salerno junctions as German tank forces clashed with Americans and British in the Naples region. U S and British fighters shot down about 10 enemy aircraft. bombers targeted highway rails, cutting roads and bridges near Torre Annunziata Sala Consilina and Torre de Greco to impede supply routes.
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Naples
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San Antonio
Italy
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Salx Consiling
Rheas
Juncion
Arena
Salerno battles likened to Gallipoli in Nazi era coverage
New York dispatch reports British radio and London press contrasting Salerno fighting with Gallipoli and Northern Africa campaigns. Observers note Germans hold high ground near Naples, while American Fifth Army faces daunting terrain and possible delays before advancing on Salerno.
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London
Salerno
Fleemasynary Conference Set in Texas
Austin September 14. All interpretation of board of control policies in supervising state Fleemasynary Institutions will be given to superintendents at a meeting tomorrow at the San Antonio State hospital. Chairman Weaver Bakey will explain the board's policies under laws enacted by the Forty-eighth legislature.
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Churchevelts Coin New German Nickname for Leaders
London dispatch reports Berlin radio praising the release of Mussolini and coining a new label for Roosevelt and Churchill. The German announcer called them “Churchevelta” in an English broadcast amid war loan coverage.
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London
Benito Muassolini
Roosevelt
Churchill
Berlin
U S loses submarine Grenadier and two chasers
The navy reported the loss of the submarine Grenadier and two submarine chasers, 694 and 696, in the Mediterranean from enemy bombing on August 22. The Grenadier, overdue and presumed lost, carried about 65 men, while each chaser held around 27. A Japanese raid on Funafuti Island caused minor damage with one enemy plane shot down.
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Seph
Grenadier
Navy
United States
Funafuti Island
Ellice
Mediterranean
Lyonlfth
Balkan Quislings in Croatia suffer five day battle losses
London report notes casualties among German and Croatian quislings after a five day clash near Kuyovate in Croatia during the buildup of disarming an Indian garrison. Cairo dispatch adds detail as war loan journalism group honors INDIANAPOLIS writer Thor Robb for North African coverage.
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London
British 8th Speeds to Join Battle in Italy Salerno area
Allied reinforcements rush to reinforce the Salerno bridgehead as German counterattacks threaten to widen the line. British forces strike from southern Italy and advance within about 100 miles of the Fifth Army, with Cosenza and Bari reported as captured or threatened. Allied air power maintains control of the air as German craft operate from closer airfields.
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Dma Salerno
Italy
Fifth Army
Ttaly
Mark W. Clark
Taranto
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