U.S. spies and aviation pioneers highlighted in multifaceted profile
In New York a quartet of political and military figures maps a campaign against espionage. Col William Donovan and J Edgar Hoover lead, joined by Brig. Gen. Sherman Miles and Capt Alan G Kirk. The piece also profiles aviation innovator Charles L Lawrance and new USO head Archer Sibley, emphasizing their diverse roles and lasting impact.
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EW York
U.S.A
U.S
Col
William #. Donovan
J. Edgar Hoover
Sherman Miles
Military Intelligence Division
War Department
Alan G. Kirk
Office of Naval Intelligence
Captain Kirk
Navy
London
Athenia
State Department
Kirk
Russians claim Nazi front halted and pushed back
Claims from Soviet sources assert the German offensive stalled along a 1000 mile front with deep penetrations reported in places. Observers note Russian terrain and road problems and strong resistance, while Moscow reports suggest Germans have been driven from trenches near Smolensk after two weeks of stalemate.
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Bertin
Russia
Leningrad
Kiev
Moscow
Smolensk
Churchill Sees German Blitz Failures and British Invasion Threat
British leader outlines wartime view of the Russian theater as a German failure to finish a blitz. He warns of a dangerous Nazi, notes invasion temptations, and stresses concerted defense by September 1. Western theater final clash expected on British soil or a continental reinvasion.
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Churchill
Britain
Russia
Hitler
Soviet Counter Attacks Stall German Drive In Three Sectors
Edward C. Wayne reports Soviet forces claim strong counter-attacks stall German advances across three sectors. The piece notes Japan facing intensified pressure from allied actions and records a British invasion threat warning amid ongoing global conflict.
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Japan
Gasoline Curtailment Moves Toward Narrowing Eastern Demand
Secretary Ickes backed a plan closing more than 100,000 eastern service stations from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly to curb gasoline sales as a first government move toward rationing. He urged a voluntary one third cut in consumption, hoping the closing rule plus voluntary curtailment would suffice.
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Interior
Ickies
Ickes
Japan in Indo China War Moves and Related Incidents
The article surveys the uncertain course after Japan’s invasion of French Indochina, noting initial Allied calls for punishment but signs of milder action to come. It details incidents near Chungking with the Tutuila gunboat, and reports Japanese seizures of American properties in North China and Manchukuo, including oil assets at Swatow Chefoo and Tsingtao and a tobacco plant at Tientsin.
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Indo-China
Vichy
Britain
United States
U. S
Australia
Canada
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Washington
Indo- China
Indo China
Chungking
Shanghai
North China
Swatow
Chefoo
Tsingtao
Tsinan
Mukden
Manchukuo
Battle of the Atlantic Seen Shifting as U S Naval Efforts Help Britain
Secretary of the Navy Knox states a U S destroyer depth charges a suspected submarine in the Atlantic. Senator George asserts U S patrols near Iceland aid Britain, while Germany reports heavy convoy losses yet admits stiff escort opposition. Churchill and Stalin talks loom as Harry Hopkins flight to Moscow raises lend-lease hopes.
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Knox
Atlantic
George
U. S
Iceland
Britain
Germany
Churchill
Commons
Russia
Georgia
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Stalin
Molotov
Litvinov
Moscow
Debated Tax Returns Rule Faces Floor Test
The fight over mandatory joint tax returns in Congress was sharp and close. Leaders reached a plan to allow floor discussion while keeping the joint return requirement under consideration. An amendment to remove the mandatory joint return clause was promised for debate on the floor.
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Washington
Commanding Officer Leads Tutuila After Chinese Air Raid
Lieut. Com. W. A. Bowers of the Gunboat U S S Tutuila commanded the ship in Chungking China during a Japanese air raid. The vessel was damaged near the U S embassy but no U S sailors were injured. Japan issued an official apology before a protest could be filed.
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W. A. Bowers
U. S. S. Tutuila
Chungking
China
U. S
Sabotage Suspected in Canadian Aluminum Strike
A three day sit down strike at Canada's largest war plant, the aluminum works, prompted government to label the action a suspected case of enemy sabotage and to promise thorough investigations and arrests.
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Canada
Aluminum Works
Doubleheaders Set as Houston Buffs Hire Night Schedule
The Houston Buffs return to Buffalo Stadium after a road trip and plan many doubleheaders over the next two to three weeks to close the gap in the Texas League standings. Fans can watch three strong pitchers Martin Pollet and Wilks chase twenty wins before August 28. Schedule includes August 7 doubleheader with Shreveport, August 8 single game, and August 12 doubleheader with San Antonio plus two games with the Missions on August 13 and 14. Eddie Dyer leads a hustling club through the home stretch.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Buffs
Buffalo Stadium
Buffs
Martin
Pollet
Wilks
Shreveport
San Antonio
Missions
Eddie Dyer
Man Runs Mile to Save Express From Landslide
William Walker a 49 year old lineman on the Aberdeen Elgin line sprinted a mile in seven minutes over rough track to avert a collision with a landslide. He diverted a stalled express by signaling the lever and waving a red flag at the signal box, saving the train with ten minutes to spare.
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London
William Walker
Walker
Cigar Hold-Up Scare Closes Kalamazoo Streets
A westbound four-man car with masked driver triggered a Kalamazoo alarm when a call warned of a speeding vehicle toward the city. Police set up a blockade at the limits and captured the four. Driver Ray Ashabraner claimed a handkerchief over his face to escape cigar fumes from two for a nickel cigars. Police Captain Oscar Wetherell released the prisoners.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Ray Ashabraner
Oscar Wetherell
Quiz prompts on history and trivia
A sequence of general knowledge trivia questions asks about naval heroes, McGuffey, Native American populations, a spider taught king, prestidigitators, the Gettysburg dedication speaker, the source of a famous quotation, deodar forests, trends in American heights and weights, and whether any monarch drew unemployment insurance.
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William H. McGuffey
United States
Gettysburg
Answers to a Set of Historical Trivia Questions
A compiled list presents ten trivia items: John Paul Jones. Education. about 350000 Indians. Scotland with Robert Bruce. sleight of hand tricks. Edward Everett. Benjamin Disraeli referenced in a book. a scene in a forest with an East Indian cedar. anthropometric trends showing taller American men but lighter women. and ex-King Prajadhipok of Siam noted for unemployment insurance, the sole monarch to insure against job loss.
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John Paul Jones
Scotland
Robert Bruce
Edward Everett
Benjamin Disraeli
Coningsby
Prajadhipok
Siam
England
Paolo and Francesca da Rimini in Thirteenth-Century Italy
Collier's notes the famous romance has inspired extensive music, literature, and art across centuries. Debussy set opera, Tchaikovsky wrote symphonic poems, Dante and Leigh Hunt penned poems, Dore Watts Rossetti Cabanel painted, and d Annunzio Pellico Echegaray Maeterlinck wrote plays.
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Paolo
Francesca da Rimini
Italy
Collier’s
Debussey
Tchaikovsky
Dante
Leigh Hunt
Dore
Watts
Rossetti
Cabanel
d’Annunzio
Pellico
Echegaray
Maeterlinck
Collector Keeps Registry Of Old and Rare Violins
SELINSGROVE PA One of the finest violins collections in Pennsylvania is owned by Guy H Moyer Freeburg owner and manager of what he calls the only violin registry and information bureau In his shop Moyer a former solo violinist crafts violins by hand using curly maple and silver spruce seasoned for 40 years He spends about six months completing each instrument The collection includes a Nicholai Amati model valued at $10000.
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Selinsgrove
Pennsylvania
Guy H. Moyer
Freeburg
United States
Moyer
Nicholai Amati
Homemade burglar alarm outsmarts thief in Lima
Philip Treglia near Lima built a bell alarm after thieves took 100 chickens from his coop. At 5 a.m. a thief returned, and as Treglia fired his shotgun the man leaped a fence and vanished, alarm proving effective though the burglar escaped.
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Lima
Philip Tregalia
Treglia
Treglin
Sentry Forgets Orders Forces Officer to Wait
CAMP ROBINSON ARK The 35th division finds sentries not always on top of duty as a sentry halts the officer of the day at the customary 10 paces. When silence ends the officer demands what to say, the sentry replies he has forgotten and warns not to advance until he remembers.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
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Consolidated Features
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Everth
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Lawrance
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Phi Beta Kappa
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Lawrance Incorporation
New York
Richard E. Byrd
New U.S.O. Head
Arper Sibley
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Mr. Sibley
Hull
Berkeley
United States of Commerce
Sibley
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North
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Turkey
Syria
Bulgaria
Caucasus
Ukraine
Edward C. Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
BR. A. F
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Behavior
Johnson
St. Louis
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THE
Nitragin Company, Inc
Booth St
Milwaukee, Wis
Terence
Syrus
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UBS
America
King Edwarn
Anya
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