Wheeler Sees Move to Send Army Abroad
Senate debate over the service extension bill pits Sen. Wheeler against broader use of selectees and National Guardsmen outside the Western Hemisphere. Wheeler backs a prompt vote but vows to oppose any plan extending service beyond hemisphere limits, while Walsh cautions on Army aims and defends delaying the issue.
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Washington
Aug
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Committee
Hil
Alabama
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Taft
Ohio
Regular Army
British Raid Italian Bases At Catania
British planes machine gunned southern Italian air bases at Catania and Reggio Calabria, causing damage and casualties, the Italian High Command reported. The bulletin noted Axis bombers hit two British destroyers at Tobruk harbor and struck rail lines in Matruh, while British raids caused casualties in Italian Libya and Italian forces countered near Gondar in Ethiopia.
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Rome
Catania
Reggio Calabria
High Command
Strait of Messina
Italy
Malta
Germany
North Africa
Tobruk Harbor
Egypt
Matruh
Libya
East Africa
Gondar
Ethiopia
Queen Elizabeth Quietly Celebrates Her 41st Birthday
Queen Elizabeth marked her 41st birthday quietly in the country with King George VI and their two children Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose. No official observances were planned. the family arranged an afternoon picnic and a private dinner. A message from the United States rode with the Roosevelt couple.
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Queen Elizabeth
London
King George VI
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret Rose
United Tes
Roosevelt
Americans Isolated as Tokyo Acts
A Page One continuation notes a worsening in Japanese-American ties as newspapers suspect British American and Chinese efforts to encircle Japan and draw Russia in. Nichi Nichi Saigon dispatch cites plans to fortify Camranh Bay as a base against encirclement, with Asahi suggesting no room for new adjustments in relations.
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Japan
Russia
Nichi Nichi
Saigon
Camranh
Asahi
Japanese Liner Sails After Unloading Silk for Defense
The Tatuta Maru, a $15 million Japanese liner, sailed from San Francisco after unloading a $2.5 million silk cargo bound for defense needs. It loaded 125 passengers and limited motor oil while longshore crews worked through the night. U S Marshals removed ship guards as liens were lifted. In Seattle, the Heian Maru prepared to follow with silk cargo to New York mills.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Golden Gate
U.S
New York
New Jersey
Warspite Sighted Stir in Far East, Unconfirmed Report
Unverified AP notes say a British naval squadron led by the 30,600-ton battleship Warspite was sighted in the Gulf of Siam near French Indo China. London authorities declined to comment, leaving theSaigon report unconfirmed and suggesting potential British moves east of Suez to face new threats.
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Warspite
Saigon
Indo-China
Associated Press
Gulf of Siam
Asiatic
Malaya
Thailand
Indo- China
London
Suez
Interests in the Orient with Augmented Power
A concise report notes growing interests in the Orient amid augmented power shifts. The piece highlights geopolitical maneuvering, economic stakes, and alliance considerations shaping regional influence.
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Orient
Japan Troops Pour Into Manchukuo Port
Shanghai reports indicate Japanese forces increase arrivals at Dairen the Manchukuo port entry with cavalry contingents believed to come directly from Japan amid tensions on the Manchukuo Russian border. Rumors of clashes abroad circulated but were denied by the Japanese Army and foreign sources deem unfounded.
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Shanghai
Dairen
Japan
Manchukuo
China
British Air Campaign Predicted From Petsamo Raids
The dispatch argues Britain may strike from Finland’s Petsamo as a first move in a broader offensive. Possible German airfield raids or a landing to seize bases could follow, aiming to reopen supply lines to Russia and boost resistance in Norway. A continental land front might also be contemplated as war progresses.
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Petsamo
Fleet Air Arm
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Churchill
Axis
Mussolini says US lines with Britain and Russia against axis
Rome Aug. 4 Premier Benito Mussolini declared in Mantua that the United States is aligned with Britain and Russia against Italy Germany and Japan. He told blackshirts en route to the eastern front that the clash of worlds has reached its epilogue with Rome Berlin Tokyo on one side and London Washington Moscow on the other.
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Rome
Benita Mussolini
Mantua
United States
Russia
Britain
Italy
Germany
Japan
Mussolini
Berlin
Tokyo
London
Washington
Moscow
Virginio Gayda
Giornale D'Italia
Gayda
Roosevelt
Woman in Crash Saved as Blood Vessel Held by Two
Evanston Wyoming August 4. Mrs Inez Merritt of Peru Nebraska survived a head on collision after her jugular vein was severed. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Black and his wife kept the wound closed while a motorist brought them to Evanston hospital. Doctors said she would have died in minutes without the quick action.
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Evanston
Wyo
Inez Merritt
Peru
Utah
Army chief named Mackay to lead Australian forces
Melbourne August 4 Maj Gen Sir Iven Mackay a World War veteran was appointed today to the new post of commander in chief of the army in Australia.
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Melbourne
Australia
Iven Mackay
Woman 100 Crowned Queen of Tekamah Parade
Tekamah Nebraska honors Lorinda Farley age 100 as queen of Tekamua at a city celebration. She will ride in the parade lead the grand march at the celebration hall deliver an address and recite poems. The event underscores the town’s festive pageantry and longstanding social tradition.
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Tekamah
Neb
Tekamua
Lorinda Farley
Harrowing Tractor Escape Endures Unanswered Cries
Farmer Frank Feiner endured two hours trapped on a running tractor while his cries for help went unanswered. A punctured fuel tank leaked fuel around him as he escaped with no injuries.
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Farmer
Frank Feiner
Coast Defense Beams Blind Navy Inspectors at Fort Rosencarns
Coast guard troops at Fort Rosencarns fulfilled their duties but faced trouble after searchlight beams from coastal defenses blinded officers aboard the Navy transport Flying Cloud during an inspection.
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San Diego
Salif
Coast Defense
Fort, Rosencarns
Navy
Flying Cloud
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