British and American Plans Against Nazi South Atlantic Threat
Report discusses possible defense ring by American, Free French forces to stop a German dash toward South America. notes Sierra Leone risks, heat and rain in August, and Britons’ view on base at Dakar. Gracie Fields begins US British empire tour departing London August 18.
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Dae Ish
South Atlantic Ocean
South America
Sierra Leone
United States
London
Gracie Fields
Comedienne
England
Air Today
Note Warns Iran of Nazis as Britain and USSR Move
Britain and Soviet Russia plan a decisive step amid reports of German infiltration in Iran. The Times cites Nazi threats and Tass reports of Germany demanding air bases in Iran while German agents enter the Iranian army. Eden warned Iran to heed Western notes as Middle East forces tighten for future actions.
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Russia
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Istanbul
Tabriz
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Russian
Ukraine
Germany expects Iran and Turkey to stay neutral
Berlin officials state Germany is convinced both Iran and Turkey will maintain neutrality and sovereignty. An official spokesman declined to reveal assurances but indicated intensive German diplomacy in both nations.
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Germany
Tran
Berlin
Iran
Turkey
Defense May Delay New York City Projects
Temporary abandonment of nonessential NYC improvements was forecast after City Comptroller McGoldrick reported Federal priority rulings are limiting construction supplies. Work on about 200 municipal projects has been seriously impeded.
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New York
New York City
Joseph D. McGoldrick
Germans Take Nikolaev and Tighten Noose Around Odessa
German forces captured Nikolaev on the Black Sea, tightening a ring around Odessa and threatening a critical Ukrainian port and grain exports. Berlin commentators hailed the advance as a positive omen in the ninth week of the campaign, while Luftwaffe strikes targeted Soviet naval vessels along the northern Black Sea coast.
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Ukraine
Nikolaev
Krivoi Rog
Bug River
Black Sea
Ion Antonescu
Francisco Franco
Hitler
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Wilhelmstrasse
Dnieper
Krivol Rog
Dnieperope
Nikoleov
Smolensk
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Karelian Isthmus
Lake
Ilmen
Joint Canada-U. S. Unit Completes Plan To Repel Invasion
New York Aug 18 The permanent Joint Canadian United States Defense Board enters its second year with completed plans to repel any invasion by either coast. Mayor Fiorello H LaGuardia chairman of the American section praised the progress in a radio address marking the board’s first anniversary.
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New York
Canadian-United States Defense Board
North America
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
LaGuardia
Polish Tennis Star Jaja Jedrzejowska Defies Schmeling
Jaja Jedrzejowska, the 1937 Wimbledon finalist, is reported to have snubbed Max Schmeling, now a Nazi parachutist, while working incognito at a Warsaw outskirts restaurant. A German paratrooper recognized him, and she dismissed the gesture.
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Schmeling
London
Max Schmeling
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Jaja
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Britain
Warsaw
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Ry New
X York
Wiener Registers for Airraid Wardens at Age 13
Julius Wiener, Philadelphia, registered for airraid warden service claiming 13 as age. officials accepted him after he explained he feared they would not take an old man of 86. The note shows a quirky exchange about age and eligibility.
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Philadelphia
Julius Wiener
EAS
Ode Sear CO
Skunk invasion helps curb pests in Winsted
In Winsted Connecticut on August 18 an unusually dry spring brought a large skunk population according to H Parkes Holcomb a local nurseryman. He says the animals eat Japanese beetles and are gradually eliminating the pest in the area.
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Winsted
Conn
Dallas Silverman Robbery and Car Heater Trouble
Night Watchman L. M. Gilbert heard a dog barking and chased a thief who jabbed a pistol at him taking a purse with $12 in Dallas. Earlier Louis Dawson feared his hot car would explode as he returned from a vacation and sought help from a mechanic.
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Texas
Night
L. M. Gilbert
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Dawson
Pvt Gerald A Sparks Naps in Shade, Awakens to Minor Injuries
In Belleville Alabama on August 18 Pvt Gerald A Sparks dozed under a parked automobile and did not wake when the owner left. He received treatment for minor injuries at a local facility.
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Belleville
Gerald A. Sparks
House Starts Best Period Of 4 Weeks
Washington reports Congress begins a four week rest period with taxes and price fixing bills stalled in committee. President Roosevelt may request four to seven billion dollars for lend lease. Senate action is unsure and the price control bill faces debate despite farm opposition and consumer demand.
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Congress
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House
Barkley
Senate
Finance Committee
House Banking Committee
Leon Henderson
Dog Bark Warns Fire Thieves. Neighbors Escape
In Los Angeles a dog’s bark woke Mrs. Bernice Hines to a neighbor’s burning roof. She woke Kenneth McClintock and helped him carry his five children out. Two youths fled with a tire. deputies arrested them for auto theft and dismantling the fire apparatus.
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Bernice Hines
Kenneth McClintock
Sheriff's
Claude T. Smith
Cecil Prather
Lloyd George builds Garden of Remembrance in Wales
In Criccieth and Carnarvon a memorial garden is planned by Lloyd George for his late wife Dame Margaret Lloyd George. The project to honor her memory grows in both his former home in Criccieth and Carnarvon, Wales.
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Carnavon
Wales
Criccieth
North
Dame Margaret Lloyd George
Reds smash at foe after withdrawal in Ukraine war updates
The Red Army reports heavy German losses as it presses counterattacks around Nikolaev and Krivoi Rog. Soviet forces claim success near M and K towns, with three German divisions knocked out. Guerrilla raids disrupt lines behind German-Finnish fronts while British Soviet trade talks and a new commercial accord unfold in Moscow.
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Rog Eaid
Stalin
Nikolaev
Black Sea
Ithe Grain Shipping
Odessa
Red Star
Red Army
Ukraine
Kiev
Red
Semeon Timos
Henko
Moscow
Soviet Bureau of Information
262D
France
94Th
99Th
Gussakovo
Kutozovka
Bureau of Information
United States
Britain
Russia
New German battleship image sparks naval boast debate
Berlin reports a photo labeled a new German battleship firing 15 inch guns after Vice Admiral Warzecha said Germany must show offensive skill. It remains unclear if the ship is the Tirpitz or another vessel, with Jane’s Fighting Ships listing two 35 000 ton battleships under construction.
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Berlin
Vice Adm
Waller Warzecha
Germany
Bismarck
Hood
British Bases Bolstered at Sierra Leone
British strengthen defenses in Sierra Leone amid fears German control of Dakar. Reports from Dakar lack confirmation. British fear French officers hostile to Britain and watch for potential attacks on Freetown, a key naval base outside the United Kingdom.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Dakar
French West Africa
Britain
United Kingdom
Itchy Pimples Kill Romance Advertisement Harms Love
A vintage advertisement extols Peterson's Ointment for quick relief from pimples eczema and skin irritations claiming it prevents ruined romances. It promises money back if not delighted after one application and notes Sterson's Ointment for tired feet and cracked toes.
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Sterson
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