British Vessel Sunk and Luftwaffe Raids Reported
Berlin bulletin says German air raids on England continued with attacks on hangars and munition dumps while sea raiders claim to have sunk 30,100 tons of British shipping in the South Atlantic. London notes Italian forces near Libya and potential Egyptian advance, with RAF massing on northern Europe and Germany.
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Berlin
England
South Atlantic Ocean
London
British Isles
Africa
Mediterranean
Egypt
Cairo
Ttalian
Daily Express
Great Britain
Snantal
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Kiel
Hamburg
Munster
Accra torpedoed and sunk in convoy off Ireland
Unconfirmed reports say the British passenger motor ship Accra 9300 tons was torpedoed off Ireland. About 30 survivors known. many child refugees bound for New York and Canada. Earlier SOS from an unidentified ship said torpedoed 400 miles off Ireland. later reports say 25 missing and 450 rescued at port.
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New York
Accra
Ireland
Canada
Mackay
London
Mrs Bartlett Returns with Young Daughter from Seattle
Mrs. E. L. Bartlett wife of Alaska’s Secretary and her daughter Doris Ann returned aboard the steamer Columbia after a Seattle vacation. The family moved into the Gold Street residence once occupied by the W. B. Kirks.
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Columbia
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Doris Ann
Seattle
Gold Street
W. B. Kirks
Farley seeks new memoirs detailing White House ties
Jim Farley, president Roosevelt aide and former postmaster general, plans a second book with an empty last chapter. He claims material is worth at least a six-figure sum and includes diaries, sealed notes, and two brief Roosevelt conversations. Controversy centers on Hopkins and questions about Farley’s exit from power.
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Washington
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Jim
Chicago
White House
Harry Hopkins
Parley
Congressmen head west to view Alaska defense works
Western bound congressional delegation flies from Juneau to Fairbanks and Seward as Gov Gruening and National Guard officers accompany the group. Representatives Snyder Mahon and Col Sherrill sail on the Haida, while Stanes Terry skip Juneau and depart by air for Fairbanks.
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House
Subcommittee On
Army National Defense Appropriations
Seattle
Auk Bay Terminal
Juneau
Coast Guard
Maida
Seward
Alaska Defense
Alaska
George Mahon
Texas
Joseph Starnes
Alabama
Dave Terry
Arkansas
J. Buel Synder
Pennsylvania
Col
Hi. Sherrill
West Ward
Subcommittee
Joe Stanes
D. D.terry
Auk Bay
Mendenhall Airfield
Fairbanks
G. B. Snyder
George A. Mahon
S. H. Sherrill
Haida
Ernest Gruening
National Guard
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Palmer
Jesse E. Graham
J. S. MacKinnon
13Th Naval District
French Women’s Status Redefined By Petain Regime
The Paris Soir reports a fundamental change in French women’s status under Marshal Petain’s government. It states women now bear the responsibility of raising strong men for the State, mirroring a Nazi Germany stance.
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Wichy
Marshal Petain
Paris Soir
Adolf Hitler
British Contracts Come In United States
The British Government began negotiations for hundreds of millions of dollars in tanks artillery and other war supplies in Washington on August 7. This move adds to prior Allied orders and signals intensified wartime procurement.
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United States
Washington
Alaska National Guard organized with Juneau HQ
Gov. Gruening signed an order creating the Alaska National Guard. Major Jesse Graham disclosed plans for four rifle companies plus a heavy weapons unit with bases in Juneau Ketchikan Sitka and Anchorage and a possible air squadron in Nome. Armories cost 150000 each funded by the territory with federal support for maintenance.
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Alaska National Guard
Ernest Gruening
Coast Guard
Haida
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Juneau
Jesse £. Graham
National Guard
Graham Jefs
Ketchikan
Patrbanks
Graham
William Walther
Alaska Juneaus Gold Mining Company
Alaska
Gruening
Nome
Canadians Alarmed at Jap Boats Off Vancouver
A Vancouver civic committee urged the city council to express alarm at Japanese fishing boats offshore. The resolution warns they could be turned into torpedo carrying warcraft by hostile groups. Alderman Wilson spoke of Japanese residents allegedly furthering their gods in Japan. Chet McLean arrived with Public Health Engineer Kaarlo Nasi and Mr and Mrs Risley after a cannery survey by the Food and Drugs Administration.
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Vancouver
B. C
Wilson
Japan
Kethhikan
Chet McLean
Ketchikan
Kaarlo Nasi
Risley
Nasi
Food and Drugs Administration
Japanese Warships on Move Sighted Near Formosa
Hongkong reports merchantmen sight many Japanese warships and transports moving southward from Formosa. Tokyo silent on the claim as the Japanese Admiralty refuses to comment.
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London
British Exchange Telegraph
Hongkong
Formosa
Tokyo
Excess Profits Levy Up on Defense Industry Earnings
The House Tax Subcommittee approved a 25 to 40 percent excess profits levy on a portion of defense related profits, potentially raising about half a billion dollars. It also allows firms expanding plants for arms contracts to deduct expansion costs from earnings within five years or sooner if the emergency ends.
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Washington
House
Subcommittee
Truman Leads Senator Race Gains in City Returns
Senator Harry Truman expands his renomination bid with strong returns in St Louis and Kansas City, labeled a Pendergast Senator by rivals. He trails in rural precincts to Gov Lloyd Stark and former U S District Attorney Maurice Milligan.
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St, Louis
Harry Truman
Stone
Kansas City
Truman
Lloyd Stark
United States District
Maurice Milligan
Compulsory Military Training Urged by Senate Panel
Washington reports the Senate Military Affairs Committee backs prompt enactment of compulsory training with a 12 to 3 vote. The plan would require registration of all males aged 21 to 30 and argues for a rapid buildup of armed forces to avoid a false sense of security. In Denver, John L. Lewis warns at a union convention that conscription would create a wasteful system treating citizens as mere servants.
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Washington
Senate
Denver
John L. Lewis
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Washington Suffrage Debate Targets District’s Vote
Washington readers see the push for District of Columbia suffrage gain momentum as Congress debate looms and McNutt gains political traction after the Chicago conventions. The piece notes the 700,000 residents lack voting rights, while party platforms bend toward granting D C voting representation.
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Congress
Imea
Tiue
Thousands marooned as tropical disturbance moves inland
Thousands are stranded along the Louisiana coast as a tropical disturbance moves west toward Texas. Forecasters expect the gale to reach inland near Port Arthur with winds up to 60 mph. Nineteen people including a Catholic priest and a state legislator were reported missing but later found safe. In Texas, Orange warns the storm will move inland along the Louisiana border prompting coastal evacuations.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Port Arthur
Morgan City
Orange
Tex
Texas-Louisiana Line
Stolen Jewelry Returned to Owners in San Francisco
Authorities announced that 27000 dollars worth of jewelry stolen from the San Francisco Exposition was returned in a cardboard box mailed from downtown San Francisco. The five pieces were given back to Shreve and Company, with investigators saying the recovery does not end the probe into the Cafe Lafayette theft on Treasure Island. A hat check girl recalled a man and a woman near the counter before the theft.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Exposition
Shreve and Company
Treasure Island
Haifa Bombarded Again by Italian Planes
Rome reports Italian planes struck Haifa Palestine oil center for the third time setting gasoline tanks ablaze and damaging port works. Air bases at Aden and Berbera claimed bombed. Italian columns reportedly crossed into British Somaliland frontier.
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Haifa
Palestine
Aden
Berbera
Sollum
Alexandria
Matrun
jWay
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