Russians Within 29 Miles of Bulgarian Front
Russian forces press toward the Balkans within 29 miles of Bulgaria as they capture Proesti and Constanta. Moscow reports Germans driven from key Black Sea ports, while Soviet and Romanian troops advance toward Bucharest and the Ploesti oil region amid reported German retreats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Balkans
Constanta
Romania
Baltic
Wallachia
Bucharest
Ploesti
Transylvania
Hungary
Berlin
Buzua
Greece
Brazil-Era Scramble Strains U S Good Neighbor Policy
The piece reports the ousting of Brazil’s pro American ally Aranha and the Brazilian Army clampdown in Rio de Janeiro. It links the event to the ongoing feud between Cordell Hull and Sumner Welles and its impact on U S Latin American policy. It notes Vargas failed to curb the Army and hints at Welles’s past troubles in Rio.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
D. C
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Hull
Welles
Argentina
Aranha
U.S.A
United States
Vargas
Society of Friends of the
U. 5S
Jefferson Caffery
State Department
South America
Turks Harbored Nazi Spies Allegations Stir Rim
Pravda accuses Turkey of harboring German spies and of a friendly rupture with the Nazis as Russian troops close near the Dardanelles. The report notes German attaches remain in Ankara twenty days after their supposed departure amid rising tensions in the region.
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Moscow
Pravda
Turkey
Dardanelles
Ankara
Batum
Louise Adams
H. O. Adams
South
Ruslan Black Sea
Dorothy Russell
Miss Adams
George Hayes
Friends
Seattle
Everett
Well Baby Conference At Juneau Public Health Center
The Well Baby Conference is scheduled for Thursday from 1 to 4 PM at the Juneau Public Health Center in the Territorial Building. Byron Mulvahey of Park City Utah is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. Mary Taugh and Mary E More left for Fairbanks via Pan World Airways. Maxine Mulvihill of Anchorage visited Juneau with her father and heads to Seattle to resume studies at Holy Names Academy. Walter Culver of Anchorage attends the Alaska American Legion convention in Ketchikan as a delegate. Mabel Reed flew to Ketchikan on business and is expected to return in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau Public Health Center
Territorial Building
Byron Mulvahey
Park City
Utah
Baranof
PAA
Mary Taugh
Mary E. More|s
Fairbanks
Pan World Airways
Mrs.More
Walter Culver
Anchorage
Juneau
Ketchikan
Maxine Mulvihill
W. W. Mulvihill
Seattle
Holy Names Academy
Weather Report for City and Airport
Weather bulletin from the U. S. Weather Bureau shows Wednesday August 29 in city with a high of 56 and low of 52 and 0.13 inches of rain. At the airport the high is 57 and the low 50 with no further details available.
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U. 5
Weather Bureau
Army depot in Kuriles set ablaze by air raid
Liberator bombers of the Eleventh AAF report seeing 25 to 50 buildings burning at the Kashiwabara Army Depot on Paramushiro in the Kuriles after a dawn raid. Fleet Air Wing Four aircraft joined a daylight triple threat attack on Kurile targets including docks and barges on Onvekotan Island. Navy Venturas followed up, strafing shipping. one patrol boat was sunk. All planes returned safely.
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Norman Bell
Aleutian Island
Eleventh Aaf
Kashiwabara
Paramushiro
Kuriles
Fleet Air Wing Four
Kurile
Onvekotan Island
Hull fears Hitler may seek escape from Germany
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said Germany seeks negotiated peace but Allied demand for unconditional surrender remains clear. He noted Hitler and aides may flee to neutral countries and that the government is studying escape routes, with concern that sanctuary could be found in Argentina or Spain.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Germany
Hull
Hitler
Argentina
Spain
Alaska Coastal flies deliver dozen passengers to Sitka and other ports
Four Alaska Coastal flights today carried numerous passengers to Sitka Ketchikan and Juneau. Verna Crone Ole Tang Jy and Mrs Ole Tang went to Sitka, Herloff Tang to Tenakee. Others to Sitka included M Farrell Joe Metherin A Van Mavern and M Admonsen. Additional travelers to Ketchikan and Juneau included Carl Vanson Mary Buell Major Lovgren Eleanor Terry and more. George Osterbeck registered at the Juneau Hotel from Cordova and J F Mullen flew south by plane.
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Sitka
Alaska
Verna Crone
Ole Tang
That City
Herloff Tang
Tenakee
M. Farrell
Joe Metherin
A. van Mavern
M. Admonsen
Charles Beach
Pete James
Daniel Klanoth
Bill Forsythe
Jack Gucker
Juneau
Carl Vanson
Jack Westfall
Major Lovgren
Eleanor Terry
Mary Buell
Ketchikan
R. J. Holland
G. Forshang
W. F. Symer
Mabel Reed
Tom Henderson
Art Martin Heads to Chicago for Airline Dispatchers Meet
Art Martin of the PAA departs for Chicago to attend the National Airline Dispatchers' Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Martin
Chicago
PAA
Deg
Dion
Dr Block Finds New Secretary in Milwaukee Woman
Mrs Margaret McCarron of Milwaukee Wisconsin has taken over duties as secretary to Dr Bereta Block director of Maternal Health and Crippled Children Service Her husband serves as Rent Director’s Attorney for the Office of Price Administration in Dunau
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McCarron
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Bereta Block
Maternal Guld Health and Crippled Children Service
Czech Naval Underground Army Enters Combat
London dispatch reports the Czech Naval Underground Army revealing itself as a fighting unit. It cites the capture of Cadca and heavy clashes with German forces in three areas. Cadca sits on key rail lines linking Bratislava to Berlin and Krakow via Jablonica Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cadca
Jablonica Pass
Bratislava
Berlin
Krakow
U S Navy Declared World’s Greatest on the Seas
Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal announced that the United States has the greatest naval power on earth. In five years 65 000 vessels of all types were built with a nine million tonnage armada, about 36 percent warships 22 percent landing craft and the rest auxiliaries.
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Washington
James V. Forrestal
United States
Russians Take Delivery of 5000 Planes in Ferrying Push
Cincinnati Aug 30 Russian pilots meeting Army ferrying crews at a rendezvous have taken delivery of nearly 5000 American planes since September 1942. The Ferrying Division of the Air Transport Command announced two new overseas routes Snowball to England and Crescent from Miami to India. The Arctic to Russia ferry began September 3 1942 led by Capt Edmund Averman Jr of Pittsburgh.
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Cincinnatiy
Air Transport Command
Bob Nowland
North Atlantic
England
Miami
India
Arctic
Russia
Edmund Averman, Jr
Pittsburgh
Fairbanks
Ambon Raid by Allied Forces Hits Moluccas in 30-A Record
General Headquarters reports a heavy 30-A raid in the Moluccas with 168 tons of bombs dropped on Ambon under General MacArthur. Ambon lies west of Dutch New Guinea. Liberators and Lightning escorts attacked Ambon barracks and harbor, setting a 3,000-ton ship ablaze. Palau harbor, Peleliu air strip, and Koror seaplane base were bombed. Patrol planes hit Boela installations and Kaoce village on Halmahera.
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Southwest Pacific
Moluccas
Ambon
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New
Guinea
Palau Harbor
Peleliu
Koror
Boela
Kaoce
Halmahera
France Surrenders Porquerolles Island to U S Navy
Secretary Forrestal reports Porquerolles Island off Southern France falls to the U S cruiser Omaha after days of bombardment. The island was stubbornly defended before the garrison surrendered.
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Porquerolles
Omaha
Washington
United States
France
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
Moscow in Appeal to Spaniards Radio Broadcast Warns Against Franco
The Federal Communications Commission reported a Moscow broadcast appealing to Spaniards to oust the Franco regime and break with Germany to gain a place for Spain among democratic nations and freedom moving states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Communications Commission
Moscow
Spain
Dewey Plans Big Campaign Across 5700 Miles in September
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will tour seven major addresses across the United States in September starting September 7 in Philadelphia. He will hold 30 minute national broadcasts in each city including Louisville Seattle Chicago Beattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles and Oklahoma City. The trip is announced by GOP National Chairman Herbert Brownell Jr. and features a 5 700 mile cross country schedule with a September 18 Seattle stop.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Philadelphia
Dewey
Louisville
Beattle
Portland
Star Francisco
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Seattle
Senator Norris Resting Quietly After Stroke
McCook Nevada August 30 Former Senator George Norris who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage yesterday spent a pretty good night and is resting easily according to doctors.
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McCook
Nev
George Norris
Roosevelt to address first 1944 campaign speech
President Roosevelt announced he will deliver his first campaign speech on September 23 in Washington. The event will be before a group organized by Daniel Tobin, head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, signaling kickoff details for the 1944 effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel Tobin
Internationl Brotherhood of Teamsters
Allies Fight Paratroops on Italian Front Near Gothic Line
British and Polish troops smashed through German First Parachute Division on the Adriatic end of the Gothic line. They crossed the Arzilla River and pushed toward Poggio and Pesaro, threatening Pesaro’s flank as they advanced past Fano and into Monte Cigaardo vicinity.
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Rome
Adriatic
Gothic Line
Bo Valley
Rine
Eighth Army
Caccino
Foglio
Arzilla
Pesaro
Fano
Monte ‘Cigeardo
Pessaro
Mrs. Louise Norton Flies South After Juneau Visit
Mrs Louise Norton completes a two week stay in Juneau and flies home to Beattie via Pan American. While in town she stayed with her brother and sister in law Charles Skuseland and with her son and daughter in law William Norton. She was hosted at a reunion of the Altar Society held at Mrs Sam Guyots home.
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Juneau
Louise Norton
Paa
Beattie
Charles Skuseland
William Norton
Ol Altar Society
Cabarloc Remains Sent South for California Burial
The remains of Adriano Cabarloc, a 40 year old Filipino, who died August 25, in St. Ann's Hospital, are en route South for burial at Mountain View, California.
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Adriano Cabarloc
St. Ann’s Hospital
Mountain View
California
American Troops Reach Near Valence and Baltic Front
Late war bulletins report U S forces advancing up the Rhone Valley to within six miles of Valence after crossing toward Montermar and Marxelite. Berlin confirms Soviet pressure near Warsaw and German frontier proximity as American bombers strike Kiel Bremen and Drome River crossings.
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Rome
United States
Rhone Valley
Valence
Montermar
Marxelite
London
Berlin
St. Did- Wier
Reich
Kiel
Bremen
Command in France Changes Bradley to Equal Army Group Leader
Washington reports a new command setup in France that would grant Dwight D. Bradley equal status with Bernard Montgomery as Army group commanders. Britain views the move as potentially demoting Montgomery, while supporters argue the change was inevitable with Eisenhower’s return to France and direct command.
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Washington
France
Bradley
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Britain
Juneau Hunters Rally For Opening Season
Deer season opens Friday as local sportsmen prepare weekend patrols and head to hunting areas by boat plane or on foot. September 1 marks moose goat and bear seasons while duck shooting begins September 21. Bag limits: deer two moose one. goat and bear two each.
Micken Arrives in Juneau for Legion Convention
Walter Micken Post Commander of the American Legion arrived in Juneau from Anchorage to attend the Department Convention operations Saturday.
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Walter Micken
American Legion
Juneau
Anchorage
Department
Allied Forces Advance Across Northern France in Rapid Rollback
United Nations radio reports American troops occupy Laon and drive toward Belgium as German forces retreat from the Aisne. British spearheads push toward the Seine and the Brest region resists. 45,000 prisoners taken and 800 vehicles abandoned as Panzer divisions fall back toward the Italian frontier.
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London
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Laon
Belgium
France
United States
Third Army
Parks
Aisne
Soissons
Pontarch
Belgian
Pailow
Troyes
Paris
Piney
Patch
Seventh
Rhone
Marseille
Drome
Nice
Italy
Rhode
Bagnols
Brest
Brittanny
Stock quotations and market summary report
Closing quotations include Alaska Juneau 6 percent, American Can 92, Anaconda 27, Bethlehem Steel 61 percent, Curtiss-Wright 5, International Harvester 80, Rennecott 12, North American Aviation 16, New York Central 19, Northern Pacific 15, United States Steel 58. Dow Jones averages: industrials 147.28 rails 40.95 utilities 25.31. Fifty four business blocks in Little Rock Arkansas have been rit proofed.
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New York
Alaska
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Maxine Mulviwill
Weather Report
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George Osterbeck
Cordova
DR. Block
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Stettin
Hamburg
Pas de Calais
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Mrs. Norton
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