Allies Win Smashing Air Victory Over Wewak
Allied air forces struck at night and destroyed or damaged about 170 Japanese aircraft while killing 1,500 air personnel in the Wewak area. Some 10,000 bombs ravaged four Wewak airfields in a surprise attack described as the opening battle for air supremacy over central New Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Wewak
Japan
Salamaua
Ennis C. Whitehead
Pacific
Wewakare
Central New Guinea
Whitehead
Borum
Dagua
Poten
Ance
Salamau
U Boats Driven From Sea Lanes
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said Axis submarines are driven from the heavily traveled northern sea lanes between the United States and Britain. He cited strong convoy protection, including air cover and fast escorts, as key to the turn and noted the south Atlantic remains active with less significant losses. He projected total naval personnel rising from 2,666,500 to 2,861,000 by end of 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
United States
Britain
South Atlantic
Frank Knox
Knox
North Atlantic
Germany
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Coast Guard
Marines
Army bomber crashes near Wood River killing likely ten
A four engined Army bomber crashed and burned in an irrigated cornfield five miles north of Wood River Nebraska killing possibly ten aboard. Marshal H A Miller reported from the scene as rescuers searched for bodies amid the burning wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood River
Neb
U.P
Here
H. A. Miller
Terrific Blows Rain Germany's Industrial Heart
U S bombing raids smashed deep into central Germany targeting Schweinfurt and Regensburg in the deepest Allied strike of the war. Regensburg Fortresses crossed toward Africa in a shuttle flight marking a new long distance phase. Losses ran high with 36 bombers missing and 33 German aircraft downed as factory damage was seen in the Danube city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
U. S
Germany
Mediterranean
Africa
Italy
Europe
Schweinfurt
Regensburg
Eighth Air Force
Hitler
Frank Anderson
England
Messerschmitt
Danube
Schweifurt
Roosevelt Arrives in Canada for War Conference with Churchill
President Roosevelt lands at Quebec for a sixth war council with Prime Minister Churchill and Allied chiefs of staff. The welcome includes Earl of Athlone and King’s party. brief greetings, a Citadel visit, and preparations for talks with Eden and Hull later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
U.P
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Earl of Athlone
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Harry Hopkins
White House
Churchill
W. L. Mackenzie King
Athlone
Dreary
Wolfe's Cove
Mr. Roosevelt
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Averill Harriman
London
William D. Leahy
Lewis O. Douglas
Ray Atherton
Leighton McCarthy
Citadel
Anthony Eden
Cordell Hull
One Armed General Led Germans in Sicilian Battle
Berlin radio reported that Gen Hans Valentine Hube commanded German forces in Sicily before evacuating the island. The 53 year old general lost an arm in World War I and later fought in Russia and at Stalingrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicilian
Associated Press
Berlin
Hans Valentine Hube
Sicily
Hube
Russia
Stalingrad
Allied bomb raids strike Istres Le Tube and Salons bases
American Flying Fortresses attacked southern French bases Istres Le Tube and Salons, 25 miles northwest of Marseille, from Mediterranean airfields on August 17. Crews reported fires among parked aircraft and air defenses as heavy flak challenged the unescorted bombers. The Vichy radio claimed damage and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
France
Mediterranean
Istres le Tube
Salons
Marseille
Vichy
London
Taxpayers Get Help Filing September 15 Returns
Deputy collectors of internal revenue will visit Butte and major Montana towns from September 1 to 15 to aid federal income taxpayers in preparing returns due September 15. Thresholds are singles over 2700 and married over 3500 with dependents earning 100 or more. Locations include Anaconda Livingston Bozeman Helena Billings Miles City Great Falls Havre Kalispell Missoula Lewistown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Butte
Lewis Penwell
Associated Press
Penwell
Montana
Penwall
Anaconda
Livingston
Bozeman
Helena
Billings
Miles City
Great Falls
Havre
Kalispell
Missoula
Lewistown
Soviets Crush German Counter Blow Near Kharkov
Soviet troops killed about 4,000 Germans, destroyed 46 tanks, and captured prisoners and spoils after repelling a German counterattack west of Kharkov led by 100 heavy tanks. Russian reports claim advances on Bryansk and Spas Demensk fronts while Berlin says a fourth summer offensive began at Izyum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Musel
London
U.P
Red Army
Kharkov
Russia
Bryansk
Spas Demensk
Berlin
Izyum
Donets
Roslavl
Midway
Smolensk
Barvenkovo
Slavyansk
Crimea
Kuban
Kharov
Soft pedaling politics urged in 1944 war year talk
Senator Vandenberg backs avoiding political debate until fall 1944 if Vice President Wallace curbs disunity speeches. Byrnes urged war focus, while other senators echoed calls to suspend politics and concentrate on winning the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
James F. Byrnes
Wallace
Home Front
Byrnes
Henry Wallace
Joe Guffey
Pennsylvania
Guffey
Hatch
D-N. M
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
Democratic National Committee
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
Penicillin Saves Boy in Muskegon Fight for Life
In Muskegon Michigan on August 17 the life of 14 year old Kenneth Berkel turned for the better after penicillin was given. The boy’s fever fell markedly following the treatment as doctors hailed the drug’s promise in saving his life. Kenneth’s condition remained serious but showed notable improvement under the new therapy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Kenneth Berkel
Kenneth
Military Parade to Boost Army Show in Butte
A 5 30 p m parade through Butte's business district will precede the Montana premiere of This Is the Army at the Montana theater at 8 30 p m tonight. Proceeds go to Army Relief. The drive includes Exchange club members and Fort Harrison officers aiming to fill the house, with Anaconda challenging a near sellout. A 474th quartermaster unit under Col Van Auken will march with a 25 piece band and troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Show Tonight
Anaconda Spurs
Montana
Park
Arizona
Broadway
Army Relief Fund
Exchange Club Board
Anaconda
Smelter City Committee
Butte
Exchange Club
J. L. Dennison
474Th Quartermaster Truck Regiment
Fort Harrison
Chequamegon Cafe
William B. van Auken
13 Die in Canadian Plane Crash Found in Mountain Wreck
A ground party reports 13 bodies in the wreckage of a Canadian Pacific airliner that disappeared December 20 en route from Prince George to Vancouver. The aircraft went down 17,000 feet up a mountainside near Chiliwack, B C, about 74 miles southeast of Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Prince George
Chiliwack
Eee
James Coyle
West Broadway
Butte, Mont
Rodney
Contract Sought in Jackson Case
Wyoming demands a written federal contract guaranteeing living and cattle raising rights for Jackson Hole residents in the 221000 acre monument created by Roosevelt. Governor Lester Hunt asks two congressional subcommittees and Interior officials to work out a compromise or risk public action. senators and representatives press for an early solution amid state sovereignty protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wyo
Wyoming
Jackson Hole National Monument
Roosevelt
Lester Hunt
Interior Department
Senate
National Parks and Monuments
House
Hunt
Joseph C. O’mahoney
D.-Wyo
Weather forecast for warm Wednesday with showers
Continued warm conditions with scattered showers. Tuesday's temperatures reached a maximum of 85 degrees and a minimum of 45 degrees.
Aerial War Report Details Axis Losses in Sicily Battle
A campaign-end report cites Axis losses at 1691 aircraft vs 274 Allied planes in Sicily. It notes Northwest African air forces flew 12500 sorties in July, Allied bombers hit Messina Palermo and Gerbini Catania, and over 1100 enemy planes were captured on Sicilian airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
Sicily
Sicilian
Messina
Palermo
Gerbini
Catania
Mystery surrounds Kentucky slaying of vice mayor and son
Covington’s vice mayor Carl C. Kiger, 49, and his 6-year-old son Jerry were killed in their Florence area home. Kiger’s wife was wounded in the hip as a intruder entered the bedroom and fired twice in the chest and once in the abdomen. Jerry was shot in the back of the head in another room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
U.P
Covington
Carl C. Kiger
Jerry
Kiger
Florence
Open City offer reported for Rome by Badoglio through Vatican
Swiss radio via Exchange Telegraph said on Tuesday night that Marshal Pietro Badoglio made a second proposal for declaring Rome an open city through the Vatican. It was noted that the Allies had not yet replied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Exchange
Pietro Badoglio
Vatican
Rome
Axis speculates next Allied strike after Sicily retreat
German broadcasters expressed anxiety over Allied moves after Sicily. Rome said an Adlied invasion fleet was seen off Catania as Berlin analysts weighed Naples Leghorn or Florence areas for future landings. Some favored Sardinia or Calabria as likely next targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sicily
Rome
Catania
Ludwig Sertorius
Berlin
Mediterranean
Naples
Leghorn
Florence
Italy
Stage Is Set for Next Allied Drive
The Sicily campaign ends with Messina fall as American troops link with the British Eighth Army and press toward new targets in Europe. Allied air forces strike Istres le Tube and Salon in a long overwater raid, signaling continued offensive momentum from the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Drive
Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Sicily
Messina
Eighth Army
Europe
Mediterranean
France
Istres le Tube
Salon
Marseille
Infantry Enters Messina As Campaign Ends In Sicily
American infantry moved into Messina at 9 40 a m Tuesday amid continued bombardment of mainland Italy. The battle season closed after 39 days of fighting as units advanced to clear remaining German pockets near Ponte Del Faro. Private Albert Keep fired the first Italian mainland shell from a 155 millimetre gun, with Lt. Col. George Halliday coordinating observation posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Cunningham
Messina
Sicily
U.P
Ponte del Faro
Greece
Carthaginia
Rome
Richard of the
Lion Heart
Albert
Red
William B. Dougherty
Dallas Texas
George Halliday
Purdue ‘28
West Lafayette
Ind
William Wilbert
Page & Ook
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N. Amage
Turin
F.D.R
Tojo
Burma
Axis
Kentucky
Sardinia
Calabria
Sertorius
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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