Russians Lose Krasnodar to German Assault in Northwest Caucasus
Moscow reports Soviet forces evacuated Krasnodar a northwest Caucasus city as German spearheads push toward Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. Front dispatch say Soviet troops held elsewhere from Kletskaya to Kotelnikovski while Don and Kuban Cossacks countered, wiping out about 500 Germans.
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U.P
Krasnodar
Caucasus
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Stalingrad
Kletskaya
Kotelnikovski
Red Army
Kuban
Transcaucasus
Don
High Command
Maikop
Pyatigorsk
Rostov-Baku
Grozny
Leningrad
Volkhov
Allied Planes Attack Jap Warships in Solomons Fight
Allied planes attacked Japanese warships in the northern Solomons as U S forces push inland in the southeast. The Australian cruiser Canberra was officially reported sunk after heavy combat with 816 crew aboard many survivors and 74 missing. Captain Frank Edmund Getting of Sydney was among the fatally wounded.
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C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Australia
Solomons
U. S
Canberra
Frank Edmund Getting
Sydney
Faisi
Bougainville
Tulagi
Democrats Wage War of Nerves New York Nomination Battle Roughs Way
The New York Democratic gubernatorial fight between President Roosevelt favorites and James A. Farley escalated into a war of nerves ahead of the state convention. Mead supporters claim Mead will be nominated. Farley forces back Bennett for the nomination as floor debate looms.
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New York
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Brooklyn
Terence J. McManus
Mead-for-Governor
United States
James M. Mead
Ibene
Farley
John J. Bennett, Jr
City Worried Over Number of False Fire Alarms
Alderman Phil Doherty urged public cooperation to stop false fire alarms at a city council session. He warned that wartime priorities could delay replacements if alarms damage fire trucks. Assistant Chief Jack Duggan noted youths admit triggering alarms but cite no consequences.
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Phil Doherty
Doherty
Jack Duggan
Dieppe raid toll listed by Canadian defense minister
Ottawa reports that Canadian troops taking part in the Dieppe attack suffered severe casualties. Defense Minister J. L. Ralston announced late tonight on the Allied operation’s losses and casualties.
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Ottawa
Dieppe
Defense
J. L. Ralston
Two Axis Submarines Sunk Off Brazil Coast
Brazilian coastal patrol planes sank a submarine near Bahia on Wednesday and USAAF Captain Jack Lacey, flying a medium bomber, destroyed another sub off Sergipe. British reports claimed RAF planes attacked and sighted subs in the West Indies.
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Axis
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
South Atlantic
Bahia
United States
Jack Lacey
Sergipe
British Guinea
Royal Air Force
West Indies
Selective Service Abolishes Its 1-B Group and Reclassifies Members
The Selective Service System abolished the limited service Class 1-B group for men with minor physical defects and ordered reclassification as available for military service. The shift begins September 1, with quotas limited to one-quarter per month, and local boards reexamine physicals to determine fitness for noncombatant or convicted civilian service.
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Selective Service
Washington
Selective
Army
Selective Service Headquarters
Draft Board
Cody Merchant Holds Lead in Balloting in Wyoming Primary
Cody merchant and stockman E V Robertson led Republican senatorial primary in Wyoming with 80 precincts left. Unofficial returns from 609 districts showed Robertson 7281 to Crane 6945, a 336 vote edge. four other candidates including Col Tim McCoy trailed.
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Cheyenne
Wwo
E. V. Robertson
Cody Merchant
Stockman
A. G. Crane
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Robertson
Dr. Crane
Col
Tim McCoy
Thermopolis
Advance Guard Arrives for Montana Press Convention in Butte
The advance guard of Montana newspapermen arrived in Butte to attend the 57th Montana State Press association convention. Activities begin with registration and a 1 30 p m opening session at the Finlen hotel, plus a welcome from Mayor Barry O Leary and a tour of Morrison cave hosted by Montana Power. The Beau Chalet hosts a 7 30 p m dinner and entertainment, with Gov. Sam C Ford slated to speak Friday afternoon and the annual banquet that evening. Golf at the Butte Country club opens Friday morning at 8. Saturday focuses on business and a noon adjournment.
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Montana
Butte
Montana State Press Association
Finlen Hotel
J. L. Markham
Barry O'Leary
Morrison Cave
Montana Power Company
Power Company
Beau Chalet
Sam C. Ford
Butte Country Club
No Indictment Won in Naval Information Probe
William D. Mitchell announced that no indictment would be returned by the federal grand jury investigating publication of confidential naval information by the Chicago Tribune the New York Daily News and the Washington Times Herald.
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Chicago
William D. Mitchell
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
Washington Times Herald
Army pilots hunt using Japanese planes over Aleutians
Anchorage dispatch reports three US Army pilots disguised as Japanese aircraft to hunt over the Aleutian chain. Lieut. Major H. MacWilliams led a bomber as bird dog while Lieuts. Kenneth Ambrose and Stanley A. Long acted as hunters, engaging Japanese seaplanes amid cloud banks near Dutch Harbor and Kiska.
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William L. Worden
Anchorage
Alaska
United States Army
Air Force
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Kiska
H. MacWilliams
Kenneth Ambrose
Marion County
Kas
Berkeley
Calif
Stanley A. Long
Forest Lake
Mich
MacWilliams
United
U. S. Sub Sinks Japanese Warship in Aleutians
The Navy says an American submarine sank a Japanese cruiser or destroyer in the western Aleutians. Poor weather has hindered exact identification of the sunken vessel. Since Attu and Kiska landings, U. S. sea and air forces have harassed Japanese ships, with a prior raid on August 8 9 damaging a destroyer and two cargo vessels and sinking a mine cargo ship.
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Washington
Navy
Aleutians
Attu
Kiska
Mioe
Dredging Fund Gets Approval
The city council unanimously approved a $4,500 fund to dredge Blacktail Deer Creek as a sanitation measure. A county dredger may be borrowed for about 20 days to speed the project with two shifts, using bids already in as the county plans to sell its large machine.
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Blacktail Deer Creek
South Butte
Rockies
Silver Bow Creek
Montana Street
Frank Moran
Barry O'Leary
Ed Lowney
Thomas R. Morgan
Leonard Harrington
John O'Neill
Weather Summary From Mining City Heat Records
Continued warmth across Thursday and Thursday evening with a hot test day on Wednesday. Temperatures ranged from 93 to 46 degrees, July 4 and 5 held next hottest on record at 92 degrees, and August 10 and 11 marked the warmest days this month at 90 degrees.
Dieppe Raid Achieves Principal Allied Objectives Invasion
Allied forces including Americans, Canadians, British and Free French stormed Dieppe and withdrew after a full day of combat. Reports say heavy losses on both sides but key objectives were met, including destruction of shore defenses and large air losses for Germany.
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London
Germany
Dieppe
English Channel
Hitler
Commandos Return From Dieppe Raid in Grim Yet Proud Mood
After a nine hour Dieppe clash, Commandos arrived by power barges and trucks, grimy and happy. Soldiers wore balaclavas and torn uniforms, some barefoot, while civilians offered tea. A French Canadian waved a field tunic as more troops departed under motorcycle escort. A veteran described it as the hottest raid he’d seen.
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Ernest
Dieppe Raid Silent on Reinforcements Says German Bulletin
Berlin reports the Allied assault on the Dieppe coast was destroyed without needing reinforcements of strength and claims heavy Allied losses. It cites 1,500 prisoners, 83 planes, three destroyers and multiple transports sunk or damaged. The account notes Churchill pressed for the operation amid Stalin's resistance and provides figures on landing boats and diversions.
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Luftwaffe
Berlin
Dieppe
Oes
Stalin
Churchill
London
Exclusion Program Announced for Pacific Coast
Lt Gen John L DeWitt announced a new exclusion program to remove dangerous or potentially dangerous persons from vital Pacific coast areas. A hearing board of Army officers will hear each case and those excluded will be moved to non military areas with time allowed for family or business arrangements.
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San Francisco
U.P
John L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Pacific Coast
DeWitt
Rural School Institute Set for Butte September 11
Miss Elizabeth Ireland and staff from the state department of public instruction will lead a rural school institute in Butte on September 11. County superintendent Maybelle Hogan announced the event aimed at teachers from Powell, Deer Lodge, and Silver Bow counties to discuss the new Montana elementary course of study. The session will be in Hogan’s office with Miss Mary McManus and Cornelia Gary assisting alongside local teachers and state officials.
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Rural School Institute
Butte
Elizabeth Ireland
State Department of Public Instruction
Maybelle Hogan
Powell
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Montana
Miss Hogan
Mary McManus
Deer County
Cornelia Gary
Powell County
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