Soviets Gain From Three to Seven Miles Around Kharkov
Soviet forces tightened their grip on Kharkov, advancing three to seven miles on three fronts and seizing more than 30 villages. Moscow claimed 2,400 German casualties in failed counterattacks as Russian columns pressed from the east and toward Bryansk and Spas Demensk. Reuter noted increased momentum in the campaign with heavy tank and infantry losses for Germany.
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London
Kharkov
Moscow
Ukraine
Bryansk
Spas Demensk
Reuter
Red Army
Some Fathers to Be Drafted
Washington report that October draft calls will include some pre Pearl Harbor fathers despite opposition. WMC officials say armed forces' manpower needs remain high, with October near September's 312000 induction level. WMC may draft coal miners from war labor shortage if no alternatives exist.
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Washington
U.P.— War Manpower Commission
William Haber
WMC
Pearl Harbor
Andrew J. May
D.-Ky
House Military Affairs Committee
Lawrence A. Appley
Harold L. Ickes
Pacific Northwest
Yugoslav Patriots Strike Near Belgrade Reported
The Algiers radio cited by U S monitors said Yugoslav patriots launched a surprise attack on Belgrade and conducted operations near the capital. Moscow and Radio France added forces took Devalno in the Drina valley, seized arms and grain stores, and patriots reportedly fired storage depots and distributed grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Algiers
Belgrade
U. S
Moscow
Devialno
Drina River
Germany
Radio France
Croatia
Bull Moose Chases Team to Cabin Door in Elkhorn
In Polaris on Monday evening Jack Miller faced a charging bull moose named the Granddaddy of All. The big animal chased a team of horses through Miller’s pasture up to his cabin door before he and his cowboys, aided by a dog and pitch fork, drove it away.
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Polaris
Jack Miller
Elkhorn
Miller
50 Nazi Planes Shot Down In Western Europe
American Flying Fortresses escorted by U S and Allied fighters attacked German airfields at Vlissingen Gilze Rijen Poix and Amiens Glissy in France. The day’s tally reached 50 German aircraft down with eight Allied fighters and four bombers lost.
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London
U. S
Vlissingen
Flushing
Gilze-Rijen
Holland
U. S. Thunderbolt
R.A. F. Dominion
France
U. S.S
Turkeys To Civilians Barred After August 21
War Food Administration moves to halt all further turkey sales to civilians after August 21 until overseas shipment needs are met. The order expands August 2 restrictions on live or dressed turkeys, with stored turkeys to be set aside for government delivery.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Armed Forces
Expanded civilian goods output to rise in Q4 and next year
Washington reports the War Production Board predicts expanded civilian production in the last quarter of this year including bed springs kitchenware furnaces and safety pins as steel consuming goods. Officials expect another boost in the first three months of next year as supply improves on the home front.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Axis Invasion Jitters Grow as Allies Mass New Forces
Allied forces mass new troops across the 2000 mile Mediterranean line after Sicily. U S warships freed from coast patrol join heavy artillery and bomber groups in pounding Italy as Roosevelt congratulates Eisenhower on the Sicilian campaign. Berlin radio warns of Allied naval and merchant concentration as preparations for a major invasion near.
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Mediterranean
North Africa
United States
Sicily
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Quebec
Hitler
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Europe
Italy
France
Romania
Berlin
Gibraltar
Balkans
U. S
Palmi
Messina
Gioia Tauro
Messina Strait
Bizerte
Three Are Dead in Blast and Fire at Plant
An explosion and fire at the Congoleum Nairn plant in Kearny New Jersey destroyed three buildings. Three people are confirmed dead and 15 injured with eight reported missing and Newark Fire Chief estimating up to 49 missing. Rescue teams from four towns and two fire boats searched the rubble as steam shovels prepared for debris clearance.
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Kearny
N. J
Congoleum- Nairn, Inc
Charles Burnett
Newark
Burnett
No. 12
Passaic
Little temperature change with scattered Friday showers
The forecast calls for little change in temperatures with showers Friday and Friday evening. Thursday will see a high near 79 and a low around 40, with continued unsettled conditions into the weekend.
War Progress in Pacific Praised
Honolulu report quotes War Undersecretary Robert Patterson praising Pacific war progress. He cites massive enemy air losses near Wewak, noting 215 of 225 planes destroyed and calls the air force superb with 18,000 aviation cadets entering training monthly. Patterson toured Hawaii defenses with generals Knudsen and Richardson.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Robert Patterson
New Guinea
Wewak
Patterson
Hawaii
William S. Knudsen
War Department
Robert C. Richardson
Quezon Signals Hope for Philippine Redemption
President Manuel Quezon, aged 65, issued a birthday message claiming the time of redemption is near. He cited President Roosevelt’s pledge that the Philippine republic will be established once Japan’s power is destroyed and praised Roosevelt’s strength behind his words.
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Washington
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Quezon
Roosevelt
Philippine Republic
Japan
Mr. Roosevelt
Declaration of Quebec Aims to Crush German Cities
Allied leaders plan a bold policy to lay waste to major German cities seeking Stalin approval. Roosevelt and Churchill reportedly approve invasion plans and a Casablanca style surrender demand. Bracken says Allied aims include bombing and ruthlessly destroying Axis leaders and those responsible for the war.
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John A. Reichmann
Quebec
U.P
Josef Stalin
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Europe
Stalin
Brenden Bracken
Bracken
Churchill
German Government Reportedly Leaves Berlin Amid Allied Bombardment Prep
An unconfirmed report from Bern said the entire German government has left Berlin and moved key offices to Vienna or Linz as Berlin braces for pulverizing Allied air strikes. The dispatch noted possible moves of divisions to Italy and Russia, with Berlin defense plans and evacuation of records amid the strategic purpose of preserving archives.
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Berlin
Reich
Lewis Hawkins
London
Atlantic Wall
Italy
Bern
Switzerland
Hitler
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Vienna
Linz
Breslau
Foreign Office
High Command
War
Navy
Home Affairs
German Legation
United States of America
Hamburg
Ruhr
Germany
France
Low Countries
Russia
Sicily
Rome
Allies Take Bobdubi Ridge Near Salamaua In New Guinea
Allied ground forces, aided by air raids that neutralized Wewak defenses, reached Bobdubi ridge four miles southwest of Salamaua, gaining control of a key high ground position as Liberator bombers supported the advance against Japanese fortifications in the area.
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Allied
Australia
U.P
Wewak
Bobdubi
Salamaua
New Guinea
Bobdubi Ridge
Finschafen On
Masonic Officers Are Installed In Montana Lodge
Charles E. Coe of Missoula was installed master of the Montana Grand Masonic lodge at the close of its 79th annual communication in Billings. A slate of new officers and appointees from across the state were seated, including Walter R. Flachsenar, Terry as deputy grand master, Byron F. Gaither, Carlisle S. Kenyon, and Edwin Grafton with numerous other officers named.
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Billings
Charles E. Coe
Missoula
Montana Grand Masonic Lodge
Walter R. Flachsenar
Terry
Byron F. Gaither
Worden
Carlisle S. Kenyon
Bozeman
Edwin Grafton
Helena
Luther T. Hauberg
Claude J. McAllister
George S. Saw
Stephen A. Holt
Broadus
Henry O. Morgan
Glasgow
Herbert F. Hosfeld
Somers
Marshal
Percy W. Doles
Havre
Chandler C. Cohagen
Zales Ecton
Manhattan
Ray M. Armour
Great Falls
Herbert S. Lange
Butte
Tyler
Danes Summon Parliament To Defy German Demands
Dispatches report Denmark to convene all members of parliament amid a German ultimatum over Danish saboteurs. Clashes on Fyen killed 14 German soldiers as Copenhagen debates whether to resist or compromise with Berlin. King Christian X met Werner Best as Swedish-Norwegian reports note mobilization of Quisling troops and hostage fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Denmark
Fyen
Svenska Dagbladet
U.P
Copenhagen
Germany
Christian X
Werner Best
Norway
Quisling Storm
Oslo
Allied warnings of imminent invasion signal reach European patriots
Allied spokesmen broadcast to occupied countries urging readiness for a German rear strike. French undergrounds directed by the National Liberation Committee were told to prepare day by day for day J hour H. Britain and the United States massed forces along the 2000 mile front and bombed targets in Italy as Axis nerves frayed.
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London
U.P
Allied
Northwest
Afica
French Committee For National Liberation
France
Time for Mailing Packages to Prisoners Changed
The War Department moved the mailing deadline for packages to prisoners of war and civilian internees in the Far East from September 15 to August 27 due to a change in the Gripsholm exchange ship schedule. Recipients with labels must have them in New York by midnight August 27.
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Washington
War Department
Far East
Gripsholm
New York
Polish Armies Ready to Fight in Europe
London dispatch reports two new Polish armies trained by United States and Britain are prepared to invade Europe and reach their homeland. The Anders-led force in the Middle East comprises about 80,000 men. a second large force is stationed in Britain. Both units are heavily equipped with artillery and parachute contingents.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Leghorn
London
Norway
Finland
United States
Britain
Poland
Middle East
Wladyslaw Anders
British Mission Arrives for Joint Japan War Planning
The British Information Service said a special mission led by Maj. Gen. J. S. Lethbridge Royal Engineers has arrived in Washington to study how Britain can maximize cooperation with the United States in future operations against Japan.
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Washington
British Information Service
J. S. Lethbridge
Royal Engineers
United States
Japan
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