Americans land on Arundel Isle in southwest Pacific
Allied reports say American troops landed without opposition at Arundel west of New Georgia between New Georgia and Wannawana. MacArthur’s staff notes Japanese counterattacks at Salamaua and Lae with Allied forces gaining ground and air forces sinking or damaging enemy vessels in multiple actions.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Arundel
New Georgia
Douglas MacArthur
Wannawana Island
Salamaua
New Guinea
General MacArthur
Lae
Avieng
New Ireland
Kansas Bay
Midway
Wewak
Madang
Australia
Kolombangara Island
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Munda
Kahili
Bougainville Island
Demonstrations For Peace In Sofia Stir Bulgaria Crisis
London reports crowds in Sofia demanding peace and the Bulgarian premier Bogdan Philov resign. King Boris death triggers crisis as observers predict a shift from German collaboration to ties with Russia. Berlin faces Denmark revolt risks as Moscow notes possible satellite state conference.
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Balkans
Boris
London
Bulgaria
Europe
Germany
Denmark
Moscow
Hitler
Sofia
United States
Bogdan Philov
Axis
Radio France
Balkan
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Russia
Philov
Winston Churchill
Goebbels Orders Berliners to Stay Home Nights
Madrid report cites Goebbels instruction that no one in Berlin may leave at night without a valid reason. The aim is to force participation in cleanup after air raids and to curb nightly movement toward fields and forests around Berlin.
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Goebbels
Madrid
Berlin
ABC
Weather Outlook Slightly Cooler With Scattered Showers
A cooler trend arrives Monday with scattered showers. Sunday’s high reached 84 and low 40, bringing mild temperatures and a chance of rain later in the day.
Nazis Claim Swedish Vessels Sunk in Prohibited Area
London reports Germany protested to Sweden that two Swedish fishing vessels sank in the Skaggerak by German naval forces were fishing in a prohibited zone and warned future violators would be dealt with. The protest followed Sweden’s earlier protest to Germany about attacks and measures to prevent a recurrence.
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London
U.P
Germany
Sweden
Skaggerak
D.N.E
Stockholm
Christian E. Gunther
Allied Planes Push Raid Across Italy From Africa
Allied air units intensified round the clock attacks on southern and central Italy with raids reaching beyond Rome. North African bombers struck rail hubs while Liberators from the Middle East hit Taranto ships and rail yards, scoring direct hits on a cruiser and a transport. Fortresses hit Terni rail yards as anti aircraft fire and fighters caused losses on both sides.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Italy
Rome
Middle East
Taranto
Liberators
Naples
Crotone
Rome Radio
Pope Pius XII to Broadcast World Message Next Wednesday
Rome radio announced the Vatican will relay a message from Pope Pius XII at 1 15 p m Rome time next Wednesday The broadcast will be carried by the Italian broadcasting system Earlier Vatican radio had hinted at an important Sunday announcement but none was made
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London
U.P
Rome
Vatican Radio
Pope Pius XII
Navy Prepares to Smash Japs on Carrier Power
The Navy marks the 30th anniversary of naval aviation by noting about a dozen new aircraft carriers since Pearl Harbor prep for a decisive strike. Hornet will launch Monday at Norfolk, while undisclosed numbers of baby flat-tops join battle ready fleets as 27 500 planes are slated for service by year end.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Naval Aviation Arm
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Norfolk
Tokyo
John S. McCain
Naval Operations
Air
Naval Aviation
Death of Ruth Donley After Penicillin Treatment
Miss Ruth Donley aged 18 of Copenhagen died Sunday in Watertown New York from a rare blood stream infection after nine days of penicillin treatment totaling 800000 units. The report notes the use of the then new wonder drug in her care.
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Watertown
N. Y
Ruth Donley
Copenhagen
Kalispell Man Is Named District Kiwanis Governor
A. T. Aronson of Kalispell was elected Montana district governor of Kiwanis International at the state convention. Sam Gillaly of Glasgow was reelected secretary treasurer. Named district governors include Eldon Myrich of Missoula, F. R. Harrison of Harlowton, R. E. Cameron of Bozeman, and Merle Fagg of Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Kiwanis
Bozeman
A. T. Aronson
Montana
Kiwanis International
Sam Gillaly
Glasgow
Eldon Myrich
Missoula
F. R. Harrison
Harlowton
R. E. Cameron
Merle Fagg
Billings
Akyab Bombed Twice by Allied Planes
Allied air units struck Akyab in western Burma on Saturday and again Saturday night, targeting military installations in the town and port. American B 25 and B 24 bombers hit enemy facilities, barracks, the main jetty area, and caused extensive fires seen for miles, as RAF Wellingtons helped ignite additional blazes.
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New Delhi
Akyab
Burma
R. A. F. Wellingtons
Liberty Ship Named for Pioneer Broadwater at Portland Launch
The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation launched its 244th Liberty ship the S. S. Charles A. Broadwater in Portland. The 10,000-ton freighter was christened by Mrs. John A. Fletcher, wife of the Portland port captain, in honor of Colonel Charles A. Broadwater who built the Montana Central railroad and founded the Montana National Bank.
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Portland
Ore
Montana
Charles A. Broadwater
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
S. S
John A. Fletcher
Colonel Broadwater
Montana Central
Great Falls
Butte
Montana National Bank
Helena
Labor Day military show to honor Butte miners in copper city
Butte miners will host a Labor Day display featuring a nightt ime sham battle and major military equipment. About 500 soldiers will participate alongside 13 ton tanks, anti tank guns and fighter aircraft in a tribute organized by the War Department and WPB with heroes Lieut Donald Starbuck and Private William Gillespie set to appear.
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Mining City
America
Butte
Donald Starbuck
94Th
Starbuck
William Gillespie
South Pacific
Gillespie
United States
Unan
Clifford McFarlane
Industrial Service Division
War Department
Nine Firms Will Produce Drug
Nine companies received WPB approval to expand penicillin production. Total expansion costs exceed $3 million, with new plants expected to stockpile within three to six months. Demand will outpace supply during the war, civilian access limited, Army share set at 50 percent as distribution remains centralized under Dr. Chester S. Keefer.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Norman T. Kirk
Chester S. Keefer
Evans Memorial Hospital
Boston
National Research Council
School Youths May Be Needed to Finish Harvest
Helena Montana August 29 The state manpower director O C Lamport said there is potential need for school youths to help finish farm harvests in several counties. He warned delays could raise pressure for youth work and school openings. He praised 1942 youth effort that saved a record harvest with minimal losses. Counties listed Yellowstone Big Horn Carbon Stillwater Treasure Rosebud Custer Dawson Richland Valley Blaine Phillips Teton Pondera Cascade Flathead Deer Lodge Missoula Ravalli Lake Beaverhead Gallatin Broadwater.
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Helena
O. C. Lamport
Montana
Lamport
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Carbon
Stillwater
Treasure
Rosebud
Custer
Dawson
Richland
Valley
Blaine
Phillips
Teton
Pondera
Cascade Flathead
Deer Lodge
Missoula
Ravalli
Lake
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Broadwater
Mysterious Slaying Probed of WAC Corporal in Hotel Room
Army officials assumed the investigation into the slaying of Cpl Mayoma L Ridings a 32 year old WAC and former Warm Springs hospital technician whose body was found with slash wounds in her Indianapolis hotel room Saturday night.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.R
WAC
Mayoma L
Ridings
Warm Springs, Ga
Denmark Scuttles Fleet in Night Battle as Germans Push In
In Copenhagen harbor Danish forces scuttled most of their fleet to hinder a German takeover as Nazi troops, planes, and tanks moved into Denmark. Nine ships fled to Sweden while martial law was declared and government leaders were arrested.
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Stockholm
Germany
Denmark
Copenhagen
Sweden
Royal Guard
Little Kingdom
Hermann von Hannecken
Baltic
Berlin
King II
Christian X
Sorgenfri
Toulon
France
Jane's
Niels
Helsingborg
Russians Advance Farther on Donets Front Report
Soviet southern armies surged toward the Dnieper killing 6 000 Germans and taking near 100 villages. Gains reached four to nine miles with hundreds of German troops surrendering on the 450 mile front.
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London
Russia
Dnieper
Moscow
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Bryansk
Red Army
Kharkov
Donets basin-Kuban
Women Work in Railroad Shops
In Great Falls on August 29, 154 women work in the Great Northern yards to keep wartime traffic moving. Alice Harris, formerly a Fairfield teacher, operates a switch while others like Jeanette Keaster and Thelma Skaalure service engines. They speak of pride in their labor and the sturdy gains in a challenging wartime shop environment.
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Bill Clark
Great Falls
Alice
Alice Harris
Fairfield
Great Northern
Jeanette Keaster
Thelma Skaalure
Thelma
Ships sunk weekly in Western Atlantic drop. war losses rise
AP tabulation shows more than three non Axis ships sunk weekly in the Western Atlantic through week 35 of 1943, with 636 losses since Pearl Harbor. Navy reports no new sinkings last week, while Army Air Forces claim several U boat battles with five submarines destroyed and five damaged. Marine underwriters note insurance rates at seven percent of August 1942 levels, signaling improved shipping prospects.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
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Don Caswell
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