Japs Withdraw Aerial Forces From Wewak to Hollandia
Allied headquarteres said American heavy bombers destroyed 23 to 28 Japanese planes in a raid on Wewak New Guinea. MacArthur reported Japan pulled air bases back to Hollandia and north of that town, signaling wider retreat and possible evacuation of ground positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Australia
Wewak
New Guinea
MacArthur
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Salamaua
Solomons
Pacific
Arundel Island
New Georgia
Japan
Vila
Kolombangara
Aerial Battles Over Aversa Shock Italy Campaign
Allied air power pressed the Italian rail system with a major dogfight over Aversa on Monday and 21 planes were downed in sustained attacks from La Mezia to Catanzaro Marina. Berlin claimed a commando landing near the toe of Italy with mixed results. The Rome radio noted leaflet drops urging a 15 minute strike at 10 am Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Aversa
Berlin
Italy
Rome
Vierbo
Civitavecchia
Billy Mitchell
la Mezia
Sapri
Pallaro Paola
Catanzaro Marina
Manville Headed for Divorce Court
Mrs. Macie Marie Ainsworth Manville, the seven time bride of Tommy Manville, arrived in Reno to seek a divorce. She declined to comment on an editorial in the Nevada State Journal that labeled Manville as making a mockery of Nevada courts and using them as a tool in his high priced sports after his latest marriage lasted less than a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
U.P
Macie Marie
Sunny
Ainsworth Manville
Tommy Manville
Nevada State Journal
Nevada
Code of Decency
Manville
Victory Labor-Management group plans Army show on Labor Day
The Victory Labor-Management committee met to outline plans for a Labor Day Army show on September 6. A War Production Board liaison described a 500-soldier display with 135 pieces of equipment including jeeps tanks and artillery. Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson urged public attendance amid wartime morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Labor- Management Committee
Herbert Heasley
Nonferrous Metal
War Production Board
Heasley
Howard A. Johnson
Montana Supreme Court
Roosevelt Attacks Columnist Drew Pearson as Liar
President Roosevelt denounced columnist Drew Pearson as a chronic liar during a press conference. He said Pearson's remarks harmed the United States and the unity of the United Nations while noting Hull shared the concern about an anti Russian stance. Continued on page 3 column 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Hull
Britain
Russia
Stalin
Quebec
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
United States
United Nations
Allies to Aim at Jap Homeland by Land Sea and Air
San Francisco reports Lieut. Gen. John L. DeWitt praised for leading the drive that ousted the Japanese from the Aleutians and pledged the United Nations will strike Japan directly by air, sea and landing operations. He suggested a possible West Coast air threat and hinted B 24s could attack from Kiska. The capture of Kiska showed Japan’s willingness to endure punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
John L. de Witt
Western Defense Command
Attu
Kiska
United Nations
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
DeWitt
U. S
Japan
China
German Air Offense Crushed as Allies Hit Berlin and Rhine Cities
Allied air forces continued a massive campaign over Germany and occupied France with RAF bombers and American Flying Fortresses striking Berlin and the Munchen Gladbach Rheydt axis. US Marauders hit Vanderville Lille and Mazingarde near Bethune while RAF Typhoons attacked St Pol. Nine German fighters were destroyed, two airfields hit, and several key plants damaged. Twenty eight Allied bombers were lost in the Munchen Gladbach Rheydt raid with Mosquito efforts on Duisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Germany
France
Rhineland
Muncheon-Gladbach
Rheydt
Deutschlandsender
Berlin
English Channel
United States
Vanderville
Lille
Mazingarde
Bethune
St. Pol
Low Countries
Eighth Air Force Support Command
Bethune Mine Company
Munchen-Gladbach
R. A. F. Mosquitos
Rhine
Duisburg
Essen
Boys Central High Ready To Open For New Term
Boys Central high resumes classes this morning with all students reporting to the general assembly hall at 9 30 Brother M C Murtagh principal will outline regulations during the assembly Registration of new students has run a week with more than 65 enrolled and an overall gain of about 10 percent over last year Returning students need not register again today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Central High
General Assembly
M. C. Murtagh
Brother Murtagh
Enrollment at Girls Central Reaches Seventy Five
On Tuesday seventy five new students enrolled at Girls Central high school marking the first day of registration for the 1943 44 term. Rev Father John Sheehan principal announced the school will reopen with regular classes on September 7. Sister Mary Evelyn supervised registration and said the process would continue through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls Central High School
John Sheehan
Mary Evelyn
Sheehan
Danish Resistance Branded Violence as German Patrols Crackdown
Refugees in Sweden report German armored patrols firing on Copenhagen crowds of five or more. Nine city strikes paralyze Denmark as King Christian X appears with the queen under Nazi guard. Jailed educators clergy and editors denote a broad repression while workers face detention and demobilized soldiers return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian X
Sorgenfri Castle
Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Naval
Stockholm
Sweden
Lyngby
Skodesborg
Gestapo
Danish Warships Escape German Pursuit
Eleven Danish warships slipped from Malmoe and Helsingborg on the Swedish coast under Swedish protection. They were headed toward east coast Swedish ports and possibly the Gulf of Finland to evade German forces and rein in the Russian navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malmoe
Sweden
Hensingborg
Gulf of Finland
Federal suit seeks dismissal over Jackson Hole monument
The federal government asked the court to dismiss Wyoming’s suit challenging the validity of a presidential order creating the Jackson Hole national monument covering 221000 acres in western Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Jackson Hole National Monument
Cross Channel Operations to Be Studied
Prime Minister Churchill invites Stalin to a three power conference with Roosevelt. He warns that future cross channel invasion plans will be guided by military needs not politics. Churchill urges unity of thought among Britain the United States and Russia for long term strategic aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Roosevelt
Russia
Free World
Great Britain
United States
Invasion Appeal Renewed by Reds
Pravda cites Volna Polska as urging a new invasion of Western Europe and opposing a postwar confederation of Eastern European states. It criticizes Polish emigre circles in London for not pushing a second front and for opposing Polish national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Europe
Pravda
Communist Party
Volna Polska
Free Polish Movement
Soviet Union
London
Prawda
Poland
Four Seas
Baltic
Black
Adriatic
Aegean
Cabinet Resigns to Allow Rios Reorganization in Chile
Santiago August 31 cabinet resigns to permit President Juan Antonio Rios to reorganize his government. Three liberals will enter the cabinet joining radicals and independents. Change marks shift from technical administration to a liberal radical cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
U.P
Juan Antonio Rios
Weather forecast hints at warmer Wednesday
A forecast indicates a warmer Wednesday with forenoon and evening warmth. Tuesday’s temperatures reached a maximum of 64 and a minimum of 43 degrees, suggesting a mild trend ahead.
Naval Officer to Back Drive in Helena Campaign
Lieutenant Commander Charles O. Cook, engineering officer of the sunken cruiser Helena, will appear in Helena on September 8 to launch Montana’s third war loan drive seeking 25 million pounds for a new cruiser. Cook’s visit follows a request from Senator Wheeler to Navy Secretary Knox to arrange a major public meeting and to have Helena’s captain attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Charles O. Cook
Montana
Cook
State War Finance Committee
A. T. Hibbard
Kala Gulf
B. K. Wheeler
D.mont
Navy
Knox
Wheeler
Montana War Finance Committee
Montana Committee
New Gas Rationing System Foreseen for Motorists
Representative Hartley says a new gasoline rationing plan using numbered coupons and banks as ration boards may be in prospect. He notes no official word but understands the Office of Price Administration is considering it to curb black markets and tighten coupon issuance controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hartley
R.-N.j
Eastern Congressional Gasoline Conference
Office of Price Administration
Congressman Peterson Proposes Land Buy for Returning Soldiers
Representative Peterson of Florida said he would ask Congress to let soldiers coming home from war buy land currently used in military establishments. The proposal aims to provide housing and settlement options for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peterson
D.-Fla
House Public Lands Committee
Congress
Soviet Armies Surge Ahead Against Nazis
Russian summer offensive expands as Red armies press from the north Ukraine to Smolensk. Yelnya and Dorogobuzh recaptured, signaling intensified German collapse amid mounting second front pressure. German commentator notes need to hold forces in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Ukraine
Smolensk
Yelnya
Dorogobuzh
England
Churchill
Quebec
Jap Air Losses Estimated in New Guinea and Solomons
Allied sources report Japanese aircraft losses in New Guinea and the Solomons totaling about 600 for the month. Gen Douglas MacArthur's communiqué cites 46 to 58 planes destroyed in actions, plus a 114 ton raid on Wewak adding 37 to 49 more, with eight at Kahiki airdrome and one in Dutch New Guinea. Overall, month totals reach at least 381 in New Guinea and 203 in the Solomons, excluding probably destroyed planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
Kahiki
Solomons
Dutch New Guinea
40 Volunteer Workers to Start Girl Scout Drive Today
Forty volunteer workers are named to begin soliciting for the Girl Scout financial drive to reach a $4,000 goal. Mrs. Paul I. Needham, council treasurer and campaign chairman, lists the volunteers including many named club members. The drive aims to assure ongoing Girl Scout programs and is continued on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Paul I. Neecham
Robert K Calloway
Charles A. Chalkley
Colin Christie
Tyler J. Cooney
Edmund Dolan
Robert Doyle
Lambert Featherly
James T. Finlen, Jr
Scott W. Fries
Ray Gallant
Donald Gillespie
John Good
Ralph Hamblin
George W. Hanson
Frank W. Hooper
Kenneth Judson
E. J. Kallgren
Hugo Kenck
Robert Kerr
William Kirkpatrick
W. D. Kyle
John F. Lindland
G. B. McConnell
F. B. Moriarity
Paul I. Needham
George Oeschli
Kenneth Parmalee
S. M. Rafish
Lewis F Rotering
Glenn Rice
Burney Rice
Thomas W. Saam
W. F. Sanders
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Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Navy
U.S
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
New Ireland
Victory Labor
John L. DeWitt
Aleutians
Red Front
Amiens-Glissy
Boys Central
Reds
Miles
Sumy
Lyubotir
Poltay
Voronezh
Bekharkov
Taganrog
Poltava
Krasnograd
Stalino
Ludwig Sertorius
Reich
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