Italian Mutiny and Sicilian Battle Deepens Allied Drive
Allied reports say Italian troops mutinied against German officers and surrendered as American forces push inland toward Ricily and along the southern coast. In the east near Catania British units repelled German tank assaults while Montgomery prepared a major blow to seize the seaport and possibly reach Messina to cut Sicily from the mainland. The Axis situation grew critical with rising defections.
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Allied
North Africa
Catania
Bernard N. Montgomery
Messina
Sicily
Rome raid by Allied planes sparks inter Axis clash
London reports a new raid on Rome by Allied air forces with initial Reuters confirmation. Mutinies among Italian troops under German officers were noted in yesterday’s war bulletin, signaling growing tensions as Nazi and Fascist factions clash amid Germanys manpower strain and scarce wheat.
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Germany
Asus
Rome
U. S. Army Air Forces
Signal Corps
Algiers
Used Cars Going West
Empire State Automobile Merchants Association officials warned of a postwar auto shortage as cars from 1939 to 1941 leak westward at about 2000 weekly. They told the Observer-Dispatch that action is needed to halt sales to western motorists and curb the exodus from New York State.
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Utica
Empire State Automobile Marchants Association
Observer-Dispatch
New York State
Army to Test Nazi Equipment Arrives for Aber deen tests
Tons of captured German and Italian war materiel from North Africa reach Aber deen Maryland for testing at the proving grounds. The gear is sand encrusted but largely undamaged and will undergo evaluation by Army engineers shedding light on wartime tech and equipment.
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New York
North Africa
Aberdeen
Early Morning Ad Call Sparks Rush on Classifieds
An advertiser recalls two buyers arriving early Monday claiming she should sell fast. She had planned to keep the ad through Saturday night but fears many more inquiries. She suggests placing a classified ad for tomorrow to manage demand.
Hitler Mussolini Confer On War Plans In Italy
Adolf Hitler flew to northern Italy for a last minute conference with Benito Mussolini as Allied bombers pounded Rome in the biggest raid yet. The talks aimed to boost flagging Italian spirits amid their empire losses and bombed capital while Tunisia's position grew serious and some quarters saw Mussolini holding leverage over Hitler through the threat of a separate peace.
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London
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Ji Duce
Salzburg
Tunisia
Hitler
Streamlined silhouettes dominate New York fall fashion preview
The New York fall fashion previews emphasized economy of cut with modern themes from Russia and China, featuring short glitter gowns and accessory emphasis. Copeland dazzled with a sequin trim on tweed, saddle stitching in sequins, and Mexican motifs, while black wool suits with satin lapels paired with vivid striped blouses showcased sharp waists, high lapels, and pencil skirts.
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New York
America
Paris
Copeland
Republican Postwar Policy Association backs world cooperation plan
The eastern conference appointed a 49 member committee to urge national chairman Harigan Spangler to draft a postwar cooperation statement. Mayo A. Shattuck of Boston named chairman. resolutions urged planning for an international organization to maintain world peace and GOP support for U.S. world affairs cooperation. Secretary William J. Grace dismissed the New York meeting as a New Deal show in Chicago remarks.
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New York
Republican Postwar Policy Association
Organization of Nations
United States
Association
Chicago
William J. Grace
Republican Nationalist Revival Committee
White Horse
Great Russian Drive Threatens Germans
Allied air chiefs said Rome raids smashed important Italian objectives while Axis sources claimed the churches and hospitals were hit. 166 killed, 1659 injured. U S Cairo communique described Littoria yards destroyed and an ammo train blown up. Rome and Berlin radios admitted great damage but listed several targets. Catholic observers voiced concern. Maltese posters thanked the bombings.
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Associated Press
Rome
Axis
Cairo
Littoria
Berlin
San Lorenzo Basilica
Verano Cemetery
University City
Polyclinic Institute
Prenestina
Latina
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Trish Press
United States
Edward Mooney
Detroit
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Trahan
Ickes Blames Drafted Businessmen For War Efforts
Interior Secretary Ickes charged that drafted businessmen ran the war and that the New Dealers and bureaucrats bore little responsibility. He cited Knudsen, Nelson, Stettinius and others, noting many top executives were not New Dealers. He said converting to war needs was the federal government's toughest task and that the President did not hand it to a New Dealer bureaucrat. Continued on Page Thirteen.
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Bureau
Crats
Washington
Knudsen
Nelson
Stettinius
Mead predicts Roosevelt reelected despite retirement urge
Senator James M. Mead of New York says President Roosevelt will win a new term regardless of whether the President wishes to retire. Mead hails Roosevelt as universally recognized as one of the world’s greatest leaders and indispensable to directing the war effort and securing peace.
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Buffalo GP
U. S
James M. Mead
D.N. Y
Roosevelt
Mead
Byrd for President Farley for VP Rumors Stir Democrats
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania said Democratic leaders opposing Roosevelt hope to boost Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia for the presidency and James A. Farley for vice president. Returning from Texas, he dismissed talk that southern states will defect to the Republicans and called such predictions nonsense.
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Washington
Guffey
D-Pa
Harry Byrd
D-Va
James A. Farley
Texas
New Deal
National Democratic Committee
Republican Party For Salvation
Woman Held for Kidnaping Case in Los Angeles
Edith Leona Thornton was arraigned in municipal court on charges of kidnaping and child stealing tied to the 11 month old Joe Anne Tucker's disappearance from a bus depot Friday. She was arrested in Colton while hitchhiking East with the child, daughter of Staff Sgt. and Mrs. George W. Tucker. Preliminary hearing set for tomorrow. bail set at 2500 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Edith Leona Thornton
Joe Anne Tucker
Thornton
Colton
Cal
George W. Tucker
Axis Aircraft Attack Malta
Axis aircraft conducted a concentrated attack on Valletta Malta on Monday night. Bombs fell across broad areas causing civilian damage as heavy and light anti aircraft fire mounted a strong defense. Malta had seen limited air raids since Tunisia fell.
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Valletta
Malta
Tunisia
National scoreboard Pittsburg leads Philadelphia 1–0
Only game scheduled. In AMERICAN no games. EASTERN Albany defeats Hartford 3–1. Wilkes Barre 9–Elmira 3. Scranton 10–Binghamton 4. Utica at Springfield postponed.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Albany
Hartford
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Scranton
Binghamton
Utica
Springfield
Hospital Sued Over Baby Mixup At South Hoover
Los Angeles suit filed against South Hoover Hospital and several attaches seeks 3.5 million dollars. Mr and Mrs Harry James Hardwig claimed a boy born June 27 at the hospital was exchanged for a girl, with a nurse saying congratulations on a fine boy and a notarized birth certificate for Richard Allen Hardwig. The Catholic faith context is noted as foundational to their claims.
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Los Angeles
South Hoover Hospital
Harry James Hardwig
Bevin Calls 16 to 18 Year Olds to Mines
London UP Ernest Bevin minister of labor told a Blackpool Mine Workers Federation meeting that Britain must draft 16 to 18 year olds into coal pits to maintain vital wartime production. The plan marks a new government response to lagging coal output and miner shortages.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Blackpool Mine Workers Federation
Britain
Russians breach Nazi defenses in Orel Donetsk drive
Russian forces drive across the Mius and Donets rivers north of Orel in a wide summer offensive aimed at the Donets Basin. The Soviet communique reports recapturing towns near Orel, heavy losses for German forces, and large captures of war matériel as German defenses crumble along a 450 mile front.
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Associated Press
London
Orel
Miuls
Taganrog
Mius
Donets
Izyum
Voroshilovgrad
Slavyansk
Kharkov
Orell
Mtsensk
Moscow
Bolkhov
Moscow Radio
Belgorod
Red Army
Miners Move Toward Reaffiliation With AFL
John L. Lewis and AFL leaders held a three hour conference as the United Mine Workers sought reaffiliation with the American Federation of Labor. AFL officials said the outlook looks better and a decision rests with the AFL executive council in Chicago next month. The UMWA states it accepts the AFL as it exists and expects AFL to accept the union as it exists.
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United Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
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L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Jeff
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U. S
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Chicago
Daniel J. Tobin
Lewis
Organized Labor
Admiral Warns On War News and Public Confidence
Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward, head of Navy industrial incentive, told the American Mining Congress banquet that Americans must stand prosperity in war news. He warned against overconfidence and laxness as battles turn in the allies' favor, noting home overconfidence harmed fighters by denying needed weapons due to production losses.
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Cheinnah VP
Clark H. Woodward
Navy
American Mining Congress
Admiral Woodward
Roosevelt orders probe into race riots nationwide
President Roosevelt asks the Attorney General and agency heads to give special attention to race riots across the country. He disclosed the move in a letter to Representative Marcantonio after riots in Beaumont Texas and Detroit. The president said the outbreaks threaten national unity and aid enemies.
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Roosevelt
Severa
Marcantonio
A.s-N
Beaumont
Tex
Detroit
Weeping Dinah De Marigny Sees Prisoner Husband
Nassau Bahamas report states Nancy Oakes De Marigny visited Alfred De Marigny in Nassau prison for a lengthy one hour and twenty minutes. Capt Reginald Miller records no sensational scenes and notes the couple discussed their troubles in the presence of their attorney Godfrey Higgs. De Marigny declined comment on her husband’s guilt.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Nancy Oakes de Marigny
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Reginald Miller
Miller
de Marigny
Godfrey Higgs
Higgs
Three Jap Ships Sunk in Solomon Islands Fight
Allied headquarters report heavy losses for Japan as three cruisers twelve ships including five destroyers and a submarine were sunk or damaged in battles around Munda in the Solomons. American air forces rescued enemy forces trapped at sea and, aided by Catalina patrols, shadowed the convoy before counterstrikes by Liberators Mitchells and Avenger bombers.
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Southwest Pacific
New Georgia
Solomons
Munda
Douglas Macarathur
Catalina
Gulf
Vella Lavella
Kolombangara Islands
To Manufacture Household Goods Washington (P)
The War Production Board authorized a resumption or increase in producing household items such as carpet sweepers pot scourers and food grinders. Production is not guaranteed due to limited steel and iron. About 300000 tons of steel could be released from frozen inventories for civilian use. Additional items include baking pans roasting pans flour shelves jar wrenches vacuum bottles lunch boxes and dinner pails.
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Washington (P
War Production Board
WPE
French Officer Age Limit Cut Voices Liberation Move
The French Committee of National Liberation provisionaly adopted an ordinance lowering the age limit for officers. If enacted, it could discharge about forty generals and nearly 300 officers above captains rank. Gen Charles De Gaulle seeks rejuvenation of the army to lead a modern force.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle Jong
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