British Raiding Force Said to Land in Southern Italy
German news agency reported two small British raiders landed southeast of Reggio Calabria near Sicily. Berlin claimed a portion escaped into the mountains, while Allied confirmation was lacking. Northwest African Air Force bombed Italian railways and airfields, including Aversa yards after clashes with Marauders and Lightnings.
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Italy
DNE
DNB
Heggio Calabria
Sicily
Messing Strait
Berlin
London
Messina Straits
Reggio Calabria
Aversa
Naples
Viterbo
Civitavecchia
Roma
Vic
Gunmen Hold Up Dormitory at Radcliffe College
Two youths forced entry into a Radcliffe College dormitory near Cambridge Massachusetts and woke eighteen sleeping undergraduates. They robbed the victims of about $100 before fleeing past a night watchman who chased them a block from Eliot Hall. The robbery targeted a second floor room in a three story brick building housing forty five girls.
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Cambridge
Mass
Radcliffe College
Willam Reid
Eliot Hall
Maoris Welcome Mrs Roosevelt In Rotorua Welcome
Native Maori chiefs and dark haired maidens greeted Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt as a distinguished queen and mother of democratic America on her tour of New Zealand. She arrived at Lake Rotorua and was welcomed with the traditional Haeremai chant and ceremonies including a carved Maori bowl presented at a civic reception.
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Rotorua
N. 2
Eleanor Roosevelt
America
Lake Rotorua
New Zealand
Red Cross
Funeral Planned for Plane Crash Victim Dillon
The funeral for Corp. William J. Dillon of the Marine Corps, who died in a Cherry Point North Carolina airplane crash, will be held Saturday at 8 45 am from his sister’s residence and at 9 30 am from St. Joseph’s Church with a requiem high mass. Interment follows at St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery. The body arrives tomorrow morning.
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Corp
William J. Dillon
Marine Corps
Cherry Point
N. C
Edmund P. Forget
R. D
North Greenbush Road
St. Joseph's Church
St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery
Corporal Dillon
Moarning
Italians Dismiss Prefect of Rome In Wartime Shuffle
A U S government monitored broadcast reports Dr. Filippo Mando Presti is dismissed as Rome prefect and arrests of high ranking Fascist leaders including Carlo Ravasio are noted. Civitavecchia raids by RAF using 4000 pound bombs light fires after Marauder strikes. Western Germany raids by RAF heavy with Munchen Gladbach Rheydt Duisburg targeted industrial rail centers. August total bombs near 15000 tons, near July record.
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New York
U. S
Filippo Mando Presti
Rome
Stefani
Milan
Carlo Ravasio
Royal Air Force
Germany
Munchen-Gladbach
Rheydt
Rhineland
Duisburg
Gunner Holds Off Nazis Fights Back in Tunis Prison Escape
American hospital in England interviews Douglas Packham a 26 year old Royal Weskins veteran of the Tunisian campaign recounting his capture escape and survival after holding off German troops with a machine gun then slipping away through a prison camp. He credits U S medical staff for his recovery and praises their kindness.
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Earle Poorbaugh
Jase
England
INS
Douglas Packham
Tondon Mill Hand
Alles
Packham
Royal Weskins
University of Michigan
Green Hill
Tunisia
Young Packham
Maj
Robert Shaw
United States Medical Corps of
Dallas
Tex
Shaw
Tommy
Community Moves and Business Changes in Hoosick Falls and Troy
Cambridge John Severson and family relocate from Hoosick Falls to the R. B. Robbins house recently purchased. Hoosick Valley Coach Lines expands Troy to Cambridge bus service to five round trips daily with added Eagle Bridge options. Jerome B. Rice Co adds two executives John W. Morris becomes packet seed sales manager and Leon A. Ridgeway named office manager and accountant. Ridgeway rents Stevenson house apartment. Reggio’s long history notes city leveled by Syracusans Fomans Goths Saracens Pisans Normans and Turks.
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John Severson
Hoosick Falls
R. B. Robbins
Hoosick Valley Coach Lines
Troy
Cambridge
Eagle Bridge
Jerome B. Rice Co
John W. Morris
Marietta
Ohio
Frank Knox
Morris
Leon A. Ridgeway
West Haven
France Will Be Free, Churchill Declares During Quebec Visit
In Quebec Prime Minister Churchill asserted France will rise again as a free independent power. He praised Canada's wartime role, saying its sacrifices have deeply touched Britain. He noted the Canadian army as guarding the outposts of the British homeland after a period of fishing in the Laurentians.
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Citadel
Quebec
Wongten
Churchill
France
Laurentian
Canada
Army gunners aid Chinese in field artillery training center
U S Field Artillery Training Center in China trains Chinese artillerymen in tactics to drive Japanese forces from China. The program uses top U S Army officers including West Point graduates Col Hubert M Cole Col Garrison V Coverdale and Col Robert J Price. Medical officer Capt Willard M Gentry and First Lieut Dudley B Penny lead medical and gunnery instruction alongside First Lieut Gawk Y Yee a Chinese American. The unit includes Yale tennis standout First Lieut James G Hinchliff.
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U. S. Field Artillery Training Center
China
INS
Uncle Sam
Jerome J. Waters, Jr
France
U. S Army
West Point
Hubert M. Cole
Pelham
Garrison V. Coverdale
Lawton
Oklo
Robert J. Price
Layner
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Price
Pearl Harbor
Willard M. Gentry
Germg, N.K
Chungking
Dudley B. Penny
Bloomington
Ind
Young Penny
Harvard
Gawk Y. Yee
United States
Johnstown
James G. Hinchliff
Hamden, Conn
Yale
Friends Meet Miles from Home in England
United States Army Eighth Air Force station in England hosts a small reunion as First Lieut. J. F. Neyhenhouse of Plattsburg, a bomber pilot, spots Pfc. Franklin P. Cark of Athens, a former Peru High School principal, dining nearby.
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United States Army
Eighth Air Force
England
J. F. Neyhenhouse
Plattsburg
Neyhenhouse
Pfc
Franklin P. Cark
Athens
Peru High School
Peru
N. Y
Market Scene and Community Notes in August 31 1943
The final market morning of August shows abundant locally grown produce with peppers improving and winter squash and pickles appearing. Tomatoes, sweet corn, cucumbers, peppers, cabbage, lettuce, beets, carrots, onions and apples are listed with prices. a Swedish lodge event hosted about 35 guests with a patriotic theme and gifts. Church notes report prayers and midweek services at local churches with choir carol to follow.
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Stenbock Lodge
Mr. Johnson
Romaine
Leonard
Edna Hagtind
Yasser
Peace Stocks Lead Active Market in August Rally
New York traders saw an ebullient session as industrials and war news spurred purchases and a broad market recovery. Gains peaked then eased by midday, with closing prices higher on 614,420 shares. leaders included General Motors, Chrysler, Goodyear, Armour, McIntyre, Montgomery Ward, Pepsi-Cola, and Consolidated Edison amid firm bond outlooks and tax uncertainties.
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New York
Consolidated Laundries
Dome
Mines and
Allied Mills
Eaks
General Motors
Chrysler
A. S. Rubber
Goodrich
Goodyear, Armour, Wilson & Co
McIntyre
Porcupine
Montgomery Ward
Pepsi-Cola
Homestake Mining
Consolidated Hdison
Southern Pacific
Cheago
New York Market Report for August 31
Prices for flour and grain steady with ranges for spring and soft winter patents, rye and cornmeal. Eggs and butter quoted with U S S specials and first receivers selling prices. cheese and poultry futures and live weight quotes listed. several weight categories and regional delivery terms included.
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Newark
U. S&s
Farewell Party For Leonard Johnson Sent to Marines
East Side Leonard Johnson left for Paris Island South Carolina to begin training with the U S Marines after a farewell party Monday night hosted at 39 Hamilton Avenue by Mr and Mrs Henning Berg.
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Leonard Johnson
Herbert Johnson
Henning J Berg
Hamilton Avenue
Paris Island
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