National and American Scoreboard Acknowledges Sept. 2 Games
The National section lists Brooklyn 4 New York 1, Pittsburg 5 Chicago 1, St. Louis 5 Cincinnati 4 with all games scheduled. American results show New York 4 Washington 0, Philadelphia 5 Boston 4, Detroit 8 St. Louis 5. Additional regional lines note Albany 6 Springfield 1. Scranton 3 Binghamton 0. Wilkes-Barre 4 Elmira 0. Hartford 13 Utica 1 and Hartford 4 Utica 3 as a completed Sept. 2 game.
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New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Stein
Albany
Springfield
Scranton
Binghamton
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Allied Air Power Blasts Rail Routes in Italy Invasion Push
Allied air forces struck deep into German supply lines near Brenner Pass and south toward Naples. US bombers wrecked tracks and bridges at Bolzano and Trento disrupting traffic. Bomb yards at Bologna were hit as Cancello yard suffered heavy damage. Axis losses included 23 planes shot down at Cancello and 10 P 38s lost. Air cover protected landings as patrols churned across the Messina Strait and the Italian coast.
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North Africa
Brenner Pass
Naples
Italy
Con
United States Flying Fortresses
Bolzano
Trento
Germany
Bologna
Cancello
Salerno
Torre Annunziata
Capua
Benevento
Messina Strait
Buckingham Palace
New Row Official Resigns Over State Department Clash
James D. Lecron, longtime associate of Vice President Wallace, resigns as director of the food supply division in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. He accuses the State Department of interference and dictation while noting the need to raise Latin American agricultural output under UN plans. Nelson Rockefeller’s office and a State Department spokesman claim accord on the food program. Lecron cites Roosevelt guidance on officials criticizing policy.
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Washington
James D. Lecron
South America
State Department
Lecson
Wallace
Inter-American Affairs
United Nations
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Leutenant
Department
Lecron
Roosevelt
Des Marines
Iowa
Three Jap Ships Sunk At Wewak
Allied HQ in the southwest Pacific says three 7 000 ton Japanese freight transports were sunk and a destroyer plus a fourth transport set ablaze during a Thursday morning raid on the Wewak harbor New Guinea. Japanese defenders deployed 35 fighters with 12 downed and 13 damaged or probably destroyed. balloons were reported in place as the convoy tried to protect itself. The raid suggests Japan intends to keep Wewak as a major base 350 miles from Salamaua as their garrison weakens.
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Southwest Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Salamaua
Repair Parts To Be Produced In War Effort
Arthur D. White told civilians yesterday that they face a constantly reduced standard of living but that manufacture of repair parts for civilian appliances is an essential need the War Production Board intends to fill. He stressed continued supply through civilian requirements channels in New York.
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New York
Arthur D. Whiteside
War Production Board
Government Takes Over Plant At Brooklyn Shipyard
President Roosevelt ordered the War Shipping Administrator to take over and operate the Atlantic Basin Iron Works plant in Brooklyn. The firm repairs and converts ships faced War Labor Board charges of failing to obey orders on union membership and grievance arbitration. This marks the first defiance case where the board urged a definite presidential course of action. Several plants have already been seized.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Emory
Atlantic Basin Iron Works, Inc
Brooklyn
War Labor Board
WLB
Red Army advances near Stalino and Konotop in Ukraine
The Red Army overran more than 400 villages in a 2 mile gain threatening Donets steel center at Stalino and Konotop. A central front four mile advance pushed to within forty miles of Smolensk while 4,200 German troops fell. Germans reportedly in retreat in the Donets basin as Soviet forces press forward.
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London
Donets
Stalino
Ukraine
Konotop
Moscow
Smolensk
Soviet Radio Reports German General Commits Suicide at Kharkov Front
Moscow radio says German Lieutenant General Schmidt, commander of the 19th Tank Division, killed himself after a heavy defeat near Kharkov. The bulletin notes heavy Soviet progress near Stalino and Konotop, with Germans retreating in the Donets and mine blasting to hinder Soviet advances. The report cites Germany’s need to split forces amid Allied threats in the west.
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London
Moscow
Kharkov
Schmidt
Germany
Stalino
Zuevka
Essen
Russia
Ruhr
Ukraine
Donets
France details Petain indictment and underground alliance
The French Committee of National Liberation under General De Gaulle indicts Marshal Petain and Vichy officials for capitulation and collaboration with Nazi Germany. It orders full mobilization of French subjects and signals plans for a provisional government and assembly. General Giraud retains control of secret military police and security of Allied forces.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
Phillippe Petain
Charles de Gaulle
Petain
Vichy
Empire
France
de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
National Committee
Andre Philip
Giraud
Democrats Choose Levy To Replace Aurelio
Former Municipal Court Justice Matthew Levy was chosen by the Democratic Party in the first district judicial convention to replace Magistrate Thomas A Aurelio as its Supreme Court candidate for the November election. Levy had already been nominated by the American Labor Party and the Justice Party and, it was said, will run also under the Integrity Party banner. The move reflects Democratic support in part for endorsing Lieut. Gen. William W. Haskell for lieutenant governor. Aurelio, whom Republicans had also nominated in Manhattan and the Bronx, was repudiated by his party and replaced by George Frankenthaler.
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Matthew Levy
Democratic Party
First District Judicial Convention
Thomas A. Aurelio
Supreme Court
Levy
American Labor Party
Justice Party
Independent
Integrity Party
Democrats
William W. Haskell
Aurelio
Manhattan
Bronx
George Frankenthaler
Aurelia
Frank S. Hogan
Frank Costello
Jeremiah Maho
Churchill Opens Drive for Third War Loan
Prime Minister Winston Churchill opened the Treasury’s Third War Loan drive with a 2100 Bond from Secretary Morgenthau at the White House. Churchill urged full subscription of the 15,000,000,000 goal to shorten the war, noting failure would prolong it. Morgenthau announced a national appeal for 50,000,000 Americans to buy an extra 100 bond, to support Mrs Churchill’s Russian Relief Fund, with the bond pledged to be co owned for the relief effort.
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Washington
Churchill
Treasury
Morgenthaus
White House
Morgenthau
Mrss Churchill
Treasury Department
England
London bulletin reports heavy RAF bombers hit Berlin again
Powerful RAF bombers pounded Berlin last night following daylight Allied air strikes in France, coinciding with the invasion of southern Italy. The British preliminary notice gave no details, but other sources said the raid was of major caliber.
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London
Berlin
France
Italy
Jap Targets in China Bombed
American planes struck widely separated targets in Japanese-occupied China and Indo China on Tuesday. Medium bombers hit a new air field at Ichang while PiC's aircraft sank a 450-foot ship off Hong Kong. Targets along the Canton Hankow railway south of Hankow were heavily bombed. One plane failed to return.
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Chungking
China
Indo-China
Hang
Joseph W
Vatican Banker Reaches London for Finance Talks
Signor Giovanni Fummi an Italian banker and Vatican finance official arrived in London yesterday under diplomatic privilege to discuss Vatican finances with British capitalists. The visit is handled with care given his enemy citizen status and the sensitive nature of the talks.
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London
Signor
Giovanni Fummi
Vatican
Invasion of Italy Opens With Messina Strait Landing
Allied forces under Montgomery launch a dawn assault over the Messina Strait from Sicily. Reggio Calabria and Scilla fall, with Luftwaffe and German defenses expected to stiffen as Allied units move inland toward Naples and northern Italy.
Landing marks fruition of well laid strategy
Allied headquarters in North Africa announce the invasion of Italy after Messina fell, noting the long lead time and planning. General Eisenhower’s forces pressed across the Strait with air and naval support, concentrating strategic reserves and bringing in men and supplies within a day. The German defense is expected to resist fiercely as reinforcements are planned, with continued aerial support and artillery neutralizing strong points.
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United Nations Radio
Italy
Garibaldi
Pietro Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
Fortress of
Europe
Allied
North Africa
Enakes
Rennet
Strait of
Messina
Sicily
Eisenhower
Sisilly
Ara
Knock Italy Out Of War
Allied forces led by the British Eighth Army stormed the toe of Italy from Sicily, crossing the Messina Strait under heavy air support. General Montgomery urged a fast knockout of Italy as Canadian troops joined the assault, marking a rare Allied incursion into continental Europe. The invasion featured powerful artillery duels and daily RAF and US bomber strikes as the move toward mainland targets continued. Continued on Page Eleven.
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North Africa
Lid
Jong Road
Rome
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Italy
Associated Press
Eighth Army
Europe
Bernard L. Montgomery
Messina Strait
Britain
Sicily
Greece
Honaig
Manpower Needs Outlined By Draft Officials
Commander E B Erickson, acting for Brig Gen Lewis B Hershey, stressed manpower needs of industry ahead of armed forces. He called for draft and appeal board participation, insisting the policy aligns with prior memos and prioritizes industrial labor in the national war effort.
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Comdr E B
Erickson
Lewis B
Hershey
Selectuse Sons
Cannon Buel Across Channel Echoes From Dover Coast
Fragmentary wartime note recounts cannon fire and gun crews along the French coast near Cap Griz Nez. Mentions long-range guns, sunlit shores, and the daily peril of enemy snipers as dawns break over Dover.
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Dover
Iaston
Asont
French Coast
Lona-finge
Cap Wi Nee
Raed
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