Brazil Declares War and Caucasus Battles Reported
The report notes Brazil declaring war on Germany and Italy as Soviet counterattacks intensify near Stalingrad in the battle of the bend. Soviet forces claim gains in the Caucasus while German columns advance toward Krymaskaya near Novorossisk. US Spitfires join patrols over Dover as the Egyptian front stays quiet amid dust storms.
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Brazil
Germany
Italy
Don Bend
Associated Press
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Armies
The
Bend
Stalingrad
Great Volga
Caucasus
Pyatigorsk
Krasnodar
Red Army
Baku
Middle East
Krymaskaya
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Euce
Dover
France
Channel
Uruguay May Follow Within 24 Hours Observers Say
Brazil declared a state of war on Germany and Italy over submarine sinkings, becoming the first South American nation to enter the Axis conflict. Observers in Montevideo expected Uruguay to follow within 24 hours, with Brazil notifying neighboring governments and urging coordinated belligerent steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Brazil
America
Germany
Italy
Axis
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
Switzerland
Joao Bapista Luzardo
Alberto Guani
Luzardo
Guani
Alfredo Baldomir
United States
Follo
Hull
Washington
Carlos Martins
State Department
Counsereene
Gas Tax Revenue Drops Noted in State Report
Richmond August 22 The Gas tax income for the month totaled 1 819 146 6 a decrease of 474 255 93 from July last year. The State Read Meng Commission reported a seven month period in 1942 higher than the same period in 1946 with an increase of 132 789 58 over June this year.
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Richmond
Meng Commission
Auction Sale Notices at 219 Lane Ave
Lat Aug 27 at 1 pm household furniture sale announced by Miss Gertrude Fincham at 219 East Lane Avenue. The notice lists dates 8 22 24 26 27 1p 31 and provides location and contact details for the auction.
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E. Lane Ave
Gertrude Fincham
Chicken and Ham Supper at Macedonia Church
Cemetery Committee announces a chicken and ham supper at Macedonia Church on September 4. Proceeds support church and cemetery fund projects.
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Macedonia Church
Condition of Rivers At Rivers North Fork and South Fork
Cloudy but clear levels reported at North Fork river with clear water. South Fork remains muddy and turbid, indicating ongoing sediment or runoff conditions.
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North Fork
South Fork
Labor Board Aims to End Detroit Tank Arsenal Strike
The War Production Board seeks a quick peaceful settlement of a three day strike at the Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit. AFL construction workers halted work in protest of CIO membership, but production reportedly remains unaffected. A separate stoppage at Aloca’s Vernon plant in Los Angeles involved 300 aluminum workers drawing board attention.
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Associated Press
War Production Board
Chrysler Tank
Detroit
WPB Board of Review
Building Trades Council
American Federation of Labor
H. L. Weckler
AFL
Arsenal
Ed Thal
Congress of Industrial Organizations
E. J. Hunt
Aluminum Company of America
Vernon
Aloca
Los Angeles
RAF Pilot in Nazi Prison Receives Letter (Continued on Page 2)
Mrs. J W Arthur of Winchester England reports third letter from J C W Bushell RAF prisoner in Germany dated June 19. He describes sharing a room with six men, cooking meals, laundry duties, and new camp conditions as hopes for release linger amid uncertain times.
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J. W. Arthur
Winchester
England
J. C. W. Bushell
Germany
Two Killed In Frederick County Car Bus Crash
Frederick County reports its first traffic fatality of the year as a car driven by Miss Madeline Mullenix and Frank Strode collided head on with a Greyhound bus near Berryville Pike. The bus driver W D Reid was uninjured. Bus passengers Gertie Lucas and Ella Ashby suffered minor injuries.
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Frederick County
Madeline Mullenix
Winchester
Frank Strode
Stephens City
Greyhound
Berryville Pike
W. D. Reid
E. B. Mitchell
Gertie Elizabeth Lucas
Ella Ashby
Berryville
Reid
Anderson's Tavern
Strode
Winchester men sworn in to Virginia Reserve Militia
Three men from Winchester and Frederick County were sworn into Company 35 of the Virginia Reserve Militia at a special muster in the courthouse. Lt Col E A Hellmuth administered the oath. the unit plans Monday drill at the armory under Capt J R Brandon.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
E. A. Hellmuth
VPF
J. R. Brandon
Wyatt Richards
Hale Moore
Adjutant General
Richmond City
Two
Culpeper
Fauquier
Hanover
Louisa
Bidets
Pittsyvania
Wehatan
Roanoke
Surry
Sussex
Westmoreland
Wythe
Elizabeth City
Gloucester, Highland
James City
Prince William
Warwick
Portsmouth
Will Use New Treatment
Dr Charles J Frankel of the University of Virginia Medical School announces the Sister Kenny method of infantile paralysis will be introduced at the university hospital. He returned from Minneapolis with 29 other orthopedic specialists who trained under nurse Elizabeth Kenny in Australia. The hospital plans to begin this fall after training a technician, contingent on state funding or alternative funds.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Medical School
Sister Kenny
University Hospital
Frankel
Minneapolis
Minn
Elizabeth Kenny
Australia
Prankel
Warning To Married Men From National Selective Service
CHICAGO Aug 22 Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey national selective service director urges physically fit married men with no other dependents to enter the Army. He said reclassification of all married men would begin probably in October and certainly by when single men are exhausted in the next months, the pool will include men with wives and secondary dependents.
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Chicago
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
July Munitions Output Behind Schedule Despite 16 Percent Rise
Production chief Donald Nelson reported July munitions output rose 16 percent from June but lagged seven percent behind expectations. He warned gains may slow as maximum output nears, urging tighter planning and use of controls to meet year-end goals.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Armed Services
Maritime Commission
Pearl Harbor
Relief Ships Pass Gibraltar to Greece with Canadian Grain
Three Swedish vessels carrying 15 000 tons of wheat donated by Canada to Greece sailed from Gibraltar headed for Greece under a plan to ship 15 000 tons monthly. Eight Swedish ships are cleared to leave the Baltic under Axis safe conduct. five more await cargoes in Montreal. Swedish and Swiss personnel proceed to Greece to oversee distribution to Greeks.
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London
Canada
Gibraltar
Greece
Foreign Office
Baltic
Axis
Montreal
Skunk Interlude and Airplane Lure Highlight Local Briefs
At 1627 Valley Avenue Mr and Mrs Henry T Goode report a skunk and five newborn kittens under their porch. Henry dispatched the animal after it flashed their bird dog with a coded tail display. Also noted is Judge Bailey catching fish with a parachute equipped lure in Cedar Creek Marlboro. J W Mitchell 74 of Middleburg upset during a blackout by breaking five water on lights.
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Valley Avenue
Henry T. Goode
Henry
Goodes
Goode
Bailey
Cedar Creek
Marlboro
Ventor
J. W. Mitchell
Middleburg
Aes
Marines Write South Seas Drama In Blood Of Japanese
U S Marines claim sweeping victory in the Solomon Islands and the Gilbert Islands. Across 17 days, 842 Japanese killed and 30 captured with 34 American dead and 85 wounded. Major James Roosevelt aided in the Makin Island raid, destroying bases, seaplanes, and stores.
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United States
Solomon Islands
Makin Island
Chester W.nimitz
U. S. Pacific
Solomons
Gilbert Islands
Hawaii
U. S
Imperial Tokyo
Nimitz
James Roosevelt
Navy bulletin on Japanese sinkings and damage near August 22
The Navy announced that Japanese ships sunk or damaged include a potential destroyer and a non combatant vessel. The bulletin notes possible losses and emphasizes uncertainty in the casualty reports.
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Washington
Navy
Cne
Upholder Loss Praised For Distinctive Service
The admiralty announced the loss of the submarine Upholder and offered an unprecedented tribute to its crew and their command under Lieut Commander M. D. Wanklyn for brave and dangerous duty in the Mediterranean.
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London
Admiralty
Upholder
Mediterranean
Board of the Admiralty
M. D. Wanklyn
Chinese Advance Near Kiangshan Ahead of Possible Japanese Retreat
Chinese dispatches report large fires inside Kiangshan as Japanese lines may be abandoned. Chinese troops attack from the southwest and have taken several heights overlooking the town. The Chekiang Kiangsi railway area is widened to about 80 miles with recapture of Yushan and Yingtun in Kiangsi.
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Chungking
Kiangshan
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Yush
Yingtun
Ninth District Nominates Col Cary Crockett for Congress
Bristol Virginia dispatch reports Republicans in the Ninth District nominated Col Cary G. Crockett a 64 year old retired Army officer this afternoon to challenge Democratic incumbent John W Flannagan Jr in the November congressional election.
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Bristol
Cary G. Crockett
John W. Flannagan, Jr
Norwegian fishermen executed for feeding Russians in Norway
The Norwegian government in London reports German occupation authorities executed three Norwegian fishermen for feeding two starving Russians found stranded on the island of Mageroya at Norway’s extreme north.
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London
Norway
Mageroya
Will Continue To Bomb Nazis Says Sinclair
Swansea report states Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair told a public gathering that Britain will keep bombing Germany ruthlessly with 1,000 plane raids becoming less infrequent. He added Allied bomber strength is rising and the German war effort is waning as the war continues.
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Swansea
Wales
Air
Archibald Sinclair
Germany
United States Air One
Navy Officer Whitside Spends Night in City
Lt. Cdr. W. W. Whitside U S N stops at the George Washington hotel enroute to Front Royal for fur lough. He was recently stationed in Iceland. Mrs. Whitside drove over from Front Royal to meet him and accompany him home.
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Cdr
W. W. Whitside
George Washington Hotel
Front Royal
Iceland
Higher Circulation Despite Price Hikes For Collier's Weekly
New York August 22 Collier's Weekly reports rising ABC circulation for the first half of 1942 reaching 2,938,306 a gain of 28,512 from 1941 despite the price increase from 5 to 10 cents for newsstand and from $2 to $3 for subscriptions. Circulation dipped briefly after the price change but soon recovered.
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New York
Collier’s Weekly
ABC
Roosevelt learns of Jimmy's role in Makin Island raid
President Roosevelt read the morning papers to discover his son James's involvement in the Makin Island raid. He commented to a secretary asking if Jimmy was in the show, while Press Secretary Stephen Early noted no further details were provided.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James
Makin Island
Jimmy
Stephen Early
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North and
Central America
Labor Board
Chrysler
Eagle Squadron
Hoperl
Mullenix
Carbaugh
Armed Forces
Lieut
Peggy Carbaugh
Col
Hellmuth
Central Press
U.S
Roger D. Greene
Alexander A. Vanderbilt
Douglas MacArthur
Monbisse
Timor
Sonernes
Bulletins
Crockett
Sinclair
Whitside
City
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