Russians Slow German Advance In Ferocious Stalingrad Fight
Soviet and Allied dispatches describe intense street fighting in Stalingrad as German infantry attacks press toward a factory settlement. Russian units reportedly repulsed major assaults, killed hundreds of Germans, and held lines on all other front sectors amid mounting casualties and stubborn resistance in the Caucasus and northwest of the city.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
North- Western Front
Voronezh
Caucasus
Mozlok
Volga
Staligrad
Scrap Round-Up Under Way Today
Scrap metal from basements garages barns and attics is returning to circulation as Adrian school children and Lenawee farmers launch a final round-up effort. Students collect large metal with school pride as junior high Yellow and Blue teams lead the push while neighborhood groups assist. A truck is used to fetch pieces too large for school collection.
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Adrian
Lenawee
Roosevelt Urges Equitable Distribution Of War Products
President Roosevelt told the Boston Conference on Distribution that the government will ensure an orderly equitable flow of farm and factory products to civilians to support the war effort. He warned against dislocations that could hamper victory and urged distributors to act patriotically to maintain civilian supply.
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Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
England
Oliver Lyttleton
Great Britain
Axis
America
Britain
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
Child Army Mobilizes to Collect Scrap for War Effort
An army of American children converges nationwide on a scrap drive to support war mills. Governors call for full participation and President Roosevelt praises their effort as a democratic shield while schools close for a two week campaign. Texas children adopt the title Junior Texas Rangers to lead the work.
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Associated Press
America
Roosevelt
Europe
Army of Boys and Girls
Junier
Texas Rangers
Texas
Lone Star State
Victory Auction to Trigger Bomb Explosions in Adrian
Adrian residents will hear bombs explode before 8 pm signaling a Victory Auction at the Masonic Temple. Six aerial bombs will be set off in city regions while two spotlights pierce the sky. Merchants donate items worth 600 to 700 dollars for bids in war bond terms with premiums including radios rugs cattle feed and ten pounds of coffee. Al Linehan leads as auctioneer and the Adrian high school band performs.
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Adrian
Masonic Temple
A. W. Jennings
Leuaryee County
al Linehan
Dave Elman
Lenawee County War Relief Drive Enlists 1100 Workers
The Lenawee Patriotic League launches a county campaign to raise funds for 11 war relief organizations led by the U S G. About 1,100 workers are being enlisted across 22 townships and 150 school districts with three canvassers per district. The drive runs October 26 to November 12 and aims to double a $35,000 goal.
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Lenawee Patriotic League
Lenawee
Claude E. Porter
Vpatriotic League
Michigan Governor Urges Housing Help For War Workers
Lansing Oct 5 Governor Van Wagoner called on Michigan citizens to offer housing for war workers in areas of acute shortage and asked the War Production Board to release more lumber to speed building. He cited Detroit Willow Run Muskegon and Saginaw as hardest hit with shortages in nearly every industrial city.
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Lansing
van Wagoner
Michigan
War Production Board
Detroit
Willow Run
Muskegon
Saginaw
Adde
Tara
War At A Clie
Russia reports slight German gains at Stalingrad after a 42 day siege while the city holds. Stalin tells Associated Press allied help is essential. Goering exhorts Germans to be fed. Russians bomb Balkan targets as Australian troops chase Japanese in New Guinea. Willkie cheered in Chungking.
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Associated Press
Russia
Stalingrad
Stalin
Goering
Europe
Balkans
Islava
Slovakia
Pacific
Owen Stanley
New Guinea
China
Willkie
Chungking
Stalin Demands Allies Fulfill Pledges of Aid
Stalin bluntly urged the Allies to fully and promptly honor aid pledges for a second front. In a written reply to AP questions from Moscow, he said Allied help has been only partially effective and called for complete on time fulfillment of obligations to amplify Soviet resistance.
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Henry c. Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Cassidy
Soviet Union
American planes, pilots praised by Congress panel
Washington Oct 5 The House Military sub committee on aviation reported that American Army aircraft are not inferior to Germany or Japan in combat. The investigation into criticism of fighters found pilots performing exceptionally, downing two or three enemy planes for every one ours.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Army Air Forces
House
Germany
Japan
Australians Push Deeper Into Qwen Stanley Mountains
Allied forces press forward in the Aleutian and Solomon Island theatres. U S Air Force crews operate from Andreanof airfields near Kiska as American troops occupy parts of the Andreanof group, advancing toward Japanese positions. MacArthur's forces report coordinated air and ground actions with cautious Australian forward units near Efogi and near the gap in the Owen Stanley Range.
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Japan
Lockheed Lightning
Bell Airacobra
Curtiss
Navy
Catalina
Buka
Solomons
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Roosevelt's Inflation Control Actions during War Era
President Roosevelt created an economic stabilization framework appointing James F. Byrnes to direct civilian purchasing power prices rents wages salaries profits and rationing. A four member advisory board plus labor management and farming reps will guide policy while price ceilings on foods expand nationwide and wage levels are frozen to curb inflation. The War Laborboard gains broader authority and the War Labor Directing Board oversees adjustments to prevent living standard decline.
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James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
German generals killed on the Dan front in World War II
German high command reports General Baron Von Langermann Und Erlencamp and Colonel Nagy were killed Saturday on the Dan front. The piece also references wartime salary controls and distribution, noting restrictions on raises above five thousand dollars without approval, except for assignments to more difficult duties, with mentions of market and auction adjustments on the page.
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Berlin
Baron von Langermann Und Erlencamp
Nagy
Byrnes
Geo
Mh Adel Geo
Goering Addresses Germans On War Strains And Resolve
In Bern on October 5 Goering outlined five points of war doctrine including enduring Allied air raids while shelters rise, limiting the Luftwaffe to Russia, pressing for greater iron and coal effort, denying rumors of personal war profit, and stressing discipline among generals amid wartime strain. The speech is viewed by observers as a mobilizing note amid ongoing conflict and strategic shifts in Europe.
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Switzerland
Reichsample
Goering
Germany
Europe
Britain
iRussia
Russia
Arny
Hitler
Island death shocks three year old granddaughter
A Posey lake cottage near Hudson reports the death of Mrs. Olinida Boudrie, age 61 or 62, likely a heart attack. Her three year old granddaughter Joan Marie repeatedly cried for help before authorities found her grandmother in bed. Coroner Dr. Matt said no inquest is planned as death appears natural. Mrs. Boudrie had been visiting Posey lake with her son and daughter‑in‑law from Toledo. Body transported to the Toledo Acker Funeral Home.
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Olinida Boudrie
Posey Lake
Hudson
Joan Marie
Boudrie
John Boudrie
Toledo
Acker Feneral
Senate prepares for new tax measure to fund war
Washington, March 3. Senator George of Georgia said the Senate will receive a revenue bill expected to raise over 26 billion dollars annually from individuals and corporations. He warned that higher rates could lower living standards as loans to the government for war financing are considered. He urged quick congressional action.
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Associated Press
Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate
Finance Committee
Congress
War Workers Urged to Track Mileage for Gasoline
War production workers and others who may qualify for gasoline supplements were urged in Michigan to keep a mileage and gasoline use record for travel between home and work. Arthur H. Sarvis, state director of the Office of Price Administration, announced through the county War price and rationing board that if eastern rationing rules spread nationwide, accurate travel records will matter for supplemental rationing eligibility.
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Michigan
Arthur H. Sarvis
Office of ‘Price Administration
County War Price and Rationing Board
Henderson 10 Help Administer Policies
James F. Byrnes assumes a White House role to direct national economic stability as Leon Henderson aids in extending price ceilings to 90 percent of food products. The move follows a weekend series of tepid actions by the Price Administrator to curb rising costs in food and rent.
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Leon Henderson
Associated Press
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Michigan Legislators Vote On Stabilization and Price Orders
Washington reports Michigan lawmakers cast no votes in the House and yes or no on several Senate amendments to a price stabilization bill. Brown and Vandenberg backed or opposed various measures including farm labor costs, parity pricing, and discretionary loan rate changes. A Byrnes stabilization board order rolled rents back to March 1 levels, freezing food prices and capping charges through October, affecting about 0.9 million households outside defense rental zones.
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Flint
Keith Morrison
Jim Travis
Morenci
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