Germans Hurl New Troops Into Stalingrad Drive
AP dispatch from Moscow reports three Nazi divisions pressing offensive on Stalingrad with 30 000 to 45 000 men supported by dive bombers and tanks. Soviet defenders, led by Red Army troops and the Volga garrison, hold firm despite heavy German artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Pravda
Communist Party
Red Star Aid
Volga
Mozdok
Central
Caucasus
Grozy
Red Navy
Baltic Sea
Transocean
Berlin
Fr J W Cotter Leaves St Marys Parish
Father Cotter of St Marys Adrian departs for Detroit to lead St Ritas Church on Outer Drive and Oakland Avenue. Archbishop Edward Mooney of Detroit ordered the transfer. Cotter had served Adrian parish for two years succeeding Fr P J Jordan who came from Birmingham.
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J. W. Cotter
Adrian St. Mary's Church
Detroit
St Rita's
Outer Drive
Oakland Avenue
Edward Mooney
Father. Cotter
Fr. Cotter
P. J. Jordan
St. Mary's
Adrian
Birmingham
Roosevelt commends U S workers at AFL convention
President Roosevelt praised United States workers for their production record at the American Federation of Labor convention in Toronto. He said workers are doing all required, facing hard dangerous tasks as their duty and part of the war effort, expressing pride in their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Roosevelt
United States
American Federation of Labor
Giving Road Tests Becomes Hazardous Work for Deputy Sheriff
Deputy Raymond Page faces danger while testing operators licenses. While accompanying Mrs Leona Ries on Bent Oak Avenue a gravel laden tractor trailer driven by Harold Miller struck the Ries car after stopping at a signal. A parked trailer owned by Cecil Sauters was also struck though damage remained slight. Miller received a justice court summons for failing to have his truck under control.
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Raymond Page
Clinton
Ideputy
Page
Leona Ries
Bligsfield
Route 1
North Main Street
Harold Miller
West Maumee Street
Ries
Cecil Sauters
Adrian
Scrap Workers Still Plugging Toward 1200 Ton County Goal
Lenawee county salvage drive pushes toward a 1200 ton target as students in Adrian and union city gather scrap metal. Road crew and school children contributed tens of tons, with Adams to donate more. Officials note direct dealer receipts count, and charity proceeds from donated metal.
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Lenawee
Sion
Haven
Adrian
Lincoln
City
Garfield
Jeffer
New Goa
Thej McKinley
Michigan Salvage Committee
Act
George Taylor
Union City
Road Commission
Richard H. Goff
County Salvage
Tecumseh
George H. Little
Superin
Sisters Arrive for 50th Anniversary of Rosary Order
Members of the Sisters of St Dominic of Adrian arrive from across the nation to mark the 50th anniversary of their order. Archbishop Edward Mooney will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at 10 o clock, with Bishop Edward Hoban preaching. Clergy and officials attend. luncheon at noon in college buildings followed by an historical pageant heritage.
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Order of the Sisters of St. Dominic
Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary of
Adrian
Edward Mooney
Detroit
Jency
Edward F.hoban
Rockford
Heritage
Sabotage Wave Reported In Trondheim
LONDON Oct 6 The Vichy radio reports a state of emergency proclaimed through Trondheim Norway due to sabotage. Curfew 8 p m to 5 a m, closures of public buildings and assemblies, and arrests noted. Trondheim an important port below the Arctic circle.
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London
Vichy
Trondheim
Norway
Josef Terhoven
Arctic Circle
Oslo
Reuters
Stockthom
Alta
Denmark
Denmaich
DNB
Bert
Japanese Prisoners Landed at Pacific Northwest Port
Five Japanese prisoners of war landed recently at a Pacific Northwest port after naval action in the Aleutians and were handed over to the army. The prisoners, including an officer possibly once a Seattle resident, were escorted to a detention site amid guarded scrutiny by army and navy personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Aleutians
Army
Navy
Continental
United States
States
Seattle
Italians Claim U S Battleship Has Been Sunk
London report says Italian high command issued a special communique claiming the sinking of a Mississippi class U S battleship in the Atlantic off Freetown by the submarine Barbarigo after four torpedo hits at 2 34 a m. No independent confirmation or US comment is available.
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London
Oct
United States
Atlantic
Freetown
West Africa
Italiayigh Command
Barbarigo
Esw
Rome Radio
Brazil
Navy Department
Washington
Mississippi
New Mexico
Idaho
Japanese Advances Turn Out to Be Destruction Traps
Allied air and naval actions across the Pacific report 22 Japanese planes shot down in a week, with ships damaged and enemy positions hit in the Solomons, New Guinea, and the Aleutians. Guadalcanal holds steady as Japanese reinforcements land at night. MacArthur-led Australians push inland in New Guinea toward Myola Lakes.
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FRESS
Washington
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Aleutians
Pacific
Solomons
Navy Department
U. S
Guadalcanal
Viru Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Auatralians
Kagi
Queen Stanley
Myola Lakes
Rabaul
New Britain
Aleutian Islands
Andreanos
Dutch Harbor
Doctors Being Rationed Too In War Effort Kansas City
Doctors are being rationed as the War Manpower Commission and army aim to leave one physician for every 1500 civilians. Col Fred W Rankin, chief consulting surgeon to the army, outlined a roster of 10 000 to 12 000 physicians who have volunteered for civilian communities. He noted 140 000 to 150 000 physicians in active practice and warned of distribution problems, citing Kentucky counties with one doctor per 743 people and one per 12 000. He suggested keeping a reserve of young doctors and possibly enlisting to stay in medical schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Army
War Manpower Commission
Fred W. Rankin
Washington
South- West Clinical Society
Prankin
Kentucky
Rankin
War At A Glance Russia Stalingrad Battle Week Sees German Assault Halted
War in Europe shows Trondheim declares state of emergency as 5 patriots sabotage installations. RAF launches 200-plane bombing raid on German centers. Africa reports British attack near El Amaleia repulsed. Pacific theater notes Washington communiqué cites rising air and naval losses for Japan while Japanese advances stall in a trap.
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Associated Press
Russia
Stalingrad
Europe
Trondheim
Norway
RAF
Africa
el Amaleia
Pacific—Navy
Americans To Pay One-Third Of National Income In Taxes
London October 6 Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons no new government statement on aid to Russia is needed beyond what has been given. He declined further debate on Stalin's letter to the Moscow Bureau chief, urging caution in pressing the matter amid wartime conditions and staff coordination questions.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Stalin
Britain
Greenwood
Aneurin Bevan
Labor
Soviet Union
Churenhill
Lavorite
Frederick Bellenger
Palaait
Clement Davies
Iva
American bombers pound Japanese convoy in New Guinea raid
General MacArthur reports B-25 formations attacked a Japanese convoy heading north from Buna, including two destroyers and a large transport. Japanese Zeroes engaged, three bombers shot down. The strike occurred as operations on the Papuan Peninsula entered a bloodless eighth day, with cautious analysis on whether Tokyo was reinforcing Buna or withdrawing through the Owen Stanley mountains.
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MacArthur
Australia
Huna
Owen Stanley
Papuan
Scrap Scraps Move Sparks In Mayors Scrape War
In Minneapolis the mayor bets flour against St Paul in scrap per capita while the St Paul mayor offers a 50 pound dressed lamb. Des Moines WAACs from Fort Des Moines plan to canvass houses for scrap next week. Kansas Governor Ratner reports a scrap treasure found in old horse stalls behind a long vacant barn.
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Minneapolis
Minn
St Paul
St. Paul
United States
Des Moines
Waacs
Fort Des Moines
Topeka
Kas
Payne
Ratner
Fewer Michigan motorists observe new 35 mph limit
Michigan motorists show slower speeds under the war time 35 mph limit but less than half comply. Police report 308 warnings and 23 arrests after a weekend survey at state counting stations. The highway commission cites 13 percent exceeding 35 mph, 8.6 percent over 45 mph, and a drop in average speeds from September. A daytime trend improves compliance except those rushing to Ann Arbor for the football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
State Highway Department
Caesar J. Scavarda
Scavarda
Ann Arbor
Highway Department
G. Donald Kennedy
Explains Gigantic New Revenue Bill in Senate Debate
Washington Oct 5 FI Chairman George D Ga of the finance committee told the Senate the American people would pay taxes totaling 336 537 000 000 in the coming year under pending legislation. He outlined a plan including 26 337 000 000 in federal levies and 10 200 000 000 in state and local imposts and estimated national income at 110 000 600 000. He defended the measure against drastic rate hikes and compared corporate and personal rates to Britain while detailing postwar credits and the motives for broadening the tax base.
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Washington
George D-Ga
Finance Committee
Senate
George
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Great Britain
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
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