Ten Norwegians Killed in Nazi Terror Drive
Nazi forces under Josef Terboven executed ten Norwegians in Trondheim and confiscated their property. About 70 were jailed as a state of emergency was declared along a 400 mile coastal strip. Victims included Henry J. Greditsch and Herald Langhelle, among others.
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Associated Press
London
Josef Terboven
Trondheim
Terboven
Herboven
Storkholm
Henry J. Greditsch
Herald Langhelle
Per Lykke
Roeros
Orkanger
War Labor Proposals Aimed at Farms and Roads
In Lenawee County the United States Employment Service seeks factory managers’ help to recruit farm labor, offering hours outside regular shifts and local notice postings. Michigan declares trunkline highways a 35 mph safety zone from Oct. 12, with enforcement by state police and possible fuel rationing implications. Australian and British reports cover Allied advances near Kokoda and RAF bombings in North Africa, while Washington debates taxes and Willkie statements amid World War II tensions.
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Lenawee County
Terbaventas Reproduction
London
Clifford J. Rice
Adrian
United States Employment Service
Sail
Rice
Ular
Lansing
Michigan
van Wagoner
James F. Shepherd
G. Donald Kennedy
Kennedy
Oscar G. Olander
Herbert J. Rushton
R1R 196 in ranks as wins at county sale
War bond sales at the victory auction in the Masonic Temple topped fair grounds by more than 3000 dollars. A. W. Jennings chaired the auction committee and said about 16125 dollars in bonds sold. Local merchants donated merchandise. last minute contributions included coffee and coal. Large bids included 2000 for a pre cooked ham, 2500 for a radio, 1600 for a chair, 450 for a setter pup, 1100 for another ham, 100 for butter, and 100 for chicken feed. The Adrian Police officer attended and bid 100. Al Linehan Jr. assisted and the Adrian senior high band was present. Another auction will be held before Christmas season.
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Masonic Temple
Fair
A. W. Jennings
Duke Piotter
Adrian Grocer
Matthes Coal Company
Adrian
Lawrence Duhear
al Linehan Jr
Goff Praises County Scrap Drive Progress
Richard H. Goff county salvage chairman says he is well satisfied with the scrap metal collection under way. Although no totals are available, piles at collection points across the county continue to grow steadily.
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Richard H. Goff
Dieppe Raid and England's War Effort Described by British Consul
British Consul Cyril Cain of Detroit described his England visit and impressions at the Adrian Exchange Club. He noted 65 percent of Britons mobilized, Britain out-producing Germany, and praising English women in war work including WAAFS and WRNS. He warned a Dieppe-style landing would cost heavy casualties, citing limited American Rangers and strong Canadian training, and observed London blitz damage and daily life amid war.
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Dieppe
England
Cyril Cain
Detroit
Adrian
Europe
Britain
WAAFS
WRENS
Pontifical Mass Opens Celebration at Siena Heights
The Sisters of Saint Dominic mark the golden jubilee of their Michigan founding with a pontifical Mass at the Mother House in Siena Heights. Archbishops Rome, Mooney, and McNicholas, plus bishops, monsignors, and hundreds of clergy, attend a day of thanks and planning.
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Sisters of Saint Dominic
Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary
Michigan
Siena Heights
St. Dominic
Mass Alls
Edward Mooney
D. D
Detroit
John T. McNicholas
PS. T. ML
Archebishop of
Cincinnati
Revenue bill burden on low income group questioned
Washington Oct 7 Senator LaFollette protested in a report filed today that the revenue bill now before the Senate places an unfair share of the tax burden on lower incomes. He urged amendments to raise more from corporations, close loopholes, and tax large incomes and inheritances more heavily. He proposed measures including higher surtaxes on corporations and joint tax returns, with several other increases totaling hundreds of millions, arguing the bill harms subsistence living and misses revenue potential.
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Washington
LaFollette
Wis
Senate
Pennsylvania Leads in Scrap Collection
A roll call of states cities and towns shows strong progress in a 21 day metal salvage drive. Reports indicate the nation is gathering steel and iron scrap for wartime needs, with 10 states reporting initial totals toward a goal of about 260000 tons by October 17.
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Associated Press
Ike
America
Sation
Japanese Desperate to Regain Guadalcanal Base
The Associated Press reports Japanese efforts to retake Guadalcanal, enlarging their forces at a high cost in planes and a damaged cruiser. Reinforcements landed Oct 3–4, bringing total losses in two months to 230 aircraft and 30 vessels, as Allied bombers hit Buia and Buke airfields in the northern Solomons. A dispatch claims war correspondent Vern Haugland parachuted from a disabled plane after jungle service.
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MacArthur
Australia
Owen Stanley
Kokoda
Port Moresby
New Gaines
Aline
FRESS
Washington
the Solomons
Guinea
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
New Guinea
Buia
Buke
Solomons
Buka
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Farmers to Discuss the Question of Love in Onsted
Cambridge Farmers Club meets in Onsted on October 7 to discuss the topic Is it reverted at all James Marr Pomona Grange master will lead. Potluck dinner and the annual fair follow at the home of Mr and Mrs NSOnsted with roll call and music by Mrs Lisle Whapple.
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Teleorum Onsted
Cambridge| Farmers Club
Taplc
James Marr
Pomona’ Grange
Mem
Arusic
Lisle
Russians Push Counterattack Between Don and Volga
President Roosevelt disclosed moves to clarify aid to Russia and to send Ambassador Standley home with military and naval attaches to report on lend-lease and war needs. A three power protocol on Soviet aid deliveries was signed, stressing uninterrupted supply from the United States and Britain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Roosevelt
United States
Wiliam W. Standley
Soviet Union
Moscow
Wendell Willkie
Standley
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Turkey
Steinhardt
State Department
Stalin
Churchill
House of Commons
Sumner Welles
Maxim Titvinoff
Ronald Campbell
Britain
Welles
British Bombers Raid Osnabruck in Night Attack
A strong RAF bombing raid hit Osnabruck in Hannover province last night, with six planes missing. The air ministry reported about 130 bombers in the force, noting higher German losses but defending the policy amid German night fighters and anti aircraft defenses. The strikes followed daylight raids by mosquito bombers on western Germany and a dusk raid near Hengelo in the Netherlands.
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London
Osnabrueck
Air Ministry
Hannover
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Europe
Britain
Hengelo
Netherlands
H. L Edwards
Bremen
Dacht
RAF
War at a Glance reflects WW2 fronts and Allied actions
War updates show Russia claiming red forces wipe out Nazi reserves near Stalin grad and by Black Sea. Allied diplomacy returns from Moscow seeking faster aid. Nazi executions hit Norway and Denmark unrest grows. Paris violence and RAF strikes target Osnabruck. British patrols strike Axis garrisons in Egypt. Pacific fronts contract at Guadal canal and New Guinea with Moresby defense.
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Associated Press
Russia
Stalingrad
Black Sea
Caucasus
Second Front
U. S
Moscow
Star
Wendell Willkie
China
United Nations
Roosevelt
Denmark
Paris
Woltus
RAF
Osnabrueck
Egypt
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Willkie Demands Allied Offensives Worldwide
Wen dell Willkie urged the United Nations to mount an all-out armed offensive everywhere during his tour of 13 nations. He said he would dedicate his life to a post-war world of freedom and personal choice, asserting a readiness to deliver knockout punches if he believes what he has seen.
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Chungking
Wendell Willkie
United Nations
Willkie
Pagea
Germans Resorting To Trench Warfare Amid Stalingrad Fight
A dispatch from Moscow reports Marshal Timoshenko's counterdrive along the Don and Volga deepening the Russian advance while Germans, failing on the ground, shift to trench warfare to halt the Soviet onslaught. Street fighting persists at Stalingrad as Red Army forces press against German lines amid heavy casualties and reinforced tactics.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Timoshenko
Don
Volga
Stalingrad
Steppes
Red Star
Red Army
Wallace Warns Tariff On Rubber Could Spark World War
Former vice president Wallace warns in a New York Daily News piece that postwar high tariffs to shield synthetic rubber risk triggering a third world war. He urges rapid synthetic production, global cooperation, and avoids isolationist policies to secure future rubber supply.
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New York
Wallace
New York Daily News
Jtation
Mexico
United States
United Organization
Sritapuk
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