Baptists to Consider Willow Run Housing and Negro Problem
Michigan Baptists discuss Willow Run housing and the Negro problem at the statewide convention in Adrian. Delegates from 600 to 700 Michigan churches will gather at First Baptist, with sessions starting Tuesday. Topics include evacuation of Japanese U.S. citizens, Negro relations, and church funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Run
U. S
West Coast
Michigan Baptist Convention
Ralph T. Andem
Andem
Michigan Baptist
Adrian
First Baptist Church
Michigan
The
Baptist Church
Maxy Kinney
Chicago
Department of Christian Friendliness
Noble ¥. Beall
George Jerome
Mgr. Andem
Tooming
Frank Jerrells
W. H. Bowler
Lake Adrian Overflows After Rain Fills Reservoir
Lake Adrian becomes reality as the Adrian city water board reservoir overflows at Riverside Avenue dam after steady rains. Water spills over the dam and the old Wolf Creek dam, with gates closed three weeks ago. Jewel lake level rose about an inch per hour through the last day and a half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian City Water Board
Riverside Avenue
Bent Oak Avenue
Wolf Creek
Jewel
Fighting Over Dakar Ignites Axis Propaganda Push
London dispatch reports a Dakar naval flier was killed during an engagement over French West Africa. Laval era officials credited Captain Dasilliere with heroism in African skies while Axis broadcasts claimed Allied troops massed in British Gambia and Belgian Congo. The note followed unrest in unoccupied France tied to Laval's German factory drive.
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London
Dakar
French West Africa
Berlin
France
Bertin
Pierre Laval
Dailliere
Jules Verne
United Nations
Dan Hiere
Dasilliere
Gasp. Auphand
Laval
Axis
British
Gambia
Belgian Congo
Nigeria
Scrap Pile Totals in Lenawee County Reach About 500 Tons
Fred Shoemaker reports five Lenawee county road commission garages have combined to collect about 500 tons of scrap metal this drive. Adrian leads with 200 tons, Tecumseh 100, Seneca 95, Victorsville 82, and Onsted 50. The drive may last two more weeks and officials expect totals to reach 1,250 tons. A further 40 tons was found at a Jasper area farm from the Linsey family, and additional metal came from a drag line at the Hamilton gravel pit northwest of Adrian.
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Lenawee
Lenawee County
Vern Linsey
Jasper
Road Commission
Hamilton
Adrian
Hudson Concern Employees Boost War Bond Deductions
At M & S Manufacturing in Hudson Ohio, all twenty workers now contribute 17 percent of weekly earnings to War Savings stamps and bonds, well above the prior ten percent level. The move followed a volunteer start last winter and a bulletin board list by A D McGehee, with many employees on both day and night shifts joining in. Five workers buy bonds weekly and two buy a $37.50 bond each week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
M & S Manufacturing Company
A. D. McGehee
McGehee
Max B. Sayre
Americans Raid Bengasi Harbor Blasts Hit Axis Supply Base
US bombers, flying through storms, struck Bengasi Harbor with fighter escorts while fighters patrolled the battle area. British reports add raids on Ek Daba, and El Alamein fronts saw artillery exchanges. Seven British aircraft reported missing over Bengasi, Tobruk, and the Malta operations, with pilots believed safe.
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Cairo
Get
United States
Bengasi
Army
Tobruk
RAF
Ek Daba
el Alamein
Caribou Sinks After Submarine Torpedo Off Cabot Strait
An enemy submarine torpedoed the Newfoundland steamer Caribou near Cabot Strait on a North Sydney to Port Aux Basques voyage, killing 137, including eight U.S. servicemen and 11 Americans. Eleven Americans aboard were lost and 30 bodies retrieved as survivors awoke to chaos aboard the nearing ship.
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Sydney
N. S
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Caribou
North Sydney
N. 5
Port Aux Basques
U. S
Leonard Shiers
Halifax
Cabot Straight
Thomas PF. Fieming
Ben Taverner
Channel
Downey
Harold
Wiliam H. Gerth
Camden
James Flynn
New Haven
Conn
Louis Gagne
Woonsoctkler
John Sheppard
Auburn
Charles Berry
Mount Vernon
Scrap Scraps By The Associated Press
CHICAGO Anne Osipenko a 16 year old student provided a key to an ice factory after claiming an entire building could be salvaged. Charles Ringer & Co offered removable items without dynamite. Thirteen? pupils hauled 18,000 pounds of metal. San Quentin prisoners contributed bars for scrap, gaining no freedom.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Anne Osipenko
Lula Ross
Hirsch High School
Anne
Bbut
Charles Ringer & Co
Engineering Gorps
London
San Quentin
Calif
Big San Quentin
Errol Flynn Faces Charge Over Reported Incident
Los Angeles reports actor Errol Flynn, famed star, stands defendant in a reported incident involving a 17-year-old girl, Betty Hansen, at a Bel Air party. Bail set at 1000 dollars. preliminary hearing October 23. Three studio aides also charged. grand jury did not indict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
John F. Dockweiler
Flynn
Betty Hansen
Lincoln
Neb
Bel Air
Fred McEvoy
Dorothy Pulas
Lily Damita
Obe
Jack Marsden
Miss Hansen
Ammand Knopp
Morrie Binck
Joseph Geraldi
California
Pulas
Knapp
McEvoy
Dockweiler
Washington Flood Deluges Potomac Basin Cities
Oct 17 Washington battles the worst flood in city history as the Potomac overflows its banks. Debris laden waters threaten Maryland Virginia and West Virginia while officials mobilize sea walls and Red Cross aid. Four dead reported, thousands displaced, Front Royal Winchester and Fredericksburg isolated. Power and drinking water cut, typhoid inoculations rise as boil-water order issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac River
Red Cross
Tri-State
Front Royal
Winchester
Culpepper
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Emergency army mobilizes for Wenatchee apple harvest
An army of white collar workers students and coeds from the University of Washington and Washington State College joined 1400 volunteers in Wenatchee and Yakima districts to harvest apples valued in the millions. Schools close for days to allow participation with Yakima high school turning 1300 staff and students into pickers next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenalunnoe
Wash
Ucl
Wenatchee
Yakima
University of Washington At Seattle
Washington State College
Seattle
Madison Township Personal Property Valuation Error Corrected
In Lenawee County, Supervisor John A. Osborne reported Madison township personal property at 85,250, but the assessment roll listed 138,525. A mistake tied to an adding machine caused the overstatement, triggering a review by the assessment rolls and apportionment of taxes committees. The matter, referred to the committees, may be corrected before next year’s tax toll. Howard Swift heads the committee and will call a meeting next week to decide steps.
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Osborne
Madison
Committee On Assessment Rolls
Committee On Equalizations
Howard Swift
Lenawee
Madison Township
Mobile Guard
Legion
Alres
Lyons
Germany
Gestapo
Lyon
errone-London Dispatch
CBS
New York
BBC
French Revolts Toll Rises With Mob Clashes Across Lyons
The London Times quoted by a British radio reports 55 dead and 400 wounded in revolts in Lyons and Amberieu as Vichy French guards and legion storm troops dispersed crowds protesting the shipment of French workers to Germany.
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New York
Lyons
Amberieu
Legion
Germany
London Times
Decisive Battle Reported in Solomons and War Fronts
Allied air and naval actions in the Solomons clash with strengthened Japanese forces around Guadalcanal as U S Marines and Army troops defend the air base. Reports say a large enemy fleet was sighted near Shortland Islands. MacArthur’s forces push in New Guinea while Kiska terms burn in the Aleutians.
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Associated
Solomons
Amer
Ijcan
Guadalcanal
Shortland Islands
Knox
Midway
Coral Sea
Aleutian Islands
Kiska
U. S
Andreanos
Aleutians
Macarthur
New Guinea
Kokoda
House Draft Bill Expected by House of New Draft Bill
The House assembled to draft youths aged 13 to 19 for military service amid reluctance and readiness. Lawmakers aim for a 7.5 million strong army in 1943 and anticipate swift passage, with Senate approval pending minor differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nadiga
Safay d
Towar
Roosevelt
House
Mey
D-Ky
Senate
Nation's pay checks will be controlled nationwide
Treasury and War Labor Board jointly take charge of wage controls. The stabilization effort shifts to limit salaries under 3 000 and up to 5 000, with top caps and tax deductions to be considered. WLB to oversee salaries under 3 000, and up to 5 000 under wage agreements. FHA reports mortgage insurance on existing homes rose for nine months, while insurance for new construction fell due to war conditions.
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Treasury
WLB
Associated Press
Washington
War Labor Board
America
James F. Byrnes
New Economic ‘Stabilization Board
Wickard
Agriculture’ Department
Roosevelt
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Near agreement on tax measure gains momentum
Washington reports Senate and House conferees move rapidly toward a final tax bill. Key points include 10 percent post war rebates to corporations on excess profits taxes, an 80 percent cap on business taxation, and a study on compulsory savings. Other agreed items cover personal exemptions, dependents credits, medical expense deductions, and corporate rates. Auctions and market notices follow on page.
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Washington
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Congressional
Additional Nazi Reserves Called Up
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet defenses under heavy pressure as German forces push into Stalingrad outskirts in a fourth day of renewed offensives. Red Star notes extra Nazi reserves entering line while Soviets claim strategic withdrawals and heavy casualties on both sides. Guerrilla actions behind Axis lines in the North Caucasus are also reported amid ongoing battles across the central fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star
Grozny
Western Caucasus
Novorossiskoe- Tay
North Caucasus
Red Army
Karelan
Berlin
Stalingrad
Battefield
Moscow
Central Caucasus
Mozdok
Factory Worker Walks Into Car Near Magnesium Plant
Mrs Hiram Payne of Hudson suffered head injuries and remained a patient at Bixby hospital after walking into the side of an automobile driven by Miss Vivian Roesch of Adrian Route 2 near the Magnesium Fabricators plant early this morning. X rays planned to check for skull fracture. Payne, a Magnesium worker, was leaving the factory at 12 10 oclock with Mrs Grace Day of Rud son. She crossed the street into the car and was taken to hospital by Otis George of Route 3 Clayton as Sheriff s officers investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Payne
Hudson
Bixby Hospital
Vivian Roesch
Adrian
Magnesium Fabricators
Payne
Magnesium
Wes
Grace Day
Rudson
Otis George
Route 3
Clayton
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Lake Adrian
Queensland
Australia
Hudson Concern
Bengasi Harbor
Madison Va
Tralian
Buin
Shortland Island
Munson Mich
Drake Bros
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