Production Of Food Depends On Labor Grange Head Says
Sree Grange Pictures on Page Seven reports Michigan State Grange leader W. G Armstrong, addressing about 300 delegates in Adrian, warns a severe farm labor shortage will reduce next year’s food and fiber output. He notes drafts and price ceilings drain skilled workers, predicts 4.5 million must return to farms, and urges relief measures while calling for action beyond selfish interests.
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C.oweley
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Niles
Michigan State Grange
Grange
Lenawee
Adrian
Armstrong
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Teen Age Draft Bill Shelved
Washington reports three quarter proposals shelved as Congress focuses on campaigns. Draft age cut to 18, abolition of poll taxes in federal elections, and mobilization for war were delayed until after the election due to quorum issues. Senate and House maneuvers slowed action as officials signaled possible post-electoral moves.
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Associated Press
Washington
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House
Senate
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South Pacific
United States
Wasp
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James F. Byrnes
Leon Henderson
Wickard
Reed
R-yan
Aiken
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Congress
Navy Department
Guadalcanal
AP Denies Monopoly Charge in U S Government Case
The Associated Press defends itself against a U S government monopoly suit denying any illegal policy or need to admit all papers as members. It argues a cooperative news system relies on selective membership to preserve impartial, unbiased reporting and broad news coverage. The report also notes Japanese losses in the Solomon Islands.
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New York
Associated Press
Avith
United States
Beneft
Gocé
Solomon Islan
Tokyo Area Broadcasts On Naval Losses In Solo Report
Imperial headquarters announces Japanese naval losses from Aug 25 to Oct 25 totaling 17 ships sunk or damaged and 135 planes destroyed. American losses include the aircraft carrier Wasp and several cruisers destroyers and submarines sunk or damaged. US plane losses total 403 shot down and 116 destroyed on the ground.
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Tokyo
Imperial Head
Solomons
Wasp
United States
Rommel's Main Positions Penetrated in Nile Battle
Associated Press dispatch from Cairo describes British and Allied forces widening a corridor for tank advances through desert fields as they penetrate Rommel's key positions. Air power from US, RAF, and South Africa supports the advance, with heavy bombers targeting supply lines and armored units.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Army of the Nile
Rommel
Maniefields
North Africa
United States Army
RAF
Desert
Mediterranean
Malta
United States
Milk Marketing Proposal Favored by Lenawee Leaders
Farm leaders and county spokesmen back Proposal No. 3 on the November 3 referen dum ballot. The act would create a milk marketing board, levy assessments on milk producers and dealers, and set penalties for violations, with the Grange, Farm Bureau, and Milk Producers Association in support. Fred Rode Siler, Lenawee’s representative, highly endorses the measure, which targets producers selling fluid milk to distributors.
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Lenawee County
Michigan
Supreme Court
Board of Persons
Supremé Court
Michigan State Grange
Michigan State Farm Bureau
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Fred Rode- Siler
Lenaivee County
Michigan seeks to eliminate two fire hazards in Adrian
Two petitions filed in circuit court by Herbert J. Rushton state attorney general of Michigan seek to raze a two story frame building at 117 West Front Street and order rubbish removed to eliminate fire hazards. Elizabeth M. Jackel of Ashley Indiana is named in a second petition for 713 717 East Front Street with Oscar G. Olander commissioner of the Michigan State Police as plaintiff. Notices to remove hazards were issued July 21 1941 and November 28 1941 but actions were not taken.
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Herbert J. Rushton
Michigan
Adrian
Henry H. D. Howe
West Front Street
Elizabeth M. Jackel
Ashley
Indiana
East Front Street
Bolth
Oscar G. Olander
Michigan State Police
Miss Jacket
Navy gets record wartime funding for ships and planes
Washington reports a second wartime supplemental appropriation brings total navy funding to 67 billion dollars since July 1940. The measure allows 9.5 billion in construction contracts adding 2.201 million tons of vessels including 500,000 tons of aircraft carriers and cruisers, destroyers, and auxiliary ships. Also noted two new bombing raids on Japanese installations, including a submarine base on Kiska Island in the Aleutians, marking the first reference to an enemy base there.
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Kiski Island
Aleutians
Navy
Alaska
Roosevelt Visits London Firefighters Show
President's wife Mrs. Roosevelt observes London civil defense crews in action behind St Pauls cathedral and Lambeth fire headquarters. She reports admiration for the fire fighters skills in rescue work and rapid response, and hopes the President would share the praise for British firefighters. Also noted is a brief auction notice on the Market Page.
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Roosevelt
St. Paul's Cathedral
W Waleh
London
Robert W. Bingham
Bundles
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Home Security
Lambeth Fire Forces
Reds Fight Off German Assaults at Stalingrad Front
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army troops restoring lines in northern Stalingrad and counterattacking to reclaim factory area outskirts. Communiqués claim heavy German losses including dozens of tanks, hundreds of riflemen, and several gun emplacements, with Soviet airmen destroying multiple trucks and planes.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Thefsantherm
Tony
Stenpest
Aloe
Red Arm
Herithside
Western
Caucasus
Tuspse
Novorossisk
Willkie Urges Second Front Again
New York, Oct 27. Wendell Willkie urged a second European front and warned that failure to deliver promised aid to allies would turn good will into resentment. The 1940 Republican candidate spoke to a nationwide radio audience after his trip to the Middle East, Russia, and China. He said the war record did not inspire faith in U.S. military infallibility and criticized nonmilitary experts' totals. He urged continued government coordination while noting union plans for a house to house drive through Thursday.
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Associated Press
New York
Wendett O
Willie
Willkie
Middle East
Russia
China
ATS
H. A Fee
League
Vickys
Adrian
Adrian Seaman Saw Wasp Hit
Leslie Peck a Wasp survivor tells how the torpedoes struck the carrier on 15th, hitting the forward magazine and central station, igniting fires as the ship listed. He describes abandoning ship, aiding wounded, and the destroyers’ actions before boarding life rafts and swimming toward rescuers.
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United States
Wasp
Leslie Peck
Adrian
Wesley Peck
Frank Street
Peck
VICKYS CONCENTRATE ON ADRIAN FACTORS
The Lenawee County Patriotic League expands its war chest drive with early solicitations to multiple industrial firms. Today Vickys groups targeted Hard Lock Company Bohn and Magnesium Plants and continued outreach to Kewaunee Manufacturing and Gerity Adrian Plants to raise funds toward the 35000 goal.
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Lenawee County Patriotic League
Vickys
Hard Lock Company
Bohn and
Magnesium
Vidkys
Kewaunee Manufacturing
Gerity-Adrian
Navy Secretary Knox Says Solomons Battle Ongoing
In Washington on October 27 Navy Secretary Knox said the battle of the Solomons has joined, with Japan showing strength but an unclear outcome. He noted the loss of the carrier Wasp and the Navy’s strongest fight yet, describing the campaign as attrition. The article reports Japanese reinforcements, heavy fighting around Guadalcanal, and damage to American ships including the destroyer Porter.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Knox
The
Solomons
Wasp
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Forrest P. Sheenan
Pearl Harbor
Mariner
United States
Porter
Berlin Radio Claims Sinking of Four Enemy Carriers
Berlin radio quoted by The New York Times reports a large naval action north of the Santa Cruz Islands in which Japan sank four aircraft carriers and a battleship, with further damages including cruisers and destroyers. It cites heavy enemy losses and claims over 200 aircraft shot down, while noting two Japanese carriers and a cruiser damaged.
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Berlin
Santa Cruz Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Navy
Washington
Guadalcanal
United States
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