05 Sep 1942
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Newspaper
Adrian Daily Telegram
Location
Adrian, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1942
Page
1
Report says Marshal von Bock’s assault near Stalingrad was absorbed and hurled back. Russians also staged counterattacks on the northwest front, advancing gains and boosting defense amid intensified fighting.
Soviet reports say Red Army repulsed renewed German assaults north of Stalingrad, capturing prisoners and war supplies, with about 270 enemy dead. Frontal fighting at a railway station southwest of the Volga enters its second day as Red forces push back in Don Bend area. Russian offensives west of Moscow claim gains at Rehev Vyanma and in the Caucasus as Baltic fleet logs win in naval and air actions.
Shareholders authorize a weekend transfer of deposits and assets from the National Bank of Adrion to Lenawee County Savings Bank. The Lenawee becomes a $4,000,000 institution as notes mortgages and cash shift to offset deposits. Clerks work nights to update records and safety boxes move during the double holiday. The National’s staff relocate to the Lenawee and remodeling to expand services continues.
The War Production Board moved to curb merchant hoarding of civilian supplies to assure equitable nationwide distribution. A reporting and stock control plan would require dealers to report on hand stock and quarterly sales with normal inventory baselines, exempting some small traders and specific business types. The measure, affecting about 200,000 firms, aims to prevent abnormal advance buying and ensure steady supply through 1943.
Eight American correspondents are reported killed as the war continues on multiple fronts. The deaths include John W. Barnes, Melville Jacoby, Ben Miller, Webb Miller, Harry Perry, Don Bell, Mrs Lea Burdette, and Eugene Petrov. Missing are Witt Hancock, Vern Haugland, and William McDougall.
A brief notice directs readers to page seven for a map related to a Statin graduate in a developing coverage segment. The reference is terse and relies on location within the newspaper for full context.
Washington Sept 5 Supporters on the Senate finance committee predicted a revival of the Ruml pay as you go plan for collecting individual income taxes. Senator Bynt said Ruml would be available for committee consultation next week as decisions approach on 1943 rate schedules. Treasury officials object and seek modifications. The plan would cancel 1942 taxes and apply this year's payments to 1942 liabilities with year end adjustments.
London reports Berlin announced the execution of four churchmen three months after Heydrichs death. The victims include Orthodox Bishop Gorazd and three others. property confiscated. Prague radio said 19 were shot in Prague, eight alleged conspirators, three spies, and eight burglars during the blackout.
Montreal Sept 5 The Dominion newspaper administrator advances plans to concentrate production or conserve manpower and power for war needs. Thorold Ontario Mayor Hutt says a mass meeting will seek explanations and questions if Ontario Paper Company mills may be shut under wartime allocation. Premier Hepburn had announced Thorold mill would close.
Miss Helen Daggett, editor of Small Home Guide, urges officials to fund remodeling of existing houses rather than new developments to house war industry workers. Her pilot in Warren Ohio cut a dilapidated home into four apartments for about 340 dollars per unit, proposing government subsidized remodeling and a 10 percent rental share during the war to recoup costs.
In unoccupied France at Vichy on September 5, the second post armistice warship, a minesweeper named Rageaut de la Touche, was launched at the province navy yard. It matches the class of Matel at Leblanc, launched in July, and will also serve as a minesweeper.
Adrian public schools St Josephs parochial and St Johns grade schools reopen Tuesday for the 1942 43 term. Junior and senior highs start at 930 a m, elementaries at 9. Five new teachers named including Mary Ellen Corbin, Gladys Emery, Ruth Lawless. Registration and teacher meetings set, enrollments expected to hold steady.
The Associated Press reports the nation marks Labor Day under war strain with workers at factories like Chrysler and Ford urged to stay at machines. President Roosevelt may announce wage and price controls, while safety experts fear traffic deaths.
The Telegram will not publish Monday in observance of Labor Day. No edition will be issued and normal publication resumes on the following day.
British forces repelled three heavy counterattacks in the central El Alamein sector after taking positions Thursday night. Allied artillery and air power slowed Axis advances as Rommel’s units shifted westward in defeat, with Axis tanks abandoned and ships set ablaze in Mediterranean strikes.
Plans described to t he Aero Medical Association propose flying complete hospitals and wounded from battles like Midway and the Solomons. Ambulance planes would pull wounded from front lines to transport ships within hours the so called golden period. Brigadier General Grant and Captain Adams outlined rapid air evacuation and hospital conversion of transports. United States tank crews showed resilience in early battles.
Washington reports a presidential decree to curb wartime living costs by creating an economic administrator and tightening spending while expanding debt payments and tax receipts. The order, drafted for Labor Day, may override a farm price ceiling provision and rely on wartime powers. Names mentioned include Herbert Lehman Wendell Willkie and Bernard Baruch.
A force of British bombers attacked Bremen on the Weser last night. Eleven aircraft were reported missing. It was the fourth straight night of Allied raids on German war products and communications. Budapest, Hungary, was also reportedly hit by Allied planes from the northeast.
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