Labor Day traffic toll in Lenawee County
Michigan State Police reported seven Lenawee County traffic accidents during Labor Day, with one dead and five injured. John D. Yates, 23, of Chicago, died when his car left US-142 near Cambridge Junction and rolled. Wendell Abel, 18, suffered rib and collarbone fractures. Four other passengers also injured. Another Toledo pair, Raymond Miller and Robert Kershew, 19, were hurt when their car hit a tree at the Lake View dance hall grove in Devils Lake. Coroner ruled no inquest.
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Clinton Post
Lenawee
John D. Yates
Chicago
Cambridge Junction
Granville Davis
Howard Slaughter
Bernice Cooper
Tecumseh Hospital
Paul Mott
Yates
Toledo
Raymond Miller
Robert Kershew
Lake View
Devils Jake
Public School Attendance Holds Steady With Prior Year
Adrian public schools opened for 1942 1943 with 2496 students present on the first roll call, matching last year’s turnout. St Joseph’s enrolled 116 pupils and St John’s 58, while new families and wartime worker departures shape a dynamic start as teachers orient students and records are filed.
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St. John’s
St Joseph's
George H. Little
St. Joseph's
St John’s
Reuben Kemprath
W. O. Abdon
Rommel Pushed Back In Desert Near Nile Valley
Axis anti tank batteries deployed to hold a passage through a British mine field as Rommel halted his battered forces near the starting point of his second bid for the Nile Valley. Wendell L Willkie, visiting Egypt, said Rommel had lost about 100 of 290 first line tanks and only 40 percent of his punch remained. Axis detachments in El Himeimut area used the 700 foot peak as an observation post.
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Nile Valley
Twendell L.willkie
Ankara
Rommel
Egypt
Hoosevelt
Willkie
Cairo
Turkey
el Himeimut
Health Must Be Protected As Physicians Go To Army
Wartime health care is a national duty as thousands of physicians join the military. By year’s end 20,000 more will join 25,000 already in uniform, with 65,000 to 80,000 total serving within a year, leaving few doctors for civilians. The American Medical Association reports one doctor per 1,500 civilians in many areas, risking hardship in rural regions. Adrian doctors Patmos Wynn Miller Rogers Hall Heffron Chase Whitney have left or will report soon. Adrian’s doctor count has fallen from 18 to 10 as population rises. Home nursing and Red Cross courses rise as people cope with fewer physicians. Continuous health changes on the home front demand adaptation.
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American Medical’ Association
Army
Navy
Bernard Patmos
George Wynn
Lynford Miller
J. D. Rogers
George C. Hall
Rogers
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Charles H. Heffron
A. W. Jchase
Cat Whitney
Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Central Caucasus Picture Brightens as Soviet Counterattacks Rise
The Moscow broadcasts report German troops pressed Stalingrad defenses with frontal assaults while Soviet counter-attacks in Mozdok push Germans back. Separate Soviet notes claim Axis forces briefly penetrated Russian lines near Novorossiysk, with 400 killed and eight tanks destroyed by a single Soviet unit.
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Stalingrad
Semeon Timoshenko
Central
Caucasus
Burea
Mozdok
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Sasser
Japanese push toward Port Moresby in rugged Owen Stanley range
General MacArthur's headquarters reports Japanese jungle fighters in contact with Allied mountain defense positions less than 60 miles from Port Moresby. After heavy losses in southeast New Guinea, the enemy reportedly advanced in the Kokoda area and near Myola, threatening the Allied base as frontal attacks and envelopment press our forward troops.
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Australia
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New Guinea
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Myola
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Pacific
Reactions Split as Roosevelt Plans Economic Controls
In Washington, Sept 8, lawmakers debated President Roosevelt's proposed drastic program to curb costs and curb inflation. Democrats and Republicans urged broader price and wage controls, with farm parity and government guarantees for farmers emerging as key issues amid criticism of the President's executive-power rhetoric. The Federal plan seeks parity prices for crops and wage stabilization, signaling a national move to manage inflation and living costs.
President Says Second Front Plans Made
The White House disclosed that preparations for opening a second front in Europe were decided at a July London conference between British and American officials. Key participants were Harry L. Hopkins, Gen. George C. Marshall, and Admiral Ernest J. King, with Stephen Early in London. The talks covered the war’s conduct and included visits to Iceland on the return. Roosevelt tied military moves to authority sought in Congress to stabilize living costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
London
Winston Churchill
Harry L. Hopkins
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernesta King
Stephen Early
Brendon Bracken
Britain
Moscow
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
W. Averell Harriman
England
United States
Iceland
Congress
Favors Action On Cost Of Living
President Roosevelts fireside chat was timely and a congressman said he would vote for all necessary legislation to curb the high cost of living. Rep Earl Michener prepared to depart Adrian for Washington as Congress resumes work, members recalled to begin active sessions on Wednesday.
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Congress
Earl C. Michéner
Washington
Adrian
Fay Moor
Michener
Girls Wounded By Rifle Fire After Melon Patch Incident
Tecumseh girls Lois Covell and Joyce Covell were shot while in a car near a Raff melon patch north of Birdsalt. Five local boys had entered the patch with the group when shots were fired from a rifle. The shooter, Herbert Roff, admitted firing and the patch had been raided previously and again Sunday night.
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Joyce Covell
Tecumseh
Adrian
Herbert Roff
Detroit
Michigan
Clinton
Adrian Armory
Britton
Maumee Street
Rolf
Lois
Joyce
Acw
Thomas Glttus
Meredith Smith
Lou
Fort Custer
Raff Melon
Birdsalt
Glttus
Roff
Hoff
Churchill Says British Army In Egypt Stronger Than Ever
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that Dieppe was an indispensable prelude to larger aims and that Britain's army in Egypt is stronger now than ever. He reported a sustained Allied trend in favor, with U boat losses down and U boat production outpaced by shipyard bombing. US daytime bombing is a growing factor, and the Eighth Army in Egypt is now largely a new force created during action, with fighting in North Africa deemed not unsatisfactory. Turn to Churchill, Page 2.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
Europe
Dieppe
Britain
Egypt
United States
Eighth Army
North African Front
Americans batter Japanese reinforcements in Solomons
Navy reports new Japanese attempts to reinforce the Southeast Solomon Islands as U S planes attack boats and ships near Guadalcanal. American patrols search isolated patrols in mountains and jungles while Marine forces pursue remaining pockets.
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Aes Wm
Tayanese
Epee
Solomon Islands
Solomons
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Jungies
Guadalcanal
Wartime Labor Day Cuts Holiday Traffic Fatalities
The first wartime Labor Day saw fewer violent deaths, with 281 total and 176 traffic fatalities versus 626 total in 1941 and 423 auto deaths. Drownings were 23, other violent deaths 83. Officials credit reduced automobile travel and work stoppages for safer holidays.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Senate Finance Committee Eyes Tax Showdown This Week
Washington dispatch reports the Senate Finance Committee moving toward a tax showdown on individuals as Chairman George of Georgia signals a majority may back a retail sales levy. The panel aims to finalize schedules for individuals to finish the new revenue bill and align with the House measure by Sept. 21. Proposals include a Treasury plan for direct taxes and compulsory savings, a 5 percent sales tax without exemptions, and varied sales tax ideas with or without food exemptions.
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Treasury
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Dpa
Rommel in Hole Declared by Willkie in Cairo
ANKARA Sept 7 Willkie personal representative of Roosevelt said 100 of Rommel 290 first line tanks were knocked out in the first battle of the Axis offensive in the Egyptian desert. He declared Rommel is in a hole and warned the setback marked the turning point in the Middle East.
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Ankara
Turkey
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Willkie
U. S
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Hommel
Egypt
Egyptian
Middle East
Roosevelt warns Congress on farm price parity by Oct 1
In a public message and a radio address President Roosevelt declares he will act unilaterally if Congress fails to pass a farm price stabilization law by October 1. He emphasizes ceilings at parity or higher and links price policy to war aims and wartime stability. He cites 110 to 116 percent parity limits and asserts presidential powers to avert disaster and win the war.
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Associated
Washington
Sept
Congress
Roosevelt
Mae
Hioe
Flying Fortresses Praise After Rotterdam Raid
American Flying Fortresses, once derided for weak firepower, were lauded after a precision raid on Rotterdam and Utrecht in occupied Holland. A formation returned intact despite swarming German fighters, shooting down 12 enemy planes. Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz cited mastery of the air, noting the crews and aircraft. The raid extended the force into Wazi-held territory, targeting Ut Techt railroad yards and Schiedam shipyards at Rotterdam.
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Associated Press
London
Rotterdam
Utrecht
Holland
Europe
Carl Spaatz
U. S
The
Daily Mail
Ut- Techt
Schiedam
Lenawee Patriotic League names executive committee
Lenawee Patriotic League announces an executive committee led by James Gerity Jr of Adrian with Dr. James R. Foreman, Harold F. Rohrbach, Val W. Fisher, and Wade L. Jones. The group will meet Wednesday at 8:30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce offices. President Harry A. Fee serves as ex officio member and will report on a Lansing war chest leaders meeting. Plans for county organization and campaign goal distribution were discussed for Lenawee County.
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Lenawee Patriotic League
Chamber of Commerce
James Gerity Jr
Adrian
James R. Foreman
Clinton
Harold F. Rohrbach
Blissfield
Val W. Fisher
Hudson
Wade L. Jones
Tecumseh
Harry A. Fee
League
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