Salerno Becomes Fifth Army Port as Allies Push Inland
Allied authorities reported the American Fifth Army seized Salerno and repelled several German armored counterattacks while chaos spread through Italy. Heavy Allied air action blocked reinforcements and cut Nazi convoys toward Naples as North African command noted battles in the Bocconi area and in the north.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Fifth Army
Salerno
Wables
Italy
Berdin
Naples
Malta
Mark W. Clark
Ater
Water Plant Approved for Adrian by Federal Government
The Federal Works Administration approves a $300,000 water filtration plant for Adrian to supplement the McKenzie Street facility. The city will pay about $127,500, likely via revenue bonds secured against the plant property, with a 2.5 million gallon per day capacity and plans for expansion after the war. Mayor Lundahl and city engineers led discussions with FWA officials in Chicago.
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Adrian
Wolf Creek
Federal Works Administration
H. W. Lundahl
L. A. Gillette
Chicago
FWA
Melkenzie Street
McKenzie Street
Mayer Lundahl
H. E. Smith Water System
Artd
The
Water Board
Family of 5 Living In One Room is Another War Housing Problem
Adrian residents confront a severe housing shortage as war workers flood in. The War Housing Center reports families like the Rose’s crowd into single rooms with shared facilities while workers seek homes near Adrian. They urge locals to offer rooms, vacant apartments, or convert existing houses to ease the crisis.
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Adrian
Ity
War Housing Center
Rose
Dennis Street
Ida Rose
Farim
Mary
Charles
Eileen
Jast
Papa Rose
Mrs Rose
Impending Fall of Lae Reported by Allied Communiqué
Allied forces press toward Lae New Guinea as a communiqué declares the Japanese position there desperate. Australians cross the Busu river near Malahang airstrip while U.S. and Australian troops advance from the Markham valley toward Warakapor, with forward units within ten miles of the Lae defenses.
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Preoo
Southwest Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
Huon Gulf
North Africa
Busu
Malahang
Markham
Ure
Owen Stanley
Warakapor
Bond sales push eyed with county school half day
Wews yuun valid BS Burd, chair of the county school bond sales committee, asks school officials to boost September bond efforts. The plan offers students an extra half day vacation to attend the County fair if sales meet targets, an approachAlready used in Adrian schools, with competitive bonding planned next week.
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Wews Yuun Valid
BS Burd
Adrian
Farm Auction Listings in Adrian and Manito Area
Auction notices detail sales planned for Adrian and Manito area. Al Linehan Jr and Al Linehan Dr serve as auctioneers with livestock and farm goods to be sold. Listings reference market-page advertisements and date lines in September, noting locations 143 miles west and near Rome Grange road.
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Arcuni Stiles
Adrian Gn
Rome Grange Road
Linehan
Adrian
Stich
al Linehan, Jr
al Linehan
Manito’ Beach
Rolin Center
Toyen
Reed
AE. L. Davis
Halladay of Canton Dies After Illness
Herman H. Halladay, first ag Measure commissioner and former secretary of Michigan’s state board of agriculture, died at University Hospital in Ann Arbor after surgery. Born January 4, 1863, in Clinton, he served Clinton township as treasurer and supervisor and was appointed to the state livestock sanitary commission in 1911 by Governor Osborn.
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Clinton
Herman H. Halladay
Michigan
State Board of Agriculture
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mr. Halladay
Addison P. Halladay
Adrian College
Clinton Township
Halladay
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Osborn
Fertis
Sleeper
Furn
Farmers May Use Personal Gasoline To Attend Fairs
Lenawee county fair secretary Frank A Stadish reports a telegram from Michigan Association of Fairs secretary H B Kelley saying OPA officials in Washington have approved using personal necessity gasoline ration to attend fairs. B and C ration book holders may drive 90 miles for pleasure four months, allowing fair attendance without jeopardizing permits.
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Frank A.stadish
Lenawee County
H.8. Kelley
Michigan Association of Fairs
OPA
Washington
Adrian airport needs 4000 ft runways for airline use
Ray C Schrader of Graniff Airways says Adrian’s airport must have hard surfaced runways at least 4000 feet long to qualify for airline service. Current longest is 2930 feet with two shorter strips. CAA approval requires federal interest and land provision by the city. Brati-Liff petition awaits action as Runways expand to meet future big airplane needs.
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Adrian
Ray C. Schrader
Graniff Airways Inc
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Air Express
Detroit
Chicago
Mer. Schrader
CAA
Adrian Municipal
Mer. Shrader
Washington, D.C
Deerfield to Vote on Debt Service Tax Monday
A special Deerfield public school district election will occur Monday to approve a two mill debt service tax. The levy would fund retired bonds for the school gymnasium, previously paid from taxes below the limit.
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Deerfield
Loe Aoe Acs
Sept
Deerfield Public
Fleeing German Legions Battered On 400-Mile Front
Moscow reports a Russian hammering of German forces along a 400 mile front from the Sea of Azov to Bryansk. Red Army advances imperil the Nazi defense east of the Dnieper and threaten escape routes from Crimea. German retreats become routs as millions of materiel and hundreds of towns fall. Mariupol and Chaplino are captured with help from naval and airborne units. Desna defenses near Novgorod Seversky crumble while Gomel and Kiev are pressured. Berlin concedes steady Russian gains as Stalin orders a 12 gun salute praising Malinovsky and Folbukhin for Stalino's fall.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Sea of Azov
Bryansk
Ukraine
Red Army
Dnieper
Crimean Garrizons
Mariupol
Azov
Chaplino
Dniepropetrovsk
Lino
Zaporozhe
Desna River
Novgorod Seversky
Gomel
Kiev
Central
Bryce
Berlin
Joseph Stalin
Get
Rodiony Malinovsky
Feodor Folbukhin
Stalino
Farmers Back War Loan Campaign With Bonds
Lenawee County farmers will support the third war loan by buying bonds at campaign headquarters in Adrian. Farmers diversify risk and rely on multiple crops, with general farming common in Lenawee. Despite last season’s heavy moisture affecting some crops, total yields remain promising as harvesting continues. County agricultural agent Louis G. Hall notes much of the present income reflects real earnings in normal times.
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Lenatyee County
Adrian
Lenawee
Louis G. Hall
Farmers’ extra income aimed at equipment and war bonds
Farmers plan to spend increased income on machinery and home repairs but prioritize war needs. Quotas exist for farm equipment. replacing both machinery and labor would hamstring farmers. Mr Hatl notes much income funds worn equipment and buildings, urging investment in war bonds to finance the war, curb inflation, and build future reserves.
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Hatl
BOWDS
Bond sub-agencies open for Third War Loan drive
Arrangements completed for two sub agencies at Third War Loan headquarters in the McKinster Garage on North Main. Mrs. Cecil Ramsay will head the operation starting Monday. Bonds issued from 1 to 5 pm and 6 to 9 pm with immediate delivery. Additional sub agencies opened yesterday at Walper Furniture and the license plate bureau to speed sales during the September drive.
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Adrian
Frank Clough
McKinster
North Main Street
James H. Baker
Adrian Woman's Club
Mgr. Clough
Pfe
Edward F. Clough Jr
Scott Pleid, UK
Third War Loan
Cecil Ramsay
Walper Furniture
Hitler denounces Italian treachery rallying German nation
In a 16 minute radio speech from London on September 11, Adolf Hitler condemned Italy's capitulation as treachery by Badoglio and Mussolini and pledged harsh measures. He accused Yugoslavs of treachery and warned of threats to German territory while promising steel‑ring defense and new means to counter Allied air attacks.
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London
Cpx
Adaolph Hitler
Italy
Marshal Badoglio
Germany
Badoglio
Hitler
Rome
Laly
Isutt
Jugoslavia
Europe
Mussolini
Balkans
Italian Navy Escapes to Allied Ports Amid Mediterranean Chase
Italian warships break from German control and reach Valetta Malta Gibraltar and Balearic Island dispersal as Allies tally four battleships and nine cruisers among the escape. Malta dispatches report twelve units arriving. other ships seek refuge in Gibraltar and Italy retains carriers destroyers submarines and smaller crafts. The move offers potential patrol and sea raid utility but requires rearmament and manning.
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London
Italy
Valetta
Malta
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Palme de Maltorac
Spain
Balearic Islands
Man Confesses Killing Wife in Detroit Story
Detroit detective reports 59 year old David Brincat confessed to killing his wife Mary Brincat 41 mother of two. Body found buried in a concrete sealed coal bin grave on the couple’s premises after the confession. Axe and stained saw recovered. Brincat held on criminal charges. alleged motive unfaithfulness. Police note Brincat immigrated to the United States in 1919 and served nine years in prison at Mars.
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Detroit
Joyce
Mary Brincat
David
Mars
Mediterranean
German royal family fled to Sicily rumor spreads
German radio quoted foreign office spokesmen claiming King Victor Emmanuel Premier Barcelo and Crown Prince Umberto fled to Sicily. A later German high command broadcast said Red Army landings were attempted near Novorossiysk in the Caucasus with ongoing fighting as Germans fought to wipe out the landing parties.
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London
Foreign Office
Victor Emmanuel
Barcelo
Umberto
Sicily
Red Firmg
Novorossisk
Caucasus
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