Allied bombers set destroyer afire near New Guinea
Allied air forces attacked Japanese positions around Normanby Island and Buna as General MacArthur reported no further advances toward Port Moresby. A destroyer was seen sinking after bombing, with three near misses on a second destroyer and air raids on Buna, Teun Island, and surrounding supply lines.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Australia
New Guineas Warchester
Port Moresby
Normanby Island
Iniss
wWormanby Island
Milne Bay
New Guinea
General MacArthur
Owen Stanley Mountains
Efogi
Thountains
Com Teuniqué
Buna
Port
Moresby
Tepen
Teun
Timor
War At A Glance War At A Glance Russia Reds defend Stalingrad
Russia's defense of Stalingrad strengthens as they claim 500 more Nazi deaths and 30 tanks destroyed amid seven assaults. They acknowledge Novorossisk fall but tout foe tolls elsewhere, with ongoing offensives on Leningrad and Moscow fronts. Egypt sees artillery and air duels, Madagascar reports British advances, and New Guinea notes heavy air strikes and halted Japanese drive toward Port Moresby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Russia
Reds
Stalingrad
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Central Caucasus
Leningrad
Central
Moscow
Watches Jap forge get turned back at sea
At the Solomon Islands the U S Navy reported American aircraft partially smashed a major Japanese sea-borne force attempting to recapture the southeast Solomons. Japanese ships including an aircraft carrier and two destroyers were damaged. nearly 100 enemy planes were shot down. one small carrier was identified but exact class unclear. one US ship damaged. crew losses minimal. Shipyards rush to war pace with record ship deliveries, averaging 82.9 days per ship in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Lee
U.S
Solomon Islands
Ryujo
Navy
Lee
Washington
Sept
Maritime Commission
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Portland
Ore
Henry J. Kaiser
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Wilmington
Calif
Lenawee Valuation Boosted by State Board Move
The State Board of Equalization raised Lenawee county’s cash value to 64.7 million dollars, about five million more than the county equalization committee’s June figure of 54.16 million. The higher state total will influence primary school funds and tax distributions, though local taxes remain set by the June five mill rate. Wayne County, by contrast, saw its assessment cut by 241.3 million dollars, widening the gap between the two counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Equalization
Equalization Committee
Lenawee
Harry Bradley
State Board
State Tax Commission
Lenawee County
State Equalization Board
Commissioner of Agriculture
Howard Swift
Lof Adrian
Lenane County
Board of Supervisors
Wayne County
Sheriff Will Train Auxiliary Officers For Defense Duty
The Lenawee county defense corps appoints Sheriff Roscoe W. Scott as chief of the auxiliary police to oversee training in methods prescribed by the Michigan Defense Council. He will lead training across towns and villages to prepare for emergencies as part of county-wide defense plans announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe W. Scott
Lenawee County
Squire Chase
County Defense Corps
Scott
Michigan Defense Council
Associated Press
Buffalo
Curtiss
Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division
J. Bertrand Purnell
Francis J .Ryan
Kenmore
N. Y
Lester Glenn
U. S. Army
al’ ‘Hospital
Paul Chase
Glens Fails
Martin Tilt
Frank Warda
Svatore Palmeri
Carlson Rauh
Josenn Scioling
William Davey
Purnell
Warkyman
Winston J. Dandreau
Sas
Dandreau
Vathen
Philadelphia
Coeery. Ala
School of Aeroonautics
American Eagle
Omaha
Neb
Wichita
Kas
Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics
Jackson
Miss
Anti inflation Accord Divides Congress on Wages and Prices
Washington reports Congress and President Roosevelt clash over anti inflation legislation with options to let the President set wage and farm price controls. Senate Leader Barkley says action could be deferred while both houses aim for identical bills next week and passage the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tald
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate Banking Committee
War Profit Limit May Be Considered
Washington reports that the Senate Finance Committee may discuss a five percent cap on war profits as part of a new revenue bill. Chairman George cites a plan to average wartime earnings across government contracts to prevent excessive profits after taxes. Senators and business leaders urge clarity to avoid production slowdowns as Army and Navy officials seek a single renegotiation action to fix profits at a reasonable level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Army
Navy
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Armed Services
Closing of Wolf Creek dam gates delayed again
The delay stems from war production needs and the Consumers Power Company unable to cut power to a nearby war plant. H E Smith, water works superintendent, hopes to close the valves once temporary lines and poles are removed. Transfer of lines may occur between Sunday night 7 and Monday morning, enabling valve closure soon after.
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Adrian
Wolf Creek
H. E. Smith
Water Works
Consumers Power Company
Tecumseh
Smith
Plead Innocent in Sedition Case In Chicago
Elmer Hartzell and Elmer Soller, arraigned on sedition and conspiracy charges, pleaded innocent with Sept 29 hearing date. Bonds set at 5000 each. Hartzell, a Chicago statistician, admitted composing and mailing pamphlets from Chicago Detroit and Wyandotte Michigan. Soller, a Chicago mimeograph operator, admitted mimeographing the tracts in Chicago. Attorney Newell McCartney arrested Sept 5 on conspiracy to interfere with U S military and naval forces through pamphlets distribution.
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Chicago
Elmer Yartzel
Elmer William Soller
U. S
J. Albert Wall
Hartzell
Detroit
Wyandotte
Mich
British Push Into the Interior of Madagascar
British and African troops report considerable progress into Madagascar with light opposition as they push toward Tananarive and other key locations. Gen Sir William Platt notes west coast landings and unopposed occupation of Vodemar, near Diego Suarez, while operations extend from Majunga toward Betsipoka River bridges and Ambanja area amid Axis reactions.
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London
Madagascar
Tananarive
William Platt
East Command
Vodemar
Morondava
Mahaho
Antstrade
Majunga
Betsipoka River
Port Louis
Mauritius
Vichy
Pierre Laval
United States
Paris
France
Jacques Doriot
French Popular Party
Mediterranean
Doriot
U. S
Marcel Dent
Bajunga
Betsiboka
Tamarave
Antsirabe
Diego
Suarez
Ambanjo
Tulear
Mozambique
Hudson Labor Dispute Still Unsettled
The wage dispute at Hardie Manufacturing, with 70 to 80 UAW-CIO workers taking a holiday and the plant idle, remains unsettled. Workers seek ten cents more per hour. management offers five cents. State labor relations board rep L. F. Willemann met with company head Perrine Lautzenheiser, organizer Chester Acker, and 32 workers, but no accord was reached. Lautzenheiser cites an unauthorized strike. workers say they are on holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Hardie Manufacturing Company
Uaw-Cio Union
L. F. Willemann
Detroit
State Labor Relations Board
Perrine Lautzenheiser
Chester Acker
Jackson
Mr. Lautzenhelser
Manistique Man's trucking vouchers rejected as excessive
William Carefelle of Manistique had expense vouchers for using a private truck to deliver federal surplus commodities rejected as excessive. Auditor General Vernon J. Brown said the claims totaling 1196 dollars were found invalid after review by the state social welfare commission and his department.
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Lanslog
Wiliam Carefelle
Manistique
Vernon J. Brown
Brown
Social Welfare Commission
Carefelle
Election Campaigns Build Toward Maine Voter Day
Washington dispatch outlines a near end to a notably apathetic campaign as Maine and five other states prepare primaries and conventions. Key contests include Massachusetts Senator Lodge seeking a second term and Curley’s bid for the House in Massachusetts, with efforts in Connecticut Rhode Island and Louisiana also shaping the fall vote.
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George W. Lane, Jr
Lewiston
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Courtney Crocker
Boston
Lodge
Curley
Thomas H. Eliot
Harvard
Leverett Saltonstall
Washington
Maine
Mississippi
Rhode Island
House
Louisiana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Michigan
Wisconsin
Henry Cabot Lorgé, Jr
James M. Curley
Dorothy Kemp
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clare Booth Luce
Vivien Kellems
Clifford B. Wilson
Daniel F. B. Hickey
Germans Threaten Reprisals On British
German radio broadcast threats of heavy reprisals for the RAF raid on Düsseldorf The Nazi spokesman Col Gertz warned of unprecedented extensive raids by new bombers against Britain There was little sign of increased Nazi activity last night while the RAF activity over Germany was light The British Broadcasting Company aired a play by play of the Düsseldorf raid from an RAF airdrome.
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London
German Radio Today
RAF
Dusseldorf
Britain
Col
Gertz
East Anglia
Germany
British Broadcasting Company
Desseldorf
Europe
Cartridge Strikers Return to Work at Alton Plant
Alton Illinois September 12 thousands of Western Cartridge Company workers resume four day strike ended by a back to work order from AFL President William Green. Union leaders and company officials reached a return to work agreement as War Labor Board hearings set for September 22 in Washington. Fringe points include election for bargaining agent and 29 cent hourly raise. Twelve Illinois Reserve Militia companies stood ready but were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL Chemical Workers
Green
War Labor Board
Th “Company i
WLE
Washington
Francis Bunzy
Bunzy
War Department
Labor Board
NLRB
Adj
Leo M. Boyle
Illnois Reserve Militia
Japanese airmen on downgrade say U S pilots superior
Washington, Sept. 12. James V. Forrestal reports after reviewing Japanese aviators that their flying skill and determination were below the grade of American pilots early in the war. He notes Japanese Zero is maneuverable but vulnerable, and that U S airmen outmatched the enemy through craft and courage. It would be tough for Japan to recapture Guadalcanal. Marines face equally tough and alert opponents for the first time.
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Washington
James V. Forrestall
Navy
Forrestal
Pacific
Knox
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Map of China area shows Japanese withdrawal noted
The Telegram directs readers to page seven for a map illustrating the region in China from which the Japanese have recently begun a puzzling withdrawal, signaling a possible shift in movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Red Push Started on Leningrad Front
Moscow dispatch reports a major World War II battle along a 1300 mile Russian front. Stalingrad defenders hold firm amid German pressure while Russians counterattack near Leningrad at Sinyavino. German attempts to widen a foothold south toward Grozny face snowbound Caucasus resistance as the war rages with heavy losses for both sides.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Leningrad
Sinyavino
Fixhyin
Volkhov
Terek Rit
Grozny
High Caucasus
Peril
Rubber report sparks Senate dispute over production policy
Congressional debate grows over Baruch rubber committee findings as senators clash on synthetic rubber sources and nationwide gasoline rationing. Norris calls the report disappointing while Byrd calls it courageous. An Agriculture subcommittee seeks independent agency to spur grain alcohol synthetic rubber. Roosevelt vetoed that bill.
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Washington
Baruch Rubber Committee
Norsis
Ind-Neb
Byrd
Senat Hess
Gillette
Dtown
Agrifcatture
Roosevelt
Norris
2Toup
Berard M. Baruch
Baruch
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Mountain Lines Holding
Egypt
Jap’ Forge
Wallace H. White Jr
Louis J. Brawn
Fulton J. Redman
Brann
Robert Hale
Pacific Northwest
Donald Nelson
Nelson
Frederick H. Brundage
Western Log
Phoenix
Ariz
Frank A. Atkins
Thunderbirds Field
Evelyn
Frank Atkins
Evelyn Eggon
Grand Rapids
AFL
Leningrad Front
Volga River
Farm State
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