Likely small turnout in Lenawee primary election
Lenawee county nears tomorrow's primary with an expectation of only about five to six thousand ballots cast across 94 precincts due to no Democratic contests and few Republican races. Sheriff nomination is the sole county contest, while national races draw limited campaigning. Polls open 7 am to 6 pm with 44,000 ballots printed, split evenly by party.
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Lenawee
Eash
Adrian
Roscoe Scott
Harry R. Rodgers
Atijan
Ebner Bringman
Morenci
Bringman
Rodgers
Barn Near Hudson Destroyed by Fire
A barn on the John Dowling farm two miles east of Hudson burned to the ground early morning. Frances Sheele saw smoke and alerted the Dowling family. The 34 by 60 foot barn, seven years old, held hay and a wagon with no livestock inside. Hudson and rural fire units battled the blaze. the structure was beyond saving and insurance partially covered the loss.
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Hudson
John Dowling
Frances Sheele
John Sheele
Dowling
Hudson Fire Department
Dull Michigan Primary Near End Amid Low Voter Interest
Michigan’s dullest primary in years nears close with final pleas from GOP and Democratic leaders. Only Republican statewide contests. Ferguson, Smith, Eaton, Read, Keyes, Brake compete. Governors Kelly and Van Wagoner unopposed. Voter turnout expected to dip below 1 million as war news dominates public focus.
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Lansing
Michigan
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Detroit
Wayne County
Gerald L. K.smith
Elton R. Eaton
Plymouth Weekly
Thomas Read
Shelby
Eugene C. Keyes
D. Hale Brake
Stanton
Harry F. Kelly
van Wagoner
Prenciss M. Brown
Frank Murphy
Congress
State House of Representatives
State Senate
AAA Committeemen to be Elected in Lenawee County
Farmers cooperating with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration will vote Friday night to elect township committeemen. Each township chooses three regular members two alternates and one delegate to the county convention. Wives of members may vote. The county convention sits Saturday at the AAA office East Beecher Street to elect three county committee members. Current members are Ells Roosa chairman Harold Strayer and Walter Goetting. Voting sites listed across many townships including Adrian Cambridge Dover Fairfield Franklin Hudson Macon Madison Medina Ogden Palmyra Raisin Ridgeway Riga Rome Seneca Tecumseh Bassfield Deerfield Rollin and Woodstock with specific halls and offices named.
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Lenawee County
Agriculural Adjustment Administration
Wogram
Associaton
NCRO
AAA
East Beecher Street
Ells Roosa
Harold Strayer
Medina Township
Walter Goetting
Palmyra Town
Adrian Township
Adrian Town Hall
Cambridge Township
Cambridge Town Hall
Dover Township
Dover Town Hall
Fairfield Township
Weston
Franklin Township
P. Hall
Tipton
Hudson Township
Hudson Center
Macon
Madison Township
Madison
Medina
Ogden Township
Ogden
Palmyra
Raisin Township
Raisin
Ridgeway Township
Britton
Riga Township
Higa
Rome Township
Rome
Seneca Township
Seneca
Clinton
Tecumseh
Bassfield
Deerfield
Rollin
Woodstock
Geneva
Reds Hold Out Under Nazi Onslaught At Stalingrad
From Moscow Sept 14 German troops again attacked Stalin grad with tanks and armored cars. The Red Army halted a new penetration southwest of the city after gaining ground earlier. High command announced fighting in the southern streets and tightened siege lines as Soviet tanks and infantry countered.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Lan
Shand
Himlions
Lower Volga
San Maria
Calif
Wisconsin
Robert T. Bailey
Soviet Information Bureau
Pravda
Sinyavine
Leningrad
Descrter Confesses Killing Two Women
Bailey, 28, confessed fatally shooting Miss Neil Pietrangell and Dorothy Baun near Tomah Wisconsin after abducting them from Madison. He described forcing both to strip, firing three shots, and fleeing with two 16 year old girls. Authorities plan to extradite him for murder. federal charges also noted.
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Thomas Weldon
Bailey
Neil Pietrangell
Dorothy Baun
Tomah
Wis
Madison
Weldon
Weiss
Alberta Coon
Pauline Conley
Sioux City
Miss Coon
Cyril Simmeon
H. T. Jenkins
Leo J. Goodman
Sparta
Fort Ord
Here
W. R. Bailey
Mississippi
Miss America Crown Awarded to Texas Gill Dennison
18 year old Jo Carroll Dennison of Tyler Texas won the Miss America title in Atlantic City beating 28 other contestants. Bettie Brunk Miss Chicago was second and Patricia Allene Hit Miss Michigan third. Dennison, secretary to a lawyer, can take dictation and enjoys reading. Born in Florence Arizona she moved to Texas at age five and grew up there. She is five feet five inches tall and weighs 118 pounds.
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Atlantic City
N. A
Air Force
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Tyler
Texas
Amerea
Betle Brunk
Chicago
Patricia Allne Hit
Detroit
Michigan
Dennison
Florence
Ariz
California
Fear New Axis Wave of Terror Across Yugoslavia
German reports claim a revolt in Bulgarian Macedonia and a state of siege in Skoplje signal a rising Axis terror wave. Yugoslav officials caution against assuming broad Bulgarian defection while noting Russian sentiment persists among peasants and possibly the army. Reports also say Soviet agents were condemned in Bulgaria and a June rail line bombing led to mass arrests of Communist sympathizers. In Yugoslavia near Ragusa, clashes escalate as 16 Italians and 11 Yugoslav guerrillas die at Trebinje Lep.
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London
Macedonia
Skoplje
Yugoslavia
Stockholm
Bulgaria
Gaprovo
BNE
College freshmen report on campus at Adrian College
Adrian College freshmen reported for the new school year with vocational and aptitude tests in Civic Auditorium and morning registration after intelligence testing. Freshmen met counselors to plan schedules while upperclassmen register Wednesday and classes begin Thursday. Freshmen week featured a cottage gathering at Wamplers Lake hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Robins, with a frankfurter roast and fellowship led by Professor Harvey Seifert, the new economics and sociology instructor. Robert Tuttle showed college reconstruction films from last year.
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Adrian College
Civic Auditorium
F. W. Robins
Wamplers Lake
Allied forces halt Japanese push near Port Moresby
Allied troops held the Japanese at bay 10 miles north of Port Moresby for a fourth day. Medium bombers dropped 17 tons on Lae base and airfield, while Flying Fortresses attacked ships near New Guinea. Lae Salamaua and Buna bases were targets as air forces pressed the campaign against Japanese Western New Guinea positions.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Australia
Port Moresby
Lae
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Seloe Island
Tanimbar
Kai Islands
New Britain
Salamaua
Buna
Moresby
Rubber Czar May Be Named Today
The Baruch committee urged a rubber administrator with broad powers as the nation considers nationwide gasoline rationing and a 33 mile per hour speed limit. President Roosevelt indicated the post may be filled soon, possibly Friday. Leon Henderson urged motorists to voluntarily observe existing gasoline rationing, citing about 1 billion tire miles wasted daily and warning there may be no guarantee of tire supplies until synthetic tires arrive.
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Washington
Baruch Committee
Roosevelt
Leon Hentherson
Henderson
United States
Baruch Rubber Committee
U S War Production Must Be 100 Per Cent of Capacity
President Roosevelt told Congress that the United States produced only about 50 percent of its maximum war output and warned that full mobilization is needed. He cited lend lease data showing $63 billion in aid and emphasized strengthening allies. The report notes Britain, Russia, and other nations receive supplies while testing new ships and storage methods.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Sept
Congress
United States
Britain
United Kingdom
Russia
Middle East
Australia
United Nations
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Neagis
China
Great Britain
United’ States
New Zealand
Equatorial Africa
New Caledonia
Compulsory Saving Plan Proposed in War Tax Debate
Senator Byrd urged a two year revenue plan linked to compulsory savings to fund wartime needs. He pushed for government bonds to finance the war and warned of a looming 50 billion dollar deficit. The Finance Committee debated tax changes and the potential to study compulsory savings, while considering limits on war contract profits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Burl
Virginia
George D-Gay
Army
George
Vichy attack on Bulgarian territory reported by Reuters
A Vichy broadcast said planes of undetermined nationality attacked Bulgarian territory last night wounding several people. In Washington, Senator Brown disclosed that President Roosevelt would be authorized to stabilize wages and farm prices below parity as part of a new anti inflation bill to be introduced in the Senate.
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London
Reuters
Washington
Brown
D-Mids
Roosevelt
Senate
Zephyr shaken by 12 explosions near Nodaway Iowa
Twelve blasts rocked the Burlington Zephyr about two and a half miles east of Nodaway at 12:20 am. About 180 passengers were on board as the train traveled at 70 mph. no injuries reported and damage to nine cars, mainly air brake systems and undercarriages, with emergency repairs underway. The FBI in Des Moines opened an investigation while Iowa officials sought a cause.
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Creston
Iowa
Nodaway
Burlington
Siie
FBI
Des Moines
James L. Dalton
PBI
Lewel
War At A Glance: Global Fronts Mixed as WWII Advances
A war summary reports two German penetrations of Stalingrad opposed by Red defenders at the city outskirts. It cites a Soviet sea raid with 200 prisoners, German winter-line preparations, RAF strikes on Bremen, Allied actions in North Africa and the Pacific, and British-held Madagascar as observers note.
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Associated Press
Russia
Stalingrad
Reds
Finland
Norway
London
RAF
Red
Bremen
Bucharest
Africa
Rome
Tobruk
Lybia
Rommel
France
Cheribourg
Pacific
Port Moresby
Lae
New Gainea
Madagascar
French labor draft law orders mobilization for Germany
Paris dispatch reports a sweeping compulsory labor law in Vichy effective today. It binds all able bodied French aged 18 to 50 and unmarried women 21 to 35, allowing government control of hiring, wages, and hours. Penalties include prison terms up to five years and fines. Employers must use government crews. foreigners’ status unclear.
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Assoc
Vichy
Germany
Fichy
Duchy of
Luxembourg
France
British Raid on Tobruk Reported Beat Back
Italian broadcasts report a British landing attempt to seize Tobruk was repelled by German Italian forces after a heavy bombardment by RAF planes. Two British ships were hit and one believed sunk. Berlin broadcasts later claimed Allied bombers struck a northwest German harbor area, with one report of 13 bombers shot down. In Flint, Martin Caylor set a civilian pistol record with 294 of 300 in a 45 calibre event.
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Rome
Tobruk
Berlin
Cairo
Germany
Sra
DNB
Flint
Martin Caylor
Great Lakes Rifle & Pistol Club
Highland Park
Ed Schneck
Great Lakes Club
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