20 Aug 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
1
Collier's notes the largest tires used on dam projects stand 91% feet high with 34-ply construction. They weigh 3 487 pounds and require a 186 pound tube. Total cost 6 073 dollars including tube and taxes. Changing them needs a special derrick and three men for five hours.
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In the Pacific war the U S fleet presses a major offensive in the Solomon Islands near the Coral Sea as Admiral Nimitz notes heavy enemy resistance and air and sea bombardments. Labor leaders Murray and Green push for peace while AFL and CIO debate unity. Nazi grain and oil drives stretch to the Caucasus with scorched earth in play as Soviet defenses weaken. Six saboteurs face execution in DC, while Pelley and co defendants face sedition verdicts and a treason death sentence is handed down in Detroit.
Britain acts swiftly arresting Mohandas K. Gandhi and nearly 200 All-India Congress leaders as they organize a nationwide nonviolent civil disobedience campaign. Rioting erupts in Bombay and Ahmedabad. grain stores looted in protest. Gandhi vows to pursue freedom or die while kept under surveillance.
Guglielmo Ferrero, famed Italian historian and anti Fascist foe, dies in Geneva aged 71 after seven years of exile. He taught at the University of Geneva and authored The Grandeur and Decadence of Rome. In Washington the War Production Board orders typewriter production cut and gov't restricted output.
The United States coast guard training station at Manhattan Beach N Y thrives under Lt William H Dempsey Jack The Mauler who has run a two hour daily conditioning program for 1800 men with 32 assistants to teach rough and tumble fighting jiu jitsu disarming and other physical maneuvers The camp features heavy and light bags and a no holds barred approach with top assistants including Lou Ambers Nathan Mann Marty Servo Irving Jaffee and other athletes The program aims to capture saboteurs rather than kill and reflects wartime fitness priorities at the coast guard base.
The piece notes US farmer labor woes as war draws workers to industry, with July demand at a record high while only 42 in 100 workers are available. wages soar to 2.45 daily on average, parity prices debated, and mobilization plans loom though local labor ties and migrant workers complicate use. It suggests some relief may come from construction workers with farm experience.
Richard Riedel, a government press relations officer for United States senators, has served in the capital since boyhood. He has not received a raise in 14 years, yet colleagues say he deserves one for guiding reporters and photographers amid evolving Senate halls and guarded lobby areas.
Baukhage notes a Library of Congress exhibit of materials published in 64 of the 111 languages of the USSR. He reports 39,000 women now employed in aircraft manufacturing, up from 1,900 nine months ago. Hawaii hosts Americanization meetings for Japanese descent with 807 attendees. A bomber at 200 MPH from 10,000 feet would drop a 600 pound bomb about a mile and a quarter ahead of the release point.
Embroidery pattern 411 offers a transfer design of a flower bowl in bright colors, plus a chair back and arm rests. Includes illustrations, required materials, and finishing tips for cut work. Send orders to obtain the pattern.
Message advises sending tobacco to service members including soldiers sailors Coast Guardsmen and marines. Prince Albert is named as the favorite smoking tobacco and the National Joy Smoke. Local dealers promote Prince Albert in the pound can as an ideal gift for men in the service.
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