17 Sep 1942
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
1
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes President Roosevelt pressuring Congress to curb rising living costs with a deadline ultimatum. The piece also reports on labor freezes affecting 12 states and a Pacific action raising casualties against Japan. Editorially attributed to WNU analysts.
President Roosevelt in a national address and to Congress demanded immediate anti inflation measures to prevent a serious domestic economic crisis. He pledged to act if Congress fails to stabilize farm prices and wages, warning that failure to solve the problem could jeopardize the war effort. The report also notes Axis military moves in North Africa and a separate war manpower order freezing labor in 12 western states.
Reports from the Pacific outline Japanese efforts to retake positions in the Solomons and the Owen Stanley range near Port Moresby while U S and Allied forces push back. Senate subcommittee chairman Chandler urges removal of Japanese from Kiska and strengthens Alaska defenses, and Franco’s Spain drifts toward UN influence amid pro Axis leanings. Scrap iron shortages loom as War Production Board head Nelson warns publishers.
In the National League race Brooklyn dominates MVP chatter with Pete Reiser Pee Wee Reese Joe Medwick Whitlow Wyatt and Larry French among top choices. Enos Slaughter and Mel Ott also receive attention for hitting and leadership while Dolph Camilli and Johnny Mize influence homer and run tallies. American League competition centers on Joe DiMaggio Ted Williams and Joe Gordon with Williams once again contending for batting and power honors. Pitchers Ernie Bonham and Tex Hughson are noted as potential vote getters amid broader All-Star context.
Informed sources claim Adolf Schibelgruber ended a Nazi plan to wreck American industry by disrupting munitions plants and infrastructure after the Ribbentrop Molotov pact shifted alliance. The piece notes training of saboteurs, theft of factory blueprints, and cooperation with Communists to expose the plots before they could do harm.
The diary notes urge broadcasters to stress that the Merchant Marine seeks young strong adventurous seamen and skilled shipyard workers while farmers should stay on the farm to help win the war. It also recalls a Nazi tale about passport age fraud by American women in Paris and their internment consequences, ending with a call to Buy War Bonds.
The article compiles Curly Lambeau and other coaches stating that wartime demands uplift men’s conditioning and spirit. Football players now report lighter weights, trimmer condition, and readiness for service, reflecting a national shift to fitness and discipline amid war.
Russian reports say Nazi pressure at Stalingrad is enormous with 1,500 German bombers in the final onslaught while German and Soviet accounts differ on progress near Novorossisk and the Grozny oil fields. Moscow claims heavy fighting west of Stalingrad and repulsed attacks, as Berlin touts gains and naval setbacks loom.
Six tons of jail cells from Old Ripley Illinois are sent to a scrap-metal drive as public opinion favors reuse. Air mail outside the continental U S is limited to two ounces per piece due to distribution constraints. Ottawa reports 170 Canadian soldiers died in the Dieppe raid. Rep Sam Hobbs urges universal fingerprints for all Americans as a wartime measure to aid law enforcement.
Chinese high command reports strong advances in Anhwei recapturing 26 villages in 20 days and a southern thrust retaking sites near Samshui 25 miles west of Canton. They reclaim air bases Chuhsien Lishui Yushan and about 350 miles of the Chekiang Kiangsi railway plus over 10 000 square miles of territory. Voluntary Japanese withdrawals aid progress, seen as preludes to further attacks toward India or Siberia.
Brief from Bankhage on a War Production Board survey of automobile graveyards. It highlights a belief among some Washington war workers that if the city is not covered in the press it does not exist and notes worker shortages as a key wartime farming issue. Also mentions USO Phoebus Virginia hosting and a charm school program for hostesses.
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