Army to organize first airborne infantry battalion at Fort Benning
War department announced plans for an airborne infantry unit to be formed at Fort Benning on October 10 with 500 volunteers from Fort Bragg Camp Croft Wheeler and other posts. Changes include cross assignment of officers between National Guard and regular units and modified officer training and age limits.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Fort Benning
Fort Bragg
N. C
National Guard
Department
Guard
Regular Army
Legion Hears William Green At National Convention
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor addressed the American Legion's 23rd national convention in Milwaukee. He praised labor's war production role, endorsed FBI anti spy actions and deportation proposals, and urged continued no strike policy while condemning communism fascism and nazism. Frank Church Jr. won the Legion scholarship and spoke on The American Way Of Life.
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Willard R
Smith United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
American Legion
Green
AFL
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Americanism Committee
Harry Bridges
Congress
Legion
Communist Party
Frank Church, Jr
Boise
Ida
Faith Healers on Trial in Virginia Malicious Wounding Case
The Rev Otis Burke and four Holiness Faith Healers face circuit court today on charges of maliciously wounding a congregation member with a copperhead snake. Burke vows a Bible backed witness stance and religious demonstrations in court. Sheriff warns of removal to county jail if a snake demonstration occurs.
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Jonesville
U.P
Otis Burke
Circuit Court
Burke
Jeff Newman
Army Display At Fair Week Shows Modernized Unit In Drill
A 500 strong Army unit will parade and train at the Tri-State Fair during Sept 29 to Oct 4. Major Mc Connell announced a defense display at the fair with more than 100 pieces of equipment including sound detectors airplanes searchlights and anti aircraft guns. A parade at 11 am Friday will precede a Friday night sham battle between land and air forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State
Brown
Exposition
McConnell
Fort Bliss
Ship Owners Face Possible Strike Over War Bonus
Seafarers International Union rejects government ultimatum to arbitration with three steamship companies and threatens a general strike of coastwise and intercoastal vessels. The U S Maritime Commission warned that 11 idle ships could be requisitioned if no agreement by noon EST is reached. Captain Granville Conway said no response had come from either side, delaying any forced action.
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New York
Seafarers International Union
AFL
United States Maritime Commission
Granville Conway
Maritime Commission
Weehawken
N. J
John Hawk
Alcoa Line
Calmar and
Sea Shipping Companies
Wasting His Time in Induction Refusal
Jerome Hoersting, 22, spent 17 days in jail for dodging army induction. He then reported under the Selective Service Act and flunked his physical at Fort Thomas Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Jerome Hoersting
Fort Thomas
Merchant Tries Friendly Parking Meter Service
In Albany a local merchant uses a watcher to add time to parking meters when drivers depart. The watcher deposits coins and leaves an orange card saying they extended the motorist’s time for another hour to avoid tickets.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Payroll Checks Carry Pledge of Allegiance
A thousand employees of Pacific Car and Foundry at Renton near Seattle pledge allegiance weekly. The back of each payroll check bears a pledge to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, signed by endorsing the check.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
Pacific Car and Foundry Company
Renton
United States
Risley Receives Induction Deferment in New York
Jesse D. Risley of West Branch narrowly avoided draft service after claiming 45 dependents including 45 head of cattle on his dairy farm. The man was granted an occupational deferment and allowed to remain on his farm in Sherrill New York.
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Sherrill
N. Y
U.P
Jesse D. Risley
West Branch
Committee Seeks Ammonia Nitrate Plant Site in Panhandle
Amarillo leaders plan a Washington trip to present a detailed brief on locating a large ammonia nitrate plant near the area. Mayor Joe Jenkins Rex Baxter Jack Cunningham and Guy McSwain will meet Major General C M Wesson and other officials while seeking backing from railroad representatives and defense project directors.
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Amarillo
Washington
Joe Jenkins
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Cunningham
Guy McSwain
Army
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Texas Panhandle
Baxter
Floyd B. Odlum
OPM
Panhandle
Hancock Set to Assume Kerrville Duties Next Monday
Austin P Hancock will arrive to take over as Kerrville city manager next Monday morning following his recent resignation to accept Amarillos post. He will oversee a budget hearing led by Oscar Hargett as mayor pro tem, as hearings prompt delays tied to valuation changes and protests.
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Austin P. Hancock
Kerrville
Amarillo
Washington
No. 2
Oscar Hargett
Taxpayers’ League
Rockefeller Foundation
Perry Burks
Board of Equalization
Texas pledges 408 join 25 fraternities on campus
In Austin on September 18, 408 University of Texas students were formally pledged by 25 fraternities. Delta Tau Delta overtook Kappa Sigma as top pledger with 36 new members, same total pledges as last year.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Sigma
Alice and Phil To Wed Again
Alice Faye and Phil Harris prepared in Galveston to formalize their Mexico marriage in a US ceremony next Saturday with a yet to be chosen minister and time. A separate report from Berlin notes a limited train struck a crowd at Brunn Moravia, killing 18 and injuring many.
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Galveston
U.P
Alice Faye
Phil Harris
Mexico
United States
Berlin
Brunn
Moravia
DNE
War News Across Fronts Signals Global Turmoil
The report outlines Allied and German moves in the Balkans and Middle East as Britain and Russia rush to secure Iran and Suez routes. It notes air support between Britain and the Soviet front, brutal repression in occupied Europe, and Japan's Manchurian campaign as China vows continued resistance. Relief missions in China run 200 missions with 274 hospitals providing most civilian beds.
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Middle East
Dardanelles
Suez
Middle Eastern
Iraq
Iran
Britain
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
Caucasus
London
Royal Air Force
Murmansk
Archangel
Europe
Belgrade
France
Vichy
Germans Target Caucasus Oil With Crimea Shortcut
German forces aim for the Caucasus oil fields via a Crimea route as reports say they have reached the Perekop Isthmus and are within striking distance of Sevastopol. A southern Ukraine push toward Rostov and the Don River could sever Russia's oil supply, while Bulgaria's Dardanelles move tests Turkey's stance in the war.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press War Desk
Caucasus
Crimean
Ukraine
Crimea
Russia
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
Yenikale
Odessa
Perekop
Marshal Budenny
Rostov
Don River
Nikitovka
Baku
Perekoy Isthmus
Crimera
Sevastopol
Bulgaria
Roumania
Turkey
Italy
Dardanelles
Britain
Rather Small for An Alligator in a Chicken House
In Fort Myers Florida Joe Whitehill reports an alligator in his chicken house. Officer Dick Hendry investigates and fires after spotting two glowing eyes. The incident ends with the Whitehill family eating frog legs for breakfast. A separate note states sea mineral content would coat the United States in a salt layer over a mile high.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Joe Whitehill
Dick Hendry
Hendry
Whitehill
United States
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Erich Raeder
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Wichita Falls
Tex
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