Russians Break Barrier Near Stalingrad as Axis Lines Strain
Soviet tanks reportedly broke into the 40 mile NW Stalingrad barrier as German claims of the Russians being split were contradicted by Soviet word that they held positions. Red forces were said to push into the German left flank above the Volga while Axis supply lines faced jeopardy.
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Stalingrad
Don River
Hitler
Red
Volga Metropolis
Don
Volga
Rome
London
Don-Volga
Semeon Timoshenko
Caucasus
Mozdok
Grozny
Black Sea
Novorossisk
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
Aleutian
Attu
Agattu
Room in A 1 condition with hardwood floors
Classified ad from Morris Avenue offers a modern house in A 1 condition with hardwood floors and a hot air furnace. A garage is included and the advertiser notes high demand claiming several rentals could have been filled. The contact number appears as 20961 with result number 0242.
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Morris
Noted Economist Predicts Allied Victory Within Year
Chicago AP Dr Melchair Palyi, international economist, said September marked the turning point of the war in favor of the Allies and that victory would come in about a year. He argued Germany could be halted by 25 percent production cuts and bombings while facing multi front strain.
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Chicago
Melchair Palyi
Germany
Palyi
National Restaurant Association
Egypt
Stalingrad
Russia
Dr. Palyi
Reichsbank
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
University of Chicago
Pacific
Eastman Warns on Tire Shortage If Rubber Rationing Fails
Joseph B. Eastman, defense transportation director, told the House Appropriations Committee that a potential order to remove up to 5 million trucks and 150000 buses from operation could occur if more rubber is not allowed than Baruch report recommended. He noted about 100000 of the buses haul schoolchildren and that current rubber allocations cover less than half of these vehicles' tire needs.
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Washington
Baruch
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Eastman
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Civilian Defense
Office of War Information
Guayule
War Manpower Commission
Office of Defense Transportation
Hemisphere
Elmer Davis
OSI
Hitler
France
J. H. Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy
Ohio Boards To Stay Open Daily For Voters In Service
Secretary of State John E. Sweeney announced county election boards will be open daily until noon on Oct 29 to allow service men and Selective Service inductees to vote before the Nov 3 election. War plant workers away 50 miles or more from home on election day may also vote.
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Columbus
John E. Sweeney
Sweeney
Hershey says many farmers join army as volunteers
Major General Lewis B. Hershey, director of Selective Service, told Senator Wiley that a large percentage of farmers entering the Army did so as volunteers. He added that men may have to leave farms to serve just as essential industries provide manpower.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Wiley
Wis
Army
Hershey
Fortress Crew Adrift For Week on Life Raft
Seven Army fliers survived a week adrift on a four man life raft after the Flying Fortress crew of a B 17 aircraft abandoned by a Pacific destroyer rescue. Two crew members died from exposure during the ordeal.
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Fortress
Charles McMurtry
Pacific Fleet
South Pacific
James P. van Haar
Missoula
Mont
Arvid W. Anderson
Bremerton
Wash
Sidney L. Darden
Waco
Tex
Joe Gagnon
Tupper Lake
N. Y
Richard Paul Anderson
Brookline
Mass
Constantine Rusesky
Shenando
Daugherty Sees Assured Alcohol Plant for Athens County
Democratic nominee Oral Daugherty returned from Washington claiming government officials assured placement of an industrial alcohol plant in Athens County. He cited plans to use local corn and grain to produce alcohol for synthetic rubber and noted clay deposits in the Zaleski Forest area for a possible aluminum plant. Officials warned steel shortages as a current obstacle, with Daugherty pushing for announcements and further industrial development.
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Oral Daugherty
Congress
Washington
the Messenger Today
Athens County
Daugherty
Nelsonville
Dr. Stout
Columbus
Zaleski Forest
Use of School Busses Probed in Ohio
The Ohio Director of the Office of Price Administration asked the State Department of Education to check 11 districts over the use of school buses to transport pupils to a football game last Saturday. Delbert Woodford said the move follows reports of buses at the Indiana Ohio State University game in Columbus, the first of two high school day games this year with Oct 17 the next date.
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Columbus
Ohio
Office of Price Administration
State Department of Education
Delbert Woodford
Kenneth Ray
Harry T. Beckmann
OPA
Woodford
Beckmann
Indiana-Ohio State University
Ohio State
Infant Talks to Daddy Across Pacific Ocean
Mrs. Her bert Pique held her five day old daughter up to a hospital phone so her husband at Pearl Harbor could hear. The baby giggled when feet tickled and a nurse offered the answer a gurgle crossed the Pacific.
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Greybull
Six Month Tea Supply On Hand for America
Benjamin Wood of the Tea Bureau said the United States currently holds a tea supply sufficient for six to seven months under restricted demand. He added that prospects for additional imports from India and Ceylon remain favorable.
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America
New York
Benjamin Wood
The
Tea Bureau
United States
India
Ceylon
John L Lewis Wins UMW Split From CIO Resolution
John L. Lewis led the United Mine Workers to withdraw from the Congress of Industrial Organizations. He urged unity would not come with the CIO and warned supporters that his presidency would stand or fall with the vote to withdraw. Phillip Murray declined comment in Pittsburgh as AFL CIO talks continued.
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John L. Lewis
UMW
Cio
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers of America
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Lewis
Phillip Murray
Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
William Green
AFL
Proposals for Federal Sales Tax Dropped
Senator Byrd said proponents abandoned plans for a federal retail sales tax as Senate debate on a revenue bill continued. He warned the idea could return if Treasury Secretary Morgenthau pursues a new $6 billion tax bill after the current measure is finished. Morgenthau aims to lift annual taxes to $30 billion to fund the war, with the present bill expected to raise about $24 billion.
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Washington
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Ex Banker Charged With Smuggling Gold Into U S
A former Ohio banker once jailed for misapplication and embezzlement was among three men charged with smuggling about 2 million dollars in gold annually from Canada into the United States. Collins Stirling Smith, ex president of the Cleveland Standard Trust Co., paroled in 1938, was held on $25,000 bail after arraignment before U S Commissioner Garrett W. Cotter.
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New York
Ohio
United States
Canada
Collins Stirling Smith
Cleveland Standard Trust Co
London
U. S
Garrett W. Cotter
Edward Wallace
Rural Highway Traffic Declines In August In Ohio
Ohio rural highway traffic dropped sharply in August according to State Highway Director Hal G. Sours. Federal figures show an 28.8 percent fall from August 1941, outpacing the national decline of 27 percent.
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Columbus
Hal G. Sours
Ohio
Federal Roads Administration
Office allows recapped tires for war plants group rides
The Office of Price Administration announced eligibility for recapped or Grade Two tires for cars of members in a group ride club at war essential establishments employing more than 100 people.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Gas Rationing Opposed by Petroleum Industry Council
The Petroleum Industry War Council proposes against nationwide gasoline rationing urging motorists to observe a 35 mile per hour speed limit and voluntary saving. The council asks Harold L. Ickes to delay rationing for 90 days to test if voluntary efforts can match coupon-based limits.
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Washington
Petroleum Industry War Council
Harold L. Ickes
Army seeks 18 19 year olds for immediate training
Major General Ulio says the Army needs every available 18 and 19 year old to relieve strain on inducting men with dependents and to support war factories. The omnibus defense bill funds 14 611 naval planes and broad war programs, boosting defense spending to 220 billion since 1940.
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ARMY
Washington
James A. Ulio
House Appropriations Committee
Navy
G. W. Anderson
National Service Debate Grows In Wartime Recruiting
Washington hearings address national service legislation as Paul V. McNutt of the War Manpower Commission urges decisive steps. Donald M. Nelson, War Production chief, backs a selective service act to direct workers where needed and notes expanded use of women in industry and possible child care for working mothers.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Hunter Will Manage Curtiss-Wright Plant
COLUMBUS AP Chuck Hunter former Flying Tigers technician was named factory manager of Curtiss-Wright warplane plant in Columbus. He previously helped build and operate aircraft factories in China for Curtiss and the Chinese government and serviced planes for the Chinese air force and the American Volunteer Group.
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Columbus
Ap) — Co
Chuck” Hunter
Flying Tigers
Hunter
China
Curtiss
The
Cooperation of Papers Is Praised by Davis
Elmer Davis head of the Office of War Information tells the House Appropriations Committee that American newspapers give whole hearted cooperation in spreading war aims and accomplishments. He seeks 26 990 000 dollars to fund OWI propaganda efforts. He credits voluntary censorship and says the press should explain war goals origins and the government’s aims beyond survival.
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Tion
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Jin
United States
Davis
House Appropriations Committee
OWI
Rep. Ludlow
D.ind
Ludlow
Byron Price
Price
Bricker Spending Defended as Costs Trimmed in Ohio
In Columbus Democratic challenger John Mc Sweeney charged Gov. Bricker with high spending. A Republican spokesman noted some rises were inherited from the Democratic administration. State Finance Director H. D. Defenbacher said a $2 million general fund deficit from the Davey era was eliminated and the 1938 school foundation deficit reduced from $18,327,000 to $6,254,000.
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Columbus
John Mc Sweeney
John W. Bricker
Ohio
H. D. Defenbacher
Davey
Bricker
School Foundation
Civilian Workers Grow in Washington August
The Civil Service Commission reported a 5 percent rise in civilian government workers in Washington for August, totaling 275,362. Metropolitan payroll reached 48,124,986 dollars for the month.
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Washington
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Announcers Accused of Tipping Off U Boats
Washington reports the Federal Communications Commission is probing claims that radio announcers tipped off enemy submarines via song dedications and ad price juggling. FCC chair James L. Fly cited startling reports since the war began during hearings on a supplemental defense appropriation bill.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
James L. Fly
Commission
House
Fly
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