British Blame Long Range Bomber for Ship Sinking
British sources accuse a long range German bomber of sinking the unarmed American ship Steel Seafarer in the Red Sea, a supply route to the Middle East, while Washington discusses a forceful declaration of freedom of the seas. Allied leaders report Russia’s 80 day battle with heavy losses and a winter campaign.
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Steel Seafarer
Red Sea
Middle East
Washington
United States
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
Indian Ocean
Africa
Germany
Winter Hits Rocky Mountains Early As Snow Closes Passes
A surprise snowstorm from Canada blankets Colorado and Wyoming with up to a foot of snow. Mountain passes close then reopen as temperatures fall to 29 degrees in Leadville and nine above at Pikes Peak. Coal trucks and heating crews rush to heat thousands of homes.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Leadville
Colo
Pikes Peak
Young Eyes 1942 Ohio Governor Bid
Ohio politics buzz as Rep at Large Stephen M Young of Cleveland contemplates a Democratic run for Ohio governor in 1942. Reports say he may tour the state to court voters and party leaders amid talk of losing an at large House seat after the 1940 census.
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Washington
Three Paroled by Ohio Board of Pardons
The Ohio Parole and Pardon Commission granted paroles to 37 Mansfield inmates and released one on condition. Individuals named include Arthur Trader from Athens for robbery dated Oct. 15 and John Smith from Hocking for shooting to wound with John Brooker from the same county for auto theft, both dated Oct. 15.
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Columbus
Ohio Parole and Pardon Commission
Mansfield Reformatory
Athens
Arthur Trader
Hocking
John Smith
John Brooker
Classified Ad Echoes Investor Satisfaction
A Messenger Classified Advertiser reports satisfaction with a bold investment and notes that they sold everything they had. The ad signals confidence in the venture and reflects a moment of financial optimism.
Propaganda by Movies Is Hit By Nye Clark
Senator Nye and Senator Clark urge inquiry into war propaganda in film and radio. Nye says four or five executives can sway audiences and some released films have spread fear of Hitler, as hearings by the Interstate Commerce subcommittee consider a full investigation with 40 witnesses and Wendell Willkie as counsel.
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Washington
Nye
R.-N.d
Moving Picture
Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Hitler
Clark
D.-Mo
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
Brinks Heist Foe Cronier Sentenced in Ohio Penitentiary
William F. Cronier, 38, a former Brinks employee, is to serve one to 25 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for aiding the $32 416 holdup of Brinks Express messengers in Cleveland last March. Judge Samuel E. Kramer imposed the sentence yesterday.
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Cleveland
Brinks Express
William F. Cronier
Ohio
Samuel E. Kramer
Cronier
Brinks
Sinking of Steel Seafarer Near Red Sea Escalates Tensions
The 5,719 ton unarmed U.S. merchantman Steel Seafarer was sunk by an unidentified air raider in the Red Sea on Sept. 7. About 20 crew members survived. The incident follows a Sept. 4 clash with a German sub in the North Atlantic, raising U.S. fears over freedom of the seas and possible arming of merchant ships.
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Washington
Red Sea
Middle East
United States
Steel Seafarer
State Department
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
Navy
Alexander C. Kirk
Cairo
Egypt
Maritime Commission
Kingdom
Denmark
Weston College Records Very Severe Earthquake
Weston College seismograph logged a very severe earthquake at 2 38 43 a m EST today.
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Weston
Mass
Weston College
Allies Seize Spitsbergen Island in Arctic Invasion
A combined Allied force including Canadian British and Free Norwegian troops seized Spitsbergen, Norway's coal rich Arctic island. About 1,000 miners and families were evacuated to England for military or merchant service as mines potentially go offline for the war. The operation followed a raid precedent on Lofoten Islands and is seen as a possible aid route to Russia.
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London
Spitsbergen
Arctic Archipelago
Norway
England
War Office
London News
Russia
Archipelago
North Pole
Lofoten Islands
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Churchill warns Atlantic war zone could cover entire ocean
London reports Prime Minister Churchill says the Battle of the Atlantic is not won and that Hitler may push war zones across the Atlantic. He urges greater American naval help and notes growing but incomplete Allied strength in Iceland and the Western Hemisphere.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Red Sea
State Department
Washington
U.S. Maritime Commission
Iceland
Winston Churchill
United States
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Arctic
Black Sea
Hitler
Churchill
Atlantic Ocean
London
House of Commons
Britain
Western Hemisphere
Pupils Escape Unharmed After Bus Hit by Train
Forty children leaped from a stalled school bus near Alpha as a passenger train grazed the front end. One boy injured his chin while scrambling through a door. The bus stalled near crossing tracks as Carlton Coren drove to Beaver Creek High School.
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Xenia
Here
Alpha
Carlton Coren
Beaver Creek High School
Operator Is Hurt in Mine at Lick Run
Nelsonville staff report Edward Bennett 42 of Lau rel Run was seriously injured when crushed between a motor and loaded car in a mine. He suffered a fractured pelvis and possible compression fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra. Bennett was treated at a local physician's office and moved to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
Edward Bennett
Laurel Run
Few Workmen Report At Lorain Shipyard Skirmish Cited
At the Lorain yard of the American Ship Building Co a small force of about twenty men reported to work while CIO unions said all key men were idle. Police noted 312 workers were counted yesterday amid brief clashes with fists and lunch boxes.
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Lorain
Lorain Yard
American Ship Building Co
CIO
Grain Futures Rise Again on Monday In Chicago
Grain futures extended Monday gains led by soybeans as prices climbed to four year highs after a government call for greater food production. Soybean opening quotes jumped three to six cents a bushel higher.
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Chicago
Armored Force Presses Into Final Third Army War Games
The Second Armored Division advances toward Alexandria in Kisatchie National Forest as Fourth Army Corps yields ground. The maneuver aims to deliver the coup de grace and end the Third Army field problem. Starting Sept 5, Second Army will clash in North Louisiana with about 500,000 men involved.
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Third Army
Louisiana
Second Armored
Red River
Alexandria
Fourth Army
Fourth
Kisatchie National Forest
Second Army
Funeral Services Held For President's Mother
Epibulous service at St James Church marked the funeral for Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of the President. President and family accompanied her from the Roosevelt estate along the Albany Post Road to the church, recalling many shared moments.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Walter A. Jones
Jones Hyde Park
N. Y
Episcopal
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Albany Post Road
St. James Church
Pastor Dons Overalls and Works in Shipyards in War Effort
Glendora New Jersey Chew Methodist Church asks its pastor to quit the pulpit for a year to help build warships. Rev Alexander Kerney, 35, preached Sunday then worked a night shift as a machinist at New York Shipbuilding in Camden earning twice his $100 monthly salary and parsonage.
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Glendora
N. J
Chew Methodist Church
Uncle Sam
Alexander Kerney
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
Black cat interrupts plea in Helena court
In Helena Montana a black cat sprang onto the bench as a prisoner pleaded guilty to petit larceny. The judge sentenced the defendant to six months in jail citing the marked distraction during the proceeding.
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Helena
Mont
Russia's Role in a Montage of Europe Postwar Power
Dewitt Mackenzie weighs the European balance of power amid Hitler's plan for a European order and Anglo American aims. He questions whether the Soviet Union could emerge as a western Europe boss if the Allies win, noting Stalin's uncertain support and the ongoing siege of Leningrad. The piece reflects on a shifting postwar leadership landscape.
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Hitler
Europe
Black Sea
Rhine
Russias
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Stalin
American defense payments hit record August total
The United States paid out 1 172 000 000 dollars in August for completed defense orders, the largest monthly sum on record. Hitler's high command reported Stuka raids on Leningrad as German forces closed to within 21 miles, with defenses heavily manned and civilians ready to fight to the death. Attention centered on the sinking of the S S Steel Seafarer.
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Washington
United States
Hitler
Leningrad
Germans Say Area Was Declared War Zone Long Ago
Reliable Cairo sources say the vessel was sunk by a Nazi from Greece. Berlin comments the area was a war zone by Italians long ago. The Sessa sank August 17 after a torpedo. 24 crew lost. one American aboard. Kiev and Odessa battles continue. Kassel raids on Germany reported. Sessa survivors include three rescued crew.
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Cairo
Middle East Command
la Nazi Ber
Greece
Berlin
Germany
Red Sea
State Department
Washington
Kiev
Black Sea
Odessa
Reich
Kassel
England
Navy Department
Navy
Iceland
Decide Today On Pipeline
Washington faced a decision on whether the defense program can spare steel for a 2000 mile Texas to New York pipeline. The supply priorities and allocation board held its second meeting to decide if 450000 to 700000 tons of steel for the pipeline would hamper emergency shipbuilding, per Emory S. Land.
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Washington
Defense
New York
Supply Priorities and Allocation Board
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Spies Gave Nazis Details of Bombsight
United States Attorney Harold M. Kennedy opened prosecution of 16 alleged spies in federal court claiming Germany had the Norden bombing device secret since 1938. Defendant Hermann Lang, a final inspector of the bombsight, allegedly took details to Germany in 1938 as Kennedy outlined a spy ring spanning the Western Hemisphere.
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New York
Germany
United States
Harold M. Kennedy
Hermann Lang
Kennedy
Western Hemisphere
Adopt Single Physical Exam Plan for Draftees
Col. Howard E. Boucher, chief of Ohio Selective Service medical division, predicted a new single physical examination system for draftees would start within two months. The plan replaces two exams, one by local boards and another at induction, with one checkup one to two months before induction.
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Cleveland
Howard E. Boucher
Medical Division
Ohio
Selective Service Organization
Portsmouth body found in Ohio River verdict of drowning
The body of 56 year old Aloysius Jeaugmeat was recovered from the Ohio River. Coroner Virgil Fowler returned a verdict of drowning.
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Portsmouth
Aloysius Jeaugmeat
Ohio River
Virgil Fowler
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