Nazi Claims Nine Soviet Divisions Annihilated On Leningrad Front
The Nazi high command reported annihilation of nine Soviet divisions and crushing of nine more with about 270000 killed on the Leningrad front south of Lake Simen. Simultaneously the Red Star said a night battle near Leningrad ended in a German rout.
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Adolf Hitler
Lake Simen
Leningrad
Red Star
Dnieper
Ukraine
Don
Norway
Finland
Oesel
Estonia
Germany
Hitler
Belgium
Holland
France
United States
U. S. Atlantic
Iceland
Europe
Stern
Versal
Marseilles
Oslo
South America
Argentina
Congress
Edmund von Ihermann
Britain
Hamburg
Bremen
Cuxhaven
Wilhelmshaven
le Havre
Young Civil War veteran attends Grand Army encampment
Columbus dispatch profiles 88 year old Cousin Lewis Henry Easterly known as the Baby of the G A R who rode from Gunnison Colorado to attend the 75th annual encampment. He enlisted with the Ninth Illinois Infantry in 1862 and survived Shiloh where only 18 of 100 from his company returned.
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Annie
Lewis Henry Easterly
Shiloh
Gunnison
Colo
Grand Army of the Republic
Colorado-Wyoming
G.A.R
National Organization
Easterly
Ninth Illinois Infantry
Ninth
David Jones
Paducah
Saratoga Springs
Open Parley On Needs Of Small Industry
Major defense contractors and government officials met in Mansfield to discuss sub contracting with small businesses. The conference aims to spread defense work to prevent production curtailment due to material shortages. C R Terry called the Columbus and Mansfield sessions encouraging as 35 contractors with about 5 billion in orders spoke with around 350 small operators about participation in defense production.
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Mansfield
Columbus
C. R. Terry
Cleveland
OPM
Terry
Four Hurt as Squirrel Season Opens in Ohio
Four people were injured, none seriously, as the squirrel hunting season opened in Southern Ohio. Robert Duncan of Cadiz was hit by 16 pellets. E. J. Bissell of Wadsworth suffered flesh wounds while hunting with his wife near Loudonville. Fred K. Rutter was lightly hurt near Zanesville when a companion mistook his hat for a squirrel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Duncan
Cadiz
E. J. Bissell
Wadsworth
Loudonville
Fred K. Rutter
Zanes
Old Lil the 120 year old Cincinnati Zoo elephant dies
The Cincinnati Zoo mourns Old Lil who died after a week of illness. Efforts with heart stimulants and aspirin failed to help. Lil was estimated to be 120 years old and the zoo seeks a baby elephant to replace her.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo
Lil
Legionnaires Parade Opens Milwaukee Convention Day
Veterans of the American Legion set aside war concerns for a single day parade in Milwaukee. The 12 hour event began at 9 a.m. and allowed committees to resume business on Wednesday focusing on national defense and wartime challenges.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Veterans of the American Legion
National Convention
Legion
National Administration
Clark seeks to break up movie monopoly under Sherman Act
Senator Clark of Idaho announced that films spread war propaganda and urged legislation to force separation of production distribution and exhibition within the movie industry. As chair of an interstate commerce sub committee he plans to push Sherman Act revision to destroy what he calls a monopoly.
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Washington
Clark
Idaho
Interstate Commerce
Tax Bill Pressures House While Lenders Expect Lease-End Aid
Washington AP outlines the $3.55 billion tax bill pushing for quick House approval with a roll-call delay possible. It details new excise taxes and lower personal exemptions, plus higher rates and continued lease-lend requests from Roosevelt.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Senate-House
Cairo Bombing Kills 39 as Attacks Threaten Rome
Axis planes hit Cairo in the first air raid of the war killing 39 civilians and wounding 93. The strike may trigger British bombing of Rome, echoing a warning that bombing Cairo or Athens would bring reprisals against Rome. Cairo’s sacred status to Muslims is noted alongside Rome’s Catholic significance.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rome
Athens
Milk Producers Threaten Cincinnati Withholding Action
More than 1000 milk producers from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky threaten to withhold milk from the Cincinnati market unless an 85 cent raise to 3.50 a hundred pounds for milk of 3.5 per cent butterfat is granted by Friday.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Record $32 Billion Budget Planned for 1943
Budget director Harold D. Smith begins drafting a potential $32 billion federal budget for the next fiscal year. The final total depends on defense production capacity and munition output, with defense projected to claim about $25 billion of the total, up from $15 billion this year. The current fiscal year ends June 30, 1942.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
Armistice Plea Sought In Captive Mine Strike
John L. Lewis faced a push for a cease fire in the United Mine Workers dispute with steel company operators over 30 captive mines closed by his order. Mediation board hearings in Washington could decide reopening as steel mills risk shortages and coal supply.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers (Cio) Union
UMW
Steel Company
Lewis
National Defense Mediation Board
America
William H. Davis
Mediation Board
Washington
Pennsylvania
Cioumw
Chicago
Roosevelt
Hariman says U.S. supplies reach Russia in quantity
London dispatch reports W. Averell Harriman, head of the U.S. Moscow wartime delegation, says United States products and raw materials are already reaching Russia in substantial amounts and will increase. He notes ships are going freely to Vladivostok but warns of major problems delivering materials to the Soviets.
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London
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Russia
Harriman
Vladivostok
Dayton Soldier Dies From Weekend Auto Crash Injuries
Private Thomas Riley of Dayton died at age 32 from injuries after a Sunday automobile collision while on furlough from Chanute Field Nebraska.
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Dayton
Chanute Field
Thomas Riley
War Outlook: Hitler to Try Baltic to Persia Drive
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes Nazi aims as U S navy plans to interdict Axis raiders. He outlines potential winter lines from the Baltic to the Black Sea, suggests Hitler must seize Leningrad, Kiev, and push toward the Caucasus while pressuring British shipping and drawing Japan into conflict.
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Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Don River
Caucasus
Persia
England
Iceland
Fuehrer
Japan
Far East
Hitler
Beightler seeks 13000 new troops for 37th Division
Major General Robert S Beightler asked for more than 13000 troops to keep the 37th Division at full war strength Most than 8000 would replace soldiers going on inactive status in three months Recruitment would not bring raw recruits but men from replacement centers with three months basic training to join an active combat unit in Ohio.
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Oakdale
Robert S. Beightler
Beightler
Ohio
37Th
Automobile Kills Four Pennsylvania Children
An automobile plowed into eight children on a highway near Dixonville Indiana County Pennsylvania last night killing four youngsters and injuring four others two seriously Coroner Edward L Fleming reported Six children were in a large toy wagon while two were pushing and pulling the wagon when struck
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Indiana
Indiana County
Dixonville
Edward L. Fleming
Clermont County WPA Workers Seek Living Wage Increase
Clermont County WPA workers petitioned to Eleanor Roosevelt and Ohio's senators and congressmen for a living wage matching current costs. Oliver N. Riley, WPA employes' chairman, announced a 95-signature petition sent to Washington seeking wage increases from 33 to 45 cents per hour.
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Felicity
Clermont County
WPA
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ohio
Oliver N. Riley
Washington
Riley
Dairy Barn Destroyed By Fire at Prison Farm
London Prison Farm officials surveyed damage after a fire last night destroyed half of the 300 cow dairy barn. Supt. W. F. Amrine estimated losses in the thousands to tens of thousands of dollars with Deputy Supt. J. E. Webb suggesting it could exceed 30000 dollars. Hay and straw were destroyed along with the barn.
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London, CO
London
W. F. Amrine
J. E. Webb
Dutch royal property seized by German authorities
German authorities in the occupied Netherlands ordered the confiscation of all property belonging to living members of the House of Orange and Nassau led by Queen Wilhelmina who is in exile in Britain.
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Hague
Netherlands
House of Orange and Nassau
Wilhelmina
Britain
Attorney Leroy Pierce Dies at 67 in Sheltering Arms Hospital
Attorney Leroy Pierce aged 67 and a member of the bar since 1913 died Monday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after an operation on Sept 7. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon. Page 5 carries full details.
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Leroy Pierce
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Blame Buyers For Increased Cost Of Food
Chicago reports that consumer buying power and rapid production growth keep food prices rising. Analysts say higher spending by shoppers fuels demand, with some hoarding and increased consumption widening the gap between supply and prices, especially in winter.
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Chicago
Army To Demonstrate Strength To Congress In October
Secretary of War Stimson will show Congress the armed forces on October 2 at Fort Belvoir Virginia. The First Army will present a combat problem under simulated battle conditions with demonstrations of new equipment from Aberdeen Proving Ground including the latest model tanks to reassure public confidence.
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Washington
America
Congress
Stimson
Thom
Ohio
Fort Belvoir
First Army
Ordnance
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Traffic Tickets Help Reduce Excess Weight
Allen Lim passed his army air corps physical after shedding 14 pounds. Overtime parking tickets, earned while taking Turkish baths to trim weight, aided his effort and worry over the tickets completed the trim.
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San Francisco
Allen Lim
Army Air Corps
Two Weeks' Strike Ended at Lorain Shipyard
Full crews returned to net tender work at the American Ship Building Co. Lorain yard as CIO unionists resumed duties ending a strike active since September 4. AFL members had remained off duty after two picket line clashes but went back to work the day before.
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Lorain
Navy
American Ship Building Co
Lorain Yard
CIO
AFL
Iranian Ruler Abdicates Under Allied Pressure
London dispatch reports Reza Shah Pahlavi, ruler of Iran, abdicated amid Allied threats to occupy Tehran over Iran's delays in expelling German nationals. Iranians and Britain Russia relations hindered by German nationals and sympathizers.
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London
Teheran Radio Today
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Iran
Persia
Britain
Russia
United States Atlantic fleet begins convoy protection duties
The Atlantic fleet took under protection all lease-lead cargoes in transit between North America and Iceland marking the start of convoy duty along a 2000 mile North Atlantic stretch. Knox ordered ships to protect ships of all flags and to capture or destroy Axis raiders with the Navy adding two new 35000 ton battleships to the line this month, bringing US battleships to 17 in service.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United States Navy
America
Iceland
Herr Hitler
Russia
Hitler
Baltic
Black Seas
Washington
United States Atlantic
North American
U. S
North Atlantic
Knox
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Arkansas
Royal Navy
British Isles
Britain
State Department
Biddle
Roosevelt
British Empire
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Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
American Legion
Milwaukee
Navy
American
North Carolina
United States
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Quincy
Mass
Clarence J Schlager Dies at 42 in Middletown
Clarence J. Schlager a 42 year old state trustee and president of the local Fraternal Order of Eagles aerie in Middletown died yesterday.
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Middletown
Clarence J. Schlager
Order of Eagles
Aerie
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