Compromise Move Sought on Farm Parity in Inflation Fight
Senate debates anti inflation bill as Barkley proposes direct lifting of farm price ceilings reflecting labor costs since 1941. Farm bloc backs cost of production limits, while Brown notes potential switch to Barkley compromise. House committee probes farm labor margins and distribution costs amid food price concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas
Okla
Hatch
N. M
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Brown
D-Okla
Japs Scout Chungking For Crack at Willkie
A Japanese scout plane neared Chungking prompting Chinese talk that Tokyo seeks a role in Willkie’s arrival. Willkie heads toward the capital from Moscow, but his exact movements remain undisclosed to deter Japanese intrusion.
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Chungking
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Moscow
Bricker to Debate McSweeney On Gubernatorial Issues
Gov. John W. Bricker announced a debate with John McSweeney on state issues in Cleveland Saturday before the election. Bricker said his schedule is full but will meet McSweeney at the City Club, continuing a recent gubernatorial candidate tradition of public forums.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Clevelay
John McSweeney
Bricker
Colored Aunt Asked To Sing a War Concert
The Daughters of the American Revolution refused Marian Anderson a chance to sing at Constitution Hall for a war benefit concert, prompting her to cancel Easter plans and causing Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to resign from the DAR. A Bremen radio report claimed four Americans were prisoners after their aircraft were shot down during the RAF raid on occupied France.
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Washington
Daughters of Trican Revolution Today
Marian Anderson
Constitution Hall
DAR
Thinger
Constitution
Franklin D. Revelt
London
Bremen
France
Churchill admits Dieppe cost nearly half of assault force
London reports the Dieppe invasion saw heavy losses, with Churchill stating that almost half of the assault force was casualties. He cited unforeseen street defenses, RAF air battles destroying nearly 100 German planes, and clarified Canadian casualty figures while defending the overall operation’s costs.
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Dieppe
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House of Commons
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RAF
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Royal Navy
National Defense
Rosin
Emanuel Shinwell
Allied offensive in New Guinea takes Ioribaiwa Ridge
Allied mountain troops advanced through Owen Stanley Range and captured Ioribaiwa Ridge near Port Moresby. Japanese forces withdrew northward, abandoning supplies as Allied bombers hit Menari Buna and Salamaua airfields and coastal positions. The terrain limited distance accounting. Ioribaiwa village and ridge were seized.
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Australia
Owen Stanley Range
Ioribaiwa
New Guinea
Menari
Buna
Salamaua
Port Moresby
War Production Board freezes rubber boots and work shoes
The War Production Board halted stocks of rubber boots and work shoes to October 5 with sale on rationed certificates for essential war workers and public health needs. Ordinary boots and most reclaimed rubber items are not rationed now. The move aims to curb rising demand from industrial and agricultural workers for high rubber content footwear.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Rains Lower Quality Of U S Grain Crops
Washington reports that late August and early September rains reduced the quality of this year’s spring wheat barley and oats crops across the United States according to the agriculture department.
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U.S
Washington
Agriculture Department
Observers Note Britons Ready For the Second Front
War analyst Dewitt Mackenai o recounts Britain in wartime, noting a lean athletic populace and wartime resolve. He observes civilians anxious yet prepared, with British troops eager for action and a momentum toward opening a second front as Allied command weighs the move.
Children May Be Called on For Farm Jobs
New York AP Maj General Lewis B Hershey director of selective service told a manpower conference that American school children may have to work four or five hours a day on farm tasks or similar useful labor. He warned education could be limited if production demands increase and emphasized protecting results from farm and industrial work over schooling.
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Donald M. Nelson
Fulmer
D-Sc
Nelson
Secretary Wickard
Hershey
McNutt
Wickard
Paul McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Representative Pace
DGP
New York
America
Carrier Based Planes Key to Japan's Defeat
Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, thrice decorated for Pacific exploits, argues carrier based airpower is essential to invade and defeat Japan. He says with a couple of dozen aircraft carriers plus supporting task forces and Marines for landings a rapid path across the Pacific can be made and held.
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Washington
John S. Thach
Pacific
Japan
Thach
Inmates at Ohio Penitentiary Shift to War Production
Warden Frank H. Henderson said nearly all employable inmates at Ohio Penitentiary are engaged in wartime production or making goods purchased in open markets. The cotton woolen and knitting mills run a night shift to meet a federal cloth contract, with talks for a further federal contract in the prison machine shop and foundry.
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Columbus
Frank H. Henderson
Ohio Penitentiary
Henderson
Hull Says 1 400 Yanks Held Prisoner in France
Secretary Hull disclosed at a Washington press briefing that about 1 400 American citizens were arrested by German authorities in occupied France. He cited the American chargé d’affaires at Vichy, stating the arrests were reprisals for Germans detained in the United States.
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France
Washington
Vichy
Ohio Republicans Hold Streamlined Platform Convention
Ohio's Republican leaders met in a streamlined platform convention in Columbus to draft principles for the upcoming campaign. They expect to finish the session by tonight after eliminating non essential items from previous meetings. Secretary Knox visited Rio de Janeiro to coordinate Allied subs defenses with Brazil.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rio DE Janeiro
Knox
United States Navy
Brazil
Nelson Urges Greater Speed in War Industry Output
Washington reports that munitions production rose 8 percent in the prior month over July, yet Production Chief Donald M. Nelson warned the gain is insufficient as August lagged about 14 percent behind early forecasts. Aircraft output was spotty though overall gains showed a 6 percent rise driven by trainer planes.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Europe
Nelson
August Traffic Deaths Hit New Low in U S
The National Safety Council reports fewer traffic deaths in August than any prior August on record. Sidney J. Williams, director of public safety, attributes the drop to reduced automobile traffic and lower fatality numbers aligning with overall traffic movement.
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Chicago
United States
Nat— Safety Council
Sidney J. Williams
Council
Public Safety
Knox County War Bond Day Raises 300000 in Bonds
Knox County residents bought 300000 in war bonds and stamps in a 12 hour span marking Knox County victory bond day. The event was highlighted in Mount Vernon with widespread citizen participation as war bond sales surged.
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Knox
Knox County
Speeders Face Tire Surrender Proposal in War Emergency
Detroit AP reports Traffic Judge George T. Murphy called for sentencing speeders at 60 mph to surrender their tires for government resale to war workers. He said taking tires from people would be justified in the national emergency.
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Detroit
George T. Murphy
Murphy
Mrs. Fairless, widow of U.S. Steel president, dies at Massillon
Mrs. Benjamin F. Fairless, who married her childhood sweetheart and saw him become president of U.S. Steel Corp., died at their Massillon home last night.
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Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
UMW Accept Longer Work Week If Needed for War Effort
John L. Lewis said the United Mine Workers would accept a longer work week only if it is conclusively proven essential to the war effort. He spoke at a conference convened by Ickes to discuss increasing coal production and noted no current basis to raise hours above 35. He indicated willingness to act if necessary and in an orderly manner, after reporting to the UMW convention opening in Cincinnati on October 6.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Dig Coai Miners’ Union
Labor and Mine
Ickes
Lewis
UMW
Cincinnati
Building Boom Is Predicted
Brig. Gen. Philip B Fleming of the Federal Works Administration outlined a postwar construction plan to create millions of homes and shelter former wartime workers. He urged advance blueprints and specifications to ensure ready employment as industry converts to peace time.
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Ont
Philip 8S
Fleming
United States
Federal Works Administrator
Building and Construction Trades Department
AFL
Probers Find Army Planes Satisfactory
A House subcommittee reported a quiet, authoritative finding that American built army aircraft perform well and are well protected. The details will be released in a week or two, with high Army Air Force officials supplying statistics and combat examples. A member called ships tops, while Rep. Brooks praised the planes as among the best in the world. The House Appropriations Committee studied Roosevelt’s request for 2.862 billion dollars to fund thousands more Navy planes for next week’s floor debate.
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House
Army Air Force
Brooks
D.-La
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Navy
Democrats Dispute GOP Forecasts of Victory
A Democratic spokesman rejected a Republican prediction that Republicans would seize the House in November. He argued Democrats would keep their majority and perhaps grow it. The current composition is 256 Democrats to 165 Republicans with others and vacancies making up the rest of the 435. A majority requires 218.
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Washington
Hart says U S failed on Luzon first day to stop Japs
Admiral Hart asserts Army air fighters failed early in the Luzon battle, missing a chance to cripple Japan’s drive toward Java. He also criticizes Pearl Harbor defenses, noting Oahu-based fighters missed their big chance and questions the value of heavy capital ships in the raid.
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Java
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Saturday Evening Post
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Pearl Harbor
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Philippines
A. V.G
Stalingrad Crisis Deepens as Soviet Forces Hold
Soviet reports say Red armies repelled German blows on the Don and Volga flank while inside Stalingrad the crisis remains acute. German losses mount as the 37 day siege continues and Soviet gunners claim heavy German casualties in failed attempts to widen a northwest wedge. Far south in the Caucasus and on the Black Sea coast, Red forces stem German columns and capture positions, as air raids in Britain kill and injure dozens.
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