Fall of Naples Looms as German Retreat Accelerates
Allied forces report Fifth Army troops beyond Pompei at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius and German withdrawal toward Naples after purported machine-gunning of women and children. Cairo and Allied broadcasts describe rapid investment of Naples and air attacks on German columns northeast of the city.
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U. S
Fifth Army
Pompei
Mt. Vesuvius
Naples
Cairo
Carmane Eaid
Mark W. Clark
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mercato San Severino
Nocera
Italy
Sherman
Torre Annunziata
Newsboys to Sell War Stamps on Saturday
Clarksburg West Virginia newsboys will canvass customers with the daily paper offering one dollar worth of war stamps. The drive, led by Paul G. Lawson of the Exponent Tele gram, ties into a national weekly observance initiated by the International Circulation Managers Association and President Roosevelt.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Roosevelt
Paul G. Lawson
Lawson
OPA Seeks Authority on Revoking Licenses for Violations
Columbus Ohio. James W Huffman OPA counsel says he will discuss with the state liquor board an OPA plan to punish beer and liquor retailers who breach price ceilings. A key question is whether the board has power to revoke permitholders licenses for OPA violations.
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Columbus
James W. Huffman
OPA
State Liquor Board
Ohio
Huffman
Resettlement Seen as Major Postwar Task
Montreal The International Labor Office says postwar reconstruction will hinge on permanent resettlement of 30 to 40 million Europeans uprooted from their homes. The 166 page report warns the issue exceeds the capacity of any single country. Canton Ira Schweisberger and William D Hammel died in a collision when their car hit a parked bus.
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Montreal
International Labor Office
Canton
Ira Schweisberger
William D. Hammel
Three British War Correspondents Die Near Naples
London reports that A. B. Austin of the Daily Herald Stewart G. Sale of Reuters and William J. Munday of The Sydney Morning Herald and the London News Chronicle were killed by combat near Naples while with the American fifth army. The deaths echoed an Austin prophecy titled On road to death published in the Daily Herald earlier today.
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London
Fifth Army
Naples
A. B. Austin
London Daily Herald
Stewart G. Sale
Reuters News Service
William J. Munday
Sydney Morning Herald
London News Chronicle
Austin
Daily Herald
Oregon Yard Sets Liberty Ship Record
In Portland Oregon the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp completed its 24th liberty freighter in a single month setting a national record. Workers endured long shifts and weekends to achieve the feat, with morale cited as the key driver ahead of the former record of 18 ships. The goal was 22 ships.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon — Shipbuilding Corp
Columbia River
Rental Panels Planned In Rationing Boards
Regional Rent Executive Rowland D. Schell announced a tentative plan to create rental panels in war price and ration boards of small communities in Ohio and four neighboring states. The plan aims to shift rent control decisions from 49 area offices to local boards to handle tenant and landlord applications. About 40 percent of 100000 tenant requests for reductions have been granted since April 1, 1941.
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Cleveland
Rowland D. Schell
Ohio
Farm Boys and Girls Enter 642 Hogs at Chicago Show
A total of 642 hogs raised by 148 Midwest 4-H and vocational agricultural youths were shown at the Chicago Junior Market Hog Show and Sale at the Stock Yards. The event, aided by a relaxed slaughtering rule from the Office of Price Administration, allowed sales at premium prices to benefit education funds. In East Liverpool a jeweler promoted war bonds by giving an alarm clock free to each buyer, and 114 clocks were distributed.
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Chicago
Midwest
Office of Price Administration
East Liverpool
Foes Seek Bar on Eligibles for U.S. Jobs
Washington AP report says lawmakers pushed to bar able bodied draft age nonfathers from federal payrolls and shift military personnel from desk duty to combat roles to ease Selective Service calls before war.
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Washington
Washington Desk
Ohio dads draft plans not made yet in Buckeye State
Ohios selective service chief said only non deferrable fathers are being called and no numbers exist for pre Pearl Harbor fathers slated for induction. He noted inventories expected from local boards as Congress debates exemptions and dependency allowances.
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Columbus
GC. W. Goble
Selective Service of
Ohio
Buckeye
War Department
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Boy Found Dead In Icebox Attic Tragedy Shocks Family
A three day search ended when seven year old Lewis Davis was found dead in an icebox in the attic of his parents home in Warren. Police say he crawled into the lower compartment and shut the door. Coroner J C Henshaw noted he used a removed shoe to rap for help. The Marion County Third War Loan campaign reported 45 percent over quota with 4 095 706 in sales and continued efforts to reach a higher figure. First Sergeant Don Alpha Miller, 25, of Lima Ohio, died from injuries after a camp and car overturn Tuesday.
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Warren
Lewis Davis
Frank B. Davis
J. C. Henshaw
Marion
Marion County
Alroday
Nashville
Tenn
Don Alpha Miller
Lima
Ravaged Naples Plunged Into terror as German forces hold port
Refugees describe Naples under German rule during the invasion period. They report terror tactics including machine-gunning and forced labor, grenades at boats, and deliberate destruction of harbor facilities. The aim is to block the port and hinder Allied invasion efforts.
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U. S. Navy
Gulf OF Salerno
Naples
United Nations
Athens to change to slow time tonight
Athens will switch from Eastern War Time to Central War Time at midnight. Clocks set back one hour and remain on slow time until April 1 when fast time resumes per Athens City Council ordinance. Mayor Franz Woodworth urged residents to adjust.
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Athens
Franz Woodworth
Athens City
RAF Bombers Hit Ruhr Targets In Bochum Raid
British bombers returned to the Ruhr last night striking Bochum and other targets in the coke and steel center. Eight aircraft were reported missing in the raid, the RAF said, marking the fifth raid on Bochum this year and the third in eight nights against German war industry.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Bochum
RAF
Wounded Vets Help Harvest in Western Washington Farms
Fort Lewis veterans from the Aleutians, bearing bullets and shrapnel, work in fields and canneries across western Washington. About 3,500 men have logged over 100000 labor hours aiding the region’s crops while awaiting discharge or reassignment. In Newark, Russell Allen and Samuel Shrider, both 23, receive 80 year total sentences for burglary and auto theft.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Washington
Newark
Russell Allen
Samuel Shrider
Blue Stamps Valid Through November 20 for Ration Book Two
The Office of Price Administration announced that the final Blue Stamps two X Y and Z will be valid from October 1 to November 20. Stamps U V and V expire October 20. New ration book four will be distributed via schoolhouse registration in late October.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Pawlak's Raiders Take Hill in New Georgia Raid
Veterans of the New Georgia campaign recount Pawlak's Raiders led by First Lt. Ray Pawlak of Toledo and six other Ohioans. After the raid a captured enemy officer's saber was returned with a note stating Hill has been taken. No prisoners. Signed, Pawlak's Readers.
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U. S. Army
South Pacific
New Georgia
Pawlak
Raiders
Ray Pawlak
Toledo
War Casualty Totals Reach 85000 at War Progress Report
Secretary Stimson disclosed U S casualties from Dec 7 1941 to Sept 15 total about 85000. Salerno casualties reached 3500. prior breakdown lists killed 10682 wounded 26666 missing 23743 taken prisoner 20451. Mediterranean theater casualties through Salerno include 1455 killed 213 wounded 1736 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
Salerno
Italy
Sicily
Mediterranean
Salerno Campases
Mid-Western Solons Demand Gasoline Probe
Congressmen from the Midwest urge a full congressional investigation of oil and gas rationing amid shortages. Representative Brown asserts an OPA order reducing Midwest gasoline rations is ready but blocked by new quotas. Representative Busby blasts the bureaucratic setup as bungling and calls to scrap it.
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Washington
Brown
Ohio
OPA
Petroleum Administration
Congress
Busby
Downey Attacks Military Strategy Over Air Power
Senator Downey charged the high command with neglecting air power and overemphasizing ground forces. He said through 1943 the nation diverted resources to a large army that could not be fully utilized, leaving air strength under 30 percent of military power despite bombers and fighters causing most enemy damage.
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Washington
Senator Downey
D-Calif
Senate
High Command
Germany
Downey
Guerrilla Forces Reported Forcing German Retreat Near Gorizia and Ljubljana
A Yugoslav guerrilla communique claims German troops were driven back at many locations near Gorizia and Ljubljana. The London Daily Mail, citing German radio, says guerrillas penetrated about 100 miles into Northern Italy toward the Venice area.
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London
Yugoslavia
Gorizia
Ljubljana
London Daily Mail
Italy
Venice
Sulfa Drugs Cut Meningitis Death Rate, Army Officer Says
In Chicago an Army medical officer reports an “amazing reduction” in meningitis fatalities from 39 percent in World War I to under 3.5 percent today due to new chemical treatment led by sulfa drugs. Col. Henry M. Thomas Jr. of the Fourth Service Command details findings for the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Chicago
Henry M. Thomas, Jr
Fourth Service Command
Journal of the American Medical Associa
Advance Is Costing Dearly In Salerno Campaign
British Fifth Army casualties reach 5 211 from Sept 9 to 20, with American losses totaling 3 497 up to Sept 15. Hole Naples looms as main fleet and ground base, while German reprisals threaten civilians as occupation efforts continue. General Eisenhower reports progress along the Adriatic coast toward Manfredonia.
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Fifth Army
Salerno
War Department
Torre Annunziata
Naples
Gulf
Vesuvius
Foggia
Balkans
Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Manfredonia
Reds Shell Kiev Front as Soviet Gains Reported
Soviet siege guns bombarded Kiev suburbs while a Moscow communique claimed heavy German losses and rapid Soviet advances. It cited captures near Kremenchug, progress toward White Russia, and a new push 185 to 250 miles in two months.
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Red Army
Kiev
Ukraine
Dnieper
White Russia
Kremenchug
Dnepropetrovsk
Moscow
MacArthur
New Guinea
Accident Death Toll Surpasses War Casualties
Chicago report from the aeice Safety Congress states that since December 7, 1941 accidental deaths among wartime workers exceed military casualties. It cites 80,000 on the job deaths and seven million injuries, while armed forces losses total 20,000 dead 28,000 wounded and 32,000 missing.
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Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Aeice Safety Congress
Council
U.S
Mussolini Declares Italy a Fasciist Republic
Berlin radio quotes Mussolini signaling the end of the monarchy as he proclaims himself head of state in Italy. The Office of War Information cites the Berliner Be...rung as noting the monarchy has been removed in a dramatic shift toward a fascist republic.
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New York
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Office of War Information
Berliner Beersenzeitung
Mussolini
Small Money Sector of War Loan Falls Short
Treasury figures show the Third War Loan near $14.739 billion, $261 million under the $15 billion goal, with no state yet credited for meeting its individual bond quotas in the "small money" drive.
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Washington
Treasury
Toledo Workers Fail To Heed WLB Order
The Electric Auto-Lite Co reported one plant idle and another partially producing as CIO unionists ignored a regional War Labor Board order to resume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
WLB
Electric Auto-Lite Co
CIO
War Labor Board
Australians react to Eleanor Roosevelt remark in print
Australians discuss Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt s remark in San Francisco that Americans are winning the Australian girls. Letters pour in from readers defending Australian womanhood and some condemning the statement as ill chosen while the American soldier carries on as before.
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Melbourne
Australia
Eleanor Roosevelt
San Francisco
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