Reserves Enter Caucasus Front as Russian Forces Hold Line
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army defending the Caucasus south of Krasnodar as Germany pours in final reserves to form an 800000-man army. Soviet counter attacks near Kletskaya and Kotelnikov push enemy from strong positions while air force destroys up to 100 Nazi planes at a single airfield. The Leningrad front remains active and fight continues along Rostov to Grozny railway axis.
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Germany
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Krasnodar
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Kotelnikov
Kletskaya
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Red Army
Leningrad
Pyatigorsk
Rostov
Grozny
British Corvette Bentinck Launched at Mare Island Yard
The corvette HMS Bentinck for the British navy was launched at Mare Island California. Governor Ralph Carr and his daughter Cynthia christened the ship named after a British naval hero, with 40 Coloradans watching as half the vessel was built in Denver, Colorado.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Bentinck
Denver
Colo
Ralph Carr
Colorado
Cynthia Carr
Nazis Bomb British Convoy Off Portugal
German bombers pounded a British convoy off the Portugal coast for a second day. The eight merchant ships faced an escort of warships and were first attacked Friday about 200 miles northwest of Gibraltar. A British Sunderland fighter fell into the sea but was towed by a warship. A violent battle was believed to have occurred based on Portimao reports.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Portimao
Gibraltar
Plans Hearings on Packers Squeeze Price Celling
Chairman Murray of the Senate committee on small business said he would begin hearings soon to find a solution for a price ceiling squeeze affecting 1,300 small meat packers.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Committee On Small Business
Bundist Nabbed On Charge of Draft Violation
Charles William Soltau a 33 year old research engineer who helped form an Indianapolis unit of the German American Bund was arrested on a selective service act violation charge FBI deputies found a Nazi flag Hitler portrait Mein Kampf and propaganda at his home He could not post 5000 bail and was sent to the Marion county jail He knew Gerhardt Kunze bondsman Otto Willumeit and Count Anastase Vonsiatsky all linked to espionage case sentences.
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Charles William Soltau
Bund
Soltau
FBI
U. S
Fae W. Patrick
Marion County
Adolf Hitler
Gerhardt Wilhelm Kunze
Otto Willumeit
Chicago
Anastase A. Vonsiatsky
O'Daniel Leads Allred in Texas Runoff Primary
Len W. Lee O'Daniel moved ahead of James V. Allred in the Texas runoff for the U S Senate nomination as results from 238 counties poured in. With 807,171 votes tabulated at midnight, O'Daniel held 408,877 to Allred's 398,302, late reports from rural creeks shifting the balance.
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Len W. Lee
O’daniel
James V. Allred
Lone Star
Alfred
Texas Election Bureau
O'Daniel
Allred
Texas
Chinese Tighten Hold on Railroad
Chinese forces widened control of the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway to about 80 miles by recapturing Yushan and Yingtun in Kiangsi province. Yushan lies near the Kiangsi border, while Yingtun sits southeast of Nanchang and northwest of Kweiki, marking the western advance on the line. Some enemy troops in Yushan were wiped out per the dispatch.
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Yingtun
Chekiang
Nanchang
Kweiki
Progress Report On Pay As You Go Tax Plan By Ruml
Beardsley Ruml, chairman of the New York Federal Reserve, says good progress has been made toward a pay-as-you-go income tax plan. He notes differences with the treasury proposal but highlights areas of agreement and says discussion is shifting to the type of plan to adopt.
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Beardsley Rumi
New York Federal Reserve Bank
The
Treasury
Senate Finance Subcommittee
Rum
Washington
Beardsley Ruml
Cedar Rapids
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Ruml
Yank Air Victory Over North Sea Tells Story of Flight Triumph
A U S Army base report recounts American flying fortress crews fending off a large Nazi fighter sweep over the North Sea. About half the 20 to 25 enemy planes failed to return, with at least six shot down or damaged. One fortress nicknamed Johnny Reb took a cockpit hit, its pilot seriously wounded but the craft later landed at an English airfield. Other crew members and aircraft details are listed.
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Britain
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North Sea
United States
France
Johnny Reb
Harold Spier
Los Angeles
Ewart Sconiers
de Funiak Spring
Fla
Bombardier
Roy Malley
Owensboro
John M. Hughes
Whitestone
N. Y
William Adams
Easley
S. C
William Schimke
Manistee
Mich
J. C. Simmons
Union
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Bat Outa-Hell
Robert Colter
la Grange
Ill
Spier
Brazil Joins Allies in War Against Axis Powers
Washington reports Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy joining the United Nations. Roosevelt and Hull welcome Rio’s move and pledge coordinated land sea and air support as the Brasilia government aligns with the free nations in the global struggle. The joint defense commission begins organizing Brazil’s armed strength and merchant fleet for the war effort.
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Washington
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United States
Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
Hull
Brazil
Vargas
Aranha
Rio
United Nations
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil Declares War on Germany and Italy
President Getulio Vargas and cabinet proclaim Brazil at war with Germany and Italy. Brazil mobilizes on war footing, cancels leaves, and arrests thousands of suspected Axis sympathizers as Uruguay and others show solidarity with Brazil amid Axis tensions.
RAF Flies Over Dieppe Silencing Nazi Guns
RAF Spitfires sweep Dieppe at low altitude silencing anti aircraft posts and heavy batteries. Canadian squadron targets east Dieppe with batteries burned out. Polish squadrons strike northern France hitting a factory and engines, air fields, and gun positions.
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London
Dieppe
RAF
Air Ministry
France
Ostend-Bruges
86 Year-Old Woman Fractures Leg in Cedar Rapids Crash
Mrs Claus Jons 86 of Marion route 1 suffered a fractured left leg and facial lacerations in a Saturday night crash northwest of Alburnett. Henry Jons 57 and Mrs Jons 56 also injured with facial cuts and a skinned nose. The driver said steering jammed and the car plunged over a six foot embankment. All three were taken to St Luke's hospital by ambulance.
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Cedar Rapids
Claus Jons
Route 1
Marion
Alburnett
Henry Jons
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St. Luke's Hospital
Labor Party Names Alfange as New York Governor Candidate
The American Labor party nominated Dean Alfange a Greek born lawyer author for New York governor challenging the Bennett backed Democratic ticket. The nomination followed a lengthy session with reports the convention awaited word from Washington. The GOP expected to nominate Thomas E. Dewey at Saratoga Springs.
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New York
John J. Bennett
American Labor Party
Dean Alfange
Washington
Bennett
James A. Farley
U. S
James M
Cedar Rapids Bond Drive Attracts Major Participation
More than two and a half million dollars has been pledged in Cedar Rapids under the 10 percent payroll deduction plan. About 16,500 wage earners participate, representing roughly 10 percent of local workers. City leaders aim for 100 percent participation and full flag and banner display in all firms.
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Cedar Rapids
Byt Perrine
Lion County
War Savings
Perrine
Pavic
Jake the Barber Faces Federal Inquiry in Cedar Rapids
John Factor alias Jake the Barber, an English born American immigrant, faces indictment in Cedar Rapids with 11 others for mail fraud and conspiracy tied to a alleged million dollar whiskey warehouse receipts swindle. The Old Oak Bottling firm, led by Factor, sought a federal wholesaler permit denied by the Alcohol Administration. Several defendants use multiple aliases, complicating the SEC investigation into the scheme.
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J. Franklin
Jake the
Cedar Rapids
Jake
United States
Old Oak Bottling and Distributing Corporation
Jake the Barber
Federal Alcohol Administration
Denies Fraud Count Gives $15,000 Bail in $1 Million Scheme
John Jacob Factor known as Jake the Barber pled not guilty to a $1 million mail fraud charge arraigned in Cedar Rapids Iowa before U S Commissioner Edwin K Walker. He was released on a $15 000 bond along with 11 co defendants in a case tied to whisky warehouse receipts and unproven bottling facilities. Bonds ranged from 5 000 to 15 000 for the twelve defendants including Henry Bernstein Aloe Slater Edward Sloane Leo Bernstein and Sidney Epstein.
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Chicago
John
Jake
U. S&s
Edwin K Walker
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Frank Husak
Uo Os
Joe Petrus
Charles A Dewey
Factor
Maxwell Oxaman
New York
Dewer
Henry Bernstein
Aloe' A Slater
Edward Sloane
St Paul Stull
Edward Mallon
Los Angeles
Josep Konwiser
Sidney Davis
Leo Bernstein
Sidney Epstein
Sam Seinfeld
U S Submarines Sink Six More Japanese Ships
American submarines in the western Pacific and Aleutians have sunk or damaged six more Japanese vessels. The action included two large cargo ships and a large transport possibly sunk, a destroyer damaged, and a medium cargo ship torpedoed. Total U S subs sunk 60 ships to date with 16 possibly sunk and 15 damaged.
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Washington
Sierco
Aleutians
United States
Reynolds Metals Strike Ends Resumes Full Production
In Louisville Kentucky the Reynolds Metals strike ended Saturday with all 11 plants back to full production. CIO workers voted to return to their jobs after a Friday night meeting ending picketing and resumption of output for aluminum parts used in bombing planes.
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Louisville, Ky
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Reynolds Metals Company
CIO
Ehrikers
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