Yank Safe After 20 Days in New Guinea Jungles
Lt. Duncan Seffern of Manawa Wisconsin piloted a Marauder that ran out of gas on a Townsville to Port Moresby flight. After bailing out at 13,000 feet and 20 days in the jungle, he reached a base with only two of five crew members missing.
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Australia
Duncan Seffern
Manawa
Wis
Townsville
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Seffern
Haugland
Seize 70 Aliens In Jersey Raids
At least 70 aliens, some believed Bund members, were taken into custody in raids across New Jersey. FBI agents seized large quantities of contraband and transported detainees to Ellis Island for questioning and alien board hearings.
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Newark
N. J
INS
Ateast
Bund
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E. E. Conroy
FBI
Ellis Island
Reuther urges unified command over war production
United Auto Workers vice chairman Walter P. Reuther calls for a single economic commander in chief to direct war production. He accuses Ford Motor, Chrysler and General Motors of seeking special privileges hindering full mobilization and argues for coordinated global raw materials control postwar.
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Washington
Waller Pp. Reuther
United Auto Workers (Cio
Reuther
C K. Leith
War Production Board
International Student Assembly
Ford Motor Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Leith
Group to Study Petrillo Order
Senator Clark was named chair of a Senate interstate commerce subcommittee to probe James Petrillo's ban on recorded music in public performances. The panel includes Senators Hill Andrews Gurney and Tobey with hearings set to begin September 14. He argues the AFM president's order harms small radio stations and jukebox usage.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Clark
Idaho
Senate Interstate Commerce
Senate
James C. Petrillo
Hill
D-Ala
Andrews
D-Fla
Gurney
R-S.d
Tobey
R-N.h
Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Buffaloes Attack Jap Garrison Reported Near Lungling
Guerrilla units harassed Japanese at the Lungling garrison on the Burma Yunnan border a day after defeating a herd of buffaloes but losing a duel to Chinese forces. Reports received Friday described the clash and surrounding activity.
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Chungking
Lungling
Burma- Yunnan
Guerrilla raid misfires in jungle clash with Japanese
Japanese artillery on July 13 aimed at jungle targets but hit a herd of wild buffalo. The next night guerrillas who raided the garrison killed over 100 Japanese and seized weapons and provisions before slipping into the jungle.
Automatic Retirement Of 2 Veteran Clerks Averted
President Roosevelt intervened to keep two longtime White House clerks from mandatory retirement. Rudolph Forster born 186? and Maurice Latta born 187? began service in 1897 and 1898 respectively. Roosevelt issued an executive order allowing continued service and added a personal note declaring the decision permanent.
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Washington (Ap
White House
Roosevelt
Rudolph Forster
Maurice Latta
Executive Mansion
Forster
Latta
Curtiss Seagull Scouts Enter Active U S Service
Curtiss Seagull scout observation planes hailed as the fastest battleship and cruiser based aircraft in the U S fleet are now in active service. G W Vaughan president of Curtiss Wright announced Friday.
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New York
United States
G. W. Vaughan
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Nazis Using Men Still Feeling Effects of Wounds
Tass reports Germany has lost at least 60,000 pilots and navigators in the Russian war. Wounded fliers, still weak after hospitals, are sent to the front and to flying schools as instructors until fully recovered. Otto Watner, Iron Cross First Degree recipient, was cited saying he was ordered back to the Leningrad front before full recovery.
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Moscow
Germany
Tass
Otto Watner
Britain
Leningrad
Watner
Leningrad Front
Glamour battalion helps doughboys feel at home in London
The American Red Cross glamour battalion arrives to comfort the doughboys but finds they are more focused on making the hosts comfortable. Ann Douglas of Savannah reports soldiers stay busy with newspapers, games, and cards while she organizes events for over 1,000 men in a Red Cross club.
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London
American Red Cross
United States
Ann Douglas
Savannah
Douglas
Red Cross
Des Moines Building Leased for WAAC Use
The seven story Ovansky building in Des Moines was leased by the government for WAAC basic auxiliaries. The space will serve as classroom space with a Sept. 15 possession date. The Army reportedly has immediate entry rights.
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Des Moines
WAAC
Ovansky
Women’s Army Auxil
Iary Corps
Dwntown Des Mines
Dos and Don ts on Mailing Christmas Gifts to Navy Men
Navy urges early mailing of Christmas parcels to sailors and Marines between Oct 1 and Nov 3. Pack small sturdy items in a shoebox sized package not exceeding six pounds. avoid food and electrical gear. Include sender and addressee details but omit ship location. do not seal parcels.
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Navy
Washington
Willie Willis Remembers Long Ago as Grand Saga
Willie Willis reflects on memory and history, noting that events from the distant past feel similar. He references grand figures like Grandpa Washington and Moses to illustrate his sense of time collapsing.
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Grandpa
Washington
Moses
Postal guidelines for international mail and money orders
New York and San Francisco postmasters note inscriptions like Merry Christmas may appear on covers if they do not interfere with the address. Postage must be prepaid in full. If sending money, use money orders due to foreign posts prohibiting importation of U S currency.
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New York
San Francisco
United States
Woodlot in Raymond Holds Timber Yet to be Harvested
Cyrus Smith bought a 75 acre woodlot about three miles from the village, but labor shortages delay cutting the timber. The field reports mica and feldspar deposits found in the woodlot, suggesting mineral prospects alongside timber value.
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Raymond, Nhu
Cyrus Smith
Prospecting Finds Rich Mica and Feldspar Deposits Nearby
In prospecting the area, Smith locates large deposits of high quality mica and feldspar. He has signed a remunerative contract with a mining company for land rights, expecting greater returns than timber.
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Smith
Iowa Farm Equipment Dispute Referred to War Labor Board
The Labor Department certified to the War Labor Board an industrial dispute involving Oliver Farm Equipment Co. of Charles City Iowa. The CIO Farm Equipment Workers organizing committee representing 800 workers raised issues on the union shop vacations and grievances.
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Washington
Labor Department
War Labor Board
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
Charles City
CIO Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
Appointment of Executor for Josepha Kuban Estate
Edward Kuba named executor of Josepha Kuban estate in Linn County Iowa court on September 3 1942. He requests immediate payment of debts and filing of claims with the Linn County District Court clerk via attorney Joe Mekota.
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Soticy
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Josepha Kuban
Iate
Linn
Edward Kuba
Notice of probate of Anna Kahen ban from Iowa court
Notice is given that on September 10 1942 at 9 o clock A M the instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Anna Kahe ban deceased of Linn County Iowa will come for hearing in the District Court Cedar Rapids for proof and admission to probate. Arthur Axmear clerk Mia Hanzhk attorney.
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Stote
Iowa
Linn County
Anna Kaheban
Said
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Bnet
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Pepsi Cola
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United Atate
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