Jap U Boat Nearly Hit Two U.S. Sailors Adrift in Pacific
Aviation radioman Douglas M. Cossitt recounts that a Japanese submarine passed within 30 yards of his rubber raft during the Battle of Midway era. After eight days at sea they were rescued by a patrol bomber as heavy seas and enemy planes pressured them.
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Pacific
San Francisco
Douglas M. Cossitt
mid-Pacific
Midwa
Cossitt
Oakland
Hell
Midway
Crossitt
Stassen Leads In Minnesota Primary Vote
In Minnesota Senate races incumbent Ball and running mate Stassen led renomination efforts amid incomplete returns. The U S News account notes Ball near two to one over Walter Mickelson while Stassen sought the governorship reform ticket with former governor Benson challenging Lundeen’s widow.
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Allen J. Ellender
D—La
Edwin C. Johnson
D—Colo
Joseph H. Ball
R—Minn
Minnesota
Ball
Harold E. Stasgen
Administration
Senate
Ernest Lundeen
Walter K. Mickelson
New Ulm
Henrik Shipstead
Elmer Benson
Lundeen
Pearl Harbor
Melvin Maas
A Andreson
H. Carl Anderson
Oscar Youngdahl
Harold Knutson
Joseph P. O'Hara
Wil Pettinger
Charles A. Plumley
Vermont
Samuel R. Ogden
Arizona
John R. Murdock
Richard F. Harless
Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Maryland
Thomas D’alesandro
Lans- Gale G. Sassger
John A. Meyer
John M. Wyatt
Herbert R. O’conor
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Baltimore
Two Arraigned on Federal Charges in Chicago
A lawyer and a minister pledged not guilty on arraignment before U S Commissioner Edwin K Walker. William Bernard Wernecke, former German American Bund officer and a minister, accused of aiding a church front to evade the draft, faced a technical charge of violating selective service regulations through false statements. Hewell Mccartney, Chicago law ...
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Chicago
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Edwin K. Walker
William Bernard Wernecke
Bund
Hewell Mccartney
Mecartney Charged In Sedition Mail Case
Mecartney was accused of sending sedition through the mails to disrupt enlistments and sow disloyalty in the armed forces. Government seized material on Mecartney premises for study by the sedition jury. He was held on $5,600 bond with a Sept. 29 court date and a 60 day continuance request.
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Yer
Mecartney
Cost-Curb Bill Stirs Senate as Roosevelts Plan Debated
Washington reports House and Senate members spar over a proposed cost curbs bill for farm prices and wages. Senator Brown cites need for prompt action and flexibility, while Norris urges moving forward. Gillette questions wage controls amid high price pressures and consumer shares. Republicans decry Roosevelt push as pressure on Congress grows.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Brown
D-Mich
Senate
Ane
Congress
Heo
Norris
Senator Gillette
D-Ia
Ater Butler
R-Neb
Rep. Fish
R-N.y
Jewish workers spared Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Washington AP reports War Production board chair Donald M. Nelson said Jewish workers in war plants will not be asked to forego observances on Rosh Hashana September 12 and 13 and Yom Kippur September 21.
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Washington
Yom Kippur
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Petrillo Broadens Canned Music Ban
Petrillo broadens a ban on canned music as hearings discuss further restrictions. The move affects venues and event spaces seeking to use recorded performances in public settings.
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Petrillo
Women in Britain Join Industry Boom Amid War Drive
Five and a half million women in Britain already work in industry and the number grows rapidly. Millions more housewives are entering the workforce to support the war effort.
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Britain
Jewelers Back Silver Release to Ease War Shortages
Cedar Rapids jewelers endorse the Silver Users' Emergency committee plank to bring silver from government hoards to industry. Wallace Boyson notes limited silver use to critical industries, arguing treasury authority to release silver would ease shortages of copper, lead and tin impacting the war effort.
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Wallace Boyson
Secarmen
Theiver Amuunities
Cedar Rapids Retail Jewelers Association
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