Food Shortage Fear Prompts Senate Labor Probes
Washington AP reports an acute food shortage is foreseen as the senate defense investigating committee probes the farm labor program. Lawmakers fault government attitude toward farms while questioning War Manpower Director McNutt and officials over cattle feeding and labor policy amid war demands. Expands inquiry following reports of farms with no operators due to draft migration and wage-driven urban shift.
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Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Fulmer
D-S. C
House
Truman
D-Mo
Senate Committee
Tory of
Selects Service
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
Stree
McNutt
Lewis Hershey
Wickard
Clevenger
Ohio
Hope
Kansas
Jap Official Called Home From Russia
New York report says Funao Miyakawa, first secretary at the Japanese embassy in Kuibyshev, recalled for consultation. He is a Tokyo envoy associated with addressing incidents on the Manchurian border with Russia and has filed protests over gunboat clashes and Russian troop movements.
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New York
Tokio
Kuibyshev
Russia
Transocean
Funao Miyakawa
Miyakawa
Amur
Japan
Moscow
Siberia
Suifenho
Changkufeng
Legion convention opens with wartime restraint and quiet tone
Kansas City hosts the American Legion's national gathering as officials signal war era thrift and focus. Delegates and thousands more arrive despite hotel crowding while leaders like National Commander Stambaugh urge restraint and national welfare over celebration. Louis P. Johnson notes the stark change from past conventions.
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Kansas City
American Legion
Legion
Louis P. Johnson
Roosevelt
India
Johnson
Unity on Home Front Plea by Knox at Legion Meet
Secretary of the Navy Knox urged the American Legion to unite on the home front during war, warning defeat is possible without full commitment. He cited submarine threats, coordination with allies, and sustaining Russia, China, and materials while aiming for a lasting postwar world. He called for unprecedented effort from all Americans and naval personnel.
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Knox
Kansas City
American Legion
United Nations
Europe
Western Pacific
Russia
Fie
Boye Aon
China
Legionaires
British landings in Madagascar expand east coast seizure
London reports from Vichy radio say Britain occupies Brickaville on Madagascar east coast 100 miles east of Tananarive. Brickaville lies 70 miles southeast of Tamatave, once Madagascar's chief port, where Friday’s coast landings followed initial west coast incursions.
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London
Vichy
Madagascar
Brickaville
Tananarive
Tamatave
Madagascars
Football Weather Apt Name for It
The weather report from Cedar Rapids notes a fridge door effect with cool readings all day. Temperatures hovered near 57 to 58 degrees by mid afternoon while Friday peaked at 82 degrees with brief warmth later. Precipitation totaled .10 inches and humidity stood at 75 percent at noon.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Weather Brings Autumn Chill Across Iowa
Overcast skies and strong winds shaded Iowa with autumn mood as temperatures fell from a 90 degree Davenport high to 42 in Cherokee and Inwood. Night precipitation varied with Albia at .89 inches, Waterloo .50, Dubuque .37, Decorah .29 inch.
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Des Moines
General Short Takes Traffic Post at Ford Plant
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short retired and previously relieved of command in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor has been assigned to head the traffic department of Ford Motor company in Dallas Texas. The factory there focuses on war material production.
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Detroit
Walter C. Short
United States Army
Pearl Harbor
Ford Motor Company
Dallas
Texas
Solons Yield to Roosevelt On Inflation
Washington reports that Senate and House committees approved anti inflation bills with broad powers for the President to regulate wages and prices. The Senate measure would empower setting all wages, while the House version adds a 15 percent cap on wage increases unless adjusted. both allow future price changes to reflect labor costs and inequities. The White House favored the measures but opposed farm parity changes, with final authority resting with the President.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
White House
Steagall
New House
Mr. Roosevelt
U. S. Flyer Survives Jungle Crash Sets Story After Parachute
Lieutenant Richard R. Amerine recounts surviving a Guadalcanal crash after a Japanese position trap. He credits entomology knowledge and coconuts for survival while escaping in underwear with a pistol from a Japanese marine.
Sloan Posts Bond in Whisky Receipt Case
Edward Sloan of St Paul Minnesota appeared before a U S commissioner in Chicago and posted 3500 bond in the whisky warehouse receipts fraud case linked to John Jake the Barber Factor. One of 11 indicted, Sloan is to stand for arraignment at Cedar Rapids Iowa on September 22.
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Chicago
Edward Sloan
St. Paul
Whisky fraud defendants posted high bonds in Cedar Rapids
Edwin K. Walker of Chicago and six other defendants were charged with fraud in the whisky sale. Bond terms were set by the U S district clerk in Cedar Rapids with John Factor leading at 15000 dollars, followed by Sidney Davis Henry Bernstein 7000 dollars, Sidney Epstein 2500 dollars, Leo Bernstein 3000 dollars and Albert A Slater 7000 dollars.
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Edwin K. Walker
Break in Lull On Egyptian Front Hinted
Axis reports a break may come on the El Alamein front 80 miles west of Alexandria as Italian and German planes claim heavy losses to British forces in the southern sector. Axis headquarters describe a burst of activity with ongoing German and Italian air strikes on Friday.
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el Alamein
Alexandria
Axis
Soviet Raid in Danish Sector Strikes German Port
Soviet warplanes of the Baltic fleet raided an unidentified port in or near German-occupied Denmark Friday night, leaving five big fires burning. Dispatches from Stockholm say planes crossed near Sweden after explosions near Denmark, as RAF bombers scattered mines in waters.
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Associated Press
Denmark
Stockholm
West Son
Sweden
RAF
Taylor in Rome Seeks Vatican Audience This Week
Berlin dispatch reports Myron C. Taylor meets with Pope as Roosevelt envoy in Rome. The American envoy plans discussions on postwar policy and Allied priorities with the Vatican during the visit.
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Berlin
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Rome
Army Plane Crashes Into Frisco Bay
A four motor heavy army bomber from Hamilton Field California crashed into San Francisco Bay near the city. The incident involved military aircraft and caused sighting by harbor workers and local officials. No casualties or further details were provided in the readable text.
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San Francisco
INS
Hamilton Field
San Rafael
Calif
Nazis promise early broadcast for important news
United Press reports that the Nazi DNB transmitter will open three hours earlier than usual Sunday morning to relay important news. The notice appeared on the service and was carried by the UP listening post.
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New York
United Press Listening Post
Decorah Army Air Force Flyer Dies In Plane Crash
Lieut. Robert Symonds 20 of Decorah was killed when his pursuit plane crashed at Drew Field Tampa Florida on a Friday. A brother Hugo Symonds was listed as missing in action after the fall of the Philippines. Another brother and Mrs. Henry J. Symonds helped him obtain flight training in Iowa City California and Lakefield Arizona where he earned his wings last July. He received his commission July 26 and reported to Drew Field August 7.
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Robert Symonds
Decorah
Reginald Figge
Grande Avenue SE
Drewfield
Tampa
Fla
Hugo Symonds
Philippines
Henry J. Symonds
Iowa City
California
Lakefield
Phoenix
Ariz
Lieut
Symonds
Evacuation Ordered for East Riding of Yorkshire Coast
The British war office said all residents in a large area of the East Riding facing the North Sea would be evacuated and the district seized for military use. The region lies near Helgoland bight, a German naval stronghold off the northwest coast. Belgian agency reports Ostend authorities ordered many families moved with only three hours notice.
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London
British War Office
East Riding of
Yorkshire
North Sea
Helgoland Bight
Netherlands
Belgium
Leiden
Ostend
Struggle for Stalingrad Hill Drives On as Nazi Attack Rebuffed
Soviet and German reports clash over key hill near Stalingrad as 26th day of battle rages. Red Army claims repelling multiple assaults and holding vital positions, while German sources insist operations continue with heavy losses. Fierce street fighting, parachute drops, and Soviet reserves surge into the Volga city amid night bombardment and flares.
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Stalingrad
Hitler
Izvestia
Siberia
Sevastopol
Fedor von Bock
Volga
Red Star
Harrison Hanzlik Wounded in Leg in Hunting Accident
Harrison Hanzlik, 19, son of Mr and Mrs M O Hanzlik of 1853 B avenue NE, sustained a calf wound to his left leg in a Saturday hunting mishap near Toddville. He tripped and discharged his gun while squirrel hunting and was taken to St Luke's hospital where his condition was reported as good.
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Cedar Rapids
Harrison Hanzlik
M. O. Hanzlik
Hanzlik
Toddville
St. Luke's Hospital
Nazis Crackdown Anew In Paris Area
London reports a new German repression after patriots bombed the Rex theater in Paris killing one German and wounding 30. German orders confine 5,500,000 Parisians to homes 3 PM to midnight and suspend all traffic in the Paris Seine area. Theaters close, football matches canceled. Pierre Laval returns to Vichy after Paris talks with the Germans.
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Paris
United Press
Vichy
Rex
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Britain
Seine
Iit
Pierre Laval
Charlies Vailin
Cross of Fire Organization
Communist Party
eSee
France
Unclear Berlin Report on Stalingrad Defense
London AP reports German forces unable to break Stalingrad as smoke and flame hinder attacks. Berlin quotes a German officer noting difficulty in operations amid fire and smoke.
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London
Stalingrad
Berlin
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