Surprising resilience in Stalingrad fronts and war effort
The article reflects on the prolonged battle for Stalingrad, noting Soviet resistance and German casualties, and urges Americans to maximize wartime efficiency. It questions public focus on minor shortages like gasoline and heating while urging broader national mobilization and a 60-hour work week to boost production. It also covers tin salvage efforts, sanitation of routes, and the push toward stricter rationing and weight reduction to support the war.
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Bataan
Stalingrad
Jowa
Fred White
State Highway Commission
Washington
Russians Repel German Bombardment at Stalingrad Front
Soviet defenders withstood a heavy German long range bombardment aimed at Stalingrad and reportedly gained ground in street fighting. Moscow said reserves arrived to bolster the defense as German forces hurled tanks, planes and infantry into close quarters combat in the northwest suburbs.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Reuters
Pravda
Sevastopol
Senate Debates Anti-Inflation Bill With Wage and Price Controls
In Washington, Senator Brown warns of a possible 5 percent rise in living costs even with controls. The anti-inflation bill faces scrutiny alongside a banking committee report showing food price growth and farm price dynamics since 1939. Wages, unit labor costs, and the labor force quality are cited as factors, with amendments proposed to include farm labor in price parity rules.
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Washington
Brown
D-Mich
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Thomas
D-Okla
Barkley
Kentucky
Agriculture Committee
Banking Committee
Playground Visit Surge in Cedar Rapids Nine Weeks
The playground and recreation commission reported 182,916 visitors used Cedar Rapids playgrounds during the 9 weeks just completed, nearly triple the city's population. Ellis park pool saw 30,604 attendees in its 98 day season, with 16 hot days, 22 warm days, 20 rainy days and 40 cool or cold days.
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Cedar Rapids
Playground and Recreation Commission
Ellis Park
Deserter Pleads Guilty in Slayings
Robert Taylor Bailey a 20 year old army deserter pled guilty before Justice of the Peace Harry L Beckman to two counts of first degree murder in the Sept 7 shooting of two Kenosha social workers The plea subjects him to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary at Waupun and he was bound over to circuit court for sentencing
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Sparta
Wis
Robert Taylor Bailey
Justice of the Peace
Harry L. Beckman
Kenosha
Bailey
Waupun
Wisconsin
Beckman
Irish Colleens No Match for Iowa Lassies
CARL KOCRAN reports from a Cedar Rapids perspective on wartime morale and training. Corporal Warren Pedersen back from Ireland discusses second-front prospects, training rigor, and social notes with Irish interactions including tea and cakes, while praising American preparedness and the no-dating trend among troops abroad. He describes air defense readiness, changes in cadet instruction, and grueling exercises, stressing commandos, long hikes, and obstacle courses shaping soldiers for future combat.
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Corp. Warren
Pete” Pedersen
Eric Pedersen
Fifteenth Avenue
Ireland
Camp Croft
D. C
Gazette
Pete
National Guard
Pedersen
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Women
Royal Naval Service
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Johnny Doughboy
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Iowa City
Legion Asks Draft Limit Be Cut to 18
KANSAS CITY AP Roane Waring of Memphis elected national commander of the American Legion by unanimous vote as delegates from every state surged onto the stage with banners. The Legion urged Congress to lower the draft age to 18 and conscript manpower for war production, plus compulsory postwar military training for youths under 22.
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Legion
Kansas City
Roane Waring
Memphis
The
American Legion
Congress
Nebraskans Scrap Drive Spurs National Effort
Nebraska residents organized a statewide scrap collection to boost U S steel mills with Donald Nelson urging nationwide participation. The drive runs Sept 28 to Oct 17, aiming to raise scrap supplies to restore production. Local efforts include city and county campaigns and talks by officials about recovering metal like coat hangers and wire for war use.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
America
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Bob Vlach
Civilian Defense Office
Vlach
Henry Haegg
Civilian Defense
Fairfax
Walker
Vlnch
United States
Arnold Says Petrillo Hits At Freedom
Assistant Atty. Gen. Thurman Arnold accused James C. Petrillo of assaulting industrial freedom by banning records and transcriptions by AFM members. He argued the injunction seeks limits on employment terms and warned against restricting amateur performances as a freedom of expression. Padway defended the ban as Petrillo's directive, noting union conventions authorized such rules.
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Washington
Thurman W. Arnold
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Arnold
Justice Department
Senate Interstate Commerce
Petrillo
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Joseph A. Padway
Musicians’ Union
Petrio
Padway
FBI rounds up about 80 in Chicago draft dodging sweep
In Chicago, about 80 Black individuals linked to three organizations were rounded up by the FBI for defying the draft. Of 12 leaders, 11 were arrested on sedition charges while members faced charges for failing to register or comply with draft boards. Madame Mittie Maud Lena Gordon heads the Peace Movement of Ethiopia, claiming to unify 4,000,000 Negroes in 46 states.
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Chicago
FBI
Albert Johnson
Peace Movement of
Ethiopia
Madame Mittie Maud Lena Gordon
Madame Gordon
Liberia
Five Thousand French Citizens Arrested in Paris
Reports from France say 5,000 French citizens were arrested by the Nazis in Paris over the weekend. In Coleman Texas two people died and 18 were injured when an explosion leveled the Coleman flying school administration building.
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France
Paris
Coleman, Texas
Coleman Flying School
Roosevelt seeks 2.7 billion fund for Navy expansion
President Roosevelt asked Congress to appropriate 2,731,154,307 more for the Navy, including 100 million for arming merchant ships. The largest item is 960 million for the Bureau of Aeronautics, with 820 million allotted for helium procurement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
British Heat Ship's Foray Short-Lived
AP dispatches report Tirpitz left Trondheim fjord under Nazi air cover to challenge Allied convoys to Russia. Sightings claimed subs and planes damaged or sank ships as Britain and the United States warned of renewed Arctic battles.
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Germany
Trondheim Fjord
Russia
Arctic
Murmansk
Britain
United States Navy
Washington
North Carolina
England
Murmans
Loss of Destroyer Ottawa Admitted by Canada
Ottawa reports the destroyer Ottawa torpedoed and sunk. Commander and four officers plus 107 sailors are missing and believed killed, Navy Minister Angus MacDonald announced on Monday.
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Canada
Ottawa
Navy
Angus MacDonald
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