Scrap Harvest for Victory Drives Erie Residents to Collect
The Erie county drive urges all residents to join the Scrap Harvest for Victory campaign running September 1 through 30, 1942. Frank M. Loveland chairs the local effort with collection centers at First Ward and Second Ward stations, Thomas Motors, and other stations. materials will be sold through A Zaleneck Sons to support wartime production.
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Gor~ry
Frank M. Loveland
P. C. Miller
Beckwith and Turner
Thomas Motors
Clarence 8
War Production Board
Erie County
Madagascar Cease Fire Request Amid British Advance
Governor General Armand Afinet of Madagascar asked for a cease fire and terms to end hostilities as British troops closed within 100 miles of the capital. Reports from Meda Wasscarwald and Port Louis mauritania surfaced via radio. London authorities had not confirmed. Annet indicated orders to pause fighting were considered, with British forces aiming to prevent Axis use of the island.
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Associated Press
London
Armand
Afinet
Madagascar
Meda
Wsscar
Diego Suarez
Port Lewis
Mauritia
Hertn
Dispatch
Vichy
Sportsheelmans
Tanghavive
Wrens
Annet
Tansnarive Radio
Larry Allen Missing After Tobruk Sea Raid
American war correspondent Larry Allen, AP and Pulitzer winner, is believed captured by the Axis after a Tobruk sea raid. Cairo reports say Rome radio announced his capture, while others from the mission remain missing or presumed captured or killed.
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Associated Preay Catro
Tobruk
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Cairo
Allen
Rome
Mediterranean
Larry Allensboité
Rationing Ordered for Fuel Oil Across 30 States
A wartime directive calls for fuel oil rationing in a 30 state area including Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Ohio Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota and Kentucky. Officials warn winter demand could drop 25 percent potentially more with severe weather or transport disruptions.
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Washington
Atlantic Sea
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minot
Infianm
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kentucky
Nelson
Navy Admits Loss Of The Yorktown
The Navy announced the sinking of the aircraft carrier Yorktown after the Battle of Midway. The 19,900 ton ship, with 2,073 crew and a five year service, was attacked by Japanese bombs and torpedoes, ships later salvaged her remains, and she was withdrawn eastward toward Pegin Harbor before the loss was confirmed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
United States
Midway
Department
South Pacific
Yorktown
Pegi Harbor
Rail Chief Named New Czar in Rubber Crisis
William M. Jeffers, 86, former Union Pacific railroad official, named to lead the government rubber program. Production Chief Donald M. Nelson announces Jeffers and others chosen to reorganize and administer the Rubber Reserve Company and related agencies. Nelson transfers full authority to Jeffers to decide rubber matters.
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New Czar
Associated Prix
Washington
William M
Bi” Jeffers
Unon Pacific Railroad
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Jeffers
Rubber Reserve Company
Nelson Sila
Marines Meet Heavy Japanese Assault In Pacific War
U S Marines fight a do or die battle as Japan launches a grand scale drive to retake Solomon Islands. Navy reports heavy fighting by land sea and air since Saturday night with Marines holding positions. Admiral Nimitz warns not to assume the Japanese are on the run as Allied air command reorganizes for wider Pacific operations. Major General George C Kenney named commander of Allied Air Forces in the area.
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Associated Press
Washington
Japan
Solomon Islands
Navy
United States Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Allied Air Forcessf
Quester W. Nimitz
Pest
Pacific
Albert O. Vorce
Harrisburg
Theorth
Guadalcanal
Wader
New Britain
Tanimbar Islands
Darwin
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Kenney
Kenney
France
George H. Brett
Brett
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Esr
John Towers
Naval Aeronautics
Air Command
Pacific Plaet
Governor James Back Adjutant General to Replace Him
Harrisburg reports Governor James urged Pennsylvania voters to approve his war program by naming Edward Martin as his successor Adjutant General The open letter accuses Auditor General Ross of forfeiting the voters trust and misusing public funds The governor predicts a decisive verdict in the November election and hints at ongoing disputes over taxes and appointments.
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Harrisburg
James
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
F. Olsir Ross
Puble Fonds
Ross
Edward B. Logan
Revenue
Hoss
Rone
Two Way Raids Silence Axis Radios Across Central Europe
Night reports indicate Russian bombers active or Axis nerves rising as two way air raids mute stations in Budapest Bratislava Luxembourg Bremen Breslau and Calais Bucharest also halted broadcasts amid scattered attacks. British air ministry notes RAF strikes on Cherbourg docks while a south coast English town endures bomb damage after dawn. Treasury reports Sept 14 balances and deficits amidst ongoing wartime accounting.
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Associated Press
Europe
Budapest
Hungary
Bratislava
Luxembourg
Bremen
Breslau
Kalmborg
Calis
Bucharest
Romania
British
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
Batine
Boston
North Sea
Berlin High Command
Japs Hint Boldly Of New Blow In India Or Siberia
A Tokyo broadcast cited by the BBC quotes General Shunrpin Bats, Japan's China commander, claiming the last Asiatic war is about to take a bold step in cooperation with the European war. Reports say over 500000 Japanese troops, many from China, are in Manchukuo near Siberia, with speculation of a possible invasion targeting India as British forces press the western Indian Ocean theaters.
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India
Siberia
Tokyo
BBC
Shunrpin Bats
Japan
China
Sierra
Stalingrad
Manchukuo
Siberian
British destroyers Sikh and Zulu lost in recent actions
London reports the destroyers Sikh and Zulu were tossed in operations off Tabeu, per British admiralty. A separate dispatch from Rio de Janeiro notes Vargas ordered general mobilisation in Brazil. Egypt front remains quiet near Alamein while Madagascar landing yields surrender of remaining French forces. U S Senate primary results show Hawkes winning Republican nomination.
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Associated Press
London
Sikh
Zulu
Tabeu
Admiralty
Rio DE Janeiro
Getto Vargas
Brazil
Madagascar
British East Africa Command
Will Fix Dates For Tax Appeals
City Council schedules a special session on Thursday at 1 o'clock to approve revised dates for tax appeal hearings linked to the 1942 triennial assessment. Tentative hearings are set for First and Second Wards on September and for Third and Fourth Wards on October with further revision anticipated.
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City Council
Counciil
Cpdnary
Flag display urged on Constitution Day by local DAR
DAR officers urged merchants and city residents to display the flag on Constitution Day. The call emphasized commemoration and the meaning of the Constitution to Americans, noting no formal program was planned in the city.
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Merchants Split on Extending Evening Hours
City merchants are sharply divided over a proposed change to Friday evening hours. A petition supporting extending hours to 9 pm and suspending Saturday openings has gained 33 signatures, with a meeting set for Thursday at the Municipal building to decide the proposal. Opponents say the public opposes the shift and that buyers have been ignored, while supporters say many nearby towns already use Friday evenings.
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Temovement
Ten killed as Army bomber crashes on Mount Baldy summit
The burned bodies of eight officers and two enlisted men were found in the wreckage of a B 2 Army bomber that smashed to bits near the 10 840 foot summit of Mount Baldy about 60 miles from here in northeastern Arizona. Acting to curb inflated rents the Office of Price Administration ordered more defense rental areas under federal rent control October 1. They included Warren, Pa.
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Jouns
Ariz
Mount Baldy
Arizona
Warren Hents
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Warren
East Smith St Home Burglary Claims $400 Gem Taken
Police investigate a burglary on East Smith Street where a gem valued at $400 and cash were stolen from Mrs Glebers Gi Wis. The break in occurred about two weeks ago with workmen questioned and no progress to date. Chief John Flanigan plans to reopen the case after a court term resumes.
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Uitte
Glebers Gi Wis
East Smith Street
Gresser Inn
Harley Drake
Wimy
Lea
Pollce
John Flanigan
Specialists in Child Welfare to Speak Here
Specialists in child welfare Dr and Mrs Cleveland Myers will visit Corty on Thursday September Yith for a daylong program. They will lecture in schools and at a joint Kiwanis Rotary meeting at the Ritz Restaurant, with a city-wide Junior High BTA forum at 8 pm for parents to hear the experts.
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Colrey
Garry Cleveland Myers
Corty
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Ritz
BTA
Phru
Myers
Staf of Western Reserve University
German push stalls as Stalingrad rains fire on invaders
Soviet lines deny confirmation of Nazi capture attempts at the Volga city. Berlin says German forces gained ground but fighting continues. Within Stalingrad, 40 German tanks are reported destroyed by Soviet mortar fire as attackers press in from west and north.
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Associated Press
Russia
Stalingrad
Ernd
Berlin
Tes
DNB
Volga
Torenst Rzhev
Voronest
Voronezh
Don River
Mes
Staldingrad
Moscow
Tixhey
Battlefron
Red Star
BijTtoead
Fedor von Book
Dreds
Inquest Uncertain On Motor Fatality Case
Deputy Cormunity Hy Lawtade Lamyson reported this morning that there was uncertainty on whether an inquest would be held into the death of Len Tucci, 19, of 260 Mount Street, fatally injured when struck by a car near Spartansboro Road Saturday evening. A conference with the family and state authorities was planned for Thursday or Friday to decide.
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Cormunity
Hy Lawtade Lamy Ison
Lye
Ast
Len Tucci
Mount Street
Spartansboro Road
Imdtor
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Albert W. Hawkes
Gill Sobon
Henry Ebot Lodge
Mass
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Curtis Home
Garry Myers
2 Sisters
Bedford Center
Edward Haight
New York City
Helen Lynch
Jamie
Margared
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Fittsburgh
Tous
Westinghouse Air Brake
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Swinevala
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Allison King
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