Wickard Institutes Meat Rationing Plan For 1941 Supply
U S civilian meat consumption to drop to about 79 percent of last year’s quarter 4 deliveries starting October 1. Wickard urges voluntary cuts to 24 pounds per person per week to share scarce supplies fairly, with specific per-category reductions for beef veal lamb mutton and pork and guidance for public eating places and households to adjust.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wickard
War Producon Board
Wigkard
Securitary
Ruben
Earl
Vichy Admits Loss of Tananarive
The French government announced that British forces occupied Antananarivo after stubborn resistance by Hig troops failed to halt the advance. Governor General Armand Axmet reported the fall as the capital’s population fled the city during the British takeover announced yesterday via the capital radio.
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Tananarive
Armand Axmet
Stbborn
Hig
Wolverine Vet Dies in Erie After Long Illness
An 78 year old former Wolverine crew member from Ametion died in Erie following a prolonged illness. The deceased was known for service aboard the Wolverine and linked to the flat ironhilled gasslip incident in past records.
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Wolverine
Erie
Tarry Wi Pastin
Ametion
Long Hess
Mixed 1940s Bulletin Snippets From U.S. and Europe
MIAMI reports traveler Gannon returned from Brazil and Asia, heading to Uric, Pa, after attending a national Euchre congress in Sao Panto. In Washington, the Mexican Highway is due December 4, with spring progress expected before spring. Senate Finance votes to freeze social security taxes for another year, stalling a planned rise. Senator Brown warns of a broader political clash over price controls. British bombers strike German targets, with losses. MacArthur reports renewed clashes near Port Moresby as Allied forces target Buna and Kokoda. Senate Agriculture Committee rejects a farm price compromise tied to inflation controls.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenberg
it-Mivh
Congress
War correspondent reaches Port Moresby after jungle ordeal
Vern Haugland AP war correspondent, parachuted from a stricken bomber into New Guinea, has reached Port Moresby Allied base and was hospitalized. A MacArthur spokesman said he is very ill from malaria after forty seven days in the trackless jungle.
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Mwarthur
Australia
New Guinea
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Haugland
Willkie Seeks Moscow View On Second Front
Wendell Willkie reports to Washington from Moscow on growing Western disappointment over the delay of a second front in Europe. He meets Stalin and Molotov after Roosevelt’s envoy carries a personal message, notes Moscow defenses as the most impressive seen this year, and says Hitler would face a tough task if he attacked Moscow.
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Associated Pres
Moscow
Wendell L. Willkie
Washington
Soviet Russia
United States
Britain
Willkie
Joseph Stall
Roosevelt
Kremlin
Stalin and
Roostvelt
Cairo
Chungking
Vyacheslav Molstov
London
Europe
Stalin
Wilkie
Hitler
Corry Lorry Performs First Erie Daylight Air Raid Test
Corry and all Erie county locales conducted their first daylight air raid warning test this afternoon. The test started at 2 p.m. with a nuclear signal at 2 21 p.m. Civil defense crews worked from local control HQ after the yellow signal. Traffic was halted and instructions followed though early reports noted some violations during the initial phase.
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Corry
Erie County
Son Confesses Family Murders In St Louis Case
Robert Nash, 27, a St Louis electrician, confessed to the ax slayings of his father Charles Nash and mother Eleanor after a quarrel over $640 in debts and late hours. Police, FBI agents, and Tutole authorities heard details of the crime on a deserted road near St Louis eight miles north of Springfield. Nash claimed he knew the penalty and was ready to face it. investigators noted the missing ring finger was found near the scene.
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Qssoomieu
ST. Louis
Dlestioving
Robert Nash
Leonard Murphy
Murphy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles A. Nash
Internal Revenue
Eleanor
Springfield
Til
Nash Seldat
Aéay
Second Appeal Will Be Granted Complainants In City Hearing
City Council members sitting as a Court of Tax Revision and Appeal began hearing protests of property owners against current reassessment values. A second appeal is planned after initial decisions, with sessions scheduled through multiple wards and days, and options to record protests for those unable to attend.
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Stanley H. Nichols
Pred
Bates
Frank
Hepler
Court of Appeals
Nichols
Council Oil
Kinley
Foresee Sharp Curtailment In Store Schedule
Stores in the Ioest drug chain plan earlier closing hours for three evenings weekly, with 1 oclock closings on select nights and reduced hours to follow. Plans by two A and P stores set Saturday close at 6:30, others considering similar retrenchment due to government restrictions and staffing difficulties.
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Ioest
Treasury Report Washington September 1 balances and debt
Treasury report dated September 4 shows receipts 1053144.81 and expenditures 151,113,169.26 with a cash balance of 2,412,294,497 and total debt 87,702,507,059. Increase over previous day 301,995.50.
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Treasury
Washington
the Treasury
Five Known Dead in B&O Wreck Near Dickerson Md
A rear end collision involving a Washington bound passenger train and a Cleveland bound train near Dickerson Maryland left five confirmed dead and as many as 23 unaccounted for. Eighteen of twenty one passengers were in the rear sleeper. many believed dead or injured. The Ambassador and Cleveland train cars overturned and caught fire. Fire units and ambulances from nearby towns aided, with a Washington hospital ship for victims.
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Hreny Dickerson
Baltimore
Olio
Dickerson
Washington
Petralt
Cleveland Night
Cleveland
Howie Mirwordhin
Bayenee
Frederick Hospital
Estenl
Hein Angiliries
Ambassador
Cain
Destroyer Jarvis Missing En Route to Base Amid Solomons Loss
Navy reports the destroyer Jarvis vanished en route from the Solomons to a repair base, likely sunk by enemy submarines or aircraft. Auxiliary transport Little sunk in Solomon operations. about 250 men presumed lost. Next of kin notified. Jarvis crew mostly accounted for. Little rescue by survivors.
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Ty Associated
Jose Washington
Navy
United States
Jarvis
Puebic
Solomons
Giddalexnal
Little
William Walter Graham, Jr
Phoenis
Ariz
Gus B
Lofberg
Santa Crum
Calif
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Tyagi
Repab
U.S
Solomon Islands
Puget Sound
Wash
Navy Yard
Stimson Probing Louis Com Fight Details
Washington Sept 24 Secretary of War Stimson said he is probing arrangements for the Joe Louis Bing Com championship prize fight and has begun a personal investigation. He noted he was shocked by the situation and aims to complete the inquiry within days. The War Department had said the net proceeds would go to the Army Emergency Relief Fund and fighters would not receive a return. under a revised setup Louis would get 1051,53 to cover obligations and Conn 34,500, with other obligations linked to the Twentieth Century Sporting Club and managers.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wa Stimson
Samson
Tye
War Department
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Hussellrn
Mew York Snorts Writers
Louis
Conn
Twentieth Century Sperling Club
Mike Jacobs
Fallgof
John Roxborough
Oblies- Hie
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Vigorous enforcement planned for new parking ordinance
City police announce vigorous enforcement of a new parking ordinance including an all night ban on parking between 3 a.m. and daybreak and a curb to sidewall prohibition, with two hour limits on designated streets. Enforcement begins Thursday October 1 and signs are being posted citywide to ensure compliance.
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Melcher Ish Police Department
Tietily
Coloneil
Two hurt as car wreck near Carter Hill
Two persons were treated for minor injuries after a late night crash on Carter Hill. Miss Dean Vogt, 19, and Lloyd Shawver, 21, were admitted to Corty hospital at 12 30 for cuts and bruises. Both released after treatment as details of the accident remained unclear.
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Carter ‘Hill
Dean Vogt
East Church Street
Lloyd Shawver
West Wayne Street
Corty Hospital
Vog
White Shawver
Former Suitor Admits He Is Cold Blooded Killer
A 26-year-old shipyard worker sat sobbing in detective headquarters as Sergeant Murphy said he confessed to killing his former sweetheart, 20-year-old Matte Elizabeth Ervin, with a shotgun in Philadelphia. The suspect, Willard Johnson, admitted entering her third-floor apartment and shooting her after she began running around with other men. Neighbors recalled his threat on the street days earlier, and detectives said he bought a 16 gauge shotgun before the crime.
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Associated Peas
Camden
N. J
Thomas Murphy
Murphy
Willard Johnson
Cramps
Elizabeth Ervin
Philadelphia
Marle Ervin
Arthur Munch
Minn
Brnnette
Jim
Nunn
Munn
Russians Show New Strength On Four Sectors
Soviet forces under Marshal Timoshenko reported major gains in Stalingrad and other fronts. The Red Army drove Germans from fortified points in Stalingrad, claimed 38,000 Nazi deaths, and reported strong Soviet counterattacks northwest of the Volga metropolis. Hitler headquarters claimed street fighting continues, while Soviet and German updates differ on Breach and reinforcements amid a broader front push.
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Associated Press
Volga River
Auin
Semena Timoshenko
Red
Stalingrad
Nasi
Blondy
Noal
Farting
Sinyavino
Leningrad
Voronezh
Novorotsisk
Black Sea
Mozdok
Central
Caucasus
Red Army
Silingred
Ty Quinther
Severg
Vichy
Stalin
Grad
Brwdessb
Berlin
Sis
Nine More Boys From District II Get Exams
Nine more boys from District II are listed for examinations before the imminent termination fete. Names include Corry, Vicinil, Amano, Dovs, Raktt Nh Sone Warren, and several others with addresses or initials. The note mentions next Tuesday’s exam date and a furlough pathway, with reference to local streets and boxes.
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Sheley
Tanadorm
Corry
Dawene Sweat
Corer
Teli Allen
Sweet
Leslie Brundage
Sarin Frerk
Cith
Jefferson Coon
Parry
Donala Arnert
Albert Stefinn
Bert Mile
Ayrine
Rinherd Pabt
Catumbite Flevati
Gorey
Hove
Fie
Nemberland
Fallowlee
Erie
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Corry Evening Journal
Benge
Second Front
Miami
Mark Gannon
Braz
Uric
Sao Panto
Brown
D-Mich
Senate
Supreme Court
Germany
Flensburg
Air Ministry
Loribaiwa
Bona
Kokoda
Macar‘ther
Senate Agriculture Committee
Moresby
B&o
U. S
New York
No How
Stimson
Louiscom Fight
A. W. Rauscher
Katherine Buxton
Wilma Rich
Eve B. Rich
Brie
Philo
Case
Volga City
Po Neds
NEW Front
Warren County Board
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