Battle for Stalingrad a fluid clash on the Volga
A wartime column from the era notes dire conditions near Stalingrad. Ground fighting rages in city streets and houses as German forces push along the Volga's western bank behind the city. Reports from Pravda and Frankfurt Zeitung describe intensifying attacks and heavy weapon use. The piece questions final outcomes and hints at a grim, uncertain horizon as both sides endure heavy losses.
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Stalinad
Field Marshal
Vonck
Hitler
Girty Volga
Stalingrad
Wspaper Pravda
Owever
Fall of Stalingrad Delayed Admitted by German Press
Swiss report cites Frankfurter Zeitung saying the fall of Stalingrad and the closing Russian front has been put off until winter. The piece notes higher German losses expected, cites Stalinist methods, and mentions continued Russian relief efforts and Soviet air power along the Volga.
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ERW
Switzerland
Frankfurter Zeitung
Lingrad
Jennier Stalin
Zeitung d
Stalingrad
Britain
Berlin
Wanal Zeitung
Basle
Rmans
Volga
Speeders May Go Without Gas Rations
Southeastern motorists face loss of gasoline rations and fire certificates if convicted of speeding or reckless driving. Oscar R. Strauss Jr, regional OPA administrator, says local boards will use arrest records to assess applicants in Georgia Florida Virginia and the Carolinas as rationing extends to Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. State and local officials will notify boards of speeding arrests to ensure compliance with conservation goals.
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Atlanta
Oscar R. Strauss, Jr
OPA
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Carolinas
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Strauss
Germans Moving Romanian Troops To Soviet Front
Ankara dispatch reports large new movements of Romanian troops to the Russian front with only a few divisions left in Romania for defense. The report notes most fighting men are east of their frontiers and cites no direct evidence yet.
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Ankara
Turkey
Rumania
Charlotte unit set to serve combat troops on second front
In England a rifle misfire nicked a toe of an American soldier. He received swift medical care from the Charlotte Medical Evacuation unit, which has had little call but eagerly awaits action amid ongoing training and large allied forces nearby. The unit, living in tents, looks to deploy into active service soon.
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London
Charlote
N. C
Charlotte
Forceps Brigade
Japs Fire At Port Moresby In First Allied Clash
Gen MacArthur reports that 27 Japanese bombers with 10 fighters attacked 32 miles northwest of Port Moresby but caused no damage or casualties. Allied planes blocked a Kokoda track bridge near Buna and an Allied bomber raided Buka, with results not observed.
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MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Owen Stanley
Kokoda
Buna
Buka
Solomon Islands
Veterans oppose prohibition moves to shield soldiers
The national American Legion convention in Kansas City is urged to back a resolution delaying local and federal prohibition statutes until veterans and mobilized forces are discharged. Liquor interests push a moratorium to protect the status quo, arguing recent anti alcohol wins came as young men entered service and related industries. Continued on Page 3.
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National Convention of the
American Legion
Kansas City
Armed Services
Old Belt Marts Open with Higher Tobacco Prices
Winston-Salem opened the 1942-43 tobacco selling season as auctioneers resumed chanting. Early sales averaged about $42.97 per hundred pounds with good grades at 44 to 46 cents a pound, about 13 cents above last year’s season average. Mount Airy sessions neared 45 cents, with all floors filled and warehouses expecting around 330,000 pounds sold today.
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Winston-Salem
Old Belt
Winston - Salem
Mount Airy
Senate Divided Over Parity Price Change Debate
The Senate remains evenly split on raising the parity base in the anti inflations bill. A farm bloc pressed for a 4.6 percent uplift while leaders forecast a tight vote. House discussion continues with amendments slated for a vote tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
ALL
House
Hatch
D-N.m
Thomas D-Okla
Two American Vessels Lost In Malta Fight
The U S Navy reports two American merchant ships were lost near Malta in August while attached to a convoy. One was torpedoed and sunk by a motor torpedo boat amid Axis attacks over three days. four gun crew members were killed. The Eagle carrier was sunk the prior day. The second ship was torpedoed and scuttled to avoid capture. no lives lost aboard it. Total crews: first ship 107, second ship 48 crew plus 43 passengers.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Mediterranean Sea
Eagle
London
Semi Official Rome Magazine Voices Italy War Dissatisfaction
A semi official Italian publication in Relazione Internationale criticized France and suggested Italy doubts Axis rewards. The article argues Laval cooperates with Germans to thwart Italian aims, notes Pétain's limited influence, and implies official sanction for Italy’s discontent with propaganda gains from Nice and Corsica.
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Rome Magazine
Italy
Thomas F. Hawkins
Bern
Switzerland
France
Axis
Relazione Internationale
Pierre Laval
Relazione
United Na
New Order
Laval
Marshal Petain
Bayval
Nice
Corsica
Turkey shifts toward Allies by diverting minerals to UN effort
Cairo dispatch notes Turkey and its people expect UN victory and maintain active neutrality while aiding Allied war aims. Turkey has reduced Axis ties, supplying vital minerals to Allies and receiving lend lease war matériel in return as Turkish leaders gauge Germany’s ability to threaten invasion and interpret Washington’s wartime planning.
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Turkey
United Nations
Cairo
Menementoglu
Germany
United States
Kaiser Hiring 20000 From N Y For Portland Ship Yards
New York workers begin recruitment for Henry J. Kaiser's Portland Ore shipyards with plans to ship 600 men by Thursday. Kaiser recruiters seek 20000 from NY Indiana Illinois and Texas. Special trains cost 75 dollars with meals, paid by Kaiser via payroll deductions. Interviews start with AFL Building Trades and union referral cards. US Employment Service to supply more. Clerks and white collar workers to be trained as journeymen. women welders may be hired.
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New York
Portland
Ore
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Thomas Murphy
Indiana
Illinois
Texas
Murphy
Kaiser Company
American Federation of Labor Building Trades
United States Employment Service
Knox Says Japan Will Strike New Solomons Assault
Secretary of the Navy Knox told reporters that it is a safe and sound assumption the Japanese will launch major new attempts to reconquer the Solomon Islands. He warned against overconfidence and noted the universal draft proposal as a sound principle but hard to detail. He praised the Legion's Kansas City action and commented on missing INS correspondent Jack Singer.
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Washington
Knox
Solomon Islands
American Legion
Kansas City
Jack Singer
International News Service
Chicago Daily News
London
Stalingrad Battles Rage as Germans Press Toward Volga
Moscow dispatch reports fifth day of bayonet fighting in rubble strewn Stalingrad streets. Red Star says Germans maintain pressure with reinforced assaults while Soviet defenders, using no retreat policy, strike back hard. Casualties mount as 400 Germans killed and several tanks and trucks destroyed.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Star
Russia
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Solicitorial change backed by Broughton urged in NC amid court docket concerns
Raleigh Sept 22 Governor Broughton endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment to separate judicial and solicitorial districts. He said the plan would rebalance solicitor workloads and speed up court dockets, noting one solicitor has most of the year in court while another has only 18 to 20 weeks. He added he does not plan to appoint a successor to the late Special Judge A Hall Johnston of Asheville.
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Raleigh
Broughton
General Assembly
A. Hall Johnston
Asheville
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Old Belt Marts
Banking Committee
Brown
D-Mich
Malta
Frank L. Martin
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