Gas Rationing Registration Begins November Nine
Washington October 13 The Office of Price Administration announced nationwide gasoline rationing registration will start November 9 except for the already rationed East. The plan links gasoline and tire conservation with new rules including periodic tire inspections, certification of owning no more than five tires per vehicle, and possible revocation of rations for excess tires. Applications require listing tire serial numbers and will precede a November 22 rationing start for A coupon books.
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Washington
East
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Axis air force downed two US bombers near Tobruk
Rome dispatch reports the High Command said Axis fighter planes shot down two four engined American bombers near Tobruk yesterday and a third bomber crashed after being hit by an Italian engineer unit. Allied HQ reported no such losses.
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Rome
High Command
Tobruk
Germans purge Grane parish men in northern Norway
Reuters quotes Aftontidningen reporting that German forces have removed nearly all male residents from Grane parish in northern Norway by execution or arrest, with at least 75 people affected.
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London
Grane
Norway
Reuters
Stockholm
Aftontidningen
Reds to Attack London Front Reported By Reuters
Reuters reported a German propaganda broadcast claiming Russian forces moved toward Smolensk on the central front and massed divisions around Rzhev northwest of Moscow for planned offensives.
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London
Reuters
Smolensk
Rzhev
Moscow
Willkie Leaves Edmonton For U S In Roosevelts Name
Wendell Willkie departs Edmonton by plane as part of a presidential party parade. He travels as a representative of President Roosevelt and tours major countries on the mission.
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Edmonton
Alto
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Italy Dominance in Croatia Doubted After Government Resigns
Tass from Geneva reports on October 13 that the Axis allied Croatia government has resigned. The development is seen as evidence that Germany plans to curtail Italy’s influence in Croatia.
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Moscow
Tass
Geneva
Croatia
Germany
Italy
Goering Alleged War Profits Placed in Foreign Banks
The British Broadcasting Company reports in multi language broadcasts that Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering has accumulated a vast war profit fortune and deposited about 8 million dollars in foreign countries including the United States.
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New York
British Broadcasting Company
Europe
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
United States
Navy Threat Ends AFL Strike at Steel Plant
In Cleveland on October 13, AFL strikers at the Steel Improvement and Forge Co. agreed to return to work as the Navy urged the War Labor Board to bar the men from further war production employment.
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Cleveland
AFL
Steel Improvement & Forge Co
Navy
War Labor Board
Nazi Comment on Churchill and Roosevelt Speeches
Berlin broadcast notes a DNB summary of reactions to Churchill and Roosevelt speeches. It says interest centers on what was not mentioned as much as on what was stated, reflecting muted expectations from the leaders.
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New York
Berlin
DNB
Churchill
Roosevelt
Boards Proposed to Decide Who Goes to War at Home
Washington October 13 chairman Tolan of the House defense migration committee proposed special boards to determine who shall go to war and who shall remain at home as a method to tackle the manpower problem.
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Washington
Tolan D
Passenger train wreck near Hoffman. reports of fatalities
A Seaboard passenger train from Atlanta to Raleigh wrecked near Hoffman North Carolina today. A passenger told the Associated Press that at least three persons were believed killed.
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Hoffman
N. C
Seaboard
Atlanta
Raleigh
Associated Press
No Substitute for Experience elect Bill Held Prosecutor Rep
A local election item urges voters to choose Bill Held for prosecutor representative, promising experience over substitutes. The brief notes the campaign ticket and positions within the race.
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Bill
REP
Navy Seizes Triumph Explosives Plants and Bribery Arrests
The Navy took control of Triumph Explosives plants in Elkton Maryland and two subsidiaries in Milford Delaware under a presidential order. A White House statement said an FBI arrest followed charges of bribe taking disguised as service fees against Josef Ben Decker Reginald Gregory and J A McCambridge with possible over $1 million in irregularities. More arrests were expected as an audit by the Navy Procurement Office uncovered numerous instances of bribery in company management.
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Washington
Navy
Triumph Explosives, Inc
Elkton
Milford
Del
White House
FBI
Army and Navy
Josef Ben Decker
Triumph
J. A. McCambridge
Reginald Gregory
Milford Ordnance Company
Sussex Ordnance Company
A. B. McCrary
Army
Decker
McCambridge
Gregory
Navy Procurement Office
He Grew Up with Macomb County Trombley for Prosecutor
A Democrat candidate in Macomb County built his roots in the region while Trombley pursued a prosecutor’s post. The piece outlines local ties and political context shaping the race.
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Macomb County
Trombley
Dem
Reds Repulse Drive to Oil Fields in Caucasus
Associated Press war report says Russian forces repulsed German attempts to seize oil fields in the Caucasus as Stalingrad enters its 50th day with German infantry and tanks renewing the push toward the Volga.
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Associated Press
Russia
D Recruits Sought in City for Civil Defense Drive
Mrs. Paul Hirt announces a citywide house to house canvass Thursday by air raid wardens auxiliary police and fire wardens to secure 100 percent enlistments in civilian protection groups. Information will be provided to every resident and duties explained in detail. Recruiting begins Friday.
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Mount Clemens
Paul Hirt
Rec
Wol of Defense
Mayor Publishes Editorial On Civilian Defense Drive
Mayor Donald R. Westendorf writes an editorial endorsing the 100 Per Cent Mobilisation by Dec 7 Civilian Defense Drive now underway. The piece appears on page 4 with other guest editorials by C D chieftains to follow in succeeding days as the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor nears.
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Donald R. Westendorf
Pearl Harbor
C-D
Japanese Armada Sighted Aimed at South Pacific
Chinese reports quote a military spokesman that a large Japanese armada including four aircraft carriers and seven battleships was seen en route to the south seas theater. The claim implies Japan shifts major naval strength to counter UN offensives. Navy notes three US cruisers sunk and other ships damaged near Tulagi Guadalcanal during Aug 8 9.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
South Pacific
Reuters
Chungking
China
South Seas
Losses Mount in Solomon Islands Battle
Three American heavy cruisers Quincy Vincennes and Astoria were sunk during the Tulagi Guadalcanal operation Aug 8 9 while protecting reinforcements. The loss brings US ships to nine including three cruisers four transports and two destroyers with two more destroyers damaged. Japanese losses reach 38 ships sunk or damaged in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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Solomon Island
Navy
Washington
U. S
Quincy
Vincennes
Astoria
Tulagi-Guadalcanal
Solomons
Solomon Islands
United States
Samuel N. Moore
Alexandria
Riefkohl
Maunabo
Puerto
San Francisco
Tulagi Harbor
Agust
Lynn F. Hager
Hager
Tulagi Bay
Tulagi
Blackout Test Set for Oct 29 in Metro Area
Detroit civil defense officials announced a tentative blackout test for the metropolitan area extending from Wayne into Macomb and Oakland counties for the night of October 29. The drill would run from 9 05 to 9 15 p m with Army approval pending. first five tests involved war plants.
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Detroit
Wayne
Macomi
Oakland
U S Says Solomons Can Be Held
Washington reports Rear Admiral John H McCain a naval air commander in the Southwest Pacific asserts the United States can hold the Solomons amid ongoing operations.
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U.S
Washington
John 8. McCain
Naval Air
Southwest
Move Swiftly to Lower Draft
Washington reports a sharp call to speed up lowering the draft as leaders warn survival hinges on liberty and duty. A speaker emphasizes the need to prioritize determined effort and moral responsibility to the nation and its heritage.
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Washington
Desperado Touhy Evades Road Traps in Illinois
The search for fugitive Roger Touhy nicknamed Terrible continued in Illinois on Oct 13. Police pursued a promising tip that mob threats targeted a motorist, but the clue appears to have fizzled as investigations proceed.
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Paw Paw
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