War bonds curb stock swindles but crooks may return later
New York Oct 1 Patriotism curbs fly by night stock promoters as Americans flock to war bonds. The Better Business Bureau warns crooks will target war savings once the war ends unless savers stay vigilant. The SEC screens brokers. legitimate dealers keep operating, while postwar schemes loom. A NABM film urges plants to appoint an executive to lead salvage drives and secure the process.
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New York
Better Business Bureau
Pearl Harbor
Bureau
John
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Record of War Spending Near $140 Billion in First Year
An unofficial tally shows war appropriations will reach about 140 billion dollars by year’s end. A new deficiency bill adding nearly 7 billion and over 5.54 billion for the navy will join roughly 125 billion previously approved, reflecting large, projected expenditures well beyond World War II costs.
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Washington
Peatl Harbor
House Appropriations Committee
Donald Nelson
Nelson
WPB
Congress
War Department
Plant closing cited by editor in wartime steel shortage note
New Orleans Oct 1 The July closing of Higgins Corporation shipyard was cited by Major James Crown editor of the States as an example of what happens when steel is scarce He noted the discussion aimed at school officials about a scrap metal drive starting Monday with about 85 000 students expected to participate
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New Orleans
Higgins Corporation
James &. Crown
Crown
Anti-Inflation Bill Nears Roosevelt Victory
Congressional leaders forecast quick reconciliation of Senate and House versions of the anti inflation bill. Senate approval and a push to send the measure to President Roosevelt within 24 hours were anticipated, with leadership citing a strong Senate vote and a deadline tied to the president’s cost of living message.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Small business woes highlighted by government policy
Elmer Davis told a Senate committee that small businessmen feel bewildered by complex wartime rules and price controls. He said many face shortages, uneven patronage, and looming declines as war production shifts and regulations tighten.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Senate
Davis
QOW1
Evacuation Ordered for European Women and Children in Dakar
An official report says Pierre Buisson the Dakar governor ordered evacuation of European women and children from the French West Africa port. The plan targets civilian and military families with two or more children and is described as precautionary to ease overcrowding.
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Vichy
Pierre Buisson
Dakar
Buisson
Vichy Racm
London
Axis
Dekar
Australians On Heels Of Jap Forces
Australian troops push up the Owen Stanley mountains in New Guinea pursuing retreating Japanese after recapturing Nauru. Allied bombers harry supply lines near Menari while heavy strikes on Buna Kokoda theaters continue. Navy reports loss of 4578-ton transport George.
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MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Nauru
Koribaiwa
Menari
Nauro
Ioribaiwa
Port Moresby
Buna
Kokoda
Wairapi
Kumasi
Solomons
Buia
Bougainville Island
Buka
Navy Department
Washington
George
War Production Board Reveals Spotty September Output
Chairman Donald M. Nelson warned that September munitions output remained spotty with planes tanks ships and ordinance not close to August records. He outlined plans to shift from a production requirements plan to an allocation system starting 1943 allocating materials to plants by schedule for big items like tanks and planes while keeping PRP for smaller parts.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Old Wooden Ear Freed at Angola Prison
William E. Sadler known as Old Wooden Ear, editor of Angela Arius weekly, received parole at the state penitentiary in Angola and will work for a Louisiana daily newspaper Vogues Ear. Sadler, 38, earned the nickname for a mechanical hearing device used in prison.
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Angola
Wooden Ear
Angela Arius
Dixies Only
State Penitentiagy
State Pardon Board
Louisiana
Vogues Ear
Salt Lake City
William E. Sadler
Kentucky scrap drive fuels patriotic metal salvage push
In Louisville dated October 1, Governor Keen Johnson urges Kentucky to lead the scrap campaign as citizens surrender items from Derby horseshoes to moonshine stills for metal. Communities donate milk cans seats and railings while the old federal building is dismantled to add to the total. Labor unions back the effort with broad cooperation across groups.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Keen Johnson
Lotisville
American Federation of Labor
Railway Passenger Schedules Frozen in Wartime Order
Washington orders freezing of all railway passenger schedules effective Oct 4. No new or special passenger trains may run and extra sections are limited to 70 percent prior use. Charter cars for teams or groups are banned except for officials or on business.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation Today
Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Runoffs in Two Judges Races
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled against requests for runoffs in two judgeship elections. In Womack vs Jones, the court said the primary statute is badly worded but not a reason to create absurd meanings, reversing a lower court. In Edwards vs Pickrell, the court unanimously upheld that no second primary was warranted, affirming a two-judge nomination in Lake Charles.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
James D. Womack
Baton Rouge
T. Arthur Edwards
Calvasieu Parish
Rene A. Wiesen
Womack
W. Carruth Jones
Edwards
Mark C. Pickrell
John Hood
J. Cleveland Frage
Lake Charles
Mth Judicial District
A. O'Niell
Higgins
Fournet
Ponder
Judge Hood
Judge Pickrell
American Soldier Killed in Antrim Disturbance
Belfast dispatch reports an American soldier was killed by knife wounds and another seriously wounded during a disturbance in Antrim involving US military police and soldiers. US headquarters says the clash lasted after 2200, with shots fired and no civilians involved. Names remain censored.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States Army
Antriny
United States
Antrim
Soviet Forces Break Through German Lines Near Stalingrad
Russian infantry under Stalin orders push forward northwest and southwest of Stalingrad as reinforcements arrive from across the Volga. Red Star reports 600 to 1,000 Allied air sorties daily with fierce raids and civilian casualties amid the battle for the ruined city.
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London
A_ Reuters
Stockholm
Timoshenko
Stalingrad
Don
Moscow
Volga
Joseph Stalin
Red Star
Stalin
Kremlin
Britain Intensifies Scrap Drive to Boost War Material
London reports the British government orders premises with three tons or more of scrap metal to disclose quantities to the works and planning ministry. George Hicks says heavy scrap is needed to sustain production as Britain taps Allied reserves and avoids civilian requisition.
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Works and Planning Ministry
Britain
George Hicks
Beef famine forecast as price ceiling bites
Philadelphia Oct 1 George A Casey president of the National Independent Association of Meat Packers warned a famine of choice beef will hit areas far from cattle country within 10 days. He said the new wholesale ceiling of 23 cents a pound set by the OPA will push packers to sell at a loss and stop buying meat for slaughter to push down growers' prices.
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Philadelphia
George A. Casey
National Independent Association of Meat Packers
OPA
Casey
Roosevelt Returns From 8754 Mile War Factory Tour
President Roosevelt ends a two week inspection tour of war facilities after traveling 8754 miles through Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Arizona New Mexico Texas Mississippi South Carolina and the Pacific coast He plans a press conference to share the trip details with Washington correspondents The White House released the return statement noting the trip and accompanying news service representatives AP UP and INS.
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White House
Roosevelt
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
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Idaho
Pacific Coast
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Arizona
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Texas
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South Carolina
INS
George Calls For Passage Of Tax Bill
Senate finance chairman George of Georgia urged swift final passage of the new tax bill before the November elections. The revised text will be inspected tomorrow and action could come in the senate by Monday or Tuesday. He expected a short debate and joint conference in the week of October 12, tying the measure to efforts against inflation tied to Roosevelt’s program.
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Washington
George
Democrat
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Senate-House
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Ayers Praises War Correspondents At National Meeting
Harry M. Ayers, publisher of the Anniston Star, lauded war correspondents for risking their lives to warn the nation. He urged U S press to push war unity and criticized politics in Washington while stressing the need for strong coverage of the current scrap metal campaign.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Harry M. Ayers
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Associations
Newspaper Week
Anniston
Star
United States
America
Winston Churchill
Washington
Avers
Ayers
Beazley and Bonham Hurl In 2nd World Series Game
Johnny Beazley and Ernie Bonham matched zero errors as the Yankees and Cardinals played the second game at Sportsman's Park. Stan Musial drove in Enos Slaughter with a late single to give St Louis a 4 3 lead in the eighth after Charley Keller tied it with a three run homer.
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Sportsman’s Park
ST. Louis
Stan Musial
Cardinal
Enos Slaughter
Yankees
Charley Keller
Sportsman's Park
Johnny Beazley
Tennessee
Cardinals
Walker Cooper
Ernie Bonham
Kurowski
Hopp
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Bonham
Yanks
National Newspaper Week Opens With War Focus
New York observes National Newspaper Week as editors and publishers assess their role in wartime. President Roosevelt lauds the free press for guiding the nation through conflict, stressing truth and integrity as essential duties amid the war effort.
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Roosevelt
New York
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Louisiana to screen selected pupils for health exams
Louisiana launches targeted health examinations for first grade pupils, competitive athletes, and high school seniors under a high school victory corps program. Due to physician shortages, mass screening for all grades is impossible. senior boys receive priority for impending military service. A screening method will identify grades 2 11 students needing medical care.
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Victory Corps
Louisiana
John E. Coxe
Red Cross
Young Men’s Business
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