Nelson push prompts high level purge in Washington
The piece notes Donald Nelson pressing to fire Guy Holcomb of the Justice Department Small Business Bureau, prompting Holcomb’s resignation. It also covers a Senate military affairs subcommittee report on Alaskan defenses, air morale, and proposed fuel-saving bomber tactics and communications fixes in harsh weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nelson
Donald
Washington
Guy Holcomb
Justice Department
Small Business Bureau
Nelson
Holcomb
WPB
Attorney General
Atlanta
United States
Senate
Alaskan
Happy Chandler
Kentucky
Mon Wallgren
Rufus Holman
Oregon
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Aleutians
Umnak Island
Army
Navy
Rumor of Freuhauf Yacht Sparks Navy Visit Denial
A Detroit Freuhauf brother allegedly gave a yacht to the navy for a farewell cruise before being recalled. Harry Hopkins denies any involvement, noting he dislikes yachting and was in Connecticut on vacation. The columnist confirms no basis to the tale and quotes Harry Freuhauf debunking the rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freuhauf
Detroit
Navy
Harry Hopkins
Connecticut
Harry Freuhauf
Weekly News Analysis By Western Newspaper Union
Editorial note from Western Newspaper Union presents weekly analysis in opinion style. Analysts provide interpretation of current events with emphasis on political and social implications for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Sandby
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper
Union
Battlefronts and Inflation Bills Dominate Reports
Soviet experts urge a second western front to ease Red Army pressure at Stalingrad where Soviet troops defend fiercely. Soviet casualties mark heavy resistance as Siberian troops arrive. fighting also rages near Mozdok and Novo Rossisk with Red forces reinforced by factory workers. In Washington, Senate and House panels move to stabilize wages and prices, setting base dates and parity targets, including a 90 percent floor on basic commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Stalin
Stalingrad
Marshal von Bock
Mozdok
mid-Caucasus
Novorossisk
Voronezh
Don River
Red Army
Volga
Senate
House Banking and Currency Committees
Roosevelt
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Climate rationing to vary by region across central states and East
The OPA will set fuel oil rations based on wide climate differences across 30 central states and the East, shaping household allocations. In Lancashire England a fisherman paid about $8 in fine and $16 in costs for using bread as bait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central States
OPA
Lancashire
England
Harvest gains save shipping space for Britain
Britain reports a five percent rise in crop yield per acre, freeing one million tons of shipping space. In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro police require registration of Axis nationals at the alien bureau, including Japanese despite Brazil not being at war with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Police Alien Bureau
Japan
Promise: Of Essential Rubber
William M. Jeffers, the new rubber administrator, pledges sufficient rubber for military and essential civilian needs. He vows increased synthetic rubber production, ongoing research, and swift action to prevent disruption to transportation and the economy while reducing usage to the irreducible minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
America
Manpower Control Advocated by Senator Hill
Senator Hill of Alabama drafts a bill to give the president broad power to coordinate wartime manpower and industry. The measure would let executive orders designate jobs for civilians and use local draft boards to move workers into war plants, affirming universal service and total mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Lister Hill
Alabama
Hill
JAP NAVAL THRUST Routed in Solomons
Allied air forces bombed Jap battleships and cruisers off Tulagi after spotting the fleet northeast of the island. The action damaged two battleships and suggested a renewed attempt to seize Guadalcanal Tulagi. MacArthur reports ongoing air strikes against Lae and attacks on Japanese supply lines from Buna to Kokoda toward Port Moresby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomons
Tulagi
Navy
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
MacArthur
Lae
Buna
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Kaiser Gets 18 Million Order for Experimental Flying Boats
Henry J. Kaiser and Howard Hughes have been authorized by the War Production Board to build three experimental supercargo planes for 18 million dollars. They will not profit on the initial order and must draw factory plans for mass production if the trial succeeds. Completion is targeted in 25 months with the first due in 15, but a representative estimates 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Kaiser
Washington
Kaiser
Howard Hughes
War Production Board
Army
Navy
DRAFT CALLS Explained by Hershey
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey national draft director says more than 10,000,000 men will be under arms by end of 1943. He outlines calls by status including single men, married men with and without children, and possible drafts of 18 and 19 year olds starting in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Aids
Congress
Britain Replaces Key War Losses Into Page Language
A. V. Alexander said Britain has replaced all four battleships four aircraft carriers and 22 cruisers lost in 27 months of war. London estimates show 15 battleships five carriers and 78 cruisers now exist with many more under construction. Losses include Barham Prince of Wales Repulse Hood Glorious Ark Royal Hermes Eagle Royal Oak Courageous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Alexander
British Admiralty
Sheffield
Britain
London
United States
Alexander
Barham
Prince of Wales
Repulse
Hood
Glorious
Ark Royal
Hermes
Eagle
Royal Oak
Courageous
U S Parachutists Training in Britain Revealed
The arrival of American parachute troops in England was kept secret until officially announced by Eisenhower's headquarters. The force enhances U S striking power in Britain and may serve as invasion spearhead or Commando raid units. Officers receive $100 monthly bonuses and enlisted men $50. Accidents are less than one percent, per a medical officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
AEF
Britain
U. S
Europe
Parachute Corps
U S Rubber Opens First Synthetic Rubber Plant in Connecticut
The U S Rubber Company announces its first synthetic rubber plant in New England, located in Connecticut, now operational. The photo shows the butadiene storage tank fully sprayed with water for cooling to prevent polymerization and guard against external fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Rubber Company
New England
Connecticut
Nation warned of large war losses by General Lear
Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear, commander of the Second Army, told the 24th annual American Legion convention in Kansas City that American losses in the war could reach three million. He urged resolute action without talk of stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ben Lear
Second Army
The
American Legion
Kansas City
General Lear
Letters From Hyde Park Reflections On War And Home Front
A traveler writes from Hyde Park praising peaceful mornings and autumn colors while reflecting on Stalingrad news and wartime life. The author compares civilian sacrifices to soldiers, notes taxation disputes, and hopes for stronger production and decisive action in the war effort.
Hollywood World Premieres and Radio Stars Spotlight
A detailed roundup of upcoming film openings and radio events. Here We Go Again at RKO on October 10 with Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Ginny Simms and the Great Gildersleeve. The War Against Mrs Hadley opens with war bond pricing. Gary Cooper and Theresa Wright star in The Pride of the Yankees at the New York theater. Orson Welles declines Jane Eyre Rochester role to focus on Inter-American Affairs. The FBI Front March of Time previews espionage roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
RKO
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Ginny Simms
Great Gildersleeve
Yankees
Samuel Goldwyn
Lou Gehrig
New York Theater
Gary Cooper
Theresa Wright
Orson Welles
Stage Door Canteen
South America
David Selznick
FBI
Jacqueline Cochran Earns Directorship of Women’s Air Work
The passage notes Jacqueline Cochran earning appointment to direct women’s air work and praises the achievement. It discusses the role of women in AAA programs and a push to allow farm wives and women farmers to vote and hold office in county and community committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline. Cochran
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Farmers of
Norman Corwin's An American in England praised on CBS
The Norman Corwin series An American in England broadcast from London has attracted major praise. Corwin is hailed as the greatest American morale builder for highlighting the best in two great peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Corwin
England
CBS
London
Corwin
Van Heflin Tops as No 1 Star of Tomorrow in Sev en Sweethearts
Metro notes motion picture exhibitors rate Van Heflin as tomorrow's top star with Sev en Sweethearts set as his next film Nothing Ventured features Lana Turner as a soda jerker posing as a debutante who falls for a five and ten clerk Signe Hasso debuts in Journey for Margaret and may rival Greta Garbo Clarence Nash of Burns and Allen studies for den debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro
van Heflin
Lana Turner
Signe Hasso
Margaret
Greta Garbo
Clarence Nash
Herman, the Duck
Burns and Allen
Den
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Washington, D. C
John H. Folger
North Carolina
Civil Service Commission
Rubber Czar
Oma
Morobe
Atufi
New Guinea
Cape York
Owen Stanley
BUNAS
Eleanor "Nocsarelt
New York City
Hyde Park
Soviet Union
Russia
Great Britain
Scott Malden
Dieppe
Poughkeepsie
War Manpower Commission
George
Treasury
RAF
Germany
Albert Dekker
Wake Island
Dekker
Bowdoin College
Alexander P. de Seversky
Seversky
Walt Disney
Alan Reed
Star of the
Air
Abie
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