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Sheboygan Press

Location

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1941

Page

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Direct Main Nazi Thrust At Odessa

German forces knife into Lower Ukraine and claim to have captured Uman area with 30,000 prisoners. Berlin reports aim to seal off Odessa while Timoshenko urges Soviet troops to resist and fight back. Dispatches note allied plans to move Indian troops via Afghanistan to bolster Russia.

Associated Press Adolf Hitler high command jaman Ukraine Uman Kiev Odessa Russia Semeon Timoshenko Hitler Istanbul Britain Afghanistan Caucasus Lenintal Wesen Gulf of Finnd

Ambiguous OCR Item Mentions Prices and Names

Fragmented text lists prices and items with unclear context including figures like 39.50 and 50, plus stray names and phrases. The readable elements are insufficient to identify a clear event, person, or organization.

Raiders Attack Berlin During Night

A Soviet contacts source says air force attacked Berlin with limited damage to civilian buildings and civilian deaths reported. Allied statements indicate raids by a few planes targeting Dortmund and Hamburg. Further details appear on page 4.

Berlin stlin Dortmund Harm Wendy

Temperature Reads 98 Degrees in Sheboygan Morning

Readings from The Press building indicate a morning thermometer at 98 degrees in Sheboygan. Officials report further drops expected as the day progresses.

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AFL Council Backs Aid to Soviet Russia Despite Ideology

The AFL executive council urged all possible U S aid to Soviet Russia in its fight against Germany while warning against bonding with Soviet as a democracy ally. It condemned both Nazi and communist methods, noting Soviet actions stem from desperation and hypocrisy.

Chicago American Federation of Labor United States Soviet Russia Germany AFL executive council U. S Russia America Great Britain

Sheboygan Tops USO Fund Totals in State Campaign

Sheboygan county leads Wisconsin in USO campaign quotas with $18,223 raised, 149 percent of its goal. Dane and Milwaukee counties follow, with 121 and 119 percent respectively. Appleton leads cities at 150 percent. Final tally nears $19,200 for Sheboygan, honoring Herbert V. Kohler and campaign workers.

Milwaukee Sheboygan county United Service Organizationa “for national defense Dane county Milwaukee county Appleton Herbert V. Kohler USO Bhebeggen county

Ship Contract Awarded to Lake Superior Shipbuilding

The Maritime Commission contracts Lake Superior Shipbuilding Co of Superior Wisconsin for nine small cargo vessels at 960000 dollars each. The yard employs 350 workers on two oil barges building hulls after steel delivery delays.

Lake Superior Shipbuilding company Fred A. Russell company

Wisconsin Brewers Council Opens Second Annual Convention

The Wisconsin State Council of Brewery Workers held its second annual convention in the Central Labor Council hall with delegates from across the state. Edwin Nelson Fred Steffes and R J Hidde spoke as mayor Ball welcomed attendees and urged enjoyment of Sheboygan’s scenery. Nelson highlighted brewing industry tax contributions and wages, noting vast flows to farmers and government, and warned on possible tax changes affecting cities.

Wisconsin State Council of Brewery Workers Central Labor temple Presa Harold Mehlberg Sheboygan Fred J. Steffes Milwaukee E. F. Nelson Manitowoc Roland J. Hidde Walter Hoene Central Labor Council Edwin F. Nelson R. J. Hidde Charles H. Ball Sheboyigan Nelson Wisconsin Internal Revenue department state of Wisconsin

Australia ready for any moves by Japan in Indo China crisis

Australia’s Prime Minister Menzies warned the crisis could take an ominous turn while asserting Australia is better equipped for defense than in 1938. Tokyo and Singapore sources charged Western powers with encircling Japan as Manchukuo and Thailand joined the co prosperity sphere.

Associated Press Far East Australia Robert G. Menzies United States Great Britain China Dutch Haat Indies Japan Tota Ishimaru Manchukuo Thailand Indies Menzies Reuters Singapore ministry of information Burma Indo-China U. S Daomei

U S Purchases All Cheese on Wisconsin Exchange

The U S A made all purchases at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange session this morning. Bids totaled 20 carloads of American offers and 3 carloads of American sales with 21 carloads listed as American. Prices rose by about half a cent with cheddar at 21 1/2 cents and twins around 21 1/4 cents.

Plymouth U.S. A Wisconsin Cheese Exchange

Orders Return Of Property To Elkhart Resort

Justice Lester E. Grube ruled that items seized at the Teen and Anchor in Elkhart Lake on July 18 are not gambling equipment and ordered immediate return of the property. Harry O Malley, charged with operating the venue, pleaded guilty to July 5 violations and was fined $100 plus costs. seized items included various chairs tables a radio and related objects.

Lester E. Grube sheriff's department Elkhart Lake afd Justice Grube Justice Chube Harry O'Malley

Widely Divergent Views in House on Service Extension

In a seven hour debate on the service extension bill Rep. Cox urged indefinite conscription extension as war seems inevitable noting public support for the president. Rep. Fish denounced the measure as a step toward a global war and labeled War Secretary Stimson a warmaker. He contrasted Senate approval of 18 months with House push for an indeterminate term.

Washington Cox D.-Ga house Georgia Fish R.N. C War Stimson senate

Russians dismiss German war claims as fairy tales

Moscow reports six and a half weeks of fighting cost Germany more than 1.5 million troops and left the Nazis claiming massive Russian losses. The Soviet communique called German claims of 895,000 captured and many times that number slain a morale boost tactic. It tallies Russian losses at 600,000 and notes 5,000 tanks 7,000 cannons and 4,000 planes lost by the Red Army, while downplaying German destructions.

Moscow Adolf Hitler

Morgenthau Seeks Expanded Tax Rates for Defense

Secretary Morgenthau urged Congress to tax millions with low incomes by cutting personal exemptions and raising taxes on married couples and corporations to fund defense. He told the Senate Finance Committee that revenue should rise to at least 3.5 billion dollars, aiming higher, and noted a need to boost total revenues to cover two thirds of government operating costs. He outlined changes to increase the tax yield but offered no fixed exemption cuts, citing fairness and broader tax bases.

Washington defense Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau congress senate finance committee Jonn L. Sullivan treasury Vandenberg R.-Mich

Nurse Alice Carr Leaves Greece After Decades of War

American nurse Alice G. Carr returns home after more than 20 years aiding the Balkans and Near East. She fought poverty, famine and disease with Red Cross missions in Serbia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Greece, helping malaria eradication with Rockefeller Foundation aid. She recalls hunger at home and hazards from war including a 1928 desert crossing where wolves stalked her car. rescued by British officers and Assyrian soldiers.

Lisbon Portugal Alice G. Carr Balkans Near East Yellow Spenes Ohio Greece Rockefeller Foundation Marathon Ankara Turkey Baghdad Smyrna Misa Carr Mosul

Tragic Drowning Claims Life of 14 Year Old On Lake Michigan

A 14 year old girl, daughter of Mrs Lena Klujeske, drowned on Lake Michigan near the north side after stepping from a sand bar into deep water while wading. Ruth Schaefer, 15, witnessed the accident and called for help as bystanders searched the water. Steven Knocke swam to the scene and Kenneth Lutze operated a motor to reach the body, aiding in the rescue effort.

Lake Michigan aak vers u. e Lena Klujeske Fourteenth street Klujeske Ruth Schaefer Schaefer Steven Knocke N. Second street Vollrath park Park avenue Kenneth Lutze Lincoln avenue Mr. Lutze Mr. Knocké

Fire damages Baumann home on S Twelfth Street

Firefighters battled a stubborn blaze in the Otto Baumann residence on S Twelfth Street and Mead Avenue for over an hour on a hot afternoon. The wooden home suffered $800 in damage with walls and roof burned. cause under investigation. Insurance covers most damage per Baumann.

Mead avenue Otto Baumann John Schneider Schneider Baumann

Roosevelt Spends Day On Official Duties At Sea

A navy dispatch reports President Roosevelt spending most of the day on official work aboard the Potomac. Potomac and Calypso anchored offshore to refuel and provision as weather stayed fair.

Roosevelt Washington Ja fe Potomac Calypso Calypeo

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