25 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1941
Page
1
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Raymond Clapper reports from Glasgow Scotland on wartime labor in Britain. Managers note cooperation and a sense shared sacrifice amid wage concerns, with some advocating temporary leniency to avoid strikes.
AP report quotes Winston Churchill urging Japan to end a coercive campaign and join Allied efforts with the United States to seek a peaceful settlement in Europe and Asia. He outlines the Atlantic Charter and promises aid to the Soviet Union while praising Allied resolve to defeat Nazism.
British and Soviet forces push into Iran from Iraq and the Persian Gulf amid reports of a 190000 strong Iranian army resisting. Clashes were reported near the Caucasian border with coordinated moves toward Baluchistan as Indian mechanized units and RAF support lead the vanguard.
President Roosevelt nominates Francis Biddle to be attorney general of the United States to succeed Robert H. Jackson who moves to the Supreme Court. Biddle, then solicitor general, will assume the post.
Congressman Frank B. Keefe warned in Lake Geneva that state papers and press power do not reflect the will of the people. He cited the Capital Times Wisconsin State Journal and Milwaukee Journal as examples and criticized a 15 percent minority that he says controls the press and radio.
President Roosevelt nominated Francis Biddle solicitor general of the justice department to be the new cabinet post, filling the vacancy created when Robert H. Jackson joined the Supreme Court. Biddle, 55, has a long record in law including private practice in Philadelphia and service as judge on the third circuit and as solicitor general. He is expected to cause no major shift in justice department policy.
The Wisconsin Gas and Electric Co. is authorized to buy the Port Washington to Oostburg right of way for 20312 dollars from Wisconsin Electric Power Co. The line formerly served an interurban railway and now hosts a 600 volt transmission network with facilities at Pierrons Belgium Cedar Grove Oostburg and Weedens. The interurban service on that route ended in 1940.
Soviet war communique says Marshal Voroshilov’s army, swollen by thousands, defends Leningrad against Finnish and German forces from north and south. Battles rage from Kakisalmi on Lake Ladoga to Novgorod, with Arctic operations near the Dnieper front and a Baltic fleet action sinking transports.
War department reduces John Habinyak’s prison term from 10 to 3 years and suspends his dishonorable discharge until release from Fort Leavenworth. If conduct remains good, he could be released after 30 months. The case stems from a military court martial for insubordination.
Naval authorities move to reopen the commandeered Federal Shipbuilding yard at Kearny New Jersey resuming work on ship contracts worth 493 million dollars. Industrial Union for Maine and Shipbuilding Workers vote to end a 16 000 member strike after government seizure order by President Roosevelt. Detroit transit resumes as AFL backs a bargaining election ending a five day stoppage.
The Sheboygan Press announces winners of the City of Elms essay contest with first prize to Reynale Angelbeck, second to Mary McCormack, and third to Mabel Colton. Special recognition goes to poems by Mary Schmidt and Melvin Kasabuske, with honorable mention for Mrs John David Ruppel.
Excerpt from Rep. Wilburn Cartwright's latest newsletter quotes his note that twelve congressmen died in six months from overwork and worry. He says others deserve rest and recounts relaxing on a porch in Oklahoma with a folksy greeting to constituents.
A powerful wind storm swept through the Philadelphia tri state area killing a milkman and injuring many others. It toppled smokestacks and damaged plants and homes from Swedesboro New Jersey to Wilmington Delaware and Woodbridge New Jersey. Dozens were left homeless as hospitals treated the injured.
The war department announced contracts to Wisconsin firms. Polar Ware of Sheboygan received 60 467 for hospital supplies. Sheboygan Leather Co. supplied 1 134 pairs of felt in soles for 632. Murphy Diesel of Milwaukee 38 587 for diesel generating sets. Burlington Mills of Burling ton 3 965 pairs of burlap insoles. Allis Chalmers Manufacturing of Milwaukee 37 001 for gasoline engines.
Senate finance committee votes 1 to 6 to lower exemptions for married couples and singles and to drop any general sales tax from the revenue measure. The panel also bars withholding or payroll taxes and keeps estate and gift tax exemptions, signaling possible rate boosts for low incomes. The panel plans to report the bill this week for floor action next week.
President Roosevelt vetoed legislation to freeze government stocks of wheat and cotton, calling it contrary to sound policy and harmful to farmers and consumers. He warned the measure would affect the agricultural adjustment program and its beneficial policies. The bill would have guaranteed an 85 percent parity price for peanuts and authorized the Commodity Credit Corporation to hold crops indefinitely.
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