28 Aug 1941
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
1
New England's largest army maneuvers begin at Fort Devens Massachusetts with a nuclear focus. The operation aims to train troops in advanced combat scenarios as air and ground forces stage separate drills.
Moscow reports Adolf Hitler must seize Caucasus oil to fuel his war machine as autumn rains approach and Iran blocks strikes. German aims center on Maikop and Baku oil, with Soviet forces defending the Don and Dnieper corridors as the Ukraine grain and Caucasus oil tie into Germany's supply needs.
Fargo Oklahoma August 28 citizens killed a 1400 pound buffalo that escaped corral and rampaged through town wrecking autos. The animal was shot by locals after it terrorized the area. Staunton Virginia August 25 trial justice to a suspect for taking a hat promises suspended sentence. Quakertown Pennsylvania August 28 a widow memorializes her late husband by bequeathing his crippled crutch to a mausoleum and ordering a burned car stored with their bodies.
Claire falls ill as a blood transfusion from brother Claire is used to save his life, while Claude returns the favor amid the medical emergency and familial ties.
A San Diego notice states the Government arsenal at Rock Island advertised for the sale of 300000 pounds of scrap metal and 1000 pounds of scrap offers.
The 46th annual convention opens with 2000 delegates from 40,000 Jewish veterans, led by National Commander Fred S S Harris. Brig Gen Lewis B Hershey and Gov Herbert Lehman appear among speakers on national defense and civil defense. The event includes a parade and military ball, with auxiliary meetings scheduled.
New Britain Connecticut police recount a story of a officer who pledged full cooperation with the gasoline conservation program and quit using his car. On Sunday his wife demanded a ride, so the officer rode four different bus lines to comply with the plan.
Mrs Leona Rose stepped into the path of a car driven by Mrs Rose Berger at Rose Avenue and Speedway in Los Angeles. She was taken to a hospital and asked for her own doctor, who she said lived at 16 Rose Avenue. The report shifts to a separate note from Sioux City about Claude Maun and his twin.
Senator Gerald Nye accuses the Navy of advertising scrap aluminum for sale to junk dealers while urging housewives to donate pots and pans for defense. He says the aluminum campaign is part of a broader effort to create a sense of imminent national crisis and criticizes the rhetoric used at a Bronx rally by the America First Committee.
In Tallahassee on August 28 Captain Hugh Mays faced a disorderly home guard unit that broke ranks in new uniforms, shouting in pain after scattering. The captain dismissed the company upon learning the halt was caused by an enormous ant bed blocking their march.
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