Tanker and Plane Midgets Thrill Roosevelt Visit
President Roosevelt toured Chrysler tank arsenal and Ford Willow Run bomber plant after meeting Emil Zyczynski and two young midgets. Zyczynski demonstrated a tank test driving a monster through a bar and stopping near the President. The two workers Joe Aber crombie and Dodger E Brown, ages 19 and 29, showed the tail section of a bomber.
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Detroit
Roosevelt
Emil Zyczynski
Chrysler Tank Arsenal
Ford
Willow Run
Zyczynski
Secret Service
Mr. Roosevelt
Joe Abercrombie
Dodger E. Brown
Roosevelt Secret Trip Stirs Nazi Press In Berlin
Reports from Berlin say Axis broadcasts mocked U S secrecy over President Roosevelt’s nationwide defense plant tour. Berlin framed the trip as concealed while contrasting it with coverage of Churchill’s latest movements.
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New York
Roosevelt
Berlin
Churchill
Stockholm
Bond sales beat September quota by 83 million dollars
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said September bond sales reached 838.25 million, topping the 775 million quota. Treasury reports show 754.69 million under cash deposits method, but a Fed survey confirms the higher total. Payroll deductions rose to 265 million supporting 19.5 million workers. He praised the film industry and noted 1 million more workers joined payroll reductions.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve
Firearms Seized In Raids On Enemy Aliens Homes
The FBI with police and sheriffs searched 300 enemy alien homes in Buffalo and nearby over 20 hours seizing firearms cameras short wave sets and ammunition. Sixty five Germans and Italians were detained or ordered to report to the U S attorney. Authorities found rifles shotguns sidearms and weapons together with defense related documents.
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Kenneth M. Piper
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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