In then 1 he was for oard the imes four ars Ins ne.
Unable to determine a coherent event from the provided fragment. The text appears jumbled with missing context and names, preventing a reliable summary.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1941
Page
13
Unable to determine a coherent event from the provided fragment. The text appears jumbled with missing context and names, preventing a reliable summary.
German forces push toward Moscow as two big Russian pockets near Vyazma and Bryansk resist encirclement. High Command claims 200000 Russians captured, with maps showing advances from Grzatsk to Kaluga and beyond toward the Sea of Azov.
Night and day attacks on Nuernberg, involving four engine Stirling bombers, destroyed or damaged buildings at multiple sites in northwestern western and southern Germany. The raid aimed to blunt German offensive by hitting home industry. observers saw big bomber formations crossing the Channel toward Dunkerque and Calais. A German Messerschmitt 109 followed the British back over the Channel.
Finnish planes raided the Murmansk Railroad and scored direct hits on two trains and damaged track near Karhumaki. A Russian fighter was shot down on the Karelian front, according to a communist communique released today.
In Northern Ireland a base employing thousands of American technicians and workers, U S Marines were asked for protection. The U S Embassy said no official channels had conveyed such a request and no action was reported.
Soviet reports say Russia rushed fresh troops to the front to maintain numerical superiority after a German wedge opened the offensive on Moscow. Pravda notes heavy losses but steadfast fighting as counterattacks push along the Vyazma Bryansk sector and in other areas near Moscow.
A British radio broadcast claimed the Jugoslav patriot army seized Plevje and cut the Drina Valley railway. It noted 300 dead and 500 wounded among Jugoslavs, with valuable war matériel captured. German troops withdrew from several localities near Belgrade after clashes.
German air force reports strike on Moscow and western targets, claiming heavy British losses. German High Command says Manchester and Hull were bombed, 25 British planes destroyed over Germany and the Channel region, with London and Dover activities noted.
Cairo reports British raids in the Mediterranean damaged or set afire at least five Italian ships. A 20 minute torpedo strike hit three vessels in an Italian convoy, while two others were set ablaze in a daylight attack on shipping near the Gulf of Sidra. The report notes continued German tank assaults at Tobruk.
Nationwide raid defense tests began with blackouts across Japan except Tokyo where fire drills continue. Buckets of sand and water were placed on doors as districts staged drills with light control planned nationwide. Premier Konoye met Emperor Hirohito this afternoon in an undisclosed audience.
In a midtown New York hotel room, Dr. Frederick Regensburger and his wife were found with the wife dead from a sleeping-pill overdose and the doctor near death. Detective Henshaw said a German letter outlined a plan for death by own action. Relatives said the couple, in the U.S. since July, cited ill health.
In dense drizzle and fog a large Army Air Forces plane crashed and burned near Beaumont injuring or killing seven en route to an unspecified goal. Among the dead or missing were J E Overstreet and J S Park from Riverside and J W Templeton of Wichita. others aboard included Sergis Bell Thomas Farlow and J E Smith.
A 14 year old, John Leeds, confessed to fatally bludgeoning 13 year old Elizabeth Watson during a robbery. He re en acted the crime in detail after signing confessions. Belle Geary survived. Leeds is held for murder and robbery in a capital charge despite his age.
Tucson restaurants remain closed as the Tucson Restaurant Association and the American Federation of Labor Culinary Workers Union dispute wage increases. Union rep Andy Holohan says the fight centers on pay from 12 to 15 dollars per week, affecting about 140 workers. Signs urged patrons to return once labor talks end.
Twenty five Syracuse Rotary Club members travel by special Empire State car to Rochester for the annual Inter-city dinner at the Powers Hotel. Harold C. Welch leads the party, returning the same night after a 6:30 p.m. speaking program by Rotary International president Thomas J. Davis of Butte, Montana. Members from New York State districts 169 through 172 attend.
Hull urges arming ships to defend American vessels against lawless forces. He warned neutrality law did not anticipate sinkings of U S ships. Hearing closed amid protests over secrecy as Roosevelt co-opts big four for Lend Lease funding. Congress moves toward $83,000,000 Lend-Lease appropriation.
Douglas C. MacKeachie of the Office of Production Management told the National Association of Food Chains that when prices reach a fair and just return they must be stabilized. He noted the defense effort and said distributors should prevent price spiraling while prices are very low.
John Patouillet 21 of Buffalo is in Crouse Irving Hospital with a head cut and bruised arm after a collision on East Water Street near Almond Street shortly before 11 AM. His car hit a vehicle driven by Joseph A. Spring 60 of Camillus. Patouillet received a summons for failure to yield.
United States Consul General Kuntholm will depart Reykjavik for Washington soon, reportedly to assume new duties in the State Department. The move was announced today.
Six killed and thirteen injured when a dynamite blast at Sitka Alaska air base under construction ripped through hangars and nearby homes. Victims include private Alberta A Spurling and marine Pyt homas A Bascom among air force, navy, and civilian staff. injuries spread to parishioners and contractors' families. The blast occurred as church mutual aid service was ending.
President Roosevelt submitted the nomination of Diffard J. Durr of Alabama for a seven year term on the Federal Communications Commission. Durr, 42, is the assistant general counsel of the Reconstruct Corporation and a Mobile, Alabama resident. He is brother in law of Mrs. Hugo L. Black and would succeed a term ending next year.
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether Communist Party membership can bar US citizenship, taking up Willam Schneiderman’s appeal after a San Francisco court cancelled his citizenship. The session also included a ruling on racketeering act reach in trucking union cases and broader term business.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.