21 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1942
Page
1
Ogdensburg October 21 Sergt Timothy O Leary of the Ogdensburg Police Department recovering after weeks of critical illness at Hepburn Hospital reports indicate he is greatly improved this morning.
The Times reports Soviet urges for an immediate Hess trial as impractical and Berlin threatens reprisals if Britain accepts. The Times stresses war crime prosecutions require evidence postwar and dass warns of Axis reprisals. Hess unm
London says Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons no Soviet suggestion exists to try Rudolf Hess immediately. He states Hess remains a prisoner of war with no envoy or diplomatic status and will be treated under POW rules.
Regional OPA Attorney Jonathan Richards ruled that an oyster in the shell is fresh fish and not subject to price ceilings. An oyster taken from the shell remains fresh fish, while a frozen oyster is processed and carries the ceiling.
AP Wirephoto shows a Japanese wartime handbill discovered on Tulagi in the Solomons brought to the United States by Melvin R. Steves. The documents appear to have been distributed during Japanese control of the islands.
McNutt outlines three paths to solve the manpower shortage as Congress weighs a national service approach. Roosevelt warns of drafting difficulties for farm and industrial labor, suggesting veterans over 35 may reenter work in munitions factories to ease shortages.
Smuts appeals to Allied nations to press the war, warning of Japan and Nazi Germany while praising Churchill and Lloyd George. He cites Pearl Harbor, Russian resistance, and Britain's wartime leadership as pivotal to turning the tide.
Washington October 21 price administrator Leon Henderson cut nylon hose prices to curb inflated selling. The top price for common full-fashioned first quality hose is set at 1.65 dollars, with other first quality ranges from 1.55 to 2.50. He warned of overcharges and offered triple recovery plus costs, urged price checks on quality standards, and provided retailer guidance to protect buyers.
Byron Darnton 44 year old New York Times war correspondent was killed Sunday in New Guinea in an accidental death. General MacArthur voiced regret and praised his gallantry and devotion at the front. Funeral services and burial were to be held in New Guinea today. Darnton had served with the Times eight years and previously worked for the Associated Press. He was born in Adrian Michigan.
The War Production Board warns willful violators of its housing and civilian construction order will be prosecuted by the Justice Department. Officials acknowledge past leniency but say all parties have had ample opportunity to study the order. President Roosevelt at a press conference asks whether luxury goods production should continue, noting widespread luxury displays in town windows.
A glossary style note describes seamless stockings and their knitting gauge. It explains that a lower gauge means a coarser stitch and that denser yarn yields a heavier feel, with full fashioned stockings permitting a wearer to judge their shearness and overall warmth.
Cairo reports Allied medium bombers joined broad North Africa strikes on airfields ships and Axis armies. Eleven enemy planes were claimed downed while 12 Allied aircraft were missing. Torpedo bombers hit a tanker and two ships near Lampedusa. Malta raids continued with reduced air attacks. Submarine activity sank four Axis supply ships.
Berlin reports a fierce large scale air battle over the Egyptian battle zone with German and Italian fighters and anti aircraft claiming great success. Axis air forces reportedly suffered minor losses and exact results were not yet available. Malta raids continued and a 5000 ton tanker was sunk in the Gulf of Suez. Some British planes crossed into northern Germany and bombs caused casualties and damage while anti aircraft guns downed one plane.
Dr Fritz J Hansgirg, a magnesium plant scientist who was interned as an alien enemy, has been released and is now teaching chemistry at a college in Black Mountain North Carolina. An Austrian and former chief consultant at Henry Kaiser plant, he operated the magnesium process from jail and later moved to an alm camp and Texas before release.
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