War Workers Keep Focus On Factories For Labor Day
War effort dominates Labor Day as workers nationwide stay at machines. Chrysler and Ford plants face Monday shutdowns with production goals in mind. Officials warn of wage and price controls and luxury spending is discouraged. Traffic officials foresee a reduced toll while travel peaks shift to furloughs and back-to-school crowds. Labor leaders plan speeches in Omaha and New Kensington.
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Associated Press
Detroit
C. SO
Roosevelt
Chrysler
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
Washington
National Safety Council
Connecticut
Indiana
Kentucky
William Green
A. FL
Omaha
Philip Murray
New Kensington
Spanish Steamer Maral lanes Returns to Vigo Amid Cabinet Changes
The Spanish transatlantic steamer Maral lanes sat at Vigo dock after returning Aug. 25 from Havana and New York. Cleared by local authorities, it awaits Madrid orders for undisclosed reasons linked by Pueblo to Generalisimo Franco cabinet changes announced two days earlier.
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Madrid
Marallanes
Vigo
Havana
New York
Pueblo
Generalissimo Franco
St Lawrence Division Handles 83 677 Freight Cars in August
The St Lawrence Division of the New York Central moved 83 677 freight cars in August 1942, ranking as the second largest month since 1930. The figure rises 3 289 cars over August 1941 and beats July by 619, with total loaded cars up 24 5 percent from last year.
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Watertown
St. Lawrence
New York Central
William A. Hamler
Auust
New Air Service To Mexico Inaugurated Today
An American Airlines plane carrying a distinguished party of businessmen and government officials departs Fort Worth for Monterrey and Mexico City to inaugurate a new international service. It will meet a flagship from Los Angeles at Monterrey, then proceed to the Mexican capital Sunday. Regular commercial service on the route begins Monday.
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Mexico
Fort Worth
Tex
Monterrey
Mexico City
el Paso
Los Angeles
Aircraft workers require draft release to enlist
Los Angeles September 5. War officials say aircraft industry workers can be deferred from voluntary Army enlistment with clearance from local Selective Service Boards. Undersecretary Robert Patterson told the aircraft council that 2A 2B and 3B registrants may be deferred. boards are advised to delay technically trained aircraft personnel to protect production hours.
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Army
Los Angeles
Cpo
Selective Service Boards
Robert P. Patterson
Aircraft War Production Council
Patterson
Selective Services
Shadow Method Tests Dimout Violations in New York Stores
Magistrate Peter M. Horn explained a new test for storekeepers to show dimout compliance. Stand near the window and see if your shadow reaches the sidewalk. any glow indicates violation. Seven defendants paid fines, others were paroled or had cases adjourned or held for reinspection.
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New York
Peter M. Horn
Groceries and Markets in Susanville Closed by Strike
Susanville California shops shut as grocers and meat markets close in labor dispute. Employers say closures protest A F L retail clerks walkout after wage demands. Strike action keeps stores locked indefinitely in the mountain city.
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Susanville
Calif
Mountain City
A. F
Justice Murphy Sees U S Building Mightiest Army
Associate Justice Frank Murphy, rank of Lieutenant Colonel, visits Army training as he tours Georgia Louisiana the Carolinas and the California desert. He says America has the making of the mightiest army the world has ever seen and notes soldiers are well clothed fed and equipped. He recalls serving as World War I captain.
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Justice Murphy
U. S
Los Angeles
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
America
Armored Division
Army
Geor
Gia
Louisiana
Carolinas
California
the Jurist
Allies Move To Attack as Peril Grows
London observers report the Allies shaping a broad attack on Hitler as the war enters its fourth year. Key prerequisites include victory in Africa, opening sea lanes, ample manpower and materials, and a unified General Staff led by a top commander.
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Chicago Daily News
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London
Hitler
United Nations
Russia
Caucasus
Don
Stalingrad
Volga
Alexandria
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Stak
Middle East
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Egypt
West Africa
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Madrid
Gibraltar
Vichy
Berlin
Casablanca
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United States Army
George C. Marshall
Parkville Chooses to Admit Seven Japanese Students
Park College in Parkville Missouri caved to pressure and will enroll seven Japanese students this fall, despite mayor and council opposition and protests from townspeople. The admission follows federal assurances of loyalty and a trustee vote supporting the enrollment of five boys and two girls among 23 trustees.
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Parkville
Park College
Midwest
East
War Relocation Board
Washington
California
William Lindsay Young
Herbert A. Dyer
FBI
Dyer
Holt Coffey
Children Bitten by Dogs in Local Incident
Police report five children bitten by dogs yesterday. Names include Charles Kimberly six, James Owens eight, Marshall Williamson five, Edward Warner nine. Victims from Burnett Avenue Bradford Parkway Westcott Street Harrison Street. Denslow and Warner boys bitten by same dog later picked up by PCA. Both treated at University Hospital.
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Charles Kimberly
Burnett Avenue
James Owens
Bradford Parkway
Marshall Williamson
Westcott Street
Edward Warner
Harrison Street
Denslow
Warner
PCA
T University Hospital
Labor Day record ship launchings across 27 states
More than 150 ships and many vessels will be launched or keel laid on Labor Day in 73 shipyards across 27 states. The Navy calls it a victory by American workers with launches including destroyers, chasers, torpedo boats, mine sweepers, transports, landing craft and support vessels.
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Associated Press
Navy
Workers of America
Naval District
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Port Newark
N. J
New York Navy Yard
New Orleans
Chickasaw
Ala
Nashville
New England
Florida
Army
Los Angeles
United States
England
San Francisco
Texas
U. S
Washington
Rhode Island
Oregon
Birthday Telegram Tells of Son's Death in Action
In Philadelphia on September 5 a birthday telegram from Marine Corps Sergt. Nicholas Windisch to his father Robert Windisch arrived as usual. The message announced that the son had been killed in action after five years of service.
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Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Nicholas Windisch
Robert
Tanks Ready To Meet Foe Drill Proves Tanks Ready To Meet Foe
Desert maneuvers near Iron Mountain California showcase a heavy armored drill as Maj. Gen. Robert C. Richardson lauds the Army’s shift from peacetime routines to war readiness. He urges officers to honor the people’s sacred trust and praises the corps for discipline and detail oriented planning. The Needles Airport parachute attack illustrates meticulous preparation enabling successful execution.
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Iron Mountain
Calif
Hannibal
California
Congress
United States
Robert C. Richardson
Seventh Corps
Richardson
Needles
Remodeling to Small Units Held Housing Problem Key
New York dispatch details war era housing strain in Warren Ohio where 42,000 residents share scarce lodging. Helen Daggett proposes a cost sharing plan to remodel existing houses into small apartments, with government funding offset by rental payments during wartime only.
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New York
Ware’ Ren
Warren
Wear
Helen Daggett
Small Homes Guide
Rattlesnakes Buzz is Music To Professor at Cornell
Cornell University professor A H Wright 22 500 miles since January pursued rattlesnakes and other rare reptiles across the Far West and South. He returns to Ithaca to study trophies and share the thrill with colleagues and Mrs Wright. Photographers Harold Trapido and Art Smith assisted, with field work identifying and photographing specimens for classroom use.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
A. H. Wright
Wright
Close Personal Attention Key To War Effort
The passage recalls a meticulously planned air assault where every man received exact instructions and bailed out at 6:20 A.M. The execution is praised as brilliant and shows that success depends on precise, personal adherence to tasks rather than broad, impersonal directives.
Walking Fish Stuns Visitors At New York Aquarium Exhibit
At the New York Aquarium Society fifty year exhibition a Chinese walking fish crossed mud banks with flip flops, drawing attention from visitors. In Missouri a man carrying a double barreled shotgun said he would answer a draft board call, claiming he could not be issued a gun he could not shoot.
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New York
New York Aquarium Society
St. Joseph
Cpi
Mack Hart
William Denver Owens
Hart
Neighbor’s young prank floods rug in Seattle home
Mrs. C. W. Felix greeted by a neighbor’s 4 year old who says he used her hose to water the flowers on the rug. The nozzle was put through a window and the rug floated as she opened the bedroom door.
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Seattle
Japs Occupy Islands in Sundray Group
News from a World War II era dispatch reports Japan occupying several islands in the lesser Sunda group near Timor and extending toward Flores and Alor as Allied recon planes monitored the zone. General MacArthur noted air reconnaissance over the northwest area and an Allied bomber attack near New Guinea with unclear results.
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Japan
Lesser Sunda
Timor
Axis
Lomblen
Flores
Andonara
Salor
Fantar
Alor
Wetar
Kambing
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Netherlands East Indies
MacArthur
iCruiser
Solomons
Traffic Patrol and Parking Meter Champion Wrestler Wife
In Olympia Washington on September 5 1935 traffic problems draw attention. Patrolman Glen Stone is described as expert in minor infractions while his wife Irene works parking meters and earns recognition as a champion woman wrestler.
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Olympia
Wash
Glen Stone
Irene
Navy doubt after boating accident and draft note
Adrian Herrin of Palestine Texas nearly enlisted in the Navy but was knocked unconscious by a boat motor crank. The incident made him rethink life at sea before joining. The next day his draft board contacted him.
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Palestine
Tex
Adrian
Slim) Herrin
Navy
France launches second post Armistice warship Ra Reout de la Touche
Vichy reports that France launched today the second warship built since the Armistice, the minesweeper Ra Reout de la Touche, at the Provence naval yard. The ship shares the same class as the Matelot Leblanc launched in July and also used as a minesweeper.
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Vichy
Ra‘Reout de la Touche
Provence Imavy
Matelot Leblanc
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