Gloom Rules Inside Reich Letters Reveal War Sentiments
Moscow dispatch collects German civilians' letters found on Nazi dead in retreat fronts. Excerpts from mothers, wives, and grandparents describe food shortages, long Russian campaigns, and hopes for end of war. Letters show concern for rationing, fear, and belief Russia may decide outcome.
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Leland Stowe
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Moscow
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Goettingen
Albert
Tobruk
East
Russia
Britain
Helmuth
Soviet
Heinzel
Leningrad
Hamburg
Tomi
Lietrechstrasse
Adolf Schwartz
Kalinin
Eisenstadt
Dresden
Sergt
Otto Flack
Lubeck
Gliese
Hans
Hergart Jaeger
Karl Schnitter
Mahler
Gelmut
Stcre
Frau Gertruda Reuschel
Saxony
George Reuschel
Munich
Corp
Joseph Spiegelberger
Wupperthal
Wilhelm Salzberg
Kreyfeld
Bremen
Frau Berthe Houck
Vienna
Kalinin Front
Herriot Resigns From Legion After Nazi Honor
Edouard Herriot resigns from the French Legion of Honor after two French officers were awarded the German Cross and killed on the Russian front while fighting under German command. The Fighting French headquarters disclosed the action.
Mount Vernon mayor defies blackout order during rally
Mayor William Hart faced rebuke from Gov Lehman and Lt Gen Haskell for ignoring a state blackout alert during a war bond rally in Mount Vernon last Tuesday. He argued that sirens and darkness would have caused panic for about 10 000 attendees. Local letters from William Park Harry Humphrey and Robert Brooks defend Hart and cite prudent judgment.
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Mount Vernon
Herbert H. Lehman
Wiliam N. Haskell
William Hart
Haskell
Hart
William C. Park
Park
Harry A. Humphrey
Irving Trust Company of
New York
Robert T. Brooks
American Institute of Steel Construction
Industrial Accidents Urged to Save War Production
New York September 12 War production chief Lieutenant General William S Knudsen warns that accidents in war plants kill or injure about 11 500 workers daily. He cites 350 000 000 man days lost since Pearl Harbor and calls for urgent cuts to conserve scarce manpower.
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Knudsen
New York
Willam S. Knudsen
War Department
War Production Fund
Pearl Harbor
Britain Presses Madagascar Base as Axis Target
Continued British aims to close on the Madagascar capital base for Axis agents and submarines. Radio broadcasts from Tananarive were described as curiously impartial by British listeners in Port Louis, Mauritius, while Laval and Paris urged retaliation and a Mediterranean policy. Pro Axis figures in France called for U S consulates' closure and internment of British citizens near bombing objectives.
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Tananarive
Port Louis
Mauritius
Vichy
Pierre Laval
United States
Paris
France
Jacques Doriot
French Popular Party
Mediterranean
Doriot
U. S
Marcel Deat
Chinese See British Move as Vital Step in War
Chinese press hails Britain’s Madagascar occupation as essential to Allied war aims. Ta Kung Pao editorial says control will shield the Cape of Good Hope and the Indian Ocean from Germany and Japan. Szechwan Daily calls the move crucial for future Allied successes and to keep the Indian Ocean from becoming a dead sea.
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Chungking
Madagascar
Ta Kung-Pa
Britain
Cape of Good Hope
Indian Ocean
Germany
Japan
Szechwan
Fire at Taunton War Plant Draws FBI Probe
A $200000 blaze at a Taunton three story building housing the National Silver Company and the F B Rogers Company injured three night workers and displaced more than 100 residents. Fire sprinklers were found shut off, prompting FBI agents to investigate. Only 19 workers were on duty as flames spread rapidly threatening nearby homes.
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Taunton
FBI
Mass
Edward F. Corey
National Silver Company
F. B. Rogers Company
Tthe Street
Talk Now Reality Alaska Troops Get U S Furloughs
An Alaska combat base grants leaves of absence for 15 days after arrival in the continental United States. Soldiers write home with requests and home-town travel plans from Georgia to Seattle, with meals and sleep among preferred comforts noted.
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Alaska
U.S
Anna Russell
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Frank
Eva Hied
Hosmer
S. D
Ervin
Dardenelle
Ark
George McGahan
Eugene Hodges
New Hartford
Wilfred Craig
Lewisville
George Rister
Fred Kuhlman
Seattle
Continental
United States
Alfred A. Brooks
San Francisco
Mona
Golden Gate
Thomas A. Andres
Takoma
Zephyr Hills
Fla
Grady Peeples
Iowa
Donald Hessert
Laporte City
Arkansas
Nell Snyder
Camden
West Virginia
James McCall
Saint Albans
Nebraska
Freeman Klein
St Fairbury
New Mexico
Manuel ‘Sisneros
Ledoux
Nazi moves aim to counteract prestige loss in Europe
In Bern, September reports say Germany tightens hold where resistance is weak. Spain removes pro Axis Falange leaders, while Sweden resists and Norway faces heavy German claims for damages. Romania and Hungary pledge integrated war production. Germany elevates Gestapo influence in Bucharest as pressure shifts.
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Paul Ghali
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Bern
Germany
Spain
Turkey
Balkans
der Neue Tag
Prague
S. S
Scandinavia
Sweden
Wilhelmstrasse
England
Basler Nachrichten
Royal Air Force
Stockholm
Eve Zuercher Zeitung
Fachnrich Hassler
Seven Lindholm
Norway
Terboven
Europe
France
United States
America
Vichy
Henri Pee
Bourg-Amberley
U S Offers Women Pilots Chance to Study Meteorology
The government invites women pilots to enroll in a nine month meteorology course starting January at five universities. Seventy five accepted, requiring pilot license and college physics and calculus. Tuition paid, plus $75 monthly allowance and $50 in textbooks. Graduation may lead to junior meteorologist jobs at $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Chicago,California
Institute of Technology At
Pasadena
University of California At Los Angeles
New York University
Baldwin Wins Connecticut GOP Nomination for Governor
Former Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin heads the Connecticut State Republican ticket amid cheers, pledging full support for the Washington war effort. Other statewide officers named include Hadden, Redick, Faletti, Zeller, Sharpe, and Monklewicz, with Luce and Kellems highlighted in the Fourth District race. Congressional nominating conventions open Monday.
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Hartford
Conn
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Baldwin
Robert A. Hurley
William L. Hadden
West Haven
Frances B. Redick
Newington
Francis A. Faletti
Fred R. Zeller
Stonington
Carl M. Sharpe
Pomfret
Boleslaus J. Monklewicz
New Britain
Europe
United States
Comely
Clare Boothe Luce
Vivien Kellems
Westport
Woman Appointed War Public Works Projects Director
Dr. Dorothy Bird Nyswander, former health and education research chief, is named supervisor of war public service projects. She will oversee war nursery schools and child care for children of mothers in war work across New York City and the New England region, with regional duties for Mrs. Kerr and Brig. Gen. Fleming.
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New York
Dorothy Bird Nyswander
New York City
Department of Health and Board of Education
New England States
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Florence S. Kerr
Works Projects Administration
Philip B. Fleming
John M. Gallagher
FWA
Actress-Model Wife Sues Lyle Talbot For Annulment
Margaret Adams Tommye Talbot seeks annulment of marriage to film actor Lyle Talbot claiming fraud deprived her of consent. They wed in Kansas City on Jan 22 1942 and separated about three months later. Talbot recently enlisted in the Army as a private.
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Los Angeles
INS
Lyle Talbot
Margaret Adams
Tommye) Talbot
Talbot
Kansas City
First Snows Buoy Hopes Of Stalingrad
German offensives north of Stalingrad failed to break Soviet lines as three infantry divisions and a tank corps attacked on a narrow front. Russians countered with repeated assaults, repelling gains. heavy losses were inflicted on the attacking force, including tanks and infantry, while several villages remained under Soviet control. Russian bombardments widened land communications with Leningrad as winter campaign preparations began.
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Stalingrad
Leningrad
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Mozdok
Stetson Heir Steps to Marines to Honor Dead Son
John B. Stetson Jr., heir to the hat firm and former ambassador to Poland, prepares to assume his deceased son Capt Stuart Carlisle Stetson’s Marines post. The younger Stetson awaits final papers for a major’s commission after serving in World War I and his son died in a Corpus Christi plane crash a year ago.
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John B. Stetson, Jr
Poland
United States Marine Corps
Stuart Carlisle Stetson
Corpus Christi
Tex
Navy League Motor Corps
Stetson
Washington
Air Corps
Atlanta Surprised By Early Air Raid Alarm
At 3 45 a m an Atlanta air raid siren triggered a citywide blackout and wardens rushed to posts. Officials blamed a short circuit in the electrical system and lifted the all clear at 4 35 a m. Civil defense director George M Phillips and electrical superintendent Dewey L Johnson confirmed the cause and response.
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Atlanta
Defense
Army
Navy
George M. Phillips
Dewey L. Johnson
Ew.t
Arctic Nights Lengthen and Aid to Russia Deepens
London reports Arctic night lengthens enabling northern convoy routes to Russia for war aid. Allies vow to rush supplies despite risks as Russians push for a Western Front. Moscow hopes Britain and America act soon, while Russians fear being let down.
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William H. Stoneman
Chicago Daily News, Inc
London
Arctic
United States
British Isles
Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
Moscow
Europe
Stalingrad
Winston Churchill
Josef V. Stalin
United Nations
London Times
Red Army
America
Britain
Churchill
Great Britain
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Patterson Foresees Willow Run Planes Hitting Axis Cities
Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson at Willow Run dedicates the highway system to the Ford bomber plant and predicts air traffic from Willow Run to Tokyo and Berlin. He says four motor B 24 bombers will be produced there and that newer, better bombers are on the way despite criticisms.
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Patterson
Willow Run
Robert P. Patterson
Ford
Tokyo
Berlin
New York Fire Hose Fails to Fit Local Hydrants
The Office of Civilian Defense shipped 30 000 feet of fire hose with standard couplings intended for 90 percent of U S cities to New York. The hoses did not fit New York hydrants and were sent back for replacement.
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New York City
New York
America
Office of Civilian Defense
Seabees Expand Bases in the Solomons
Washington reports U S forces swiftly developing American-held Solomon Islands into bases for future offensives. Seabees repair damaged facilities and build anew, following Marines into Guadalcanal to ready airfields for fighters. Forrestal lauds their jungle engineering and stresses tough Japanese opposition.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
United Nations
James V. Forrestal
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal
Forrestal
Solomons
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Draft Dodger and Wife Protected From Mob at Oxford
Clarence Williams a 44 year old war plant worker and his 16 year old wife were jailed in Belvidere to shield them from an angry Oxford mob after Williams was refused deferment as a conscientious objector and faced induction. Sheriff Willever moved them to Army custody as the mob demanded action. Williams insisted he would not report for induction, denouncing the war spirit as the devil's spirit.
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Oxford
N. J
Clarence Williams
Belvidere
Williams
Willams
Clark Willever
Morgenthau Urges Stronger War Bond Drive
Secretary Morgenthau declares voluntary purchase of war bonds vital to win the war. He says sales must be continued and intensified and defends volunteers nationwide against claims of failure, while urging heavy taxation to support war financing.
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Washington
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
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