Senate Price Wage Control Plan Aims for Stabilizing Costs
The Senate moves to authorize a wartime price and wage stabilization plan. It would extend the price control act for a year, cover wages and salaries, and enable presidential or congressional action to adjust prices and living costs. The plan sets parity or 1942- price baselines and includes enforcement provisions and sunset rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
War Labor Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Leon Henderson
William H. Davis
National War Labor Board
Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard
Senate
Senate of the United States
Wagner
Committee On Banking and Currency
House of Representatives
United States of America
Secretary of Agriculture
Executive Departments
British Drive Across Madagascar Mountain Corridors
British forces push toward Andriba from Majunga and Majunga’s coast column advances from Morondava toward Ambositra while a third force seizes Ambanja. Vichy defenders in the Betsiboka bridge zone suffer the loss of the middle span to slow the British. No casualties reported in other sectors. Majunga falls after a three hour battle with total casualties estimated between 30 and 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andriba
Morondava
Ambanja
Majunga
Betsiboka
Tananarive
Madagascar
Ambositra
Tanaitarive
Instructor of Royalty Dies in Plane Crash
London dated report states G C some Flying officer Val entine Henry Baker aged 54 died in a test flight crash. He trained the Duke of Windsor the Duke of Kent and Amy Johnson and was among the first Royal Flying Corps members awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Valentine Henry Baker
Duke of Windsor
Duke of Kent
Amy Johnson
Baker
Britain
Royal Flying Corps
Injury Fatal to Worker at Allegheny Ludlum Plant
Dunkirk reports the death of 37 year old A Charles Karlin from injuries sustained Thursday when a chain fell from a crane at the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation plant. He died yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Charles Karlin
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
Defense Workers May Deduct Gas As Tax Necessity
Albany says civilian defense workers may deduct gasoline expenditures when computing 1942 income tax. The ruling, advised by the Bureau of Internal Revenue and relayed by Thomas L. J. Corcoran, applies to Civil Air Patrol, Forest Fire Fighters' Service, Aircraft Warning, and other workers under federal, state, or local supervision. Gasoline payments are contributions to the Government. automobile depreciation is not deductible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State War Council
Thomas L. J. Corcoran
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Civil Aim Patrol
Forest Fire Fighters’ Service
Aircraft Warning, Service
Orphans will strike. superintendent resigns in Bombay
In Bombay on September 14 inmates of a city orphanage ended a two day hunger strike after the woman superintendent resigned. The protest began over her retention and the action culminated in her departure from the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Lend-Lease Deliveries Reach Five Billion Total
The report shows end of the prior quarter reaching 4.497 billion dollars with June figures. In August most transfers were military items about 58 percent and 29 percent industrial materials alongside 13 percent foodstuffs. About 90 percent shipped, rest at docks awaiting export, while services centered on ship repairs, transport, and new facilities for production of lend-lease goods. Reciprocal lend-lease linked Anglo Allied forces with U.S. supplies, underscoring pooling of resources for war. In July, a quarter million British workers worked on American Army construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Lendlease
Lend-Lease Administration
Cargoes, Inc
United Kingdom
U.S.S.R
Middle East
United States
MacArthur
New Zealand
Equatorial Africa
New Caledonia
Great Britain
Britain
Ireland
Death Toll Rises After Plane Crashes Into Buffalo Plant
A flaming pilotless Army plane crashed into the roof of Curtiss-Wright in Buffalo, killing two instantly and nine later in hospitals, with 15 dead and six in critical condition. Authorities found no sabotage evidence. FBI confirmed ongoing investigation and named test pilot J Bertrand Purnell among the critically injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division
Kenneth M. Piper
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
J. Bertrand Purnell
Deserter confesses to slayings of two Wisconsin women
Robert T. Bailey, a 23 year old Army deserter, admitted fatally shooting two social workers near Tomah Wisconsin after forcing them to disrobe. He described firing three times as the women tried to run and said he left the nude bodies by a roadside. He was arrested later in Maria California while with two underage girls. Authorities plan to return him to Wisconsin for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Robert T. Bailey
Santa Maria
Calif
Tomah
Wis
Bailey
San Maria
Sept
Wisconsin
Thomas Weldon
Neil Pietrangeli
Dorothy Bain
Madison
Weldon
Alberta Coon
Pauline Conley
Sioux City
Miss Coon
Cyril Simmeon
H. T. Jenkins
Leo J. Goodman
Oparta
Fort Ord
Here
W. R. Bailey
Mississippi
Fourth of State's Men in Service To Vote by Mail
New York reports only about a quarter of state armed forces members are expected to vote in the November election, with officials estimating low participation among servicemen and outlining mail voting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York State
State War Ballot Requests Lag As Deadline Nears
Charles T. Corey of the State War Ballot Commission said about 400000 residents were in service in the United States while only around 100000 ballot requests had been received. Today marked the last day to obtain ballots, which must be executed and mailed by midnight tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imates
State War Ballot Association
Charles T. Corey
State War Ballot Commission
United States
Priority Speed Urged For Liberty Bell Shelter
The Philadelphia American Legion urged the War Production Board to rush priorities to finish an underground shelter for the Liberty Bell. The Legion's county council told WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson that the public will demand an accounting if the bell is harmed. An insurer offered to build a bomb protected shelter and the city requested priorities last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Philadelphia American Legion
War Production Board
Legion
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marshal Rommel
Hindustani
Steagall
D-Ala
Wil
Bellona
H.V
Gity
Levey
Burnet Ave
Washington
America
U. S
Gavi
Vilock
Thomas
Syracuse
Thomas System
Yorking
Lava
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!