FDR Creates Division to Allocate Defense Contracts
President Roosevelt formed a Division of Contract Distribution within the Office of Production Management to spread defense orders to smaller plants. Floyd B. Odlum was named director. The move aims to aid small businesses and prevent unemployment from production disruptions amid war priorities. Bernard M. Baruch criticized the admin for fragmented control and urged a single administrator and blanket price ceilings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Floyd B. Odlum
New York
As Corporation
Robert Patterson
James V. Porrestal
Navy
William 8. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Emory 3
Land
Maritime Commission
White House
Army
Bernard
M. Baruch
Baruch
Wallace
Military and transport notes amid war plans and air raids
The report notes 1,854 aircraft delivered in August, plan to seek $1 billion for tanks and anti air gear, and officer retirements to raise fitness. Malta reports six Italian planes shot down and three damaged. Germany sinks a merchant ship City of Oakland in the Gulf of Suez. Rubber output from scrap approaches 290,000 tons annually.
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OPM
Britain
War Department
Congress
Valletta
Malta
Berlin
Oakland
Gulf of Suez
DNB
City Workers Seek Pay Hikes Amid Rising Living Costs
About 150 city employees demand higher pay as the Mayor and Council weigh raises for most workers. The discussion covers salary boosts across departments including police, electric light, water, auditors, and janitors, with no final decision. Other items include highway land acquisition, insurance, and a new scrubbing machine for the Market House, plus July health and market reports.
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Richard Sweeney
Police Department
Board of Street Commissioners
Municipal Electric Light Department
Water Department
Antietam Creek
Fubility Insurance
Gens
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
South Potomac Street
Wilson Boulevard
W. R. Willard
City Health Offeer
Richard Diffey
Moose Drum Corps
I. W. Munson
Will Try To Find Jobs For Draftees
Lieut. Colonel Henry C. Stenwood announces Maryland will assist returning soldiers with jobs. A state-wide reemployment control organization will be set up under Major Paul Klaesius with employment committeemen for each local draft board. The effort partners with the Maryland State Employment Service.
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Maryland
Henry C. Stenwood
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Stanwood
Paul K. Klaesius
State Selective Service
Klaesius
Klausius
Maryland State Employment Service
Kiev Odessa Under Siege Headlines and Soviet Claims
Russia reported nightlong fighting on the entire front with Kiev and Odessa under siege as Soviet forces resisted German advances. Pravda said thousands of Red Army troops sailors and civilians fought to defend Odessa while Leningrad said artillery smashed German positions and sunk boats. Russian counterattacks claimed village seizures and heavy losses for the Germans as defenses held along the Dnieper.
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Russia
Kiev
Pravda
Leningrad
Red Army
Dnieper
Kronstadt
Zung
Leningrad Bombarded as Soviet Defenses Tighten
Soviet forces defend Leningrad amid heavy shelling and tank assaults as Marshal Voroshilov leads efforts to reinforce the city. Red army counter attacks in the eastern front report 86 tanks destroyed. Kiev’s fate and Kronstadt port remain focal points of defense and supply.
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Red Army
Leningrad
Klenent Voroshilov
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Kronstadt
Red Navy
Stalin
Hope Rises for Tax Vote Clash Over Use Taxes
Senate fights over a large use tax levy on mobiles boats and other durable goods with critics arguing constitutional risks and possible impact on 30 million motorized vehicles. Debate centers on exemptions and a plan to form a joint Senate House committee to reconcile revenue measures and study non-defense spending cuts.
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Adams
D-Cole
George
Senate
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Morienthau
Rail Strike Date Fixed After Voting Totals
Union reports 287000 votes cast with 283429 in favor of strike and 3571 against. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers chief Alvaney Johnston says unions will set a strike date within three days and reject arbitration. Fact finding board urged. wage, vacations, and rules disputes cited. 14 allied unions claim over 100 percent approval to strike at 6 p m September 11 1947.
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Alvaney Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Johnston
Railway Labor Act
Bert Jewell
Railway Employes Department
American Federation of Labor
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks
United States
Wctions
Bicyclist Outruns Officer In Auto
Investigator Sellman pursued a youth on a bicycle during a search for a stolen bike in north Hagerstown. The rider claimed the bike was a Goodyear, but a flashlight revealed otherwise and the youth escaped on the bicycle in a swift getaway.
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Wayne Sellman
Hagerstown
Sellman
Goodyear
Selman
Rail Property Will Be Taxed in Baltimore
Baltimore officials prepare a 30 cent per $100 tax on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company intangible property including bonds stocks and mortgages. The 1941 law allows the city to levy for 1940 and later years on an asset base of about 64 million dollars, potentially raising over 190 thousand dollars annually. The measure requires the B and O to relinquish state charter tax exemptions by September 2.
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
B. and C
O'Caner
Insurance man Samuel Stoner dies in Westminster
Samuel C. Stoner aged 76, a well known Westminster insurance man, died after a two week illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Communications between Bern and Berlin were restored today after an air raid alarm cut connections for several hours.
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Westminster
Samuel C. Stoner
Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Roosevelt vows action as submarine attack targets US ship
The Greer report of a daytime submarine torpedo attack triggers White House interest and a Navy inquiry. Officials weigh whether the incident signals a broader U boat campaign in the North Atlantic while Congress watches closely for a clear account of the attack and ship identity.
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Washington
Sents
United States
Atlantic
White House
Roosevelt
North Atlantic
State Department
Navy Department
Greer
Britain
Royal Navy
S¢ Bea
Berlin
Tondon
U. S. Navy
Iceland
Congress
Germany
Greenland
Adolft
Hitler
Rome
Tokyo
Navy
Laurence Hugh Frost
Fayetteville
Washington, D. C
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