Army Fails To Get Control Over Industry
President Roosevelt rejected proposals to place greater defense industry control in military hands and kept civilian-led agencies in charge of raw materials, priorities, production, and export control. The move follows an executive order transferring export control to the Economic Defense Board led by Vice President Wallace, amid a behind the scenes clash between factions labeled new dealers and army bureaucrats.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Washington
Roosevelt
Losure
Export Control Administration
Economic Defense Board
Wallace
Army
Defense
Tues
Myers Heads Local YMCA Board in Pocatello
John W. Myers, Union Pacific superintendent at Pocatello, elected president of the Pocatello Y M C A board at a noon meeting. A. L. Merrill presided. Myers succeeds R. E. Titus who left to Salt Lake City. New directors named are Vern C. Johnson and R. F. Weise. nominating committee included R. J. Comstock chair. The board approved the city lease contract for the softball park.
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John W. Myers
Union Pacific
Pocatello
The
Pocatello Y. M. C. A
A. L. Merrill
Myers
R. E. Titus
Salt Lake City
Myers Vern C. Johnson
R. F. Weise
R. J. Comstock
F. E. Haasch
E. E. Moberly
Pred Quinn
Peruvians Attack Ecuador Frontline Village
Peruvian forces reportedly bombarded and then advanced on Platanillos in El Oro along the disputed frontier before being repulsed by Ecuadorian troops in the Pacific coast province. Dispatches from Ecuadorian army reports confirm the clash occurred near the Peru border.
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Quito
Ecuador
Platanillos
el Oro
Pacific
Peru- Ecuador
Accident Kills Two Near Rupert
George Montgomery aged 58 and William Wise aged 70 were killed when their car collided with a loaded truck on the highway near Rupert. Sheriff William Manifold said the truck carried flares which the driver did not see in time to stop. The crash occurred near the site of a prior Ogden Utah fatality.
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Rupert
George Montgomery
William Wise
Here
William Manifold
Mon
Ogden
Utah
Axis firing squads spread terror in occupied Europe
Bombings and gunfire rage across Axis-occupied lands as firing squads kill at least 120 people and wound 71 in a week. In Paris a three night curfew is imposed, with hostages to be shot for future attacks. German commander von Stulpnegel vows harsher reprisals as 15 French victims are reported. Battles continue with Serbs resisting in Yugoslav mountain hamlets. Zagreb explosion wounds 12 German soldiers.
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Associated Press
Paris
Seine Department
Henrich von Stulpnegel
Yugoslavia
Night Sky Display Lights Up Northeast
New York observers report a spectacular aurora borealis stretching from Virginia to New Mexico amid sunspot activity. The event disrupted telegraph and news wires as reports of a rainbowed sky, red to purple to green, spread from New York to Alabama and beyond.
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Virginia
Atlanta
United States
Albuquerque
N. M
Ohio River
Mississippi
Dodger Manager Durocher Fined by National League
New York Sept 19 Pord Frick NL president fined Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher 150 for participation in a heated dispute after the Brooklyn versus Pittsburgh game. NL action comes as Chicago and St Louis matchups appear in the standings.
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New York
Dodgers
Pord Frick
National League
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Dr Linford Dies at 34 in Logan Utah
Dr Leo Hulme Linford a 34 year old physics professor at Utah State Agricultural College died of a heart attack last night in Logan. Born there he studied at Brigham Young College USAC and earned MA and PhD from UC. He was active in the LDS church and the Logan chamber of commerce. Survivors include sister Mrs Phoebe Bingham of Newdale Idaho.
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Logan
Utah
Leo Hulme Linford
Utah State Agricultural College
Brigham Young College
University of California
Latter Day Saints Church
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Phoebe Bingham
Newdale
Ida
Idahoans Enlist in Navy From Salmon and St Anthony
Delbert Jones aged 23 from Salmon Idaho and David Bennett aged 17 from St Anthony Idaho have enlisted in the U S navy at Salt Lake City on September 19.
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Salt Lake City
Delbert Jones
Salmon
Idaho
David Bennett
St. Anthony
U. S. Navy
Local Brilliance Noted As Lights Shine Bright
Observers report remarkable brilliance from lights seen locally, with residents noting unusual luminosity across surrounding areas and prompting inquiries into potential sources or events.
Utah Flyer Credited With Second German Plane Shot
Flight Lieutenant C. G. Peterson of Santaquin Utah was credited with shooting down his second German fighter plane. A former Brigham Young University student, he joined the Royal Air Force in August 1940 and is 21 years old.
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London
C. G. Peterson
Santaquin
Utah
Person
Brigham Young University
Royal Air Force
Idahoan to wed in Washington
Donald J. Davis son of former Idaho Governor and Mrs D W Davis now of Orlando Fla will marry Miss Charlotte Haun of Omaha Neb on October 9 at St Ann's Catholic church in Washington. Davis a war department attache, will make their home in Arlington Va.
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Washington
Donald J. Davis
Idaho
D. W Davis
American Falls
Orlando
Fla
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Charlotte Haun
Omaha
Nebd
Henry A. Haun
North Bend
Hitler Drive Creates New Grave Threat
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that Hitler’s offensives on both Russian flanks threaten the Red positions in Ukraine and could open a gateway for further Nazi advances. Bolshevik retreats risk debacle as pressure grows, drawing Allied attention to Japan's possible strike against Russia amid protests over Sea of Japan mines.
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Hitler
Ukraine
Bolshevist High Command
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Sea of
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Kiev
Aam
Kharkov
Leningrad
Kronstadt
Poltava
Dnieper
United States Sinks Raider Said to Be Sunk
London reports in New York say Roosevelt asks Congress for 1.5 billion sterling for base lead equipment through 1943 as US Navy pushes offensive to guard cargoes. Rumor from Panama claims a raider sunk by American warships. Balboa officials silent.
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New York
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
United States Navy
Roosevelt avoids tax bill timing at press conference
President Roosevelt said he did not know when he would sign the $3 553 400 000 tax measure brought from Washington. He declined to discuss other topics pressed by reporters, including a London Daily Express story about an axis war craft sinking by an American naval ship.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
London Daily Express
Bombers Hit Nazi Post In Buenos Aires Demonstration
Two small bombs were thrown at the German Embassy residence in Buenos Aires during a hostile demonstration against Ambassador Edmund von thermann. Police arrested one person and dispersed about 20 protesters after midnight. No damage occurred beyond tar stains on the building. Capt. Frits Wiedemann left aboard the Manila Maru to the Far East, exchanging parting remarks with von thermann and staff.
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Buenos Aires
Edmund von Thermann
Frits Wiedemann
San Francisco
Calif
Far East
von Thermann
Wiedemann
American praises Soviet campaign from Ankara and Moscow
Ralph Ingersoll, publisher of PM, said Germans may seek limited objectives in Russia but will be stopped. He noted a large stream of American material reaching the front and praised the Russian staff for holding a 2000 mile line against a powerful army. He described German panzer encirclement tactics and Russian methods of resisting encirclement despite losses.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ralph Ingersoll
New York
Moscow
Russia
Ingersoll
Allied missions to Moscow depart as Warspite sails home
London reports say the U S and British missions to Moscow have left for the Soviet capital. W Averell Harriman leads the American group and Lord Beaverbrook heads the British. In Washington the Warspite is in U S ports for repairs and provisioning.
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London
United States
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Beaverbrook
Washington
Navy Department
Japanese Offensive Advances From Hankow Southwestward
Japanese army spokesmen said a major offensive is under way from Hankow toward Tungting lake and near Yochow with crossings of Sungkiang river. Preliminary operations allegedly caused about 4,200 Chinese deaths.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Tungting Lake
Yochow
Sungkiang River
Tax bill targets wholesalers to tax floor stock in October
A 3.55 billion tax bill awaiting President Roosevelt's signature would impose a floor stock tax of about 47 million on wholesalers and retailers holding liquor wine tires and tubes on October 1. The levy aims to curb evasion by moving stock before regular excise rates take effect.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Boise bid tops for Gooding tuberculosis hospital project
Boise contractors Kloepfer and Cahoon submitted the low bid of 93085 for remodeling and equipping a tuberculosis hospital building at Gooding. Public Works Commissioner Merritt said an award was unlikely now. The 1941 legislature had appropriated 85000 for the project.
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Boise
Kloepfer
Nine French Generals Purged in Anti Mason purge
In Vichy France nine French generals including a would be leader of an anti soviet expeditionary force were dismissed in a government and army purge targeting Free Masons. Henry Chavin the secretary general of police also removed.
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Vichy
France
Henry Chavin
Police
Northern lights brighten Billings skies again
In Billings on Sept 19 the aurora appeared in yellow and green streamers flickering over the south and southeast horizons. The display recalled a brighter showing two years earlier when the lights were similarly active in the same area.
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Billings
Mont
Aurora
Obliging Driver Saves Mother by Donating Blood
Lawrence Gudzevich hitched a ride with William Stevens in Stoneham Mass on Sept 19. Stevens drove him to the hospital to see his wife in need of a transfusion and donated his blood. A healthy baby girl was born shortly after.
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Stoneham
Mass
Lawrence Gudzevich
William Stevens
Gudzevich
Stevens
Third Largest City Of Russia Falls in Ukraine Campaign
Jane Sawyer a kindergarten girl from Salt Lake City slept on a neighbor's hammock overnight as searches in the city broadened. Police, neighbors, and relatives scoured the area after she left home near 6 pm. She was found at 4 am by Mrs. Ernest Holmes, resting in the hammock with her doll and unharmed.
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Russia
Ukraine
Salt Lake City
Jane Sawyer
Jane
Eugene D. Sawyer
Ernest Holmes
British Keep Ships Busy at Busy Port
A War Transport Ministry official in a British port said at least 2,000 ships stay at sea with no fewer than 400 in danger zones. An all American cargo was being cleared, including airplanes and various foodstuffs, as lease lend shipments flow with an average of 850,000 tons weekly over 10 weeks. The ministry noted faster ship turnarounds and quicker landing of goods.
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War Transport Ministry
Idaho
California
Florida
United States
Course Opens For Student Fliers
Students at Idaho Southern will sign up next week for a pilot training course and begin flight training after passing physical exams. The civilian program with AAA Bennett Flying Service as contractor has a primary phase quota of 10 with possible 20 and an advanced quota of 10. Coordinator is O. D. Garrison, IDS bursar.
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Idaho Southern
AAA Bennett Flying Service
O. D. Garrison
Idaho Southern University
Northern Lights Shine Over Pocatello Night Sky
Residents of Pocatello enjoyed a rare display of northern lights last night. Weather notes report a high of 56 and a low of 43 with a mean temperature of 49, while winds reached 22 mph between 1 and 2 a.m. The forecast calls for continued cloudiness with light showers and cooler conditions into Saturday.
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Hollywood
Miller and Cox Inspect WPA Projects in Pocatello
Dean W. Miller Idaho WPA administrator and L. J. Cox state safety consultant planned inspections of WPA projects in Pocatello and Buhi areas. They attended a district safety meeting in St. Anthony yesterday.
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ST. Anthony
Dean W. Miller
Idaho
WPA
L. J. Cox
Pocatello
Buhi
Star Marks Jews in Berlin Identification
Jewish residents wore large yellow stars on their left breasts for identification. Each star bore the word Jude meaning Jew, marking residents during the day in Berlin.
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Berlin
Dozen Votes Spell End Of Neutrality
Washington report notes opposition strategists estimate repeal of the neutrality act would need 37 Senate votes, 12 short of a majority. Debates loom in both houses as administration weighs partial revision to arm merchant ships in defense waters, with La Follette urging joint consideration of arms and repeal. Knox reveals navy convoys for allied nations.
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Washington
Senate
Britain
American Legion
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Congress
Family Trouble Hits Kerley Household With Multiple Injuries
Mrs. Frances Kerley says misfortune has visited her home six times in 18 months. Her daughter June, 15, fractured her right leg in an auto accident yesterday. Sonny, 9, broke an arm previously. Ida Mae, 11, broke a finger. Mary Ann fractured an arm. Mrs. Kerley herself fell and fractured her collarbone. Sonny contracted rheumatic fever.
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Los Angeles
Frances Kerley
June
Sonny
Ida Mae
Mary Ann
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