Bomb Raid Devastates Ruhr Amid Harsh Weather
Allied air forces sustained a six day night campaign over the Ruhr destroying major targets in Wuppertal Remscheid and surrounding industry while losing 135 bombers and 38 American crews. Typhoon fighters attacked Caen and a large RAF force struck Wuppertal’s chemical Works Jager plants and textile mills. Goebbels warned of a nerve war and Axis reserves to meet an invasion. Greek guerrillas attacked Axis shipping in the Aegean as Balkans operations strain German resources.
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France
Europe
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Wuppertal
British
Air Ministry
RK. A. F
1. G. Farbenindustries Chemical Works
Jager
Berlin
Goebbels
Axis
Remscheid
Elberfeld
Barmen
Wupper
ER. A. F
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Salonika
U. S
Balkans
Stockholm
Sweden
Aegean
Voelkisscher Beobachter
Die Woche
Guerying
Balkan Mountains
Axia
Novelty Vendors Permits Barred For Convention
John B. Conroy acting public safety commissioner said no vending permits will be issued during the Military Order of the Purple Heart state convention today and tomorrow. George D. Caswell, convention general chairman, had requested permits but Caswell stated the organization gave no one permission to seek such permits.
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John B. Conroy
Arrest Two Men For Appearance In Uniforms
In Albany two men were arrested on charges of illegally wearing military uniforms and carrying fake furlough papers after their girlfriends reported the suspicious exchange of uniforms. Nicholas Rocco Viscomi, 25, and Daniel Howard Mahoney, 17, waived examination and are held on $1,000 bail. Viscomi alleges Army service. Mahoney alleges Navy service with honorable discharges claimed.
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Uncle Sam
Albany
Arthur Cornelius, Jr
Albany F. B. L
Nicholas Rocco Viscomi
Herkimer
Daniel Howard Mahoney
Bayonne
N. J
Viscomi
Mahoney
Mr. Cornelius
Spanish Dancer Convicted
In a Washington trial Carmen Beach Martin confessed to entertaining several diplomats and two ambassadors at her northwest apartment near Embassy Row. She refused to name married men, while prosecutors kept a long list of names secret. Dorothy Smitley testified of a hotel breakfast and bed after a cocktail party with a South American diplomat and an Army officer.
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Dors
Carmen Beach Martin
Embassy Row
Carmen
Washington
Dorothy Smitley
Dorothy
Applications Filed For Citizenship In Ballston Spa
A list of names filed for admission to citizenship in the county clerk's office at Ballston Spa includes Joseph Gneiewek Machanicville R D 2 Frieda Rognet Greenfield Center R D 2 Marco Contucci Machanicville R D 2 Gladys De lap Jones 105 Church Saratoga Springs Stanley Zeinio Hagaman R D 1 Margaret Miller Rexford R D1 Birnat Davidovitz 76 Maple Avenue Saratoga Springs Johanna Christensen Batiston Spa R D 2 Rosario Capone 154 Elm Saratoga Springs Roberta DeVivo 120 Beekman Saratoga Springs Ernesto Schiqzzo 74 Thompson Street Ballston Spa Onofry Perymythida 158 W Circular Saratoga Springs.
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Cleark
Ballston Spa
Joseph Gneiewek
Machanicville
R. D
Frieda Rognet
Greenfield Center
Marco Contucci
Gladys Delap Jones
Church
Saratoga Springs
Stanley Zeinio
Hagaman
Margaret Miller
Rexford
Birnat Davidovitz
Maple Avenue
Johanna Christensen
Batiston Spa
Rosario Capone
Elm
Roberta DeVivo
Beekman
Ernesto Schiqzzo
Thompson Street
Onofry Perymythida
W. Circular
Man Hurt When Truck Hits Mower in Hudson Falls
Smith Duns of Hudson Falls an employee of the State Department of Public Works was injured yesterday afternoon when a trailer truck struck a power driven mowing machine. Duns, riding the mower beside the Hudson Falls Fort Ann highway, was thrown into a ditch after the truck sideswiped the mower and swerved toward it. He suffered numerous bruises on the head and body.
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Smith Duns
Main ‘Street
Hudson Falls
State Department of PublicWorks
Fort Ann
Duns
Christmas Gift Mail Dates Set for Service Members
The Post Office today announced mail deadlines for overseas military gifts. Army gifts must be mailed between September 15 and October 13 to ensure delivery, while Navy gifts overseas are due between September 15 and November 1.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Department
Navy
House Votes To End Food Subsidies and Inflation Debate
The House votes to end food subsidies amid a partisan clash over food policy. Senator Clark accuses Secretary Jones of lobbying for subsidies. Senator Hill defends his rights to counsel. President Roosevelt warns against inflation and questions central control. Davis and Murray testify on subsidy rollback while La Guardia and Burdick critique subsidy ideas and Congressional action.
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Senate
Clark
D.-Mo
Commerce
Jones
Hill
Alabama
Congress
Roosevelt
House Agriculture Committee
Angel Gabrel
Capitol Hill
Food
Chester C. Davis
CPA
Davis
Murray
Congressional
LaGuardia
Burdick
OPA
The Fear of Lawless Riot and Roosevelts Place on Court
A critique asserts fear drives lawless insurrection that harmed citizens and justified tax burdens and coercion under a government failing to protect the populace. It argues the movement was violent, class framed, and opposed to the four freedoms including freedom from fear, with victims writing for anonymity to avoid repercussions.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Michigan
United States
Roosevelt
Misunderstood Murder Verdict Acquits Mrs Farr
In Jersey City Elsie Hendrickson Farr was found not guilty of murder in the shooting of Patrolman Alfred Lundgren. The verdict sparked confusion as the foreman announced not guilty, prompting sobs from Farr and a fainting fit for her sister Anna Hendrickson. Farr testified she meant to go to California and that Lundgren offered his revolver to end her misery, insisting she did not intend to kill.
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Jersey City
WN. J. UP
Elsie Hendrickson Farr
Alfred Lundgren
Chester Thompson
President Roosevelts War Time Coal Policy Clash
President Roosevelt insists coal must be mined to avert national disaster as WLB seeks enforcement of its order for UMW to sign a contract. Ickes doubts any private party can be forced to sign. A conference with thirty major mine executives discussed government control in anticipation of wartime operation. Five more blast furnaces closed in Pittsburgh by United States Steel, bringing total cuts to ten. WLB plans against the union, not individual miners, considering suspending dues checkoff or freezing the union treasury.
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Ickes
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corp
White House
WLB
Roosevelt
Byrnes
United Mine Workers
Draft evasions drop in this war says FBI official
New York INS E. E. Conroy director of the New York office of the FBI said draft evasions in this war are 62 percent lower than in the last war. He reported 171,642 delinquents this year versus 474,851 from April 1917 to September 1918. Of 321 prosecutions, convictions total 949 years in prison, averaging about three years each.
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New York
INS
E. E. Conroy
Conroy
Bull Elk Rules As Highway King
Alamosa Colorado report describes a large bull elk that halted a motorist near Silverton when it charged the road. The animal backed into the car damaging the radiator and headlamps before escaping into the forest, leaving the vehicle to be towed for repairs.
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Bull Elk
Car Dealers Close Shops in Year Across Michigan
Detroit report says 414 auto dealers closed in the 12 months, based on Department of Revenue tax returns. About 2,500 gasoline stations, garages and repair shops have gone out of business since March of last year. Los Angeles judge awards alimony to a horse in a divorce case, with $20 monthly for one horse and $7.50 for the other after one was sent to pasture.
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Michigan Auto i J
Department of Revenue
Los Angeles
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William & Band
Helen F. Astholt
Norris Sponsor of TVA Still Active in Retirement
Former Nebraska Senator George W Norris, the so called father of the TVA, remains active after losing reelection, as he advocates cheaper electricity, supports the unicameral legislature, and outlines peace ideas while continuing public service from his McCook home. He travels, speaks, and advises state lawmakers, while maintaining a lively interest in postwar policy and national issues.
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Nebraska
Halls of Congress
George W Norris
Congress
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Homie
Kenneth S Wherry
Senator Norris
Senator
Valpariso
Ind
Norris
United States
Creaton
Deishin
Pen
Toowili
Washington
Independent
New Decree Ousts Jews From France
The Transocean agency reported a new French decree will strip citizenship from about 100,000 Jews, effective next Sunday, cutting rights for those naturalized since 1927 and prompting a likely mass exodus from France. The Associated Press relay notes the measure aims to remove citizenship status from many French Jews.
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Associated Press
Transocean
France
Pierre Laval
Troy's Play Sites Open Monday Under Wartime Plan
Troy’s Recreation Commission unveils a citywide summer program to supervise wartime children, with expanded staff and central playgrounds. Prospect Park pool opens 10 a.m. daily with lifeguards, plus crafts, sports, and learn to swim emphasis. Directors assigned to multiple parks.
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Recreation Commission
Troy
Edward A. Wachter
Prospect Park
Arcadia
Frear Park
Edmund F. Bennett
Rye Field
Ruth Stalter
Frances Keefe
Mary Fox
Edward Johnson
van Every Dark
Joan Costello
Dorothy Kennedy
Tom Perry
Marjorie Houghton
Kathleen Walsh
Fred Duffy
William Weatherwax
Ruth Smith
Hilda Willetts
Jane Walkinshaw
Jane Powers
Rose Monahan
Leo Hogan
Harold Cooper
Berman Park
Ann Baker
Mary A. Ranney
Mars E Murray
Evaliie Shannon
William Degan
Kinloch Park
Eleanor Reinhardt
Bette Weber
Eileen O'Brien
Gioia Robinson
Arthur During
Vichy Delegate Claims Large Jewish Registration Shortfall
The Vichy government's Jewish affairs delegate Darquir De Pellepoix states 499000 registers completed, about 100000 evaded registration, and 100000 having fled France since 1940. He notes a decline in visible Jews and fewer yellow stars on streets, urging broader use in Southern France and alleging a Jewish monopoly in black market trade.
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France
Garden Replaces Jail Rock Pile in Multnomah County
Prisoners at Multnomah County's rock pile will plant a five acre garden adjoining the site. Potatoes and other vegetables have been planted as Sheriff Martin Pratt aims for a permanent project to furnish food for other institutions and keep inmates occupied with productive work.
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Portland
Ickes Faces Coal Delivery Shortage at Poultry Farm
Interior Secretary Ickes disclosed a growing coal shortage affecting his three government mines and his own poultry farm at Diney Maryland. He said he will not study reports to his solid fuels office to verify the lack of anthracite deliveries ordered over a month ago.
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Ickes
Solid Fuels
Yeaterday
Diney
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