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Evening star., 1942-09-06

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Evening star., 1942-09-06
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
Motorized Army On
 Saving Program; Get
 Down 10 Earfh Now

These PM crews are super-ex- perts on motor vehicles. They work from a carefully prepared master list, and check all the vital parts Jf an Army vehicle. When they get through, they know exactly what's wrong with the buggy, whe- ther it's had proper care and maintenance.
 They make a formal report on the results of their survey to 5he outfits commanding officer. If the check test shows poor handling and inadequate maintenance, somebody s sure to get "reamed" which IS Army for a triple distilled baWling out.
 The preventive maintenance idea grew from the necessity of conserv- ing rubber That problem of mak- ing the tires last is just as serious in the Army as it is with your personal car. True, the military has first claim on all rubber sup plies in the country, but there's no guarantee that our expanding Army won't need rubber in quan-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
HOUSE 0kAYS FARM BL0('S
 PRICE BILL
Anti-InfIafion Measure Is Passed in Form Unat-
 eepfabIe fo President

WASHINGTON, Sept. "A. n The House passed the anti-inflation bill last night with a vote of 284 to 96, after the victorious farm bloc had forced adoption of an amendment providing higher parity prices for farm products and so made the measure utterly unacceptable to Roosevelt.
 Meanwhile, the Administration forces in the Senate apparently out numbered by the farm bloc there, are none too hopefully seeking Q compromise formula which would prevent inclusion of similar amendment in the Senate's version of the bill
 The amendment adopted by the House and proposed to the Senate would require that farm labor be added to the other factors prev iously considered in computing the parity price level.
 The Office of Price Administra- tion estimated that the new formula will increase the annual overall cost of living by three billion to three and one-half billion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
F AMERICAN
 SHIPS
 IN 50L0M0NS
Destroyer Jarvis Presum. ed Sunk : Transport
 LittIe Sent Down

WASHINGTON, Sept. "A. - The Navy Department announces that the United States destroyer Jarvis has disappeared in the Southwest Pacific without leaving a trace. Pre- sumably the ship was sunk by enemy subs or aircraft.
 The auxiliary transport Little also was sunk in recent action in the Solomons. Possible loss of life from the two sinkings is estimated at 250 men.
 The Jarvis was enroute to a re- pair base from Tulagi when it van ished. Several weeks ago it was damaged during enemy air attacks off Guadalcanal.
 Approximately half of the person. mel of the Little was lost when it went down. Those missing include Lieut. Commdr. William Graham Jr., of the Jarvis, and Lieut. Commdr Gus Lofberg ofthe Little.
 The Jarvis, 1,500 tons, was built in Bremerton in 1887.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
SENATE IN FRAY OVER
 PRICE BILL
Farm Parity Levels Being Considered Before Tdk-
 ing Vote on Measure

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Sena- tor Prentiss M. Brown. Republican of Michigan, declaring that Con- gress is heading for collision with the President, which might have to be settled by the Supreme Court, asserted that the President has ample powers to act on his own initiate to reduce farm prices
 Brown took the Senate floor to plead with his colleagues to pass the anti-inflation bill and to revise the upward 12 percent basis of agricultural parity level on which ceiling prices could be fixed.
 He said if this amendn .ent, al- ready approved by the House, is finally adopted by the Congress the bill will be vetoed.
 There is not the slightest douot in my mind that the situation after the veto of this bill will be one on which the American people will demand the President to take ac- tion," he said.
 Neither is there the slightest doubt in his mind, the Michigan Senator added, that the President has authority under the War Pow CTS Act designed on March 7 to control the price and distribution of food in the interests of Ma tional Defense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
BABY DIES
 IN JUNEAU
 HOUSE FIRE
Four Year -0Id Suffoldfes in Early Morning
 Tragedy

Four-year- Ralph Miller lost his life early this morning, and his five sisters and brothers nar- rowly escaped the same fate when fire broke out in the second floor of the residence of MT. and Mrs. James Miller in the Indian Village.
 Injured were Esther, l2, from burns, and Jane, 10, her hand cut when she broke out window. Both are being treated in the Government Hospital.
 The alarm sounded at 4:l0 a. m. and lasted until 6 a. m. Fire. Chief V. w. Mulvihill said that 28 men were used in fighting the blaze. He said that the fires ori- gin was not determined.
 Bremen found the suffocated body of the -year-old under the bed where he had apparently crawled to escape the smoke.
 Grace. years old, Marlene, 2. and Rose, Is, all escaped injury. They were found in a neighbor's house after the confusion of bat ting the blaze was over. It was
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
TRAFFIC TO MOVE ABOUT
 DECEMBER 1
Secretary of War Stimson Makes Statement Con-
 terning Great Road

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. = The Alaska Highway will be ready for use about December l, Secretary of War Henry Stimson announced to- day, and traffic is expected to move steadily along its 1900 miles until the spring thaws make it impossible in April and May.
 Not only is the highway being completed months ahead of sched- ule, but instead of the contemplated rough, pioneer road, the Alaskan highway as now being constructed by Army Engineers is well graded, well drained truck road for prac- tically it's entire length and will afford two-way traffic over many long stretches Stimson said.
 Stimson said that the muskeg bog moss, expected to give the highway an unsteady base over long stretches and to provide some of the worst problems in the undertaking, proved to be a minor consideration.
 The War Secretary Sald that the engineers report the threats of muskeg have proved wholly un- founded, and most of it has been successfully skirted. That which was unavoidable has been overcome by using corduroy roads. In one par ticular section, 60 miles in length, reported to consist principally of muskeg, only four miles of it was encountered"
 Army arrangements for winter maintenance of the road include rest camps for operators of truck conveys, barracks for engineer maintenance troops and weather observation and telephone installa- gtions the length of the highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
MtNuTT. MURRAY GREEN TO MAKE
 TRIP TO COAST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Paul V. McNutt. Chairman of the War Manpower Commission, American Federation of Labor President Will liam Green, and Congress of Indus trial Oranizations President Phillip Murray are planning speechmak- ing tour of the Pacific Coast for the later part of October. informed labor sources assert.
 The tour will start immediately after the conclusion of the A. F. of L convention in Toronto October l5. They will visit San Francisco, Seat tie and other War production centers on the West Coast. but the definite itineraries are not yet available.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
Wrest Several Fortified Positions from Grip of
 Enemy in Siege City
COURAGEOUS REDS
 SHAY 7.200 NAYS
Hitler Reported Sending New Achievements by
 Plane 10 Fill Ranks

MOSCOW, Sept. 24.-Red Army men in Stalingrad have torn a group of fortified positions from the grip of the Germans and have recap tured settlement northwest of the city, staying more than 7,200 in- vaders in a dramatic resurgence of both defensive and offensive power. today's Russian dispatches say.
 The communiques implied that not a single new breach of Russian lines has been forced within the streets of the embattled Volga city.
 They reported that the Germans are again "hurriedly bringing up endorsements by plane" to fill their depleted ranks.
 The Red Nayy's Volga River gum boats are helping the Red artillery men and machine gunners and riflemen to mow down the invaders by the thousands.
 Official reports from midnight until midday listed 115 additional tanks and more than 48 field guns wrecked or captured in fresh actions in the bitter month-old struggle
 The Russians declare they are doggedly holding their positions on barricaded streets and smoking ruins, under shot, shells and bombs.
 The fact that Stalingrad, never a fortress city, is still holding out on the 3lst day of the siege, is re- garded as one of the greatest of testaments to the skill and courage of the Red Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
BOB HOPE, GANG ARE
 IN JUNEAU
Jerry CoIonna, Frances tangford Accompany
 Comedian North

Bob Hope, voted the nations top comedian, together with pop-eyed and mustachioed Jerry Colonna, glamorous Frences Langford, Al radio singer, and Tony Romano, guitarist, composer and singer, ar rived in Juneau by plane from the south shortly after ' o'clock last night, and at 9:30 p. m. were put ting on show which vowed" the boys at the Army Post.
 Between and g o'clock, the troupe relaxed from their plane ride in their rooms at the Baranof Hotel. Hope sat on the couch, plying needle and thread over rip in his coat, and discussing his tour of Alaska posts.
 Having travelled at an unprece- dented pace, putting on more than 40 shows in days, going as far north as Nome, then dashing south again to put show on at McChord Field, and fulfill their national radio contract on Tuesday from Fort Lewis, the four entertainers had right to take five for a breather.
 Came Back on Own
 Hope feels he is really doing something when he puts on shows in Alaska. His tour might have ended when he got back in the south Monday night, but Hope and the other three in the troupe iu- sisted on coming back to the north to hit the spots they had missed.
 He said. Tt was a great thrill Tuesday night to tell my listeners over the NEG network that was going back to Alaska to finish up at the posts I missed"
 Hope was especially pleased with giving shows at such places as Nome, Bethel, Watson Lake in Can ada and other out-of -the-way places where other entertainers have not appeared. At one place, where there were only 50 men sta toned, the plane stopped to refuel and the four troupers got out on the field and gave an impromptu show for the enthusiastic soldiers.
 Would Visit Kiska
 One thing Hope says he has been dreaming of is putting on shows in the cities for civilians after his camp shows The pro-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
sT0RiES OF TOUR TOLD
 BOB HOPE

SEATTLE, Sept 24-Bob Hope, interviewed here yesterday morning just before taking off to return to Alaska after making a hurried trip down from the Northland to fulfill his radio contract, revealed how he found the practical use of Alaska in one of his gags draws the most laughs in his current tour of en- tertaining soldiers and sailors.
 It is the one about the Air Force parachute instructor who tells the boys how to go about it.
 First you jump. Then you count ten. Then you pull the cord. When you get to the ground, therell be a station wagon there to meet you" The neophyte leaps, counts ten, pulls the ripcord. Nothing happens. The flier complains bitterly as he falls: And I'll bet the damned station wagon won't be there either" Going back to Alaska with him are Frances Langford, Jerry Colon ma and Tony Romano.
 Scared Stiff
 Hope tells of being scared stiff when he was stranded for two hours over an Alaskan town, unable to land because of the thick fog.
 He said: T was a little concerned, old boy. The fog ran right down to the ground. There we were fly- ing over the town and we couldn't get down to the airport. We were flying at 13000 feet in blowing sleet and it really looked bad. brother.
 That place is set right in among mountains. We were afraid we'd hit crag or the hills at any min ute. There was another plane up there too and we got so close to him we could feel the backwash. Wow, that was the most tremendous moment of my life.
 All Are Brave.
 Frances just sat there and smil- ed and Jerry just bugged his eyes and sat there with the old 'stache waving, then just said: Well, here we go' in that old Colonna voice. Everybody tried to be brave but we were all scared to death. Then one of the officers handed us each a lifebelt and said. If you land in the water pull on these things
 That got us. When get through with the tour, I'm going to take a service course in swimming with parachute on and learn how to trim down caribou if ever have to land in the mountains"
 (On landing in Juneau, Hope said the fog was so thick on hls way up that the birds were walking)
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
The W ashington Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert 8. Allen on active duty)

fMaJOr hODeTt Q. hllCh ou aStAFc ahes1
 WASHINGTON. = The complete story never was told, but it hap pened two years ago this month. And if it had happened differently it might have changed history.
 A group of cabinet officers were dining at the British embassy with the late Lord Lothian-Secretary of War Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Knox, Secretary of the Treas ury Morgenthau. They all agreed that it was suicide to continue shipping scrap iron and oil to Japan, that it should be stopped at once. The British ambassador agreed that his government would cooperate.
 Next day, Morgenthau flew to Hyde Park, put the proposal before F. D. R., got him to sign two execu- tive orders banning the sale of all scrap iron to Japan, and all oil.
 But under the law, executive or ders must be issued by the secre- tary of state. And when the White House sent MT. Hull the orders he vigorously disagreed. In fact he delayed issuing the orders until he and his advisers could argue with the President, finally persuaded him to reverse himself.
 The orders were changed so that only high-test gasoline was em- bargoed, and all other forms of gas and oil could be and were sent tc Japan up until a few months be- fore Pearl Harbor. The scrap iron embargo permitted the Japs to im- port all except No. l grade of scrap though later the state department was overruled on all scrap iron.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
MEAT WILL bE CUT ON
 OCTOBER 1
Secretary of Agriculture Warns Civilians 10
 Cut Down on Use

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-Secre- tary of Agriculture Claude Wick ard announced today that begin hing october l, civilian meat con- sumption during the last three months of the years will be re- stricted to approximately 79 per cent of the amount delivered to packers for civilian use during the last quarter of l94l.
 He reiterated that citizens should voluntarily linit themselves to 2H pounds of meat a week per person to permit fair sharing of available supplies.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
GERMAN REPORTS

BERLIN, Sept .24.,-The German Command said today that during the course of strong Soviet counter attacks in northern direction. 34 Soviet tanks were destroyed" in the battle of Stalingrad, and that street fighting in Stalingrad is continuing in undiminished bitterness"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
nAKAR AND AZORES

During the debates on oil and scrap iron, one significant confer ence was held at the White House, attended by Secretary Hull and advisers together with Admiral Leahy. now chief of staff to the President. The state department argued that if we cut off Japan's oil and scrap iron, she would at tack the Dutch East Indies, and that U. s. ships were needed ill
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24
BY JOHN GROVER For Jack Stinnett, On VacatiOn)

NEOi Jdth othihCtt, Oh v"t"t'".p WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Here's l good news for taxpayers: the in- creasingly motorized Army is really going to town on a program of sav- ing gasoline, tires and repair bills on it's mechanized equipment.
 The new bugaboo of sloppy driv- CTS and careless Army mechanics is Preventive Maintenance-short- ened to PM by the shortcut dough- boys-which is working wonders in cutting down the cost of moving from here to there by truck, jeep and command car.
 The PM crews do their effective work by surprise visits. Without prior announcement, the four en- listed men and the officer who compose the crew drop in on some outfits motor park.
 Woe betide the drivers who haven't kept their trucks in tiptop shape. Woe betide the mainten- ance crews who haven't repaired defects reported by the drivers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24

(On landing in Juneau, Hope said the fog was so thick on hls way up that the birds were walking)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-24

One thing Hope says he has been dreaming of is putting on shows in the cities for civilians after his camp shows. The pro-
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03

challenge, armed with two As CALI
Der automatic pistols,
Authorities believed the men had
begun quarrcling In the yard In
front OF Wenstron's home. Mrs.
Wenstrofn apparently walked from
tho house 10 investigate the arg1-
Inent.
A neighbor, Michel Levy, heard
shots and ran from his home TO
investigate. He found WenBtrofn
lying dead on o driveway with two
bulletins In his heart Wengtroin's
own 80 caliber pistol was In his
hand.
Mrs. Wenstrom, shot In tho head
was Slumped against O porch col
umn. Hammett was wounded in
the thigh and groin,
Hammett and Mrs. Wenstrom
were taken TO ~. Francis hospital,
where they were given blood trans
fuslonS. Attendants said Mrs. Wen.
Stronl's condition was very critical"
but Harnmett was holding his
own"
WonsEom, q native OF Sweden,
served IN tho army during tho
w I'D War and retired from active
du 7 In 1887 after 10 years In serv-
Ice. He was the author OF o newly
published book on weather.
Hammett ~ the son -ln-lGw OF w,
II. Cowles, Spokane, Wash, ilewG-
paper publisher. Both Wenstrom
and Hammett assisted In organizing
the Home Guard unit.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03
School Contract
GiUen Fuel Firm


Naugatuck, April : - The
Naugatuck Fuel company was
awarded the coal contract Tor
the school department for the
coming school year, les bids
lncludeds la7 tons OF huckwheat
coal. sS.16 less 10 y ton for
cash IN 10 days; sS tons Of stove
coal, S1OSe y ton less is for
cash payment; 500 tons Of egg
codl, 5000 less .1S for cash
payment within the same time.
The only other bidder was the
Clark Fuel and Trucking COM
pany, whose bids were ~ fol-
lowss for the buokwheat, q net
Of S8.A5; for the stove, net
s1I.S6; for the egg, net Of Sll.SS.
The Naugatuck Fuel indicated
that coal prices will go up May
1. The prices Of this firm were
about 80 q ton higher than the
coal cost last year, board meme
bers said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-04-03

crimlnate was made plain by watch
ers' reports that the German planes
came In ct low levels,
II was the second big low level at
tack on the southeast coast within
two weeks, after months Of inactive
ity.
Experts secuted suggestions that
the Germans were starting mass
bombings on the scale Of those last
year because nobody believed they
had the planes TO spare. They sug-
gested that the Germans were using
limited Dir strength for occasional
heavy raids,
Last nights main raid lasted about
one hour,
Then came the massed planes,
striking at towns all along the
southeast coast. United Press watch
ers heard them coming, with tre-
mendous roar OF motors, and then
their bombs started soreechlng
down. Explosions were unusually
heavy,