Ohio labor fights settled in three industries
Three Ohio labor disputes ended with resumed work and new wage talks. At Plum Brook near Sandusky carpenters returned to work on a $40 million ordnance project as mediation continues over a 1.37 12 per hour AFL demand. Springfield Harvester and Heller Bros also saw work resume amid wage scale discussions and defense contract stakes.
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Ohio
Newcomerstown
Plum Brook
Sandusky
International Harvester Company
Springfield
Heller Bros. Co
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
SWOC
AFL
CIO
Army
Ordnance
Ordnance Plant
Defense Mediation Board
International Carpenters’ and Joiners
Frank A. Ray
Construction Qartermaster
Mediation Board
Harvester
CIO United Automobile Workers Union
Harry Spires
Snires
Hugo ‘A. Weissbrodt
Spires
CIO Wins Bargaining Rights in Cigar Plant
Workers at five Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert cigar plants voted 1 204 to 504 for the CIO affiliated United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America as bargaining agent. About 1 000 eligible in two Lima plants 350 in St Marys 350 in Findlay and 160 in Van Wert voted. Ballots all cast in Lima with no plant breakdown.
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LIMA
Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corp
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
St. Marys
Findlay
van Wert
General Dentz Interned in British-Occupied Syria
A Reuters dispatch from Beirut reports General Henri Dentz once French high commissioner and commander-in-chief in the Levant has been interned by the British in the British-occupied Syria region. Dentz commanded Vichy French forces against the British and Free French during a 31 day Syrian conflict ending with a July armistice.
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London
Reuters
Beirut
Syria
Henri Dentz
Levant
Japanese Bombers Hit Chungking in Early Raid
Seventy Japanese planes in two waves attacked Chungking today in the first raid since the U S Gunboat Tutuila was damaged July 30. The alarm lasted almost two hours. The first wave of 43 planes struck Chung king downtown area.
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Chungking
China
U. S
Tutuila
Heat illness blamed in Cleveland base collapse death
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber ruled heat exhaustion caused the death of 31 year old John Trzcinski who collapsed while en route to base in Cleveland. The incident prompted an official inquiry and the case remains under review by local authorities.
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Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
John Trzcinski
Morgenthau Pushes Broad Tax Hike to Fund Defense
Secretary Morgenthau urged Congress to expand the tax base by removing exemptions and increasing levies on individuals with small incomes, married couples, and corporations. He told the Senate Finance Committee the House bill should raise at least 35.5 billion, aiming higher, to cover two thirds of federal operating costs with projected deficits around 12 billion.
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Washington
Defense
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Morgenthaum
Berlin Press Attacks U S on Defense Bases
Berlin evening papers publish columns accusing the United States of seeking 121 naval and air bases in Central and South America under the pretense of civil aviation. They claim pressure on Latin American nations included fuel restrictions and note U S bases in Greenland and Iceland with plans for others in Northern Ireland and various Atlantic sites.
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Berlin
United States
Bas
Central
South America
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Greenland
Iceland
Ireland
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Dakar
Freetown
Liberia
Toledo Woman and Mother of Ten Killed in Route 120 Crash
Mrs Wayne Grunder 47 of Waynesburg Colorado died in an automobile collision on Route 120 on the outskirts of Elmore Ohio. She was a mother of ten.
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Toledo
Wayne Grunder
Waynesburg, CO
Route 120
Elmore
Use of Nazi Tactics Hinted By Japanese
Tokyo officials claim the Japanese empire is ringed by US Britain China and the Netherlands but may adopt the German fashion to ease economic encirclement. Naval expert Lieut. Comm. Ishimaru writes in Hochi that Manchukuo China Indo China and Thailand join the co prosperity sphere and Iran appetite for resources follows.
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Tokyo
United States
Britain
China
Netherlands
Japan
Tota Ishimaru
Hochi
Manchukuo
Indo-China
Thailand
Liner Georgic Damaged By Enemy Action
Britain states the White Star liner Georgic was damaged by enemy action. No troops aboard the 27759 ton ship. all crew safe except the chief barkeeper.
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Georgic
Britain
London
Ministry of Information
Prisoner Confesses To Abduction Charge
Lawrence Stoker 27 of Defiance pleads guilty in Celina to abduction armed robbery and auto theft in the July 29 kidnapping of Betty Hauk 17 and the escort Urban Kaup 18 was tied to the crime. He is held on a 15000 bond in the Charles Marlins court.
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Celina
Lawrence Stoker
Nurse Alice Carr Ends Balkan Mission After 20 Years
American nurse Alice G. Carr of Yellow Springs Ohio ends her overseas service with the American Expeditionary Force after more than two decades in Greece the Balkans and near East. She helped eradicate malaria in Greece aided Turks against malaria and contributed to the Rockefeller Foundation campaign. Carr decorated thrice by Greece and is a Johns Hopkins graduate returning home due to worsening conditions and lack of food medicines and hope.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Alice , G. Carr
Balkans
Near East
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Greece
The
Bel
Serbia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Rockefeller Foundation
Marathon
Ankara
Turkey
United States
Johns Hopkins
Senate OKs 18 Month Army Service Extension
The Senate approved an 18 month extension for army service by 45 to 30 with a $10 monthly pay boost after one year. House leaders, aiming to vote by Monday, plan an early session to keep the extension moving despite Republican resistance to broader exemptions.
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Washington
House
Senate
May
Chamber
Rep. Short
Plan to Offer New Road Bill After Veto
The House Roads Committee moved to introduce a new defense highway bill to replace the vetoed 320 million measure. Chairman Cartwright was authorized to reconvene after recess in September or October, with provisions drawing from the vetoed bill. Members debated reintroducing the same bill to override the presidential veto, after a 252 to 128 House vote and a 57 to 19 Senate vote to override.
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Washington
House Roads Committee
Roosevelt
Cartwright
D-Okla
House
Senate
Ohio Soldier Killed As Truck Overturns
CROSSETT Ark. An army truck overturn killed Pvt. Thomas Kane of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio and injured six other soldiers. The 151st Medical Battalion men were traveling from Fort McClellan Alabama to Arkansas maneuvers when the vehicle plunged down a 30 foot embankment eight miles west of Crosso.
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Crossett
Ark
Thomas Kane
Cuyahoga Falls
151St Medical Battalion
Fort McClellan
Ala
Arkansas Maneuvers
Here
Highway Patrol Bill Increases Force to 300
Columbus report states the State Highway Patrol will grow from 200 to 300 men under a new law effective tomorrow. Supt. Black says filling the entire complement immediately is unlikely and estimates not more than 60 officers may meet the patrol requirements.
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Columbus
Black
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting Set for Nov 27 28
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation announces its annual meeting will take place in Columbus on November 27 and 28. Delegates will gather to discuss farm policy, programs, and organizational goals for the upcoming year.
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Columbus
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Tugwell at O. U. Graduation Highlights Youth Faith in Freedoms
Dr. Rexford Guy Tugwell addressed 163 Ohio University Summer Session graduates praising the young for valuing American freedoms and critical thought. He warned that without confidence in free expression society risks stagnation and urged skepticism paired with progress.
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Tugwell
O. U
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Thie Moarnine
Want Wheat Plan Altered
Rep. Robert F. Jones of Ohio proposes a new wheat marketing bill to open a referendum on quotas for all farmers via county committees. Quotas would apply only in states where a majority of voting growers approve, aiming to curb protests by dissatisfied Ohio growers.
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Washington
Robert F. Jones
Ohio
Congress
Higher Payrolls Bring Compensation Rate Cut
The Ohio State Industrial Commission said higher payrolls allowed a 3.2 percent average cut in workers' compensation insurance for employers. Actuaries estimate the rate reduction saves about 580000 dollars annually, offsetting greater accident exposure from higher production.
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Columbus
State Industrial Commission
Ohio
Commission Actuaries
Three Ohioans Die From Traffic Accidents
Akron two young adults Lois Mary Perkins twenty a divorcee and Charles E Sprankle twenty one both of Akron died today from injuries in traffic crashes George Hohenberger twenty eight of Defiance died in Memorial Hospital today from internal injuries after his car hit a bridge abutment last night
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Akron
Lois Mary Perkins
Charles E. Sprankle
Napoleon
George Hohenberger
Defiance
Memorial Hospital
Ohio allocates gasoline tax funds to counties and townships
Columbus Ohio Auditor Joseph T Ferguson announces distribution of 1415200 in gasoline excise tax revenues. Each county receives 10000 and each township 400 for road or street improvements. The funds must be used for road or street improvements.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
License plates may require surrender for 1942 tags
Motorists may be required to turn in their 1941 automobile license plates to obtain 1942 tags due to a steel shortage.
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Washington
Duce's Son Bruno Laid to Rest in Predappio
In Predappio Mussolini received the body of Bruno Mussolini and two air crash victims for burial. The procession wound through flower strewn streets as the Duce paused beside the open casket expressing emotional pride. Donna Rachele, Edda Ciano, and Bruno's widow attended the private vigil.
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Pisa
Italy
Mussolini
Bruno
Predappio
Il Duce
Warhero
Donna Rachele
Edda Ciano
Air Force
Florida Canal Seaway To Be In Rivers Bill
The House Rivers and Harbors Committee approved the 285 million dollar St. Lawrence Seaway and the 160 million dollar Florida ship canal for inclusion in an omnibus rivers and harbors bill. Votes were 17 to 8 for the seaway and 14 to 10 for the Florida canal. Tolls on the Florida canal were provided for, while no tolls were to be set for the St. Lawrence waterway due to treaty constraints.
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Washington
House
Mansfield
Texas
Canada
St. Lawrence Waterway
Propeller Plant Strike Threatens Major Defense Production
Several hundred Curtiss Wright propeller division workers at Caldwell New Jersey halted welding and steel blade work. Company spokesman John Hart said defense orders exceeding 100 million dollars are imperilled while workers asked for more pay without formal written demands. The plant employs thousands of workers.
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Caldwell
N. J
Curtiss- Wright Corporation
John Hart
Japan Faces Critical War Choices Amid Blockade Threats
The piece argues Japan may act only if driven by dire economic strain and supply shortages. It notes Tokyo reports an encirclement by the US Britain China and the Dutch East Indies and mentions Japan building an air defense bureau. It warns Japan fears a blockade and naval assault, yet relies on imports from America and Britain for necessities and markets.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
Britain
United States
Nippon
Tokyo
America
China
Dutch East Indies
Domei
Germans claim big Ukraine breakthrough and siege aims
Nazi high command reports deep advances in Ukraine with siege aims on Odessa while claiming major prisoner captures and a major Russian force destruction near Uman. Soviet counters call Hitler claims fairy tales and report heavy German losses as the battle for Leningrad and surrounding fronts intensifies.
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Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Uman
Kiev
Sixth Army
Black Sea
Odessa
Berlin
London
Reich
Russia
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Army
Hitler
Istanbul
Britain
Afghanistan
Caucasus
U.s.s.ry
Leningrad
Wesenberg
Gulf of Finland
Estonia
Tallinn
Kronstadt
Kakisalmi
Smolensk
Moscow
Bel Tserkov
France
Maginot
Fre
Two Columbus Youths Flee From Mansfield
Two Columbus youths Paul Hoover eighteen and William Hall nineteen escaped from the State Reformatory last night. Police believe they fled in a car stolen from Patrolman George Yoakam’s home. Hall was serving time for auto theft and Hoover for unarmed robbery.
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Mansfield
Columbus
Paul Hoover
William Hall
State Reformatory
George Yoakam
Hall
Hoover
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General Dentz
NEA Telephoto
Federal Shipbuilders and Drydock Co
Aroud Automobile
Kearny
Europe
Senate O. K
NEA Radio-Telephoto
Duce
Florida Canal
Eine
Associated Press
RAF
Germany
Essen
Hamm
Dortmund
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