Federal mediators seek to end defense strikes
Government representatives pressed to end strikes touching hundreds of millions in ship and aircraft contracts. At Curtiss-Wright Cald well propeller plant 800 of 1493 workers quit amid a demand for a 20 cent raise. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock in Kearny faces 493 million in naval and merchant orders as union seeks government takeover. Mack Manufacturing in Allentown employs 4700 with several million in defense items and a 15 cent wage increase retroactive to Aug 4.
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Curtiss-Wright Company
Caldwell
N. J
Producion
Defense Mediation Board
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
Cio’s Marine and Shipbuilding Union
Geaders
Washington
Allentown
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Mack Manufacturing Company
Three Die in Harrison County Auto Accidents
Two autos failed to negotiate curves on Route 250 near Dennison. George Bennett and his brother in law Charles Hunt died when the vehicle plunged over an embankment. A third person was injured. William Strebel of New Philadelphia died Saturday night in a separate crash with three others injured.
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Dennison
Harrison County
George Bennett
Charles Hunt
Turtle Creek
Here
William Strebel
New Philadelphia
Liquid Air Explosion Kills Truck Driver
A deadly blast near Cadiz injures and kills a truck driver identified as Bernard Smith of Bloomingdale. The incident involved a truck carrying 35 canisters of liquid air from Bloomingdale to Lis a, owned by Ohio Lox Co. The explosion left a five foot pole and scattered debris as evidence.
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Cadiz
Here
Bloomingdale
Lisa
Bernard Smith
Hear Bloomingdale
Paul
Ohio Lox Co
New Remedy For That Insomnia
Los Angeles report suggests UCLA professor Harry M. Johnson advocates twisting into contortions to improve sleep. The unconventional method is presented as a remedy for insomnia by a sleep authority.
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Los Angeles
Harry M. Johnson
U.C.L.A
Army Begins War Games in Louisiana Field Maneuvers Open
Thousands of selectees from all states began tests to reveal the nation’s army strength. The 31st Dixie, 43rd New England and 4th motorized divisions started a command post exercise near Pollock with 55 000 troops in field preliminaries. West of Alexandria, 230 000 Third Army troops prepare to face Second Army in September as Camp Shelby hosts the 37th Ohio Division breaking camp en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louisiana
Union
United States
Dixie
New England
Fourth Army Corps
Pollock
Third Army
Second Army
Camp Shelby
Miss
37Th
Ohio
Rents Rise in Ravenna and Warren Ohio Cities
The Work Projects Administration reports rents in Ravenna and Warren Ohio up 23 percent and 19 percent since March 1940. Average rents in March 1940 were 29.20 dollars in Warren and 21 dollars in Ravenna with 29 percent and 33 percent of identical units showing increases respectively.
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Washington
Work Projects Administration
Ravenna
Warren
Two Men From Athens County to Report for Induction
Two young men registered in Athens County will report to the Selective Service Induction Station tomorrow morning in Columbus. They are Earl Wilson Halbert, 22, metal worker from Gloucester, and Edwin E Bailey, 26, farm laborer from Pomeroy Route 3.
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Athens County
Selective Service
Columbus
Earl Wilson Halbert
Glouster
Edwin E. Bailey
Pomeroy
Steel output may rise to fifteen million tons amid new plans
Washington sources report the Office of Production Management is considering expanding the proposed steel capacity from 10 million to 15 million tons and adding a plan for 25 new Great Lakes ore boats to ship Minnesota iron ore to lower Great Lakes blast furnaces. Steel already under full government priority could lead to rationing of automobiles and appliances.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Great Lakes
Minnesota
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Defense Priorities
Stettinius
Coal Trucking Law in Effect
New law begins tomorrow governing coal shipments from mine to consumer. Each truck load must have a weight certificate and bill of sale, with weight within two percent of the certificate. The state highway patrol enforces the law with penalties of 25 to 50 dollars and possible chauffeur license revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Jackie Coogan Weds While on Army Leave
Private Jackie Coogan married Miss Parry in a surprise ceremony at Gardnersville Nebraska after a weekend leave from Fort Ord. Coogan 26 known as The Kid of film fame wed 19 year old former Flower Party member. The couple's brief honeymoon followed the wedding.
Paroled Investor Richard Whitney Leaves Sing Sing
Richard Whitney, once ruined Wall Street king, is released on parole from Sing Sing to a Massachusetts farm with his wife Gertrude and daughter Alice. He must report monthly to officials until 1948, avoid Wall Street, drinking, and firearms, and may regain voting rights if NY grants restoration.
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Ossining
N. Y
Richard Whitney
Wall Street
Sing Sing
Massachusetts
Gertrude
Alice
Massachusetts Board of Corrections
New York
Whitney
Japan Expected to Strike Siberia Next in War Plan
Observers in northeast China say Japan mobilizes in Manchukuo for a major campaign into eastern Siberia, with August seen as the latest launch window. Analysts note potential wider moves in Indo China and Thailand as a side show, aiming to consolidate Asia before a northern push.
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Peiping
China
Manchukuo
Mongolia
Japan
Siberia
Thailand
Shanghai
Russia
Indo-China
Asia
Pacific
Britain
United States
Two Steps From Break With U S Across Japanese War Footing
Tokyo reports Japan at full economic war footing under mobilization law as two steps away from breaking with the United States. Chugai newspaper cites a complete embargo and severance of consular relations as the likely prelude to ending diplomatic ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
United States
Kaname Wakasugi
Washington
Chugai
Eight Negro Soldiers Die in Truck Crash
Eight Negro soldiers and a white civilian truck driver were killed and six other Negro soldiers were injured when an army truck and a transport truck collided west of Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. A gasoline tank exploded, flames engulfed the victims, and civilian J D Wilson helped by tearing burning garments away and using lard to aid the injured. The soldiers were returning from Lebanon Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leonard Wood
J. D. Wilson
Lebanon
Marriage Applicants Taking Blood Tests
Hundreds of persons in Columbus are submitting to blood tests as Ohio prepares for a new law banning marriage by those with contagious syphilis. The act takes effect Aug 18, with a five day waiting period. applications on or after Aug 13 would not receive licenses until the law is in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Death of Gallipolis Native in Huntington Hospital
Frank Deardorff aged 42 native of Gallipolis died early this morning in a Huntington West Virginia hospital. News record notes the illness and time of death with details from local sources.
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Gallipolis
Frank Deardorff
Moince
Huntington
W. Va
Vichy Action Watched in Washington
The United States linked future diplomatic relations with the French government to Vichy's decisions at Marshal Petain's cabinet. Officials warned that German collaboration would sever ties, possibly prompting recognition of General de Gaulle's Free French forces. The State Department remained noncommittal as Washington anticipated a vigorous counter policy against any Nazi bases in French possessions and Africa.
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Washington
United States
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
State Department
Atlantic Sea
Germany
Martinique
Caribbean
Africa
Roosevelt
Dakar
Americas
Sumner Welles
Veteran Postal Workers Seek Salary Increases Rally
Delegates from Akron Youngstown Lorain Columbus Toledo Canton Cincinnati Zanesville and Portsmouth attended a weekend rally of the joint Council of Affiliated Postal Unions calling for pay hikes. The House passed bills proposing 100 a year for workers with 10 years and another 100 for 15-year veterans, while a Senate committee urged reducing the total to 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Akron
Youngstown
Lorain
Columbus
Toledo
Canton
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Portsmouth
Joint Council of Affiliated Postal Unions
House
Senate
CIO Strike Halts Work At Cleveland Factory
A CIO strike in protest against independent union activities halted operations at the Lamson and Sessions Co. plant in Cleveland, affecting about 700 workers. It marks the second walkout at the firm in two months, the same union having secured sole bargaining rights at the aircraft parts division after a three day strike in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CIO
Lamson & Sessions Co
Middletown Plans Scrap Iron Drive With Boy Scout Help
A fleet of 10 dump trucks will canvass Middletown Ohio on Wednesday and Thursday for a city scrap iron collection. About 135 Boy Scouts will ask residents for discarded metal while crews handle heavier pieces.
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Middletown
Ohio
Warden Dies as Oklahoma Pen Break Turns Deadly
Warden Jess F Dunn and three others die after convicts seize the yard and flee in a car. Deputy Bill Alexander shoots back as the group tries to escape. Beavers Ford and McGee among the deceased. Dunn had warned a prior guard to shoot if hostages were taken.
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Oklahoma Pen
Mcalester
Okla
Jess F. Dunn
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Dunn
Bill Alexander
Alexander
Tab Ford
Roy McGee
Claude Beavers
Fix Limit of Four Billions On Tax Bill
Washington reports that the Senate Finance Committee fixed a four billion dollar outside limit for a new tax bill. Treasury experts aim to raise the House approved 3.2367 billion by 2.1633 billion, though Senate leaders expect no more than 500 million extra. Delays in enacting excise provisions are costing the government over two million daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Treasury
George
D-Ga
House
Senate
Nickel Plate borrows locomotives for ore run to Cleveland
The Nickel Plate Road, facing an engine shortage, leased two Lackawanna mountain-type locomotives to haul ore from Lorain to Cleveland. The borrowed engines operate daily on the short run, with one pulling 104 loaded cars into Cleveland yesterday for shipment to the Mahoning Valley steel mills.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Lorain
Mahoning Valley
Gill and Moriarty Pass Examinations for Bar
Ohio Supreme Court clerk Seba H. Miller announced the list of 298 successful bar exam examinees for the June 24 to 26 session. Among the names are Athens resident Joseph S. Gill of 209 East State Street and Clifford J. Moriarty of 140 West Union Street.
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Columbus
Seba H. Miller
State Supreme Court
Athens
Joseph S. Gill
E. State St
Clifford J. Moriarty
W. Union St
American Writer Reports Smolensk Destruction
American writer Alvin J. Steinkopf describes Smolensk after its fall to Germany, noting 90 percent destruction and widespread scorched earth tactics. He reports 20,000 civilians remain among ruins as German troops move to secure the area for the eastern thrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smolensk
Joseph Stalin
Germany Extends Drive Across Ukraine and North toward Leningrad
German forces pushed 60 miles toward Leningrad in the north and threatened Odessa in the south as Nazi columns advanced from the Ukraine border. London reports indicate deep operations across the Dnieper bend with Mount Budyonny's forces reportedly pressed hard and Soviet resistance stiffening with militia support. Western observers note air raids on Moscow and heavy bombardment of the Soviet capital while casualties mount on both sides in the sprawling front.
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Smolensk
Russia
Berlin
Dnieper
Central Front
Moscow
Germany
Leningrad
Black Sea
Odessa
London
Nikolaem
Dniester
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Semeon D. Budgonny
Red Army
Kiev
DNB
Lake Ilmen
Soltsi
Pskov
Sovet
Estonia
Bel Tserkov
Uman
Hitler
Red Capital
Kremlin
Red Air Fleet
Reich
Eastern Front
Peoples’ Army
Stalin
Budyonny
Washington
James Hutchens Dies at Daughter's Home
James Hutchens age 77 died Sunday morning at his daughter Nellie Ketter’s Rock Springs home. He leaves one son Ralph Ketter of Athens. Funeral services Tuesday at 1 pm at the Ketter home with burial in Wesley Chapel New Plymouth. Friends may call at the Ketter home.
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Pomeroy
James Hutchens
Nellie Ketter
Rock Springs
Ralph Ketter
Athens
Ketter
Wesley Chapel
New Plymouth
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Jackie Coogan
U. S
Nickel Plate Railroad
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