U S Flyers Ready To Stage Own Show In North Africa Skies
U S Army Air Force pilots complete desert training with RAF squadrons and will fly new American pursuit planes in independent fighter squadrons. First combat outcomes include Wheeler's first Axis shot and Tilby's confirmed bomb drop, with air partners sharing tough lessons and praise from Brig. Gen. Ruby Strickland on strengthened Allied air cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Axis
North Africa
Cairo
United States Army Air Force
United States Air Force
Claremont E. Wheeler
San Jose
Calif
Glade B. Tilby
Skidmore
Wheeler
Bilby
Fuka
Jack S. Wilson
Benton City
Wash
Wilson
Whitaker
Tennessee
William W. O'Neill, Jr
Seminole
Okla
Ruby C. Strickland
Manpower Control Issue Awaits Congress Return
Washington reports Congress may be asked to authorize a new body with statutory power to direct manpower into essential war tasks. The War Manpower Commission lacks enforcement authority, and inspectors may be used to curb hoarding at cost plus plants. Other September issues include wage and price controls and rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manhep
War Manpower Commission
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Probers Find No Evidence Of Steel Black Market
The War Production Board reports no proof of a steel black market by Higgins Industries in New Orleans. Andrew Higgins did not show diversion of scarce material and cited deliveries met high rated defense orders. Some warehouses may have violated WPA quotas and OPA price ceilings. possible violations are under OFA investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Higgins Industries, Inc
New Orleans
England
War Production Board
Andrew J. Higgins
Higgins
Higgins Company
Office of Price Administration
OPA
WPA
OFA
Census Bureau Opens Citizenship Records Access
The Census Bureau announced that the 1917 4918 draft registration records for about 24 million men are available to obtain evidence of birth place and citizenship. A search costs 1 dollar and requires the applicant to provide full name date and place of birth residence at registration and the city of registration.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Jackson Doctor Dies in Route 124 East Crash
Dr. W. R. Riddle, 44, of Jackson, was killed when his automobile struck a bridge on State Route 124 east of re yesterday.
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Jackson
W. R. Ridll
Farmer Green Hunts Foxes With Unusual Method
Lester Green, Prospect Conn, trains a hound to run from foxes and uses the pursued fox to lure it toward the barn. Green claims this odd fox hunting method yields a successful result. Also advertised is a Columbia Ave unfurnished 4 room apartment with porch and furnace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Green
Hound
Fox
Farmer Green
Advent Hunting
Columbia Ave
Tenant finds line of sight to one renter only
Landlord notes strong demand for an apartment as many prospective tenants view it, yet only one rental can be offered. The statement highlights the single accepted tenant despite multiple interested parties.
India Moslem League Plans New Demands
The Moslem League working committee in Bombay met in secret to consider campaigns for recognition by Britain and Hindus and to demand partition of India into separate Hindu and Moslem states. They also discussed views on unrest from Congress civil disobedience. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru urged Britain to send a delegation to discuss peace with Congress, while Muhammad Ali Jinnah warned that any peace with the Hindu-dominated Congress would be seen as sacrificing Muslim interests by 80 million Moslems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Moslem League
All-India Congress Party
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Allahabad
Britain
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Congress
U S Ships Launched in Mass Push Across Three States
Eleven new ships slid from ways yesterday in a historic fleet launch. Six freighters and two destroyers in Maine sparked a call for greater effort from Maritime Commission head Admiral Land. Texas yards followed with three ships, including a minesweeper, a cargo ship, and the destroyer Murray at Orange.
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South Portland
Maine
Emory E. Land
United States
Maritime Commission
Texas
Pennsylvania
Beaumont
Murray
Consolidated Steel Corporation Ltd
Orange
Nazi Exchange Student Faces Espionage Trial
Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr a 29 year old former Buffalo resident who studied in Germany is charged by the FBI with returning to the United States as a Gestapo trained spy and faces a possible death penalty if convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in a federal court trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr
Germany
FBI
America
Buffalo, N. Y
Servicemen Apply for 18 Billions in Insurance
Four men report nationwide 3 5 million National Service Life Insurance applications with a face value over 18 billion dollars. Brig Gen Frank T Hines told United Spanish War Veterans the totals reflect wartime coverage and veterans affairs administration activity. Miss Kate Kling Lebanon up died aged 101 at her home near Waynesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United Spanish War Veterans
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Lebanon
Kate Kling
Warren County
Waynesville
Showdown in New York Race for Governor Nomination
In New York the first face to face showdown for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination looms with President Roosevelt backing Mead and James A. Farley backing Bennett. Farley claims a majority of the 1,014 delegates to the Brooklyn state convention favor Bennett while Roosevelt supports Mead. The contest is viewed as a power clash over state control and influence on the 1944 Democratic National Convention delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Farley
John J. Bennett, Jr
U. S
James M.mead
Brooklyn
Bennett
Two Naval Officers Missing After Blimp Lands in Daly City
A crewless blimp on an anti submarine patrol landed in Daly City near San Francisco. Two Naval officers aboard are missing at sea off the Golden Gate. Life belts were missing from the craft but parachutes and rubber life raft were recovered in the gondola.
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San Francisco
Daly City
Golden Gate
Distinguished Flying Medal for Oklahoma City Pilot
London reports Sgt Claude Weaver of the Royal Canadian Air Force from Oklahoma City received the Distinguished Flying Medal for shooting down five German fighters and aiding in the destruction of a bomber over Malta in one week. His citation praises his courageous and inspiring example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Claude Weaver
Oklahoma City
Okla
Malta
Train Crash Kills One Injures Another Near Raisin Center
Adrian Mich report says a west bound Wabash passenger train struck a northbound New York Central freight train at a crossing near Raisin Center eight miles northeast of Adrian. One crewman died and another was critically injured.
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Adrian
Mich
Wabash Railroad
New York Central
Raisin Center
Allied Ship Losses Hit New Low Mark
Last week's announced wartime merchant losses were the lowest in 16 weeks with seven Allied merchantmen sunk. No ships were lost on the U S East Coast and Caribbean lanes, two in the Gulf of Mexico, and five off South America, raising Western Atlantic casualties to 426 as submarines move south of supply routes guarded by naval forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. S. East Coast
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
South America
Atlantic
Ohioan Saves Two Soldiers In Plane Crash
In Peru Massachusetts three soldiers survived a plane crash that killed 17 others. Sergeant Lee dragged two companions to safety despite severe burns then guided rescuers to the wreck after signaling for help.
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Peru
Mass
Ailesa Robert Lee
Columbus
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army
Lee
Rationing Hot Water Plan Aims for Gotham Apartments
New York City tenants may face a strict water schedule under Mayor La Guardia. Hot water would be available only between 6 30 and 9 00 a m and 5 00 and 8 00 p m East Wilson time under a plan drafted by a committee of real estate boards and associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
F. H. la Guardia
Gene Autry Reports for Training at Santa Ana Base
Gene Autry the singing cowboy reported for basic training at the Santa Ana Army Air Base. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in Chicago on August 1 and was rated a technical sergeant. Autry had more than 200 hours in the air as a civilian flier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Gene Autry
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Army Air Force
Chicago
Autry
Portsmouth Woman Held After Knifing Victim
Mrs. Marie Porter aged 37 was held on a charge of cutting with intent to kill after the fatal stabbing of Harold Snyder, 20. Police say she stabbed Snyder when he returned to her home after she evicted him for offering wine to her 18 year old son.
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Portsmouth
Marie Porter
Harold Snyder
Ray Brown
Snyder
Hold Girl in France's Death
Miss Margaret Herlihy, daughter of Army officer Lieut Col E G Herlihy, held under guard after fiancé Captain D D Carr died from two gunshot wounds in a shooting at Fort Huachuca. A charge of assault with a deadly weapon filed against the girl after the Saturday incident.
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Douglas, Ariz
Margaret Herlihy
D. D. Carr
Carr
E. G. Herlihy
Fort Huachuca
Carr, 27-Year-Old Tank Company
Miss Herlihy
Agua Prieta
Progress of Solomon Islands battle remains an untold story
The War Today column describes the 11th day of the American offensive in the Solomon Islands. It notes Marines widening bridgeheads amid fierce resistance and possible casualties while urging fuller front-line reporting to boost American morale and citizens’ sense of involvement in the war.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Solomon Islands
MacArthur
Washington
Bethlehem C10 Contract Ratified by CIO United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh news reports President Philip Murray announcing the signing and ratification of a Bethlehem Steel contract covering about 80 000 employees. The deal brings roughly 95 percent of the steel industry under CIO United Steelworkers of America and completes bargaining with the four Little Steel firms. The contract follows War Labor Board directives, provides a five-cent-an-hour wage rise retroactive to February, preserves the union shop and union dues check off.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Bethlehem Steel Company
Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Bethlehem
Little Steel
Inland Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
War Labor Board
Cleveland Proposal Seeks Constitution Amendment on Utility Rates
The Cleveland law department proposes an Ohio constitutional amendment to require the Public Utilities Commission to fix rates based on the money a public utility has prudently invested. The plan, in a city council report by Law Director Thomas A. Parke Jr. and Assistant Director Spencer W. Reeder, could replace the current reproduction cost method of rate making.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Thomas A. Parke, Jr
Spencer W. Reeder
Youthful Skater and Partner Found Dead in Colo.
In Idaho Springs a Denver high school girl and her 48 year old ice skating partner were found shot dead. Coroner George Hamlick called it murder and death by their own action. A penciled note asked they be buried together with their skates on.
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Idaho Springs
Colo
Denver
George Hamlick
British craft sink German patrol boat in Dover Straits
The Admiralty announced that a light German patrol boat was sunk and three others were severely damaged after a spirited clash with British light coastal craft in the Straits of Dover last night.
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London
Straits of Dover
Admiralty
Scrap drive reporting 113824 tons from three states
Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia salvage efforts totaled 113,824 tons for June, announced by J. C. Deibel regional chief of WPB industrial salvage. The regional figure covers June only and relates to industries employing 15 or more workers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
J. C. Deibel
WPB
Detroit Leaders Defend City War Record Against Life Magazine
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries and CIO leader R. J. Thomas criticized Life Magazine for its five page lead article Detroit is Dynamite. They said Detroit's patriotism is unmatched and noted only a railway dispute in three years.
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Life Magazine
Edward J. Jeffries
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Jeffries
Detroit Street Railways
Legionnaires Parade Marks Ohio Civil Defense Debut
Canton Ohio hosted the opening parade of the Ohio Legion's 24th annual convention drawing an estimated 85,000 spectators. The event showcased the civilian defense program and introduced a new marching unit, the Canton Civilian Defense Council, as part of the wartime parade plans.
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Canton
Ohio Legionnaires
Ohio Legion
Canton Civilian Defense Council
Three Die in Auto Crash Near Xenia
An automobile crash northeast of Xenia claimed three lives. Victims were Richard J. Krein 23 of Dayton James C Gross 20 of Dayton and Gene T Andrews 18 of Cedarville.
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Xenia
Here
Richard J. Krein
Dayton
James C. Gross
Gene T. Andrews
Cedarville
War Department names 46 plants for Army Navy production award
The War Department announced the selection of 46 industrial plants to receive the Army Navy production award in recognition of outstanding performance on war work.
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Washington
War Department
Conference in Moscow Reveals War Strategy Merger
Churchill met Stalin in Moscow for talks on conduct of the war with U.S. generals, the outcome unknown but expectations high for a second front. MacArthur’s air forces guarded the Solomons as fighting around Stalingrad and Grozny intensified with both sides reporting gains and losses. Brig. Gen. Doolittle arrived in London to help organize U S air forces for a continental campaign while RAF and Axis air battles continued over Europe and North Africa.
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Russia
Caucasus
Germany
Churchill
Stalin
U. S
Moscow
England
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Solomon Islands
United States
Solomons
MacArthur
Maikop
Red Army
Grozny
Vichy
Geremans
Timoshenko
Stalingrad
Kletskaya
Britain
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
London
Doolittle
Carl Spaatz
Ira C. Eaker
Spaatz
United States Army Air
France
Africa
North African
Naval Reserve lieutenant ordered to report for duty
The Navy announced Herbert Agar editor in family leave from Louisville Courier-Journal must report as Lieutenant Commander in the U S Naval Reserve. A medium sized merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine late in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Agar
Louisville, Ky
Courier-Journal
United States Naval Reserve
Washington
United States
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Strickland
Lewis H. Brereton
U.S.A.A.F
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Senate
House
N. Y
Gotham Apartments
Santa Ana Air Base
United Nations
el Alamein
Egypt
Coral Sea
Herlihy
Margaret
Fort Benning, Ga
Isles
Legionnaires
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