Roosevelt Faces War Decisions After Churchill Conference
President Roosevelt returns to Washington amid urgent questions on accelerating defense aid to Britain and the United States, with rumors of defense reorganization. Observers expect further decisions shaped by the Churchill meeting and Britain’s wartime needs, as public support for war remains uneven.
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Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Winston Churchill
Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
White House
Army
Navy
Congress
Britain
Iceland
England
Contact Men in Defense Manufacturing
Officials weigh the role of so called contact men who connect defense contracts with manufacturers. The piece notes the potential for abuse from commissions and fake influence while acknowledging some provide a legitimate service by matching idle facilities with government needs.
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Washington
Quotes on justice and public spirit from Eddy Brinton and Isaacs
A collection of brief statements glossing moral virtues and public duty. Mary Baker Eddy links justice and charity to friendship. Christian Brinton notes seventy as a time to share treasures. Isaacs proclaims readiness to run for re election despite party rejection by Republicans.
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Gilead
Golconda
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Brinton
Isaacs
New York
Axis records shipped to Japan via Latin American ports
Confidential cables show Axis business files from South America were sent to Japan. Twelve Japanese ships visited five west coast ports to load crates marked Mail containing papers of Axis firms forced out by the U S blacklist. Authorities did not intervene.
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Washington
Commerce Department
South America
Japan
U. S
Chile
Tocopilla
Coquimbo
Mollendo
Peru
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Buenaventura
Colombia
Peter Edson reviews Washington scene on little business
Peter Edson notes changes in Washington with big business aiding the New Deal for a dollar a year while Republicans shift to assisting small business. He cites committee efforts by Halleck to study small firms, Truman and Murray panels, and Defense Contract Service under Meherway promoting subcontracting, plus Hillman’s labor division, but finds gaps for the small supplier shut out of defense contracts.
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Washington
Republican Party
House
Joe Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Rennselaer
Indiana
Halleck
Senate
Truman Committee
Truman
James E. Murray
Butte, Mont
OPM
Defense Contract Service
Robert L. Meherway
Detroit
Sidney Hillman
Secret Voyage Drama on the Sonora Near Key West
Jim Mallory contends with Mary Larsen over a cigaret case tied to Bert Halloran as Eric Forbes pressures Mary toward New York. A kiss and betrayal expose a dangerous love triangle aboard the Aurora, with Hammond and Lois warning restraint and a dangerous bargain looming.
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Jim Mallory
Mary Larsen
Eric Forbes
Mary
New York
Jim
Bert Halloran
Sonora
Forbes
Mallory
Halloran
Jeffery Hammond
Lois Hammond
Aurora
Curly Bates
Big Cayman
Key West
Hammond
Lois
Bert
Spike
Morgan County Court Notes in McConnelsville area
Dismissals and settlements mark Morgan County court actions. Jennie Heaton vs C M Heaton dismissed. Robert Masterson vs Mary Masterson settled and dismissed. Francis Ignatius McDermott released on agreement to support three minor children. Hazel Rogers seeks divorce and alimony from John D. Rogers. Felda Kuntz as executrix seeks will construction of Mary Bingham's estate. Probate Court names Brice L. Masterson administrator for Irvin C. Masterson estate with $5500 bond. estimated property values listed. Marriage licenses issued to Scott and Khane, Palmer and Brandeberry, Newton and Bankes, Sidwell and Gibbs. Recorded transfers noted for Pauline Mason to James Bruton and property deeds in Malta and McConnelsville areas.
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Mcconnellville
Jennie Heaton
C. M. Heaton
Robert Masterson
Mary Masterson
Belle Baker
Roxbury
Francis Ignatius McDermott
Stockport
Newark
Hazel D. Rogers
John D. Rogers
Felda Kuntz
Mary Bingham
T. J. Bingham
Brice L. Masterson
Irvin C. Masterson
A. G. Masterson
H. L. Cowan
James Brown Scott
Caldwell Route 2
James Brown
Bertha Cain Scott
Violet May Khane
Caldwell Rt. 2
Leonard E
Mabel Jordan Rhune
Lowell R. Palmer
McConnelsville
Carpenter
Dale and
Blanche Dickey Palmer
Alene Brandeberry
Cutler
Frank and
Mabel Dean Brandeberry
Dale L. Newton
Deerfield
J. E
Alice Longstreth Newton
Margaret Bankes
Malta
Thomas and
Rose Porter
Maude J
Jessie B. Spencer
McConnell
MecConnelsville
Florence A. Owens
Saltlick Township
Margaret Morgan
Florence Paskell
Robert Owens
William Owens
Julia A. Boring
J. E. Boring
Gladys Brown
Roseville Federal Savings and Loan Association
James W. Lyman
Terrace
Crooksville
Levi E. Griggs
Jackson Township
Licking County
Mary E. Wehrle
St. Anthonys Hospital
Columbus
Laura M. Wehrle
Sheriff's Office
Wehrle
Buckeye Lake
Thorn Township
Amanda Munyan
Common Pleas Court
Walter Munyan
Helen Florence Pettet
Lloyd Lewis Pettet
Greenup
Virgie Givens
Rendville
Wilbur Givens
Blanche Howerth
Alvah Howerth
Lemard R. Love
Marie White
Somerset
Perry County court notes show tax funds freed for Children’s Home bills
In New Lexington excise tax funds were released to cover past due Children’s Home bills and a $1,000 county infirmary item, with charges limited to maintenance supplies. Commissioners transferred funds as relief measures while about $3,000 remains owed and under $1,000 in excise tax funds. The same report notes a record eight marriage licenses issued in probate court, a July car sales dip, and multiple lawsuits and divorces filed in common pleas and probate courts along with several property transfers and a foreclosure action in Roseville.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Licking County
National Defense Program
Burell Moore
Common Pleas Court
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Moore
New Straitsville
U. S. Steel and Iron Co
Green Branch Social Briefs Note Regional Gatherings
Local social notes from Green Branch list attendees at sales in Tuppers Plains and a Nelsonville Parkersburg trip. Visitors include Aubrey Nickoson, Guy Secoy, Bessie and Ira Robinson, and families from Athens Glouster Columbus and Columbus. Aug 24 homecomings and reunions announced with speakers D Vause Snider and Costley.
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Virginia
Columbus
Leo Smith
Walter Yant
Glouster
Kelley
Logan
Katie Swartz
Anna Merchinko
John Schuler
Jim Day
Anthony Wisenbach
Athens
L. H. Blackwood
Harvey Persons
Charles Robinson
Fred Hooper
Loraine Robinson
Bessie
Ira Robinson
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Huntington
Robinson
Hooper
Erlene Nickoson
Persons
Lew Keil
Florida
Roca
Myrtle Calvert
Calvert
Ethel Jackson
Nelsonville
McKinney
Martha Jane
Wolf Summit
W. Va
L. H. Allen
Juanella Morris
Oliver Davis
Lottridge U
Forest Run Social and Personal Notes
Forest Run residents share visits and gatherings. Beatrice Tate and breaktre Dean of Georgetown Pa spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Homer Roush. Mrs David Wince and son Billy of Gallipolis and Mrs O L Wince of Pomeroy visited Mrs George Brenick Friday evening. John Scott attended a gas company picnic at Mexahela Park Zanesville Wednesday. Frances Roush returned Friday after a two months stay in Akron. Alfred Yeanger and sons of Friendship spent the weekend with Homer Roush.
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Homer Roush
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