Allied Losses In Solomons Not Yet Fully Detailed
An unnamed U S government official cautions against overestimating a major victory in the Solomons. He notes two Japanese phases since U S forces arrived in the Southeast Pacific: a 700 aboard Guadalcanal wiped out and air losses, then a reconnaissance in force later withdrawn. Also reported are Allied actions at Milne Bay Buna and Makin Island raids, with uncertain total Japanese losses and the sinking of the destroyer Ingraham in the Atlantic.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
United Nations
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Thedea
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Allied Armen
June Bay
Buna
Navy Department
Tulagi
States Ordered To Build Up Pools of Single Men
Selective Service officials recommend a temporary pooling plan among local boards in each state to ensure single men are drafted before married men. State directors should adjust induction quotas based on the number of single men classified by local boards. The move creates state wide pools of unmarried men. The arrangement is temporary pending a new national directive.
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Washington
Selective Service
Educators Told to Stay at Their Posts for War Duty
Washington leaders urge 31 million teachers and students to adopt intensified wartime duties. McNutt says college youth will be drafted and cannot expect to remain in school indefinitely. He urges teachers to stay at posts unless drafted or reassigned to higher priority war work.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Office of Education
McNutt
Edward C. Elliott
Purdue University
Army
Navy
Fido Faces Hard Time As War Diets Change
In Chicago reports Dr. M. L. Morris of the American Veterinary Medical Association says dogs will endure a hard diet during the war. Canned dog foods fade. owners must add gravy and meat juices to dry rations. England uses bones for munitions, leaving dogs with scarcer bone stock.
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Chicago
M. L. Morris
American Veterinary Medical Association
England
Alaska as Direct Route to Japan Spurred by Senator Burton
Senator Burton of Ohio returned from Alaska and Siberia describing the territory as a natural direct military route to Japan. He urged recognizing Alaska as a key point for early offensive action.
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Washington
Burton
Ohio
Senate
Alaska
Siberia
Japan
War Manpower aids training for Ohio civilian Army staff
The War Manpower Commission announced a program to train 4,800 Northern Ohio civilian Army supply service employees. The trainees will teach job methods to 40,000 other Army civilian staff.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Army Supply Services
The
War Manpower Commission
Army
Loss of More Ships Reported
The Associated Press reports a small British merchantman was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine after a collision in foggy Atlantic waters. Five survivors of 41 reached a New England port after 15 days without adequate food or water, as total wartime Allied and neutral merchant losses climb to 445 in the Western Atlantic.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Navy
New England
Battle for Volga City Nearing End in Stalingrad Fight
Moscow reports the struggle for Volga City has reached a crisis as a strong German offensive nears the Volga city while dive bombers strike urban targets. A Nazi spearhead to the northwest was cut off and encircled, signaling a turning point in the push toward Stalingrad.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Great Volga
Red Army closes on Germans near Stalingrad and Rzhev battles
Reports from the front say Red Army infantry converges on German positions around Stalingrad while fighting continues in the Caucasus and at Rzhev 130 miles northwest of Moscow. Izvestia notes German resistance around Rzhev and three tank pill boxes near Leningrad are captured in local action.
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Stalin
Red Army
Rzhev
Moscow
Red Star
Stalingrad
Volga
Pravda
Caucasus
Prokhladnenski
Kasnodar
Steel City
Kalinin
Izvestia
Gzhatsk
Vyazma
Leningrad
Roosevelt rejects strict inflation controls on farm prices
President Roosevelt said his inflation program favors flexible stabilization of farm prices and wages tied to living costs. He signaled a Labor Day policy outline and dismissed any freeze order, saying prices and wages should adjust to costs with support from Leon Henderson and the National Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Congress
National Grange
Move to halt further draft of coal mine workers
A special fuels committee met with Selective Service Director Hershey to suspend inductions of essential coal miners. Officials say local boards still draft such workers, despite prior deferment guidance. The industry cites about 45 000 mining workers lost from January to June. In a separate note, Charles H. Isaly, 54, president of Isaly Dairy, died in Columbus.
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Washington
Hkes
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Paul W. McNutt
Solid Fuels Advisory War Council
Icke
Solid Fuels Coordination
Manpower Commission
Columbus
Charles H. Isaly
Marion
Isaly Dairy Company
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Dufau Appointed Chief Deputy U S Marshal
Milford resident William W. Dufau was named chief deputy U S Marshal for the Southern Ohio District replacing Richard S. Donahey. Dufau had been acting chief deputy since Donahey’s June resignation. announcement came from U S Marshal Charles H. Sisson. A separate item notes a 30 minute blackout in East Columbus and nearby communities after a crane snapped a power line at the Army general depot.
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Cincinnati
William W. Dufau
Milford
U.S
Ohio
Richard S. Donahey
U. S
Vic Donahey
Dufau
Donahey
Charles H. Sisson
Columbus
Army
Marines wipe out Japanese in Makin Island raid
Eyewitnesses recount a two day assault by 350 Marines on Makin Island in the Gilbert group 1,500 miles northeast of the Solomons. Japanese losses exceeded 10 to 4 on land with 150 more killed at sea or in planes. Major Roosevelt and other Marines faced snipers and heavy resistance, but the unit seized the island, destroyed seaplane facilities, and withdrew to ships with trophies and reports of heroic actions.
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U. S
Makin Island
James Roosevelt
Japherd Gilbert Group
Solomons
Evans F. Carlson
Plymouth
Conn
Roosevelt
Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
Oscar F. Peatross
Raleigh
N. C
Carlson
Peatross
Deserter Blythe Shot Dead on Cincinnati Train
Private William C. Blythe, 21, of Detroit, awaiting return to Fort Knox for desertion, was shot and killed during an escape attempt on a crowded Cincinnati Union Terminal train. Private Martin Lynn, 25, of Chicago, a military policeman, was wounded, and Private Edward Foster, 21, of Detroit, a military trusty, also injured in the struggle. Captain Walter D. Stump said Blythe drew a pistol. Lynn fired, killing Blythe.
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Cincinnati
William C. Blythe
Detroit
Fort Knox
Union Terminal
Martin Lynn
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Edward Foster
Walter D. Stump
Fort Thomas
Lynn
Blythe
Stump
Foster
Damages Sought In Mine Death Of Paul Davis
A $25 000 suit is filed by Clarence Davis of Waynesburg over the death of his 14 year old son Paul Davis in an abandoned coal mine at Waynesburg. Defendants are John Halter of Canton and A F Diebel of North Industry as owner and operator. petition alleges asphyxiation by black damp during a June 7 descent and improper mine closing.
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Canton
Paul Davis
Waynesburg
Clarence Davis
John Halter
A. F. Diebel
North Industry
Chinese Armies Retake Airfield Near Chekiang City
AP dispatches report Chinese forces re entering Chuhsien in Chekiang Province and re occupying a major airfield east of the city. The airfield is a pivotal base from which Japan could be bombed. Front reports say the advance marks a renewed drive to retake the location.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang Province
East China
Japan
British Aiding In Fighting Subs
Navy says British planes and personnel have joined the anti submarine campaign in the United States. Navy officials report intensified efforts against U boats have yielded growing success over the past two months.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
British Isles
United States
Night and day air assaults shape Nazi defences across Europe
German bombers raid Northern England and West England while Allied air power from the United States Britain and Russia relentlessly targets Nazi Europe. Daylight strikes hit Bristol and a German town as fighters battle along the Atlantic coast to Berlin.
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France
United Nations
Kassel
Britain
Messerschmitt
RAF
Hitler
Atlantic
Volga
Arctic
Mediterranean
Frankfurt
English Channel
Kattegat
North Sea
England
Bristol
United States
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Ohio Freeze Halts New Liquor Permits During War
Ohio State Liquor Board imposed a wartime freeze on new liquor beer and wine permits effective Sept 5 as 17 000 outlets remain deemed sufficient. Renewals stay active but some licenses may be revoked or not renewed and replacements require good cause. Governor Bricker says board discussed plans earlier.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Board
Liquor Board
Harry E. Hawley
Jacob B. Taylor
John W. Bricker
New Ohio Labor Chief To Consolidate Gains
Phil Hannan 38 year old leader of the Cleveland Gasoline Station Operators and Garage Employer Union was elected unanimously as secretary treasurer of the Ohio State Federation of Labor to consolidate the OFL's strength after the retirement of longtime post holder Thomas J. Donnelly.
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Columbus
Phil Hannan
Ohio State Federation of Labor
OFL
Hannan
Cleveland
Thomas J. Donnelly
Meatless Day Hint From Roosevelt Announces Ship Freeing
President Roosevelt suggested a weekly meatless day could free 300 to 400 cargo ships now used to transport meat. He spoke at a press conference saying the timing and impact on transport are still under study.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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John M. Haines
Reuters
New Zealand
Ingraham
NEA
Ludmilla Pavlichenko
Vladmir Pchelintsev
Washington, D. C
Assembly
Fido
Volga City
Zubstov
Smolensk
Soviet
Jparwin
Tula
Kursk
Kharkov
Australia
Svoronezh
Port Morel
Ape York
Miles
Solomon Saislands
Coral Sea
Azhev
Vyazama
New Guinea-Solomons
Charles Isaly
Marshal
Blacksolt Area
Walter B. Clausen
Pearl Harbor, T. H
James Davis
Evanston
Ill
Davis
Jim Faulkner
Red Oak
Tex
John Hawkins
Southgate
Calif
Coronado
Poland
London
Baltic
Gdynia
Varberg
Sweden
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