Point Pleasant shipyard to require 6000 more workers
The Point Pleasant shipyard expansion will need about 6000 additional production workers to build war vessels. The Navy directs construction with 1800 workers already on site, aiming for production before January 1, 1943, despite possible delays in parts and tires and rail shuttle plans to bring in labor from regional towns.
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Point Pleasant
Navy Department
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Middleport
Parkersburg
Charleston
Huntington
Plane Crashes Take Lives of 30 Army Men
Army officials sought to identify mangled bodies after a former American Airlines transport crashed on a southern West Virginia hillside near Premier. The plane lost a wing at 500 feet and burned in a garden, killing 21 soldiers. A second Army bomber crashed in California during a routine training flight, killing nine. Troopers at Premier guarded wreckage and believed 13 could be identified by tags, one by clothing, and a ring possibly aiding a 15th ID.
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Welch
W. Va
West Virginia
American Airlines
Premier
California
March Field
Contraband Seized by FBI in Altoona Spot Searches
FBI agents conducted four hour spot searches at the homes of 225 enemy aliens in Altoona Pennsylvania seizing contraband items including short wave radios cameras binoculars and weapons The action follows J Edgar Hoover's disclosure that eight German saboteurs planned to destroy the Pennsylvania line near Horseshoe Curve and other targets J F Sears FBI Philadelphia special agent in charge said the searches targeted such contraband articles.
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Altoona
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pennsylvania
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Horseshoe Curve
J. F. Sears
Philadelphia
Ohio River Guards Fire Warning Salvo Near Dam 36
The U S S Engineers Office reported civilian guards protecting Ohio River waterfront installations fired a warning salvo at a boat approaching dam 36 near Cincinnati. Sheldon Smith, a builder and boat pilot, said about 25 bullets flashed ahead as his craft neared the restricted area so his daughter Joan could get her first view of a dam.
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Cincinnati
VU. S.S. Engineers Office
Ohio River
Sheldon Smith
Joan
Soldiers Receive Pay Boost for First Time
Washington reports a new pay scale after legislation. most soldiers receive an extra $20 monthly as base pay rises from $30 to $50 for privates and apprentice seamen. Other grades also receive raises in pay.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Franklin Kin Lillian Franklin Ralph Dies at 79
Mrs. Lillian Franklin Ralph died in Cleveland at age 79. She was the great great niece of Benjamin Franklin and a member of one of the families that helped found Westerville.
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Franklin
Cleveland
Lillian Franklin Ralph
Benjamin Franklin
Westerville
U S Naval Base in Ireland Accelerates Atlantic Convoy Support
In Londonderry Northern Ireland a planned European end of the Atlantic convoy system has grown into a full naval base. Commissioned last February the facility houses Marines and sailors operating shops bases and drydocks across hundreds of acres. It aims to repair or rebuild destroyers and keep small craft ready for U S and Canadian convoy duty.
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United States Naval Base
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
North Atlantic
Britain
Russia
Ross Stewart
United States
Houston Crew Held by Japs
Navy says a Japanese broadcast claimed 1,000 survivors from the cruiser Houston and the Australian ship Perch were rescued and interned in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. The statement expressed no reason for false information and confirmed the report.
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Washington
Houston
Perch
Java Sea
Dutch East Indies
Navy
Batavia
Warn Gasoline Dealers Not To Sell Rubber
The Ohio Scrap Rubber Committee of the Petroleum Industry War Council warned gasoline dealers to refuse scrap rubber or tires to junk dealers seeking prime rubber grades. Committee chairman Eric V. Weber said discarded rubber at filling stations remains government property and urged county committees to guard against chiselers.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Petroleum Industry War Council
Eric V. Weber
Railroad Transports Record Steel Load
Seven and a half miles of railroad cars loaded with iron ore moved from the lakefront dock to steel mills to set an all time one day record for the Pennsylvania Railroad, the company announced.
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Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
British Stand To Determine Fate of Egypt
Conflicting reports from the El Alamein battle sector claim Axis forces broke through British defenses near Alexandria while British headquarters say Auchinleck’s troops repelled heavy Axis attacks. Reinforcements include American tanks as Rommel presses a frontal drive toward the coast and Alexandria.
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Mediterranean
Axis
el Alamein
Britain
Great Alexandria
Auchinleck
The
Nile
Grant
Erwin Rommel
Qattara
Rommel
Sevastopol
Sales Tax Sentiment Under Consideration
A questionnaire poll of sales tax sentiment among the 435 house members was under consideration by advocates of such a levy today in preparation for a showdown in the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Ohio 132000 Sign Up In Fifth Draft Registration
Ohio state selective service officials report about 132000 young men registered in the fifth draft, roughly 30000 fewer than earlier projections, with Columbus officials noting year to date totals and regional variations.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Chinese Air Force Pounds Japanese Bases Along Yangtze
Chinese bombers attacked Hankow and Yochow in Hunan Province, delivering a large-scale strike along the Yangtze. All aircraft returned safely as Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces face rising pressure on the East China coast amid conflicting railway claims. Allied air power, led by MacArthur, pushed back six Japanese strongholds near Australia.
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China
Japan
Yangtze River
Chiang Kai-Shek
East China Seaboard
Chungking
Hankow
Yochow
Hunan
Hangkow
Tokyo
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Wheat Relief Pool Set for Axis Nations in War Ration Plan
United States Great Britain Canada Australia and Argentina announced a relief wheat pool of at least 100 million bushels for Axis-occupied regions. The plan aims to rush breadstuffs when shipping is available, replacing weapons with wheat and stabilizing prices through coordinated production and export controls.
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Washington
United Nations
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Haydenville Girl Dies After Two-Week Illness
Miss Eloise Thompson aged 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Thompson died at home in Haydenville after a two week illness. She is survived by two brothers Roy and Earl of Columbus and by her parents. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Haydenville
Eloise Thompson
Clarence Thompson
Roy
Earl
Columbus
Arenes
Store Eggs at Lower Rate in Recent Weeks
Eggs have moved into storage at a rate below normal in recent weeks and sources say hens may need to raise output to meet demand from the United Nations and others. In the last two weeks of June storage moved 144 946 cases across four principal markets versus 207 099 last year and a seven year average of 241 788.
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Chicago
United Nations
Arrests Begin If Auto Locks
Federal official says arrests of motorists who drive without the $5 automobile use tax stamp will start soon as stamp sales lag behind registered Ohio vehicles. Deputy collectors warned several hundred motorists yesterday the first day stamps were required.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry F. Busey
Internal Revenue
Monterey Inn Fire Destroys Historic Hotel
A fire ripped through the Monterey Inn in Monterey Pennsylvania early today, leaving the 19th century landmark severely damaged. The hotel is noted as the birthplace of Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, and authorities are investigating the cause with no injuries reported at this time.
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Wally
Monterey
Monterey Inn
Wallis Simpson
Duchess of Windsor
Churchill Holds Leadership After War Crisis Vote
Prime Minister Churchill survived a 475 to 25 confidence vote as he acknowledged Axis advances in Libya and Egypt. He blamed past missteps but noted heavy reinforcements reaching Auchinleck in a pivotal struggle near the Suez and Alexandria, and praised Russian resistance while warning of a prolonged war ahead.
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Churchill
Libya
Egypt
France
Claude Auchinleck
Suez Canal
Middle East
Churchill cites British losses in Libya and Egypt campaign
Churchill says Britain and allies lost upwards of 50,000 men over two weeks as Libya shifted to Egypt. He notes Tobruk garrison of about 25,000, larger British resources, and initial forces of 100,000 vs 90,000 Axis. He cites equipment gaps, Malta raids, and limits of transport planes.
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Britain
Libya
Egypt
Tobruk
Churchill
Malta
Mediterranean
Africa
Churchill lauds Allied naval gains and war talks in Commons
Churchill declared that naval power in the Pacific shifted in favor of the Allies after the Coral Sea and Midway victories. He warned a land invasion of Australia would be hazardous for Japan and noted talks with President Roosevelt covered troop and ship movements and sea-loss mitigation. He cited U S army air force action in North Africa and Allied supply efforts behind fronts. He outlined large Allied reinforcements to the Middle East and Russia and defended Churchill tanks as in development. The Commons cheered.
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London
Crimea
Caucasus
Fedor von Bock
Ukraine
Kharkov
Moscow
Gzhatsk
Russia
Hitler
Churchill
Pacific
United States Navy
Airforce
Coral Sea
Midway
Australia
Japan
Africa
Middle East
House of Commons
Roosevelt
United States Army Air Force
United States Service
India
British Isles
Empire
United States
Britain
Commons
Oppose Limit On Stock Price in Wartime Beef
Representatives from livestock groups urged Secretary Wickard to keep ceilings off live hogs cattle and sheep. Jay Colburn of Harlan Iowa criticized current wholesale and retail beef ceilings saying ceilings at or below production cost would cost consumers and the wartime food program about a billion and a quarter pounds of beef in 12 months.
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Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Jay Colburn
Harlan
Stockman
National Livestock Advisory Council
Colburn
Death Penalty Sought For Nazi Saboteurs
Eight men charged with rowing ashore from German submarines to blow up American military targets face trial next week before a special commission. The government will seek the death penalty if convicted.
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Washington
Bricker backs Sweeney plan to aid absentee voting in Ohio
Governor Bricker endorsed Secretary Sweeney plan to speed absentee voting for armed forces. State departments will distribute registration cards via liquor stores, auto offices, agencies, and county boards to help soldiers obtain absent voter ballots. In Cleveland, Stinchcomb called last night’s blackout, affecting nearly 900000 people, almost perfect.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
John E. Sweeney
Cleveland — vi
William A Stinchcomb
Cuyahoga County Council For Civilian Defense
Cleveland
Tough Workers Turn On Harsh Wary War Plant Rivalry
At a mid western war plant a bully taunts a fast worker who then speeds up. The retaliating employee reveals an FBI badge and detains the tormentor with handcuffs on the assembly line, ending the clash.
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New York
Wall Street Journal
FBI
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