Nazi U Boat Supply Ring Is Smashed in Caribbean
Army intelligence officer tracked Axis spies from Panama to British Honduras and captured the ring leader dubbed The King of Belize along with 19 assistants aiding refueling of German submarines and spotting Allied ships. Lieut. Gen. Frank Andrews announced the crack and said other agents remain at large.
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Caribbean
U.S. Army
Panama Canal Zone
Army
Central American
Belize
Panama
British Honduras
Frank Andrews
President Signs Huge Army Bill
President Roosevelt signed a vast 42 820 006 066 dollar War Department appropriation to arm 4 500 000 men and fund thousands of planes tanks and guns. The plan includes 23 500 new planes this year and 125 000 in 1943. A Belize Belize incident shows Axis espionage links from night clubs to the Panama Canal Zone, with arrests and a leader known as the King of Belize captured after a chase that crossed from Belize to ship Lagoma.
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Washington—C?P
Roosevelt
War Department
House
700 Draftees Examined at Cleveland Induction Station
More than 700 men from Greater Cleveland and Lorain were examined at Cleveland's army induction station. About 200 will be quartered overnight at a hotel due to processing limits. Captain Thorwald Thorsen noted the day’s tally trails the record 841 from last Monday and Tuesday, with over 500 of that group accepted for induction.
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Cleveland
Greater
Lorain
Army
Thorwald Thorsen
Navy's Newest Dive Bomber In Test Flight
The first production model of the Navy's newest dive bomber, the Hel diver, completed an uneventful initial flight over Port Columbus with chief test pilot Red Hulse at the controls. Curtiss-Wright workers cheered as plant officials praised its payload, speed, and range capabilities for land bases and aircraft carriers.
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Columbus
Navy
Port Columbus
Red” Hulse
Curtiss-Wright
Hulse
J. A. Williams
Ohio scrap rubber drive only half completed
Ohio's scrap rubber salvage campaign is only half finished, says executive secretary Robert O Weible. Reports show 50 percent of available rubber collected and the drive extended to July 10, with county counts including Athens 140 000 and Hocking 122 880 pounds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert O. Weible
Athens
Hocking
Churchill Praises U S Airmen Feats Against Japan
Prime Minister Churchill praised U S airmen for their feats against Japan saying some attacks returned only one plane in ten. The London report cites his glowing tribute delivered yesterday in praise of their sacrifice and effectiveness in bombing campaigns.
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U. S
London
Churchill
United States
Draft guide to deferments for essential war occupations
War manpower sources say rosters of essential civilian activities and critical war occupations will be published around July 15. The lists, prepared by the U S Employment Service with the War Production Board and other agencies, define essential activities and occupations to guide draft boards and ensure skilled workers stay on the job for the war effort.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
War Production Board
War, Navy and Agriculture Departments
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Athens Stores Open Late Tonight Before July Fourth Closure
Athens retail stores will stay open until 8 tonight as reminded by Byron A. Wolfe, president of the Athens Retail Merchants Association. Stores will be closed all day Saturday July 4.
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Athens
Byron A. Wolfe
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Army Plans To Call Men Classified 1-B This Summer
The Army announces plans to start inducting regular quotas of men in the Deferred 1-B Selective Service Class due to minor physical defects. Beginning August 1, men with one eye or complete deafness in one ear among others may be drafted for limited military service if they meet other requirements.
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Washington
Army
Corps
War Department
Navy reports 886 casualties in sixteenth war period
The Navy Department released a list covering June 7 to 17 listing 886 casualties among Navy Coast Guard and Marine personnel. It includes 190 dead 54 wounded and 642 missing and notes many losses came from direct combat while others resulted from accidents at sea or during duty related to war operations.
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Washington
United States Naval Forces
Navy Department
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
United States Naval
Appropriation For War Food Faces Delay
War food production programs delayed as Congress recessed without passing the Agriculture Department's 680 million dollar appropriation bill. The department warned a failure to resolve differences could halt activities, with 80 thousand employees awaiting a July payday pending funds.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Department
Uni
Russell
D-Ga
Seek Way To Enforce Levy
Washington reports indicate many automobile owners are avoiding the $5 federal use tax stamp window. Treasury officials discuss enforcement methods as first auto stickers expired. penalties include a $25 fine or 30 days in jail, but funds to police the cars are lacking.
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Washington
Treasury
Hit-and-Run Kills Akron Boy Scout in Curb Jumping Incident
Akron police seek driver of a hit-and-run car that jumped a curb and struck 14-year-old Boy Scout John Balke as he placed patriotic handbills in mailboxes. The fatal crash occurred last night in Akron, ending Balke’s activities for the day.
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AKRON
John Balke
Michael Balke
Conditions Will Keep Fourth Safe and Sane
The United States marks its wartime Independence Day under restrictions with many factories active and gasoline rationing affecting travel. Eastern seaboard motorists are largely kept off roads, while trains and buses handle holiday travel. major fireworks are limited and some bans apply on coasts and Gulf States.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
U S To Start Bicycle Rationing on July 9
General rationing of bicycles will start July 9 the Office of Price Administration announced. Local boards will accept applications and issue bicycle purchase certificates to workers in gainful occupations or those contributing to the war effort or public welfare.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Launch Explodes In River. Man Escapes With Burns
Harry Flower, 40, of Zanesville, escaped with minor burns when a motor launch he was repairing exploded in the Muskingum River. The blast shattered windows in nearby buildings.
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Zanesville
Harry Flower
Muskingum River
Buildinee
English Aid In Sub Fight
Washington reports British and Canadian warships have joined U S vessels in intensified anti submarine operations in the Atlantic and along the eastern seaboard. The allied effort distributes strength to reduce losses as tolls exceed 330 ships sunk in the Atlantic and Caribbean.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Caribbean
United Nations
Louisiana Legislature Seeks Relief to Store Cane Crop
Baton Rouge lawmakers urge Roosevelt and Henderson to ease consumer sugar rationing to free warehouse space for a bumper cane harvest. A joint resolution passed by both houses requests prompt storage provisions to handle the expected crop.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Roosevelt
United States
House
Senate
Leon Henderson
American Pilot Dives Bomber On Jap Warship
Captain Tom Gerrity reportedly swooped his bomber at a Japanese warship during raids on Lae and Salamaua in occupied New Guinea, setting it afire before safely returning to base.
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Australia
Tom Gerrity
Lae
Salamaua
New Guinea
Ohioans Will Observe July 4 Without Noise
Ohio imposes a new Fourth of July law banning fireworks except by special permit. Police may approve public displays by explosive experts. Only cap pistols and toy cannons with small caps are allowed for children, with local bans in effect. Col. Lynn Black urges motorists to drive safely under 40 mph and practice courtesy to conserve tires and reduce hazards.
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Columbus
Ohio
Black
Ohio Legionnaires To Act as Auxiliary Police
Three thousand American Legionnaires trained by the State Highway Patrol stand by to serve as auxiliary police in Ohio emergencies. Col. Lynn Black says they have military training and will be cool headed when needed.
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Columbus
American Legionnaires
Ohio
Lynn Black
May Put Old Money Back in Circulation
Treasury officials said they were considering re circulating about 4.2 billion dollars in old federal reserve currency called in in 1934. The notes carried a pledge to redeem in gold, but individuals cannot own gold now, so the pledge would be meaningless. Officials said the move would save paper, nylon, and printing costs.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Ohio Guardsmen on Foreign Soil
Gov Bricker received a telegram from Gen George Marshall announcing the safe arrival of Ohio's 37th Division at an undisclosed overseas destination. The convoy included Ohio National Guard troops and the unit is the 37th Division, whose location is not disclosed but is expected to perform well in its mission.
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Columbus
John Owens
Ohio Cio Council
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
National Cio
Owens
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Ohio
West Virginia Panhandle
John W. Bricker
George Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Ohio National Guard
37Th Division
Stephan Jailed For Treason in Detroit Trial
German-born naturalized citizen Max Stephan was convicted of treason for aiding a fleeing German war prisoner. Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle weighs possible punishment including execution as prosecutors say Stephan assisted Oberleutnant Hans Peter Krug in escaping Bow mville prison camp on April 18 and 19, marking a historic treason conviction in U S history.
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Detroit
Max Stephan
Arthur J. Tuttle
Stephan
John W. Babcock
United States
Hans Peter Krug
Bowmanville
Ont
Plan to Streamline Real Estate Tax Laws
Ohio's county officials organized to carry to the Legislature a campaign to streamline laws governing the collection of 150 000 000 in delinquent real estate taxes. Leaders of county officials organizations named a committee to draft simplifying legislation. Members include representatives of the county prosecutors association and chairmen for the commissioners auditors treasurers township trustees and Ohio League of Municipalities Groups.
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Columbus
Ohio
County Prosecutors’ Association
Ohio League of Municipalities
Flying Tigers Prepare To Join US Air Forces in China
Chungking dispatch notes the dissolution of the American Volunteer Group and its merger with the U S Army Air Forces in China. It lauds the AVG record of 284 Japanese planes destroyed and credits the unit with demoralizing Japan’s air force, while stating leaders such as Brigadier General Claire L Chennault will stay in China.
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Claire E. Chennault
American Flying Tigers
United States
China
Far East
Japan
Heroic ‘Flying Tigers
U. S
Chungking
Flying Tigers
Daredevil Corps
United States Army Air Forces
Tigers
America
AVG
Claire L. Chennault
Channault
Leffort Aeainet
British push Rommel back at El Alamein in mid desert clash
British and Imperial Army forces struck the Axis near El Alamein driving Rommel’s Afrika Corps toward retreat. A front bulletin said Rommel withdrew to the west after a fierce tank battle, with British counter attacks inflicting heavy losses.
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Erwin Rommel
Afrika
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The
Nile
Churchill
Claude Auchinleck
Egypt
Middle East
the Fox of the
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