Jungle fighters close on Munda Jap garrison
Allied forces press the Munda position as jungle fighters advance on the Japanese garrison at Munda in New Georgia. Air strikes from Langsdale Point to Kula Gulf pound targets while forced land reinforcements prove difficult.
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Munda
Ula Gulf
Langsdale Point
Georgia
Poday
Las MacArthur
Oni Fiiat
Vangunu
Ila
Kula Gulf
Kolomgara
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Promise of Freedom Marked Bastille Day Observance
Washington notes President Roosevelt pledges that the United Nations will restore freedom to conquered peoples as the Bastille Day commemoration honors the fall of the notorious prison. The president speaks of unwavering resolve to return full rights to those under invaders.
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Washington
Osevelt
United Nations
Radcliff Youth Aboard Sunken Cruiser Helena
Radcliff youth Onald Hensler, a graduate of Vinton Rural High School, served as a fireman on the U S Helena, sunk in the South Pacific after destroying several Japanese warships. His grandfather and relatives in Radcliff await confirmation while his Columbus-based agents have not been advised of his fate.
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Radcliff
Onald Hensler
Araduate
Vinton
U.S
Helena
South Pacific
Miranda Kinkead
Ed Hensler
Columbus
Tunisia Veteran Says Stuka Is Washed Up
Lt. Col. John C. Smith of Billings Montana an American anti aircraft officer returned from Tunisia stated the Stuka the German dive bomber is all done He described Stukas as slow easy to watch and easy to hit after leading an anti aircraft battalion that destroyed at least 78 enemy planes with probable victories pushing the total well over 100.
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Washington
Tunisia
John C. Smith
Billings
Mont
TNT Plant Operation Assured by Officials
The Ohio West Virginia Tri County Industrial Association members heard from high government officials that the General Chemical Defense Plant at Point Pleasant would continue operating at its current production rate. WPB officials discussed converting Navy Yard buildings at Point Pleasant into facilities for war needed products, noting the Navy Yard assets and limited new building approvals. Senators Kilgore Revercomb Burton and Rep Jenkins supported the push for higher payrolls for both projects as Edgar Ervin W A Smith George Somerville and E Bartow Jones joined the Washington trip, returning midweek.
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General Chemical Defense Plant
Point Pleasant
Ohio-West Virginia
Tri- County Industrial Association
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Navy Yard
Army
Navy
Kilgore
Revercomb
West Virginia
Burton
Jenkins
Ohio
Washington
Edgar Ervin
Middleport
W. A. Smith
George Somerville
E. Bartow Jones
Col. H. Ecker
H. B. Walter
Gallipolis
Two Columbus youths drown in river and creek accidents
In Columbus two youths died yesterday. Robert Harris aged 10 drowned when a boat overturned in Alum Creek. James Irwin aged 16 was swept over a dam while swimming in the Scioto River.
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Columbus
Robert Harris
Alum Creek
James Irwin
Scioto River
Maximum Pay Rates in Ohio Cities Set Up
The Regional War Labor Board set up maximum pay rates for key jobs in 38 Ohio cities as a guide for rate comparisons across plants. Rates are permanent in Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and tentative elsewhere pending surveys. Raises must still be approved and increases to the maximum may be refused for large jumps. Higher wages already paid are unaffected and rare cases may exceed the maximum under certain formulas. Elmer Comer, 16, drowned in Conneaut Creek while learning to swim.
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Cleveland
War Labor’ Board
Ohio
Lewis M. Gill
WLB
Cincinnati
Toledo
Little Steel
Allied advances in Sicily press toward decisive Catania theater
The war column notes the Sicilian invasion reaching day five with an Axis counterattack against Patton’s forces repelled. Augusta falls to Allied control boosting deep water harbor access for unloading expeditionary ships as US and Allied forces push toward Catania and Syracuse on the plain of Sicily.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Patton
United States
Catania
Sigys
Sicily
Etna
Messina
Strait of
Augusta
Syracuse
Mediterranean
F Armanda
Rationing of Clothes Can Be Averted
Washington AP reports the civilian population urged to live with less canned goods and simpler clothing as the War Food Administration allocates 70 percent of next year’s canned vegetables and soups to civilians and 53 percent to another category.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Increased Meat Ration Plan and Other War Era Measures
Washington reports an Office of Price Administration plan for higher civilian meat rations for a short period possibly until next spring if livestock supply improves. WPB chief Nelson signals clamp down on expensive fabrics to boost low priced clothing production. A committee calls parity prices faulty, and the War Labor Board moves toward informal resolution with UMW. Senate leadership signals postwar international commitment.
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Washington
D. C
Capital
Office of Price Administration
Speaker
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Nelson
Improvement in Allied Position in Pacific Cited
Australian external relations minister Dr Herbert Evatt said after a White House visit that the Pacific position has visibly improved since his last trip. He added that while the war timetable aims at Hitler first, the United Nations believe aggressive action against Japan everywhere will deny the enemy space and time to regroup.
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Washington
Carrier Based Fighter Plane Ready Hellcat In Navy Service
The United States Navy displays a new carrier based fighter, named Hellcat, as a strong contender already backed by the Truman Committee. It has moved from the secret list to public attention, with battle tests expected soon to confirm its exceptional performance.
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Washington
United States Navy
Truman
Senate
Blind Americans Fill War Production Roles in 1942 Wages
Sightless workers earned over $1,000,000 in wages from government contracts in supervised workshops during 1942. C. C. Kleber of New York, general manager of his agency, spoke at the 20th biennial convention of the American Association for Workers for the Blind.
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Columbus
Cc. C. Kleber
New York
American Association For Workers For the Blin
Daylight Air Raid Tests Planned in Ohio Counties
Ohio will conduct surprise daylight air raid tests next week in 16 counties across districts 8 and 10. The tests aim to familiarize residents with alert procedures following earlier demonstrations showing generally satisfactory results across Northern Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Stone
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Perry
Washington
Fayette
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Pike, Ross
Scioto
Vinton
Coal Strike Inquiry Opens in Pittsburgh
Government actions under the Connally-Smith Anti-Strike Act commence with a federal grand jury session in Pittsburgh to probe the ongoing coal strike that began June 20. Miners idle in southwestern Pennsylvania decline from 10,000 to about 3,000 as talks with operators continue. President Roosevelt signals mines to be returned to private ownership while UMW leader John L. Lewis warns the union contract must be signed to avoid a renewed truce termination.
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Pittsburgh
Connally-Smith
Federal Grand Jury
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
UMW
John L. Lewis
Ohio Fourth in Tin Can Salvage in Early 1943
Ohio ranked fourth nationwide in tin can salvage during the first four months of 1943, sending 5,202 tons or nearly 47 million cans to detinning and shredding plants. The national total reached 80,177 tons.
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Columbus
Ohio
Curtiss Wright Leaders Named in Government Suit
SAED G. W. Vaughan, president of Curtiss-Wright and chairman of Wright Aeronautical in Lockland, O., heads the defendants in a government suit charging delivery of defective and substandard plane equipment to U.S. forces.
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G. W. Vaughan
Curtiss-Wright Aircraft
Wright Aeronautical Plant
Lockland, O
Ten Thousand Sicilian Prisoners Captured as Allied Drive Advances
Allied headquarters announced 10 000 Axis prisoners taken in Sicily as American warships bombarded western shore installations and supported troops. Augusta Harbor fell to Allied forces and Patton took personal command after wading ashore at Gela. Steubenville man electrocuted repairing a power line.
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North Africa
Sicily
Augusta
D'Avet
Porte Empedocle
Agrigento
Ponte Olivio
U. S
Messina
Catania
Patton
Martinique Joins Allies as Hoppenot Takes Over
Martinique will join the United Nations effort after Henri Hoppenot arrives to take over from Admiral Robert. The Bearn aircraft carrier and Emile Bertin cruiser are among ships at Fort De France as the U S lifts the blockade on Martinique signaling cooperation with the French high commissioner.
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Washington
Martinique
France
United Nations
Henri Hoppenot
French Committee of National Liberation
Fort de France
Georges Robert
Antilles
French Antilles
Guadeloupe
Panama Canal
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Jeanne D’arc
United States
Hoppenot
Rommel Reported Shot Down in Transit to Sicily
British sources had no confirmation of a Swedish Svenska Dagbladet report that German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was shot down by Allied fighters while traveling to Sicily aboard an Axis transport plane. The claim originated from a German underground radio broadcast and was relayed to London via Reuters.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Sicily
Atlantic
Svenska Dagbladet
Reuters
Agriculture Expert Advocates Against Plowing Use
Norman Oklahoma reports Edward H. Faulkner a county agent turned experimenter argues plowing harms crops. He cites deep cultivation destroying moisture lifting roots and promoting erosion while disc harrows kill weeds leaving surface plant remnants to feed future growth.
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Norman
Okla
Edward H. Faulkner
Faulkner
Elyria
Ohio
Allied forces seize five towns in Sicily diversion and closes on Catania
Allied forces report a three pronged advance in Sicily capturing Comiso Ponte Olivo and Naro while British and Canadian units press on Catania. Air and naval raids sink ships destroyers and pound Axis airfields as Montgomery and Goering divisions clash amid expanding front.
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Ponte Olivo
Sicily
Naro
Fallen Augusta
Cantania
Axia
Ragusa
Hermann Goering
Montgomery
Allied
Milo
Catania
Middle East
Vibo Valentia
Reggio Calabria
Strait of Messina
Crotone
Gulf of Taranto
Europe
U. S
RAF
Aachen
Rhineland
France
Augusta
Marsala
House Owners Liable for Utilities Charges
Columbus court upholds Cincinnati ordinance making real estate owners liable for water and utility charges. Alfred Pfau contested the rule after city refused water until a $2 bill from a former tenant was paid. Pfau paid under protest and sued to recover.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
State Supreme Court
Alfred Pfau
Pfau
New Chicago to Toledo Pipeline Under Way
The Sinclair Refining Co. announced a new 220 mile pipeline from Chicago to Toledo Ohio under construction. The line will carry 30 000 barrels of gasoline and light heating oil daily and cost about 4 500 000 dollars with completion expected by October.
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Chicago
Toledo
Sinclair Refining Co
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