Yanks Capture Two Important Air Bases
Allied forces push through New Georgia jungles near Munda to threaten the Japanese garrison. Air and sea support pound the Munda area while Tokyo defenses crash under American air power and ground assaults in the Munda and Kula Gulf region.
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PACS
United S
New Georgia
Munda
Japan
Kula Gulf
Langsdale Point
Georgia
Day
Glas MacArthur
Gai Inlet
Vangunu Isd
Ila
Kolomagara
New Guinea
Pacific
Salamaua
Cmu
Ngle
Lae
Fragmented obituary notice hints at family events and health
OCR fragment suggests mention of Vin, Ja Rutt, and Reed family with pending Wilt related details. The readable bits imply a note on illness or death and a family gathering or service. Further text needed for precise card.
Fragmentary obituary note with scattered names
An incomplete obituary fragment lists several names including Mabel and Harold with varied initials and places. The text lacks clear relationships or dates, making it difficult to determine exact identities or context beyond a memorial notice.
FDR Promises Freedom for Conquered Peoples
President Roosevelt in a Bastille Day statement reaffirmed the United Nations aim to restore freedom to peoples under invaders. He stressed unalterable determination to uphold full and sacred rights for oppressed nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FDR
Washington
Oosevelt
United Nations
Bastille
Radcliff Youth Aboard Sunken Cruiser Helena
Donald Hensler of Radcliff a U S S Helena fireman and Vinton Rural High School graduate served aboard the cruiser sunk in South Pacific action. His grandmother and parents in Columbus await word as the Helena destroyed several Japanese warships before sinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliff
Donald Hensler
Vinton Rural High School
U. S. S. Helena
South Pacific
Miranda Kinkead
Ed Hensler
Columbus
Helena
Tunisia Veteran Says Stuka Is Washed Up
Lt. Col. John C. Smith from Billings Montana, an anti aircraft battalion commander returning from Tunisia, declares the Stuka dive bomber is finished. He says Stukas are slow, easy to watch and easy to hit after their losses, noting his unit destroyed at least 78 enemy planes with many probables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tunisia
John C. Smith
Billings
Mont
TNT Plant Operation Assured by Washington Officials
Ohio West Virginia Tri- County Industrial Association members learned from high Washington officials that operation of the General Chemical Defense Plant at Point Pleasant will continue at its present production rate. WPB officials cited Navy Yard buildings as a potential site for manufacturing war materials, with Senators Kilgore Revercomb Burton and Congressman Jenkins backing the effort to boost payrolls for the projects. A delegation including Edgar Ervin W A Smith George Somerville and E Bartow Jones traveled to Washington for the conference and returned midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
General Chemical Defense Plant
Point Pleasant
Ohio-West Virginia
Tri- County Industrial Association
Washington
WPB
Navy Yard
Army
Navy
Kilgore
Revercomb
West Virginia
Burton
Jenkins
Ohio
Edgar Ervin
Middleport
W. A. Smith
George Somerville
E. Bartow Jones
Col. H. Ecker
H. B. Walter
Gallipolis
Tragedy Strikes Two Teens In Columbus River Accident
Two youths drowned in Columbus yesterday. Robert Harris, 10, died when a boat overturned in Alum Creek. James Irwin, 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 set by Ohio Regional War Labor Board
The Regional War Labor Board established maximum pay scales for key jobs in 38 Ohio cities. Rates are permanent in Cleveland Cincinnati and Toledo and tentative elsewhere pending surveys. They do not force higher pay for current workers and require board approval for any raises. Above maximums may be allowed only in rare cases or under the little steel formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
War Labor’ Board
Ohio
Lewis M. Gill
WLB
Cincinnati
Toledo
Little Steel
Rationing of Clothes Can Be Averted
Washington reports civilians urged to cut back on canned goods and simpler clothing. The War Food Administration allocated 70 percent of next year’s canned vegetables and soups and 53 percent of …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Increased meat ration planned and other wartime actions
Washington reports from P D indicate the Office of Price Administration plans a major but short term rise in civilian meat rations possibly lasting until next spring if livestock supplies allow. War Production Board chief Nelson calls for cutting expensive fabrics to push low priced clothing. A parity price critique and a new WLB policy to resolve UMW contract stalemate are noted while Senator Barkley signals a fall vote on postwar international commitment.
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Washington
P.D
Speaker
Capital
Office of Price Administration
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Nelson
Drowned While Learning to Swim at Conneaut Creek
Elmer Comer, 16, drowned in Conneaut Creek while attempting to learn swimming. He was a resident of Conneaut. The death is being investigated by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut
Elmer Comer
Conneaut Creek
Sicily Invasion Advances as Augusta Seaport Falls
The war column notes Allied gains in Sicily entering the fifth day of invasion. German counterattacks under Patton are repelled as Augusta falls, boosting deep water harbor access for Allied forces and equipment to Sicily's east coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Patton
United States
Catania
Ggbt
Sishye
Sicily
Etna
Messina
Strait of
Augusta
Syracuse
Mediterranean
Improvement in Allied Pacific Position Cited by Evatt
Australian external relations minister Dr Herbert V Evatt said at the White House that Allied gains in the Pacific are evident compared with last year. He added that while the war timetable aims to topple Hitler first, the United Nations favor aggressive actions against Japan to deny the enemy breathing space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Carrier Based Fighter Plane Named Hellcat
The United States Navy unveils a new carrier based fighter, Hellcat, praised by the Truman Committee for exceptional performance. Details remain secret until battle tests confirm its capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
Truman
Senate
Blind Doing Big Job In U S War Effort
Columbus reports sightless Americans earned over 1 000 000 dollars in wages on government contracts through supervised workshops in 1942. C C Kleber of New York, general manager of the agency, spoke at the 20th biennial convention of the American Association Workers for the Blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
C. C. Kleber
New York
American Association
Workers For the Blind
Daylight Alert Scheeced for S K Counties
Ohio will conduct surprise daylight air raid tests in twenty counties next week in two warning districts. District 8 includes Athens and parts of Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry and Washington. District 10 covers Fayette, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, eastern Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Stone
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Perry
Washington
Fayette
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Pike, Ross
Scioto
Vinton
Coal Strike Inquiry Opens
The government convened a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh under the Connally-Smith Act to probe the ongoing coal strike that began June 20. Idle miners in southwestern Pennsylvania fell from about 10,000 to an estimated 3,000 as mills stay busy war production. President Roosevelt said mines would be returned to private owners soon, echoing John L. Lewis that the truce would terminate if operators signed without a union contract.
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Pittsburgh
Connally-Smith
Federal Grand Jury
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
UMW
John L. Lewis
Ohio Ranks Fourth in Tin Can Salvage Drive
Columbus report shows Ohio ranked fourth nationally in tin can salvage during the first four months of 1943 with 5,202 tons sent to detinning and shredding plants representing nearly 47 million cans. The national total reached 80,177 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Vaughan heads suit over defective wartime aircraft parts
SAED G. W. Vaughan, president of Curtiss-Wright and Wright Aeronautical chairman, leads defendants in a government lawsuit charging delivery of defective and substandard plane equipment to U S forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Vaughan
Curtiss-Wright Aircraft
Wright Aeronautical Plant
Lockland, O
Ten Thousand Prisoners Taken by Allied Armies in Sicily
Allied headquarters reported 10 000 Axis prisoners captured in Sicily as American warships bombarded western shore installations and supported advancing troops. Augusta Harbor entry, Mesina Strait actions, and Patton taking command near Gela marked the Sicily advance amid continued Allied reinforcements and air defense. Steubenville electrical accident claims J A Moore, 43.
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Sicily
North Africa
Augusta
D'Avet
Porte Empedocle
Agrigento
Ponte Olivio
U. S
Messina
Catania
Patton
French Island of Martinique Joins Allied War Effort
Martinique will join the United Nations war effort after months as a non allied territory. Henri Hoppenot arrives to take over from Admiral Georges Robert and place French Antilles vessels under Allied command. The carrier Bearn and Emile Bertin are among key ships at Fort De France. US lifts food blockade as surrender of authority proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Rumor Circling London
British sources denied confirmation of a Swedish report that German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was shot down while traveling to Sicily on an Axis transport aircraft. The tip cited a German underground station Atlantic and appeared via Svenska Dagbladet and Reuters.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Sicily
Atlantic
Svenska Dagbladet
Reuters
Plowing Hinders Crops Says Agriculture Expert Faulkner
Norman Oklahoma reports Edward H Faulkner a county agent turned grower argues that deep cultivation ruins root systems and promotes erosion He favors disc harrows and demonstrates with tomato plants in Elyria Ohio showing rapid growth without water He claims unplowed fields weather droughts better and urges farmers to rely on nature rather than plowing
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Norman
Okla
Edward H. Faulkner
Faulkner
Elyria
Ohio
Allied Forces Drive Through Southeast Sicily In Broad Advance
American troops seize Comiso Ponte Olivo and Naro as part of a three pronged push across the island. Allied fronts extend 60 miles along the southern coast with Canadians and British joining. Air attacks sink ships damage destroyers and crater Axis airfields while British Montgomery's forces meet light resistance.
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Comiso
Ponte Olivo
Sicily
Naro
Fallen Augusta
Cantania
Axis
Ragusa
U.S
Hermann Goering
Montgomery
Milo
Catania
Middle East
Vibo Valentia
Reggio Calabria
Strait of Messina
Crotone
Gulf of Taranto
Europe
U. S
Augusta
Marsala
House Owners Liable For Utilities Charges
Cincinnati case upholds city ordinance making real estate owners liable for water and service charges. Alfred Pfau challenged the rule after water was shut off over a $2 bill left by a tenant. 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 Construction
A 220 mile pipeline from Chicago to Toledo is under construction, announced by Sinclair Refining Co. The line will carry 30 000 barrels of gasoline and light heating oil daily, cost about 4 500 000 dollars, and be completed by October.
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New York
U?p
Chicago
Toledo
Sinclair Refining Co
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