Roosevelt and Churchill Deliver Ultimatum to Italian People
United States and Britain issue a joint ultimatum to Italy amid Allied advances in Sicily. The leaders urge honorable capitulation to the United Nations forces to avoid further devastation and secure Italy’s national dignity and future peace. The broadcast calls on Italians to choose between Fascist regimes and civilization.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Mussolini
Hitler
Italy
United States
Great Britain
White House
London
United Nations
Sicily
Algiers
Roosevelt dismisses Wallace and Jones over interagency feud
President Roosevelt orders abolition of the Board of Economic Warfare and shifts major agencies from Jones Reconstruction Finance Corporation to a new Office of Economic Warfare led by Leo Crowley. He warns officials to resign if they air interagency disputes publicly and presses a fresh wartime start. Wallace and Jones accept the rebuke.
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Washington
Wallace Commerce
Jesse
Roosevelt
Wallace
Jones
Board of Economic Warfare
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Leo T. Crowley
Truman Says Solution Near
Washington reports Senate War Investigating Committee chair Truman says war plant capacity is nearly solved though lines still have kinks. He warns transportation will become the next focus as production nears overbuild levels in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
D-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Detroit Bus Drivers Halt Service in Wage Protest
Detroit suburban bus drivers for the Great Lakes Greyhound Lines stopped operating in a wage protest. Thousands of workers from war plants were unable to reach jobs as routes to Pontiac Armingham Royal Oak and other Woodward Avenue cities and downriver communities were disrupted.
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Detroit
Great Lacs Greyhound Lines, Inc
Pontiac
Armingham
Royal Oak
Orth Woodward
Miss Katie Hamm 72 Dies at Home in Pomeroy
Miss Katie Hamm, age 72, died at night at her home in Pomeroy. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the Finsterwald Chapel with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Katie Hamm
Pomeroy
Naylor
Finsterwald
Beech Grove
Retired Coal Miner Found Dead at Condor Street Home
Richard Davis, 53, a retired coal miner, was found dead at his Condor Street home. He had suffered long illness after a mine accident. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Richard (in the Army) and Harold, both in this city. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Pomeroy
Richard Davis
Condor St
Richard
Harold
Sicily
Naples
Messina
Palermo
Paterno
Bus and street cars idle as Akron strike continues
Akron bus and street car service stays at a standstill as more than 400 CIO operators strike. The CIO Transport Workers Union executive committee meets this afternoon and International President Michael J. Quill plans a personal appeal to the workers to end the stoppage.
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Akron
CIO
CIO Transport Workers Union
International
Michael J. Quill
Workman Killed by High Tension Wire in Ohio
Charles Howard, 50, of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co., was killed instantly when he touched a high tension wire during line repair at Bailey Run. He worked with William Allman and is survived by his wife and daughter Thelma. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Pomeroy
Charles Howard
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Bailey Run
William Allman
Howard
Thelma
Drive Opens to Recruit 100000 Nurses
The Public Health Service and Rep Frances Bolton launched a nationwide drive to recruit 100000 young women for nursing duties at home and abroad marking a strong backing from Congress.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Congress
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
TAX RECEIPTS UP COLUMBUS
State Treasurer H. Ebright reports Columbus sales tax receipts for the first six months of the year total $27,164,808, a rise of $415,717 over the same period in 1942.
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Columbus
H. Ebright
Tests on New Pipeline Bring Ickes to Welding
Cincinnati report notes the 24 inch transcontinental pipeline nearing completion with a public welding event in Phoenixville Pa attended by Secretary Harold Ickes. Oil moves eastward from Norris City at 3 4 miles daily as engineers inspect for leaks and other bugs.
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Cincinnati
Norris City
Phoenixville
Interior
Harold Ickes
The
Petroleum Administration For War and War Emergency Pipelines, Inc
Grant Time for Auto License Tag Painting
Ohio motorists may remove their 1942 plates after July 21 to have them cleaned and repainted. After that date, state highway patrolmen police departments and sheriffs offices will issue permits to operate vehicles with a single rear tag for seven days while reconditioning. Plates must display green letters and numerals on white.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hal Sours
Sours
Marietta Times Faces Federal Court Action
In Columbus the Times Co. and publisher were ordered by Federal Judge Mell G Underwood to show cause by July 30 why wage hour records should not be inspected by the Labor Department. The suit by L M Walling claims the firm refused to make records available on the ground it was not engaged in interstate commerce.
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Columbus
the Times Co
Marietta
Mell G. Underwood
U. S. Labor Department
L. M. Walling
Four Yankees Capture 52 Italian Officers at Gela
Allied headquarters in North Africa reports that four American Rangers charging a heavily mined beach at Gela captured 52 Italian officers in one building after a brief fight during American operations.
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Allied
North Africa
Gela
Willkie Aims to Run if McCormick Joins Illinois Primary
Wendell L. Willkie says he will seek the 1944 Republican Presidential nomination if Col. Robert R. McCormick enters the Illinois primary. In a written reply Willkie welcomes a McCormick entry, saying it would sharpen the debate on American foreign policy and domestic liberalism.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
GOP
McCormick
Willkie
Colonel McCormick
Synthetic Tires Tested on New Jersey Busses
The U S Rubber Co reports a successful year of testing synthetic tread tires on New Jersey public service buses. Each tire logged up to 37 000 miles on the toughest four section tire with Buna S compounds, largely made from new government synthetic rubber plants.
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New Jersey
New York
U.S. Rubber Co
Public Service Coordinated Transport
Medwick Sold From Brooklyn To Giants For 7900
New York Giants acquire 7 foot outfielder Joe Medwick from Brooklyn today for the waiver price of 7900 dollars. Giants officials confirmed the deal as part of roster adjustments. Brooklyn sources noted Medwick will join the Giants lineup for upcoming games.
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NEW York
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Youth Dies of Broken Neck in Raccoon Creek Accident
William H. Denny aged 18 of Grove City died at Holzer Hospital after a June 20 dive into a shallow pool in Raccoon Creek caused a broken neck. He lived with his uncle Burr Denny in Wilkesville and is survived by his mother Edith Denny and a brother in Africa. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Wilkesville Presbyterian Church.
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Gallipolis
William H. Denny
Edith Denny
Grove City
Holzer Hospital
Raccoon Creek
Denny
Burr Denny
Wilkesville
Africa
Strong Funeral Home
Ickes Says Mines Cannot Be Returned at Present
Washington Interior Secretary Ickes said it is not practicable to return the nation's coal mines to private ownership for now. He noted production nears normal and 97 to 98 percent of hard and soft coal miners are back on the jobs. He argued government operation protects private investors by keeping miners employed when private owners cannot.
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Washington
Ickes
Government to Supply Tents for Farm Help
The War Department announced that Army tents and equipment will shelter and care for agricultural laborers in the Agriculture Department's harvest program. Existing camps will be used where possible, but about 75 new camps are needed to house roughly 10,000 workers nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
War Department
Department
Dads Draft Remains Unlikely Before Fall
Washington AP reports draft officials expect most fathers to stay out of service through October due to eligibility limits and deferments. About 6.5 million fathers meet criteria for immunity while 1.566 million single and childless married men are ready for induction for July to September.
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Washington
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Emmett Solomon
Wartime Marriages in Ohio Decline
Ohio health officials report a decreasing wartime marriage tempo as thousands of marriageable men serve in the armed forces. Dr. R. H. Markwith notes a decline following Pearl Harbor and predicts birth rates will fall accordingly after 1942’s peak.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
R. H. Markwith
Pearl Harbor
Markwith
Church of Nazarene Districts Divide Ohio Districts
Delegates at the annual Nazarene Ohio district conference voted to split the area into Western and Central Districts effective next June. Dr. Charles A. Gibson of Columbus was reelected district superintendent for his 19th straight year.
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Columbus
Ohio
Church of the Nazarene
Charles A. Gibson
Regional War Labor Board Panel Meets in Cincinnati
Newly appointed public representatives to Regional War Labor Board tri partite panels met in Cincinnati to discuss policies of the federal agency. Rev. Edwin A. Brown, pastor of the First Methodist Church, Athens, is a member of the panel.
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Cincinnati
War Labor Board
Tripartite
Federal Agency
Edwin A. Brown
First Methodist Church
Athens
Montgomery's Veterans of Africa maul Goering division in Sicily
Allied communiques say Montgomery's veterans crushed the Hermann Goering and 15th German armored divisions north of Lentini as the Eighth Army presses toward Catania. American, British and Canadian forces seize 12 towns and take about 16,000 prisoners while air and sea bombardments hit Naples Messina and Catania ports.
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Allied
North Africa
Eighth Army
Catania
Sicilian
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hermann Goering
Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Montgomery
Lentini
Sicily
Middle East
United States
Foggia
Messinia
Sardinia
Allies seize Mubo in New Guinea advance against Japanese
American and Australian forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur capture the Mubo gateway to Salamaua after a bold jungle operation. In the same push, Nasau Bay forces move inland, while Allied air actions over the Central Solomons shoot down more planes than the enemy. Allied losses remain under 50 in the Solomons.
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Douglas MacArthur
Salamaua
New Guinea
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Mubo
Pacific
Munda
Nassau Bay
Bitoi River
Solomonn
Solomons
Reds Drive Germans Back Near Orel In Major Russian Counteroffensive
Russian forces halted the German third summer offensive for a week then counterattacked toward Orel. The two pronged push north and east of Orel reportedly advanced 2 1/2 miles, recaptured 110 towns, and destroyed dozens of Nazi tanks planes and guns while 12,000 Germans were killed.
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Moscow
Orel
Belgorod
Red Army
Pravda
Communist Party
Truck Hits Child On Route 76 Killings Near Coshocton
An eight year old boy, James Karr, son of Charles A. Karr, was killed last night when a truck struck him while he coasted in a wagon on Route 76 between Coshocton and Clark.
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Coshocton
James Karr
Charles A. Karr
Coshocton and
Clark
Homer Johnson Arrested for Reckless Operation
Homer Johnson of Gallipolis was arrested Thursday night by the State Highway Patrol on a charge of reckless operation. The hearing was set for Friday morning.
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Gallipolis
Homer Johnson
State Highway Patrol
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U. S
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NEA
U.S
Workman
Marietta Times
Medwick
Giants
Church of Nazarene
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Dantel DE Luce
Vizzini
Rome Radio
Patton
Iblei Mountains
Augusta
Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Reds
Russia
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