Nazi Drive on Russia Slowed as Front Battles Rage
Reports say Hitler’s invasion slowed or halted as Japanese and Soviet forces clash in the Far East. German high command claims strong resistance yet progress on the eastern front remains uncertain amid air raids on Moscow and heavy fighting from Leningrad to Ukraine. Serb uprisings against German occupation are noted in Yugoslavia as Britain and Italy clash over Mediterranean actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Far East
Hitler
London
Manchoukuoa
Vitebsk
Itler
Siberian
Porkhov
Leningrad
Polotsk-Nevel
Smolensk
Moscow
Zhitomir
Ukraine
Baltic
Black Sea
Kiev
Soviet Ukraine
London Radio
Yugoslavia
Germany
Berlin
England
Scotland
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Virginio Gayda
United States
Pomeroy State Bridge Shows Increased First Half Profit
The State Bridge Commission reported a $112,134 net profit rise for the first half of 1941 compared with a year earlier. It covers three Ohio River spans and one at Sandusky Bay, with Fort Steuben tallying 119,652 crossings and $33,425, Sandusky Bay 34,708 and $54,649, Peercy Mason 13,389 and $3, (truncated).
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Columbus
State Bridge Commission
Ohio River
Sandusky Bay
Fort Steuben
Steubenville
Peercy-Mason
State Sends $1.76 Million in Liquor Funds to Cities
The state issued checks totaling 1.759 million dollars to municipalities as second year liquor permit collections.
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Columbus
Eight Billion More Urged For Expansion of Defense
The House Appropriations Committee urged an outlay of 8.063 billion dollars for the army navy and Maritime Commission to expand defense. Army funds would support 1 727 000 troops 309000 above current strength and sustain an 83 unit air force. Navy and Marine Corps would rise to 369000 and 75000 respectively with added shipbuilding and manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
House
Appropriations Committee
Maritime Commission
Britain
Red Sea
Navy
Marine Corps
Farmers Face Labor Shortage Amid War Demands
President Edward A. O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation warns of a wide spread farm labor shortage as skilled help leaves for defense plants. Farm families in many regions, including dairies near Chicago and other cities, struggle to meet wage competition of five to ten dollars daily.
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Uncle Sam
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Defense Industry
Japan Seizure of French Indo China Seen as Great Power Move
In his War Today column Dewitt Mackenzie argues Japan may have seized French Indo China to expand East Asia dominance, heightening a military threat to American and British interests. He notes silent official reaction, likely heavy sanctions, and potential German-Vichy pressure influencing French defenses.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
Nippon
Asia
Europe
Daisyo
Washington
London
Atlantic
America
Britain
Indo-China
Manchuria
Hitler
Vichy
Far East
Saigon
Hanoi
Singapore
East Indies
Chungking
China
Hongkong
Shanghai
Kobe
Army Chief opposes Taft plan on 16 month enlistment
General George C. Marshall told Senate and House committees that Tafts proposal to cap active service at 16 months lacks immediacy and urged removal of restrictive clauses to give the War Department maximum flexibility. He warned Congress to declare a national emergency per the Selective Service Act as three South American nations face unrest linked to Nazi influence in Brazil Bolivia and Colombia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Taft
Ohio
Senate Military Committee
Marshall
Congress
War Department
House Military Committee
Brazil
Bolivia
Colombia
Storage Room Is Denied for Wheat in Ohio
Columbus report says the U S Department of Agriculture may be forced to enter storage to stop grain elevator operators from undermining the AAA program in Ohio. Elmer Kruse, Ohio AAA chairman, notes elevators refuse wheat despite ample space, creating a oversupply and a seven cent wheat price drop. He says farmers bear the cost of price manipulation and dealers claim storage space is 48 million bushels but only 42 million harvested, leaving space tight at 65 percent.
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Columbus
U. S. Department of Agriculture
AAA
Elmer Kruse
Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Kruse
Ohio
Ohio Aaa
America Can Win If Prepared Says Burton at Fort Recovery
Senator Harold H. Burton of Cleveland told about several thousand at Fort Recovery sesqui centennial that America’s staying out of European wars depends on a strong defense. He said full preparation means no attack and, if drawn in, the nation can win.
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Fort Recovery
America
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
Europe
Washington in Confusion Warns Willkie on Defense
Wendell L. Willkie told 19,000 people in Los Angeles that Washington is in confusion and that the defense program is in danger. He urged applying the pressure of American public opinion to secure the management needed for national unity.
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Los Angeles
Wendell L. Willkie
National Unity
Washington
Shortage of Chlorine May Close Ohio Pools
Federal defense demands have reduced chlorine supply, threatening closure of several Ohio swimming pools. State health director Dr. R. H. Markwith reported today.
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Ohio
Columbus
R. H. Markwith
Morgan County Youth Hurt in Auto Accident
McCONNVILLE Rex Walls age 16 was critically injured when his legs were crushed between two automobiles on a highway as his car stalled for fuel and he walked to obtain more. Authorities report the incident occurred last night in McConnellville.
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Mcconnellville
Burroughs Faces Divorce Suit by Wife
Los Angeles reports novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs 67 is sued for divorce by his 36 year old wife amid a turbulent marriage with claims and allegations surfacing in court filings.
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Los Angeles
Edgar \Rice Burroughs
Tarzan
Poultry Farms Expect Record Egg Output in 1942
Government support for the food for defense program boosts egg production as nationwide poultry raisers race to maximize yields. More than 80 million dozen eggs have been bought since January, with prices up 9 cents a dozen from a year ago. May and June hatchery output already shows a record surge, exceeding 1940 levels by nearly 98 million chicks.
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Chicago
Gallipolis Boy Drowns in Ohio River Fatal Swim
Kenneth Davis, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Davis of East Gallipolis, drowned Wednesday afternoon in the Ohio River on the West Virginia side of Gallipolis Island while with younger companions. He slipped into a deep hole and was unable to swim. Firemen recovered the body by draglines. funeral services will be held Friday at Millersport, former family home.
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Davis
Elmer Davis
East Gallipolis
Ohio River
West Virginia
Gallipolis Island
Davis
Young Davis
Millersport
Rush for Birth Certificates Breaks 31 Year Record
In a defense era drive, Ohioans obtained 64 127 birth certificates since Feb 1 1940, surpassing 55 067 issued from the bureau’s 1908 establishment through Feb 1940. State Health Director R H Markwith disclosed the figures.
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Columbus
Refugees Wait For Chance To Reach America
German consuls and Nazi agents ousted from the United States spent the night aboard the U S naval transport West Point. About 1,700 war refugees from multiple nationalities linger in this port awaiting visas and hopeful resettlement in the New World as American consuls depart for Portugal.
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United States
U. S
West Point
New World
Portugal
Germany
Ask Ecuador and Peru To Stop Border Fight
Buenos Aires report states Argentina urged Ecuador and Peru to cease border fighting flaring anew. Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazú telegraphed both governments, citing continental unity and solidarity for common causes as reasons to halt hostilities.
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Ecuador
Peru
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Crooksville Man Killed at Shelby Plant
Marion J. Driggs, 35, of Crooksville, was electrocuted at the Ohio Power Company substation near Shelby when he touched a live 138000 volt line while installing floodlights. The accident occurred at the plant site.
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Crooksville
Shelby
Ohio Power Company
Here
Marion J. Driggs
America To Cut Off Vital Supplies for Nippon If French Land Is Occupied
The United States denounced Japan as an aggressor in French Indochina, saying the move endangers American security in the Far East. Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, warned Tokyo’s actions signal possible further conquests in nearby regions.
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America
Nippon
Washington
United States
Japan
Indo- China
Far East
Sumner Welles
Pacific
Welles
Netherlands East Indies
Philippine Islands
Indo China
Vichy
London
Singapore
British Pacific
Royal Air Force
China
Sumner Wells
Kichisaburo Nomura
Nomura
Stimson Condemns Wheeler Cards Aimed at Officers
Secretary of War Stimson denounces Senator Wheeler for mailing post cards urging officers and soldiers to oppose entering the European war. Marshall calls the move near subversive, possibly treasonous, as U S policy tensions with Japan rise. diplomatic dispatches from Saigon indicate French Indo China concessions to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Stimson
Wheeler
D-Mont
United States
Stimson
Two Killed in Defense Mill Blast at Acton Plant
In South Acton Massachusetts two men died when an explosion rocked the American Cyanamid and Chemical Company powder mills near the guarded plant. The blast, heard miles away, follows a string of explosions at the site since January with a February fatality. The firm releasing no immediate statement.
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South Acton
Mass
American Cyanamid and Chemical Company
National Defense
Rural Letter Carriers Seek Return to Old Pay Scale
The Ohio Rural Letter Carriers Association adopted a resolution seeking the former pay basis of $75 per mile annually for the first 24 miles and $30 per mile beyond that. They also want to retain the current five cent annual car allowance. For a decade the rate was $60 per mile for the first 30 miles and $20 per mile after 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio Rural Letter Carriers Association
Nation's Largest Tax Measure Advances Toward Vote
A 3.529 billion tax bill, labeled the biggest in U S history, moves to House consideration after Ways and Means Committee approval. It adds new five to 75 percent top rates, targets individuals and corporations, and includes levies on radio and billboards while excluding candy excise taxes. The measure awaits floor debate with Senate variation possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Bombing hits American Embassy in Moscow
German air raid on Moscow last night blasted windows on two sides of the United States Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt residence. No embassy officers were present. Four American newsmen at the scene were unharmed.
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Moscow
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Ohio Supplies One Fourth Of Cadet Class
At Randolph Field Texas the public relations office reports more than a quarter of the 317 new cadets enrolled for basic U S Army flight training come from Ohio. The survey shows 80 from Ohio, 33 from Michigan, 31 from Indiana, with 27 from other states.
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Randolph Field
Texas
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
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