Germans Claim Advance Toward Moscow as Fronts Expand
The Associated Press reports Nazi forces within miles of Moscow and claims of Russian setbacks around Smolensk. Soviet dispatches describe heavy fighting and German losses as German drives stall near Leningrad and Kiev. Britain warns Japan and Tokyo signals show rising tensions while Japanese troops move into Indochina toward Singapore and the Philippines.
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Adolf Hitler
Ingrad
Lake Peipus
Itonia
Estonia
Smolensk
Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Far East
Tokyo
Orient
Dutch East Indies
Eden
Fumimaro Konoye
Indo- China
Singapore
Philippines
U S Gunboat Tutuila Damaged in Chungking Air Raid
The navy reports the U S gunboat Tutuila was damaged by Japanese bombs in an air raid on Chungking. No casualties were recorded. The vessel was anchored across the Yangtze River from the capital.
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U. S
Chungking
Washington
United States
Yangtze River
Poles and Russians Sign London Amnesty Pact
In London at the British foreign office a Polish Soviet agreement grants amnesty freeing all Polish prisoners in Russia and nullifies territorial changes in Poland from the 1939 German Soviet partition.
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London
British Foreign Office
Russia
Poland
Tractor Tragedy Claims 63-Year-Old Gottlieb Gobeli
A tractor pinned Gottlieb Gobeli to his home near Canton yesterday, causing fatal injuries. Gobeli, age 63, died from the incident despite aid.
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Here
Gottleib Gobeli
House Urged to Back Anti-Market Control Bill
Administration farm officials pressed in the House to oppose Senate backed measures that would freeze government stocks of cotton and wheat. The plan would bar selling or liquidation of government holdings of over 6 million bales of cotton and 160 million bushels of wheat, tied to a wheat marketing quota bill. Aides said Wickard and Roosevelt favor defeating the freezing proposal in a conference committee. The Senate would also lift the ban on using excess quota wheat as feed or seed. current law imposes penalties for excess wheat from 1941 quotas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Roosevelt
Senate
House
FBI Arrests Youth in Train Wreck Attempt
Huntington West Virginia FBI official T K Cook said Clyde Hayman 24 of Ambrosia Mason County was arrested on a federal warrant for attempting to wreck a New York Central freight carrying national defense materials from Charleston to Hobson near Pomeroy Ohio. The attempt followed the discovery of a 50 gallon steel oil drum on the tracks near Pleasantville on July 24.
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Huntington
W. Va
T. K. Cook
Huntington Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West
Hayman
Cook
Charged With Robbing Hocking County Jail
Eldon Fox of Salt Creek township was arraigned on charges of breaking and entering the Hocking County jail. He pleaded not guilty and was held to the grand jury under a $1,000 bond. The alleged theft occurred Saturday night from items in the sheriff’s custody. Fox had prior jail time for a fine and could not post bond.
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Logan
Hocking
Eldon Fox
Salt Creek
Frank St. Clair
Fox
U S Construction Men Arrive in British Isles
A corps of 460 trained United States construction men arrived at a Northern Ireland port and were greeted by British war secretary H D R Margesson. E A V MacPherson of New York, second in command, said their work would involve harbor facilities. Margesson replied that they were glad to have them.
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London
United States
Northern Ireland
H. D. R. Margesson
E. A. V. MacPherson
New York
Margesson
Churchill Warns Britain to Stay Alert for Invasion
Mackenzie views Churchill's warning as a call to keep vigilance high. He notes Nazi plans hinge on finishing operations in Russia and securing fuel and aircraft. With Bolshevik resistance and reduced raids on England, tension eases, but nerves may relax too far.
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Churchill
Fuehrer
England
Muscovy
English Channel
Russia
John Bull
British Isles
Heat Wave Snapped by Thunderstorms in 1941 Midwest
Ohio and nearby areas saw a break in a week of record heat as cool air from the Atlantic and the Dakotas collided. Colder morning temps and storms cooled sections from Columbus to Cleveland while Cincinnati faced 98 degrees and a heat stroke death of John Dinwiddie, raising heat-related fatalities to 25.
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Atlantic Coast
North Dakota
Minnesota
Ohio
Columbus
Mercury
Lancaster
Cincinnati
John Dinwiddie
Cleveland
U S Help To England Deemed Of Great Value
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman says U S naval patrols of Atlantic sea lanes aided Britain, helping Britain gain the upper hand in the Battle of the Atlantic. He cites Russian resistance against Germany as heartening and predicts reduced Nazi invasion risk of Britain this year.
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Washington
George
Britain
Russia
Great Britain
Buy Land for Dispossessed
The Ohio Defense Relocation Corporation announced 8750 acres in six northern counties would be bought and divided into family size farms to provide homesteads for rural families displaced by defense projects. The land is part of 19500 acres under option in Crawford Union Harding Logan Marion and Portage counties. About 440 families have been forced from farms for ordnance plants in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio Defense Relocation Corporation
Ohio
A. L. Sorenson
Farm Security Administration
Crawford
Union
Hardin
Logan
Marion
Portage
U S and British Businesses Stopped in Shantung
Reports from North China say all American and British firms in the Japanese occupied area are barred from business except in Peiping and Tientsin foreign quarters. American and British properties in Shantung Province are said to be under Japanese protective custody with Texas and Socony Oil cited among those affected.
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Shanghai
China
Peiping
Tientsin
Shantung Province
Texas
Socony
Joint Committee Studies Flood Bill Increase to 275 Million
A joint Senate House conference committee studied the 1941 flood control authorization. The Senate raised the house approved sum from 260 million to 275 million. Speaker Rayburn appointed Democratic Congressman Robert T. Secrest of Caldwell Ohio to the committee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rayburn
Robert T. Secrest
Caldwell, O
Furlough Ordered for Missionary Staff in Japan
Members of the Protestant Episcopal Church’s staff in Japan have been ordered to take immediate leave for the duration of the current emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Japan
Limit Sought On Extension Of Army Service
Washington debate opens on restricting the army to keep troops in service during the emergency. House Military Committee members push an amendment limiting the measure to National Guardsmen reserves and enlisted regulars, exempting selectees finishing their one year. Chairman May predicts approval without limits. minority members concede slim chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
War Department
May
D-Ky
Toledo Student Loses Life in Fall Off Ship
Ross Brummett, 16, a Toledo high school student, fell from the Put-In-Bay excursion steamer in Lake Erie last night. Captain J. B. Peterson halted the vessel for over an hour as lifeboat crews searched rough waters after Brummett reportedly slipped while attempting to swing to the lower deck from the second level.
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Toledo
Ross Brummett
Put-In-Bay
Lake Erie
J. B. Peterson
Sandusky
Brummett
Governor Bricker to take 10 day Wisconsin vacation
Governor John W. Bricker and Mrs Bricker will depart Friday or Saturday for a 10 day stay at Sarona Lake Wisconsin. Their son Jack is in camp there. A trip to Camp Shelby Mississippi was postponed until after the vacation.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Sarona Lake
Wis
Jack
Camp Shelby
Miss
Those Under 70 Must Be Escorted by Parents
In Long Beach California a Sunset of Life picnic will require each attendee under 70 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Hostess Mrs Margaret B Long, aged 91, will oversee the event.
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Long Beach
Calif
Margaret B. Long
Escaped Youth Taken From Ironton Pool
John Zornes age 18 who fled from jail during a scuffle with Deputy Sheriff George Young was captured yesterday at an Ironton swimming pool.
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Lancaster
John Zornes
George Young
Ironton
End Strikes In St Louis New Jersey Amid Shipyard and Plant Disputes
AFL electrical workers strike in New York City and spillover to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In St Louis 2700 AFL construction workers returned to work after agreeing to arbitration over two ice haulers' discharge at an $89 million ammunition plant. Columbus sees a Timken plant strike deadline over dismissal of five women. Key West naval construction slows as 800 AFL laborers condition return upon contractor release of 150 new Negro hires, with a wage offer raise to 26 a week. Ottawa sees armed guard and an Arvida plant shutdown labeled enemy sabotage under investigation by Munitions Minister Howe.
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AFL
New York City
Brooklyn Navy Yard
National Defense Mediation Board
Gulf State Utility Company
Baton Rouge
Air Associates, Inc
Bendix
N. J
St. Louis
Columbus
Harry Mayfield
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CSO
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Key West
Fla
Washington
U.S. Gypsum Company
Ottawa
Arvida, Que
Aluminum Company of Canada
C. D. Howe
Howe
Hopkins Visits Moscow During World War II Mission
Harry Hopkins arrives in Moscow from London on a surprise visit to discuss Red Army needs with Soviet officials. He travels with Brig. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney and Lieut. John R. Alison of the Air Corps as Washington negotiates with Lieut. Gen. Filip Golikov and Engineer General Repin on a parallel mission.
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Moscow
Harry Hopkins
London
Red Army
United States Army
Joseph T. McNarney
John R. Alison
Air Corps
Washington
United States
Filip Golikov
Repin
Industrial Employment Up 25 Per Cent in Ohio
Ohio industrial employment rose 25 percent in June from the same month last year. The gain from May to June was 2 percent, according to the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio State University
Bureau of Business Research
19 Japanese Fishing Boats Seized by U S
The Treasury Department disclosed the seizure of 19 Japanese fishing boats in Hawaiian waters this spring on false registry charges. Officials allege some vessels were used in espionage, possibly carrying radio and photographic gear, with crews including naval reserve members.
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Washington
Hawaiian
Treasury Department
Pacific
Wheeler Wins Public Apology From War Secretary
Senator Wheeler of Montana secured a public apology from Secretary of War Stimson for harsh criticism. Stimson expressed regret for accusing Wheeler of directing antiwar postcards to soldiers and noted that several hundred cards under Wheeler's signature did reach army camps. He added that an investigation found organized attempts to arouse disloyalty among troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Stimson
War Department
War Secretary
Women Drivers Clash Over Parking Place in Winston-Salem
Two women drivers fought over a single parking space in Winston-Salem North Carolina for two hours. Onlookers offered advice and refreshments and collected enough money to pay one fine. Both received tickets, but another person secured the spot.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
5 400 Released Only 440 Reapply for WPA Rolls
Columbus relief director Frank G. Jones said 5 400 persons released from WPA rolls since late June, only 440 sought reassignment. He noted most leavers are not seeking relief and highlighted care for unskilled women and those with children as key issue. State conference on further roll reductions concludes today with regional relief officials present.
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Columbus
Frank G. Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Jones
WPA
State Welfare
Charles Sherwood
Canton
Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize price and rent ceilings
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant authority to set price and rent ceilings to curb inflation he says threatens defense efforts. He also sought power to buy materials to maintain price stability and to curb excesses in installment credit, calling for flexible, time-limited measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Tiny Middletown Plane Shown in New York Harbor
A 65 horsepower plane built by Aeronea Aircraft Corp of Middletown C I will be displayed in New York by the British American Ambulance Corps. Carl Friedlander president flew the craft from the Middletown factory for immediate conversion into an ambulance ship.
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New York
Carl Friedlander
Aeronea Aircraft Corp
Middletown
Middleisle
Friedlander, Himse
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
St. Lawrence Waterway
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New Jersey
L. R. P. Jordan
Reidsville
White House
Leon Henderson
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