Ickes Seeks 12 Hour Night Closure for Eastern Stations
Secretary Ickes urges the oil industry to shut 100000 service stations in the eastern states from 7 p m to 7 a m daily starting Aug 3. The plan would cover Maine to Florida and include districts east of the Appalachians as part of broader rationing measures. A federal economic defense board headed by Vice President Wallace was also created with members from key departments.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Peninsula of
District of Columbia
Appalachian Mountains
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Wallace
State
Treasury
War
Navy
Agriculture
Commerce
Senate
May Abandon Draft Rotation
Sen Robert A Taft charged that the U S Army plans to abandon rotating selectees to build a permanently trained force. He spoke as debate opened on extending draftee service, arguing the measure lacks a large turnover and could keep about 1 730 000 soldiers with only 200 000 possible releases as hardship cases or at age 28.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Miss Rene Thomas 36 Pomeroy telephone operator dies
Miss Rene Thomas aged 36, a Pomeroy telephone operator, died last night at Holzer Hospital after an illness starting Tuesday. She lived with her parents, Mr and Mrs David Thomas of Minersville. Funeral arrangements remain to be announced.
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Pomeroy
Rene Thomas
Holzer Hospital
David Thomas
Minersville
Silk Mill Closes in Philadelphia Over Material Shortage
Courtland Mill of the Gotham Silk Hosiery Company Inc. shuts down in Philadelphia due to lack of silk and other material, affecting about 600 workers.
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Philadelphia
Courtland
Gotham Silk Hosiery Company, Inc
Henry Bickel 96 Civil War veteran dies in Preble County
Eaton Ohio report states Henry Bickel aged 96, Preble County’s last surviving Civil War veteran, died yesterday. The notice notes his long service and status as a local veteran figure.
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Eaton
Henry Bickel
Preble County
Action Planned On FDR Price Fixing Request
Congressional leaders planned quick action on President Roosevelt's call for broad price fixing to combat inflation. Bills would be introduced in both houses with bipartisan support but strong opposition from farm interests over cotton ceilings and farm parity. Taft supported a five member board including Henderson and federal officials.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Barkley
D-Ky
Congress
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Administration
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Martin
Mass
Leon Henderson
Taft
Ohio
Henderson
Secretaries of Treasury, Commerce and Labor
Federal Reserve Board
Ruling on Gas Cause of Split
The Ohio Utilities Commission ordered Ohio Fuel Gas Company and six Columbia Gas subsidiaries to stop supplying mixed gas except under contract. The ruling aligns with a July Supreme Court decision that inert gases were secretly added to Columbus natural gas. Commissioner Dunlavy dissented, warning the order could endanger lives as stove burners cannot be adjusted by August 14.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Columbia Gas and Electric Corp
Supreme Court
Dennis Dunlavy
Timken Production Halted by Walkout at Columbus Plant
Pickets patrolled the gates of the Timken Roller Bearing Co. plant in Columbus as CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee spokesmen said a strike nearly halted production. The walkout was ordered by Harry Mayfield of Local 2173 after Federal Conciliator Hugh D. Friel failed to resolve a dispute over the discharge of five women. The plant, employing about 2,600, handles defense orders.
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Columbus
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Cio-Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Harry Mayfield
Hugh D. Friel
Observers Open to Russian Chance in War’s Next Phase
Washington officials express guarded view that the Russo German struggle may extend beyond five weeks. They cite uncertain reports, potential German summer triumphs, and Russian claims of eliminating parachute and airborne attacks. Some credit peasants arming as guerrilla fighters shaping the conflict.
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Washington
Berlin
Moscow
Hitler
France
Balkans
Crete
England
British Home Guards
Nye Declares Nazis Threat Has Lessened
Senator Nye argues that heavy German losses in the Russian campaign reduce the threat to American security and weaken support for extending one year of service for selectees, National Guardsmen, and reserves. He cites unofficial reports of German depletion and notes another senator’s claim of 800000 German casualties to date.
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Washington
Nye
R-Nd
Senate
Congress
Ohio Girl's Assailant Hunted in Indiana
In Decatur Indiana a gunman suspected of the Celina Ohio assault on 17 year old Betty Hauk was pursued after Harold Jones and his wife Florence 18 reported an armed man tried to kidnap them. A car linked to the assailant was found in Decatur with the suspect at large.
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Decatur
Ind
Betty Hauk
Celina
Harold Jones
Bluffton
Florence
Jones
Miss Hank
First Class Japanese Troops Enter Saigon
Japanese troops formally entered Saigon today with observers noting the force as a first class army. They praised equipment discipline and efficiency, calling the newly arrived units among Japan's best and ready for action if required.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Tokyo
Japan
Cleveland CIO Leader Reports Assault in Labor Dispute
James R. Robertson, chief in Cleveland affiliated with AFL unions, told police today he was beaten by three men amid ongoing jurisdictional disputes.
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Cleveland
James R. Robertson
CIO
AFL
Dentist Loses Teeth After Anaesthetic-Free Extraction
Salt Lake City physician reports Dr. John Kurumada had 18 teeth extracted without anaesthetic. A burglar then removed the gold molars from a plaster cast in the dentist’s office.
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Salt Lake City
John Kurumada
Hopkins Second Talk With Stalin in Moscow
In Moscow Premier Stalin again met with Harry S. Hopkins, Roosevelt’s representative, as Soviet forces battle Germans in key sectors. Hopkins, flown from London, said the president is pleased with Soviet resistance and stressed immediate supplies with no delays and later payment to be resolved.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
State Representative Mees of Meigs County Dies
POMEROY Ohio Floyd F Mees 45 longtime Republican tax and finance chair dies at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis of coronary thrombosis after six months of heart ailment and high blood pressure. He served three terms from Meigs County and was a Pomeroy grocer and school board member survived by wife and three children.
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Pomeroy
Floyd F. Mees
Taxation and Finance Committee
Ohio House of Representatives
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mees
Meigs County
General Assembly
Robert of
Columbus
Vivian
Charlotte
Reinhold Mees
Minneapolis
Louise Steinbauer
Dorothy Mees
Amelia Bower
Alma Rosenbaum
Helen Mees
Mildred Stanley
Hurry Sailing of Jap Vessel Tatuta Maru Heads Toward Passages
In San Francisco the 15 million Tatuta Maru prepared to depart after a seven day uncertain cruise off the California coast. The NYK liner docked with 243 passengers aboard and omitted a planned Los Angeles stop amid fears of worsening U S Japan relations.
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San Francisco
United States
Japan
N.Y.K. Line
California
Golden Gates
N.Y.K
Los Angeles
Tatuta
Xenia Youth Is Killed After Thumbing Ride
In a heavy rainstorm on Route 35 near Xenia an automobile killed 18 year old Robert Bruce, son of Mr and Mrs John E Bruce. He had recently hitched a ride with Rev Eugene L Winans of Cincinnati who was critically injured.
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Xenia
Route 35
Here
Robert Bruce
John E. Bruce
O. W. Detrick
Bruce
Eugene L. Winans
Cincinnati
York City
Bellefontaine
Reliefers Must Take Oath of Patriotism
Harrisburg report states that Pennsylvania relief applicants must sign a statement affirming patriotism under a new law. It bars anyone advocating overthrow of the government by force from relief rolls.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Nazi industrialist Thyssen holds $300 million in U.S. cash
New York Herald Tribune reports Fritz Thyssen, German industrialist who helped fund Hitler, has about 300 million dollars salted away in New York bank vaults.
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New York
Herald-Tribune Today
Fritz Thyssen
Hitler
Sebring Announces First School Blanket Raise For City
Sebring school systems unveil the first blanket wage hike in city history a 10 percent increase set to start with the next term Superintendent SH Pollock announced the measure.
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Sebring
SH. Pollock
Wheat Parley Planned in Dayton by Western Farmers
About 450 wheat growers from western plains states arrive in Dayton to discuss goodwill toward the governments marketing program and sentiment in the East. Ralph O. Brown organizes the visit, urged by Frank L. Robinson to address eastern protests against wheat quotas and crop restrictions. Separately, Ohio Illinois Indiana farmers plan a nationwide group to oppose the AAA wheat marketing quotas.
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Dayton
Miami Valley
Ralph O. Brown
Hoytville
Frank L. Robinson
Kearney
Neb
Ntional Committee For Agriculture
Robinson
Brown
Marysville
AAA
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Strikers Exempt Navy Yard Expansion From Work Stoppage
New York electrical workers are expected to exempt the $70,000,000 Brooklyn Navy Yard expansion and other defense projects from a city-wide strike. The move follows a request by OPM associate director Harry Hillman to resume defense work and probe a dispute with Consolidated Edison of New York.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Office of Production Management
Harry Hillman
OPM
Consolidated Edison System of
Man Ordered to Promote Gas Economy Drive
Wilkes Barre Pa. salesman Morris Horowitz, jailed on a speeding conviction, was ordered by court to aid the campaign to save gasoline. He must operate his car for business only five days a week and keep it in the garage Saturdays and Sundays.
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Wilkes-Barre
Morris Horowitz
Rain Brings Relief From Record Heat
Scattered showers and storms eased the heat across the region while cooler air moved in from the Plains. Ohio reported a break in the heat with cooler temperatures after a night of relief, and forecasters warned of continued storms and cooler conditions ahead. Lightning disrupted Mine No. 90 near Shawnee, injuring no one but forcing 150 miners off the job and causing $3,000 to $4,000 in damage to a shaft fanhouse.
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Columbus
Plains
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Shawnee
River Traffic Hits New High
River traffic on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers has surged as 50 to 60 companies operate within the 7,000 mile waterway system. On the Ohio, government none operates a rivet lock, but lock men report traffic up a third from last year with daily passes from four to 21 tons, some moving 25 to 30 barges.
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ST. Louis
Inland Waterways
Mississippi
Ohio
Junk Dealers To Urge Scrapping of Jaloppies
Ben Solomon of Toledo heads a committee of 20 Ohio automobile wreckers who have agreed to an OPM sponsored drive to persuade jatoppy drivers to sell their autos for conversion into defense vital iron and steel scrap. Solomon and other officers were elected yesterday as an Ohio program, which will be copied nationally.
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Columbus
Ben Solomon
Toledo
Ohio
Solomon
Swedish Vessel Venezuela Declared Lost After Mysterious Vanishing
Stockholm officials ruled the Venezuela lost with eight passengers and 41 crew after a voyage from Gothenburg to Rio de Janeiro. The 6,990 ton liner vanished April 14 after leaving Gothenburg with a safe conduct from Germany, Italy and England. No wreckage, no survivors, and no storms during the voyage were found.
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New York
Stockholm
Venezuela
Gothenburg
Rio de Janeiro
North Atlantic
Germany
Italy
England
Torshavn
Faroes Islands
Carolina Thorden
No Change Red Version Of Conflict
German troops smashed toward Leningrad after encirclement, claiming seven Red Army divisions destroyed and thousands of prisoners captured on the northeast front. Soviet defenses reportedly crumbling as Finnish forces move from the north and German assaults intensify around the city.
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Leningrad
Russia
Red Army
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Adolf Hitler
Estonia
Morehhan
Kiev
London
Smolensk
Moscow
Ukraine
Norway
Arctic Ocean
Admiralty
Kirkenes
Petsamo
Wilberforce University Names Acting President
Bishop R. R. Wright Jr. will serve as acting president of Wilberforce University for the next year, succeeding Dr. D. Ormond Walker who was ousted recently.
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Wilberforce Xenia
Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr
Wilberforce University
D. Ormond Walker
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Nanny Sarin
Henry E. Kolego
Silverton
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Kolego Kolego
Franz Salminen
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