Allied Sub Sinks Transport. Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses
Allied sources report a 6 000 ton armed transport sunk in the Southwest Pacific with an estimated 12 000 Japanese troops lost. Japanese midget submarines are listed as sunk near Sydney Harbor, while another Japanese sub raid damaged a third ship and two others escaped undamaged off Australia. The China and Madagascar fronts show intensified Japanese offensives and mounting Chinese resistance as allied officers arrive in Chungking for talks with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Southwest Pacific
Sydney Harbor
Sunda
Erwerery
United Nations
Australia
China
Tokyo
Chekiang
Kwangtung
Kilangsi
Chuhsien
Japan
Kiangsi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kiang
Pacific
Chungking
Ukuo
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Lungling
More Blanks To Be Mailed In Ohio War Effort
Columbus Ohio local selective service boards will mail occupational questionnaires to men aged 45 to 65 who registered in April. Col C W Goble state draft director said the nation will need about 10,500,000 additional war workers by late Autumn and most recruits are expected from men beyond military age.
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Columbus
Ohio
Order Rents Frozen In Parkersburg Area
Washington AP dispatch reports Price Administrator Leon Henderson ordered 24 more communities to freeze rents at March 1 levels. The expansion covers all states except North Dakota, listing Parkersburg West Virginia with Wood County and Washington County in Ohio among newly designated areas.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
North Dakota
Parkersburg
W. Vs
Wood County
Washington County
New York Minister Assigned to Gallipolis Church
Rev. J. Edward Hakes of Beacon New York has been assigned as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Gallipolis. The appointment was announced today by church officials.
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Gallipolis
J. Edward Hakes
Beacon
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Pension fund for ministers established in Ohio churches
The Ohio Methodist Conference launches a $1,000,000 pension plan for retired ministers and families. Dr. Lester Roush of Columbus says the campaign spans years with churches contributing a pastor's salary each, about 150 ministers and widows qualify, $600,000 for pensions and the rest in trust. Ministers retire at 72 but may retire earlier if unable to serve.
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Springfield
Ohio
Methodist
Ohio Methodist Conference
Lester Roush
Columbus
Record of Massive Wartime Spending Appropriations
The AP reports U S war and defense funding rising toward 200 billion as 2 8 billion is approved for Navy Coast Guard and Marine Corps and a 45 billion Army supply bill looms. Congress expects another large Army package within ten days.
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House
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Congress
Appropriations Committee
War Department
Draft Board Inducts 31 February Registrants
Cleveland draft officials say 31 men who registered in February are to be inducted today under state guidance. The group includes 20 and 21 year olds and men aged 36 to 45, drawn from a total of 90 required by headquarters.
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Cleveland
State Selective Service
Charles A. Hofrichter
Hofrichter Seid
CCC Battles for Its Life in House Today
Supporters of the Civilian Conservation Corps fought in the House to preserve the organization as the appropriations committee voted 15 to 12 to dissolve the nine year old program once seen as aiding up to 3,000,000 enrollees and spending $2.8 billion since its creation.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
House
House Appropriations Committee
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Bullet Wounds Kill Heydrich Nazi Hangman
Berlin reports Reinhard Heydrich, 38, Reichsprotector for Bohemia Moravia, died in Prague from wounds after the May 27 assassination attempt. Czech circles and London sources say the act could trigger mass reprisals and executions, and note Heydrich had been named Gestapo chief for occupied Europe.
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Prague
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France
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Poland
Civilian Benefits Bill Before Senate Group
An administration proposal for death and disability benefits to civilian victims of war goes before the Senate Labor Committee. Senator Pepper introduces a bill to grant monthly benefits from 30 to 85 dollars for casualties from attacks or preparations, with similar benefits for civilian defense workers injured or killed on duty.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Pepper
D.-Fla
United States
Yanks in Britain To Send Airgraph Letters
United States Army announces troops in the British Isles may use airgraph letters home. Letters are written on special blanks, photographed, and the films sent to Washington for enlargement and delivery to addressees.
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London
United States Army
British Isles
India
Theiddle East
Washington
War Department
Actress Wanda Hawley Star of Silent Films Dies
Utica New York Mrs Charles Fulcher 52 formerly Wanda Hawley appeared in 376 productions during a 15 year silent film career. She died last night of pneumonia.
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Utica
N. Y
Chareles Fulcher
Wanda Hawley
Help Friend Is His Motto Help Friend Is His Motto
Farmer Floyd Corson from Barnstead New Hampshire joins the United States Navy as a petty officer explaining the government has been his best friend for years. He credits Farm Security Administration loans for rebuilding his farm after hard times and plans to have his sons William T. and Floyd Jr. help operate the land while he serves.
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Barnstead
N. H
Floyd Corson
United States Navy
United States
Corson
Farm Security Administration
William T
Floyd, Jr
Carson
Kansas City Selected for National Legion Meet
The American Legion National Convention will meet in Kansas City Missouri from September 19 to 21, replacing New Orleans as the original site due to coastal location and transportation concerns. The national executive committee made the decision yesterday.
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Indianapolis
American Legion National Convention
Kansas City
New Orleans
Legion
Burr Oak Dam Approved by Army Engineers and Others
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins said the Board of Army Engineers on Rivers and Harbors approved the Burr Oak Dam on Sunday Creek above Glouster. The project also received initial approvals from the National Resources Lands Commission and the Bureau of Budget. The plan calls for 400000 federal funding with 295000 from state and municipalities, and annual flood control costs of about 6000 for federal work and 4000 for state and local operations.
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Washington, D. C
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Sunday Creek
Glouster
National Resources Lands Commission
Bureau of Budget
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Army
Ohio
Congress
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M. M. Bryson
C. E. Handley
Board of Army Engineers
Washington
Burr Oak Dam Association
Cabinet to decide on nationwide gas rationing plan
President Roosevelt faces a cabinet meeting on Friday to decide whether to extend gasoline rationing nationwide as a tire conservation measure. The plan would use a basic coupon system with about three gallons per week for the Eastern Seaboard and about four gallons elsewhere, enabling roughly 2,800 miles of driving per year at 15 miles per gallon.
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Roosevelt
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Office of Price Administration
Eastern Seaboard
Federal Jury Indicts Six Explosive Firms
A federal grand jury in Philadelphia indicted Du Pont and five other explosive manufacturers along with 10 officials for conspiring to fix prices in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The case highlights suspected collusion across the industry and seeks legal penalties.
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Philadelphia
S. IL. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Japanese raid on Dutch Harbor signals naval threat in Aleutians
The Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians involved a two-stage raid with light forces, suggesting propaganda value and nerves impact rather than a major operation. Seattle reports Dutch Harbor withstood the strike and remained prepared, while analysts consider Nipponese aims to seize the base as a prelude to Alaska offensives.
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Stimson
Dutch Harbor
Tri-Power Air Control Urged in Postwar Plan
Lord Brabazon in the Lords urged a three power postwar air control pact among the United States Britain and Russia. He proposed forming a world policing league tied to postwar planning and warned against delaying reconstruction until after hostilities end. Brabazon, newly ennobled March 27, argued agreement should come now.
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Lord Brabazon
United States
Britain
Russia
League of Nations
House of Lords
Royal Aeronautical Society
U S Ships Oil and Gasoline to Spain Amid Tight Licenses
Washington officials said the United States continues periodic shipments of oil and gasoline to Spain. Both commodities are described as low grade, with licenses limited to essential domestic needs, while the U S gains strategic materials in exchange.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Willard Police Chief W. W. Vogel Dies at 64
A heart attack last night claimed the life of W. W. Vogel aged 64 in Willard. Vogel served as police chief and was a former Huron County deputy. He is recognized for long public service in the community.
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Willard
W. W. Vogel
Huron County
Gperitt
Japanese raid on Dutch Harbor alarms U S defences
American coastal defenses from Alaska to the Panama Canal remain vigilant after Japan's air attack on Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians. Officials called the strike a reprisal for Tokyo raids, with Admiral Freeman saying the defense was prepared and Stimson cautioning that further raids may come.
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Dutch Harbor
U. S
Unalaska Island
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Japan
Unalaska
Panama Canal
North America
Washington
Stimson
Aleutian
Drottningholm Departs With Axis Diplomats
The Swedish liner Drottningholm sailed from New York for Lisbon carrying 949 diplomats and nationals from axis countries on its second Lisbon voyage as a diplomatic exchange vessel. The ship had arrived from Europe last Monday with 908 Americans and others who had been in axis countries since the United States entered the war.
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New York
Drottningholm
Lisbon
Europe
United States
Bricker Files Petitions for Another Term
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker formally launched his third term candidacy by filing declarations with the secretary of state. He argued the state had reduced debt since 1939 and reported a net surplus of over 13 million dollars. his petitions carried 10,000 signatures from all 88 counties, with 100,000 more available but not filed.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Ohio conservation commission funds statewide water protection ponds
The Ohio conservation and Natural Resources Commission appropriated 25 000 dollars to create water conservation and wildlife protection ponds across the state. In cooperation with sports clubs land owners and farm groups the division will select pond sites provide materials and plant trees and shrubs around the ponds to protect wildlife. The system aims to preserve underground water supplies.
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Columbus
Ohio Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Bring Back the Tires Informal Divorce Plea
Richard Albert of Fremont filed for divorce and sought a mandatory injunction to have his wife Lois replace two tires he says she removed. He also asked for a restraining order to stop alleged future interference with his car.
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Fremont
Richard Albert
Lois
Albert
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