Yanks Invade New Island Amid Invasion Hints
Prime Minister Churchill in London forecast heavy fighting in the Mediterranean and elsewhere as the Allies move toward invasion. He promised widespread air raids on German industry and said the Ruhr battle would spread across Germany with increasing U S air power and relentless action against Nazi targets. Foreign Secretary Eden urged Mussolini to surrender unconditionally and defended Britain’s bombing policy while Allied forces coordinated offensives from Greece to France.
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Davis Warns of Heavier Casualties to End War
Elmer Davis chief of the Office of War Information tells the National Women's Press Club that the toughest part of the war lies ahead and casualties will be heavier than those seen so far. He cites Germany's persistence, noting it did not surrender until after longer, heavier bombardment at a greater cost.
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Office of War Information
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National Women’s Press Club
Germany
Anti Subsidey Measure Sent To Congress
Washington action on a revived anti subsidy bill aims to ban government spending to lower retail food prices. The compromise measure moves to the House after Senate House talks, allowing up to 150.6 million for current subsidy methods while extending the CCC life by two years and adding 750 million to its lending power amid a looming subsidy dispute.
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Spend Your Vacation Helping Some Farmer
The State Agriculture Department urges Ohio urban residents to spend vacations on farms aiding the food for victory program. It suggests wives join husbands in the country to assist with kitchen duties washing and truck gardening.
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Ohio
Reds Say Nazis Not Withdrawing Troops
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda asserts Germany maintains 211 divisions on the Russian front and that no divisions have been shifted to other theaters by the German high command.
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Ice cream poisoning blamed for deaths and illnesses
A report from Cleville indicates an 80 year old retired individual died and 11 others fell ill from food poisoning linked to ice cream. Dr Ned attributes the outbreak to tainted dairy product and investigates the source and distribution of the contaminant.
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May 395 Strikes Reported as Idle Days Jump
Washington bureau of labor statistics reports a preliminary 395 strikes in May, unchanged from April. About 620,000 workers affected and 275,000 idle days, with coal strikes on May 12 contributing most to idleness and worker involvement.
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13 Year Old Dow Sentenced for Murder in Newburyport
Edward F. Dow, 13, youngest person ever tried for murder in Massachusetts, was sentenced to 14 to 20 years in state prison for the hammer slaying of Lydia S. Cook, a 72 year old spinster, last April. The boy claimed he acted only after she struck him with a poker. District Attorney Hugh A. Cregg told the Essex County jury robbery was the motive.
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Edward F. Dow
Massachusetts
Lydia S. Cook
Hugh A. Cregg
Essex County
Funds for Placement of Farmers Exhausted
COLUMBUS Ohio. State Agricultural Extension Service and the US Employment Service must reach agreement by tomorrow to provide supplementary funds. If not, Ohio USES field offices will refer all farm work orders to county agents. Wade Hammond, state employment service director, said no War Manpower Commission funds would be available after Wednesday for farm labor placement. Washington reports nationwide heating and cooking stove rationing delayed until mid August.
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State Agricultural Extension Service
U. S. Employment Service
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State Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Coal strike cuts steel production in Victory Valley
War vital steel mills in Southwestern Pennsylvania suffer their lowest output in over three years due to the coal strike. Dow Jones lists production at 78 percent of capacity after surveys, with 139,000 idle UMW members out of 521,000 nationwide. About 100,000 strikers are in Pennsylvania as back to work appeals rise and local factions resist orders in Alabama.
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Alabama
Superman creators enter army amid uncertain future
Cleveland based comic writers Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both 28, who co created Superman, face military induction this week and expect to be called for service next month affecting the future of the long running strip.
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Superman
Jerry Siegel
Man of Steel
Joe Shuster
Balloons Ready In New York
Army demonstrates a balloon barrage for New York metropolitan defense with 34 balloons rising to 5000 feet from a golf course clubhouse. Maj. Gen. Sanderford Jarman oversees the anti aircraft command extending from Maine to Florida on 100 seconds notice.
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Reduction in Civilian Butter Is Predicted
CHICAGO The American butter supply will drop 3 to 4 pounds per person in the year starting July 1. J S Russell assistant war food administrator told the National Dairy Council conference that consumers will get 12 to 13 pounds next year compared with 16 to 17 pounds this year.
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J. S. Russell
National Dairy Council Conference
Russell
FDR Blames Newspapers For Disputes
The Roosevelt administration sparred with press coverage as President Roosevelt accused newspapers and radio of stirring intramural quarrels within his government. Senators debated an inquiry into Wallace and Jones over war material procurement while Democratic leaders urged caution and avoided rush to investigate. Wallace counters with a 28 page attack accusing Jones of obstructing BEW efforts.
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Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Ohio Farmers Work on Dawn to Dusk Schedule
Ohio farm operators are on a dawn to dusk schedule to meet war production goals. Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U S Department of Agriculture, reported that a percentage of the Ohio farm population was actually working on farms June 1, compared with 53 percent a year earlier.
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hocking Judge Arrested on Lottery Charge in Miami
Common Pleas Judge Phil J. Henderson of Logan Ohio was arrested in Miami Florida on a lottery charge and released on $200 bond. Detective Huttoe said Henderson identified himself as a judge at arraignment and the case was continued at his request. He reportedly visited the bolita game where winning numbers were decided as curiosity. A bag containing 100 numbered balls was used to pick the winning number.
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Common Pleas
Phil J. Henderson
Logan
C. O. Huttoe
Henderson
Cecil Surr
Common Pleas Court
Sluttoe
Approve New Kroger Wages For 496 Clerks In Ohio
Cleveland reports approval of a wage schedule for 496 Kroger clerks across 101 Ohio stores. The plan, agreed by Kroger and the AFL Retail Clerks, retroactive to March 17, sets starting pay at 20 a week for full-time workers and raises for 240 clerks to 21 after 30 days, 23 after three months, and 25 after six months, with about 83 clerks receiving no raise.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co
Ray M. Suter
Regional War Labor Board
AFL Retail Clerks International Protective Association
Protests Abuse of Government Autos
Senator Byrd urged jail terms up to a year and fines up to 1000 dollars for federal employees using government cars for unofficial business He spoke to a Senate judiciary subcommittee proposing penalties as part of his bill The document noted government owned cars rising from 17305 to 18953 excluding the Army and Navy
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Byrd
D-Va
Senate Judiciary
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Navy
Uncle Sam Starts Checkoff Thursday
Washington announces a new payroll withholding system where about 500 million dollars monthly will be deducted from employees paychecks at 20 percent above personal exemptions. It covers wages meals vacation bonuses and securities while exempting servicemen domestic workers clergy and farm labor. подав
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Treasury
Americans land on Rendova in Solomons opening new campaign
The Navy reports combined American forces landed on Rendova Island in the Central Solomons, signaling the first stage of a new offensive against Japanese positions in the South Pacific. The move follows earlier Guadalcanal and Russell Islands advances, with analysts weighing possible aims from seizing Munda to diverting Japanese attention or probing their resolve. Rendova rises 3,488 feet and lies south of New Georgia, offering limited harbor access and suggesting objective beyond Rendova itself.
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Bricks and Pipes Found in Meat Sent to Britain
London reports Sir Robert Tasker in the House of Commons alleging meat imports from the United States contain bricks and that drainpipes were found in canned salmon cases. Parliamentary secretary William Mahane said the pilfered quantity is negligible and unavoidable.
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London
Robert Tasker
House of Commons
United States
William Mahane
Ministry of Food
Railroad steel appeal seen for wartime rail needs
The National Railroad Association Great Lakes advisory board met in Cleveland to consider wartime shipping issues and to anticipate an appeal for allocated steel to meet railroad requirements.
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National Railroad Association
Great Lakes
Jenkins Raps FC for Davis Resignation
Two Ohio Republicans, Thomas Jenkins and Freder ick Smith, condemned Chester Davis resignation as war food administrator and questioned Judge Marvin Jones as successor. They urged removing politics from food policy and argued experienced appointees are needed to avert hunger. Smith linked Jones and the Hot Springs conference to a plan for a New World Order and a communist super-state.
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Frederick C. Smith
Marion
Chester Davis
Marvin Jones
Congress
New Deal
Smith
United Nations Food Conference
Hot Springs
Jones
Judge Jones
Ohio Liquor Supply Raised Amid Federal Action Talk
Cleveland reports OPA officials discussed possible federal jury action against a black market in liquor shipped into Ohio. District Attorney Miller and OPA attorney Hirsch said black market operators supply Ohio retailers with liquor above ration limits, netting agents millions annually. Investigations indicate dealers charge about 20 dollars per case of whisky over ceiling price and taxes.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Don C. Miller
Ohio
Howard R. Hirsch
OPA
Hirsch
1342 Killed in RAF Raid on Elberfeld
Stockholm dispatch from Handels Och Stoefartstidning reports 1342 people killed in a massed RAF raid on the Elberfeld section of Wuppertal, Ruhr industrial city. The area was without water gas electricity or telephone service with great fires still burning after the raid on chemical and textile works.
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Handels Och Stoefartstidning
Elberfeld
Wuppertal
Ruhr
Prompt Payment of Insurance Is Planned
Alexander E. Patterson of Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York announced a plan to make partial payments to beneficiaries of servicemen killed in action after death notice from Washington. The remaining policy balance would be paid upon receipt of the official death certificate.
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