Congress at stake as off year vote nears
The Associated Press reports a light turnout expected Tuesday as Republicans anticipate gains to shift Congress toward their control. Analysts note 30 million voters may cast ballots in races for 33 Senate seats, 432 House seats, 32 governorships, and numerous state offices amid a light registration.
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Ohio voters head to polls in pivotal midterm ballot
Ohio voters face a crowded ballot with governor Bricker vs McSweeney as the marquee race. Party chairs predict large margins while candidates tout no new taxes and defense prowess. Other contests include 23 congressional seats, three statewide offices, and a constitutional amendment on judicial vacancies.
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Supreme Court
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Bricker
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Ed D. Schorr
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Paul M. Herbert
Don H. Ebright
Thomas J. Herbert
George D. Nye
Robert S. Cox
Herbert S. Duffy
Edward J. Hummel
John E. Sweeney
Submarine kills boost US grip in Solomon Islands action
American submarines sink seven Japanese vessels and damage several others near Guadalcanal, preserving the naval balance after a major air battle. The May hostilities include an aircraft carrier loss or damage, a destroyer, and tankers among ships counted sunk or damaged since Pearl Harbor, with over 100 Japanese planes reported destroyed.
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Pearl Harbor
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South Pacific
William H. Halsey
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Fugitive Captured After Skating Rink Robbery
A 20 year old fugitive from Mansfield Reformatory, Robert Shoemaker, was shot in the shoulder and captured after a robbery at a skating rink in Columbus County Saturday night. Patrolman Harold Faust and another officer pursued the suspects for more than a mile before opening fire. the companion escaped.
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Assman
Robert Shoemaker
Mansfield Reformatory
Columbiana County
Harold Faust
Shoemaker
Chain Stores Asked To Transfer Clerks
Chain store operators in Ohio were urged by the AFL retail clerks union to move workers to closer locations to save tires. Peter Formic of Cleveland elected Ohio District president. Dan Marini of Steubenville named vice president. Joseph Winters of East Liverpool and Al Jacobson of Canton on the executive board. Arthur A. McGovern, known for aiding athletes with health recovery, died at 51 in New York.
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Ohio
AFL
Peter Formic
Dan Marini
Steubenville
Joseph Winters
East Liverpool
al Jacobson
Canton
Artie. McGovern
New York
Arthur A
Artie) McGovern
Congressional Fight Looms On Pre-Combat Training
Congress faces a fight over teen inductions and overseas service for women in the Navy and Coast Guard Reserve. The Senate requires 12 months of training before combat, while the House has not voted the issue. Rep Thomason plans to seek a conference to craft a compromise bill amid Legion opposition.
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Canadian War Economy Tightened by Freezing Orders
Ottawa imposes broad price and business freezes as the government shifts to a war economy. The price board bans new businesses without a permit and caps establishments at current levels, signaling tighter control during wartime. Meanwhile in Ohio, a three car crash near Willoughby kills two people Frances Schwerthoffer and Joseph Kaiser.
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Willoughby
Frances Schwerthofer
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P-40s Used as Dive Bombers by American Air Forces
American airmen flying shark nosed P-40s introduced a dive bombing tactic against Hongkong last Wednesday. A large merchant ship burned from a direct hit with near misses on two more in a week long raid on Japanese held Crown Colony. Col. Robert L. Scott said the planes are used for nearly every job except submarines. In eight days they dropped 50 tons of bombs on Nanchang Hankow Linchwan and Haiphong.
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Hongkong
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Linchwan
Haiphong
Indo-China
Prisoners To Be Tried For Attempted Escape
Columbus Ohio prison officials said three inmates held in the punishment hole after an escape attempt would be tried this week before the prison superior court. Names were not released. Two others were detained for questioning after authorities found wires to the east wall severed and a sheet rope with metal hooks intended for scaling the wall.
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Frank D. Henderson
Ohio Penitentiary
Former Muskingum Star Credited With War Slogan
Former Muskingum College football star Howell Forgy, Navy chaplain at Pearl Harbor, says his wartime line Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition inspired a national song. Forgy, left tackle on the 1931 team, later had a son Michael and his family notes mixed reactions to sudden fame.
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Ruth
Deserter Says Trial Is Waste of Time and Money
In Chicago Irwin Kadens a 33 year old Army deserter facing robbery charges argued the trial wastes taxpayer dollars and time claiming he could face the Lindbergh law death penalty for kidnaping or penalties for desertion. Kadens described his crimes as spanning Ohio and other areas and questioned the case’s necessity.
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Irwin Kadens
Ohio
Kadens
Strike Elimination Legislation Is Asked
Federal legislation to eliminate strikes and work stoppages during the war is requested in a resolution to be considered by the Ohio chamber of commerce at its 49th annual meeting here Nov. 12-13. Bank robbery details and a prominent attorney death are noted in brief items.
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt seeks power to suspend wartime laws on production
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant him sweeping wartime authority to suspend laws that hinder wartime output. He argued speed and volume of war production require removing both border and non American restrictions affecting movement of people, goods, and information for the duration of the war.
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Roosevelt
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United States
Ironton Draft Official Beaten in Ironton Office
Federal investigators probe attack on an Ironton draft board member by a registrant. A physician on the board was beaten and kicked in his Ironton office Friday afternoon. The FBI is appraised and expected to take action, with principals unnamed pending inquiry.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI
Aircraft Production Increases in Britain
Cardiff report notes September aircraft output rose 20 percent from August levels. Home Secretary Herbert Morrison credited the gain in a speech and said other war materials excluding ships rose 41 percent in the same period.
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Britain
Home
Herbert Morrison
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Federal Reserve Chief Urges Return of Coins to Circulation
Cleveland head J. Fleming urges citizens to remove coins from piggy banks and sugar bowls and return them to circulation to ease mint strain and free metals for the war effort.
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M. J. Fleming
Federal Reserve Bank of
Hungarian Saboteurs Sentenced to Death by Hungarian Court
A Hungarian military court sentenced nine men to death and others to long terms in prison for sabotage assassination and use of arms against public security Reuters said from Vichy. In Tokyo Kazuo Aoki aged 53 named to head Japan s new ministry of greater Asia.
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Hungary
Reuters
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Tokyo
Kazuo Aoki
Japan
Ray Seeks Aid For Schools in S E District
Ohio education director Kenneth C. Ray plans legislative relief from the next general assembly for distressed Southeastern districts. He cites declining tax duplicates and unpaid teachers as reasons for needed aid in Athens Morgan and nearby counties where coal mines closed and employment is scarce.
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Ohio
School Foundation
Kenneth C. Ray
Hill County
Ray
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Athens
Morgan
Owens-Corning Plant Wins Army Navy Production Award
An Owens-Corning Fiberglas plant in Newark will receive the Army and Navy production award Friday for output of war materials. Governor John W. Bricker is scheduled to speak at the ceremony.
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Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Army and Navy
John W. Bricker
Use of Gas Must Be Cut
Washington warned households that wartime demand and fuel shortages require sharp cuts in domestic gas use this winter. The War Production Board said war industries are shrinking reserve margins at many gas plants, risking shortages during cold weather unless households reduce heating, cooking and other domestic gas consumption.
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War Production Board
WPB
Alaska to Central America road link completed on Suchiate bridge
The final link in an overland Alaska to Central America route has opened with a new half mile bridge over the Suchiate River joining Mexico and Guatemala. This bridge completes a corridor valued mainly for urgent wartime purposes.
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Mexico City
Alaska
Central America
Suchiate River
Mexico
Guatemala
Inonu Warns Turkey Reads War Risk for Allies
The Turkish leader Ismet Inonu frames a grave warning that Turkey faces potential Axis attack as Hitler strains on the Russian front and seeks a Middle East route. He signals Turkish policy must avoid Axis alignment and may lean toward the United Nations.
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Turkish Leader Warns War Likely As Axis Pushes Near Caucasus
Inonu told parliament Turkey is closer to war than since the conflict began and pledged to honor alliances with Britain and Germany. Axis pressure in the Caucasus and Crete, Allied offensives in North Africa, and German advances reported near Tuapse and Ordzhonikidze frame a tense strategic scene as Turkish, Russian, and British forces contend across the theater. A separate U.S. Central Hudson report notes a New York Central train collision near Stryker, killing three Toledo residents.
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