Italy declares war on Germany as co belligerent ally
Italy joins the United Nations side against Germany after Badoglio informs Eisenhower of the decision. The move marks a diplomatic triumph alongside Portugal granting Britain use of Azores. Allies have routed German forces in parts of Italy, though Rome and northern industry remain in German hands.
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Italy
Germany
United Nations
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
United States
Britain
Russia
Pietro Badoglio
Eisenhower
Badoglio
Portugal
Azores
Atlantic
Rome
Further Slashes Seen in Civilian Gasoline Rations
The OWI reports civilians should expect reduced gasoline supplies in 1944 and 1945 as more fuel is diverted for overseas use. Domestic shortages will intensify, with the Pacific Coast also facing tighter ratios despite current high stocks.
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Washington
Office of War Information
East
Southeast
Midwest
OWI
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Roosevelt cites 855 plane raid on Bremen Vegesack totals
President Roosevelt described the 855 plane Friday raid on Bremen and Vegesack using almost 1,000,000 gallons of gasoline and 25,000 gallons of oil. Bombs, ammunition, maps and crew totals were given with mileage and taxiing estimates as OWI outlined civilian gasoline cuts and ration adjustments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bremen
Vegesack
Forest Fires Under Control on U S Route 50 Border
A wildfire along the Ross Hocking County line burned 350 acres of woodland before authorities contained it. Ohio state forester John A. Bastian ordered wardens to halt burning permits for weeds and trash until drought conditions ease. backfires by residents contributed to the outbreak.
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Chillicothe
Ross- Hocking
Ohio
John A. Bastian
Russians Refuse Frontiers Talk Ahead of Tripartite Talks
Pravda announces at Moscow that the Soviet Union will not discuss frontiers or Baltic status at the forthcoming tripartite conference. It says the second front and total defeat of Hitler are the key issues before the meeting.
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Moscow
Man Admits Shooting Wife and Sister-in-Law
Forest Riley 39 faces first degree murder charges for the slayings of his estranged wife Josephine 35 and her sister Mary White 33 on the James Horner farm east of here. Deputies say Riley was arrested yesterday after surrendering at a nearby farm building and admitted the shootings during a domestic dispute.
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Delaware
Forest Riley
James Horner
Here
M. Pinney
Earl Fravel
Robert Milligan
Riley
Pable
Josephine
Ary White
Thunderbolt Now in Use Against Japs
Allied HQ reports P-47 Thunderbolts engage over New Guinea aiding air and ground efforts. Col N E Kearby scores five kills in one clash as four fighters down at least eight Japanese, while Australians push into Finschhafen area and Madang positions. Submarine sinkings continue at about 130,000 tons monthly. Burmese rail yards near Mandalay also bombed by U S bombers.
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Southwest Pacific
Japan
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
Col
N. E. Kearby
Dallas
San Antonio
Tex
Guadalcanal
Solomon Waters
General MacArthur
Lae
Finschhafen
Ramu
Madang
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
New Zealand
Solomons
Vella Lavella Island
Washington
Roosevelt
Minzu
Mandalay
U. S. Army
Tenth Air Force
New Delhi
Party Fight Looms On Dad Draft Issue
In Washington a two front congressional fight began as the House opened debate on a new allotment allowance plan and a military subcommittee redrafted bills to delay induction of pre-war fathers. A party dispute also loomed over payments to dependents of enlisted men.
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Washington
Eighth Army advances in central Italian mountains and Termoli area
British Eighth Army pushed west toward Rome in the Adriatic theater with gains in the central mountains and Termoli front. American Fifth Army fortified holds on Volturno and Calore rivers north of Naples while probing German lines. Naples harbor reported in commission. Allied air strikes targeted Rhodes Cos and Italian communications. British leadership shifts noted as Eden travels to Moscow.
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London
Eighth Army
Termoli
Adriatic
Rome
Fifth Army
Volturno
Calore
Naples
Cairo
Rhodes and
Cos
Dodecanese
Italy
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Moscow
Hull
Washington
Churchill
Commons
House
Eden
Luftwaffe on Defense Over Russian Front
London reports the German air force is defensive on the vast Russian front as Soviet armies widen bridgeheads on the Dnieper west bank and push north of Kiev. Red Star cites a shift of initiative to Soviet airmen amid heavy German bomber losses and fading Nazi fighter strength.
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London
Dnieper
Berlin
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Star
Nikolai Denisov
Orel
Belgorod
Kharkov
Denisov
OPA Aims to Cut Living and Food Costs in Ohio
The Office of Price Administration labor division campaigns to reduce living costs by two percent and food costs by five percent across Ohio and nearby states through stricter regulation compliance. It calls on labor groups to support ration boards, engage with price panels, and educate members on price and rationing issues.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
OPA
Ohio River Pollution Control Plan Offered
A $200 million postwar plan to curb pollution in the Ohio River has been recommended to Congress by the Ohio River Committee with War Department and Army Corps agreement. It calls for sewage plants in 27 cities including Cincinnati Louisville Evansville Pittsburgh Weirton Wheeling and Huntington.
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Washington
Ohio River
Congress
War Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio
House Committee On
Ohio River Valley
Evansville
Ind
Ashland
Catlettsburg
Louisville
Owensboro
Cincinnati
East Liverpool
Girard
Ironton
Niles
Portsmouth
Sidney
Steubenville
Warren and Yungstown
Aliquippa
Ambridge
Pittsburgh
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Nashville
Tenn
Charleston
Elkins
Huntington
Parkersburg
Weirton
Wheeling
Rubber crisis may ease within six months says official
A National Rubber Director's representative told the National Association of Independent Tire Dealers that if conservation methods succeed the most critical period could be over by the end of the next six months. He warned delegates that consumers must remain aware the crisis remains.
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New York
National Rubber Director's Office
National Association of Independent Tire Dealers
George Beardshaw
HOLC staff urged shifted to war labor by Ohio league
The Ohio Savings and Loan League backed liquidating the Federal Home Owners Loan Corp and releasing its workers for war industry jobs. League Secretary Don L Tobin reported a convention resolution calling for speedy liquidation of federal lending agencies created for an emergency that no longer exists, targeting HOLC.
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Columbus
Ohio Savings and Loan League
Federal Home Owners Loan Corp
League
Don L .Tobin
Tobin
HOLC
Gallia Man Killed in West Virginia Mine Fall
The body of Thomas J. Smith a 42 year old miner from Gallipolis Ohio was recovered in Logan West Virginia after a five day old fall in Island Creek Coal Company s No 14 operation. He had left his farm three weeks ago to resume mining work in the area.
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Logan
W. Va
Thomas J. Smith
Island Creek Coal Co
Smith
Gallipolis
Coal Mines Restored to Owners by Interior Secretary
Interior Secretary Ickes returned 1,700 mines to private operators ending government seizure begun May 1. He kept 1,600 mines under government operation until production stabilized. A contract with United Mine Workers is seen as key to boosting output for winter. UMW President John L. Lewis urged miners to dig for the government through Oct 31. War Labor Board next to act.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Pope Pius XII Refuses Refuge Amid Rome War Threats
Reports from Rome state Pope Pius XII plans to stay in Vatican City even as Rome nears battle. Vatican guards are increased but defense remains symbolic while German forces encircle the city. A Liechtenstein refuge offer was declined, officials imply.
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Stockholm
Pius XII
Vatican City
Rome
Italy
Holy See
Vatican
Social Demokraten
Liechtenstein
Germany
Seven Soldier Husbands and a $50 Army Check
Vivian Eggers, 34, was sentenced in federal court in Columbus for claiming to be married to Private Gordon H. Campbell and accepting a $50 Army family allowance. An 18 month prison term was imposed after federal agents captured her following the confession.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Vivian Eggers
Columbus
Gordon H. Campbell
Soldier handcuffs girl but key left in suit
Youngstown report describes Sgt. Thomas Carroll of Camp Reynolds Pennsylvania handcuffing Myrtle Barringer to illustrate prisoner handling. He discovers the prison key is inside a suit shipped to a tailor and Barringer is released three hours later after Carroll retrieves the key.
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Youngstown
Thomas Carroll
Camp Reynolds
Myrtle Barringer
Miss Barringer
Carroll
Roosevelt signals broader war news briefings
President Roosevelt today showed signs of sharing more war information. He offered analyses at his last two press conferences on Europe, the Pacific, and domestic developments, though no reasons were given for the wider disclosures, drawing criticism from the press and Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Pacific
Congress
Churchill
Britain
ODT Warns Delivery Truckers Amid Wartime Shortages
The Regional Office of Defense Transportation warned retail and wholesale delivery truck operators to fully comply with its order safeguarding ongoing deliveries during wartime shortages. R D Thomas, head of the motor transport division, noted many inquiries about the curtailment order, effective Monday across Ohio and neighboring states.
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Cleveland
Office of Defense Transportation Today
R. D. Thomas
ODT
Motor Transport Division
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
West Virginia
Allies Accept Italian Cooperation in World War II
In a White House joint statement Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin welcomed Italy as a co belligerent against Germany. Badoglio promised a democratic Italian government and broad party participation while noting armistice terms remain in force and adjustable by Allied agreement.
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White House
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
Italy
Badoglio
Marshall
United Nations
Badoglio Denounces Nazi Savagery in Italy
In a proclamation to Italians, Badoglio recalls armistice orders to armistice, German troops disarming Italian units and attacking them. He cites abuses in Catania, Calabria, Puglia, Salerno, and Naples where civilians suffered while aiding Allied forces. He vows no peace while any German remains.
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Badoglio
Catania
Calabria
Puglie
Salerno
Naples
Nazis Reinforcing Army Fighting Slav Forces
London says Germany lacks enough soldiers in Yugoslavia and has sent large reinforcements. In Slovenia fierce fighting for strategic railway lines continues as Partisans resist well equipped German forces.
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London
Germany
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Liberation Army
Slovenia
Ohio corn stocks surge to 22.6 million bushels in Oct
In Columbus the Federal State Crop Reporting Service says Ohio farmers reported 22,575,000 bushels of corn on hand October 1, a record level for the state. The figure nearly doubles last year's 12,968,000 and tops the ten year average of 11,204,000.
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Columbus
Federal
Young Personnel as Washington Bottlenecks
A House Civil Service Committee report declares inexperienced young executives in top Washington posts hinder the war effort. It cites inflated pay, job padding, and personal payroll machines, noting a lack of centralized management authority and continued duplication of effort.
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Washington
House Civil Service Committee
Ramspeck
Georgia
Rain Needed For Wheat Across Midwest States
The Midwest agri cultural region needs rain for winter wheat as moisture stayed short over the last 60 days. Ohio faces near drought, while drought aids corn and soybeans. OSU officials note dry weather trimmed fruit size but expect no ill effects on next year’s crops. Rainfall in Ohio averaged 2.88 inches in August and 2.73 inches in September, both below normal.
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Columbus
Midwest
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio
Triple-A
Agricultural War Board
J. H. Gourley
Ohio State
Weather Bureau
Beightler Cited for Inspiring Leadership in Solomons
Major Gen. Robert Beightler, commander of Ohio's 37th Division, received the Distinguished Service Medal for inspiring leadership against the Japanese on New Georgia Island in the Solomons, as announced by the War Department. Members of the division report his presence near home quarters, a few hundred yards from enemy positions.
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Washington
Robert Beightler
Ohio
New Georgia
Islland
Solomons
Abo
1944 GOP Convention gains 56 delegates nationwide
Washington reports the 1944 Republican national convention will have 1,058 delegate votes, up 56 from 1940. Ten states that backed Wendell Willkie in 1940 receive a bonus of three delegates at large, while 5 states lose due to revised allocations aimed at boosting Republican turnout.
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Washington
Hawaii
Wendell Willkie
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Vermont
Freighters Collide in Sandusky Bay Fog
The freighters Robert L. Ireland and the A. M. Byers collided bow on in foggy Sandusky Bay. One Byers crew member was killed and another injured. Both vessels were damaged in the crash.
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Sandusky
Robert L. Ireland
A. M. Byers
Sandusky Bay
Byers
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