Naval and Air Forces Strike Pacific Victories Reported
Washington AP The Navy said U S submarines sunk a Japanese cruiser and four other vessels, with tanks and barges among the hits, lifting Japan's merchant shipping toll to 123 in recent operations. Across the Pacific allied forces damaged and sank ships from the Solomons to the Aleutians as MacArthur’s troops push toward Kokoda and heavy bombers target Rabaul.
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Ted States
Theacific
United States
Bmarine
Japan
Pacific
Aleutians
Solomons
Solomon Islands
Aleutian Islands
Kiska
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountains
Kokoda
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Navy
Aleutian
Solomon Island
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Registrants Warned On Address Changes In Ohio
Ohio registrants increasingly fail to notify local draft boards of address and status changes. Col. C. W. Goble says noncompliance may trigger penalties under the Selective Service Act. Noted neglect is greatest among the fourth group, men aged 45 to 65.
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Columbus
Ohio
Col
C. W. Goble
Selective Service
Selective Service Act
Goble
UMW Scale Committee Backs Six Day 42 Hour Week
The United Mine Workers of America approved a six day work week and a 42 hour schedule with time and a half for the sixth day. The plan aims for wage equity, double pay on Sundays and holidays, and uniform rates in mechanized mines as wartime coal goals drive policy. Delegates also backed salary limits and taxes while opposing draft deferment bans.
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UMW
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers of America
Solid Fuels Cordinator Ickes
Ickes
Roosevelt
International Executive Board
November Elections Most Important Ever
The Democratic National Committee calls next month's congressional elections the most important in history urging voters to maintain and strengthen Democratic control in Congress to prosecute the war with a full head of steam.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Moscow Urges Early Second Front to Aid Strained Red Army
War correspondent notes the Stalingrad defense as a dramatic stand that sidelines German forces while Moscow seeks a rapid Allied second front to relieve the Soviet Union. The piece details Soviet losses in resources and industry, the breadbasket’s loss, and the need for food shipments and repairof war damage ahead of spring offensives.
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Russia
Ukraine
Union
Sam
Moscow
Caucasus
Hitler
Kiel U-Boat Base Target of RAF Raid
London AP reports an RAF force of over 100 aircraft attacked Kiel last night with a heavy explosives blast. British sources say losses were nine planes but justify the raid as highly destructive to the Baltic naval and U-boat hub. Kiel, 66 miles from Hamburg, was left in flames after the prior raid and was linked to Hamburg via Kiel Canal.
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London
Kiel
Baltic
RAF
Germany
North Sea
Hamburg
Kiel Canal
New Sinkings Cost 42 Lives
In August and September forty two United Nations seamen were lost in two sinkings off the South American coast. A Panama flag merchant vessel and a U S ship were torpedoed at dawn, going down in minutes. Survivors report lifeboat mishaps and a selfless act as men gave life belts to others before disappearing.
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Washington
United Nations
Navy
United States
Atlantic
South America
Penny Production Cut To Conserve Copper
The treasury announced a 50 percent cut in penny production to about 60 million a month and urged the public to stop saving pennies in piggy banks. Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross suggested if each family dug up 10 pennies and circulated them it would save 1,000 tons of copper for war industries.
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Washington
Treasury
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Mint
Goering Getting Rich Story from British Broadcasts
The British Broadcasting Company reports to Europe in multiple languages that Hermann Goering has amassed a vast war profits fortune and stashed about $8,000 in foreign countries including the United States.
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New York
Soviets Gain Ground In Stalingrad Siege
The Associated Press reports Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's Red Armies widened a new wedge northwest of Stalingrad as the city defenders recaptured a street lost to the Germans on Monday. Stalingrad marks its 51st day under siege.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Stalingrad
Nimitz Confident U S Can Hold Islands
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said after a Solomon Islands tour that the United States can hold its positions, consolidate, and advance. He noted Japanese forces face tough Marines trained for jungle combat. Meanwhile Soviet gains near Stalingrad and Allied air strikes over North Africa are reported in war briefs.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
Chester W. Nimitz
Solomon Islands
Kidnapped Eight Month Old Danny Scanlon In Columbus Hospital
Eight months old Danny Scanlon was abducted from his crib at St. Ann's Hospital in Columbus Ohio. A pistol wielding woman took the infant and fled a hospital scene with the child. His mother Jean Scanlon is pictured with him in a related photo.
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Danny Scanlon
St. Ann's Hospital
Columbus
Jean Scanlon
State Guard plans spark interest in Gallia unit
Captain C. D. Slagle of the Ohio State Guard said plans are underway to organize a Gallipolis company of the state guards. He noted growing interest in forming the Gallia unit, following Athens which already has a guardsmen company.
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Gallipolis
C. D. Slagle
Ohio State Guard
Athens
Ford Employees Denied Pay Increase by Board
Washington AP report says the War Labor Board rejected as unjustified a 12 cent per hour raise request by about 115 000 Ford Motor Company workers. Brigadier General Benjamin O Davis noted no serious friction between Negro and White troops during his Britain visit.
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Washington
The
War Labor Board
Ford Motor Company
London
Benjamin O. Davis
United States Army
Britain
Marion Woman Questioned In Child Kidnapping Case
A Marion housewife was arrested and jailed for questioning in the kidnapping of eight month old Daniel Scanlon from St. Ann's Hospital. Police searched for the suspect who threatened a nurse and abducted the child, while the baby's 17 year old mother Jane Scanlon appealed publicly for the return of her son.
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Columbus
Marion, O
City
Daniel Thomas Scanlon
St. Ann’s Hospital
Leo Phillips
Phillips
Ironton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jane Scanlon
Danny
Increase In Home Birth Rate Forecast
Yale professor James A. Hamilton warns at the American Hospital Association war conference that hospital personnel shortages may force more women to give birth at home. He also suggested denying special duty nurses to patients who simply want to keep up with appearances.
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ST. Louis
James A. Hamilton
Yale
The
American Hospital Association
Association
U S Planes Claim Two German Messerschmitt Downings
U S fighter planes achieved their first major victory in the Middle East conflict, battling 20 Messerschmitts over the German lines and shooting down two aircraft. A third was damaged and the remaining enemy planes dispersed, according to a United States Army headquarters statement.
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Cairo
United States
United States Army
Secretary of War Urges 18 19 Draft For 1943 Army Needs
Secretary of War Stimson urged drafting 18 and 19 year olds as the 1943 army needs are projected at 7.5 million with 2.2 million in air forces and 3.3 million in ground units. General Marshall testified that the present system omits under 20s and discussed releasing older draftees while Congress weighs the proposal.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Congressional
War Department
Marshall
Army
House Military Committee
Stimson
Young Men for Fighting in War Mobilization Plan
Secretary discusses medical records showing 18 19 age group more fit for service than older groups. Stimson stresses mobile striking force as key to victory while warning many inducted are too old for front line fighting. He cites Army averages by month and envisions younger replacements to maintain army strength. House and Senate plan rapid action leading to White House signature.
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Stimson
America
House
Senate
Reynolds
D.-N.c
White House
New Housing Problem Seen in War Times
Washington warned the government may billet and commandeer private buildings to house war workers. It also moved to control all rents nationwide. Housing administrator John B. Blandford said the government would offer to lease homes and, if needed, compel private facilities through billeting requisitioning and similar measures.
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Washington
John B. Blandford
Southeast Ohio Farmers Urged to Migrate for War Labor
Ohio war agri culture officials urge marginal land families in Meigs Adams Gallia and Lawrence Counties to move to tenant farming or wage work elsewhere or to industrial areas as a wartime necessity. They cite 1939 Meigs County averages of 600 to 700 dollars and note local labor shortages due to selective service and industry. Rep George Bender supports immediate transfers to ease war labor shortages.
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Columbus
Ohio
Elmer F. Kruse
War Agriculture Committee
Wickard
Kruse
Meigs
Adams
Gailia
Lawrence
Meigs County
AAA
Wade Hammond
U. S. Employment Service
Washington
George Bender
Milk Subsidy Aims to Boost Production in New York Area
New York City implements a milk subsidy to purchase October milk supply and resell it at a daily loss of 15000 dollars. The measure intends to stimulate production without raising consumer prices across the metropolitan area.
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New York
New York City
Lowering Draft Age To Affect 142000 Ohioans
Ohio officials estimate about 142 000 residents aged 18 and 19 would be drafted under proposed legislation. The 18 and 19 year olds are those registered as of June 30, according to Ohio Selective Service Headquarters.
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Columbus
Army
Ohio Selective Service Headquarters
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