Chinese Say Russia Rejected Japanese Proposals Near War Break
Reports from Chungking say Russia spurned Japan’s suggestions and a break into full conflict could come at any moment. The dispatch notes Japanese ambassador Naotake Sato presented proposals to the Kremlin after a Tokyo cabinet shake-up. Meanwhile Japanese forces in the Solomons press toward Port Moresby as Allied defenses and air power repel advances and protect Guadalcanal, with heavy fighting around Kokoda and Owen Stanley ranges.
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Russia
Japan
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Naotake Sato
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Mikado
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Owen Stanley Range
Kokoda
Myola
Koko
Lofty
Solomons
Navy
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Ile
U. S
Guadalcanal Island
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Kwangtung Province
Funkai
Canton
Kai Shek
Chekiang Province
Held Kinhwa
Pre War Policies Roiled Election Contests Across States
Roosevelt era foreign policy stance before Pearl Harbor surfaced again as a campaign issue in three of seven states choosing party nominees and state officers. Balloting continued in Maryland Arizona Vermont with Min Washington Colorado also listed.
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Washington
Mt Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Wni
Congress
Colorado
Maryland
Arizona
Vermont
Army bomber crashes in Newark killing two
A US Army bomber with one wing missing crashed into three homes near Hudson Ave and Wyoming St in Newark at noon. Two people died and five were injured as flames rose hundreds of feet. two crewmen landed in a railroad depot and a doctor’s office, while others perished in the wreckage.
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Newark
Hudson Ave
Wyoming St
William G. Loos
Loos
A. L. Weston
Wyoming
Pla
Baltimor Ohio Depot
Dea
Lewis Mitche
Meigs County Tragic Accident Claims 14 Year Old
Meigs County Rutland youth Frank Snowden aged 14 was accidentally killed by playmate Bruce Smith 12 during a target practice session near the Rutland Golf Course. They used a small caliber rifle owned by Smith. Snowden was struck in the heart as he moved a can. The coroner's findings indicate a sudden fatal shot with the two boys alone. funeral plans discussed.
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Pomeroy
Frank Preston Snowden
Rutland
Bruce Smith
Smith
Young Snowden
Snowden
Young Smith
William Snowden
Floyd
Jimmy
Kathleen Snowden Smith
Lucille Snowden
Scare Bomb Builder Held In New Jersey Plant
FBI disclosed a powerful time bomb found at Western Electric Kearny plant. Bern and Joseph O'Donnell of Teaneck, 21, handed the device to guards before detonation wires were removed. O'Donnell charged with attempted sabotage. he claimed the act was a heroic demonstration.
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Newark
N. J
Western Electric Company
Kearny
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E. E. Conroy
FBI
Bern
Joseph O'Donnell
Teaneck
Conroy
O'Donnell
Springfield War Plant Strike Ends
Two hundred workers at the Buffalo Springfield Roller Company plant, maker of heavy equipment for airport construction, return to work under a new contract. Arbitration over union security and wages will be handled by a War Labor Board representative.
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Springfield
Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company
War Labor Board
Bernard Hyman Dies of Heart Attack in Hollywood
Bernard Hyman, noted producer of Trader Horn and The Great Waltz, died in Hollywood from a heart attack. He also produced San Francisco and other films, leaving a legacy in early cinema.
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Hollywood
Bernard Hyman
San Francisco
Urge Use of Peanuts and Cottonseed Flour
Buffalo report urges using peanuts cottonseed flour and soybeans as cheap vitamin and protein sources. Based on a study by Dr Theodore F Zucker and Dr Lois Zucker from Columbia University School of Medicine the American Chemical Society was told that prices may rise and these ingredients offer nutritious alternatives.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Chemical Society
Theodore F. Zucker
Lois Zucker
School of Medicine
Columbia University
U S Bombers Help Drive Nazi Sub Threat in Atlantic
American air power led by Consolidated Liberators and Lockheed Hudsons is transforming the Eastern Atlantic into a perilous zone for U boats, the Air Ministry reported in London.
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U.S
Atlantic
London
United States
Consolidated
Lockheeds
Adolf Hitler
Air Ministry
Eight Norwegians Executed for Sabotage in Oslo
London radio reports German controlled Oslo station said eight Norwegians accused of sabotage or connected to a bomb explosion in August in Oslo were executed early this morning.
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London
Oslo
Daggett Enters Air Force Officer School
Corporal Wilbur L. Daggett of 36 N. High St. has been admitted as an Officer Candidate to the Air Forces Candidate School at Miami Beach Florida. After completing a twelve week course he will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force.
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Wilbur L. Daggett
Bertha H. Daggett
N. High St
Air Forces Candidate School
Miami Beach
Fla
Daggett
Air Force
War Manpower Waives Mobility in Lumber and Metal Jobs
The War Manpower Commission ordered workers in non-ferrous metal and lumber industries across 12 western states to stay in their jobs. Employers must obtain a certificate of separation before releasing workers or hiring from these industries, halting job changes to curb piracy and migration during wartime.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Ié-State
U. S. Employment Service
Tiny Photograph Shows Captured Youth Safe
A tiny photo and a short letter reassure Mr and Mrs E C Olson of North Canton that their son Gordon, captured by the Japanese early in the war, is safe. The image shows about 50 men on a hillside, with Gordon reportedly in the foreground though faces are shadowed.
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Canton
E. C. Olson
North Canton
Gordon
Dyson
Beulah Park Employee Killed in Auto Crash
A Beulah Park Race Track employee from Columbus was killed today in an automobile crash. The incident occurred on the track premises and authorities are investigating the cause.
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Columbus
William
Beulahark Race Track
Congress Presses for Wages and Farm Price Controls
Washington lawmakers demand statutory wage controls as President Roosevelt plans a broad program to stabilize living costs. Congress debates parity guarantees for farmers and a new tax plan, while preparing to repeal price ceiling restrictions and create a centralized administrator for cost of living controls.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Solons Debate Lowering Draft Age to 18
Returning to Washington for a House Military Affairs Committee session, leaders voiced a cautious stance on bills to lower the draft age to 18. Chairman May of Kentucky and Rep Thomason of Texas both demanded clear necessity before backing 18 and 19 year olds in the induction pool.
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Washington
Rayburn
House Military Affairs Committee
May
D-Ky
Thomason
Dtex
Majority Committee
Yanks in Egypt Smash Hitler's Vaunted Tanks
American tank crews in the Western Desert battled Rommel’s forces as German armor suffered heavy losses. The clash near Ragill Ridge left most tanks wrecked on both sides, with Allied victory credited though German numbers remained superior. Staff Sergeant John E. Tindall led a group, while Gunner Barney Rossi commented on better tanks would have changed the outcome.
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Edward Kennedy
Maral Rommel
Kingdom Come
Rommel
John E. Tindall
Louisville
Ragill Ridge
London conference set July decisions for European front
The White House said after President Roosevelt indicated a second front was being prepared that the essential military operational decisions were reached at a London meeting between British and American officials in July.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
London
United Nations Planning Second Front as Roosevelt Speaks
The piece reports on Roosevelt signaling a second front in Europe, Willkie's progress in Ankara with claims of Rommel's losses in Egypt, and Allied leaders Churchill and Stalin urging unity. It notes Soviet and German actions on the Eastern Front and Rommel regrouping near the Nile Valley as Allied plans advance.
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United Nations
Europe
Roosevelt
Egypt
Wendell L. Willkie
Germany
Rommel
Willkie
Ankara
Turkey
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Terek
Grozny
Marshal Rommel
Cairo
Nile Valley
Former Grange Chief Backs Roosevelt for War Effort
Former National Grange master Louis J. Taber urged agricultural support for President Roosevelt, warning that price ceilings must cover farm costs to prevent hunger. Roosevelt outlined offensive plans, called for swift Congress action on cost of living, and warned of using executive authority if needed. He noted troop deployments, German setbacks, and Russian resilience while stressing home-front sacrifice.
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Columbus
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Congress
Europe
Germany
Britain
France
Hittler
Russia
Pacific
Mediterranean
Middle East
Enemy Merchant Ship Hit by U S Bombers in Middle East
The United States Middle East headquarters said American heavy bombers with the RAF by daylight scored a direct hit on an enemy merchant ship and a near miss on a tanker in the region.
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Middle Het
Cairo
United States
Middle East
RAF
Republicans to pick 13th Ohio District candidate
Republican county chairmen and secretaries in the 13th Ohio District meet here Friday to choose a party candidate for Congress in the November election to succeed former Congressman A. D. Baumhart of Vermilion.
Senate Rejects Spending Tax Proposal in Finance Panel
The Senate Finance Committee rejected 12 to 0 a treasury plan to raise 6.5 billion dollars by a spending tax on expenditures and expanded income tax base. It would tax money spent by single earners over 500 dollars and married couples over 1000 dollars with a 250 credit per dependent.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Byrd
D-Va
Hostages Suggested Over Rouen Raids
A Berlin controlled Paris radio said Britons and Americans in unoccupied France could be taken as hostages in response to Flying Fortress raids on Rouen. The report ties hostage talk to wartime retaliation and occupied territory.
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London
Paris
France
Rouen
French Police Clamp Down on Movie-Goers
In Vichy Marseille police ban demonstrations by movie audiences during newsreels and order theatres to raise house lights for easier identification of demonstrators.
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Vichy
Marseille
37th Division elects Columbus officers WWI
The 37th Division of the AEF elected Kenneth Little of Columbus as president. Ladies of the 37th Division named Mrs. Maurice W. Conner of Lima as president.
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Columbus
A.E.F
Kenneth Little
Maurice W. Conner
Lima
Halt Strikes Nelson Urges War Workers Halt Strikes
Nelson urges labor to stop quickie strikes and unnecessary absences at a Labor Day rally broadcast nationwide. He warns the war effort hinges on unity and self discipline to maintain maximum production.
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Nelson
Cleveland
Donald M. Nelson
Holiday Death Toll Drops in 1942 Labor Day Weekend
The Associated Press reports 25 Ohio fatalities over the 1942 Labor Day period, with 15 traffic deaths and 10 other causes, down from 29 total in 1941. State patrol credits wartime travel trends for the decline, noting lighter traffic and consistent speeds as people stayed near wartime plants and recreation spots.
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Associated Press
World War II Berlin Radio Claims Yugoslav Casualties
Berlin radio reported Axis forces killed 4 785 Yugoslav guerrillas and captured 12 200 in mop up operations across Western Bosnia from June 10 to August 29.
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London
Berlin
Bosnia
Ohio clerks adopt 19 percent wage increase resolution
At the AFL Ohio Federation of Post Office Clerks convention in Newark the group adopted a resolution requesting a 19 percent wage increase for the duration and six months after.
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Newark
Ohio Federation of Post Office Clerks
AFL
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