Strontium Co Wins Army Navy E Banner for War Production
Strontium Products Co received the Army Navy E banner for outstanding war production over the last ten months. Major Carl W. Rich urged Americans to fight for victory and praised workers as about 50 employees and management took part in the ceremonies at the plant near Chauncey Ohio. University band music accompanied the event with Judge Rowland delivering the welcome. Approximately 200 guests attended the ceremony and a buffet lunch followed at Athens Country Club.
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Carl W. Rich
U. S. Army
Strontium Products Co
Rich
War
Navy
Army-Navy
Southeastern
Ohio
America
Major Rich
Bar
Cincinnati
Joseph Gest
Columbus
Daniel A. Pierce
Rkers
Stromum Co
James B. Pierce, Jr
Wcol F
Chauncey
Wele
Common Pleas
Rowland
T .Houf
Selective Service
Ohio University
Karl E
Tzler
Army and Navy
Athens Country Club
Explosion Damages Hart Co Paint Shop and Home in Cleveland Area
WELAND. An explosion today wrecked the front of Boyd E. Hart Co paint shop and, about 24 hours after, damaged Hart's East Cleveland home. Itney J. Ward, secretary of the Painters District Council, alleged Hart employed 22 non union painters and urged several hundred AFL machinists to walk out at the Euclid plant amid war orders.
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Weland
Boyd E. Hart Co
Hart
East Ad
Itney JD. Ward
Painters District Council
Cleveland Tractor Co
AFL
Euclid
Payment of Double Time On Particular Days Halted
President Roosevelt issued an order ending double-time pay for work on specific days such as Saturdays Sundays or holidays to promote a seven day rest period for efficiency. The change removes weekly day identity for wage calculations though seventh consecutive days remain eligible if not a weekend or holiday. The White House did not reveal emergency powers used and noted unions already moving to this practice, while overtime beyond 40 hours remains time and a half.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Russians Bomb Budapest and Eastern Reich
Soviet air force conducted raids on Budapest and eastern Germany amid a lull in RAF operations caused by west weather. Berlin radio called the raids nuisance attacks while German and Italian outlets blamed English planes for Budapest bombings and civilian casualties. The British ministry cited a separate RAF attack on a German convoy off the Dutch coast, with one ship reportedly set afire.
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Europe
Germany
Budapest
Berlin
Ias
RAF
Forest Fire Control Units Planned Across Ohio Areas
The Ohio Division of Forestry announced plans to set up forest fire control organizations in eastern counties and to distribute a rural blaze fighting manual through the Office of Civilian Defense. State forester O A Alderman said about one quarter of Ohio would lie within the protected zone.
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Columbus
Ohio Division of Forestry
Office of Civilian Defense
Ohio
O. A. Alderman
State Forester
Three Fourths of U S Steel Goes for War
The War Production Board disclosed that more than three fourths of the nation's monthly steel output of 5,500,000 tons is now going into direct war use and the remainder into essential industries such as railroad and machinery manufacture.
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Washington
War Production Board
China Loses Six Million in Five Years of War
London estimates place Chinese casualties at about 6,000,000 killed and wounded against Japan in five years of war, according to Dr. George Yeh, London director of the Chinese Information Ministry.
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China
London
Japan
George Yeh
Chinese Information Ministry
Escaped trus ties slip from Junction City plant
Three trus ties escaped last night from the Junction City brick plant operated by Ohio Penitentiary. Local authorities launched a search to recapture the inmates and secure the facility.
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Lancaster
Junction City
Ohio Penitentiary
Union Bars Student Players in Broadcast Programs
The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music cannot begin its ninth annual symphony season on the radio because its performers are students and the American Federation of Musicians prohibits nonunion players from broadcasting. Manager George H. Klusmeyer announced the decision, highlighting the union rule as the reason for the outage.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
America
George H. Klusmeyer
American Federation of Musicians
Goodyear Adopt Three Eight-Hour Shifts
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company truck tire department began an eight-hour shift system replacing the former six-hour schedule. The three-shift plan will stay in effect until enough workers are available to operate on a six-hour four-shift basis as agreed with the CIO United Rubber Workers yesterday.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear
CIO United Rubber Workers
Ohio University Instructor Promoted to Captain
First Lieutenant Robert M. French, instructor in military science at Ohio University, was promoted to captain. Col. James M. Churchill announced the advancement, noting Capt. French joined the faculty last year at this time.
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Robert M. French
Ohio University
James M. Churchill
French
Ohio farm marketings rise in first half of 1946
Washington reports cash income from Ohio farm marketings increased from 144.106 million dollars in the first six months of 1940 to 242.92 million dollars in the first half of the current year, according to the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Churchill Warns Japan Against India Invasion Efforts
Prime Minister Churchill warns Japan against invading India and vows to preserve order with strong reinforcements in India. He cites fifth column activity linked to Congress calls for independence while RAF bombs Burma targets near the Indian frontier.
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Churchill
Japan
India
Britain
All-India Congress Party
Bengal
Assam
Burma
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
London
Production in Rubber Plants Is Under Way
A War Production Board report to the American Chemical Society states that more than 950000 tons of synthetic rubber will roll out of U S plants by November 1 next year. Butadiene yields three fourths of the rubber and production will be spread across seven states 11 cities and one Canadian city among 12 companies.
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Buffalo
N. Y
War Production Board
American Chemical Society
Albert L Elder
WPB
DuPont
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Duty
Dow Chemical
Elder
Army Reservists in Colleges Face Call to Active Duty
Secretary Stimson announced that college students in the Army enlisted reserve will be called to active service once they reach the 20 year old selective service age due to higher war manpower needs. The policy aims to hasten graduation plans as future terms begin.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
War Department
East Coast Defense Orders Prohibit Access to 1,136 Sites
Lieut-Gen Hugh A Drum head of the Eastern Defense Command and First Army issued a proclamation from Governors Island creating prohibited zones around 1,136 war plants and military sites. The rules bar entry or exit without a special permit and cover 906 zones including arsenals forts and navy yards with 231 fully described.
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New York
Atlantic
Seaboard
Hugh A. Drum
Eastern Defense Command
First Army
Governors Island
General Drum
War Today on Stalingrad Clash and Caucasus Drive
The Battle of Stalingrad nears a climactic conclusion as Nazi and Red forces clash amid mud and advancing winter. British Prime Minister Churchill notes risks and new Persian theater support while Harriman warns of unpredictable front lines this winter.
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Stalingrad
Moscow
von Bock
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Caucasus
W. Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
New York
Hitler
Nazis Drive Deeply Into Soviet Lines
Soviet reports describe fierce fighting around Stalingrad with German forces pressing toward the Volga city. Axis divisions suffer heavy losses as Soviet counterattacks and reinforcements are described amid harsh winter conditions and strategic maneuvering.
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Soviet
Figures On Jap Losses
Melbourne report cites Allied gains from General MacArthur HQ in five months. Sunk 25 warships and transports, destroyed 300 enemy planes and perhaps 500 more. Forty-one ships damaged, 177 planes severely damaged or probably damaged. Total aerial toll around 477. likely over 2500 planes damaged overall.
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Melbourne
McArthur
Southwest Pacific Command
Parliament to Vote On Extending Its Term
Prime Minister Churchill announced a bill to extend the life of the current Parliament in London. This would be the third extension proposed to avert a wartime election, following similar acts in 1940 and 1941.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Ohio superintendents to discuss national school salvage program
About 300 county and city school superintendents are expected in Columbus for a conference to plan Ohio's role in the national school salvage program launching October 5. In Dayton, five year old Donald Mills was killed after darting in front of a car near the Montgomery Fair.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Montgomery
Donald Mills
Pacific Coast Shipyards Hire Women Amid Union Tug
In San Francisco the War Manpower Commission said women welders are needed for shipbuilding at Sausalito yards and will be employed within 48 hours. WMC regional director William Hopkins met with AFL and shipyard leaders after unions blocked women from membership and cited a 63 percent pro women vote that lacked standing due to only 20 percent turnout. Officials anticipate another vote may occur.
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San Francisco
AFL International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Lion Shipbuilders
War Manpower Commission
North Bay
William Hopkins
WMC
Sausalito
Ace Declares Cargo Planes Impractical
SAN FRANCISCO Captain Eddie Rickenbacker says Henry J Kaiser’s plan for giant cargo planes is impractical. He proposes Kaiser be co-ordinator of air cargo production due to his ability to mobilize materials and labor. The planes would need land-locked harbors and lakes to operate, making them unworkable.
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San Francisco
Henry J. Kaiser
Eddie Rickenbacker
Kaiser
Flyer
Ohio GOP Starts Drive For November Election
Ohio Republicans will conduct a brief and intensive drive for votes in the November 3 election. Campaign Chairman Don C. Power, Gov. John W. Bricker's executive secretary, was appointed to lead a six member campaign committee. The state platform convention will be held in Columbus in September.
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Columbus
Ohio
Orchestras Plan Camp Concerts for Service Members
Nationally leading symphony orchestras will perform for troops in military camps. Orchestra managers attending their annual meeting agreed to join on open tour dates and during tours to bring concerts to servicemen.
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Cleveland
America
Roosevelt Backs Broad Rubber Crisis Plan With Gas Rationing
President Roosevelt announced rapid action on a special rubber committee report. The plan envisions nationwide gasoline rationing and strict civilian driving limits, with a push to expand synthetic rubber to 1,100,000 tons annually and new tire inspection and conservation measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
New War Tax Hike Faces Senate Action
Washington reports that the Senate Finance Committee weighs further rises in individual income taxes as it rushes to pass the revenue bill. Chairman George of Georgia indicated possible lower-bracket rate adjustments while maintaining the 5 percent Victory levy on earnings over 624 dollars yearly. The proposal imposes 19 percent on the first dollar of taxable net income, rising to 23 percent in the 2 000 to 4 000 bracket, with 9 percent normal and 16 percent surtax.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Sinkings by U boats surpass Allied surface losses off Canadian coast
Frank Lowe a Canadian press writer reported from an east coast air base that a record of the summer shows more boats destroyed by bombers off Canada's east coast than Allied surface ships sunk there by submarines. The sinkings were recorded in the base's intelligence office.
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New York
Frank Lowe
Canada
Lowe
Italians Take U. S. Pilot as Prisoner
Italian high command reports a United States pilot was forced down and captured after an air fight over Sicily. Identity not disclosed. William Roberts, Staff Sergeant from California, Pa., was fatally injured when an Army observation plane struck a hangar and crashed during takeoff at Municipal Airport.
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Rome
United States
Sicily
Marion
William Roberts
California
Municipal Airpor
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