Roosevelt's Shooting Order Declares War on Axis Seaborne Threats
President Roosevelt announced a no trespass order from the United States fleet at once to guard the seas against Axis raiders. He ordered ships of any flag to be protected from raiders in defensive waters, marking a directive that critics called an unauthorized declaration of war while Britain welcomed the stance. The speech linked to recent sea incidents including torpedo attempts, a U boat clash, and the sinking of American merchant ships.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Navy
Trauble
United States
North Atlantic
Germany
Mr. Roosevelt
van Wuys
D-Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas
D- Tah
Britain
London
U. S
Hitler
Atlantic
Winston Churchill
Canada
White House
Japan
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lord Halifax
Youth Must Enlist or Go to Reform School
Cleveland report states 17 year old Michael Patton was ordered by Judge Eastman to enlist in the navy or Marines by Saturday or be committed to the State Boys Industrial School for allegedly kicking Mrs Edna er, an expectant mother, in the stomach weeks earlier.
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Cleveland
Harry L. Eastman
Michael Patton
Navy
James Patton
Harvard Club
Axis blocs react to Roosevelt speech amid naval war threats
Rome condemns the warning as a call for Italian or German ships to attack US vessels in self defense if escape is impossible. German and Japanese responses are cautious or noncommittal, while London says the no trespass pledge heartens Britain as Axis forces pursue convoy attacks.
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Virginio Gayda
Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
Vichy
Taber Warns Food Shortage Is in Offing
Columbus leader L J Taber master of the National Grange warns the United States faces a looming food shortage unless steel is prioritized for farm machinery. He says a general farm labor shortage next year must be offset by more machinery and AAA rules may need relaxing. An Ohio official foresees defense plants needing eight times as many skilled workers within four months.
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Columbus
L. J. Taber
National Grange
United States
Taber
Ohio Defense Council
AAA
H. C. Atkinson
State Bureau of
Ohio Defense Industries
Possibility of Tire Rationing Hints at ACS Meeting
Atlantic City N J The American Chemical Society rubber division symposium closed its annual meeting with E G Holt chief of the rubber division U S Department of Agriculture forecasting possible rationing of tires to motorists He warned that regulations may extend to final consumption of rubber goods affecting drivers and vehicle owners.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Chemical Society Rubber Division
E. G. Holt
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sherwood and AAA Spar Over Wheat Penalties
Columbus state welfare director Charles L. Sherwood says Ohio will not pay penalties for exceeding federal wheat quotas on state farms. AAA director Elmer F. Kruse counters that quotas and penalties apply to all farm land, whether county owned or private, citing a Washington office letter.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio
AAA
Washington
Kruse
Motorcycle Crash Kills Herbert Jackson Near Newark
A motorcycle sideswiped a truck on State Route 16 four miles east of Newark killing Herbert Jackson 51 of Cleveland.
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Newark
Here
Herbert Jackson 51
Cleveland
Industrial Clinics To Be Conducted in Ohio
Courtney Burton executive director of the state defense council announces seven industrial clinics in the next two weeks to spread defense contracts to small manufacturers. Vice-chairman Ralph D. Henderson notes clinics will involve OPM officials army and navy reps prime manufacturers and small businesses and will shape the council policy on contracts and sub contracts.
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Columbus
Courtney Burton
State Defense Council
Ralph D. Henderson
OPM
Army
Navy
Rival Miners Unions Clash in Pennsylvania
In Hazleton Pennsylvania fighting broke out between rival union factions at Knickerbocker Colliery as a protest against higher dues spreads to new areas. The move has idled nearly 10 000 Pennsylvania hard coal workers. CIO United Mine Workers of America members at Knickerbocker drove off a traveling group who had earlier closed Maple Hill Colliery.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
CIO United Mine Workers of America
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Knickerbocker
Maple Hill
Commission Studies Ohio Child Welfare Law Revisions
A three member commission in Columbus began an exhaustive study of Ohio child welfare laws to map changes that would strengthen protections for children. Miss Esther McClain of Columbus, executive director, said a revision has been needed for years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Esther McClain
Roosevelt's Youngest Son Among Naval Reserve Graduates
Cambridge graduates include John Roosevelt among 376 Ensigns from the U S Navy Reserve who complete a three month training course at Harvard Business School in Cambridge Massachusetts today.
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Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt
John
U.S. Naval Reserve
Harvard Business School
Favor Lower Exemptions Cut Tax Free Income Levels
Washington reports a joint Senate House conference committee agreed to lower personal income tax exemptions. Married couples would see exemptions fall from 2000 to 1500 and singles from 800 to 750, yielding about 303 million a year. Only 40 million of the extra revenue would come from new taxpayers.
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Washington
Senate House Conference
Senate
Treasury
Finance Committee
Vacation Extended Thanks to Maneuvers
Soldiers here were impressed by school children who supplied showers cold drinks shoe shines and pony rides. A tot explained that because the maneuvers use the school as an office they gain an extra month of vacation.
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Winnfield
Obstacles To Ohio Bid for Camp Listed
War officers and Senator Harold Burton report three main obstacles to locating an army cantonment in Ohio. The War Department policy favors existing programs unless military strength grows significantly. Site costs are high and residents split on hosting a camp. Merchants push for business, farmers fear land loss. Concerns focus on Chillicothe Circleville area.
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Washington
Ohio
War Department
Harold Burton
Camp Sherman
Aremy
Chillicothe
Circleville
New Mining Board Named Under Ohio Mining Code
Gov. John W. Bricker named three members to a special examining board for the state mining code. Harry Warren of Cadiz, a Democrat, Ernest L. Thrower of Cleveland, a Republican, and Charles W. Maston of Coshocton county, a Republican, will serve terms ending Sept. 10 in 1942 1943 and 1944 respectively. pay is 20 dollars a day plus expenses up to 3000 dollars yearly. They will examine all state mining personnel and mine foremen and fire bosses.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Harry Warren
Cadiz
United Mine Workers Union
Ernest L. Thrower
Cleveland
Charles W. Maston
Coshocton County
State Mining Department
Striking Ohio Miners Told To Resume Work
A telegraphed plea by John Owens district president of the CIO United Mine Workers Union prompted striking miners at the Dunglen Mine of the Hanna Coal Co to vote to resume work today. The strike began Tuesday to press for two hours pay for time lost in a power failure last month.
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Martins Ferry
John Owens
Cio-United Mine Workers Union
Dunglen
Hanna Coal Co
Thomas Starks
UMW
Roosevelt Policy Expands Free Seas as War Scare Grows
President Roosevelt declares freedom of the seas and orders the fleet to shoot on sight only if Axis raiders invade American waters. He says the United States will protect merchant ships aiding Britain and Iceland to Egypt routes, with Japan not mentioned, signaling caution in talks with Tokyo.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
Britain
England
Lindbergh Attacks British Jews and FDR at Rally
Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally that Britain, the Jewish people, and the Roosevelt administration push the U S toward war. Boos and cheers alternated while the crowd heard Roosevelt's address. organizer Earl C. Jeffrey called the conduct the worst he had seen in a rally with about 8 500 present.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Lindbergh
Roosevelt
United States
America
Lindbergh
Earl C. Jeffrey
America First Field
Reclassify Draftees Over 28 Years Old
State selective service headquarters instructed local draft boards to place in the 1-H category persons 28 years of age or older who do not fall within any higher classification. Executive Officer Harold L. Hays warned boards that recent legislation provided only deferment for the older group and did not exempt them from following regular classification procedure.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Harold L. Hays
Colombia Hunts Nazi Landing Fields Reported by FD
President Roosevelt said secret landing fields were found in Colombia near the Panama Canal. The Colombian government announced investigations of properties owned by German nationals are underway and that Colombia can remove any dangers immediately.
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Colombia
Bogota
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Cigar Company Wins Injunction in Strike
Thirty two employees of the Diesel Wemjmer Gilbert Corp. cigar makers processed a $200000 tobacco supply on hand August 29 as a strike was called by the CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers. The company sought and obtained a temporary injunction to prevent interference with workers.
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Diesel-Wemjmer-Gilbert Corp
CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
U. S. Supplies for Britain Reported Sent to Bottom
German claims report a major North Atlantic convoy attack sinking 22 ships totaling 134000 tons. The action follows Roosevelt's shoot on sight directive as U boats press a Britain bound supply convoy. Berlin implied U.S. defense waters would be targets for American ships.
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U. S
Britain
North Atlantic
Roosevelt
High Command
Nazi Threats to Sink All Ships in War Zones Escalate
German commentators say Roosevelt’s orders won’t stop Germany from destroying ships aiding Britain. Mussolini’s command claims a submarine sunk an oil tanker and likely a 5,450 ton freighter. Hitler appeals for winter relief funds as Soviet front battles intensify and BritainAir raids resume on Germany.
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Germany
Great Britain
Hitler
Italy
Atlantic
Mussolini
Berlin
Rome
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Central Soviet
Napoleon
Warsaw
Red Army
Red Star
Smolensk
Semeon ‘Timoshenko
Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Kiev
Royal Air Force
England
London
Ickes Defies Senate Finding on East Gasoline Supply
Washington reports the Defense Petroleum Coordinating Office kept restrictions on gasoline sales in place despite a Senate committee's finding of adequate east coast supply. Acting coordinator Ralph K. Davies emphasized ongoing need for public cooperation while Secretary Ickes warned easterners may face shortages to come.
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Washington
Senate
East
Defense Petroleum Coordination Office
Ralph K. Davies
Ickes
Spirit of Revolution Spreading in Norway
Reports from Oslo indicate a rising spirit of revolt against the German supported Quisling government. A large conflict is expected in the coming days as trade unions pursue the opposition, with unions totaling about 350,000 members.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Oslo
Quisling
Norway
Fortress Type Bomber Forced to Land in Nazi Territory
A British bomber of the American fortress type was forced to land in German territory due to engine trouble. NBC reports the crew were taken prisoner after the incident.
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New York
NBC
Berlin
Allies Gaining London Says Lend-Lease Chief
John Biggers American lend-lease director in London said the United States and Great Britain should outproduce the Axis by mid 1943. He cited combined industrial effort and Allied military material mobilization as key factors in surpassing enemy production.
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London
John Biggers
United States
Great Britain
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