Britain Shifts Heavy Naval Units To Pacific War Drive
Allied plans say Great Britain transfers many heavy ships to the Far Eastern fleet under Admiral Somerville for an opening drive against Japan in Southeast Asia next month. Mountbatten’s command may gain thousands more commandos for operations around the Anaman Islands and Bay of Bengal as monsoon season ends.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
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Frantic reports of pro German emblems fading in France
Madrid reports said many pro German Vichy officials were vanishing or being assassinated as German domination nears. Hundreds departed France with none forwarding addresses while others stayed and received threatening letters to hospitals or cemeteries.
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Nazis Hit Salerno Front As Fifth Army Presses Forward
Allied reports say German forces unleash heavy fighting to repel the Fifth Army’s invasion bridgehead at Salerno. British and Canadian units push along the toe of Italy toward Brindisi and Crotone while American troops widen the beachhead and seize key airport centers near Salerno.
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Mussolini Reported Freed by German Parachute Assault
Berlin broadcasts hailed Mussolini's rescue as a bold stroke after alleged release by parachute troops and SS guards. Vittorio Mussolini’s status unclear as Nazi boasts spread. British media questioned the impact on Italian politics and a possible puppet regime.
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Congress Returns to War Revenue and Policy Debates
Congress resumes sessions focusing on wartime finance and domestic economy. Key topics include new revenue, taxation, draft and man power, veterans benefits, unemployment, army size, postwar policies, and reconversion. A separate report notes a fatal derailment near Howard City, Michigan.
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Frost Damage Feared in Ohio
Federal and state farm officials estimated Ohio will yield 163,875,000 bushels of corn this year, nearly matching 1942 and above the 10 year average. An early frost could devastate much of the crop, especially in Northern Ohio where the crop is late. Weekend frosts damaged tomatoes, soybeans, corn, and garden crops in Medina Columbiana Wayne and Huron Counties.
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Mollie Slaughter Dies In Gallipolis Hospital
Mrs Mollie Slaughter age 81 of Lincoln Hill Pomeroy died early today in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after being taken there Saturday evening Funeral services will be held at three oclock Wednesday afternoon at the Ewing Funeral Home She was a widow and survived by nephews and nieces Alex Jackson Pomeroy Laura Tone and George and Bruce Wells of Columbus
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Mollie Slaughter
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Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ewing Funeral Home
Lewis Calls UMW Policy Committee Meeting on Negotiations Progress
President John L. Lewis announced a Thursday meeting in Washington of the United Mine Workers policy committee to brief district leaders on contract negotiations with soft coal operators. A union statement said progress has been made though no definite agreement is in place.
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U S Releases Ohio Mines After Government Seizure
Records show 50 Ohio companies received mine properties back from the government since seizure last May. Across 24 states a total of 691 mines have been released to 389 firms, including Ohio's Logan Clay Products Co, Logan Mine No 6, Buckham Coal Congo, M C Hobart Coal Middleport, and Thomas Fork Coal Pomeroy.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Goal Mines
Ohio
Ickes
Logan Clay Products Co
Logan
Fire Sweeps Philadelphia Railroad Yards
A blaze lasting four hours tore through Broad Street Station sheds in Philadelphia damaging 16 tracks and causing an estimated 250000 dollars in losses. More than 350 people, mostly fire and protection workers, were injured. six passenger coaches and 1500 baggage pieces were destroyed with little mail affected. Investigations by FBI, city fire bureau, railroad police, and military intelligence offices followed.
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Detroit Riot Action Ends as Police Seize Suspects
Detroit police detained three men and a woman in the east side riot incident that drew a 500 strong crowd at 1 a.m. Tear gas dispersed the demonstrators after officers attempted to arrest a man accused by his wife of beating her. The episode follows months of limited unrest in the neighborhood. Chiang Kai-shek named president of China by Kuomintang committee.
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Hitler fears Axis collapse fuels propaganda in Italy
In Mackenzie’s analysis Hitler rants about annihilation and enslaving enemies while trying to rally morale with propaganda. He warns of Germany’s fate if defeated and laments Italy’s capitulation while allies aid Italians with food, signaling a shift in war psychology.
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Pershing Turns 83 Quietly in Walter Reed Hospital
General John J. Pershing observed his 83rd birthday in a Walter Reed Hospital suite. He eschewed fuss and planned a routine day of walking, reading, letter writing, and a motor trip while keeping up on war news. An argument among 40 army cooks over cake duties disrupted the calm briefly.
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Washington
John J
Black Jack” Pershing
Walter Reed
Hull Promotes Iron Peace Through Readiness To Use Force
Secretary Hull argues that a ready use of force underpins a lasting peace as he outlines postwar aims. He calls for nonpartisan postwar planning and supports a court of international justice, though he provides few specifics on peacetime organization.
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Hull
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Court of International Justice
California Blonde Is Named Miss America
Jean Bartel of Los Angeles UCLA student was crowned Miss America of 1943 at Atlantic City. Directors estimate she could earn about 10 000 during the year as she begins a 15 week War Bond selling tour starting in New York and visiting 50 major cities.
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California
Carole Lombard
Jean Bartel
Los Angeles
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U.C.L.A
New York
State Puts 15 Million In Third War Bonds
Columbus Ohio State Treasurer Don H Ebright announced the state would buy 15 000 000 in one year certificates of indebtedness as part of the Third War Loan drive. The total state bond investment would rise to 35 000 000, with county allocations requested against each county quota.
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Don H. Ebright
Ebright
War Finance Committee
Frances Farmer Goes Home From Sanitarium
Actress Frances Farmer is released from a private sanitarium by court order and heads with her mother to Seattle Washington. The January court action followed her arrest on a dimpoul diving charge.
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Los Angeles
Frances Farmer
Lillian Farmer
Seattle
Wash
Allied advances and German manpower strain in Italy
Swedish dispatches report trains from Germany bearing troops and supplies to Italy while German officers from Russia rush south. Nazi press notes men aged 50 to 60 ordered to report for enlistment in late September. Allied forces capture Crotone and overrun Catanzaro as British troops seize Brindisi and Bari along the Adriatic, creating potential invasion points into the Balkans.
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Red Army advances near Bryansk as Italian fleet expands
Soviet troops pressed within 12 miles of Bryansk and cut the Bryansk Vyazma Railroad threatening the central front. Moscow reported gains across sectors up to 18 miles and the recapture of 240 towns with 3,700 Nazis destroyed. Meanwhile the Italian fleet grew at Malta with battleships Italia Vittorio Veneto Andrea Doria and Duilio plus carriers and destroyers, as Salerno battles continued and Allied air bases broadened reach in Southern Italy.
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Convict Suspected in Murder of Last May
Sheriff Earl Brandel said Robert Hatfield 26 year old London Prison Farm fugitive would be returned from Philadelphia for questioning in the fatal shooting of Charles C Addis 37 Ironton auto dealer. Addis body was found May 15 near Otway after he was seen leaving his business with a stranger. Hatfield escaped from London Prison Farm January 25 after starting a burglary term in June 1942.
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Earl Brandel
Robert Hatfield
London
Philadelphia
Charles C. Addis
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Addis
Hatfield
Otway
Early Killing Frost Hits Youngstown Area
Frost in the Youngstown region freezes Victory gardens and farm produce as temperatures fall to 31 degrees. L. H. Copeland, a voluntary weather observer in Columbiana County, says Sunday marked the coldest Sept. 12 on record, tying the 1917 record for earliest killing frost.
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WAK Bonds
Captain of Sub That Sank Carrier Captured
The Navy announced the skipper of the German U boat that sank the British carrier Ark Royal was captured by a U S plane off Brazil. The same report notes Bly War Bonds and a记 carpenter Herschel C. Cummings, 22, killed when his automobile overturned returning from Kenton.
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United States
Brazil
BLY War Bonds
Bellefontaine
Herschel C. Cummings
Fom Kenton
Zionist leader calls U S aid for Palestine settlement
Dr Israel Goldstein says American Jews expect government action to fulfill the covenant with the Jewish people on Palestine. President Roosevelt urges the world to oppose Axis brutality. Dr Nahum Goldmann criticizes democracies for not stopping persecutions. BUY WAK BON.
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Zionist Organization of America
Israel Goldstein
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Palestine
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Nahum Goldmann
Geneva
World Jewish Congress
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Leaders Ignore Ferguson's Convention in Columbus
Ohio Democrats meet with State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson at an informal Columbus gathering to discuss securing more federal patronage and delegations without guidance from the national party. Ferguson said Charles Sawyer and Mildred Jaster were invited but unlikely to attend.
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Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
National Democratic Organization
Ferguson
Charles Sawyer
Mildred Jaster
Morals Charge Faced By Esquire Magazine
The publisher of Esquire must show cause why its second class mailing permit should not be suspended for printing material the Post Office calls obscene. A hearing is set for September 28.
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Washington
Esquire
Post Office Department
Primary in Pennsylvania Set to Choose Local Party Leaders
In Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania about one million of the 4,349,988 registered voters are expected to cast ballots in a primary to decide local party leadership for the 1944 presidential and senatorial elections.
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