Stark paints grim naval view amid Atlantic losses
Admiral Harold R. Stark testified before a House appropriations subcommittee on a 5.985 billion dollar lease lead bill. He warned that shipping losses remain high despite reduced sinking rates, with convoys escorted to Iceland and onward to British ports. He noted that shoot on sight alone cannot keep seaplanes supplying Britain.
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Washington
House
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Stark
United States Navy
Iceland
Royal Navy
Britain
Roosevelt Aide P. G. Hall Roosevelt Dies at Walter Reed
P. G. Hall Roosevelt aged 50 an engineer banker and transport executive died early today at Walter Reed Army Hospital with his sister Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt by his side He was the brother in law of the late President and the nephew of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Washington
P. G. Hall Roosevelt
Walter M Reed Army Hospital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Halloies
Theodore Roosevelt
Knights of Pythias install new grand chancellor
Charles Ater of Zanesville installed as grand chancellor at the annual state meeting held in Zanesville with the 1942 convention slated there.
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Zanesville
Toledo
the Knights of Pythias
Charles Ater
School Supplies Give James an Earache
Ten year old James Hurt was taken from school to City Hospital after he complained of ear pain and hearing loss. Doctors removed a pencil eraser, a piece of lead, and a wad of paper from his right ear and a small paper wad from the left ear. His hearing was reported improved after treatment.
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Indianapolis
James
City Hospital
P. S
Six Navy Aviators Die in Two Pensacola Crashes
Two navy aircraft crashes near Pensacola Florida killed six aviators from the air station. In Bay Springs Mississippi a crash killed four on a plane seen emerging from a cloud in high winds. Names listed include Jesse Wilcox Warrington Florida T O Carter Pensacola B B Barbour S R Oldaker Ensign Donald Utz Port Washington New York and Flying Cadet Emanuel L Plinske Green Bay Wisconsin. The officials cited loss of control at low altitude.
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Pensacola
Fla
Bay Springs
Miss
Jesse Wilcox
Warrington
T. O. Carter
B. B. Barbour
S. R. Oldaker
Santa Rosa Peninsula
Here
Donald A. Utz
Port Washington
N. Y
Emanuel L. Plinske
Green Bay
Wis
Cleveland Adopts New Anti-Noise Ordinance
City council approves an anti noise ordinance banning bell ringing and horn blowing except as warnings. Prohibits loud musical instruments radios and rattling of vehicles needing repair in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Northern Ohio Swept by Severe Windstorm
A powerful gale tore through Northern Ohio causing heavy property damage and snapped utilities. Winds up to 70 mph shattered windows, felled trees, destroyed roofs in Marion Lima Bucyrus and Lorain County, grounded planes, and disrupted shipping on Lake Erie with widespread closures across Ohio cities including Cincinnati Columbus Akron and Dayton.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Western
Plains
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Marblehead
Lake Erie
Marion
J. H. Almendinger
Halloran Park
Lima
Lima Pandas
Ohio State League
Bucyrus
Sheffield Village
Lorain County
Port Columbus
Youngstown
Highway Patrol
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Dayton
Evansville
Ind
Indianapolis
Chicago
Canton
Akron
Fremont
Cincinnati
Columbus
Rain Needed in Area East of Mississippi
Weather Bureau reports severe drought across the east of the Mississippi and the Atlantic States. Most eastern farm areas urgently require a general rain to relieve drought conditions with few exceptions.
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Mississippi
Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlantic States
Private Pilots in Ohio Rush To Join Air Guard
Ohio aims to enroll about 2 000 private pilots along with mechanics and radio men in the Ohio Wing of the Civil Air Defense Service. Earle L. Johnson notes enthusiastic response with 71 Cleveland pilots already signed up and plans for home guard squadrons in municipalities with airports. Training covers formation flying aerial photography plane care and ground servicing with civilian flying only unless required by federal edict.
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Ohio
Air Guard
Columbus
State Division of Aeronautics
Home Guard
Earle L. Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
Ohio Wing
Civil Air Defense Service
Taft Says Neutrality Act Repeal Would Be War Declared
Senator Taft warns repeal of the Neutrality Act would be equivalent to a declaration of war and could enable undeclared hostilities. House opposition Gloom. Rep Wadsworth says repeal or modification is likely. Roosevelt aides study act before Congress action on arming merchant ships.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Rep
Wadsworth
RNY
House
Roosevelt
Congress
State Department
Hull
23 000 Ohio Miners Get Pay Raise In New Pact
A wage agreement for 23 000 coal miners in District 6 Ohio was signed after two months of talks by 18 miners groups and 18 operator representatives. Retroactive to April 1 through March 31, 1943, it raises laborers pay from 6 to 7 dollars a day and increases machine operators by about 1.40 dollars daily. Dead work pay also rises 15 percent. Thomas J. Price hailed it as the finest ever negotiated. R L Ireland Jr led the operators’ Ohio Coal Association team.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Thomas J. Price
R. L. Ireland, Jr
Ohio Coal Association
Argentine Government Seeks Plot Explanation
Buenos Aires reports the government asserts danger is past after declaring a coup d etat conspiracy quelled. Acting President Ramon Castillo says tranquility holds after seizing military airports arresting about 20 aviation officers and mobilizing 200 warplanes.
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Buenos Aires
Ramon Castillo
Defense Caravan Draws Over 4 000 Persons
Cleveland report shows the defense caravan drew more than 4 000 visitors in an eight hour tour of sub contracting areas. German H. Lind deputy regional coordinator for OPM contract distribution said the turnout represented about half the area’s subcontractors and the ten day tour exceeded expectations.
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Cleveland
Creas
Erman H. Lind
OPM
State wheat not under AAA, Herbert rules
Ohio Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert ruled that AAA wheat quota restrictions do not apply to wheat grown by the state or its political subdivisions. The decision was issued to Lorain County commissioners facing penalties for excess wheat on nine acres beyond Agricultural Adjustment Administration allotments.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Lorain County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Belpre Couple Killed In Route 21 Crash
Dover notes a Belpre couple Homer Dearth aged 46 and his wife perished when their automobile overturned on U S Route 21 south of Newcomerstown. The crash occurred in Dover with details limited.
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Dover
Homer Dearth
Belpre
U. S. Route 21
Newcomerstown
British Speed Aid to Russia Front War Update
British aid to the Russian armies is rushed to the eastern front as RAF activity increases. Reports say Britain may deploy tanks and imperial troops via Iran into the Soviet Caucasus to aid Russia. German pressure grows as a Crimean attack threat expands to potentially four divisions targeting the peninsula.
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London
Leningrad
Crimea
RAF
Iran
Soviet Caucasus
Russia
Crimean Peninsula
Capital Crowds Cheer For Duke and Duchess
Thousands of early risers in the capital welcomed the Duke of Windsor and his American born duchess as they arrived. Sir Ronald Campbell and George T. Summerlin led official greetings at Union Station amid a tumultuous crowd pressed against police lines.
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Washington
Duke of Windsor
Ronald Campbell
George T. Summerlin
State Department
Union Station
Russians Claim Advances On Two Fronts In Odin News
German dispatches described brutal street fighting in the suburbs of Leningrad as Soviet forces reportedly counterattacked. Russians asserted cavalry charges and tank assaults pushed back German gains, claiming six miles regained and two villages recaptured on the city’s edge.
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Leningrad
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Omlamsalaantaw
Kementi Voroshilov
Moscow
London
McKellar seeks repeal of Neutrality Act amid war talk
Senator McKellar proposes in the Senate repeal of the Neutrality Act claiming it conflicts with freedom of the seas. Reports from the war fronts describe Soviet counteroffensives near Smolensk Kiev and Leningrad with heavy fighting and German U boat success off West Africa. Japan presses toward Changsha as British and US naval interests are discussed for Singapore access.
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Adolf Hitler
West Africa
Kiev
Moscow
Gulf of Finland
England
Far East
China
Japan
Changsha
Hunan
Geoffrey Layton
Nelsonville Civic Club Dinner Plans Announced
Nelsonville Rotary Kiwanis and visiting clubs from Perry Meigs Fairfield and Morgan Counties prepare for a Tuesday Elks Club dinner. Dr Wilbur Stout state geologist will discuss salt brine tests and Hocking Valleys resources while officials and commission members attend. Mayor Dew will welcome guests and 400 meals planned.
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Nelsonville
Elks Club
Wilbur Stout
Hocking Valley
Rotary and Kiwanis
Logan
Glouster
Athens
Perry
Meigs
Fairfield
Morgan Counties
Lions Club
William Brooks Shoe Co
Justin A. Rollman
Ohio Industrial Development and Publicity Commission
H. H. Hampton
W. M. Munn
Reno Hoag
D. D. Hatcher
R. F. Schulkers
Ickes Signals Plan to Triple Aviation Gas Refining
Secretary Ickes said plans are studied to treble aviation gasoline refining capacity at about 150 million dollars. He noted the navy recently bid for 600000 barrels of aviation gasoline but failed to secure bids while seeking storage stocks for future needs.
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Washington
Interior Ickes
Ickes
Navy
Government Sets 50 Billion Egg Quota for U S 1942
The Department of Agriculture forecast a 1942 egg production goal of 50 billion eggs to meet domestic and lend-lease needs. Officials expect prices to stay high as farm costs rise, with chicken flocks increasing from about 250 million to over 350 million layers by year end.
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U.S
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Treasury Bill to Cap Corporate Profits at Six Percent
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said experts have begun drafting a bill to limit corporate profits to 6 percent. He noted the proposal, aimed at fairness across business firms, would be shaped with additional provisions before presenting to Congress.
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Washington
Navy crafts surge to fastest build pace since World War days
Washington reports the navy reached a peak shipbuilding pace with two men of war and five destroyers launched in five days, pushing total ships floated in the month to ten.
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Washington—C
Marshal Faces Trial Over Firecracker Slaying
The manslaughter trial of 72 year old Hayes A. McLean former Cedarville marshal neared verdict as the defense rested. The July 3 firecracker slaying of 19 year old Wallace Collins is the central case.
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Xenia
Hayes A. McLean
Cedarville
Wallace Collins
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Selective Service Board
Fdr
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Great Lakes Area
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Herbert
THE
Associated Press
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
McKellar
Boul
Smolensk
Ukraine
C. D. Shafer
Mr. Parks
Dr. Hyde
D. M. Sheffield
Homer Harding
Glenn Thomas
Treasury
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