Compromise Farm Bloc Proposal Rejected in Senate
Administration leaders rejected a farm bloc compromise on price parity and cost of production in the anti inflation bill. Senator Brown said the proposal would have added production costs to price setting while Thomas Hatch and Barkley pressed for the original amendment and administration substitutes.
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Washington
Brown
Mich
Senate Agriculture
Thomas
Okla
Hatch
Dn.m
Barkley
Kentucky
D-N.m
Thomas-Hatch
Agriculture Committee
D-Nm
George
Aiken
Smith
D-Sc
Roosevelt
Congress
D-Mich
Con
Farm Bloc
Senate
House
National Farmma Union
Air War Flares in Pacific Week End Raids by US Bombers
US bombers and fighters pressed a week end air offensive in the Pacific and China. Stilwell command hit Japanese bases and lines of communication west of the Salween in Yunnan with no losses. Hanoi air base attacked. Buna Gona and Rabaul targets hit. Port Moresby area attacked. Port Darwin night raid failed.
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Pacific
United States
Japan
China
Australia
Stilwell Command
Salween River
Yunnan
Mengshih
Tengyueh
Burma
Hanoi
Indo-China
Lungling
Chefang
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomons
Port Darwin
British workers build camps for U S forces
Labor Minister Ernest Bevin disclosed that more than 190 borers and craftsmen have been transferred in the past two years to construct camps and airfields for United States forces in Britain. He praised building trades workers and employers for speeding up the program.
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United States
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Furnaces Wanted Prompt Readers to Cancel Single Ad
Classified note shows demand for multiple furnaces with 11 buyers left seeking a Holland warm air furnace. Ad seeks contact through Beth Lewis at Hotel Athens to arrange purchase or pickup of a used furnace in good condition.
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Messenger
Holland
Beth Lewis
Hotel
Athens
Phone 0242 Result Number to Place Your Ad
An old classified blurb invites readers to call a Result Number to place advertisements and mentions the option to charge it. The note mirrors a period newspaper ad request.
Dog Helps Find Lost County Ward In Ohio Woods
A 77 year old Vinton County ward Carl McKinnis was found after more than a day missing in dense Southern Ohio woods. A shepherd dog named Brownie led a rescuer to him near a wooded tract where he lay exhausted and cold in his bed.
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McArthur
Carl McKinnis
Ohio
Carl
Vinton County Children's Home
Japs Suffer Heavy Losses Near Kinhwa In Chekiang
Chinese forces report heavy Japanese casualties from multiple axis assaults west and southwest of Kinhwa the Chekiang capital. One Japanese column lost 300 men in four hours as reinforcements arrived. Fighting also continued against units near Wuyi southeast of Kinhwa.
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Chungking
Kinhwa
Chekiang
Wuyi
Dock Fire in Toledo Kills Two Seamen
TOLEDO AP Frank Ring aged 54 from Detroit died yesterday marking the second fatality of a $110000 blaze that swept three boats at a Lake Erie dock on Saturday. Captain John F. Grimm 54 from St Joseph Michigan also died Saturday. Ten other men were injured.
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Toledo
Frank Ring
Detroit
Lake Erie
John F. Grimm
St. Joseph
Mich
Government debt hits 90.6 billion in wartime effort
Washington reports the national debt at 90.6 billion, more than double the prewar level as the United States ramps up for the present conflict. WAVERLY AP says three African American motorists died in a Route 23 crash two miles south of the Ross County line, according to state police.
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Washington
United States
Waverly
Ross County
State Highway Patrol
Needle in Heart Fatal to Young Girl
Three year old Eleanor Hughes died after a sewing needle remained embedded in a heart muscle for two weeks. Doctors at Children’s Hospital report the needle tore a heart hole, caused by a fall at home in Clinton, Pennsylvania.
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Eleanor Hughes
Childrens Hospital
Clinton
Shakeup of Jap Rulers Reported in Manchukuo
A Manchukuoan government shakeup was announced by Domei in Tokyo. Li Shao Keng was named foreign minister and General Hsing Shih Lien moved from army command to become minister of public peace in Hsinking.
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Tokyo
Domei
Hsinking
Li Shao Keng
Hsing Shih Lien
Three Die After Car Struck By Train Near Van Wert
A Pennsylvania passenger train hit an automobile at Pollock Crossing near Van Wert on Saturday night killing three people. The victims were Charles Clarence Routt 60 of Van Wert his son Edgar 4 and his brother J A Routt 65 of Haviland Ohio.
Lima Woman Killed in Auto Crash Nine Miles East
Mrs. Fred Byland of Lima died in an automobile accident nine miles east of the city last night. Her husband, driver of the car, was reported critically injured by the State Highway Patrol.
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Lima
Fred Byland
State Highway Patrol
Democrats Rally Behind Pro Labor Platform in Columbus
Ohio Democrats adopt a new platform calling for tax relief on real estate for homeowners and farmers while labeling Republican Governor Bricker’s economy claims as false. The party outlines a legislative program as Republicans plan a one day convention led by Bricker for a keynote in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Limit Load for Motors Urged in War Period
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing urges loading motors to the limit to raise wartime output and cut copper steel and aluminum use by up to 40 percent. The company explains peacetime practice buys larger motors to handle heavy loads and ensure long life with low maintenance.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Italians in occupied France to file papers at consulates
Italians aged 21 to 33 in the occupied zone of France were ordered to present their military papers to Italian consulates in their districts by today.
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Vichy
France
Hershey to Be Witness in Survey of Food Outlook
The House agriculture committee seeks input from Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey Paul V. McNutt and Donald A. Nelson on a looming food shortage. Hershey testifies on draft and farm labor impact while McNutt and Nelson are set for upcoming sessions.
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Hershey
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
S. C
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Donald A. Nelson
Senate
McNutt
Nelson
Armed Services
Greatest Hunt For Metals in History Begins
In a nationwide 21 day drive millions will hunt metal scrap in homes, factories and farms to feed steel mills building weapons for the war. Over 1,600 newspapers will sponsor the effort with prizes for top scrap collectors by groups and individuals across states and towns.
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New York
Loss of Ships Still Dropping
The announced sinkings of Allied Merchant ships in the Western Atlantic since Pearl Harbor stood at 477, AP counted. Last week saw only five merchantmen sunk, the lowest seven day total since war began. Sixteen seamen died in submarine encounters. 183 were rescued. Marine insurance rates fell from $15 to $12.50 per $100 of cargo, the second cut in a month.
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Western Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Associated Press
America
Atlantic
Australian Soldier Examines Milne Bay Jap Equipment
A Australian soldier surveys captured Japanese gear at Milne Bay New Guinea including a 30 foot flame thrower and a two toed sandal worn by deformed feet due to strap pressure. The scene highlights the remnants of the invasion defense in the Pacific campaign.
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Milne Bay
New Guinea
Mediation Urged for India by 57 American Signers
Fifty seven prominent Americans signed a New York Times full page ad urging immediate mediation for India. The call asks President Roosevelt and General Chiang Kai-shek to press British and Indian leaders toward Indian independence within an Allied framework. Signers include Clare Boothe, Alfred M. Landon, Upton Sinclair, Herbert Swope, Norman Thomas, and Mary E. Woolley.
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New York
New York Times Today
India
Burma
Malaya
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
United Nations
Arrese
Clare Boothe
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Upton Sinclair
Herbert Bayard Swope
Norman Thomas
Mary E. Woolley
War Boosts 1941 Population by Over One Million
The Census Bureau credits the 1941 population rise to war effects including War Production prosperity and draft anticipation. The nation’s population reached an estimated 133,965,000 on January 1, up 1,327,000 from 1940, doubling the prior decade’s average. Returnees from abroad and overall business strength also contributed.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Ohio Homicides Below National Rate in 1940
The Census Bureau reports 316 homicide deaths in Ohio in 1940, a rate of 4.6 per 100 000, versus a national rate of 6.2. Accidents killed 5 952 in the state that year, including 2 119 from motor vehicles.
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Ohio
Washington
Census Bureau
Aged Couple Burn To Death in Home
Fire swept through a farm home near Lewisburg killing John Trissel 76 and his 86 year old invalid wife. Investigators theorize Trissel fell unconscious knocking embers from his pipe starting the blaze.
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Eaton
John Trissel
Lewisburg
Trissel
300 Americans in mirage held by Nazis
Reported in Bern that about 300 Americans in occupied France were seized by German authorities as potential hostages. Paris sources noted Americans there faced internment as enemy aliens while repatriation negotiations continued and a German counter demand was anticipated.
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Mirage
Bern
Switzerland
France
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Paris
United States
Madagascar
Finland Awaits Hull Statement in Finnish War Stance
Finland's semi-official press in New York and Helsinki signals no political contracts with any state and a passive role in the war. Sosialdemokraati suggests Finland may welcome U S aid to break from Germany, while stressing ties to Germany are not permanent. Secretary Hull's promised statement is awaited with keen interest.
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New York
Finland
United States
Washington
Republic
Sosialdemokraati
Helsinki Radio
Germany
Hull
Roosevelt Seeks Permanent Peace for Afterwar Era
President Roosevelt told Gold Star Mothers that the war's aim is a just permanent peace. He spoke during a greeting message at Arlington National Cemetery noting mothers wives and sweethearts should not grieve sacrificed loved ones again.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arlington National Cemetery
Report Landing of U. S. Forces in West Africa
Reuters reported Paris radio citing Lisbon messages that American troops arrived in Sierra Leone Nigeria the Gold Coast in Western Africa the Belgian Congo in Central Africa and in the Union of South Africa The War Department in Washington had no comment.
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London
Reuters
Paris
Lisbon
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Gold Coast
Western Africa
Belgian Congo
Central Africa
Union of South Africa
War Department
Washington
French Call on Weygand For Defense of Africa
London AP report says Gen. Maxime Weygand has been summoned from retirement to advise the Vichy government on defending North Africa. The report is described as unconfirmed by the Daily Mail's correspondent at the French frontier.
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London
Maxime Weygand
Vichy
North Africa
Daily Mail
French Frontier
Strausser Enlists For Service in Navy
Walter Nyle Strausser twenty joins Naval Reserve as apprentice seaman following enlistment announced by Athens recruiting office. He is son of Mr and Mrs Ray Wilson Strausser of 263 East State Street.
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Walter Nyle Strausser
Ray Wilson Strausser
E. State St
Naval Reserve
Athens
Convoy Attacked by German Submarines in North Atlantic
The German high command claimed submarines sank three transport ships and a destroyer in a North Atlantic attack on a troop and supply convoy bound from the United States to England. They reported heavy losses for the enemy tonnage and noted 11 more ships sunk elsewhere, while cautioning that prior German claims were often exaggerated.
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North Atlantic
United States
England
Atlantic
Germany
Toledo Sees Early September Snowbreak and Record Cold
Two September weather records fell in Toledo over the weekend as a trace of snow was recorded by the U S Weather Bureau marking the earliest September snow. The temperature today dropped to 33 degrees in Toledo and 29 at the municipal airport, breaking all September records amid forecasts by Weather Forecaster Frank L McLeary.
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Toledo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Municipal
Frank £. McLeary
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