Rubber Office Bill Approved Veto Forecast
Washington July 24 The House passed a measure to revise the governments synthetic rubber program and increase farm product bases, creating an independent agency to fund rubber from farm sources for war and civilian needs. The vote was 104 to 18 despite Paterson warning against diversion of materials from tanks ships and planes.
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Washington
House
White House
War Production Board
The
Rubber Reserve Corporation
Senate
Robert P. Patterson
D-5.c
Agriculture Committee
Administration
Democratic Party
Fulmer
Andresen
R.-Minn
Engineers View Site For Airport In Kanawha County
A board of army and civil engineers toured the Coonskin ridge site for Kanawha county’s proposed airport. Attendees included Lt Col V Christensen and Maj J H Quirk of the 3rd air force division, Maj J E Albert, Capt HO Webb Jr, Lt P W Vogel, R R Saunders, and Albert Wessel. County Attorney Dale Casto Mayor Dawson City Engineer Harry L Campbell and assistant Lewis Hark joined, with airport bond panel chair David Gil tinnan. Campbell and Hark outlined preliminary plans. A county vote on August 4 will authorize up to 1 million dollars in bonds for airport use contingent on federal approval.
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Coonskin Ridge
Kanawha County
Army
V. Christensen
3Rd Air Force Division
Florida
J. H. Quirk
J. E. Albert
Pittsburgh
Office of Army Engineers
HO. Webb, Jr
Army Engineers
Huntington
P. W. Vogel
R. R. Saunders
Cincinnati
Albert Wessel
Uniontown
CAA
Dale Casto
Dawson
Harry L. Campbell
Lewis Hark
David Giltinan
Campbell
Hark
Advance Pay Envelope Tax Sparks Senate Clash
Washington July 24 the house backed a plan to deduct advance income tax payments from 1943 wages prompting strong Senate Finance Committee criticism. Taft and others argued it creates a double tax while treasury officials defend it as inflation control. The plan would start at 5 percent in 1943 and lift to 10 percent in 1944, raising about 1.25 billion the first year and 2.5 billion the next, with exemptions for single and married workers and dependents.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Sonoinre Taft
Cloris
D-Ma
House
The
Paul
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Governor to Sue Fairmont Station Over Broadcast Claims
Governor Neely announced plans to file a 200000 damage suit against radio station WMMM at Fairmont over a broadcast by John W. Bosworth, a former state police superintendent and Randolph county Democratic candidate. Also to sue station and Bosworth for 100000 at Marion circuit court, with Carl Bachmann and A Hale Watkins among counsel. Bailey also to file action.
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Neely
WMMM
Fairmont
John W. Bosworth
Bosworth
Elkins
House of Delegates
Randolph County
U. S
Carl G. Bachmann
FBI Nabs Man Hunted in Kingsland Bomb Case
Theodore Wozniak, linked to the Kingsland munitions plant disaster in New Jersey, was captured in New York as an enemy alien. The FBI seized nine enemy aliens in New York that day and raided 29 homes in New Jersey as part of a broader saboteur roundup.
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New York
INS
Theodore Wozniak
Kingsland
N. J
FBI
Wozniak
New Jersey
Kingsland Munitions Pliant
Wews
Warnpland
Wozniax
United States
Germany
Yards Under Hammer at Higgins Shipyards
In New Orleans on July 24, L. R. Sanford of the Maritime Commission announced that the Higgins shipyards, partially completed, are being dismantled. He denied rumors about factors beyond steel shortages causing contract cancellation, stating the shortage of steel alone led to the disturbance of the Liberty ship project.
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New Orleans
INS
Higgins
L. R. Sanford
Maritime Commission
Sanford
2 Way Bombing Attacks Hit Germans Across Europe
British Spitfires swept the channel region during the day following last nights RAF and Soviet air raids on German cities. RAF bombers targeted the Ruhr and Rhine valleys while Soviet planes hit Königsberg. Seven German bombers were shot down and RAF and Soviet actions included attacks on the Low Countries and eastern England. Wing Commander Max Aitken credited with two German losses, bringing his night kill tally to twelve.
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London
RAF
France
Belgium
Air Ministry
Germany
Ruhr
Rhine
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Berlin
Rhineland
Low Countries
England
East
West Midlands
East Anglia
Max Aitken
Lord Beaverbrook
Aitken
Cologne
Bremen
Air Crash Fatal To Army General
In Tennessee near Waynesboro, Major General F C Makin commander of the 33rd Infantry Division based at Camp Forrest was killed when his plane en route to Fort Sill Oklahoma crashed. Also killed were 1st Lt. Robert F Turk and Sgt John L Cummerford. Official word cited engine trouble as a probable cause. the craft departed Tullahoma at 9:25 a m.
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Tullahoms
Tenn
Minj
F.C. Makin
Camemander
33Rd Infantry Division
Camp Forrest
Ft. Sill
Okla
Waynesboro
Mahin
Tulla Homa
Robert F. Turk
John L. Cummerford
China Keeps Bases Ready For U S Raids On Tokyo
Washington July 24 Gen Chu Suh ming military attache at the Chinese embassy said China controls several large airbases within bombing range of Tokyo. Fields in north and south China have been expanded to accommodate American bombers with fuel storage and pilots quarters complete. Some bases at Kinhwa Shangjao Lishu and Chuchow were captured by Japan but others remain and are being rushed to completion to replace losses. The United States built a huge field in five months with 100000 laborers using stone blocks for runways. gasoline supply remains the chief bombing obstacle.
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Betty
INS Correspo
Washington
CINS
China
Tokyo
Chu Suh-ming
America
Gen
Chu
Japan
Kinhwa
Shangjao
Lishu
Chuchow
Toxya
Graham Wdent
Chungking
United States
Ching
Gen. Chu
Axis Desert Bases Bombed by Allied Air and Sea
In Cairo reports Allied air forces bombed El Daba west of El Alamein and then attacked two Axis airdromes there. British imperial troops solidified gains on the desert front as Australian forces seized the Hill of Jesus area. Naval raids on Matruh were reported unobserved due to clouds. Continuous artillery and air bombardment supported these advances, with focus on El Rusweisat ridge and coastal sectors.
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Cairo
el Daba
el Alamo
Britain
Imperial Army
Desert Front
el Deba
Navy
Matruh
Hilt of Jesus
el Rusweisut
Hil of Jesus
Qattara
Royal Air Force
Morgantown Electric Workers Strike Unofficial Walkout
Morgantown workers at the ordnance plant stayed away in an unsanctioned strike over the dismissal of foreman James D. Dennan after an altercation with plant guard Paul M. Parnell. The Walkout involved electrical construction staff under IBEW AFL and was not authorized by War Department officials supervising the plant contracts.
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Morgantown
War Department
Hatzel-Buehler Company
Paul M. Parnell
Army
E. I. du Pont de Nematrs and Company
James D. Demann
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Germans Learn Sacrifices of War Says Goebbels
In Das Reich Goebbels claims German bombings of Colome and Bremen educate the nation on war sacrifices. He notes soldiers have faced many fronts and warns that losing the war would collapse national size and material existence.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Colome
Bremen
Goebbels
Das Reich
Hepburn Warns of Japanese Attack From Aleutians
Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn warned reporters that Japan would likely strike from the Aleutian harbor at Dutch Harbor, enabling long range bombers to hit U S Pacific coast production centers. He urged vigilance, comparing Canada’s stance to France in 1940 and warning of broader Allied risks across the Mediterranean and Europe. He cited fears of German subjugation and the Germanic alliance’s reach from Gibraltar to Norway.
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Toronto
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Japan
Tuteh Harbor
Aleutian Islands
United States
Pacific
Coas
Pim
Canada
France
Meuse
Britain
Mediterranean
Cape
Germany
Italy
Gibraltar
Norway
Second Front Urged as War Crisis Deepens in Britain
London reports a liberal MP J L Horabin pressed for a second front now amid the Don valley battle. He warned allies risked betrayal and a stalled war if no Western invasion opens in 1943 or 1944, cautioning Russia’s potential collapse would worsen Europe’s divisions. The British press largely remained silent except for David Low’s cartoon urging action.
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London
Don Valley
Parliagement
J. L. Horabin
Churchill
House of Commons
Russia
Horabin
Europe
David Low
Lore
Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Clothing Costs Slashed 10-12 Percent in Britain
London reports new board of trade ceilings cutting prices on utility and non utility clothing and textiles. Tax removal Aug 3 lowers costs by 10 to 12 percent. Utility men s suits drop to 17.80, overcoats to 10.95, women s coats to 16.00, and women s costumes to 14.15.
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London
Board of Trade
Germans claim Rostov captured as Rostov campaign continues
German broadcasts report Rostov fell after heavy fighting with German forces claiming the town as a traffic and harbor center in the Don bend. Soviet resistance at Rostov and Don bend described as crushed in places, with losses for Soviet and German forces noted. Rostov’s capture reportedly completes a phase of the Russian campaign, with future moves hinted but unclear.
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Berlin
Rostov
Don River
Hos«tov
Don
Cisim
Voronezh
Folkhov
Leningrad
Sea of Azov
Kharkov-Kursk
High Command
Caucasus
Dive Bombers Boost Allied Pressure in New Guinea
Gen MacArthur reports Allied dive bombers and high level aircraft continue attacks on newly built Japanese bases in the Ambasi Buna area of southeastern New Guinea to prevent air bases for strikes on Port Moresby. Japanese transports knocked out, but shore installations and barges hit. Salamaua remains a key nearby threat to Port Moresby.
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MacArthur
Australia
Ambass-Buna
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Buna
Ambasi
Forth Lon
Papuan
Salamaua
Gona
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Willie Willis
Quilien
Prescott Freese Dennett
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Eugene Nelson
U. S. Army Reserve
Fairmont Station
WMMN
Associated Press
FBI Nabs
Gotham
Prussia
Spitfire
F. C. Makin
Tennessee
U.S
Interstate Beef Company
Boston
Wickard
Morgantown Electric
S. Dismissil
Dutch Harbor
Hepburn
Law
Dunkerque
O'Coats
Bend of Don
Moscow
M’arthur
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