Erie candidate Chessario seeks General Assembly seat
Patrick B Chessario 33 of Erie Forgeant Steel Co defense worker will run for the Pennsylvania General Assembly in November as a west side candidate announced by the Erie County Democratic Committee Phase war work and service gaps have not cut the concern over labor shortages and local licensing activity with over 2000 special usage licenses sold in Erie and hundreds more in surrounding townships around Chautauqua Lake
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Canadian Todlans face draft charges in U S District Court
Canadian Indians living in the United States are subject to military duty, a Buffalo ruling by Federal Judge John Knight moves four Todlans and other Canadians to trial in Jamestown next week for failure to report for induction. Coroner rules an electrical shock caused a theatre lightman’s death in Erie. Jamestown police arrest two teens after hospital escape. Local shoppe ads promote a clearance sale. Several small town health and crime notes accompany a busy regional brief.
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Kane Flier Saw Nazis Die By Own Bomb
Albert Rymer of Kane, a Deshon General Hospital veteran, recalls seeing a Junkers 88 blown apart by a bomb it towed toward Allied bombers off the French coast. He says the German device was meant to disrupt formations but failed, killing its own crew instead. The tale illustrates how enemy torpedo bombs were used and misused in the war.
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Beef Off Ration List August 13th
Washington dispatch reports that the War Food Administration and the Office of Price Administration plan to keep point values on commercial or C grade beef and roasts while removing others from rationing. Utilities grade steaks and roasts will be available without stamps, and the dispute over whether to extend ration-free status to B and utility grades has been adjourned with Pred M. Vinson named arbitrator.
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Rescue man in slag pile in Bradford incident
Fran cs Vincent, 25, of Mt. Alton, was injured at the Evie Railroad when he slipped while shoveling slag into hoppers and was buried under two tons of slag. Fellow workers freed him after several minutes of digging and he was hospitalized in Bradford Hospital with painful injuries.
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Tokyo reports U S landing on Rota continues
Brig Gen Robert Douglass Jr explains air base drive and Pacific war aims. Japanese fight Hengyang in southeast China with street battles as America targets shipping from Hongkong toward Hengyang. Tokyo radio says Adm Kashiro Oikewa named chief of naval general staff succeeding Shigematsu.
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Radio Listings Highlight Nighttime NBC Schedule
Radio guide lists NBC lineup with Mr. and Mrs. North, The Letter, Jack Carson's Show, The Colonel, and Inspector programs. Also features The Great Moments in Music, Phil Harris Quiz, Dunninger’s Program, and Guy Lombardo series with Arthur Hopkins presents The Letter and Farmers Come Through segments. Numerous time slots span 8 to 11:15 p.m. across multiple stations BLU-1, MBS-30 and others.
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Arthur Hopkins
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Jack Carson
Mildred Elley Company
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Marvin Jones
War production plans cut aircraft output in 1944
Associated Press reports a three percent reduction in aircraft production for 1944 as labor shortages threaten arma ment output. The plan lowers monthly deliveries to about 274 planes for the rest of the year, from 9,118 in March, with July output 8,000 and July behind June by four planes. Charles E. Wilson of the War Production Board says the modest cut is for strategic reasons and will not cause unemployment.
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War Production Board
Farm tenant funds allocated in new WPA loans
Washington August 2 The War Food Administration announced the allocation of fifteen thousand dollars for tenant loans to buy farms. Texas led with twelve hundred eighty two thousand thirty five dollars, Mississippi reported one thousand one hundred twenty eight thousand seven hundred forty seven, while Pennsylvania applications totaled one hundred seventy six thousand ninety nine dollars.
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War Pood Administration
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Mississippi
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Rommel Besieged as Allies Advance in France
Allied forces in western Europe have shifted from securing Normandy to pushing into France. Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley reports three goals achieved: securing a beachhead, seizing Cherbourg port, and breaking out from the Cherbourg peninsula. The breakthrough has regained momentum, threatening a German front collapse and doubt that Germany can stalemate the Allies as in early invasion days.
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Treasury reports record Fifth War Loan total
Washington Aug 2 The Fifth War Loan raised 20.839 billion dollars, surpassing its 16.3 billion target by 4.689 billion. Morgenthau praised the result as excellent news for the fighting men and noted broad American cooperation. A Sixth War Loan is planned with dates to be announced.
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