Treasury Eyes Postwar Currencies Tied to Gold Value
Washington AP Morgenthau and Harry White outline a revised plan to base postwar currencies on gold with an international fund possibly totaling 8 to 11 billion dollars. Canada and Britain propose revisions. U S voting power remains a contested issue. The Treasury stresses action to prevent future exchange and monetary instability.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthsy
Harry D. White
Canada
Morgenthau
Page One Continuation of Flight Engine Controversy
A committee member cites pilots from combat zones warning about Wright engine issues. General Echols reports few firsthand findings and criticizes recent management changes at the Lockland plant, noting Finlay failed to achieve results.
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General Echols
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Company president denies defective part claims
Ful tom asked about Finlay replacement and the committee charges denied by Guy W. Vaughn president of Curtice-Wright Corp. The note mentions speculation some experts smelled gasoline and Vaughn said the company never sold products known to contain defective or substandard parts.
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Finlay
Guy W. Vaughn
Curtice-Wright Corp
Vaughn
Perry Purchases Two Ocala Papers
Ocala Florida reports the merger of the Ocala Evening Star and the Ocala Morning Banner into the Ocala Star Banner. The combined paper, owned by John B. Perry and managed by John H. Perry Newspaper Interests, will publish five afternoons and Sunday mornings, with Hanger D Leavengood to serve as publisher and R N Dash as editor.
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Ocala, Fla
Ocala
Cox Group Probes FCC Deferment Pleas in Washington
NEW YORK AP Eugéneta Garey said a Cox subcommittee would begin sessions in Washington August 25 or 26 to investigate FCC deferments for six essential employees while continuing a New York phase of the inquiry. Rep Miller will head the Washington panel as Garey aims to finish the New York portion by late next week.
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Washington
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Chicago
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Hartley
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John Dyer
FCC
Jerome H Springarn
Nathan David
Stefano Elotto
Remo Cyntt Garey
Tetter Hartley
de, Dyer
Springagend
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Explosion at War Plant Leaves Unclear Cause
An Army Ordnance Department officer in New York stated the blast’s cause remains unknown. He described the force as more terrific than dynamite and noted that 75 percent of the plant engaged in war work, with only one department affected by the explosion.
Sam Spivey Funeral Planned Tomorrow
Funeral services for Sam L. Spivey Houston County coroner who died at his home after a long illness will be held tomorrow at 11 a m at Memphis Baptist Church. The Rev A J Cone of Columbus Ga will conduct the service and burial will be in the church cemetery. Fellows and Forrester in charge.
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Houston County
Memphis Baptist Church
A. J. Cone
Columbus, Ga
Fellows
Forrenter
Auto Crash Report Lacks Driver Identity on Montana Street
Police headquarters reported no record of a crash on Montana Street yesterday around 7 pm. Witnesses said a car weaving across the street struck a parked vehicle with several occupants. no injuries were reported and investigators could not confirm the incident from official records.
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Montana
Sheff’ Beg Farmer
City Parce
Command in China Burma India theater remains with Chenault
Continued discussion from page one indicates Major General Claire Chennault will stay in command of the Fourth Air Force, previously the Ching Air Task Force, now separated from Bussell’s command. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell is expected to retain dual roles as commander of all US Army forces in the theater and chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek. Speculation about Stilwell’s potential as supreme commander persists but is deemed unlikely in Washington. The likely successor to Stilwell would be a British officer, with Sir Bernard Montgomery frequently named for the role in Sicily.
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Ching Air Task Force
Bussell
Joseph TL. Stilwell
Ching- Burma-India
Atatt
Chiang Kaishek
Sitwell
Washington
Bernard le Montgomery
Sicily
Elderly Couple Hurt in Alabama Crash
Alabama State Patrol reports an accident last Friday night nine miles south of Dothan on Keyton’s aide road injured L. Ketcham seventy six with a broken hip and facial and body injuries to his wife. They rode in a buggy hit by a car driven by F. N Hooper of Dothan route three. The couple were taken to Do then hospital and later to their home. Hooper said he mistook the buggy for a one light auto and swerved too late. Patrolmen Frank Dunham and C. C Huckabaa investigated. no charge filed.
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Frontline clashes widen near Rostov and Kharkov
Reports say heavy fighting along the Mina river west of Rostov with German forces claiming to have beat off Soviet assaults and encircled two battalions. On Belgorod front, Red Army break throughs were thwarted as Soviet tanks and planes losses were tallied. on Kharkov, mounting German counterattacks met stiff resistance as air and ground battles raged to cripple supply routes.
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German war material production on rail and harbor sites grows
Number 6 continues from page one noting Ish factorian producing German war materials on walls of railroads and harbor installations. They have become increasingly important to the Germans as they can no longer ship men and supplies across Sweden to Norway.
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War talk and plans amid Allied strategy broadcast
A transcript recounts Bracken discussing global war plans and Allied strategy. He asserts long, hard combat ahead against Japan while predicting decisive moves in Europe and future conferences with the President and Prime Minister. He mentions strong naval air power and the aim to pressure Nazi forces, with a forthcoming press conference for official statements.
Japanese Attempted Landing Ended in Casualties
In the northeast, battles between American and Australian forces on ridges near Falamaus Thiaia ended with consolidation of positions three miles from the airdrome. The Japanese invasion effort failed as U S and Hunt naval units routed destroyers and barges, with over 1,000 Japanese soldiers killed or drowned.
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Associated Press
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United States Hunt Naval Unite
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Falamaus Thiaia
War Parleys Continue As Officials Gather In Moscow
The report notes ongoing war parleys to extend through the weekend with Corde's Hull, American Secretary of State, expected to arrive tomorrow, joining a gathering of high officials. In Moscow, War And The Working Class editorializes that the Soviet Union seeks decisive action rather than words, urging a united east–west blow.
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Soviet Union
War Labor Board Wage Raises Stir Teemas and Unions
War era labor notes discuss Teemas and unions potentially protesting wage actions by the War Labor Board. Officials cite 10080 job openings with a large share in manufacturing, while examples show women entering labor to support war needs. Local plant delays and laundry shutdowns illustrate broader production and household strain from labor supply shifts.
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Teemas
War Labor Board
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Wemnen
Government and mines prepare piecemeal return after strike threat
Members would not strike if government abandoned control of property. Before the antistrike act became law, officials indicated government operation would continue. Indications emerged that plans were under way to return mines gradually as they reached prestrike production, but Lewis has not commented.
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Lewis
Soldier camp planned to aid harvest in Houston County
Military authorities in town to discuss establishing a soldier camp from September 10 to October 1 during the harvest season. They aim to combine soldier and civilian labor to save most of the crop. Houston County has requested over 150 soldiers, a request made yesterday with officials studying housing sites for the personnel during the period.
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Pageens
Houston County
Unclear fragmentary report from Heaton County release
A damaged OCR item from an unidentified county notes a person named Johnny Les Miller and a Navy matter. The text is garbled with missing context and lacks clear names, dates, places, or outcomes to form a coherent summary.
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