Allied Capture Catania and Soviet Orel Mark 1943 Breakthroughs
Allied forces seize Catania at 2:30 A M eastern war time as Ike reports a sweeping advance toward Messina. Simultaneously Soviet troops storm Orel, a hinge city south of Moscow, signaling a major 1943 offensive victory and German retreat behind a 13 mile bottleneck.
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Catania
Mt. Etna
Sicily
Eisenhower
Russia
Orel
Moscow
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Sicilian
Messina
Allie
Axis
George S. Patton
U. S. 7Th Army
Breakfast aroma greets inmates at count jail city visit
Early morning scene near the county jail features pleasant breakfast scents and bright market windows selling tomatoes as summer edges toward its end. Former ad manager Lawrence T. Webb reports for duty with the Navy and a new permanent address in Great Lakes Illinois. A storm forms dark clouds and rain drenches the valley ending with two hours of steady downpour easing the heat for Logan residents.
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Lawrence T. Webb
Baily News
United States Navy
Webbie
U.s.n.ts
Great Lakes
Ill
Logan
August Signals Seasonal Shift on Main Street
The piece notes storefronts showing fall and back to school gear as August progresses. It recalls an unusual year with a reluctant winter, a rainfall-plagued spring, and a hot June. Early July brought cool days and fires in some homes, while late July was average with hot spells. August has featured many hot days and frequent rainfall.
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Main Street
Agust
Labor Shortages in For Harvest Army May Be Used
Washington reports that two to three weeks will show whether the army must assist in this year’s harvest. North Dakota requests 15,100 soldiers to gather spring wheat as a test of large scale service manpower. Over 60,000 agricultural workers have already been imported from Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Extension Service
North Dakota
Marvin Jones
Paul McNutt
War Department
Aoe Dakota
Mexico
Carribbean
Labor zones close to outside workers in greater Cincinnati
The War Manpower Commission announced that Hamilton and Clermont counties in Ohio and Kenton Campbell and Boone counties in Kentucky are closed to outside labor to better use available manpower in the Cincinnati area.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton
Clermont
Ohio
Kenton
Campbell
Boone
Kentucky
Heavy rains push rivers out of banks in central Ohio
Central Ohio faced widespread flooding as heavy rains prompted evacuations across Columbus suburbs. Ninety families fled homes as Big Walnut crested, with 40 from Wonderland north of Port Columbus and 50 from Gould Park. State patrol noted roads blocked overnight, easing by daybreak. The Scioto basin was overtaxed with forecasts of floodstage exceedance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wonderland
Port Columbus
Gould Park
Franklin County
George Mindling
U. S
Scioto
Circleville
St. Marys
John Sunderland
Lake St. Marys
State Highway Patrol
Route 16
Coshocton
Muskingum River
Hocking River
Coalition likely forms Ontario government after wartime election
In Toronto on August 5, projections show Lieut. Col. George A. Drew leading the Progressive Conservative Party to head a possible coalition after a war time Ontario vote. The Liberals won 13 seats, CCF 32, PCs 38, with two Labourites and one independent liberal elected as no majority emerged in the 90-seat assembly.
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Toronto
Ontario
George A. Drew
Tororoto
Progressive Conservative
Harry C. Nixon
Drey
Progressive Conservatives
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
Liberals
Laborites
Southern Race Council Promotes Interracial Cooperation
The nucleus of a permanent organization to promote interracial cooperation and good will in the United States has been established after a meeting in Atlanta of southern white and Negro leaders. It will begin as a southern regional council with plans for a nationwide movement and asks President Roosevelt to set up a national council. The southern council will include both races and private and public groups.
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Atlanta
United States
Roosevelt
All Ladies Straw Hats Cut To Half Price At Penney Co
Store ad reports ladies straw hats reduced to fifty cents each at Penney Co with closeout style sale. Offer lists two hundred thirty hats remaining in stock and encourages quick purchase for limited time.
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Denon c
Penney Co
Draft To Nab War Workers In Ohio Plants
Col C W Gable state director of Selective Service said 78 000 war workers in 800 Ohio plants are subject to the draft and about 70.7 percent of eligibles would be called within six months. He noted records keepers track draft status and that participating plants receive advance notice to train replacements while non participants often get no notice.
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Columbus
Col. C. W. Gable
Selective Service
Ohio
Goble
King Refuses to Surrender Mussolini to Germans
King Vittorio Emanuele of Italy refused Hitler’s demand to hand Benito Mussolini to Germany for safekeeping after his deposition. The decision was conveyed to Reichsmarschall Goering in Rome, who was sent to ascertain Mussolini’s status and safety.
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Madrid
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Reichsmarshall
Hermann Goering
Rome
Hitler
Mussolini
Goering
Soap shortages created as Americans buy faster than production
The Agriculture Department reports soap purchases this year at 1.832 billion pounds annually, about 90 percent of the 1940 41 average, under government restrictions. Shortages are noted in some areas as demand outpaces manufacturing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Plans Made for County Junior Fair in Logan
James R. Smoot, Hocking County extension agent, said preliminary plans for a County Junior Fair to be held September 2 3 and 4 at the Logan Fairgrounds are nearly complete pending approvals. The event aims to use state funds for junior fair premiums and will feature exhibits rides radio programs and other entertainments. Many 4 H clubs and junior rural groups will participate with premiums limited to food fiber livestock Victory Gardens produce and similar displays. The executive committee includes W. H. Mowery Carl Wilson Nettie Barker Dick Hall and Robert Daubenmire with the advisory council named M. B. Iles H D Saxton Mrs Ruth Bennington Claude Chilcote and Smoot.
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James R. Smoot
Hocking County
Logan Fairgrounds
The
Coordinated Junior Ag
Hocking County Agricultural Society
Smoot
Advisory Council
State Department of Agriculture
W. H. Mowery
Carl Wilson
Nettie Barkere
Dick Hall
Robert Daubenmire
M. B. Iles
H. D. Saxton
Ruth Bennington
Claude Chilcote
American Sicily casualties total 6741 with 601 killed 3870 wounded
Secretary of War Stimson reported that American losses in Sicily through August 5 totaled 6 741. Of these 601 were killed, 3 870 wounded and 2 370 missing. He noted the figures are moderate given the terrain and scale of the operation.
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Washington
Sicily
Stimson
Editorial Feud Ends In Sword Duel In Buenos Aires
Ex deputy Paul Damonte Taborda and Jack Diaz Vieyra editor of Cabildo agreed to a duel with double edged blades in Buenos Aires after a heated press exchange. Diaz Vieyra had attacked Damonte Taborda in his pro Nazi paper and the ex official answered with an open challenge to Diaz Vieyra and editors of three other pro Nazi outlets.
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Buenos Aires
Paul Damonte Taborda
Jack Diaz Vieyra
Cabildo
Diaz Vieyra
Damonte Taborda
GE Executive from Sandusky Dies in Philadelphia Area
John Winters, 75, a longtime GE executive and inventor of switch gear devices, died yesterday at Bryn Mawr Hospital. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, he graduated from Cornell and managed GE departments in Schenectady, Baltimore, before moving to Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
John Winters
General Electric Company
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Ardmore
Sandusky
Cornell University
General Electric
Schenectady
Baltimore
Medina Deputy Promoted to Sheriff in Medina County
Deputy Sheriff Charles W. Williams, 55, of Medina County was elevated to sheriff today by the county commissioners to succeed Oliver Barry, who resigned.
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Medina, O
Charles W. Williams
Medina County
Williams
Oliver Barry
Hospital Expansion Plans Approved for Chillicothe VA
The Veterans Administration has approved construction of an additional building at the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. The project advances as part of the VA’s expanding facility program in Washington A major investment aims to increase capacity for veteran care and services.
Workers vote under new law at Springfield plants
In Springfield Illinois 1850 of 2200 eligible workers cast votes in a National Labor Relations board election under the Smith Connally law. A strike was favored by 1005 ballots and opposed by 836 with nine voided as two Allis Chalmers plants face union jurisdiction disputes between district 50 of United Mine Workers and CIO Metal Workers and Farm Equipment unions.
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Springfield
Ill
Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company
National Labor Relations Board
Smith-Connally
NLRB
District 50
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO United, Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
Fourth Term Airing Sought By Senate Judiciary Panel
Chairman Van Nuys said the Senate judiciary committee will push hearings on a constitutional amendment to limit future presidents to eight years. A subcommittee led by Senator McCarren will begin the process after Congress reconvenes in mid September. He expected early committee approval and anticipated spirited public hearings with both sides discussed.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
van Nuys
D-Ind
McCarren
D-Nev
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Mackinaws for Boys Move at J C Penney Ad
Readable ad notes boys Mackinaws in sizes 10 through 18 priced at 4.49 from J C Penney Co. department store. Local shopper info indicates budget outerwear sale. Strong entity mentions include J C Penney Co. and boy sizes.
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J. C. Penney Co
Truckers restrained between Detroit and Cleveland
Federal Judge E. J. Moinet ordered about twenty interstate freight truck operators to stop operating trailers between Detroit and Cleveland. He ruled they did not cooperate in using water facilities between the two cities.
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Detroit
Cleveland
E. J. Moinet
Ickes Replies to Threat of Damage Suits
Interior Secretary Ickes warns the government may charge mine operators for losses if it is challenged in damage suits over coal mine seizures. He argues government possession produced benefits while strikes continued through Lewis led unions. The issue hinges on an anti strike law and a pending AG opinion on when to return the mines.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Biddle
War Production Board warned of civilian goods drop during war
The Office of Civilian Requirements told the War Production Board of a continuing decline in consumer goods and services. It presented a tentative production program for enough necessities to sustain the civilian economy, but did not disclose the kinds or quantities of goods to be manufactured.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Requirements
War Production Board
Prigee Mes Om
Wpb
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Heroya
Norway
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Catan
Coalition Party
Canada
Southern Race Council
Gable
U. S. Sicily
Editorial Feud
GE Executive
By Charles Molony
OCR
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