Arrival of Pvt Joseph Karshner in England Sends Warm News
Mr and Mrs Merle Karshner of South Logan announce the arrival of their son Pvt Joseph F Karshner in England where he reports he is well and pleased with a crossing his boat made He was at Ft Ben Harrison on July 1 and then sent to Kelley Field His Merrie England letter is dated August 2 Also a stray collie named Chubby wanders from Black Jack to the air venture and returns to Albert Isher Fisher tells the Daily News and Frank Krinn notes the happy ending for the dog.
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Merle Karshner
South Logan
Joseph F. Karshner
England
Ft. Ben Harrison
Kelley Field
Merrie
Chubby
Black Jack
Albert Isher
Fisher
Dailyews
Frank Krinn
Naming requirements for baby ration books noted by OPA
OPA chief clerk Copeland at Eastwood School Columbus says baby books should record the baby's ration book serial number. Applications must show a name and cannot use infant or baby. Local boards handle former servicemen and others who applied late or did not receive books, with blanks mailed to the Chicago center between August 15 and specified end date.
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OPA
Copeland
Eastwood School
Columbus
Chicago
Yanks Capture Agata and Acireale in Sicily
Allied forces report American troops seized San Agata on Sicily's north coast and the British took Acireale on the east coast. San Fratello also fell to the U S Seventh Army as pursuit in the north coastal sector intensified near Randazzo and Etna.
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North Africa
San Agata
Sicilian
Messina
Acireale
Catania
San Fratello
U.S. Seventh Army
I T
Randazzo
Mount Etna
Rome
Associated Press
Sicily
U S Navy Sinks Four Japanese Warships in Vella Gulf Action
A U S Navy task force led a bold strike in Vella Gulf near New Georgia, sinking at least one cruiser and three destroyers. Correspondent aboard reports the battle began Aug 6 with no American losses and details the cruiser’s fiery explosion as shells and torpedoes hit.
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William Hipple
Jack
United States
Vella Gulf
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Munda
New Georgia Island
Circus publicist dies after illness in Toledo
Ray Peacock a 35 year old press representative for Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus died yesterday from cerebrospinal meningitis He joined the circus last spring after six years with the Associated Press and covered the Broadway beat in New York He was a native of Lacrosse Wisconsin.
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Toledo
Ray Peacock
Ringling Brothers and
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Associated Press
New York
Lacrosse
Wis
Allied Leaders Claim Pacific Victory Momentum Grows
General Douglas MacArthur said Allied gains in the southwest Pacific are decisive, noting Japan has exhausted its resources and is on the defensive. Meanwhile, Allied air forces struck Vila on Kolombangara and Kane Harbor near Vila with about 200 planes, supported by a strong fighter escort.
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Southwest Pacific
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Vial
Kolombangara Island
Vila
Munda
New Georgia
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Rabaul
New Britain
Fifth Air Force
William F. Halsey
South Pacific Command
Kolombangara
Kane Harbor
RAF strikes devastate Milan Turin and Genoa in raid
British Lancasters bombed Milan Turin and Genoa lighting fires that raged through the night. Italian high command reported heavy damage in central Milan and Turin, targeting Fiat works and royal arsenal. Few enemy planes engaged as the raid concluded after about an hour.
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London
Milan
Turin
Genoa
Italy
RAF
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pietro Badoglio
Air Ministry
Italian High Command
Rome
Fiat
Chiasso
Civilian Pilot Killed in Springfield Air Crash
A private airplane crashed from 500 feet after takeoff at Crabill airport killing pilot Russell Miller, 45, of Springfield yesterday.
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Springfield
Crabill Airport
Russell Miller
Judge Charles Suhr Dies at 82 in Norwalk
Charles Suhr, 82, former Huron County probate judge, died yesterday in Norwalk Ohio. The longtime jurist served on the probate bench and was a respected local figure.
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Norwalk
Charles Suhr
Huron County
Gradual Civilian Production Seen After War Peak
Cincinnati report cites Charles R. Hook of American Rolling Mill Co predicting gradual shift from war to peacetime output after a final peak year. He says industries will begin partial conversions to civilian articles as victory production ends and demobilization reduces unemployment risk.
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Cincinnati
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Co
Middletown Steel Executive
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Hook
Timken rolls out 6000 heavy gun barrels monthly
Canton Ohio Aug 9 A new process lets a single Timken Roll bearing Co line produce over 6000 heavy gun barrels per month surpassing British output to April 17 1942. Timken says its tubes of 75 and 400 millimeters are made with seamless steel and a secret process. The barrels equip tanks planes and ships.
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Canton
Timken Rollbearing Co
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Harson
N. J
England
Timken Company
The Poet Was Right a Woman's Purse Is Trash
Fort Denens Massachusetts reports on a WAC training center incident where a curious male examines a woman's brown leather utility bag. Contents include a can opener cucumber lipstick pen photos license coins matches snapshots toiletries and various personal items.
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Fort Denens
Mass
Iit
Voting Age Bill Placed on Congress Agenda
Chairman Hatch announces that a senate judiciary subcommittee will begin early consideration of a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18. He cites Georgia voters recent action and anticipates full committee approval and swift Senate action.
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Washington
Congress
Hatch
D-Nm
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Georgia
Judiciary Committee
van Nuys
Dind
Senate
Red Army captures Bo gidukhov and Dolzhik near Kharkov
Soviet forces seized the railway town of Bogodukhov 35 miles west of Kharkov and Dolzhik, narrowing Kharkov from the northwest. The offensives cut Bryansk links and left Kharkov pocketed on three sides as German losses mounted with 77 tanks and 125 planes reported.
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London
Red Army
Belgorod
Bogodukhov
Kharkov
Bryansk
Orel
Moscow
Dolzhik
Chuguyev
Liquor Supply Hopes Rise on New OPA Markups
Ohio officials urged that new OPA wholesale and retail markups set for non monopoly states could lower spirits prices nationwide. Though not directly binding in Ohio, the change may increase liquor availability as enforcement reduces evasion and high local prices. Distillers say Ohio’s share rises with increased demand and shortages eased.
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Columbus
OPA
Ohio
Two Ohio Power workers killed by high line incident
Clarence R. King aged 55 was electrocuted at North Kenova when he touched a high voltage line. William Phillips, also 55, suffered burns from a dangling wire. Both men were Canton residents and Ohio Power Company employees.
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High Line Ironton
Clarence R. King
North Kenova
William Phillips
Ohio Power Company
Canton
Nazi power shift seen as long defense plan in Germany
Berlin dispatches report Reichsmarshall Goering, with Keitel and Doenitz, gaining broad authority as army leaders take over governance. Goering to represent the regime behind a Nazi party facade, while Italy’s collapse prompts fears of administrative chaos and a peace bid. London calls the move desperate.
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Madrid
Spain
Berlin
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Goering
Wilhelm Keitel
Karl Doenitz
Georg Army
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
London
Hitler
U S War Foods Expands Soybean Based Substitutes
Anticipating civilian protein shortages next year the War Food Administration announces a sharp expansion of substitutes from soybeans and peanuts. Domestic soybean products will be used in bread, soups, cereals, macaroni and mixes, with flour and grits for household use as protein fortifiers.
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Washington
War Food Administration
The
Food Agency
WFA
Ack Ack Fire Improves as Planes Fall to Shells
Maj. Gen. Levin H. Campbell Jr says U S anti aircraft fire downs about one enemy plane per 50 shells. He notes WWI figure was one plane per 17 000 shells and cites progress in 90 millimeter guns reaching 27 300 feet. The visit marks the first anniversary of the field director of ammunition plants overseeing 55 sites.
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ST. Louis
Levin H. Campbell, Jr
Army
United States
Campbell
Gen. Campbell
America
New York Central President Albert Ingalls Dies at Hot Springs
Albert Stimson Ingalls, 69, longtime New York Central figure and former vice president, died yesterday at his Hot Springs Virginia summer home. The Ingalls family led the railroad dynasty for six decades, with Ingalls retiring from the post in 1931 after starting his career in Cincinnati yards.
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Cleveland
Albert Stimson Ingalls
Hot Springs
New York Central
Middlewest
Ingalls
New Central
Cincinnati
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U. S. 7Th Army
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Palermo
U. S
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Port Newark
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