Logan Notes Local Politics and Army Honor in 101 Years Ago Item
In the Cuff Logan column, Democratic Central Committee members named by convention are listed as Alex Van Hamm C W James F Laumenig John White and Ed itor S W Tucker. Major Ray Schwenke of the US Marine Corps, son of Mr and Mrs George Schwenke, West Main Street, shares a letter describing Lt General Alexander Vandegrift’s promotion to lieutenant general and Schwenke’s meritorious service in Guadalcanal.
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Democratic Central Committee
Alex van Hamm
C. W. James
F. Laumenig
John White
S. W. Tucker
White
Ray Schwenke
United States Marine Corps
George Schwenke
West Main Street
Alexander Vandegrift
South Pacific
Schwenke
Logan
Vandegrift
Guadalcanal
Gliders Grounded After Fatal Crash In St Louis Area
Two air force inspectors suspended and 100 gliders grounded after a crash near St Louis killed 10 people on August 11. A faulty strut from a sub contractor was blamed. no sabotage found and further inquiry ordered to determine disciplinary action for inspectors Charles C. Latty and William A. Williams.
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Washington
Air Force
St. Louis
War Department
USAAF
Charles C. Latty
William A. Williams
Labor supply adequate in three Ohio localities
The Army Navy War Production Board and the Maritime Commission list Portsmouth Steubenville and Zanesville as areas where labor supply is and will continue to be adequate to meet all known labor requirements.
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Washington
Army, Navy, War Production Board
Maritime Commission
Ohio
Portsmouth
Steubenville
Zanesville
Modification of Original Plan Sighted in Washington
Washington reports that War Manpower officials plan a Sunday announcement to slow father drafting by directing draftees to shift into vital war production. Proposed measures broaden nondeferrable and grant occupational deferments to boost war-industry work and reduce father inductions, potentially altering current draft plans.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service
WMC
Senator Davis
Rpa
Congress
OWI Accused of Propagandizing Atlantic Charter
Broadcaster Fulton Lewis Jr accuses the Office of War Information of seeking to have radio stations propogandize its interpretation of the Atlantic Charter. He cites OWI memos noting the charter’s second anniversary and disputes that the charter guarantees freedom from want and fear for all.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Lewis
Tenacious Japanese Fight Persists Near Munda
Allied headquarters report persistent Japanese resistance in northern New Georgia after the fall of Munda. U S infantry from the 25th 37th and 43rd divisions and Marines overran the 4500 foot airstrip at Munda though Bairoko Harbor remains a dangerous, cut off supply port as American forces press the advance from the northeast.
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Southwest Pacific
New Georgia
Munda
Bairoko Harbor
Kula Gulf
Bairoko
U. S
Ohio Must Prepare for Peace Commission Says
Ohio's postwar program commission, led by Lieut. Gov. Paul M. Herbert, urges a decade of job preparation after the war. It calls for urgent public works and business aid to transition from war to peace production and warns of potential chaos if not ready.
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Columbus
Ohio
Paul M. Herbert
Herbert
Ohio Farm Labor Strike Preparations Hit Harvest Pace
Ohio seeks to map farm labor needs as harvest nears. Guy Dowdy directs Ohio Agricultural Extension to collect harvesting jobs numbers and wages, noting factory and women labor remained scarce. The War Manpower Commission discusses delaying school openings and permits for teens to work on farms as beet crops face weather and policy hurdles.
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Columbus
Ohio
Guy Dowdy
Ohio Agricultural Extension Service
Huron
Erie County
Cincinnati
War Manpower Commission
John T. Brown
Brown
Washington
M. Clifford Townsend
Citizens Protest Selling of Homes in Midland
Several hundred residents of Midland, an Ohio River Valley town, protested a plan that would force them to buy their homes or allow sale to others. The mass meeting, sponsored by the United Steelworkers of America, drew about 800 attendees with James Mullen presiding. A petition will be sent to Beaver Valley Land Companies and government agencies.
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Midland
Ohio River Valley
United Steelworkers of America
James Mullen
Beaver Valley Land Companies
Pilot Eaton Missing in Action Near July 30
Lieut Cyrus S Eaton Jr 25 son of a Cleveland industrialist and financier has been reported missing in action since July 30 his parents said today in Cleveland
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Cleveland
Cyrus S. Eaton, Jr
Rickenbacker Returns From Secret Soviet Trip
War Department messenger Captain Eddie Rickenbacker arrived home after a Moscow mission described as a technical air inspection for Secretary Stimson. This marked his third tour for Stimson with details kept secret.
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Washington
War Department
Eddie Rickenbacker
Soviet Union
Stimson
Rickenbacker
Moscow
Living costs drop in July report
Secretary Frances Perkins announces mid-June to mid-July retail food prices fell 2 percent. The drop brings the cost of living down 0.8 percent, reflecting cheaper butcher shop and grocery prices in late June and early July.
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Perkins
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Frances Perkins
Day-Night Raid on Reich Continues in Sicily Advance
Allied forces in Sicily land east of Cape Orlando amid wrecked bridges and hill positions as U S troops push inland with naval support. In Russia the Red Army nears Kharkov, cutting rail lines and narrowing the Donets basin corridor while heavy fighting and German counterattacks unfold.
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Sicily
Cape Orlando
U. S
Seventh Army
San Agata
Russia
Karkov
Poltava
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Churchill
Roosevelt
Toronto
Messina
Cape
NASA River
San Marcod Alunzio
Cesaro
Randazzo
Eighth Army
Prajola
Zafferana Etna
Mt. Etna
Guardia
Kharkov
Vodyanaya
Kharkov-Poltavna
Dnieper
Donets Basin
Moscow
Akhtyrka
Sumy
Jones Names Nelson War Food Assistant in Washington
Food Administrator Marvin Jones appoints former Rep. William L. Nelson of Missouri as special assistant to connect federal policy with state and local farm leaders. Nelson aims to decentralize regulations and give rural residents more say in future programs. He joins a broadened state agricultural war board with secretaries and commissioners of agriculture.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Congress
William L. Nelson
D-Mo
Nelson
Missourian
Jones
The
Food Administration
State Agricultural War Boards
Ohio's 37th Took Part in Munda Capture
Columbus newsreel: elements of the 37th division joined 25th and 43rd infantry divisions and Marines in capturing the Japanese airbase at Munda. Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler led Ohio troops trained in jungle warfare. MacArthur lauded the complete victory and the soldiers' discipline and good humor.
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Columbus
37Th
Munda
Douglas MacArthur
25Th
Robert S. Beightler
Camp Shelby
Miss
Louisiana
General Beightler
Ohio
MacArthur
Missouri House rejects extra social security funds
In Jefferson City on August 12, the Missouri House, led by Republicans, defeated a bill to add 750000 dollars to the states 69000000 social security program. Governor Donnell had urged the extra money to secure federal matching funds after officials warned against improper administration.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House of Representatives
Forrest C. Donnell
German Evacuation in Full Swing Report
Reuters dispatch from Sicily reports Germany’s withdrawal efforts advancing with troop movement and heavy matériel as evacuation efforts continue.
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London
Reuters
Sicily
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Ramon
Smittie
India
Irvin Cobb
Atlantic Charter
Commission
Sedalia
Salisbury
Comiso
Gilbert O. Wymond
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Dowdy
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