Allied forces renew Rome assault and push into Sicily and Italy
Large Allied air raids strike Rome and northern Italian rail targets while British and American ground forces press toward eastern Sicily and the Tyrrhenian coast. In Russia the Soviets close on Kharkov as U S Seventh Army advances near Messina after landings at Cape Orlando.
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Rome
RAF
Italy
Sicily
Berlin
Axis
Bryansk
U. S. Seventh Army
Cape Orlando
Naso
Brolo
Messina
Eighth Army
Riposto
Giarre
Randazzo
County race slate listed for Democratic county convention
Logan 101 years ago notes announced candidates for county offices including sheriff Mollenhour Heistand Beery treasurer Pru den Case Wright auditor White Jones coroner Stinchcomb Green commissioner Eby Fristoe surveyor Jones O Nea l amid war time chatter about sugar and price controls. The piece discusses public service of newspapers in rationing and new price regulations covering second hand goods to curb inflated prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Mollenhour
Reuben Heistand
A. W.beery
Charles Pruden
Flavius Case
C. H. Wright
John White
Terah Jones
A. M. Stinchcomb
Richard Green
Christian Eby, Jr
Charles Fristoe
T. B. Jones
James O’neal
Office of Price Administration
Gasoline ration cut 25 percent nationwide
The Chicago Tribune reports a 25 percent gasoline ration reduction for motorists in central and midwestern states, effective at midnight Sunday. OPA official Paul M. O Leary reportedly outlined the plan in a memo to regional administrators. A B and C coupons drop from four to three gallons each starting 12:01 A M Monday, covering motorists from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains while excluding the Far West.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Paul M. O'Leary
Office of Price Administration
Washington
OPA
The
Tribune
Seaboard
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Woman Indicted in Marion Gas Explosion Death
Mrs. Gladys Davis Vance, 39, bound over to the grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the death of her husband Terrey L. Vance principal of a Marion grade school. He was killed in a gas explosion.
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Marion, O
Gladys Davis Vance
Terrey L. Vance
Marion
Vance
Italy Breaks from Germany Moves Toward Allies
In Bern, Aug 13 an shift in Italian policy toward the Allies is noted. Turin La Stampa reports Italy seeks democracy and an exit from the war, awaiting Churchill Roosevelt talks at Quebec for solutions. Milan’s Die Tat correspondent notes deteriorating Italian German relations and Mussolini’s word of honor under scrutiny.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
la Stampa
Turin
Quebec
Churchill
Roosevelt
Milan
Zurich
Die Tat
Badoglio
Mussolini
Hitler
Casablanca
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Ohio Maternity Care Program Approved
The Ohio state health department plan for maternity care for servicemen's wives was approved by the Children's Bureau of the Labor Department. Dr. Edwin F. Daily said the plan meets standards and policies for good administration and expects cooperation from doctors and hospitals to ensure success.
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Washington
Ohio State Health Department
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Edwin F. Daily
Department
Ohio
Daily
Golfing fatality shocks city official
Herbert R. Sullivan aged 35, superintendent of the City Owning and Supply Company, died of a heart attack during a golf game in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Herbert R. Sullivan
City Owning and Supply &Co
New Fall Dresses From J C Penney Co Adv
Shipment arrives featuring fall dresses priced at 7.90 dollars from J C Penney Co. Advertisements highlight new apparel selection for shoppers.
Bricker Finds No Evidence of Payroll Padding in Ohio Highway Dept
Gov. John W. Bricker said no evidence supported reports of payroll padding in Cuyahoga County. After reviewing records from Highway Director Hal G. Sours and Division Engineer Robert Willems, Bricker announced efficiency and economy in the division and warned that anyone drawing pay without work will be dismissed.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
State Highway Department
Cuyahoga County
Bricker
Hal G. Sours
Robert E. Willems
Cleveland
Sours
Willems
George Bender
Roosevelt declares Philippine independence after World War II fight
President Roosevelt told Filipinos on the 45th anniversary of American occupation that the islands won their independence by fighting the Japanese. He said freedom will follow the ouster of Japan and a Philippine Republican government will be formed with a voice in peace negotiations.
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Washington
Philippines
Bataan
Roosevelt
Far Pacific
Philippine
Mr. Roosevelt
Indiana
Indictments in Columbus for motor vehicle theft offense
Franklin County jury indicted Harold H. Rollison of Zanesville and James D. Burson of Canton for a second offense of operating a vehicle without the owner's consent. Burson was named in the report.
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Columbus, CO
Franklin County
Harold H. Rollison
Zanesville
James D. Burson
Canton
Burson
Aluminum Plants Idle Due to Labor Shortages
Seven new West Coast aluminum units able to produce 21 million pounds monthly have remained idle since completion because workers quit. Located in labor-tight areas and run by Aluminum Company of America, they require 1,000 workers but have none. Two units finished eight months ago. one in March, one in May, and three in June.
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Washington
War Production ‘Board
WPB
Aluminum Company of America
Two Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported in Youngstown
Two cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Youngstown today marking the first in over a year. The victims are five year old Barbara Colonna and three year old David Williams Jr. Both are partly paralyzed but not in serious condition, according to city health authorities.
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Youngstown
Barbara Colonna
David Williams Jr
Diocese opens new parishes in Gates Mills and Akron
Coadjutor Bishop Edward F. Hoban of the Cleveland Diocese has established new parishes in Gates Mills and Akron and announced priest assignments. The Akron parish will be led by Rev. Robert Wingerter from St. Mary’s Elyria. Parish boundaries will use parts of Anunciation St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s. Also named are Rev. John C. Parda to St. Mary’s Lorain and Rev. Walter A. Lechtenberg to St. Mary’s Elyria.
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Cleveland
Edward F. Hoban
Gates Mills
Akron
Robert Wingerter
St. Mary’s Church
Elyria
Annunciation
St. Peter’s
St. Paul’s
Motorists Keep 35 MPH War Speed Across States
Washington dispatch reports two thirds of motorists stick to the 35 mile an hour war speed limit to a reasonable degree after a survey in 39 states. The Public Roads Administration cites an average national car speed of 39 mph and notes only 37 percent exceed 40 mph.
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Washington
Public Roads Administration
Willkie optimistic on GOP prospects in 1944 race
Wendell L. Willkie told Republican leaders in Indiana that the GOP should and can win the 1944 elections with a constructive liberal domestic program and a realistic foreign policy. He warned against allying with dissident groups and said the party must unite for victory.
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Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
GOP
Pgegi
Willkie
America
Machinists Seek AFL Charter Amid Labor Feud
In Chicago on August 13, the Mechanics Education Society of America petitions the AFL for charter rights over machinists. IAM president Harvey Brown says members remain AFL minded. Green denies AFL solicitation. The CIO PAC move is rejected. AFL plans an independent political committee to back allies and oppose enemies.
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Chicago
Mechanics Educational Society of American
MESA
American Federation of Labor
William Green
AFL Executive Council
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Harvey Brown
IAM
Carpenters
Green
Mechanics Educational Society
Detroit
Cleveland
Toledo
Elyria
CIO
Congress
Council
Washington
Seven Hours To Live Child Saved By Penicillin Miracle
A two year old girl named Patricia Malone recovered from septicemia after penicillin was given, reversing a seven hour prognosis. Dr Dante Colitti praised the Journal American staff who helped obtain the drug for the bedside.
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New York
Patricia Malone
Lutheran Hospital
Paul Schoenstein
New York Journal- American
Dante Colitti
Picard Dies Former French Air Force Chief
Berlin broadcast reported by the Associated Press says General Louis-Alphonse Picard aged 63, former chief of the French Air Force general staff, has died in Berlin.
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London
Berlin
Associated Press
Louis-Alphonse Picard
Air Force
Missing Boy Found Two More Missing
Cleveland dispatch reports two 13 year old twin brothers James and Charles Collins missing after leaving home to go to Lakewood Country club with nine year old Jack Buchannan abducted and assaulted by a sex offender. Police searched Westlake Rocky River Fairview Bay Village fields and woods while the Buchanan victim remained hospitalized after giving a partial account. The same man suspected in the Buchannan case is feared to have abducted the Collins boys.
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Cleveland
West Side
Jack Buchanan
James
Charles Collins
George C. Collins
Lakewood Country Club
Westlake
Rocky River
Fairview
Bay Village
Buchanan
E. B. Buchanan
Collins
Lakewood Park
Westlake Village
Farrell Gallagher
Quebec Talks Likely To Emphasize Military War Plans
A Moscow Telegram says Russia will not attend the Roosevelt Churchill Quebec conference. The note stresses military questions over political issues while Churchill travels from Niagara Falls to an undisclosed destination. Russian front gains and the push toward Germany loom as probable agenda elements.
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Quebec
Moscow
Russia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Niagara Falls
London
Monitor
Tass
Nelsonville Boy Struck by Bolt at Camp Ibis
Pvt. James A. Maxwell of Rolla Missouri was killed and 40 soldiers injured by lightning during a thunderstorm at Camp Ibis near Needles California. Capt Eddie L L Lowery said two bolts struck on Wednesday as an army training center reported the incident.
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Camp Ibis
Calif
James A. Maxwell
Rolla
Eddie L. L. Lowery
Needles
Earnest E. Katzenbach
Nisukville
Fall Dresses Arrive at J C Penney Ady Store
Fall dresses just arrived at J C Penney Co Ady with prices at 7.90 dollars. The promotion notes new stock and bargain clarity for shoppers.
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J.C. Penney Co
Ady
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Alton L. Blakeslee
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Hocking
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J. C, Penney Co
Clifford R. Wherley
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Til
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Joseph Cunningham
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