Relief supplies aid English bomb victims and crew details
American Red Cross shipments to England include clothing from volunteers and glass substitute, medicines, splints, and 1000 tons available to the WVS. More than 182,000 evacuees have been clothed, with 1000 London WVS depots serving over 100 families daily. Sgt. Carl E. Dotson, Logan native, serves as winch operator with a Port Company on Guadalcanal.
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Red Cross
England
United States
Women’s Volunteer Services of
Great Britain
WVS
London
Carl E. Dotson
Logan
Army
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Dotson
Augusta M. Dotson
East Main Street
Army Feruary
Camp Hathaway
Wash
Camp Stoneman
Benicia
Calif
Logan High School
Sir Ray Cantwell
Navy
Everett Carpenter
Cpl
Bob Johnson
Ramond Smith
Napoleon man named Kiwanis music committee chair
Grand Rapids dispatch reports Josef W Seabold of Napoleon Ohio has been appointed chairman of the Kiwanis International Committee of Music reflecting a leadership move within the service organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Josef W. Seabold
Napoleon, Ohio
Kiwanis International Committee of Music
Rex, Former Queen of Italian Fleet, Burns After Rocket Attack
The 51,000 ton liner Rex, once the pride of the Italian merchant fleet and Atlantic record holder, lay burning off Trieste in the northern Adriatic after a Beaufighter raid. Over 120 rockets struck the vessel as it listed to port, with RAF observers noting continued attacks and a plan by German naval experts to sink it to block Trieste harbor.
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Rome
Rex
Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Atlantic
Gibraltar
Ambrose Light
New York
Balkan Airforce
Battle for Rimini Forces Raging on Adriatic Front
Rome AP reports a savage battle for Rimini and the gateway to the Po Valley with heavy casualties on both sides. General Alexander’s headquarters say Kesselring’s counterattacks along the Adriatic coast from the front to Croce were repelled as the Eighth Army and British forces hold Croce after prolonged fighting.
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Rome
Rimini
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Italy
Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
Croce
60 Planes Raid Jap Bases in Moluccas
New York dispatch reports that about 60 enemy planes attacked Manado in Celebes while around 50 struck Halmahera in the Moluccas. Japanese broadcasts say large four engine bombers hit Manado with fighters escort, and B 24 Liberators B 25 Mitchells and P 38 fighters took part in the Halmahera raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manado
Celebes Island
Kua Bay
Halmahera
Moluccas
Philippines
Manada
Davo
Ith Army Probes Near Belfort Gap
American Seventh Army forces advance northeast through the Doubs River valley from Besancon and near Belfort Gap, with distances cited of less than 25 miles to Belfort and about half the distance covered. Three Allied columns approach Belfort, artillery shelling the city as German defenses stiffen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Seventh Army
Doubs River
Besancon
Belfort
Germany
Associated Press
Physician Dr James Gruber Dies After 35 Years Service
Dr James C Gruber aged 72 died at home in Columbiana County after thirty five years of practice as a physician. He served the community since beginning his medical career. Funeral arrangements were not available.
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Lisbon
James C. Gruber
Columbiana County
Soviet Push Toward Hungary Plains in Balkan Offensive
Soviet forces drive through Bulgaria toward Hungary as Tito's partisans and Allied units aid Yugoslavia. Bulgaria declares war on Germany and arms the front, Ruse and Varna port seizures noted. Turkish cooperation urged as Russian troops advance toward the Turkish border.
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Hungary
Moscow
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Balkan Peninsula
Transylvania
Germany
Soviet Union
Sofia
Romania
Ruschuk
Ruse
Danube
Varna
Black Sea
Balkan
Kremlin
Albania
Greece
Aegean Islands
Adriatic Sea
Athens
Salonika- Nis
Belgrade
Nis
Crete
Aegean
Mediterranean
Turkey
Russia
Carpathian
Gary
Warsaw
East Prussia
Bats Cause Elevator Malfunction in Belfry Control Room
At Seneca County courthouse in TIFFIN Ohio the automatic elevator trapped riders between floors after bats entered the belfry control room and short circuited wiring. Workmen reported the issue as the system started and stopped on its own all week.
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Tiffin
Seneca County
Andrews woman to receive Air Medal posthumously
Mrs. Jean A. Ferguson of Marion Ohio prepares for overseas Red Cross service and will receive the Air Medal posthumously honor for her husband Captain Robert L. Ferguson who was killed in action over Europe.
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Alexandria
Jean A. Ferguson
William W. Andrews
Marion
American Red Cross
Robert L. Ferguson
Europe
Allies 18 Miles From Frontier Near Aachen
Allied forces push toward the German frontier as the American First Army nears 18 miles from Aachen. British Second Army advances 25 miles to Prussia’s boundary while Third Army holds five Moselle bridgeheads and tanks push new crossings near Metz and Toul. Seventh Army moves from southern France toward Belfort as Eisenhower shapes a 200 mile front. Hodges reports Ardennes progress with minefields and scattered German units slowing the drive.
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Associated Press
London
First Army
Liege
Aachen
Belgium
France
Second
Albert Canal
Prussia
Rhineland
Dusseldorf
Cologne
U. S. Third Army
Germany
Moselle River
Saar Basin
Metz
Toul
Seventh Army
Co-ops Buy Ohio-Midland Light & Power Co.
The SEC approved the sale of Ohio-Midland Light & Power Co. of Canal Winchester to three rural electric co-operatives for 2.115 million dollars. The buyers are South-Central Rural Electric, Union Rural Electric, and Inter-County Rural Electric. Ohio-Midland serves about 8,000 customers in Franklin and six other counties. A prior plan to sell it to Joseph B. Wilson was blocked for not meeting bidding exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio-Midland Light & Power Co
Canal Winchester
Associated Electric Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Philadelphia
Associated Press
South-Central Rural Electric Co-operative, Inc
Union Rural Electric Co-operative, Inc
Inter-County Rural Electric Co-operative, Inc
Ohio-Midland
Franklin
Fairfield
Ross
Pickaway
Hocking
Madison
Union
Joseph B. Wilson
Chicago
Ex Buckeye Coach Is Seriously Ill
Francis A. Schmidt, former football coach at Idaho and Ohio State, is seriously ill at St. Luke's hospital in Spokane. His physician would not detail the illness but noted long-standing poor health. Schmidt coached Ohio State for seven seasons and moved here from Texas Christian University in 1934, remaining until 1940.
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Spokane
Wash
Francis A. Schmidt
University of Idaho
Ohio State University
St. Luke’s Hospital
Schmidt
Ohio State
Texas Christian University
Hillman attacks Dewey as double talking on national issues
Sidney Hillman, head of CIO PAC, charged Gov. Thomas E. Dewey with deliberate double talk on international policy and vague domestic record. He cited shifts on lend-lease and Britain aid, contrasting Dewey’s stance with Harding era isolationism and criticizing Dewey as governor for fiscal and civil service shortfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Sidney Hillman
Thomas E. Dewey
CIO Political Action Committee
National Citizens Political Action Committee
New York State
CIO
Warren G. Harding
Dewey
Hillman
PAC
Britain
Russia
Herbert H. Lehman
1000 Forts Libs Smash Targets in Ruhr Rhineland
More than 1,000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators, escorted by over 250 Mustangs, hit industrial and rail targets in the Ruhr and Rhineland ahead of Allied ground forces. Mainz Mannheim and Dusseldorf were struck, with RAF Mosquitos bombing Nuremberg. The day included attacks on Ludwigshafen Karlsruhe Mainz outskirts and Brest Le Havre Boulogne garrisons.
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Ruhr
Rhineland
London
Germany
Mainz
Mannheim
Dusseldorf
Nurenberg
Brest
le Havre
Boulogne
Ludwigshafen
Karlsruhe
Bricker Praises American Editors at Mitchell Speech
Republican vice presidential candidate John W. Bricker praised American editors, saying the press has defended essential liberties and spoken fearlessly about encroachments by an autocratic bureaucracy. He spoke in Mitchell before opening his Indiana campaign in French Lick.
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Mitchell
Ind
John W. Bricker
Editors of
America
Editors of America
Ohio
Bricker
French Lick
Indiana
Republican Editorial Association
Thomas E. Dewey
Philippine Sky Ruled by Yanks in Pacific War
General MacArthur announced the air force dominates the Southern Philippines one month after the August 6 opening. American bombers and long range fighters control the skies while warships prowl the eastern approaches in support of carrier raids on the western Carolines. Nimitz reported September 5 carrier planes dropped 110 tons of bombs on Palau and struck Yap and Ulithi, wiping out a radio cable station and anti aircraft positions at the cost of three air crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Phillippines
Carolines
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Palau
Yap
Ulithi
Dewey Calls for Broad Unity in World Peace Plan
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged a permanent world peace security organization be formed by about 60 nations, nonpartisan and backed by many minds. He warned no single leader or trio can shape it and emphasized collective agreement to empower action if needed. He referenced threats from major powers and discussed a broad, inclusive future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas E. Dewey
Techeran
Carlo Corrier
Stalin
Chiang Kal-Ghek
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Reds
Balkans
Atlantic City
Heads Kiwanis Group
Queen of
Ith
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Tito
Daniel de Luce
Frontier
Moselle
Kimmel
Manning H. Kimmel
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific
Robalo
Buckeye
Jaustria
Istroleka
Tornu- Sevétin
Proesti
Philippine
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