Break in Italian Greek Ties as Britain Launches Counter-Attack
British forces widened air assaults along 100 miles of German-held French coast as German bombers, backed by fighters, pressed waves from the southeast to the southwest. Berlin claimed eleven British planes downed near Hawkinge, and reports noted widespread enemy air activity across the northeast and Midlands. Parachute findings in the Midlands and Scotland spurred fears of covert parachutists.
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London
Britain
Berlin
DNB
Hawkinge
Dover
England
Midlands
Scotland
Germany
British Somaliland
Home Guard
Aldershot
Worcester
Salisbury
Portsmouth
Brighton
Lewes
Norway
Adolf Hitler
Channel
Vickers Armstrong
Hepburn Wells
Newcastle
May Delay Draft Until Next Year
Washington reports indicate Senate support for a compromise delaying conscription to 1941. Administration aides cite Army absorption limits as Brig. Gen. Shedd warned, boosting Maloney’s plan to register men 21 to 31 now but defer calling them until next January. House actions push mobilization bills as War Dept. lays groundwork for 220,000 Guards in active service by Jan. 1, 1941 and 55,000 called Sept. 15. The Army seeks pay rises and more aircraft contracts to bolster readiness.
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Washington
Senate
William E. Shedd
Maloney
D-Conn
House
Continental
United States
War Department
Department
Congress
Flash Flood Toll Hits Sixteen Across Southeast
Severe floods from torrential rains swept five states, leaving 16 dead and millions in damage. Up-country Carolinas Virginia Tennessee and Georgia faced highway and line repairs as floodwaters threatened lower regions. Asheville's city water supply was expected to be restored after pipeline repairs to two reservoirs.
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Asheville
N. C
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
P. M. Burdette
Athens County convict flees prison farm escapee at London Prison Farm
George Rush aged 38 of Athens County escaped from a gravel pit work gang at the London Prison Farm yesterday. He is the first prisoner to flee since W. F. Amrine took charge on September 29. Rush was convicted in January 1935 of breaking and entering.
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London
George Rush
Athens County
W. F. Amrine
Rush
Swiss warn foreign planes to stay away
The Swiss high command announced that Swiss anti-aircraft batteries will fire on foreign war planes violating Swiss territory. It followed reports of foreign aircraft over Switzerland earlier, with indications they were British planes en route to bomb northern Italy.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Hollywood Stars Deny Communist Ties Amid Grand Jury Claims
In Los Angeles, stars including Fredric March Humphrey Bogart James Cagney and others deny supporting the Communist Party or finances for it after John Lewis Leech named them in grand jury testimony. March calls Leech a liar while Ornitz defends against political attacks as the inquiry ties to a waterfront murder indictment.
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Los Angeles
Communist Party
John Lewis Leech
Portland
Oregon
Hollywood “Red
Leech
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Dean Landis
Harvard Law School
March
Ornitz
Baron Fitts
Cagney
New England
William
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Lederer
Muir
Beauvais Fox
Schenectady
Willkie Flies Home for Acceptance Speech in Indiana
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Wendell W Willkie flies to Indiana for his acceptance address in Elwood his hometown The speech will cover campaign issues and conscription He reiterates demand to return party campaign funds and proposes an impartial board to enforce election laws He cites machine political control as a major issue and names foreign policy and national defense as top concerns Gen Hugh Johnson adviser on conscription and L J Taber national grange master also contributed to the preparation.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell W. Willkie
Indiana
Willkie
El‘wood
Ind
Democratic National Committee
Hugh Johnson
L. J. Taber
National Grange
Zachariah Jewell Dies At Home In Downington
Zachariah Jewell, 67, died after a long illness at his Downington home. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 PM at Downington M E Church with burial in Wells Cemetery. Calling hours begin Thursday after 6 PM. He is survived by his wife, three children Glen Jewell Leonard Jewell and Mrs Clarence Morris of Albany, four brothers and sisters, Frank Jewell Vinton Jewell Mrs Isabel Robinson and Mrs Nancy McCall, all of Carpenter.
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Downington
Zachariah Jewell
Isabel Robinson
Nancy McCall
Carpenter
Painters Urge Changes In Compensation Law
The AFL Ohio State Painters' Council calls for sweeping changes to the state unemployment compensation law. They seek coverage for all employers including single workers and for benefits to begin one week after job loss, announced at Cedar Point during the council’s closing sessions.
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Sandusky
AFL
Ohio State Painters’ Council
Cedar Point
Death of Charles H. Graves Noted In Toledo
Charles H. Graves, longtime local tax official and former Ohio Secretary of State, died today at St. Vincent Hospital after being admitted August 10. Graves served as collector of internal revenue in Toledo and was a prominent state political figure.
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Toledo
Charles H. Graves
Internal Revenue
Ohio
St. Vincent Hospital
Post Mortem Sought In Death of Woman
U S Marshal Benjamin Mozee of Nome heads to Cleveland to join an inquiry into his wife’s death on Lake Erie as FBI agents seek permission to exhume the body for post mortem tests. The 53 year old former nurse washed ashore at Geneva on the Lake after boarding the Seeandhee at Buffalo bound for Cleveland.
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Cleveland
U. S
Benjamin Mozee
Nome
Alaska
Cay
Lake Erie
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Buffalo
Screen director Wesley Ruggles weds Marcella Roger
Las Vegas report states Wesley Ruggles, film director, aged 51, married Marcella Roger, 29, last night at a hotel with Justice George E. Marshall officiating. The ceremony occurred in a Las Vegas hotel setting, marking a high profile union for the industry.
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Las Vegas
Wesley Ruggles
Marcella Roger
Justice George E.marshall
Thermopylae Reports Mystery Ship in Neutral Zone
The 6,655 ton Norwegian freighter Thermopylae warned of a mystery ship tracking her inside the neutrality zone of the 21 republics. Initial radio chatter hinted at a submarine attack, then said no distress but to inform her position. Coast Guard opened an inquiry as she appeared about 450 miles east of New York. The vessel previously plied New York, Pacific ports and the Far East before the war.
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New York
Mackay
Coast Guard
Pacific Coast
Far East
State Gasoline Revenue Up Million in First Half
Ohio collected three cent gasoline tax 18 756 699 in the first half of the year up from 17 512 553 for the same period in 1939. One cent liquid fuel tax raised 6 846 788 in the six months compared with 6 400 721 the year before.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marion man dies after walking into moving car
Jacob Newton Keller, 78, of near Marion, died from injuries after a Saturday traffic accident in which he walked into the side of a moving automobile, according to police.
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Marion
Jacob Newton Keller
Fishing resumes Sept. 1 at Lake Hope and nearby waters
The Ohio Conservation Commission announced fishing will be permitted starting Sept. 1 in Lake Hope Vinton County Senecaville Dam Lake Noble County and Leesville Reservoir in the Muskingum Watershed all waters reopened for anglers after restrictions.
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Columbus
Ohio Conservation Commission
Lake Hope
Vinton County
Senecaville Dam
Noble County
Leesville Reservoir
Muskingum
Ohio Drought Threatens To Destroy Crops
Rain fell sparingly in parts of Ohio and relief was partial as a severe drought pressed crops. agronomists warned the state needs a soaking downpour to cover July and early August deficits with western central and southern districts hardest hit. Dr C J Willard of Ohio State warned this drought may be the worst he has seen and that heavy rain would not help much. Corn remains the major casualty with soybeans browning and fruit suffering due to moisture shortage.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. J. Willard
Ohio State University
Downtown
U. S. Payroll Tops Million
The Civil Service Commission said defense expansion pushed federal employment in June to 1,011,066, up 33,076 from May. The payroll totaled $149,076,667, down $128,628 from May, while WWI peak was 917,760 in 1918 and peacetime record 987,857 at end of last year.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Churchill says fifth column dying out in England
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the anti fifth column committee reports that invasion danger remains but is being reduced to proper proportions. He said England is stronger than in May and that fears of fifth column activity were previously exaggerated.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
England
Prominent Mason Edwin Price Dies at 69
Springfield reports Edwin J. Price 69 longtime superintendent of the Ohio Masonic Home dies last night He formerly served as president of the National Masonic Homes Executives Association and was a key figure in fraternal welfare.
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Springfield
Edwin J. Price
Ohio Masonic Home
National Masonic Homes Executives’ Association
Sinking of Greek Warship By Unidentified Submarine Crisis Deepens Balkan Tensions
The sinking of the Greek light cruiser Helle by an unidentified submarine heightens the Balkan crisis as Italy threatens Greece. British reports note 500 Nazi planes over England and heavy Allied air operations countering targets from Calais to Le Havre. Greece seeks British aid, while Moscow reportedly mediates Greece and Bulgaria amid broader tensions with Italy and Germany.
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Hitler
England
Europe
Greece
Thames
Land's End
Athens
Rome
John Metaxas
Great Britain
Italy
Bulgaria
Moscow
Russia
Thrace
Aegean Sea
London
British Isles
British Press Association
Britain
Calais
le Havre
France
Canadian airmen killed in routine flight crash
Five Canadian airmen were killed when an air force plane crashed during a routine flight. The air ministry announced the fatalities today.
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Ottawa
Air Force
Air Ministry
British boy is victim of raid in northeastern town
About 50 German planes raided the northeastern English town today injuring two men and killing an 8 year old boy found in a wood near the town. Four bombs dropped. A shell fragment or falling brickwork caused the boy's death. One raider machine gunned workers. British planes driven the Nazis seaward. One German ship was believed sunk.
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England
Military Base May Be Built Near Ravenna
A proposal to establish a large government base on 20000 acres of farm land near Ravenna Portage County is reported. War Department holds most land options and aims for revision by the President and national advisory commission. Rumors of an arsenal were questioned due to proximity to the Canadian border and a planned 200 mile no-munitions rule. The base would include an Army airfield to safeguard the nearby industrial area.
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Ravenna
Portage County
War Department
Washington
A. Robert Ginsburgh
Judge Advocate General's Department
National Advisory Commission
Army
Nearsby
Deadlock Kills Pollution Bill
Washington reports a stalled measure to curb stream pollution after the House refused to back federal enforcement, ending hopes for final passage this session. Advocates say the bill is effectively dead as divisions persist over state and industry cooperation provisions.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Woman Killed Seven Hurt in Mexico Riots
A woman was killed and seven wounded in Mexico City as rival congressional candidates prepared for preliminary sessions to organize for the opening of Congress on Sept. 1. Dozens of trucks bearing peasants supporting Gen. Manuel Avila Camacho passed a group of citizens in the capital’s outskirts amid gunfire.
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Mexico City
Congress
Manuel Avila Camacho
Thousands die in Yellow River floods in North China
A Kaifeng dispatch reports thousands of Chinese drowned in floods of the Yellow River in North China. The disaster is described as highly destructive and continuing to claim lives.
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New York
Yellow River
China
Kaifeng
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