FDR Appeals for Peace as Europe Prepares for War
Europe hovers between war and a glimmer of peace as President Roosevelt appeals to Hitler and Poland’s Ignacy Moscicki. Britons brace for invasion while government readies emergency measures. battle stations ring the fleet. schools prepare evacuations. Canterbury’s windows are buried. Moscow talks intensify amid Baltic rumor of a Russian-German pact.
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London
Europe
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Ignacy Moscicki
Poland
Hitler
Pope
Leopold
Belgium
Moscicki
Fleet Reserve
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Nor
Way
Skager Rak
Baltic
Ministry of Health
Canterbury
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Baltic States
Japan Abandons European Policy After Pact
Tokyo reports the cabinet plans an independent foreign policy, abandoning the European stance once tied to the Anti-Communist alliance with Italy and Germany. Japan objects to the German Russian non aggression pact and may denounce the alliance.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kozo Ota
Europe
Italy
Germany
Russia
Domei
Berlin
Americans Flee Europe as War Threat Spurs Exodus
Civilians including Americans flee continental Europe as war fears surge. Transportation to the United States sold out three weeks in advance with an estimated 50 000 Americans abroad seeking exit. Some buy berth space on ships at full passenger rates.
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London
Europe
United States
Britain
France
New Soviet Warships Reach Vladivostok
New Soviet naval vessels arrived at Vladivostok after passing England and America. The number and type were not disclosed. They are believed to have sailed from Kronstadt through the Panama Canal to Russia's Siberian base. the ships are Russian built.
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Moscow
Vladivostok
England
America
Kronstadt
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Panama Canal
Pacific
Siberian
Torso Murder Suspect Hangs Self in Jail Cell
Cleveland police report that Ue Frank Dolezal, jailed on suspicion of the torso murder, hanged himself in a Cuyahoga County Jail cell late Thursday. Deputies found him, cut him down, and summoned a rescue squad in a bid to revive him.
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Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Cuyahoga County
Martin L. O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Dolezal
Military Classes 1903 and 1913 Called to Colors
An official announcement said today that the military classes of 1903 and 1913 have been precautionarily called to the colors.
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Rome
U.P
Coal field owner William McKell dies at 67
William McKell 67 of Chillicothe owner of coal fields near Glen Jean West Virginia died at his home yesterday.
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Chillicothe
U.P
William McKell
Glen Jean
W. Va
Beightler Denies Existence of Highway Fixers
Columbus Ohio Highway Director Robert S Beightler says there are no fixers for the highway department. He states lowest and best bidders and Ohio firms receive the only preferential treatment in his department.
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Columbus
WUP
Robert S. Beightler
Highway Department
Ohio
Barber Uses Razor In Pact Argument
Violent repercussions from the German Russian non aggression pact reached Cleveland as 55 year old barber Aaron Rabinowitz and 27 year old Alex Lenatowski clashed over the treaty. Lenatowski suffered razor wounds to the left ear cheek and arm and both men were jailed.
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Cleveland
U.P
Aaron Rabinowitz
Alex Lenatowski
Lenatowski
Mine No. 9 Tipple Fire Delays Restart at Rendville
In Corning, Ohio, half of Mine No. 9 tipple at Rendville burned when oil used for machinery ignited while workers repaired timbers. Firefighters saved the intact half, but rebuilding will take a month or more. Sun-day Creek Coal Co. owns the mine.
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Corning
U.P
Rendville
Corning Fire Department
The
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Ohio State Freshman Enrollment Hits 2300 for Fall Term
Columbus report shows advance freshman enrollment at Ohio State University reaching 2300 for the coming term, a 10 percent increase over 1938 according to university registrars.
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Ohio State
Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Urge Americans Abroad To Leave Danger Zones
The U.S. Maritime Commission and Navy prepared to evacuate thousands from Europe if normal shipping fails. About 75,000 Americans in Europe and 50,000 in nearby countries face war risk. A plan mobilizes the Merchant Marine to move people quickly. Squadron T would assist in isolated ports, with Navy aid only on State Department request.
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Washington
U.P
U. S. Maritime Commission
U. S.navy
Europe
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
U. S
Merchant Marine
Ules
Navy
Squadron T
Ville Fran‘che
France
iThe Navy
State Department
Commission
Youth Burned in Bus Accident Sparks lawsuit
A $4000 damage suit was filed in common pleas court by E E Hayman for 16 year old Howard Lawrence against Emil Johnson, a school bus driver, alleging he caused a gasoline ignition aboard a Racine School bus on September 9, 1938, leaving Lawrence with permanent injuries.
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Pomeroy
Emil Johnson
Common Pleas
E. E. Hayman
Howard Lawrence
Lawrence
Racine
Johnson
Young Lawrence
Report on Waterway Study Aims to Shape Canal Plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission will present a report to President Roosevelt before January 1 on a proposed 240 million dollar waterway linking Lake Erie with the Ohio River through Ohio and Pennsylvania. ICC under Walter Splawn studies rail freight rates to gauge if canal economics fail to justify the project as steel interests press for early approval while railroads and lake ports oppose it.
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Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Walter M. W. Splawn
ICC
Mahoning Valley
Judge Refuses to Step Aside in Pike County Vote Fraud Probe
Common Pleas Court Judge Jacob E. Davis of Pike County rejects removing himself from the grand jury investigation into county vote fraud. An affidavit of prejudice was filed by Assistant Attorney General Craig Davis, who is in Pike County handling the proceedings. Davis said he knew of no legal or ethical reasons to step aside.
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Columbus
U.P
Common Pleas Court
Jacob E. Davis
Pike County
Grand Jury
Assistnt
Crarg Davis
Thomas J. Herbert
Davis
Typhoid Fever Strikes 27 At Centerville Church Picnic
State health officials diagnosed typhoid fever in 27 people from a Centerville church picnic. Contaminated food is suspected, prepared by women church members, prompting health inspections and warnings.
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Centerville
U.P
Democrats To Discuss New Civil Service Law
Democratic chairmen committeemen and other party leaders were called to Columbus to discuss issues involved in the referendum on the new civil service law sponsored by Democratic State Headquarters.
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Columbus
U.P
Drowning of Florida Youth in Buck Creek
Robert Lee O Neal fourteen of St Petersburg Florida drowned yesterday in Buck Creek after stepping from shore into six feet of water.
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Buck Creek
Springfield
U.P
Robert ‘Lee O'Neal
St. Petersburg
Fla
Exhibit Booths At State Fair Are Swamped
Ohio State Fair officials faced crowded conditions as 9,000 livestock entries packed the arena. Swine exhibits required 400 additional pens, with workmen racing to add spaces while the fair prepared for Rural Youth Day. Highlights include the national junior horse pulling contest and an opening concert by Ohio's 250 member boys band directed by Louis E. Pete.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
B. P. Sandles
Louis E. Pete
Ashland
Milton Wolfe Dies at 61 in Racine
Milton Wolfe of Racine died Thursday evening after a five year illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Racine Baptist Church where he served as deacon. He is survived by his wife two sons Kenneth and Milton Wolfe of Racine two brothers W A Wolfe of Athens and Cleve Wolfe of Racine and two sisters Mrs Kenneth Lockwood of Newcastle California and Naomi Stevens of Athens.
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Pomeroy
Milton Wolfe
Racine
Racine Baptist Church
Mr.Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Kenneth
W. A. Wolfe
Athens
Cleve Wolfe
Kenneth Lockwood
Newcastle
California
Naomi Stevens
Sharp Eyes Recover Goods Stolen Aug 8
Mrs Jane H Ross of Cleveland identified and recovered a wine colored dress and other clothing plus a grip stolen from her parked car on August 8. She spotted the thief in a cafeteria and detained her until police arrived.
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Cleveland
U.P
Jane H. Ross
Revolt in Army of Chilean Government
Santiago Chile U P government seeks Senate approval to declare a state of siege due to disturbances in sections of the army. Government says the Tacna region uprising has been quelled.
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Santiago
Chile
U.P
Senate
Tacna
War nurse Justina Winkler to receive military funeral
Miss Justina M. Winkler age 67 World War nurse died last night in Sandusky Michigan. A military funeral will follow her passing reflecting her service in the war.
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Sandusky
U.P
Justina M. Winkler
Wauseon Collision Kills 55-Year-Old Edward J. Lloyd
Edward J. Lloyd 55 of Pontiac Michigan died in a midnight wreck on U S Route 20. Three others were seriously injured in the same crash as authorities investigated the cause and exact circumstances remain incomplete.
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Wauseon
U.P
Edward J. Lloyd
Pontiac
Mich
Nazis Erect Air Defenses On Buildings In Berlin
Nazi authorities mounted anti air craft guns on the roof of the War Ministry and other major Berlin buildings as the regime accelerates moves toward conflict with Poland. Britain and Poland sign mutual aid pact while Germany readies for showdown and diplomatic maneuvers.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Roosevelt
Fuehrer
War Ministry
Unter den Linden
Berlin
London
U.P
Great Britain
Coast Guardsmen kill wild lion aboard ship
Cape May New Jersey Coast Guardsmen shot and killed a wild lion that escaped its cage aboard the steamer Amazone during a six hour rampage. The lion, part of a shipment to Caracas Venezuela, terrorized passengers and crew before its death.
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Cape May
N. J
U.R
Coast
Caracas
Venezuela
Royal Dutch Netherlands
Surrender of Public Enemy Is Announced
FBI and J Edgar Hoover announced the surrender of Louis Lepke Buchalter, supposedly to Hoover personally. Buchalter had been a fugitive for two years with a 50000 dollar head price and was tied to racketeering in the fur industry. He claimed never leaving New York City since his escape and had earlier been fined for anti trust racketeering.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Buchalter
Lepke
New York City
Martin T. Manton
Attention on Prison Farm in Ohio Peni tentiary reform drive
Columbus Ohio Welfare Director Charles L Sherwood is to focus on administration at the London Prison Farm with a new warden in place. No immediate action is expected against T C Jenkins superintendent. Sherwood held a lengthy conference with Jenkins and reportedly charged conditions similar to those before former Warden Woodard.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Penitentiary
Charles L. Sherwood
London
T. C. Jenkins
Jenkins
Sherwood
J. C. Woodard
League of Ohio Sportsmen Anniversary Observed in Akron
The League of Ohio Sportsmen opens its convention in Akron marking the 21st anniversary. More than 100000 sportsmen will be represented by club members as rerourers host the meet through Sunday night closing.
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Akron
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Ohio Production Manager Dies After 60 Foot Automobile Plunge
J Charles Knowles 63 production manager for Edwin M Knowles China Co died last night in a 60 foot car plunge into Vodrey YMCA athletic field. He lost control of the car on a hill street in East Liverpool Ohio.
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East Liverpool
J. Charles Knowles
Edwin M. Knowles China Co
Vodrey-Y. M. C. A
Poland mobilizes for invasion as nation dig in air pow shelters
Poland attains full army strength estimated 1.5 to 2 million facing Germany. Women join men digging air raid trenches as mayors urge volunteers. Roosevelt peace appeal arrives. Polish government denies coup rumors while Danzig remains quiet.
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Warsaw
Poland
Roosevelt
Presidential
Ignace Moscicki
Josef Beck
Berlin
Danzig
Roosevelt Sides With Peace Pleas Amid European Tension
President Franklin D. Roosevelt said there remains hope war can be averted in Europe and voiced hesitation about calling a special Congress session to revise the neutrality law. He described the international situation as grave and reiterated appeals to Hitler, Mussolini, and Moscicki for peaceful settlement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Congress
Germany
Poland
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Ignacy Moscicki
Moscicki
Hitler
United States
German Reich
Nelsonville and Gallipolis Men to Work at Fair
Ohio State Fair manager Win Kinnan appointed 109 gatemen and ticket takers for the exposition opening Saturday. Named in the roster were Harry Miller of Gallipolis Homer W Sowers of Gallipolis and John Reed of Nelsonville. Governor Bricker flew to Fort Knox to inspect Ohio National Guard artillery troops in training.
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Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Columbus
U.P
Win Kinnan
Harry Miller
Homer W. Sowers
John Reed
Bricker
FT. Knox
Fort Knox
Ohio National Guard Artillery
Hopkins Examined at Mayo Clinic for Physical
Rochester Minnesota reports Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins registered at the Mayo Clinic for a general physical examination today.
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Paris
Stockholm
Schleswig-Holstein
Free City
Albert Forster
Greece
Holland
Palestine
Gerould Goldner
League of Sportsmen
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Albert Lebrun
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