Refugee Ship Ends perilous voyage to New York
The transport American Legion arrived in New York harbor with over 800 refugees after a perilous voyage from Petsamo Finland, through mine areas north of Scotland, amid German U boats. The Norwegian Crown Princess Martha and children were taken off by Coast Guard and housed at the Waldorf Astoria.
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New York
Battery
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Florence Jaffray Harriman
U. S
Norway
Brooklyn
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Legion
United States
Willkie Calls for Aviation Assistants in War Navy
Willkie opens campaign HQ in Rushville and demands President Roosevelt appoint assistant secretaries for aviation in the War and Navy Departments at once. He cites vacancies since 1933 and argues the economy claim hides aeronautical underdevelopment, noting the $24 000 yearly cost to fill.
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Rushville
Ind
Wendell Willkie
Main Street
Roosevelt
War and Navy Departments
Willkie
Air
War
Navy
Stone To Head Ohio Veterans To Lead Legion
Ralph H. Stone of Conneaut was elected Ohio commander of the American Legion at the 22nd annual convention final session, succeeding H. B. Gardner of Mansfield. The Legion Auxiliary adopted a resolution urging members to aid needy American children before taking in refugee children, praised by the audience.
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Toledo
Ralph H. Stone
Conneaut
Ohio
American Legion
H. B. Gardner
Mansfield
Legion Auxiliary
Milo Smith
Berea
United States
McNutt Receives Reply to Debate Challenge
Akron Ohio reports Social Security Administrator Paul McNutt got an answer to his offer to debate New Deal issues. Fred W. Danner, president of the Akron Willkie Club, wired McNutt to accept your challenge to debate.
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Akron
Paul McNutt
Fred W. Danner
Akron Willkie Club
McNutt
Toledo Man Falls to Death From Third Floor Ledge
Charles Smith, 25, died after slipping from a third floor ledge of a downtown building while washing windows. Police and investigators are at the scene as a preliminary report notes accidental fall.
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Toledo
Charles Smith
Advertisement Offers Trade for Airplane in Youth Mind Trend
In Salem Virginia an ad selling or trading an airplane drew a quirky reply from Joe Alex of Osborne Illinois. He proposed trading a red rooster two pairs of pigeons a crystal radio set a radio with five tubes four bantams and an Erector set for the airplane. He said he would come to collect the aircraft if the offer suited the seller.
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Salem
Joe Alex
Osborne
French Blame African Revolt On England
Vichy France accused Britain of instigating a revolt in French African territories. A government communique said measures were taken to localize the situation as Gen Charles De Gaulle reported the Chad governor would fight alongside the British. It cited British offers to unite Britain and France as incompatible with French interests.
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Vichy
France
Pire
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Chad
Africa
Germany
Italy
Churchill
Ten Miners Die in Arkansas Mine Explosion
In Bates Ark ten men the entire night crew of the Bates Coal Corporation Mine were killed after an underground blast about 1700 feet deep. State Mine Inspector J W Fitzfarrell of Fort Smith opened an investigation to determine the cause of the fatal explosion.
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Bates, Ark
Bates Coal Corporation
J. W. Fitzfarrell
Fort Smith
Exodus of Guardsmen From Wisconsin Ends Training
Homeward exodus of 60 000 regular and National Guard soldiers from the Second Army maneuvers begins at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. After three weeks of training the guardsmen will return to home stations and remain at armories until the official end of their tour of duty.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
River excursion boat fired on from shore near Cincinnati
Five shots were fired at the Island Queen excursion steamer from the Kentucky riverbank scattering patrons. Earlier a white cruiser pulled alongside a man jumped aboard, rushed the pilot house, threatened Captain Hall and Captain Harry Doss, then fled back to the cruiser.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohio River
Hall
Harry Doss
Work-for-relief program reaches over 100000 recipients
Harrisburg report shows more than 100000 relief recipients have earned 7,021,100 in dole payments since the work-for-relief program began in August 1939. Assistant Secretary Howard L. Russell provided the figures in a briefing.
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Harrisburg
Howard L. Russell
Delay of Draft Last Proposal To Be Decided
Opponents concede defeat as Senate prepares final vote on Burke-Wadsworth compulsory training bill and seek to defer conscription. Roosevelt signs legislation authorizing 396,000 National Guard and Army reserves for 12 months active duty. Senators debate Maloney delay proposal vs immediate draft.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Chamber
Roosevelt
National Guard
Army
White House
Barkley
Wheeler
Maloney
Pepper
D-Fla
Wagner
D-N.y
Walsh
D-Mass
Adams
D-Colo
Taft
Ohio
Tydings
D-Md
Ohioan
Rare Surgery Restores Girl to Normal Life
Omaha report details Bonnie Blubaugh 17 who underwent a rare operation to close a heart canal. The congenital ailment limited her dancing to the waltz, but doctors say she should be able to jitterbug this fall and return to high school activities.
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Omaha
Neb
Bonnie Blubaugh
Bonnie
Saldyy
McNary Platform Hums On Farm Trade Attack
At the Oregon state fairgrounds Sen. Charles L. McNary, Republican vice presidential nominee, renews critique of the New Deal farm program and reciprocal trade treaties. He pledges a two price system for farm products and signals an early campaign focus on agriculture. He argues the American market should belong to American farmers and questions Roosevelt administration governance.
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Salem
Ore
Charles L. McNary
Wendell L. Willkie
State Fairgrounds
Midwest
Senate
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
National Party
Oregon
Treasury
McNary
Roosevelt to Speak on Labor Day in New York
President Roosevelt visited his Hudson Valley home to review a defense bill and potential appointments before two Labor Day speeches in the South. He prepared to sign legislation authorizing National Guard training and chose a successor to Postmaster General James A. Farley, a decision he discussed with Farley before the latter left the cabinet. Roosevelt weighed reappointing J Warren Madden to the National Labor Relations Board amid calls for change.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
South
National Guard
James A. Farley
Washington
Hudson Valley
Farley
J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
N.L.R.B
Madden
Civilian morale to decide outcome of war says Mackenzie
The column argues that British and allied civilian morale shapes the war effort more than military might. It warns that indiscriminate bombing aims to terrorize and that blockades threaten hunger. The piece stresses noncombatant resolve as crucial to sustaining troops.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Britain
Aerial Flame Attacks Rattle Britain and Med Frontier
German bombers unleashed a night of incendiary attacks across Kent and London with hazardous devices and gasoline drums. RAF fighters fought a 30 minute battle driving the invaders back, while trains were machine-gunned and civilians hurt. Italian air raids then targeted Haifa Port Said and Alexandria as British defenses held.
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British Isles
London
Kent
Dover
Lon- Min
RAF
Middle Kent
Thames
England
Hell's Corner
Doiver
Midlands
Europe
Italy
Ethiopia
High Command
Alps
Piedmont
Lombardy
Turin
Haifa
Palestine Holy Land
Mediterranean
Port Said
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Britsh
Leaders Pressure Balkans as Hitler Aids Talks
Hitler hosts Italy's Ciano and Ribbentrop at Obersalzburg to push a four power Balkan pact on Transylvania while Romania and Hungary face rising tensions. A Romanian border clash and Soviet air incident ignite regional alarms alongside Japan's Konoye denouncing totalitarianism and clarifying new regime aims.
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Obersalzburg
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Fuehrer
Italy
Galeazzo Ciano
Europe
Romania
Hungary
Count Ciano
Vienna
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Transylvania
Hitler
Rumania
Britain
Far East
Japan
Fumimaro Konoye
Prince Konoye
New Buildings For Fair Urged
The Ohio State Grange and Farm Bureau led a busy State Fair program with over 50 000 attendees expected. Gov John W Bricker joined the Junior Fair events and pledged to make the fairgrounds adequate for Ohio youth needs, inspecting rain soaked dormitories and promising funding for new buildings. He received an honorary State Farmer Degree from Larry Zehner of Dun kirk, retiring president of the Ohio Future Farmers of America.
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Columbus
Ohio State Grange and Farm Bureau
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Larry Zehner
Dunkirk
Ohio Future Farmers of America
Registration of Ohio Aliens in Full Swing
Ohio begins alien registration with a strong first day as about 1000 registrations are recorded in Cleveland. Postmaster M W Cooper of Columbus notes foreign-born residents are anxious to cooperate, while a Cincinnati official cites European conditions driving participation. Cleveland hosts the state's largest alien population at 65000.
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Columbus
Ohio
M. W. Cooper
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Catholic Bishops to Read Pledge of Loyalty to Hitler
Berlin reports state German Catholic bishops conference at Fulda ended August 22 with expressions of gratitude to German troops and a pledge of loyalty to Adolf Hitler to be read from pulpits after the war.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
German Catholic Bishops Conference
Fulda
DNB
Hitler
Price cut set for Southeastern Ohio crude oil
The Valvoline Pipe Line Company will pay $1.40 per barrel for Southeastern Ohio crude last night, about 15 cents below quotations from South Penn Oil Company Pennzoil and Quaker State.
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Pittsburgh
Valvoline Pipe Line Company
Southeastern Ohio
South Penn Oil Company
Pennzoil
Quaker State
Norse Refugees Arrive After 54 Days at Sea
Four Norwegians escaped German occupation in a 38 foot sloop setting sail from Kristiansand Norway. They reached City Island New York after a grueling 54 day voyage and immigration officers began credential checks on their arrival.
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New York
North Atlantic
United States
City Island
Kristiansand
Norway
Mayor Suspends Wellsville Police Chief After Guilty Plea
Mayor W H Daugherty suspended Police Chief John Fultz in Wellsville after he pleaded guilty to reckless driving. The action follows the court filing and official suspension orders by the city government.
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Wellsville
W. H. Daugherty
John Fultz
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