Roosevelt Third Term Draft Roars Through Democratic Convention
At Chicago the Democratic gathering heard a roaring chorus of We Want Roosevelt Now as delegates press for a third term. Officials and New Deal leaders predict the nomination will be won and the President will accept when nominated, despite a few critics arguing he should decide himself.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
New Deal
Hopkins
Sage
Senator Clark
Missouri
Garner
Elmer J. Ryan
Minnesota
White House
coran-Cohen-Hopkins
Barkley
Wendell Willkie
Willkie Prefers Roosevelt as Opponent in Fall Campaign
Wendell Willkie, in Colorado Springs, says he would rather run against Roosevelt than any Democrat. He predicts Roosevelt will be renominated on the first ballot and accepts the nomination. Willkie calls Barkley’s remarks complimentary and notes Barkley’s defense of the New Deal.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Blind Cousin Fires Shot Wounding Woman Near Haydenville
Darrel Mace a 34 year old blind pensioner shot Lenore Brown 29 at the Leffler home near Haydenville. Brown remains in serious condition at Cherrington Hospital after being wounded in the left wrist and breast with a shotgun. Authorities questioned Leffler family members about the motive as Mace was arrested by Sheriff Farbearn following the incident.
State Highway Patrol May Be Enlarged
Columbus officials approve IACP recommendations to expand the patrol and boost accident prevention. Highway Director Beightler and Supt. Black plan legislation to add about 70 examiners to handle driver license tests currently performed by patrolmen.
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Columbus
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Robert S. Beightler
Lynn Black
Bricker Plans Review of Columbus Marine Reserves
Governor Bricker and Adjutant General Light will review 650 Marine Corps Reserves tomorrow at Camp Perry where units are in training for duty.
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Columbus
Marine Corps
John W. Bricker
Adj
Gilson D. Light
Camp Perry
France Plans Youth Training in Nazi Style
French authorities propose training youth to build health and morals from infancy along lines used by Nazi Germany. Minister Jean Ybarnegary said Germany’s victory was due to rational education of youth, asserting forced modernization as a model for France.
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Vichy
France
Nazi Germany
Jean Ybarnegary
Hospital Fire Rescues 142 Patients Without Injury
At St Vincent's Catholic Hospital Toledo a fire in the wooden annex was contained after more than an hour of firefighting. 142 patients were moved to safety by nurses, doctors, and staff as 21 fire companies battled the blaze.
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Toledo
St. Vincent's Catholic Hospital
Ohio Income Taxes Are Lower This Year
The treasury reports individual Ohioans paid 48,403,933 in income taxes for the year ended June 30, down from 50,607,543 the previous year. Corporate income receipts rose to 73,802,794 from 70,013,382.
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Washington
Treasury
Collision Kills Two In Rainy Highway Crash
Two 22 year old Cincinnati men, Robert Burns and Jack Meldon, were killed when their car collided with a truck on a slick highway north of the city yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Dies Probing Red Activities In Hollywood
Beaumont Texas reports Martin Dies of the Un American Activities Committee questioned John L. Leech a former Communist leader from Portland about Soviet influence in Hollywood. Leech outlined a West Coast network aimed at crippling national defense and using young women to lure service members to Communist gatherings.
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Texas
John L. Leech
Portland
Ore
Leech
California
Communist Party
Commission of Public Docks
Gaves
House Committee
National Guard
Wheeler Nominated Again for Senator Post
HELENA Montana isolationist Burton K Wheeler sought re nomination by Montana Democrats for a fourth Senate term. He outdistanced Attorney General Harrison J Freebourn as returns from yesterday's primary were tallied. Wheeler, at the Democratic convention in Chicago, led with early precinct reports. Freebourn, indicted on a federal income tax evasion charge, campaigned as a Townsend Plan advocate.
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Helena
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
United States
Senate
Harrison J. Freebourn
Wheeler
Chicago
Freebourn
World War Officers To Receive Retirement Pay
President Roosevelt signed legislation granting retirement pay to about 2 000 World War emergency officers of the army navy and Marine corps. The Veterans Administration estimated the law would add about 1 872 200 to its annual outlay. It opposed the legislation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Veterans Administration
Live Wire Fatal Fire Incident Kills Ollie Mansfield
A 22 000 volt live wire fatally burned Ollie Mansfield 47 in Akron yesterday. Fire crews responded to the incident, confirming the victim died from the electrocution on site.
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Akron
Ollie Mansfield
Drownings in Lake Erie Claim Teen at Maple Beach
Roy Mivsek, 17, drowned while using a homemade rowboat off Maple Beach in Lake Erie yesterday after the boat capsized. Local rescue teams recovered the body and authorities investigated the incident.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Roy Mivsek
Maple Beach
Japan Forms New Cabinet as War Tactics Narrow
The United States monitors Japan's selection of Prince Fumimaro Konoye to form a new cabinet as Tokyo presses for expansion amid a European lull. Berlin faces pressure over the British blockade while Count Ciano travels to Berlin for potential terms. Battle fleets move toward the South Pacific and London warns there will be no parley with the Axis.
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Japan
United States
Far East
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Virginio Gayda
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Count Ciano
Hitler
Burma
China
Hongkong
Tokyo
Hirohito
Fumimaro Konoye
Imperial Palace
Prince Konoye
Mitsumasa Yonai
Orient
United State Battle Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
South Pacific
Rome
London
Winston Churchill
Fleet Street
New York
English Channel
Brest
France
Bergen
Norway
Churchill
Cordell Hull
Hull
Chungking
Europe
Hanover
Cleveland Terminal Among Six for Blind Landing System Install
Washington report states Cleveland's airline terminal is among six chosen by the Civil Aeronautics Board for immediate installation of blind landing systems at an approximate cost of 80 000 dollars each.
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Washington
Cleveland
Civil Aeronautics Board
Defense Commission spends 1.66 billion in 40 days
The National Defense Commission reports 1.39 billion in navy contracts and 271 million in army contracts placed over six weeks. It notes progress in materials, production, labor training, agriculture, and transportation planning for broad peacetime defense, with 30 000 to 40 000 enrollees in defense industry training.
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Washington
National Defense Commission
Army
Navy
United States
Gallia Packing Plant Burns in Gallia County
Gutted by a midnight blaze the Evans Packing Co. plant near Gallipolis suffered an estimated loss of 20 000 to 25 000 dollars. Emerson Evans said the building and equipment were more than half destroyed with stock nearly ruined. Fire crews from Gallipolis and O H F fought the two hour blaze started in the smokehouse housing lard and grease. Insurance covered about two thirds, and the firm plans to reopen in a few days with limited cooler operation. J E Evans Jr. serves as president.
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Gallipolis
Evans Packing Co
Emerson Evans
Japs Urge Disarming of United States Marines
In Shanghai three thousand Japanese residents approve a resolution urging Japanese authorities to demand the disarming of United States Marines unless they apologize for the July 7 treatment of Japanese gendarmes and gendarmerie.
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United States
Shanghai
Washout rates decline for Army Air Corps cadets at small schools
AAP aviation editor notes a drop in washout rates from Randolph Field Texas to nine smaller Randolphs as instructors use careful fault analysis. At the Ryan School of Aeronautics 62 percent of applicants become Flying Cadets guiding the push to train 7000 pilots yearly. Commercial schools gain more pay as graduation counts rise and personal attention increases.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Army Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Army
United States
Ryan School of Aeronautics
Air Corps
San Antonio
Randolph
Farm and NYA Funds Allotted for Ohio Loans and Work
The Farm Security Administration announced an allotment of 1,176,299 to Ohio for 145 tenant loans in 41 counties for farm purchases in the fiscal year. The NYA allocated 26,240,281 for 1940-41 student work, with Ohio receiving 1,347,719 including 647,744 for school work and 699,975 for college and graduate work.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
Ohio
FSA
National Youth Administration
NYA
Windsors Reported To Be Flying to New York
Reuters dispatch from Lisbon says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor booked passage by clipper to New York. They are expected to fly on to the Bahamas where the Duke will serve as Governor General.
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London
Reuters
Dispatch
Lisbon
Duke
All Time Low Ties Record In Cincinnati Heat
The mercury fell to 57 degrees today in Cincinnati tying the daily record low set in 1896.
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Cincinnati
Mercury
Delegates Fret Over President's Name at Conference
Delegates erupt in 50 minute tumult as Senator Barkley reads a White House message denying the President seeks another term. Barkley and Byrnes defend Roosevelt’s noncontestation and pledge delegates free to vote their choice as platform work continues.
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Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Barkley
Andrew Chute Dies Suddenly at Glouster
Andrew Chute 55 prominent local resident and former mine inspector at Poston No 6 dropped dead this morning at 10 in a local restaurant. Coroner A L Pritchard summoned. Survived by wife Elizabeth two daughters Cecelia of Columbus and Mary at home and two sons Andrew Jr Cleveland and Robert at home. Funeral arrangements not made.
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Glouster
Andrew Chute
Poston No. 6
A. L Pritchard
Elizabeth
Cecelia
Columbus
Mary
Andrew Jr
Cleveland
Robert
Relief Bill for June in 1940 Sets Lowmark
Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood reports the June relief bill at 1 836 575 dollars, the lowest for 1940, reflecting a drop of 92 890 dollars from May. He expects an appreciable fall to continue through the month.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
Detroit Strike Threatens Freight Movement
In Detroit a planned strike by truck drivers and helpers threatens to halt freight movement across the city and impact local supply lines.
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Detroit
Judge Denies Probation Plea By Annenberg
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson denied M. L. Annenberg's bid for probation. Annenberg is to serve three years for tax evasion tied to 1923 income, with prior 1932 36 liability and an $8 million settlement offer. Associate Joseph Hafner also denied probation in a related plea.
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Annenberg
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
M. L. Annenberg
Wilkerson
Internal Revenue Department
Joseph E. Hafner
Father of Seven Found Dead Beside Railroad
Dan Houser, 37, of Morrisville and father of seven, was found dead beside Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks after an overnight search by his wife. She reported he had left home saying she would never see him again. Sheriff J. E. Hodson led the investigation.
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Wilmington
Dan Houser
Morrisville
Baltimore & Ohio
J. E. Hodson
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