Spain Hesitates to Join Axis as Britain Near Collapse
Rome circles report Franco likely to stay out until the right moment while Britain faces intensified U boat attacks and London authorities urge evacuation. Food program expands as 22,000 London schoolchildren evacuated amid September casualties estimated at 5,000 dead and 8,000 wounded.
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Rome
Francisco Franco
Spain
Britain
Italy
France
London
Malcolm MacDonald
Lord Woolton
MacDonald
Willkie vows to clean house and cut bureaucracy
Willkie on a Michigan campaign stop denounces Roosevelt toward war and pledges to fire bureaucrats and restore reform. He tells 20 000 Detroit supporters the administration must be cleaned out while preserving the army navy and civil service. He promises a Republican cabinet and an end to cynics and bank artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Michigan
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Detroit
Olympia Stadium
Mr. Roosevelt
National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
McNary
Nuts
Army
Navy
Debating Ohio Sales Tax Repeal Between Bricker and Davey
Ohio voters heard arguments on repealing the sales tax with former Governor Martin L. Davey calling the levy noxious and unfair while Governor John W. Bricker warned repeal would close schools and hurt local governments. Both spoke on weekly radio broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricker
Davey
Martin L. Davey
John W. Bricker
Dies Committee Finds Gross Signature Frauds on Communist Petition
The Dies Committee reported gross signature frauds in examining a Communist Party nominating petition in Ohio. Forgeries and duplications were found, leading to the party failing to qualify for the Ohio ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dies Committee
Communist Party
Ohio
Robert Stripling
Ohio liquor sales rise in early 1940 report
Ohio liquor sales for the first eight months of 1940 totalled 35 242 360 dollars, 3 736 296 more than 1939. The net profit and gallonage tax reached 10 532 877 dollars, up 1 085 149 dollars, as reported by the State Liquor Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Department
Germany to keep summer time seven hours ahead of EST
Berlin reports the Reich's defense council decided to keep summer time indefinitely. German clocks will stay seven hours ahead of U S Eastern Standard Time, maintaining the current time difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Defense Council
United States
Bellevue Banker’s Wife Held in New London Death
Mrs. Bessie E. Kaufman 48 wife of a Bellevue banker was charged with manslaughter over the traffic death of Cif Cowie of New London last week.
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Ashland
Bessie E. Kaufman
Bellevue
Cif Cowie
New London
State Banking Dept Issues Sept 30 Bank Call
The State Banking Department issued a call for condition of state banks as of Sept. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Banking Department
Nine Die in Ohio Train Car Crashes and Accidents
In Northern Ohio nine people were killed across three automobile train crashes and related incidents. Victims include D B Smith 86 and Lucy 80 of Clarksfield and W J Evans 62 of Wellington in New London Huron County. Trains fatally struck Mrs Warren Struble 29 and her 5 month old Billie Kay east of Bryan and Mrs Sybil Chenoweth 35 of Des Moines Iowa at Wauseon. Edgar Yinger 24 of Zanesville died after a truck he attempted to board struck him in Newark. Melvin Stewart 87 of Mt Sterling died from a fractured skull after an automobile collision in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
New London
Huron County
D. B. Smith
Lucy
Clarksfield
W. J. Evans
Wellington
J. D. Bradish
Evans
Warren Struble
Billie Kay
Bryan
Sybil Chenoweth
Des Moines
Wauseon
Edgar Yinger
Zanesville
Newark
Melvin Stewart
Mt. Sterling
Appointments Made to Form Athens County Draft Boards
Adjutant General Gilson D. Light of Columbus sent three appointees Judge O. F. Rowland Probate Judge Francis D. White and publisher Gordon K. Bush to select 18 citizens for draft boards in Athens County These include two five member Draft Boards one for Athens Dover and Trimble Townships and the rest of the county six attorneys to form advisory boards and two further positions to be filled as part of the first national preparedness effort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Gilson D. Light
Columbus
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Francis D. White
Gordon K. Bush
the Messenger
Athens
Dover
Trimble Townships
Mees Asked To Resign by School Board
Floyd F. Mees, clerk and board member of the Pomeroy board of education and Meigs County’s Ohio representative, was asked to resign after State Examiner Nelle Driver found a $140 payment for school room painting. Mees refused. board set Oct. 9 to hear evidence. The examiner said the warrant was cashed at a store owned by Mees with endorsements by Tom Cook and Doug Branch, who denied painting or receiving payment. Purchase order signatures cited include C. H. Kehne and H. H. Kuntz, with Kuntz unsure of signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Floyd F. Mees
Examiner Driver
Mees
Tom Cook
Doug Branch
Cook
Branch
Driver
C. H. Kehne
H. H. Kuntz
Kuntz
Enlisted Men Receive Higher Army and Marine Pay
Washington reports Congress raised pay for Army and Marine Corps enlisted men to the highest level since World War I. Effective Oct 1 private pay starts at 21 dollars monthly, rises to 30 after four months, with top rates around 66 dollars for skilled privates and higher for sergeants, excluding ineffective personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Congress
Pennsylvania’s 160 Mile Dream Highway Opens
Carlisle reports the 160 mile Pennsylvania Turnpike between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh opened at 12:01 a m after 23 months of construction. The $70 million toll road features four lanes, no traffic lights, and tunnels through the Alleghenies. Passenger car tolls are $1.50 for full route and $2.25 round trip. per mile rates apply for shorter trips. Truck charges range from $10 to $0.05 per mile, varying by distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
South Penn Railroad
Roosevelt
Alleghenies
Seeks Willkie Hit by a Basket in Detroit Crowd
A 19 year old girl, Betty Wilson, was struck on the head by a metal wastebasket while waiting outside a downtown Detroit hotel to see Wendell L. Willkie. She suffered a skull fracture and a scalp laceration requiring stitches. Police arrested a woman named Doris La Rue, 31, who claimed federal employment, as the source of the missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wendell L. Willkie
Betty Wilson
Doris la Rue
Paralysis Epidemic On Decline In West Virginia
Charleston report says infantile paralysis cases fell with 45 new cases in the week ended Sept 28 as about 100000 pupils returned to classes after a four week delay. Dr. A M Price of the State Health Department announces the drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
A. M. Price
State Health Department
Farley Delivers NY Democratic Convention Address Without Ticket Mention
James A. Farley who resigned as Democrats National Chairman opened the New York state Democratic convention and introduced the keynote speaker without mentioning the party's national ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Farley
New York State
Weather forecast clouds for World Series opener
The Weather Bureau predicts a cloudy and cooler day for Wednesday as the first game of the World Series pits the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers. Wind and rain chances are low with temperatures in the mid 60s.
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Weather Bureau Today
Cincinnati
Reds
Detroit
Tigers
Elaine Stoker Stricken. Central School Closed
Seventh grader Elaine Stoker contracted infantile paralysis prompting Superintendent Leslie Camp to close the centralized school at nearby Atlanta yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroleville
Elaine Stoker
Leslie Camp
Atlanta
Tragic Washing Machine Accident Claims 3 Year Old
Warren reports a fatal accident as three year old Donald Rover, son of Mrs. Joseph Rover, was crushed when an upset washing machine toppled onto him yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Donald
Joseph Rover
Bricker Names Draft Leaders for Ohio Counties
Gov John W Bricker completed the three man county committees to nominate draft board members. Committees will include common pleas and probate judges plus a gubernatorial appointee per county. Appointees listed include Gordon K Bush Athens Charles T Robinson Gallipolis Fred Hull Hocking Homer Cook Meigs Wilbur Matson Morgan Vinton H Atkinson McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collmbus
CMN
John W. Bricker
Common Pleas
Probate Court
Athens
Gordon K. Bush
Gallia
Charles T. Robinson
Gallipolis
Hocking
Fred Hull
Logan
Meigs
Homer Cook
Middleport
Morgan
Wilbur Matson
McConnelsville
Vinton
H. V. Atkinson
McArthur
Appellate judges named for draft board appeals
A panel of appointers for each draft board will have final authority on appeal cases. Recommendations go to Governor Bricker in Columbus and then to Washington. Nominees not public until Presidential appointment. pay withheld during forthcoming conscription. An Oct 16 registration for 6 921 men is planned, with 11 000 registration cards and other supplies to boards. A county meeting Oct 14 in Common Pleas Courtroom will finalize instructions and confirm precinct participation. University student registration plans to be announced Thursday.
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Bricker
Columbus
Washington
O. K. Parrett
Board of Elections
Ohio Selective Service Board
Selective Service
Parrett
Common Pleas
Election Board
Herman G. James
Ohio University
Price of Vessel Coal Set at $5.25 Per Ton
Cleveland reports a 25 cent increase in vessel coal prices effective today under the bituminous coal act raising the cost to ship fuel on lower Lake Erie coal bumpers to 5.25 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Relief cases rise in Athens County as levy vote looms
Athens County reports 1,036 direct relief cases today, up 152 from August. Relief director Dale Ziggaroos notes 1,306 people certified for WPA employment, up 175 from August. Officials rely on a two mill levy on November 5 to fund relief and enable a county Food Stamp Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Dale Ziggaroos
Tiltonville resident Berze features in 1940 Steubenville page
Page reads about Berze of Tiltonville tied to the 1940 edition with notes on local figures. Details are fragmented but indicate a community focus and archival reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville Berze
Tiltonville
Draftees to Be Givent Chance for Promotion
Washington reports three new War Department steps to speed training morale and initiative among draftees. A peacetime corps of tactical commanders will train regulars and National Guard plus draftees. General Marshall notes candidates schools may offer selected enlistees a path to lieutenants commissions in the final months of their year of training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army Tactical Corps
National Guard
George C. Marshall
Conscript Guide Book Bears FDRs Message
President Roosevelt urges registrants to do their bit to defend freedom and the American way of life in a message printed in the conscript guide book. The booklet, sent to every man registering on Oct 16, explains the selective service process and how it operates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Rumanian arrest of oil man protested in note
The United States legation filed a strong protest with the Rumanian government today over the arrest and mistreatment of H. L. Freeman of Saratoga Springs New York an oil man. The note spoke of the illegality of his arrest and reported beating by Iron Guardists and demanded full satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
United States
Legation
H. L. Freeman
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Life Sentence For Kidnapper Muhlenbroich Pleads Guilty
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich, a German national, pleaded guilty at arraignment in Redwood City to abducting three year old Mare De Tristan Jr on September 20. He demanded $100,000 from the De Tristan parents and was captured on a mountain road by two lumbermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Calif
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Mare de Tristan, Jr
Muhlenbroich
Count
Countess de Tristan
Collegians Work Hard At Play Findings At Congress
The National Recreation Congress heard that college students spend 41.1 hours weekly in leisure with loafing, radio, drinking, and driving dominating free time. Organized activities reach 56 percent of students but only 3.5 percent of total leisure. UW’s Porter Butts cites need to train cultural and social interests besides academics. Mayor LaGuardia urged reinforcing school systems and recreation to raise healthy citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joe College
Betty Coed
National Recreation Congress
Porter Butts
Division of Social Education
University of Wisconsin
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Nazis Promote Russo Japanese Truce Effort
Berlin reports indicate German officials are aiding an approach to broker a non aggression pact between Russia and Japan. Axis powers reportedly show no push to pull the Soviet Union into the Rome Berlin Tokyo alliance, though the pact invites nations to join the three nations.
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Rome
England
Spain
Mussolini
Ramon Serrano Suner
Berlin
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Night siege eases as UK plans new defense against raids
After a 24th night of air attack London readers read of a new defense system to halt night raids. Archies fire again while four dead and seven wounded in North London. British bombers strike western and northern Germany, Berlin endures longest alarm with five hours eight minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
London
Germany
Berlin
French
Higher Prices For Coal in Effect Today
Washington officials announced that minimum prices for soft coal rose by an average 11 cents per ton and new marketing rules took effect. The move aims to establish a cost floor at mines to curb price cutting and align mine prices with production costs, ranging from about 60 cents to 5.25 dollars per ton by grade and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
United States
Indiana
Ohio GOP Leaders Plan Willkie Parades
Ohio Republican leaders planned to greet Wendell L. Willkie with several parades across the state. A Toledo march and a Cleveland parade with a major Willkie speech are scheduled for tomorrow night, followed by a third event in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
GOP
Cleveland
Wendell L. Willkie
Toledo
Willekie
Youngstown
Aliens Registered in Ohio Increase Reported
The Justice Department reports 593,050 aliens registered in Ohio during the first 27 days of September under the recent Congressional act, highlighting a significant registration total amid ongoing compliance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Justice Department
100 Chinese killed by Japanese air raid
Hong Kong report cites Central News stating about 400 Chinese were killed or injured in yesterday’s Japanese air raid on Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province. The casualty tally includes both dead and wounded from the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Central News
Kunming
Yunnan
Pedestrian Killed by Auto Near Chillicothe
A pedestrian, Joseph J. Marvin a 69 year old New Holland resident, died after being struck by a vehicle northwest of Chillicothe Sunday night. Ross County Coroner Robert E. Oliver reported the identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Joseph J. Marvin
New Holland
Ross County
Robert E. Oliver Grevorted
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Selection of
Athens Co
Lewis Hershey
U. S
Ben Howell
Chauncey Parker
Selective Service Committee
Franco
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Rowland. White
Bush
Farley
Lettsburg
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Conn
Colonel Harrington
West Point
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