Bomb Laden Canadian Plane Lands in New England Hay Field
A twin motor Canadian bombing plane with loaded bomb racks landed in a New Hampshire hay field near Greenland Portsmouth Navy Yard worker Raymond Cash said two large bombs remained in the left racks while the right racks were empty. All four crew members escaped injury despite the damaged plane and twisted propellers.
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Greenland
N. H
Atlantic
Raymond J. Cash
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Associated Press
Cash
Railroad Cars Plentiful Says Railroads
Washington reports a rail road estimate of more than 24000 tank cars available to move petroleum products to the East. J J Pelley president of the Association of American Railroads told a Senate committee that 800 to 900 cars would be required to haul 200000 barrels of oil daily and that loading them posed no problem.
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Senate
Atlantic Seaboard
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Ickes
Pelley
Social climbers decried by Margaret Applegarth in Columbus
Miss Margaret Applegarth of New York told the National Council of church Women that social climbing is one of the ghastliest things American women do. She and other members urged broader circles beyond exclusive groups. The council re-elected Miss Mary C. Smith of Minneapolis as president. Mrs. John W. Bricker greeted delegates at a tea at the executive mansion.
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Columbus
Margaret Applegarth
New York
National Council of Church Women
Applegarth
Baptist National Board of Missions
Mary C. Smith
Minneapolis
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Ohio Defense Caravan Sees 2 Million Dollar Orders
Ohio defense production caravan tour across Columbus Mansfield Toledo Zanesville Canton Youngstown Cleveland and Erie Pa reports orders totaling 2 006 000. OPM Deputy coordinator Herman Lind says 37 contractors joined and all reported worthwhile results.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Mansfield
Toledo
Zanesville
Canton
Youngstown
Erie
Hermann Lind
OPM
Coal Key Opinion Cast On St Lawrence Power
Washington reports National Coal Association says St Lawrence hydroelectric project lacks national defense value. Bituminous coal producers argue power from steam plants is cheaper and safer, diminishing hydroelectric benefit. John D. Battle cited as executive secretary.
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Washington
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
St. Lawrence
Storm Forces Army Planes to Land at Private Airport
A squadron of six Army pursuit planes, Q 39, was forced off its course by a storm and landed at a private airport in Zanesville yesterday afternoon.
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Zanesville
Army
Compensation Law Praised By Governor
Governor Bricker lauded Ohio unemployment compensation amendments as they take effect. He noted weekly maximums rise to 16 dollars and benefits extend to 18 weeks, with the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reporting nearly 52 million dollars paid and 9.5 million claims since 1939. Employers will save about 30 million annually under the new scale, and about 262.6 million has been collected so far.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
BUC
Bricker
Penn Super Highway Proves Big Money Maker
Harrisburg Pennsylvanias 70 million dollar super highway between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh earned nearly 3 million in its first year. Administrative commission says it has a strong safety record and compares favorably with other U.S. highways. In the first year about five million motorists used the 164 mile toll road and 2 550 000 vehicles traveled 300 000 000 miles.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
War News From Moscow And Berlin Outlook Through Winter
The Moscow accord to supply virtually all of Russia’s needs signals major war impact. If Russia stays on its feet through winter the Soviet Union can rebound in spring, possibly swinging the balance to the Allies. Hitler’s line shows Europe’s blockade has left Germany reliant on own resources, driving a push into the Ukraine for fresh oil and supplies.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Molotov
Soviet Union
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Ukraine
Senators Hint at Expanding Neutrality Act Revision
Senator Hill says a broader amendment to remove ship movement prohibitions could win Senate support if Roosevelt limit his call to arming merchant ships. Senator Bridges echoes willingness to consider beyond Roosevelt's expected recommendation on the Neutrality Act. The two often differ on domestic policy.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Hill
D.ala
Bridges
R.N. H
Bar Association Considers Repeal of Neutrality Act
The American Bar Association debates a resolution urging President Roosevelt be free from Neutrality Act restrictions and to use national rights under treaties and international law. Critics doubt House support for ship-provision repeal while Senate talks shift to broader acts tied to a lease program.
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Indianapolis
Full Resolutions Committee
The
American Bar Association
Roosevelt
James W. Ryan
New York
Association
Bridges
Senate
Tfe
House
Chamber
Congress
WPA Workers Quit At Logan Over Split Shift System
Two hundred WPA workers walked off the job in protest of a split shift, halting two projects. A delegation had visited WPA headquarters in Columbus two weeks earlier. Local officials cited lack of jurisdiction and a promised protest letter. A committee then traveled to Zanesville to meet WPA District 3 manager Fred Roose.
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Logan
WPA
Columbus
Zanesville
Fred Roose
Morrill Named President of University of Wyoming
Dr J Lewis Morrill former vice president of Ohio State University since 1932 accepts appointment as president of the University of Wyoming at Laramie. He was elected for three and a half years by the Wyoming Board of Trustees at an annual salary of 8000 dollars and will assume Jan 1 succeeding Dr A G Crane whose contract ended last March after 18 years of service.
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Columbus
J. Lewis Morrill
Ohio State University
University of Wyoming At
Laramie
Morrill
Wyoming Board of Trustees
A. G. Crane
Drivers Asked To Aid In Troop Movements
Columbus report states Ohio Highway Patrol official Lynn Black urged motorists to aid troop movements by stopping to allow troops trucks tanks or guns to pass and by not attempting to pass convoys or break through red lights on hills or curves.
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Columbus
Lynn Black
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Kilmer Widow Aline Kilmer Dies at 53 in War
Stillwater New Jersey reports the death of Aline Kilmer 53 widow of Joyce Kilmer the noted American poet. She passed away today in Stillwater New Jersey.
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Stillwater
N. J
Aline Kilmer
Joyce Kilmer
New Chief Named in Athens Police Role
Joseph B. Grogan, previously head of the Athens Substation State Highway Patrol, is named Athens police chief by Mayor Cliff Cornell and Service Safety Director Bart Davidson after achieving the top civil service exam score among seven applicants. The commission called his paper one of the most outstanding in local civil service history.
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Joseph B. Grogan
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
Bart Davidson
Grogan
Civil Service Commission
Liquor Sales Show Ohioans Like Whiskey
Ohio State Liquor Department reports 1940 revenue at 17,266,217 with whiskey supplying over 89 percent of spirit sales. Gins, brandy, rum, and cordials contributed smaller shares. only 5.7 percent of whiskey was imported. Total 1940 beer and liquor revenue reached 33,320,682, with portions allocated to permits taxes and other fees returned to subdivisions.
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State Liquor Department
John W. Bricker
Jacob Taylor
Ohio
Injuries Cause Death of Treasury Watchdog
Columbus report says Arnett Harbage 69 of West Jefferson died after a farming accident. He was injured when a wheat drill overturned on his farm three days after Ohio Supreme Court reviewed his suit to enjoin mileage payments to state legislators.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Treasury
Arnett Harbage
West Jefferson
White Cross Hospital
Ohio Supreme Court
Hubbard Suffers Pelvis Fracture in Slate Fall
Nelsonville resident M. R. Curly Hubbard an employee at Kimberly Mine fractured his pelvis in a slate fall at the mine on Wednesday. He is to be taken to Cherrington Hospital Friday for casting and return home afterward. Hubbard serves as secretary of the Nelsonville Sportsmen's Association.
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Nelsonville
M. R
Curly) Hubbard
Fourth St
Kimberly Mine
Cherrington Hospital
Curly
The
Pittsburgh Hotels Strike Disrupts 3500 Guests
Workers in Pittsburgh's eight principal hotels walked out at midnight, wounding operations as 2,400 service employees joined the strike. Managers and white collar staff picked up menial duties to care for about 3,500 guests.
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Pittsburgh
Labor unrest grips plants across Cleveland and Alabama
The Independent Aluminum Workers Organization halted Monarch Aluminum Manufacturing in Cleveland for a wage strike aims at ten cent hourly bumps and ten percent piece-work raises. In Mobile 2500 shipyard workers walked off at Alabama Dry Dock protesting wage and contract violations. CIO threatens widespread Alabama walkouts if state guards are used. Chrysler plans to reopen Plymouth Division after Briggs Body Plant dispute ends with 15 strike leaders discharged.
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Cleveland
Independent Aluminum Workers Organization, Inc
Monarch Aluminum Manufacturing Co
Henry T. Cowles
AFL
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Martin
CIO
Birmingham
Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
Mobile
Briggs Body
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Briggs
CIO Auto Workers Union
Ex-Governor and Wife Attacked in Home Ambush
Former Georgia governor E. D. Rivers and his wife were struck by a pistol blow at their Lakeland home in a suspected kidnap attempt. The assailant fled to a roadside camp near Valdosta where police say he killed himself with a pistol shot. Neighbors led officers to the camp. the man was identified by a 1932 Pennsylvania driver’s license bearing Horace Waters Bible from Pittsburgh.
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Lakeland
E. D. Rivers
Valdosta
J. L. Murphy
Murphy
Pennsylvania
Horace Waters
Pittsburgh, Pa
New Smyrna Death of Royal Baking official at 74
Frank Dick Bristley a native of Hamilton Ohio rose from grocery clerk to vice president of the Royal Baking Powder Co died in New Smyrna Florida after an operation.
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New Smyrna, Fla
Frank Dick Bristley
Hamilton
Royal Baking Powder Co
Global WWII turmoil reported across Europe and Balkans
A wide array of reports describe Greek attempts at revolt in occupied Macedonia, mass executions in Bohemia Moravia and Hungary, and German plans to shift heavy industry. British and Soviet dispatches note continued fighting around Leningrad and Crimea with heavy casualty figures and reprisals.
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Macedonia
Hungary
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Swiss Telegraphic Agency
Budapest
London
Bohemia-Moravia
Germany
Hamburg, Bremen
Ruhr Valley
Berlin
Alois Elias
Bohemia- Moravia
Norway
Balkans
Mussolini
Yugoslavia
Il Duce
Italy
Alessandro Pavolini
Italo
Black Sea
Crimea
Dnieper
Russia
Red
Ukraine
Leningrad
Soviet Supply Agreement Reached at Moscow Conference
The Moscow war needs conference announced a swift three day agreement with the United States and Great Britain to fill virtually every Soviet supply request in exchange for Russian raw materials. Molotov said unanimity was reached and allied delegates will stay in Moscow to handle execution details.
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Moscow
United States
Great Britain
Tri-power
U.S.S.R
Germany
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Two Nazi Pilots Shot Despite Croatia Decree
Zagreb reports two German aviators were shot in a dark street Tuesday night. Croatian authorities cited a decree promising ten Communists executed for each such attack in the future. It remains unclear whether the Germans were killed or wounded.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Federal Holdings of Agricultural Products Reach Record High
Government owns large stocks of wheat and corn and smaller amounts of rye barley butter eggs and cheese. Brookings Institution urged releasing part of these holdings to ease price inflation. Aug 31 totals show 173.6 million bushels wheat and 173.5 million corn plus loans and dairy stock across butter eggs cheese and related products.
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Chicago
Brookings Institution
Washington
Dairy ‘Products Marketing Administration
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