Willkie calls for change in Wagner Act administration
Willkie and McNary addressed a Pittsburgh rally at Forbes Field before about 30,000, urging reform of Wagner Act administration rather than immediate changes to the law. Willkie argued that better administration could improve labor relations, with McNary praising the ticket amid a broad party drive into Eastern Pennsylvania.
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Willkie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Georgia Democrats for Willkie Endorse GOP Ticket
Georgia Democrats for Willkie endorsed the Republican presidential ticket and the Democratic slate of state officials for the November 5 election. The move follows Alabama Republicans naming electors and Florida officials withdrawing to aid anti third term Democrats.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Willkie
Alabama
Florida
Willkie Egging Case Ends With Whippings For Three Boys
Three of five youths pleaded guilty in a Pontiac juvenile court to egging the Willkie campaign caravan. They received corporal punishment described as a good old fashioned whipping and were required to write attitude statements to be read to Pontiac High School students, under Judge Arthur Moore.
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Pontiac, Mich
Wendell L. Willkie
Arthur Moore
Pontiac High School
Draft protection under selective service explained
Milton Bronner explains that there is no current federal law shielding draftees from civil obligations. A World War II era bill is being considered, aiming to protect service members to prevent financial ruin, with local draft boards to provide guidance and full information.
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Congress
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Selective Service
Bridges To Be On Mound for Detroit Today
Briggs Stadium hosts the third World Series game as Detroit Tigers face the Cincinnati Reds. Del Baker confirms Tommy Bridges will pitch for Detroit while Cincinnati counters with Jim Turner or Junior Thompson. Attendance near 57,000 after standing room tickets.
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Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
del Baker
Tommy Bridges
Reds
Jim Turner
Junior Thompson
Bridges
Buck Newsom
Newsom
Baker
Derringer
Ira Jones Named Minister at Albany Church
Dr. Ira Jones former Chillicothe District superintendent of the Methodist Church is assigned circuit minister for the Albany Church and will begin services Sunday Oct 6. He will preach at Albany Methodist Church at 10 30 am and lead services at Pearl Chapel and Snowville. Rally Day at Albany Sunday School announced by Don Young superintendent.
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Chillicothe
The
Methodist Church
Albany
Albany Methodist Church
Pearl Chapel
Snowville
Don Young
Nazis Getting Weaker Says British Author
British author H. G. Wells arrived on the liner Scythia and declared that Nazi Germany is nearing the end of its tether. He noted recent England air defeats, with young pilots and an inexperienced machine gunner among the downed crews.
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H. G. Wells
Scythia
Jerry
Nazi Germany
England
First U. S. Training Tanks Go to Canada
Two dozen United States army tanks crossed the international boundary on flatcars and were en route to Camp Borden Ontario for use by Canadian tank units. This marked the first installment of 200 over age tanks recently acquired from the United States.
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Windsor
Ont
Camp Borden
United States
Prisoner of War Report for Lt Henri Deterding
The admiralty informed his wife that Lieut. Henri Deterding son of the late oil magnate Sir Henri Deterding has been captured by Nazi forces in London.
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London
Henri Deterding
Sir Henri Deterding
Admiralty
Employee Electrocuted at Columbus Power Plant
Thomas Crum, 24, was killed yesterday while working at a Columbus power plant when he touched a 40 000 volt cable.
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Columbus
Thomas Crum
Earliest Draft Induction Date Set For Army
Authorities said November 14 is the earliest date for draftees under the new compulsory service law. Inductions likely will be small, with fewer than 100,000 draftees by January 1, due to National Guard mobilization and army expansion. The Selective Service Committee notes training capacity limits based on housing and medical facilities.
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Washington
Selective Service Committee
Chinery
National Guard
Congress seeks adjournment by Tuesday as defense bill moves
Congress eyes a Tuesday adjournment after completing the $1.482 billion defense appropriation, with the Senate passing the measure without debate and the House quickly concurring. The package funds conscription and expanding army efforts, plus a separate $200 million War Department civil functions bill. A House provision for $80 million to start construction on 4,000 new ships is being sent to conference. The Ramspeck civil service bill awaits conference action.
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D-Ky
Senate
House
White House
War Department
Doctor A K Smith Injured in Auto Crash Near Washington DC
Logan physician Dr. A K Smith was injured when his car struck a bed truck near Washington DC while en route to Columbus. He suffered a broken arm several rib fractures blood loss and shock. His wife and daughter Dorothy were at Cincinnati with him in hospital and his brother Warren Smith was injured in a separate farm accident near Logan.
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Columbus
Grant Hospital
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Washington D. C
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Hatch doubts ability to enforce his bill in Cleveland
Senator Carl A. Hatch says there is doubt about administration and enforcement of the bill barring political activity by federal employees. He argued merit systems already in place often fail to meet the intended goals during a Cleveland Citizens' League speech.
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Hatch
Cleveland
Cleveland Citizens’ League
Carl A. Hatch
New Mexico
Wallace Outlines New Deal Farm and Town Aid Policy
Wallace campaigned in Montana outlining the Democratic program to pour money into main street and onto the farms. He spoke in Helena and moved into the Dakotas after touring the northern Great Plains.
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Wallace
New Deal
Helena
Mont
Henry A. Wallace
Great Plains
Montana
Dakotas
Funeral services for John Mootz Jr Sunday at 2
Funeral services for John Mootz Jr will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home under Masonic direction.
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Gallipolis
John Mootz, Jr
Union Attacks Bethlehem Steel Over Labor Law Violations
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee pressed the government to require contracts ban awards to firms violating labor laws. SWOC leader Philip Murray cited Bethlehem Steel Corporation for taking over 1 billion dollars in defense orders despite repeated labor law citations, urging government action to curb evasion.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
SWOC
Philip Murray
Bethlehem
Murray
Draft Lottery Set Between October 21 and 26
The draft lottery to determine the order for calling conscripts will be held here between Oct. 21 and 26. A registered man’s serial number on a master list will decide when his local board sends a questionnaire and, if eligible, when he may be called for a year of service.
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Washington
Treasury sounds alarm on weakened finances and defence costs
Rep. Frederick Smith warned the treasury is being undermined as the national debt climbs and defense spending grows. He urged cutting waste and functions to meet costs with higher taxes, citing a $6.5 billion annual defense bill as a strain on the treasury.
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Washington
Treasury
Frederick
Smith
Ohio
Marion
Overdue Compensation Sought for Ohio Miners
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Charlies A. Leach will rule after briefs filed Oct. 16 on dissolving a temporary injunction that bars the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation from paying about 300,690 in benefits to nearly 7,000 coal miners affected by the April–May 193%.
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Franklin County Common Pleas
Charlies A. Leach
Ohio Bureau of
Ohio
BUC
Light Receives Draft Board Nominations in 46 Counties
Adj General Gilson D Light announced nominations for draft boards in 46 counties. After presidential appointment, the five man boards and a registrant adviser will be named by county nominating chairs. Boards begin work Oct 17 as 859,000 men are registered. about 15000 expected to be drafted for a year of training.
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Columbus
Adj
Gilson D. Light
Axis Leaders Meet at Brenner Pass Amid War Speculation
Italian troops numbered 130000 with 120 tanks near the Greek frontier as Mussolini and Hitler met at Brenner Pass. In Tokyo Konoye warned pacific fate depends on US understanding and Axis resolve. British naval actions and air raids continued with Malta reinforcements and Italian destroyer losses reported.
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Ohio Editor Elmer Dover Dies After Leading Harding Campaign
Tacoma reports Elmer Dover aged 67, native of McConnelsville Ohio, longtime editor in Akron and Portsmouth. He directed Warren G Harding’s presidential campaign on the Pacific Coast and was named assistant secretary of the treasury in 1921.
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Tacoma
Wash
Elmer Dover
McConnelsville
Akron
Portsmouth
O. Dover
Warren
Americans to withdraw from Far East under rising tensions
Shanghai report says a general withdrawal of American women and children from the Far East, especially China, is seen as likely as U S and Japanese policies move toward a frontal collision. The mood among Americans grows that conflict in the Pacific may be imminent.
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Far East
China
United States
Pacific
Car Fatally Strikes Retired Farmer Edward McHenry
In Bluffton Edward McHenry a 70 year old retired farmer was killed last night when struck by an automobile.
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Bluffton
Edward McHenry
Reds edge Tigers on pitching lift in tense series
Cincinnati Reds gain the series advantage with strong pitching from Jim Turner and Junior Thompson. Detroit Tigers face mounting pressure as Buck Newsom rests and Hal Del Baker contends with tough choices.
Predict Great Defense Boom In Short Time
New York reports a possible defense driven industrial surge could surpass the 1929 boom. Economists note rising mill and factory output and rail freight, yet defense orders are only now emerging from plans with months expected before factory work begins on steel copper and related materials.
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New York
Moonshine Raid Nets 250 Gallon Still In Cleveland
Federal agents report a major seizure in Cleveland’s south side a three story house yielded a 250 gallon still 4000 gallons of mash and 280 gallons of whiskey Five people were arrested and two cars seized in the operation Local agents call it the district’s biggest haul of the year.
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Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Cleveland
War Department Lets Contract for Planes
The War Department awarded a 141 million dollar contract for war planes to The Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica California. Secretary Stimson said the deal helps complete the army’s plan to build more than 18 500 planes of all types.
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Washington
War Department
Stimson
Army
Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc
Santa Monica
Calif
Burton Says Strain of White House Will Tell
Harold H. Burton Republican mayor of Cleveland and senator candidate told a Young Republican rally that no man has withstood 12 years in the White House and the nation cannot afford to gamble on the outcome.
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Burton
Strain
White House
Sandusky
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
United States
Enlistments Rise Across Four States Hit Record September
Enlistments in Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Indiana totaled 4809 in September the largest for that month on record.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Fire trap fatality claims Rose Duden in Columbus home
A 68 year old woman identified as Rose Duden died in a third floor fire trap in her Columbus residence. Investigators say the blaze started on the upper floor and rapidly engulfed the home trapping the victim.
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