Night Attacks Bogged Down By Heavy Rain
Allied wartime report notes heavy rain slowed German over night raids on England while London endured one of its quietest nights since September. RAF bombers hit Kiel Hamburg and Cuxhaven as German plans failed to reach London. casualties reported in some London districts.
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Adolf Hitler
England
London
Balkans
Russia
Germany
Danube River
Romania
Far East
Britain
Burma Road
China
Kiel
Hamburg
Cuxhaven
London Air Ministry
Berlin
British
Air Ministry
300 Mason Delegates Register at Canton
Approximately 300 delegates for the 131st annual communication of the Free and Accepted Masons Grand Lodge of Ohio registered at Canton yesterday. Charles Wilson of Ada is set to succeed Dillon Christ of Alliance as Ohio grand master today.
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Canton
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Charles Wilson
Ada
Dillon Christ
Alliance
Ohio
John Henry 75 Dies After Stair Fall
John Henry of Columbus aged 75 died last night after a fall on the stairs at his home. He was the father of Roy L. Henry of Iron ton, Lawrence County prosecutor.
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Columbus
John Henry
Roy L. Henry
Ironton
Lawrence County
Circus Draftees Include World Fair Acts and Sideshow Oddities
Washington report notes army draft registrations include circus performers and sideshow acts. Among registrants are forty midgets from the World's Fair in New York, a 609 pound fat man, an 86 pound “misshapen man,” and other feats such as an eight foot four inch man in Ohio and a 42 inch midget in Georgia. The register also cites an eight foot six inch wine salesman in San Francisco and a 37 inch 59 pound Negro.
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Washington
New York
Louisiana State Fairgrounds
Columbus
San Francisco
Willkie Urges Jobs Focus and WPA Reforms in Campaign
Willkie presses for five WPA reforms and jobs over relief in speeches across Indiana Illinois Missouri after addressing 15,000 in Cincinnati. He contrasts a relief based program with a jobs plan while criticizing New Deal unemployment promises.
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Willkie
Johnson Sees Quick Arming Of U S Forces
New York reports Louis Johnson former assistant secretary of war says the United States can arm as Germany did in seven years in two due to planning and development. He accuses Charles Lindbergh of ignorance about U S preparedness and iron will. Johnson notes delaying an air fleet in 1934 prevented wasted effort and money and false security.
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New York
United States
Germany
Louis Johnson
Charles A. Lindbergh
Johnson
Roosevelt allocates funds for St. Lawrence power surveys
President Roosevelt told Congress he allocated 1 million dollars for preliminary surveys to develop additional defense power at the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence River.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
International Rapids
St. Lawrence River
Draft Ready Demonstration at East Liverpool Booth
East Liverpool witnessed Robert Sample Jr a truck driver show his draft readiness by carrying an old flint lock rifle to the registration booth yesterday as part of the local draft procedures.
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Liverpool
Robert Sample, Jr
Willkie Advocates WPA Reforms After Cincinnati Speech
After Wendell Willkie spoke at Crosley Field he urged five WPA changes including more public works by private contractors and a merit based relief system. He argued Roosevelt's New Deal limits job prospects and mocked a Democratic cartoon promising a job in every home.
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Cincinnati
Wendell Willkie
Crosley Field
WPA
AFL
CIO
Evansville
Willkie
Democratic National Committee
America
Two Women and Man Die in Ohio Auto Crash
BELLEFONTAINE Mrs Bernice Harden 46 of Mt Sterling and Mrs Florence Walcott 66 of Quincy Ohio died yesterday from injuries in a head on collision near West Liberty. Baldwin C Carpenter 54 of Williamsport was killed in the same accident.
Wheat and cotton loan storage aimed at war reserve
Farmers store millions of bushels of wheat and thousands of bales of 1940 cotton under loan programs. Officials say loans will extend to corn and other crops, creating a federal hold on at least 1.5 billion dollars in food and fiber. The programs anchor prices and serve as a defense measure to release supplies if war drives prices up.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
No Troops to Europe or Near East Yarnell Says
Admiral Yarnell, former commander of the U S Asiatic fleet now retired, told an Ohio State University lecture audience last night that he does not think the United States will send troops to Europe or the Near East.
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Columbus
Yarnell
Ohio State University
United States
Europe
Near East
Analyst Hurja Predicts Willkie Victory in Nationwide Vote
Emil Hurja a Democratic analyst who forecast the 1932 and 1936 results predicted Willkie would win by 1.5 to 3 million votes. He cited urban Roosevelt voter defections and warned the campaign could become a landslide. Hurja, former executive director of the DNC, now publishes Pathfinder magazine.
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Chicago
Emil Hurja
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Hurja
Democratic National Committee
Pathfinder Magazine
Evacuation Ordered for 200000 Nazi Youth
Bucharest authorities report preparations in western Romania to house about 200000 children from Berlin Hamburg and other German cities. The move follows a Berlin announcement that German women and children will be evacuated to avoid imperiling their health.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Berlin
Hamburg
Benat
Investigate Charges of AAA Political Activity
The Senate campaign investigating committee focused on Republican claims that Agricultural Adjustment Administration employees were involved in political activity in the Middle West. Chairman Gillette of Iowa asked Agriculture Department officials to confer after Rep. Hope of Kansas urged an inquiry into AAA activity in Missouri, South Dakota and Iowa.
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Washington
Senate Campaign
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Middle West
Gillette
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Rep. Hope
Kans
AAA
Missouri
South Dakota
The Dardanelles Battle Line and World War II Stakes
In this analysis, DeWitt Mackenzie discusses the Dardanelles Strait as a key obstacle for Axis plans to reach the Near East. He notes Turkey’s demilitarized status under 1936 conventions and Turkey’s potential to close the straits if war threatens. He warns that control of the straits could shape a major World War II confrontation.
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Dardanelles
Hitler
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Near East
Mussolini
Britain
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Balkan Peninsula
British Isles
English Channel
Turkey
Dardanelles Strait
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Black Sea
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Istanbul
Constantinople
Sea of Marmara
Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips Dies Suddenly at 66
Mrs Elizabeth Phillips 66 widow of Gilbert A Phillips died suddenly of a heart ailment at her Amesville Road home at 1230 this morning. She leaves two daughters Mrs William P Mickle Athens and Mrs E R Eddy Athens Route 3 three sisters two brothers and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the residence Saturday at two oclock with burial in McDougal Cemetery. Friends may call at the home any time.
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Gilbert A. Phillips
Amesville Road
Phillips
William P. Mickle
Athens
E. R. Eddy
Alpha Werner
L. W. Kelley
W. C. Mingus
Millfield R. D
Removal of Americans Delayed by Fighting
Dispatches from Hankow report Chinese and Japanese fighting along the Yangtze River delaying the removal of American women and children from Hankow. A Japanese agency claimed Chinese losses reached 5,000 dead after 14 days of intense combat.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Yangtze River
Woman registers for draft despite objections
Mary Elizabeth An derston, 31, of Marietta, defies local registrars to register for the draft becoming the only woman among 4,267 registrants in Washington County. She described herself as single, five feet five inches tall and 120 pounds.
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Marietta
Mary Elizabeth Anderston
Rockland
Washington County
Gallia County Registers 2402 for Army Service
Gallia County announced a total enrollment of 2402 for the selective army conscription act. Registration in Gallia County proceeded yesterday without incident.
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Cleveland Indians
Selective Service Act
Cleveland
Merrill B. Whitman
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Burns to Death in Columbus Home Fire
Mrs. Mamie Greene, 82, a Black woman, was burned to death in a Columbus home fire early Tuesday. Authorities investigated the blaze as a fatal incident.
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Columbus
Mamie Greene
Tommy
Incomplete figures show registration exceeds estimates
The selective service system began sorting about 5 million registered men from more than 16 million. Early reports claim registration exceeded expectations as cards ran short, printers rushed, and some registrants helped register others. Violent incidents occurred in Nebraska and Raleigh, while eight theological students were subpoenaed in New York and one man jailed in El Paso for not registering.
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Raleigh
N. C
New York City
el Paso
Texas
Washington
Ohio Draft Registration Surpasses Forecast Statewide
Ohio registration for military training exceeded expectations with about a million men registered, 150000 more than forecast. Local boards worked to assign serial numbers as Cleveland registrars logged overtime, and large counties like Hamilton surpassed estimates with 70000 to 80000 registrations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adj
Gilson D. Light
Wallace Hails Job Insurance in Campaign Stop
Henry A. Wallace addressed a Pittsburgh audience and urged expanding unemployment insurance. He planned brief speeches in Wheeling and other Ohio River towns before a Parkersburg, West Virginia address, defending social security benefits against Republican criticism after a Pittsburgh speech.
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Pittsburgh
Henry A. Wallace
West Virginia
Wheeling
Ohio River
Parkersburg
W. Va
New Hydraulic Press Lines Out Shell Forging
M. D. Stone of United Engineering and Foundry Co Pittsburgh described to the ASME a hydraulic press that forms a complete shell forging in one operation. The device emphasizes speed, accuracy, concentricity, and minimal metal use.
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Cincinnati
M. D. Stone
United Engineering & Foundry Co
Pittsburgh
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Immel Missing After Car Found Rammed At Gas Station
William Im mel, 25, who left his gas station job to visit his fiancee, was sought by posses after his automobile was found rammed against a...
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Oarville
William Immel
Davey Blasts Mike Episode in Mount Vernon Speech
Former Gov. Martin L. Davey, running for a third term, blamed mean partisanship for a microphone blackout on courthouse steps in Mount Vernon. He challenged Gov. John W. Bricker on the economy and urged civility in voting.
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Columbus
Martin L
Davey
Ohio
Mount Vernon
John W. Bricker
New Spanish Minister Seen as Axis Friend
In a cabinet shakeup Franco names Ramon Serrano Suner foreign minister. Observers say his appointment signals Spain under Franco maintains close ties with the Rome Berlin Axis and will be welcomed by Germany and Italy, given Serrano Suner’s status as a staunch ally.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Germany
Italy
Serrano Suner
Nazi Convoy Scuttled By British Warships
British warships destroyed a five-ship German convoy in the English Channel and North Sea while a sixth vessel was reportedly attacked. In the Mediterranean, the 9,100 ton cruiser Liverpool was damaged by an Italian torpedo plane.
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London
English Channel
North Sea
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Liverpool
Conan Doyle son reports theft of travel bag
Denis Conan Doyle son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle went to the sheriff to report a theft. A $65 traveling bag disappeared from his car.
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Hollywood
Sherlock Holmes
Denis Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sheriff's Office
Woolworth Founder Fred Kirby Dies at 79
Fred Morgan Kirby aged 79, a founder of the Woolworth store chain, died last night in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. He helped launch the five and dime empire with a debut in Utica and expanded nationwide through Woolworth stores. His death marks the end of an era for the discount retail pioneer.
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Wilkes-Barre
Fred Morgan Kirby
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