Willkie Visit Draws Massive Jackson Crowd and Festive Parade
Thousands arrive as Wendell Willkie lectures Jackson Ohio on route to nationally watched event. The city hosts banners, booths, band concerts, and a large turnout from Athens County with Willkie supporters and Bricker Burton events.
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Elwood
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Jackson
Greeks Claim Italians Repulsed in Mountain Area
Greek reservists rushed to bolster the Metaxas Line in the northern mountains as Italian forces advance along the Albanian frontier. British reports suggest 70 Italian divisions massed in Southeastern Europe while Corfu becomes a staging point for potential RAF air bases.
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Ionian Sea
Roosevelt Hit GOP Defense Record In New Jersey Rally
President Roosevelt sped toward Washington to oversee the draft and Greece policy after accusing Republican leaders of reversing on defense. He assailed GOP timidity while addressing 21,000 at Madison Square Garden and claimed millions saw through their “midair” turns on national security.
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America
Body Identified of Man Found Near Railroad Tracks
Logan staff special reports the body of Walter Wollett 47 Greenfield identified by the Justice Department in Washington via FBI fingerprints. Wollett had prior arrests in Hocking County April 1939 and Haute Indiana April this year. Relatives notified to claim the body.
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Washington
FBI
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Wollett
Hocking County
Haute
Ind
Woman's Body Found in Rain Barrel Near City Limits
Police found a about 35 year old woman's body stuffed in a rain barrel at dawn near a main highway edge by East Liverpool. Investigators believe the barrel was dumped from a car after the slaying. The body was fully dressed.
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Middletown tavern shooting claims Pvt. Charles Lawrence
A tavern shooting Sunday night killed Pvt. Charles Lawrence 29 on leave from Fort Thomas Kentucky. A warrant charges Lucas Roberts 27 with the shooting.
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Charles Lawrence
Fort Thomas
Lucas Roberts
Grant Joe furloughs Akron cleaners and dyers union
The Ohio Association of Cleaners and Dyers met in convention and resolved to grant leaves of absence to all employees called for military service in Akron.
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Ohio Association of Cleaners and Dyers
Court Blocks Miners Pay Amid 1939 Shutdown
The Second District Court of Appeals barred the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation from paying 286000 to 6660 idle coal miners during a 1939 bituminous shutdown. The court granted 23 coal operators a temporary restraining order pending arguments on a potential injunction pending appeal, after Common Pleas Judge Charles A. Leach dissolved a prior restraining order.
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District Court of Appeals
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Common Pleas
Charles A. Leach
Franklin County
Columbus
Beauticians See Draft Boost for Hair and Beauty Trade
New York reporters quote Miss Gail Aronton of the New York State Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association predicting a boom in cosmetics and hairdressing as 800 000 men enter the army. Competition for clients will be fierce as draft reduces male customers.
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New York State
Truck Kills Mrs. Amelia Droop in Cincinnati
A 62 year old woman named Amelia Droop was struck and killed by a truck in Cincinnati yesterday. Police and investigators were on scene as the driver cooperated with authorities.
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Cincinnati
Amelia Droop
Roosevelt Opens Draft Lottery With First Number Drawn
President Roosevelt started the national draft lottery as the bowl of draft numbers sat before him. Draft serial 158 was the first called, followed by 192, signaling the order for potential 17,000,000 men in peacetime conscription. Roosevelt urged readiness to defend liberty and justice.
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Roosevelt
America
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First 650 Drawn in Draft Lottery Seen As Early Army Recruits
Washington reports that men numbered among the first 650 drawn in the draft lottery are likely to be among the first 800,000 trainees to enter the army before July. Those with numbers in the first 390 drawn are seen as even more likely to be drafted, potentially filling all requirements until next summer.
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Draft call sparks solemn ceremony amid new world peace aim
President addresses over 1300 attendees and 17 million registrants noting the draft is democratic and efficient for mustering manpower. About 5 million may go into uniform, with the rest deferred for various reasons, as the ceremony ends after midnight.
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Congress of the United States
Mrs. R. S. Spicer Dies At New Straitsville
Mrs. R. S. Ben Spicer aged 67 died of a heart attack at her home in New Straitsville. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 Thursday at the residence. Survivors include husband four children John and William Spicer of Columbus Frank Spicer of New Straitsville and Mrs Anne Summers and two siblings.
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R. S
Ben) Spicer
Athens County Draft Order Numbers Released in Washington
First draft order numbers for Athens County were announced in Washington to determine the sequence for call ups. Additional numbers will be published throughout the night with official service order numbers expected from local boards later this week or early next week.
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Athens County
Washington
Messenger Cooking School Opens Now in Athens
The Messenger promotes the fifteenth annual Cooking and Home Making School led by Miss Sally Potter of the DeBoth Home Makers' School. From Nov 5 to 8 at the Athens Senior High Auditorium, the program blends lectures with demonstrations, encouraging audience participation and practical tips for home economics.
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Willkie Margin Over FD in Poll Increases
Ohio polls show Willkie leading Roosevelt and Davey in statewide and regional results. Columbus Dispatch statewide totals list Bricker ahead. Willkie narrows Roosevelt lead in Mahoning Trumbull Ashtabula Columbiana counties according to Youngstown Vindicator data.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
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Wilkie
Bricker
Davey
Youngstown Vindicator
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Trumbull
Ashtabula
Columbiana
Ohio retailers post 6.3 percent Sept sales gain
Independent retailers in Columbus Ohio recorded a 6.3 percent uptick in September sales from the prior year according to the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Nation conducts first peacetime draft lottery draw
The United States begins its first peacetime draft lottery with 17 million registrants, selecting serial numbers from capsules to determine order of military service. About 5 million may be called for duty, with 12 million deferred for jobs or other reasons, in a process expected to last 10 to 14 hours.
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Constitution Avenue
Washington Monument
Charles R. Morris
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National Headquarters
Ohio beauty shop wage board approves scale for operators
The Ohio state cosmetology wage board set a minimum weekly pay structure for beauty shop operators. It calls for a base 44 hour week of 13 dollars in towns under 5 000 population, 14 50 for 5 000 to 50 000, and 16 for over 50 000 or in metro attached areas. One dissenter, Arch T Fogle, said the rates are too high and many shops cannot operate at them.
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Dayton
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St. Clairsville
Ohio Independent Beauty Shops Association, Inc
Bottleneck of Red Tape Warns Defense Leader
H. W. Prentis Jr. says a bottle neck of red tape threatens U S defense production. He urges appointment of an authoritative head to national defense, noting seven commissioners operate as separate units and that private business would not accept such a setup.
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National Defense Commission
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Kennedy Speech Cost for Nationwide Broadcast Estimated
CBS officials estimate the nationwide 9 am EST Kennedy broadcast to 114 stations will cost about 20086 dollars. The Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy secretary the Democratic National Committee and the network say they do not know who will cover the bill.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
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Three Cleveland Men Missing on Lake Erie
Coast Guardsmen and county deputies searched Sandusky Bay for three Cleveland men missing since Sunday after hiring a 14 foot boat for fishing. The men were Earl Ferguson Howard Saunders and Howard Snyder and their boat owner William Frederick said the trio had not returned the craft powered by an outboard motor.
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Bay View
Willkie Campaign Rally Draws 30 000 In Gallia County
Wen dell L Willkie called President Roosevelt’s New York address an alarming sign of desperation at a Jackson Ohio rally. About 30 000 to 35 000 attended, including 4 000 in a decorated Gallia caravan and the Gallia Academy Band.
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Gallia County
Gallia Academy
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Stettinius Defense Commission
New Jersey
Frank Hague
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Wendell
Hague
Frank and
Frank Roosevelt
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Lawrence County
Two Sisters Accused of Tossing Egg at FD
In Brooklyn two sisters Italia D'Arbe aged 21 and Mary D'Arbe aged 17 were arrested on disorderly conduct after they allegedly threw an onion a egg and a lemon from a building toward President Roosevelt's speeding car. Italia denied the charge claiming no egg existed and questioned why assailants against Willkie were not punished.
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Willkie
Ohio Firms Receiving Many Defense Orders
Washington report shows Ohio firms awarded 178 million dollars in defense contracts between June 13 and October 15. The tally reflects a strong regional demand for military work and multiple contracts across sectors.
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Washington
Office of Government Reports
Injured Player at Central Catholic Game
Springfield reports 16 year old Richard Gorings of Portsmouth Catholic Central High School suffered a brain injury in a Sunday football game against Springfield Catholic Central. Officials say he received medical care and is stable with ongoing evaluation.
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Richard Gorings
Portsmouth Catholic Central
Springfield Catholic Central
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