German War Machine Rolls Across Frontier Front in Poland
Adolf Hitler's military invasion of Poland triggers widespread air and ground attacks. German bombings hit Warsaw and other cities while Polish forces counterattack near Danzig and Graudenz. Britain and France promise aid. Chamberlain urges action over diplomacy as war looms.
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Adolf Hitler
Europe
Warsaw
Baltic Sea
Poland
Westerplatte
Free City
Danzig
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Graudenz
Marienwerder
Ignacy Moscicki
Bromberg
Ramel
Putzig
Posen
Cracow
Lvov
Schleswig Holstein
Danzig Bay
Gdynia
Roosevelt Seeks Neutral U S Stance in War Crisis
President Roosevelt declared the United States can remain neutral in the European crisis. He said the administration will do all it can to preserve neutrality as Germany invades Poland and bombings begin. Hugh R. Wilson resigned as ambassador to Germany, leaving a chargé d affaires in Berlin. Congress may be summoned later to protect neutrality.
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Poland
United States
Warsaw
Hardy
Washington
Roosevelt
Weanes RD
Hugh R. Wilson
U. S
Germany
Cordell Hull
Mr. Roosevelt
Europe
White House
State Department
Wilson
Berlin
Hans H. Dieckhoff
Congress
Call on Census Bureau To Aid In Mobilization
The War Department asked the Census Bureau to classify the 1940 laboring population by present and usual occupations to prepare mobilization plans. The navy supported the request, noting no federal agency has current occupational statistics.
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Census Bureau
Department
Navy
War Department
FBI Deploys 100 Agents in New York Area Spy Sweep
The FBI office in New York assigned 100 agents to espionage duty in the metropolitan area. They will search plants, shipping centers, and communication hubs for spies, saboteurs, amateur radio operators sending illegal messages, and other enemies of American neutrality.
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NEW York
U.P
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
Typhoid Outbreak at Manteno State Hospital
Typhoid fever spreads through Manteno State Hospital in Illinois as three patients and an attendant die and forty more fall ill. One hundred forty patients remain under observation in what is described as the largest such institution in the Middle West.
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Manteno
U.P
Manteno State Hospital For
Middle West
Dayton Radio Station WING Sells for $100,000
Stanley M. Krohn owner of Radio Station WING in Dayton said today Charles A. Sawyer of Cincinnati had taken an option to purchase the station for 100000 dollars.
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DAYTON+UP
Stanley M. Krohn
WING
Dayton
Charles A. Sawyer
Cincinnati
War News Page Teasers Point to Europe Front Updates
Page ten carries further Europe war coverage with brief dispatches and summaries. Officials promise fresh reports on battles, troop movements, and strategic developments as the conflict persists.
Ohio Anti-Graft Law Goes Into Effect Today
Ohio's new anti graft law taking effect Friday imposes up to a 5000 dollar fine and two years imprisonment on any conspirator to defraud the state or a subdivision. The attorney general gains power to conduct grand jury investigations in such cases.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Pilots Rehearse for Cleveland Air Races
U S Army and Navy planes rehearsed in Cleveland as stunt pilots prepared for the National Air Races starting tomorrow. Art Chester George Byars and Harry Crosby chased qualification for the Thompson and Grove trophy races. The Bendix derby from Los Angeles to Cleveland begins tomorrow with nine planes on the line.
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Cleveland
U.S
Army
Navy
Art Chester
George Byars
Harry Crosby
Los Angeles
Schoolmen Endorse State Board Proposal
The Ohio Education Association announced that superintendents of its city exempted village and county school departments backed the constitutional amendment for a state board of education.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio Education Association
Board of Education
Age Insurance Checks Start Flowing in Ohio in 1940
About 30 000 Ohio homes will receive government old age insurance checks starting in 1940 under Social Security Act amendments. Eligible are those aged 65 or turning 65 in 1940 who worked half the time since Jan 1 1936. Amounts average 39 dollars for married men with wives over 65 and 26 dollars for single men or those with wives under 65. Initial Ohio payments total about 1 million dollars monthly and rise over time.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Most Public Schools Will Open Next Week
Ohio’s 1,275,000 public school children will return to class after Labor Day. Over 90 percent of high and elementary schools open within a day or so, while the education department urges a focus on conservation as wildlife courses will be required in 1943.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Education Department
Chesapeake & Ohio orders 2500 freight cars
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company announced a large order of 2,500 new freight cars. The move signals expansion and increased freight capacity for the railroad amid rising demand.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Danzig and European War Briefs Across Capitals
A Nazi claim unites Danzig with the Reich as Burckhardt departs amid crowds. Reports from London say Westerplatte defenses held. Zurich notes Swiss mobilization. New York reports sugar futures jump. Beuthen station shelled. Warsaw guns claim bomber down. Canada pledges aid to Britain if involved. Roosevelt reviews defense plans. Paris orders evacuation of the city.
State Cannot Meet Full Half Of July Relief
Columbus Ohio Welfare Director Charles L Sherwood said the state cannot pay in full one half share of July relief costs. July marks the first month of operation for the new relief act which covers reimbursement of relief expenditures. The state must share half the cost up to fixed statutory limits. if the limit is exceeded locals must cover the difference. Sherwood estimated July relief encumbrances at 1 9 million dollars while the state limit is 750 thousand.
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Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Sherwood
State Fair Closes as 89th Ohio Fair Ends
On the last day of the 89th Ohio State Fair a crowd of rural mail carriers sportsmen newspapermen and farmers filled the grounds. Governor Bricker appeared for the third time to address Ohio newspaper men after a 19 gun salute. Tom Manning a three year old stallion owned by William Hughes was watched as he won the $1500 Governors Stake in straight heats.
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Columbus
U.P
Bricker
Ohio
Tom Manning
Strotter
William Hughes
Cleveland
Lancaster Publisher Collapses at Ohio State Fair
Kenneth Kerr publisher of The Lancaster Eagle Gazette and former U S Marshal at Columbus collapsed at the Ohio State Fair grounds. He was taken to the Red Cross tent and recovered within a short time.
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Columbus
Kenneth Kerr
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
U. S
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Red Cross
Ohio Methodist Protestant Church Ceases to Exist
The Methodist Protestant Church of Ohio dissolved as its fifth conference concluded and merged with the Blethodist Church branches forming a united denomination.
Poland Appeals to Britain for Help in War Crisis
A Polish official source said Poland invoked its alliance with Great Britain and appealed for aid as danger of a general war spread. British officials indicated little hope of avoiding a wider conflict while troops lined up for mobilization and German attacks continued on Polish towns including Vilna and Lodz.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Poland
Germany
Berlin
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hitler
Edward Raczinski
Viscount Halifax
Raczinski
Halifax
Britain
Vilna
Kattowice
Cracow
Teczew
Lodz
Warsaw
Attorney General Sets Relief Eligibility Rules
Columbus Ohio Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert states that to qualify for city relief under the new poor relief law a residence in the state for three years is required plus proof of self support in the county for 12 months and a municipality residence for four months.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Messenger Extra Leads Delivers Early War News
The Messenger war extra hits Athens streets before six, with distribution to distant districts within an hour. A motorized circulation system serves the area six days a week ensuring rapid reach for readers.
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Messenger War Extra
Messenger Extra
Athens
Messenger
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