Eastern Gasoline Dealers Protest Curtailed Sales
Philadelphia AP Brief notes gasoline dealers across the eastern seaboard threaten a service stoppage if the government does not ensure a living margin. They oppose new quotas set to 15 percent below July sales, blaming Acting Coordinator Davies and price controls for losses and calling for price boosts to cover reduced volume.
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Philadelphia
Seaboard
Benjamin L. Jacoby
Associated Gasoline Retailers
Vicinity
Eastern States Conference of
Washington
Roosevest
Jacoby
Maine
Florida
Ralph K. Davies
Leon Henderson
Midwest Cities Meet in Chicago to Save Jobs
Evansville Mayor William H. Dress issued invitations for a September 12 conference in Chicago. Mayors labor representatives and civic leaders from Ohio and 10 other midwestern states will discuss actions to protect workers in industries that cannot immediately convert to defense work.
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Evansville
Ohio
Mid-Western
Chicago
William H. Dress
Dayton Postpones National Air Olympics Events
Rain forced the postponement of the National Air Olympics show in Dayton. National championship contests in parachuting and stunt flying were rescheduled for next Sunday.
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Dayton
Girl Struck by Stray Bullet Near Fairground Meenas
Gallipolis a 22 year old Lottie Nichols of Diamond West Virginia was hit in the forehead by a stray bullet near the fairground Meenas. She was taken to Holzer Hospital where officials reported her condition as not serious.
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Gallipolis
Lottie Nichols
Diamond
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Stores Operating Under Installment Restrictions
Washington imposes installment credit rules effective today after Labor Day delay. Minimum down payments set and time to repay capped at 18 months on consumer purchases including autos, appliances, radios, furniture, and many others with exemptions for farmers students and emergency medical costs.
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Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
New Rochelle
N. Y
Fort Sio-1
David's
Scarsdale
Labor Day Speeches Defy Nazism and Urge Production
President Roosevelt leads Labor Day addresses as union leaders pledge unyielding effort to defeat Hitler and boost defense and arms output. Speakers in Ohio praise gains, push subordination of private aims to victory, and call for greater production to crush Nazi forces. A nationwide radio broadcast links American and British labor officials.
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United States
Ohio
America
Hyde Park
N. Y
Hitler
Europe
Benedict Arnold
Axis
Nazi Forces.” Mr. Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Labor
Office of Production Management
William Green
American Federation of Labor
James B. Carey
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Philip Murray
CIO
Atlantic
Ernest Bevin
Allan S. Haywood
Cleveland
Changes Rumored for 37th Division After Camp Shelby Return
Lake Charles La. reports that after Ohio soldiers return from war games the 37th Division may see rapid action with younger officers, advanced anti tank tactics, and possibly a leaner, more mobile force. Beightler and officials offered no firm predictions. The Buckeye unit is viewed as a leading candidate for experimentation.
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Lake Charles
Ohio
Shelby
Miss
Robert S. Beightler
War Department
Buckeye
National Guard
Ferry Plane Believed Lost Over Atlantic
RAF ferry command transport plane with six passengers and four crew members is believed lost. Among the on board were American Captain S. Picking, Flight Engineer Charles Alvan Spence of New York, Count De Baillet Latour Belgian military attache, and Dr. Mark Benjamin of Wembley.
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London
Henry de Bailledatour
International Olympic Congress
RAF Ferry Command
Air Ministry
S. Picking
U. S. Navy
Charles Alvan Spence
Little Neck
Count de Baillet-Latour
James Clement Dunn
Cordell Hull
U. S
Mark Benjamin
Wembley
Eng
Central Scientific Office
Washington
Soldiers' trip home costs month's pay at Fort Bragg
Five Pennsylvania selectees in training at Fort Bragg North Carolina planned a holiday weekend home visit. They hired a taxi for a 1200 mile round trip which cost them 104 dollars or their pay for a month.
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Montrose
Pennsylvania
Fort Bragg
N. C
Cleveland Hay Fever Pollen Count Surges Past 300
Cleveland health museum reports pollen grains per cubic yard of air rose to 315 beating last year’s 150 as hay fever sufferers brace for worse. The count climbed further to 322, prompting heightened concern among residents and clinics.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Health Museum
Holiday toll hits six hundred fourteen in Ohio losses
An Associated Press tally shows 614 deaths over the holiday weekend in Ohio from traffic and other violence. Forty seven violent deaths occurred in Ohio, with 28 traffic fatalities, 13 other violent deaths, and 6 drownings across the state.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Chicagoan Nelson to head new defense board
Congressional sources say Donald M. Nelson former Chicago merchandise executive will wield chief power in the Roosevelt administration's revised defense organization. While Vice President Wallace is named chairman of the supply priorities and allocation board, sources indicate Nelson will do the work.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Chicago Merchandise
Defense Organization
Roosevelt
Wallace
Supply, Priorities and Allocation Board
Nelson
Mrs. Lillian Hosom Dies in Syracuse at 66
Mrs. Lillian Hosom aged 66 died at her Syracuse home Tuesday morning. She is survived by son William Bardin of Cleveland and brother W H Schwartzwalder of Gallipolis, plus a grandson. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 at Ewing Funeral Home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Brett Leads Air Corps Mission to Remove War Front Bottlenecks
Maj. Gen. George H. Brett, head of the Army Air Corps, commands a flying mission to the Near Eastern fronts to speed up American equipment deliveries for British and Russian forces and eliminate bottlenecks hindering their use.
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George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Dr Henry G Gibson Dies on Labor Day in Glouster
Dr Henry George Gibson aged 74 died at his Glouster home Monday after years of failing health from a 1940 injury. Born February 4 1867 in Oskaloosa Iowa he was the state’s oldest practicing physician in Glouster since 1898 and had practiced in Athens County mining country. He was the son of Joseph and Harriett Davis Gibson and his Welsh immigrant family moved across several states before settling in Perry County.
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Henry George Gibson
Columbus
Perry County
Gibson
Athens County
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Joseph and
Harriett
Davis) Gibson
Wales
United States
Ohio
Illinois
New Straitsville
Ohio water shortage to be studied by new board
The Ohio state water supply board will hold meetings next month to tackle the growing water shortage amid rapid industrial growth. Geologists cite ancient glacial deposits and buried valleys as the best potential water sources across 42 000 square miles, with many untouched reservoirs yet to be found.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Water Supply Board
Four-Year-Old Dies at Aunt's Home in Letart Falls
Shirley Fay Cummins age four died at her aunt Ruth Kiesling’s home in Letart Falls at 3 AM Tuesday. She leaves her parents Floyd and [unnamed mother] Cummins, three sisters and two brothers. Funeral is Thursday at 2 PM at Letart Methodist Church with burial in Letart Cemetery.
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Shirley Fay Cummins
Ruth Kiesling
Letart Falls
Floyd Cummins
Letart Methodist Church
Letart
Cleveland Airport records August passenger surge
Airline traffic at Cleveland Airport rose to 44,421 passengers in August, an all time high, surpassing the prior month’s 40,812. The gain reflects growing air travel demand and passenger numbers across the region.
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Cleveland
Clash Between Extremists and Moderates in Japan Over Expansion
Axis-ruled factions in Japan struggle over how to pursue dominance in Asia as moderates seek a temporary rapprochement with the United States and Britain. The Shanghai briefing notes possible actions including a Pacific thrust, threats against Vladivostok, and potential overthrow of the Konoye government.
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Japan
Shanghai
Tokyo
Radical Jap Leaders Demand Action Against Allies
Tokyo army spokesman warned Japan would use force to break encirclement by the United States Britain and others and Tokyo protested American war supplies to Russia through Vladivostok. Premier Konoye reportedly considered a safety zone near Japanese islands while Axis reactions to Roosevelt's speech denounced his stance and convoys. British bombers hit Western Germany as Luftwaffe struck Northeastern England.
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Japan
Tokyo
United States
Britain
Foreign Office
Washington
Russia
Vladivostok
Soviet Union
Pacific
Sea of Japan
Senjuro Hayashi
Asia Development Federation
Prince Konoye
Rome
Germany
Italy
Il Popolo di Roma
London Daily Mail
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Times of London
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Rhineland
England
Considerate bandits release officer’s wallet and fare
Two gunmen held up a lunchroom and four patrons in Philadelphia. They stole $18 from the till and $6 from Detective Frank May Jr. They returned $1 to May so he could escort his companion home.
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Philadelphia
Frank May, Jr
May
New Traffic Code Sets 50 MPH Limit Statewide
Columbus reports the new uniform traffic code takes effect next Saturday setting a 50 mile per hour limit on highways and allowing adjustments by the state highway director. Other limits include 25 mph in municipalities and 35 mph on state routes within towns. The slow driver may be arrested if traffic is impeded and signs will unify across cities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Alse
Cleveland
Podunk
State Highway Department
Russians Silent On Purpose of Flight to U S
In Nome Alaska a group of 47 Russians arrived in two flying boats and officials gave no explanation of their mission. The craft were to depart for Washington weather permitting, likely heading south via Sitka Seattle to San Francisco with a possible Kodiak stop. Washington lips were sealed about aims as technicians or observers are suspected of inspecting American planes and discussing technical issues.
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Nome
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Sitka
Seattle
San Francisco
Anchorage
Kodiak
U. S. Naval Air Base
Washington
D. C
Kile First Horse Theft Charges in 40 Years
In Chardon Ohio for the first time in over four decades horse stealing charges are on file. Menno Schmucker and Dan Weaver of the Amish Settlement report missing horses and buggies from a Burton fairgrounds hitching post. Four suspects are in custody and await arraignment tonight.
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Chardon
Menno Schmucker
Dan Weaver
Burton
Peaches Halberta Vista Bonita Orchards Ad Offer
Advertisers are invited to place classified ads in the Messenger Classified Ads section to gain extra profits. The notice mentions H Lee Hawkins of Vista Bonita Orchards along Route 278 near Route 56 and Asbury Ridge enroute to Lake Hope.
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Lee Hawkins
Vista Bonita Orchards
Asbury Ridge
Lake Hope
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