Roosevelt Orders Canada Arms Embargo Amid Neutrality Move
President Roosevelt returns to Washington to push Congress for a special session to revise the neutrality law. He expands the arms embargo to Canada and outlines a cash and carry policy while reorganizing the White House staff and dismissing the brain trust as out the window.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Hyde Park
Brain Trust
Canada
State Department
United States
Germany
Action Delayed on Two Referendum Petitions
Secretary of State Earl Griffith postponed action on the Bigelow pension amendment and Civil Service Referendum petitions until Tuesday. He cited questions affecting validity and sufficiency of both petition sets after awaiting Hamilton County election board signature checks.
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Columbus
U.P
Earl Griffith
Griffith
Hamilton County Election Board
Feeble-Minded Youth Admits Kidnap Attempt
A 19 year old inmate of the Apple Creek institution for feeble minded admitted he tried to kidnap Dorothy Wells six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis Wells of Wadsworth. He said he entered the Wells home on Sept 3 carried the child downstairs and fled when an auto carrying a maid approached.
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Wadsworth
Apple Creek
Dorothy Wells
Willis Wells
Wells
Burned Fatally in Fire At McArthur Residence
McARTHUR U P Ermel Martin age 30 of near Carpenter a truck driver was burned to death today when fire destroyed the home of Richard Bowman age 43 of Bolens Mills Bowman and his son Clyde 15 were burned seriously and taken to St Francis Hospital in Columbus Martin was visiting them Martin the son of Frank Martin Coroner Joe Strong Wilkesville investigated
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McArthur
U.P
Ermel Martin
Near Carpenter
Richard Bowman
Bolens Mills
Bowman
Clyde
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Martin
Frank Martin
Joe Strong
Wilkesville
Methodist Conclave Closes with Pastoral Appointments
Sessions of the Northeast Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church end at Lakeside with the reading of annual pastoral appointments scheduled for Tuesday.
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Lakeside
U.P
Northeast Ohio
The
Methodist Church
Canada Announces 100 Million War Fund and Allied Support
Ottawa reports the government will raise a 100 million dollar war chest to sustain the fight against Germany. Parliament meets amid war budget approvals after Britain’s entry. King George VI signs the declaration with Lord Tweedsmuir and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Volunteers ages 18 to 41 for overseas service. no conscription planned.
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Ottawa
Ont
Germany
Britain
Adolf Hitler
George VI
London
Dominions
Lord Tweedsmuir
MacKenzie King
George
Roosevelt
Washington
Canada
United States
Dominion
Italy Likely to Remain Neutral in European War
Paris reports French ambassador Andre Francois Poncet told French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet that Italy is likely to stay neutral. The envoy noted Italian neutrality could eventually aid the Allies, amid Ciano’s displeasure with German plans to resolve Poland by force.
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Paris
U.P
Andre Francois- Poncet
Rome
Georges Bonnet
Italy
Bonnet
Galeazzo Ciano
Francois Poncet
Salzburg
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
19 300 Return to Work As Bendix Strike Ends
Settlement of a 10 day strike at the Bendix Products plant in South Bend reopened jobs for 19 300 men across Detroit Milwaukee South Bend and Kenosha Wheat. The walkout was led by local No 9 U A W Union affiliated with the C I O to press grievances and a contract. The strike idle the plant since Aug 31 affecting 3 000 workers.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
Bendix Products Corporation
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
Bendix
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Congress of Industrial Organization
Follows Wife in Death After Auto Collision
James Shea 62 of Fort Lauderdale Florida died in a hospital after a collision near here in which his wife was instantly killed. In the other car William Wiley 32 of Cambridge was taken to a Columbus hospital in fair condition with a broken jaw and multiple injuries.
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Delaware
A.P
James Shea
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
William Wiley
Cambridge
Columbus
Detroit Brunette Wins Miss America Title
Brown-haired Miss Michigan Patricia Mary Donnelly, 19, of Detroit, was named Miss America of 1939 at Atlantic City. She triumphed over four brunettes from California, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington. runner-up Bettye Cornelia Averyt of Tulsa and third place Anna Mae Schoonover of Seattle, the first college student among the top three.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Michigan
Patricia Mary Donnelly
Detroit
Miss Donnelly
California
Oklahoma
Virginia
Washington
Bettye Cornelia Averyt
Tulsa
Anna Mae Schoonover
Seattle
German Warship Said Destroyed by Mine
London report states a German warship was blown up by a floating mine off Trelleborg after a Swedish steamer sighting the explosion in the mine field's northwest edge. Several crew members, including the ship’s 49 year old executive secretary, were rescued aboard a German trawler. a heart attack claimed one official aboard at port.
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London
U.P
Exchange Telegraph
Copenhagen
Trelleborg
L. C. Warner
Field
Akron Chamber
Bricker to Fill State Posts This Week in Ohio
Gov John W Bricker expected to appoint new members to the Civil Service Commission replacing Ralph Emmons and fill the banks superintendent post. Samuel Squire of Cleveland is the current banks head. A vacancy in the governor’s cabinet exists after William S Evatt resigned as finance director to become state tax administrator. Herbert Deffenbacher acts as director. Also a vacancy on the industrial commission and appointments to a publicity and promotion commission. The latter members receive no salary but may hire a secretary at 3600 annually.
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Columbus
U.P
John W. Bricker
Civil Service Commission
Ralph Emmons
Samuel Squire
Cleveland
Davey Democratic
William S. Evatt
Herbert Deffenbacher
Evatt
State Industrial Commission
John W. Beall
Lima
Trial Proceeds In Louisiana Mail Fraud Case
Federal Judge Wayne G Borah overruled defense motions and ordered five men to face trial on mail fraud charges. The government alleges Seymour Weiss James Monroe Smith J Emory Adams Monte Hart and Louis C Lesage resold LSUs 75000 worth furnishings tied to the Bienville Hotel purchase for 575000.
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New Orleans
U.P
Wayne G. Borah
U. S
O. John Rogge
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
J. Emory Adams
Monte Hart
Louis C. Lesage
Oil Company
Bienville Hotel
University
Russians Mobilize To Defend Polish Frontier
Pravda reports Russia concentrates troops on its western frontier to stop Polish forces from retreating across the border. Partial mobilization aims to defend the Soviet Polish frontier and to disarm and intern up to 1,000,000 Poles fleeing into Russia.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Admiral Leahy Pledges Help to Puerto Ricans
Admiral William D. Leahy, former U S chief of naval operations, assumed the governorship of Puerto Rico and pledged to improve opportunities and conditions for all residents of Puerto Rico in San Juan.
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Admiral Leahy
San Juan
P. R
U.P
William D. Leahy
U. S
Safe Stealers Out at Second in Reynoldsburg Robbery
A late night attempted burglary at Hayes drug store in Reynoldsburg ended with suspects fleeing as police radio tracked the action. B O Cochenour reported a 700 pound safe being dragged from the store and officers recovered the un opened safe after the incident.
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Columbus
Reynoldsburg
B. O. Cochenour
Hayes
Franklin County
Ray Roberts
al Boyster
Connell
Charles Saltz Dies At Home In McArthur
Charles Saltz died at his McArthur home at age 69. A retired farmer, he is survived by his wife Julia sons Joe and Raymond a daughter Mrs Lantz Wrightsel and a brother in Westerville A sister Mrs Ida Lantz had died Aug 30 Funeral arrangements were not complete today.
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McArthur
Charles Saltz
Saltz
Julia
Joe
Raymond
Lantz Wrightsel
Westerville
Ida Lantz
OU To Participate in Civilian Pilot Training
The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced approval of 166 colleges and universities including Ohio University to participate in the civilian pilot training program.
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Washington
The
Civil Aeronautics Authority Today
Ohio University
War Bride McGuire Marries English RAF Aide to Britain
Socially prominent Ernestine Lauraine McGuire, 24, of Piedmont California becomes one of America's first war brides in marrying George Cotton of Earl Chilton Leicester England who goes to join the Royal Air Force.
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Ernestine Lauraine McGuire
Piedmont
Calif
America
George Cotton
Earl Chilton
Leicester
England
Royal Air Force
War Buddies Die Disputing Europe Crisis
Two Higginsport veterans Paris Shepherd age 42 and Clifford Glaze age 45 drowned after a fight over the European crisis toppled them from a john boat on the Ohio River. Companion Henry Cochran said the men grappled in the boat and fell in, drowning before he could help.
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Higginsport
U.P
Ohio
Paris Shepherd
Clifford Glaze
Henry Cochran
Arms Embargo Repeal Aimed by Rep White
Rep. Dudley A. White proposes repealing the arms embargo and replacing it with a cash and carry system for all belligerents. He would keep the National Munitions Control Board and require American travelers to bear risk on ships of belligerents. He opposes selective embargo power for the president, warning against discriminatory policy toward European nations.
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Washington
U.P
Dudley A. White
House
National Munitions Control Board
White
Dr. Dafoe Speaks at Cleveland Medical Congress
Canadian country doctor Allan Roy Defoe who tends the Dionne quintuplets arrives in Cleveland to help advance healthier children. He will speak at the first American congress on obstetrics and gynecology addressing the care of the quintuplets and the premature infant.
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Cleveland
U.P
Allan Roy Defoe
U. S
Dafoe
Bridge Fire Damages Marietta West Virginia Span
A fire caused 10000 dollars in damage to the Marietta Williamstown bridge over the Ohio River. Believed incendiary, the blaze burned 500 feet of planking and likely damaged steel beams, closing the bridge to all traffic.
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Marietta
U.P
Marietta-Williamstown
W. Va
Ohio River
Galion Bank President Galion First National Die 68
Galion U P B Place age 68 president of the Galion First National Bank died last night. The funeral will be held Wednesday.
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Galion
U.P
B. E. Place
Galion First National Bank
Germans claim Warsaw encirclement and riverfront advance
German high command says forces sealed off Warsaw on the south bank of the Narew with Polish divisions surrendering as their drive to sever Poland from Romania pushes across the San toward Radymno and Jaroslaw and toward Lwow while naval units press Gdynia. Allied Polish sources report Warsaw defensemen beating back raids as nearly 2 million troops regroup for a new stand on the Vistula front and French forces claiming to repulse a major German counteroffensive.
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Germany
High Command
Warsaw
Narew
Rumania
San River
Radymno
Jaroslaw
Lwow
Gdynia
Vistula
French Stop German Counterattacks on Maginot West Wall Front
French troops repelled German counterattacks along the Maginot West Wall frontier after hand to hand fighting near the Sierck Saarburg Road. French advances widen toward the main line with artillery shelling at Zweibruecken and heavy air attacks behind enemy lines in the Saar valley.
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Paris
Maginot-West Wall
Sierck-Saarburg
Mertzig
Moselle
Luxembourg
Saar and
Buschsdorf
Germany
Zweibruecken
Saarbruecken
West Wall
Saar
World War era updates from Bucharest to London
Romanian defense steps widen amid fear of Balkan shifts. Ottawa cites U S neutrality rules limiting arms shipments to Canada. Belgian defense denies German troops disorder claim near Brussels. Franco orders removal of German civilians from border area. New Zealand plans a 6000 strong expeditionary force to Europe.
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London
New Zealand
Europe
Nazi Polish War Nearing Decisive Stage, Berlin Says
Berlin reports the first great battle of the Polish war is reaching a decisive point along a 250 mile semi circular front from East Prussia to the Carpathians. Warsaw Radom sectors see the heaviest fighting as Nazis claim new advances and large captures. Modlin and Lomza are occupied or approached with bridgeheads on the San line.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Radom
Poland
East Prussia
Carpathian Mountains
Vistula
Bug
High Command
Warsaw-Radom
Kutno
Posen
Narew
Wizna
Lomza
Lwow
Rumania
Jaroslaw
Nowgorod
Lodz
Sandomierz
Cracow- Lwow
Carpathians
Slovakia
San
Prezemysl
Jaroslav
Ukraines
Modlin
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NEA
Westerplatte
AKRON
C OF C
Bricker
Louisiana
Dr. Dafoe
Saabruecken
German
By Ralph Heinzen
Bulletins
Bucharest
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Brussels
Haren
Belgium
National Defense Department
Francisco Franco
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