German Invasion Threats Rally as London Bombardment Looms
German sources claim 10 000 plane loads of bombs daily will strike London from French bases in a massive blitzkrieg. They boast 2 500 aircraft making four trips daily and threaten invasion if Britain resists, while indicating targets include Parliament and Buckingham Palace.
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London
Berlin
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Goering
England
Germany
French
Reichstag
Buckingham
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Ashurst Defeated in Arizona Senate Bid Amid Primary Returns
Mounting returns show Sen. Ashurst of Arizona trailing Ernest W. McFarland by about two to one in his bid for renomination. Other results: Sen. Vandenberg in Michigan assured of renomination. Shipstead leads in Minnesota. Austin unopposed in Vermont. Vermont also renominates Gov. Aiken for the Senate vacancy. In Louisiana, four House members defeated, with runoffs possible.
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Ashurst
D-Ariz
Vandenberg
Rmich
Shipstead
Minnesota
Vermont
Austin
Arizona
Ernest W. McFarland
House of Representatives
Sam Jones
Long
George D. Aiken
Senate
Gibson
Aiken
Ralph E. Flanders
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Wendell L. Willkie
Michigan
Lauren D. Dickinson
Big City
Washington
Clarence D. Martin
Clarence C. Dill
U. S
Ohio traffic toll nears 2000 mark in 1940s rise
Columbus reports Ohio's traffic fatalities may reach the 2000 level as motor vehicle registrations and travel mileage rise. Health department figures show 847 deaths in the first six months, compared with 768 in the same period of 1939, with second-half totals typically higher.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Alliance Records City’s First Auto Fatality Since November
Alliance reported today its first automobile fatality since last November. The incident prompted police and responders to secure the scene and begin standard investigations. Further details remain limited as officials verify the sequence of events.
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Alliance
War Department plans to register men 21 through 30
Washington AP report says the War Department plans to register men aged 21 to 30 as a fallback if the Burke Wadsworth bill limits fail. Senate and House conferees debated upper age limits with proposals of 39 or 44 and a 21 to 30 fallback, amid ongoing negotiations.
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War Department
Washington
Joint
Senate
House Conference Committee
House
Sheppard
Senate Military Committee
Labor Speech To Be Given By F D Tonight
President Roosevelt will deliver a labor speech at Constitution Hall from 9 30 to 10 p m EST. Reporters were told the address is likely the campaign labor speech though officials say its political nature may be unclear even after delivery. Flynn and the Democratic Committee plan radio time on NBC CBS as part of the effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Constitution Hall
E.S.T
New York
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
NBC
CBS
Nation's fruit crop smaller than last year
The Agriculture Department forecast a 1940 fruit crop about 13 percent below 1939 and roughly one percent under the 1934-38 average. The revision by the crop reporting board followed a survey of conditions as of September 1 in eight major crops. Downward revision occurred for apples and peaches, while pears and grapes saw slight increases.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Crop board cuts soybean forecast after poor August in three states
The crop reporting board lowers its September 1 soybean production estimate by 2 million bushels from last year due to unfavorable August weather in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, the top three producing states.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Tobacco crop below ten year average in 1940 forecast
The Department of Agriculture projects the 1940 tobacco crop will be below the 10-year average and materially below last year’s harvest. Supplies of principal types range from ample to burdensome, with total production estimated at 1,241,680,000 pounds, down from August forecast and over 500,000,000 pounds under the 1939 crop. The 10-year average is 1,360,661,000 pounds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Speaker Bankhead Collapses, Hospitalized After Address Delay
Baltimore reports Speaker William B. Bankhead, weakened by congressional duties during a national emergency, collapsed half an hour before a nationwide radio address and remains under medical observation at his hotel.
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Baltimore
William B. Bankhead
Two Electrocuted by High Tension Wires
A wire fell across a high tension line yesterday causing the electrocution of Dewey Lambert 42 of Barnesville and Gene Herron 19 of New Philadelphia. Donald Lawrence of Malta Ohio was injured. The three were stringing wires to the new municipal stadium.
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Zanesville
Dewey Lambert
Barnesville
Gene Herron
New Philadelphia
Donald Lawrence
Malta
Municipal Stadium
Tractor crash at sawmill kills 19 year old Cecil Earich
A tractor overturned at a sawmill in McConnellville and crushed Cecil Earich age 19 to death. The incident occurred at the work site and authorities are investigating the cause.
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Mcconnellville
Cecil Earich
Bomb hits Buckingham Palace in delayed attack
A delayed-action bomb struck Buckingham Palace in London tearing into the north front and destroying part of the glassed-in pool area. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were absent and no casualties were reported as staff sheltered. damage was mainly from flying glass and soot with the pool area exposed to the garden.
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London
Buckingham Palace
England
George
Elizabeth
Heart of
Margaret Rose
Army Spending Much Slower Than in 1917
Col. Leonard P. Ayres, chief statistician of the American expeditionary force, said 1917 war month expenditures rose 28 times faster than in 1940 during the first five months. He argued actual spending is a better gauge of preparedness than appropriations or contracts and warned no momentum is evident now.
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Cleveland
Leonard P. Ayres
Ayres
American Expeditionary Force
Geneva Denied Right To $600 000 Estate
Conneaut industrialist George J. Record left a $600 000 estate to Geneva on condition the village accept by July 24 and found a polytechnic school. The council voted June 10 to accept but new trustees say Geneva failed to comply and is entitled to no further consideration.
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Geneva
George J. Record
Conneaut
Westinghouse Reports Record August Defense Driven Sales
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co announces August sales of 57,352,054 dollars, driven by defense contracts, marking the biggest month in company history.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Bomb Wrecks East London School Sheltering 500
London reporters describe frantic attempts to rescue entombed survivors after a large bomb struck an East London two story school Monday night where about 500 people had taken shelter. Demolition squads searched the ruins for victims as canonized debris and a crater marked the site.
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London
War Today Warns of Nazi Invasion Threat to Britain
The piece outlines a looming Nazi aerial offensive aimed at Britain, with invasion as a possible next step. It notes preparations for crossing the English Channel and the potential crippling of Britain’s industry, while warning that bad weather could affect the battle’s momentum.
Churchill warns of cross channel invasion as barges shift to French coast
Prime Minister Winston Churchill declares Nazi forces poised to cross the Channel with hundreds of self propelled barges moving to launch bases on the French coast. RAF bombers strike barge concentrations while Berlin predicts heavy bombings on London in coming days as Britain braces for invasion.
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Winston Churchill
British Empire
Germany
England
London Air Ministry
RAF
Britons Cheer RAF Attacks on Berlin and London Bombardment
British news reports cheer the RAF raid on Berlin targeting the Reichstag Potsdam railway Brandenburg Gate and other sites while Buckingham Palace is said to be partly wrecked by a German bomb. London endures a fourth night of V2 like raids as authorities report fires and damage across the city.
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Reichsmarshal
England
Reichstag
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Kottbusser Street
Channel
London
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Elizabeth
The
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Hitler
Potsdam
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Fifth Avenue
Paul Joseph Goebbels
United States
Goebbel
Donald R. Heath
St. Hedwig's
Thames River
Wall Street
Associated Press
Fleet Street
St. Paul's Cathedral
Charing Cross
Central
London Square
Parliament declares King Haakon unable to function
The Norwegian Parliament declared King Haakon unable to function while postponing the decision on his return until after the war. The body did not remove him but suspended duties as the wartime cabinet handles the crisis.
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Oslo
Norway
Berlin
Haakon
British Fire Cards Burn German Targets In War
British claims that two inch square phosphorus and guncotton fire cards dropped by bombers ignite fires across farms barns crops and forests. German reports acknowledge burned houses munitions and injuries from picking them up, with planes reportedly carrying up to a quarter million cards.
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London
Britain
Germany
Athlete Slain At Cincinnati
Investigators traced a thin lead from Cincinnati to Dayton and Springfield after the 22 year old YMCA athlete and prize weight lifter Robert T. Myers was found dead with a bullet through the heart near Union Terminal. A Dayton filling station attendant reported a maroon convertible coupe stolen from Myers and seen at the station with a nervous driver asking directions to Springfield. Police believe Myers was shot during a robbery attempt.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Robert T. Myers
Union Terminal
State Highway Patrol
Ohio
Myers
Tiffin Man Released After Jail Without Sentence
Edward Good, 63, of Springfield, had been in the county jail since June 15. Common Pleas Judge Ralph Sugrue ordered his release after ruling he had never been sentenced or held to the grand jury.
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Tiffin
Edward Good
Springfield
Common Pleas
Ralph Sugrue
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