London Bomb Raid Hits Downing Street and Landmarks
Nazi bombers struck central London in a daylight raid, targeting No. 10 Downing Street and famed sites such as Somerset House and the Piccadilly Hotel. Parachutes drifted over central London as fighters pursued. Widespread strikes were reported across the Midlands and Lancashire.
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Piccadilly Hotel
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Berkeley Square
Rotten Row
Berlin
Thames
DNB
Britain
Midlands
Lancashire
Liverpool
London Chaos Report From German Official Amid Bombing
Hans Rechenberg, a German official close to Walther Funk, described London as chaos after air raids. He said a dock area burned and bombed with no anti aircraft response and warned the attacks would worsen. He stated life in Greater London was nearly impossible as factories, storage sites and power facilities were targeted.
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Walther Funk
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Thames Riverfront
Willkie Aims To Keep U S Troops Here
Republican nominee Wendell Willkie told Chicago crowds he would never send American boys to fight in a European war and urged a domestic economy to resist dictators. He criticized Roosevelt for unemployment, debt and promises, claiming his plan would restore jobs and national strength. He warned of a growing public debt and argued his campaign would expose corruption and defend the democratic way of life.
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Iowa
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Mercury Hits New Low For Day in Cincinnati
Cincinnati records a new date low as the thermometer falls to 43 degrees. The prior record for the date was 44 set in 1923, with last year’s conditions contrasting in a heat wave reaching 98.5.
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Cincinnati
Death Toll Mounts in Powder Plant Blast at Kennil
Rescue workers combed smouldering ruins at the Hercules Powder Company's Kennil plant as the death toll rose toward 50. At least 35 killed, 125 injured, $1 million in damage. FBI probes sabotage amid defense-contract ties.
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Hercules Powder Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Danbury
Conn
William C. Hunt
Wilmington
Del
Morris County
Fifteen Injured When Tank Cars Explode
Four tank cars of gasoline and three of coal derailed at the Northern Pacific Railway depot in Pine City Minnesota touching off a fire and explosion that destroyed all but one car and the depot. Fifteen persons were injured, none seriously.
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Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
Bold Bank Robbery Strikes Zanesville Lenders During Lunch
Three masked gunmen robbed 20 people at the Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association in downtown Zanesville during lunch today, escaping with about $1,000. No injuries reported. Local police sweep the area and investigate the bold daytime heist.
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Zanesville
Mutual Federal Savings and Loan Association
Invasion Mood Grows as Italy Rolls Egypt Offensive
The piece links Hitler’s England invasion gamble to Mussolini's Egypt campaign, German bombing of Britain, and incursion into Northern Ireland. It notes Hitler’s air deficit, the air war’s impact, and argues mass German manpower would rush to the boats if ordered.
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Egypt
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Rulers Unshaken by Bombing of Palace
LONDON. King George replied to war cabinet congratulations on their Majesties escape when Buckingham Palace was bombed this morning. He said the bombing was a personal experience of German barbarity and would strengthen resolve to fight through to final victory.
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War Cabinet
Buckingham Palace
See No Sign Of Food Prices Skyrocketing
Chicago reports a modest rise in food costs since the European war began with wholesale figures showing about a 3 percent increase from prior levels, yet still 2 percent below peak levels after the early war surge. Analysts cite defense spending and stronger industry as factors.
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Chicago
Infection from eyebrow plucking kills girl in Sioux Falls
A 21 year old Parkston native and nurse trainee Lois Hins died this morning in Sioux Falls from cellulitis that developed after she plucked her eyebrows. Doctors say the infection spread between skin layers, ending the life of one of triplet sisters.
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Lois Hias
Parkston
Miss Hins
U.S. Will Not Set Corn Marketing Quotas This Year
Secretary Wickard said total corn supply is below quota level and no corn marketing quotas will be established this year under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Quotas exist for cotton and tobacco but not for corn.
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Washington
Wickard
World Series Opens in Chicago The 1940 Series
Chicago hosts the opening game of the 1940 World Series likely in Cincinnati as the pennant winner from the National League prepares to meet its opponent on Wednesday October 2 with anticipation high for the fall classic.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio Job Insurance Formula Is Changed
Ohio's Bureau of Unemployment Compensation will use a new benefit payment formula after a Social Security Board request. Administrator H. C. Atkinson said he was nearing agreement with board representatives, noting inequities found in Ohio's system and expected prompt action to eliminate them.
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Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Social Security Board
H. C. Atkinson
Washington
Ohioan Seeks Probe Into Government Propaganda Spending
Ohio Republican Robert Jones has asked the House Rules Committee to examine figures showing high government propaganda expenditures and to consider his resolution for a congressional investigation. He urged lawmakers to grant the measure a vote.
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Washington
Robert Jones
Ohio
House Rules Committee
Jones
Clyde Crew Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Clyde Crew, 338, was fatally hurt last night when his motorcycle collided with an automobile in Salem.
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Clyde
King and Queen in Buckingham Palace Shelter Flee Nazi Raid
The Associated Press reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sheltered in a palace air raid refuge as a Nazi dive bomber dropped five bombs on Buckingham Palace. The palace sustained minor damage while the royals, unharmed, were escorted to safety with London under bombardment across the region.
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Wallace Warns of Economic Invasion If Nazis Win
ST CLOUD Minn Henry A Wallace warned that a Nazi victory would trigger an economic invasion as Europe falls under German influence He said puppet governments would pressure for loans and American finance would be asked to float them in the United States during his northern Minnesota stop
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Cincinnati man dies after car crash injuries
Jesse Boston, 55, died at his home a few hours after being released from a hospital where he had been since June 17 with injuries from an automobile accident.
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Cincinnati
Jesse Boston
Predict Draft Measure To Be Passed Today
Washington report says congressional leaders expect rapid action on the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory service bill. The joint conference committee’s compromise version aims to register 16.5 million men aged 21 to 35 for potential military service, with passage seen as imminent but timing uncertain.
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Congressional
White House
Senate
House
Congress
War Department memo says equipment ample for million
Akron report releases War Department memorandum stating equipment including basic weapons is more than ample to train the million men expected to be called by next January. Rep Dow W Harter (D Ohio) publicized the document asserting no shortage exists.
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Akron
War Department
Dow W Harter
Ohio
Congress Appropriations Reach Peace Time Record
Congress has appropriated 13.13 billion dollars this session and may seek 1.5 billion more before adjournment, with an additional 8.26 billion authorized for future years, totaling 21.38 billion. Defense accounts exceed 15 billion. the current direct appropriation tops any peace time year, surpassing 9.72 billion last year, though WWI outlays were higher in 1918 and 1919.
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Washington
Congress
Paralysis Spreads to Three New Ohio Counties
Infantile paralysis reported in three counties with two cases in Williams and one in Madison, Fayette, Franklin, Cuyahoga, and Columbiana. Ohio's active total reaches 76 as deaths hold at 19 and 244 victims discharged.
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Fayette
Franklin
Cuyahoga
Columbiana
Dutch Luxury Liner Sails From New York
The Holland America flagship Nieuw Amsterdam departed New York last night bound for an undisclosed port, likely to be converted into a troopship for Britain. Estimated cost is $15,000,000 as it heads into high seas after an unannounced departure.
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Nieuw Amsterdam
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