Axis Sea Raider Reported Near Panama Canal Zone
Washington AP reports officials weighing a Senate Naval Committee inquiry into the Greer incident and possible German raider activity near the Panama Canal Zone. Navy officials deny details while noting reports of a raider near the Galapagos, sinking a Dutch freighter and pursuing other ships.
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Axis
Panama Canal Zone
Washington
Pacific
Panama Canal
Senate Naval Committee
North Atlantic
Greer
Walsh
D-Mass
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Roosevelt
Naval Committee
Congress
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
British destroyer rams Nazi U-boat in Atlantic clash
The British Navy shows prowess as warships ram and split a Nazi U-boat in the Atlantic. The action highlights daily feats keeping sea lanes open for Britain and Allied supply lines.
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Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Four men assault Cleveland woman near East 40th St pier
A 27 year old Cleveland woman was beaten by four men near a Lake Erie pier at the foot of East 40th Street while her fiancé watched. The group fled with 125 dollars stolen from her escort and 5 dollars from her ticket book, leaving the woman severely swollen.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
East 40Th St
New Effort To Avert Railroad Strike
In Chicago a final effort to avert a national railroad strike began with a meeting between a representative of the national railway mediation board and members of the President's emergency fact finding board. The executive session, which could last hours, signaled intensified negotiations to resolve the dispute.
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Chicago
Fort
National Railway Mediation Board
37000 Miners Call Out in Steel Mill District
The CIO United Mine Workers ordered a strike of about 37000 soft coal miners in seven captive steel company mines amid a defense emergency. Areas affected include western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Tennessee with Alabama miners initially cited but disputed. The dispute centers on a union shop requirement and the distinction from a closed shop.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Mine Workers
United States Steel
Bethlehem and
Republic
Weirton
Wheeling,Crucible
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Tennessee
Patrick T. Fagan
UMW
Alabama
Italian Editor Says FD Gives Axis Freedom
Virginio Gayda, editor of Il Giornale D'Italia, argued Roosevelt’s naval orders without defining defensive waters grant Axis warships freedom to fire on U S ships or engage anywhere. He warned the U S may delay war, while Germany and Italy face the risk of American aggression without timing. He said no limit on American action exists and Axis ships must be ready to defend themselves.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Roosevelt
United States Navy
United States
Il Giornale D'Italia
Germany
Italy
Reject Plea On Discounts For Coal Shipments
Washington reports the bituminous coal producers board in district four Cleveland Ohio sought to end seasonal discounts on coal shipped in April to Ohio Michigan and parts of Indiana The division denied the request noting April is a coal burning month in the territory and that removing discounts would harm district eight producers
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Washington
Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio Board
District Eight
Brooklyn Straphangers Delayed by Power Break
A power plant failure halted 186 miles of subway elevated and surface car track in Brooklyn and Queens during the morning rush hour. The Brooklyn-Manhattan rapid transit system slowed for about 30 minutes as crews repaired the outage affecting the Brooklyn and Queens divisions.
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New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn and
Queens
Brooklyn - Manhattan
Resume Work At Shipyards In Lorain
About 75 workers returned to jobs today at the American Ship Building Co. in Lorain as a strike narrow about 1,100 yard employees resumes. CIO officials said members would return tomorrow while a labor board finding supported AFL union majority in Lorain yard. The CIO urged prompt return to work for negotiations after Sidney Hillman appealed yesterday. AFL had ordered a return today after previously targeting Wednesday.
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Lorain
American Ship Building Co
CIO
American Federation of Labor Unions
Sidney Hillman
OPM
AFL
Grand Army Jubilee Opens in Columbus
Fewer than a hundred veterans of the Civil War era gathered in Columbus for the 75th national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Department commanders met to plan Wednesday parade events and official greetings from Gov. Bricker and Mayor Green during the diamond jubilee session.
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Columbus
Lincoln
Grand Army of the Republic
John W. Bricker
Floyd Green
Publisher plans new morning Chicago newspaper
Marshall Field, publisher of New York PM, announced plans to launch a new morning newspaper in Chicago. He indicated ongoing work on the project and forthcoming steps.
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New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
British warplanes bolster Soviet defense at Leningrad front
Dewitt Mackenzie notes a small RAF expeditionary wing rushed to the Murmansk route to aid the besieged city of Leningrad. He warns the move signals Allied urgency as Berlin touts Luftwaffe strength and both sides fight along the Leningrad to Black Sea front with winter approaching.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Leningrad
London
Murmansk
Persia
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Britain
Churchill
Russia
Black Sea
Hitler
Miners Ignore Union Orders in Hazleton Strike
More than 10 000 Pennsylvania coal miners defy CIO United Mine Workers calls and continue a work stoppage that has closed 14 collieries. A motorcade of insurgents tried to reopen two mines but failed as staffing was insufficient. Harriottown Shaft Colliery remained closed. State police noted rescuers blocked a highway with logs to allow a return to work.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
CIO United Mine Workers of America
Aew
Harrieton Shaft
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Panther Creek
Fire Destroys Oil Train En Route to Atlantic Coast
A derailment of a 61 tank car train carrying crude oil caused a massive blaze near Columbus. About 100000 gallons fed the fire, seen 20 miles away, threatening San Marguerite homes as firemen retreated from the heat. PRR estimates thousands in damage to the train and oil supplies.
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Columbus
Atlantic Coast
San Marguerite
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Escaped convict shot during grocery holdup in Columbus
Police identified the slain man as Fred G. Reed 25 of Blacklick who had escaped from two prisons. He broke from Mansfield Reformatory months ago and was later sentenced at Moundsville W Va. A companion who fled from the bullets surrendered to officers. Grocer Clayton Lloyd fired the fatal shot.
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Columbus
George Tiller
Fred G. Reed
Blacklick
Tiller
Mansfield Reformatory
Moundsville
W. Va
Clayton L. Lloyd
Motorist Survives 250-Foot Cliff Dive
In GRAND COULEE William Thomas’ car left a sharp curve and plunged 250 feet down a cliff. He crawled from the wreckage and thumbed a ride to a Mason City hospital with a cracked rib and minor cuts.
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Grand Coulee
William Thomas
Thomas
Mason City
Keels for two destroyers laid in Philadelphia Navy Yard
Unnamed keels for two destroyers will be laid tomorrow without public ceremony at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as part of the United States rapid naval expansion.
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Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia Navy l Yard
Finland Nears End of War With Soviet Russia
Helsinki reports a government spokesman expresses good hope for peace soon while ruling out a separate peace with Moscow. Minister Vaino Tanner says Finland is allied with Germany by accident and will keep fighting only as long as its interests require.
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Finland
Helsinki
Russia
Moscow
Vaino Tanner
Social Democratic Party
Germany
Tanner
Four Yankee Aviators Missing in Action
The Air Ministry reported four American volunteers in the RAF are missing. One is Flight Officer W. W. Olson of Concord Nebraska from the American Eagle squadron, believed killed in action. The other three soldiers identified are Second Aircraftsman E. R. Jack, Sergeant E. A. R. Thompson, and Sergeant C. Deges with home towns not given.
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London
British
Air Ministry
RAF
Eagle Squadron
W. W. Olson
Concord
Nebraska
E. R. Jack
E. A. R. Thompson
C. Deges
Charges of Wards of Home Denied in Court
Alfred Marquis superintendent of the Washington County Children's Home denied claims that inmates were mistreated. Seventeen girls aged 12 to 17 testified before Probate Judge Frank Fleming, then returned to the school as the judge promised to take up complaints with the trustees.
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Marietta
Alfred Marquis
Washington County
Akron Church Janitor Recalled in Ruth Zwicker Murder Trial
Albert B. Lukens testified again in the Ruth Zwicker murder case to finish his account of the 24-year-old music teacher’s death. Lukens, the 58 year old church janitor, described how she fell against the church piano after refusing his kiss he demanded.
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Akron
Albert B. Lukens
Ruth Zwicker
Lukens
Army Presses Morals Drive Near Lake Charles
Mil itary and state authorities after a drive on vice gambling and uncleanliness near Lake Charles expressed satisfaction with soldiers health and conduct. State Police Captain Yel dell said gambling is broken up and prostitutes driven out, with remaining offenders to be forced out as troops begin major war maneuvers.
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Lake Charles
B. O. Yeldell
Columbus Man Held on Murder Charge in Wife Shooting
Columbus detective said Guy Holcomb 36 held on second degree murder charge for shooting wife Hazel 36 at their home. Holcomb claimed the shooting was accidental during a domestic quarrel and scuffle.
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Columbus
Guy Holcomb
Hazel
C. C. Cole
Holcomb
Pope asks Catholics to pray for end of war in October
Pope Pius XII urged faithful worldwide to pray during October for a shortening of the war. The appeal was sent to bishops through papal representatives, as reported by Il Messaggero Romano.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Il Osservatore Romano
Congressmen Resume Work On Tax Bill
Congress members return from a long legislative break to push the unprecedented 3.5 billion revenue bill. The House must approve the conference compromise after a Senate amendment cuts income tax exemptions, likely prompting a record vote.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
William Arnold Dies At Home in McArthur
William Arnold, 78, a longtime Vinton County resident, died at his McArthur home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held there at 2 p.m. Wednesday. He ran the Arnold blacksmith shop for 59 years, retiring in 1939 after a centennial-era business. Survived by son Fred Arnold of Cleveland, daughter Linnie Arnold, three grandsons and one great granddaughter. wife Emma Kennard Arnold preceded him.
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Mcarthur
William Arnold
Vinton County
Arnold
Emma Kennard Arnold
Fred Arnold
Cleveland
Linnie, Arnold
McArthur High School
Tragic Death Found in Cisterna at Maize Home
A search party recovered the body of 3 year old Charles Leonard Maize from a cistern at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Leonard Maize yesterday.
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Delaware
Charles Leonard Maize
Leonard Maize
Rain Drenches Opening of Army War Games
Alexandria report says half a million troops from the second and third armies clash in two week war games amid rain and mist. General Krueger's third army advances northeast toward General Lear's second army as armored divisions and air units prepare to contest the field.
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Alexandria
Walter Krueger
Gulf of Mexico
Ben Lear
Second Army
Pinelands
Red River
Third Army
New Drive On Southern Front Seen
German advances tighten ring around Kiev and threaten Leningrad defences while a sea borne push toward Sebastopol is forecast. Bulgarian partial mobilization, Romanian and Bulgarian ports closed, and mass air battles rage as RAF units arrive in the USSR.
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Ankara
Crimea
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Russia
Dnieper
Ukraine
Sofia
Leningrad
London
Daily Telegraph
Winston Churchill
U.S.S.R
Norway
Mediterranean
Man Electrocuted On Scaffold At Wheeling Steel Plant
Thomas Vaccaro aged 27 died after coming into contact with a high voltage wire while working on a scaffold 35 feet above ground at the Wheeling Steel Company plant in Steubenville.
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Steubenville
Thomas Vaccaro
Wheeling Steel Company
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