First Contingent of 75 000 Draftees Expected in November
President Roosevelt signed the peacetime draft act ordering 16 500 000 men aged 21 to 35 to register Oct 16 for possible service in a citizen army. First draftees expected to be 75,000 to begin training in November with 900 000 in training at once, as Marshall warned of rising military danger.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Congress
Fatir
Willkie Bids for Vote of Solid South
Theodore Roosevelts third term is attacked by Wendell L Willkie aboard a train en route to Amarillo Texas He speaks in Tulsa and Coffeyville arguing that a single man should not hold power beyond two terms He labels a Roosevelt victory a step toward an American totalitarian government and appeals to Democrats Republicans and independents to uphold term limits.
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Willkie
Amarillo
Tex AP
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Garner
Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa Fair Grounds
Coffeyville
Kas
America
Thomas Jefferson
Public Hearing Set on Coal Report Requests
The Bituminous Coal Division orders a Washington hearing for October 1 on proposed rules requiring soft coal producers to provide constant operation data. Howard A. Gray said the data must cover preparation cost sale and distribution under minimum prices effective October 1 to properly administer the Bituminous Coal Act.
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Washington
Howard A. Gray
Gray
Athens Area Youths Enlist in U S Navy
Two youths from the Athens area enlisted in the United States Navy and were sent to the Norfolk Naval Training Station. Gerald Thurman Ringhiser, 21, son of Grover Ringhiser, Logan, and George Christopher Kinnison, 23, son of Leslie Kinnison, Murray City, are listed by W H Byers, the area recruiting officer. Ringhiser is a Logan High School graduate. Kinnison completed tenth grade at Murray City High School.
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Athens
United States Navy
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
W. H. Byers
Gerald Thurman Ringhiser
Grover Cleveland Ringhiser
Star Route
Logan
George Christopher Kinnison
Leslie Howard Kinnison
Murray City
Ringhiser
British Get 4 000 000 From U S Red Cross
London American Red Cross has supplied about 4 million dollars in cash and goods to aid British civilians since July 1 officials reported today. In Seneca county Clarence Good infirmary superintendent was exonerated after commissioners heard abuse charges.
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U. S
Red Cross
London
American Red Cross
Tiffin
Clarence Good
Seneca County
England Given Edge by Knox
SAN DIEGO Calif Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said England has a better than even chance to defeat Germany and expressed cheerful confidence. He arrived from Honolulu after inspecting naval facilities and five days at sea with the fleet. He noted fleet maneuvers off Hawaii showed the fleet as the best in the world and the navy air arm as very capable.
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San Diego
Calif
Frank Knox
England
Germany
Honolulu
Britain
Hawaii
Navy
Meigs County Filling Station Burglarized
The filling station of A D Morrison at School Lot was burglarized last night with merchandise valued at 25 dollars stolen. Entry was made by breaking a glass door as investigators led by Sheriff George A Beards, Deputy C H Jewell and Constable Ronald Grindley secured fingerprints.
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George A. Beards
Meigs County
C. H Jewell
Albany
Ronald Grindley
Pomeroy
Jap Nationals Prepare To Leave Indo China
In Hanoi the Japanese consul general ordered Japanese nationals to prepare for departure as tensions rise with French Indo China. Ships were ordered to Haiphong to evacuate Japanese refugees if needed.
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Indo-China
Hanoi
Japan
Roroku Suzaki
Haipong
United States Exports Seen Doubling Amid European War
Washington experts project foreign trade would rise to about 450 million dollars monthly exports by next summer if the European conflict extends another year, roughly doubling prewar levels.
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United States
Washington
Europe
Car Crash Kills Albert Backman. John Cook Fatally Injured
Albert D. Backman, 25, of Jonesville Michigan, was killed last night when a car driven by John Cook, 20, of Bryan skidded on a curve and struck a tree injuring Cook critically. Police investigated the fatal highway accident on the curve near Bryan.
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Albert D. Backman
Jonesville
Mich
John Cook
Cook
Cleveland to Begin November Food Stamp Plan
Cleveland officials expect the distribution plan for regular and surplus commodity foods to begin here on November 1, aiding relief families.
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Cleveland
Storms Stop Invasion Hope With Rough Channel Weather
Storms lash the Straits of Dover as fog and cross seas hinder Channel crossing. Britons declare that the so called Churchill Weather has balked Hitler’s best invasion chance. An AP correspondent on the Dover coast reports a nasty cross sea and churning channel.
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Straits of Dover
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
England
Associated Press
Dover
London
German Big Berthas Trained on London
German sources report long distance siege guns on the French channel coast have been brought into action against London. The super-cannons, previously unused, are now being range tested and are expected to be used more as days pass. London lies about 96 miles from the occupied French shore.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Churchill reports German invasion prep and London raids
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Germany is steadily deploying barges and ships for an invasion of Britain. He cited heavy air raids in September with thousands killed or wounded, and praised RAF damage to invasion bases while Berlin claimed the blitz was at its peak.
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Empire Capital
Ohio National Guards Mobilized for One Year Assignment
About 8,500 Ohio National Guardsmen are mobilized for a year of active duty at Camp Shelby Mississippi starting October 15. The call affects units across central and northern Ohio with several detachments exempt from the general order.
McNutt Urges Retention of Social Reforms
Paul V. McNutt, federal security administrator, urged at the International Association of Machinists convention that it is vital to keep the social reforms of recent years to preserve democracy in national defense. He cited old age pensions, aid for the blind and crippled, government scrutiny of private finance, and price equalization as the mature flowering of democratic principles. He warned that abandoning these reforms would mean defeat by opponents of the current way of life.
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Cleveland
Paul V. McNutt
New Deal
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor
Opticians Charged in Antitrust Suits In New York
Sixty eight individuals and twenty nine corporations in the optical industry were charged in four civil suits in U S District Court. The actions allege a conspiracy to fix unreasonably high and noncompetitive prices for spectacles and other optical supplies.
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New York
United States District Court
VU. S. Atty
Thurman Arnold
Samuel S. Isseks
Invasion Prospects and Air Defense in Wartime Britain
The column weighs the likelihood of a Nazi invasion by sea amid autumn storms and RAF battles. It notes Goering’s London flight, barge buildups on the continent, and the vast anti aircraft barrage defending London, arguing invasion hinges on air victory and morale.
Bricker and Davey Clash in Ohio Radio Debates
Ohio governor Bricker and challenger Davey locked horns over state wide radio networks. Davey claimed $18 million in school debt during Bricker’s term while Bricker said $6.5 million remained in treasury and was moved to general revenue. Bricker accused Davey of budget falsification and poor cooperation with the Legislature as Davey vetoed funds. The governor touted a $1 million annual saving from competitive bidding.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Martin L. Davey
Davey
Cleveland
Ohio Public Schools
Bricker
Congressmen Escort Bankhead Train to Jasper Funeral
President Roosevelt leads nearly 100 members of Congress and six cabinet officials escort the body of Speaker William B Bankhead aboard a special train en route to Jasper Alabama for funeral services in the sorrowing town.
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Roosevelt
Jaspar
Ala
Congress
William B. Bankhead
Dixie
Jasper
Bergdoll Must Serve Full Five-Year Draft Sentence
Federal Judge John C. Knox dismisses Bergdoll habeas corpus and rules he must serve the full five year Army court martial sentence from 1920 and the additional two year sentence from 1938 for his flight to Germany.
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New York
John C. Knox
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bergdoll
Germany
Gale Tears Through Maritime Provinces Causing Heavy Damage
A tropical gale surged northeast of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick causing extensive damage worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. A few people were injured but none seriously.
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Halifax
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Fugitive Returns to Prison After Escape
William Mitchell, 35, who escaped from the London prison farm dormitory September 3, returned voluntarily yesterday. He is serving a one to twenty year term for auto theft in Hamilton County.
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London
William Mitchell
London Prison Farm
Hamiltean
Pittsburgh driver wins safe driving award despite not driving
Dave Roberts laughed when an insurance company sent him a safe driving award. He has owned a car for 14 years but has never driven it himself.
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Pittsburgh
Dave Roberts
Ohio Draft Preparation in Columbus Mobilizes Guardsmen
Ohio plans to mobilize 8500 National Guardsmen on Oct 15 and register 850000 men aged 21 to 35 for a year of training at Camp Shelby. Adj Gen Light ordered printing of registration forms for Oct 16 distribution to county election boards. Secretary Neffner will send numbered cards to Washington for a draft bowl draw of about 15000 Ohioans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Camp Shelby
Miss
Adj
Gilson D. Light
George M. Neffner
Washington
Light
National Guard
Secretary of State
Three Primary Elections Held Across New York and Neighboring States
New York Massachusetts and Wisconsin held primary elections with focus on New York ALP split between Roosevelt supporters and opponents of a third term. The intra party feud followed ALP voting patterns from 1936 and 1938 while Connecticut Republicans held a nominating convention.
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Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Congress
American Labor Party
Roosevelt
ALP
Lehman
Cleveland Man Becomes Willkie Foreign Advisor
Dr. Brooks Emeny a 39 year old educational director of the Cleveland Foreign Affairs Council traveled aboard the Wendell Willkie train as the Republican nominee's new foreign affairs advisor He was appointed yesterday to replace Raymond Leslie Buell who was taken ill Sunday in Kansas City
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Cleveland
Brooks Emeny
Cleveland Foreign Affairs Council
Wendell Willkie
Emeny
Raymond Leslie Buell
Buell
Fortune Magazine
Kansas City
Savannah Fire Stations Answer 5 Week Old Call
Savannah fire alarm pulled during a hurricane Aug 11 reached indicators five weeks later and brought four companies. City electricians said the alarm box had been out of commission since the big blow. As soon as line became hot the box began to click out the old alarm.
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Savannah
Ohioans Seek Free Army Ballots From Congress
Washington reports Ohio Republicans Sen Robert A Taft and Rep Clarence J Brown urge Congress to authorize free mailing of absentee ballots to U S army officers and enlisted men. Ohio secretary of state George M Neffener backs the legislation.
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Washington
Congress
United States Army
Robert A. Taft
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
George M. Neffener
Martin Predicts GOP House Gains in Midterm
Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr., Republican National Chairman, predicts the GOP will gain at least 60, possibly 75 seats in the House this fall. He told reporters the trend is clearly favorable and would secure a comfortable majority.
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New York
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House of Representatives
Donaldson Funeral To Be Held Wednesday
NEW STRAITSVILLE Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Donaldson who died Sunday night in Cherrington Hospital Logan will be held Wednesday afternoon at Oroville Church. Interment will be at Gore. Mrs. Donaldson leaves a husband and two children Clifford of the home and Mrs. Ella Devol of Carbon Hill.
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New Straitsville
Charles Donaldson
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Oroville Church
Gore
Donaldson
Clifford
Ella Devol
Carbon Hill
Grant descendant Lillian Grant Goodeve dies in Scarsdale
Mrs. Lillian Grant Goodeve aged 44 of Scarsdale New York died last night. She was a granddaughter of Ulysses S Grant and a relative of the president. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Scarsdale
N. Y
Lillian Grant Goodeve
President Grant
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