Ohio Plans Home Defense Guard to Face Civil Unrest
Ohio drafts a Little National Guard of 130 officers and 2100 enlisted to guard against disturbances after National Guard redeploys to training camps. Six infantry battalions plus support units would be based in Columbus Cincinnati Lima Toledo Cleveland and Akron with arms and federal recognition required. About 85000 guardsmen and 850000 Ohio men age 21 to 35 would register for the draft October 16 under General Light.
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Columbus
Adjutant General's Office
Ohio
Adj
Gilson D. Light
Cincinnati
Lima
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Camp Shelby
Miss
John W. Bricker
General Light
Selective Service
National Guard
Flood Control Plan Shelved
Washington reports that a new flood control authorization program has been shelved for this Congress. President Roosevelt requested Congress to withhold non defense related bills, influencing House Flood Control Committee Chairman Whittington to not seek passage.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Whittington
Miss
House Flood Control Committee
British Air Losses Report Planes and Men
London reports the Royal Air Force has lost 621 planes and under 600 men since August 8 while German losses total 1,867 planes and about 4,000 men. British fliers in the Near East also claim 56 Italian planes with 15 British losses.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
Near East
Wife Obtains Temporary Injunction In Cleveland
Judge Samuel Kramer granted a temporary injunction to Mrs. August tennies aged 22 after she testified her husband planned to sell their home to finance gambling wagers.
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Cleveland
Samuel Kramer
August
Vinton Trucker Fined in Columbus Court
Claude Comer of Vinton Ohio was fined 19 dollars and costs by Judge John Matthias in police court for selling coal without a license and issuing an improper weigh bill. Columbus Wheeler also forfeited bond for similar charges after failing to appear. Comer had been on probation for a prior sales tax violation per the BBB report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Claude Comer
Vinton
John Matthias
Columbus Wheeler
Comer
Columbus Better Business Bureau
Maritime Orchardists Lose Heavily in Storm
Halifax reports a ferocious storm devastates Nova Scotia orchards and fisheries. Annapolis Valley orchardists estimate losses near 1 million dollars with 600000 barrels of apples felled just before harvest. Restoration work continues as communities recover from the damage.
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Halifax
Maritime Province
Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
315 Millions To Be Spent on Plane Plants
The army and navy plan early expenditure of 315 million dollars to enlarge aircraft plants and speed production. The funds would come from an additional 1.7339 billion in cash and 207 million in contract authorizations requested by President Roosevelt to Congress on September 14.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Congress Opens Final Details on World War II Conscription
President Roosevelt returns to Washington as Congress readies a $2 billion defense bill and sets up the draft system. Regulations for registration and induction are to be announced, with two of six volumes soon in effect. Public notices will publish registrants and deferments to deter abuse.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Senate
Army
No New Taxes Pledged by Republicans in Ohio Platform
Columbus Ohio Republicans draft a state platform vowing no new taxes and accusing former Gov. Martin L. Davey of insincerity in repealing the 3 percent sales tax. The tentative platform also supports a $40 monthly old age pension as set by recent legislation while honoring the law's letter and spirit.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Norman A. Imrie
Aide of Hitler Discusses War Plans in Rome Conference
Berlin reports Ribbentrop traveled to Rome to confer with Mussolini and Ciano on the possible trading of 50 US destroyers for air and naval bases. Italy’s Egypt invasion, Suez Canal aims, and German colonial support readiness center the talks amid unfolding war strategies.
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Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Mussolini
Count Ciano
United States
Atlantic
Italy
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ribbentrop
Germany
Ethiopia
RAF mines in German harbors and waters revealed
London reports Royal Air Force pilots laid more than 30 separate minefields in German occupied harbors and territorial waters from the Norwegian coast to the Bay of Biscay. The air ministry announced today.
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London
Royal Air Force
Bay of Biscay
Air Ministry
Strike Closes King Powder Plant in Kings Mills
A 60 worker strike at the King Powder Company plant in Kings Mills led to its closure today, called by the CIO which organized the employees last month. Sheriff William Hufford prepared deputies, observers saw no disorder, and Manager R. A. King planned talks with CIO executives about wage demands a closed shop and other issues.
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Lebanon
King Powder Company
Kings Mills
R. A. King
King
CIO
William Hufford
Warren County
Ross County School Closed Over Infantile Paralysis Outbreak
In Clarksburg Ohio Ross County schools shuttered after 10 year old Hugh Vincent Jr was quarantined for infantile paralysis. Dr Bower ordered church schools and the community house closed until the excitement subsides as four cases are confirmed.
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Clarksburg, CO
Hugh Vincent, Jr
Bower
Ross County
Burglars Loot Keystone Bakery Safe
Thieves cracked the Keystone Bakery safe early this morning, taking about $600 in cash along with some checks and petty cash. No injuries reported. Authorities investigated the break in and searched for clues.
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Youngstown
Keystone Bakery
Hitler invasion of England remains possible despite seas
The piece argues Hitler could still attempt a 1940 invasion if an opening appeared. It notes the need for massive supplies and reinforcements, the dangers from weather, fog, and British defenses, and the risk of a seasick, poorly equipped landing facing the Royal Navy, RAF, and Dover cliffs.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Herr Hitler
England
Fuehrer
Churchill
House of Commons
Hitler
Attacks on London Eclipsed Other Bombings Claim
Military attaches and war correspondents say London faced more bombing punishment than Warsaw, Barcelona, or Madrid in 11 days of Luftwaffe raids. They believe the raids failed to disrupt communications or demoralize civilians enough to threaten invasion, despite heavy bombardment.
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London
Warsaw
Barcelona
Madrid
Rotterdam
Willkie Links Recovery to Defense in New Mexico Tour
In Albuquerque Wendell L. Willkie tied national defense to economic recovery as key U S priorities. He spoke to about 21 000 people at Tingley Park arguing rehabilitation of the domestic economy is central to defense and urging capital to flow into production to reduce unemployment. He warned four more years of the depression if the administration is reelected.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Wendell L. Willkie
Deep
Southwest
United States
Clyde Tingley
New Mexico
Tingley Park
Willkie
Germany
England
America
Major African Battle Looms Near Alexandria Road
Italian forces push east from the Libyan border into Egypt toward Sidi Barrani and the Suez Canal corridor. British defense plans remain secret as two motorized columns threaten the vital road to Alexandria.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
Egypt
Alexandria
Sidi Barrani
Suez Canal
Britain
Pulpit No Place for Dog Owner Arrested
Irvine Kentucky report states 33 year old Hugh Richardson was arrested after bringing a dog into a church pulpit during services. Deputy Sheriff Willie Winkler filed the charge with Rev F C Tuttles church complaint noting the dog was placed on the pulpit and challenged by the congregation.
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Irvine
Willie Winkler
Hugh Richardson
F. C. Tuttle
Richardson
ThreeYearOld Girl Drowns Near Indian Lake Cottage
Sandra Jean Thrush, age three, daughter of Lewistown school superintendent M. W. Thrush, accidentally wandered into shallow water near her parents Seminole Island cottage on Indian Lake and drowned yesterday.
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Bellefontaine
Sandra Jean Thrush
M. W. Thrush
Lewistown
Indian Lake
Seminole Island
Camel hunger strike at Broadmoor Zoo after bell crush
Ethel a 42 year old female camel at Broadmoor Zoo in Colorado Springs began a hunger strike after Fritz a male camel bit through a Tibetan bell she wore for two decades the incident sparked concern among staff and visitors.
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Colorado Springs
Ethel
Broadmoor Zoo
Fritz
Seek To Speed Job Insurance Pay to Miners
COLUMBUS The state asked common pleas court to dissolve an injunction blocking $300,000 in unemployment benefits to about 7,090 Ohio miners. Eight thousand other miners already received compensation for idle time from April 1 to May 15, 1939 amid a miner operator contract dispute. Bridgeport area hosts 3,000 miners and Steubenville area 2,200.
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Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
BUC
H. C. Atkinson
Bridgeport
Steubenville
Consideration for Draftees
Ohio Savings and Loan League will not push draftees or National Guard members into home mortgage payments while in training. State president EBJ Rupert said plans will form a uniform policy to support young home owners called into service. Don L. Tobin called the move a sympathetic effort to honor the uniform.
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Cleveland
National Defense
Ohio Savings and Loan League
EB. J. Rupert
Don L. Tobin
Columbus
League
Tobin Sai
Night of Hell: RAF Battles 300 German Planes Over Thames
British and German forces clashed as RAF fighters repelled a mass raid by about 300 German bombers and fighters over the Thames Estuary. London endured the longest daylight air raid so far, with extensive damage to Oxford Street stores and Westminster Abbey area, while Berlin claimed heavy strikes on British airports.
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RAF
Thames Estuary
London
Dover
Associated Press
Channel
D. H. Evans and Co
John Lewis and Co
Bourne and Hollingsworth
Oxford St
Mayfair
Westminster Abbey
United States
Berlin
England
English Channel
Hitler
Croydon
Glasgow
DNB
British
Air Ministry
Kent
Sussex
Surrey
Thames
Men in Uniform Now Total Over 600,000
The first increment of National Guardsmen mobilized for a year’s training raised the total in army navy and marine uniforms to over 600,000. About 60,000 guardsmen reported for duty yesterday, with 340,144 officers and men in the regular army 170,942 in the navy and 34,122 in the marine corps already in active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Regular Army
Great Lakes Iron Ore Ships Hit Peak Capacity
United States iron ore ships on the Great Lakes operate at full capacity. The M. A. Hanna company mid summer report states 296 vessels are in commission.
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Great Lakes
Cleveland
United States
M. A. Hanna Company
Eagle Squadron to Aid Britain Formed by American Fliers
London reports Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair announced Col. Charles Sweeney, veteran of the Lafayette Escadrille, is organizing an Eagle squadron of American volunteers to fight for Britain.
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London
Sir Archibald Sinclair
Col
Charles Sweeney
Britain
Food Poisoning Sicken 60 Centralia Pupils
In Chillicothe authorities blame food poisoning for illness of more than 60 Centralia School pupils. Dr. R Bower the health commissioner said samples of potato salad and sandwich spread served at noon yesterday would be analyzed.
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Chillicothe
Centralia School
R. Bower
Imposes 14 Day Jail For Siren Mocking Gang Leader
Olloway Ead ward, 18, of Rochester Kent, was jailed for two weeks as the leader of a gang blamed for imitating air raid sirens and whistling bombs during raids, disturbing streets and crowds.
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Rochester
Kent
Eadward Olloway
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