London Bombing Atrocity Dwarfs Past Attacks
London faced what reporters called the fiercest raid of the conflict as Nazi bombing intensified. Explosives drenched South and Central London with fires and debris, killing dozens and injuring hundreds while air battles claimed 48 German planes and nine downed British pilots.
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London
England
Lancashire
Herefordshire
Berkshire
Essex
Sussex
Kent
Midlands
Nor’s
Merseyside
Air Ministry
Britain
Taft Asserts Savings Are Threatened At GOP Convention
Ohio Republicans adopted a 1700 word platform pledging no new taxes while Taft warned continued New Deal methods threaten savings. He urged cuts in expenses and tax increases under Willkie to balance the budget. The platform also backed higher old age pensions, safety programs, coal use, and anti discrimination in state services. (Continued on Page 3)
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Taft
New Deal
Wendell L.) Willkie
Big-Partisan Conservation Commission
State Liquor Department
School Foundation
Naval Services
Townsend To Back Willkie
Dr. Francis F. Townsend, founder of the Townsend old age pension movement, announced a 6,000 mile campaign tour through New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon and California to advocate Willkie McNary and his pension plan. He projected swinging between 10,000,000 and 20,000,000 votes, half of them Democrats.
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New York
Francis F. Townsend
Old Age
Willkie- McNary
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Mankota
Montana
Washington
Oregon
California
Willkie
Townsend
Ex Brain Truster Raps Third Term Campaign
Raymond Motley former Brain Truster and Roosevelt confidant blasted Roosevelt's bid for a third term in a Minneapolis Advertising Club talk. He urged a country needed an honest industrious hired hand not someone who thinks he owns the place.
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Minneapolis
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Motley
Advertising Club of
High Heels Fail in City Sidewalk Lawsuit
A Kansas City district court jury denied Dorothy Howley's $15,000 claim against the city after ruling her fall was caused by her high heeled shoes rather than a sidewalk defect.
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Kansas City, Kas
Dorothy ‘Owley
Liquor Truck Burns After Overturning in Columbus
An overturned liquor truck in Columbus West End caught fire today destroying 500 cases of liquor and interrupting traffic for three hours. Deputy Sheriff Joe Sansone said the driver, C Elmes of Hamilton, reported striking a curb.
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Columbus
Cobus
West End
Joe Sansone
C. Elmes
Hamilton
Willkie Praises Johnson in Southern California Tour
Willkie tours Southern California praising Senator Hiram Johnson as a liberal and headlining a defense oriented platform. Labor groups in Cleveland back Roosevelt while Willkie’s national committee opens offices en route to Los Angeles. He visits North American Aviation and Douglas Aircraft, previews an Army training ship christening, and urges defense managed by industry experts.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Labor
Willkie
National Committee
Los Angeles
California
Hiram Johnson
NBC Red
Mutual Don Lee
North American Aviation
Douglas Aircraft Company
Southern California Republican Committee
San Diego
Senator Johnson
Johnson
Expel Pupils Who Refused To Salute Flag
Ten Jehovah's Witness pupils were expelled by Liberty township school board for refusing to salute the American flag. The action followed conferences with students and parents after suspensions last week. The students said they would continue to refuse if readmitted. The attorney general has supported the school's right to require the salute.
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Youngstown
Liberty Township
Jehovah's Witnesses
E. J. Blott
Atty
Thomas J. Herbert
Vice Admiral Basil Washington Dies at Sea in Service
Death of Vice Admiral Basil George Washington announced as he served at sea. The notice confirms his passing in active duty with naval honors expected.
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London
Basil George Washington
Axis shifts to Mediterranean to strike Britain’s empire
War correspondent notes Hitler plans to divert focus to the Mediterranean with Mussolini to undermine Britain's empire. Ribbentrop travels to Rome for talks, Franco’s role discussed, and concerns about oil shortages pushing Berlin and Rome to seize Iraq fields to sustain Mediterranean operations.
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Gibraltar
Mediterranean
America
Hitler
Mussolini
Britain
Iraq
England
Times Shifts Support From FD to Willkie
The New York Times editorial board abandons Franklin D. Roosevelt for Wendell L. Willkie citing defense needs, practical liberalism, production demands, and concerns over concentrating power with a third term. It notes the paper’s history of backing a Republican candidate since 1908 and frames Willkie as better suited to defend democracy.
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New York
New York Times
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
the Times
Willkie
Roosevelt
Burchfield To Head High School League
Fred Burchfield principal of Logan High School was elected president of the Southeastern Ohio High School Athletic Association at a Pomeroy meeting. Lee McComas Middleport High School principal was elected secretary. Eight member schools attended as they discussed the 1940 football season and committees.
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Pomeroy
Fred Burchfield
Logan High School
Southeastern Ohio High School Athletic Association
Lee McComas
Middleport High School
Railroad Income Tops 3 1 2 Million in August
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reported August net income of 3 640 799 dollars, up 441 353 from August 1939. For January–August 1940 the company earned 22 259 560 dollars, 10 731 482 more than the same period in 1939.
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Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Ohio State Sales Tax Up 19 Percent From 1939 Week
State sales tax receipts for the week ended Sept 7 totaled 857480, a 19 percent rise over the same week in 1939. State Treasurer Don Ebright announced the figures, with year to date collections reaching 33630533, an over 11 percent increase against last year.
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Columbus
Don Ebright
Bomb Explodes Near Duke of Kent’s Auto
A time bomb exploded today within 80 yards of an automobile carrying the Duke of Kent during a visit to bombed areas of Southwest London. He was not injured.
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London
Duke of Kent
George VI
Missing Boy Found After Abduction Suspect Sought
In Connellsville Pennsylvania a two year old boy Ronald Rumbaugh was found safe after four days missing. State Police called it an abduction and pursued a suspect. A cornfield discovery followed an airplane pilot locating the child and guiding his family to the scene. The boy was taken to a hospital for care.
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Connellsville
Harry C. Johnson
Ronald Rumbaugh
Ronald
State Representative Injured in Accident Near Columbus
Porter H. Forsythe Republican state representative of Cambridge was critically injured in a collision east of Columbus. Corp Glover of the patrol identified Forsythe as the injured man returning home from the Republican platform convention.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Porter H. Forsythe
Cambridge
Corp
H. C. Glover
Forsythe
Man Killed After Train Crushes Flint Man in Terminal
William P. Calhoun, 35, of Flint Michigan, was struck by a moving train at Union Terminal last night and both legs were severed above the knees. He died several hours later.
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Cleveland
William P. Calhoun
Flint
Mich
Nine Children Killed in German Bombing of Bethel Prussia
German press called for unlimited retaliation after a British air raid on Bethel Prussia killed nine children and wounded many. Berlin papers urged eye for an eye and signaled continued winter fighting while RAF strikes hit Liverpool Newcastle and Birmingham.
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Prussia
England
British Empire
der Angriff
Goebbels
Bethel
High Command
Nachtausgabe
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Mediterranean
London
RAF
London Air Ministry
Leflavre
Boulogne
Calais
Dunkerque
Ostend
Dover
Channel
Berlin
Britain
National Guard Awaits Orders for Camp Shelby Drill
Ohio National Guard officers awaited War Department orders on mobilization timing for the 37th Division to entrain for a one year drill at Camp Shelby Mississippi. Troops were ordered by President Roosevelt to join defense training and report October 15. To offset anticipated 2100 withdrawals for physical unfitness or dependencies, officials pressed new enlistments while a weeding-out program continued.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
War Department
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Adjutant General's Office
Columbus Packing Co Strike Ends After 15 Days
A 15 day strike at the Columbus Packing Company plant ended at midnight after five hours of talks. General manager A L Leonard and state Amalgamated Meat Cutters leader Eugene Roth said the dispute was satisfactorily settled and wage adjustments would be discussed soon.
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Columbus
Columbus Packing Company
A. L. Leonard
Eugene Roth
Cleveland
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
Government Begins Distribution of Draft Registration Forms
Printing of draft registration forms started today with master copies sent by air to 48 states. The 16.5 million men to be enrolled next month will require 32 million registration cards and 24 million certificates and questionnaires. President Roosevelt requested roughly 1.74 billion in cash and 207 million in contracts for defense needs. The Senate added a clause to study allowances for dependents of draftees. policy aims to defer such men if they support families, with possible later drafting.
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Washington
Army and Navy Selective Service
Illinois
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
War Department
Senate
House
Rulers Inspect Ruins in Chelsea Amid War Damage
Residents in Chelsea cheered King George and Queen Elizabeth as they toured bombed streets. The royal party spoke with ARP workers who had tunnelled seven and a half hours in a doctor's ruin to rescue his daughter, workers using their bodies to hold up debris.
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London
Chelsea
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Bodies Found In Muskingum River Search For Missing Riley
Volunteers recovered the bodies of James Riley 23 and Emma Riley 27 from the Muskingum River near McConnellsville after their boat was found caught in brush two miles downstream. A search continues for Raymond Riley 29 husband of Emma. The trio had left Roseville Tuesday night to inspect trot lines at their cabin two miles south of town.
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Mcconnellville
Muskingum River
James Riley
Emma Riley
Raymond Riley
Roseville
Here
Britain May Buy More Farm Products in U S
Washington reports the agriculture department said Britain, strained by German air raids, may turn to the United States for larger purchases of processed farm commodities. Items likely affected include lard meat canned goods and other processed foods.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Roosevelt Signs Bill Regulating Waterways
President Roosevelt signed a bill placing most inland coastwise and intercoastal water traffic under the Interstate Commerce Commission. The measure also alters several transportation statutes and regulatory details.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
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