Hitler and Chamberlain to Meet for Crisis Showdown
Berlin reports Hitler plans to press for immediate acceptance of all demands at a Godesberg conference with Neville Chamberlain likely on Wednesday. He aims to compel Czechoslovak capitulation within weeks, rejecting delays or diplomatic hedging, amid regional tensions and Czech frontier incidents. Mussolini signals cautious optimism, calling for patience as Europe watches.
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Fuehrer
Chamberlain
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Godesberg
Rhine
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Seidenberg
Bonn
Nine Dead and 40 Hurt in California Train Crash
A collision 180 miles east of Los Angeles killed nine people and left 40 injured as the Southern Pacific trains Californian and Argonaut collided in a siding after a faulty switch. Two mail clerks were found badly injured. another clerk remained missing. Identified dead include C. E. Morton, Robert N. Richardson, and H. R. Parsons. Most victims were passengers and crew. a third woman died without a known name. In a separate incident at East Deerfield, Massachusetts, two trainmen were killed and two injured when a Boston & Maine freight derailed on the Deerfield loop.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Cc. E. Morton
Californian
Robert N. Richardson
Argonaut
H. R. Parsons
A. H. Foster
Brawley
Calif
G. A. Hall
Emma Hall
Loma Linda
New York
Foster
East Deerfield
Mass
U.P
Boston & Maine Railroad
Deerfield
Rankin Dies at New Marshfield Home
James E. Rankin age 69 a former Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph operator died at his New Marshfield home Monday at 5 30 after a short illness His wife died in July He was a member of M P Church Constitution Lodge F and A M and Modern Woodmen He leaves two daughters Clara Murray of Parkersburg Virginia Carter of New Marshfield three half brothers John Rankin Circleville Garfield and Daniel Rankin Jackson and six grandchildren Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 PM at the residence led by Rev Ray W Huff with burial in Marshfield Cemetery Friends may call after 7 PM tonight
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James E. Rankin
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New Marshfield
Rankin
M. P. Church
Constitution Lodge F. & A. M
Modern Woodmen
Clara Murray
Parkersburg
Virginia Carter
John Rankin
Circleville
Garfield
Daniel Rankin
Jackson
Ray W. Huff
Marshfield
Foreign War Veterans Seek Pensions and Jobs
Eugene Vanantwerp of Detroit, newly elected VFW commander in chief, urged President Roosevelt to back jobs for all employable veterans and pensions for all unemployable veterans. He pressed for immigration quota reduction, neutrality, government control of munitions, and taxing war profits. In Columbus, voters in 150 districts across 32 counties will decide the wet or dry question in November.
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Washington
Eugene Vanantwerp
Detroit
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
Columbus
ULP
Ohio
Union Leader Arthur Schading Is Killed in St Louis
Arthur Schading aged 51, head of St Louis electrical unions and key AFL figure, was assassinated Monday night after leaving union headquarters. Union member John Thompson, present, survived. Gunmen approached from the rear and fired 12 shots. killers masked, description not obtained. Schading led Local 1 of the Electrical Workers Union amid ongoing intra union disputes.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Arthur Schading
St. Louis Electrical
John Thompson
Schading
Union Hall
Thompson
Electrical Workers’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Juror Panel Chosen in Conn Patrolman Murder Case
The Commonwealth charges Peter Serino of Pittsburgh with murdering State Highway Patrolman George Conn. A 12-member jury, 10 men and 2 women, was seated in Cadiz after selection began and court adjourned with the box filled. Jurors to be taken under guard to the scene near Freeport where Conn was found Sept 27.
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Cadiz
U.P
Peter Serino
Pittsburgh
George Conn
Freeport
Conn
Enrollment Hits Record 3131 at Ohio University
Ohio University reports a new enrollment record of 3131 for the current term, announced by registrar Dr F B Dilley. The prior peak was 3024 last year, with about 3000 resident day students and roughly 40 attending on campus. The extension division is incomplete, Portsmouth Branch lists 83 students, final extension and new-campus figures due in two weeks.
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Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
Portsmouth
Mothers Direct Traffic At Garfield Heights School
Eight mothers guided traffic in front of Maple Leaf School after the city removed a regular officer due to lack of funds. The protesters, at a PTA meeting, organized themselves as volunteer traffic guides to ensure safety during school hours.
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Cleveland
U.P
Maple Leaf School
Garfield Heights
Don O. Cameron
Parent-Teacher Association
Flea powder quarrel leads to shooting in TIFFIN
Lee Fields, 42, and Jerrel White, 28, both Negro workers at a Fostoria foundry, quarreled at White's home after Fields told his step daughter to apply flea powder to the family dog. Fields was wounded in the abdomen and White was jailed awaiting outcome.
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Tiffin
U.P
Lee Fields
Jerrel White
Fields
White
County Board Named in Suit Filed Over Unpaid Debt
A suit for nonpayment of a debt was filed in Common Pleas Court by A. C. Horn Co against Athens County Commissioners Frank Minner Walter Maccombs and Ira Whitmore. The firm says 18 Hornlastic thrift tube units costing 513 were delivered January 10 1938 and remain unpaid. The material is stored in the courthouse basement and was intended for repairing exterior wall cracks.
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Athens County
Common Pleas
A. C. Horn Co
Long Island
N. Y
Frank Minner
Walter Maccombs
Ira Whitmore
Horn Corporation
Pottery Plant Closes After 70 Years in East Liverpool
East Liverpool, Ohio. C. C. Thompson Pottery Co. announces it will quit business after 70 years. George C. Thompson, president, says the move follows poor business conditions and informs 300 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
U.P
America
C. C. Thompson Pottery Co
George C. Thompson
Arrest Logan Man On Cutting Charge
Don Lyons was arrested this morning at Orbiston on a charge of cutting with intent to kill filed by William Holliday, his alleged victim. The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith and Lyons will be arraigned later today before Magistrate S. B. Whithart. Holliday says he was cut about the arm and back during an altercation at Orbiston Sunday, first reported today to county officers.
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Logan
Don Lyons
Orbiston
William Holliday
Nellis Smith
Lyons
S. B. Whithart
Holliday
NLRB Moves Weirton Steel Hearing to Washington
The National Labor Relations Board announced the year old Weirton Steel Co hearing is moved from Pittsburgh to Washington and will resume there on September 27. The transfer shifts proceedings to the capital with hearings set to continue in Washington.
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NLRB
Washington
U.P
National Labor Relations Board
Weirton Steel Company
Pittsburgh
U S Wary of Steps in Czech Crisis
Washington sources say a foreign effort seeks to force the United States to pull Europe's chestnuts out of the fire while the Roosevelt administration resists. The admin may avoid commitments as European powers juggle Czechoslovakia, with Borah urging France to honor its treaty obligations rather than press the U S to lead.
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Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Washington
Rochester
Minn
Hull
Europe
James
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
United States
Czechoslovakia
Harding
Charles Evans Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Pacific
Hughes
Great Britain
William FE. Borah
Idaho
Leon Blum
Borah
State Department
Corn Lell Hull
Wek
Five Indicted In Heat Deaths In Philadelphia Prison
Philadelphia County grand jury indicted ten guards and officials over heat deaths of four inmates. Superintendent William B Mills Deputy Warden Frank A Craven Guard Captain James McGuire and Guards Alfred Brough and Francis Smith faced four counts each of murder and manslaughter. Sixty-eight true bills were returned.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Philadelphia County
William B. Mills
Frank A. Craven
James McGuire
Alfred Brough
Francis Smith
Vinton Election Board Appointment Protest Filed
A protest was filed with Secretary of State William Kennedy against the appointment of C. W. Smith to the Vinton County board of elections. Harry L. Yates, chairman of the Lawyer-for-Governor committee, alleges Smith coerced voters in the August primary.
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Columbus
A.P
William Kennedy
C. W. Smith
Vinton County
American Hospital Bombed by Japanese in Wachow
Nine Japanese bombers damaged Stout Memorial Hospital of the American Southern Baptist Mission at Wachow on Saturday. Five direct hits, yet no casualties were reported as the building remained marked by American and Red Cross flags. In Youngstown, steel output in the Mahoning Valley rose to 48 percent for the first time since last December.
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Shanghai
U.P
Stout Memorial Hospital
Southern Baptist Mission
Wachow
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Oldigials
Dahlias to Decorate Store Fronts in Friday Show
The Athens Fall Style Festival features a Dahlia Show on Friday with scores of flowers in autumn hues. Southeastern Ohio entrants compete for three loving cups while merchants vie for best window displays. Eleven blue ribbons and a grand prize will be awarded as rules require five blossoms per entry and entry filings by Thursday at 48 S Court St.
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Athens
Ohio
George McHenry
McHenry
S. Court St
Taft calls for end to Roosevelt policy and fiscal expansion
Cincinnati dispatch reports Republican candidate Robert A. Taft demanding abandonment of the Roosevelt era policy of hostility to private industry. Taft attacks five years of planned economy and autocratic power, arguing to restore prosperity through reduced regulation and taxation to encourage new and expanding businesses.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Roosevelt
Taft
Republican Party
Dog blamed for three drownings and savior to one
CAPREOL Ont UP A dog was blamed today for the drowning of three men during a lake boat outing. James Bernard survived after the dog dragged him to shore by the coat collar as the craft capsized, while William Meyers Philip Kelly and M Bennie perished.
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Capreol
Ont
James Bernard
William Meyers
Philip Kelly
M. Bennie
Here
Bernard
Kennedy Removes His Children From London
U S Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy has sent his younger children from London to Southern Ireland as a precaution against possible bombings in England if war breaks out. Former Mayor John F Fitzgerald said this. Chicago narcotics agents raided a luxury office suite and seized 85,000 dollars worth of morphine and heroin, the largest narcotics seizure in the city to date.
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Boston
U.pr
U. S
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Ireland
England
John F. Fitzgerald
Chicago
WU P
O Connor in New York Primary Fight
Four states held primaries with New York drawing the national eye as Rep. John J. O Connor seeks renomination in the 16th district. O Connor, head of the House Rules Committee, is opposed by James H Fay backed by Roosevelt and also seeking the Republican nod. Roosevelt had targeted four Democratic conservatives including O Connor.
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New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Wiscnsin
New York City
John J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
James H. Fay
O'Connor
Mr. Roosevelt
Sen
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Walter F. George
Georgia
500 Abandon Homes As Mississippi Rises
Dubuque Iowa floods as the Mississippi River rises threatening city water and power. At least 500 people are driven from their homes as basements flood and pumps struggle to keep machinery dry.
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Mississippi
Dubuque
U.P
City Manager Shot by Former Employee in Cleveland
City Manager Harry H. Canfield, 57, of Cleveland Heights, remained hospitalized with a bullet wound in the mouth after a former city employee, 61 year old Charles Sabello, who was dismissed five months ago, allegedly stated he wanted to “get” the manager and mayor.
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Cleveland
Harry H. Canfield
Cleveland Heights
Charles Sabello
Pauline Frederick Dies at 53 in Beverly Hills
Hollywood news reports that Pauline Frederick a longtime Broadway and film star died at her aunt's Beverly Hills home from an asthmatic attack. A private funeral was arranged per her wishes but no date has been set.
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Hollywood
UPA
Pauline Frederick
Miss Frederick
Beverly Hills
Fire destroys National Terminals warehouse in Cleveland
A three hour blaze torn through a Cleveland warehouse of National Terminals Corp, aided by shut steel doors. The fire caused $250,000 damage and left two firefighters with minor injuries as a roof section collapsed.
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Cleveland
U.P
National Terrminals Corp
Eden and Churchill Consider Joint Attack on Plan
The article reports discussions of Eden and Churchill weighing a joint challenge to a partition plan. It notes Eden and Churchill may gain broad support from Labor and Liberal figures, with some Conservatives, and references Chamberlain’s prior Berchtesgaden meeting and looming talks with Hitler offering further possible demands.
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Eden
Churchill
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Godesberg
Chamberlain
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Gothesburg
Fuehrer
Border clashes blamed on Czechs and Sudetens
The official German news agency reported two frontier incidents on the Czechoslovak border. A Czech raid at Leidenrof allegedly wounded 17 German border officials and inspired retaliation against Sudeten refugees. A separate Schmiedeberg dispatch claimed nine Sudeten Germans in Czech army uniforms attacked a Czech customs house, killing a customs agent.
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Goerlitz
Leidenrof
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Leidenhof
Schmiedeberg
Czech Cabinet Delays Reply to Hitler Demand on Sudeten Lands
Prague reported the Czech cabinet postponed replying to Hitler's demand for cession of Sudeten German areas. Britain and France urged acceptance, while Poland and Hungary pressed rights for minorities. The decision will hinge on ongoing diplomacy, with officials pledging to protect national life and minority interests amid fears of disintegration.
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Prague
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
Poland
Hungary
Nicholas Horthy
East Prussia
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
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Italy
Benito Mussolini
Victory Square
Trieste
Mussolini
Propaganda Ministry
Sudeten
California
James Rankin
U.S
Czech
Vinton Election Board
Obrunn
Kennedy
O’conner
Paris
Winston Churchill
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