Willkie Campaign Presses Into Key State
National coverage shows Willkie touring Pennsylvania in a two day push described as a good hard fighting campaign. Other items note Navy plans for Atlantic defenses and a Pacific good will visit to Australia and New Zealand.
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Pittsburgh
Willkie
Commonwealth
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Hawaii
Pacific
Knox
Navy Department
United States
Britain
F. H. LaGuardia
Boston
Ganadian-American Defense Board
New England
Students Prepare Through National Defense Training in Pennsylvania
A state-wide survey shows rising numbers of Pennsylvania college students engaging in studies for national emergency readiness. Air training and ROTC instruction lure many, while classes in national defense attract others. School officials report record enrollments in ROTC units, despite physical requirements and restrictions.
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Almogsted Fe
Pennsylvania
Ro.t. C. Wilts
Willkie Campaign Swing Draws Pennsylvania Hopeful Crowds
Wendell L. Willkie arrives in Pennsylvania for a two day train tour with high party leaders. Rallies receptions and a Forbes Field rally cap the day as officials estimate up to 930,000 listeners and voters may register amid the campaign push across the western counties. Governor James travels with Willkie on the special train while Senator McNary and Joseph W. Martin join the effort to mobilize support and voter registration.
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L. C. Leslie
Pittsburgh
Wendell L. Willkie
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
New Castle
Forbes Field
Wilkes
Willie
Arthur H. James
Harrisburg
Youngstown
Ohio
Willkie
Charles L. McNary
Joseph W. Martin
McNary
Martin
New
Pennsylvania Estimates 20,000 In State Draft Volunteers
Harrisburg October 3 Officials estimated Pennsylvania may contribute up to 20,000 volunteers toward its draft quota. The state’s 14,000 National Guard members plus citizen volunteers could lift the total to about 20,900 for peacetime military training. Officials have not yet released a nationwide breakdown of the figure.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
National Guard
Pennsylvania Days drive to promote state products begins
A week long drive to boost the sale and distribution of Pennsylvania products opens with a dinner meeting of eastern business leaders. A committee reports plans including newspaper ads window displays public meetings and other promotional efforts to support state goods.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Improvement of Indiantown Gap Planned
The Indiantown Gap Military Reservation near Harrisburg will get a million dollar upgrade with a landing field and improvements. Corry's National Guard unit will be encamped for one year starting January. President Roosevelt authorized 777,490 dollars in federal funds with 302,053 dollars expected from the state. WPA money may cover broader improvements, with 1,200 workers for a year or 2,400 for six months. The Works Progress Administration has kept 300 to 400 workers at Indiantown for years.
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Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Corry
Whitshore
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
National Guard
Department of Military Affairs
Roosevelt
WPA
Indiantown
Varios
WPA Projects to Provide Work in Corry Area
Approval of five WPA projects in the city and county will create about 142,579 dollars in work for over 1000 men over three to four months. In Corry, two projects include channel work on Hare Creek with 86 men for four months and the sanitary sewer on a street employing 22 men. Other county projects cover Way Reserve armory repairs, Erle street work, Worth East, and Watts school additions. Funds release from Washington is requested and projects are to begin soon.
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A. H. Grodel
Enelnier Gredel
Mave Creek
Corry
City of
Menare
Jolene
Om Saytary
Erle Steer
Worth East
Sehoo
Uv Washington
Ariel i
Airport program debated as cuts target local airport plan
The article reports a halted airport program with a proposed 80 million dollar federal expenditure and 4000 new airports envisioned. It notes 254 thousand dollars allocated for improving the local airport or building a new port, while Congress shifts focus to larger national airport improvements.
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Congress
Debate on airport construction stalls defense bill
In Washington, the first major defense appropriations bill faced trouble as disagreement over a civil functions airport program arose. The House approved 1.4825 billion for defense and peacetime conscription, but an 80 million airport start for 4,000 new fields sparked a looming Senate fight, delaying action toward recess.
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General News
Washington
Navy Organiws
Atlante Fyve Ebox
Pacific
Senate
Aoe
Nassau
U. S Defense
Army
Navy
Bahamas
Associetail Press
Congress
War Department
House
Three Families Control Big Share in Major Firms
The Du Pont, Mello and Rockefeller families hold stakes worth about 1.4 billion dollars, placing them to wield influence or control over about 15 of the nation's top 200 nonfinancial companies. Foreign investors also hold sizeable positions in the same group, per a Securities and Exchange Commission study released by Senator O'Mahoney. In Scranton, Manuel Peres, 43, was sentenced to 10 to 110 years for stabbing his common law wife last May.
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Washington
du Pont, Mello and
Rockefeller Famiilies
Securities Commission
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Scranton
Manuel Peres
Dast May Ib
Fire officials map week plans and parade for Fire Prevention Week
Fire Chief Andrew Paulson outlined a routine inspection of fire hazards and a Saturday parade to promote safety citywide. A loud speaker truck will urge property owners to remove fire hazards as leaves are burned carefully during the ten week period to prevent blazes near buildings and fences.
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Andrew Paulson
Helly
Paulson
Petrillo Gets Death Penalty in Philadelphia Case
Oct 3 two self confessed leaders in Philadelphia murder for insurance were under sentence. Herman Petrillo, 48, a spaghetti salesmen, was set to die in the electric chair for killing Ferdinand Alfons a WPA worker. another defendant gained a new trial while a third sought new legal counsel amid a convoluted courtroom scene.
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Philadelphia
Herman Petrillos
Onte
Ferdinand Alfons
WPA
Petrillo
Rafeaky Caruso
Charles Favalo
KY Sor
Horace Perlypigis
Jennie Pins
Edward ‘A. Kelly
Residence and Furnishings Lost in Blaze at Watts borough
Fire destroyed a wooden dwelling owned by William VanGeein in North East, with Mr Mandy and his family as residents for eleven years. Rapid flames left little chance to salvage belongings, despite local fire department efforts. The home and all furnishings were consumed, including winter provisions and prepared wood products, with questions about insurance coverage remaining.
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Donald Mandy
Wattsburs
Cory Fie
Gaul
Mandy
James
Mary Jeannette
Willi VanGeein
North East
Baisehold
Moodys
Sher
VFW Council Meeting Draws Veterans to Corry
Veterans from across northwestern Pennsylvania will attend a Northwestern Counties Council meeting in Corry on Sunday October 10. Lieut Archie W Thompson Post hosts. 200 to 300 visiting veterans expected. Posts from Bradford Warren Erie Smethport Clarendon St Marys Kane Clarion Tionesta Ou City Franklin Lincolnville Meadville Eldred and Corry will be represented. A 6 pm dinner follows the meeting with plans to discuss aid to draft boards and other veteran concerns. Members urged to attend.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Archie W. Thompson
Northwestern Counties
Bradford
Warren
Erie
Smethport
Clarendon
St. Marys
Kane
Clarion
Tionesta
Ou City
Corry Post
Post
Union Hikes Trade Tactics With Open Plants
Officials of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee met in Pittsburgh to study government policy on contracts with firms accused of failing to comply with labor laws.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing
Lsvis
Niw
Churchill reshuffles war cabinet to bolster vigor against Hitler
Prime Minister Winston Churchill reshuffles his war cabinet to give Neville Chamberlain a bigger role after Chamberlain resigns amid ill health. King George VI accepts the resignation, strengthening Churchill’s regime as Britain fights on. German raids and Allied air attacks intensify with heavy bombings across Haarlem Amsterdam Rotterdam and other targets.
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Churchill
Ober
Neville Chamberlain
Oppessem
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Munich
George VI
Adolf Hitler
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Hk Jothership
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Tautehy Sures
Londen
Wualten
RA Gulder
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Liquor Stores and Bars to Close for Draft Registration Day
Corry reports prohibition on October 16 will close liquor stores and bars from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registration places will operate that day. Governor James proclaims the measure to ensure orderly registration and avoid distractions.
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Corry
James
Tigers and Reds Tie 2 2 in World Series Game Two
In Cincinnati on October 3, the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds were tied 2 2 after two innings. Detroit starter Schoolboy Rows faced Reds ace Bucky Walters as the game featured early scoring by both clubs and tight defense in the second inning.
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Reds
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Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Bucky Walters
Campbell
Werber
Hilgeing
Myers
Webbers
P. McCormick
Ripple
Bartell
Howl Jet
Wilson
McCormick
Myens
Joost
Sonar
Uhird
Walters
Lindbergh Daughter Born as Court Case Nears
New York reports Mrs Charles A Lindbergh gave birth to a 7 pound daughter at Doctors Hospital. The event followed the third book news and involved visits from husband, her mother, and other family. The piece recalls the 1932 kidnapping of Charles Jr and the Hauptmann trial.
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Charles, Jr
Bruna Hichard Hauptmann
Trenton
Willkie and McNillys Visit Prompt Heavy Police 400 Officers Deployed
In Pittsburgh on October 5 more than 400 state county and city policemen were assigned to manage crowds and traffic during the Willkie and McNillys visit. Uniformed officers and plainclothesmen guarded Willkie's route through the city and the Industrial Districts. Davis for Willkie message from New York notes Wy Davis, a 1925 Democratic presidential meeting supporter, backing Wendell Willkie.
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Pittsburgh
Wendell Willkie
Charles L. McNillys
Willkie
Steel City
Davis
New York
Wy Davis
Wendell
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