French balk at Dakar attack as warships shel l
France vows reprisals after British strikes on Dakar Senegal and attempts to land troops. Admiral Darlan says Africa forces repulse landings and damaged ships, while Gibraltar bombings are reported with French planes involved. Berlin reports broader wartime tensions and retaliatory threats amid uneasy peace.
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Washington
Associated Prous de China
Yichy
France
Medallense
Jean Darlan
Dakar
Senegal
Aftica
Darian
Gibraltar
la Linea
Spain
French
Morocco
Derlan
Germany
South Atlantic
Mers-El-Kebir
Tleet
England
A Hayes
Pierre Boisson
Hayys
Jtown
Triplets Born in Johnstown School District
HAL TRIPLETS JOHNSTOWN Pa Sept 24 Mrs James Spory of Holyopple wife of the Jerome school principal in Somerset County is the mother of triplets two boys and a girl born in a Johnstown hospital yesterday. Mother and children the first triplets born in Johnstown in five years are doing nicely the hospital report says.
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Hal
Johnstown
James Spory
Holyopple
Jerome School
Somerset County
Jolinatown
Union Organizer Speaker at Corry Jamestown Meeting
Ernest Carlson of Cleveland spoke at the newly formed Corry Jamestown local of the Machinists Union. The meeting at the Barlow block on South Center street confirmed charter keeps open a month and signups increasing. Next gathering planned for Monday evening.
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Ernest’ Carlson
Te An M
Cleveland
Corry-Jamestown
Machinists” ‘Union
Clib
Barlow Block
South Center Street
Nazi Leader Warns War to Finish and Defeat Britain
Berlin sources say Hitler’s alliance will fight Britain to the bitter end with no compromise. After Ribbentrop’s Rome talks with Mussolini, officials claim the conflict will be pursued on all fronts and Britain is singled out as the foe of a new Europe.
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Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Britain
Joachim von Ribbentop
Rome
Mussolinti
England
Speeding on North Center Street Spurs Call for Action
Residents urge police to curb fast driving after a 19 year old rider narrowly escaped serious injuries in a motorcycle crash with a car on North Center street. The incident prompts City Council to consider traffic lights at Bond or Irving and at South and Center streets to reduce hazards and fatalities.
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North Center Street
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Journal
William Kurelowich
Park McCray
Corry Hospital
Richard Rossbacher
Bond
Irving Streets
South
Center Streets
Courteil
May link kidnapper with Mattson case resurfaces
Associated Press reports secrecy and potential links to the Mare de ristán kidnapping and the Mattson case. Wilhelm Muhlenbroich, the German suspect, is suspected in the Christmas week 1936 abduction of 10 year old Charles Mattson, who was found slain after a ransom demand. The whereabouts of Muhlenbroich and Mattson’s slain brother William are unknown, fueling speculation of possible Alcatraz connection.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Mare de ‘Ristan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroteh
Charles Mattson
William Mattson
Mahlenbroich
Mattson
Pat Auernth
Middlenbroich
Alcatraz
Six Die On Crossing Watertown Tragedy In South Dakota
Six persons were killed and two injured when a truck crashed into a crossing near Watertown South Dakota two boys were found dead near the Bronx river in New York the man identified as Donald O Reilly 31 of the Bronx and the boys were believed to be his victims Cambridge bombed in retaliation for British bombing of Heidelberg in Germany London attacks on Kiel locks and canal areasReported from Washington D C Richard T Cleveland son of President Roosevelt testified that a Roosevelt third term would remove checks on concentration of political power
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New York
Mean
Bronx River
Polise
Donald O'Reilly
The
Brome
Furl
THRU
Washington, D. C
Richard T. Cleveland
Grover Clevehin
Roosevelt
Paderewski Enroute to America to Live
80 year old pianist and former Polish premier Paderewski began a journey by auto from Lausanne to Lisbon to sail for New York. He plans to reach his California ranch and spend the rest of his life in the United States. He travels with his sister, a secretary and his chauffeur.
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Freie
Lausanne
Switzerland
Tynace
Jan Paderewski
Poland
United States
France
Spain
Lisbon
Portugal
New York
California
Independents Confer at White House Today
A group of political Independents led by Senator Norris of Nebraska and Mayor LaGuardia of New York will meet with President Roosevelt today, described by the White House as a discussion about the third party for a third term. About thirty people will attend, according to presidential secretary Stephen Barry.
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Associated Fress
Washington
Norris
Nebraska
FP. H. LaGuardia
New York
Rooseylt
White House
Stephen Barry
Roosevelt
Claim 60 000 Nazis Lost In Invasion
London reports from September 24 say British military sources refused to comment on French Spanish border dispatches credited to Harold Cardozo in the Daily Mail asserting Germany lost 50 000 to 60 000 picked troops in a September 16 disaster as a channel gale scattered Adolf Hitlers invasion tees. Neutral military sources were inclined to discount the reports.
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Associated Press
London
Bor
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Daily Mail
Harold Cardozo
Soares
Willkie touts jobs push on labor focus in Seattle rally
Willkie told a Seattle crowd that only strong action for jobs can sustain labor gains. He attacked the Roosevelt era for “having kept labor down” and called for cooperation between workers and employers while warning against driving employers away. He framed a national program as essential to create jobs while preserving labor rights.
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Associated Press
Willkie
Spokane
Wash
Wendell B. Willkie
Seattle
Roosevelt
Wilise
Parallel parking favored for Center Street change
City moves toward parallel parking on Center Street replacing diagonal spots after Mayor Hepler shifted stance following a York trip and a League of Third Class Cities convention. Streets Director Nichols and other council members back the plan, contingent on meter installation approval and feedback from merchants at a Golden Rule Club meeting.
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Center Street
Frank E. Hepler
York
League of Third Class Cities
Stanley A. Nichols
Golden Rule Club
jMierchants
Young Mellon 33 Returns to College
Multi millionaire Paul Mellon, heir to the Mellon industrial fortune, leaves banking for education. A Yale and Clare College graduate, he enrolls at Little St. John’s College in Annapolis seeking to enlarge his learning base and pursue academic interests. He had once aimed for a banking career under his late father, Andrew W. Mellon, a former Treasury secretary.
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Ued
Pittsburgh
Paul Mellon
Yale
Clare College
Cambridge University
Andrew YW. Mellon
the Treasury
Tient
Little St. John's College
Annapolis
Five Percent Penalty Takes Effect October Second
Thousands of dollars in 2040 school taxes will be paid into the offices of Miss Irene Mullen during the coming days as a five per cent penalty is added after October 1. Taxpayers rush to use the installment plan with first payment due by October 1 and three payments over two months. Officials note improved employment and business activity boost total collections to October 1, with a record likely for the period. the penalty will be added on October 2 if payment is not completed.
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Mise Irene Mullen
Weihesiay
Qubbor
Miss Mullen Tadly
Ian School
Mulea
Atlanta
Dave
Orders placed for billion in war equipment
Roosevelt announced the defense department had placed 1.00081 billion dollars in orders under a 5 billion defense appropriation act signed September 8. Navy contracts dominated, with about 200 warships ordered. army orders included ammunition 206.9 million and ordnance facilities 201.6 million. Major items also covered airplanes, engines, small arms, clothing, and equipment.
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Associated Press
Douglas B. Connell
Washington
Roosevelt
Avar Department
Stim—son
Navy
Ordnance Department
City Adopts Sewer Measure for Wright Street Area
City Council last night adopted on final reading Bill No 851 authorizing sanitary sewer construction from Near Bear Creek to Irving Street. The measure provides for sewer work and issuance of improvement bonds to cover costs as new homes are planned nearby.
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Hind
Wright Stron
Bear Grek
Irving Street
Two P. N. G. Officers Win Advancement
War Department announces two Pennsylvania National Guard officers promoted. John T. Bell of Punxsutawney becomes major in the 103rd Cavalry. Malcolm W. Flickinger of Robesonia is named first lieutenant in Battery G of the 213th Coast Artillery. A separate Pennsylvania tragedy reports Joseph Lindey Jr., 18, killed when a steel cable pulled him into a mine wheel, his body mangled as the cable operated.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
National Guard
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Galight
Joseph Lindey, Jr
U S and British Fleets May Join in Indo China Crisis
Washington reports indicate the United States may go beyond a protest over Japan’s drive into French Indo China. Officials discuss possible moves including redeploying or basing units with Britain, recalling Ambassador Grew, and expanding oil and scrap embargoes amid tensions. In Tokyo, Japanese forces claim 141 Indo-Chinese deaths and 240 prisoners as they advance, while French authorities allege Japanese troops violated an accord and Chinese aid routes face pressure.
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J. C. Star
Washington
United States
Japan
Indo-China
Will Xard
State Department
United Stites
HyWall
Far Pacific
Singapore
Britain
Josph C
Fom
Tokyo
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Amethod
Netherlands East
Asia
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Inde
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Uly
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Burma
China
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Vichy
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Waiphong
Soutit
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