Widespread Earthquake Shakes Northeastern Regions
A severe earthquake and aftershocks struck the Northeastern United States and several Canadian provinces briefing Cornwall and surrounding areas. Damage was estimated over 100000 dollars with numerous chimneys, bricks, and windows affected. many residents spent the night outside. The tremors were felt from New York to Ontario and New Jersey, with officials noting it as a surface quake and not a major event.
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Wall
Cornwall
St. Lawrence
Fordham University
Malone
N. Y
Joseph Lynch
Virginia
Michigan
Lynch
New York State
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Brooklyn
Queens
Nassau County
Long d
Manhattan
Bronx
Tly
Portland
Manchester
N.H
D. VI
New Haven
Conn
Rovidence
R. I
Wilmington
Wheeling
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Erie
New Jersey
Newark, On
Jersey City
Ity
Dunn Opens Large Lead In Alabama Democratic Mayoral Race
In Montgomery, David E. Dunn leads W. M. Arson by 696 to six in early absentee ballot tabulation for the late Cyrus B. Brown’s successor. The Democratic primary, effectively the election, proceeds with a formal runoff unlikely next month.
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Montgomery
Ala
David FE. Dunn
W. M. Arun
Toerson
Cyrus B. Brown
Navigators’ Islands Recalled as Samoan Archipelago
Historic note identifies the Samoan Islands once being called the Navigators’ Islands, reflecting traditional naming of the archipelago and its Polynesian heritage.
Athens College Fund Drive Pushes Toward $350000 Goal
After a summer lull, the Athens College development program in the Tuscaloosa district is active again with $101,626.20 subscribed in five districts. Receipts include Decatur 20307.35 Florence 20703.00 Huntsville 16864.50 Albertville 11971.00 Birmingham 30423.85 and miscellaneous 1356.50. Campaign leaders met September 6 in Tuscaloosa and headquarters are in the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens College
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Florence
Huntsville
Albertville
Birmingham
Jasper
Bessemer
Gadsden
Aniston
Roanoke
Athens
E. R. Naylor
A. Ivan Pelter
Limestone County CapsHaw By Miss Balch
Mrs. Oscar Pitts and Rudolph and Miss Sarah Elizabeth Cole spent two nights in Fayetteville Tennessee. They also made a business trip to Nashville Thursday. Numerous locals attended the Poplar Creek Association over two days and many visited relatives and friends across the area. Be sure to buy children outer garments that are easy to get in and out of and allow for active movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Pitts
Rudolph
Sarah Elizabeth Cole
Fayetteville
Tenn
Nashville
J. H. Shannon
J. N. Vasser
P. E. Balch
Wesley Balch
George Sanders
Hester Smith
J. W. Hampton
Poplar Creek
R. E. Whitt
Harold
Mary Lou
Carl
Nell
Donald
Hector Menefee
John Lindsay Thomas
Bruce Balch
Grafton Pepper
Howard Ray
Pat Jacobs
Ralph Balch
Cpl
Joseph Balch
Martina Worthy
Grand Ole Opera
Sanford Craft
Victor Craft
Bessie Pike
Rosetta
Rebecca Pepper
Athens 3
Will Worthy
Helen
Flossie
James
Jesse Balch
Ryland
Murder Of Village Seen By Reporter
Reporter Wes Gallagher describes Martincourt France after German forces wiped out the village. He details burned buildings, a 72 year old grandfather killed under an apple tree, a young man shot in bed, and villagers slain or terrorized. Lt Robert Walker confirms repeated burnings by this panzer grenadier unit. Two nearby villages, Robert Espange and Euery, were burned with 52 men killed.
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Wes Gallagher Martincourt
France
Martincourt
Earl Maze
Greenville
S C
Stars and Stripes
FFI
Panzer Grenadier
Robert Walker
North Capital Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Espange
Euery
Vitry
St. Mihiel
Torrid Wave to Continue Across South and Southwest
Heat wave grips the South and Southwest with readings around 103 in Georgia and 105 in Arizona. Cities across Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina report 100-plus highs Labor Day. Phoenix tops chart as the hottest spot while northern cities stay cooler.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Arizona
Florida
South Carolina
North
Midwest
Washington, D. C
Millen
Eastman
Savannah
A. J. Knarr
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Columbia
S. C
Charleston
Augusta
Knarr
Phoenix
Ariz
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Tex
Memphis
Mercury
New York
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Caribou
Maine
Key West
Fla
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
Butler
Miami
Albany
Norris, 83, Remembered as Champion of Popular Rights
About 600 mourners packed McCook's Methodist church for the funeral of George W. Norris 83 known as champion of popular rights and father of the TVA. Another 100 stood outside as he was buried in the Norris family plot. Dr. Bryant Drake of Doane College traced Norris life from poverty in an Ohio farm to his 1942 return to McCook and his declared honesty and integrity.
Trout Makes Surprise Jump On Spring Creek Trip
Sampey Weaver and B. C. Anderson were crossing Spring Creek to set their lines when a four pound trout leaped into view. Weaver notes the fish still has its head and suggests it may have gone color blind or log minded. The pair watched the trout as it surprised them aboard the boat center in Alabama.
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Fish Rides Boat Centre
Ala
Sampey Weaver
B. C. Anderson
Spring Creek
Weather Watch: Cool Morn In North Midwest
Temperatures this morning were lower in the North and Midwest with Chicago at 65 and St. Louis 68 while Washington reached 79. Duluth Minnesota logged a cool 57 after a Labor Day high of 71. Rain gave brief relief in Tennessee and Kentucky, with Smithville reporting 1.50 inches and Hopkinsville 0.31. Knoxville saw 0.58 inches.
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Midwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Duluth
Minn
Mercury
Tennessee
Kentucky
Smithville
Tenn
Hopkinsville
Knoxville
Paper Drive Backing Spreads War Waste Paper Effort
Mrs. Arthur Heustess state president of the American Legion Auxiliary says sixty nine units across the state with posts and civic groups back the War Production Board appeal for waste paper. Legion and Auxiliary lead drives in communities and urge citizens to dedicate waste paper to aid fighting men and save lives.
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Arthur Heustess
American Legion Auxiliary
War Production Board
U.S
Legion
Auxiliary
Cartel hearings loom as wartime policy debated in Congress
Washington reports that a War Mobilization Committee hearing on cartels will run through September with focus on German and American cartel ties. Justice Department records show more than 40 anti trust suits since 1939 involving chemicals, lamps, aluminum, drugs, oil and other sectors. Bills in Congress push cartel member registration and disclosure of foreign ties.
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Washington
Senate
War Mobilization Committee
Kilgore
D.-W. Va
Germany
Wallace
Ickes
Biddle
Democratic Party
Chicago
United States
Norway
Holland
France
Justice Department
Department
Congress
Poison label for oxalic acid in household bleaching
A safety note warns that oxalic acid used in bleaching is a poison and should be kept well out of children’s reach. It advises clear labeling and secure storage to prevent accidental ingestion or exposure.
French Labor Slave Escapes Nazi Rule and Reunites With Wife
Jean, a young French businessman captured in 1942 for work in Essen, recalls 14 months of forced labor, slow pay, ration card theft, and starvation deaths. After a daring escape and six months hiding from the Gestapo, American aid secured his reunion with his wife in Isigny Normandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Jameson
Isigny
France
Gestapo
Jean
Just
Caen
Germany
Essen
Veteran B 25 unit commended for actions in Mediterranean theater
Staff Sergeant Eugene W. Stewart of Belle Mina and his wife Helen receive a Presidential citation for outstanding duty during the invasion of the Italian mainland. The B 25 Mitchell group has flown over 450 combat missions and is noted for cutting German communications in Italy. The article also notes the xylophone’s first use as a concert instrument in 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene W. Stewart
Fred S. Stewart
Belle Mina
Helen Stewart
United States
Stewart
Mediterranean
Italy
Denial Flares Over German Capitulation Report
In London and Brussels readers disputed a report of German capitulation broadcast by an unidentified foreign station. Belgian radio denied the claim noting Germany has not capitulated and the war continues. FCC monitors reported they heard no capitulation broadcast.
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London
Brussels
Radio
Germany
Federal Communications Commission
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Belgium
Tournai
U. S
Maubeuge
Verdun
Moselle
David E. Dunn
Zona
Crystal
Grey House
Moulton ST
2Nd
4Th Aves
Bucharest
Red Army
Romania
Moscow
Limestone County Capshaw
Miss Balch
Joe
DR. Peppers
Wupi Meer
Gene Aker
By James Marlow
George Zielke
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
The
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
OWL Drug CO
Decatur, Ala
Palssy
Ford
Amereica
A. A.A. Committee
Board of Education
Farm Bureau
U.S.C
WEWS
Rouge Plant
Ois Saneer
Heairy
Ing
Cates Hoe
Cues
Ogee Nowedeys
Ogee
Ford Dealios
Lincole
Beve Boon Butt
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