Major outbreak of infantile paralysis feared in Ohio Valley
Health officials in two states warn of a potential major outbreak of infantile paralysis in the Ohio Valley as more than 40 cases appear in two weeks. Huntington reports 26 cases, with a six-county West Virginia danger zone. The first victim Delores Maynard, two, dies. Louisville reports 20 active cases in eastern Kentucky, mainly near Ohio and West Virginia borders. Ohio reports no new cases beyond those listed. Cabell County doctors discuss delaying school openings as the disease nears a peak.
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Huntington
Ohio Valley
A. M.rice
Charleston
State Health Department
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Hurst
Delores Maynard
Louisville
P. Eb.lackberry
R. H. Markwith
Columbus
Portsmouth
Trenton
Cabell County Medical Society
W. W. Strange
Duke Assumes New Position in Bermuda Visit
British censors examined mail from the Excalibur as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived in Hamilton on a wartime stopover. The couple planned a shopping trip and a private dinner with Maj. Gen. Denis Kirwan Bernard at Government House. The Duke will soon be governor and commander-in-chief in Nassau after inspecting Bermuda troops.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
New York
Government House
Govrnor
Denis Kirwan Bernard
Windsors
Nassau
Duke
the Royal
Draft backers push broader registration plan
Washington Aug 9 Senate passage of a bill to muster the national guard and army reserves spurred conscription advocates to propose a wider Burke Wadsworth registration. Senator Burke said he drafted an amendment to register all men ages 21 through 44, expanding the earlier 21 to 30. The Senate approved legislation 71 to 7, boosting hopes for universal service.
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Washington
Senate
Burke
D.neb
Holt
Waa
Veterans Open Annual Meeting At Bluefield
Veterans of the 80th Division association near 1000 members gathered in Bluefield for the annual reunion. The morning opened with business, then recreational events included a Pocahontas exhibition mine excursion and an outing at Bluefield stadium. A military ball was planned for tonight and Governor Holt was slated to speak tomorrow.
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Bluefield
UPI
Pocahontas Exhibition Mine
Virginia
Bluefield Stadium
Holt
Pittsburgh Landmark Destroyed By Massive Fire
A six alarm blaze in Pittsburgh destroyed the upper part of the Thaddeus Stevens public school, a 47 year old West End landmark. Four firemen were injured slightly. damage unofficially estimated at 219,000. The fire destroyed a lumber yard portion nearby.
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Pittssurgh
Thaddeus Stevens
West End
Allegheny Sheriff Opens 24 Hour Duty In City
In Pittsburgh on August 9 the Allegheny County sheriff's office will operate 24 hours daily to ready for defense emergencies. Chief Deputy W Rody Ruttenbusch said the measure followed a meeting with the FBI and other police agencies to counter fifth column activities.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
W. Rody Ruttenbusch
FBI
Treasury Secretary Urges New Revenue Source
Washington Aug 9 Fi Secretary Morgenthau forecast a 5700000000 federal deficit this year and urged Congress to open another revenue source. He called for better distribution of defense costs by enacting an excess profits tax before a joint meeting of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance
Romania Calls For Racial Separation In Balkans
In Bucharest Premier Ton Gigurtu proposed definite separation of Romanian and Hungarian peoples as Romania rejects Hungarian demand for three fourths of Transylvania. He outlined a plan involving large population transfers but only limited territorial cession, saying Romania would follow Axis pressure to maintain peace in southeastern Europe yet not yield on Transylvania.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Ton Gigurtu
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russia
Europe
Romania
Turner’s Will Buy Used School Books
Turner’s advertises buying used school books in good condition. Call or bring items to sell promptly.
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Turner
College Boy Goes Calmly To His Death
Florence Arizona August 9 1939 Robert Burgunder 23 year old former college orator faced execution in the Arizona penitentiary gas chamber. He confessed to killings and died seven minutes after the door closed as cyanide fumes filled the chamber. The condemned man had been linked to the desert shooting of E B Peterson and Ellis M Koury near Florence on April 29 1939.
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Florence
Ariz
Robert Burgunder
Arizona Penitentiary
Burgunder
E. B. Peterson
Ellis M
Koury
Here
Meat Prices Higher In July Than Previous Month
West Virginia farmers saw July 15 prices for meat animals chickens and eggs rise, offsetting declines in grains dairy fruit and other farm products. The index reached 101 percent of the 1910-14 average, up five points from July 1939. Meat animal prices gained three points, poultry and egg prices nine points.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Dawson To Make First Address At State Meet
Charleston August 9 Dawson Republican nominee for governor will deliver the first major address of his campaign at the Republican state judicial convention on August 14 15 He will share the program with running mate State Senator Thomas B Sweeney of Wheeling who is Republican candidate for U S Senate Dawson has been touring the state since the primaries speaking at small gatherings and will expand his primary program in the convention address.
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Charleston
Daniel Boone Dawson
Dawson
Thomas B. Sweeney
Wheeling
U. S. Senate
Dividend Authorized for Shinnston Depositors
State Banking Commissioner R. Carl Andrews announced a seven percent dividend of 35 143 28 dollars for depositors at the closed Farmers Bank of Shinnston payable August 10. This payment raises total dividends to 67 percent since the bank’s October 14 1931 shutdown.
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Charleston
R. Carl Andrews
Farmers Bank of Shinnston
Building of Warplanes Is Moving Fast
Washington reports America's defense commission says aircraft factories are turning out 10,800 planes annually, with 900 planes per month and production rising toward 18,000 yearly by January. The commission cites 1.8 billion dollars in army and navy contracts in the last two months including seven million for combat planes.
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Washington
America
Defense Commission
William 8. Knudsen
Commission
Knudsen
Zoui
British markets taking over half U S exports
New York reports that British Empire markets now absorb about half of the United States exports due to expanded war purchases and Europe shipping closures. An authority notes this could be the highest share since the U S became a major trading nation, up from roughly one third before the war.
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New York
United States
Europe
England
Canada
1940 Cotton Loan Plan Approved By President
Hyde Park Aug 9 The temporary White House announced that President Roosevelt approved a $150,000,000 non mandatory loan on the 1940 cotton crop. Loans will be through the Commodity Credit Corporation under the Agricultural Adjustment Act and the rate will be announced later in Washington.
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Hyde Park
White House
Roosevelt
Italy Claims Victory For Air Force In Border Duel
Italian High Command said its air force defeated British forces in a clash near Hargeisa in the Somaliland protectorate, claiming five Ethiopian planes were shot down. The report notes Italians held a local edge despite being outnumbered on the Libyan frontier and mentions ongoing operations around Zeila and Dadweina.
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Italy
Air Force
Rome
Bri
Somaliland
Hargeisa
Protectorate
Zeila
Dadweina
Stefani
Rose Lovins Favored For Court Posts
Three thousand West Virginia Democrats gathered for the judicial nominating convention as leaders expect H H Rose of Fairmont and Col W T Lovins of Huntington to win the two state Supreme Court seats. Senator M M Neely remained noncommittal as other names lingered, raising potential floor battles if ballots extend.
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Max Fullerton Huntington
West Virginia
Supreme Court
H. H. Rose
Fairmont
Col. W. T. Lovins
Huntington
Neely
M. M. Neely
Ancialien
Young Democrats Plan October Convention in Huntington
Young Democrats of West Virginia set October 4 and 5 for their annual convention in Huntington after rejecting September due to an infantile paralysis epidemic. President W. A. Thornhill Jr. of Beckley said speakers after the Miami national convention in September encouraged the later date. Probable speakers include Senator Peppers of Florida and Lee of Oldla, with a committee led by Wilbur Graften of Parkersburg to revise the constitution.
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Huntington
Young Democrats
West Virginia
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Beckley
Miami
Fla
Honea
Peppers
D.fla
Lee
Wilbur Graften
Parkersburg
Roosevelt says odds guard won't leave U S in peace time
President Roosevelt told reporters the odds are 100 to 1 that the national guard would never depart the United States or its possessions in peace time. He noted this while discussing a defeated amendment tied to a bill authorizing federal training of the guard and organized reserves. The chief executive cautioned that a single restriction could affect emergencies, though he deemed the odds not of great public interest.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
United States
Senate
Grafton Sentinel Invites Ella Barkins to Theater Night
The Grafton Sentinel invites Ella Barkins of 11 Lincoln Street to tonight's program featuring Philip Dorn in Sky Patrol and the serial The Green Hornet now showing at the Opera House theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Ella Barkins
Lincoln Street
Philip Dorn
Sky Patrol
Opera House Theatre
Italians push toward Berbera in Somaliland advance
Italian motorized columns press north from Berbera as British Somaliland reports a major air battle victory in Libya. Advance follows captures of Hergeisa and Oadweina, aiming for a coastal Ethiopian outlet on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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Cario
Egypt
British Somaliland
Berbera
Libya
Amy
Hergeisa
Oadweina
Gulf of Aden
15 Italian Planes Shot Down in Libyan Battle
London reports the RAF communique says 15 Italian fighter planes were shot down in a massive Libyan air battle west of Sidi Omar. British losses included two planes not yet returned, while Italian forces claimed to down five Britishe planes as they faced a larger opposing force.
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London
Cario
RAF
Libya
Sidi Omar
Vast Armada Of Warplanes Dates London Blitz
London reports the August 9 raid as the greatest air assault on the island, with 800 Nazi planes attacking shipping and towns in waves. Government orders residents to stay put while Britain claims 60 German planes shot down and at least 100 airmen killed. Germany says 12 ships totaling 55,000 tons were sunk.
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London
British Isles
Pound
Ministry of Information
United Kingdom
Germany
British Army Withdraws Troops From Shanghai to Other Service
The war office announced British troops stationed in Shanghai and North China are being withdrawn for service elsewhere. US and Japan have been informed. Destination unclear but likely Hong Kong or Singapore. About 1,500 soldiers moved.
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London
War Office
Shanghai
North China
United States
Britain
Japan
Far East
Shenghai
Hongkong
Pore
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