Willkie Receives Warm Homecoming In Indiana Rally Plan
Wendell Willkie and his wife arrived in Rushville after a night of noisy welcome as he prepared to accept the Republican nomination. The candidate will attend a rally in Elwood, his birthplace, expected to draw up to a quarter million. He plans no speeches until a keynote address on national defense and foreign policy. Continuous informal greetings marked the day as crowds gathered at crossroads and at Indianapolis airport to greet him. Continued on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore F. Koop
Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Wie
Indianapolis
Indiana
Colorado Springs
Colo
Willkies
Elwood
U S Considers Buying Bases
President Roosevelt said the United States is holding conversations with Britain on acquiring naval and air bases with special reference to the Panama canal. He warned reporters not to speculate on destroyer aid and provided a direct quotation about the negotiations for bases in the American hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Panama Canal
British Empire
Mildred Lowery invited to Passport to Alcatraz show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mildred L Lowery of 4 Church Street to tonight's presentation of Passport to Alcatraz starring Jack Holt at the Strand Theatre or The Thundering West starring Charles Starrett at the Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Mildred
L. Lowery
Church Street
Alcatraz
Jack Holt
Strand Theatre
Charles Starrett
Dixie: Theatre
Million Loss From Floods Across Kanawha River Region
A Charleston report estimates nearly 1 million dollars in damage across 99 miles of river towns as the Kanawha and New rivers flood. Gauley Bridge suffered the worst impact with most businesses flooded and 15 families displaced. Unofficial figures for nearby areas range up to 200000, while river boats and barges were lost or swept away downstream.
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Charleston
Kanawha
New River
Gauley Bridge
Wew River
Hinton
British Slow Up Foes Advancing On Berbera
Cairo reports British aerial bombardment and machine gun fire on Italian troop concentrations and lines in Somaliland have slowed the fascist advance on Berbera, with Italians meeting stiffer resistance aided by native troops and constant bombing of columns from two directions. One column moves along the Zeila to Berbera coast road toward Barhar, 40 miles west of Berbera, while another advances from the south through Jurgaran pass.
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Cairo
Somaliland
Berbera
Protectorate
Zeila
Barhar
Jurgaran Pass
Italian Cities Attacked Again By British Planes
British planes crossed into northern Italy and bombed cities including Milan Tortona and Alessandria. One bomber was shot down over Turn and part of its crew of five was killed with the rest captured. The raids left 22 dead and over 50 injured in Milan Tortona and Alessandria, while two more were killed and five hurt in rural districts.
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Rome
Ay (P
Switzerland
Italy
Milan
Tortona
Allesandria
Electrified clothesline kills Charleston woman
Charleston, Aug. 16, Mrs. Gertrude Mullins, 43, was killed while hanging out laundry when an electrified clothesline became energized by a live wire that charged the tin roof of the Mullins home. Coroner C. F. Sayre said the wire accident caused the fatal shock.
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Charleston
Gertrude Mullins
C. F. Sayre
Mullins
Powder Plant Blast Kills Five Near Joplin Missouri
Five men die in an explosion at Atlas powder plant six miles east of Joplin Missouri The plant with about 400 workers produces nearly two million pounds of TNT monthly Much of it is bought by British agents officials say A new TNT unit started last February and was due to operate next week The blast destroyed the No 2 punch house and officers were summoned to the scene with FBI saying they would not investigate unless sabotage is found continued on page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Atlas Powds
Missouri
Kansas City
Dwight Brantley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Britain
No. 2
Logan County Faces 20 Paralysis Cases Quarantine
Logan County health authorities report three new infantile paralysis cases, totaling 20, prompting a quarantine to keep children off streets and out of public meetings. Schools may start delayed up to three weeks. A Fayette county death is noted, while a Wheeling 4 H conference and camp set for August 28 30 is cancelled. Huntington reports three new cases lifting Cabell county total to 38, mostly in Huntington city units.
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Logan
Logan County
W. P. Hamilton
Fayette
Wheeling
Harry Smith
Huntington
Cabell County
Hitington City
Planes Bomb Greek Ships Near Tinos Harbor
Athens Aug 16 Two Greek destroyers were reported bombed by unidentified planes though initial reports said they were not hit The attacks follow the torpedoing of light cruiser Helle at Tinos island harbor causing one death and several injuries Pilgrims gathered on the quay for a religious feast witnessed the sinking and fear war may be near as diplomatic quarters weigh Greek response possible declaration awaiting attribution of the attackers
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Athens
Helle
Tinos Island
Greece
British Accused In Greek Italian Dispute
Rome reports Virginio Gayda an authoritative Fascist editor accuses the British admiralty of sinking the Greek light cruiser Helle and seeks to provoke a crisis between Italy and Greece. Gayda rejects British claims that an Italian submarine fired the torpedo and calls the event a new plot to repeat Athenia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Italy
Greece
Gayda
Il Giornale D’italia
Tinos Island
Britain
Mighty German Bombing Fleet Heads To London
Berlin reports authorized sources say a vast German bomber fleet is en route to London aiming at military targets on the outskirts. The raid crossed the English Channel at 6 30 p m and breached heavy British defenses en route to objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
English Channel
Germany Not Taking Risk Of Invasion
German air power may aim to force Britain to surrender by sustained aerial attacks rather than an actual invasion. The piece cites General Douhet and notes Nazi air raids as a possible shift in strategy to break English resistance without land combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon Francis
Associated Press
Germany
British Isles
Douhet
England
Minimum coal prices delayed nearly month
The Interior department coal division postponed the effective date for minimum prices for sale of bituminous coal from September 3 to October 1. Secretary Ickes announced the appeal period for the price findings, which range from ten cents a ton for low grade Indiana coal dust to five dollars and twenty-five cents for Washington lump coal, extended to August 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department Coal Division
Ickes
Indiana
Prosecution Hinted In Sonman Mine Disaster
Portage Pennsylvania August 16 A coroner s jury verdict blamed a mining system failure and officials negligence for the Sonman coal mine disaster that killed 63 men The Pennsylvania Department of Mines deputy secretary said the question of prosecution would be studied The jury named three officials in charge of the mine management
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Portage
Sonman
Richard Maize
Pennsylvania Department of Mines
Husband and two women held in fake holdup shooting
WAYNESBURG Pa Aug 16 Deputy Sheriff Jack Orndoff refused to reveal motive while officials finish investigations into a fake holdup shooting. The husband Robert Headley a gas field worker and his wife Ada Headley 44 are questioned as deputies also arrest two sisters from a neighboring house. He says three men shot his wife and robbed him of 30 to 40 dollars before fleeing in his car.
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Waynesburg
Jack Orndoff
Ada Hubb Headley
Green County
Robert
House Passes Bill to Call Up Guardsmen
The House approved the National Guard mobilization bill by 342 to 33, paving the way for about 396,000 men to serve up to one year. The move requires Senate concurrence on minor changes and the president’s signature. Britain seeks destroyers and offers to lease U.S. naval bases in exchange for ships as discussions continue.
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Washington
House
National Guard
Senate
Roosevelt
Britain
Great Britain
United States Hemisphere
Parents Of Drowning Victim Finally Found
GREENSBURG PA Aug 16 Located last night in Newberry South Carolina Dr and Mrs Latimer Myers of Cincinnati were en route by plane and auto today to Ligonier where their nine year old son Latimer Jr drowned Monday in Buttermilk Falls Loyalhanna creek The boy drowned while his parents were vacationing Relatives in New Kensington said they would meet Dr and Mrs Myers at the Pittsburgh airport and rush them to Ligonier Dr Myers a chemist is head of a Cincinnati Emery Industries laboratory
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Greensburg
Newberry
S. C
Latimer
D. Myers
Cincinnai
Ligonier
Latimer, Jr
Buttermilk Falls
Loyalhanna Creek
New Kensington
Mrs. Myers
Pittsburgh
Myers
Cincinnati
Emery Industries
WPA Music Project Is Approved By Roosevelt
West Virginia receives a WPA grant of 220503 to promote initiate coordinate supervise and conduct music activities. State Superintendent W W Trent says President Roosevelt approved the fund and plans include instrumental performances community bands folk dances and resettlement ensembles for the public schools institutions and underprivileged groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. W. Trent
Trent
Senator Neely
D.-W. Va
Roosevelt
West Virginia
WPA
Department of Education
Gia
Bombers Blitz Over English Coast In Major Invasion
A large German air armada, potentially up to 2,500 planes, swept the English coast in six waves while observers noted numbers far higher than the previous day’s. Reporters observed barrage balloons being downed and bombs dropping along cliff edges near a southern English port. One balloon named King Lear crashed onto cottages, causing fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ada
WV CAA instructor dies in Kanawha River crash
Troy W. Newkirke, 43, a Black CAA flight instructor at West Virginia State College, died when a student training plane struck a wire across the Kanawha River and plunged into the flooded water. Student pilot Esther Smoot, 19, swam to shore unharmed after attempting to rescue him.
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Charleston
Troy W. Newkirke
CAA
West Virginia State College
Kanawha
Esther Smoot
Newkirke
Hubert Stark
Roosevelt Field
New York
London Radio Station Goes Silent During Air Raid
NBC reported that the London broadcasting station GSV went off the air at 11:11 a.m. ES.T. today after air raid sirens were heard in the background. After several minutes of silence the station returned to the air and continued its news broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
GSV
NBC
London Battles Six Days of Fierce Air War
Germany conducts a sixth day of heavy air raids across Britain with incendiaries and explosives. Midlands endure many fires and casualties as RAF fighters contest the skies. Nationwide destruction follows yesterday’s record assault as Britain braces for possible further raids and invasion fears.
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London
Britain
England
Wales
English Channel
Midlands
RAF
Berlin List British Losses In Air Raid Reports
British air force claims heavy raids on Berlin and coastal ports with ships sunk and harbor facilities damaged. German high command reports losses of aircraft and flying craft, while British counters claim 144 German planes shot down. The nightly attacks targeted Portland, Scarborough, Middlesbrough and Hull as part of ongoing air battles.
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Berlin
England
High Command
Portland Naval
Scarborough
Ton
Middlesbrough
Hull
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Ellwood
Kent
U.S
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Dixie
Atlas
Missouri City
Sonman Mine
Prof
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New York District Attorney's Office
Boston University
Columbia University
Negro Caa
Industrial Midlands
Greater London
Loraine Devers
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