Italy May Invade Greece If Isles Seized Plan Action
Rome reports a high fascist source warns Italy will invade Greece if Britain occupies Greek islands Crete or Corfu. Rumors of British plans prompt Italian retaliation while naval actions continue in the eastern Mediterranean. Metaxas government awaited clarification as tensions rise and British bases in Egypt face renewed attacks.
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Italy
Greece
Toda
Britain
Crete
Corfu
John Metaxas
Medive Grantan
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Egypt
Ortiz Resigns as President in Argentine Turmoil
Buenos Aires Aug 23 Victor Guillot a chamber of deputies member died today of a self inflicted bullet wound complicating a political crisis following President Roberto M Ortiz resignations. He had been ousted from the chamber amid a committee probe into the El Palo mar land deal with alleged overpayment by the army. Police confirm suicide and a confidence vote was expected to back Ortiz, who had delegated general ex.
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Buenos Aires
Victor Guillot
Chamber of Deputies
Roberto M. Ortiz
Guillot
Chamber
el Palomar
Radical
Liberal
Ortiz
Ortts
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Laird King to Strand show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Laird King of 207 Beech Street to tonight’s Strand theatre screening of Law of the Pampas starring William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy or Girls of The Road starring Lola Lane Ann Dvorak and Helen Mack. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Laird King
Beech Street
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Dikiz
Lola Lane
Ann Dvorak
Helen Mack
Strand Theatre
Roosevelt plans southern non political Labor Day swing
President Roosevelt prepares a Labor Day trip to the South described as non political with plans to dedicate a Tennessee Valley Authority dam. Observers note potential campaign implications and a chance to discuss public power policy while addressing the TVA topic.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Accused Husband Gains Liberty on $5,000 Bail
Wayne County telegram reports Rob ert Headley aged 49 freed on 5000 dollar bail after charges of conspiracy to kill his wife. Headley to appear for arraignment pending the condition of Mrs Headley who was shot five times. Sheriff said two women admitted involvement in a fake holdup. Headley denies knowledge of any plot.
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Waynesburg
Robert Headley
Justice of the Peace
Frank Sutton
Greene County
Headley
Henry Flowers
Water Street Two Level Artery Opens In Pittsburgh
A $3,000,000 two level improvement of Water street from Grant street to the Point along the Monongahela river front was ready for informal opening today. The project aims to ease traffic congestion in Pittsburgh's business district as part of a larger city plan.
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Pittsburgh
Water Street
Grant Street
Monongahela
Taylor Starts Journey Home Leaves By Plane
Myron v. Taylor, Roosevelt’s Vatican envoy, left Rome by plane for a U S visit to confer with the president on whether to return to his post. He travels with his wife and a nurse.
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Taylor
Rome
Myron v. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
United States
Solid South votes sought by Willkie campaign
The Roosevelt era description is not present. Theodore F. Koop reports in New York on August 23 that Wen- Gel L. Willkie faces a bloc in the Solid South as Republicans plan a two week Western speaking tour. Independent Democrats met with Willkie last night but left questions about a new ticket to legal and practical factors across states.
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Theodore F. Koop
New York
Wen- Gell L. Willkie
Willkie
Charleston Eyes Roosevelt Visit with Five Mile Front Drive
Local Democrats and chamber officials announced plans for President Roosevelt's East South tour including a five mile ride along Charleston's new river front drive. He is to inspect the $22 million South Charleston naval ordnance plant on September 3. Arthur B. Koontz will oversee ceremonies.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
New River Front
South Charleston
Kanawha Boulevard
PWA
Up River Kanawha City
Koontz
British Bomber Swats Two Italian Submarines
Cairo dispatch says Royal Air Force bombers destroyed two Italian submarines one destroyer and one depot ship in a low altitude strike on warships anchored in Bomba Roadstead Libya. All British planes returned safely. Bomba lies about 100 miles from Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Bomba
Libya
Glass backs conscription as vote on delay looms
Washington, Aug. 23. Senator Glass of Virginia joined conscription supporters against delaying compulsory service until 1941. He argued postponement wastes time, reiterating support for the Burke Wadsworth bill. Hopes for a Senate vote this week were slim as leaders shifted to minor House modifications.
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Washington
Senator Glass
D.-Va
Glass
Maloney
D.conn
Senate
House
Extra Day Decided On At Apple Harvest Fete
Martinsburg set the sixth annual apple harvest festival for November 8 to 11 extending by one day to include Sunday and armistice day observance. John L Lightner named general director. festival details to be worked out by committees.
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Martinsburg
Festival Board of Directors
John L. Lightner
Bids Sought for Fairmont College Gymnasium Project
The State Board of Control announced bids will be opened September 9 for a new physical education building at Fairmont State College funded by a $150,000 appropriation. Architect L D Schmidt of Fairmont prepared the plans for the project.
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Charleston
State Board of Control
Fairmont State College
Board of Public Works
L. D. Schmidt
Fairmont
Germans Step Up Bomb Pace With Big Guns In London Raid
German air units bomb three London suburbs in a morning assault, damaging homes and public buildings but causing few injuries. The first night attack on the capital area follows a coastal artillery and Dover bombardment, with raids across Britain by lone planes or small groups, including a force of up to 50 over the southeast coast.
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London
Germany
Britain
Dover
Kanawha County Schools Set to Open on Schedule
Kanawha County plans to start classes on September 4 for 45,244 public school students unless infantile paralysis outbreaks worsen. Health officials will govern opening with local and state guidance, while nearby Cabell Wayne and Fayette counties postponed openings due to the epidemic. Superintendent Virgil L. Flinn said timing will follow health authorities.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Logan
Cabell
Wayne
Fayette
Virgil L. Flinn
Kanawha
National Guard Bill Ready For F D R Action
The senate sent to the White House legislation authorizing the president to call the national guard and army reserves to active duty for up to 12 months. The measure covers about 396 000 guardsmen and reserves across the western hemisphere and Philippine Islands with options for resignations and special discharges for dependents and those under 18.
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Washington
Senate
White House
National Guard
House
Western Hemisphere
Philippine Islands
Passenger Train Held Up In New York By Six Men
Six gunmen armed with six shooters and automatics halted a New York passenger train in upper Manhattan. They targeted a payroll pouch, handcuffed two postal clerks, and fled in under three minutes. Authorities believe about 100000 dollars in payrolls were the intended loot sent from banks to Yonkers.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Germany Builds Coastal Guns for Blitzkrieg on England
Berlin reports long range batteries set up along the conquered French coast to help a potential strike on London. Nazi sources claim guns can shell London from 90 miles out, with range finding and practice firing cited as proof emplacement is complete. Air raiders claim success against British planes while mines threaten Bristol Channel and English harbors.
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England
Berlin
English Channel
London
French
Dover
Fneland
Ape la Sac
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Propertons
Britain
Bristol Channel
Channel
British
Standardized Planes Urged In WWII Production
Reports from Chungking and Los Angeles describe increased Japanese bombing of Chungking and a push by US officials to narrow aircraft production to a few effective types. William Knudson and Henry Arnold toured fighter and transport planes, aiming to accelerate output and emulate streamlined German manufacturing.
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Los Angeles
Army
Navy
William 8. Knudson
National Defense Advisory Committee
Germany
Dornier
Knudson
Henry H. Arnold
Nine Die In Army Bomber Crash Near Dover
Denver August 23 two officers and seven enlisted men were killed when a two engine B 18 Douglas bomber failed to return from bombing practice and crashed on a range 43 miles east of Dover. Flares from a searching ship located the wreckage after an electric storm east and southeast of Denver. The crew listed included Lieut Chapgane co pilot Lieut Schmid staff Sergeant Hobbs McDeerman Adkins Fraser Private Kelly radio operator Hutchinson Bryner.
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Denver
Dover
Lowry Field
Watkins
Colo
Air Corps
Chapgane
Schmid‘che
Hobbs
McDeerman
Political solicitation of employees under fire
In Washington on August 23, the senate company expenditures committee heard bipartisan calls for a ban on soliciting political contributions from employees by their employers or business superiors. Chairman Gillette said the panel would push legislation to tighten the federal corrupt practices act and curb abuses, while Senator Reed criticized executives who organized such collections and argued crafting effective coverage remains difficult.
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Washington
Senate Company Expenditures Committee
Gillette
D.-Sa
Reed
R.-Kans
Slayer of Trotsky Seen With Police Guard In Mexico
Slavi Leon Trotsky lay in state under a guard of honor as authorities hunted for a mastermind behind the assassination. Officers held Frank Jackson and Sylvia Ageloff, Jackson’s Brooklyn friend, for questioning after he mortally wounded Trotsky with a pickax. Burial plans remained unclear.
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Mexico City
Slavi
Leon Trotsky
Tojay
Frank Jackson
Brooklyn
Sylvia Ageloff
Jackson
Trotsky
Spanish Catholic Leader Isidoro Cardinal Goma y Tomas Dies
Isidoro Cardinal Goma y Tomas, 71, primate of Spain and Vatican envoy to Franco during the civil war, died in Pamplona after months of illness. He relinquished duties at Toledo last June due to ill health. Death attributed to cancer.
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Madrid
Isidoro Cardinal
Goma Y Tomas
Spain
Vatican
Congress urged quick action on draft and training
President Roosevelt said Congress must act now to authorize mobilization of the National Guard and Reserves for a 12 month term while insisting against postponing compulsory training. A press conference followed by Senate approval set the White House signing for a broader draft plan and 396000 men to be brought into service.
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National Park
Roosevelt
TVA
Wendell L. Wilkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
White House
Washington
Congress
National Guard
Senate
Japan Awaits Nazi Sanction and European Action
In Hanoi and French Indo China, business leaders and diplomats foresee Japan awaiting an “go” signal from Europe before direct action in the South Seas. Many expect a partitioning in the Orient contingent on Britain and France being preoccupied elsewhere, with hopes for U.S. intervention dim. Continued on page 5.
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Charles H. Kline
Hanoi
Japan
South Seas
Europe
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Britain
Orient
Mrs A P Rowe Attends Hot Steel at 60 Opera House
Mrs A P Rowe of 505 West Francis Street will attend tonight’s showing of Richard Arlen and Andy Irvine in the serial The Green Net at the 60 Opera House theatre. The presentation is part of a current program featuring Hot Steel.
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Grafton Sentinel
Angies
A. P. Rowe
West Francis Street
Richard Arlén
Andy I Vine
Green. Net
Opera House Theatre
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