Prison Escape Spreads Across Arkansas Louisiana Firefight
A band of 36 convicts escaped from Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas on Labor Day, killing a guard and wounding another. Two ring leaders were captured after a 30 minute gun battle near Garland City. In Louisiana, five convicts cornered near Columbia killed a posseman while using three hostages as shields. Hostages include Ann Laura Diamond, Voncicle Williams, and Jerry Harnigle. The manhunt continues with prisoners scattered across the region.
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Cummins
Ark
Arkansas
Louisiana
Garland City
Columbia
Frank Gar
Columb’a
Yeterday
Rayville
Gértman
Columbia Automob
Air Raid Over London Marked by Major Battle
German and British planes clashed over the Thames Estuary as mass air raids pressed London near the war anniversary. About 300 raiders were repulsed and 23 attackers destroyed. British losses were reported at 15 planes.
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London
Scotland
Thames
Britain
Air Ministry
Grafton Sentinel invites Robinson to tonight’s Dixie screenings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs K G Robinson of 645 West Wilford Street to attend tonight’s presentation of Trene featuring Ray Milland and Anna Neagle at the Dixie Theatre, or Mickey Rooney in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, the current attraction at the Strand Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
K. G. Robinson
West
Wilford Street
Trene
Ray Milland
Anna Neagle
Dixie Theatre
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Strand Theatre
Ray Bolyard
High Street
Wen Barrie
Elsie Janis
Opera House Theatre
Senate Seeks Greater Yield From Excess Profits Tax
Washington Sept 3. Senate finance committee members debated recasting the house approved excess profits tax bill to raise revenue and stiffen the levy. Senator George of Georgia questioned if the measure is a true excess profits tax, noting it taxes all income above a fixed normal return, even sub normal earnings. The proposed tax would be 20 to 50 percent on profits over the 1936-1939 base, applying to all firms whether or not profits stem from government contracts. Continued on Page 3.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
Bricker May Seek Grand Jury Probe on Red Petitions
Governor John W. Bricker said he might ask a grand jury to investigate if evidence shows Communist party petitions in Ohio were circulated fraudulently. He spoke after briefings with Atty. Gen. Thoras Neffner and Sec. of State George Neisner as disputes over petitions to qualify for the November 5 ballot intensified. Neffner reported many letters and calls from people who say they were deceived into signing the petitions.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Thoras J. Herbert
George M. Neisner
Neffner
Communist Party
YMCA Gets Painted By Relay Of Workers
In Fairmont on Labor Day a parade preceded a 25 minute finish as 30 painters and glazers applied a new coat to the Young Women’s Christian Association building. The stunt capped a Labor Day celebration and showcased a cooperative effort by local workers.
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Fairmont
Young Women's Christian Association
Britain Will Never Give Up Fleet Promise to U S Informed
Washington dispatch reports the United States publicly confirmed Britain’s pledge not to surrender or sink the British fleet if waters around the British Isles became untenable. The assurance followed correspondence between Secretary Hull and British ambassador Lord Lothian.
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Britain
U. S
Washington
Pi— Great
United States
British Isles
State Department
Hull
Lord Lothian
Two Bills Spent in U S by British War Purchases
British purchasing agents report about 2 billion dollars of U S goods bought since entering the war with Germany. Another 2 billion in orders expected in the next year, focusing on aircraft as the key product. About 1.2 billion of the first year's contracts were for aircraft, with perhaps 500 million fulfilled so far as new factories ramp up.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Stock Gains Narrow As Trading Ends In Mixed Session
New York report shows early gains in U S Steel Chrysler Douglas Aircraft Wright Aeronautical Dow Chemical Johns Manville and other firms fading toward the close. Some stocks held firm while Bethlehem International Nickel Westinghouse Santa Fe Montgomery Ward and others fluctuated. Aluminum of America Bell Aircraft Mead Johnson American Cyanamid and Bath Iron Works remained steady against the broader drift.
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New York
Steels
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
Douglas Aircraft
Wright Aeronautical
Dow Chemical
Johns Manville
Great Northern
American Wollen
International Paper
Loft
Bethlehem
International Nickel
Westinghouse
Santa Fe
Montgomery Ward
Aluminum of America
Bell Aircraft
Mead Johnson
American Cyanamid
Bath Iron Works
Balkan State in Rebellion and Resistance
In Bucharest on September 3, threats of armed Romanian resistance to a Hungarian occupation of Transylvania keep the Balkans tense. Romanian generals Dargolina and Cornicul pledge to resist to the end as Julius Maniu calls for armed action at Cluj. Brasov reports ongoing turmoil as Vienna dictates terms.
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Bucharest
Transylvania
Balkans
Berlin
Ion Dargolina
Maniu
Mihai Cornicul
Cluj
Julius Maniu
Vienna
Germany
Italy
Brasov
Four Deaths Mark Labor Day Week End
Charleston reports four fatalities from Labor Day weekend accidents amid an infantile paralysis epidemic. Victims include W Casper Rye near Parkersburg Paul W Tests 21 of Terra Alta Mele Lonchar struck by a locomotive in Wheeling and Lewis Andrews who died after a fall in Wellsburg.
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Charleston
W. Casper Rye
Parkersburg
Paul W. Tests
Terra Alta
Mele Lonchar
Wheeling
Lewis Andrews
Wellsburg
House Opens Debates on Peacetime Draft Plan
Washington September 3 The House opened debate on peacetime conscription with both sides nearly agreeing on the final outcome. Rep May D Mo chairman of the House military committee forecast a two to one roll call victory on the Burke Wadsworth bill modified version. Rep Short opposed to a peacetime draft admitted fear of defeat as the factions clashed on two key points ahead of the vote expected Friday or Saturday.
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Washington
House
May
D.-Mo
Rep
Short
R.-Mo
Draft Industry Scheme Modified By Committee
Washington September 3 Members of the house military committee approved an amendment to the military conscription bill allowing the government to rent or take over industrial plants for defense production. The modification would permit condemnation and operation if contractors refuse to contract, with compensation or rental paid.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Senate
Rep. Smith
Conn
House
Too Large Army Meets Opposition of Johnson
In Wheeling on Sept 3 American Legionnaires urged national defense as a sacred duty beyond party lines. Louis A Johnson, former national commander, warned against a 4 million man standing army as dangerous to democracy and advocated a lean 1.2 million, highly mechanized force to curb German submarine warfare and blitzkrieg risks.
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Wheeling
American Legionnaires
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Dam Threat Looms Over Millville as Dam Weakens
Millville New Jersey faces rising Union Lake as a 73 year old concrete and earth dam bulges outward. Thousands of tons of water push against the structure while over 400 families flee homes fearing a break. Five hundred volunteers reinforce with sandbags and eight state troopers monitor from the top with rocket flares signaling townspeople.
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Millville
N. J
Union Lake
Bases Near Nascent Leasing Hinted by Roosevelt Labor Day Speech
President Roosevelt, en route to South Charleston West Virginia, hints at possible leases of British bases to strengthen continental defense. Reports say Newfoundland Bermuda Barbados and other British sites are possibilities as Hull discusses British matters. The South Charleston gun and armor plant, once idle, is being revived to boost armor plate output.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
South Charleston
W. Va
England
West Virginia
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Barbados
New World
United States
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee
North Carolina
Hull
Washington
Petain Declares France United After Armistice
Premier Marshal Philippe Petain told France from Vichy that the unity of the French empire remains intact despite the armistice with Germany. He warned that no attempt from any direction or any hidden ideal can fracture this unity.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Philippe Petain
Germany
Petain
Wallace off to win votes in Midwest campaign tour
Henry A. Wallace begun his Democratic vice presidential campaign with a Midwest speaking tour. He will deliver a string of outdoor talks at county fairs and political gatherings across Illinois, covering about 1100 miles by car through farming districts.
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Bloomington
Ill
Henry A. Wallace
Downstate
Lllinois
Wallace
Ilinois
Punk's Grove
French Indo China rejects Japanese ultimatum
Shanghai dispatch reports French Indo China has turned down a Japanese ultimatum delivered September 1 to move troops through the colony. The move would let Japan strike Chinese resistance in Yunnan and Kwangsi as it seeks to draw French Indo China into its economic orbit, with a Japanese mission enforcing a blockade to aid Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
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Shanghai
Reuters
Saigon
Indo-China
Japan
Yunnan
Kwangsi
Asia
Generalisaime
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt Visit Draws Thousands in Charleston West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt toured the South Charleston ordnance plant and rode a newly built $3,500,000 boulevard with Governor Homer Holt and Senator M. M. Neely. The event drew uncounted thousands of cheering West Virginians, though no future defense plans were disclosed.
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Charleston
West
Neely
Huntington
West Virginia
More Paralysis Cases Reported Over State
The state health department reported 43 new infantile paralysis cases for the week ending August 31, raising the year’s total to 229 and marking a high since 1927. Mason county, added to postponements, will delay reopening to September 23 though no cases were reported there. Twelve counties reported new cases last week.
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Charleston
State Health Department
Walden Roush
Mason County
Roush
Elkins Kiwanis Leader Dies of Acute Pleurisy
Thomas E. Springer aged 37, head of the Elkins Kiwanis and an executive with Monongalia West Penn Public Service, died at home from acute pleurisy. A Fairmont native and West Virginia University graduate, he is survived by his wife Louise Showalter and one son.
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Elkins
Thomas E. Springer
Monongala West Penn Public Service Company
Springer
Fairmont
Kiwanis Club
West Virginia University
Louise Showalter
EB. M. Showalter
Roosevelt proposes base leases and destroyer exchange with Britain
President Roosevelt notified Congress of a plan to lease naval and air bases in British possessions in the North and South Atlantic and transfer 50 overage destroyers to Great Britain. The U S would acquire bases in Newfoundland Bermuda Jamaica Antigua Trinidad and British Guiana, with gifts for Newfoundland and Bermuda. The agreement, arising from notes with Lord Lothian and Secretary Hull on Sept 2, is presented as non threatening and within peacetime status, with action pending House debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Great Britain
South Atlantic
Diana
A Muda
Bahamas
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Antigua
British Guiana
Newsfoundland
Bermuda
House
Hull
Lothian
Britain
Aren Aos
Nazi Attacks on British Bases Spread Across Coast
Reports from Berlin describe Luftwaffe strikes on four major British naval bases and harbors. Fireballs and smoke rose over Bristol Swansea Milford Haven Portsmouth and other sites as bombs aimed at warehouses piers and barracks lit up key ports. Continued coverage on page hwy.
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England
Britain
Bristol
East England
Swansea
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