Greatest Air Battle Fought Yesterday
London reports the greatest air attack on the British Isles as 800 Nazi planes pounded ships and towns in day long raids. The government urged residents to stay put while Germany claimed high bomber casualties and torpedo boat losses. Britain said 34 of its planes fell, with 53 German aircraft shot down, and British airmen hit back at night with several radio stations silenced.
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Associated Press
London
British Isles
Ministry of Information
United Kingdom
Germany
Berlin
England
Strait of Dover
Bristol Channel
Midlands
Squire at 90 declines run for another term
Stoneboro Aug 9 4 John Kelly aged 90 longtime justice of the peace for 50 years says he does not have to run and will not be a candidate. Electing him has become a custom with few opponents in half a century as the nation’s oldest active squires remains strong.
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Stoneboro
John Kelly
Kelly
Carr Approved for 2nd Term by Republican Assembly
The Colorado Republican assembly unanimously designated Gov. Ralph N. Carr for a second term. In related races Secretary of State George E. Saunders and Denver District Attorney John A. Carroll will vie in the September 10 primary for the Democratic nomination.
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Denver
Colorado Republican Assembly
Ralph N. Carr
George E. Saunders
John A. Carroll
Blairsville Joins Permanent Airmail Service Network
In Philadelphia on August 9 the end of the experimental period was announced as nonstop airmail expands to dozens of Pennsylvania cities and Blairsville in Indiana County joins the route. American Aviation prepared for renewal with a permanent line approved by the government. Flying postmen travel at 100 miles per hour, pickup and drop mail via a cable hook, beginning with a ceremony and first pickup at Chester seven miles away.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Joseph Gallagher
All-American Aviation, Inc
Blairsville
Indiana County
Chester
Tax legislation slows plane deliveries in war effort
Secretary Stimson told a congressional tax hearing that only 33 of 4000 Army planes could be contracted in June due to tax uncertainties. He blamed the broader program scale and plant expansion for delays, not Army fault, defense advisory commission, or industry cooperation.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
War Department
Congressional
Defense Advisory Commission
Coroner to Held Inquest Into Homer City Barber Death
Coroner Edward L. Fleming announces an inquest into the death of 24 year old Homer City barber Thomas Kusnerik. The inquest is set for 4 p m today after a July 27 collision near Ernest involving a vehicle driven by Domenick Runco of Indiana that pinned Kusnerik between two parked cars.
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Edward L. Fleming
Thomas Kusnerik
Homer City
Ernest
Kusnerick
Domenick Runco
Indiana
Airliner stewardess reports midair assault investigation
Rosemary Griffith a 24 year old stewardess from Flushing New York said she was struck in the lounge aboard a westbound American Airlines flight near Nashville Tennessee. An incident report cites a threatening demand for her to surrender a key to the plane mail compartment and notes she swallowed the key after a blow before losing consciousness.
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Nashville
Tenn
American Airlines
Rosemary Griffith
Flushing
Skyliners
Miss Griffith
Roy Mitchell
Memphis
James Stroud
Flight Oficer
Paul Stanley
Airlines
Stanley
Berms
Roosevelt Says Guard Likely to Stay in Nation
President Roosevelt, at a press conference in Hyde Park, said odds are 100 to 1 that the national guard would not have to leave the United States or its possessions in peace time. He noted the training bill would allow limited service in possessions, and recalled past expeditions, including Pancho Villa in 1916. He also announced that Secretary Wallace would formally accept the Democratic nomination in Des Moines on August 29.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
National Guard
United Stat
Senate
United
United States
McNavy
R-Ore
Philippine Islands
Mexico
Pancho Villa
Wallace
Des Moines
A Confession On His Lips Dies In Gas Chamber
Florence Arizona August 9 Nonchalant Robert Burgunder faced the death chamber at dawn and admitted the killings as he was strapped in. He confessed to murdering E B Peterson and Ellis M Koury who were shot to death in the desert near here on April 29 1939. Burgunder died seven minutes after the cyanide pellets entered the chamber.
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Florence
Ariz
Robert Burgiunder
Arizona
Burgunder
E. B. Peterson
Ellis M. Koury
Here
Five Siamese Kittens Die in Mylellandtown Incident
In Mylellandtown Pennsylvania on August 9 a mother cat sensed danger and pried loose a kitten, leading to the death of four. The remaining two kittens were euthanized by their owners to spare them further suffering. the litter was six days old.
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Mylellandtown
Vets to Have Last Meeting in Washington
General Julius Franklin Howell, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans, said he would recommend no further reunions after the Washington meeting, noting that few veterans remain and expressing concern that this could be the last gathering. The notice mentions dates Oct 4 to 11 and location Washington.
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Richmond
Julius Franklin Howell
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
Air battles rage over Libyan Egyptian desert and Britain and Germany clash
Reports from Rome and Cairo describe a fierce African air battle with both sides claiming victory amid parallel updates from the Battle of Britain. The British claim 60 German planes shot down while Berlin cites higher British losses. The clash includes 27 British vs 5 Italian in Africa and shifting British shipping losses.
British troops in Shanghai ordered withdrawn from city
British military authorities announce that troops in Shanghai and North China will be withdrawn for service elsewhere leaving 10,000 British subjects and 200 million pounds of investments to be protected only by British navy units in an emergency. French and Japanese reactions vary while no replacements are planned.
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Navy
Shanghai
North
China
Toyo
Britain
Semmi
War Department
London
Shanghai International Settlement
Far East
Woosung
Sump Replacement Planned at County Home
The Willard and County Home boards approve replacing a 30,000 gallon sump built seven years ago with a 100,000 gallon reinforced concrete reservoir to protect Willard Home, County Home, barn, and other buildings. Construction uses county materials, with skilled workers overseeing, aiming to finish before cold weather and ready for use.
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Board of Commissioners
Jamesl. Jack
Indiana
Willard
Fair Office Opens Here at Culp Building
An uptown Fair office will open in the Culp Building on South Sixth Street next Monday. Mrs. Clair Fieldline will be in charge. Entries should be made as soon as possible to avoid delays. Bicycle races highlight the 1940 Indiana County Fair on August 30 at 9:30 a.m. Two quarter-mile races for youths under 13 and ages 14 to 17 with prizes. Entry at Barclay's Hardware or the Dairy Dell.
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Culp
South Sixth Street
Clair Fieldline
Barclay's Hardware
Dairy Dell
County relief costs decline in Indiana County
Harrisburg reports show direct relief payments for the week ending today totaled 8 208 1446 checks down 230 from last week. Compared with last year, payments were 12 763 lower, with 1 355 fewer checks. Pennsylvania relief population falls by 103 000 persons to about 1 211 000 reliant on state and federal payroll grants.
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Harrisburg
Indiana
F. Clair Ross
Bureau of Assistance
Treasury
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Assistance
Willard E. Solenberger
Solenberger
Holmes Safety Meet Tonight in Indiana Council Session
A special program is planned for Friday August 9 at 7 30 a m EST for the Indiana Council Holmes Safety Council meeting. Dan Harrington chief Health Safety Branch U S Bureau of Mines Washington DC and secretary of the Joseph A Helmes Safety Association and possibly James Mark and other district officers of the United Mine Workers of America will attend. Mr Ankeny of the U S Bureau of Mines will take pictures during the meeting.
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Indiana Council
Holmes Safety Council
Dan Harrington
Health & Safety Branch
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
Joseph A. Helmes Safety Association
James Mark
United Mine Workers of America
Ankeny
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Plumville High Announces Opening Date for 1940 41 Term
Plumville High School will open for the 1940 41 term on September 8 the day after Labor Day. The morning session will be devoted to a teachers meeting. High School pupils should report for the afternoon session at 12 50 p m Bargains in Nelly Dons Gearhart s 298K.
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Plumville High School
Burke Asks for 21 to 44 Registration
Washington Aug 9 The Senate cleared a bill authorizing use of the National Guard and Army Reserves and debated a broader Burke Wadsworth registration plan. Burke proposed registering all men 21 to 44, which would raise potential registrants to about 24 million. The measure would still require immediate draft only for ages 21 to 30.
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Washington
Senate
Burke
D-Neb
House
Bulow
Donahey
Ohio
Gillette
Iowa
Holt
Chamber
Adams
D-Cole
United States
Philippines
Latin America
Barkley
Kentucky
Clymer Wins Prizes At Meet At Carrolltown Centennial
Clymer Volunteer Fire Company and Nanty Glo won first place in efficiency contests at the nineteenth annual convention of the Volunteer Firemen's Association of Cambria County held in Carrolltown in conjunction with the centennial celebration. In yesterday morning's parade more than 25 fire companies and organizations participated with Clymer taking multiple prizes including 15 dollars for the company with the most men in line and top honors in parade appearance alongside other districts such as Barnesboro Spangler and the Clymer Girls Drum and Bugle Corps winning 25 dollars for best appearing drum corps.
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Clymer Volunteer Fire Company
Nanty-Glo
Volunteer Firemen's Association of
Cambria County
Carrolltown
Clymer
Barnesboro
Spangler
Clymer Girls
Baseball Burlesque Draws Thousands At Wrigley Field
Los Angeles crowd of about twenty five thousand witnessed a Hollywood style baseball burlesque at Wrigley Field. Buck Jones rode a horse and actors staged comic mishaps around the bases while Andy Devine and others performed slapstick moments. The chaotic exhibition drew autograph seekers and filled the stands, ending with an uproarious, if disorderly, display.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Wrigley Field
Buck Jones
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