Sunday Movie Referendum Faces 325 Pennsylvania Municipalities
Pennsylvania church and theater groups mobilize for a November vote on Sunday motion pictures in 325 communities that previously debated the issue. Petitions must be filed by September 5 to place the measure on the November 5 ballot. 5 percent of the last election’s vote is required. Reformers aim to repeat or overturn 1935 results in cities like Philadelphia and Harrisburg, while others push new referendums in towns such as Indiana, Johnstown, Tamaqua, and Lock Haven.
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Harrisburg
William B. Forney
Lord's Day Aliance
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Forney
Lock Haven
Portage
Cambria County
Indiana
Johnstown
Tamaqua
Schuylkill County
G O P Launches Investigation Drive in State at Sonman Mine
Harrisburg August 15. The Republican State Committee began a voter registration drive to boost from about 2.5 million to 3 million registered voters. Chairman James F. Torraice outlined precinct quotas as county leaders set targets with a October registration deadline and an October 21 date for Pittsburgh and Scranton party enrollments.
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Harrisburg
Republican State Committee
Pennsylvania
James F. Torraice
State Committee
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Commonwealth
Paul C. Lewis
Democratic State Committee
Roosevelt
Luther A. Harr
Philadelphia
Guffey
WA. 5
Joseph F. Guffey
F. Clair Ross
G. Harold Wagner
Meredith Meyers
Western Pennsylvan
Pennsylvania Democrats to Present Electors at White House
David L. Lawrence, former state chairman nowNational Committee member, and Allegheny County commissioner John J. Kane will join John B. Kelly of Philadelphia and the Guffey group to the White House tomorrow to submit Pennsylvania’s list of Democratic electors to the President.
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Uin
David L. Lawrence
National Committee
John J. Kane
Allegheny County
Lawrence
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Guffey
White House
Pennsylvania
Night RAF counter-punch raids 100 miles along French coast
British RAF bombers struck Nazi invasion bases from Calais to Le Havre in a 100 mile front. Home defense units searched moors in Scotland and midlands for parachutists after about 60 German hand marked parachutes were found. no German forces were seen.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
Calais
le Havre
France
Scotland
Tire Explosions Injure Two Men in Erie
An aged Pittsburgh truck driver suffered a severe ear-to-ear cut while changing a tire and declined anesthesia as surgeons closed a 30 stitch facial wound. In Share, 19 year old Nello Rosita, a garage worker, received head injuries from a tire blast heard a block away.
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Erie
Robert
Pittsburgh
Share
Nello Rosita
Dairyman Finds Note Attached to Cow in Bourne
A local dairyman in Bourne Massachusetts reports a package tied with blue ribbon affixed to a high producing cow’s horn. Inside the package is a quarter and a note saying Hope this pays for the milk we took for our baby Summer folks.
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Bourne
Mass
American Legion Convention Faces National Defense Debate
The Pennsylvania American Legion convention opened with World War veterans focusing on national defense, conscription, and training programs. State Commander Edward R. Stirling urged outlawing subversive groups and speeding defense efforts. Notable speakers included Louis A. Johnson. officials planned discussions on a general medical hospital for veterans and training thousands of young men in needed trades.
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Pennsylvania American Legion
Europe
United States
Edward R. Stirling
American Legion
American Legion Tong
America
General Medical Hospital
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Louis A. Johnson
Washington
Arthur H
Flynn declines to speak at state Young Democrats meeting
David L. Lawrence said Edward J. Flynn declined to address the August 23-24 Young Democrats convention in Wilkes Barre. Flynn will stay at his desk during the campaign, Lawrence and Joseph M. Barr reported after a New York meeting.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Wilkes- Barre
Flynn
New York
Lawrence
Joseph M. Barr
Young Democratic Clubs
Holders and sheriff probe claim of fake hold in Waynesburg
Sheriff Henry Flowers and police checked on the whereabouts of Mrs. Cumberledge and Mrs. Pettit. Orndoff said taken into custody and signed up. Charges alleging a fake hold were brought before Justice Sutton. Headley was detained for questioning while dining. he said he visited his wife at the hospital. Orn dat said Headley claimed a reason for his wife’s shooting when he and his son were not molested. Orndoff declared Mrs. Patut separated from her husband.
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Henry Flowers
Orndoff
Observers Predict Nazi Invasion Targeting Northeastern England
London reports neutral military circles believe a German invasion of Britain would strike along the northeastern coast, likely from Norway, while RAF combats German air raids in the south. They note British air superiority may decide outcome in either scenario, cautioning about winter aerial war and port and factory targets.
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Channel
Britain
Royal Air Force
English Channel
British Isles
Berlin
England
British Press Association
Hitler
London
Norway
RAF
Cudahy not to be reprimanded after London remarks
Ambassador John Cudahy said he received no rebuke from President Roosevelt or Sumner Welles over his London interview on Belgium. Welles announced the incident was closed and no reprimand issued. Cudahy, leaving for New York then Milwaukee, defended his Belgium remarks as misquoted by press accounts.
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Washington
John Cudahy
Bellum
Rosevelt
Hare
London
Belgium
Cudahy
Sumner Welles
Secratary
State Department
Welles
Associated Press
United States
Thhis
New York
Milwaukee
Bullet Strikes Youths on Head In Johnston Town
Johnstown August 15. Richard Good 21 of Geistown was struck on the head while playing baseball two weeks ago as blasting operations occurred nearby. A physician removed a .22 caliber bullet from the skin near his right ear and the motive remains a mystery.
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Johnstown
Richard Good
Geistown
U S Army Fliers Die in Crash at Rye New York
Two United States Army fliers were killed when their plane crashed in Rye New York. The machine burst into flames and the airmen’s identities were not learned immediately. A second plane in the formation disappeared over Long Island Sound toward Mitchel Field.
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Rye
N. Y
United States Army
Long Island Sound
Mitchel Field
Stock Market Summary of Major Companies and Indices
A dense list of corporations and sectors appears with mixed performance figures. Companies include American Telephone Bell Boeing Chrysler General Electric General Motors United Airlines United States Steel and Woolworth among others. Percent updates and shares appear alongside ticker like codes and fragmented numbers.
Battle of N. Y. is On Today Involving 28th Division
Pennsylvania's 28th Division clashed with Maryland Virginia and District of Columbia troops in the opening phase of a two day battle near Waddington Gouveneur and surrounding New York units. Generals praised raiding units and maneuvers by 22d Cavalry 27th and 44th New Jersey in tactical exercises. Umpires described a pin wheel movement as forces enveloped each other with strong supports from artillery and searchlights aiding anti aircraft guns.
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Lisbon
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Waddington
Gouveneur
New York
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Edward Martin
Frank A. Warner
Sth
Fred Kelley
Pottstown
111Th Infantry
Monroe A. Means
112Th Infantry
Kane
103D Cavalry Regiment
Tyrone
Pennsyvania
104Th Cavalry Regiment
Harrisburg
Benjamin C. Jones
Martin
66Th
109Th Field Artillery
Wilkes- Barre
Albert O. King
11Th Infantry
Pottsville
Reading
Dedication of Harrisburg Pittsburgh Turnpike Delayed Again
Pittsburgh august 15 announcement shows the 70 million Harrisburg Pittsburgh turnpike dedication pushed to between September 1 and 15. A Labor Day date was scrapped due to crowd management. Site at Midway near Bedford and a Roosevelt attendance possibility noted. Turnpike commissioner Walter A Jones invited 90 prominent industrialists for an August 25 inspection tour.
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Pittsburgh
Midway
Bedford
Roosevelt
Walter A. Jones
Bootleg coal gets attention in Anthracite talks
A 12 member committee of miners and operators met to address the bootleg coal mining issue in the Anthracite field. An associate at United Mine Workers headquarters said operators initiated the meeting and hoped to influence the tonnage allocation program. Thomas Kennedy of Hazelton attended as the sole International Union officer.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Thomas Kennedy
Hazelton
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Aviation Day Proclaimed by President in August
August 19 designated National Aviation Day by presidential proclamation under a congressional resolution. Postmaster Harry W. Fee said to mark the day with flag displays on government buildings and appropriate exercises to spark public interest in aviation.
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United States
Congress
Harry W. Fee
Hollywood Stars Deny Communist Ties in Grand Jury Transcript
Los Angeles Aug 18 Hollywood figures named by Portland red Leech deny communism or support for the party. Among those denying are Fredric March Jean Muir Humphrey Bogart Lionel Stander James Cagney Sam Ornitz. Other names include Herbert Bibeman Frank Davis Clifford Odets Franchot Tone Gregory La Cava Lester Cole and Buddy Schulberg.
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Los Angeles
Holywood
John Lewis Leech
Portland
Oregon
Leech
Fredéric March
Francis Lederer
Jean Muar
Humphrey Bogart
Lionel Stander
James Cagney
Sam Ornitz
Baron Fitts
Hollywood ‘Rec
March
Ornitz
Fitts
Stander
Communist Party
Ornite
Bogart
Cagney
New England
William
California
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Leder
Herbert Bibeman
Fank Tuttle
Tanya
Fank Davis
Clifford Odets
Franchot Tone
Gregory la Cava
Frank Scully
Lester Cole
Buddy Schudberg
B. PB. Schulberg
We Still Have Bunker Hill
Boston Aug 15 Henry J Ackroyd a Boston Common tourist information expert reacts to a Canadian inquiry about Bunker Hill He replies with the standard tale of the Red Coats and their eye line Then the Canadian mentions possessing a gun captured by the British Ackroyd concedes but notes that Boston still has the hill
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Portage
coro+ner
Sonman
Board of State
Richard Maize
Quest
Patrick McDermott
James
William Leese
Ray McIntosh
Edward Bohiewicz
Stanley Cyrwus
Edward Benn
Boston
Henry J. Ackroyd
Boston Common
Bunker Hill
Ackroyd
Canada
Bunker Hil
Lithuanian minister quits embassy in Berlin surrender
Lithuanian Minister Kazys Skirpa tearfully surrendered his legation in Berlin to a Russian envoy. He and 18 staff members left after five days of refusals, joining Europeans in exile. Lithuania was the last Baltic state to surrender its legation as Germany recognized the Russian annexation.
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Berlin
Kazys Skirpa
Bertr
Legation
Lithuania
Soviet Union
Germany
Skirpa
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