Willkie Accepts Formal Nomination in Elwood Event
Wendell L Willkie arrives by special train in Elwood Indiana set to accept the Republican presidential nomination. A day of ceremonies includes speeches at Elwood High School and Callaway Park with Indiana party leaders and local coverage noting Willkie's home town welcome.
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Elwood
Ind
Wendell L. Willike
Rushville
Summit Post
American Legion
Akron
Wilkie
Willkie
Wendell L. Wilkie
Callaway Park
Phillip
Two Boys Fall Injure Arms in Barnesboro Spangler Area
In Barnesboro and Spangler area, two boys were hurt yesterday. Paul McMullen, 12, fractured his right arm when thrown from a bicycle after a collision with a coaster wagon and was admitted to Miners Hospital in Spangler at 8 p.m. Thomas Sherwood, 15, fractured his left elbow after falling from a fireplug in Spangler. attendants report his condition as good at Miners Hospital.
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Barnesboro
Spangler
Paul McMullen
William McMullen
Miners Hospital
Thomas Sherwood
Defense heads choose bases in Western Hemisphere
Defense experts pinpoint Trinidad and Newfoundland as the most desirable sites for U S naval and air bases as negotiations with Britain and Canada proceed. Roosevelt’s base talks raise questions on destroyer swaps or debt deductions, while congressional reaction mixes support with caution.
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Washington
Trinidad
Newfoundland
United States
Roosevelt
Hemisphere
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain
Holt
D-W Va
Routzohn
Ohio
Guard
MacKenzie King
Canada
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Army
Navy
Atlantic
Rulner- See
Highway work near finish in Indiana County area
A breakdown delayed relocation of the B P Highway from Punxsutawney to Indiana County. Concrete pouring on the three mile, 22 foot wide stretch continued until noon today. The project, originally to finish September 1, is expected open to traffic by August 24. The Little and Brandon Reunion will be at the Indiana Fair Grounds August 24 with coffee provided.
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Punxsutawney
Indiana County
Shell Shock and English Physicians
New York report summarizes Lancet discussions by British psychiatrists William Sargeant and Eliot Slater. They warn civilian wartime stress in the air war creates civilian shell shock with ghostly apparitions, insomnia, apathy, and diminished reasoning, more insidious than battlefield destruction.
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New York
Britain
Lancet
New York Academy of Medicine
Harley Street
England
William Sargeant
Eliot Slater
Death Claims County Natives Obituary
Mrs Vinie Shaffer Mack aged 70 wife of Charles Mack of New Florence died today at 5 45 a m from shock after a fall fracturing her hip Funeral services will be held Monday at the Mack residence with Rev P W Large of the Germany Methodist Church officiating Surviving are her husband children Glenn Ralph Mrs Scott Mack and Mrs Robert Kean six grandchildren and siblings Mrs Clarence Edwards Mrs John Hughes John Shaffer Mack Shaffer and Ralph Shaffer Also Nora Pratt died in Lucernemines last night of a heart attack She was born in Scotland January 7 1891 and lived in Clymer then Lucernemines Surviving are her husband father four brothers two sisters Services Tuesday at 2 pm at the Lucernemines home burial Greenwood Cemetery James Richard Houston born September 4 1873 died Thursday night at Mineval Point Cambria County of a heart attack He was foreman for the James Lee OBITUARY
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Vinie Shaffer Mack
Charles Mack
New Florence R. D
Glenn Mack
Johnstown
Ralph Mack
Kis- Lyn
Luzerne County
Scott Mack
Robert Kean
Clarence Edwards
Elyria, O
John Hughes
John Shaffer
Mack Shaffer
Duquesne
Ralph Shaffer
Los Angeles
California
Nora Pratt
Earl Pratt
Lucernemines
Scotland
United States
Clymer
Blaze and explosions cripple flour wax plant
A violent fire with three blasts wrecked a flour wax factory in Philadelphia and left Emil Castagna, 17, with first degree burns after attempting to heat out the flames. Firemen attributed the blasts to shellac in heated vats bursting.
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Philadelphia
Emil Castagna
Democrats Expect F D R Visits Pennsylvania
Six Pennsylvania Democratic leaders after a White House visit predicted President Roosevelt would visit Pennsylvania three or four times this fall and win a large majority. They cited plans for defense inspection tours and a September 20 appearance at the University of Pennsylvania. They listed 1840 electors and noted Roosevelt’s cheerful mood during the talks.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
White House
Roosevelt
Luther A. Harr
University of Pennsylvania
Meredith Meyers
David L. Lawrence
Guffey
Emma Guffey Miller
Paul Lewis
Sec
Loyers
Christian
Easy
Epharta
Mitchel J. Egan
Jermyn
Mitchel F. McDonald
Wilkes-Barre
Daniel Kearney
Shamokin
Jacob H. Mays
Weiser Park
Dr. Heister V. Hower
Berwick
George E. Simpson Bradford
R. Meade Smith
Laverford
A. Ralph McMeen
Lewistown
State Guards Greet Leaders at Beebe Parade Grounds
Pennsylvania National Guard units prepare for mobilization with the 213th coast artillery listed for October 1 at Virginia Beach and other units set for Indian Town Gap. President Roosevelt and Governor James review the 28th Division in mass formation as officers plan a recruiting drive post return from maneuvers. Many married guardsmen may resign once active service is authorized by Congress.
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Lisbon
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
James
213Th Coast Artillery
Virginia Beach
Washington
Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania Guard
Congress
House
Senate
28Th Division
Bee
Amputate Leg of Aged Man
Sanford H. Mardis aged 86 of Strongs town underwent amputation of the left leg today at Indiana Hospital. He was admitted yesterday morning as a medical case.
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Sanford H. Mardis
Strongstown
Indiana Hospital
Vinton Collieries Plan Seeks RFC Loan for Reorganization
Plans submitted to Judge R M Gibson in U S District Court Pittsburgh seek a loan from 200000 to 300000 funded by the RFC to reorganize the Vinton Collieries Company. Special master Randolph Myers will hear August 27 in Cambria County and report to the Pittsburgh clerk, with a Erie hearing September 16 to decide final plan approval based on assets of Vinton Collieries and Vinton Land Company.
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RFC
Vinton Collieries Company
R. M. Gibson
U. S. District Court
Pittsburgh
Randolph Myers
Ebensburg
Cambria
Erie
Vinton Land Company
Italians Send Greece Regrets
Athens reports the Italian naval attaché apologized to Premier General Metaxas for yesterday’s bombing of two Greek destroyers, saying Italian aviators mistook them for British vessels. Greece mobilizes reserves for Aug 20 amid tensions after Albanian minority claims.
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Greece
John Metaxas
Budapest
Rome
Italy
Daut Hoggia
Vasilevs Georgios
Vasilissa Olga
Tinos
Aegaea Sea
Helle
Virginio Gayda
Britain
Police identify train victim near New Florence tracks
State motor police announced the unknown man found near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks two miles east of New Florence has been identified as Herbert Schrum of Altoona. Fingerprints confirmed the name and the coroner said Schrum died after apparently falling or jumping from a moving freight train as investigators continued.
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New Florence
Herbert Schrum
Bol Howard Avenue
Altoona
Schrum
Edward L. Fleming
Legion Favors Draft Passage at 1940 State Convention
The Pennsylvania American Legion conven tion neared its end with the election of a state commander and debates on resolutions including supporting Burke Wadsworth draft legislation and outlawing the Communist party in the state. Preliminaries named Thomas E. Williams and Charles Cook for top posts, with vice commanders elected across districts and statewide executive positions renewed. Governor Arthur H. James urged vigilance, warning against complacency seen in France.
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Reading
Aim
Pennsylvania American Legion
Communist Party
Thomas E. Williams
Kingston
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Charles & Cook
Pittston
William J. Rhead
Norwood
Delaware County
James P. Murray
Forrest City
Central
Daniel C. Hartbauer
Pittsburgh
Western
J Guy Griffith
New Kensington
Frank E. Gynn
Allenstown
Harry K. Stinger
Philadelphia
Willis W. Hall
Johnstown
Arthur
Green Township High School Opens August 26 1940
Green Township High School will begin the 1940-41 term on August 26. Bus schedules remain the same as last year, with pupils walking in at the same start times by territory. Teachers meet before school starts on Friday August 23 at 1.40 pm.
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Green Township
Nazis Lose 540 Planes in Last 9 Days
London reports current air battles over Britain show German losses exceed Allied. In nine days of fighting, about 1,350 German airmen may have been killed or captured while British losses include 130 planes downed and 45 pilots saved. RAF claims six British flyers per ten German losses. German crews and bomber airmen suffer heavier casualties. Night raids extend to Wales with casualties and a death reported.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
Luftwaffe
RAF
Germany
Thesagienth
AAG
Defendacy
Southea
England
Thames Estuary
Wales
Air Ministry
Ghizzoni Probe Committee Opens Drifton Strike Hearing
Hazleton Pa Aug 17 The special commission led by International President John L Lewis to examine the Drifton local 1519 strike grievances meets Freeland this afternoon to hear the company side. Members include John O Leary Homer City John Ghizzoni and Peter Phillippi with District President Hugh Y Brown and local officers reviewing the case after a marathon session.
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Hazleton
International
John L. Lewis
Drifton
Jeddo-Highland
Freeland
John O'Leary
Pittsburgh
John Ghizzoni
Homer City
Peter Phillippi
Ohio
Hitler Warns of Danger to Neutral Vessels in British Blockade
Adolf Hitler declared a total blockade of the British Isles and warned neutrals that all vessels entering the war zone faced destruction. The German radio broadcast said air attacks would target Britain's harbors, airports, and war plants as Nazi forces renewed raids. The proclamation urged neutrals, including the United States and Argentina, to avoid the region and warned of mined waters and continual aerial attacks. The German high command reported sinking 25,700 tons of merchant shipping, including a tanker, and claimed heavy Allied losses while noting German aircraft losses. British claims of 71 German planes destroyed and air battles over Weimar points were reported separately.
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British Isles
Germany
English Channel
Britain
United States
Argentina
England
Futur
Thereland
London
Berlin
Brier
Isle of Wight
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Int Command
Weimar
Munich
British Broadcasting Company
Hitler
Man's ox team trip to New York World's Fair ends in loss
Hugh S. Ollson of Warren, Pennsylvania, spent six weeks traveling to the New York World's Fair with a team of oxen and a covered wagon. He stayed three days and aimed to profit by acting as a stall attraction but reports a financial loss, selling postcards of himself and entourage to cover expenses. He estimates a return trip of about six weeks.
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Honesdale
Hugh S. Ollson
Warren
Ollson
Ham That Ain't Ham a Racket in Pittsburgh
City health officials toured butcher shops in a campaign against a racket of water and gelatin pumped into cured meat to inflate weight. Health Director J Hope Alexander warned that a six pound pickled beef could gain weight from added water, deceiving housewives.
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Pittsburgh
O. K
J. Hope Alexander
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