German air raid tactics shift as 3000 planes swarm
London dispatch reports three thousand German warplanes, about one sixth of the air force, adopting bold lone and small group raids to break British morale. 54 German planes were shot down. London and southeast England faced continued bombing, with fears of rising night raid accuracy and war nerves affecting production.
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London
Royal Air Force
RAF
Air Ministry
England
Scotland
Luftwaffe
Britain
Dover
Channel
Hell Corner
Folkstone
English Channel
Bou
Indiana Native Willkie Booster Named Official
W. M. Guthrie, an Indiana County native now a Pittsburgh insurance accountant, was elected vice-chairman and treasurer of the Associated Willkie Clubs of Allegheny County. A Wisconsin University graduate, he studies ward maps and urged focused mobilization to register and vote for Wendell Willkie.
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W. M. Guthrie
Indiana County
Pittsburgh
Associated Willkie Clubs
Allegheny County
Wisconsin University
Guthrie
Willkie
John Smith
Wendell Willkie
Willkie Urges Passage Of Defense Legislation
At his New York headquarters Willkie signals support for immediate passage of conscription law and faster military plane production. He faults Congress or administration for slow orders, urges private industry to build defense equipment, and declines to debate McNutt. In Salem Oregon McNary remains away from tense political activity.
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New York
Congress
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Byrd
D-Va
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Francis Biddle
Seattle
Biddle
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Will Mrs. Flossie Smith Vacate No Sir A Civic Stand
New York city officials condemned a Brooklyn tenement for a parkway project. Mrs Flossie Smith refused to vacate as plumbing and stairs vanished and a fire forced her to flee via a fire escape. She was later locked up on a disorderly conduct charge after arguing with a patrolman.
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New York
Flossie Smith
Brooklyn
Smith
Sunlight boss James joins Seneca chief circle in ceremony
Warren Pennsylvania August records Governor James adopted by Senecas as a blood brother in a Cornplanter rite naming him Sunlight. He returns to the Executive Mansion with a scalp as historians plan archeology and a potential Kinzu Dam dispute looms over designated lands on the Allegheny river. A Rochester museum director presents a tobacco pouch while a Willkie banner signals political undercurrents.
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Warren
Cornplanter
Sunlight
Pennsylvania
James
Carnplanter
Commonwealth
Allegheny River
Brodhead
M. H. Deardorff
Warren Banker
Federation of Historical Societies
Kinzu
Allegheny
Deardorff
Arthur C. Parker
Rochester, N. Y
Willkie
Fingerprinting Starts Today in Mass Aliens Registration
Washington Aug. 26 Justice Department officials completed arrangements to register and fingerprint about 3,400,000 aliens over four months. Begun tomorrow in 7,300 post offices, the program runs to Dec. 26 with an average of 36,000 registrations daily. Citizens with first papers register as non citizens, while those under 14 register via guardians. Penalties include a 3000 dollar fine and six months imprisonment for false statements or failure to register.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Autos Injure Four In County Over Week End
Four people were injured in Indiana County highway accidents over the weekend. Mrs. Anna Sidrow 50 Iselin fractured left arm and suffered facial laceration in a wreck on the Clarksburg Liver more road. driver Metro H. Bezik 21 Iselin and passenger Charles Bezik 20 suffered injuries. Sidrow admitted to Indiana Hospital. Separate crash near Clarisburg left Mrs. Samuel Nastuck Homer City chest injuries. her husband’s auto was involved in a three car collision. Reed Hetrick 30 Saltsburg and Leonard E. Carr 42 McKees Rocks were involved. Nastuck was treated after. Total damage about 705. A Pittsburgh man Myer Berger suffered brain concussion in a Route 80 crash near a service station. admitted to Montefiore Hospital Pittsburgh. Berger’s condition described as critical.
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Indiana County
Anna Sidrow
Iselin
Metro
H. Bezik
Clarksburg-Livermore
Indiana Hospital
Charles Bezik
B. J. Williams
State Motor Police
Samuel Nastuck
Homer City R. D
Clarisburg
Leonard E. Carr
McKees Rocks
Clarksburg
W. H. Adamson
Reed Hetrick
Saltsburg
Nastuck
Pittsburgh
Myer Berger
Montefiore Hospital
Berger
Co. F. Fleming
Stewart Family Heads to Canada for Fishing Trip
The Alex Stewart family led by Jimmy Stewart and Clyde Woodward depart for a fishing trip at North Bay Canada. Jimmy returns home for the Bennetts double wedding attended by Walter Hagen the golfer.
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Alex Stewart
Jimmy
Indiana
Hollywood
Clyde Woodward
School Street
North Bay
Canada
Bennett Sisters
Walter Hagen
Seward Man Beaten Twice in Separate Attacks
Frank Banko of Seward said three men beat him on Saturday night, gave first aid at a nearby house, then beat him again. Police arrested George Hajko, in whose home Banko was treated after the first attack. Banko was forced out of the house and pursued before a second beating occurred.
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Frank Banko
Seward
Johnstown
George Hajko
Banko
Zivic Angott Bout Called Off in Pittsburgh
The 10 round non-title bout between Sammy Angott of Washington, PA and Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh was postponed. Angott entered as a 10-5 favorite to tie the affair, with the winner possibly earning a title shot at welterweight champion Henry Armstrong.
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Pittsburgh
Sammy Angott
Washington
Fritzie Zivic
Angott
Henry Armstrong
Final vote predicted in Senate on draft bill this week
Washington Aug 26 opposition leaders and President Roosevelt pressed for a final vote on the Burke Wadsworth compulsory training bill. Senators said a test likely midweek with debate mainly over delaying conscription and limits on numbers. House action paused for Senate moves as the Military Committee prepared further consideration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Sheppard
D-Tex
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Wheeler
D-Mont
Burke-Wadsworth
Maloney
D-Conn
House
Military
Ways and Means
Harrisburg Fire Destroys Oliver Farm Equipment Warehouse
Harrisburg on August 26 reports a massive blaze at the Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Company warehouse. Police and firemen, with 16 volunteer companies, battled the fire. 18 firefighters and one police officer were overcome by smoke. Loss estimated at 100000 for the building and 300000 for machinery and parts. six car loads of new machinery were stored there the prior week.
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Harrisburg
Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Company
Capital
Richard E. Lee
Preview of super highway Opens Pittsburgh to Harrisburg
A 160 mile four lane toll road linking Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Philadelphia was opened for a preview tour by congressmen federal officials and military experts. The $70 million project features seven tunnels and mountain piers with a 3 percent grade and aims to connect major urban areas while remaining to be turned over to the state after bonds are retired. Brigadier General Devers represented the War Department and will file an official report.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Thomas H. Macdonald
Federal Roads Administration
Hershey
Philadelphia
Macdonald
Jacob L. Devers
Stimson
War Department
Thomas J. Evans
Schuylkill County
Charles T. Carpenter
Chester
Walter A. Jones
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
William H. Vanderbilt
Titans of Finance
Berlin Bombarded as First Real Air Raid Hits City
Berlin faced its first real air raid as four waves of British bombers dropped incendiaries on the fringe of the city. Despite mass sheltering, only one cottage in Rosenthal reportedly burned. casualties were limited per informed sources. The high command claimed nonmilitary targets were hit and no damage to central Berlin.
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Berlin
Harden
Rosenthal
High Command
Birmingham
Kington
Coventry
Warmwell
Portland
Lansend
Atlantic
Germany
Britain
Roa
Enthal
Dies seeks law against foreign controlled groups in US
Rep Martin Dies announced he will push a law to ban foreign controlled organizations in the United States. He alleged Germans American propaganda is mailed free across the country and that fear for relatives abroad coerces participation. He warned of a central European agency distributing propaganda and foreign agents in key American industries aiding espionage.
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New York
Martin Dies
United States
Dies
House
England
America
Germany
Europe
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Charles L. McNary
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R. D
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Jones
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Zivic-Angott
Barkley
Bill
Indiana County Court House
Indiana Fire
James L. Jack
Court House
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