Roosevelt’s attacks signal campaign splits in 1940
President Roosevelt at a July press conference blasted four Democrats who joined Willkie, labeling Burke a bolt and denouncing Douglas and Hanes as money minded while noting Reed’s Chicago assembly reference. The White House tied Donnelly Garment Co. to Reed’s wife in a formal complaint, hinting at broader political maneuvers ahead.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Edward R. Burke
James A. Reed
Missouri
Lewis W. Douglas
John W. Hanes
Willkie
Bolt
Burke
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
Douglas
Hanes
Treasury
Reed
Donnelly Garment Company of
Kansas City
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Wendell Willkie
Slippery Rock Pres Named Slippery Rock Pres Named Butler
Dale Mc Master, 47, superintendent of schools in Johnstown, becomes president of Slippery Rock State Teachers College in a 6500 per year post. He succeeds Charles S Miller who resigned after conviction of nonfeasance and misfeasance. Trustees reviewed 26 applicants and chose Mc Master, Grove City College graduate and active education leader.
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Western Pennsylvania Education Association
Judge Grants Trustee Right in Reorganization Case
Federal Judge F P Schoonmaker authorized Don A. Martin trustee for the Vinton Colliery and Vinton Land Companies to retain Shoemaker and Eynon of Pittsburgh as associate counsel in their reorganization. The action follows the forthcoming absence of counsel William K Pierce National Guard officer called to August maneuvers.
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Pittsburgh
F. P. Schoonmaker
Vinton Colliery Company
Vinton Land Company
Vintondale
Cambria County
Shoemaker and Eynon of
Don A. Martin
William K. Pierce
National Guard
Odd accident proves fatal in Pittsburgh child
Seven-year-old Donald Cleary son of Deputy Coroner John Cleary died of internal injuries last night after an odd mishap. An unidentified older boy playfully set him atop a gushing water sprinkler around which Donald and other children had gathered to amuse themselves.
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Pittsburgh
Donald Cleary
John Cleary
Donald
Date Set for Conscription Registration in September
Washington reports a tentative September 1 registration date for the selective service plan with initial trainees likely drawn from men aged 21 to 31. The Burke Wadsworth bill is up for Senate debate after a committee vote, despite anticipated opposition, as the plan envisions registering all males 18 to 64.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Senate
Mable
Sheppard
Texas
110 Additional Officers Needed for Pennsylvania Guard
Harrisburg July 24 The War Department authorized the Pennsylvania National Guard to appoint 110 additional officers. Major General Edward Martin said the expansion, to be completed before the First Army maneuvers in New York State next month, raises commissioned strength to 1 040. Promotions from major to lieutenant colonel follow for battalion commanders in infantry and artillery.
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Harrisburg
War Department
Pennsylvania National Guard
Edward Martin
New York State
100Th
Scranton
110Th
Washington
111Th
Philadelphia
Kane
Pittsburgh
Wilkes-Barre
108Rd Medical Regiment
Lancaster
103Rd Quartermaster Regiment
103Rd Cavalry
Tyrone
104Th
213Th Coast Artillery
Allentown
Injured Boy Slightly Better After Gunshot Wound
Eugene Reese age 18 of 24 South Second street is slightly improved after a accidental chest wound Monday evening. The bullet from a .28 rifle fired by neighbor George White age 17 passed through his body during a shooting near the reservoir. An erroneous report had White listed as Negro. he is not. The Gazette regrets the mistake.
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Eugene Reese
South Second Street
Young Reese
George White
Young White
the Gazette
Police Officer Drowns While Swimming at Kittanning
In Kittanning on July 9, State Motor Policeman Yam Aal Budia, 37, of Jute, disappeared while swimming in the Allegheny River and drowned. Budia had served three and a half years on the force.
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Kittanning
Allegheny River
Yamaal T. Budia
Willkie Addresses Wyoming Republicans at Cheyenne Dinner
Wendell L. Willkie spoke to 700 Wyoming Republicans in Cheyenne urging removal of big government from legislatures courts and business He warned against brain trusters and back room melodious speeches and said the government should return to the people Willkie then flew to Salt Lake City for rodeo visits and Utah events citing Europe lights going out and American leadership as his motive.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wendell L. Willkie
Wyoming
Willkie
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Europe
America
Roosevelt
Senator James J. Davis's Wife Dies in Atlantic City
Mrs. Jean Davis, 51, wife of Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania, died in Atlantic City after heart disease illness since last November. She lived at a cottage there since June. the senator flew in today. Former Jean Radenbaugh, she held leadership roles in Women of the Moose and related groups, and had a large family including son James J. Davis Jr and four daughters. Funeral plans to be announced. private services will be held in Washington.
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Jean Davis
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Pittsburgh
James J. Davis, Jr
Jane
Jean
Joan
Jewel
Hannah Jones
Sharon
Davis Cottage
Academy of Friendship of the Women of the Moose
Royal Order of Moose
Board of
Mooseheart Governors
Davis
Protected Home Circle of Sharon
the Foresters of America
Order of the Eastern Star
Daughters of American Revolution
Women’s Welsh Club
Washington, D. C
Child Clinic Here Soon at Indiana Court House
The next crippled children's clinic will be held in the clinic rooms of the Indiana Court House the first Monday in August. Patients seeking examination are asked to come to the Court House at that time and not to Doctor Kellam's office. Examinations will be free of charge by Doctor Kellam.
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Indiana Court House
Court House
Kellam
Legless Man Makes Movie Inspiring Physically Handicapped
Bellflower California July 24 Ralph Veady a blond man without legs has completed a motion picture showing him horseback riding bicycling ice skating aquaplaning diving and swimming. He plans to screen the films before school and club groups to inspire others with physical handicaps.
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Bellflower
Calif
Ralph Veady
Veady
Heat wave death toll climbs in Pennsylvania to sixty two
The five day heat wave in Pennsylvania tops 62 deaths with 13 directly from heat and 15 from drownings. Officials report no relief soon as heat and humidity persist and rains bring only temporary respite. A Minnesota farmer in 88 degree heat is fined for reckless driving.
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Pennsylvania
Boy Injured When Bicycle Hits Car in Local Accident
Eleven year old Raymond Blair son of Mr and Mrs J D Blair of 617 South Fourth street suffered a left shoulder fracture skin lacerations and abrasions when his bicycle ran into the right door of an automobile at 8 30 last night Borough Patrolman Jay Brown credited Foster C Yoder 39 of Johnstown as the car driver The Blair boy rode east on Locust street and collided with Yoder's southbound car on Sixth street He was admitted to Indiana Hospital.
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Raymond Blair
J. D. Blair
South Fourth Street
Foster C. Yoder
Johnstown
Jay Brown
Brown
Blair
Locust Street
Yoder
Sixth Street
Indiana Hospital
Blast Probe Nears Close At Sonman Mine Disaster
July 24 report says the Board of State Mine Inspectors summoned additional witnesses as they seek the blast cause that killed 63 men at Sonman Mine. The board planned to return to the mine tomorrow for more area examinations and to resume questioning Friday with possible carryover to next week. Supervisors and other workers not in the mine at the time were questioned yesterday.
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Portage
Board of State
Sonman
Pan Americans seek quick accord adjournment in Havana
Secret sessions by three major commissions of the Pan American conference aimed at speedy agreement on Western Hemisphere problems. They planned to conclude by July 30 with Rio de Janeiro as next meeting site. US proposals on colonial mandates and economic cooperation were in hand, others on fifth column actions to be studied.
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Rio de Janeiro
United States
Commission On Maintenance of Peace
Cordell Hull
Two Murdered in Pittsburgh Slaying Sparks Mystery
In Pittsburgh on July 24 a blonde rooming house operator, 38, Mrs Carie Kolb, and J Edgar Ewing, 45, were shot dead in a parked car by an unknown gunman who fled on foot. Police found beads on the running board and notes of past divorce in Kolb’s home. No motive or robbery is evident. The shooter used a .38 caliber revolver. no weapon recovered.
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Pittsburgh
Carie Kolb
J. Edgar Ewing
Elliot
Ohio River
Louis Marion
Ewing
Safety meeting announced for Third Annual First Aid Meet
A meeting of all committee members will be held in the Assembly Room of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Co office building on Friday at 7 30 p m to finalize plans for the Third Annual First Aid Meet and Basket Picnic.
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Rochester and Pittsburgh Cou’ Co
British RAF Gaines Ground In War Over English Coasts
The Royal Air Force is gradually overtaking Germany in air power as more than 60 German and British planes clashed over a southeast coast town. German losses rose to six planes, with five bombers downed and heavy bombing of shipping off the coast. In Parliament in London, the Lords met in secret to debate foreign policy amid tensions over the Churchill government and Japan. German production, while still strong, is being matched by Britain's surge in home production and American deliveries, with official notes citing Berlin’s ongoing air offensive and RAF gains.
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Britain
Wales
Scotland
Thames
Royal Air Force
House of Lords
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House
Dominions
Viscount Caldecote
Brown Addison
Japan
Addison
Ares
Germany
Reuters
England
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Berlin
Ap—D 'Tion
Ag Adolfee
High Command
I Command
DNB
Aberdeen
British Isles
Daladier and Aides Confined in Marseille by Petain Laval Regime
In France, former premier Edouard Daladier and several ex-government leaders were confined in Marseille for investigation over their roles in France's wartime entry and defeat. The new regime led by Petain and Laval signals punishment for those deemed responsible, as a decree removes citizenship and confiscates property for Frenchmen who left the country between May 10 and June 30 without valid reasons.
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France
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Marseille
Petain- Laval
Daladier
Morocco
Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
Justicg
Rumania Confiscates Astra Romane Oil Company
In Bucharest the government seizes the Astra Romane Oil Company, a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary, after it fails to provide production information. An appointed deputy will run the concern, and the decree allows sending production to Germany for wartime needs. No impact on American interests reported.
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Rumania
Astra-Romane Oil Company
Gheron Netta
Royal Dutch Shell
Germany
Star
Astra-Romane Company
United States of Men
Astra-Romane I
Interes
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