Primary returns show Arizona senator struggling for renomination
Tuesday's results widely favored several incumbents while Arizona Senator Ashurst trails Ernest W. McFarthland by about two to one in his bid for a sixth term. Other notable outcomes include Michigan's Vandenberg and Minnesota's Shipstead solid in renomination races, Vermont choosing Austin for the Senate, and various gubernatorial contests across the nation.
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Ashurst db-Ariz
Bis
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Shipstead
Minnesota
Vermont
Austin
Ashurst
Arizona
Ernest W. McFartland
Ashurt
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Sam Olies
Long
George D. Aiken
Senate
Gibeon
Aiken
Ralph Wanders
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Wendell L. Willkie
Michigan
Lauren D. Ditvison
U. S
Clarence Dill
Coussn
Mator
Rep. Wallgren
Stephen S. Chadwick
Schwellenbach
Colorado
Gerge E. Sanders
John A. Carroll
Ralph Si Cate
County to Get Rural Road
Harrisburg reports the Department of Highways will resurface and reconstruct 195 miles of rural roads this fall under a 253000 program announced by Governor James. The plan funds 84 counties with new road jobs and directs field orders to start work immediately per secretary I Lamont Hughes.
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Harrisburg
Department of Highways
James
I. Lamont
Hughes
Indiana
Homer City
Tide
Lawyers Debate Third Term at American Bar Convention
In Philadelphia on September 11 the American Bar Association debated a six year single term for presidents while voting down a resolution condemning a third term. The 6000 delegates will receive both proposals, with divergent views among attendees on Roosevelt and the proper scope of the issue.
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Philadelphia
Resolutions Committee
American Bar Association
Edward C. Bailly
New York
H. Graham Morrison
Bristol
Tenn
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Republic
Association
House of Delegates
Harry Bridges
Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt Labor Speech Delayed on Labor Convention
President Roosevelt planned to address the International Teamsters convention in a labor speech likely to be campaign related. The address on Constitution Hall was set for 9 30 to 10 P M EST and carried by NBC CBS with DNC funding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
International Teamsters Convention
New York
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Nbccbs
Stephen T. Early
White House
AFL
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
F. H. LaGuardia
U. S
Joint
Canadian-American Defense Board
American Labor Party
Diamondville Revival Services and Guest Speaker
Revival services at the Diamondville Church of the Brethren are in progress and will close Sunday evening September 15. Pastor Rev Dorsey Rotruck is an evangelist. Rev Paul Lemon of Irwin will be guest speaker at the Purchase Line Church of the Brethren on Sunday morning September 15.
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Diamondville Church of the Brethers
Dorsey Rotruck
Paul Lemon
Irwin
Purchase Line Church of the Brethern
Two College Students Arrested After Mountain Car Crash
Anderson and Wilson, both 2nd year students at Indiana University Bloomington, were jailed after their 1940 automobile skidded and overturned on Penn View Mountain west slope near Blairsville. A motorist saw Wilson changing plates and hiding Ohio plates in the ground. Blairsville police turned the pair over to motor police.
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Penn View Mountain
Blairsville
Anderson
Wilson
University of Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Harrisburg
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
War Department Work On Burke-Wadsworth Draft Age Fight
The War Department pressed toward a compromise on the Burke-Wadsworth draft bill as conferees debated age limits. Senate proposed 21 through 30, House expanded to 21 through 44, with talks continuing overnight. If the broader range passes, 12 million men aged 21 to 44 would be registered first to simplify later sorting.
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Tee
House
Senate
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Wadsworth
R-Ny
War Department
Churchill Warns Inaugural Speech On Air Attacks
Churchill spoke of better days ahead and said air attacks had failed conspicuously. He claimed the Royal Air Force was stronger than at the start while Nazi forces were being worn down by Hitler. He warned that any invasion without mastery of air power would be hazardous and noted preparations were under way.
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Churchill
Hig
Royal Air Force
Hitler
Dreamed of Death Follows Woman to Death in Charleroi
Daisy Roy Fayalle, 84, a Charleroi housekeeper, died of a heart attack while tending her home as friends recalled her telling them she had dreamed of death a few nights earlier. The Sept 11 report notes the premonition and her sudden collapse.
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Charleroi
Daisy Roy Fayalle
Marines to interview applicants at local post office
Postmaster Harry W. Fee, assistant Marine recruiting officer, announces a Marine recruiting party will visit the Indiana Post Office building tomorrow at 9:00 am and stay all day to interview and examine applicants. Enlistments are for four years with training at Parris Island and possible duty in China, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Philippines, Alaska, Panama, Puerto Rico and other stations. the Corps is 2,500 short of its 34,000 authorized strength.
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Harry W. Fee
United States Marines
Indiana
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Fee
Parris Island
S. C
China
Guam
Virgin Islands
Philippines
Alaska
Panama
Puerto Rico
Othe
Invading force ready to strike Britain soon says leader
A wartime speaker warned Britain faces an imminent invasion from Norwegian harbors with German forces awaiting orders. He claimed the invasion could target England Scotland or Ireland at any time, urged total vigilance, and touted a ready fleet and a larger inland army aided by 1,500,000 Home Guard. He described Nazi bombings as a strategy to cow Britons and praised Londoners for spirit amid bombardment. The goal, he said, is victory not only for today but for future generations.
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Britain
England
Scotland
Ireland
Isles
Home Guard
London
Testimony Details Millinder Slaying Case Comes Out
Dr Schwartz echoed similar testimony while Mrs Edward R Miller the sherifs wife testified she heard Millinder tell his wife I did it Over defense objections she described a jail visit where the defendant's wife cried You didn't do it Dick don't say that Authorities said a WPA worker admitted the slaying and private Charles J Hanna testified Millinder signed a Rockview Barracks statement early June 14 describing the crime He admitted up to a point then denied involvement
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Dr. Schwartz
Sherif
Edward R. Miller
Millinder
Lewis Orvis Harvey
Harvey
WPA
Charles J. Hanna
Rockview State Police
Great Adventure by 8 Year Old Guides in Philadelphia
Eight year old Phillip Orangers began an outing to attend school but wandered three miles to the docks and watched ships. Police found him five hours later and learned he was enrolled at the wrong school.
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Philadelphia
Phillip Orangers
Dean Indicted for Murder Involving Sister-In-Law
Arthur H. Dean a former grave digger was indicted by the Lawrence County grand jury on a murder charge for the stabbing of his sister in law Helen Nagel in Lune. He is expected to stand trial September 16.
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New Castle
Sept
Arthur H. Dean
Lawrence County Grand Jury
Helen Nagel
Lune
British Bombers Hit Potsdam Berlin Rail Hub
British bombers scored direct hits on Potsdam station and other Berlin targets last night, despite anti air fire. A brief air raid alert occurred in Berlin while fires burned at the station and nearby sites including the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate.
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London
Potsdam
Berlin
Air Ministry
Regent
Oxford
Bond
Adolf Hitler
Magdeburg
Germany
Reichstag
Brandenburg Gate
U. S
High Command
Thames
South Wales
Bristol Channel
England
Saltsburg Dam Progress Surpasses Schedule
Pittsburgh dispatch notes Loyalhanna dam and reservoir in Westmoreland County is 43 percent complete, ahead eight points since August 1, with completion possible by late 1942. The 119 foot structure along Loyalhanna Creek features stainless valves. Mahoning Dam 83 percent done and Kittanning flood wall 69 percent. Other Johnstown channel units vary in completion. Tionesta and Crooked Creek dams could enter service if needed.
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Pittsburgh
Loyalhanna
Pennsylvania
Army
Westmoreland County
Loyalhanna Creek
Saltsburg
Conemaugh River
Mahoning Dam
Kittanning
Johnstown Channel
Tionesta
Crooked Creek
Pittsburgh Markets Report of Hog and Cattle Prices
Marked steady and unchanged tones for salable hogs cattle and sheep with calves up to 40 higher Good to choice hogs 12.00 to 13.00 medium 9.00 to 11.00 culls 4.50 to 6.00 Salable sheep 500 steady with lambs 9.50 to 10.75 and other weights in 4.00 to 7.00 range Produce demand for apples steady with No 1 bushel baskets and various varieties priced in cents to dollars per basket or peck. potatoes nearly steady with numerous regional varieties listed though prices appear misread in places.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Cortlands
New York
Wealthieg
Alexanders
Duchess
West Virginia
McIntosh
Jonathans
Delicious
Tel Aviv bombing death toll climbs with 119 dead
Rescue workers hunted for more bodies among rubble after yesterday's Italian air raid near Tel Aviv. The toll reached 119 dead and 181 wounded, with a note about casualties including children and the cellist Joachim Stutchew sky among the injured. British officials denounced the attack as indiscriminate. A naturalized American, Theodore Pehr, became one of the dead.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Joachim Stutchewsky
Theodore Pehr
United States
Civil Service Probe Questions Promotions at Unemployment Bureau
Harrisburg Sept 11 AP a legislative committee investigating the Civil Service System of the Unemployment Compensation Bureau summoned Ernest Kelly executive director to explain promotions. Some workers jumped from $3000 to $5000 and others from 1840 to 3600. The committee led by Sen Wolfenden plans a report for 1941 session.
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Harrisburg
Ernest Kelly
P. Stephen Stahlnecker
Board of Review
Legislative Committee
Gilbert Wolfenden
Rindiana
Wolfenden
Royal couple amid London air raid tour inside shelter
King and Queen sheltered at a Southeast London police station as air-raid sirens sounded during a bombed-area tour. They waited for the all clear, sharing tea with ARP workers and police, while onlookers sang "There'll Always Be An England" after emerging from a crater.
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London
Home
Sir John Anderson
England
Methodists In Conference Opens With Communion
At New Castle the Erie conference of the Methodist Church began business sessions led by new bishop Rev. James H. Straughn of Pittsburgh. District Superintendents L. M. Barnard W. E. Bartlett H. H. Barr and C. T. Greer assisted at the communion. A reception for Bishop Straughn Mrs. Straughn and daughter Laurlene followed. Edgar T. Welch delivered greetings as laymen’s president and national president of the Church’s Lay Activities.
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New Castle
Erie
The
Methodist Church
James H. Straughn
Pittsburgh
L. M. Barnard
Brookville
W. E. Bartlett
Grove City
H. H. Barr
Jamestown
C. T. Greer
Meadville
Straugh
State Has First Show
Johnstown Pennsylvania reports the first snow of the season with Buckstown on Allegheny Mountain receiving about 10 minutes of snowfall. The event marks the first snow in the state since last spring and signals winter’s approach.
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Johnstown
Buckstown
Allegheny Mountain
Here
Pennsylvania
Farm prices slightly better across Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Sept 11. Last month s variable weather both harmed and helped crops says the federal state cap reporting service. Farm prices are slightly better than a year ago. Corn is spotty in fair to good condition but some areas report excellent prospects. Northeastern counties face possible total loss if corn is not cut soon. Oats delayed threshing with some fields still standing. Potatoes benefited from rain. some frost damage in northern tier. Apples aided by rain, peaches good. brown rot appears in some orchards. Grapes color in Erie belt. rain may help size but brown rot berry moth and leaf hoppers threaten yields. Pears small and maturing early.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
C Cap
Tier
Potter
Wayne
Erie Belt
Stock Market Summary From an Industrial Pack of Firms
A compact list of stock figures for many companies appears, highlighting percentages such as Air Reduction 41 percent, Anaconda 21 percent, Edison 27 percent, General Motors 43 percent, and Bethlehem Steel 194 percent among many others. The snippet also cites commodity prices and a local coal ad for Idabelle Coal, with scattered figures and broker notes interwoven in a dense archival market page.
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Cornwich
South Lir
Cons Edison
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright Tis del Lack
West
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
Kennecott Cap
Kresge
Wa Liggett and Myers
Loew's Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Nat Distillers
Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Param Pictures
Penney
Penn RR
Pullman
Pure Oil Radio Corp of An
Featting Co
Repub Steel Reynolds Tob B
Sears Roebuck Socony Vacuum Sperry Corp
Cal
Studebaker Corp
Texas Corp
United Corp
United Gas
Imp U8 Rubber
U & Steel West Union Tel West
Mig
Woolworth
Yellow Tr
Cas
Youngst
Curb
Aero Supply Cities Service
New el Bond
Share
Penmoad Corp
Trial nears as drunk driving cases heard in court
Benjamin Leydic, 62, of Glen Campbell, faced a trial after neighbors pulled him from a mutomobile where he reportedly tried to kill himself with exhaust fumes. A jury was chosen to hear the case amid details of intoxication and attempted suicide. Sheriff Irvin and deputies filed him away, and Leydic was later sent to his counsel. Other rulings included a not guilty verdict for Josephine Patrick on assault charges, with shared costs.
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Benjamin Leydic
Glen Campbell B.D
J. Crarg Irvin
Irvin
William J. Kelly
Leydie
Green Township
Josephine Patrick
McIntyre
Josephine Morgan
Victoria Morgan
Melntyre
Morgan
Harold Fetzer
Johnstown
Western Penitentiary
M. Clark
Fetzer
Cambria County
Feizer
Cherryhill Township
Roswell E. Hubbell
Rochester
N. Y
BE. E. Creps
Hubbell
Center Township
Allen Gardner
Black Lick
Commonwealth
Gardner
Harry Spohn
Spohn
Creps
Allegheny County
Leroy Brown
Jefferson County
Brown
Banks Township
George Nicholson
Opposes FPC rate cut. Safe Harbor seeks court annulment
Safe Harbor Water Power Corp of Hollywood Pa asks a federal court to block a Federal Power Commission order cutting rates, claiming a $1,000,000 loss. The order would lower the rate of return to six percent on investments. Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power of Baltimore and Pennsylvania Water and Power Co are stockholders while the public holds over $20 million in Safe Harbor bonds.
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Philadelphia
Federal Power Commission
Safe Harbor Water Power Corp
Federal District Court
Hollwood
Susquehanna River
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Baltimore
Baltimore, Md
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Sinkholes cripple state airport
Sinkholes pitting macadam surface of runways again disrupt airliner service at the Commonwealth’s Airport opposite Harrisburg. Transcontinental and Western Air lines quit stops for an indefinite period. Penn Central Airlines cancelled last night’s stop on the Buffalo-Washington run and planned runway inspections an hour before each scheduled arrival thereafter.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
Penn Central
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Moorhead
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Saltsburg Dam
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Jeresy
Long Island Cobblers
Jogho Russel Burbanks
Bliss Triumphs
Pennsyveaig Cobblers
Tel-Aviv
Methodists
Federal-State Crop Reporting Service
Gosella
Glen Campbell
F.P.C
Cripple State Airport
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