France regards battle closed Dakar hostilities end
French sources say violent resistance in Dakar and reprisals against British actions forced Britons to suspend their assault on the Senegal port. Paris reports the incidents as closed from the French side, while Britain may reopen under new conditions. An Italian official dismisses British motives to justify the attack as grotesque.
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Vichy
France
Dakar
Gibraltar
Senegal
Rome
Berlin
America
No Sabotage at Clairton Fire Damages Plant
Clairton September 26 Pennsylvan ia Industrial Chemical Corporation president P R Ostermayer said there was no sabotage in the explosion and fire that destroyed two buildings. He put damage at 40000 dollars and cited an adverse chemical reaction in a agitator that breaks down oils for paint. A half dozen workers were lightly burned.
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Clairton
County GOP delegates attend seven-county luncheon
A delegation from Indiana County led by Republican Chairman Ratway R. George and including Vice-Chairman Mrs. Frank Kirk Senatorial candidate Henry D. Wilson Legislative candidate William R. McMillen and H R. George attended a seven county district luncheon at the Nixon Hotel in Butler County Wednesday. Speaker Ellwood J. Turner and Republican Floor Leader Robert W. Woods provided information and suggestions on the campaign and the district reported strong support for a Republican victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Ratway R. George
Frank Kirk
Henry D. Wilson
William R. McMillen
H. R. George
Nixon Hotel
Butler County
Ellwood J. Turner
Robert Woodside
Palan
Alexander gets 2 year sentence
In Pittsburgh on September 26, Leroy Alexander was given a two year sentence in a federal penitentiary for transporting a stolen automobile from Rochester, N Y to Indiana, Pa, while Donald DeLozier received three years for passing counterfeit five dollar bills at Ambridge in July. Norman Hayward, 28, of Pittsburgh, got a suspended sentence of two years and five years' probation on a similar charge. District Judge F P Schoenmaker imposed the sentences.
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Pittsburgh
Donald DeLozier
Ambridge
Norman Hayward
Leroy Alexander
Rochester
Indiana
F. P. Schoenmaker
Apex Hosiery Union Confer In Harrisburg Over Long Dispute
Representatives of Apex Hosiery and a union met in Harrisburg to resolve a three year conflict that began with a sit down strike and led to two lawsuits totaling more than 2 million dollars. State labor secretary Lewis Hines, who arranged the capitol meeting, said a suitable settlement could ease tensions for the workers, the plant, and Philadelphia County. Secretary of Commerce Richard P. Brown attended, with attorney Sylvan Hirsch among others.
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Harrisburg
Obar
Capitol
Lewis G. Hines
Labor and Industry
Apex Hosiery
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Commerce
Richard P. Brown
Sylvan Hirsch
White House Peanut Vendor Becomes Naturalized Citizen
Steve Vasilakos the peanut vendor near the White House announced he is now an American citizen. He studied for five years and passed the naturalization exam after three attempts, expressing pride in his new status and his love for the country.
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Washington
Steve Vasilakos
White House
America
Tam
Steve
Inok
Vasilakos
United States
Greece
Executive Mansion
Stave
Philadelphia Officials and Union Leaders Named in List
The document lists Apex company Wilam A cornet counsel for the city of Philadelphia Morton Witkin president of the Philadelphia County commissioners Eris McKeown president of the hosiery union William Smith secretary treasurer William Leader resident of Branch One Philadelphia A F H W Isadore Katz and M Herbert Syme labor attorneys.
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the Apex Company
Wilam A
Theity of Philadelphia
Morton Witkin
Philadelphia County Commissioners
Eris McKeown
The
Hosiery Union
William Smith
William Leader
Branch One
Philadelphia
Isadore Katz
M. Herbert Syme
Draft contracts awarded for charts and information cards
The state awarded a contract for 365000 charts at 88 cents per thousand or 361 dollars. A second contract for information placards at registration centers went to Fine Tree Press of New Cumberland at 2.48 per thousand or 203 dollars. The federal government will cover the costs. The draft director, a World War I speeches author, later led patriotic societies and held top posts in education and university associations. He is a Knight of the Legion of Honor with degrees from 13 universities and past president roles in several college associations.
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Fine Tree Press of
New Cumberland
National Committee of Patriotic Societies
United States Chamber of Commerce
George Washington University
Lafayette
Lewis
Legion of Honor
Knox College
Lake Forest College
Ilinois College
Association of American Colleges
The
Association of Urban Universities
Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Presbyterian Synod of Pennsylvania
Hugenot Society of Pennsylvania
Bombardment and Raids Across Europe and Britain
Spain was badly damaged by a direct bomb hit during a French air raid on Gibraltar. RAF bombers pounded invasion ports along the Channel for nearly four hours. The British air ministry said RAF raids hit Berlin at Tempelhof, a munitions factory, a railway yard, and power stations, with Berlin reporting five killed and five wounded. London endured a 19th dusk to dawn raid, fires spreading but a heavy anti aircraft barrage kept Nazi raids from the heart of the capital. Hitler's command said waves of warplanes bombed ships near Plymouth and military sites near Dungeness, Portland, Southend, Filton, and Thames port facilities.
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Gibraltar
Channel
Bologne
Dunkerque
British
Air Ministry
Berlin
Tempelhof
Germany
London
British Press Association
Empire
Hitler
Plymouth
Dungeness
Portland
Southend
Filton
Thames
Murder Probe Ties Woman to Farmhouse Killings
Investigators linked Ethel M. A to a farmhouse homicide after a ring inscription hinted she was the victim. Angier A, nephew of Mrs. B. N. Duke, a tobacco fortune heir, faced questions over her death and a 1948 divorce filing had followed a 1929 divorce suit.
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Angier
B. N. Duke
Philadelphia
Durham
N. C
Atkins
Smillie
Atking
Ethel
Ciano Heads Berlin Talks Amid Axis War Plans
Count Galeazzo Ciano Italy foreign minister and Mussolini son in law left for Berlin to press three way talks with Ramon Serrano Suner and Joachim von Ribbentrop. Discussions reportedly aim to bring Spain into the Axis war, with possible Spain Japan German collaboration against Britain and possible Franco base use in Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Mussolini
Berlin
Spain
Ciano
Ramon Serrano Suner
Olachim von Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Japan
Il Popolo di Roma
Britain
Eiji Aman
Dakar
French West Africa
Francisco Franco
Gibraltar
40-Hour Week to Become Law
Washington reports a 40 hour work week with overtime at time and a half becomes law four weeks from today for those under the wage hour law. The change, effective Oct. 24, mostly affects interstate commerce employers and may trim pay for hourly workers near profit margins.
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Washington
Law of the Land
U. S. Bureau of Labor
Defense
McCormack Named House Democratic Leader in Democratic Caucus
Washington September 26 An aggressive New Englander Rep John W McCormack of Boston took over as House Democratic Leader He succeeds Sam Rayburn who became Speaker after the death of William Bankhead McCormack defeated Rep Woodrum of Virginia 141 to 87 in the caucus to win the post Representing Massachusetts he is a warm supporter of the administration This marks the shift that both parties will be led by Massachusetts representatives in major clashes McCormack and Martin lead the two party opposition in the House.
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Washington
New
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
McCormack
Rep
Woodrum
Virginia
PUC Calls 95 for Hearings on Insurance Compliance
Harrisburg September 28. The Public Utility Commission ordered 95 truckers to appear for hearings Monday over alleged failures to meet insurance requirements. Recipients include Clarence Harrington in Indiana, C M Smith in Rochester Mills, Melvin Rumbaugh in Armstrong, Leroy Cubaugh in Cambria, James F P Penfield, W Blaine Gibboney in Westmoreland, Carl Matson in Acme, Joseph McAllister in Jeannette, and Mike Payne in Latrobe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Indiana
Clarence P. Harrington
Clymer
C. M. Smith
Rochester Mills
Operators in Safety Meet in Harrisburg
Harrisburg September 26. In the wake of the Kenvil New Jersey powder plant disaster the Commonwealth opened a safety conference inviting operators of a dozen Pennsylvania explosive plants. Secretary Lewis G. Hines urged strict safety bars amid busy production and praised cooperation from larger companies to prevent loose dynamite despite higher business.
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Harrisburg
Kenvil
N. J
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
National Defense
Lewis G. Hines
Labor and Industry
New Jersey
Kiwanis pledge conscription aid outlined at Scranton event
SCRANTON Pa Sept 98 The Pennsylvania District of Kiwanis International pledged to help the National Conscription program endorsing an intense preparedness plan. Delegates adopted a resolution offering services on draft boards when requested. Victor C Diehm Hazleton won district governor over Thomas Paden New Castle.
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis International
Victor C. Diehm
Hazleton
Thomas Paden
New Castle
J. Martin Fry
State College
Gene T. Thorpe
Meadville
John P. Mooney
McKeesport
Samuel Braner
Connellsville
Nelson Boyd
Punxsutawney
Armstrong Frances
Bellefonte
Elmér S. Bodenhorn
St. Clair
Willkie to Speak at Forbes Field Pittsburgh October 3
Senator Harris announces Wendell Willkie will address Western Pennsylvania Day at Forbes Field Pittsburgh on October 3. No reserved seats. ample parking and seating available. event to start at 7 p.m. All Western Pennsylvanians are invited to attend regardless of political affiliations.
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Wendell Willkie
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
Frank J. Harris
Allegheny County
Republican
Dakar and Gibraltar clash raise global war tensions
Reports cite serious French warlike operations against Vichy aligned commands in Dakar while Britain questions the scope of damage to ships Barham Resolution Kent and Richelieu. Gibraltar sees a French air raid on the British stronghold with bombs grounded on Renown as official Vichy sources claim heavy damage.
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Vichy
de Gaulle
Barham
Resolution
Kent
Richelieu
Dakar
Gibraltar
Indo China Policy and Axis Alignments Threaten East Asia
Reports from political circles indicate the United States opposes Japan as Britain seeks conciliation, while Germany may ally with Spain to bolster the Axis. Sources say a Japanese German military pact is under discussion but no US rapprochement seems likely. Berlin denies any new deal with Japan as British American talks on Singapore base quicken Axis dynamics.
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Far East
United States
Japan
Germany
Spain
Axia
Singapore
Quart 3
Berlin
Night air raids across London and Kiel bombings
British and German air forces exchanged heavy nightly blows as Berliners sheltered five hours and London endured the 19th dusk to dawn assault. Kiel faced RAF strikes while Lon don fires raged in the northwestern districts and casualty reports rose. Analysts warn Britain needs capable night fighters to withstand a winter of raids. An auto clinic on wheels operates in Los Angeles offering mobile car service for a nominal fee.
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Los Angeles
Hitler shields slum children nightly in Berlin shelter
In Berlin, Adolf Hitler retreats to the Reichskanzlei air raid shelter as alarms sound. Each night about 100 children and 40 women, including expectant mothers, are brought to the shelter, which is being expanded to shelter more. Nurses and physicians attend. in the afternoon, poorer-area women and children join for supper and stories, dances, and entertainment before sleep, with Hitler visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Dregent
Punche and Judy
Hitler
British shells Italian bases in Sidi Barrani area
British naval forces shelled Italian supply bases and troop concentrations around Sidi Barrani Egypt, leaving fires and heavy damage. Rome acknowledged the bombardment and said Tobruk was bombed by British planes. The attack, the third in 10 days, occurred at dawn and hit Graziani’s invasion bases as shells caused explosions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Sidi Barrani
Sidi Barrant
Rome
Tobruk
Iat Borulk
Rodolfo Graziani
Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Across Pittsburgh and Chicago
Markets report scattered profit taking in Chicago wheat with prices dipping early while corn opened mixed. Pittsburgh livestock show steady salable hogs and cattle with varied ranges for steers, heifers, cows, and calves, along with steady sheep and a modest produce demand across apples and potatoes. Also notes a Johnson quote about phrases on moral aims from historical Gazette text.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
McIntosh
Maiden Blush
Wealthies
Grimes Golden
New York
Alexanders
West Virginia
Jonathans
Ohio
New Jersey
Chippewas
Pennsylvania Cobblers
Long Island
Idaho Russel Burbanks
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G.O.P
Alexander
APEX
Union Confer
Moorhead
PUC
Willkie
Indo-China
RAF
Kiel
Thames Estuary
Hell's Corner
England
Wales
Alco
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Borden Co
Chrysler Corp
South
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Montgom Wardall
Nash Kelvinator
Aly
Nat Biscuit
Big Nat Dairy Pr
Wy Nat Distillers
NY Central RR
North Amer Co
Northern Pacific
Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Big Penney
Penn RR
el Bond
Shure Sty
Pennroad
Gazette
Naval Forces
Johnson
Bouswell
of Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Hell
George Herbert
S.C
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