Danish Naval Fires Roar as German Clampdown Unfolds
Stockholm reports Denmark's scuttled hulls ablaze in Copenhagen harbor as Nazi patrols seize control. Refugees stream to Sweden while gunners sink small craft. nine ships reach Swedish ports and the number docked in Sweden climbs to thirty amid martial law and exile.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Copenhagen
Camnaye
Sweden
Ismacks
Oeresund
Germiling
Christian X
Landskrona
Taganrog Falls To Advancing Reds
Taganrog evacuated and destroyed as German forces retreat on the southern Russian front. The fall threatens the Mius River line and raises the prospect of Stalino and Azov Sea port losses to the Soviet advance.
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Taganrog
Sea of Azov
Stalino
London
Red Army
Donetsko-Amvrosievka
Donets
Mius River
Mariupol
Tak
Angler A B Moore Sees 118 Fishes Caught This Season
A B Moore of 309 Lincoln Street, retired barber, reports catching 118 fish this season including catfish and carp. He weighed 75 pounds from a Friday and Saturday morning haul, with a 32 inch catfish the largest. He plans to dry and store the 118 fish for winter use. Sergeant Arnold E Hoey, 92, son of Mrs E E Hoey, escaped injury when a Flying Fortress crashed in the South Dakota badlands on August 6. He parachuted to safety with his crew. Hoey joined the service last October with a Hocking County draftee unit and has trained in multiple states before being sent to Rapid City, South Dakota.
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A. B. Moore
Lincoln Street
Hocking River
Moore
Arnold E. Hoey
E. E. Hoey
Laurelville
South Dakota
Badlands
Lancaster
Hoey
Hocking County
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gulfport
Miss
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Washington
Rapid City
South
Dakota
Mrs Rowley Accepted for WACs After Columbus Exam
Mrs Joseph Rowley of 153 West Second Street learned she was accepted for enlistment with the WACs on Saturday. She traveled to Columbus Friday for a physical, found the process stiff and delayed, and will depart for Georgia after a two week stay at home.
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Joseph Rowley
West Second Street
Wacs
Columbus
Rowley
Georgia
Ohio farm leaders press for fair prices and support
Columbus Aug 30 Ohio agriculture leaders urge stable prices and adequate manpower and machinery to sustain wartime production. Elmer F Kruse calls for guaranteed farmer income, while H C Ramsower and John F Cunningham stress balanced prices and accessible feed. Joseph Ficher notes unpaid family labor.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio Agriculture
Elmer F. Kruse
Ohio War Board
U. S. Department of Agriculture
H. C. Ramsower
Ohio State University Agricultural Extension Service
John F. Cunningham
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
Joseph Ficher
State Grange
Fire destroys Ohio Theater. 250 flee in smoke
An audience of 250 escaped unharmed as a blaze swept the Ohio Theater in Kenton Ohio. Damage to the building was put at 20 000 dollars. Fire Chief Jones and four firefighters were injured during firefighting efforts.
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Kenton
Ohio Theater
Jones
Bulgaria Faces Hitler Risk as Regency Struggles
In Istanbul Aug 30 Frank J. O'Brien reports Bulgaria unsettled by King Boris death seeks to stabilize under Regent Bogdan Philov. The five regents split between anti German and pro British church leaders and pro German royals. A collapse could yield a military cabinet likely to align with Germany and shift relations with Russia while bearing Greek defense duties.
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Istanbul
Bulgaria
Boris
Adolf Hitler
Bogdan Philov
Simeon II
Sofia
Stefan
Ioanna
Seeis
Kyril
Philov
Supreme Court Justice
Russia
Greece
Ciano Reaches Munich After Escape From Rome
German radio said the Italian foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano and his wife have reached Munich after fleeing Rome. The report notes Ciano is Mussolini's son in law and a high ranking official, with details still unresolved.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Munich
Rome
Ciano
WAC Corporal Slain in Indianapolis Hotel Mystery
Army officers report Corp. Maoma L. Ridings 32, a WAC from Warm Springs Georgia, found slain in a Claypool Hotel room in downtown Indianapolis. Her body was discovered after renting the room Saturday night. investigations note a scream call and reports of a man and woman arguing, but no suspect or solution yet.
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Indianapolis
Ind
WAC
Corp
Maoma L. Ridings
Warm Springs
Claypool
Camp Atterbury
Noel Jones
Corp. Ridings
Jones
Besids
Fort Benicia
Legality of New State Commissions Questioned
In Columbus Ohio on August 30 the legality of two state commissions and various senate memberhips was under review as Gov. Bricker prepared to return from a western vacation. An Emory Glander report noted possible Supreme Court action to decide if legislative membership should be decimated under a constitutional clause restricting appointing during and one year after a term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
John’w. Bricker
Emory Glander
Supreme Court
Inmates Recaptured Near Mansfield After Escape
Two of four Mansfield Reformatory escapees were captured by the state highway patrol near Scotoline. Identified are Russell Allen, 24, and Samuel Shhfider, 22, both from Newark.
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Scothe
Mansfield Reformatory
State Highway Patrol
Russell Allen
Samuel Shhfider
Newark
Death Toll Rises in Mine Blast at Sayreton Coal Mine
In Birmingham Alabama two gas explosions at Republic Steel No 2 Sayreton coal mine killed 21 and injured 23. Rescue crews recovered bodies including E J Mc Crossin chief state mine inspector and George Ferguson night superintendent. About 100 of 135 workers escaped unharmed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Republic Steel Corporation
Sayreton
E. J. McCrossin
George Ferguson
Sayretop
William Goodwin
Republic
Route 664 Resurfacing Complete Between Logan and Hocking Parks
Route 664 resurfacing, a major project of the Hocking County Parks Boosters, is finished from Logan to Ash Cave on Route 56. Ohio History: Price says the hard surface will endure for years despite wartime gasoline restrictions delaying dedication ceremonies with Division Engineer Ferugson as guest of honor.
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Logan
Hocking Stnee Parks
Lewis Price
Hocking
Ohio Department of Highways
Hocking County
Price
Charles Fergusoni
Marietta
FDR Churchill Set for Fourth Washington Meet
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill will hold their fourth Washington conference since Pearl Harbor this week to recheck Quebec agreements on military and political questions. A possible tri partite US Britain Russia meeting may be discussed alongside policies for administering liberated nations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Pearl Harbor
Quebec
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Mrs Gamertsfelder Dies In Athens Ohio
Mrs Walter S Gamertsfelder 56 wife of Ohio University president died after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Athens Ohio leaving a note of mourning in the university community.
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Gamertsfelder
Athens
Walter S. Gamertsfelder
Ohio University
Wealthy Marietta Man Missing Sparks Wide Search
Authorities launched a broad hunt for B. C. Robinson 82 a prominent retired Marietta oilman missing since Thursday. His son C. G. Robinson former city service director and Ohio Amateur Golf Association director says the veteran left home without informing his wife and may be wandering in timberland along the Ohio River with the river also searched.
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Marietta,o
B.C. Robinson
Marietta
C. G. Robinson
Ohio Amateur Golf Association
Robinson
H. O. Wolfe
Wolfe
Ohio River
Motorcycle Crash Kills Mast and Injures Strawser Near Millersport
Emmanuel Mast, 19, was killed and Virginia Strawser, 18, critically injured when their motorcycle left the road and plunged into a ditch near Millersport. Both residents of Circleville.
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Lancaster
Emmanuel Mast
Virginia Strawser
Millersport
Circleville
Laurelville Sets Third War Loan Quota at 10736
Laurelville for the Third War Loan drive begins September 9 with a local quota of 10736 dollars announced by Earl Elberfeld chair of the Hocking County War Finance Committee. The county quota stands at 421000 dollars with two village teams led by Wayne Armstrong and Thomas D Rose.
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Laurelville
Earl Elberfeld
Hocking County
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Wellesley College
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