Pollio case reported in Marion Township
Northern Hocking County health officers disclosed a poliomyelitis case in Marion Township, a 6 year old Thurman Ray Bush, with a household quarantine. Officials stressed no epidemic risk but urged parents to seek quick medical care for cold or sore throat symptoms and follow state guidance to prevent spread.
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Marion
State Department of Health
County Health Department
Health Department
Woman's Body Found Under Creek Bridge in Chesapeake
Former Mayor George Morrison found 33 year old Ethel Wright of Ironton dead under Stym nes Creek bridge after an alleged argument with a man at a nightclub. Deputy Shattuck quotes the suspect as saying she threatened suicide and was last seen at midnight. Coroner Lynd cites internal injuries as the cause. The Wrights recently moved from Chesapeake to Ironton with three children.
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Ironton
Stymnes Creek
Harry Shattuck
Apeake
Lawrence County
Shattuck
Lynd
Akron Coal Co. wins delay on unemployment benefit formula
A temporary restraining order barred the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation from applying a new benefit formula tied to average weekly wage in the recipient’s highest quarterly earnings. The Akron Coal Co. secured the order yesterday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Akron Coal Company
Copies of Master List Mailed Out to Boards
The final copies of the selective service lottery master list were printed and mailed to conscription boards in inland and western states. Distribution was accelerated to ensure boards receive their lists by early next week.
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Master List
Washington
Government
Roosevelt hints at new plan to speed plane production
President Roosevelt said a new production program for American military planes may be set as soon as Congress returns. He indicated the program aims to raise U S plane production capacity to 50 000 and was asked if it reflected Britain’s winter battle continuation.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Britain
Willkie and Roosevelt Enter Final Campaign Push
The 1940 presidential race enters its final stage as Roosevelt and Willkie launch finish drives. Roosevelt plans a Brooklyn speech and a Cleveland stop with Hyde Park eve remarks, while Willkie concentrates on New Jersey and Madison Square Garden with a radio reply to Roosevelt’s charges.
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New Jersey
Madison Square Garden
Boston
Congress
Hitler Struggles to Subdue French Resistance
The article notes growing anti German unrest in France and underground sabotage. It suggests Hitler seeks to force French cooperation with a new order while occupied nations resist and bombs and deprivation persist across Europe.
Braves Face Wellston Friday Night Under Rainy Skies
Logan Chieftains travel to Wellston for a Friday 8 o'clock game, ready to shoot the works if needed. A large Logan crowd is expected despite morning rain and a threat of more. The regulars are fit and several reserves are improving, with possible starting lineup changes anticipated.
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Wellston
Logan
Bender
Tracy Conrad
Roy
City Lets Hair Down As Halloween Revelry Returns
Logan police faced a busy night as Halloween celebrations produced broken windows and toppled outbuildings. Patrols moved crowds from rooftops and halted tomato torrents as taverns thrived and no arrests were made. Pearl Carnes reported a workshop toppled into an alley. a chicken coop was lost on a Logan residence.
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Logan
Hallowe’en
Lew Reynolds
Pearl Carnes
Warner Avenue
Main Street
C and C power house smokestack collapses
The old 140 foot Ches apeake and Ohio power house stack fell Friday afternoon about 2 o clock. Bricks showered a vacant lot and a roped off roadway as the top 70 feet collapsed. No one was nearby but a crowd gathered. The stack had been considered a hazard and repairs were planned with bids sought.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Power House
Round House
H. C. Godman Co
O. Yards
CIO Leaders Split On Roosevelt Lewis Vote In Ohio
Two Ohio CIO officials publicly back opposing presidential candidates as labor involvement looms. Edward T. Cheyfitz endorses John L. Lewis’s view over Roosevelt, while Ted F. Silvey campaigns for Roosevelt. Meanwhile, Henry A. Wallace tours eight eastern Ohio counties amid gubernatorial spending criticisms and Bricker rally comments.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations
Edward T. Cheyfitz
Ohio Cio
National Association of the Casting Workers
Labor
Wensiell L. Willkie
John L. Lewis
CIO
Ted F. Silvey
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Ohio
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Newark
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Cambridge
Cadiz
Steubenville
Wallace
Harrisburg
Bittinger
J. Freer Bittinger
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Bricker
Martin L. Davey
Cleveland
James Metzbaum
W. B. Gongwer
Harold G. Mosier
Stephen M. Young
Charles Sawyer
Davey
State House
Columbus
Rome Reports 35 Mile Advance Across Balkans
The Italian news agency FriDay reports a 35 mile advance into the Ioannina sector of northwest Greece and 79 Grecian villages captured. Greek high command counters by noting tank supported Italian troops in the north as the two sides dispute the frontline tally and movement.
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Balkan Front Shifts as Italian Offensive Aims Sal onika
Reports from the Balkans describe Fascist forces pushing toward Salonika from the northeast, with Greek positions in Pisaderia pass under pressure and Italian aims at Phlorina and Salonika. British bombers strike Naples oil tanks, while Turkey’s Ismet Inonu prepares to address the assembly and Turkey-Russia relations trend friendlier.
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Tirana
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Rumania
Bulgaria
Adolf Hitler
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Berlin
Turkey
Balkan
Ismet Inonu
National Assembly
Voters In Hocking County Hear Residency Rules Ahead Of Election
Many residents moving within or into Ohio face specific residency waits to vote on November 5. If moving within the same county, 28 days in the new precinct are needed. moving from another Ohio county requires 30 days. newcomers from elsewhere must reside in Ohio for one year. A board member stressed the law aims to prevent ineligible voting while not disenfranchising eligible voters.
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Hocking County
State of
Ohio
President Names Draft Inspectors for All Appellate Districts
Adj. Gen. Gil son D Light announced nine civilian selective service inspectors, one for each appellate district. Major Harold L Hays was named chief inspector with salary of his military rank. inspectors’ pay set at 3000 dollars yearly. Names include Harmon E Zepernick Columbus Victor C Reese North Ridgeville Cuya hoga County Edward S Nees Columbus Arthur C Leedle Springfield Robert R Shaw Columbus Joseph Haberbhear Jr Cincinnati Harry James Reese Toledo William R Wilson Urbana George Leonard Baker East Cleveland.
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Adj
Gilson D. Light
Selective Service
Light
Harold L. Hays
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Harmon E. Zepernick
Victor C. Reese
North Ridgeville
Cuyahoga County
Edward S. Nees
Arthur C. Leedle
Springfield
Robert R. Shaw
Joseph Haberbhear, Jr
Cincinnati
Harry James Reese
Toledo
William R. Wilson
Urbana
George Leonard Baker
Cleveland
Poll Results From Columbus Dispatch In Ohio Race
Columbus Dispatch reports Roosevelt led with 63 267 votes while Bricker received 66 248 and Davey trailed in the Ohio poll results noted by AP from the Columbus bureau.
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Yom Today
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Roosevelt
Bricker
Davey
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