President Roosevelt to reassure nation with radio address on neutrality
President Roosevelt planned a 9 P.M. Sunday radio talk to calm fears as Britain and France edge toward war with Germany. Officials expect neutrality proclamations may follow if war breaks out, and debate over calling Congress for neutrality act revision continues.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Congress
Hitler
Gemany
Poland
Stephen T. Early
White House
Hitler Advisors Frame Answer To Final Warnings
London dispatches summarize Allied warnings as the German invasion of Poland continues. A Polish telegraph report cites 130 killed in 94 German air raids, with 12 soldiers among the dead and many more seriously wounded. A Warsaw broadcast claims about 100 German tanks disabled near Wielun and 34 German planes shot down since invasion began. Sir John Simon announces a second emergency Parliament session.
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London
British Broadcasting Company
Exchange Telegraph
Warsaw
Wielun
John Simon
Panama Canal Commemorative Stamp Issued by U S Post Office
A new three cent violet stamp marks the 25th anniversary of the Panama Canal construction. The stamp features Engineer Goethals, President Roosevelt, and an outbound ship passing through the canal. Postmaster General James Farley and Logan Post Office head Paul Collison present the issue.
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Panama Canal
United States Post Office Department
James A. Farley
Logan Post Office
Paul L. Collison
Goethals
Theodore Roosevelt
Hocking County Board Approves 64 Bus Driver Certificates
The Hocking County board of education approved sixty four applications for county school bus drivers certificates in a regular Friday night session. Drivers must pass a physical examination this year before certificates are issued. Plans for the coming school year were discussed and routine business was transacted.
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Hocking County
County Board of Education
Bald eagle sighting near Logan along Route 33
James D. Wells of the Logan Chamber of Commerce reported a bald eagle seen in flight near Harper Run, one mile north of Logan on U S Route 33, an uncommon sight for the county.
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Rockies
James D. Wells
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Harper Run
Logan
U. S. Route 33
Logan Day Shuffleboard Winners Highlight
Last Wednesday Logan Day won the shuffleboard tournament with Helen Leyshon taking second place alongside her partner. Amateurs and experts from across the country competed in a four day event that concluded yesterday.
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Logan
Helen Leyshon
Rts
Local boards endorse McGrady and Matheny for reelection
Announcement states Jesse W. McGrady and Clarence Matheny were endorsed for reelection to the County board of education by all local districts except one. Petitions include current board members and positions. McGrady and Matheny seek new terms while Thorne Hedges and Sayre have two remaining terms.
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Jesse W. McGrady
Clarence Matheny
County Board of Education
Rcts of Education
Matheny
David Thorne
Hedges
William Sayre
Ohio Solons Oppose Arms Embargo Move
Ohio members of the house opposed lifting mandatory arms embargo provisions of the neutrality law. Rep. John Vorys introduced an amendment to prohibit arms shipments to belligerents, approved 214 to 173 with three Ohio members voting no and twenty voting yes.
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Washington
Ohio
House
Labor Day Observed Quietly in Hocking County
Labor Day will be observed quietly in Hocking County with the court house unemployment bureau and most banks and stores closed. No public celebration is planned as residents plan reunions and picnics.
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Hocking County
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Sox
Russia names new ambassador to Germany in shift
Moscow reports A F Merekaloff is relieved of duties as ambassador to Germany and A A Shkartzeff named successor in a move tied to new assignments. State media hail Soviet policy as independent and committed to peaceful coexistence of two systems.
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Germany
Moscow
Russia
A. F. Merekaloff
A. A. Shkartzeff
Merekaloff
Szestia
Lenin
Berlin
Vyascheloff Molotoff
German Envoy Handed Passports In Poland War Crisis
President Ignace Moscicki declared Poland under a state of war as German invasion across three fronts continued. Parliament met to enact emergency measures while the German envoy was given his passports and ordered to leave. The Netherlands minister took charge of German affairs as fighting raged around Danzig and the border.
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Warsaw
Ignace Moscicki
Poland
Netherlands
Danzig
Roosevelt
Officials Charged With False Arrest in Rubber Strike
A $100 000 suit filed in Toledo accuses Sandusky police officers and city officials of false arrest and denial of the right to picket during a Barr Rubber strike. Plaintiffs identify as CIO United Rubber Workers agents and name Police Chief Bravard City Manager Wagar and three officers as defendants.
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Toledo, O
Sandusky
Barr Rubber Company
O. H. Bostley
Francis J. Kelley
F. G. Krauss
Dennis McGann
John Spang
Roy Sjodin
CIO
United Rubber Workers Union
R. B
Fair attendance up as Ohio State Fair closes
State Fair attendance manager Win Kinnan reports 257 688 paid admissions for the 89th fair week ending yesterday, with 1938 total 221 611. Plans for improved grounds and facilities ahead of the 1940 fair are under way as exhibits depart.
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Columbus
Win Kinnan
State Auditor’s Office
Kinnan
Callie G
Frank Callahan
Tiffin
Moreland
L. Victor Weil Farms
Elberon, N
No Paper Monday Labor Day Notice
The Logan Daily News will not publish on Monday September 4 to allow staff to observe the holiday and spend time with their families.
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Logan Daily News
Daily News
Return to Classes Set for 1939 40 in Log an City and County
About 5 000 pupils in Hocking County and Logan City schools are slated to start the 1939 40 term the day after Labor Day. Logan District expects 1 650 students with nearly 3 000 in seven high schools and eight elementary schools in the county.
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Hocking County
Logan City
Logan
S. H. Dillon
George Carr
Union Furnace
Ilesboro
State Department of Education
Logan High School
Imearthur
War fears mount as Britain and France brace for action
British and French parliaments meet in extraordinary sessions amid war warnings. Poland reports state of war as Germany advances in Poland and relinquishes its Warsaw envoy. Britain and Paris weigh possible ceasefire talks while Roosevelt plans a radio address to keep the United States out of conflict.
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Associated Press
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
France
London
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Poland
Warsaw
Ignace Moscicki
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Merkaloff
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
England
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Eeele
British Press Association
Report of German Drive Suspension in Poland
Paris reports a chamber of deputies lobby claim that German armies have suspended operations in Poland while resting a few miles inside Polish territory. Deputies say the tactic could pressure Britain and France to negotiate on unfavorable terms. The Polish embassy denied the report as French officials cautioned they could not confirm it.
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Roiana
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
France
New Fire Truck Arrives Friday in Logan
Logan Fire Department receives a new fire truck from Prospect Ohio. Roy Loomis and Gerald McLaughlin escort the vehicle. Hanley Engineering supplied equipment and assembly while Ogg and Beasley provided the chassis. The white truck includes a pumper hoses ladders and a siren, costing about 2500 dollars. It will supplement an older truck for improved city protection.
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Logan Fire Department
Prospect
Ohio
Roy Loomis
Gerald McLaughlin
Hanley Engineering Company
Ogg and Beasley Company
Logan
Hitler Agrees to Roosevelt Request
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler answered favorably to President Roosevelt’s appeal to belligerents to avoid bombing open towns in a possible European war. The government said the reply came yesterday and daily military communiques will begin Sunday noon except for major events. A Russian military commission was reported expected, likely together with the new Soviet ambassador arriving by plane.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Hitler
Warsaw
Prohibition Group Nucleus for Party Praised by Babson
Roger Babson says the Prohibition party group is the logical nucleus for the kind of political party the nation needs. He asserts the nation and world depend on spiritually minded people willing to endure jeers for good government.
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Chicago
Prohibition Party
Roger, Babson
Britain Buys Fire Hose From Akron Plant
The B. F. Goodrich Company is manufacturing 400000 feet of fire hose for Britain in response to potential air raids. Delivery is to be made as soon as possible.
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Britain
Akron
B. F. Goodrich Company
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FDR
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