Logan Day by Day Roundup of Local Happenings
Local items include Clay Hadley of Logan catching a 3-pound 18-inch bass at Rockbridge Basin with a spinner and casting rod. A large blue horned worm seen near Logan is captured and displayed. An essay by Harold Hoskins, who died years ago, wins a Liberty Bond contest. Democratic women leaders report President Roosevelt will skip Democratic Women’s Day broadcast but Mrs. Roosevelt will deliver the main address on the nationwide program airing 9:30 to 10 PM EST Coast to coast.
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Clay Hadley
Logan
Rockbridge Basin
Hadley
Fred Graham
David Anderson
Andersons
Daily News
Europe
America
United States
Chase Wonn
North Walnut Street
Harold Hoskins
Columbus
Hoskins
Ft. Knox
Ohio State University
Hocking County
Roosevelt
Columbia Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System
Red
National Broadcasting Company
Cradle of teachers lauded in Laurelville
Laurelville, dubbed the cradle of teachers, sends native and nonnative educators to schools in Hocking County and beyond. Local residents Glen Spangler and Richard Rose join high school staffs in North Canton and Magnolia while Thomas Rose and others teach at Gibisonville Adelphi Greendale and Sugar Grove.
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Laurelville
Hocking County
Ohio
Glen Spangler
North Canton
Richard Rose
Magnolia
Thomas Rose
Gibisonville
Ben Nelson Cox
Adelphi
Lecca Hoy
Greendale
Charles W. Live- My
Bertha Lama
Mazie Swackhammer
Salt Creek Township
Nelle Swackhammer
Sugar Grove
Violet Armstrong
Columbus
Virgie Eveland
Ruth Notestone
South Bloom
Publisher James C Dayton Dies at 77
James Chandler Dayton former publisher of the New York Journal from 1913 to 1928 and former advertising counselor of Marst newspapers died last night at age 77 in New York.
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New York
James Chandler Dayton
Old
New York Journal
Mharst
Senate group to press Congress in session on foreign policy
In Washington and Fremont notes, senators vow to keep Congress in continuous session after the special meeting to oversee the Roosevelt administration. They push for antiwar profiteering laws, neutrality act revisions, and potential defense funding.
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Senate
Congress
U.S
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Europe
FDR
Clark
D-Mo
Borah
R-Ida
Pepper
D-Fla
Midwest Sizzles in Record Heat Across the Plains
The Midwest endured extreme heat with many schools closing or going half-day, water shortages reported in parts, and corn damage. Temperatures hit 100 plus in over a dozen communities while other regions stayed cooler with readings under 90.
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Chicago
Middlewest
German Sub Captain Fair to Boat Crew
Capt Thomas Georgeson said the submarine captain was very fair to the British freighter Winkleigh crew after torpedo attack off the Irish coast. The Holland American liner Statendam carried about 1700 passengers including several hundred Americans. Norman Nash added the captain gave time to leave the ship safely.
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New York
Thomas Georgeson
Statendam
Norman Nash
Guns and narcotics found at London prison
Acting Superintendent William F. Amrine reported a loaded shot gun and a revolver found on the London prison farm, along with shells, whisky, narcotics, and crude knives. Most items were smuggled in. future searches will occur after visitors.
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London
William F. Amrine
Amrine
T. C. Jenkins
Plan Rites For Burns Victim Faye Poling
Funeral arrangements are planned in Toledo for 7 year old Faye Poling daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Poling who died from severe burns after her dress Ignited near a rubbish fire The Polings formerly lived in Hocking County Survivors include one brother and three grandparents The body will be brought to Leonard funeral home Thursday with arrangements to be completed Friday
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Puneral
Faye Poling
Clifford Poling
Toledo
Polings
Hocking County
Poling
Orla Ashbaugh
Logan
Frank S. Poling
Perry County
Leonard Funeral Home
Finance Committee Pushes Fund Drive for Logan’s Share
Members of the finance subcommittee tasked with raising about 800 for Logan’s portion of the Ohio Fox Hunters Association fall meeting expenses met at the Chamber of Commerce. They reported strong business support and aimed to complete the drive by the end of the week.
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Logan
Ohio Fox Hunters Association
Chamber of Commerce
Griffith Seeks Attorney General Advice on Petitions
Secretary of State Earl Griffith sought the attorney general's guidance on nine civil service referendum petitions. The Democratic state organization reported 146,347 signatures, about 1,574 above the required total for a November vote on the new civil service law. The filing paused the law's effect and Arthur Limbach noted an excess of roughly 5,000 signatures amid possible defects such as varied handwriting and incomplete circulator affidavits.
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Columbus, CO
Earl Griffith
Griffith
Tion
Arthur Limbach
State Civil Service Commission
Attorney General
Food supplies reported higher than recent years
Uncle Sam reported inventories showing plentiful supplies of most food products, higher than 1936-37 and the 1925-29 average. Secretary Wallace said a 20 percent farm price rise would be acceptable if driven by strong consumer demand rather than speculative activity.
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Washington
Sam
Agriculture Department
Wallace
CCC to Run 29 Ohio Camps Through March 1940
The Civilian Conservation Corps will operate 29 Ohio camps from October 1 to March 31 1940 with about 6000 enrollees performing conservation work. One Lorain County camp was ordered closed.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ohio
CCC
Lorain County
British freighter Vancouver City crew rescued after torpedo strike
The Vancouver City, a 4955 ton British freighter sailing from Colon to England, was torpedoed off Ireland. Dutch tanker and an airplane aided the rescue, with the U S liner President Roosevelt relaying the report. The rescue occurred 52 miles from the scene as the ship resumed course.
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New York
Vancouver City
Ireland
U. S
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Colon
Canal Zone
England
Reardon Smith Line, Ltd
Taft backs repeal of peace act with cash and carry
Senator Taft of Ohio endorses repealing the arms embargo with a cash and carry clause for all goods. He says the move will not draw the United States into war and predicts Congress will extend into the regular session.
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Portland
Ore
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Congress
Jan O
Poland Struggles in Fast German Advance Across Europe
Battles along Poland’s main defense line falter as German forces push toward Warsaw and Lwow. The siege of the capital tightens while Deblin and Krasnik feel the pressure. Lwow defense remains vital as Britain massed hundreds of thousands of troops land in France to join the fight.
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Poland
Aaa
Warsaw
Vistula
Deblin
Krasnik
Lwow
Lemberg
Associated Press
Somme
Autumn rains delay Nazi advances in Poland
Poles prayed for rain and German motorized columns pushed deeper into Polish territory amid autumn downpours. Warsaw reported encirclement, while Gdynia reportedly fell. Berlin and Paris discs noted heavy artillery on the western front as Warsaw clung to a half ruined capital.
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Germany
Poland
Budapest
Warsaw
Lwow
Brzesc
Brestlitovsk
Berlin
Britain Mulls Full War Effort After Halifax Warning
The British foreign secretary Lord Halifax said German bombing of undefended cities would free Britain’s hands. Britain moved cautiously toward unleashing full wartime power as Polish warplanes reported frequent violations of Britain’s western frontier.
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Lord Halifax
Britain
Great Britain
US Radio Reports Vancouver City Torpedoed and President Roosevelt Aid
Radiomarine in New York said its Chatham station intercepted a call from the 4955 ton British ship Vancouver City claiming torpedoing near the English channel. The liner President Roosevelt was said to head to assist the crew. A German commentary accused President Roosevelt of unfair unchivalrous behavior. Daladier reshuffled French cabinet, creating new ministries for blockade and armament. Pope Pius XII told Belgium’s new ambassador he would pursue a peace honorable to all.
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Radiomarine
New York
Chatham
Mass
Vancouver City
Roosevelt
Deutsche Diplomatisch - Politische Korrespondenz
United States
Canada
British Union
France
Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Pius XII
Holy See
Chinese Face Famine As Floods and Drought Ravage Provinces
Foreign relief authorities estimate 25 million Chinese face starvation this winter due to floods in Hopeh and the Yellow River basin and drought in Shantung. Fall crops in these areas are said to be completely destroyed and relief funds from American religious groups and the Red Cross are nearly exhausted.
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Shanghai
Hopeh Province
Yellow River
Shantung
Red Cross
Coal business “good” in Cincinnati on foreign demand rise
Coal dealers in Cincinnati reported business was good due to stronger foreign demand and higher domestic use by steel mills and other industries.
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Gincinnati
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