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Newspaper

Logan Daily News

Location

Logan, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1940

Page

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RAF Ambushes 200 Nazi Planes and Draft Plans Expand

The report details preliminary figures for a nationwide draft registering 16 million men with 6,500 local boards to employ clerks and a projected $2 billion federal grant. It notes 200,000 unpaid aides will assist and 700,000 unpaid election officials will enroll on October 16. A separate housing bill seeks $338 million for barracks and center construction.

Census Bureau Gremia Teanins Wer Medical Evdr House Senate Army National Guard

Churchill Promises Retaliation After German Attacks

Churchill pledges reprisal as RAF engages German bombers over Dover and the coast. RAF raids hit Rhineland and Dortmund-Ems canal while London shelters endure nightly bombardment. Berlin reports civilian casualties. British figures show high losses on both sides amid ongoing air war.

Dover Corner London Winston Churchill Churchill Battersea RAF Germany Rhineland Dortmund-Ems Canal Channel Dover Calais Boulogne Berlin Heidelberg Reichland England Liverpool Britain Air Ministry Lancashire Essey Surrey Berkshire Kent Midlands Straits of Lord Beaverbrook Daily Express

Pupil at 94 Enrolls in Logan Adult Education Program

Abraham Schlagel, age 94, enrolls in Bible Study and Public Forum classes at First Christian Church in Logan. He left schooling after common grade, spent years at Kerlin Brick Company and Mason City salt works, and is father-in-law to County Commissioner John Conkle.

Abraham Schlagel Schlagel Logan First Christian Church Iron Street A. F. Pinnell John Conkle Old Kerlin Brick Company Mason City Pomeroy Salt Works

Godman Softball Captures City League Title in Logan

The H. C. Godman softball team defeated United Furniture Workers on Thursday to win the City League championship and cap a standout season. They played 50 regular games, winning 41 and losing nine, with two losses from United Furniture Workers and two more from Camp Hocking and others.

H. C. Godman United Furniture Workers Logan Godman Camp Hocking

Roosevelt praises speed of defense work at Philadelphia Navy Yard

President Roosevelt, during a Philadelphia visit for the University of Pennsylvania centennial, says the nation is learning speed in armament construction. He notes faster warship and aircraft production, cites restarting 30 World War destroyers, and lauds the naval aircraft factory as the first gov ernment aviation effort.

Philadelphia Roosevelt Philadelphia Navy Yard University of Pennsylvania Navy Yard Naval Aircraft Factory

Coldwater Bidder Wins Low Bid for Route 33 Landscaping

E. X. Birkmeyer of Coldwater submitted the low bid of 14895 dollars on a 2.4 mile State Highway Department landscaping project to beautify U S Route 33 at Enterprise. The estimated cost was 14970 dollars.

E. X. Birkmeyer Coldwater Enterprise Associated Press Birkmeyer

Senate Would Boost Tax On Income of Corporations

Washington reports Senate and House leaders moved toward a compromise on excess profits tax legislation. The Senate approved a 3.1 percent flat rise in corporate rates to 24 percent for firms earning over 25 000, and raised rates for smaller corporations. The bill also changes excess profits calculations and keeps suspending profit limits on government warship and airplane contracts.

Senate Washington House

Lemuel Heinlein, 80, Dies in Fayette County

Harry Heinlein of Logan reported the death of his uncle Lemuel Heinlein 80 a native of Hocking County and former teacher at Union Furnace and Black Jack who died early Friday at his Fayette County home where he had resided 43 years Funeral services were set for Monday at 2 PM at the Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery He was the last of a family of 11 children.

Harry Heinlein Logan Lemuel Heinlein Hocking County Union Furnace Black Jack Fayette County Bloomingburg Presbyterian Church

Wife of New Lexington school head killed in crash

Mrs. Noah P. Blatt wife of the school superintendent was killed in an automobile accident near Roseville Ohio as reported from New Lexington.

Rudolph New York France Austria NEW Lex New Lexington Noah P. Blatt Roseville

Child Drowns After Barrel Water Fall

In Bellaire Ohio on September 20 1930 Ted dy 15 month old child of Mr and Mrs Arthur Brown Powhattan Point fell into a barrel of water and drowned yesterday AP report notes the accident.

Bellaire Teddy Arthur Brown Powhattan Point

Buried Gold Found in Tiffin Basement

Excavator unearthed a keg of old currency and coins in the basement of J. Oscar Reinbolt's Bascom home near Tiffin. The cache included silver dollars dated through 1889 and large bank notes, with an undisclosed sum later deposited by Reinbolt, a former mail carrier who bought the property 15 years ago from Levi Miller's estate.

Tiffin J. Oscar Reinbolt Reinbolt Bascom Levi Miller Isaac Miller

Ohio draft age population estimated at 850000

The Census Bureau estimates 850000 men of draft age in Ohio based on preliminary 1940 tabulations and 1930 figures.

Washington Ohio Census Bureau

Wednesday Deadline For County Fair Entries

Announcement extended county fair entry time to noon Wednesday September 25 due to work load. Beef and dairy cattle, sheep, swine and poultry entries urged. entry fees equal ten percent of first premium. Entries accepted at Barker's office in Johnson building East Main Street, and at the county extension office. Pet show entries go to Ed Paul at Chak resumes Logan Theatre. school exhibits via school officials. 4-H and FFA entries directed to extension office and advisers.

Hocking County James W. Barker Barker Johnson Building East Main Street County Extension Court House Ed Paul Chakeres Logan Theatre Future Farmers of America Harold Saxton George Bushnell County Extension Office

Willkie urges peacetime aviation growth in California

Republican candidate Wendell Willkie called for tax reform and profit opportunities for business while pushing peacetime aviation as a major industry. He spoke at Bakersfield about stable business rules, limited government competition, and creating a commission to study the tax structure, which he called punitive and biased. The audience, about seventy thousand, roared approval as he warned against a totally regulated economy.

Theodore F. Koop Wendell L. Willkie Bakersfield Calif Willkie J. W. Henry Sheriff's Office

JAIL WITNESSES IN COMMUNIST PROBE

Two witnesses jailed overnight in Columbus agreed to answer questions before a Franklin County grand jury probing irregular petition circulation for the Communist party ballot access. Donald Rogers and Esther Rodgers were jailed for contempt after resisting discussion, with threats of indictment in the pending inquiry.

Columbus Franklin County Communist Party Common Pleas Edward C. Turner Donald Rogers Esther Joseph Land Cleveland Turner Rodgers

Draft Board Heads Named In Roosevelt Plan

Gen. Allen Gullion will head the national Draft Board as judge advocate general while Lieut. Lewis B. Hershey becomes Gullion's assistant, according to Washington reports.

Allen Gullion U. S. Army Kent Roosevelt Washington Lewis B. Hershey Gullion

Fenton Thur ness Succumbs Friday

A brief illness due to heart disease caused the death of H Fenton Thur ness, 76, former Logan furniture worker, at his home 565 Hust Main Street at 8 30 Friday morning. He leaves Olive widow, one daughter Mrs Josephine Allen Columbus, and one grandchild. Woodard Funeral Service in charge.

H. Fenton Thurness Logan Furniture Hust Main Street Ureness White Furniture Factory Olive Josephine Allen Columbus Woodard

Chemist Stricken in Columbus Hospital Stay

Thomas Midgley Jr., 50, renowned for chemical research and work on gasoline and air conditioning, was in University Hospital with paralysis that doctors said may be infantile.

Columbus, O Thomas Midgley, Jr University Hospital

Roosevelt 1960 Wins Amid Ohio Votes

Columbus voters report Roosevelt 1960 ahead with 1672 to Bricker 2252 and Willkie Davey 1672 in statewide tallies noted by AP. The result reflects Ohio's polling outcomes across the Columbus region with early counts shaping expectations.

Columbus Ohio Roosevelt Willkie Davey Bricker

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