Dakar Reports On Attacks Cause Confusion In Europe
Conflicting dispatches from London and allied offices describe British and Free French forces withdrawing from Dakar after shelling from shore, while reports claim ongoing engagement and arrival of transports with De Gaulle trained units. British reports mention no landing by De Gaulle troops and note continued fighting.
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London
Charles de Gande
Dakar
Senegal
de Gaulle
England
Morocco
Gibraltar
Ministry of Information
Weather and daylight time changes noted in New Castle
Today's weather may create a traffic hazard as rain leaves slippery wet leaves on streets. Eastern Standard Time ends this weekend and clocks stay same in New Castle, but metropolitan areas adjust schedules. Paving improvements reduce dirt street problems. ash removal from icy hills remains a winter task.
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Hom
New Castle
Nee OH
Daily Weather Report for 24-Hour Period Ending Monday
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 81 and a minimum of 44 with no precipitation. River stage at 1.4 feet. Year-ago figures list a high of 82 and a low of 46.
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United States
Secretary Hull Studies Far Eastern Problem
Secretary Hull and officials intensified focus on Japan's invasion of French Indo China and the widening Far East crisis. Washington denied rumors that the U.S. approved France's gunpoint surrender, as diplomatic efforts continued to back Indo China resistance and avert further upheaval in the Orient.
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Hull
Joseph H. Baird
International News Service
Washington
Japan
State Department
Shanghai
Corder Hull
Orient
Four Hundred Planes In Battle Over England
London dispatch reports about four hundred German aircraft raiding the southeast coast of England. Royal Air Force fighters and anti-aircraft batteries repelled two incursions, with London sirens sounding and fighters pursuing the German formations as observers noted downed raiders and flares over the Channel.
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England
Charles A. Smith
News Service
London
Hingland
Juondon
Channel
Kentish
Berlin Bombs Waterloo Station in London Raid
Berlin reports German war planes bombed Waterloo railway station in central London this morning. The air ministry bulletin says the raid hit the gigantic terminal and attacked India docks and other targets. Fires burned at several sites including Newcastle and a large arsenal at Great Yarmouth as dogfights followed over southern England.
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International News Service
Berlin
Waterloo
London
Reich Air Ministry
Air Force
India
Waterloo Station
Southern Railway
Waterloo Bridge
Britain
New Castle
Greater Yarmouth
South England
Air Ministry
England
University
Cambridge
Heidelburg
Willkie Heads Toward East On Expanded Campaign Tour
Wendell Willkie shifts from the western leg of his campaign to the east. The Willkie special will cover Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania New York upstate New England and the Midwest. The trip will extend from Freeport Illinois to Madison Wisconsin then Chicago and finally Empire City New York with a rally at the track slated for Sept 28.
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Walter Kiernan
International News Service
Willkie
Butte
Mont
Far West
Wendell
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Middle West
Freeport
Madison
University Field
Chicago
Wilkie
Empire Race Track
Triplicate deaths found by Bronx river bank
A man and two boys were found dead from bullet wounds on a Bronx riverbank. A .38 pistol lay near the man, and all three died instantly, with deaths believed to have occurred days earlier. No identities were immediately known.
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Man
International News Service
New. York
Bronx River
Criverbank
Legion Parade Through Boston Marks Americanism Day
American Legion hosts its 22nd annual day-long parade in Boston under sunny skies. About 100,000 legionnaires auxiliary members and family march along Beacon Hill and through the business district as 400 bands and drum corps entertain 2,500,000 spectators with banners and confetti in a peacetime display.
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C International News Service
Boston
American Legion
Beacon Hill
Call Upon Election Boards For Service In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg September 24 Pennsylvania counties moved to register about 1.5 million men ages 21 to 35 for peace time military training October 16. Only Philadelphia defied approval as 66 other counties accepted Gov Arthur H James plan to use election boards without pay. Roosevelt letter urged election officials. Philadelphia proposed substituting teachers for election officials, but Governor James opposed, saying it would be an additional burden. Continued on page two.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Arthur
H. James
Roosevelt
German Invasion Plans Hit Again In World War II Report
Southeastern English coast reports fresh organization of German invasion plans scorched by RAF bombing of French channel ports. Channel calm at dawn with brilliant sunshine as experts believe latest RAF strikes force reorganization of Nazi invasion springboards.
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C International
Bergle
R. A.F
Channel
Death Record for Mathilda Bieth of Ellwood City
Mrs Mathilda Bieth aged 76 died in Ellwood City the notice lists her as the deceased in the death record for September 24 1940. The brief entry notes her residence and age with no other family or burial details provided.
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Mathilda Bieth
Ellwood City
German Invasion Fleet Suffered Heavy Losses Says Dispatch
London dispatch from the Franco-Spanish frontier reports Germany lost between 50,000 and 60,000 picked troops in a gale and bombing disaster that scattered the invasion fleet along the French and Flemish coasts. Tugs tried to tow troop barges as scores turned over and thousands drowned while RAF bombed the remnants.
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London
International News Service
London Daily
Mall
Germany
French Channel
Lothe
Daily’ Mail
Flanders
Geran Shi
Usaid
England
R. A. Fg.t
Communist Party Ruled Off Ballot in Ohio Race
The Communist Party slate for national and state candidates was ruled off the November ballot by Ohio Secretary of State George M. Neffner due to insufficient valid signatures on nominating petitions. The move also disqualified Socialist and Socialist Labor candidates for the same reason, with 24,129 signatures required.
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International News. Service
Columbus
Communist. Party
Onia
Oday
George M. Neftner
Neffner
Ohio
Japanese And French Clash In Indo China
In Indo China Japanese and French forces clashed along the frontier with fighting continuing at Haiphong. The Japanese government said all French resistance was crushed by unavoidable action and that Japan does not intend to occupy any Indo China territory. French losses exceeded 131 killed. Japanese losses described as very light.
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Indo-China
International News Service
Tokyo
Japan
M. C. Ford
Kidnaper Muhlenbroich Ties To Mattson Case Signals Fate of Prisoner
In San Francisco on Sept 24 a German kidnapper Muhlenbroich met William Mattson, brother of the four years dead Tacoma boy, who watched as the killer might be led to life or death. Mattson, flown in with six agents, is involved in a probe connected to the Mattson crime and a sailor prisoner.
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Ralph B. Jordan
International News Service
San Francisco
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan
William Mattson
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Muhlenbroich
Berlin and Rome Choose Total War Across Fronts
In Berlin German and Italian leaders declared they renounce peace by negotiation and will fight total war to crush the British empire. An Axis spokesman said no compromise remains and war will accelerate on all fronts, even risking wider American involvement.
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Pierre J
Huss International
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Ca Rame
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Axis
Great Britain
von Ribbentrop
Rome
Britain
Biuli
President Back At White House After Hyde Park Return
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington from Hyde Park New York and headed to the executive offices to review the latest reports on the tense Far Eastern situation and to advance draft machinery. Secretary Hull was expected to brief the president on developments in French Indochina as Japanese troops advance despite US warnings. The White House anticipated naming a national draft director early this week as part of ongoing mobilization efforts.
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George Durno
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Ys
State Department
Union Station
Hull
Indo-China
U. S
Police Officer Hurt In Crash On Grant Street
Police officer Ray Showalter suffered a dislocated shoulder after a crash on Grant street near Green Street at 6 05 am. A police cruiser driven by H L Richards pursued two cars that ran a red light at North Jefferson and Grant Streets. Frank Gochran and Cochran escaped injuries as the other drivers fled. Showalter was hospitalized and treated at Jamestown Memorial before being sent home.
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Ray Showalter
H. L. Richards
Frank Gochran
Grant Street
Green Street
North Jefferson
Grant Streets
Cochran
Showalter
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Garner Returning to Capital Today
Vice President John Nance Garner departed Uvalde by train for Washington. Mrs. Garner stayed behind. Spokesmen refused comment on the vice president's departure.
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Garner
Capital
International News
Uvalde, Tex
John Nance Garner
Uvalde Today
Washington
Naval flier reported killed off California coast
The navy reported that William Terrill Hulson of Goronada California was killed when his plane crashed at sea off the California coast. Hulson was born in Colchester Illinois and was attached to the aircraft carrier Saratoga.
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International News Services
Washington
William ‘Terrill Hulson
Goronada
Calif
California
Navy
Hulson
Colchester
Til
Saratoga
Four Draft Boards in Lawrence County Plan
Governor announces four draft boards with headquarters in New Castle to govern local draft operations after October 16 registration. Local Board No 1 covers New Castle wards one through six. No 2 covers wards four to eight. County Board No 1 includes multiple towns such as Eliport Ellwood City and Shenango. County Board No 2 covers Bessemer, Enon Valley, Hickory, Little Beaver and others.
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Lawrence County
Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
New Castle
Lawrence County Board
Eliport Boro
Ellwood Clio Loro
Perry
Plaingrove
Scott
Shenango
Slippery Reck
South New Castle Boro
Volant Boro
Washington
Wayne
Nazi Transports Bombed By RAF
London reports twenty German transports grouped along the French coast were hit by British coastal guns and RAF planes. One large shell scored a direct hit. Five British bombers attacked a Nazi naval patrol in the Channel, setting one vessel on fire before the crews fled to France. A new large balloon was seen over Galais, believed to be for artillery observation or barrage.
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International News Service
London
Channel
France
Galais
Canning Season Brings Treasure to Shelves
Arthur Mometer recalls the canning season with odors and scents of beets corn jams and sauces. Paring knife and stove pile tomato juice onions pickles and peaches into cellar shelves as a winter treasure trove for hungry kids.
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Vichy Rerport
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
U.S
Invaders
Legion
Frederick B. Snite, Jr
Thelma F. Larkin
Dayton
Snite
Call Upon Election Boards
R.A. F
Communist Party
Mattson
Tristan
Tristan Boy
White House
War Department
County
RAF
Arthur Mometer
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