Fire ruins search for seven missing in Camden blaze
Camden officials weigh sabotage probe as fire crews in asbestos suits search the plant ruins for seven missing workers amid 67 homes destroyed and 124 families displaced. Two dead, 21 hospitalized, and anxious relatives scouring hospitals for updates, while relief services aid the homeless.
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Camden
N. J
Mary W. Kobus
R. M. Hollingswear Paint Company
Army
Navy
Louis R. Wallace
Wallace
WPA
National
YANK DOWN WALLS OF BURNED FACTORY
Rescue crews in Camden pull down walls of a five story Hollingshead paint plant to reach seven missing workers after a disastrous blaze. The death toll rose to two as salvage teams work through wreckage with steel cables and cranes.
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Camden, N. J
R. M. Hollingshead Company
Camden
N. J
R. M Hollingshead Company
George White backs Willkie for president in 1940 race
George White of Marietta former two term Ohio governor and ex chair of the Democratic national committee announced he will vote for Wendell Willkie. Whitedeclared he cannot vote for Roosevelt a third term, citing conscience over party loyalty and criticizing the Chicago convention. He noted past support for Roosevelt during emergencies and his 1936 second term vote with reservations. White served as governor from 1930 to 1932 and led the Democratic national committee in 1920.
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Columbus
George White
Marietta
Ohio
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
White
Chicago
Rooseeelt
Wendell Willie
Mad Dog Shot By Police In Somerset Chase
Somerset borough officers William Leighton and John Smith killed a dog described as a “mad dog” after a townwide chase. The animal, owned by Brendall Ball, had attacked eight dogs earlier and appeared exhausted after encounters with a skunk. Walter McNutt reported his 14 year old dog was injured by the animal and asked for a search.
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Somerset
William Leighton
John Smith
Brendall Ball
Walter McNutt
McNutt
Sedans In Crash At Busy Intersection
Two sedans collided at the South Rosina avenue and West Patriot street intersection around 10 35 Wednesday rear as both drivers escaped unhurt. Operators were G B Weimer of 145 West Lanner street and Ab Beachem of Friedens. Weimer traveled south on South Rosina and Beachem east on West Patriot. Police investigated the crash.
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Rosina Avenue
West Patriot Street
Iury
G. B. Weimer
West Lanner Street
Ab Beachem
Friedens
Weimer
Beachem
West Patriot
Flu Strikes Puerto Rico As Guard Quarantined
San Juan reports one hundred thousand influenza cases in Puerto Rico. The national guard is quarantined for a three week encampment. Local health officials warn of rapid spread and seek further measures.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Puerto Rico
National Guard
Kansas For Willkie By 100,000 Plus Vote Expectation
Kansas Governor Payne Ratner led a Republican delegation in Colorado Springs predicting Willkie will carry Kansas by 100000 votes. Ratner compared 1936 results, praised Landon’s support, and said the third term tradition would aid Willkie. Willkie plans a southern stump tour.
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William B. Ardery
Colorado Springs
Kansas
Payne Ratner
Wendell L. Willkie
Ratner
Willkie
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Landon
South
Fire Destroys Boynton Barn in Morning Blaze
A Barn in Boynton was destroyed Wednesday morning by a fire of unknown origin. Ernest Holler saw the blaze on the second floor and alerted Salisbury fire department volunteers. Water shortages hindered suppression but they saved outbuildings. hay stored was minimal and damage stood at about $1,000.
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Boynton
Ernest Holler
Salisbury Fire Department
Salisbury
Holler
Russell Steffy
Windber Driver Details Accident Involving 5 Year Old
Edward Mizo, a Windber driver, testified before Johnstown officials that he struck five year old Elizabeth Dixon as she crossed Bedford Street. He moved the girl to his car and drove to Memorial Hospital for treatment where she received dispensary care for chest abrasions and was listed in good condition.
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Windber
Edward Mizo
Johnstown
Elizabeth Dixon
Bedford Street
Mizo
Memorial Hospital
Jail Shaffer for Driving Drunk in Somerset County
Nevin Shaffer of Stoystown RD 3 was committed to Somerset County Jail on a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence and failure to stop at the scene. He appeared before Justice Charles J. Harrison and is held in default of $500 bond.
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Stoystown R .D. 3
Nevin Shaffer
Somerset County
Shaffer
Justice of the Peace
Charles J. Harrison
Stimson In Haste For Conscription
Secretary of War Stimson urged immediate conscription as Britain faced possible fall in 30 days while a Senate panel drafted a peace time draft bill. House approved a near five billion dollar appropriation for warships and arms, and Roosevelt signed a 20 million dollar boost for Tennessee Valley aluminum production. The draft would require men 21 to 30 to register with one year of voluntary enlistment for 18 to 34, with job protections and potential NLRB enforcement.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Great Britain
United States
War Stimson
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Tennessee Galley’ Authority
Senate Military Committee
National Labor Relations Board
National Guard
Stimson
Rooseevlt
House Military Committee
Pacific
Japan
Italy
Germany
England
Death toll named from Pennsylvania rail wreck
Coroner R E Amos identifies the dead in the Pennsylvania railroad wreck listing include Lawrence Letzkus of Pittsburgh W P McKee Akron Russell Way Akron Charles Bilderback Baggageman Orrville O Vaughan Cuyahoga Falls Cameron Morris Cuyahoga Falls Bruce Kelley Akron E W Gibbons Endicott N Y Fred Palmer no address Wilbur D Harpley no address F H Dave Akron Co E Tarleton Akron A L Bailiss brakeman no address Cleon Willis Cuyahoga Falls Albert C Burke train dispatcher Cuyahoga Falls Charles W Frank Akron William Schmitz Wheeling W Va Robert Edgar Orem no address Charles T Squires Cuyahoga Falls Louis Fountain porter St Peters burg Fla
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Akron
R. E. Amos
Lawrence C. Letzkus
Pittsburgh
W. P. McKee
Russell
British warcraft hunt in South Atlantic for Nazi raider
Buenos Aires July 31 A British warship chase off the Brazilian coast reported a German merchant raider damaged in a dusk battle near Trinidad within the neutrality zone. The Alcantara, 22 000 tons, pursued the German raider as rumors spread of a larger squadron nearby. The encounter echoed the earlier Cap Trafalgar vs Carmania clash at Trinidad, a famed engagement in naval lore.
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Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Rio de Janeiro
Trinidad
Admiralty
London
Alcantara
Carmania
Trinidad Island
Cap Trafalgar
Morin Questioned by Japanese Police Tells of Release
Relman Morin chief of AP Tokyo bureau was held for several hours by gendarmes over dispatches on Melville Cox's death. He returned to his office at 1:30 a m in good spirits, declining to comment on the proceedings. A Japanese agency said the charges claimed his reports suggested Cox’s death was not suicide as Japan claimed. The U S embassy was informed.
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Tokyo
Relman Morin
Associated Press
Melville James Cox
Japan
Reuters
Morin
United States
Los Angeles
Comei
Changhai
Cox
Navy Plane Tender Afire in Camden Yard
Fire broke out on the Navy seaplane tender Alvemaarle docked at New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden New Jersey. It was contained with no major damage after sparks from an electric welder ignited scaffolding in a main stack. Authorities reported no sabotage. FBI to conduct a routine inquiry.
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Camden
N. J
Alvemaarle
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Delaware River
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frederick Cornell
Company
South Dakota
Repeals Navy Speed Up Bill Repeals Navy Speed Up Bill
The House voted to repeal last month’s naval speed up law that let the secretary of the navy take over and operate private plants for national defense. Adopted as an amendment to the supplemental defense appropriation without opposition or a recorded vote. The original measure allowed Navy contracts by negotiation rather than competitive bidding.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Navy
National Defense
Navy
Bomb Found In Pressroom At Shanghai Evening Post
A bomb was found this morning in the press room of the American owned Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury. A Russian guard seen in the area two hours earlier is noted. Randall Gould, editor, and C V Starr, publisher, are among Americans ordered deported by Wang Ching Wei's regime in Nanking.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Evening Post
Mercury
Randall Gould
C. V. Starr
Wang Ching-Wei
Nanking
Destructive German raids target British ports and shipping
Berlin reports intensified Stuka attacks on Dover mark a new port smashing phase. British losses mount with ships sunk and 370 planes downed since June 25 as Nazi spokesmen claim aim to cripple Britain’s merchant marine. Observers note raids extend along western England and into Channel ports. Germany also highlights destruction at Compiegne and a shift in Balkan diplomacy.
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Berlin
Dover
England
Britain
Maers van Wilhelm Goering
Virginio Gayda
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Switzerland
Germany
Heidelberg
English
Compiegne
Hitler
Marshal Foch
France
Turkey
Romania
Greece
Yugoslavia
Europe
Flying High Pelt Britain Flying High Pelt Britain
German raiders pelted southeastern England with heavy bombs and fire bombs today, with reports of incendiaries striking towns and homes. Explosions rattled communities along the bombed coast as ground gunners and RAF aircraft hunted over southwest England, Wales, and northern Ireland.
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London
England
Wales
Northern
Ireland
Britain expands blockade as warships sail from Arctic to North Africa
London reports Britain broadens its sea blockade with a mid night order in council, declaring barriers to cut European Atlantic trade. Spain and Portugal feel impact as German raids continue and British air defenses engage. Cross says port traffic adapts while the empire relies on a vast merchant fleet.
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London
Great Britain
North
Africa
Britain
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Italy
Air Ministry
England
Northern Ireland
Bremen
Hamburg
Ronald H. Cross
Cross
London Docks
Thames
Hilbury
London Bridge
Somerset Weather Report by David Grove Elusive OCR
Daily weather summary reports from Somerset with temperature range 83 and 62 degrees for the 24 hour period ending Wednesday. text includes garbled OCR fragments and an note comparing to last year’s maximum and minimum readings.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
RAE Cistresveseristsstatasesaeshbastebintad
Weather Forecast for West Virginia and Pennsylvania
West Virginia expects generally fair conditions with slightly cooler Thursday. Western Pennsylvania remains fair with moderate temperatures on Thursday and Friday. Eastern Pennsylvania shows fair skies with a touch of color in the south on Thursday, and fair to moderate temperatures on Friday. Merylard reports fair and somewhat cooler conditions Thursday and Friday with moderate temperatures.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Merylard
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