Trotsky Dies After Assassination in Mexico
Leon Trotsky, the 60 year old Bolshevik exile, died in Mexico City after a pickaxe attack on his guarded home. He uttered this time it is the end and suggested the assailant was linked to the OGPU. The attacker, Iranian born Belgian Frank Jackson, was identified as the killer. Trotsky dictated a final testament before death and noted the Fourth International's hoped-for victory.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
OGPU
United States
Jacques Mortan Vandendreischd
Mative
Iran
Rds
Guyoacan
GGIU
Mexico
Mot
Walter Dandy
Baltimore
New York City
Joseph Hansen
Hansen
New York
James P. Cannon
Socialist Workers’ Party
Stalin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Slyvia Agaloff
Ruth Agaloff
Sue
Frank Jackson
France
Jackson
Coyoacan
Alpenstock
Willkie Set to Base Campaign in Rushville Indiana
Seventy year old Willkie declares Rushville Indiana will be his campaign headquarters for at least a month. He plans a New York stop while Mrs Willkie seeks a rental home. He criticizes Roosevelt defense policy and proposes a joint defense debate. He has traveled 7,200 miles on interim campaigning since July. He owns five farms in Rush County and values its accessibility for nationwide travel.
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William B. Ardery
Rushville
Ind
Indiana
Wendell L. Willkie
New York City
Willkie
New York
Coffeyville
Kan
Rush County
Wilkie
Edith Wilk
Hamilton Willkie
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
James H. Douglas
Roosevelt
Willkie Arrives in New York City for Campaign Work
Willkie lands by chartered plane in New York at 10 30 p m to handle personal business and meet eastern leaders. He plans a lunch with Governor Arthur James of Pennsylvania and will speak in the Keystone state. He stays in New York through Monday before returning to Rushville Indiana to establish a campaign HQ.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Willkie
Rushville
Ind
Latrobe Editor Dies After Yearlong Illness
Latrobe veteran Thomas Moorhead Whiteman 63 founder president and managing editor of the Latrobe Daily Bulletin died after a yearlong illness. A Latrobe lifelong resident and former assemblyman 1919 to 1924 he chaired civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce Westmoreland Public Health and Latrobe Hospital. Survived by two sisters and brother J W Whiteman secretary treasurer of the firm. Funeral plans unavailable.
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Westmoreland County Public Health Association
Latrobe Hospital Associaon
J. W. Whiteman
No Dedication Date For Pike
Harrisburg August 21 The Pennsylvania turnpike commission halted plans to set a dedication date for the Harrisburg to Pittsburgh express highway. Officials say safety devices may not be complete and October 1 is tentatively eyed for dedication with Roosevelt invited to participate. The panel also weighed releasing retained percentages on contracts, about 10 percent held back for adjustments.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Five men burned in drug plant boiler explosion
Lyndhurst, N. J., Aug 21. A pulverizing machine fire and explosion at S. B. Penick and Company drug plant burned five men. George Casey 37 of North Arlington seriously burned and in hospital. Theodore Coleman 33 and Moses Smith 23 of Jersey City burned. Daniel Benjamin 33 and Edward Wartex of Inglewood discharged after treatment for less serious burns.
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Lyndhurst
N. J
S. B. Penick and Company, Inc
Hackensack Hospital
George Casey
North Arlington
Theodore Coleman
Moses Smith
Jersey City
Daniel Benjamin
Edward Wartex
Inglewood
Townsend Meeting at County Courthouse Tonight
The Somerset Townsend club holds a special meeting Friday at 8 in the assembly room of the county courthouse. Adolph Hoover and his string ensemble will provide musical entertainment. Adam Berkebile will preside.
Communists Beaten On Money Draft
The Senate defeated an amendment to fund the conscription bill with government bonds, sustaining Ellender 54 to 23. House committee boost paid for army enlistees passed to raise basic pay from 21 to 30 dollars. Debate touched constitutional origin of revenue bills and wartime drafting plans. A Capitol protest by the Congress of Mothers of the United States featured an effigy of Claude Pepper.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
D-Mo
Lee
D-Okla
Ellender
D-La
House
House Military Committee
United States
House Committee
Army
Navy
Jackson
Great Britain
Theodore Roosevelt
Guantanamo
Cuba
Capitol
Congress of Mothers of the United
America
Walsh
Dmass
Airdromes Targeted in Dual Nazi Britain Raid
London reports that German planes struck Britain in hit and run raids across England and Wales while British forces answered with RAF bombing of German airdromes across the Channel. Casualties occurred as civilians suffered in Midlands bombardment. British coastal craft damaged German destroyers, boosting morale in a shift to offensive air strategy.
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London
Britain
England
Wales
Channel
Hell
Air and Home Security
Campaig
Air Ministry
Bee
Nazis Blame Weather in England Air Raids Report
Berlin reports warn of an interval of armed reconnaissance as air raids strike middle England and eastern harbors. Fires erupt in bombed factories and injuries are noted while British planes on the ground are destroyed at one airport.
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Berlin
England
DNB
Great Yarmouth
High Command
Ireland
North Atlantic
Anton Schuster
Dover
Canal Zone Orders Halt Vessels for Instructions at Ports
Governor Glen Ederton issued an order for all ships entering Balboa and Cristobal to halt near naval vessels outside the canal entrances for instructions. The rule aims to prevent unsafe movements due to ongoing changes in the channels.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Balboa and
Cristobal
Panama Canal
Glen Ederton
Woman Violates Motor Code Jailed In Central City
Mrs. Sophia Baldwin, 26, of Central City, was committed to the county jail late Tuesday on charges of violating the motor code. She was sentenced to five days after a hearing before Justice of the Peace A J Cassidy.
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Sophia Baldwin
Central City
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Cassidy
State Dept Accused of Distributing Bullitt Speech
Senator Clark charged the State Department violated federal law by using government funds to mimeograph and distribute Ambassador William C. Bullitt’s inflammatory speech from Paris. Holt joined the call for Justice Department probe claiming the envoy was recalled to push the nation toward war. Bullitt warned of Nazi invasion if England falls and urged aid to England and civilian military training.
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State Dept
Ambassador Bullitt
Washington
State Department
William C. Bullitt
Clark
D-Mo
Justice Department
Holt
D-Wova
Bullitt
France
United States
Lee
D-Okla
Hitler
England
Senate
Congress
Britain Eyes Military Alliance With United States
London reports suggest Britain seeks a military alliance with the United States built on Canada and American defense talks. The plan would cover Canada and western hemisphere possessions and lay groundwork for Far East diplomacy after the European conflict, with officials cautious but hints of a strategic progression akin to past ententes.
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London
United States
Canada
Western Hemisphere
Far East
Britain
Great Britain
France
Churchill
House of Commons
British Empire
Canton
Enderbury Islands
Pacific Ocean
Chucklill
Italy Nears Greek Clash Foreseen by Wireless
Rome dispatch reports Italy predicting a clash with Greece soon as Fascist press escalates anti-British rhetoric. Wireless notes show the campaign’s sharp tone signals a showdown. Italian reports accuse Greeks of planning to burn Albanian villages in Diamaria and prepare bands to massacre inhabitants if tensions rise. Greece is portrayed as provoking Britain.
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Rome
Italy
Greece
Diamaria
Albania
Britain
U. S. Plane Wins Battle Over North Sea
An American-built Hudson aircraft used by RAF coastal command shot down one enemy fighter after a running fight with seven escorting fighters. The plane dived on two enemy ships in the North Sea, was damaged, but landed safely.
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London
Royal Air Force
Coastal Command
North Sea
Air Ministry
RAF Coastal Command
Walker for Farley's Post
Frank C. Walker a close Roosevelt ally and former head of the national emergency council is mentioned as the probable successor to James A Farley as postmaster general in Washington.
Offensive For Britain Is Planned
British air minister Sir Archibald Sinclair declared plans for a major offensive to cleanse the European continent of gangster rule. He urged a stepped up war effort, warned invasion danger remains, and praised American support while stressing reliance on Britain itself. He noted Britain has lost 194 aircraft at home and in operations over Germany against 709 German aircraft since August 8.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Europe
America
Sir Archibald
Churchill
Germany
Collier Beats Off Bombers Near Tuskar Rock
The British collier Prestatyn Rose arrived in Dublin after a clash with three German bombers in the Irish Sea. The crew reported over 50 bombs dropped, none exploding, but the 1151-ton vessel sustained machine-gun damage. Three torpedoes were fired, one passing beneath the ship, and the attack occurred off Tuskar Rock at the sea entrance.
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Dublin
Irish Sea
Tuskar Rock
Arms Exports to Britain Rise in July Report
The United States issued arms export licenses totaling 161,781,527 in July with actual exports at 31,056,177. Great Britain alone received 24,145,025, about half for the prior six months.
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Great Britain
United States
State Department
Canadian Armored Brigade Formed With 200 Tanks
Ottawa announces authorization for a Canadian armored brigade comprising 200 tanks and supporting units. The force will include four battalions of the active service. Production of a new versatile tank type is expected to progress rapidly for training and combat use.
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Ottawa
Ont
Defense
J. L. Ralston
Boy for Colemans at Somerset Community Hospital
Mr and Mrs Leo Coleman of 604 Ankeny Avenue announce the birth of a son at Somerset Community Hospital about 11 Tuesday evening. The couple welcomed the new arrival, adding to a growing family.
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Colemans
Leo Coleman
Ankeny Avenue
Somerset Community Hospital
Dixon Jailed for Disturbing the Peace in Somerset
William Dixon, 49, of Windber RD was committed to Somerset County Jail late Tuesday night on charges of disturbing the peace by Justice of the Peace Charles J Harrison of Somerset.
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William Dixon
Windber
R. D
Somerset
Charles J. Harrison
Aerial torpedoes strike Southeast town in raid
London reports Nazi bombers dropping torpedo shaped projectiles during a day of raids that leveled a row of eight cottages and wrecked many homes. An elderly woman died in a nearby house while her son crawled free from rubble as witnesses described the dramatic dive and explosion.
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London
Royal Air Force
U S Experts Say They Know Naught Of Aerial Torpedo
Washington officials report that Army and Navy ordnance experts are totally unfamiliar with torpedoes used for land bombing by Nazi planes. Rear Admiral William R. Furlong says if the reports are correct, the weapon would be new and unexpected.
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Washington
Army
Navy
England
William R. Furlong
Naval Ordnance
Hold Man In Death Of Woman Friend In Erie
Acting Police Chief Richard Duddon ordered a 48 year old Erie man held for investigation in the death of Louise Miller age 48. Miss Miller was found unconscious at the foot of a flight of stairs to the man’s apartment after being with him Monday night. She died later in a hospital without regaining consciousness.
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Erie
Richard Duddon
Louise Miller
Dundon
Miss Miller
Somerset Weather Report From David Grove Observer
Daily weather summary for 24 hours ending 5 30 p m Wednesday shows a maximum of 79 degrees and a minimum of 39 degrees. The report notes Somerset conditions and daily observations by U S Weather Observer David Grove for the period.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
MEA UI Chosesesscorsen Desansoe
Ses
Assccha Conttuleo Deubehdniteas
Weather Outlook for Regions in the Mid-Atlantic States
Western Pennsylvania sees partly cloudy skies with warmer conditions in the south, followed by light showers in the far north later Thursday. Friday brings cloudy skies and cooler air in the extreme north. West Virginia mostly fair Thursday and Friday with slowly rising temperatures. Eastern Pennsylvania remains fair with a slight warm boost Thursday, then light north showers Thursday night, then fair and cooler in the north Friday. Maryland shows partly cloudy skies with a warmer interior Thursday and cloudy Friday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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