Willkie Alleges Relief Rolls Rise To Aid Votes
Republican presidential nominee Wendell L. Willkie warned of manipulated relief rolls as the November election nears. He accused the Roosevelt administration of packing WPA rolls in key states and urged Attorney General Jackson to probe Hatch Act violations. He cited July relief increases and noted historical election-year WPA rises, while acknowledging a Pennsylvania example later retracted as incorrect.
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William B. Ardery
New York
Wendell L. Wilkie
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
WPA
Hatch
Willkie
Pennsylvania
Francis J. Spellman
Yorkville
County chairmen named for Willkie clubs in Pa
Philadelphia Aug 23 4 The Willkie for President forces in Pennsylvania are organized for an active campaign William H Harman president of the Willkie clubs of the state said today as he appointed 12 additional county chairmen He noted that by September 1 a club chairman will be appointed for each of Pennsylvania s 67 counties G C Forquer Grove City Mercer county Kenneth B Barr Greensburg Westmoreland Milo D Shaw Apollo Armstrong Benjamin C Jones Tyrone Blair Warren Reed Lewisburg Union John Pattison Elkland Tioga
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
William H. Harman
Harman
Pittsburgh
G. C. Forquer
Grove City
Mercer County
Kenneth B. Barr
Greensburg
Westmoreland
Milo D. Shaw
Apollo Armstrong
Benjamin C. Jones
Tyrone
Blair
Warren Reed
Lewisburg
Willkie Sentiment Upgrading Across Swing States
Chicago report quotes Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. stating third term opposition could decide many states in November. He adds Willkie would win by a substantial majority if election were held tomorrow, with sentiment expected to rise and southern states not to be ignored in campaign plans. He lists North Carolina Virginia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Missouri Oklahoma and Texas as winnable.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
R-Mass
Republican National Committee
Martin
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
North Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Hearing Date Fixed for Unemployment Compensation Changes
Harrisburg reports the state government commission has set September 17 for another hearing on recommendations for changes to the unemployment compensation act. The session aims to review proposed revisions and gather further public input.
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Harrisburg
State Government Commission
Trotsky Rites Seekers Ask U S Permit for Body Transfer
Leon Trotsky's attorney Albert Goldman sought U S permission to move the Bolshevik's body to New York for memorial services, arguing while authorities showed little enthusiasm. If refused, Goldman said the body would be cremated in Mexico and ashes returned there, with burial planned in a week or so if denied.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
United States
Bolshevist
New York
Albert Goldman
Goldman
Trotsky
Mexico
Jackson
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Tros
Right Train Robbery in Manhattan Baffles Bandits
A half dozen bandits held up a New York Central mail car at 225th Street Marple Hill station in uptown Manhattan, taking a sack of valueless letters. They escaped in a sedan with New Jersey plates after disarming clerks Louis Weiller and Brooks Hall who were forced to turn away. FBI, postal inspectors, and city police recovered one pistol and descriptions of the men.
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New York
New York Central
Manhattan
225Th Street
Marple Hill
FBI
New Jersey
Grand Central Terminal
Yonkers
Louis Weiller
Brooks Hall
Weiller
Evacuate Chungking as bombing escalates
Chungking officials weigh compulsory evacuation of civilians except officials and war workers as Japanese planes resume heavy bombing. Suburban German embassy and American mission residences were badly damaged, with German reporters deeming the strikes inexcusable.
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Chungking
DNB
Berlin
Charges Against Marijuana Grower In Fayette County Farm
Pittsburg dispatch reports federal narcotics agents filed a complaint charging Mite Ta Roca with growing unregistered marijuana on his Fayette county farm. State and federal agents seized a seven acre crop of illegal weed this week.
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Pittsburgh
Mite Ta Roca
Fayette County
Miners Strike Shuts Four J and L Mines in Greene and Washington
Pittsburgh August 23 Four Jones and Laughlin Steel subsidiaries coal mines in Greene and Washington counties were closed today by a strike of about four thousand workers. The walkouts followed an incident at the California pit over slate removal and involve Vesta and Shannopin mines. Union officials cite car shortages and other issues as factors. Both sides expect action early next week.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Greene
Washington Counties
Vesta Coal Company
California
Vesta
Denbo
Vestaburg
Shannopina Company
Bobtown
Fagan
Bomber Crashes Killing Nine At Denver bombing range
An army B-18A bomber from Lowry Field crashed into a lightning filled cloud near a Denver bombing range killing nine aboard. Second Lieut Wilbur A. Champagne and Second Lieut Blair M. Sorensen were among the crew as the twin engine craft exploded, wreckage strewn across the prairie. The incident occurred during a routine bombing flight at the air corps school.
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Denver
Lowry Field
Air Corps Technical School
Wilbur A. Champagne
Blair M. Sorensen
Champagne
Army
Air Corps
Barr Roosevelts name from Massachusetts ballot
Taunton Mass August 23 The Massachusetts Superior Court was asked to bar President Roosevelts name from the presidential election ballot by New Bedford attorney Joseph Ferreira. He argued an unwritten law against a third term would be violated by the President.
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Taunton
Mass
Massachusetts Superior Court
Roosevelt
Joseph Ferreira
New Bedford
Ferreira
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Firemen Parade Marks Western Pennsylvania Gatherings
Fifty western Pennsylvania communities will attend a parade of fire trucks marching units and bands as the North Western Pennsylvania Firemen association holds its convention. The next meeting will be held at Sharon in conjunction with the city's centennial observance.
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Farrell
Western
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
Sharon
Appeal For Draft Bill Ineffective
President Roosevelt urged quick passage of conscription as Senate anti-draft members dig in. He warned postponement delays a year of defense buildup while arguing manpower must be trained and equipped. Senators Wiley Nye criticized the measure as dangerous to democracy.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Wiley
R-Wis
Congress
House
National Guard
Western Hemisphere
Philippine Islands
White House
Nye
R-Nd
Army
Maloney
Allen Willkie Named Treasurer of Willkie Democrats
Robert G. Allen a Democratic congressman from Greensburg Pennsylvania was appointed treasurer of the national committee of Democrats for Willkie. He urged widespread small contributions from Democrats and said Willkie support is growing nationally and in his county.
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New York
Robert G. Allen
Greensburg
Roosevelt
National Committee of Democrats-for- Willkie
Allen
Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Charlie McCarthy
Guffey
Hitler
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Willkie
Conflict Is Spiritual Says Miller
Prof Alvin J Miller of Kent university told the Somerset Rotary club that the Great Britain Germany conflict is fundamentally spiritual. He warned the German faith movement aims to Germanize God, attack Christianity, and threaten democracy, urging Christian triumph to preserve freedom.
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Great Britain
Germany
Alvin J. Miller
Kent University
Kent
Ohio
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
Miller
Somerset County
Russia
Rhine Valley
Stuttgart
Niemueller
America
Reichbishop Mueller
Woden
Thor
Berlin
Pastor Niemueller
Old State Church
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Labor racketeer sent to jail cell
Newark August 23 Anthony Sasso president and business agent of Local 863 International Brotherhood of Teamsters was held on 50000 bail after arraignment on a common law conspiracy to extort money from merchants at Farmers and Miller street markets. Assistant Prosecutor said he extorted about 10000 from 200 merchants under threats to raise leader pay. Sasso jailed for lack of bail.
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Newark
Anthony Sasso
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
A. F. of L
Essex County Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Samuel R. Verniero
Farmers
Miller Street
Leon W. Kapp
S Asso
Saso
Moonlight raid sinks 15000-ton British merchant ship
Berlin reports a 15,000 ton British merchant ship sunk by moonlight raids on the Scottish coast amid ongoing Britain blockade efforts. The DNB account notes bombs hit the ship aboard a convoy entering Moray Firth, with damage to other ships and targets including a plane parts factory near Luton.
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Berlin
Germany
Britain
DNB
England
Moray Firth
Scotland
Invasion Of Greece Threat From Rome
Italy vows to invade Greece if Britain moves into Greek islands. Athens expands army specialist categories as tensions rise. Albanian press accuses Greece over Dia Maria. Italian high command reports Allied losses while Britain claims damage to Italian ships and air assets.
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Rome
Greece
Italy
Britain
Crete
Forfu
Athens
Mediterranean
Albania
Arantee
London
Tomori
Diamaria
Alexandria
Bomba
Derna
Nazis Bomb Midlands In Prolonged Dawn Raid
German bombing planes raided the industrial Midlands in darkness before dawn dropping high explosive and incendiary bombs near a town. Between 200 and 300 incendiaries fell in another Midlands area as the attack continued through the night.
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London
Midlands
Parachute Drops Reported During Night Raids in England
Unconfirmed reports indicate German planes dropped parachutes during extensive raids over central industrial Midlands overnight. Details on units or damages were not yet available from authorities.
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London
Fall From Hay Loft Fatal To Visitor In Williamsport
Ir ving Allen Lowell 15 of Norfolk Va died in Williamsport hospital after falling from a hay loft at the William Dauber barn in Cogan Station near here striking his head on a stone He was visiting relatives with his mother and was playing with other children when he dropped through a hole Clarence Hornberger a relative reported the accident occurred Aug 23 local time
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Williamsport
Irving Allen Lowell
Fred E. Lowell
Norfolk
Clarence Hornberger
William Dauber
Cogan Station
Blue Devils Win in Cumberland Parade
Thousands of spectators jammed Cumberland Maryland for the Maryland American Legion convention parade. First prize for out-of-state drum crops went to the Blue Devil outfit of Johnstown Pennsylvania. Lonaconing City band won best band in the line of march with Bedford Pennsylvania in second.
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Cumberland
Maryland American Legion
Blue Devil
Johnstown
Lonaconing City
Bedford
Mrs Stewart heads Willkie clubs in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia August 23. Appointment of Mrs W Plunket Stewart of Unionville as coordinator of the Willkie for President women’s clubs in Pennsylvania announced by William H Harman state chairman of the Associated Willkie clubs.
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Stewart
Philadelphia
W. Plunket Stewart
Unionville
Womens Clubs of
Pennsylvania
William H. Harman
Simone Applies for Citizenship in Los Angeles
French film actress Simone Simone applied for U S citizenship in Los Angeles and declared that becoming an American citizen is the greatest ambition of her life.
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Los Angeles
Simone Simone
Russia and Germany 1 Year Pact Backed by Izvestia
Moscow editorialized that a one year old Soviet German non aggression pact remains unshakable in the face of Western pressure. Izvestia praised the trade accord as vital to Europe’s balance and peace, while Pravda said the pact gives Germany security in the east amid Britain and France actions.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Germany
Britain
Europe
Great Britain
Stafford Cripps
Russia
Stafford
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Mitler
Russian Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Bad Turn In Balkan Fuss
Aug 23 Bucharest dispatch reports all Romanian reserve officers and NCOs called up and army leaves cancelled as Turnu Severin talks on Hungarian demands for Transylvania loom. German sources say cabinet reshuffle possible with four ministers ousted. church dignitaries and Transylvania Romanians named for potential roles. Hungary rejects full population transfer but may use it as discussion basis. risk of arbitration by Germany and Italy viewed as unlikely.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Carol
Balan
Niculescu
Budapest
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Nazi Raider In South Sea Near New Zealand Waters
Wellington reports naval and air forces were searching the Tasman Sea for an unidentified German raider believed to have attacked the British ship Turakina three days earlier. Turakina radioed last Tuesday that the raider was firing on her and gave her position. no further word has come. Prime Minister Peter Fraser confirmed the incident, noting Turakina was due in a New Zealand port last night. The event marks the first Nazi surface raid sighting in Australian waters.
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Wellington
N. Z
New Zealand
Tasman Sea
South Pacific
Australia
Peter Fraser
Turakina
Niagara
British Bombers Hit Nazi Artillery on French Coast Front
London reports new RAF raids signaling heavy bombardment of German artillery along the French coast near Boulogne and Calais. German defenses roared across the Channel while London and southern England endured widespread air attacks with casualties and damage to homes on the coast and Isle of Wight.
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London
English Channel
Boulogne
Calays
RAF
Channel
Dover
Britain
Wales
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Air and War Ministries
Ers
Vani
First anti Jew riot in Paris shocks city
In Paris on August 20 a demonstration by about a score of anti semitic activists on the Champs Elysees broke windows and led to 14 arrests. A second group of 70 attempted to force entry into a youth group offices on Rue de Valois seeking director names. Police detained all but later released them. These were Paris first anti Jewish demonstrations amid press attacks on Jews since the occupation.
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Paris
Berlin
Champs Elysees
iRue de Valois
Somerset Weather Reported Daily by David Grove
Daily weather summary notes temperature from 5 30 p m Thursday to 5 00 p m Friday with maximum and minimum details described by U S Weather Observer David Grove in Somerset.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Forecast for Western and Mid Atlantic States
Western Pennsylvania stays fair with continued cool conditions on Saturday and Sunday. West Virginia forecasts partly cloudy skies with a warmer trend in the west portion. Eastern Pennsylvania remains fair with slightly cooler air in the extreme southeast on Saturday and fair conditions Sunday. Maryland shows cloudy coastal areas with slightly cooler temperatures Saturday and Sunday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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