City of Flint Seized by German Cruiser in Arctic Route
The American freighter City of Flint was captured by the German cruiser Emden and taken to Kola Bay near Murmansk. A prize crew of 18 landed aboard and interned, while the 3,700 tons of cargo was deemed contraband. The ship later sailed from Tromsoe for an unknown destination, with British crew members aboard and claims of sinking nearby.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Emden
Kola Bay
Russian Arctic Sea
Moscow
Murmansk
United Press
Oslo
U.P
Tromsoe
Norway
Arctic
Equator
Tass
City of Flint
United States Maritime Commission
Washington
New York
Tromisoe
City of
Flint
Bermuda Islands
Atlantic
Bermuda
Clement
Manchester
Bremen
United States Lines
England
Russia Demands 3 Finnish Islands
Moscow reports that Russia has pressed Finland to cede three islets off Kronstadt and to share control of the Aland Islands between Finland and Sweden. The demand was laid before Finnish negotiators in an all night Kremlin meeting with Joseph Stalin and Molotov. Finnish delegates Paasikivi and Tanner conferred with the leaders and were recalled for further talks as the envoy prepared to return home for government consultation.
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Moscow
Russia
Kronstadt
Gulf of Finland
Aland Islands
Finland
Sweden
Kremlin
Jocef Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Bothnia
J. K. Paasikivi
V. A. Tanner
Switch Engine Crash Kills Two, Injures Eleven in Fort Wayne
A switch engine backed into the Chicago New York express at Fort Wayne’s downtown depot. Two men died, 11 were injured, including a seriously hurt Crescent Pennsylvania man. Victims were Robert Burdon of Windsor Canada and Erven Falkheld of Birmingham. The Mid City Express was en route from Chicago to New York, with an unidentified injured man among the survivors.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert Burdon
Windsor
Can
Erven B. Falkheld
Birmingham
Midh
B. Deihl
Crescent
Mid City
Chicago
New York City
Wabash Depot
Wabash Road
Detroit
Weather forecast notes growing clouds and rain outlook
Increasing cloudiness followed by rain late tonight and Wednesday. High pressure over the Great Lakes and Mid Atlantic. Plains disturbance intensifies with a center over Kansas. New low develops over Idaho and Nevada. Rain along the North Pacific coast and scattered showers in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Temperatures rise in the Central and Southern Plains. cooler in the Northern Rocky Mountain states.
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OHIG
Great Lakes
Middle
South Atlantic
Plains States
Kansas
Idaho
Nevada
North Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
Lower
Lakea
Ohio
Plains
Rocky Mountain
City of Flint Seized by Germany for Contraband Cargo
The City of Flint, seized as a prize of war, was found to be carrying contraband cargo under German blockade rules. U S officials seek details on the ship and crew of 38, while Berlin and Oslo inquiries aim to determine the vessel's fate and legality of the seizure. The cargo included lard, cereals, canned goods, appliances, cotton, machines, oils, chemicals, and more.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Flint
Germany
British Isles
State Department
Oslo
Norway
Moscow
U. S
Berlin
U.S
City of
New York
Liverpool
Manchester
Dublin
Glasgow
Fliers End Endurance Flight After 535 Hours In Air
Kelvin Baxter and Robert McDaniels of Muncie Indiana ended their record breaking light plane endurance flight at 535 hours and 45 minutes due to mechanical failure. They reported stiff legs and eye strain but said the 55 horsepower Pipe Cub engine could have continued. The flight began October 1 at 10 53 A M and faced a knoking engine during the final hours.
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Muncie
Ind
Kelvin Baxter
Robert McDaniels
McDaniels
Baxter
German Minesweeper Sinks After Mine Explosion
Berlin reports a German minesweeper struck a mine and sank in the Belt off the Danish coast. Five survivors were rescued and about 70 were unaccounted for. The vessel was identified as Kate, Boat No. 701, sent from Muen Island.
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Berlin
Muen Island
Denmark
City of Flint Declared On Legal Voyage
Washington reported the White House stated the American freighter City of Flint was on a legal and lawful voyage under U.S. law when intercepted by a German warship. Secretary Early noted the neutrality bill under consideration would have blocked such cargoes, and the State Department will report further facts as they become available.
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Washington
White House
City of
Flint
Stephen T. Early
Congress
U. S
City of Flint
State Department
Probe Deaths Of Five Babies By Asphyxiation
Perth Amboy New Jersey October 24 Authorities investigated the steam deaths of five infants in the Perth Amboy General Hospital nursery. Four infants died as steam escaped from a blow-out valve and a fifth died last night. The three boys and a girl slept moments before their 2 AM feeding. Authorities found a faulty steam valve with worn threads taped, tape broken likely from jar or normal pressure of the low pressure heating system.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Perth Amboy General Hospital
No Fires Allowed On Paved Streets
Service Director J D Faxon re sets fall warning forbidding burning of leaves on paved streets. He notes residents burn leaves in streets despite risk and clarifies burning on unpaved ground may be allowed.
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J. D. Faxon
Faxon
Civil Service Referendum On Allotment Debate Reaches Ballot
Ohio voters will decide November 7 on the 1939 Civil Service Reorganization Act. Democrats demanded extra time to campaign and argued absentee voters deserve fair ballot access. The act expands the Civil Service Commission to three members and allows dismissal of provisional workers without cause, conflicting with prior court rulings.
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Columbus
State Civil Service Reorganization
Ohio
Democratic Committee
United Press
Earl Griffith
Secretary of State
Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court
Greek Steamer Sunk Off North Sea Four Crew Missing
The Greek steamer Konstantinos Hadjipateras was sunk in the North Sea after German action, with 15 crew members landing in a lifeboat and 23 rescued. four, including three crew and the English pilot, are missing. Captain Halkins reported the vessel went down early in the morning. Lloyds Register lists it as a 5962 ton ship built in 1913, owned by Hadjipateras, registered at Chios.
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London
Konstantinos Hadjipateras
North Sea
Halkins
Lloyd's Register
J. C. and
A.C. Hadjipateras
Chios
Greece
Rains Ground Western Front Amid Debated War Tactics
Torrential rains on the western front crippled motorized push and flooded trenches. Observers weighed reliance on animals versus gasoline powered vehicles, forecasting roadwork labor and possible heavy use of horses and mules as camps and supply lines cope with wet ground and shortages.
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France
Great Britain
Butler Prosecutor Shows Marked Recovery After Stroke
Prosecutor Howard R. Butler, who suffered a stroke Friday night, is reported to be improving at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Attendants note clear up of paralysis and satisfactory progress, though Dr. John P. Rankin forbids visitors to ensure absolute quiet during the lengthy recovery period that may last months.
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Howard R. Butler
Elyria Memorial Hospital
John P. Rankin
Hitler May Test Maginot Line With Artillery
Paris reports Germany may bombard the French Maginot line with artillery and air attacks to test whether big guns can breach the forts for air superiority. Hitler, in talks with Nazi leaders, reportedly weighed public support for a costly offensive versus pursuing blockade and central European aims. France questions if neutrals can be swayed by moral pressure as Balkan trade with Germany ebbs to a trickle.
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Paris
Germany
Maginot Line
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Cermany
Europe
Balkans
Hitler
Balkan
Akron Grid Squad Suspended After TownsendeR Station Raid
Eight members of Akron Garfield High School football team were suspended after detention at Lorain County jail on route from Toledo. They allegedly raided a Townsend filling station, taking candy, clock, bill folds and razor blades. Some may be reinstated. others out for season. Principal A D Badd led action. board offered no immediate verdict.
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Akron
Garfield High - School
Lorain County
Toledo
Townsend
Akron School Board
Aes Pee
A.D.' Badd
Ladd
Libby High School
Suit For $50,000 Is Dismissed
Eva Pearl Young sued New York Central Railroad Co. for the death of her husband Wellington Young a Wellington merchant killed by a railroad freight train while walking to his store January 30 1936. The suit claimed the crossing was not protected and obscured by smoke from a switch engine. The case was dismissed at the defendant’s costs in common pleas court.
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Eva Pearl Young
New York Central Railroad Co
W. G. Young
Wellington
New York Central
Common Pleas Court
Rescue of 36 British sailors reported by U S ships
The Maritime Commission announced that the Crown City has rescued three crew members from two British freighters in the North Atlantic. The rescue follows emergency actions as the ship sails for American Pioneer Line.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Crown City
American Pioneer Line
North Atlantic
Grange Warns Ohio Farmers on Bigelow Pension Amendment
The Ohio State Grange warns members that the Bigelow Old Age Pension amendment could nullify the current 10 mill real estate tax limit. It cites a proposed land tax on land and improvements, estimating tax impact at roughly 300 million dollars in a worst case scenario and warns of mortgage pressure on taxpayers.
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Grange
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio State Grange
Herbert S. Bigelow
Kirk
State Grange
Senate to fast track neutrality bill in coming House push
Washington Oct 9 The Senate reached a strict time limit deal to send the administration neutrality bill to the House late this week. Each senator can speak for four minutes on the bill and only a single amendment may be offered. Democratic Leader Barkley brokered the plan after isolationists pressed for limits. Leaders expect action by Friday or Saturday with House set to begin Monday and adjourn by March 4. Isolationists secured assurances that Senate sessions would remain orderly and no maneuvers to kill provisions by table.
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Washington
Senate
Am. Effint
House
Alben’ W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Elyrian May Suffer Fractures After Diner Fight
John B. Davis 27 of 132 Broad Street, employed at Shadix Diner, sustained a fractured skull and left arm after a fight at the Broad Street diner around 1 45.8 this morning. Police say the dispute involved McDaniela Fallon Bearer and Darrell Gatchel, who followed Gatchel from a liquor establishment to the diner. Davis fell, hit his head on the pavement, and remained unconscious. Bearer faces assault and disorderly conduct charges awaiting trial.
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John. B. Davis
Broad Street
Shadix
Elyria Memorial
Bearer
McDaniela
Fallon
Darrell Gatchel
Cedar Street
Gatchel
Davis
Former Medina County Official Dies in Litchfield
Willis Eugene Leach aged 60 died at his Litchfield home after a seven month illness. A longtime Medina County commissioner, he was born in Litchfield and active in village politics and affairs. He served in multiple local offices and belonged to the Congregational church Masons Grange and Eastern Star. Leach supported the Dairy Cooperative Milk Association and is survived by his wife, one sister Mrs. Carre Byers, and several children including Richard of Milan and Norris of Litchfield.
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Wellington
Willis Eugene Leach
Medina County
Litchfield
Bor
Littchfield
Dairymen’s Cooperative Milk Association
Carre Byers
Litchfiedd
Richard
Milired Watts
Canton
Doria
Akron
Norris
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Bulletin
Bellevue, O
By Webb. Miller
Akron Grid Squad
Jonas Ee
Elyrian
MR. Farmer
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