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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-06-12
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
SENATOR NORRIS
 READY FOR VOTE
Sinking of U. s. Destroyer Has Ended Hesitation
 on His Part
BY JOHN R. BEAL

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Washington, Oct, 31.-(UP)-Sen George w. Norris, Ind, Neb., on earning of the sinking of the de- troyer Reuben James, said today .le is ready to vote now" in favor of the administration bill to repeal neutrality act shipping restrictions.
 Norris previously. had been listed as undecided on certain parts of the bill, although he had declared himself in favor of arming merchant ships. His announcement assured the administration of 46 votes for the bill to 31 for the opposition.
 Norris announced his stand to re- porters as the Senate opened the fifth days debate on neutrality re- vision. ~
 Although we don't have the de- tails, we draw the conclusion that Germany sank the destroyer" Nor ris said. Tt is only another demon stration, in my opinion, why we have got to go ahead with this legis- lation. I'm ready to vote for the bill now"
 Senate Democratic Leader Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky told re- porters:
 , "On the surface, without details, 1t looks as if the Nazis are deter mined to drive us of the high seas and I do not believe the American people are ready to be driven off."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
LONDON CLAIMS
 IT IS BEGINNING
Indiscriminate Wafare of Germany Against United
 States Is Charge

London. Oct. S1-(UP)-A high authoritative British source said to- day that the torpedoing of the American destroyer, Reuben James, marks the opening of Germany's in discriminate naval warfare against the United States"
 Some British quarters suggested that the sinking might galvanize United States opinion to an extent heretofore unrealized.
 Tt looks" said the high source, "as if the Germans see they cannot go on and reach their objective un- less they go for us. Their objective is to prevent Britain and Russia from getting United States goods Co win the war"
 The source said that 1t had been ''Quite clear until the last few weeks that the Germans deliberately had avoided attacking United Sattes cs- corting vessels"
 The cumulative experience of re- cent days" he said, indicates they have got beyond that stage. This is shown by successive attacks on the Greer, the Kearny and . number Of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
TWO LOST ARMY
 PILOTS LOCATED
Searching Army Bomber Discovered Their Signals
 on High Peak

Fresno, Cal, Oct. 31.-(UP)-Up the snow-banked, rough and treach- erols north side of Barton Peak a rescue. party of 20 men pushed to- day to bring down two army pilots who had been missing Q week.
 They were sighted by a searching army bomber yesterday. at an eleva- ton of 10000 feet, high above the snow line on the craggy peak.
 They spelled their names with piles of rocks to identify themselves to those in the plane as two of the three pilots who disappeared in their single-seater P-40 fighters from a flight of l9 ships last Friday.
 Ofilcials refused to reveal the names because they feared stirring false hopes in relatives. The miss ing pilots were Lieuts. Jack c. West, Leonard W. Lyndon and R. N. Long.
 Barton Peak is in Kings Canyon National Park, near the Tehachapi mountain area, 70 miles east of here. Over the Tehachapis the light en-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
FRENCH PEOPLE
 GIVEN APPEAL
Asked to Protest Against Executions; JugOslavs
 Fight Germans
BY REUEL s. MOORE

Limited Press Stan COrreSpOnuentJ
 London, Oct. 3l-(UP)-The Brit ish radio summoned the people of France today to five-minute pro- test strike against German execu- ton of French hostages.
 The call was issued by Gen. Charles DeGaulle with final broadcast 8 few minutes before the 4 D. m. strike deadline by the mys- terious Colonel V. Britton"-Brit- ish radio propagandist from the V- for-Victory campaign on the con- tinent.
 (The United Press listening post in New York reported that the British broadcasts directed to France were heavily 'jammed," presumably by interference of French and German transmitters. Vichy report ed that no evidence of observance of the strike was visible in Vtchy0
 The five-minuteS protest was ob- served at Free French headquarters here where all members of the staff, stood in silence for five minutes.
 A special broadcast was made 1 n 10 languages on all European wave lengths, announcing to the peoples of the occupied countries the French protest strike.
 Results of the call were closely observed in order to determine the value of such methods in future 'disciplining" and training" of the masses oe the peoples of 0ccu- pied countries from Norway to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

shrouded the ground. The plane dropped a flare but its light was paled when, an instant later, the plane flowed into the ground, ex- ploded. and sent a great tower of flame leaping into the sky. No one aboard had a chance.
 After the plane had burned for more than six hours, Provincial Po- lice Inspector Clam Jordon exam ined the heaps of ashes and twisted metal and announced that there could be no question of identifying bodies. All had been more or less reduced to ashes.
 It was en route from New York to Detroit and met its end at 10:40 (EST) o'clock last night, a little less than 20 hours after a Northwest Airlines plane crashed near Moor head, Minn., killing IA persons. Thus the period from 3 a. m. to 10:40 D. m. Thursday was the most dis astrous in the history of United States commercial aviation.
 Left N. Y. Last Night
 The airliner took off from La- Guardia Field, New York, at 6:03 D. m, with Captain David I. Cooper, of Plandorhe, (L. I), N. r., vet eran of the commercial airways, at the controls. It a ived in Buffalo at 8:47 D. m, 22 minutes late, slowed by bad weather. It took off again at 9:03 p. m. for the 225- mile flight to Detroit and approx imately half way there smashed to
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lowed shortly after her admission to St. Mary's hospital.
 The report of Medical Examiner Dr. E. H. Kirschbaum indicated that the woman's skull had been frac- tured. It was apparent to the doc- tor and to the police authorities that she had been struck several times even after q blow had rendered her unconscious.
 Word of the murder flashed on the Eolice teletype to al lsections of the state and then relayed to ad- joining states. Every motor pa- trol car in the city was contacted" anc an intensive rnan-hunt was in progress within an hour.
 Search Ends Quickly
 Tshe search terminated abruptly this morning shortly before 2 o. clock when a railroad employe dis sv-sreu mans body hanging from ( nce. 1t was identified as that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
ROOSEVELT IN
 GUARDED TALK
No Change in Situation By Cruiser Sinking; Capital
 Hill Reaction

Washington, Oct. 31.-(UP)- President Roosevelt said today that the international situation from Americas point of view remains un- changed despite the sinking of the American destroyer Reuben James.
 He refused to offer any comment to support suggestions by press con- ference questioners that the destruc- ton of the American warship might result in severance of relations with NaZi Germany.
 The President said he did not think the sinking of the Reuben James would produce any funda- mental change in the international situation. The American destroyer, he said, simply was carrying out as- signed duty when she was sunk in the North Atlantic.
 As for breaking off diplomatic :e- lations with Germany, long hanging by slender thread. the president said he had heard nothing about such a possibility until the question was posed by reporters.
 Nothing to Add
 MT. Roosevelt was reading news ticker accounts of the navy an- nouncement of the sinking when his press conference began. He said he had nothing to add at the mo- ment to the navy announcement.
 He refused to discuss the possibil- ity that American warships may have bagged one or more German submarines in the gradually intensi- flying American participation in the battle of the Atlantic. He said that even If he did know of such an in- cident, he would not disclose it.
 For obvious reasons, the president said. information on German sub- marines destroyed will not be dis closed. Such information can be kept from the German government
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
MART,YNOVICH, HUNTED KILLER, HANGS HIMSELF Body Is Found Dangling From Fence in Vicinity
 of South Leonard St. :, MRS. STELLA THOR
 DIES AT HOSPITAL .Brutally Beaten in Her North Main Street Home
 With an Iron Bar

Fifteen hours after the local police flashed a Want ed for Murder" warning on an eight-state hook-up the body of Daniel Martynovich, 51, was found this morning hanging from a fence in the vicinity of lower South Leon ard Street. It was recorded in police records as the con- templated sequel to the brutal murder of Mrs. Sella TitoE, fl, mother of three children, who was found unconscious in her home, 563 North Main street. by her l4-year-old' daughter, Jennie. The woman was so badly battered with 8 pinch bar that her death fol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
2,1OO Soldiers Seize
 Bendix N. J. Factory
Air Associates Inc. Plant Is Taken Over By Govern- ment; Moved Into Bendix, on Army Trucks,
 From Four Army Posts

Bendix, N. J., Oct. 31 - (UP) - Twenty-one hundred helmeted sol- diers, under orders from their com- mander- -chief. President Roose- welt, seized the Air Associates, Inc, plant today and set up machine guns at all entrances.
 Colonel Roy M. Jones, sent here by the War Department, announced that the Army would supervise pro- duction of defense orders totaling $5, ,000, 1000.
 The soldiers, armed with rifles, moved on the plant in trucks from four army posts. Under the com mand of Brigadier General Forest E. Wilhford, commander at Fort Ham, ilton, Brooklyn, the soldiers sur- rounded the plant and halted all ac- tivity inside pending resumption of production under army manage ment.
 Two machine guns were set up just outside the main entrance and another was installed along the road leading from Route 2 to the plant.
 No employees, strikers or strike breakers, were permitted to enter. They were told to go home and await instructions"
 l,5O0 From Fort Hancock
 The largest contingent of soldiers, 500 was from Fort Hancock, N. J. Others came from Fort Hamilton. Fort Jay (Governors Island), and Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island.
 The seizure ended bitter labor dis putes which have hampered produc- ton of vital military aircraft equip- ment since last summer and which fiared into a full-fiedged strike Sep- tember 30 and this week threatened to cause sympathy walkout of all CTO workers in the east.
 Army trucks parked on the Ben dix airport and soldiers, carrying packs, side arms and rifles with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
BILLY SOOSE IS
 NO MIDDLEWEIGHT

New York, oct. 31-(UP)-Billy Soose of Farrell, Pa, today relin- uuiShed his world middleweight championship because of inability to mek the weight.
 The New York Boxing commission put Scose. on the scales and he weighed l79. which is is pounds above the middleweight limit.
 Soose plans to fight as a light heavyweight and said he would like to meet the winner of the fight be- tween Gus Lesnevich and Tami Mauriello on Nov. IA.
 The commission will recognize as middleweight champion the winner of the bout on Nov. 28 between Tony zale and Georgie Abrams.
 Soose was scheduled to defend his middleweight title against Ken Ov- erlin on Nov. 2l. Instead, Overlin will fight Al Hosatk. Mike Kaplan will meet Sid Mccoy on the same card.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
Defense Labor Stand Growing Much Worse
President Makes That Statement Today; Still He Says It Is Better Than at Outset of
 Rearmament Plan s&
BY JOHN D. GONZALES United Press Staff COrreSp0ndent)

Washington, October 3l-(UP)- President Roosevelt said today that the defense-labor situation has taken a recent turn for the worse but contended that it still is bet ter than at the outset of the re- armamen program.
 The president spoke at a press conference as the full defense mediation board met with Chair man William H. Davis to pick a jury" to try the merits of John l.. Lewis demands for a union shop in captive coal mines employ ing $500 men. Lewis want a union shop for the United Mine Work CTS of America (C1O) which he heads. Yesterday he orderd a 15- day resumption of work in the cap- tive mines pending the mediation boards action.
 MT. Roosevelt's conference also followed by few hours Army seiz- ure of the air associates plant in Bendix, N. J., on grounds that the manufacturer of vital aircraft parts was refusing to comply with ans NOME recommendation that 1t reinstates a small number of men who recently went out on strike.
 Refused Comment
 The President refused to discuss his reported plans to ask congress for legislation to give him greater powers to prevent strike delays in vital defense industries.
 Without referring specifically to the captive coalmine dispute or last nights seizure of the Air Associates plant, the President generalized that the situation was not so bad,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
SLAYER OF LOCAL WOMAN IS SUICIDE
Old Destroyer Reuben James Was Torpedoed Off Coast Of Iceland
BY MACK JOHNSON United Press Staff COrreSpondent)

Washington, Oct 3l.-UP)-The U s. s: Reuben James, old destroyer carrying about 12O officers and men, sunk by torpedo in the north Atlantic last night while conveying shipping west of Iceland.
 It was the first American warshp to be sunk in this war
 The first brief navy announcement today did not say how many men, if any, were lost.
 The navy promised that any further information would be released as soon as it is received.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
SOv|ETS, NAzIS
 KEEP UP FIGHT.
Fierce Drives By German Tank Divisions Held
 Back By Russians
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE United Press Stan Correspondent


 London, Oct. 31.-(UP)-The Red Army was reported today to have thrown back two f1ence German tank ofiensives against the vital Tula sector south of Moscow but the Axis drive into the Crimea ap- peared to be gaining ground despite huge casualties.
 With workers units fighting beside the Red Army on the Moscow front, British sources said that the sit- uation was serious" as result Of very strong German drives, espe- cially against Tula but that the Russians seem to be holding"
 According to the Russian war communique issued at noon and press dispatches broadcast by radio
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Oct Stz-(UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Oct. R9, compared with year ago: ,rkfs Year Expenses Last Year; S6,973,427,69356 $S,113,4s7,73S.42
 Defense Spending $sS1,52S,23S.15
 Receipts
 @,s44,sSS. .B20.37 $1.Tss,724,e59.79 .79 ss.sS7, ,4s5. .sss.Is 2ss.os2.s7s.s3 s2.52o.s7s,212.Si si.s2s.7ss.s1s.l7
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31
American Airliner In Crash With 20 Dead
Trying to Make an Emergency Landing in Ontario; Burst Into Flames When It Hit; All on
 Board We're Burned
BY HERBERT K. LEWIS Limited Press Staff Correspondent)

St. Thomas, Ontario, October 31. - (UP) - Witnesses established today that an American arnes plane was trying to make emergency landing with its motors sputterng when crashed on farm IA miles west of here There was drizzling rain visibility poor misty fog
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-31

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Evening star., 1941-10-05

eyes, for answer Then he tried to soften the
finality of things: Barring miracle
A sob came rising up in Connie. 1t wasn't
merely that she loved Dave Smith, and that
without him the sun would never shine again.
In this moment she had no thought of herself
and her loss. 1t was Dave. This couldn't
happen to Dave. The champion had licked
him. Yes, Lou Harms had had too much ex-
perience and guile. Harms had weathered
Dawes furious attack in the early rounds, and
then had begun sapping Dave, wearing him
down. Dave had been out on his feet and
thoroughly beaten when the accident occurred.
But Dave couldn't be dying now. Dave had
to have another chance. Dave had lived only
to be champion. He had to have his chance.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
The doctor said Dave was dying So Connie
told him a magnificent lie But lies have a way
of backfiring - in this stirring fight story
by Samuel w. Taylor
Mvarufsd by A1hw SornoH

Hes conscious" he said, but sinking"
Then he added, uncomfortable under Con
MES pleading eyes: There is nothing we can
do Perhaps you'd like to see him for a
moment
Connie nodded, and from hundred miles
away heard her voice saying. Thank you,
Doctor" The gray corridor was endless and
the elevator kept rising for hours; then there
was another corridor stretching to eternity,
and finally wide door on which was a little
white card, mo Visitors"
Wait" she whispered. Wait"
TRY to be brave, the doctor said.
mo; it isn't that - Doctor, you're sure
that he - that he won't p"
The doctor slowly closed and opened his
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Il Short Story Complete in This Issue

Il Short Story Complete in This Issue
~1oNNIE paused just inside the hospital
doorway. To the right, over the switch
~ board, the wall clock showed seven
minutes after four AM Unless there we're
crisis in Dawes condition, she wouldn't have
been called at this hour. On her left, opposite
the switchboard, two figures, dim in the single
night light, rose from the settee and came
toward her. Johnny Fell was Dawes manager;
Aspirin had just attached himself like stray
dog to Dave.
They think maybe Dawes a-comin' to-"
Aspirin said, his voice hoarse in the silence.
You'd better sit down and wait" Johnny
Fell said. He'd somehow remained immacu-
late. though Connie knew he hadn't been to
bed since Dave was carried from the ring
three nights ago. The shambling Aspirin was
rumpled, his eyes we're bloodshot, and he
had dirty stubble of beard.
Connie went to the desk. The girl at the
switchboard shook her head. mo, nothing
new. Miss Strickland. The doctor thought
you'd better be here. Won't you sit DOWN."
She sat under the single light of the waiting
room. starting each time the switchboard
buzzed. Johnny Fell's white hands practiced
over and over trick with silver dollar, and
she found herself annoyed that she never
puessed which hand the dollar was in. Aspirin
sat hunched, somehow like waiting dog 1t
was a quarter to five when the doctor ap-
reared He was short man. gray y-eyed, with
a placid manner.
Evening star., 1941-07-20
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

pioneer resident of Biglick and
passed away at his home there at
the age of SO.
Here is one incident in the career
of this man, an upright farmer. He
had an aching tooth but he feared
the dentists chair; the art of ex-
tracing teeth was not so delicate
then as now. Mr.. Afford decided to
take the matter in hand and rid
himself of his tormentor.
Taking his small muzzle-loading
pistol he wrapped a strong cord
about the bullet and inserted it in
the gun barrel. The other end of
the cord he tied firmly to the offend
ing tooth. With mouth open wide
and head thrown back to give TIE
tooth free exit, he pulled the tfig-
ger. The result was all that could
have been desired. The bullet lodged
in the rafter of the shed with the
tooth dangling at the end Of the
cord.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Officials Draw Traffic
Fines

That officials are more willing tc
pay their traffic violation tickets
than ordinary citizens is the belief
Of Lima police and Municipal Judge
M. B. Jenkins
Two Allen county office holders
Dale Jennings county commissioner
and Hobart Mumaugh, county en-
gineer, recently found tickets or
their vehicles upon returning from
their offices
Without hesitation, Jennings ap.
peared at headquarters and paid 81
for parking within bus zone, while
Mumaugh paid the same amount fol
parking overtime in a limited time
area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Census Means More
Money For Officials

Elective officials in Putnam county
are happy to learn that 20 persons
were found" in the official census
county. This increase means an
average of $500 additional salary to
each office holder for his four-year
term.
When the unofficial figures were
released several months ago, popula-
ton of the county was placed at "a
094. This dropped the county into
the next lower salary bracket as de-
ternined by each 1000 population.
The 1880 census showed the county
to have 25,O74 resident.
However, the official figures re-
ceived by Clerk of Courts Allen Lit
the lists 25,O16 residents. This is a
decrease of So from 1880, but does
not affect the officials salary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-23
Bad Walk Costs
City S10O

After celebrating two hours late
Thursday afternoon, an Allen county
common pleas jury hearing the dam
age suit of Jess L. Stemen against
the City of Lima awarded the plain
tiff judgment for 500. Stemen had
asked $4,000.
The plaintiff testified that he suf-
fered permanent back injury Oct
%, 1889, when he stepped into hole
in the sidewalk along the west side
of Public square north of Market
street. He charged the city with
negligence in failing to repair the
defective sidewalk.