Firemen sickened by fumes as search for missing goes on
Camden New Jersey July 31 gas fumes sicken firemen while they cool still smoking ruins to search for bodies after a million dollar paint plant explosion. Fifteen treated within hours as four block area clears. Unofficial reports cite two dead and many missing with over 200 injured or affected by heat and smoke. Volunteers and aid groups assist displaced families at shelters.
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Camden
N. J
Milltown
Mary W. Fiott
Public Sefetvy
Kobus
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Two Defendants Remain in Case as Wright Is Dismissed
The case over alleged theft involving sums from 250 to 37050 and a contested oil estate of 3 million continues with two defendants remaining. Willie Wright was dismissed by county attorney Wadlington. Gullatt and Jackson face ongoing prosecution as arguments and addresses wrap up.
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Wright
Willie Wright
Carloss Wadlington
W. P
Bill” Gullatt
Ada
Raymond Jackson
Wadlington
Virgil Stanfield
Lucretia Bivans
Gullat
Jackson
Court Hears Preliminary Hearing Over Identity Claim
In district court Judge W L Reed presides as Rhina Jackson challenges Raymond Jackson’s claimed paternity. Crowds fill the courtroom amid demurrers and defense arguments while a key witness address sparks tensions. Wright’s charge is dismissed as proceedings resume Thursday morning.
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Rhina Jackson
W. L. Reed
Raymond Jackson
Raymond
Arkansas
Stanfield
Wadlington
Ben Hatcher
Robert Wimbish, Sr
Wright
Reed
Train Collision in Ohio Kills 41 Passengers
Akron and Hudson, Ohio, July 30. A head on crash between a gasoline motor coach and a 73 car Pennsylvanian freight train killed 41 passengers and burned the vehicle. Four survivors, two badly burned, described the blaze and rescue.
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Ohio
Akron
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hudson
Gasoline Truck Smashes Fires Atoka Residence
Atoka July 31 Mrs James C Allen and her two children fled their home when a gasoline truck collided with a highway department truck four miles east on highway 271, overturned into a ditch and exploded. gasoline sprayed the Allen residence burning a single room. Harold West of Ada drove the gasoline truck and was not seriously hurt. The highway truck driver was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries.
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Atoka
James C. Allen
Here
Harold West
Ada
Highway Department
Allen
West
Draft Bill Change Puts Registration At 21 To 31 Years
The Senate Military Committee amended the Burke Wadsworth compulsory training bill to require registration for men aged 21 to 31, narrowing the previous 18 to 64 range. Secretary Stimson testified that Britain could fall in 30 days and Japan sides with Italy and Germany, supporting the bill with War Department approval and budget bureau endorsement. Senators Thomas and Smathers said the age-limit amendment passed unanimously.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Senate
House Military Committee
Stimson
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Germany
War Department
Budget Bureau
Thomas
Idaho
Smathers
N. J
Draft measure heightens age limits and rosters
Senator Lee proposed the change and Senator Bridges seconded it as the final committee action on the bill was expected tomorrow. Supporters say the age shift would cut those eligible for registration from 42 million to about 12 million. Army officials note that only men aged 21 to 45 would be subject to selective service. The original home guard plan by 21 to 31 year olds was dropped. Stimson forwarded a letter of endorsement to a closed session, while President Roosevelt avoided direct support at his press briefing. He recalled his earlier stance on compulsory training and hinted at a draft needed for war readiness.
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Smathers
Lee
D-Okla
Bridges
R-N. H
Army
Sheppard
D-Tex
Stimson
Department
Senate
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
House Committee
Stimson Warns Of Imminent War Duty And Draft Push
Secretary of War Stimson told a Senate committee Britain could fall in 30 days and the United States face a two front war, urging immediate conscription. The House passed a near five billion dollar war preparedness bill while an embargo on aviation gasoline was expanded. The draft plan would require men 21 to 30 to register with one year of voluntary enlistment for 18 to 34, with job protections and possible court action to rehire conscripts.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Stimson
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Labor Relations Board
National Guard
House Military Committee
Pacific
Japan
Italy
Germany
England
Naval Blockade Is Largest in History
British ships roam the South Atlantic pursuing a German raider as Britain widens its blockade from the Arctic to Africa. The Alcantara engaged the ship near Trinidad, while non-British vessels must now carry British passports to reach Arctic to Africa routes.
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South Atlantic
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Great Britain
Arctic
Africa
Admiralty
Alcantara
Trinidad
Brazil
Spain
United States
Portugal
Poor July Never Reached 100 Degrees In Joplin
JOPLIN July 31 Two men Ernest Potter and Robert Howerton were charged with felonious assault and highway robbery following a Sunday night and Monday morning foray. Potter and Howerton allegedly wounded Trooper Walter Grammer and fired at Troopers Paul Hardy and C. E. Potts while robbing Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Riley. Mrs. Bessie Miller, Potter’s sister, is held in Columbus jail. no charges yet filed against her.
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Joplin
Ernest Potter
Iola
Kas
Robert Howerton
Walter Grammer
Paul Hardy
C. E. Potts
Glenn A. Riley
Bessie Miller
Potter
Columbus
PESSIMIST By Bob Blanks Jr Bed Comfort Sparks Debate
A light humorous note from Bob Blanks Jr. questions whether a new air conditioned bed will improve domestic harmony. The writer jokes that the bed will be right for one person and wrong for the other, highlighting ongoing spats over comfort.
Unsuccessful Month Limps Out Failing To Achieve Goal
July cooler dreams collide with heat wave across Oklahoma and plains states. Tuesday's high reached 95 in this area with 74 minimum, while 103 reported in Enid and Ponca City. Deaths linked to heat and drownings rise nationwide.
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Plains States
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Harry Wahlgren
Mercury
Oklanoma
Enid
Ponca City
Annulment Granted for Margaret Louise Hill Rand
The district court granted an annulment to Margaret Louise Hill Rand from Rolle Rand. The suit, filed by Leona Steed Hill, shows the couple wed at Purcell Oklahoma on January 29 1940 under a license listing her age as 18 though she was 17. The marriage is annulled and her maiden name is restored.
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Margaret Louise Hill Rand
Rolle Rene Rand
Leona Steed Hill
Purcell
Oklahoma
Ada Rodeo Tickets On Sale For Boxes And Reserved Seats
Rodeo tickets are on sale for 20 additional boxes at 1.50 and reserved grandstand seats at 1.10. Tickets available at the fire station until Monday then at the Broadway Buffet. General admission grandstand seats are not yet on sale to avoid overbooking the 125 feet of general admission space at 85 cents. The reserved section covers 1150 feet. Box seating will use 350 Poteau chairs chosen for durability and comfort. Ada Jaycees charter a bus for next Tuesday's Booster trip. extra seats may be available for 1. Guy Thrash, president. Hugh Bennett, Cowboys Turtle secretary, will attend for Ada Firemen's Rodeo Aug 8-11.
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Poteau
Ada Jaycees
Guy Thrash
Hugh Bennett
Tucson
Cowboys Turtle Association
Ada
Assault By Sea May Still Be Delayed For Some Time
Virginio Gayda argues no immediate invasion of England. He says Hitler may delay seaborne assault, favoring mass bombing first and a war of attrition with aerial raids and naval blockade. If attrition lasts, Britain could hold advantage in winter due to softer sea conditions and naval dependence.
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Virginio Gayda
England
Signor Gayda
Hitler
Britain
Mild Earth Shocks Felt in Anatolia
In Ankara Turkey mild earth shocks persisted on the Anatolian plateau as relief teams moved toward 12 destroyed villages where 300 people were killed and many injured yesterday. Erzincan, once crushed last winter with massive loss of life, reported property damage but no casualties.
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Ankara
Turkey
Erzincan
Three Killed When Negro Hermit Is Served Warrants
A mountain cabin in Idaho became the scene of a fatal shootout after Pearl Hendrickson, an isolated resident, resisted arrest for contempt of court. Local officer Haskin, Boise police officer Haskin, and Marshal Meffan died or were wounded as the cabin was set on fire by explosive weaponry. Hendrickson died later in an ambulance.
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Boise
Idaho
George A. Meffan
John Glenn
Glen
George Haskin
Pearl Hendrickson
Glenn
Hendrickson
Haskin
Meffan
United Front Formed by 21 American Republics at Havana
At the Havana conference 21 American republics adopting a three point program pledged unity against European interference. The Act of Havana calls for joint action against foreign possessions and cooperation to counter fifth column activity and European barter pressures amid reservations from Argentina Chile Colombia Uruguay Venezuela Mexico Bolivia and Peru.
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Havana
Hull
New World
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Uruguay
Venezuela
Mexico
Bolivia
Peru
Act
Health Unit Checks On TB Suspects
Seventeen patients received tuberculosis check ups at the city county health unit on Wednesday. They were part of 25 examined in a recent Valley View hospital clinic. Local physicians aided in chest examinations and interpretation of X rays. Typhoid clinics with diphtheria immunization will be held at various county locations in the near future with schedule slots for Thursday and Friday.
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Valley View Hospital
Pickett
Wilson
Fitzhugh
Union Hill
Walnut Grove
Latta
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Ted Wonn
Charles Taylor
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Berlin
Rome
Mussolini
Channel
Gayda
Vichy
France
Arriba
Madrid
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Father Harp
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