Deadly Flash Flood Hits Tennessee Towns
A flash flood from 24 hours of rain swept the Watauga River through Rio Vista and Elizabethton killing at least one and fear grows for 15 or 20 more. Two bodies recovered include Mrs. Rob Shell and Fieling Clawson. 200 to 300 residents displaced as mills and homes were flooded. Evacuations followed as warnings spread to nearby Kingsport and Long Island areas.
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Elizabethtown
Tenn
Watauga
Rio Vista
Mike Boatright
Claude Buckles
Rob Shell
Fieling Clawson
Shell
Bob Stell
Ria Vista
Shel
Regon
Kingsport
Holston River
Elizabethton
Long Island
East Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina-Georgia
British RAF strikes French coast as war widens
British bombers attacked 100 miles along the German held French coast from Calais to Le Havre while Rome reported British raids on northern Italy killing 22 and injuring over 50. Eden vowed to strike at Germany as Dover and Southampton were hit and mine sweepers and German parachutes signaled invasion prep. British ships aided Somaliland action as Italian advances paused.
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England
Calais
le Havre
Britain
Germany
Royal Air Force
French
British
Air Ministry
Southampton
Dover
Hastings
North Sea
Channel Gate
Rome
Alps
Italy
Milan
Turin
British Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Berbera
Cairo
Nazis Step Up Air Attacks Ahead of Invasion
Berlin reports intensified Nazi air offensives against England as waves of planes from German Dutch and Belgian bases press the invasion effort. Allied losses include 132 British aircraft in yesterday’s battles, with submarines continuing operations and the return of a Uboat that sunk 41 611 tons of shipping including an 11 400 ton auxiliary cruiser.
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Berlin
England
Eleven Millions For State Road Funds in 194
Oklahoma City August 14. The state highway commission unveiled an 11 517 269 road program for 1941 covering more than 557 miles of improvements seven major bridges and many small ones. Federal aid about 3 367 648 and state 8 149 621 with tentative federal approval awaiting the bureau of public roads.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
State Commission
Phillips Administration
Sandy Singleton
Grand River Dam
Singleton
Mountain floods strand North Wilkesboro and region
Torrential rains swollen mountain streams caused widespread damage across western North Carolina. Highways were washed out, towns like North Wilkesboro faced isolation, and water, power, and communications were disrupted. Several drownings and two deaths in Virginia and Tennessee were reported as residents evacuated.
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North Carolina
Asheville
N. C
North Wilkesboro
John Walker
Here
Virginia
Tennessee
More Hollywood figures named as Communist contributors
Grand jury testimony made public identifies Lionel Stander Jean Muir Frank Tuttle Tania Tuttle Frank Davis Clifford Odets Sam Ornitz Franchot Tone Fredric March Gregory La Cava Lester Cole James Cagney Humphrey Bogart Frank Scully Francis Lederer Herbert Bieberman Buddy Schulberg as members or supporters of the Communist Party. Leech testified study groups taught party tenets among writers producers and actors with Frank Davis said to have made the largest contribution of $500 a month.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Communist Party
John L. Leech
Angeles
Lionel Stander
Jean Muir
Frank Tuttle
Tania Tuttle
Frank Davis
Clifford Odets
Sam Ornhitz
Franchot Tone
Fredric March
Gregory la Cava
Lester Cole
James Cagney
Humphrey Bogart
Frank Scully
Francis Lederer
Herbert Bieberman
Buddy Schulberg
Leech
Rabies Warning Repeated To Dog Owners In Local Areas
County health unit warns dog owners in Gaar Corner and Yeager communities after a rabies scare. Residents are urged to pen pets and monitor for symptoms while some have surrendered dogs to the Ada pound. Authorities stress post mortem head examination to aid disease fight.
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County Health Unit
Gaar Corner
Ada
PESSIMIST By Bob Blanks Jr Credit rating shields reputation
A column notes that a strong credit rating suppresses scrutiny of an individual's reputation, suggesting financial trust buys privacy and reduces questioning of character. The piece reflects on social attitudes toward credit and personal standing.
Adkins Leads For Arkansas Governor
Homer M. Adkins led in the Democratic first primary for Arkansas governor with 125,088 votes to Gov. Carl E. Bailey’s 96,986 after 1,945 of 2,169 precincts reported. Venable and Witte trailed. Adkins backed by state senators Cara way and Miller.
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Little Rock
Ark
Homer M. Adkins
Internal Revenue
Arkansas
Carl E. Bailey
Adkins
Bailey
J. Rosser Venable
South Coffeyville Swept by Storm
An electrical storm darkened south Coffeyville for about ninety minutes and caused minor damage. A bolt hit the Methodist church knocking loose bricks, trees were damaged, wires fell, and rainfall totaled .65 inch.
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Coffeeyville
Kas
South Coffeyville
Excise Board Cuts City Budget for Water Meters
Ada county excise board trimmed the city’s 154000 budget request for water meters after an engineer’s report suggested repairs could be cheaper. Officials toured Oklahoma City with five broken meters to verify costs, while J H Norman noted about 1200 meters may need replacement or repair as 115 meters were installed last month and revenues rise.
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County Excise Board
Ada
Ben Hatcher
Excise Board
Ada Water Department
C. E. Brietz
Oklahoma City
Brietz
Hatcher
Norman
Water Department
RAF Fights Back as German Raids Intensify Across Europe
Britain reports mass German air raids over the southeast coast with 300 aircraft. RAF targets factories at Milan and Berlin, bombings reaching Somaliland and the North Sea, while Midlands civilians suffer casualties amid anti aircraft fire and air battles.
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London
England
Britain
North Sea
Africa
Somaliland
Italy
Canzoni
Milan
Fiat
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Alps
Air Ministry
RAF
Ministry
Cavaroni Works
Signs of a looming German invasion
Reports indicate mounting threat signals as Britain braces for possible invasion. Six German mine sweepers were spotted in the North Sea by British destroyers, parachute troops may be landing as German-marked parachutes rise, public dancing is banned in Germany, and heavy bomber assaults focus on the Dover Channel gateway.
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Germany
England
Ministry of Home Security
Dover Channel
Gateway
Conscription Only Way, Says Marshall Declares Selective Service Needed
CAMP BEAUREGARD La Aug 14 General George C Marshall chief of staff said conscription is the only way to build the army to required strength Selective service is the only means to obtain the men in the numbers and time needed He arrived by plane and toured Sabine valley where regular army and national guard troops train More than 70000 will be concentrated in the area this weekend for simulated warfare.
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Camp Beauregard
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Sabine Valley
Hungarians Plan Talks With Rumanians On Transylvania Settlement
A Hungarian delegation led by Andre Dehory will travel by Danube steamer to Turnu Severin to confer with Romanian representatives at the Romanian Yugoslav frontier this weekend on a Transylvania settlement.
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Budapest
Danube
Transylvania
Andre Dehory
Poland
Rome
Turnu-Severin
Gullatt Hearing Continued in Ada Case
Preliminary hearing for Ada attorney W P Gullatt was set back to August 22 by County Judge Hoyt Driskill after Gullatt moved for a continuance. He faces a charge of obtaining money under false pretense.
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W. P. Gullatt
Ada
Hoyt Driskill
Gullatt
Invasion Possible From Norway Targeting Britain's Northeast Coast
Neutral circles expect any Nazi invasion to strike Britain from Norway along the northeast coast rather than the southern counties. The RAF struggles against German air raids in the south while Britons weigh air war versus invasion. Germany may delay action to exhaust the RAF and hit ports and industry, with Britain preparing for a large army on the island and troop morale efforts by the Manchester Guardian.
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London
Britain
Norway
R.A.F
RAF
Germany
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