Air War Escalates as Bomber Losses Rise Across Channel
Number Two weather but scouting flights continued as three German bombers were shot down over the English Channel in a new raid wave. British air force hit German coast positions and oil depots at Hanover while Spain severed diplomatic ties with Chile amid a dispute over anti nationalist actions.
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Britain
English Channel
Hanover
Spain
Chile
Madrid
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Channel Islands
Roosevelt Leads Democrats as Convention Opens
The 1940 Democratic convention endorses Franklin D. Roosevelt and the party leaders, with calls for non intervention in foreign wars and support for the president. Delegates faced a tumultuous night as Alben Barkley accepted the permanent chairmanship amid chants of We Want Roosevelt Now.
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Chicago
NEA
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Congress
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Resolutions Committee
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Britain
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Barkley
Platform Committee
Hopkins
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested Ada News Classified Ads
Classified notice notes higher value returns on investments tied to vested Ada holdings. It highlights potential gains for readers who allocate funds through Ada based instruments and emphasizes prudent timing and eligibility details.
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Ada News
Texas officials urge joint oil production curtailment plan
Chairman Lon A. Smith and Member Jerry Sadler of the Texas railroad commission urged Governor Leon C. Phillips to convene the inter State oil compact commission to discuss further production cuts. They noted Texas already reduced output and storage remained high, proposing a coordinated shutdown across fields to keep the oil industry properly regulated.
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Texas
Railroad Commission
Lon A Smith
Jerry Sadler
Leon C. Phillips
Oklahoma
Inter- State Oil Compact Commission
Phillips
Smith
Sinclair-Praine
Fororth
Central Texas
The
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U. S. Bureau of Mines
Sadler
Farmers Institute of Public Affairs Opens in Enid
About five hundred people expected to register for a three day farmers institute of public affairs starting tomorrow in Enid Oklahoma. National agricultural leaders are slated to address sessions focusing on home ownership and the family sized farm family owned and operated.
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Enid
Okla
Farmers’ Institute of Public Affairs
British envoy Cripps in Moscow Holds frank talks with Stalin
London reports Sir Stafford Cripps met Josef Stalin a week ago and had a frank and friendly exchange on questions of general and mutual interest. Separately an aerial battle occurred over England's southeast coast with German bombs after reports of planes over the northeast and southwest coasts.
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British Press Association
Moscow
Stafford Cripps
Josef Stalin
England
Great German Onslaught Expected Against Britain
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair warned in a broadcast that a major German land sea and air attack could come within a month but would fail, signaling coordinated assault across Britain.
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Britain
Archibald Sinclair
The
Empire Tonight
Blackwell Man Suffered Severe Injuries in Crash
P J Richard Curley 26 former Kay county attorney of Blackwell was injured when his car hit a bridge abutment on Highway 11 two miles east of Blackwell. He sustained a brain concussion and fractures to the knee and thigh.
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Blackwell
P. J. Richard Curley
Kay County
Highway 11
Here
Franco and Mussolini to seek Mediterranean understanding
A German radio report, credited to Le Petit Dauphinois of Grenoble, says Generalissimo Franco of Spain and Premier Mussolini of Italy will seek a Mediterranean understanding at a meeting in early August.
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Generalissimo Franco
Spain
Mussolini
Italy
le Petit Dauphinois
Grenoble
France
Morand Named Agent for French Economic Affairs in Britain
Paul Morand, French minister plenipotentiary, appointed to liquidate French economic and commercial affairs in Great Britain. A British agent for the Petain government is expected to be named. Reports note that Sunday is the most dangerous day for fatal traffic accidents.
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Paul Morand
Great Britain
Petain
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