British Air Force Scatters German Dive Bombers in Dover Straits Action
London reports British air force countered German dive bomber waves after night raids. Seven German planes were destroyed and damage listed on docks, oil refineries, and aircraft factories in Germany and the Netherlands. American built bomber credited with striking Harlingen ammunition warehous es.
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Associated Press
London
Straits of Dover
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Netherlands
Britain
Bremen
Deichshausen
Hamburg
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Monheim
Grevenbroich
Gelsenkirchen
Hamm
Osnbaruck
Soest
Credit American
Harlingen
Bruges
Belgian
English Channel
Man the Pumps Men the Cuckoos Are Loose Again
Lighthearted roundup of animal capers across the United States. Bears in Florida bees in Connecticut deer in Arizona weapons of mischief include a dog disrupting a New Jersey meeting and wrens nesting in a man's red gym pants. Ice foot mishap noted in Sioux City.
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Gladwin Hill
New York
Animal Kingdom
Goofy Gazette
Jacksonville
Fla
Tucson
Ariz
Newington
O'Neill
Neb
Paul Grover
Lake Hopatcong
N. J
Columbus
Blanche Fredette
Sioux City
Reprisal Predictions Split Across Continents
In San Francisco Harry Klotz, 70, is found starving with $206 cash and $10,000 in banks, detailing a life of loneliness since 1906. In Rome Virginio Gayda forecasts a European response to any American blockade, citing Italian gains and a looming Pan American unity plan under Roosevelt.
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San Francisco
U.P
Harry Klotz
Klotz
Vallejo
Cal
California
Salvation Army
Associated Press
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
High Command
Italy
Mediterranean
Malta
U.S
United States
Americas
Washington
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Forest Fires in Northwest Rage Across Western Forests
Lightning sparked up to a thousand fires across eastern Washington northern Idaho and western Montana. Between 8000 and 10000 men answered the forest service radio call and supplies reached remote areas by parachute trucks and mules. Hundreds of pack mules carried 300 pound loads as crews worked at base camps near Missoula Spokane and other forest centers.
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Missoula
Mont
Spokane
United States Forest Service
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Tears Reign As France Marks Bastille Day Amid Change
France observes Bastille Day with mourning as Petain presides over a solemn ceremony in Vichy. Petain, now head of state, attends mass and wreaths war memorials before meeting President LeBrun and signaling a shift to an authoritarian government. The American embassy operates under Robert Murphy with staff managing affairs.
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Vichy
France
Bastille
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
LeBrun
Robert Murphy
Churchill Defies Abuse and Vows No Mercy to Germans
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill declaring Britain will fight on and not show mercy if the German invasion comes. He ties America's defense to Britain's life and says the French fleet was attacked to deny Hitler a dangerous edge. He asserts Britain remains strong, expects a long war, and vows to keep channels open with the new world as aid grows.
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London
Winston Churchill
America
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
United States
Churchill
Empire
France
Hitler
British Isles
Navy
British Destroyer Escort Sunk in Western Mediterranean
London reports the loss of the destroyer Escort in the western Mediterranean after a torpedo attack. The Admiralty announced the sinking today.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
German Raiders Again Challenge British Warships on Seas
Berlin reports 18 500 tons of British shipping sunk by a lone raider as Germany expands sea actions. Britain vows to press on against Hitler while seeking peace between China and Japan. Air battles with Britain show mixed losses for both sides as Germany tightens its blockade.
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Singapore
Straits Settlements
Malaya
W. Jones
Great Britain
China
Japan
Britain
Germany
Hitler
Berlin
Graf Spee
Uruguay
England
English Channel
High Command
Atlantic
Channel
Earthquake Shifts Imperial Valley Border
The May 18 quake in Imperial Valley moved the international border by more than 10 feet. Surveys show the shift may be north with Mexicali line inside Calexico city limits.
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Calexico
Cal
U.P
Imperial Valley
Mexicali
American Farm Population Reaches 24 Year Peak
The agriculture department reports a farm population estimated at 32,000,000 as of January 1, the largest in 24 years. Gains in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi led the recent rise while migration reduced farm numbers by about 2.18 million during the 1930s. Births exceeded deaths by a wide margin, offsetting urban migration.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
South Atlantic
Husband and wife ordained in Baptist ministry
Mr and Mrs Willis Henry Bolte were ordained in a joint ceremony in Philadelphia. Mrs Bolte is a Temple School of Theology graduate and plans to complete her husband’s degree next spring. They have been serving a Baptist church at Uwchland.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Willis Henry Bolte
Bolte
Temple School of Theology
Uwchland
Calgary woman fends off purse snatcher with quick move
Miss Dora Ridgeway demonstrates an effective method to deter would-be thieves in Calgary. When a man grabbed her from behind she dropped her purse on the sidewalk sat on it and fought back with kicks and scratches until the assailant fled.
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Calgary
Alta
U.P
Dora Ridgeway
Bullitt Plans Return From Lisbon to New York
United States ambassador to France William C. Bullitt booked passage for New York aboard a clipper plane departing Lisbon on Tuesday, as reported from Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
William C. Bullitt
United States
France
New York
Violence marks Cuba election as Batista leads in early returns
Havana reports four killed and 26 wounded with Batista leading Grau San Martin by about two to one. Violent incidents included gunfire at Sancerni HQ in Havana and clashes in Oriente Province. turnout was heavy and women outnumbered men among early voters.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
Oriente
Jose Manuel Sancerni
House of Representatives
Sancerni
Batista
Grau
Santiago
Myari
Majabo
Santa Clara
Yafael Anido
Jose Preymans
Weather outlook for West Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma
West Texas sees fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers Monday night in the central and southeast. Panhandle slightly cooler Monday. warmer central Monday night. New Mexico reports scattered mild thundershowers Monday and Monday night, Tuesday fair in lower Pecos Valley and across other areas with scattered thundershowers. Northeast rises slightly cooler Monday night east of Rio Grande. Oklahoma slightly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms, cooler Panhandle Monday, then more thunderstorms Monday night southwest and northeast. Tuesday fair west and north with scattered storms southeast and cooler.
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Texas
Fair
Panhandle
New Mexico
Pecos Valley
Rio Grande Valley
Oklahoma
Farley Tops Roosevelt Nomination Drama at Democratic Convention
In Chicago on July 14, James A. Farley aimed to keep Massachusetts votes on the first ballot as Roosevelt supporters push for a third term. Jesse Jones emerges as a possible vice presidential pick while Texans push for Wendell Willkie. Delegates discuss a potential acclamation and await White House word on the President’s plans.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Farley
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Mr. Roosevelt
Tam
Jones
Jesse Jones
Joan
Democratic Party
Texas
South
White House
Stevens Hotel
Paul V. McNutt
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Congress Hotel
Palmer House
Wendell L. Willkie
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Convention Program for Democratic National Convention
The program for Monday July 15 in Chicago lists events at 11 Amarillo Time including prayer by Archbishop Stritch and the National Anthem. Welcoming address by Mayor Edward J. Kelly precedes routine business and recess. Evening events feature prayers, Farley's address, Bankhead keynote and God Bless America.
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Chicago
Amarillo
Samuel A. Stritch
Catholic Church
Edward J. Kelly
Ernest Lynn Waldorf
Methodist Episcopal Church
James A. Farley
William B. Bankhead
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Communist Party
Senate
Ben L. Martin
New York Public School
Baron Edouard de Rothschild
House of Rothschild
Rothschild
Nadir
Bullitt
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