FDR Rumored to Visit Europe Before Democratic Convention
The Daily Mail reported reports from multiple sources that President Roosevelt may visit Europe on the eve of the Democratic Party Convention. Speculation ranged from a London meeting with Churchill to a possible Rome conference and a Normandy broadcast from the front.
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Europe
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Britain
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Rome
Volunteers Enter State Guard Ranks in Panhandle Training
Six volunteers joined the Texas State Guard in Company A of the Fourteenth Battalion as training ramps up for Aug. 6. New guardsmen include W. D. Walsh Jr, Jack Walsh, Damon Nutt, Vernon Fergus, Pete Espinosa, and Allen H. Herring, the latter recently discharged from the Navy. Capt. J. J. Rogers invites more enlistments at 5301. Fresh ammunition totaling 13,000 rounds arrived for the rifle company, with all-day target practice planned at the Canyon National Guard range using rapid-fire machine guns and rifles.
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Panhandle
Canyon National Guard
J. J. Rogers
State Guardsmen
W. D. Walsh, Jr
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Damon Nutt
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Study urged to put aviation in 12th grade curriculum
Dr. Ira C. Davis of the University of Wisconsin urged adding aviation to the 12th grade curriculum after a four day survey of local science courses. He criticized theoretical science teaching and pressed for practical courses in radio electricity and aeronautics to prepare students for the aviation age and speedy modern learning.
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Rockford, Ill
U.P
Ira C. Davis
University of Wisconsin
Davis
Fort Sill sightseeing for inductees at Lawton Okla
Inductees headed to Fort Sill four miles north of Lawton Okla may spend a day visiting this historic Army post. Founded as Camp Wichita in 1869 by Major P H Sheridan the fort houses the Geronimo guardhouse and Field Artillery Museum. Nearby Lake Lawtonka and Wichita Mountains offer scenic drives camping and recreation for visitors.
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Potter County
Fort Sill
Okla
Lawton
Geronimo
Field Artillery Museum
Lawtonka
Wichita Mountains Wild Life Refuge
Use of Molds Widens To Fill Wartime Needs
Iowa City report notes molds and bacteria repurposed for war effort under Prof. Walter Loehwing of the University of Iowa. Pills of penicillin production expand while mold enzymes aid alcohol making and sugar. Gamma globulin serum to prevent or modify measles will be produced from blood derivatives.
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Iowa City
U.P
Walter F. Loehwing
University of Iowa
Loehwing
Reopen Wires To Germany Reopens Sweden Germany Lines
Stockholm reports telephone and telegraph links between Sweden and Germany were resumed at 7:30 am Swedish time after a 14 hour disruption. British press speculated about internal upheavals in Germany, with The Daily Mail Stockholm correspondent noting rumors of purges or efforts to bolster satellites.
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Stockholm
U.P
Sweden
Germany
Daily Mail
Hitler
Wheat research tour noted by Oklahoma City man
Jonn L. Marcum of Oklahoma City traveled through the Panhandle with a wheat research tour for grain companies. Telephone authorities reported Berlin Switzerland communications had been broken since yesterday afternoon with no reasons provided.
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Berlin
Switzerland
Jonn L. Marcum
Oklahoma City
Panhandle
Bombing rumors stir captions in Amarillo telephones
Circulated talk in Amarillo centers on rumored German military movements and a possible Nazi move to shorten lines to curb news leakage. The chatter mentions Berlin area activity and troop movements into Oklahoma and Kansas, while local notices promise results for readers seeking ads.
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Amarillo
Pannandie
Kansas
No Aspirin Safer Than Genuine St Joseph Aspirin
Ad emphasizes St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest selling aspirin priced at 10¢ with claims of purity and safety. It questions why consumers pay more or settle for less and urges demand for St Joseph Aspirin.
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