Eleven States Begin Nomination Battles For Congress
The week brings primaries and conventions in 11 states naming 4 Senate nominees 55 House candidates and 8 governors. Key contests include Minnesota and Colorado Senate races Washington and Connecticut House battles and Georgia governor race. Alaska also votes to elect territorial officials and reelect unopposed Democratic delegate Dimond.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Senate
House
Minnesota
Colorado
Washington
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
Arizona
Louisiana
Vermont
Alaska
Anthony J. Dimond
Congress
Delaware
New Mexico
Bulow
S. D
Hughes
Dela
Bunker
Doxey
Miss
Joseph H. Ball
Laxatives and political contests across states
An assortment of laxative types is discussed from herbal to saline and emollient. The piece notes Black-Draught as a generic herbal option. It then shifts to political races in October 1940, detailing Ball and Mickelson in a Senate contest, state-level races in Colorado, court accusations in Johnson-Millikin primary, Governor Carr’s race, Washington congressional nominations, and Georgia’s Wednesday Democratic gubernatorial primary between Eugene Talmadge and Ellis Arnall with differing views on white supremacy.
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Senate
Ball
Walker K. Mickelson
Shipstead
Minnesota
Pearl Harbor
Colorado
Ed C. Johnson
Eugene D. Millikin
Alva B. Adams
Johnson
Supreme Court
Benjamin C. Hilliard
America
Ralph L. Carr
Washington State
Congress
Knute Hill
John M. Coffee
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Young Arnall
Landis Urges Seekers of Pretty Jobs to Take Real War Duties
Civilian Defense Director James M. Landis told Chicago listeners to abandon the idea of easy war work and take on essential tasks at home. He urged salvage drives, conservation, war bond purchases, and careful speech and thinking about the war, stressing that holding El Alamein’s line could shorten the conflict.
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Chicago
James M. Landis
el Alamein
Landis
Northwestern
Mutual Broadcasting System
Fifteen Year Old Editor Heads West Sacramento Paper
Julius Feher aged 15 edits and publishes the Weekly Reader West Sacramento's sole newspaper He runs the paper and its junior edition The Sutter Static single handedly handling editorial advertising printing and circulation Since April 24 1938 the Weekly Reader grew from two to seven pages and reports local highway real estate and sports with a 175 copy circulation
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Weekly Reader
West Sacramento
Sutter Static
Julius
Naval clash reported off Portugal by Vichy radio
The Vichy radio said British and German light naval forces were clashing off Portugal with aircraft from both sides taking part.
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Portugal
London
Vichy
Fall From Water Tower Fatal
Michael Murray died after falling 50 feet from a New York water tower while napping atop it. The incident occurred Sept 7 and authorities are investigating the accident.
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New York
Michael Murray
Texas Trains Own Guerrillas For War Here
Camp Bullis Tex Sept 7 UP With 230 guard officers gathered from San Antonio Houston Dallas El Paso and other cities the first Texas defense guard training camp opens at Leon Springs near where WW1 training was held The week long curriculum covers guerilla commando tactics latest weapons hand to hand fighting lectures and films by Lt Col H A Pollock among instructors Adjutant General J Watt Page says the guard will preserve internal security train for regular services and form a reserve units will run four schools to reach 1000 officers with detachments from cities across the state including San Antonio Houston Dallas El Paso Wasco Austin Port Arthur Laredo Wichita Falls and Corpus Christi
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Camp Bullis
Tex
Texas Defense Guard
Texas
Richard Donovan
Eighth Service Command
Leon Springs
H. A. Pollock
Texas Defense Guards
England
J. Watt Page
Europe
Guard
San Anstonio
Houston
Dallas
el Paso
Wasco
Austin
Port Arthur
Laredo
Wichita Falls
Harlingen
Denton
Marshall
Odessa
Lubbock
Palesstine
Plainview
Paris
Lufkin
Sherman
Corpus Christi
BC Medicine Headache and Neuralgia Relief Ad
Headache and neuralgia relief promoted for quick action using the BC formula. Claims to ease muscular aches and periodic pains and to act as a sedative for nervousness. Available in 10c and 25c sizes. Use as directed and consult a physician if pain persists.
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Solons
Ruth Roland
Marie Walcamp
Pearl White
Ruth Stonehouse
Hollywood
Tim Folt
Jack
Air Force
Joan Barclay
Ann Summers
Barbara Moffett
Miss Moffett
Southwest
Panhandle Laundry
Sy and
Awhandle
Leaning Ca
Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Julius Feher
Cinderella
Fine Diamonds
J.T. Russell
Amarillo
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
California
Sooty
Ae Borios
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