Argentina Hesitates On Pan American Plans In Parley
At the Pan American conference Argentina voiced caution against actions based on conjectural hypotheses as Hull pressed ahead with draft resolutions for hemispheric solidarity. Secretary Hull outlined defense and economic plans while President Roosevelt sought a $500 million increase in the Export-Import Bank. Argentina and others demanded specifics on how measures would affect their economies before entering commitments.
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Argentina
Europe
United States
State Wall
Leopoldo Melo
Hull
New World
Lima
Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Japs Follow Nazi Pattern in New Cabinet Drive
Tokyo reports the new Japanese cabinet will strengthen totalitarian control at home while pursuing diplomatic reform with a larger militarist role. Premier Konoye calls it a model of shrewd diplomacy, and Foreign Minister Matsuoka declares Japan will move swiftly toward its objective with surprise blitzkrieg.
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Tokyo
Japan
Fumimaro Konoye
Fuehrer
Yosuke Matsuoka
English Recluse Shot Over Eviction Order in Wartime Farm
A 66 year old recluse who had not left his farm in 50 years was shot by a posse when police tried to serve an eviction order in Basingstoke Hampshire. Constable Draper was wounded in both legs. The eviction followed government wartime measures enabling seizure of fields not in maximum production dated July 12.
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Basingstoke
Hampshire
Eng
P. C. Draper
Britain Recognizes New Free Czech Government
The Czechoslovak national committee in London announced that Great Britain has recognized a new government for free Czechoslovaks led by Dr Eduard Benes, former president of the republic. The government has begun a national campaign abroad, fully supported by 1,500,000 American Czechoslovaks according to the committee.
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London
Czechoslovak National Committee
Great Britain
Eduard Benes
Hotel embraces heat wave policy in Bluefield
Bluefield West Virginia hotel manager W J Cole says guests will be accommodated without charge whenever temperatures rise above 90 degrees. The policy aims to ease discomfort during peak heat waves at the establishment.
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Bluefield
W. Va
W. J. Cole
Sues Publisher For $250,000 In Zanesville Case
In Zanesville, Attorney Ernest Graham sues The Zanesville News publishers for 250000 alleging slander over a July 12 story about his handling of a valuable estate. He represents Ethel Stilwell in a separate matter accusing Ralph Stilwell of failing to support their twin sons.
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Zanesville
Zanesville News
Common Pleas Court
Ernest G. Graham
Ralph A. Stilwell
Graham
Earl J. Jones
the News
C. J. Beach
Jones Enterprises, Inc
Ethel Stilwell
Ralph Stilwell
Stilwell
Jones
Plan Building Planes With Movable Wings
Dayton news: Cornelius-Hoepli Corp to move aircraft production from New York to Dayton, with movable wing planes that swing to right angles. George W. Cornelius, company president, holds patent rights to the feature and expects eight months to complete the transition.
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Dayton
George W. Cornelius
Cornelius-Hoepli Corp
New York
Cornelius
Milkman and Farm Girl Capture Nazi Airmen
A milkman and a farmer's daughter armed with a shotgun captured two German airmen on the English southeast coast today after a twin engined fighter was shot down.
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London
English
Willkie Seeks Democratic Backing On Western Swing
Willkie heads from Colorado Springs to Denver Cheyenne Salt Lake City and Ogden for rodeo visits as he seeks Democratic support. He cites past Ohio politics with Newton Baker and notes plans for an August 17 acceptance address in Callaway Park. Dems John Hanes and Lewis Douglas pledge to join him for loyalty to country over party.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Wyoming
Utah
Willkie
Denver
Cheyenne
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Newton Baker
Ohio
Wilkie
Elwood
Ind
Callaway Park
Joe DeHarity
John W. Hanes
Lewis W. Douglas
New Deal
Hanes
Douglas
Berlin Says Hitler To Strike After Churchill Speech Today
Berlin declares the dice are cast as Nazi air forces attack Edinburgh Aberdeen Chatham Sheerness and targets near Portsmouth and Bristol Channel. Germany steps up air and naval bombardment ahead of a general offensive, while Britain faces increased raids and a harsh new income tax to fund the war effort.
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Hitler
Churchill
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Scotland
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Chatham
Sheerness
Portsmouth
Bristol Channel
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Halifax
Manané Daléiolh
Ecuchl
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London
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DNB
R.A.F
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Hamburg
Wismar
Schwerin
Kassel
Hanover
Penneberg
Paderborn
Hagen
Bochum
Lord Halifax
Thames Estuary
Rumania
von Ribbentrop
Record-Breaking Play To Close Next Month
Broadway run of Tobacco Road ends August 17 at the Forrest Theater after 2,847 performances in six years and nine months. Jack Kirkland’s adaptation of Erskine Caldwell’s novel about po' white trash wraps up a groundbreaking run, surpassing the former record by Abie's Irish Rose by 530 performances.
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New York
Tobacco Road
Forrest Theater
Jack Kirkland
Erskine Caldwell
Garner Claims Equal Rights With Roosevelt
Vice President Garner rode southward toward Texas and refused to comment on a possible third term for President Roosevelt or a second term for himself. He said he wants the same rights as the leader to change his mind or delay his decisions as he and Mrs. Garner left Washington on their special railroad car.
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Washington
Garner
Texas
Roosevelt
Proposed Profits Tax Would Enrich Treasury
A high administration official forecast that the proposed excess profits tax would enrich the treasury by 500 million to 750 million dollars annually. Enactment would lift federal government income in the coming year to about 7.5 billion dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
United States Warships Move From Lahaina and Pearl Harbor
The U S fleet vacated Lahaina Roads near Maui after three weeks of maneuvers and target practice with ships heading southward toward Christmas Island. Some vessels are believed bound for regions east of the International Date Line. Christmas Island is jointly owned by the United States and Great Britain.
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United States
High Seas
Lahaina Roads
Pearl Harbor
Maui Island
Christmas Island
Equator
Great Britain
Germans Charge U S Aims To Dominate Americas
Berlin reports quote a German news commentary alleging the United States seeks a Havana meeting of American foreign ministers to establish a protectorate over the entire American continent, especially South America. It notes Secretary Hull denied such hegemonic aims and cites skepticism from South American nations about American collective security plans.
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Berlin
United States
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Havana
Cordell ‘Hull
Hull
Blame Organic Disorder For Double Drowning
Coroner David H. Hauser ruled that an organic disorder caused the mental condition leading Mrs. Anthony Leombruno of Struthers to drown herself and her two year old daughter Theresa in the Mahoning River. The bodies were found under the Marshall Street bridge in the business district and were identified at 6 pm after her husband, alarmed by her absence, read a newspaper description.
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Youngstown
David H. Hauser
Anthony Leombruno
Struthers
Theresa
Mahoning River
New
Marshall Street
Leombruno
President of Maytag Dies in Newton
Elmer H. Maytag 56, president of Maytag Washing Machine Co., died Saturday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the First Methodist Church and will be broadcast to five other churches via public address system. Maytag was Newtons leading industry figure.
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Newton
Elmer H. Maytag
First Methodist
Maytag
Maytag Washing Machine Co
Jeannette man killed in U S 40 collision
Eaton Thomas J Mc Graw age 28 of Jeannette Pennsylvania died in a collision last night between his car and a truck on U S 40 north of here.
Vandenberg Attacks Compulsory Training Plan Critique
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan voiced strong doubts about peacetime conscription as the solution to expanding armed forces. He questioned relying on volunteers, while President Roosevelt and the army favored selective service. The Senate Military Committee convened in a closed session on the Burke-Wadsworth bill, with some members supporting enactment.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Roosevelt
Army High Command
Senate Military Committee
Burke-Wadsworth
War Department
National Guard
Visitors banned at Tiffin waterworks over security risk
The Ohio Cities Water Co announces visitors to the Tiffin waterworks plant are banned as a safeguard against fifth column activities. Passes will be issued only to individuals personally known to company executives.
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Ohio Cities Water Co
Meigs Miner Killed in Fall Of Top Coal
POMEROY Staff Special Fred Scott aged 40 was killed in a fall of top coal at the Ebersbach Mine on Wright Street. His son survived, having stepped back to secure a shovel. Scott moved to Pomeroy in 1920 and leaves two sons, his mother, a brother Robert Brown, another brother Fercy Scott in Mississippi, and four sisters in Alabama.
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Pomeroy
Fred Scott
Ebersbach
Wright St
Pomeroy Bend
Scott
Donald Brown
Kerrs Run
Fred
Eugene
Robert Brown
Fercy Scott
Mississippi
Courtney Williams
Bolgee
Ala
Basheba Royster
Bessemer
Maxine Royster
Margaret
Lelia Johnson
Tuscaloosa
Bombing Raid Hits Denmark Reported by Berlin Radio
Berlin based AP radio says British aircraft dropped bombs on Danish soil last night damaging electric lines. German planes reportedly drove off the raiders.
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Berlin
Nation's Wheat Hoard Reaches 600 Million Bushels
Chicago report notes massive unsold wheat stored in elevators as government measures curb price declines. Experts estimate over 300 million bushels of new wheat and nearly 300 million more of old wheat in storage, enough for five months. Loans tied to collateral and wartime demand shape future levels.
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Chicago
Heat Wave Relents Slightly but Death Toll Rises
Across the nation the heat wave persisted with scattered thundershowers offering only brief relief. Heat-related deaths exceed 180 nationwide, with 31 listed in 12 states. beaches report 149 drowning victims. Crop distress grows in the Plains and Midwest as drought and hail strike Massachusetts and Connecticut tobacco valleys. Chicago forecasts continued heat and record temperatures hold in multiple cities including Phoenix 112 and Minneapolis 103.
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Neb
Sudan
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Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Connecticut River Valley
Phoenix
Ariz
Yuma
Mercury
Cleveland
Madison, Wis
Philadelphia
New York
Washington, D. C
State Department
Weather Teasers Fail to End Ohio Heat Wave
Showers offered only brief relief as heat persisted across Ohio. Cleveland hit 93 earlier, fell to 79 after a thunderstorm, while Sandusky saw a 20 degree drop to 76. Drowning death in Independence raises heat fatalities to 18. Springfield reached 98, with statewide highs near 94 in Columbus and 95 in Cleveland.
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Ohio
Lunken
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Sandusky
Route 163
Ottawa County
Toledo
City
Washington, D. C
Wilmington
Walter Wysocki
Cuyahoga River
Independence
Springfield
Cleveland Airport
Dayton
Akron
Australian defense chief halts recruitment after target breach
Melbourne Australia Defense Minister G A Street announced a temporary suspension of recruiting for the Australian Imperial Force as the initial objective of 80 000 volunteers had been breached.
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Melbourne
Australia
G. A. Street
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