Willkie Accepts GOP Nomination in Elwood Speech
In Elwood Indiana Willkie formally accepts the Republican nomination. He contrasts his American principles with the present administration, warns of dangers from Hitler and Britain’s fleet, and pledges to outpace totalitarian powers through free enterprise and selective government spending. The crowd endured near 100 degree heat as campaign trinkets circulated.
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Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Dustry
Great Britain
Hitler
United States
Petain Urges Broad Preparedness For Free Nations
Marshal Henri Petain told American reporters in Vichy that France must shift to an authoritarian discipline to restore order while remaining a democracy at heart. He praised US preparedness, urged moral mobilization, and said France will adopt an authoritarian role under the new regime to discipline youth, with Switzerland cited as a model. He insisted he has no fascist ambitions, calling himself one of 40 million French.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
United States
Verdun
Petain
Sevigne Pavillion
Switzerland
United States and Canada Form Joint Hemisphere Defense
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King met at a border town to discuss mutual defense for Canada and the United States amid World War II. A permanent hemispheric defense board and talks on base sites in British possessions were noted, with focus on protecting the Panama Canal and North American security.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mackenzie King
North America
Canada
United States
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Ottawa
Lisbon
Twenty - Eighth Division
Pennsylvania National Cuard
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
Jay Pierrepont Moffatt
George Washington
Washington
Britain
Panama Canal
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Ogdensboro
Stimson
Ogdensburg
Career of Walter P. Chrysler Phenomenal Man of the Motor Age
Walter P. Chrysler Sr., 65, motorcar manufacturer and chairman of Chrysler Corp, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his Great Neck home. Born a machinist apprentice, he rose to a leading auto magnate, built the Chrysler Tower, battled labor disputes, and supported the anti prohibition crusade in 1932. He is survived by two sons and two daughters.
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Walter P. Chrysler
Great Neck
Long Island
T. J. Ross
Chrysler
Supreme Court
Walter P., Jr
Jack
Byron Foy
Edward Garbisch
Tuenis van Delsen
New York City
New Amsterdam
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Tower
Metropolitan
Empire State Building
Automobile
Frank Murphy
Crusader
House Passes Mobilization Bill With Few Minor Amendments
The House approved the national guard mobilization bill 342 to 33 after defeating an effort to restrict service to the continental United States and possessions. The measure, returning to the Senate, would allow a year of compulsory service anywhere in the western hemisphere for most militiamen, with dependents exempt. The vote included defeat of the Miller amendment to limit deployment and other failed amendments, paving the way for presidential signing and the start of a program to raise an army up to 1,200,000.
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House
National Guard
United States
Senate
Chamber
Great Britain
Caribbean
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt
War Department
Downey
California
Lee
Oklahoma
White House
Morgenthau
Western Hemisphere
Miller
Republican
Connecticut
Philippines
South America
Rayburn
Texas
Representative Bender
Ohio
Representative Vorys
National Labor Relations Board
Ickes Attacks Willkie Over Speech and Record
Secretary Ickes denounces Willkie for opposing New Deal reforms and TVA while praising some past positions. He accuses Willkie of labor-baiting, ties to political machines, and prior praise for Insull, arguing Willkie lacks support for farm and work relief and collective bargaining amid 1940 campaign tensions.
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Ickes
Willkie
Boss Pendergast
Kansas City
Ican
Bullitt Warns Hitler Could Reach America
William C Bullitt warned that Nazi strategy could strike America while German power grows. He cited German agents bluffing France and the need to prevent Britain’s navy collapse, warning of a united Europe under Berlin and economic crisis for the United States. He urged vigilance as the war for freedom nears U.S. shores.
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Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
United States
Poland
France
Hitler
Atlantic Ocean
Bullitt
Europe
Britain
Ireland
Berlin
South America
Pacific
United States Navy
Hawaii
West Coast
Atlantic
Taylor Upset in Idaho Primary Defies Expectations
In Boise on Aug 15, early returns from 749 of 792 precincts show Glen Taylor a dramatic upset winner on the Democratic ticket for U.S. Senate, defeating James Bothwell and George Donart as he targets a fall race against Republican incumbent John Thomas. Other statewide races list victors in Congress, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and more.
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Boise
Idaho
Glen Taylor
Pocatello
Taylor
John Thomas
William E. Borah
James Bothwell
Twin Falls
George Donart
Weiser
Congress
Edward Gaffney
Compton I. White
Henry Dworshak
Ira H. Masters
C. A. Bottolfsen
Chase Clark
Don Whitehead
Charles Gossett
James Keating
George Curtis
Thomas Rodgers
Calvin Wright
Lela Painter
Myrtle Eaking
Z. Reed Millar
Bert Miller
Myrtle Davis-Wicks
C. E. Roberts
Stewart Campbell
Arthur Campbell
Appeasement Debate Echoes Munich Reference in Speech
The speaker attacks pro Nazi Munich appeasers linking their stance to Willkie and the current party. He warns of further appeasement, defeatism abroad, and reactionary policy at home, signaling a harsh critique of foreign policy and party leadership.
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Land’s
France
Munich
Mr. Willkie
America
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