Southern California Industrial Boom Driven by Warplane Demand
In the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles city, mass housing and retail expansion arise as wartime aircraft production surges. Workforce in the southern California aircraft industry grows from 14,000 in 1939 to over 100,000, with payrolls near 4 million dollars weekly and orders totaling close to 2 billion dollars. Executives question long term use of the hired labor once the emergency ends.
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the Gazette Special News Service
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San Diego
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California
South California
Turks Shoot Down Nazi Scout Plane
Turkish anti-aircraft guns shot down a German reconnaissance plane over Karadjadagh in a wartime air action reported from Ankara.
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Ankara
Turkey
Karadjadagh
Turkish Airspace Incident Reported Over Western Turkey
Turkish authorities announced that artillery fired warning shots to divert a Nazi aircraft over Turkish territory on Tuesday. The plane continued its course, prompting artillery to turn its fire on the intruder.
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Turkey
Plan to shift railroad workers to defense industries faces opposition
Defense Transportation Chief Ralph Budd opposed a Washington plan to transfer about 100,000 railroad mechanical workers to shipbuilding and aircraft sectors. The proposal calls for voluntary moves of roughly a quarter of skilled railway maintenance staff, with Eli Oliver explaining at Chicago meetings. Budd warned the railroads must not sacrifice manpower during the defense emergency. Labor representatives and railroad officials gave no comment.
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Chicago
Defense Transportation
Ralph Budd
Budd
Washington
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Eli Oliver
OPM
French destroyers reach Toulon from Syria amid armistice dispute
Three French destroyers arrived Tuesday in Toulon from Syria, suggesting they sailed before Paris pledged to turn over all Syrian ships to the British. The move follows renewed tension as the armistice terms with Britain are negotiated.
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Vichy
France
Toulon
Syria
Syrian
VFW Book Sale Aids Musketeers Drum Corps Trip
Local VFW Post 788 raises funds by selling History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion to support the Musketeers Drum and Bugle corps trip to the national convention in Philadelphia. The book by Buck Private McCollum features doughboy illustrations and a Chicago publisher contract grants 50 percent of proceeds. Musketeers tour Quincy Illinois on August 3 and Milwaukee August 17 for dress rehearsals. they placed second at last year’s Los Angeles convention.
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Philadelphia
Post No. 788
Buck Private McCollum
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Evangelist W R Buxman To Speak At Tabernacle
Evangelist William R Buxman and George Hahn business manager with the Royal Guards male quartet of Angelus Temple Bible college Los Angeles will present a service at the Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle 609 First avenue West Friday at 745 pm The Rev Mr Buxman will speak and a special musical program led by the quartet will be offered All graduates of the Bible college founded by Aimee Semple McPherson in Los Angeles Public invited.
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Royal Guards
Angelus Temple Bible College
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Famed stunt driver Jimmie Dawton to headline Aug 11 fair show
Springfield youth Jimmie Dawton longtime star of the Autmotive thrill act leads the Tour nament of Thrills at the All Iowa fair on August 11. He and a dozen other performers from Texas Pennsylvania and Washington will execute high danger routines amid a lineup overseen by announcer C. V. Winkley.
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Suicide Club
Dimmie
Ray" Kennedy
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Mazon
Til
Texas
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He Gives Another Leg To Uncle Sam
Greenville Texas AP Henry Courtney a World War I veteran who lost a leg and later received an aluminum prosthesis in 1929 arrived at the aluminum collection headquarters with his all metal leg He said he was glad to support Uncle Sam and do what he can in the preparedness program and war effort.
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Henry Courtney
Aluminum Collection
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