Weather and obituaries note three local deaths
The Daily Record reports two deaths and an obituary note. Mrs. Peter I. Kissich, 37, of 2911 Oakland Avenue NE, died at a hospital at 10:15 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Guy J. Marnette, 60, of 1524 Washington Avenue SE, died at a local hospital at 3 p.m. Wednesday. John Jack Craig Ross, 67, of the Grand Hotel, died at 12:20 p.m. Thursday at 1010 First Avenue E.
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Peter I. Kissich
Oakland Avenue NE
Guy J. Marnette
Washington Avenue SE
John “Jack” Craig Ross
Grand Hotel
First Avenue E
Local Court Fines Three for Disturbance and Speeding
Dean Shannon age 43 of 1227 Twentieth Avenue SW fined 50 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace of his family. Eldon F. Knott of 155 Fourteenth Avenue SE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 45. Mrs Juanita Kar Lan of 323 Thirty-Eighth Street NE fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 45.
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Dean Shannon
Twentieth Avenue
Eldon F. Knott
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Juanita Karlan
Thirty-eighth Street
Births Reported From Mercy and St Luke’s Hospitals
Mercy hospital records show Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reading of 319 Twenty seventh Street Drive SE welcomed a daughter on July 24. Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy of Fairfax also share a daughter born July 24. St Luke’s hospital lists Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Pendergraft of 1355 F Avenue NW with a daughter born July 23.
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Mercy Hospital
Lawrence Reading
Twenty Seventh Street Drive
John Murphy
Fairfax
St. Luke’s Hospital
Daryl Pendergraft
F Avenue NW
Justice of Peace Court Fine For License Offense
Tom Hill of 423 K avenue NW was fined five dollars and costs by Justice H R Churchill for driving without a valid license.
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Tom Hill
K Avenue NW
H. R. Churchill
Reverses Seen As Motives In Moscow Raids
K L Simpson analyzes Nazi strategy in Moscow raids linking diversions to Hitler’s anti communism aim. He notes sustained bombing, future Far East crisis, and German casualties while Russian resilience and guerrilla action shape the wartime mood.
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Moscow
Hitler
Napoleon
Far East
Germany
Hitler's Red Drive Slowed by Soviet Resistance
London reports say Hitler’s invasion of Russia is slowing or halted as Soviet forces resist. German high command claims operations proceed, while Moscow raids and heavy rain hamper German movement toward Kiev and Smolensk. 13,000 Soviet prisoners cited by DNE.
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Adolf Hitler
Russia
London
DNE
Nevel
Vitebsk
Hitler
Porkhov
Leningrad
Polotsk - Nevel and
Smolensk
Moscow
Zhitomir
Ukraine
Baltic
Black Sea
Polotsk-Nevel
Kiev
The
Radio Ownership Aids Newspaper In Its Job FCC Told
Marco Morrow of Capper publications testified that ownership and operation of a radio station by a newspaper aids the publication in its job. He said a newspaper needs a radio station for prestige and to perform its duties, while Prof. Charnley explained differences in news handling between print and radio.
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FCC
Washington
INS
Federal Communications Commission
Marco Morrow
Topeka
Kan
Capper Publications
Morrow
T. A. M. Craven
Mitchell D. Charnley
University of Minnesota
Charniey
Commission
AFL agrees to ban strikes on defense construction
The White House and OPM announced a labor agreement with the AFL prohibiting strikes on national defense construction projects. The pact covers wages jurisdictional disputes and applies to Army and Navy sites, federal housing, and related builders. It affects about 800000 construction workers and indirectly 1500000 workers in defense areas.
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Washington
INS
White House
OPM
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Army
Navy
Stephen T. Early
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Radio sets rise and ad spending cited in FCC hearing
FCC staffer Allen W. Saylor presented data showing radio receiving sets grew from 400 000 in 1922 to 50 100 000 in 1940 and newspaper advertising reached about 545 million dollars last year while radio ad spend neared 200 million. Total newspaper circulation expanded from 29 680 323 in 1922 to 41 009 258 in 1940 despite daily papers dropping from 2 033 to 1 877. Chairman James Lawrence Flax said joint ownership of newspapers and radio stations would be investigated with no conclusions until hearings end.
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Washington
INS
Federal Communications
Allen W. Saylor
FCC
James Lawrence Flix
Appeal for Tighter Anti-Sabotage Laws
Department of Justice urged Congress to tighten anti sabotage laws to allow federal charges when there is reason to believe violations might interfere with national defense programs. Attorney General Francis Biddle sent the request in a letter to House Speaker Sam Rayburn noting current law requires clear intent to interfere with defense.
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Washington
INS
Department of Justice
Congress
Acts
Francis Biddle
House
Rayburn
Tex
Kidney Trouble Relief Ad Promotes Haarlem Oil Capsules
An old style advertisement urges readers with kidney and bladder issues to use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims relief from night urination and related symptoms, offers a money back guarantee, and notes possible signs like backache and puffy eyes.
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Haarlem
Union dispute tests A F L unity at plant
Ten workers challenge local A F L bargaining, seeking reinstatement without fines and a group meeting. The union committee demands individual agreements and a union shop clause to control dissenters, while CIO pressure raises the risk of a CIO-led election as contract nears expiry.
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Labor Relations Committee
Decker
CIO
Robert Gustafson
War Department bill would retain men in army for duration
The War Department presented to the Senate Military Committee a bill to keep selectees, National Guardsmen, and reserves in active service for the duration of a congress declared emergency. It would lift the 900,000 trainee cap and empower the President to use armed forces beyond the regular army in national defense, with debate on overseas deployment. General Marshall opposed a TAft proposal to cap reservist and selectee service at 16 months.
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Moscow
Washington
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Stimson
United States
George C. Marshall
Taft
Ohio
Marshall warns of Nazi threats in South America
General George C. Marshall told the House Military Committee in a closed session that three South American nations face possible Nazi uprisings. Brazil, Bolivia, and Colombia were named as centers of potential Nazi strength amid recent Bolivian arrests tied to a Nazi conspiracy.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United States Army
House Military Committee
Marshall
South America
Brazil
Bolivia
Colombia
Marshall Teld
Arrested for Drunkenness and Check Fraud Suspected
Edward Cooney 28 of Oxford was arrested about midnight for drunkenness and fined 10 dollars plus costs. He could not pay and was jailed three days. Authorities then learned he was wanted on bad check charges from multiple counties. Cooney admitted issuing numerous bogus checks and was jailed on the false check charge.
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Edward Cooney
Oxford
Cooney
Sheriff's Office
Jim Smith
Howard Walsh
Sergeant Walsh
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Pete Whittemore
Railroad wage talks loom with $900 million annual rise claim
Negotiations between operating and non operating railroad unions and management Thursday focus on 350000 workers demanding a 30 percent wage hike with a $1.80 daily minimum and 800000 non operating workers seeking 30 to 34 cent hourly increases.
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Southeastern Ru
Nogee
Bigge
Bert Jewell
Meearicen Federation of Labor
Mediation Board May Refer to Arbitration or Emergency Board
The mediation board may refer disputes to arbitration if both sides agree or require them to appoint an emergency fact finding board. Appointment preserves the status quo for 60 days, and past emergency board recommendations have always been accepted.
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Mediation Board
Serbs Rise Against Nazis in Yugoslavia Rebellion
London radio said 5,000 Serbs rose against German forces in Yugoslavia attacking garrisons and outposts. In one raid about 200 Serbs swept from mountain hideouts, seized prisoners, and withdrew back to the hills.
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London
London Radio
Yugoslavia
Roosevelt Plans Hyde Park Weekend Trip From Washington
President Roosevelt will depart Washington by train this evening to spend the weekend at his Hyde Park home in New York. Aides said he would return to the capital early next week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Hopkins Arrives In Canada From Britain
Ottawa dispatch reports Harry Hopkins, administrator of the lease lead program, arriving in Canada from Great Britain on Thursday. The item notes Russia's schools serving more than thirty million pupils.
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Hopkins
Canada
Britain
Ottawa
Harry Hopkins
Great Britain
Russia
Oil Policy and War Prevention in the Pacific
The speaker argues that Britain needed peacekeeping in the South Pacific and credits a policy of supplying oil to Japan for two years as a deliberate step. The aim was to deter Japan from expanding southward and avert war, benefiting the defense of Britain and freedom of the seas.
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Syria
North Africa
Palestine
Great Britain
South Pacific
Japan
Dutch Indies
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