Senate OKs Vinson Bill for 22 Warships and Navy Power
The United States Senate without dissent approved the Vinson bill authorizing 635 million dollars for 22 new warships totaling 167000 tons and sent it to conference for final adjustments before presidential signature. Morgenthau announced plans with Ford General Motors Chrysler Studebaker and Packard to convert plants to aircraft engine production for the war effort.
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Washington
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Senate
Garner
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
United States Armed Services
Allies
Army
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Packard
Morgenthaut
Robert H. Hinckley
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Co
Germany
Rolls Royce
Treasury
United Aircraft Names Division General Managers
Eugene E. Wilson announced appointments at United Aircraft with H Mansfield Horner named general manager of Pratt and Whitney division Sidney A Stewart named general manager of Hamilton standard propellers division and Charles J McCarthy named general manager of the Vaught Sikorsky division at Stratford all effective immediately.
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Hartford, Conn
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Eugene E. Wilson
United Aircraft Corporation
H. Mansfield Horner
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Sidney A. Stewart
Hamilton Standard Propellers
Charles J. McCarthy
Vaught-Sikorsky Aircraft
Stratford
Mexico moves on fifth columners new division to curb German influx
In Mexico, Undersecretary Ramon Berela announced a new interior division to stop German entrants as anti fifth column measures are stepped up. In New York, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin were removed from a federal monopoly case list as the trial began.
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New York
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Mexico
Ramon Berela
Department of Interior
Mary Pickford
Charles Chaplin
British Navy Losses Include Zeebrugge Ships and Trawlers
The admiralty reported losses of several vessels including the Basilisk Keith Havant Skipjack Mosquito and Grive after German air and submarine attacks. Concrete ships at Zeebrugge and the canal system were sunk or damaged while other ports held by the enemy were rendered largely useless. Two Grimsby fishing trawlers Grey Night and Slasher were sunk with twelve others returning damaged.
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Fleet Air Arm
Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Sir Roger Keyes
Skipjack
Mosquito
Grive
Thames
Basilisk
Keith
Havant
Brazil
Flanders
Britain
Plan Second War Games Maneuvers in Wisconsin
Lieut. Gen. Stanley H. Ford announced a second series of giant war games to run three weeks starting August 12 near LaCrosse Wisconsin. The Second Army will conduct the maneuvers with 61 000 regular and national guard troops and more than 4 500 motorized units.
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Chicago
Louisiana
LaCrosse
Wis
Stanley H. Ford
Wisconsin
Second Army
Ford
Countess Barbara Gifts Ambulances to England
Hollywood society notes reveal Countess Barbara Haugwitz Reventlow donated ten new ambulances to England. The gift was confirmed by the Countess at a Hollywood home during her visit with Countess Dorothy di Frasso after prior disclosure in a London column.
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Hollywood
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England
Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Dorothy di Frasso
London
Zeebrugge and other German held ports blocked
London AP says the British navy blocked Zeebrugge and other German held Belgian ports and admits the loss of 24 vessels in the Dunkerque evacuation. The communique calls the operation the most extensive naval action in history, carried out under heavy air and artillery fire. It notes 222 British naval ships and over 665 other British vessels took part in evacuating British and French troops from Dunkerque.
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London
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Admiralty
Dunkerque
Flanders
Harlan Men Arrested Over Flag Opposition Leaflets
Two men were arrested in Harlan Kentucky on Monday on charges of distributing literature opposing the salute to the American flag and spouting propaganda deemed detrimental to the United States government.
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Harlan, Ky
Harlan
United States
Radio Schedule Highlights Wide Iowa Station Lineup
A dense grid of programs across WMT WGN WCCO WSUI WHO KFJB KFIB and others lists music dramas sports and talk items from early morning to late night. Notable names include Arthur Godfrey Kay Neal Fred Martin Jubilant orchestras and weather and market updates interspersed with soap operas and public affairs.
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Ned Jordan
Wccco
Big Town
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Johnny
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WMI
Fulton Lewis
KFUB
American Family Robinson
Court of Missing Heirs
Charlie Baum
Orch
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We, the People
Leonard Keller
People
Children's Hour
Utley
KFJIB
Fred Martins
Glen Miller
Griff Williams
Glen Muller
Andrews Sisters
Dance
Amns
Andy
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Red Sievers
Waterloo-Clinton
Lanny Ross
Fred Martin
Wccoo
Arthur Godfrey
Larry Clinton
Kay Neal
Cedric Adams
MacFarland Twins
Bill Austin
Plann
Ray Herbeck
Rollie Johnson
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Osborne
Dick Shelton
Pliner
Earl
Jan Garber
Ray Kinney
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Mark Fisher
Andy Inna
Andy Tona
Red Nichols
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Renny Goodman
Renny_ Goodman
Bud Freeman
Phil Harris
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Earlybird
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Zelda
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Music Shop
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Hilltop House
Kerp
Ellen Randolph
June Baker
Kathleen Norris
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Harry
Betty Wells
David Harum
Blue Horizons
Henry King
Linda
Kate Smith
Noews
S. Dauchter
Angel of Mercy
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Portia Blake
Variety
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Dr Malone
Rhythm Rambles
Light of
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Joyce Jordan
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Ralph Ginshurgh
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Lawrence Salerno
Hollywood
Ma Perkins
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Arnold Grimm
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Hedda Hopper
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Charle Flacer
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Miss Julia
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Alten
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Carilion
Earl of Hollywood
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