Britain Executes Nationwide Blackout Exercise at Dawn
London reports a four hour wartime blackout marking Britain’s largest peace time air defense drill. 25 000 square miles covered half of England as 500 enemy bombers simulated raids while 1090000 air defense troops stood by. 800 planes and hundreds of searchlights and antiaircraft batteries staged the defense as Spitfires and Hurricanes waited near London for orders. Sporadic Eastland raids occurred along the east coast.
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British Empire
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Britain
Hull
Stockport
Manchester
Bournemouth
Strato Liner Hop to Paris Planned by Howard Hughes
ABHINGTON Aug 11 The Mivil Aeronautics Authority reports that Howard Hughes plans a high altitude transatlantic flight to Paris using a Boeing 307 four motor craft named the Strato Liner. Details remain scarce as the application undergoes careful study by the State Department and the Civil Aeronautics Authority.
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Howard Hughes
Abhington
Ivil Aeronautics Authority
Howard Huegres
Hughes
State Department
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mosquito Breeding Spots Rise After Rains in Del Rio
Del Rio experiences more mosquito breeding sites as rains persist. Health officer Dr. D A York urges residents to remove standing water and use oil in cesspools, Gambusia Affinis fish, or Paris Green powder to curb larvae. Regular weekly treatment and full cleanliness are stressed to prevent a pest problem.
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D. A. York
York
State Department of Health
Austin
Paris
del Rio
Editor Warns Germany Must Be Destroyed
Warsaw based Kurier Polski labels Germany a nest of contagion and urges its destruction. The editorial recalls past hesitations about marching on Berlin and asserts a new resolve to crush a supposed barbaric influence.
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Warsaw
Kurier Polski
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Polski
Wool sales reach 125000 pounds in San Angelo market
On August 11 in San Angelo Texas Max Marschall for Charles J Webb Sons Inc bought 125000 pounds of twelve months wool from Wool Growers Central Storage paying 25 cents a pound. Earlier this week he also bought 5000 pounds at 24 cents.
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Texas
Max Marschall
Charles J. Webb Sons, Inc
Central Storage Company
Marshall
Texas Stockmen's Supply Company
Baker
Walker & Company
Senterfitt Storage Company
Lampasas
Italy adopts strict law to keep rural residents on farms
Rome reports the government enacted a law to compel rural Italians to stay in rural areas. Fines up to 1000 lires are set for moving to towns of 25 000 or more unless employed locally. Authorities may restrict locals from offering work to newcomers and fines apply for renting to violators. The measure aims to curb urban unemployment rather than evacuation guidance by Mussolini.
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Rome
Mussolini
Expert Strategists Pick Mid-August For New European Crisis
London reports that mid August is seen as a pivotal time for a European crisis as harvests are gathered. Nations stockpile grains. Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and others assess wheat availability, with rotating labor and war stocks influencing food security across Europe.
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Phantom ricksha terror shocks Simla coolies
In Simla, coolies threaten to strike unless the Viceroy orders a phantom ricksha to depart. The ghostly four-drawn specter reportedly appears for about fifty yards then vanishes. They oppose India's first streamlined windscreen-wipered ricksha owned by a wealthy Indian sighted in Simla.
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Indians Seek 2000 Miles of Coahuila Land
Indian chiefs George Jones and Harvey Tubey from Oklahoma met with a Mexican land commissioner at Muzquiz Coahuila to seek a 2500 square mile reservation for about 700 Seminole members. The 1856 promise by Mexico for land in Coahuila forms the basis of the petition. The delegates head to Mexico City for final action before President Cardenas and Congress.
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Mexico
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Oklahoma
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Mexico City
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Congress
Dixie Davis Seeks Quiet Life After Crime Ties
New York August 11 Dixie Davis once the flashy kid mouth piece of the Dutch Schultz policy racket now longs for peace a simple life in a quiet country town away from gang gunfire and the mob. The 34 year old ex lawyer hopes to raise children and perhaps write a novel.
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New York
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Dutch Schultz
Dixie
Reich surveys tax committee manpower for emergency
Berlin and Washington reports describe a wide civilian mobilization in Germany to map talents and occupations for potential emergency service. In the U.S. House tax committee, businessmen are urged to submit tax revision ideas while the Federal Works Agency plans builder conference and detailed spend projections by month and state.
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Del Rio Tots Go Tarzan After Ape Man Film Showing
Del Rio children imitate Tarzan after a local screening, swinging from trees and practicing the famous Tarzan call. Kids create tree houses with makeshift weapons as yards become jungle scenes and imaginations run wild.
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del Rio
Del Rio Weather Mostly Cloudy With Warm Weekend
Del Rio and vicinity remain mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. A high of 91 degrees and a low of 72 are forecast, with this morning’s minimum temperature at 73.
Roosevelt cautions Young Democrats on 1940 nominees
President Roosevelt told attendees at the Young Democratic Clubs of America convention that he cannot back a conservative or lip service candidate in 1940. He urged moving forward with a liberal program and indicated he would not actively support a conservative ticket. Senator Pepper backed a third term for Roosevelt and named Bricker and Dewey as potential leaders.
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Pitt Tyson Maner
Montgomery
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
United States
Pepper
Florida
Maner
Drury Wood Named Scout Councellor
Drury Wood, superintendent of the Del Rio Independent School District, is appointed district counsellor for the Val Verde District of the Boy Scouts of America. He will supervise eight units in Del Rio and San Felipe with assistant Brooke Pagel, who moved to Del Rio from Beeville. He has extensive Scout experience under San Antonio jurisdiction.
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del Rio Independent
Val Verde
Boy Scouts of America
Wood
Boy Scouts
Brackettville
Comstock
del Rio
San Felipe
Brooke Pagel
Beeville
San Antonio
Five Disturbing the Peace Defendants Found Guilty
Five defendants in Justice Court were tried midweek for disturbing the peace and found guilty. Four appeared before Judge J. P. Aderhold on Wednesday and one on Thursday, each fined one dollar plus court costs totaling fourteen dollars. Ali paid all fines.
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J. P. Aderhold
Ali
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