Windsors Set for Bahamas Voyage From Lisbon to New York
The Duke and Duchess Windsor travel via the Excalibur to the Bahamas, escorted by potential naval protection, aboard with five staff members and two maids. The ship departed 40 minutes late from Lisbon after a stop in New York, carrying dogs, luggage, and a 1940 model limousine.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Duke
Bahamas
New York
Ricardo Espirito Santo
George Wood
Burke-Wadsworth conscription plan stirs debate in rally
Proponents argue for a 12 million man registration of ages 21 to 30 with a 30 day voluntary enlistment window before conscription. Critics including Wheeler Holt Nye voice opposition at a public rally while a heckler identifiable as Edley H Grayson disrupts proceedings and is removed by police.
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D.-La
Lee
D.-Okla
Wheeler
D.mont
Holt
D.-W. Va
Nye
Norman
Thomas
Rush Holt
Edley H. Grayson
Washington
Senator Holt
Grayson
Principal pleads guilty in mass school case
Verlin Spencer, principal of South Pasadena Junior High School, admitted guilt in a mass serious case involving five colleagues and wounding another. The plea cites possible removal from the gas chamber. Central Press report notes the courtroom appearance in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Verlin ‘Spencer
South Pasadena
Usm
Central Press
Wartime Budget and Welfare Proposals Drafted by Congress
The house ways and means committee backed suspending Vinson-Trammell act profit limits on ship and airplane builders if an excess profits tax passes. Roosevelt urged Congress to fund 125000 for the Children's bureau to set care standards for European refugee children. Senator Overton proposed a debt moratorium for National Guardsmen and reserve officers, with a draft expansion if conscription begins.
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Hall
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Children's Bureau
Overton
D. la
President Roosevelt Doubts Johnson As Democrat in 1940
In Washington on August 2 President Roosevelt said Senator Hiram Johnson of California cannot be viewed as a liberal or progressive Democrat in 1940. Johnson, who backed Roosevelt in 1932, seeks renomination on multiple tickets, and the president stated he does not think Johnson would be considered a Democrat now. He expressed fondness for the senator but warned Johnson has changed in recent years.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Berlin Pleased With Molotoff Speech Amid US Relations
Berlin sources praised Molotoff for a clear exposition of German Russian relations and his warning against American interference. They noted his rejection of English attempts to drive a wedge between Russia and Germany, calling it not unimportant to Berlin.
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Berlin
Forein
Molotoff
United States
Germany
Russia
Several British Ships Sunk by German Raiders
Berlin reports the German air force sank a merchantman tanker and a mine patrol boat while continuing raids on British land targets. Eight Blenheim bombers were shot down over Cherbourg, with ten British planes lost and two German aircraft downed. The message notes weather did not hinder the attacks and claims a German submarine returned to base reporting 72,000 tons of shipping sunk.
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Berlin
Cherbourg
France
England
Farm Bureau Group Meetings Set for 22nd Convention
The West Virginia Farm Bureau plans a series of group conferences during its 22nd annual convention August 4 to 7 at Jackson’s Mill. Secretary Treasurer Leland Booth says sessions will help nonmembers understand the program and allow members to critique past policies and suggest future directions. Discussion leaders include H S Vandervort and Dr Nat T Frame.
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West Virginia Farm Bureau
Jackson's Mill
Leland Booth
Booth
Farm Bureau
H. S. Vandervort
Farm Bureau Legislative Committee
Nat T. Frame
West Virginia University Agricultural Extension Service
Farm Bureau and Extension Leaders Named in State Program
Farmers of America chapters in Farm Bureau and cooperative programs. I. B. Boggs, state boys' club agent for the Agricultural Extension Service, and John M. Lowe, state supervisor of vocational agriculture, are noted in the memorandum.
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Farmers of America
Farm Bureau and Cooperative Programs
I. B. Boggs
Argicultural Extension Service
John M.lowe
Polish Steamer Kroman Escapes to British Port
The 1,864 ton Polish steamer Kroman arrived in a British port after escaping Dakar, Senegal, while Germans arrived by air to seize her. The Admiralty said a vital machinery part had been removed, but the captain improvised a replacement. The ship slipped through harbor defenses and sailed for Britain despite no charts on board.
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London
Dakar
Senegal
Admiralty
Heat slows New York retail gains in hot spell
New York Aug. 2. Dun and Bradstreet reports a week’s retail trade barely up 5 to 7 percent from a year ago as extreme heat dims shopper interest. The Review notes most regions show a narrower gain than the prior week, with a few cities down but no regional decline.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Sportsmen to Meet Huntington in September Convention
Huntington to host the West Virginia Affiliated Sportsmen's Association annual convention on September 13 and 14, bringing together members from the state for meetings and events.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Sportsman's Association
McKellar Wins Handily in Tennessee Senate Primary
In Nashville Aug 2 U S Senator McKellar wins a landslide Democratic primary for a fifth term aided by E H Crump and Governor Prentice Cooper. With 1954 precincts reporting he tops Neal and Toler and leads Cooper against Dempster and Wray as seven Tennessee Democrats secure nominations.
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Nashville
Tenn
K. D. McKellar
United States Senate
Memphis
National
E. H. Crump
McKellar
Prentice Cooper
Cooper
Tennessee
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Claude Toler
Paris
George Dempster
Bailey Wray
London Says Bombed Targets Across Central City Areas
The source notes central city districts pulverized repeatedly. Leipsig hosts a large power station and industrial targets bombed instantly. Warningerode’s airport, a tourist hotspot, was hammered by British bombers along with Kiel and Wilhelmshaven naval bases.
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London
Leipsig
Warnigerode
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Labor unrest ads warn against Lewis influence in state races
A labor group claims John L. Lewis seeks control of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois. The advertisement asserts Lewis dictates state affairs and urges defeating candidate Neely in November. State Federation of Labor officials say they have no direct connection with the league and that membership is open to anyone, with organization in progress for about a month.
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John L. Lewis
Neely
Lewis
State Federation of Labor
League
Railsman Bernard Vavaller Dies at 62
Baltimore, Aug 2 Death ends a 41 year railroading career for Bernard G. Vavaller a native of Harper s Ferry West Virginia He was 62 and died today in Baltimore after a long service in the railroad industry.
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Baltimore, Md
Bernard G. Vavaller
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
West Virginia Coast Conference to Meet Oct 18 19
Announcement by D L McElroy states the fourth annual West Virginia Coast Conference will be hosted by the School of Mines WVU and the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute on October 18 and 19. The state Society of Professional Engineers meets in Morgantown from October 17 to 19, with an arranging committee named by C W Collins. Speakers include University President Co E Lawall and State Geologist Byron Bird, among others from G R Delameter to Paul H Price.
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D. L. McElroy
West Virginia
School of Mines of
West Virginia University
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
McElroy
School of Mines
State Society of Professional Engineers
Morgantown
C. W. Collins
Nellis
Mining Institute
Death Sentence De Gaulle Condemned by French Court
Clermont Ferrand France August 2 Gen Charles de Gaulle the French officer who formed the provisional French committee in London was condemned to death today by a military court that tried him in absentia.
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Clermont
Ferrand
France
Charles de Gaulle
London
Leary
Cremony
Cupid Runs Second in Parkersburg Divorces
In Parkersburg a courthouse report notes Cupid plays second fiddle to divorce filings. Wood County records show July action totals and eight cases reported, with licenses issued and other actions pending while wheat trade highlights a massive Canadian purchase announced by the food ministry in London.
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Parkersburg
Cupid
Wood
London
Iinistry
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