Senate floor battle looms over peacetime draft plan
A cross party bloc forms to fight the Burke Wadsworth peacetime conscription bill. Senator Wheeler says Republicans and Democrats will unite to oppose mandatory training while Woodring backs voluntary service and higher army pay. Roosevelt supports the draft, though Woodring notes pay raises clash with the administration's finances.
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Washington
Senate
Rosevelt
Harry H. Woodring
National Guard
Wheeler
L.mont
Bizarre $100000 extortion plot uncovered in Milwaukee
Milwaukee police arrested three young men in a $100,000 extortion and submarine getaway plot. The 23 year old iron worker, his 27 year old brother, and a 28 year old companion admitted involvement and one suspect said he planted a bomb at Sears Roebuck last July 24. A series of letters threatened further destruction and harm to store manager Rowland Davie and others. Continued on page 6.
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Milwaukee
Eugene O'Gorman
O'Gorman
Sears Roebuck & Company
Rowland H. Davie
South Side
Grafton Sentinel Invites Delbert Wolfe to Local Screenings
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Delbert Wolfe of 125 East Longstreet to attend tonight’s Dixie theatre presentation of Santa Fe Marshal starring William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy and the classic Rebecca opening today for a four day engagement at the Strand theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Delbert Wolfe
East Longstreet
William Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Dixie Theatre
Rebecca
Strand Theatre
Willkie seen as four headed toward campaign start
Willkie met with Republican leaders in Colorado Springs and said his campaign is geared up for a big start. Party chairman Joe Martin predicted he would win if the election were held today and expected sentiment to rise. Willkie indicated he would answer any Roosevelt questions, with continuation noted on page 3.
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William B. Ardery
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican
Joe Martin
Ayblican National Committee
Willkie
Martin
Roosevelt
Rome Admits Naval Base At Cagliari Is Attacked
Rome reports one person killed and three injured in a British air raid on the air and naval base at Cagliari Sardinia. Two British planes were shot down and the crew of one taken prisoner. Italy also buzzed railroad shops at Port Sudan and Gebeit and attacked British troop concentrations near Buna.
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Rome
Cagliari
Sardinia
High Command
Port Sudan
Gebeit
Sudan
Buna
Kenya
British Fleet Leaves Gibraltar Reported By French Dispatch
Le Petit Dauphinois published from Tangier a Tangier dispatch saying the British fleet at Gibraltar sailed west into the Atlantic yesterday to aid in England. It listed five submarines seven destroyers two plane carriers three cruisers and three auxiliary ships in two groups.
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Grenoble
France
le Petit Dauphinois
Tangier
Spanish Morocco
Gibraltar
Atlantic
England
More Paralysis Cases Listed in Huntington
Huntington health authorities report three new infantile paralysis cases, bringing the total to fifteen and urging voluntary quarantine for all children under sixteen. Dr. A M Price of the state health department calls the situation potentially serious and warns that public gatherings could be banned if conditions worsen. Two additional cases are reported in Cabell county.
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Huntington
A. M. Price
State Health Department
Cabell County
Italy Loses Lyria Fight On Libyan Front
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Cairo reports heavy Italian casualties and large quantities of war booty, including tanks and guns, captured by British forces on the Libyan frontier. A British Army communique confirms the ongoing engagement and notes continuation on page 57.
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London
Cairo
Navy Contracting For Alaskan Aerial Bases
The Navy awarded 4.303 million dollars in contracts for air station work on Kodiak and Unalaska islands to bolster Alaskan defenses against Soviet activity near Big Diomede and Little Diomede. Additional awards totaling 4.6095 million dollars were made for air outposts at San Juan Puerto Rico Charlotte Amalie Virgin Islands and Midway Island. A three company syndicate already building Kodiak aviation facilities was ordered to begin prep in Unalaska Island described as the Aleutians tank.
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Washington
Navy
Kodiak
Unalaska Islands
Coast Guard
Big Diomede Island
Bearing Strait
Little Diomede Island
Transfer of Populations Proposed by Hitler Plan
German circles said Hitler favors a massive population transfer to settle Romanian Hungarian disputes. About 1.4 million Hungarians in Romania and 600,000 Germans in Transylvania would move to Hungary or Reich, while Rumanians in those areas would shift to Romania. The plan hinges on a semi circular frontier and is tied to axis Balkan talks.
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Bucharest
Adolf Hitler
Rumania
Hungary
Transylvania
Reich
Japan Protests Filed With Indo China Chief
Domei reports the acting head of Japanese contraband control in French Indo China made representations to Vice Admiral Decoux the governor general. Those representations align with Tokyo’s move to bring greater East Asia under Japanese hegemony as Gen Nishihara arrived to confer with Premier Konoye.
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Hongkong
Domei
Decoux
Petain
Greater East Asia
Indo-China
Dutch East Indies
Tokyo
Ishaku Nishihara
Prince Konoye
May Lose Acres Of Forest To Virginia
West Virginia may lose about 1000 acres of forest land along Monroe county to Virginia due to survey variance. Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson said the land would shift if the boundary recheck confirms the new lines. If accepted, Monroe county land would join Alleghany county Virginia.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Burr H. Simpson
Monroe County
U. S. Forest Service
U. S. Geological Survey
Forest Service
Simpson
Alleghany County
More Australians In England Reinforcements Arrive
London reports additional Australian troops have landed in England to reinforce the thousands who arrived in mid-June. The Dominions Office announced the arrivals within the past few days, but did not disclose exact numbers.
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London
England
Dominions Office
School Posts Are Filled by Board Action
Charleston, Aug 3. The state board of education filled a coaching vacancy at Shepherd State Teachers college, approved pensions for 52 teachers and began a coordinated safety education program in state high schools. Cletus D. Lowe was named to the Shepherd post, succeeding John Newcome, who resigned, and D. E. Phillips, as a part time mathematics instructor, retired. James R. Kirkley was appointed principal of the West Virginia school for the deaf at Romney, succeeding Stanley D. Roth, who retired. The board authorized a committee to collaborate in a traffic safety instruction program for upper-class students in the state's high schools, with NYU’s Dr. Herbert J. Stack said his organization would train the teachers. P. T. McHenry was approved as acting.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
Shepherd State Teachers College
Cletus D. Lowe
Shepherd Post
John Newcome
D. E. Phillips
James R. Kirkley
West Virginia School For
P. T. McHenry
Fighting Idealist Dies at Summer Resort in Mass
Frederick Clemson Howe, 72, longtime reformer and A A administrator, died at Martha's Vineyard hospital after two weeks of illness. A Meadville PA native, he was immigration commissioner for the Port of New York from 1914 to 1917 and served on Wilsons Paris Peace Conference expert board.
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Oak Bluffs
Mass
Frederick Clemson Howe
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Howe
Meadville
Port of
New York
Wilson
Largest Cash Balance In History Of West Virginia
Charleston August 3 State Treasurer R E Talbott reported a July cash balance of 20 351 886 53 one of the largest in the state's history The general fund rose to 4 628 411 80 after a 1 369 109 transfer to other funds All funds stood higher than a year earlier as improved business conditions and reduced school outlay boosted liquidity.
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Charleston
R. E. Talbott
Talbott
Former Keyser Girl Drowns in Westchester Pool
Ellen Legge Nash 27, once of Keyser West Virginia, died in an accidental drowning at a Westchester country estate. The Newport cosmetics magnate Neil R. Andrews hosted a weekend visit when Nash dived nude into a pool and could not be revived after 90 minutes of CPR attempts. The death was ruled accidental by Medical Examiner Amos Squire.
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Keyser
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Westchester
Ellen Legge Nash
West Virginia
Nash
W. Va
Neil R. Andrews
Amos ©. Squire
Hitler fears last chapter of war folly threatens Europe
Debates why Hitler may pause for peace leaflets over England amid signals of renewed Nazi momentum. The piece argues Europe risks utter chaos unless it stabilizes its economic structure, warning of prolonged attrition and economic ruin as the war drags on. Continued on page three.
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Hitler
Dewitt MacKenzie Fuehrer
England
Europe
Britain
Cordell Hull
France Bans Freemasonry in Vichy crackdown
The Petain government orders dissolution of Freemasonry and all secret societies in France. Le Nouvelliste accuses lodges of subverting France, weakening Christian ideals, and aiding defeat while press reports claim Freemasons influenced public office and Catholic faith, with anti Jewish tensions noted.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Freemasonry
Marshal Petain
le Nouvelliste
Lyon
Marsh
Nice
Germans Carry Out Daylight Raids With Small Damage
London reports German bombing planes attacked Britain in daylight across the southeast coast to Scotland. Several people were injured by bombs in a Welsh town, but overall damage was described as small.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Home Guards Ready to Defend Britain and Soil
The 1,250,000 home guards volunteers in Britain, many new to rifles, stand with regular troops and vow to defend the nation. They balance work with drills, many disciplined in overalls, armed with rifles, and ready to observe and hold positions until regulars arrive.
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Crew Middleton
Home Guards
Britain
Scatare i
Italian Oil Depots In Eritrea Attacked
Cairo reports British air force raids on Eritrea targeted oil depots at Zula and Accico and the Asmara air drome. Direct hits caused black smoke as bombers returned safely. One Italian bomber was shot down with crew captured near Kham El Girba and Gedaref on the Sudan border.
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Cairo
Eritrea
RAF
Zula
Accico
Asmara
Kham el Girba
Gedaref
Sudan
Third Term Testimony Sought By U S Senator
Senator Burke says he wrote to 150 opponents of a third term inviting testimony on his constitutional amendment for a single six year term. He noted hearings would begin soon before a senate judiciary subcommittee and that the plan would not apply to President Roosevelt now. He has about 3,000 letters from both sides and has contacted professors, church leaders, businessmen, lawyers, and labor leaders.
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Washington
Burke
D.-Neb
Nebraska
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate Judiciary
Roosevelt
British hold Japanese in spying probe
London reports a British protest over the arrest of two prominent Japanese businessmen in London. The Japanese embassy says nine protests were filed and claims of a wide ring with roots in London and empire branches including Canada and Burma. British Foreign Office denies arrests were connected to magi events.
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London
British Empire
Émpire
Canada
Australis
Burma
Deniba
Japan
Bar
Shigemitsu
Satoru Mekibarg
Shunsugei
Tanabe
Mitsubishi
Great Aerial Drive Height
General Karl Schweickhard, allied with Nazi press censors, stated Germany’s air force can launch a paralyzing blanket attack on Britain. He hinted at a massive onslaught across multiple targets from the North Sea coast to France, signaling a dire wartime offensive.
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Edwin Shanee
Berlin
Karl Schweickhard
Germany
Britain
British Isles
Schlesische Zeitung
North Sea
France
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Cletus Lowe
Shepherd
Act On
Long Island Sound
Miss. Nash
Great Britain
U. S
Halifax
Jedd M. Sabre
Grafton
Cornwell
Opers House
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