British Fight Back Against Air Raids of Nazis
British defense aircraft repelled a daylight raid by German planes injuring several in a southwest English town. Another town in the southeast suffered slight damage with no casualties. German losses included at least five planes in yesterday’s broader raids, while two British bombers were shot down and three fighters lost. Continued on page three.
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London
England
Scotland
English Channel
Messerschmitts
Ciano Sees Hitler in Berlin for Sealed Talks
Berlin July 8 Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano met in deep secrecy for about two hours and planned a Wednesday follow up to align Rome Berlin policies for reshaping Europe. Ciano toured German victory sites in the west seen as paving France's downfall while official circles offered little on topics discussed.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Galeazzo Ciano
Rome-Berlin
Europe
Ciano
France
Hitler
Fuehrer
Itain
Iitary
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Hefner to Edison the Man show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs H F Hefner of 328 Warder Avenue to attend tonight's presentation at the Strand or Dixie theatres. Current attraction at the Dixie features Those Were Days with William Holden Ita Granville and Judith Bar.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
H. F. Hefner
Warder Avenue
Sencer Tracy
Edison the Man
William Holden
Ita Granville
Judith Bar
Dixie Theatre
Farley Knows Plans of FDR Third Term Motive
President Roosevelt confided with James A. Farley about his third term intentions but withheld the final answer on renomination. Analysts say the party may draft him if crisis demands, noting large pledged support while awaiting the Canal Zone vote. The piece hints at a convention fight over Roosevelt’s future and the draft possibility.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Dow
Canal Zone
Nomin
Sweden Advances Cooperation With Nazi Germany
Stockholm reports Sweden openly moves toward a cooperative policy with Germany to normalize Scandinavia. The aim is to secure trade and Sweden’s living space through multilateral accords with Germany and with Denmark and Norway under German influence. Prime Minister Per Hansson signals the shift, with agreements expected this week.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Scandinavia
Denmark
Norway
Per Hansson
Hood suffers damage in naval battle off Mers el Kebir
Havas reported that the British battle cruiser Hood was hit many times and two destroyers were seriously damaged perhaps sunk during a clash with French forces off Mers el Kebir. Two British planes were shot down by French fighters and coastal batteries.
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Vichy
France
Havas
Hood
Mers
EL Kebir
Payrolls rise in West Virginia 1940 shows gains
Charleston July 8. West Virginia industrial activity boosted workers wages in the first five months of 1940 to 154,478,338 dollars. The Workmen's Compensation commission reports January May payrolls surpass 1939 by 32,806,567. exceed 1938 by 30,642,768 and 1937 by 3,231,822, the boom year.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Workmen's Compensation Commission
Price fixing plank urged at Democratic convention
Washington July 8 Administration farm leaders indicated they would ask the Democratic national convention to adopt an agricultural plank broad enough to cover governmental fixing of farm prices if economic developments interfere with crop programs. Wallace seeks approval for current policies as Wall ace would appeal to platform committee in Chicago.
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Washington
Administration
Wallace
Chicago
Congress
Aggiculture Department
Preacher Tests Faith With Copperhead Bites
Knox County reports 53 year old preacher Jesse Pack, leader of a mountain sect, bit by copperheads during services while handling serpents to show faith. He declined medical help, says faith will heal him as his hands and arms remained swollen after the bites.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jesse Pack
Pack
Eville
Willkie Seeks Running Mate On Non Intervention Policy
Willkie visited Washington as the Republican nominee and faced calls from congressmen to push a hands off Europe foreign policy. Senators Vandenberg Nye and Thomas planned a dinner with Willkie after his plane arrival to urge a firmer non intervention stance while he met Senator McNary for the first time. The dinner was to be hosted for Republican members, continued on page five.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Nye
R.-N.d
Thomas
R. Idaho
Senate
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Lillys Invite President Willkie to Family Meet
Beckley July 8 The Lillys invite Republican nominee Wendell Willkie and the Democratic opponent to the nation s biggest family reunion led by A A Cousin Abe Lilly. The reunion committee will also ask candidates for governor and senator to Flat Top on August 17 18. No speaking on religion or politics will be allowed.
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Beckley
Wendell Willkie
Lillys
Abe" Lilly
Raleigh
Mercer County
Abe
Bloody riots mar election of president
Mexico City violence flared during presidential voting leaving 30 dead in the capital and many wounded. Reports from provinces suggest higher casualties and widespread irregularities may delay the final tally as candidates claim victory. Two American students were severely wounded in the capital as the dispute over results intensified.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Edward J.mallen, Jr
Frank
Wyomaa
Leonard Durso
Union City
N. J
Manuel Avila Camacho
Juan Andreu Almazan
Italian Bombers Active as Alexandria Is Attacked
Italian bombing planes raided Alexandria for ten minutes this morning before anti-aircraft fire drove them off. An earlier attempt on the harbor was repelled. No casualties or damage reported in the daytime raid. Later a raider was shot down by anti-aircraft guns as British and French warships joined coastal batteries in the defense.
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Alexandria
U S Seeks To Uncover Author of False Yarn
The destroyer Barry was reported safely at anchor in European waters while federal agents traced a false SOS message claimed to be from the ship. The Navy later confirmed the Barry communicated directly and was not in distress, though its exact position remained undisclosed.
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Washington
United States
Barry
Mackay Radio
Petain Dictatorship For France Is Expected Soon
Reports from Vichy indicate France may shift to a Petain led regime with him as chief of state rather than president Lebrun. A dispatch to Le Petit Dauphinois in Grenoble predicts Lebrun's resignation and a power trio including Laval Weygand and Marquet forming a new government structure.
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Petain
France
Geneva
Henri Philippe Petain
Francisco Franco
Spain
Vichy
Petit Dauphinois
Grenoble
Albert Lebrun
Pierre Laval
Maxime Weygand
Adrien Marquet
Labor
Sunk By German U boats and a Defense Fund Request
German submarines sank 21,500 tons of enemy merchant shipping off the Spanish coast, including the 13,000 ton armored steamer San Fernando. President Roosevelt’s proposed 5 billion defense fund would arm a second million men and expand munitions facilities, with tax increases likely to follow. Senator George predicted a billion-dollar annual tax hike to cover army and navy needs.
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Berlin
High Command
Aniouniced
San Fernando
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
George
D.ga
Moonshine raid wounds two Logan youths in Hart's Creek
In Hart's Creek mountains, deputies and state troopers raided a moonshine operation at dawn. Shots tore from a cabin as surrender was demanded, wounding two boys, about 15, one seriously, while officers escaped injury. A third boy was arrested for questioning. two others were sought.
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Norman
Brady Lawson
Clyde Williams
Fifth Column Threatens Ireland Official Says
BELFAST July 8 A high ranking Northern Ireland source warns a fifth column threatens Ireland. The danger stems from extremists of the outlawed Irish Republican Army and from Germans and Italians in Ireland. The spokesman compares the threat to the Norway invasion and vows Ireland will not be the Achilles heel of the United Kingdom. He says well armed men are ready to aid Britain and defend British interests.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Eire
Irish Free
Hedy Lamarr Plans Suit Against Writer Markey
Hollywood July 8 Gene Markey has returned to his father and Hedy Lamarr says she is consulting her attorney about future action. The film star and producer-writer husband Markey, married March 4 1939 in Mexicali have separated after months of incompatibility. Markey moved out Friday and is staying with his father.
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Hollywood
Gene Markey
Hedy Lamarr
Algiers
Markey
Miss Lamarr
Mexicali
Mexico
Russian ministers plan report on Turks in Ankara talks
ISTANBUL July 8 Russian Ambassador Alexei Terentsev was en route to Moscow after a one hour conference with German ambassador Pranz Von Papen. Informed sources said the two diplomats discussed Turkish matters and the men traveled aboard the Black Sea steamer Sygenacia.
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Istanbul
Alexei Terentsev
Moscow
Black Sea
Syg=necia
Pranz von Papen
Turkey
New Officer Bans Public in 1st Order on Rivers
Col L D Worsham, new U S Engineers district chief in Western Pennsylvania, imposes strict trespass limits on locks dams and flood control sites under the 1917 Rivers and Harbors Act. The action, extending to all persons except government employees on 31 locks, the Allegheny Monongahela Ohio rivers and Tygart Dam, aims to protect government property while permitting visitors at picnic grounds for now. Inspections of towboats are not planned.
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Pittsburgh
L. D. Worsham
United States Engineers
Pennsylvania
W. E.R. Cowell
Worsham
Monongahela
Ohio
Tygart River
West Virginia
Tygart Dam
Col. Worsham
Japs accuse U S Marines in Shanghai zone incident
A Japanese army spokesman in Shanghai accuses U S Marines of humiliating and maltreating fifteen plainclothes Japanese gendarmes seized in the defense area. The gendarmes were released after an apology demanded by Col. Peck, who calls the charges lies.
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Shanghai
United States
Clutc
Peck
Dewitt U
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Strand
Dixie
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Trotzky
Farley
Fdr
Copperhead
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U.S
Edmund Caddy
New York Law School
Jean
New York
Central Press
Logan
Logan County
Hedy Lemarr
Pittsburgh Area
Rivers, Harbors
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