Roosevelt Wallace Meeting Shapes Campaign Sways
President Roosevelt meets with Secretary Wallace after Hyde Park stop to align on campaign plans while Willkie heads to Colorado Springs to polish his acceptance speech. James Roosevelt hints at campaigning in California as Byrnes declines national chair role. Willkie’s Utah visit wraps up. Continued on page 4.
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James A. Reed
Chicago
James Roosevelt
California
Spartanburg
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James A. Farley
Fifth Column Hit By Parley
Representatives of 21 American republics reached the climax of their conference as the deadline for proposals neared. Debated were European colonies in the hemisphere suppression of fifth column activities and economic relief from war dislocations. The Argentine delegation and others urged unity, with fears of splitting on the collective trusteeship plan and related issues. Continued on page eight.
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United States
Grafton Sentinel Promotes Tonight's Double Feature Lineup
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs L L Shriver of Grafton to attend tonight's Dix ie theatre presentation. The program features Wild Bill Elliott in Frontiers of 49 and Wayne Morris with Jane Wyman in Gambling on the High Seas as a double bill. George Brent stars in Adventures in Diamonds at the Siren Theatre as the current attraction.
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Siren Theatre
Britain plugs oil gap to Germany via Spain
Britain moves to halt oil shipments to Germany through Franco Spain. An important Commons statement from Hugh Dalton was awaited detailing measures as U S. shipments faced disruption after France fell, highlighting new land routes across France to Spain used by Germany.
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Britain Was the Flow of Oil Through Generalissimo
Francisco
Franco
Washington
French Ship Meknes Sunk by German Torpedo
London July 25 The French ship Meknes one of several used to repatriate French naval officers and men was sunk by an enemy torpedo last night. First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander told Commons today. It was reportedly the 18 000 ton armed merchant vessel sunk off Portland by a torpedo motor boat according to the German High Command.
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A. V. Alexander
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Portland
Special Tribunal Created to Try Ex French Officials
Vichy France reports a special tribunal will try former Premier Edouard Daladier and other ex-government leaders for France s entry into the war and defeat. A military court will examine cases of officers in the armed forces at the time of the alleged failures. Some journalists may also be tried.
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Vichy
France
Edouard Dalladier
Two Under Arrest After Extortion Plot Nipped
Kimball July 25. Ed Cochran and Robert Jarrell Jr of Big Four were arrested for trying to extort 7000 from former Mayor George Turner. Police Chief L K Cruise announced a third suspect is being sought. The note threatened killing the mayor and his wife and destroying their home.
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Ed Cochran
Robert Jarrell, Jr
Big Four
George Turner
L. K. Cruise
Hold Suspect For Slayings
Pittsburgh July 25 Police questioned a stationary engineer who knew Carrie Kolb 38 and John Edgar Ewing 45 as the couple sat in a parked auto. The man denied involvement but was detained for suspicious behavior. A paraffin test was administered to a 59 year old widower with six daughters, with results not disclosed. Detectives continued the search for clues.
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Carrie Kolb
John Edgar Ewing
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Full Official Honors Given to Royal Family Arrives at Annapolis
Seven refugee Luxem bou rg royal family members received full official honors on arrival at Annapolis aboard the cruiser Trenton. Joseph E Davies, former Luxembourg minister, met them with State and Navy officials. A motor trip to Washington for a luncheon with President Roosevelt was planned.
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Romanian Minister to London Ordered Home
The Rumanian minister to England since 1938 Viorel Virgil Tilea was recalled from London. A spokesman could not confirm the appointment of Vassile Stoica as successor but said Stoica’s name had been strongly suggested.
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Turkey
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Food Famine Hits French Countryside as Germans Control Supply
In Basel July 25, censored French press warns the fate of France lies with the German armistice commission at Wiesbaden not Vichy. Hope lingers for supplies to move from occupied to unoccupied zones while farmers face acute hardship. Alsace groups are fed by occupiers, yet central regions see severe shortages. Independent Swiss experts say Germany soon faces food distress at home.
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France
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Children From Oxford Families Arrive Here
NEW HAVEN Conn July 25 A group of English children from Oxford university families arrived for safety in America from German air raids. The 97 children aged one month to 15 years and 23 mothers were housed at Yale Divinity School and a local children's center while officials placed them with Yale faculty and Swarthmore College hosts for the war period. They traveled by train from Montreal after landing in Canada Friday.
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Canada
Third term backed by West Virginia union council
The West Virginia Industrial Union Council endorsed Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term and urged election law changes and broader unemployment compensation. The 700 delegates representing over 200000 members also backed M M Neely for governor and Harley Kilgore for U S senator, with sessions continuing.
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West Virginia Industrial Union Council
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Boeevelt
John B. Easton
StWev
United States
Neely-Kilgore
Im. M. Neely
Harley M. Kilgore
U. S
Quintuplets to Broadcast From WJZ NBC on Aug 1
Six year old Dionne quintuplets will be heard in a broadcast to the United States on WJZ NBC Thursday night October 1 their physician Dr Allen Roy Dafore will join. The program is part of a travel series stressing vacation crossing the border with a five city salute to WBX Boston which is starting a new 50 000 watt transmitter. Features will come from Boston New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Fort Wayne Ind.
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Fort Wayne
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Haifa Oil Refineries Set Afire By Italian Bombers
Rome reports Italian air bombardment of Haifa in British Palestine set oil refineries and depots afire. Dispatches from Haifa say 48 civilians killed and 88 wounded. Italian communique notes damage to Alexandria naval base and Malta base aircraft. An Italian submarine is missing and other raids claim British planes down in Libya and Massawa.
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Johnson Loses War Assistant Secretary Post
Washington July 25 The White House announced the resignation of Louis Johnson as assistant secretary of war and the nomination of Robert Porter Patterson to succeed him. Patterson, a New York judge, would join the White House staff as an administrative assistant if Johnson accepts the position. Patterson is a World War I veteran and a Union College and Harvard Law School graduate, currently serving as a federal judge since 1939.
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Detention of Mosley Group Members Reported in Britain
London reports Home Secretary Sir John Anderson disclosed that more than 300 former British Union of Fascists members have been ordered detained and about 9,000 members are under supervision in a government drive against suspected fifth columnists. Mosley and other leaders were detained weeks ago.
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John Anderson
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Fascists
Mosley
State Plans Home Guards in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania military officials studied today the possibility of organizing a home guard to replace the National Guard if mobilized in a future crisis. A 1937 statute authorizes the governor to act in the event Pennsylvania’s food stocks feed France. If England blocks the continent by winter, France may rely on axis aid and outside agencies for relief amid possible shortages.
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American Red Cross
Norris Flays Draft Policy
Senator Norris of Nebraska denounces compulsory military training as a step toward turning the United States into an international bully. He cites peacetime conscription as eroding American ideals and points to Nazi Germany as a cautionary example. Minton warns that lifelong military intake could shape youths improperly.
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Norris
Ind
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Senate
Adolf Hitler
Minton
Layne Ford Transferred To Clarksburg Position
Martinsburg dispatch reports Layne H. Ford district manager for the West Virginia Employment Service will transfer to a similar post in Clarksburg effective shortly after August 1. Ford announced the move today.
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Clarksburg
Martinsburg
Layne H. Ford
West Virginia —Employment Service
M'Henry Named Acting Head Of Vocational Program
Charleston reports the state education department appointed P. T. McHenry as acting supervisor of vocational training for national defense. The announcement notes state offices will open in Charleston next week, replacing W. A. Williams who aided with planning. The program operates under State Superintendent W. W. Trent and assistant director John M. Lowe.
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P. T. McHenry
National Defense
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W. W.trent
John M. Lowé
British Vickers raid hits Weybridge and 18000-ton ship sunk
Berlin reports a morning air offensive against Weybridge and other British sites. The German high command claims ten British planes were shot down or damaged, and six German planes were lost. A 18000-ton armed merchant ship near Portland allegedly sunk by a torpedo boat.
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Heat wave eases as cool air advances southward
Cooler air moving eastward last night began spreading from the Northwest into Montana and Wyoming and portions of Minnesota. Forecasters said the mass would overspread the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region by tomorrow night and reach the Atlantic seaboard by Saturday. Thunder showers were expected to bring temporary relief today for much of the Middle West and East as temperatures remained abnormally high.
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