High Point Silk Hosiery Mills Face Possible Closures
High Point's three silk hosiery mills Adams-Millis Diamond Full-Fashioned Flosiery and Melrose Hosiery Mills may close within two weeks as government orders halt production and stock runs out. About 1,350 local workers face unemployment unless substitute fibers such as rayon nylon or cotton yarns become available soon. Equipment could be shifted to use alternative fibers, but rayon production is behind on orders nationwide.
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High Point
Adams- Millis Corporation
Diamond Full-Fashioned Flosiery Company
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Senator Alva M Lumpkin Dies in Office in SC
Senator Alva M Lumpkin of South Carolina died from a gastric hemorrhage after a brief tenure in the Senate. He was sworn in less than two weeks ago to succeed James Byrnes. Lumpkin, 54, was active in fraternal and legal circles and held roles in the South Carolina Bar and state judiciary.
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Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Andrew Jackson Houston
Morris Sheppard
Pat Harrison
Mississipni
Lumpkin
Alva, Jr
Justice Byrnes
Columbia
S. C
Knights of Pythias
United State
Canada
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Spark Threat Looms In Far East Tense Crisis
The Associated Press reports Japan defies U S British oil curbs as envoy Sakonji warns that a single spark could explode tensions. Shanghai circles predict crisis in Thailand within a month with troops near the frontier while Tokyo eyes bases and co prosper ity moves. Comet and Tokyo press claim oil and material cuts aim to force Japan and that the South Orient program accelerates toward self sufficiency.
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Associated Press
Japan
Roosevelt
Seizo Sakonji
Shanghai
Indo-China
Thailand
Cambodia
Tao
Bangkok
London
Singapore
Tokyo
Japan Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
United States
South Orient
Comet
South Seas
Four Defense Plants Shut Down by AFL Workers
AFL construction workers at four large defense plants, totaling 190 million dollars, stayed off the job in protest over overtime cuts from double time to time and a half. The plants include an 89 million small arms munition plant near St. Louis with over 2,000 workers absent, a 34 million TNT factory in Weldon Springs, Missouri with 600 of 3,000 on duty, Plum Brook ordnance works in Ohio where 1,200 craftsmen paused and 600 carpenters joined in, and a Ravenna ordnance plant in Ohio where electricians and painters reported while other trades did not. John Coyne, AFL executive council president, warned of broader defense project stoppages.
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St. Louis
Weldon Springs
Plum Brook
Ohio
Ordnance Works
Ravenna
Ordnance Plant
Chicago
John Coyne
AFL Executive Council
Building Trades Department
National Defense
Soldier Fights Shark With Bare Fists at Sullivan's Island
Private Howard E. Sweatman, 20, a Fort Moultrie student, battled a large shark with his fists after it attacked him while bathing near Sullivan's Island. He sustained deep chest gashes, required an operation, and was reported in good condition at the post hospital. Spectators and residents reported multiple sharks in shallow water earlier, with residents using shotguns and pitchforks to drive them away. Sweatman came from Fort Oglethorpe and lives on Route 1, Whitsburg, Virginia.
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Charleston
S. C
Howard E. Sweatman
Fort Moultrie
Post Hospital
Sweatman
Fort Oglethorpe
Sullivan’s Island
Henry W. Lockwood
Sweathman
Whitsburg
Secrets. Marshall warns of axis threats to Americas
Chief of Staff Marshall testifies before House and Senate committees that anti American conspiracies led by axis agents near the Panama Canal threaten national security. He urged a permanent, strong force ready for prompt use to deter foreign interests. He said South American nations would resist anti axis ties without U S protection and noted admin fear of stirring Latin sentiment in extending the draft. Congress debates the measure next week as anti American factions allegedly receive Berlin Rome Tokyo funding.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Panama Canal
Marshall
House
Senate
Bolivia
Brazil
United States
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Japan moves to curb Japan's oil supply and silk trade
The United States under President Roosevelt imposes an oil embargo on Japan and freezes all Japanese assets in American territory. Silk stocks are frozen to curb defense production, aiming to choke Japan's war machine as Britain and the Dutch East Indies tighten export controls. The action signals strong opposition to Japanese expansion and threatens key resources.
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Lloyd Lehreas
Washington
Japan
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Dutch East Indies
Evers
Price-Fixing Develops Fees for Public and Farmers
Washington August 2 price fixing bill moves through Congress to authorize the president to set price ceilings for commodities and rents but not wages or utility rates. The measure, backed in both chambers, sets a July 29 price level for consideration and allows adjustments for production, transportation, and speculation. It aims to curb profiteering and protect those with fixed incomes, with licenses required for many transactions but exemptions for newspapers and printed matter.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Nazis Tighten Grip as Norway Sealed by Police Power
Stockholm dispatch reports German police have seized all authority in Norway and declared a civil siege in occupied areas. Residents near the coast ordered to surrender radio sets. clashes near Alesund allegedly occurred as civilians resisted deporting about 70 hostages in the city area.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Paters
Alesund
U S Criticizes Vichy Over Indo China Pact With Japan
The United States declared its stance toward the French government at Vichy will depend on how effectively France defends its territories. Summer Welles condemned collaboration with the Axis and cited the Indo China accord with Japan as turning over part of the French empire. The note says Japan’s aid is used to justify undermining Indo China’s territorial integrity, a move the U.S. rejects.
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United States
Vichy
France
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Welles
Japan
The
United
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital Destroyed in Chungking Raid
The main building of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission Hospital in Chungking was destroyed in a Japanese air raid on Wednesday. Mission head L. Longway said the loss totals 4000 dollars, including Free China’s best x ray machine.
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Chungking
China
Seventh Day Adventist Mission Hospital
L. Longway
Free China
Reich Advances and Counterattacks Hurt German Units
Soviet dispatches report heavy German losses near Smolensk and ongoing Red counterattacks. Pravda claims decisive Soviet blows push back the invaders as German forces move panzer columns toward Moscow. On the southern front near Kiev, German commanders say they press deep into retreating Soviet lines while claiming imminent assault on Moscow.
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Associated Press
Smolensk
Moscow
Red
Pravda
Miorensk
Adolf Wider
Kiev
Russian Ukraine
99Th
Red Army
Berlin
Minsk-to-Moscow
FASCISTS Claim Sea Victories in Mediterranean Battle
Rome records show two British destroyers sunk five other warships damaged and six merchant ships sunk during a three day Mediterranean attack on a British convoy last week. Britain acknowledges the destroyer Fearless hit and one merchant vessel damaged with all ships reaching destination. The five damaged warships include the battleship Nelson the carrier Ark Royal two cruisers and a destroyer.
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Mediterranean
Fearless
Nelson
Ark Royal
Mexico considers recall of German diplomats over Axis U.S. blacklist
Mexican leaders and newspapers urged demand for recall of the German minister and ousting of Nazi consuls, condemning Berlin's note protesting the U.S. blacklist of Axis-linked Mexican firms. Senator Flores urged declaring German Minister Rudi Von Collenberg persona non grata, while press replies praised Padilla's response and warned the note aimed to provoke anti-U.S. sentiment. Berlin downplayed the crisis, saying it is a diplomat's duty to aid nationals affected by discrimination.
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Menico City
Ata
Mexico
Washington
Algonso Flores
Senate
Rudi von Collenberg
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Mexi
United States
Axis
Britain Breaks Off Relations With Helsinki
London announces Finland an enemy occupied territory after severing diplomatic ties with Helsinki. All goods to Finland may be seized and all commercial and financial exchanges halted. Finland labeled an enemy destination for contraband. communications were cut after Foreign Secretary Eden was informed. Britain says no state of war exists, but Finland’s alignment with the axis prompted the move.
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London
Great Britain
Finland
Helsinki
Anthony Eden
Britain
BBC Attacks Hitler Aide Derogatory Nazi Probe Broadcast
London dispatch outlines a BBC radio dramatization of Joachim von Ribbentrop’s career from 1920, accusing him of dragging down Germany. It portrays him as champagne salesman and diplomat, cites alleged fortunes moved abroad, references Remitz, and condemns him as vain, corrupt, and a forger of documents.
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British Broadcasting Company
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Ribbentrog
Germany
Gustav von Remitz
Salzburg
Ribbentrop Rand Wasshol
Remitz
Free French Headquarters Reveal Reich Conspiracy
London reports that De Gaullist headquarters found secret Syria reports showing the German armistice commission forbade Vichy from sending reinforcements and warplanes to defend French Indochina. They claim this proves German conspiracy with Japan to meet Indo-China demands.
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de Gaullist
Syria
Vichy
Indo-China
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