Lives of Three Men Sliced Thin by The Editor
Our Daily Bread surveys how Keller Chrysler Sloan Ford, leaders of major car firms, rose from humble beginnings. It argues American tinkering culture enables mass production since youth, citing the Auto Makers association on time and coordinated steps from drafting to purchasing to deliver one car per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. H. Washburn
G. T. Keller
Chrysler Corporation
Keller
America
Walter Chrysler
Alfred Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Henry Ford
United States
Economists’ Office
Maine Republicans Sweep Guber Nominaton and House Seats
Drizzling rain kept voter turnout unusually low as Maine Republicans claim clean sweeps in major offices. Brewster leads Braurie for Senate, with Smith and Oliver also ahead in early House races.
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Portland
Ralph O. Brewster
United States Senate
Louis J. Braurie
United States House
Senate
Brewster
Brann
Sirnuiseironessnenuy AG
Sumner Sewell
Fulton J. Terman
James C. Oliver
Peter M. MacDonald
Margaret C. Smith
Edward J. Beauchamp
Two Hope Boys Enter Coast Guard Service
JW Bearden and Pete Oliver of Hope passed an examination in St. Louis for entrance in the Coast Guard service. They left for Baltimore for three months of ground training, then will be sent to stations for active duty.
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Jw, Bearden
Pete Oliver
Hope
St. Louis
Coastguard
Baltimore
Cranium Crackers Sports Quiz Teases Team Sizes
Five questions test numbers of men in various sports. How many lacrosse players, soccer men, crew shells, baseball nine, and English county cricket teams comprise a side. Answers on page two.
Dispute Over the Draft Bill Advances to Conference
Washington reports the peace time conscription bill moving to conference after a 48 to 9 Senate vote to delay the draft 60 days. House amendments would set 21 to 44 as draft ages, while the Senate rejected binding conferees to accept 21 to 90. A conference panel of supporters from the Senate bill was named to negotiate with House members. Senate conferees include Sheppard Wem Reynolds Thomas Minton Austin Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Admas
Chamber
House
White House
Sheppard Wem
Tex
Reynolds
Dem
Cotton New York Opens and Closes Higher
The December cotton market in New York opened at 9.21 and closed at 9.26. The Middling spot price stood at 9.82.
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New York
Hope School Board to Enforce Out of District Tuition
Hope School Board on Monday night voted to charge tuition for students living outside the district but attending Hope schools. A $4 monthly fee, payable in advance, will apply to all nonresidents as of September 10, with no new transfers granted. Consolidation with adjacent districts remains a path to free admission for pupils in those areas.
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Hope School Board
Hope
Hope Board
Guernsey to Open School for 1940 41 Term
The Guernsey Public School will open for the 1940 41 term on Monday September 16 with students reporting on Friday September 13 at 1 o clock to receive instructions and reaffirm classifications. The faculty includes Eugene Woodall superintendent Paul Westbrooke principal and science Lillie Belle Tucker English and Social Science Marie Jarvis math and social studies Ordis Copeland grades and coach Ona Burnside ard and 4th grades Marjory Hughson 2nd grade Mrs Edna Bristow 1st grade. Patrons are invited to attend the opening exercises on Monday the 10th at 9 a m.
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Guernsey
Eugene Woodall
Paul Westbrooke
Lillie Belle Tucker
Marie Jarvis
Ordis Copeland
Ona Burnside
Marjory Hughson
Edna Bristow
Wlre
Rev C W Barnes to Address Kiwanis Meeting
The Rev Carl W Barnes of Pine Bluff will speak at the Hope Kiwanis club gathering at Hotel Barlow on Wednesday. He is conducting a revival at Hope Gospel Tabernacle and is expected to draw large attendance as vacation time ends.
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Carl W. Barnes
Pine Bluff
Hope Gospel Tabernacle
Hope Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
St Louis Zoo Men Make Local Movie
Moody Lentz and Pete French of the St. Louis Zoological Gardens arrived in Hope Tuesday and traveled to Grassy Lake, the 2500 acre cypress lake between McNab and Saratoga, to film wildlife. They have priory visited for picture and reptile gathering expeditions hosted by Dr P B Carrigan.
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Moody Lentz
Pete French
St. Louis
Practice Grid Game Tuesday at High School Stadium
The season opener scrimmage is scheduled Tuesday night at 7 45 at the high school stadium under coaches Fey Hammons and HHS Brasher. It is a free public practice between red and white squads from the 1940 group to showcase players and explain new rules and signals to fans.
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High School
Fey Hammons
HHS Brasher
Timmy Daniels
Roy Taylor
Propose Loans for America to Aid South America
Senator Wags ner told colleagues on Tuesday of a proposal to make 500 million dollars available for South American loans. The aim is to prevent Germany from gaining control in the hemisphere similar to Hitler's Bulking influence.
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Washington
Wagsner
Coleagues
Germany
Hitler
11000 Planes in Next Two Years
Buffalo dispatch reports William S. Knudson, chairman of the national defense commission, says in 19 months the army and navy will have about 11,000 combat aircraft including fighters and bombers. He asserts the United States is producing the best aircraft and that progress is strong.
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Buffalo, N
Army
Navy
William S. Knudson
National Defense Commission
Knudson
United States
Stamps Quartet to Appear at Rosston Concert
The Stamps Melody Boys quartet will give a concert in Rosston on Wednesday night September 11. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary, the event is open to the public.
A Thought I Could Not Live In Peace Quote
A reflective quotation from George Eliot warns that one cannot find peace with God while harboring a wilful sin, framing moral struggle as a personal conscience conflict and spiritual burden.
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God
George Eliot
London under four air alarms as raids continue
German raids press London with fresh alarms and daylight sorties as night bombardments surge. Berlin claims raids on British targets and French coast while British shipping losses mount. Roman generals dismissed amid territorial crisis as UK and allies brace for continued aerial war.
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Berlin
Germany
Tondoin S
High Command
Our Country series recalls Grover's Mill panic and hero Bill Dock
A Carlson Carm en adaptation recounts the Orson Welles broadcast scare at Grover’s Mill in New Jersey. Neighbors James Anderson and Wyatt Fenny heard the panic on radio. 76 year old Bill Dock grabbed a shotgun and headed toward the Wilson farm as rumors of alien invaders spread. The piece links Dock and Lexington hero Jonathan Harrington to wartime courage and moral values, arguing moral action over sensationalism.
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Carl Carmen
Deep South
Alabama
Hudson
Wilson
Grover's Mill
Wilmuth Farm
James Anderson
Orson Welles
Wyatt Fenny
Wiliam Dock
Grover’s Mill
New York Herald-Tribune
Bill Dock
Middle Jersey
Bill
Wilson Farm
Jim Anderson
Liv
Jonathan Harrington
Jonathan
John Parker
Bob Monroe
Sam Hadley
Ike Muzzy
Fill Dock
Lexington Village Green
Mr. Revere
Jim
Jin
Anderson
Willkie Hopes for Draft Law Urges Immediate Selective Service Act
Wendell Willkie urged Senate conferees to remove the Fish amendment delaying conscription for 60 days and pressed for immediate implementation of the selective service program. He made a formal one sentence statement calling for prompt enactment and operation.
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Rushbille
VPI
Wendell Willkie
Senates House
Willkie
The Captain Likes an Upper Berth
Fortland Maine report on Captain Charles H Wade aboard the excursion boat Balmy Days. The control board is empty except Wade perched atop the beam holding four metal cylinders linked by a cord to the helm. He taps keys as the boat veers, cylinders said to motor steering by Wade and brother Eli J Wade, an electrical research engineer.
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Fortland
Ocean Point
Charles H. Wade
Captain Wade
Eler J. Wade
Senate House Groups Meet to Revise Draft Legislation
Washington reports the Senate and House conference committee opened its first session to reconcile conscription measures. Key talks focus on voluntary enlistment tests and age brackets for drafted men, with expectations that the House 21 to 44 range may replace the Senate 21 to 30 plan while Army and Navy views are sought on disputed provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Army and Navy
House
Adkins Reports His Campaign Expenses
LITTLE ROCK Homer Adkins Tuesday reported his campaign expenditures of 4775.34 in a statement filed with the secretary of state. The amount included 1238.69 for printing and stationery 444.50 for newspaper and radio advertising 112.90 as ballot fee 390.95 for postage 630 for sound trucks and 710 for salaries. More than four-fifths of cow's milk is water.
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Little Rock
Homer Adkins
Hope Parade Highlights County Fair Week Events
Hempstead County opened a mile long parade featuring floats clowns horses and local guards led by Miss Rose Marie Hendrix fair queen. The event launches a week of school livestock homecoming talks and a patriotic pageant produced by John B. Rogers with 300 local participants.
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Hempstead
Alton CCC
National Guards
Hope
Rose Marie
Hendrix
Dee’ Lang
Octopus
Skooter
Star Office
Dee Lang Co
Hope Industries
Fair Park
John B. Rogers Producing Co
Martha Jean Robibe
Light Beams On Criminals Just Before The Shot
Detroit inventor G Howlett Davis perfected a pistol attachment that adds a small beam of light under the barrel to illuminate the target. The light centers on the point where a crosshair lens meets, guiding a bullet to the illuminated spot. Police officials including Sergeant Mravin Driver and Lt Claude Broom laud its potential to reduce night shooting and improve aim without necessarily killing.
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Dale Stafford
Detroit
G.howlett Davis
Detroit Police Department
Driver
Davis
Claude Broom
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France
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Maine
Frail Fellows
Rep
Thomas N. Curran
Finch
Monday Keys
U. S. Coast Guard
C. W. Barnes
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Bradshaw
Simms
Jowell
White Pouygymnania Seistesgi
Kimbell
Vineet
Susan Aslin
Bundy
Patterson
Smith
McCorkle
Yocom
Hammons
Tienes Sonrseauen
Layiot
Martindale
Cne Bruner
Oliver
Seemens
Veg Daniels
Stanford
Bell
Mullins
Guthrie
Robinson
Purtle
Porter
Green
Routon
Wagner
Kudson
England
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Fleet Street
French
Interland
Bucharest
Rumanie
Antonescu
Caral
Rend
Edwar E. Bomar
Associated Press
Britain
Royal Air Force
Amg
Carl Carmer
Secuml
NEA
John Steinbeck
Adkins
Oren Harris
Haynie
Cee
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