Churchill May Lose Power In War Production Debate
London July 17 Prime Minister Churchill faces a House of Commons debate on war production that could split his powers. Observers note underground criticism and signs of a parliamentary crisis as Beaverbrook looms strong while Bevin Eden Anderson emerge as possible successors amid Greece Crete setbacks.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
Britain
House
England
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Labor
House of Lords
Ttp
John Anderson
Ernest Bevin
Anthony Eden
Greece
Crete
Russia
Germany
LINDBERGH Denies Links to Foreign Governments
Huntington, N. Y. Lindbergh declares he has no connections with any foreign government and has had no communications with Germany or Italy since spring 1939. He states his past activities were known to U S embassies and military attaches and offers full cooperation with investigations and future committees.
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Huntington
N. Y
Germany
Italy
Europe
State Department
War Department
State Senate Votes To Reapportion State
Harrisburg July 17 The State Senate voted 31 to 2 to reapportion Pennsylvania districts by removing one from Philadelphia and sent the plan to the House. Debates on unemployment compensation and other issues followed as leaders clashed over how to cut the 34 districts to 33 based on the 1940 census. The relief and agricultural reports noted a July federal grant hold while farm yields appeared strong in early threshing.
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Harrisburg
State Senate
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
House
Democratic House
Senate
James A. Geltz
Allegheny
Right to Truth and Justice from Your Cabinet
The speaker pledges to answer any charges but says unless charges are made and proven, he believes the customs and traditions of the country grant him the right to expect truth and justice from the cabinet members as an American citizen.
Germans claim Smolensk battle decisive push in eastward drive
German reports claim Red Army resistance east of Smolensk has been crushed and the German advance continues swiftly. Kishinev captured, rail and air raids disrupt Soviet lines. Soviet counter offers mixed results with claims of German setbacks near Rogachev and Zhlobin while rail networks endure heavy bombings. Reports also note Japan recalling veterans and Turkish transit talks, with British political maneuvering in London linked to Churchill’s position.
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Smolensk
Kishinev
Bessarabia
English Channel
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Leningrad
Kiev
Pskov
Novo- Srad-Volytski
Zhlobin
Berlin
Shanghai
Fumimaro Konuye
Germany
Atkara Iat
Turkey
Caucasus
Iraq
Iran
London
House of Commons
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
London Dispatches
Accidents by Weather and Location in Rural Areas
A fragmented table lists accidents by weather conditions in built up and rural areas, detailing counts for snowing clear cloudy foggy rain and by highway location such as straight grade intersection straight level curve. It also summarizes fatal accident types including one car fixed object car collision pedestrian and other unclear entries.
Lottery records outline selective service draft process
The Sparrows Point District near Baltimore will host the 1940 draft lottery drawing. Officials set 681 numbers with 139 safety numbers to cover late registrants. sequence numbers tie to drawn numbers, guiding calls in each district with old registrants prioritized. Prominent figures including Brig. Gen. Hershey and Gen. Marshall oversee the ceremony and officials from Navy and Marine commands participate in the draw.
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Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Charles R Morris
Elizabeth
N. J
Wilson Foy
Knox
Paterson
George C. Marshall
Army
Atl
Chester W. Nimite
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Thomas Halcomb
Marines
Chaywman Reynolds UO
Senate Military Committee
Aan May
D-Ky
House
Miliary Committee
Wadsworth Or-Ny
Defense aluminum drives near nationwide mobilization
A defense deployment plan for aluminum supply will be announced soon as the drive to collect aluminum proceeds under a federal order. Officials report the nation is about 100,000,000 pounds short of the metal needed for aircraft and defense work, prompting urgent government action to requisition spare materials from homes and businesses.
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Feders
Willett
Rome Loses Pickup Point in European Radio Roundups
Rome’s role as a daily broadcast stop weakens as networks shift figures. CBS moved Charles Barbe to Berne while NBC lacks explanation for Italy rescinding permissions. Rome’s activity has faded, with staff reassigned to Berlin Cairo and beyond. Radio programming lists show varied NBC CBS MBS slots and entertainment lines.
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New York
Rome
CBS
Charles Barbe
Berne
Switzerland
NBC
David Anderson
Charles, Lanius
Berlin
Cecil Rhodes
Cairo
Harry W. Flannery
Meeting Attendees Include Clark Willett and Local Officials
The attendance list for the meeting included Clark and Willett along with Mrs. Clinton File, representatives from Women s Home Defense, Hart Daugherty, Dr Geo C Martin, Dr Harry Boyd, Weifarer John W Davis Education, John W Everett Recreation, George Mottey Civil Liberties, and absent was Hart Daugherty. Others present were Lawrence F Robinson and C L Campbell County Commissioners, Mrs Helen L Glasser Red Cross Executive Secretary, Miss Anthony Rey E Penfield Red Cross, John Warner County Agent, and David H Ricks assistant to the agent of the Agricultural Extension Association.
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Clark
Parade Heralds Company F Demonstration with Army Equipment
The 2 PM parade in Johnstown featured Company F with an escort of city police, the Sons of Legion Band, and local officials including Mayor Conway and Burgess Liehteberger. A mile-long line of army equipment followed, including reconnaissance cars, two calibers of machine guns, artillery, and field kitchens. No major incidents occurred aside from a motorcycle mishap quickly repaired. the column moved steadily along the Turnpike toward Indian town Gap.
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Sons of Legion Band
Conway
Johnstown
Bert H. Liehteberger
Steele Clark
L. F. Robinson
C. L. Campbell
Indiana
Les Chasseurs
South Field Artillery
03Rd Quartermaster Regiment
Feld
Indiantown Gap
Compromise draft urged on Army service terms
Senators Wheeler and Truman proposed changes to wartime draft law allowing current selectees to leave after one year while future inductees would serve longer. The Senate military committee planned hearings with General Marshall as it weighs an administration bill to end the one year limit for selectees guards and reserves on active duty.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Truman
D-Mo
Army
Senate Military Committee
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
National Guard
Roosevelt
Trumen
Senate Defense Committees
Mine Safety Probes Begun Nationwide Inspections Start
Washington July 17 Safety inspections of the nations 8000 plus large coal mines have begun under new mine safety laws though no inspectors are yet employed. The Bureau of Mines moves to set up an inspection agency as the Civil Service Commission finishes the applicant questionnaire.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers
Mivea
J. J. Forbes
Pittsburgh
Dan Harrington
Health and Safety Branch
Inspection Service
Wilkes-Barre
Mr. Hope
W. Va
Compromise on National Guard and Reserve Duty Proposed
In a heated debate, Truman urged a lasting service rule for guardsmen and reserves and future selectees. He argued for an appeal to patriotism to keep those in service through the emergency to avoid breaking contracts with inductees. Wheeler warned breaches could harm morale and suggested campaigns to extend current trainees beyond one year. Two opposing telegrams from Fort Dix units were released.
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Truman
Congres
Wheeler
174Th Infantry 44Th Division
Fort Dix
N. J
174Th Infantry
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka and Tokyo crisis in Shanghai
Yosuke Matsuoka helped align a ban with the Axis under the Berlin pact and signed a pact with Soviet Russia. Tokyo cabinet crisis looms as Japan weighs Axis loyalty against possible rapprochement with Britain and the United States. Kutoye arrives at the palace after the emperor’s Hayama residence retreat and minister resignations. Konoye pressed by former premiers and leading statesmen to form a new government.
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Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Bosovow
Shanghai
Tokyo
Japan
Britain
United States
Kutoye
Hayama
Konoye
Mitsumasa Yonai
Six Nurses Reach London Clash at Air Associates Plant
At Bendix New Jersey police clashed with about six hundred demonstrators outside Air Associates Inc injuring at least six people. Tear gas and revolvers were used to disperse the crowd which blocked the road into the plant and prevented about 35 day shift workers from entering.
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Bendix
N. J
Air Associates, Inc
New York and New Jersey
College Weather Forecasting Warm, Partly Cloudy Pattern
Partly cloudy with warm today and tomorrow. Reading shows a high of 86 and low of 64, 9.06 inches of precipitation to date with 235 inches total, relative humidity 80 percent, barometric pressure 29.50 inches. Yesterday’s reading 99.67.
Social Security Board Holds Line in Harrisburg
Harrisburg July 17 federal Social Security Board keeps its hand in its pocket awaiting Pennsylvania Legislature action to align state aid and unemployment laws with federal statutes. It warns July 1 payments totaling about 2.2 million for old age assistance and aid to dependent children may be withheld, while funding for unemployment payrolls faces delay over three civil service appointments. Officials note hardship cases and loans in process as talks continue among the board, state treasurer, and labor department.
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Ing
Senate
Weldon B. Heyburn
R-Del
Harry Shapiro
D-Phila
Heyburn
Assembly
Relief Department
Civil Service Commission
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Federal Social Security Board
Department of Public
Oscar M. Powell
Bureau of
Lewis G. Hines
Secretary of Labor and Industry
G. Harold Wagner
Wagner
Hines
Security Board
Washington
Bureau of Employment and Unemployment Compensation
Civil Service
Mista
Social Security Board
Howard L. Russell
Secretary of Public Assistance
June M Hoey
Department
Gavanor
A. and P. Adopts Five Day Week in All Divisions
John A. Hartford president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company announced a five day 48 hour week for retail store employees, first in the industry and to be extended nationwide. C A Brooks of Central Division said the shorter week will start before Labor Day in A and P stores, pay remains the same, stores will serve customers six days, and the move contrasts with industry hours.
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Pittsburgh
John A. Hartford
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
A and P
Hartford
C. A. Brooks
Central Division
Brooks
Washington, D. C
Markets Report From Pittsburgh and Chicago
Hogs active and 20 cents higher with prices for 160-180 and 220-250 lb hogs, cattle steady with steers and heifers quoted in ranges, calves active, sheep slower but higher on select lambs and ewes. Produce figures show modest demand for apples and potatoes, with various regional prices listed. Chicago grain notes describe wheat and corn price declines amid war news and storage concerns, with margins rumors affecting early trading.
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Bk Vostocn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Rosaig
Lowe
Joney
Arbuckle Heiress Marjorie Jamison Dies in New York
Mrs Mar the A Jamison 70 of Pittsburgh inherited a one third stake in Arbuckle Brothers coffee and sugar firm founded by uncles. She died yesterday at Harkness Pavilion, part of a $37.5 million Arbuckle fortune tied to John Arbuckle's estate.
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New York
Marthe A. Jamison
Pittsburgh
Arbuckle Brothers
Harkness Pavilion
Pee John Arbuckle
Hopkins in England on air base visit
London July 17. Harry Hopkins supervisor of the Lend Lease program arrived today at a northern British air base after crossing the Atlantic in an American plane. He met W A Harriman American coordinator of aid for Britain and spoke with Lord Beaverbrook British Minister of Supply about high speed production. He was due in London today.
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London
Harry Hopkins
Atlantic
Hopkiins
Britain
Ty W. A Harriman
Middle East
Harrison
Lord Beaverbrook
Hopkins
Macaroni Plant Burns in South Philadelphia Blaze
A four hour fire destroyed the Kurtz Brothers Macaroni factory in South Philadelphia causing about 400000 dollars in damage. Sidney L. Kurtz, the firm’s general manager, said two hundred girl workers were momentarily trapped but led to safety via side doors and a fire tower after the blaze, believed to have started from a basement explosion.
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Philadelphia
Kurtz Brothers
Sidney L. Kurtz
Safey
Hatch Act Exemption For National Guard
Acting Attorney General Mathew McGuire ruled that the Hatch Act does not apply to National Guard officers and draftees ordered into service. The opinion, for War Secretary Stimson, overturns a prior department ruling and notes the act’s penalty of mandatory discharge would be absurd if applied to those inducted into military service.
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Washington
Mathew
McGuire
National Guard
War Stimson
Department
Fishing Derby At Pymatuning Draws Pennsylvania Ohio Anglers
GREENVILLE July 17 The three day fishing contest at Pymatuning Lake gathers sport men from Pennsylvania and Ohio to cast and troll for the largest fish. Prizes range from artificial lures to outboard motors as measuring stations line the ten mile shoreline. The event expands Saturday with bar and fly casting and a regatta.
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Greenville
Pymatuning Lake
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Parkwood Family Enjoys Summer at Homes Near Here
Mr and Mrs Lewis and their daughters are spending time at their homes nearby. Services were held at West Union Thursday evening with a call to Reverend McClaren of Indiané. The church has hosted two pastors for the past twenty four years. Our local Grange presented a fine Fourth of July program, praising true patriotism found in the order.
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Parkwood
Lewis
West Union
McClaren
Indiané
Secret New Weapon Hints stir Washington battle over seizure bill
Reports of a secret weapon for land forces swirl as Congress advances a $3.6 billion tax measure and price stabilization plan. War Department faces difficulty obtaining plans, with inventor demanding large sums for drawings and possible court appeals over valuation. Lawmakers seek compromise revisions to the property seizure bill amid White House objections.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Py Committee
War Department
War and Navy Departments
Office of Emergency Management
Six nurses and marines rescued from Maasdam arrive in London
In London July 17 six more American Red Cross nurses Frances Bacon Laurine Smith Mary Ann Sullivan Geraldine Shuttleworth Margaret Molloy and Martha Reis joined nine other nurses aboard the Maasdam survivors from the torpedoed Dutch liner. Two of the contingent remain unaccounted for.
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London
Red Cross
U. S
Netherlands
North Atlantic
Frances Bacon
Farmington
Mich
Laurine Smith
Hudsonville
Mary Ann Sullivan
Boston
Geraldine Shuttleworth
Milton
Mass
Margaret Mulloy
Chicago
Martha Reis
Wooster
Ohio
Obituary: George Rufus Shoup Dies at 73 in Clyde Area
In rural Westmoreland County, George Rufus Shoup, 73, died at his home near Clyde in West Wheatfield township at 8 30 am Wednesday. Born July 2 1808 to Rufus and Mary Shoup he is survived by his widow Margaret and children Jennie Palmer Blairsville R D Omer W R and Charles Shoup New Florence R D. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday at M Tabor Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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George Rufus Shoup
Clyde
West Wheatfield Township
Rufus
Mary Shoup
Margaret Shoup
Jennie Palmer
Blairsville
R. D
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