Hopkins Urges Massive U S Shipbuilding For War Effort
On a London visit, Harry Hopkins says the United States will build 10 million tons of merchant ships in 1941 and at least 6 million tons in 1942 to deliver food and dairy products to the United Kingdom and allied theaters. He notes ships will support the war effort and claims cooperation with Britain’s wartime ministries, while confirming plans for new heavy bomber production and rapid aviation outputs. He declines comment on shipments to China, Malaya, Singapore, Soviet Russia, or Turkey. Hopkins will be in London for a week to ten days.
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London
United States
United Kingdom
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Iceland
China
Malaya
Singapore
Ministry of Wat Transport
America
Soviet Russia
Turkey
Hopking
Germany
England
Assembly Absentees Prompt Dawn Vote Split by Party
Assembly session opened with eleven senators absent at dawn including six Republicans and five Democrats. The absence influenced the voting on a key measure as lawmakers faced pressure from party leaders and regional interests. The article notes the partisan divide and lingering tensions as the session continued into the day.
Reapportionment Tense Session Ends In Harrisburg
A weeks long clash over reapportionment wired tense in Harrisburg as 37 committee meetings culminated in a grim Senate session and a muted House. Governor James and party leaders battled over a budget boost to 556 million while over 150 bills were signed into law. The adjournment left 39 of 50 senators and 127 of 208 representatives in session after a 29 week term.
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Senate
House
Arthur H. James
G. ©. P. Senate
James
Pennsylvania
Defense Bond questions and duplicate replacement process
The Treasury will save a duplicate if proof shows a bond is lost or destroyed because the bond is government registered in the holder’s name. No loss occurs when cashing a Series E Bond. it is worth less than paid but gains value with time toward maturity. To buy bonds and stamps, visit a post office or bank or write to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington D C.
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Treasury
United States
Washington D. C
Direct relief payments low in Indiana county week
Indiana County records show a drop in direct relief payments for the week ending today, totaling 4710 dollars, down 296 from last week and 3676 less than the year-ago period. The Bureau of Assistance Disbursements reported 4710 for the current week, with 4043 prior week and 8386 for the comparable week in 1940.
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Indiana
G. Harold Wagner
Bureau of Assistance
Treasury Department
Wagner
Legislature Funds State Relief and County Hospitals
The legislature reenacted the same taxes as last year, resisting a proposed one mill cut. It refused to delay the 1938 act, directing state takeover of 12 county medical institutions. Estimated cost near 6 million dollars to be drawn from relief funds, with 130.37 million allocated for relief, offset by 13 million in deficiencies and further hospital financing.
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James
House
United States pledges vast shipbuilding for world war effort
In London, Harry Hopkins vowed U S shipyards will build or recondition 1,000,000 tons in 1941 and at least 6,000,000 tons in 1942 to supply Britain and other democracies. Soviet dispatches describe heavy fighting near Moscow with Red Army counteroffensives and guerrilla warfare along the Smolensk front, as German advances face renewed Soviet resistance.
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London
Harry Hopkins
U. S
United States
United Kingdom
Hitler
Hopking
Red Army
Moscow
Bobruisk
Smolensk
Stalin Line
Wea
US imposes draconian blacklist to curb Axis trade
President Roosevelt unveils a proclaimed list of blocked nationals and firms tied to Germany Italy and their allies. The action aims to block export of hundreds of controlled articles and to freeze Axis assets, while coordinating with inter-American allies on defense dependent trade and materials.
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South America
Germany
Latin America
Nst
United States
Roosevelt
Treasury and Commerce
Sumner Welles
Secretary of States
Inter-American Financial and Ecohontic Advisory Committee
Welles
Bugs Invade Albuquerque Swarms Blacken City Streets
In Albuquerque New Mexico chinch bugs overwhelmed streets as millions swarmed sidewalks and walls. Housewives fought back with spray guns vacuums and brooms while firemen attempted weed burning to halt the infestation but green weeds burned too slowly to stop the chinches.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Bull Charges Fishermen on Sangamon River
In Springfield Illinois on July 18 Tom Connors and George Minnearch were fishing when a bull on the river bank responded to a shout with yoo hoo. The animal plunged into the water and charged the fishermen's boat, but the pair paddled away faster than Ferdinand.
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Springfield
Ill
Tom Connors
George Minnearch
Connors
Minnearch
Sangamon
Ferdinand
Seven of 33 Plead Guilty in Brooklyn Spy Case
Seven of 33 indicted on espionage charges linking them with the German Reich government pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court. Twenty eight others pleaded innocent and two did not appear. One other previously pled guilty.
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New York
Brooklyn
Child Survives 20-Foot Well Fall
Virginia Strong aged 20 months fell through a tin lid into a 20 foot well at Brazil Indiana. She grabbed a pump pipe and clung for 20 minutes until rescuers lowered a man to pull her out.
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Brazil
Ind
Virginia Strong
Iremen
Blairsville Woman Dies Active in Local Churches
Campbell and E Scott Campbell of Blairsville mourn the loss of an active church member and Ladies Auxiliary volunteer. Funeral services are set at 2:80 EDT tomorrow at the Campbell home with Rev. R E McClure officiating. Interment follows in Blairsville Cemetery family plot.
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E. Scott Campbell
Blairsville
First United Presbyterian Church
Trade shift outsides hemisphere lead by several nations
The report notes a shipment pattern of strategic materials moving beyond the hemisphere with Argentina Brazil Cuba Mexico and Colombia identified as leaders in the trend. The observation highlights a regional push and potential implications for supply chains and strategic reserves.
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Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Mexico
Colombia
Timber May Be Cut Again in Tri-County Lands
A survey by Ralph A. Smith reports 1,188,000 acres of timberland across Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson counties with 500,000, 417,000 and 221,000 acres in each respectively. He estimates 1.5 billion board feet of saw timber and a larger quantity of smaller timber, mainly second growth, potentially yielding a $7,000,000 gross annual income if incrementally harvested. Much land is state or federally owned and current cutting is limited.
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Dubois
Ralph A. Smith
Tyrone Forest Products
Clearfield
Elk
Jefferson
Smith
Tri-County
Stock Market and Sports Snippets From New York
NEW YORK, duly 18.1 Scrives with the Yankees wire that Cleveland has given up on the Indians. Jack Dempsey is taking another flyer at the old business with Bob Manziel, a former sparring partner, near Tyler Texas. Prohibition led Allen Holman out of the case business. he buried 40 gallons of bonded brandy on his California ranch and never retrieved it. The attendance at Ebbets Field rose to 700,000 after a recent Dodger game. Joe Louis reportedly exited the scene.
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Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Jack Dempsey
Bob Manziel
Tyler
Texas
Prohibition
Allen Holman
Wenager
California
Dash
Ebbets Field
Dodger
Joe Lous
Konoye Forms New Cabinet In Tokyo
Prince Fumimaro Konoye reshapes Japan's government with himself as Prime Minister and Barons Hiranuma and Tojo in key posts. Teijiro Toyoda becomes Foreign Minister and oversees overseas affairs after 45 years in naval service. Other ministers include Kanemitsu, Akita, and Murai with several generals and admirals in senior roles. Emperor Hirohito approved the cabinet as Tokyo markets kept steady.
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Re Ee Toyko
Fumimaro Konoye
Suichiro Hiranuma
Teijiro Toyoda
Toyko
Toyoda
Commerce and Industry
Konoye
Agall
Kiyoshi Akita
Naval Staff College
Naveal Technical Department
Sasebo
Naval Construction Department
Naval Aviation Headquarters
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Prince Konoye
Harumichi Tanabe
Chikahiko Kaizumi
Yasuo Kanemitsu
Hiranuma
Tejichi Suzuki
Heisuke Yanagawa
Hironito
Kanaye
Tojo
Markets Report From Prades and Pittsburgh July Market Summary
Market notes from Prades and Pittsburgh show moderate demand for produce and about steady apple and potato prices with various regional fruit quotations. Hogs and calves move firm to higher while grains in Chicago slip then recover as embargo expectations ease.
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Baskets
West Virginia
Trans- Parents
Duchess
Maryland Transparents
du Chess
Delaware Willams
Pennsylvania
Williams
Caroling
Virginia
Maryland
Obie Cobblers
Chicago
Minneapolis Soto Parties with Mrs L Sparks Scandal
A gossipy note claims Minneapolis figure rushed reconciliation with Mrs L while neglecting hotel staff tipping. The piece suggests rumors about intimate relations, signaling a publicized celebrity feud.
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U.S. S. West Point
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Kiev
Smolenyk
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Ann Orthen
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M Winois Central Int Harvester
Nick Can
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Swift and Co
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US Rubber US Steel
Warner Bros
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Yosuke Matsuoka
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