Squalus Struck by Mud Hump Delays Shore Tow
The submarine Squalus, raised with 26 dead aboard, remains held by an uncharted mud hump near Portsmouth as pontoons are reset for a second lift. Rear Admiral Cyrus W. Cole reported the ship cannot move far from the first grounding, with salvage halted until tomorrow. Ten pantheons aided the move, while hatches remain closed after 82 days submerged.
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Portsmouth
N. H
U. S. Navy
Cyrus W. Cole
Falcon
Yard Pinnacle
Ing
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Tomorow
Local vice drive probe faces strong opposition
Heated resistance marked the start of a local vice probe as Hugh Boyd and associates answered a bill seeking to padlock Boyd's Place and the Blue Ribbon Cafe on Kingsport's Gate City highway. Police expect a large witness turnout as evidence is prepared for the special chancellor hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Boyd
Eugene Boyd
Boyd
Gate City
H. M. McNeil
Fred
Mike Olio
W. TE. Muler
Dam
Blue Ribbon Cute
Ollies
Kingsport
C. G. Crawford
Blue Ribon
Placn
Boyds
N. D. Bridwell
Weather Scattered Showers Across Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
scattered showers expected in Tennessee on Sunday with rain likely and cooler night. Virginia sees partly cloudy conditions with interior scattered showers Sunday and Monday. Kentucky reports scattered showers Sunday and Monday with little temperature change.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Blaze Holds Fate of Entire Liberty Lake Area
Spokane dispatch describes wind driven forest fires threatening Liberty Lake and Spirit Lake areas northeast of Spokane. Two fires burn summer homes and farms, wind pushes flames toward towns, communications fail, guards monitor the spread, and officials warn only a miracle may save the Liberty Lake region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Lake Side
Liberty Lake
Here
National Guard
Liberty
Jana
Spirit Lake
Muvhandle Tamber Co. Min
Hitler Seeks Axis Solution At Berchtesgaden Talks
Adolf Hitler met with German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano at Berchtesgaden to discuss the Rome Berlin axis and the Danzig dispute. The four hour session raised expectations for further talks today, with no clear decisions announced.
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Adolf Hitler
Rome-Berlin
Fuerrer
Joachim von Kentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
Berchtesgaden
Danzig
Hitler
Ciano
Vor Ribbertrop
Rome
Mussolini
Poland
Free City
Albert
Hope for Ocean Fliers Abandoned in Transatlantic Attempt
Two New York airmen Alexander Loeb and Richard Decker vanished after leaving Sey Peter's Nova Scotia to cross to Ireland in the monoplane Shalom. They started with 3650 gallons, enough for about 25 hours, but no word came as coast guard and ships failed to report any sighting. Weather was ideal with a western tailwind, and authorities feared engine trouble may have halted their Atlantic flight.
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Dublin
New York
Canada
Ireland
Alexander Loeb
Richard Decker
Sey Peter's
Nova Scotia
Giers
Baldonné
Aldergrove Royal Air Force
Belfast
Baldonnel
Dougtay Corrigan
Decker
Rochester
N. Y
McKellar Praises Congress For Restoring Confidence In Economy
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee praised Congress for restoring confidence in the U S economy during a session in Washington. He urged neutrality revisions and condemned the current Neutrality Act as risky, predicting a change next session. He also criticized the housing and slum-clearance bill defeat as a misfortune and urged broader sales abroad under proper pay conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKellar
Congress
U. S
Ernest
Vaucaro
Washington
Girenien Keyneth
D. McKellar
Vrongress
Tennessee
Ios
Hull
Hahadang Bean
Tay Dafereiower
Jesse
America
Ex-husband shoots socialite then kills himself at Long Island home
In Smithtown, Lawrence Sprague invaded a North Shore house party and after wounding state trainer John Busch and socialite Mrs Elizabeth Greve Caldwell Carolin, he fired on the guest of honor, shot himself through the heart, and died. Carolin, 31, mother of two, is linked to the Greve and Caldwell families. Capt Edwards Carolin is a British subject.
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Smithtown Branch
North Shore
Long Island
Elizabeth Greve Caldwell Carolin
William Marcus Greve
New York
Lawrence Sprague
Shirley E. Sprague
Preiiment
New York City
Busch
Sprague
Mrs. Carolin
Carolin
T. Grant Caldwell
Bus and Milk Company
Edward M. M. Carolin
Escaped Convicts Steal Local Auto
Two federal fugitives used a locally owned car as a temporary escape vehicle after overpowering guards during a transfer from Atlanta to Lewisburg Pa. Charleston police later seized the Packard with the suspects and identified one man as John Buford Gibson 22 of Coehura Va serving four years for counterfeiting. Authorities traced the pair to Sullivan county and say they were recaptured in Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sullivan County
Atlanta
Lewisburg
C. G. Crawford
T. H. Pratt
Hillcrest
Edgar C. Bourne
L. Lineback
Atlan
Tlewishirg
Thorybirg
Caroling County
Department of Justice
John Buford Gibson
Coehura
Gibson
Wallace Acts to Seek New Markets for U.S. Agriculture
Secretary Wallace ordered a world wide survey of possible new markets after an 18 percent drop in farm exports in the last fiscal year. Officials said findings would shape future agricultural control and trade policies. Foreign sales of American farm products totaled 682.9 million dollars for the year ending June 30, down from 890.8 million the prior year. The department noted loss of foreign business harms comparative advantages and could depress prices, with cotton exports especially affected by a 43 percent drop.
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Washington
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Department
Seu Wallace
Florida coast battered as storm cuts off towns
A tropical storm with 60 mph winds disrupted northwest Florida from Valpariso to Carrabelle, knocking out telephone and telegraph lines. One death and two minor injuries reported. no widespread damage seen. Storm tracked from Port St. Joe to Apalachicola with warnings lowered by early Sunday.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Valpariso
Apalachicola
Port St. Joe
Carrabelle
Werea
Franklin County
New Orleans
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Choctawhatchee Bay
Aprilaehicala
Mobile
St Marks
Cadar Keys
Panama City
Baldwin County
Foley
Ala
Puerto Rio
Tarpon
Garner Gets Rayburn Help As New Deal Split Widens
Representative Sam Rayburn endorsed Vice President John N Garner for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination. Rayburn described Garner as a liberal Democrat capable of making the country great, aligning Garner with Texas senators and other delegation members amid Roosevelt era splits.
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Garner
Rayburn
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Poer
House
Fort Worth
Tex
Star- Telegram
John N. Garner
Roosevelt
Texas
Sheppard
Connally
Congress
Bank~ Head
D-Ala
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Bankhead
Two Die in Denver Train Collision
A south Denver crash between a Denver and Rio Grande train and a Santa Fe Navajo train killed A. Mack, 62, and Roy Scott, 56, with 62 others injured. All injured were sent to hospitals. 14 remained after treatment as trains were behind schedule. Witness Artie Davis described a chaotic scene amid the wreckage.
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Denver
Rio Grands Western
Santa F
A. &. Mack
Roy
Scott
Artie Davis
Young Democrats Backing New Deal Convention Adopts Liberal Platform
In Pittsburgh on August 12 1940 the Young Democratic Clubs of America ended a three day biennial meeting urging President Roosevelt to push liberal objectives and back his re nomination. Homer Mat Adams of Springfield Illinois was elected president for two years with Verda Barnes Idaho Falls Idaho as vice president and John Neff Staunton Virginia as secretary. The group praised Mayor Edward J Kelly of Chicago and urged support for Roosevelts 1940 ticket while criticizing internal dissidents.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Roostvelt
Homer Mat Adams
Springfield
Young Democrats
Kelly
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
Roosevelt
Verda Barnes
Idaho Falls
Ida
Interior Department
Washington
D. C
John Neff
Staunton
John M. Bailey
Hartford
Birth Death Rate for State Less This Year Than During 1937 38
Nashville August 12 News reports Tennessee saw fewer deaths in the first six months of 1939 than in the same period of 1938 and 1937 while the birth rate also declined. Dr. W S Williams cites death rate at 7 per 1000, 6.8 per 1000 in 1938, and 10.8 per 1000 in 1937. Major causes include heart disease, pneumonia, cerebral hemorrhage, tuberculosis, cancer, kidney disorders, and accidents. Auto deaths noted. The typhoid death rate is at a record low and no smallpox deaths occurred.
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Nashville
Tennessee
W. S. Williams
Roosevelt letter widens Democratic rift in 1940 politics
Aug. 12 Washington dispatch reports Roosevelt’s press conference and letter to young Democrats fuel speculation on whether he will actively oppose a conservative or straddle-bug Democratic ticket in 1940. Analysts debate how far his prestige and campaigning skill could influence a counter revolt within the party.
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My Kirkel. Simpson
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Patety
Congress
Birdsmen Triumph Over Death In Plane Crash
At Langley Field Virginia Second Lieut Murrell of the Air Reserve Corps and Private Amelia Lenzens parachuted to safety when their army attack plane fell into a swamp near Fort Eustis. The ship burned after ground impact. Murrell home Garcadeville West Virginia. Lenzens landed from his parachute away from the plane and returned to Langley Field. A board of inquiry began probe into the crash. A separate Langley Field inquiry also studied a flame scorched Danplas bomber wreck. NYA camp search party aided efforts after a camper reported seeing the plane fall. A memorial service for nine dead will be held at Langley Field Chapel with military rites.
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Langley Field
CG. T. Murrel
Air Reserve Corps
Amelia Lenzens
Fort Eustis
Murrell
Lenzens
Deteily
Eighth Pursuit Group
F Lenzeni
Garcadeville
W. Va
NYA
Aida
National Youth Administration
A. J. Shiel
Langley Field Chapel
Charles I Carpenter
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Communist Party
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Thomas
R-Nj
House Committee On un-American Activities
United States
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D-Tex
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Solon
Blaze
Blanchard
Idaho
Spirit
Jaake
Ribbentrop
Payson
Ariz
Ita
Roa
Axis
Yugoslavia
Dragisha Cvetkevich
Italy
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New Deal Democrat
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Winds
Adams
D. Harold Oliver
Kinane
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