Pan-Am nations seek US lead in hemisphere defense talks
The United States faces intensive diplomacy as Pan American ministers open talks in Havana on defense and economy. Argentina plans to resist early proposals delaying unity on security measures while US aims to multilateralize policy under the Monroe Doctrine amid European war risks.
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U. S
Havana
United States
Ne Crate Ug
Washington
Americas
Europe
Louisiana Democrats Split as Pipes Joins Republicans for Congress
David W. Pipes, a life long Democrat and Houma sugar planter, announces as a Republican candidate for Congress in Louisiana's Third District. He predicts a Republican shift after the Wallace nomination and accuses the Democratic party of desertion, while John B. Jackson of the GOP hails a party realignment driven by sugar industry tensions.
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New Ileans
Louisiana
Wallace
David W. Pipes
Congress
Pipes
Houma
Charles A. Ranwell
American Sugar Cane League
Wittele Cor
John B. Jackson
Louisians
Wendell Willkie
Loulalina
Jackson
Two Killed as Oil Car Explodes in Train Collision
In Yarlevaville Georgia two orders of line workers died after an oil tank car exploded when a Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway freight train collided with a wrecked engine near an underpass outside Cartersville. Locals say engine pilot Lynn Kilstrap failed to stop at the crossing.
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Yarlevaville
Nashville, Chattahoop and St
C. G. Crawford
Elmer Thacker
Sam Thacker
Mingsport
Gycil
Durham
Livin Hale
Fletcher
A. Ne. Dinkerson
Chicago
Babies Block Way Of Garbage Trucks In West Oak Lane
West Oak Lane residents stage an unusual protest against city garbage collectors by blocking driveways with babies in playpens. The scene included drivers halted as residents attempted to move garbage cans out to the curb, creating a tense nighttime confrontation.
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Philadelphia
West Oak Lane
Munford
Tenn UT
Jentorfors
Arciej
Dent
Leeks
Heuben
Baris
Defense program spurs factory payroll upswing in 1940s
A sizable defense program boosts private industry payrolls across key sectors. May gains come from steel, machinery, textiles, and construction as July sales and store figures rise in four Fed districts. Indicates broader economic expansion fueled by war-related demand and employment gains.
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New York
Diuntry
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Pradelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Civilian casualties in Lonwlon raids exceed six hundred
The British government reports 336 civilians killed and 476 injured in air raids on Lonwlon on June 18.
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Lonwlon
Italians Saved at Alexandria as War Sinks Italian Cruiser
An Associated Press report from Alexandria notes 545 officers and men were saved after the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sank in the Aegean Sea following yesterday’s battle. British forces saved many as the ship went down.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Alexandra
Bartolomew Coleoni
Britain Raided Again as Air Raids Continue
An AP report describes renewed Luftwaffe raids over Britain today with raids reaching as far west as Wales before Royal Air Force fighters drove them off. No bombs were dropped in Wales.
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Londoin
Ap—Nair
Barteryville Ga Blast Wounds Grabbed After Tank Car Explodes
A train wreck near Cartersville Georgia caused a tank car explosion during rescue efforts. The blast left about 30 injured and two engineers killed as rescuers worked amid a burning scene. State police reported injuries mostly minor.
Diplomatic Flight Brings Exiled Figures After Paris Bombing
Ambassador William C. Bullitt, narrowly escaping death in Paris bombings, reports the French remain brave amid ruin. Also aboard the same flight was former Empress Zita of Austria Hungary as Europe faces uncertain conquests under Hitler.
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Bullitt
New York
France
United States
Willam C. Bullitt
Zita
Austria
Hungary
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Garner To Walk Out On Roosevelt Amid Third Term Fight
Vice President Garner, opposed to a Roosevelt third term, prepares to leave Washington for his Texas home to vote in the July primary and may quit Congress. Friends say he will not participate in the campaign for Roosevelt and Wallace and a later note mentions opposition plans by Reed and Burke. The Hatch bill tightens campaign rules for state and local workers funded by federal money, affecting about 300,000 people.
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Washington
Garner
Franklin Roosevelt
Uvalde, Tex
Congress
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Wallace
James A. Reed
Missouri
Burke
Neb
Willkie
Harrisburg
Patriot
Vance A. McCormick
Wendell L. Will Ise
Rep
Bitter
KR. Pa
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Agriculture Department
Wale Lace
Hatch
Senator Hatch
Demnnsey
Census Shows 151,655 Gain In 1st District
Census supervisor Reuben S. Carter cites a total population of 805,877 for the first and second districts, up 103,059 since 1930. The first district including 14 East Tennessee counties reaches 385,401, up 51,135, while the second district with Knox and 11 counties totals 420,476, up 52,804.
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Weeavile
Reuben S. Carter
Upper East Tennessee
Knox
Carter
East Tennessee
Union
Norris Lake Reservoir
Expected Here To Attend County Judges Convention
More than 100 Tennessee County Judges Association members and officials will converge on Kingsport for a semi annual convention starting Monday at 10 a.m. Judge T. R. Bandy said preparations are complete. Governor Cooper will not attend but Highway Commissioner C. W. Phillips will represent the state government. The program includes tours of Kingsport industries and a 7:30 p.m. address by E. W. Palmer on The County Court As Related to the Problems of State.
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Tennessee County Judges Association
Kingsport
Couns
T. R. Bandy
George D. Roberts
Kingsport Inn
Judge Bandy
Middle and
West Tennessee
East Tennessee
Svts
Tudge Bandy
Cooper
C. W. Phillips
E. W. Palmer
Wingsport
Sudee FE
C. Walker
School Bus Contracts Cut in Sullivan County
Sullivan counties senior bus bill for September will total 40000 a fall down 2000 from 1930 40 term when contracts reached 42000 Roy H Clarke county superintendent reports 34 routes contracted to 34 out bidders with 40 operators total 4987 59 monthly payments across all routes averaging 148 70 per contract and ranging 40 to 264 20 per month Buses cover about 70 miles daily five days weekly totaling 2380 miles per week including high and elementary transport costs high school conveyance about 26000 additional details kept by county officials
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Sullivan County
Roy H. Clarke
Blountville
Clarke
Desperate Want Ads Show Children Lost in Evacuation
Paris papers publish desperate want ads from mothers and fathers seeking missing children during the evacuation as German advances force civilians to flee. Ads name names and ages, from a two month old girl rescued at a bridge to children last seen June 15 at Theme Bridge and other streets, amid a sorrowful nationwide search.
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Berlin
France
Paris
Ent
Cainion
Bridge of
Chrleans
Kilos
Chrigliane
Neufchatel
Charles
George
Denise Tricot
Jean Pais Lefevre
Sauven
Gien
Jacques Geahucan
Jost
Tola
Jean Tola
Nantes
Jean Claude
Suvanne
Orleans
Michele Wacheron
Camille
Claude
Ste. Genevieve
Robert
Papa
Long Expected Battle of Isle Matter of Days
The piece reports on escalating wartime actions as the Battle of the British Isles nears, with Germany pressing peace terms and Britain resisting. Luftwaffe assaults strike southeast England and other ports while British forces retaliate with night raids on German bases and factories. International observers note Britain shifting toward a continental offensive strategy amid the ongoing blockade and European grain shortages.
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British Isles
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Fuhrer
Britain
Realazioni Internazionali
English
Scotland
Wales
Fiers
Air Ministry
Holland
Shir
Alan Brooke
Ulaterman
Edmund Transide
Laward
Europe
Bucharest
Longest Heat Wave Hits City with No Relief Seen
Kingsport and Sullivan counties endure the duration heat as temperatures reach near 90s at McKellar airport and other stations. No significant rainfall. officials warn of continued warmth and high humidity across the region.
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Chicago
Washington
Baltimore
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