FDR Signals Wallace May Resign as Campaign Beginnings Nearby
President Roosevelt indicated Secretary Wallace would resign from the cabinet when active campaigning begins as the Democratic nominee for vice president. He noted prior precedent from 1920 and said Wallace would avoid political activity until after formal nomination. No decision on a long leave or other staff changes was announced.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
A& TR
Yeat Orday
Woodrow Wilson
Wilda
Susom
Loyd Stark
Missouri
James A. Farley
Farley
National Democratic
Trading Cheer Lists Issues in Market Charge
New York stock traders showed cautious optimism with modest gains as selling dried up and favorable corporate reports attracted interest. Blue chip issues rose at times with names like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors among gainers while caution lingered over Anglo German tensions and domestic politics. Bond and commodity markets also firmed with a mixed outlook as analysts noted oil and shipping developments and tax rules easing plant investment deductions. A separate note announced evangelist meetings at a local street corner, inviting public attendance.
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Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler General Motors
United Aircraft
Sperry
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Westiinghouse
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White Rock
Montgomery Ward
Phoenix
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Glen Alden Crud
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Bell Aircraft
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Japan
Treasury
U.S. Bureau of Mines
East Tennessee growth drives merchants to expand outlook
An editorial urges East Tennessee merchants to expand buying power amid rapid population growth. It cites Kingsport Sullivan county shifts from rural to industrial, higher per capita incomes, and rising congressional district populations. It warns that future growth should bring East Tennesseans a fair share of political representation.
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Ohio
Kingsport
First
Sullivan County
Ternessee
East Tennessee
Middle
West Tennessee
Stanley Johnson
University of Tennessee
United States
Pacific Coast
National Congress
Ternnessee
House of Representatives
Congress
Plan Convention Announcement for Missionary Convention in Montreal NC
Presbyterian leaders received notice of the Missionary Convention to be held in Montreal North Carolina August 1 to 11 with the slogan A Carload From Every Church. Dr W H McCorkle of First Presbyterian urged attendance at Montreat where about 2000 are expected.
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P Presbyterian
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Montreat
Owlord
Bank to Liquidate In Liquidated Town
Birmingham, Kentucky faces liquidation as the town and its bank are ordered to wind down within 90 days after July 31. The decision ties to the nearby dam project by the Tennessee Valley Authority which will flood the town site in coming months, affecting local prospects.
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Bank of Birmingham
Lon
Ceshier M. R. Congeld
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kentucky
Cool Winds Bring Relief For Mid West
Heat wave breaks as a trough of low pressure moves across the region bringing moderate temperatures by Sunday. The toll from the protracted heat reaches 419 with deaths and drownings concentrated in Illinois Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Ohio Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Thunderstorms offered limited relief and winds toppled trees and shattered windows from Chicago to Lake Michigan. coast guards rescued vessels in a squall. Mercury readings peak at 116 in Philipsburg Kansas with other highs across the Midwest and neighboring states.
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Utah
Arizona
Lake Region
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Lake Michigan
McKellar Opens Drive Saturday for Aug Campaign
U S Senator Kenneth D McKellar plans a Greeneville rally Saturday at 2 30 p m to launch his East Tennessee campaign with leaders from Kingsport and Sullivan County expected to attend The trip includes a Kingsport visit August 3 for dedication ceremonies at the low rent housing project for the Negro population and McKellar will back the coalition ticket with Governor Cooper and Porter Dunlap introduced by J A Susang The Kingsport visit will avoid formal political activity while party leaders discuss coalition candidates
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Kenneth D. McKellar
Upper East Tennessee
Greeneville
Kingsport
Sullivan County
East Tennessee
McKellar
Coalition
Governor Cooper
Porter Dunlap
Sen
J. A.susang
Bristol to Begin Aircraft Plant
Bristol receives a $500000 charter from the Virginia State Corporation Commission to start the Bristol Aircraft Corporation. The plant will manufacture planes engines and parts with up to 100000 shares at five dollars par. Offices will be in Bristol and New York with Richard Breed C C Lincoln Jr and George Breed as officers. William White handled the commission filing.
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Virginia State Corporation Commission
Commonwealth Avenue
Bristol Aiscraft Corporation
Lincoln Maniners Company
Chharter
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Virginia
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Marion
George Breed
Wiliam EB. White
Petersburg
Jineway
Carpetration Commission
Circay
Limes! Limie News Service
Man Touched High Voltage Wire in Highway Accident
A man identified only as Ronan, working for Ahboulighy contracted by Kingsport Utilities, was critically injured after contacting a high voltage line on Gate City highway near the state line. He fell about 50 feet from a pole while armor rods were being placed, with resuscitation efforts and physician response beginning minutes later. The injured man is believed to be from Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Japs Object To Threats Of Embargo
Tokyo protests any U S embargo on scrap iron and oil shipments to Japan amid U S licensing of exports. Japanese officials say reaction would be strong if true, while Tokyo seeks to reroute purchases via the Netherlands East Indies as negotiations continue. North China trade and US exchange flows shift under new controls.
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Roosevelt
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Manchukuo
Nazis Predict Revolt of War Prisoners Freed
Berlin reports claim German informants accuse a portion of unoccupied France of seeking the release of French soldiers held by Germany to enable revenge. German press counters French demands by publicizing alleged German prisoner mistreatment.
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Berlin
Dourres
France
Germany
Brazil
Landslides kill many in Chile's nitrate coast region
Reports from Antofagasta Province say more than 190 people are feared dead as heavy rains caused landslides along Chile’s nitrate coast. Large hillside collapses buried towns and trapped miners in the desert between the Andes and the ocean, with communications broken and casualty numbers uncertain.
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Antofagasta
Chile
Toropilla
Andes
Vandal Targets Quebec Cheese Factory In Poison Plot
Police hunt a suspect in Saint Victor de Beauce who sabotaged a dairy plant by dumping poison into cheese vats and releasing a skunk inside. Authorities say a farmer, upset over milk purchases, is also suspected amid tensions around the plant’s operations.
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Saint Victor de Beauce
Quebec
Felice
Germany Denies Brittany Autonomist Report
Berlin officials deny a DNB report that Germany recognized an autonomist movement in French Brittany. Sources say Rennes newspaper and DNB circulation were unauthorized. DNB claimed a military governor for Brittany and Breton council members endorsed a separate future state.
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Germany
Brittany
Rennes
France
DNB
Jong
l'Heure Bretonne
Breton National Council
Japan Tightens Hold on Kwangsi Border by Capturing Shushowcheri
Japanese news agency reports tighter control of the Kwangsi border with French Indochina after occupation of Shushowcheri in the province's southwestern tip.
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Tokyo
Damei
China
Shushowcheri
War Scared Farmer Captured In Hills After Slaying Sheriff
Alama Tennessee farmer Finis Avery, once an asylum inmate, killed Sheriff E G McLean believing the sheriff would take him to war. After a daylong pursuit by about 200 men, Avery surrendered in a floodlit hollow near Gadsden. He was unarmed, barefoot, and only lightly injured by shotgun pellets during the siege.
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Finis Avery
E. G. McLean
McLean
Avery
Zack Mitchell
Mitchell
Gadsden
Bob Perry
Randle
West Tennessee
B. B. McLean
Averys
New Party Hinted and Patterson Nomination Approved
Word circulated that a new party may form to back him in the Democratic south while the Senate military affairs committee unanimously approved Robert Porter Patterson as Assistant Secretary of War to replace Louis H. Johnson who resigned yesterday.
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Cole
Wendell ZL
Willie
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Robert Porter Patterson
Patterson
Louis H. Johnson
Atrocities Reported in Moscow on Romanian Actions
Soviet press claims Bexsarabians returning from Romania face robbery confiscation of property and torture at the hands of Romanian forces amid reports of atrocities.
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Moscow
New Papers
Refugee Bill Clears House Committee for Child Removal
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved unanimously a bill to authorize U S vessels to remove refugee children from European war zones. Chairman Bloom and Representative Okehed supported the measure which President Roosevelt described as possible.
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Bloom
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Roosevelt
Berlin Agency Disclaims Responsibility for Sink of French Transport
Noting lack of German government notification of any British request the official German news agency disclaimed responsibility for the sinking of the French transport Meknes while repatriating 1,300 Frenchmen from England to France.
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DNB
Meknes
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France
Hitler Meets Romanian Leaders At Berghof Summit
Adolf Hitler in the Berghof great hall receives Romanian Premier Yon Gigurtu and Foreign Minister Mihail Manogilescu this afternoon at Berchtesgaden, signaling a high level diplomatic engagement.
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Adolf Hitler
Yon Gigurtu
Mihail Manogilescu
Berghof
Berechtesgaulen
Spain to Enter War on Side of Germany and Italy
An Italian newspaper reports Spain will join the war with Germany and Italy. It says Madrid acts in response to Britain's alleged refusal to allow American raw materials to pass through Spain to Germany.
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Spain
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Britain
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Admiralty Says Steps Under Way to Manning French Warships
The British admiralty announced tonight that steps are well advanced to man French warships that arrived in British ports before the armistice between France and Germany was signed.
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France
Germany
Churchill and Chinese Ambassador review Far Eastern situation
British sources say Prime Minister Churchill and Dr Quo Tai-Chi the Chinese ambassador to London met in London to discuss the Far Eastern situation in a frank and friendly spirit.
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Churchill
Quo Tai-Chi
Not Candidate Knoxville-2-Ray B. Jenkins
Knoxville attorney Ray B. Jenkins said today he is not an active candidate for any office. Jenkins was mentioned as a possible Republican gubernatorial nominee but stated he is not pursuing the race at this time.
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Ray B. Jenkins
Legion Holds Party On Barge on Holston River
The Ham mond Post American Legion plans its annual party with full membership and special guests aboard Brooks' barge on the Holston River starting about 5 p.m. Supper is scheduled from 6:30 to 6 p.m.
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Legion
Brooks
Holston River
War at sea and air raids mark Irish coast clash
Reports describe a blazing ship plane battle off the north coast of Ireland the war’s first action there as German planes attacked a convoy. British RAF fighters engaged, Italian bombers struck Gibraltar, and Holland radio cited a Dutch peace appeal to Roosevelt.
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Ireland
Hitler
High Command
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Britain
Great Rock
Gibraltar
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Fuehrer
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England
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Germany
Pan-Am Nations Near Agreement on Trusteeship Plan
Prominent Pan-American delegates optimistic about a possible agreement on trusteeship of European possessions in the western hemisphere after Cordell Hall met with Argentina’s Leopoldo Melo. Melo opposed Hull’s joint mandate idea with Cuba and Brazil. Hull and Brazilian delegate Nabuco and Cuban premier Campa met, signaling potential compromise as Argentine officials indicated willingness to mold the pie toward a consensus despite prior opposition.
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Miguel Angel Campa
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