Britain Faces Ongoing Bombardment Near Thames Estuary
Nazi air raids continue along England coast with heavy damage and casualties, targeting towns on the east coast near the Thames. Dover reports air battles over the Channel as German losses rise. civilians describe tension and fear as bombs fall and shelters fill.
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Conscription Bill Delayed by Senate Military Committee
Washington AP final action on the Burke Wadsworth compulsory military training bill was delayed by the Senate military committee after a heated session. The panel also scheduled hearings on a separate measure authorizing training of the National Guard and reserve corps.
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Kingsport Records Third Auto Death in City
Kingsport reports its third traffic fatality of the year 1940. Stanley Harvey 36 of Elizabethton died from a fractured skull after being struck at Broad and Main. Police confirmed the July 15 accident occurred within city limits but death was not reported until July 23. The driver was listed as Paul Johnson of Gibsontown. Body sent to Elizabethton undertaking establishment.
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Bas Sullivan
Solons Approve 25 Million TVA Appropriation
The Senate approved a 25 million dollar appropriation for the Tennessee Valley Authority to boost power for the national defense program with little debate. The funds will start construction on a Holston River site near Jefferson City Tennessee and add generating units at Wilton Dam and Plew...
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Governor Cooper Tops Democratic Campaign Trail
Governor Prentice Cooper speeds through East Tennessee on a wide tour for a second term while opponent George Dempster tours Middle Tennessee. Cooper plans speeches and handshakes in Knoxville, Chat tanooga, and Kingsport before a statewide radio address. Local stops feature discussions of the balanced budget and party renomination with Dunlap and McNellar in the coalition ticket.
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Governor Cooper to speak on WKPT radio broadcast
The governor will address a state wide radio event from Nashville via WKPT at 7225 ppm. The series opens with radio alka by candidates and runs through noon Thursday. Many talks will be aired on WOPL Bristol, replacing the "American Family Robinson" program for that hour.
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Heat Wave Eases as Heavy Rain Sweeps Kingsport Area
Torrid heat subsided after three hours of showers and a cool breeze lowered temperatures across Kingsport to 68. The region logged a season high of 60.7 and a 64 hundredths inch rainfall. Across states, heat deaths rose with Illinois reporting 74, Ohio 36, Michigan 35, Pennsylvania 44, and Wisconsin 29.
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Japan Extends Spy Campaign in Korea Arrests
The Japanese army said several foreigners were arrested in Korea as an extension of its espionage drive, with 18 Britons already seized in Japan proper. A Seoul communique noted the prisoners, unnamed, were under examination. The campaign, linked to deaths and detentions of prominent British residents, was discussed by ambassadors Sir Robert Leste Craigie and Joseph C. Grew.
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Nip and Tuck Vote Predicted In Five County Races
Apparent interest rises as county election nears with races for sheriff highway commissioner school superintendent and trustee. Dem and Rep nominees clash on four county posts while the second senatorial district faces a nip and tuck race. About 12 000 voters will decide whether four Republican incumbents or Democratic nominees claim two year terms in a tight, neither side predicting landslides.
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Minimum Coal Prices Set By Commission
Washington reports the first set of minimum prices for soft coal from Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast mines as government agencies push to stabilize the industry. Prices range from 5.25 for lump coal in Washington to 1 per ton for Montana slack, with Western producers ahead and eastern mines to follow later in the week. The Carter Coal Company of West Virginia, once opposed to the act, faced Supreme Court disputes before the code was reenacted and work resumed.
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Property Restored in Grenoble as War Decree Redeemed
Wartime policy reversed as Grenoble residents report the official journal carries a decree restoring confiscated property to German and Italian nationals. The move follows broader wartime restitution measures and signals a shift in property rights amid postwar policy changes.
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Fire at Hallingshead plant leaves six unaccounted
Six persons remained missing two hours after two fires broke out at Hallingshead Company's black-tong plant following an explosion. Sixteen employees were treated at a hospital. In London, the House of Commons approved Churchill's motion to discuss foreign affairs in secret session by 700 to 140, with Richard A. Butler named to speak for the government. Britain will dispatch an agent to Spain to meet with Spanish and British authorities, as Hugh Dalton said. Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax denied Japan's claim of any networks in Japan, calling the allegation unfounded.
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Japan
Canada Militia To Be Bolstered
Ottawa reports a plan to add 30,000 men to Canada's non-permanent active militia while not increasing overseas deployment. Defence Minister J L Ralston outlined two new divisions ready in Britain, with two more to be trained in Canada and an eastern command covering Newfoundland Iceland and the West Indies to coordinate defense. A rifle factory and home produced Bren guns mark armament progress under the national resources mobilization act with 30 day training cycles for recruits commencing after August 15.
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Richard Greene to Enlist in Canadian Army
British film star Richard Greene leaves Hollywood for Vancouver to enlist in the Canadian army. Greene had offered to enlist previously but was told his services were not needed.
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Britain Extends Blockade as Axis Raids Escalate
Britain announces a broader blockade extending to Spain Portugal North Africa and Atlantic islands to cut surplus oil for re export to the axis. London plans to send an official to Spain and cooperates with the United States to address wartime surprises while German air raids persist across England.
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Bandits Escape With 108000 In Bank Robbery Near Post Office
Three gunmen halted Asbury Park National Bank messengers Clarence Barton and Joseph Sturn as they left the rear near Bags Avenue post office. They fled in a green car with Pennsylvania plates, believed to carry $108,000 in cash consignments to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. A fourth bandit sat with the engine running.
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