Roosevelt Seeks 5.98 Billion for War Aid
President Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize 5.983 billion dollars more for lend-lease to prevent any interruption in aid to nations vital to U.S. defense. The request would lift total lend-lease funding to 22.985 billion, with allocations detailed for armor, aircraft, and other military needs.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Rayburn
Giong
United States
Sudeet
Navy Action J Responds to Germany Threats
The United States Navy announced measures to safeguard shipping in the Atlantic and Pacific, signaling a move toward convoys and heightened protection after German threats. Secretary Knox and other officials cautioned against half measures, saying the situation demands rapid, decisive action to defend cargoes and naval routes.
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Snr
Royal Navy
Iceland
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Lee
Otr
Gaiarseos
Eo Paci
Roosevelt
Congress
Huge Supplies Urgently Needed to Prevent Soviet Collapse
A London dispatch warns Britain and the United States must rush a Niagara of aid to the USSR to replace losses and avert a potential Soviet surrender as casualties in the Eastern Front rise to millions. Roosevelt seeks nearly 96 billion dollars to sustain aid programs, while Japan protests Soviet mines in the Sea of Japan. German claims of gains around Leningrad and the Dnieper contrast with Red Army counterattacks near Bryansk.
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United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Congress
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Sea of Japan
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Krond‘stadt
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Arctic Sea
Soviet Defense Committee
Red Army
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Berlin
England
AFL Union Threatens Ship Strike
The AFL Seafarers International Union rejected a maritime commission ultimatum to arbitrate a war bonus dispute and threatened a general strike of coastwise and intercoastal shipping. A spokesman announced in New York after a hurried Weehawken meeting with ship owners. The crisis centers on vessels held at dock for six days amid the labor dispute.
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Maritie Commission
Genera
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New York
Weehawken
N. J
Granville Conway
Commission
New York Harbor
New Orleans
Boston
Mobile
Alcoa
Calmar, Robin
Waterman Jines
Seafarers International Union
AFL
Shar-, Menreed
Labor Hearing Ends on Kingsport Glass Workers Case
Trial examiner J Firzpatrick of the National Labor Board completed a three day hearing at Kingsport city hall. The case contends that the Kingsport Glass Workers Association at the Blue Ridge Glass plant is dominated by the company and alleges unfair labor practices. A decision is expected within the coming weeks.
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National Lab Board
Blue Ridge Gla. Corporation
National Laboring Board
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Kingsport Glass Workers Association
Tthe City Hall
Young Shah To Give Father’s Fortune To Nation
Teheran's 13 year old Shah Mohammed Pahlavi announced plans to gift all possessions of his fabulously rich abdicated father to the nation and issue a general amnesty for political prisoners. The former Shah Reza Pahlavi, once Asia's richest man, ceded the throne amid Allied suspicions of Axis links and vast holdings across Mazanderan Province. Detained Italian diplomat Luigi Petrucci incidents during British occupation talks were reportedly resolved after intervention.
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Teheran
Iran
Mohammed Shah Pahlavi
Reza Fahlavi
Asia
Britain
Russia
Mazanderan
United States
England
Resa Pahlavi
Shah
Snake Handling Preacher Draws 30 Days in Jail
A Virginia court sentenced Rev. Otis Burke to 30 days in jail and a $50 fine after a 20‑minute deliberation for snake handling. Burke, acting as his own lawyer, disrupted the trial with shouting and tongue speaking demonstrations that spread through the courtroom.
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Lee County
Otis Burke
Cho Burke
Morton
Burke
Virginia Court of Appeals
Frank Clark
Clark
Two Local Army Men Discharged From Training Camps
First of Kingsport selectees reported by the army as discharged from training camps. Stanley Outlaw of Gate City and John Grigsby of Wise County were among those over 21 released under a new act. Outlaw, from Hamilton County Tennessee, had been with Keashy-Mattison Asbestos in Ambler Pennsylvania and served briefly at Camp Croft A Company before enlistment. Grigsby’s unit details and exact discharge date not fully clear in text.
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Army
Stanley C
A. C. Outlaw
Gate City Road
John
J. H. Grigs
Wise County
Mr. Outlaw
F Army
Hamilton County
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Keashy-Mattison Asbestos Company
Ambler, Pa
Sandwich King
Broad Street
Stockholm
Croft
Sweden
Senate to Probe Monopoly Angle in Film Industry
Washington D C Senator Clark announced a shift in the special senate inquiry into war propaganda. Next week the focus will be on alleged monopolistic controls in film and radio, starting with Nicholas Schenck of Loews and MGM, as hearings aim to map the industry’s financial and economic framework.
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Loews, Inc
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Schenkit
Senate Interstate Commerce
Schenck
Wendell Willkie
Kingsport to Send 18 to Army Induction Friday
Eighteen registrants at the Kingsport draft board will report Friday for induction at Fort Oglethorpe Ga. Names include Edwin Jenkins Earl Vicars Earnest Atting R Lee Eaton and others. Seven additional selectees will depart Blountville at 8 25 am Friday for induction.
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R. Lee Eaton
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Blount
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Harkleroad
Luther Ray Williama
Sen
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Dewey Franklin Parker
Milburn
Moffitt
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Ray John
Fred Sproles
Gon
Charles Edward Gibson
Roy Nelson
Bentley Slaughter
Vance ‘Lee Johnson
Rocklin Clay Jeffers
Alvin Mendy
Sam Robert White
iLester Lee Tomlinson
Johnny Kis
William Henderson Tolley
John Wesley Childress
Jerryridge
Harvey Long
Robert Fat
Fred Begley
Orlan Dale Wells
Paul
Terson Baker
Charter Granted Realty Company Formed in Kingsport
A charter was granted today to the Sevier Terrace Realty Company of Kingsport with 1,006 shares of common stock at $100 par value. Incorporators listed are George F. Dugger, A. K. Morison, and George E. Penn Jr.
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Sevier Terrace Realty Company
Kingsport
George F. Dugger
A. K. Morison
George E. Penn, Jr
Stambaugh Heads Legion Milwaukee Wisconsin
Stambaugh of Fargo North Dakota today was elected commander of the American Legion. Secretary Ickes announced continued rationing of gasoline and the station curfew in the east despite claims of no oil shortage. A Kentucky sheriff denied spending money for liquor for voters in the August primary. Bulgaria mobilizes as Balkan tensions rise and 330000 called to arms. A House committee split over rushing hearings on the administration price control bill amid rising prices.
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Morgenthau
United States Financial
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Russia
Beegan
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Air Federal Loan
Adistrator
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Milwaukee
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Bseftuate
Mass
American Legion Auxiliary
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Pleasant I. Dixon
Americus
American Legion
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Naval Intelligence Bureau
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Legion
Harry Boridzes
West Coast
Red Army
Stambaugh
Wis
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Fargo
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Interior
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Senate
Aes
Harlan, Ky
Fonner
Harlan County
Theodore Middleton
House
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