Heaviest British Raid Yet On Nazi Jumping Off Ports
British bombers unleashed the heaviest raid yet on Nazi invasion jumping-off points along the Channel coast while the Luftwaffe struck London in a 15th nightly aerial siege. Incendiaries and high explosives hit the capital as observers noted reduced severity, with raids also hammering northeast and northwest towns and the Low Countries. The Air Ministry said raids darkened coastlines with fire across docks and port facilities, and Axis leaders in Rome hinted at pressure on Greece and Turkey as Britain continued air and naval actions across Europe.
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Channel
London
Loglind G
Air Ministry
English Channel
North Siew
Dortmund-Bros
Holland
Belgium
Geroviny
Wodeylight
Britta
Soutern
England
Navis
Taftwatfs
Geman High Command
Greece Turkey Face Showdown Amid Axis Alignments
Rome sources report axis leaders weighing pressure on Greece and Turkey after Rome Berlin talks. Mussolini ally Gayda signals possible requests to redefine loyalties while Britain vows protection in southeastern Europe. Ribbentrop remains in Rome before returning to Berlin.
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Rome
Greece
Turkey
Alexandria
Craziana
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Mussolini
Virginio Gayda
Tl Duco
Europe
Guyta
Berlin
Ist
Britain
Greet
Virginia Gayda
Gayda
Hitler
Forveign
Count Ciano
Ngetin
Ramon Serving Suner
Spain
Serrano Suner
Plana Jnnd
Ativan
Richland death spurs debate over snake handling
In Richland Virginia 48 year old Robert Cordis died after a rattlesnake bit during a religious service. Officials say no law forbids snake handling in services but the Commonwealths Attorney said no explicit prohibition exists. Witnesses recall Cordis attempting to handle the reptile before the bite. The crowd gathered at the funeral home as authorities investigated the incident.
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Richland
Robert Cordis
Richlands Coil
Acre
Commonwealth
John B. Gillespie
Virginia
J. W. Griexel
Bradshaw
Pisator
Corelo
Sera
Alledpic
Gilles An Gergeet
Cordie
George Ficks
Inter
Willkie Urges Continued Aid To Britain And China
In San Francisco Wendell L. Willkie urged continued aid to Britain and economic help to China, calling Roosevelt a defender of democracy a wild claim, and argued the New Deal bore responsibility for European decline. He also supported Pacific air bases to protect U S interests and cited Churchill to condemn domestic policy.
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San Francisco
New Deal Administration
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Great Britain
China
Pacific
California
Clvic
Britain
Roosevelt
Willithe
Willkie
Winston Churchill
Churchill
France
England
Explosion Injures Boy Chemist in Home Lab
Nine year old Myerik Francis Brancis and two companions Sam Carden and Carl Burnite attempted a reaction of vinegar and soda in a home laboratory. The bottle exploded when stopper loosened, injuring Brancis with cuts to face and eye, while Carden sustained a temple wound and Burnite escaped harm.
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Lefollette
Myerik Brancis
Francis
Sam Carden
Carl Burnitic
Francia
Carden
Burnette
Farm Surplus Distribution In Tennessee Rises
State Welfare Commissioner Paul Savage reports August farm surplus aid to Tennessee households jumped 276 percent from 1938, with August value at 350 405 dollars. He cites war market shifts and notes possible doubling of commodity allocations within 90 days, aiding thousands of Robertson county families among 50 708 recipients statewide.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Paul Savage
Savage
U. S
Houston
Tex
Atas
Washington
Jones
Robertson County
Teimes
No Blanket Deferments For Workers In Draft Policy
Washington officials state there will be no blanket deferments for workers in any industry. Inquiries show industrial deferment is a major topic in draft discussions, and authorities clarify it will not hinge on an industry's defense importance or a worker's value.
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Washington
Selective Service
Defense
Cooper Sets Oct 16 For Registration
Governor Cooper proclaimed October 16 as registration day for the selective service act. He urged 21 to 35 year olds to register and asked election officials and citizens to aid prompt and complete registration in Tennessee. Cooper, away in New York, will attend the American Legion convention in Boston and then discuss Tennessee defense projects with federal officials.
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Nashville
Cooper
Tennessee
New York
American Legion
Boston
Washington
Defense Fund Bill Approved by Appropriations Subcommittee
Wrington reports a 1.5 billion defense bill approved by a House Appropriations subcommittee. It funds pay, food, and cloaking for conscripts and heads to full committee next week, likely surfacing in the House on Thursday as the session's final major defense bill. The War Department plans reorganizing two cavalry divisions into heavy, powerful units with expanded officer and enlisted strength, reduced horse numbers, and increased motor vehicles.
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Wrington
House
Woodlum
D.-Va
Full
Appropriations Committee
War Department
The
FDR Expands Rearmament Efforts Across Government
President Roosevelt advances rearmament by reorganizing the War Department and creating an undersecretary of war. He places control of essential materials with War Secretary Stimson, forms a six member advisory committee, and pledges a nationwide aviation industry expansion across 29 states. The panel includes Osborn, Draper, Reeves, Harris, Tobina, and Coy.
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Hyde Park
New York
Roosevelt
War Department
War Stimson
Roone- Ivelt
Rorley Mountains
Alleghenies
Frederick Osborn
New York City
Willian H. Draper
Jurdev
Floyd W. Reeves
University of Chicago
Joseph FP. Harris
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ilinois
Channing H. Tobina
Wayne Coy
Delpai
Indiana
Police Hall Statue Lifting Prank Ends in Arrest
In Lebanon Tennessee a prankster climbed a Confederate General Hatton statue and hung fake whiskers and a hat amid a decoration stunt for a tobacco festival. Police drenched the youth with a hose but failed to deter him. He was arrested on disorderly conduct charges as a crowd gathered for the event.
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Lebanon
Tenn
Robert Hatton
Jire
Springfield
Jesse
Jones
Robertson County
Ransom Demands To Be Met In Childnapping Case
In Hillsborough California a three year old boy, Maye De Tristan, is abducted as a ransom note demands $100,000 for his safe return. The De Tristan family and authorities pursue clues from a hat and the ransom note while FBI experts analyze evidence. authorities warn of fatal consequences for interference and public pressure grows around the high society kidnapping.
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Hillsborough
Calif
Naper
de Tristan
Maye
Mac de Tristan
Ecrcentric
San Francisco
de Tristans
Mary Foley
Earl J. Connelly
Washington
DB C
FBI
G-men
Little Mare
Little Marc
Joseph Catton
Catton
Guard Aviators Remain At Capital Post
Nashville officials announced a lease signing next week would keep Tennessee's 108th Observation Squadron at Nashville's municipal airport. Mayor Thomas L. Cummings said he would sign on Monday and Washington officials indicated the lease was needed to retain the squadron's planes and equipment. The War Department reportedly lacked a copy, with Adjutant General Thomas A. Frazier informed by Col. Ben Giles that fourth corps army HQ in Atlanta noted the document's absence.
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Nashville
Tennessee
108Th
National Guard
Thomas L. Cummings
Washington
War Department
Adjt
Thomas A. Frazier
Ben Giles
National Guard Air Corps
Fourth Corps Army
Atlanta
McCracken Receives Life Term For Slaying Patrolman Mills
Eugene McCracken told the crime court jury his life of crime began at age 1 after a prior auto theft conviction. The jury recommended a life term in the state penitentiary for the Patrolman Mills killing.
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Eugene McCracken
John Mills
Cronlt
Beegan
Jones Convicted In Light Slaying
A Sullivan circuit court jury found P D Jones of Kingsport guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Dallas Light, a Kingsport resident. He received six months in jail as the court set a later date for sentencing after motions for a new trial.
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Blountville
Sullivan
P.D Jones
Kingsport
Dallas
Jones
Shelburne Ferguson
John Moseley
Andy Beebetta
Ed Collier
Collier
Jung
Light
Bloomingdale
Licht
Ferguson
Mayor to Pull Democratic Purses Strings in Nashville
Nashville appointee Mayo or Thomas L. Cummings named finance director of the Democratic campaign in the fifth district. Announcement came from Wil T. Cheek, state finance director, and Joe C. Carr, state campaign manager. Hilton Butler resigns as state headquarters publicity director to join the state national guard staff, already on leave as governor’s administrative assistant.
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Nashville
Mayo
Thomas L. Cummings
Wil T. Cheek
Joe C. Carr
Hilton Butler
State National Guard
Selective Service
Butler
Cooper
Brothers McCracken Found Guilty in Slaying of Officer Mills
Blountville Edison Eugene McCracken, 24, convicted of first degree murder in the death of Traffic Officer John Mills with a jury recommending life in prison. His brother Wayland McCracken, 28, convicted of second degree murder, recommended for 16 years. Sentences deferred until Monday. Jury deliberated 44 minutes after 15 witnesses testified. The case was prosecuted as a cold blooded murder during a jail break attempt.
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Blountville
Eugene McCracken
John Mills
Ife
Wayland McCracken
Eugene
Shelburne Ere Busor
McCracken Brothers
Genseral D. A. Vines
Johnson City
Gene McCracken
Vines
Gene
Juito
McCrackens
McCracken
Reform School
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Ostend
Zeebrugge
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Rodolfo Chaxueni
Churchil
State Board of Election Supervisors
T. A. Frazier
Clint Jones
Waverly
Nanved
Police Hall
Commerce Secretary
Capital Post
Staal
Wayland
Wingsport
Mills
Auioreney Burrow
Mills Spake
Kingsport Times
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