German Bombers Pound English Coasts in Wide Raids
German air forces pressed attacks along the English coast aided by favorable weather. In a southeastern town civilians died as a German aircraft released its bombs and machine-gun fire. British fighters pursued the raider while London noted earlier raid damages were minimized by civil defense measures.
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Associated Press
English
Ministry of Home Security
Virginio Gayda
Britain
War Time Fashions Exported to Aid Britain in War
A British exhibit for U S buyers showcases 320 war ready models as part of Britain’s effort to turn fashion into funds for aircraft. A 110 firm delegation accompanies the goods, offering sports coats travel wear and tailored suits in Scotch homespuns West of England Shetland Orkney and Cumberland tweeds with practical features like large patch pockets and reversible jackets.
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London
Britain
Germany
America
U'ed States
Paris
West of England
Shetland
Orkney
Cumberland
Dollar Day Declared A Huge Success By Twin Cities Stores
Merchants report Monroe and West Monroe streets crowded and stores packed for Dollar Day. Celebrity Alexandra performs feats drawing large crowds. ice demo at 3:30 p m noted. Chamber official says local merchants pleased with turnout and service to shoppers from surrounding area.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Pasha Alexandra
Alexandra
West Monroe
DeSiard Street
Dave Silverstein
Chamber of Commerce
A. Blumenthal
Field’s
G. F. Johnson
Sears, Roebuck and Company
British to remove road barriers in defense plan shift
London Aug 1 report that General Sir Alan Brooke orders removal of steel and concrete road blocks across Britain. The move abandons the theory of defense by hinderance, allowing rapid troop movement to threatened sectors as trained forces strengthen the island. North England has begun removing double blocks and shortening zig zag passages.
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London
Britain
Alan Brooke
North
England
Cameraman Spots Cheating in Civil Service Exam
Dallas officials explained a film showing city hall workers at a civil service exam was delayed to cut out two persons cheating. The footage did not lead to jobs for the cheaters.
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Dallas
City Hall
Twins' mother seeks exhumation in suspected poisoned milk deaths
A Jefferson parish mother asks the coroner to exhume her nine month old twins who died last week amid a rash of illnesses in the area. Health official C L Clay reports milk from St Bernard parish tested with poison levels near one and a third times the adult dose, prompting further study. The mother, Mrs Nathan Le Blanc Bridgedale, says she hopes to protect other children.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
St. Bernard Parish
C. L. Clay
State Board of Health
Newsboy Seeks Post on State Democratic Committee
Elisha A. Clark a 65 year old newsboy and political analyst from Baton Rouge says he entered his name for a seat on the Democratic State Central Committee fearing the post would remain vacant. He boasts of predicting primary results correctly since 1940.
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Baton Rouge
Democratic State Central Committee
Elisha A. Clark
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov Sees Improved Nazi Ties
Molotov told the Moscow assembly that Soviet Russia will not join the war yet predicts its intensification with Britain and the United States allied against Germany and Italy. He said France’s collapse improved Soviet German ties and warned Finland’s status depends on Finland itself. He labeled British anti Soviet views as unlikely to change and praised the German Soviet base while noting Italy relations hold promise.
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Moscow
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Russia
England
United States
Germany
Italy
France
L. Rotoff
Finland
Molotoff
Certa
Britain
Flynn Named Body Chairman of Democratic National Committee
Edward J. Flynn of New York accepted the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee effective August 17. He succeeds James A. Farley, who will retire to operate the New York Yankee baseball system. The decision came at a White House conference with Roosevelt and Wallace, after Flynn headed the Chicago convention committee.
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Washington
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Democratic National Committee
Flynn
James A. Farley
White House
Roosevelt
Farley
National Committee
New York Yankee
Frank C. Walker
Paul McNutt
Byrnes
South Carolina
Wallace
Chicago
Democratic Committee
Export-Import Bank Increase Clears Senate Panel
The Senate Banking Committee approved an 8 to 6 vote for creating a 500 million dollar fund to expand the Export-Import Bank’s capital and lending authority from 200 million to 700 million. Senator Wagner noted a split in views and said Taft would file a minority report. Proponents included Barkley, Bankhead, Maloney, Radcliffe, Smathers, Miller, Clark, and Wagner. opponents were Taft, Frazier, Townsend, Danaher, Tobey, and Adams.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
New York
White House
Taft
Ohio
Barkley
Kentucky
Bankhead
Alabama
Maloney
Connecticut
Radcliff
Maryland
Smathers
New Jersey
Miller
Arkansas
Clark
Idaho
Frazier
North Dakota
Townsend
Delaware
Danaher
Tobey
New Hampshire
Adams
Colorado
Governor Jones Endorses Domengeaux in Third District Bid
Baton Rouge reports Governor Sam Jones announced administration support for Representative James Domengeaux of Lafayette as the Democratic candidate for Congress in Louisiana's Third district.
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Baton Rouge
James Domengeaux
Lafayette
Sam Jones
War at a Glance Headlines From Global Conflict
War at a Glance reports daily clashes across Britain the Mediterranean and the Pacific with raids, submarine actions, ship losses, and air battles. Italy and Germany claim successes while Britain and the United States adjust defenses and policies. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor depart Lisbon for New York en route to the Bahamas.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Channel
Dover
Berlin
Mediterranean
Kansala
Anglo- Egyptan
Sudan
Malta
Kenya
Indo-China
Dutch East Indies
Switzerland
Ruaxian Supreme Soviet
Molotoff
Orient
Chungking
United States
Japan
Western Hemisphere
United States Senate
Atlantic
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Lisbon
New York
Bahamas
Ex-Clerk Charged Under Secrets Act in London
Tyler Kent former United States embassy clerk in London and a woman named Anna Wolkeff face Official Secrets Act charges at Bow Street. Proceedings were secret and both were remanded for seven days. British factory workers reportedly kept production continuous during air raids.
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London
Tyler Kent
United States
Bow Street
Anna Wolkeff
Kent
Moscow
Alcantara Arrives Damaged After Battle
Maritime police in Rio de Janeiro report the battle damaged British merchant cruiser Alcantara arriving after daybreak. They describe the ship's condition and ongoing assessments following the engagement.
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Alcantara
Rio DE Janeiro
Maritime Police
Body Recovered as Dynmite Blasts Fire-Razed Plant
Camden New Jersey August 1 explosive experts set dynamite to bring down the fire scarred walls of a paint factory as firemen recovered one badly burned body of seven missing in the $2,000,000 blaze that wrecked a four block area. Two others were dead already from the explosions at the R M Hollingshead Company plant.
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Camden
N. J
R. M. Hollingshead Company
Li WANTED TICKET IN HURRY AT WESTERN UNION
Chinese traveler Li urgently needed an airline ticket. He phoned for a reservation and, after being told to pay at a Western Union office, inserted 11.95 in coins into a public telegraph coin box. The airline accepted the payment and preferred Boston passage.
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New York
Aug
Western Union
Boston
Los Angeles
Missing Woman Irene Perry Found Slain at Lover’s Lane
Irene Perry, 22, of New Bedford, vanished June 2 and is found murdered near Lover’s Lane in Dartmouth. A 31-year-old millhand lacked a solid alibi, while medical examiners await autopsy results to confirm cause of death.
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Dartmouth
Mass
Irene Perry
New Bedford
Edward J. Harrington
Edward 3. Harrington
John
Donald
Joseph Perry
New Bedford Country Club
WPA
North
Failure To Sidetrack Coach Led To Wreck
An AP report says a railroad official blamed an inexplicable mental lapse by engineman Thomas L. Murtough for a head-on crash between a gasoline electric coach and a double header freight near Cuyshoge Falls. Four people died and five children survived in the fiery wreck.
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Associated Press
Akron B. Aug
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cuyshoge Falls
F. W. Krick
Thomas L. Murtough
Harry Shafer
R. B. Armes
Wireness
Snake bitten child hunted in Georgia wilds
In Adel Georgia Aug 1 a 6 year old girl Leitha Ann Rowan was bitten on the palm by a copperhead snake during a snake handling incident. Sheriff W J Daughtery and Mra Albert Rowan searched Cook and adjacent counties for the child and parents. The girl showed severe swelling and stupor before treatment. Father and preacher A L Litham jailed on misdemeanor charges as officers sought further care for the child.
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Adel
W. J. Daughtery
Albert Rowan
Leitha Ann
Cook
A. L. Lipham
Idea Of Flag On Stamps Good Until Heavy Problem Arises
Washington August 1 The post office acknowledges a worry over placing the American flag on a postage stamp. A San Diego stamp club president proposed a color flag design for a pit mail stamp drawing criticism that flag imagery could be damaged by cancel marks ink and wear. Officials say no decision has been made yet amid debate among philatelists and lawmakers.
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Washington
Whistler
Patriotian
H. &. Rheads
San Diego
Calif
Farley
Rheads
Rhoads
San Diego Stamp Club
Ed V. Lac
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Senate
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