British wartime economic drive grows in Commons
In the Commons Arthur Greenwood reports a new wartime economic committee to boost production with North American help as France is gone and Britain faces possible invasion and threats to its Mediterranean lifeline. Mussolini signals readiness to risk Africa campaign as troop concentrations and air raids rise near Libya Egypt and Haifa.
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Associated Press
Britain
Commons
Channel
Mediterranean
Italy
Arthur Greenwood
War Cabinet
France
North America
Benito Mussolini
Kenya
British Somaliland
Haifa
Palestine
Near East
Mussolini
Europe
British Move to Buy War Supplies in Washington
In Washington on August 1, the British government began negotiations for hundreds of millions of dollars of tanks, artillery, and other war materiel. Arthur B. Purvis, chief purchasing agent, said Britain seeks many new types of equipment not previously bought in the United States, with deliveries to be scheduled for the future.
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Washington
Arthur B. Purvis
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States Army
Cordell Hull
John J. Pershing
Britain
Pershing
America
FREE COMMISSIONER AIDE OF CHARGES ACQUITTED
State Revenue Commissioner Z M McCarroll and chief deputy Butler Toland were acquitted of conspiracy to transport liquor into dry states after a 23 day trial in Little Rock. Co defendant convicted and another retrial declared. Also linked with Joe W House and Dave Sherman in alleged 1939 scheme with Southwestern Distilled Products.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Z. M. McCarroll
Butler Toland
Capitol
Little Rock
United States District Court
Joe W. House
Joe T. Robinson
Dave Sherman
Southwestern
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sailors and Floozies painting pulled from Navy exhibit
In San Francisco a Cadmus painting titled Sailors and Floozies was removed from the Palace of Fine Arts after Navy officials complained it was unnecessarily dirty. Officials said it is not a masterpiece and opted for removal to avoid a confrontation. Cadmus had sparked controversy before with The Fleet's In which Admiral Rodman denounced as an unwarranted insult to the navy.
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San Francisco
Paul Cadmus
Palace of Fine Arts
Treasure Island
Walter Heil
Fine Arts
Navy
Cadmus
Hugh Rodman
Young Springfield Woman Found Gagged and Stabbed
The body of Miss Rose Lodi, 22, a Springfield match company employee, was found gagged and stabbed in a roadside thicket. She had been missing since Tuesday afternoon while en route to work. the discovery was made by her father in an area described by police as frequented by vagrants called wood dogs.
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Springfield
Mass
Rose Lodi
Springfield Match Company
Angela
Governor Jones heads for Baton Rouge after talks on farm relief
Governor Sam H. Jones and Steve Alford depart Washington for Louisiana after conferences on farm relief in rain damaged areas. Jones reports assurances from Milo Perkins that surplus shipments will aid distressed Louisiana farmers. The trip includes meetings on law enforcement cooperation and plans to use LSU for Latin America scholar exchanges.
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Washington
Sam H. Jones
Steve Alford
Louisiana
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Jones
Milo Perkins
Surplus Marketing Administration
Perkins
Bilbo
Johnson
Colmer
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg
War Department
Sumner Welles
Louisiana State University
War at a Glance headlines and fronts across theatres
Italy masss half a million for Africa and Egypt drives while British defense relies on terrain. Palestine targets bombed as Nazi air raids on Britain lessen. German demand for peace linked to Jewish removal per Hitler’s guard. Finland bans pro Soviet groups amid Soviet moves. US faces new tax to fund defense. Chinese threats rise over French Indo China bases as Japan shifts south.
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Italy
Palestine
Britain
Europe
Hitler
Luxembourg
Flanders
France
United States
Cudahy
Belgium
Western Hemisphere
Finland
Friends of the Soviet
Russia
Estonia
Soviet Union
The
Orient
Formosa
Nazi Shakeup of Diplomatic Corps Forecast
Washington reports a predicted shakeup of German diplomatic and consular staffs in the Western Hemisphere after the Havana Pan American Conference actions against fifth column activities. German authorities fear Nazi officials have stirred concern in host countries and may replace active Nazi members with less active diplomats. Readouts cite intensified FBI investigations and a pending Senate review of wire tapping for sabotage and espionage cases. Potential recall targets include Dr. Gerhard Westrick and Baron Edgar von Spiegel amid diplomatic pressures.
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Washington
Hemisphere
Havana
Activitezs
Interstate Commission On Crime
Federal Bureau of Investigation
House
Senate
United States
Berlin
Gerhard Westrick
New York
Hans Thomsen
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
Ger
Payments to Confederate veterans begin in Louisiana
Shreveport announces actual payments of back pensions to Confederate veterans and widows in Louisiana. Each pensioner will receive between 1000 and 1100 dollars as checks are mailed after properly prepared and signed papers reach the pension commission in Baton Rouge. General O R Gellette leads the drive and urges pensioners to submit papers promptly for timely payment.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
O. R. Gellette
Gellette
W. M. Stirling
Pension Commission
Baton Rouge
Commission
Eacees Gellette
Three Men Die in King's Mill Powder Plant Blast
Three men were killed in a powerful explosion at King Powder Company's powder processing building in King's Mills Ohio. The victims named were Cheries Resibois, 25, his father Steven Resibois, Hobart Combs, 35, and William Reed, 45. C G King, board chairman, said operations were not government ordered.
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Lebanon
King Powder Company
King’s Mills
Steven Resibois
Cheries Resibois
Hobart Combs
William Reed
C. G. King
French General's Son Escapes German Camp
Senate military bill pushes compulsory training with 21 to 30 year old registration. A 12 to 3 committee vote backs conscription for 1,000,000 men over the next year to receive one year of training and join the reserves. The measure aims to rapidly boost armed forces and avoid a false security from armaments alone.
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Washington
Senate
Capt Jacques Weygand Walks 300 Miles Notables Return
Vichy France August 7 Captain Jacques Weygand son of General Maxime Weygand arrived after escaping German captors in Northern France and walking about 306 miles to reach territory. He resumes duties at the war office amid a wave of back numbers of fighting men being welcomed home. Escapes, casualties, and prisoners populate long delayed lists as families await word. Madame Francois Pietri learns her son Lieutenant Edmond Carra is a prisoner in German camps and hopes for access to visit him once permitted.
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Vichy
France
Jacques Weygand
Maxime Weygand
Ene
War Office
Francois Pietri
Edmond Carrais
Intensity Rises As Big Storm Moves Along
Tropical disturbance threatens the Texas Louisiana line with alerts from Orange to Port Arthur and Cameron. Storm center nears Sabine lake as winds swell to 60 80 mph. evacuations urged for beachfront homes and coastal resorts. Port Arthur Beaumont and Cameron face rising tides and power outages as the system advances inland.
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Orange
Tex
Texas-Louisiana Line
Here
Port Arthur
Cameron
Louisiana
Arthur
Beaumont
Texas
Sabine Coast Guard
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Payou
Sabine River
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine
United States Weather Bureau
Louisiang
Sabine Lake
Gs Texs Ae
Johnson's Bayou
Central Staard
Gayda Replies To Hull On War Expansion Warnings
Virginio Gayda replies to Secretary Hull dismissing fears of Axis expansion into the Western Hemisphere. The Il Giornale d Italia editor argues Hull is exaggerating threats and insists Germany and Italy will not carry the war to the American continent. He labels Hull’s warnings as unfounded and provocative rhetoric.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Fancal
United States
Hull
Germany
Italy
Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
Capone
Pationa
Tuealay
Two Men Held After Bank Holdup in Mississippi
Biloxi Mississippi August 7 Chief of Police Alonzo Gabrich said two men confessed to the 1966 bank robbery in Wiggins Mississippi. James Tillotson 22 of Manchester Massachusetts and Stanley Bielanski 21 of Chickasaw are reported arrested in Biloxi after a sequence of car thefts and a farm shooting. Bielanski allegedly joined an arsenal robbery in Massachusetts before heading south.
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Biloxi
Miss
Alonzo Gabrich
Bank of
Pavision
Hans Evans
SS Acom
Gabrich
Bielonski
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Pertie
Coyotes Gang Up On Hunting Dogs Near Roosevelt County
Reporter Robe rt Inge describes coyotes forming packs in Roosevelt county near Portales New Mexico attacking hunting dogs. He notes multiple coyotes intercepting and overpowering a pursuing canine with aggressive behavior.
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Portales
N. M
Roosevelt County
Robert Inge
Inge
Saul
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