Army Chief Marshall to Inspect War Games Near Alexandria
General George C. Marshall arrived at Camp Auregard airport for a 24 hour review of nation guard training camps in the Alexandria Sa river territory as thousands of regular troops join the maneuvers. The Sixth Cavalry led the march to the bivouac near Zima n, with convoys from Columbia, Louisiana.
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Alexandria
George C. Marshall
Army
United States
Camp Auregard
Alexandria-Sariver
Marshall
Eacee
Prac
Rar Marshall
Third Army
Albert J. Stowe
Ger
Sam Haas
Ria Chamber of Commerce
al Louisiana
Sixth Cavalry
Themy
Ziman
Columbia
Monroe
Loss Of Life Kept Secret In German Channel Blitz
Nazi air assault on Britain mounts with 400 to 600 planes striking along a 200 mile front. Berlin cites 69 RAF planes destroyed and London reports 31 German raiders down as Britain braces for a possible invasion hour. Censorship shields casualty counts amid accelerating combat over the English Channel.
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Associated Press
Hitler
Arun
Britain
Ae Peng
Berlin
Louis P Lochner
Presa
Bureau Thers
Noazi
England
Bern
Switzerland
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Dunkerque
Dover
Calala
Enghialy Channel
British
Soviet support for Bulgarian demand on Romania areas
The Soviet press says Bulgaria has Soviet backing in seeking the return of Southern Dobruja from Romania. Izvestia and Pravda report Bulgaria's claim as just and well-founded, with Berlin prompting Bucharest toward settlement of the Romanian Balkan dispute.
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OSCOW
Soviet Press
Bulia
Rumia
Sovietia
Soviet Union
Rumania
Izvestia
Vda
Communist Party
Ulgaria
Dobruja
Red Cross Vows Care For Flood Refugees In Lafayette
As flood refugees pour into Lafayette, Red Cross officials promise to cover essentials food clothing shelter and medical aid for all families in need. Local and state agencies coordinate housing livestock feed and reconstruction while preserving health through inoculations and sanitary measures.
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Lafayette
Red Cross
Ann McMechen
Bowles
Marc M. Mouton
Milton C. Tainter
Sam Jones
WPA
CCC
Parish
Tainter
Crowley
St. Martinville
Blind Man Carries On With Gun Tactics At Ball Games
Walter Raleigh Meid, a Georgia Public Service Commissioner with a blind year, recounts how he uses hearing and touch to perform tasks. He trains the mind through shooting practice and farm work, guiding aim by sound and rhythm and greeting colleagues by weight and leather squeak.
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Harry P. Leadingham
Nta
Walter Raleigh Meid
Public Service Commission
Southeastern Astion
McDonald’s
McDonald
Crisis grows over beheading sparks Italian Greek tension
Rome reports a rising Italian Greek crisis as Fascist press blames Greece for the decapitation of Albanian patriot Daut Hoggia. Ex editorials claim Greece organized the crime and ties with England fuel hostility. Greek authorities deny charges, calling Hoggia a public danger killed by two Albanian fugitives.
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Greece
Daut Hoggia
Stefani
Tirana
Albania
Tomori
Galeazzo Ciano
Il Telegrafo
Italy
Balkan
Ansaldo
Hoggia
Tomokr
Heggia
Argiro Castro
Bridge Crossings Reach 30000 in 36 Hours
In Baton Rouge the new Mississippi River bridge logged nearly 30,000 vehicles in its first day and a half of operation, far above the normal daily flow of about 5,000. The figure came from an early check of traffic as the bridge opened.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
Train Derailment Kills Four in Burma
In Burma near Rangoon an express train to Mandalay derailed killing four and injuring 21 after spikes between rails and ties were found removed during an investigation.
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Rangoon
Burma
Mandalay
Roosevelt Satisfied After Defense Tour
President Roosevelt returned to the White House from a defense inspection tour of New England projects. He said the national preparedness program was making progress and noted faster spending from dollars to guns and ships. He visited Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island sites including navy yards and the Newport training station.
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Roosevelt
White House
New England
Maine
New London
Conn
First Army
New York
Vermont
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Kittery
War Bulletin Reports Japanese Troop Passage Demands
Disquieting news from Vichy notes Japanese efforts to gain the right to disembark troops through French Indo China. French prisoners of war in Champagne are hired out to wheat growers under German supervision for pay and temporary freedom. Veterans groups in Paris form a commission to consolidate into a national legion of war veterans. Continued on Third Page.
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France
Indo-China
Yunnan
la Montagne
Clermont-Ferrand
Fere-Champenoise
Berlin
Champagne
Paris
Petain
National Legion of War Veterans
War at a Glance Battles Across Fronts
War brief summarizes air and sea actions across Europe and Africa. Britain reports a 200 mile English Channel front with a near land invasion window. Germany claims RAF losses and German aircraft shot down. Greece faces crisis with Metaxas rejecting Rome Berlin pressure. Italians push toward Berbera. Egypt warns of conflict. Soviet Russia backs Bulgarian claims on Romania. Tokyo demands in Indo China. French tribunal to hear Nazi leaders. Australian air crash kills three ministers and senior officers.
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Britain
English Channel
English
Axis
Greece
Metaxas
Africa
Berbera
British Somaliland
Libya
Egypt
Rumania
Rome
France
Japan
Indo-China
Tokyo
Monroe Theater Names Lorenzo Mcintosh Smith Director
Lorenzo Mcintosh Smith of Chicago has been named director of the Monroe Little Theater for the coming season. Fred Fudiekar Jr., president of the board, announced Smiths strong background in stage radio and TV in Monroe. Smith is a Columbia College graduate who spent a summer in Woodstock as assistant director.
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Lorenzo Mcintosh Smith
Chicago
Monroe
Woodstock
Mr. Smith
Democratic Leaders Threaten Court Martial Over Willkie President
In Shreveport on August 13, Democratic leaders warned that any Democrat supporting a Willkie for president club could forfeit their right to vote in a Democratic primary. Frank J. Looney likened the stance to a court martial, citing party loyalty and the need to vote for Democratic candidates.
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Shreveport
Oo Willkie
Frank J. Looney
Democratic State Central Committee
Jeffer R. J. Beck
Looney
Democratic Party
Postpone Plans to Rush Draft of Young Men
Washington reports that the War Department delays a rapid mobilization, aiming for 900000 soldiers by January 1 rather than 999000, amid Burke-Wadsworth draft debates. General Shedd testified the plan includes 21 to 31 year olds and may detain divinity students and clergymen from service.
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Washington
William A
Congress
War Department
Department
Military Committee
Genoe the Bee
House
Rules Committee
General Shedd
Senate Military Committee
Shedd
New Federal Building Planned for New Orleans Port
Aug 13 report says Miles Pratt tax collector announced approval for a new $600,000 federal building to house a customs appraisal store. The site will be the old American Sugar Refinery building. the project has long been described as an eyesore by local officials and citizens.
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New Orleans
Miles Pratt
Aswell Endorsed in Eighth District Race by Gov Jones
Baton Rouge August 12. Gov Jones endorses Aswell in the Eighth District race. The candidate, a former columnist and son of a late congressman, faces challenger Long, brother of a late Lang, and incumbent Allen. Jones also backed Vance Piauche in the Seventh District.
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Aswell
Jones
Baton Rouge
Congresman
Co Long
S Lang
Allen
Vance Piauche
Kitten Without a Tail Hops and Squeaks in Louisiana
In Bastrop Louisiana Betty Joe Devis 12 describes her pet cat Bobbie a tailless kitten that hops squeaks and drinks from the fish bowl The pair climb roofs and even enter the house as the mother cat tries to discipline the youngster amid odd tastes and antics.
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Bastrop
Betty Joe Devis
Bobbie
Betty Joe
Davis
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