Churchill in meeting with War Cabinet
Churchill returns from the Atlantic mission aboard the Prince of Wales after escort across a vast convoy. Allies praise the premier as reports of the meeting with the president sparked false fears of German attacks. Churchill met with A V Alexander and inspected US naval forces at Reykjavik before heading to Britain.
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Churchill
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Navy
Atlantic
Daily Herald
Hitler
British Broadcasting Corporation
New York
London
Prince of Wales
Reuters
Britain
Ritain
Reykjavik
Iceland
United States
Sheriff’s sale notices in Ouachita Parish 1941
Multiple legal notices list sheriff sale actions by Milton Coverdale for Industrial Loan Company of Monroe Ronnie Sullivan and L. L. Frost among others. Properties described include Lot 3 of block 70 Layton's Third Addition in Monroe and Lot Two of Square Seven in West Monroe. Sales occur September 6 15 and 13 1941 with cash terms and appraisement.
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Sheriff's Sale Industrial Loan Company of Monroe, Inc
W. M. Belly
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Parish of
Ouachita
Monroe
Louisiana
Layton
Wv. M. Kelly
Fife
Sheriff's Sale Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Ronnie Pear Sullivan
Wm. W. Sullivan
Square Seven
Austin
Eby
West Monroe
Ludwig Avenue
First Street
South First Street
Roosevelt Churchill meeting signals cautious forward momentum
In London the Roosevelt Churchill talks drew positive press commentary. The Daily Mail described the conference as a prelude to undisclosed actions with future meetings likely at intervals. The Times anticipated growing importance of the talks and outcomes.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Times
Six Arrested for Evasion and Divorce Case Reported
Six men, described as largely Negro and accused of evading the draft, faced corrections after contacting local boards. FBI agents planned further action in two delta counties and Meridian area as hundreds of cases were referenced. Separately, Detroit jurists granted John Thomas Roberts a divorce after he testified his wife left in 1906.
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Wyly
Delta
Meridian
Hinds
Rankin Counties
Detroit
John Thomas Roberts
Guy A. Miller
Roberts
Notice Sealed bids for land cabin airplane due 1941
Louisiana State University and A M College Monroe invites sealed bids by Aug 3 1941 10 30 am for one to three place 25 land cabin airplane with wheel control and Continental 75 or 80 horsepower engine plane must have under 350 hours flight and include flaps landing lights two way radio loop antenna altitude indicators indicators and vertical speed indicator bids to Northeast Junior College Monroe LA accompanied by 10 percent certified check with option to reject all bids By order of J PREY Assistant Auditor Monroe La Aug 6 12 19 1941 and Leatha Gatewood et al court seizure and sale notices list multiple properties and sale dates in Ouachita Parish Louisiana
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L. L. Frost
W- J. Prost
State of Louisiana
Parish of
Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ouschita
Monroe
Louisiana
Calhoun and
Downsville
Milton Coverdale
Louisiana State University
A. & M. College
Loisiana
Northeast Junior College
Widder
J. Prey
Sheriff's Sale Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Leatha Gatewood
Et al
Parish of Ouachita
Quachita
Jackson Avenue Land Company
Montor Louisiana
Japan warns over US aid to Soviet and liner Coolidge issue
Japanese officials criticized U S aid to the Soviet and the handling of Americans leaving Japan on the President Coolidge. Ishii urged delicacy in diplomacy while noting a past promise limits and reporting a Shanghai transport route for embassy staff. A Moscow conference and naval moves were cited as elevating regional tensions in the far east.
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United States
Japan
Soviet Russia
Vladivostok
Orient
Ishii
Far Eastern
Russia
Chugai
Far East
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Shanghai
Siberian
Navy
Kokumin
Great Britain
Germany
Singapore
Price Control Action Urged Across Farm Markets
Oregon senator urged price control legislation to end dislocated marketing and market uncertainty during midsummer farming. He warned neither buyers nor sellers face a true market and pressed for a timely vote. McNary avoided broad commitments but noted farm and labor exemptions could affect the bill's reach.
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Oregon
McNary
Economy Shifts Forged By War Demand Reach Industries
Government commandeering silk supplies will force about 175 000 silk workers to idle as mills retool for cotton and synthetic threads. East coast gasoline distribution may cut shifts for 150 000 workers this autumn awaiting new supply lines. Major upheaval comes from auto and defense job shifts plus machinists moving to aircraft plants to retrain workers.
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Britain
General Held By Own Army Clash Near Front
A convoy of 1,000 men with full equipment moves toward the front as General Krueger’s limousine is halted at a blockade. Lieutenants Hollis and Davidson lead cavalry while Fifth and Eighth corps command vast forces in a 30,000 acre maneuver near Alexandria, advancing 60 miles to seize a Blue Eighth corps airport and destroy a unit. The two week exercise previews upcoming war games in Louisiana planned for late September.
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Krueger
Jeff Hollis
Mike Davidson
Fifth
Eighth Corps
Fifth Corps
Red
Alexandria
Red River
Louisiana
State Police Not Exempt From Army
Major J. Lester White, state adviser on occupational deferment under selective service, said no special instructions had been issued to draft boards for deferred status for state police. He noted that such members would be considered for deferred classification like any other applicant if their service is deemed necessary to prevent serious interruption of civil activities, provided the application is attested by Steve Alford, state superintendent of police.
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New Orleans
J. Lester White
Selective Service
Steve Alford
City Councilman Rides Bike After Accusations
Los Angeles August 19. Councilman Harby arrived at a meeting on a bicycle after civic committee alleged a 5000 mile city car vacation. He joked about license lights while city attorney investigates. Also T. L. Tally offers a $40000 pipe organ to anyone to move it from a building slated for razing.
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Los Angeles
Harold Harby
Harby
T. L. Tally
Nazis Claim Big Land and Sea Successes
German claims say battles around Odessa and the lower Dnieper yielded 60 000 Red Army prisoners 84 armored cars 530 cannon and other loot. They describe Soviet bombardment of Odessa as constant and allege nine large transports sunk or disabled. Soviet advance near Kiev Kinsepp and Narva are cited as losses for the USSR with Kurkijoki taken by Finland, while Western bombers hit Germany and French coast targets. Churchill returns to London after talks with Roosevelt and plans a broadcast to the empire.
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Dnieperopetrovsk
Hitler
Lower
Red Army
Odessa
Lower Dnieper
Flanders
Ukraine
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Korosten
Kingisepp
Leningrad
Russia
Berlin
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Ezara
Karelian
Kurkijoki
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Dunkerque
Boulogne
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United States
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North Atlantic
England
Churchill
London
Roosevelt
Empire
Moscow Residents Adapt to Lax Air Raid Alerts
Moscow residents adjust to lighter and sporadic air raids and return to normal life. People host friends, prepare basements, and theaters and restaurants stay open while air raid alarms sound. Dynamo Stadium soccer crowds reach about 80,000 as sports resume along with revived swimming meets.
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Dynamo Stadium
Japanese move to ban three movie types in wartime Tokyo
The Japanese government said on August 19 that American thrillers, risqué romances, and films showing wasteful extravagance would be barred from September 1. Eight U.S. distributors may release five pictures monthly amid exchange controls.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Yokohama Customs
Army extends service and releases under new legislation
New law allows selectees, guardsmen, reservists and regulars to stay in service up to 18 months longer with a maximum of four and a half years for regulars. Enlisted regulars with three year terms expiring before year end face discharge unless they reenlist, while pay rises ten dollars monthly after year one. The move aims at steady officer and unit efficiency and expands training capacity by removing the 900000 cap on in training.
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Regular Army
Army
White House
Deputy Downing Lands 96 Pound Tarpon on Georgia Coast
Ouachita parish deputy sheriff W W Downing caught the largest tarpon ever landed on the Georgia coast weighing 96 pounds, beating the old record by four pounds. His wife also caught a 50 pound tarpon while vacationing with relatives at Brunswick. The 40 minute battle at St Simons Island drew national sports coverage and a grand prize awaits December 5.
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Monroe
Ww. C. Downing
Ouachita Parish
Downing
Georgia
Alton H. Perry
Brunswick
St. Simon's Island
Escape and Meals Amid War Prison Camp Tensions
A daring corporal evades guards near no man's land while prisoners grumble over rations. A motorcycle courier fetches soft drinks and sandwiches as mess sergeants prepare field kitchens. A reader-like narrator flees to headquarters after a tense exchange with an officer. More than 90 percent of the world's spices come from Zanzibar Pemba and Madagascar.
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Leutenant
No Man's Land
Zanzibar
Pemba
Madagascar
Monroe Police Unveil Copcycle for Traffic Duty
Monroe's traffic division added a three wheeled copcycle to patrols Tuesday. The radio equipped machine relieves congestion marks cars in regulated zones and serves regular police duty with seating for two officers. Acting Police Chief B L Brantley announced the unit's introduction.
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Monroe
Police Department
B. L. Brantley
Razor batteries carried by Ninth Army troops in maneuvers
In southwest Washington on August 19 a mechanized army unit in the Ninth Army Corps is shown with small boxes that hold cell batteries for electric razors. The caption notes Moscow as a densely populated European center.
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Washington
Ninth Army Corps
State F. D. R. Asks Firm to Accept Terms
Camp Lockett near San Diego sees union men seek 12 1/2 cents extra per hour or $1.50 daily room and board fee defrayal. Federal conciliators in Washington prepare to open a hearing Friday to resolve a master wage agreement dispute with Western Electric. The firm offers a six cent hourly raise, vs current 50 cents to $1.50.
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Camp Lockett
San Diego
Calif
Washington
Western Electric, Inc
Self-Defense Plea in Fatal Shooting at 906 Stone Ave
Beatrice Glass a local woman claimed self defense during a coroner investigation after she shot her common law husband James Sims 2 at his home on Stone Avenue about 8 p m He died minutes after arrival at St Francis sanitarium The couple had no eye witnesses and Glass was jailed following the shooting.
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Beatrice Glass
James Sims
J. T. French
Sims
Stone Avenue
St. Francis Sanitarium
French
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