Bermuda Censors Halt Transatlantic Mail Through Bermuda
European mail between Lisbon and New York passes Bermuda’s censorship bottleneck despite Hull opposition. Excalibur Exochorda and Exeter ships carried mail bags seized and re routed via New York. Pan American clippers avoid Bermuda unless weather or trouble forces a stop.
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New York
Lisbon
Bermuda
Hull
Pan-American Airways
Hamilton
United States Maritime Comm.s
Azores
Excalibur
Exochorda
Exeter
England
Associated Press
Atlantic
Europe
United States
Willkie Calls for Head of Defense Advisory Commission
Willkie urged President Roosevelt to delegate substantial authority to the National Defense Advisory Commission and appoint a single chairman. He argued that no organization can function without a head and warned that without a directing leader the seven member panel will face jealousy, discord, and inefficiency.
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Willkie
Roosevelt
National Defense Advisory Commission
Defense Advisory Commission
Close Takes Oath as Finance Chief in Louisiana Reorganization
Martin Close of Alexandria became director of finance, heading a reorganized department with power to halt funds, preaudit expenditures, audit state entities, and oversee purchases. The move is part of a sweeping state government reorganization approved by the Legislature, with the highway department also slated for future restructuring under Governor Sam Jones.
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Baton Rouge
Martin Close
Alexandria
Close
Sam Jones
Highway Department
Soviet Hungarian clash with Romania over Transylvania plans
Soviet forces reportedly crossed into Romania near Dorohoi in Northern Moldavia as clashes with Romanian troops lasted hours. Hungary accused Romania of an unprovoked attack after a Romanian Heinkel damaged a Hungarian bomber near Debrecen. Military preparations in Hungary intensified with live shells and tightened air raid precautions as foreign powers urged restraint.
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Moldavia
Bucharest
Rumania
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Dorohoi
Transylvania
Debrecen
Hungary
Foreign Office
Budapest
Rome
Berlin
RAF Britons Drop Bombs on Berlin Under Cloud Gaps
RAF bombers attacked Berlin in poor weather aided by rare cloud gaps. The crew reported heavy anti aircraft fire and searchlights, but successfully located the target near a lake after a moonlit reflection, delivering bombs before returning to base. The raid followed prior leaflet drops and reconnaissance flights.
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Royal Air Force
England
Berlin
Arkansas voters in second primary run off
Arkansas Democrats vote in a second primary for two state offices and two congressional seats. In the attorney general race Jack Holt of Harrison seeks a third term against Melbourne M. Martin of Little Rock. J Seaborn Holt runs for reelection as associate justice while former Governor Futrell opposes him. The first district contest features Rep. E C Gathings of West Memphis seeking reelection.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Jack Holt
Harrison
Melbourne M. Martin
F D R to Act on Open Posts in Labor Board
President will consider filling a third member slot on the labor board after Tobin’s resignation. Leiserson and Smith hold the seats temporarily amid disagreements, risking delays in board operations. The president travels to dedicate Chickamauga dam and Great Smoky National Park, with a possible Philadelphia defense tour around September 26.
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White House
Madden
Labor Board
William M. Leiserson
Edwin S. Smith
Hudson River
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga Dam
TVA
Great Smoky National Park
Newfound Gap
Tennessee-North Carolina
South Charleston
W. Va
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
War bulletins from the Atlantic to the Far East report losses and advances
The update covers Allied losses against the Atlantic toll and rescue strides. It notes 25 survivors landed at Galway after a torpedoing, including 17 British sailors, with 12 previously escaped. It also reports the British fleet sailing from Gibraltar and Japanese forces occupying Kichici near Hongkong as Domei cites a naval bombardment and store fires.
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London
North Atlantic
Galway
Ireland
Varegg
Atlantic
Athenia
Tokyo
Kichici
Hongkong
Kwangtung Province
Japan
Domei
Kichich
Paid for Time Lost in Bradford Workers
In Bradford England workers in the dyeing and finishing and kin dred trades will receive full-time wages for time lost during air raids.
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Bradford
England
Second Term Opposed by Prosecutor and State Rep in Monticello
In Osceola the second term faces challenge from Prosecuting Attorney Bruce Ivy while Sixth District Representative W. F. Norrell from Monticello seeks a second term.
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Bruce Ivy
Osceola
W. F. Norrell
Monticello
Senate Pushes Burke Wadsworth Draft Bill Toward Vote
Senate leaders push the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill toward a final vote as amendments narrow service scope. Officials from Johnson to Barkley spar over exemptions and deadlines while provisions authorize funds and limit draft areas and tribunals.
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Smathers
New Jersey
Congress
Connally
Texas
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
House
Chamber
Lodge
Massachusetts
Clark
Missouri
United States
Western Hemisphere
National Guard
Gurney
Republican
South Dakota
National Labor Relations Board
Londoners Try to Escape Air Raid Chaos in Blackout
Londoners fled home as shells fell and transport failed. Taxis and buses reappeared after the all clear at 3 40 am. Henry Jackson of Associated Press rode out the raid and noted a five hour and twenty minute ten mile journey to work as the air raid warning sounded.
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London
Fleet Street
Henry Jackson
Associated Press
Tipperary
Jerry
Jackson
Watch an air raid in Wembley costs sixpence
London reports crowds at Wembley stadium paying sixpence to view air raid drills. Wardens collect the money to fund Spitfire planes while downed Nazi aircraft are exhibited to boost defense funds. Women in shelters knit comforts for service men as wardens in Chatham grow winter cabbage and seal lookout pools behind earthworks barricades.
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London
Wembley
Britain
Chatham
Yearbook Theme Chosen for 1940 41 at Sherr ouse Grammar
The Sher rouse Grammar School P T A selects Community Planning for the Youth as the 1940 41 yearbook theme. Distribution is set for September 16 at the school. Mrs Courtland Fluit notes Mrs Harold Riggs will teach Citizenship by Myrtle Rogers, sixth vice president of the Louisiana PTA.
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Sherrouse Grammar School
P.T. A
Courtland Fluit
Harold Riggs
Myrtle Rogers
Louisiana P.T. A
Governor Jones to discuss Louisiana amendments on radio
Governor Sam Jones will discuss proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on in November and state reform progress in a statewide radio address Tuesday. The talk will be transmitted from Baton Rouge to New Orleans via WNOE and WDSU at 7:50 p.m.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Sam Jones
New Orleans
WNOE
WDSU
Colorado Retains Original Constitution of 1876
A state mandate preserves Colorado’s foundational legal framework by maintaining the 1876 constitution in force. The issue underscores long standing constitutional authority and continuity in Colorado’s governmental structure.
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Colorado
Enchanted Garden Play By Crosley Dramatic Club
The Little Misa Muffet Dramatic Club of Crosley Playground West Monroe presents The Enchanted Garden at 230 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church West Monroe. Directed by Mine Courtland Johnsten WPA Recreation Division with cast Emo jean Mathews Lee O Banion Dee Hemphill Betty Jane Bennett Maxine Whitaker Vermette Austin Anna Stokes Carol Jean Hudson John Ann Lewis Jennie Reynolds Avis Hudson Elsie Pay Frost Patay Greer Frankie Mae Johnston Frances Horn. Children from Crosley Mitchell Lane and Millnaps play areas join closing activities including games tournaments a picnic lunch and a doll show.
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Little Misa Muffet Dramatic Club
Crosley Playground
West Monroe
Pam
First Baptist Church
Mine Courtland Johnsten
Recreation Division
Te Wpa
Emojean Mathews
Penny
Lee O'Banion
Will O the Iee Tasses
Dee Hemphill
Mignonette
Betty Jane Bennett
Maxine Whitaker
WPA
Civic League of
City of
Giant Locomotive Dashes Through Swiss Tunnel
One of the world’s largest locomotives in Andermatt weighs 233 long tons and stretches 112 feet. It packs a 12,006 horsepower motor and pulls trains through the Smile St Gotthard tunnel in the Alps.
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Andermatt
Switzerland
Smile St. Gotthard
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