Red Fleet Holds Mock Sea Battles As Romanian Border Tensions Rise
Soviet naval maneuvers began with submarine flotillas scouting for open sea, while Red Army forces practiced offensive tactics under Marshal Timoshenko. A mixed commission of six on each side planned to meet in Moscow to discuss frontier issues amid reported clashes on the Romanian border.
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Red Fleet
Red Army
Russia
Bucovina
Rumania Oe
Umania
Semen Timoshenko
Two Americans killed in Sudan mission attack
The Sudan governor reports two American missionaries killed and two wounded when Italian planes bombed and machine gunned the Doro mission station in Upper Nile. Dr. Robert Grieve and his wife were killed. Rev. Kenneth Oglesby and his wife were wounded. an Australian, Miss Walsh, was unharmed.
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Cairo
Sudan
An- Sudan
Egypt
Oners
Doro
Ion
Upper Nile
Kurkuk
Robert Grieve
Kenneth Oglesby
Miss Walsh
Grabbing $25,000 in Jersey Payroll HoldUp
In daylight robbery at Crescent Insulated Wire and Cable plant in Trenton three masked bandits entered the office on Olden avenue and seized about 25000 dollars from the payroll after threatening a telephone operator Miss Viola Elmer and cash handler Charles Bearce as an armored car crew had just delivered the funds.
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Trenton
N. J
Crescent
Trenton Detective Bureau
Olden Avenue
Viola Elmer
Charles Bearce
House Minority Fights Burke Wadsworth Draft Bill
An eight member minority report argues the peacetime conscription plan is unnecessary and risks a totalitarian military economy. Debate over the Burke Wadsworth measure begins after the House Military Committee approved the bill, with leaders predicting swift passage next week.
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Senate
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Missouri
Byrnes
Tennessee
Short
Arends
Illinois
Shafer
Michigan
Martin
Iowa
Elston
Ohio
Harness
Indiana
Pinball Ruling Studied After Attorney General Opinion
New Orleans August 30 Pinball machines ruled illegal by the attorney general's office are given a holiday respite over the weekend. Police Superintendent George Reyer said he would study the opinion by Bertrand I Cahn special assistant at torney general before acting.
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New Orleans
George Reyer
Bertrand I. Cahn
Chilly Weather Boosts Retail Trade Markets Wide
New York, Aug 30 Dun and Bradstreet reports chilly weather boosted retail trade in many communities this week. Buying was strong in women's and children's apparel and home furnishings as store traffic rose overall.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Mercantile Agency
Roosevelt dodges Willkie charge on conscription plant takeovers
President Roosevelt refused to answer Willkie's demand on the conscription bill provision allowing government seizure of private industrial plants. He said an attempt was made to pull him into a political dispute and declined to comment on related amendments or Wallace's charge that Republicans favor appeasement. He noted a 1933 rule about commenting on pending legislation.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Overton
Louisiana
Russell
Georgia
Rea
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Axis demand sparks Balkan ceding of Transylvania to Hungary
Axis ultimatum drives Romania to yield two thirds of Transylvania to Hungary and German troops pledge to guard Romania against Soviet incursions. Russia warns of grave consequences if border clashes persist. Four hundred Nazi planes assault London. RAF claims 19 German planes shot down. Malta and African frontiers suffer raids as Italy reports renewed bombing. Mexico and France agree on moving 250,000 Spanish refugees westward.
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Rumania
Berlin-Rome
Balkan
Transylvania
Hungary
Russia
London
Manchester
Liverpool
Rica
Malta
Mexico
France
Deepening Ouachita River Channel To Nine Feet Studied
A survey by the board of army engineers found economic feasibility for expanding the Ouachita River channel to nine feet toward Monroe and Camden. The project may join with Red River efforts after the Denison dam builds a nine foot navigable Red River, with completion timing tied to dam work and defense needs.
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Monroe
Board of Army Engineers
Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Valley
South
Arkansas
Camden
Red River
Denison
Tex
Red
Ouachita
Internal Revenue Collections Jump in U. S. Fiscal Year
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering reported that total federal tax receipts for the year ended June 20 1940 reached 5 340 452 346 78 dollars, up 158 378 394 20 from 1939. Despite higher overall collections corporate tax payments fell slightly while individuals paid 982 017 376 17. Miscellaneous levies and employment taxes showed gains.
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Washington
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Ten Soldiers Hurt In Transport Crash Near Brewton
In Pensacola Florida August 0-4 an army transport crashed through a bridge rail near Brewton Alabama injuring at least 10 members of the 2th United States Engineers at Fort Benning Georgia. Capt W A Niethamer adjutant at Fort Barrancas said two army ambulances were sent from there and two more were en route from Brewton. Names could not be learned immediately.
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Pensacola
Fla
United States Engineers
Fort Benning
Brewton
Ala
W. A. Niethamer
Fort Barrancas
British Fighters Halt German Air Attacks Over London
London endured furious air battles as waves of German bombers attacked the city. British fighters and anti aircraft fire broke up the formation, with reports of several bombers shot down and damage to suburban streets as the all clear rang at 5 48 p.m. local time.
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London
Outpost Inspected by Defense Board
Members of the Canada United States Permanent Joint Defense Board traveled in a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber to the Newfoundland outpost. They inspected equipment and fighting forces before surveying the coastline and returning to Halifax.
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Newfoundland
Canada-United States Permanent Joint Defense Board
Royal Canadian Air Force
Halifax
War Bulletins and Edicts Across Europe
Berlin reports British planes use a new nocturnal “war paint” that absorbs searchlight rays, though clouds limit effectiveness. Vichy says French papers attack Jews after a decree loosens race and religion censorship. London police launch a fifth column sweep during Nazi raids, arresting four for questioning after suspected incendiary fires.
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Berlin
Germany
London
German Occupation Considers Moving French War Prisoners
Informed sources report the German Army of Occupation weighing transport of French war prisoners from the occupied zone to Germany amid growing concerns. The note appears on the Birth Page continuation.
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Les Verrieres
Germany
Monroes Gets State Positions In Ouachita Parish
A series of state job appointments for Ouachita Parish include H. E. Dickard named manager of the Monroe office of the state department of conservation and Aaron F. Parker as field agent. Appointments take effect September 1 after review of thousands of applications. More names were expected to be announced next week.
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Monroe
H. E. Dickard
James A. Noe
Monnyer
State Department of Conservation
Dickard
North Louisiane
Aaron F. Parker
Dave Trousdale
Wimberly Indictment Defrauding Mails Overruled in Baton Case
A judge overruled a supplements demurrer attacking the indictment against Lerris M. Wimberly and Bienville officials charged with using the mails to defraud. Named co defendants include J Rush Wimberly district a j Rush Wimberly , state senator Marshall E. Wood al S Williams clerk of Bienville Police Jury and Arcadia mayor R L Williams.
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Shreveport
Lerris M. Wimberie
Bienville
Ben C. Dawkins
Wimberly
J. Rush Wimom
J. Rush Wimberly
Marshall E. Woodal S. Williams
Romania Considers Vienna Plan Ceding Transylvania to Hungary
Rumania reportedly bowed to a four power plan from Vienna to cede two thirds of Transylvania to Hungary in exchange for immediate German troop deployment to border areas with Russia. The decision, said to be drafted at Vienna talks, faces confirmation by the crown, as Soviet and Bulgarian pressures loom and Moscow warns of grave consequences if clashes continue. The army was ordered to be ready as tensions rise.
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Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Vienne
Vienna
Maria
Germany
Italy
Rumanian
Vienstia
Bulgaria
Bucovina
Moldavia
Moscow
Carol
Commercial ships halted from using Chinese waterway
Hong Kong authorities closed the Pearl River at Canton to all commercial shipping for unexplained military reasons. Reports say Chinese troop movements were redirected from Formosa to Canton. The move disrupts the Mindanao flagship departure and a Standard Oil tanker scheduled to leave Canton.
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Hong Kong
Avg
Pearl River
Canton
Formosa
United States
Mindanao
Post Office Here to Close Monday
Local post office will be closed on Monday for a celebration in honor of Postmaster Leber da R Wooten. No mail collection or delivery service will occur during the closure.
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Leber da R Wooten
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