Price fixing plans loom at White House conference
Washington July 3. Federal Reserve Board chief Marriner S Eccles and price administrator Leon Henderson discussed inflation fronts at a White House conference with President Roosevelt. Legislation to establish ceilings on prices and rents is expected soon, with similar bills to be filed in both houses amid partisan debate. Senator Bankhead opposes cotton ceilings below 2.5 cents per pound, arguing it would distort parity pricing.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Marriner S. Eccles
Reserve Board
Leon Henderson
Roosevelt
Barkley
Senate
House
Congress
Bankhead
Alabama
Administration
Lesson From Elastic Draft Law Sparks Public Confusion
A columnist laments widespread misunderstanding of the selective service act. He notes Americans like George Spelvin misinterpret service terms and the reserve clause, blaming laziness, patchwork headlines, and a distracted press for not reading the bill in full.
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George Spelvin
France
Spelvin
Congress
Ickes Urges Nighttime Closure of Eastern Gas Stations
Secretary Ickes calls for closing 100000 eastern service stations from 7 pm to 7 am seven days a week starting August 3 as part of compulsory gasoline restriction. The measure covers Atlantic coast states from Maine to Florida and the District of Columbia with possible ration cards if voluntary cuts fail.
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Washington
Interior Ickes
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Peninsula of
District of Columbia
Appalachian Mountains
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Wallace 15 Named New Board's Head
President Roosevelt created a federal economic defense board with Vice President Wallace as head. Secretaries of state treasury war navy agriculture and commerce and the attorney general were named members. The board will advise the president on defense measures coordinate department actions develop integrated defense plans and study postwar reconstruction and trade security.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
State
Treasury
War
Navy
Agriculture and Commerce
United States
Defense Board Plans Shift From Gold To Strategic Metals
The joint Canadian United States economic defense board eyed replacing yearly 200 million worth of Canadian gold with strategic base metals for defense. US holds about 22.7 billion in gold under Fort Knox protection. The plan calls for increased Canadian exports of aluminum asbestos antimony copper nickel sulfur zinc chrome cobalt magnesium manganese mica stainless steel titanium and cerium.
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Washington
Joint
Canadian
United States Economic Defense Board
United States
Fort Knox
Canada
The
International Board
Fire at Walgreen's in Alexandria causes $60,000 loss
A blaze in the air conditioning system of Walgreen's drug store in Alexandria caused damage to the store and a nearby women’s apparel shop in the same building with losses estimated over $60,000. Firefighters fought the flames for nearly four hours, conserving an adjoining department store by roof water spray.
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Alexandria
Walgreen
Third Street
Japan Offers Regret on Tutuila Incident
Sumner Welles said Japan’s apologies for the Tutuila gunboat bombing were insufficient to resolve the incident. He noted a more complete reply is awaited from Tokyo after initial exchanges in Chungking and Tokyo and discussions with Admiral Nomura. Further comment was deferred pending new communications.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Tutuila
China
Japan
Tokyo
Welles
Chungking
Joseph C. Grew
Kichisaburo Nomura
Grew
German Losses in Service Debate Evident in Senate
In Washington on July 31, Senator Vandenberg challenged War Department records claiming 80 to 90 percent of draftees favored longer service. Senator Tobey read a letter alleging officials barred opposition by citizen soldiers. Senator Nye cited heavy German losses in the Russian campaign against extending service.
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Washington
Vendenberg
Michigan
Senate
War Department
Vandenberg
Tobey
Republican
New Jersey
Lester E. Smith
Nye
North Dakota
Molly O Daniel Wedding At Texas Governor's Mansion
The Texas White House preps for the wedding of Molly O Daniel daughter of Governor W Lee O Daniel to Jack Devereaux Wrather Jr at 8 p m in the 85 year old mansion Molly age 19 and Wrather 23 are UT Austin alumni The ceremony precedes O Daniel's expected oath Monday as U S senator with family and friends in attendance
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Austin
Tex
Texas White House
Molly O'Daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
Jack Devereaux Wrather, Jr
East Texas Oil Company
Washington
O'Daniel
United States
Texas
O'Daniels
University of Texas
Molly
Pat
Miks
Senate
Britain strikes Nazi targets with raids on Kirkenes and Petsamo
British air forces raid German holdings from the French coast to northern Norway in a daylight Channel attack. Naval planes hammer Kirkenes in Norway and Petsamo in Finland, scoring hits on ships and harbor works while suffering losses.
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London
Germany
French
Norway
Kirkenes
Arctic Circle
English Channel
Arctic
Admiralty
Fetsamo
Bremse
Judge to rule quickly on state debt board powers case
Baton Rouge July 31 district judge J D Womack told attorneys he would issue a decision before his vacation on the dispute over the board of liquidation of the state debt and a $150000 transfer to the state supervisor of public funds. Plaintiffs contend the transfer exceeded authority and sought annulment. defendants defend the board’s delegated fiscal powers. The case hinges on whether surplus funds justified the transfer amid reports of a potential general fund deficit.
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Baton Rouge
J. D. Womack
George M. Wallace
Wade Martin, Jr
K. K. Kennedy
Crime Commission
Womack
James I. Smith
W. C. Perrault
Wallace
Treasury General Fund
A. P. Tugwell
General Fund
Smith
Tugwell
Martin
General Appropriations
Definite border settlement hopes voiced in Buenos Aires
Argentine foreign office circles say a definite final formula for settling the Peru border differences was arranged. Representatives of Peru and Fcua dor with mediators Argentina Brazil and the United States were to announce the agreement soon.
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Buenos Aires
Fcuador
Peru
Argentine
Brazil
United States
Japanese liner Tatuta Maru hurried home to Japan
In San Francisco the Tatuta Maru with 243 passengers and cargo worth millions left for Japan amid tense relations. N Y K Line sped departures omitting a Los Angeles stop and rushed 116 Japanese at Los Angeles to join the ship.
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San Francisco
United States
Japan
N. Y. K. Line
California
Golden Gate
Los Angeles
Tatuta
Indo- China
T. Takahata
Aluminum drive continues in Ouachita parish campaign
The aluminum collection at Central Grammar School and the nearby bin surpassed targets but kept accepting donations for national defense. Olan H. Black reports ongoing calls for household metal items and a red trailer on DeSiard street for new contributions. Pooled scraps approached 700 pounds from Bastrop and 540 from Farmerville, with the Adams street yard serving as a central concentration point.
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Ouachita Parish
Olan H. Black
Civilian Defense Council
DeSiard Street
Mr. Black
Central Grammar School
M. Kaplan and Son Yards
Adams Street
Bastrop
Farmerville
Red Army Offensives Reported From Frontline
World Today reports a massive Red Army mobilization in Russia with 3,000,000 troops and reservists massing for a big push within two weeks. German claims of Red Army destruction near Leningrad are countered by Russians reporting fierce fighting and no line change. US Secretary Welles rejects Japanese apologies as insufficient to end the gunboat incident while Hopkins prepares to meet Stalin in Moscow.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow
Leningrad
Hitler
Smolensk
Ukraine
Subversive Plot Foiled in Argentina Police Raid
Police in Parana reported the smashing of a plot to overthrow the government after raids in the provincial capital. Nine arrests followed as authorities seized propaganda and found walls decorated with swastikas in Nazi activity hotspots along Argentina's northern frontier near Uruguay. The raids form part of a regional crackdown on anti Nazi elements in South America.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Parana
Uruguay
Paraguay
Bolivia
Brazil
South America
British Production Official Resigns in Clean-Up Move
Lord Davidson, controller of production at the ministry of information, resigns. Lieutenant-General Norman D. Scorgie takes leave as Brendan Bracken begins a top‑level reform. Davidson, once private secretary to Lord Baldwin, led publications and propaganda. he may take another government post abroad.
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London
Lord Davidson
Ministry of Information
Norman D. Scorgie
Brendan Bracken
Davidson
Scorgie
Lord Baldwin
Soviet Forecasts Big Red Counterattack Across Front
Soviet military circles here predicted a major offensive by more than 3 000 000 Red Army troops from Leningrad to Kiev, possibly within two weeks, as German reserves are thought depleted after attempts on Smolensk. Observers noted defense in depth and warned against premature optimism about Nazi offensives.
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London
Leningrad
Kiev
Smolensk
Moscow
Red Army
United States
Funeral services held for Harvey C. Couch
Harvey C. Couch, head of the Arkansas Power and Light system, lay in state at Lakeside Methodist church in Pine Bluff before funeral services conducted by Bishop H. A. Hoaz. A special train carried his body to Magnolia for burial. Messages of sympathy arrived from Herbert Hoover and President Roosevelt as mourners from across the Southwest attended. Active pallbearers were drawn from A. P. and L. associates and the Kansas City Southern Louisiana and Arkansas lines.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Harvey C. Couch
Hot Springs
Lakeside Methodist Church
H. A. Hoaz
Methodist Church
Magnolia
Great
Herbert Hoover
Couchwood
Roosevelt
Couch
A. P. and
Kansas City
Louisiana
Arkansas
Russians Beat Off Leningrad Air Assault
German reports say seven Russian divisions were destroyed on the northeast front and thousands of prisoners taken as encirclement around Leningrad was completed. Berlin dispatches claim Soviet defenses around Leningrad were precarious and that a push toward Moscow continues. Moscow notes new talks between Stalin and Roosevelt envoy Hopkins as the war stretches into a 40th month.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Union Exempts Defense Work at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Union leaders granted an exemption allowing resumed defense work on a $70 million expansion at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after electrical workers were ordered back to posts. The strike halted a 16 story storehouse and threatened battleship construction, while Con Edison wage disputes fueled the stoppage. 8,000 workers participated amid pay scale tensions and a call for an immediate OPM investigation.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Harry van Arsdale
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Navy Yard
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Die Rector
Consolidated Edison System
Iowa
Missouri
Consolidated Edison
Traffic Safety Update For The Year
141 safety record shows accidents to date this year 327 and last year 278. Personal injuries this year 42 versus 47 last year. Deaths to date 4 this year and 4 last year. Traffic rule of the day outlines stopping rules at non functioning signals and yielding to higher right of way streets.
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Finland
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Chung
Reking
Yangtze River
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Hopkins
Stalin
Adolf Hitler
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