Light Balloting Noted In Fifth District Congress Race
Monroe voters show little enthusiasm with polling booths active citywide. Six candidates include Mills seeking a second term and Gladney making his first bid along with Brown Hancock Scarborough and Smith. Results will be broadcast from News-Star-World with KMLB tonight after tabulations.
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Monroe
Harvey Todd
Newt Mills
David E. Brown
Edward L. Gladney Jr
Virgil H. Hancock
Newt V. Mills
Truett L. Scarborough
D. Y. Smith
Mills
Boots” Gladney
State Department
American Legion
Bastrop
Dr. Brown Ferriday
Hancock
Scarborough
Union
Lincoln
Smith
News-Star—World
KMLB
Primary vote in Louisiana shows light turnout amid Willkie bar hopes
In New Orleans on September 10, efforts to bar registered Democrats who back Wendell L. Willkie from voting in the Democratic primary yielded no effect. A mid morning statewide check indicated light, somewhat listless voting with few reports of disqualifications or interruptions.
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New Orleans
Wendell L. Willkie
Plunges 70 Feet Child Will Live In Memphis
A 22 month old boy, Eugene Benton Hill, fell 70 feet from a hotel window in Memphis as his missionary parents arrived from China. He suffered two broken ribs and a broken left leg but doctors expect recovery. The child is the son of Rev and Mrs Eugene Hill formerly of MacAlister Oklahoma.
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Memphis
Tenn
China
Eugene Benton Hill
Eugene Hill
MacAlister
Okla
Conferees Seek Army Navy Views On Draft Bill Change
The Senate House Conference Committee debated conscription changes in Washington on September 10. They discussed a 60 day test of voluntary enlistments and a broader 21 44 age range, while reconciling Senate and House versions of the Burke Wadsworth bill. Officers and committee members predicted a compromise bill by week’s end with immediate drafting for those selected.
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Washington
Senate
House Conference
House
Sheppard
Texas
Joint
Army and Navy Selective Service Committee
Fish
Republican
New York
Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Des Moines
Iowa
Willkie
Joint Committee
Clark
Missouri
Chamber
Thomas
Utah
Minton
Indiana
Austin
Vermont
Bridges
New Hampshire
Reynolds
North Carolina
Representatives May
Kentucky
Thomason
Harter
Army site options chosen near Alexandria for training camps
Alexandria officials report options secured for lands to host two Army training camps with $3.3 million in funding. Brigadier General Fleming says construction will start after land titles transfer, with full divisions of 18 000 to 22 000 men each potentially occupying the camps by January 1. Combined with Camp Beauregard, total forces may reach 45 000 to 53 000.
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Alexandria
J. W. Beasley
Alexandria Channel of Commerce
Raymond A H. Fleming
Louisiana National Guard
War Department
Army
Fleming
Camp Beauregard
Woodworth Forest Hill
Beaver Creek
Doubled Miles Per Gallon Predicted for Automobiles
Detroit report from the American Chemical Society cites T A Boyd of General Motors saying future car tech may double mpg. Tests show higher fuel costs but potential 20 percent savings overall as buyers shift toward efficiency over power. 100 octane experiments yield 55 percent more mpg at 20 miles per hour.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Detroit
American Chemical Society
T. A. Boyd
General Motors Corporation
Boyd
Bund Camp Visitors Being Investigated
Eleven New Jersey sheriffs opened a probe into 310 car owners listed by license numbers as frequent visitors to the German American Bund Camp Nordland in Andover township. Sheriff Denton Quick of Sussex County said the 310 were the most frequent visitors among over 2,000 recorded, with many employed in key war industries.
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Newton
N. J
New Jersey
Bund
Camp Nordland
Andover Township
Denton Quick
Sussex County
Chamberlain Returns to Duties Amid Wartime Nerve Center
Neville Chamberlain resumed his duties as lord president of the council after a roughly three week absence for an operation. Labor Minister Ernest Bevin, also away for weeks, returned to office. In Rome two 10,000 ton British troop ships were alleged damaged by Italian bombing in the Red Sea convoy attack.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Council
Ernest Bevin
Rome
Messagero
High Command
Red Sea
Enrollment Jump at Northeast Junior College Expected
Officials forecast higher enrollment at Northeast Junior College after 301 freshmen filed applications. Dean C. C. Calvert said placement tests were scheduled and a second test series would be offered for those not meeting requirements. Students were entertained between tests by Baptist and Methodist student groups at the College Social Center.
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Northeast Junior College
C. C. Calvert
Baptist
Methodist
F D R Speech Sparks Radio Debate at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt prepared a speech for the International Teamsters Union convention in Washington amid questions on its political nature. White House aides decline to classify it while broadcasters weigh coverage. The FCC mandates equal air time for party voices, and Daniel Tobin says the Teamsters will pay if the talk is political, without naming a diagnoser.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
International Teamsters Union
Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
TVA
Chickamauga
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
South
Federal Communications Commission
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters Union
Democratic Committee
Loot at Passman Equipment: Safe Stolen Night Shift
Thieves looted a safe at Passman Equipment Company 110 12 St John Street on Monday night, entering through a side window and knocking the combination off the safe. Chief Frank V Reitzell reported the incident.
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Passman Equipment Company
St. John Street
Frank V. Reitzell
Bar Resolution Attacks FDR Third Term Debate
The American Bar Association faced a dispute as a resolution opposing a third term for President Roosevelt was submitted to the Resolutions Committee and debated. Edward C. Bailey and H. Graham Morrison sponsored the measure seeking a constitutional six year term and a Burke Senate bill. Francis Biddle warned against suspending civil liberties during emergencies while defending democracy.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
American Bar Association Resolutions Committee
Arthur W. Brouillet
San Francisco
American Bar Association
William S. Culbertson
Chile
England
Francis Biddle
United States Solicitor General
the Association
Biddle
Experts Drafting Language for House Tax Bill Revisions
Legislative experts work to phrase the House approved excess profits tax bill as Senate Finance Committee seeks final language. The committee recesses until Wednesday and is expected to vote on the draft for submission to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Community Chest Meeting Tonight
Twin City Community Chest holds a meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Chest office at the Virginia hotel to amend the constitution. All members urged to attend.
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Twin City Community Chest
Chest
Virginia Hotel
Bombers Keep Londoners In Ground Underground Siege
London faced continuous daylight air raids as German bombers struck the city and allied defenses repelled some targets. Despite widespread destruction large crowds returned to work amid fires fuel shortages and extensive emergency response efforts.
Loans Are Held Defense Items In Senate Debate
Washington Sep 10 Senator Wagner Democrat New York says the plan to raise 500 million dollars for South American loans aims to prevent German influence in the hemisphere similar to Hitler's grip in the Balkans. He answers Danaher Republican Connecticut who asks if expanding Export-Import Bank lending amounts to outside political control over South America.
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Washington
Wagner
New York
Germany
Hitler
Balkans
Danaher
Connecticut
South America
Export- Import Bank
Siege and air raids over London and Dover battle report
German warplanes raid London prompting four daylight alarms as RAF fighters contest the capital. Dusk to dawn assaults leave fires in the city, St Pauls Cathedral survives, and 43 minutes of shelter follow. RAF and German heavy guns clash across the Channel while invasion points face Allied bombardment. In Paris German rationing forewarns food shortages for occupied France this winter.
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England
Wales
St. Paul's Cathedral
Fleet Street
Financial District
Guild Hall
City Hall
Capital
City
St. Pauls
Paris
France
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