Senate votes to extend army duty to 21 years
United Press dispatch from Washington reports the Senate tentatively authorized extending service for selectees national guardsmen and reservists by 18 months beyond the current term, totaling 21 years. The 44 to 22 vote on the administration compromise puts the bill near passage as debate centers on a “national interest” clause.
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George E. Reedy
United Press
Washington
Senate
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Hiram W. Johnson
Calif
Josef Stalin
D. Worth Clark
Dda
Thomas
Claude Pepper
Fla
Josh Lee
Okla
Britain
House Sustained Roosevelt's Veto on Defense Highway Bill
Washington Aug 7 The House sustained President Roosevelt's veto of the 326 million defense highway bill. Vote 151 to 128 short of the two thirds needed to override. Senate had yesterday voted 57 to 19 to override. Congress increased the sum to 125 million with population based apportionment. Roosevelt called it pork barrel politics.
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Washington
iThe House
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
John Jaber
Apeeran
The
Eldora Drum and Bugle Corps Wins Championship
Eldora Training School drum and bugle corps of 44 marchers won first place at the fourth annual battle of champions on Shrader field before nearly 1,000 spectators. The unit scored 96.50 for its 15 minute performance, with Iowa City Grenadiers 95.19 and Cedar Rapids Musketeers 95.13 close behind. Des Moines Sons of the Legionnaires 92.54 and Boone 92.14 also competing, with a Madison Post Junior Corps at 94.
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Town City
Eldora Training School
Shrader Field
Iowa City Grenadiers
Cedar Rapids Musketeers
Des Moines Sons of the Legionnaires
Boone
Madison Post
Wilhelmina Still Active Leads Dutch Empire In Exile
London August 7 Queen Wilhelmina despite 60 years interviews every subject who escapes to England and vows to do more than a figurehead. She governs 70 million subjects and plans to join them in resisting German domination while the axis threat looms over the Netherlands East Indies with 68 000 600 subjects. She has taken a larger role in empire matters since exile, as there is no Dutch parliament.
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Homer Jenks
United Press
London
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
England
Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Pacific Islands
Japan
East Indies
Dutch West Indies
Dutch Guiana
Offer Thailand war supplies pledged by U S and Britain
United States and Great Britain pledged war supplies to Thailand to aid resistance to Japanese aggression. The aid signals warnings to Japan and urges Thailand to resist Japanese base demands. Eden and Hull warned Japan against infringing Thailand independence, while Tokyo dismissed the warnings as unwarranted conjecture.
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John A. Reichmann
United Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Thailand
Japan
Britain
Anthony Eden
Cordell Hull
Warn Farmers To Combat Hessian Fly In Iowa
Dr Carl J Drake Iowa state entomologist warns farmers across Iowa and midwestern states to delay seeding winter wheat to a safe date to curb Hessian fly infestation He cites heavy breeding in Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma and blames recent neglect of a fly free seeding date Federal Meteorologist Charles D Reed and Agriculture Secretary Mark Thornburg urge delay to protect next winter s wheat crop Reed recommends destroying volunteer grains to starve the flies Drake expects field tests starting Sept 1 to set a late Sept or early Oct fly free date with regional cooperation from Nebraska and Iowa
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Pes Moines
Iowa
Midwestern
Carl J. Drake
Midwest
Missouri
Nebraska
Kanas
Oklstoma
Drake
Isregard
Charles D. Reed
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark Thornburg
Reed
Towa
Strike called at shipyards by CIO union
The CIO shipbuilders union declared a holiday for 6900 members at two Brooklyn yards and a 16000 worker strike at Kearny New Jersey over 450 million dollars in defense shipbuilding. The action, tied to stalled contract talks, marks the largest such standstill since Roosevelt’s emergency orders. A national defense mediation board held an executive session as it weighs settlement proposals. Continued on Page Seven.
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United Press
CIO Shipbuilders Union
Brooklyn
Defense
Kearny
N. J
National Defense Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Yards
AFL Teamsters Union
Bethlehem
Teamsters
RAF raids hit Frankfurt Mannheim and Karlsruhe at night
London reports the Royal Air Force struck the German industrial cities of Frankfurt, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe with a heavy bombing raid. The night raid followed a prior attack, with four bombers and strong bombs used. RAF bombers also shadowed the invasion coast near Calais and Boulogne as daylight patrols continued over occupied France.
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London
Royal Air Force
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Britain
Calais
Boulogne
Air Ministry
France
RAF
Channel
Deal
Libel Suit Against Milling Companies Accuses Contaminated Flour Delivery
Chicago Aug 7 District Attorney filed a 250000 libel suit in federal court charging five milling firms with shipping 139 carloads of contaminated flour to Gordon Baking Co. in Chicago. The firms allegedly violated federal food and drug laws by delivering flour containing hazardous substances. Defendants and movers named include Montana Flour M Co Great Falls Mont 58 carloads Shell Borders Mill and Elevator Co Salina Kan 30 carloads William Rely Milling Co Hutchinson Kan 19 carloads New Era Milling Co Arkansas City Kan 29 carloads and EBay State Milling Co Winona Minn 12 carloads.
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Chicago
Altorne
Gordon Baking Company
Federal District Court
Montana Flour Mis Co
Great Falls
Parlowton
Mont
Shell Borders Mill and Elevator Company
Salina
Kan
William Rely Milling Company
Hutchinson
New Era Miling Company
Arkansas City
Ebay State Milling Company
Winona
Minn
Roosevelt’s Cruise Moves On in Unannounced Destination
Washington August 7 The Potomac reports the presidential party continues its cruise toward an unannounced destination. President Roosevelt is kept in close contact on the international situation by navy radio. all aboard are well and enjoying good weather.
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Washington
Navy
Potomac
Roosevelt
Winston Churchil
Fair Weather Forecast For Iowa Today
Readings this morning showed two degrees above normal, with lingering heat from the past two weeks. A few scattered showers expected in western and north central Iowa this afternoon, with yesterday’s high near 93 in Albia and Des Moines readings. Clear to partly cloudy skies noted across the state.
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Pes Moines
Wwern
Iowa
St Albia Ane
Japan encirclement claim tops Hughes Pacific speech
Melbourne reports Prime Minister Hughes denounces Japanese aggression as gravely endangering the peace of the Pacific. He cites Australian and British imperial interests being threatened by Japan's advances and territorial encroachments across the Far East.
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Melbourne
UPI
Hughes
Pacific
Australia
Japan
Far East
Heavy casualties reported for Nazi army in eastern advance
Berlin reports today raise the possibility of German losses in the offensive against Russia and indicate rumors of heavy casualties ripple through the reich. A cautious UPI dispatch notes Berlin circulation of the idea that German gains on the eastern front may come at high cost in casualties. The German high command acknowledged the spread of “false conceptions” while issuing special communiques on the Russian front that cite Russian losses and state Nazi losses only as moderate in the Smolensk battle.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Reich
United Press Berlin
Smolenst
Children’s Day At Iowa State Fair Aug 22 Free Entry
More than 25 000 Iowa youngsters are expected to attend the annual Children’s Day at the Iowa State Fair. Children under 15 will enter free on Aug 22. World War veterans free on Aug 23, veterans from World War II and Civil War veterans free Aug 22-29. Closing date for the statewide baby contest postponed to Aug 12, Secretary L B Cunningham said.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Avuz
L. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Thresher Granted Furlough Amid Hardship at Fort Sheridan
Prochaska, a 39 year old farmer in the Fort Sheridan area, petitions for furlough to tend 25 farms and harvest wheat after his neighbor claimed he was the only one who could run a machine. He says he cannot make ends meet and questions the usefulness of remaining at the army camp.
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Atic LP
Pvi_ Jen
Fort Sheridan
Coast Artillery
Prochaska
Sheridan
License plates in Iowa face steel shortage for 1943 tags
Iowa may not issue 1943 automobile plates as a steel shortage tied to national defense could limit metal for license tags. Motorists might need to clip a small steel strip on 1942 plates to serve as 1943 tags, with possible future year clips if shortages persist. no price change expected.
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Richard Kunzman
United Press Service
Des Moines
National Defense
Fischer
America Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Washington
Finnish Army Fights Russians on Karelia Front
Finnish patrols moved from tree stump to stump through a scorched forest as the main Finnish force pressed 100 miles into the Karelian Isthmus. The advance comes after heavy fighting in a war that left about 120,000 Finnish fatalities, with troops conserving manpower and relying on rifles, grenades, pistols, and knives. A Berlin-arranged front tour noted the grim conditions and halted only at barbed wire entanglements.
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Glen M. Stadler
United Press
Russsia
Karelian
Berlin
Foreign Office
Veteran Leather Salesman Died
A veteran leather salesman has died, according to an obituary notice. The report notes his long career in leather goods, years of service, and surviving family members. Local records show his passing occurred recently with funeral arrangements forthcoming.
Iowa Student Killed In Texas Collision
Galveston Texas August 7. Howard Trevilivan a 38 year old former Des Moines Iowa resident and Iowa State College civil engineering graduate was killed in a collision between army and coast guard service cars. He was riding in the military car.
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Galveston
Tex
UPF
Howard Trevilivan
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Army
Coast Guard
Srimry
Governors Speech At Legion Meeting Redirected To Independence
Des Moines Iowa Gov George A told Iowa Legion members the high principles of independence and the Constitution. Other speakers included Mrs Herman Briggs national president of the American Legion Auxiliary and Robert J Shaw Iowa Legion leader. Scott Minnion Hawk ers Boys State governor added remarks.
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Des Moines
George A
Iowa
Afrs
Amerian Legion Auxiliary
Her_man Briggs
Iowa Department
Robert J. Shaw
Iowa Legion
Scott
Minnion
Hawkere
Boys State
Famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore dies
London reports the India office announced the death of Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned Indian poet and painter, likely at Santiniketan, Bengal. Born in Calcutta, Tagore studied in England briefly, then returned home to lead estates, write famed works, win the Nobel Prize, and found Santiniketan which grew into Visva-Bharati. He promoted a universal education spirit free of class and religious barriers.
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London
India Office
Rabindranath Tagore
Hard
India
Santiniketan
Bengal
Tagore
Calcutta
Marshi Devendranath
Prince Dwarkanath Tagore
England
Visawa Bharati
German Diet Sample Effort By University Physiologist
A University physiologist in Minneapolis embarked on improving a 23 ounce army ration. The mission centers on incorporating components from the German age tablets into a condensed, art laboratory inspired process. Further details remain unclear due to fragmented text.
Son of Il Duce Bruno Mussolini Killed in Plane Crash
Bruno Mussolini, 23, son of Mussolini, died in a test flight crash near Pisco while serving as a captain in the Italian air force. A veteran aviator with records for speed, an officer in the Desperta squadron led by Count Ciano, he had flown in Greece, Ethiopia, and Spain and recently married Signorina Gino Ruberti.
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Mussolini
Ethiopia
Spain
Despersta Air
Galeazzo Ciano
Bruno Mussolini
Pica
Bruno
Greece
Brazil
Dakar
French West Africa
Signorina Gino Ruberti
Guido Ruberti
Education Ministry
Hi Duce
Donna Mussolini
Lati
South Atlantic
South America
Herring Criticizes Army Camp Construction
U S Sen Clyde L Herring criticized the Camp Clat- horne site and its build for 8000 Iowa soldiers in Clat- horne La. saying ditches were dug and progress evident yet many beds and facilities incomplete. He commended some ambition but noted lingering complaints, mostly about army life.
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Camp Clathorne
Aus
U.S
Clyde L. Herring
Clat- Herring
In Love at First Sight Turns To Hospital Bed
A man in New York declares love at first sight and embraces a brunette briefly before actions lead to his hospitalization in Bellevue. Psychiatric evaluation follows as doctors assess his condition over the next ten days.
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Chetter
Charker
Bellevue Hospital
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