Draftees Cut to 900000 Under Burke Wadsworth Plan
Washington senators acted to cap the number of conscripts in active training at 900000 under the Burke Wadsworth compulsory service bill. The vote split amid proposals for 1000000 and 300000, with opposition aiming to delay to test voluntary enlistment. Final passage uncertain as decorous hurdles loom and night sessions are debated.
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Washington
Senate
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Lodge
Massachusetts
Sheppard
Texas
War Department
Barkley
Kentucky
Enate
Indeé Zorthe
Burke- Wadsworthill
Vandenberg
Michigan
Wheeler
Fontana
Bark
Maloney
McNary Plans Acceptance Speech in Salem Tuesday
Salem Oregon UP says Senator Charles McNary will meet with party leaders in Salem to finalize plans for his acceptance of the Republican nomination for vice president. He will ride to Portland to meet with Joseph W. Martin Jr and Harold Stassen as Morin presides. 60 000 people are expected at the ceremony. McNary rested at his Fir Cone country home nearby.
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Salem
Ore
Charles McNary
Portland
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Republican National Committee
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Morin
McNary
Fir Cone
Here
Willkie-McNary Campaign Opens in Ripon Wisconsin
Dr Silas Vans president of Ripon College chairs the new Willkie McNary club in Wisconsin as campaign talks begin in Ripon Evans urged for broad starved donations Roy Reed leads the meeting with Lawrence R Larsen to open headquarters in Milwaukee and Racine officials attend
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Ripes
Wis
Silasvans
Ripon College
iilkie-McNary Club
Wisconsin
Evans
State Senate
Willkie-McNary Ube
Milwaukee
Natural Gas Promises Substantial Savings for Wisconsinites
Officials of two natural gas firms told the public service commission that using natural gas would lower bills for Wisconsin consumers. Paul Kayser of Wisconsin Natural Gas Company and Don Emery of Phillips Petroleum spoke of 10 to 20 percent savings. gas has twice the heating value of manufactured gas and could spur industry growth.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Paul Kayser
Houston
Tex
Wisconsin Natural Gas Company
Don Emery
General Courtiel
Phillips Petroleum Company
Independent Natural Gas Company
Kayser
Argentine President to Stay in Office After Congress Rejection
President Roberto M. Ortiz of Argentina will remain in office after congress rejected his resignation by a 170 to 1 vote. A cabinet meeting last night prompted Ortiz to decide to continue, amid calls for a cabinet reorganization tied to a congressional probe into an army land purchase that faulted two ministers for negligence.
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Buenos Aires
Roberto M. Ortiz
Argentina
Congress
Ortiz
Methodists of State Gather in Oshkosh for Wisconsin Conference
First Methodist church will welcome 250 ministers and about 160 lay delegates for the 94th annual Wisconsin conference. Bishop Ralph S Cushman of St Paul will preside, read ministerial appointments, lead communion, devotions, ordination, and deliver sermons across six days ending Sunday.
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Ralph S. Cashman
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Cushman
First Methodist Church
Main
Merritt Streets
Fie
The
Methodist Church
Ralph S. Cushman
Oshkosh
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
First Church
Main Street
Ith
Britain Expands Bombing Aim at Berlin Military Targets
Air Ministry stated the Berlin raid targeted selected military objectives and anti aircraft batteries and searchlights on the outskirts. Britain reported record weekly production of fighters and bombers. The destroyer Hostile was sunk by a mine, and German sources claimed 16 planes missing after clashes over south England with 39 British aircraft destroyed.
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London
Air Ministry
Berlin
England
Writer Sees Roof Blown Off in Nazi Raid on Felkestowe
United Press reports a Felkestowe raid by thirty German dive bombers. The writer describes roofs blown off, windows shattered, and a laundry plant destroyed with workers killed. Antiaircraft fire and dogfights accompanied the attack as British fighters pursued the bombers, with at least five German planes shot down.
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Harry Hickingbotham
United Press
Felkestowe —U2
London
Bombing of County Wexford Hits Three Irish Girls
Dublin reports German planes bombed three localities in County Wexford injuring one girl and killing three others near Campile and Bannow. The Irish government protested Berlin and pledged to seek damages, noting this as the first central Eire bombing since the war began.
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County
Wexford
Eire
Charles McDonnell
United Press
Dublin
I.p
County Wexford
Berlin
Campile
Ballynitty
Bannow
Irish
St. George's Channel
Irish Sea
Ireland
Britain
Government Information Bureau
Gayda Warns Egypt If British Bases Remain
Rome report Virginio Gayda, spokesman for Mussolini, warned Egypt that Italy would take defensive measures if Britain’s troops and warships remain based in Egyptian territory. He said Egypt and Britain threaten Italian colonies in Africa and demanded an immediate clarification of Italo-Egyptian relations.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Benito Mussolini
Egypt
Italy
Great Britain
Gayda
Giornale d'Italia
Africa
England
Canadian Aviators Down Nazi Raiders
Royal Canadian Air Force fighters in England for the first time credited with two downed German planes Saturday. Hurricanes, built in Canada, claimed as the first Canadian squadron to reach action in England.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Air Ministry
Highway program funds approved by Senate
Washington Senate unanimously approves legislation authorizing 327 million dollars for the federal highway program for fiscal years 1942 and 1943. The measure earmarks 200 million dollars for grants to states and outlines allocations for the national road effort.
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Washington —F
Senate
Menee
Plane Contracts Ahead of Time
Weather woes in Wisconsin dampen weekend plans and halt events from milder rain. Rainy conditions delay army maneuvers and postpone state fair races. Defense board reports 6747 aircraft contracts awaiting delivery, tied to a $5.008 billion defense bill, prompting Republican calls for inquiry.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Janesville
Superior-Duluth
la Crosse
Madison
Park Falls
Wausau
Weather Bureau
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Rapids
Fond du Lac
Madison Municipal
Green Bay Packers
College All Stars
Chicago
New York Records Coolest Aug 25 in Weather Bureau History
A 76 year low temperature record for August 25 was set with a reading of 51.7 degrees at 7:10 a.m. The day marked the coldest August 25 in the weather bureau records, continuing New York’s chilly spell.
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New York—i
Weather Bureau
Weather report fragment from Wisconsin and surrounding stations
Fragmentary weather note cites Lerath Wisconsin with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of rain in the south tonight and Tuesday southeast. Reports limited, mentioning Concordia Kansas 98 and scattered station data from Yellowstone Wyoming and Sault Ste Marie.
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Lerath
Wisconsin
Concordia
Kan
Yellowstone
Wyo
Sault Ste Ma-' Neen
Agama
Germans End Preliminary Phase of Battle of Britain
Berlin reports the preliminaries of the battle are over and now begins the destruction of Britain war industries. Germans claim British losses at one to five, while four waves of British bombers raid Berlin causing limited damage with no casualties. Continuous air alert and counterclaims frame the ongoing exchange.
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Berlin
Britain
Dienst Aus Deutschland
England
Kent
Canterbury
Deal
Folkestone
Tunbridge
Dover
Hell's Corner
English Channel
Rosenthal
High Command
Ex leader of Britain would involve US senator Wheeler avers
Senator Wheeler, Democrat of Montana, testified on the Burke Wadsworth bill that Sir George Paish claimed to be Lloyd George’s economic adviser and sought “everything short of war” from the United States. Wheeler said Paish wanted U.S. entry into war and had been “responsible for getting this country into the last war,” noting he might not be registered as a foreign agent.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Senate Today
George Paish
Lloyd George
United States
Paish
Montanan
State Department
Dies Seeks Law Banning Foreign Controlled Groups
New York Rep Martin Dies says he will seek a law banning foreign controlled organizations in the United States and will protest to Italy and Germany. He cites evidence of Nazi propaganda delivery by mail and fear for relatives abroad, plus suspected Axis influence in San Francisco.
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New York
Martin Dies
United States
Dies
House
England
America
Germany
Europe
Italy
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Diex
San Francisco
Dramatic Air Battles Over Britain In London Dover Coast
British defenses repelled German bombers in the sixth daylight raid on London in three days as air battles raged over the Dover coast Kent and the Thames estuary. Royal Air Force fighters and anti aircraft guns clashed with raids from French bases. Folkestone suffered a deadly strike killing three.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
U.2
Germany
Londo
Dover
Sir Alarts
Bemba
English Channel
Folkestone
Royal Air Force
Seven die in Wisconsin weekend mishaps state wide
Seven persons died in Wisconsin over the weekend in highway crashes and accidents. The victims include Harry Thornton a 14 year old from Milwaukee Beverly Storms 8 of Union Grove Walter Affeldt 48 of Waupaca Robert D Nevin about 55 of Oley Pa Al Friggert 38 an itinerant cherry picker William Stindt 55 of Milwaukee and Palmer Smith 55 of Reedsburg. The toll came from crashes along wet roads and other incidents around Milwaukee Burlington Racine Waupaca Walworth Sister Bay and Lake Superior locations.
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Beverly Storms
Union Grove
Walter Affeldt
Waupaca
Robert D. Nevin
Oley
al Friggert
William Stindt
Milwanee
Palmer Smith
Reedsburg
Thornton
Richard
Milwaukee
Storms
Burlington Memorial Hospital
Affeldt
Nevin
Harvard, Mt
Walworth
Wis
Myer A. Lion
Worcester
Mass
Highway 14
Friggert
Sister Bay
Janet
Janes Davidson
Allouez Bay
Lake Superior
Smith
Seuk County
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White House
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