Delegates Uncertain As Roosevelt Skips Chicago
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention arrive in Chicago amid uncertainty over President Roosevelt's third term stance. Some leaders expect a Roosevelt nomination. others back Garner or Farley. The convention plans focus on delegate rules, with Texas casting 46 votes and a drive to adjust voting weights and reapportionment ahead of roll calls.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
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Georgia
Lucas
Illnois
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Wright Morrow
Morrow
Houston
Texas
Glass
Farley
Virginia
Wheeler
Montana
Executives Club
Sam Rayburn
Jessie H. Jones
Clara Driscoll
Corpus Christi
National ‘Committee
South
Boiler Explosion Fatal to Three in Holcomb Missouri
A boiler blast at a Holcomb sawmill killed three workers and seriously injured others. Among the deceased was farmer W Compton, 55, who had come to haul lumber. The blast caused extensive damage and left rescuers to search the debris.
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Holcomb
Bailerin
Baet
Farmer W. Compton
Nazi Attitude to Be Studied At Havana Conference
France's drift to authoritarian rule sparks talks on safeguarding Western Hemisphere possessions from Nazi pressure. Hull warns Germany intimidates Latin American nations while Havana considers American-led safeguards and possible colonial mandates during the war.
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Washington
France
Germany
Havana
Western Hemisphere
Hull
Reich
Nazil
Probe Begun Into Army Bomber Crash in Somerset
Federal and state aviation authorities opened a probe into the crash of a twin motor Army bomber on Laurel Mountain in the Allegheny range Somerset Pa. The pilot Lieut N R Dick of Wright Field Dayton was alone aboard and baled out as the aircraft apparently suffered motor trouble at 500 feet.
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Allegheny Mountains
Laurel Mountain
Allegheny Range
Lieut. -N. Rr, Dick
Wright Field
Dayton
Noon Stock List Seeks Trend as Markets Idle and Cautious
New York AP traders faced a slow session with few clear directions as major issues lingered in narrow trading. Investors awaited next week’s Democratic convention and war news while bonds and commodities showed uneven moves amid defense spending taxes and capital shifts.
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NEW York
Jessoneros
al Chem
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Smelt & R
Beth Steel Co
Chrysler Corp
Coca Cola
Colum G & EI
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Gen Motors
Goodyear T& R
Graham-Paige
Thinois Cent
Studebaker Ph
Tex Pac C & O
Ceeseceessnnner Cites
United Aircraft
Steel
Woolworth F W
Trio Arrested After Assault on Downtown Street
Three men were arrested by city police after an assault on Wallace Webb on a downtown street corner yesterday afternoon. Chief George McCall said Ralph Babb was charged with carrying concealed weapons and George Culverhouse with assault with brass knuckles, while Webb faced a fighting charge. Witnesses said Culverhouse assaulted Webb at a firing station at Harrison Avenue and Second Street. witnesses also described threats with a gun by Booth and knuckles on Culverhouse.
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Ralph B
George Culverhouse
Wallace
Monk
Webb
Culverhouse
Harrison Avenue
Second Street
Booth
Miami Pedestrian Dies After Downtown Collision
Stephen Dixon, 53, died in a Miami hospital late last night two hours after being hit by a car at a downtown intersection. The driver, Jacob Bell of Miami Beach, was booked for investigation, stating he did not see Dixon.
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Stephen Dixon
Jacob Bell
Miami Beach
Bell
Dixon
Petain Named Leader as France Grabs Power
In Vichy under the Swastika shadow Marshal Henry Philippe Petain assumed combined powers as president and premier in an official act, signaling the end of the Third Republic. The 84 year old Verdun hero took control as authoritarian France formed a new regime.
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Associated Press
Vichy
France
Henry Philippe Petain
Verdun
Army plans huge tank unit in new preparedness program
Washington reports a projected American force of about 6 000 tanks and a massive land battle fleet as part of a 4 484 171 957 preparedness program. The plan calls for doubling current tanks, building a 1 200 000 strong army via compulsory service, and expanding the national guard.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Europe
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National Guard
George C. Marshall
Capitol Hill
Congress
Johnson
National Defense Commission
MacKenzie warns hunger is Britain’s greatest threat
AP Foreign Affairs writer DeWitt MacKenzie reports that Nazi invasion of Ireland, along with Britain's neutrality stance, could threaten food supplies. He notes Britain imports vast portions of bread, fruit, meat, and dairy, and that submarine risks and closures of European markets worsen the crisis.
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England
Britain
Holland
Denmark
Hudson
Napoleon
Lloyd George
L. G
Kaiser
John Bull
English Channel
North Sea
Pendad “Unas
Berlin
Norway
London
Liverpool
Cardiff
Bristol
Glasgow
Editor's view of army camp life for business men
Tallahassee editor John Kilgore describes a month at Fort McPherson in the C M T C course for civilian professionals. He notes the demanding schedule, discipline, and varied training aimed at preparing citizens for defense, while recounting meals, barracks life, lectures, field drills, and a disciplined routine.
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John Kilgore
Fort McPherson
Kilgore
Tallahassee
Joan Kilgore
The
Daily Democrat
Jallanassge
Mexican vote still unknown in chaotic contest for presidency
Mexico's political crisis deepens as rival factions claim congressional seats and presidential fate. Almazan supporters insist a Sept 1 congress is legitimate and Juan Andreu Almazan will take office on Dec 1, while the Cardenas faction touts Manuel Avila Camacho's nationwide majority. Gunman claims, separate tabulations, and alleged polling disruptions fuel uncertainty amid a possible July 25 extraordinary congress session to resolve the election.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Congress
Lazaro Cardenas
Pires
Andreu Almaza
United States of Mexico
Juan Andreu Almazan
Party of the Mexican Revolution
Manuel Avila Camacho
Almazan
Torpedoed Sailors Row Boat 400 Miles
Twenty sailors from the British tanker Athellaird torpedoed on July 2 rowed nearly 400 miles in a 20 foot lifeboat. They subsisted on six biscuits corned beef condensed milk and rain water and were sighted eight miles from the Irish coast by a passing vessel. They arrived at port today.
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London
English King Escapes Bomb In One Raid
King George narrowly escaped a heavy German air assault as Spitfires battled raids over Britain. A bomb killed 10 in a Scottish town and many wounded. Italian claims of British fleet damage were rejected by London officials amid broader fires in Libya, Egypt, and Kenya.
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Island Kingdom
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Fish Channel
Portsmouth
Burton
Trent
Plymouth
Lowe
England
Wins& Churchill
British Isles
Hitler
High Command
Malta
London
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Africa
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Libya
Egypt
Kenya
Vocational Defense Training Sought for Florida Instructors
Florida cabinet approved a plan to fund vocational training in manual occupations for national defense. The project allocates 426,405 dollars to establish vocational trade schools across 14 counties. A total of 331 teachers would be needed to instruct students under the plan.
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Manuel
Florida
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