Japan Refusal Slows Evacuation Of Americans
Secretary Hull reported Japan gave no satisfactory explanation for barring about 100 private American citizens from leaving. The issue remains under discussion after a long briefing between Ambassador Grew and the Japanese foreign minister in Tokyo. The delay blocked evacuation on the S S President Coolidge. In Tokyo, reliable word said a strong Russian far eastern army is mobilized on the Siberian border as Grew and Toyoda met on the Pacific crisis.
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Washington
Hull
Japan
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
S. S
Coolidge
Siberian
United States
Teijiro Toyoda
Pacific
Grew-Toyoda
Associated Press
Russia
Far East
Manchukuo
Body Murdered Woman Is Found in Okla Cemetery
The nude, blue eyed woman was found propped against a Chandler cemetery grave marker. Identified as 18 year old Billie Grayson of Yukon, she had been staying with Mrs. Gene Duncan near Warwick. A man in a car reportedly abducted them after a confrontation. a neighbor fled to a farm home for safety. Gravel marks suggested dragging from a vehicle to the grave.
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Chandler
Okla
Billie Grayson
Yukon
Gene Duncan
Warwick
Grayson
Duncan
Roosevelt Signs Draft Deferment Bill for 28 and Older
President Roosevelt signed a law granting mandatory deferment to men aged 28 and older not yet inducted under the selective service act and directing release from service when practicable. He was to sign another bill extending army service 18 months for rank and file. The measure applies to those who turned 28 by July 1 1941 or were 28+ on induction by that date. The act also requires local draft boards to post classifications.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Draft Boards
President Confers With Nation's Key Men In Congress
Senator Connally after a White House conference on international affairs predicted Congress would be asked to appropriate about 4 billion dollars more for the lease lend program if the money is needed. Connally chairs the Senate foreign relations committee.
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Washington
Senator Connally
D-Tex
White House
Congress
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations
Made In Roswell Exhibit Opens Tuesday At Chamber
Roswell Chamber of Commerce hosts a made in Roswell products exhibit starting Tuesday at 10 a.m. The display includes pastries lens making portraits building materials coffee stock feed ties furniture meat products and more. Open evenings 8 p.m. and mornings 8 a.m. to noon.
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Roswell
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos Valley
Mass Picketing At Shipyards Tests Roosevelt Action
The CIO mobilized a mass picket around the Federal Shipbuilding yards in Kearny New Jersey with several thousand demonstrators from 30 unions in protest of a Chamber of Commerce critique of closed shops as unAmerican. As workers await a possible government take over of the yards in a $493 million naval program, President Roosevelt weighs a navy takeover with the mediation board failing to resolve the strike. Weather outlook shows thunderstorms across New Mexico Colorado and Arizona with scattered activity in West Texas and cooler Panhandle conditions.
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Associated Press
CIO
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearney
N. J
Shipbuilding Workers Union
Hudson County and
Kearny
Albert W. Hawkes
United States Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Local 16
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Navy
National Mediation Board
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
West Texas
Panhandle
Fire devastates Brooklyn waterfront as four dead
Four men were killed and extensive property damage occurred when a fire swept the Brooklyn east river piers. The blaze followed a series of lightning like explosions and threatened additional seamen, with crews fearing more casualties. The Cuba mail line was destroyed as fire crews battled the blaze.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cuba
Human Torch Uses Gasoline in Park Stunt
Bee Kyle, at Palisades Park New Jersey, asks Secretary Ickes if she should stop her act for national defense. She sprinkles gasoline on herself each night, lights it, and dives 80 feet into a water tank covered with burning fuel. She reports using over 300 gallons this summer and is willing to change the stunt if deemed wasteful.
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Palisades Park
N. J
Bee Kyle
Ickes
National Defense
Kyle
Deaths Last Night Rev John Charles Carlile
Rev John Charles Carlile editor of the Baptist Times and former president of the Baptist union dies in London. The Associated Press report notes his leadership in the Baptist community and his longtime editorial role.
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The
Associated Press
John Charles Carlile
London
Baptist Times
Baptist Union
John Coates Dies a Noted English Tenor at 76
London obituary notes the death of John Coates, a renowned English tenor aged 76. Coates achieved fame across stage and concert venues, contributing to classic opera and musical theater performances in a long, celebrated career.
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John Coates
London
England
Mrs Elizabeth F Lloyd Los Angeles obituary note
Mrs Elizabeth Prazer Lloyd, 71, of Los Angeles, mother of film comedian producer Harold Lloyd, is noted in this obituary item.
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Elizabeth F. Lioyd
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Prazer Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Alpheus Geer, 78, Led Rehab Movement Leader
Alpheus Geer of New York, 78, longtime philanthropic clubman, headed the Marshall Stillman movement advocating rehabilitation for criminal offenders and reform measures. The passing note highlights his decades of public service and influence in civic circles.
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Alpheus Greer
New York
Alpheus Geer
Marshall Stillman
Cri
Funeral Services For Harry Andrew Are Held Today
Funeral services for Harry R. Andrew, a beloved Roswell figure, were conducted at the Talmage Memorial Chapel with Rev. G. T. Reaves of the First Christian Church officiating. Burial followed at South Park with Masonic rites. interment completed by casket bearers ex Governor Richard C. Dillon Colonel D. C. Pearson Frank Young Oni White Will Hortenstein and L. M. Castleberry.
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Harry Andrew
Harry R. Andrew
Roswell
Talmage Memorial Chapel
G. T. Reaves
First Christian Church
South Park
Richard C. Dillon
D. C. Pearson
Frank Young
Oni . White
Will Hortenstein
L. M. Castleberry
Talmage Mortuary
Police Judge Patrols Busy Day in City Court
Judge Pat O'Neill, serving as police judge and justice of the peace, fined several individuals for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He ordered 30 days in jail for Tomas Ogos on a fourth drunkenness charge and set Annie Gurule’s larceny from a person case for Tuesday afternoon.
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Pat O'Neill
Ceperena Tafoyo
Delphin Zamora
Juan Lopez
Florentino Sanchez
Joel Gonzales
R. S. Rhodes
Tomas Ogos
Justice of the Peace
Charlie Reynolds
John Whitley
Annie Gurule
Record Readers Favor Wartime Policy Opinions In Ballot
Record readers favored administration acts in wartime policy and convoys to Britain if needed. High support for extending selective service and calling Japan’s hand even at war ran 94.5 to 97.8 percent, while Lindbergh and Wheeler drew 3 and 3 percent yes respectively. Continued on page five.
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Record
Japan
Burton K. Wheeler
Charles A. Lindbergh
Britain
Hitler
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Churchill Back In Britain From Sea Conference
Prime Minister Winston Churchill returned to Britain from a sea conference with President Roosevelt and a Iceland visit. He was greeted by Brenden Bracken and plans for a likely radio broadcast. Churchill inspected Allied forces in Iceland on the voyage home and appeared content as crowds cheered.
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White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United States
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
London
Winston Chuchill
Britain
Iceland
Brenden Bracken
Churchill
Atlantic
Maine
Labrador
Chihuahua Governor Leads Mexican Officials on U.S. Visit
Alfredo Chavez 50, governor of Chihuahua, visited Los Angeles on the way to Mexico City for the Sept. 1 congressional opening. He said he aims to be a good neighbor and will spend days in San Diego before heading south, accompanied by Ignacio Lomeli, Tomas Valles, Eugenio Caballero, and Alfredo Perusquia.
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Los Angeles
Alfredo Chavez
Chihuahua
Congress
Mexico City
California
Gov. Chavez
San Diego
Ignacio Lomeli
Tomas Valles
Eugenio Caballero
Alfredo Perusquia
Senate finance panel probes 3.24 billion tax bill
In recess, the Finance Committee continues hearings on a 3,236,700,000 tax bill. The Territories Committee considers Rexford G Tugwell for Puerto Rico governor. The House holds routine meeting. Saturday sees both chambers in recess.
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Associated Press
Senate
Finance Committee
Territories Committee
Rexford G. Tugwell
Puerto Rico
HOUSE
Reds Beat Phillies In First Doubleheader Game
Cincinnati Reds defeat Philadelphia 13 to 5 behind 14 hits as Phillies commit eight errors in game one of a doubleheader. Also Giants top Cubs 6 to 4, Giants win 7 to 1 in nightcap with home runs by Arnovich Young and Jurges. Dodgers rally to 6 to 5 over Pirates on Pete Reiser’s leadoff homer in ninth.
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Reds
Phillies
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Reds
Phils
Cincinnati
Philadel
Moore
Beggs
West
Beck
Hughes
Harman
Warren
Giants
Cubs
New York
Chicago Cubs
Claude Passeau
Phil Cavarretta
Lou Stringer
Chicago
Passeau
McCullough
Schumacher
Danning
Morrie Arnovich
Babe Young
Billy Jurges
Cliff Melton
French
Scheffing
Melton
Hartnett
Dodgers
Pirates
Brooklyn
Pete Reiser
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucks
Pittsburgh
Lanning
Wilkie
Dietz
Butcher
Lopez
Baker
Fitzsimmons
Casey
Franks
Owen
Baseball Weather Delays Shuffle Evening Schedule
New York at Detroit postponed by threatening weather. Washington at Cleveland scheduled for night. Boston at St Louis also set for night with only games on the slate.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Six Die in Flames at Grande Farmhouse Fire
Six children aged two to 11 perished when a Grande farmhouse burned early today near Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. Merle Bush a WPA worker and his wife escaped with two other children Elva and Clay after the fire, believed caused by an explosion of soot in a coal stove. The victims Leora Fanny Curt Shirley Nancy and Letha were found in an upstairs bedroom.
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Punxsutawney
Grande
Pennsylvania
Merle Bush
WPA
Bush
Elva
Clay
Leora
Fanny
Curt
Shirley
Nancy
Letha
German Loss Put At 20 000 As Russians Advance
Fierce Soviet counter-attacks reportedly saved a Ukrainian city identified as Kiev with 20,000 German killed or wounded. German forces had pushed within five miles of the town before being driven back six to eight miles. Red Army units continued advancing on the northern flank of the German wedge.
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Far East
Cordell Hull
Washington
Japan
Hull
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moscow
Russia
China
Great Britain
United States
Manchukuo-Siberia
Associated Press
Ukraine
Kiev
Negroes Stampede On N Y Pier Ends In Three Deaths
New York August 18 three women were trampled to death and about 60 injured when 10 000 Black youths stampeded on a Hudson river pier after counterfeit excursion tickets caused chaos aboard the State of Delaware with 3 100 passengers police detained 15 excursionists as investigators sought buyers of the fake tickets.
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New York
Hudson River
Delaware
Harlem
Marion Worrell
Rose Grant
Marha Murraine
Make Good Your Boast Ad Challenge Declared
Mrs Langford Keith urged the Record to fulfill a one day service classified ask for a housekeeper. The office promised to meet the boast with results and urged classified enthusiasts to watch for the outcome.
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E. J. King
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George C. Marshall
U. S
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Imperial British Staff
Harold R. Stark
Dudley Pound
East River
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