German Warplanes Strike London Area In Intensive Raid
A long air raid by German bombers targeted London and surrounding towns including Portsmouth Ramsgate and the Thames estuary. Buildings were damaged and fires broke out as civilians sheltered and rescue efforts began amid reports of casualties and widespread destruction. Royal Air Force defenses and British authorities reported heavy bombardment and continued retaliation against coastal targets.
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Thames
Slaughis
Yating
Rotterdam
Ramegale
Berone de Rotterdam
England
Portsmouth
Teeval
Ramsgate
Manston
Briish
Adolr
Hitlers
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
South Eng
London
Ifeirss
Mahord
Peaport
Intel Movie Theater
Mund & Cemetery
Thames Estuary
Ramage
Royal Air Force
Manstutt
Raz
Calais
Channel
Artead
Thames River
Schwab Heiress to Marry Schwab Heiress in Elmsford
Mary Julie Schwab, 23, heir to Charles M. Schwab estate, married John Wassung, 21, in Elmsford New York. Rev James Hackett officiated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The couple met years ago. Edward Schwab, father, notes her status in his brother’s will. Mary Julie Schwab had prior marriage to Leonard Knowlton ending in divorce.
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Elmsford
N.Y
Mary Julie Schwab
Fullure
Charles M. Schwab
New York
Hfe
John Wassung
James Hackett
Quer
Mt. Carmel
Edward H. Schwab
Sehwab
Miss Behwab
Leonard Knowlton
Morristown
N. J
Public Eye Held by Nervous Woes
Battle Creek, August 24. A survey by Battle Creek Sanitarium finds public interest centers on nervous system diseases. Among 180,000 replies, the largest share concern nervous ailments and related somatic symptoms. The report notes broad concern over mental and physical health impacts.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Ink Used by Park Visitors At Rocky Mountain Park
Visitors at Rocky Mountain National Park registered for a memory book by the Continental Divide near Pall River Pass. Approximately 114 pints of ink were used in the peak month as dozens of pens and points were employed in writing.
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Washington
Pall River Pass
Neer
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountain National) Park
Golo
Perfect Traffic Mark for Denver
Denver reports a new traffic mark as cars abound with August approaching. The piece notes July’s calendar change and urges careful driving to reduce accidents, reflecting a long-standing push for safer streets amid growing vehicle use.
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Denver
Bexar County Votes in Secret for Initial Time
Bexar voters faced a quiet polling day as city hall staff abstained from involvement beyond voting. Courthouse staff largely campaigned for the Bexar County ticket while machines demonstrated easy voting, with 30,000 instruction sheets distributed. Some judges complained of reduced overtime pay due to automated counting.
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Bexar County
Will Morrissey
Democratic
Vetera
Democratic Committee
Woo
Sidney Lanier
Weather forecasting study to assess city mobility trends
August reports from Detroit and Chicago describe a new three-way weather and mobility survey by WPA backed teams from Dallas Houston and Washington. The project tracks how often people move where they reside and what factors drive relocation, with data from census tracts and city regions to aid planning.
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Austin
Detroit
Texas
WPA
Dallas
Reau
Houston
Lneunich
Bureau of Social Science
Wishizton
C. Mj UV
Rosenquist
Teane
iTexas
Gordon Browder
Patras
Bankruptcy filing for Nathan Manilow broker in 1922 case
CHICAGO August 21 Nathan Manilow real estate broker filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S district court listing assets of 235 and liabilities of 1 722 924 Attorney Charles J Kramer aided his client who has operated in real estate since 1922 though he lost heavily in Florida properties.
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Chicago
Nathan Manilow
United States District Court
Charles Jt, Kramer
Aid Manitow
Heer
Flovida Real Cstate
Sweet Potato Bombs in Wartime Industry
Denton reports a stray newspaper item noting sweet potato starch being used for cellulose and as a potential source for manufacturing bombs and grenades. The fragment mentions the wartime shift in agricultural products toward industrial and military uses.
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Denton
Doctors Operate and Thief Use Explosives in War Era
Fragmented report notes a conservation lecture at North Texas State Teachers College in Goshen Indiana. It mentions doctors, a thief, and alleged use of starch based explosives in surgical settings and wartime activity. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Ulyer
America
Giller C. Wilson
Chemurgy
North Texas State Teachers College
Goshen
Wilson
P. Bowser
Bay Fleet
Germany
Japan
Usatsof
Goshen Hospital
Rana Kren
Bowser
Bull Sessions Win Educator's Praise
In New Wilmington Pennsylvania on August 24 Dean Maxwell R Keleo of Westminster College lauds bull sessions as tools for thought development. He suggests moving from trivial topics to serious subjects like octal legislation to enhance student dialogue and critical thinking.
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New Wilmington
Maxwell R. Keleo
Westminster College
Dean Keleo
Showdown on Senate conscription debate looms
Washington Aug 24 The Senate faces a showdown on the conscription bill as leaders seek to limit debate and move toward an immediate draft. Supporters expect a margin of 8 to 10 votes for passage, while opponents privately acknowledge weakened resistance amid warnings of action.
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Senate
Bark-¢ Jey
United Siatee
Germany
Hiteler
Hitler
Hs Army Camp
Roosevelt
Benator Wheeler
D.mant
Berkley
House
Gibron R
Franco
United States
Dakar
Africa
South America
Gibson
Moths Ring Up Tobacco Exposition Skirt Embarrassment
In Wilgon North Carolina on August 24 Miss Tassie Fleming and Miss Plenning were preparing to pose for photographers at the North Carolina Tobacco Exposition when they found a moth destroyed tobacco skirt that had been popular that year.
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Wilgon
N. C
Tassie Fleming
Plenning
Convict Elie McElroy Captured After 11-Hour Dilley Manhunt
Frio county officers and immigration agents ended an 11 hour search for escaped convict Elie McElroy after a late Friday assault on Sam Evans near Dilley. McElroy, sentenced for burglary in Tyler, was recaptured near Millet with a rancher’s help and jailed in Frio. Two Mexicans detained fleeing with $400 in marihuana were sent to San Antonio.
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Dilley
Frie
Sam Evans
Gardendale
San Antonio
Evans
LaSalle
Frio Woustics
Cotulla
Pleasanton
del Rio
Millet
Frio County
Vt Penranil
Elie McElroy
Wit Hac
Tyler
Trusty
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