RAF Beats Off 6 Nazi Raids On London
London reports six blitz raids repelled Saturday with heavy attacks on southern and northern England. A major aerial battle over London ended with British fighters scattering a 300-plane German force while some raids struck Tendon and a northwest town. Children feared killed in a pavilion bombing. other towns suffered severe damage and casualties.
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Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Readable segments indicate Sunday partly cloudy with light to gentle southeast winds. Airport highs near 92 Saturday and 82 Sunday afternoon, lows around 62 early Sunday. East Texas shows partly cloudy conditions with easterly winds, little change in temperature, and slight shower chances late period.
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Canada Japan to Discuss Bombing of Empress of Asia
Tokyo reports that Canada will resume talks with Foreign Minister Matsuoka after Japan apologized for a test bombing of the Empress of Asia. The 17,000 ton liner was unharmed though four Chinese crew members were injured when a bomb fell during maneuvers. The ship was en route to Vancouver.
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Airplane Down in Sea Near Iceland
An SOS reporting one aircraft down at sea between Iceland and the Faeroes was intercepted in New York at 2:59 p m The distress signal was relayed by wireless station and gave a position at 62 40 N 17 00 W in the Norwegian Sea British aircraft and naval vessels have been patrolling the area in the North Atlantic
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Navy 'Practices' Laying Sub Nets
Tiburon California September 14 The U S navy s new nets depot conducted practice laying submarine nets in the northern waters of San Francisco Bay near the Tiburon naval depot Rear Admiral A J Hepburn Twelfth Naval District commander said the maneuver was only a practice to get crews familiar with their work He dismissed rumors that a new navy was laying nets to protect San Francisco harbor.
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Utility Tycoon S Daughter Injured in Crash
CHICAGO Sept 14 Mrs Laura Sprague 30 daughter of Col A A Sprague prominent Chicago utilities executive sustained a possible skull fracture in a triple car crash west of Evanston Police said Paul Hildebrandt 41 driver of one car will be arraigned Monday on a reckless driving charge Miss Sprague was the only injured person in the collision.
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Mother and Son Bruised in Crash Near Santa Rosa Hospital
Mrs. R. C. Kelly and her son Carl were treated for bruises at Santa Rosa hospital after a collision Saturday night. Kelly was driving and struck a parked car owned by I. Marshall on South Olive Street while standing with his wife nearby. The crash damaged vehicles and left both occupants injured.
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Brawl Marks Party Meet at Utica Convention
The American Labor party state committee in Utica was disrupted as about 50 members were expelled after hours of fist fights and heckling. Delegates clashed over presidential election support, prompting a 48 minute recess and a retreat to a hotel. Earlier clashes arose over delegate registration by the credentials committee.
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Tunnel-Caves Tennessee Tragedy Claims Four Children
Four children aged 6 to 8 died when a 25 foot embankment at a gravel pit near Montgomery caved in during a tunneling activity. Victims were Joe Armstrong 8, Dorothy Armstrong 7, Emiline Armstrong 6, and cousin James Rowell 6. Local authorities investigating cause and safety at the site.
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Bankhead's condition worsens suddenly at Naval Hospital
Speaker William Bankhead of Alabama, stricken with a severe illness Tuesday night, deteriorated again to a critical state. His wife Miss Talullah Bankhead, brother Senator John H. Bankhead, and daughter rushed to his bedside as doctors issued an extra bulletin.
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War at a Glance Battle for Britain
R A F repels six London air attacks while bombing exposes channel coast threats, Berlin presses surrender terms and Paris or Warsaw fate, British resistance questioned by hunger and disease. Roosevelt seeks nearly two billion for conscription. Congress action ends. arms contracts rise. Balkans see Iron Guards hold most cabinet power. Helen returns. Turkey pressures Bulgaria over Greece. Italy invades Egypt toward Suez as Rome forecasts Nazi victory.
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Boy Admits Trail of Stolen Autos
MONROE La Sept 14 INS One of two youths captured after a gunfight on the streets of Ruston admitted they were the pair who left a trail of stolen autos abandoned on roadsides through the Midwest Sheriff Milton Coverdale said Leroy Aalis and Merle Hanson both of Albert Lea Minn first confessed to theft at Tal Jaulah La then admitted stealing cars in Nebraska Missouri and Arkansas Hanson wounded by a fusillade of shots from a deputy sheriff s posse was receiving hospital treatment
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Deadlock in Bowling Green Milk Strike Ends in Standstill
In Bowling Green Kentucky union and plant officials failed to reach a settlement after a day and a half of talks. An attorney for the company said no contract would be signed and recommended the plant be closed for a day while accounts were adjusted. Union leaders stood firm, refusing to withdraw demands.
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Hurricane 10 Moo Bermuda Heading Toward Bermuda?
The tropical storm, centered about 360 miles southwest of Bermuda, is moving north northeast at about 14 mph with heavy gales and hurricane force winds near the center. Present indications show the center will pass near but probably west of Bermuda by Sunday. all ships on the path and Bermuda interests are cautioned.
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McCarran Charges Hidden Air Disaster Parts
Senator McCarran told the Senate that telltale parts from the Pennsylvania Central airliner crash scene in Virginia were removed and given to company officials. He cited bearings and a drive shaft marked as not receiving sufficient lubrication and urged a Congressional inquiry with the Commerce Committee.
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Day of Mobilization Set for Nation's Guard Calling
Washington Sept 14 Ins MiDay aims to mobilize 80 000 National Guard members today. Guardsmen will report to recruiting offices and armories Monday for induction into the regular army for a year and the first step in a preparedness program that could expand to 1 200 000 men under compulsory conscription.
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Roosevelt Set to Sign Conscription Bill Monday
Washington dispatch notes Congress approved the Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill for registering 16.5 million men aged 21 to 35 to training for modern warfare. Roosevelt, ordering rapid funding of nearly 2 billion dollars, will sign the measure Monday at 9 in the executive office, with October 15 set for registration and November 15 for initial training camp reporting. The plan calls for 900,000 conscripts trained annually through 1945, creating a reserve pool and accelerating defense readiness nationwide.
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Weather Preview for Opening Hunting Season
Weatherman J H Jarboe reports mild conditions for the dove hunting season opening on Sunday. Expect a high near 925 with a low around 62, early morning mists, and gentle southeast winds throughout the day.
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British stop ship off San Francisco seizes engineer
A British warship halted the Philippine freighter Dona Aurora, 110 miles west of the Golden Gate, and removed its Italian engineer Angelo Gottardes. Captain Ventosa said a boarding party would intern Gottardes in Canada. The Manila-bound freighter was stopped at 8 am shortly after leaving San Francisco.
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Day Late in Fall Child Hurt in Window Fall
A child suffered minor bruises after falling from a first story window at her home on a Saturday the fourteenth of the month. Hospital attendants at Rober B. Green reported the injuries were minor. police said a truck driver, Anton Staff of Campo, struck a person earlier in a separate incident.
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Delayed bomb explodes in Berlin near chancellery
A delayed action bomb exploded in Dorotheenstrasse near the International News Service office and the chancellery this afternoon. Bales of straw on top were hurled into the air and over rooftops, but the blast did not damage structures beyond widening the original roadway hole.
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