Postponing Of Draft To 1941 Seems Likely
Washington, Aug. 15. Administration strategists privately said the Senate may reject immediate conscription in favor of a compromise delaying compulsory service until January 1941. Shedd’s army estimate that 900,000 troops could not be trained by October shifted momentum toward Maloney’s postponement plan and broader debate on mobilization and enlistment.
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Washington
Senate
William E. Shedd
Maloney
D-Conn
House
Continental
United States
War Department
Shedd
House Military Committee
George
D-Ga
Clark
D-Mo
T O Herrick Former County Sheriff Dies
T O Herrick 46 a Pettis county native and former sheriff died about 7 p m Thursday at Bothwell hospital after a paralytic stroke at home 2100 South Marvin avenue He was elected sheriff in 1928 served four years He had worked with Sinclair Refining and Phillips Petroleum He married Golda Bishop in 1915 He leaves nine children and five sisters and four brothers The body is at Gillespie Funeral Home with no arrangements yet.
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T. O. Herrick
Pettis Countian
Bothwell Hospital
Marvin Avenue
Sherff
Sinclair Refining Company
Phillips Petroleum Company
Pettis County
E. H
Alice Herrick
Golda Bishop
First Christian Church
Masons
Virgil
South Barrett Avenue
Virginia
Katherine
Bonnie
Joe Glenn
Myron T
Harvey
Eugene
Warren
Arley Wells
Green Ridge
Marie Anderson
Sedalia
Phillip Schroeder
Jewell Herrick
Klamath Falls
Ore
Phillip Littlefield
Stockton
Calif
Roy
Jefferson City
Arthur
Denver, Colo
Hansel
Jake
Wright
Gillespie Funeral Home
Car Taken From Garage Recovered Untouched
A 1936 Ford owned by C. H. Courtney of 724 West Sixth Street was stolen from his garage Tuesday night and found by police Wednesday in front of 309 West Johnson Street. The car had minor mileage, likely by joy riders. Four other cars stolen late weekend were found later. keys remained in the Courtney car.
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C. H. Courtney
West Sixth Street
West Johnson Street
Archias Seed Manager Improved After Sprained Ankle
L H Archias Sr of Archias Seed and Floral company is improved and remains confined to his home after a sprained ankle sustained several days ago.
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L. H. Archias, Sr
The
Archias Seed and Floral Company
Drowning Floods Hit Kaifeng Region in China
Do mei reports thousands drowned as Yellow River floods break banks near Kaifeng Henan. Japanese army controls most of the area with floods described as among historys most destructive. Thousands homeless. Additional floods in Kwangsi halt Japanese troop movements and traffic.
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Shanghai
Domei
Kaifeng
Henan
China
Lunghai Railway
Kwangsi Province
Indo- China
Silas Lee Held In County Jail
Silas Lee of 318 West Eleventh Street is jailed for investigation in a case accusing him of forcing G. L. Haggard of Sedalia to write an $8 check to Lee after he threatened him with a iron rod. A neighbor alerted police, who arrested Lee at the residence.
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Silas Lee
West Eleventh Street
G. L. Haggard
Sedalia
Haggard
Lee
Hollywood figures deny Communist ties in grand jury inquiry
Portland born John L Leech testified to Hollywood names denying membership or support of the Communist party. Frederic March Jean Muir Humphrey Bogart Lionel Stander James Cagney and Sam Ornitz issued denials while Dies committee plans secret hearings.
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Los Angeles
Communist Party
John Lewis Leech
Portland
Ore
Hollywood “Red
Leech
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Dean Landis
Harvard Law School
Texas
Dies Congressional Committee
Red
Hollywood
Grand Jury
Dies Committee
March
Ornitz
Baron Fitts
Fitts
Stander
Cagney
New England
William
California
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Lederer
Miss Muir
Beauvais Fox
Schenectady
Sedalia Man Hurt in Evening Crash at West Broadway
Elza Eckhoff of Sedalia sustained a head gash and brief unconsciousness after his Chevrolet coupe struck a Model A Ford parked at 706 West Broadway. He was taken to the police station and then home for medical attention as both cars sustained minor damage.
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Elza Eckhoff
Sedalia
West Broadway
Eckhoff
Mrs Grinstead 107 Lapses Toward Critical Condition
Mrs Miranda Elizabeth Grinstead aged 107 remains in a critical condition at her son Pam Grinstead's home near Longwood after a paralysis stroke suffered about three weeks ago. Report says she is gradually growing weaker.
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Grinstead
Miranda Elizabeth Grinstead
Pam Grinstead
Longwood
Artillery Units In Maneuvers Near Camp Ripley
More than 800 officers and men of the 128th Field Artillery prepare to move against an 18 000 strong enemy force defending Camp Ripley Minnesota as the regiment plans to split for an attack with the 153rd Infantry Arkansas National Guard and support units of the 60th Field Artillery Brigade. Major Harry H Tooley and Lt Col Charles E Berkshire lead the regimental formations during five days of drills and field problems with early rising schedules and a camp life described in detail by unit members.
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128Th Field Artillery
Sedalia
Camp Ripley
Onamia
Minn
Minnesota
35Th
Charles E. Barkshire
Columbia
William R. Jesse
Mexico
153Rd Infantry
Arkansas National Guard
Berkshire
Harry H. Tooley
Clinton
60Th Field Artillery
Harry O. Berry
Eugene J. Hansman
Robin Gould
Chaplin
Battery
Red Army
Forty Mile
Blue Army
Wallace To Quit Cabinet As Roosevelt Running Mate
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, Roosevelt’s vice presidential nominee, handed in his cabinet resignation during a lunch conference. He plans to leave August 27 for Des Moines for the running mate nomination ceremonies and doubts returning to Washington afterward. He said a successor is under discussion and showed an autographed photo from the President.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Estes to New Post with Missouri Brewers' Association
Lester V. Estes, longtime Sedalia resident and former Missouri State Highway Patrol member, resigns from the patrol and accepts a position with the Missouri Brewers' Association. He will keep his Sedalia home. Patrolman L. H. Rumans may be assigned to Sedalia to work with Sgt. Paul E. Carl, with arrival around September 1.
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Lester V. Estes
West Broadway
Sedalia
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Patrol
Missourij Brewers’ Association
Estes
L. H. Rumans
Jefferson City
Paul E. Carl
Rumans
Big Guns Roar in Minnesota Blitzkrieg Scene
A correspondent reports a dramatic wartime scene in Minnesota as heavy guns roar and planes and anti air fire fill the sky. The account describes bombers and pursuit aircraft engaging in a blitzkrieg style display and mentions an overnight notification of the enemy activity.
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Minnesota
McDaniel Plans Resignation as Excise Commissioner
Lawrence McDaniel, Democratic nominee for governor, will resign as St. Louis excise commissioner by September 1. He has held the $6,000 yearly post since March 1937 and seeks an extension of his leave of absence to finish outstanding affairs.
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ST. Louis
Lawrence McDaniel
McDaniel
Austrian German armies advance on Brest Litovsk
Twenty five years ago today on August 15 1915 reports note Austrian and German forces advancing on Brest Litovsk amid World War I hostilities. The move signals pressure on the Russian front as regional military actions unfold.
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Brest- Litovsk
Obituary for A P Chappell Passes at 87
Alfred P. Chappell, 87, died at his home at Twenty fourth Street and Ohio Avenue late last night. The body was taken to Gillespie Funeral Home for arrangements. No funeral services were announced.
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A. P. Chappell
Alfred P. Chappell
Twenty-fourth Street
Ohio Avenue
Gillespie Funeral Home
Sinking of Greek cruiser Helle by submarine shocks Athens
The Greek government announced the light cruiser Helle was torpedoed in Ti nos Island harbor by an unidentified submarine. One petty officer died and 29 crew were injured as the ship sank after attempted grounding and fuel oil ignited. Chiefs of the army navy and air force convened with Premier Metaxas, amid rising Italian Greek tensions.
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Athens
Rome
Helle
Tinos Island
Aegean Sea
Army
Navy
Air Force
John Metaxas
Greece
Britain
Papagos
China
Hei Fung
Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Company
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Hirth Reported Seriously Ill in Columbia
William Hirth, 65, corn belt farm leader and founder of the Missouri Farmers Association, was reported seriously ill in Columbia Missouri. He was admitted to the University of Missouri hospital Sunday for treatment of a cardiac condition after months of poor health.
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Columbia
William Hirth
University of Missouri Hospital
Hirth
The
Missouri Farmers Association
Missouri Farmer
Planes Of Nazis To London Raid News Report
Berlin reports German planes over London reaching the capital and attacking Croydon Tilbury and other targets. DNB says 36 British planes downed, with 30 shot down and six on the ground. four German planes missing.
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DNB
London
Croydon
Picadilly
Tilbury
Thames
Sheerness
Chatham
Rochester
Vickers Armstrong
Hebburn
Newcastle
England
Driffield
Yorkshire
Eee Timue
East Riding
Berlin
Britain
British Bomb German Bases From The Air
British and German air actions dominate Aug 15 16 reports. An armada of over 1000 German planes struck eight miles from central London, spreading destruction from the Scottish border to Lands End. The day yielded 144 German planes downed to 27 British losses, with Croydon airport suffering little damage beyond one fatality and multiple injuries.
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London
Scottish
Lands End
English Channel
Irish Sea
Ministry of Home Security
Croydon
Charing Cross
Mid
Conflicting German and British Claims on Plane Losses
The Associated Press reports dispute over air losses in five days of major combat since last Thursday. German claims are contrasted with British figures as authorities assess battlefield air activity and casualty tallies.
Luftwaffe loses 88 planes. 19 British fighters down
The air ministry reported 88 German aircraft destroyed in today’s attacks on Britain and 19 British fighters lost. Details on damage to Croydon airdrome were unavailable, with further raids reported in southeast England as the mass assaults continued.
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London
Air Ministry
Britain
Croydon
England
Casualties Reported After London Air Raid
German dive bombers struck Croydon airdrome this evening. Ambulances and fire crews rushed to the scene and an eyewitness told the Associated Press there were several casualties in the streets.
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London
Croydon
Associated Press
German planes destroyed in Britain raid report
London reports fifty five German aircraft destroyed up to five this afternoon in today’s aerial raids on Britain.
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London
Britain
Local florist found dead in shop in Augent case
The body of William Hild, 60, a Fornfelt, Missouri florist, was found hanging from a rafter in his shop. Coroner John F. Nunnelee ruled it a death by own action. Hild lived above his shop and leaves two sons and a daughter.
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Fornfelt
William Hild
John F. Nunnelee
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North Pole
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Metaxas
Albania
Poland
Norway
Belgium
Netherlands
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
Athens Press
Ioannina
Razzi
Thames Estuary
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