Flood Ravages Town as Rivers Burst Banks and Bridges Fail
Severe flash flood hits Inger and Elizabethton area along the Holston River. Homes washed away, 2,200 residents displaced, 250 people stranded, hundreds of feet of main water lines wash out. Trucks of boats rush to aid as law enforcement and deputies patrol flood zones.
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Holston
Elizabethton
L Island
Johnson City
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Tennessee
Noth Carolin
South Carolina
Georgia
Flond
Western
North Carfina
Asheville
Frank Nacke
Denver
Cole
Lake Eden
Swannanoa
Southern Railway
Asneville
Teemont
Augusia
Foresters Directing 1100 Men in Idaho Fire Fight
Missoula foresters directing 1100 men in a battle against a massive 8000 acre blaze in Nez Perce National Forest northern Idaho. High winds spread the fire rapidly Monday but winds died down as crews built six of 22 miles of fire lines. Three additional fires were reported, two moving in from Canada.
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Missoula
Nez Perce National Forest
Idaho
Canada
Petain government moves to tighten French divorce laws
Le Feut Dauphinois reports plans by the Vichy regime to limit divorces in France. Lawyers fear reduced totals of about 20,003 yearly cases, with reforms forcing both parties to appear in court and restricting automatic grounds after three years. Courts would gain broader powers to investigate spouses backgrounds.
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Petain
Frances Grenoble
Vichy
le Feut Dauphinois
Chenges
Jurist Rules ABC Liquor Regulation Unjust in Buffalo Case
State Supreme Court Justice Alonzo G. Hinkley ruled the ABC liquor regulation arbitrary and unjust. The Portville Right Club will sell liquor after its license expired with revocation dated. the club awaits appellate review as the license was revoked and the Appellate Division set September 28 for review.
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State Supreme Court
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Alonzs G. Hinkley
Tle Club
Mosquito Boats Sting Nazis in Somaliland Battle Report
The Daily Herald describes British and Italian forces clashing near Berbera in Somaliland. Italian attacks with blackshirts meet stubborn British defense, with air bombardment and armored assaults, as both sides suffer casualties amid days of heavy fighting and a strategic stalemate.
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Bertera
Red Sea
Wraas
Jugargan Pass
Berbera
Adadleh
Flagere
Jugargan
Hargeisa
Odweina
Senday
Itellan
Adadlen
Ferhera
Albany Runaway Boy Reunited After Dating Dispute
State police returned 13 year old Donel Belles to his mother in West Albany after a three week disappearance sparked by an argument over dating. He had been hiding in the Pine Plains area and refused to reveal how he obtained food before police caught up with him.
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Donel Belles
West Albany
Belles
Cai Belles
Pine Plains
Hus
Tay
The War Moves From Page One
British defenses crowding against balloons as German bombers press dive operations. Germany plans to prove balloon utility while Britain replenishes balloons for replacements. British counter offensives strike Malians while Italian morale reels from German bombing reports. Simultaneous raids underscore Allied air strength and deter German advances.
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Great Britain
Silie
Semnii ‘Ulltzktieg
Night Club Allowed To Operate During Appeal Review
Justice Alonzo G. Hinbley allowed two Portville night clubs to continue operations while the State Liquor Authority revocation is reviewed by the Appellate Division. He ruled the 0-day revocation stay limit was arbitrary and discriminatory since the appellate review would occur after the life of the license expired.
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Buffoon
Alonzo G. Hinn
Portville
Hinbley
Legion Calls Cudahy Ouster Over Army Insult
California American Legion convention adopted a resolution urging removal of John P. Cudahy the ambassador to Belgium for an London interview in which he said German soldiers of occupation behaved possibly better than United States soldiers would have The resolution asks the national Legion to press for his diplomatic dismissal.
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Cudahy
San Diego
Califa
American Legion State Convention
John P
Belgium
United States
London
National Legion
Nazis Ban MGM Films Over Anti German Stand
German authorities move to ban Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures from screens starting tomorrow as a countermeasure against alleged anti German films. Officials say MGM must cancel distribution contracts with German theaters and withdraw all films. similar action previously hit Fox.
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Berm
Angageran Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United States
Fox
French Government Names Executioner After Delay
The French government named Henry Roch, a North African guillotiner known as Manaieur, as official executioner to carry out Amen's death sentence. Roch arrived at Mar ke to replace the former executioner, De Paul, who had left for Paris. the new official is stationed in Vichy to perform the sentence.
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Vichy
France
Amen
Henry Roch
Manaieur
Marke
Feu Wr de Paul
Paris
Sermana
Industry drives Tennessee Valley shift to defense needs
Wartime demand reshapes the Tennessee Valley economy as farmers switch from crops to factories. New industries invest millions, expanding power, rail, and water facilities while defense planning centers on the sector’s strategic value.
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Tennessee
Vidley
Troozevelt
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