Britain Faces Urgent Push to Speed War Weapon Output
In London Britain faces pressure to accelerate production of guns tanks and other war materiel amid a two day parliamentary debate and a Gallup poll showing 54 percent doubt factories are producing at full capacity. Colonel Moore-Brabazon praised bomber output while Henderson Stewart highlighted lag in guns and tanks. Prime Minister Churchill appoints Lord Beaverbrook to the Supply Ministry to drive faster production.
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Judge Urges Whipping Post for Drunken Drivers
Municipal Judge William P. Murphy of Crookston urged whipping as punishment for drunken drivers during the Minnesota Municipal Judges Association meeting in Duluth. He argued jail or fines punish the family but not society and said he would advocate the whipping post for the offenders.
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William P. Murphy
Crookston
Irish Nationalist Deputy Arrested at Enniskillen Home
Belfast detectives seized Cahir Healy a Nationalist member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Fermanagh from his Enniskillen residence under Defense of Realm regulations. Healy aged 63 previously served in the Imperial Parliament from 1931 to 1935.
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Mrs Roosevelt Adopts London Boy in Shelter Care
Three year old Tommy Maloney, his sister Mary, and their mother live in a nursery center in London funded by Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs Roosevelt wrote that she has their boy’s picture, hopes for his improvement, and notes he is in a safe, sunny, and supportive home away from his mother.
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Nazis Seek Coalition Against United States
Berlin dispatch forecasts intensified Nazi diplomacy to recruit Portugal Spain and unoccupied France for an anti American bloc. The piece notes Hitler aims to counter U S moves in Iceland and hints at possible occupation of Azores Madeira Cape Verde and Dakar. Berlin reacts with propaganda while praising timing and downplaying Western Hemisphere threats.
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American Dreyfus 85 Today Fights to Clear Name
Oberlin M. Carter labeled an American Dreyfus is 85 and persistent in seeking exoneration from charges that ruined his army career 43 years ago and sent him to Leavenworth. He seeks another congressional review once defense needs ease, arguing jealousy led to a graft case in the Savannah harbor project he directed.
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Chicago
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Farmy Associates
Savannah, Ga
Squirrel hunter struck by lightning shatters teeth
Jefferson City Missouri July 11 Patrolman Claude Short reports a storm while squirrel hunting struck a tree, lightning forked into his gun barrel, knocking two front teeth loose. Marinette Wisconsin July 11 Clifford May children recover from measles as family dog coughs get feverish and recovers after medicine.
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Inseparable Desandro twins register for draft in Philadelphia
Two 21 year old Desandro brothers John and Joseph register with Local Board 67 alongside 149 others. Officials shuffled cards to assign serial numbers with Joseph S-10 and John S-19. The report notes the twins remain together despite the draft process.
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GE Announces Education Loan Plan With 145000 Fund
The General Electric Company introduces an education loan plan for employees and their sons. The fund totals about 145000, with 27021 from the old fund and 119269 moved to the new trust by the company trustees. Loans support collegiate expenses for one academic year and have funded 85 students at 48 institutions since 1927.
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Schenectady
General Electric Company
G. E
Governor Lehman urges tapping unemployed for upstate defense work
Governor Lehman asks upstate defense manufacturers to interview 375,000 unemployed New Yorkers in New York City. He says the Education Department and City Board of Education will arrange interviews and that approved applicants receive six to ten weeks of vocational training. He warns of labor shortages and possible reliance on workers from other states.
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Lehman
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Vegetarian Powwow in Gulfport Attended by Poultry Specialist
Gulfport Mississippi July 11 reports B Z Beanblossom state poultry specialist conferred yesterday with Assistant Agricultural Agent H L Turnipseed. A A A Adjuster B D Pepper missed the conference.
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News Writer Buys a Magic Vest in Siam
In Siam a writer recounts acquiring a cheap red cotton magic vest believed to shield against bullets and spirits. A fellow passenger shares a monk blessed charm and notes belief in ancient protection, as the vendor touts the vest’s mystic power and price.
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A. T. Steele
Chicago Daily News, Inc
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Thailand
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Ayudya
Navy Tries New Speer Boat For Tests At New London
A new Navy torpedo boat capable of 50 miles an hour and carrying a 90 000 pound load was ordered to New London Conn for final tests. The craft was built by Higgins Inc of New Orleans.
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NAVY
Japan May Move Against Indo China Says Tokyo Report
Reliable sources in Tokyo report the Japanese government will avoid the German Russian war for now but may act against French Indo China soon. Estimates claim Russia still fronts 32 divisions in Asia with 12 mechanized, and only three moved west since the neutrality pact. Vladivostok hosts 14 divisions, seven in outer Mongolia, rest near Manchukuo frontier.
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Tokyo
Russia
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Vladivostok
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
Marines Assigned To Hunting Rabbits Near Great Lakes
Two burly marine sergeants with rifles patrolled ravines and the lake front near the Great Lakes naval training station in Ill. The scene depicts a routine exercise, with no immediate threat or espionage activity evident in the readable fragment.
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Lake Front
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Rabbits Targeted in Station Hunt Ordered by Commander Carr
Would-be saboteurs, a pair of marksmen track ordinary cottontail rabbits in a business-like hunt ordered by station executive officer Commander T. Dewitt Carr. The rabbits have become a nuisance and the hunt will continue until extermination per Carr's order.
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