England Extends Sea Blockade as Axis Powers Ramp Up War
England widens its sea blockade to Spain and Portugal to curb re shipments to Germany and Italy as Nazi air raids intensify on Britain. Japan arrests 18 Britons in Tokyo espionage drive. U S imposes export licensing on scrap iron and aviation fuel shipments amid global war tensions.
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U S Defense Debates Draft Expansion and Navy Boost
President Roosevelt seeks authority to call the National Guard into active service for a year as opposition rails at excluding older men. House passes a $4.96 billion defense bill to fund a two ocean navy plus 14,000 planes and equipment to arm 2 million soldiers.
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NAMES in the news: Browder seeks Supreme Court review
Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist party in the U S, asks the Supreme Court to consider his fraud passport conviction. He faces four years in prison and a $2000 fine. Rich ard Greene, the British film star, has left Hollywood to join Canada’s army in Vancouver. Walter OR, named by the Republican national committee as entertainment man, headlines. The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies backs ads urging sale of 60 U S Navy destroyers to Britain. Neville Chamberlain, former British prime minister, now in the war cabinet, had a successful operation for an intestinal obstruction relief.
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French columnist Mme Genevieve Tabouis arrives in New York
Mme Genevieve Tabouis, famed French political commentator who warned of Hitler, arrives in New York aboard the S S Britannic from Europe. Reports say she is described as a fugitive from the new French government.
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Train crew blamed in fatal Akron head on collision
Investigators faulted the gasoline coach crew for not following instructions to sidetrack as the 73 car freight train collided head on near Akron Ohio killing 43. Injured crew members cannot yet give their version. Census data show rural areas growing, New York and Chicago remain largest cities with Houston and Denver entering the list for the first time.
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Trade talks and defense drafts amid wartime shifts
Fifteen Budapest trade specialists travel to Moscow to boost wartime trade with Russia as relations thaw. Canada plans to draft 300000 for home defense against sabotage starting October 1. Aluminum stock drops a cent a pound, aiding war orders. China closes liaison offices with the League of Nations at Geneva while Spain and Portugal sign a friendship and non aggression pact.
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New Frock 8680 Brings Fresh Silhouette News
A vivid description markets a young frock 8680 with silk print or crepe fabric. Airy white frills accentuate the torso for a long, limber look. The design features a full skirt and front buttons, presenting the newest silhouette trend.
Cathedral on Tour Moves Across Country in Portable Church
The movable cathedral named St. Paul’s Wayside is toured by Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, the youngest Protestant Episcopal bishop in America. It sits on a trailer and hosts outdoor services with a speaker system for thousands despite seating only 24 inside.
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Strange Facts From China Markets And Chicken Coops
The text notes price instability in China where food weight, not price, shifts with markets. It mentions housing over 40 million egg-laying chickens in tiered cages in warehouses factories hotels and churches and cites a Florida hotel turned into a chicken coop with 60 000 hens. It adds a Germany court swearing-in custom where all present rise with a raised right hand.
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