Administration Leaders Stand Pat On 18 Month Service Extension
Washington August 6 administration leaders push to defeat Burton's one year substitute proposal as final Senate vote on service extension nears. Debate centers on extending duty limits for selectees national guardsmen reserves and regulars with supporters arguing for a stronger army and deter war. opponents warn against overreach and a public clash with policy.
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Roosevelt
Capitan Rock in Yosemite Towers Over Empire State
Capitan, a huge granite block in Yosemite National Park, stands three times as tall as the Empire State Building, highlighting the striking scale difference between the famed formations and New York’s landmark.
In the Navy at Henry's Air-Conditioned Theatre
Henry's presents In the Navy a riotous Abbott and Costello ensemble with Dick Powell and Claire Dodd in a navy farce. A camera-woman chases Powell to a battleship as laughs pile up with Smoky and Pomeroy and the Andrews Sisters. Cartoon and news reel complete the bill for the week.
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Navy
Dick Powell
Mitwits
Abbott and Costello
Claire Dodd
Andrews Sisters
Dick Foran
Shemp Howard
Smoky
Pomeroy
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Costelio
Buck
Costello
Henry's
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Battle of Century at Toledo Sparks 1919 Fame
Fourth of July 1919 saw Jack Dempsey defeat heavyweight champion Jess Willard in Toledo. The bout, dubbed the Battle of the Century, was filmed for posterity, and clips appear in The Great American Broadcast at the Academy Theatre starring Aliie Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie and Cesar Romero.
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Mannassa
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Cooly
Jess Willard
Mannassa Mauler
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
20Th Century-Fox
Aliie Faye
John Payne
Jack Oakie
Cesar’ Romero
Academy Theatre
Sunset in Wyoming and the prize fight broadcast
John Payne appears as the announcer in a stylized blow by blow narration to accompany fight footage. Gene Autry’s Sunset in Wyoming heads three days at the Colonial, mixing rancher trials with flood risk tied to Wentworth Lumber. Cast includes Maris Wrixon, George Cleveland, Robert Kent, and Smiley Burnette. scenery features Mount Warner and nearby lakes.
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John Payne
Wyoming
Gene Autry
Colonial
Autry
Gene
Wentworth Lumber Company
Frog Millhouse
Smiley Burnette
Old Asa Wentworth
Mount Warner
Maris Wrixon
George Cleveland
Old Asa
Robert Kent
Drew
Dick Elliott
Cagney and Davis Clash in The Bride Came C. O. D.
The Maryland screens The Bride Came C. O. D. starring Bette Davis and James Cagney. Cagney refused to strike a woman in the film, altering the original script which called for him to belt Davis. The two stars, once neither a top draw, face a tense on screen pairing reflecting studio directions and star safety choices.
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Jimmy Cagney
Maryland
Jimmy
Bette
Cagney
Woman stabbed and beaten in East End home
Ruth B. Eskey, a Homestead hospital X ray technician, was found stabbed and beaten in her East End apartment early Tuesday. Her 15 year old son, John Richard B Eskey, cut on a hand and head, said he woke to a commotion and found his mother on the floor. He was detained for questioning while She was treated at Shadyside hospital in fair condition.
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Ruth B. Eskey
Homestead
East End
John Richard B Eskey
Front Royal
Walter Monaghan
Young Eskey
Monaghan
Eskey
Shadyside Hospital
Peace Appointed South Carolina's Third Junior Senator
Columbia Aug 6 Roger Peace a 42 year old publisher of the Greenville News Piedmont was named by Governor Burnett R Maybank as South Carolina's third junior senator in less than a month. He will serve until October 15 succeeding the late Alva M Lumpkin who died last Friday after ten days in the Senate. Lumpkin had replaced James F Byrnes who became a Supreme Court Justice on July 8.
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Roger
Peace
Greenville News- Piedmont
South Carolina
Burnett R. Maybank
Alva M. Lumpkin
Senate
Lumpkin
James F. Byrnes
Supreme Court
Police Detain Private After Alley Shooting in Washington
In Washington on August sixth police hold Private D R Weber under technical arrest pending homicide and coroner investigations into the slaying of Jesper Cobb aged 35 and wounding of his brother Edward aged 28. Weber shot the brothers after they attacked him in an alley as he questioned them near a parked car.
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Washington
D. R. Weber
Jesper Cobb
Edward
Weber
Tax Savings Notes Issued by Treasury
Tax Savings Notes are direct obligations of the United States issued as Treasury notes dated in the month payment is received. They can be purchased through local banks, from Federal Reserve Banks or their branches, or direct from the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. For full details about the new Tax Savings Plan, contact your banker or write to the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C
Conoco
Death Valley
Conoco Nfl
Continental Oil Company
America
Irked By Poor Golf She Shoots An Ace
Mrs. Howard Clare grew frustrated at Terre Haute Country Club when she bogeyed the par three No 10. After finishing the round she vowed to master the hole and her first practice shot on the 100 yard hole went in for an ace.
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Howard Clare
Terre Haute Country Club
German raids hit British bases along Suez Canal
Berlin reports amplified rail and air strikes against British positions in the Suez area. German high command says two merchant ships totaling 15,000 tons were destroyed in Suez Roadstead and a large passenger steamer was badly damaged the night before, with renewed raids on Monday night.
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Berlin
Suez Canal
Suez Roadstead
Modern synthetic oils join Conoco North’s lineup
Conoco North expands its product range with two new synthetic oils for advanced engines. The release emphasizes improved durability, heat tolerance, and efficiency, targeting high performance vehicles and long maintenance intervals.
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