Refugee laden American Legion vessel amid war zone
Government officials awaited word that the refugee laden American Legion had safely crossed northern European waters as German warnings heightened danger. The 897 passengers included Crown Princess Martha of Norway and other notables. Debate continued over a Neutrality Act modification allowing American ships to remove British children if safe conduct is guaranteed, with Berlin undecided and the State Department silent.
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Washington
British Isles
American Legion
Martha of
Norway
Scotland
Wilhelm Tannenburg
Germany
Britain
Senate
House
State Department
Stabbing Case Aired In Court Near Smithsburg
In Smithsburg area, Harry K. Palmer was found guilty of assault on his alleged attacker by Magistrate E. G. Miller, fined 25 dollars and costs after a stabbing incident near Wolfsville and Foxville roads. Alton Smith was acquitted of stabbing but convicted of carrying concealed weapons, fined 25 dollars and costs.
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Harry K. Palmer
Smithsburg
E. G. Miller
Alton Smith
Wolfsville
Foxville
Roosevelt selects U S members for Canadian American defense board
President Roosevelt chose United States members for the Canadian American defense board from a roster prepared with adviser help in Washington. This action followed a day of deliberation at Hyde Park, New York, with the President reviewing potential appointees.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Maryland Delaware Weather Report Fair and Cool
U S Weather Bureau notes fair and continued cool tonight and Wednesday. Chesapeake Bay stays mostly clear today and tonight with cool conditions and moderate north and northwest winds.
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U. S
Maryland and
Delaware
Chesapeake Bay
Pen Mar Man Given Year In Maryland Lockup
R. E. Minnich also known as C A Adams 36 of Pen Mar received a year in the Maryland House of Correction from Magistrate M V B Bostetter on a larceny charge after pleading guilty He appealed but remained jailed in default of bond County Investigator Wayne H Sellman testified Minnich had run a vacuum cleaner racket in the county for years with four cases on record and more to be uncovered He and other officers traced missing machines by serial numbers and connected one unit to his home and another to a separate site confirming the scheme
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R. E. Minnich
C. A. Adams
Pen Mar
Maryland House of Correction
M. V. B. Bosstetter
Minnich
Bostetter
Wayne H. Sellman
Adams
Sellman
Tanguy and Sage wed after divorce ruling in Reno
French artist Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy and Katherine Sage of the Russell Sage family were married by Judge William McKnight in Reno on Saturday. The ceremony followed Tanguy’s Thursday divorce from Jeanne Ducro Tanguy who remains in France.
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Reno
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy
Katherine Sage
Russell Sage Art Family
New York
William McKnight
Tanguy
Jeanne Ducroco Tanguy
France
Young Sentenced to Die in Gas Chamber at San Quentin
William A. Young, 26, convicted of murder, was sentenced to die in the lethal gas chamber at San Quentin Prison. He had helped build the chamber.
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Los Angeles
William A. Young
San Quentin Prison
Coolest Morning Since Early July in Chewsville
Chewsville observer D. Paul Oswald records a low of 49 F the coldest since July 4 when 35 F was noted. Yesterday’s high reached 80 F and Sunday 84 F. A .21 inch rainfall yesterday brings Chewsville month to date near one inch, while other county areas saw heavier totals.
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D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Mercury
Open House at Bellevue County Home
Bellevue to host the fifth annual open house with public inspection from noon and a 2 pm Junior M C A band concert on the lawn. The Board of Trustees Nesbitt Cox H A Shafer and Fred M White announced improvements including 2200 dollars for rewiring and plans for new fire escapes and other upgrades at the county owned home.
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Bellevue
Nesbitt Cox
H. A. Shafer
Fred M. White
Board of Trustees
Test Affections And Then Marry
Hollywood lovers Mary Francis and Clayton Moore tested their marriage readiness by a three month no contact period after meeting five months earlier. When the test ended Moore called and proposed, and they flew to Las Vegas for the ceremony.
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Hollywood
Mary Francis
Clayton Moore
Moore
Miss Francis
Las Vegas
Nev
Italy plans new attacks on British Red Sea gateway
Rome reports Italian high command plans to strike Aden and Arabian coast targets after conquering British Somaliland and Berbera. Mussolini orders renewed offensives led by Duke of Aosta, as British forces retreat from Berbera leaving fires and heavy casualties amid desert conditions.
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Rome
Britain
Red Sea
Berbera
Aden
Arabian
Indian Ocean
Strait of
Bab el Mandeb
Briish
High Command
Mussolini
Duke of
Aosta
British Somaliland
Italian Somaliland
Somaliland
Camel Corps
Hitler
Circus Coming to Hagerstown August 29 at Willow Lane
Circus fans in Hagerstown will see Russell Bros three ring show and wild animal menagerie on Thursday August 29 at the Willow Lane show grounds. The circus is described as one of the three largest touring the country.
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Hagerstown
Russell Bros
Willow Lane Show Grounds
Wild Geese Spotted Over South End Neighborhood
A south end resident reports a flock of about two dozen wild geese flying south yesterday morning around ten o clock. The birds were seen low overhead in clear weather. The sighting was described as notable by local residents.
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South End
Narrow escape as train crushes bicycle in Redwood City
Fred Bottema, 15, rode onto a railroad crossing in front of a speeding limited. The locomotive crushed the bicycle but tossed Fred clear. His only injury was a slight friction burn on one hand.
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Redwood City
Cal
Fred Bottema
Fred
Junior Chamber Backs Defense At Hagerstown Meeting
The Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce board adopted resolutions supporting national defense with emphasis on compulsory military training. They will seek final membership approval at a Thursday meeting at Hotel Alexander and then forward copies to President Roosevelt Senator Tydings and Congressman Byron urging prompt action.
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Hagerstown
Mayor Opposes City Funds For Dual Highway Rights Of Way
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney declared opposition to city funds for rights of way on the new dual highway unless the State Roads Commission completes the road in full. He noted a prior agreement with a former administration that the city would pay half the costs, but said the current administration is not bound by it. He urged the road be completed to Frederick if the city must pay rights of way costs, and said he would inform the Commission of his position during tomorrow’s Baltimore meeting.
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Richard H. Sweeney
State Roads Commission
Baltimore
Antietam Creek
Irvin M. Wertz
Sweeney
The
Roads Commission
Beaver Creek
Frederick
Reds Barred From Georgia Election
Atlanta August 20 communists seeking public office barred from November ballot by Secretary of State John B Wilson. Ruling cites public policy against placing names of candidates from a party seeking to overthrow democratic constitutional government.
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Atlanta
Georgia
John B. Wilson
War of Speed Tests Units in New York War Games
In Ogdensburg New York on August 20 opposing forces in America's First Army began a four day peacetime mock battle. Blitzkrieg tactics pushed highly mobile units into leading offensive roles as motored troops proved superior to marching forces. The dawn of day two centered on a fictional struggle for access to industry and military centers.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
America
First
New York
Britain offers US 99 year leases on air naval bases
Churchill informs the House of Commons Britain will offer 99 year bases in Newfoundland and the West Indies for US use with no sovereign transfer. He seeks timely US navy reinforcement and notes discussions would proceed when Roosevelt is ready. Lords echo the plan. Total British casualties listed at 92,000.
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London
Britain
United States
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Newfoundland
West Indies
Churchill
British Empire
Mississippi
Bis Passage
Ags Churchill
England
France
America
Roosevelt
House of Lords
Viscount Caldecote
Dominions
Gald Churchill
Princess Margaret Rosa tenth birthday cake amid rationing
London reports sugar rationing excludes the King as Princess Margaret Rosa turns ten, with plans for a plain sponge cake. King George and Queen Elizabeth may join the celebration with a small picnic and a few friends tomorrow.
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London
Margaret Rosa
George
Elizabeth
War commentary on Somaliland, Greece and axis power balance
The piece weighs England's hold on Somaliland and the Red Sea against Mussolini's gains in East Africa. It notes strained Italy Greece relations threaten Balkans peace, and questions Hitler's tolerance of axis friction as Britain faces peril from blitzkrieg while Metaxas stays quiet.
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England
British Somaliland
George
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Suez Canal
Somaliland
Mussolini
Aga
Near East
Italy
East Africa
Britain
Far East
Greece
Six Warships Patrol Coast Near Acapulco
Mexico City reports six Mexican warships patrol the Pacific coast near Acapulco. A US freighter Herm an Frasch was halted off Acapulco by a cutter after entering national waters. Navy notes gun boats guard the coast to curb smuggling amid political tensions surrounding the Mexican election.
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Mexico City
Navy Department
Acapulco
Mexico
Pacific
United States
Herman Frasch
Republic
Guerrero
Juan Andrew Alamazan
Manuel Avila Gamacho
Troxell Seeks Divorce From Kathleen Yu
Ernest I. Troxell through attorney M L Ingram filed a divorce suit today against Kathleen Yu Troxell in the court.
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Ernest I. Troxell
M. L. Ingram
Kathaleen Yu. Troxell
Rumbles Inland As Nazi Bombs Fall
German planes attacked inland points on England's southeast coasts in a bold bombing foray. Hundreds of raiders roamed above clouds and returned toward France. Two planes of the final wave attacked barrage balloons but were repelled by anti air fire. A continuous rumble followed as bombs fell inland.
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England
France
Mayor Laguardia to haul obstructive obscene magazines
New York August 20 Detective and Love Story magazines dominate a list of 42 unwanted periodicals deemed filthy by Mayor Laguardia. He said sanitation trucks would remove the literature from newsstands unless distributors withdraw it, stressing no censorship but arguing that constitutional free press rights do not apply to plain filth and smut.
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New York
Laguardia
Bombing of Two German Transports at Haugesund
British reports say two 3,000-ton German transports were hit at Haugesund by Skua dive bombers while others raided oil tanks north of the port. A German air raid on a Suffolk town was repelled as Britain declared defense areas amid a lull in mass attacks.
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London
Haugesund
Britain
Admiralty
Germany
Bergen
Stavanger
England
Suffolk
Air Ministry
Wales
Scotland
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English
Honeymooners
Circus
Junior Chamber
Reds
Western Hemisphere
Commons
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Signor Mussolini
John
Metaxas
Ita
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