Joint Board for Defense is Selected
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the 11 member permanent joint board of defense for the United States and Canada. The Americans include Mayor LaGuardia and naval and army officers. Canadians include Brigadier Biggar and Air Commander Cuffe. The board will study joint defense issues and meets in Ottawa next Monday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
Canada
Permanent
Joint Board of Defense
United States
White House
Ottawsz
Dominion
Floreno H. LaGuardia
New York
United States Conference of Mayors
Gettersl Stanley D. Embick
Fourth Corps
O.M. Biggar
K. C
K. Stuart
D. S
Canadian Army
L. W., Murray
RC. N
Naval Staff
A. A. L. Cuffe
Air Staf
Royal Canadian Air Force
Hugh L. Kennleyside
Department of External Affairs
Jour Board
Great Britain
Secretarien Knox
Stimson
Sumner Welles
Jackson
Britain
Early
Barry
Roosevelt Manages Lease Question With Defense Commission
The article notes a two hour session with the National Defense Commission where Roosevelt heard a report on legal issues involved in accepting leases. The discussion among four men followed a meeting held yesterday and other officials suggested Congress might not be required to resolve the question.
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National Defense Commission
Roosevelt
Jackson
High Administration
Congress
Loans For Seed And Feed Loans For Seed And Feed
The Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office offers short term credit to farmers for purchasing seed fertilizer and feed for fall grain crops and livestock. Loans serve farmers not easily served by other lenders with security including crop lien and first lien on five stock. Applications available from county agents or Field Supervisor GT Wanburger in Baltimore.
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Eed
Production Credit Association
GT. Wanburger
Federal Land Bank Building
Baltimore
Highway plan debated for one mile into Hagerstown
City officials weigh cost sharing for a one mile addition to the road into Hagerstown under an old agreement. The City Attorney concludes the city may not be bound by prior terms while critics urge speed and value, stressing national defense needs and the project’s high price.
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Cannon Avenue
Hagerstown
Edward Oswald, Jr
Antietam Creek
Funkstown
Althways
Ali
Commission
Baltimore Sun
Roads Commission
Try Imiles
Marriabure
Pittsburgh
Battmore City
Selina
Moose Fair Opens Saturday At Moose Dram Corps
Plans are completed for the Moose Dram Corps annual fair opening Saturday evening with Major Richards Sweeney delivering the welcome. Each evening features a program including Keedysville band Saturday, Pratrin Rangers Monday, Tanghorn Park band Tuesday, Rose of the Mountain Wednesday with a trained dog act, Gene and Lis Saddle Pals Thursday, Fire Hlen’s Night Friday, and Snoak’s famous string band Saturday.
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Moose Dram Corps
Major Richards
Sweeney
Keedysville Band
Pratrin Rangers
Tanghorn Park Band
Rose of the Mountain
Gene
Lis
National Roque Title Won By Abilene Teacher
In Wichite on Linwood Park courts the two week roque tournament concluded with C B Willis a mathematics teacher from Abilene Texas taking the national crown for the second straight year. Thirty five players from across the country competed. Willis succeeds W B Reed of Waco as ruler in a sport once played by ancient kings.
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Wichite
Linwood Park
C. B. Willis
Abilene
Tes
W. B. Reed
Waco
Tex
President Seeks Immediate Draft Amid War Debate
Policy clash as Senator Holt denounces administration plan to push the U.S. into conflict. Ashurst and Bulow lampoon conscription, calling it fatal and shackling, while May leads a coalition to delay draft action in the Senate. Marshall says the War Department has sufficient gear for millions, and the National Guard mobilization bill is urged for training and reserve service. The president also seeks authority to confiscate war supplies and set prices if manufacturers resist.
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Holt
D-Wva
United States
Ashurst
TD Aziz
Bulow
DSP
New Deal
Tiense Military Committee
May D-Kyi
May
Senate
George C. Marshall
Army
War Department
Marshall
National Guard
Lmilitiamen
Philippine Islands
Seized Slot Maghire At Boonsboro Hotel
An officer seized a so called glorified slot machine at a Boonsboro hotel last night. Investigator Wayne A Sellman said the nickel variety device runs on electricity but retains the mechanical functions of a one arm bandit. William Babington was summoned to appear before Magistrate E G Miller on a charge of operating a gaming device.
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Boonsboro
Ty County
Wayne A. Sellman
William Babington
E. G Miller
Postmaster George Mowell fatally shot near home
Baltimore August 23 post master George Mitchell Mowell aged 54 of Glenose Baltimore county was found shot dead Thursday in a chicken house behind his home near the post office A .32 caliber revolver lay beside him Police said Mowell had served as postmaster for many years His family discovered the body.
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Baltimore
George Mitchell Mowell
Glenose
Baltimore County
Mowell
Speeding crackdown nets two local violators today
State county and city officers pressed a speeding drive with 36 arrests on day one. Lloyd Hoover paid 5.75 for exceeding limits on Leitersburg while Richard Myers paid 6.75 on Frederick street. The Sheriff’s office reported eight open-road violators and many out of state motorists among the 36 total arrests.
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Lloyd Hoover
Leitersburg
Richard Myers
M. V. B. Bostetter
Frederick Street
Sheriff's Office
Hagerstown
John
Anderson
Wilson
Austin H. Morgan
Winchester
Glenn Shreve
Salem
Barr. McNeill
Harrisburg
Ralph L. Fineberg
Cincinnati
Gerald H. Bain
York
Antonio
Pennest
Garlinger Avenue
Eearhe
Lawrence
Lattomus
Coateslle
Washington County
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Kensuke Horinovehi
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Pierce
Texas
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Sesia
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Soc
Yeager's Liniment
Artis
Paris
Williams
Griffine Ali
East WaAc
Roque
Sten
Robert Hinckley
C.A.A
Institute of Aeronaulierr
R. Waldo Schroeder
Reedley
Cal
Jefferson Lewis
Tallahassee
Fla
Edward Scanlon
Steubenville
Trotsky
Leon
Mexico City
Frank Jackson
Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Nia
Renew
Sparkle
Sears
N. Potomac ST
Hagerstown, MD
Charles M. Demneau
Robert J. Beckwith
Elizabethtown
N. Y
New York State
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