Defense Board Opens First Session On Pan American Defense
Ottawa reports the Canada United States permanent joint Defense Board met for its first session after a Roosevelt King Ogdensburg conference. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia calls the board a Monroe Doctrine in action and says the United States defense forces will improve in weeks. The panel studies defense needs for the northern Western Hemisphere and may consider basing U S military forces on Canadian soil.
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Ottawa
Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board On Defense
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
United States
la Guardia
United States Defense Forces
Ogdensburg
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
United States Army
Maritime Provinces
Fall Outfit Patterns for Little Girls and Dress Coat No. 3178
Advertises complete fall outfits for girls with Hat Pattern No 3447 and Dress Coat No 3178 in multiple sizes. Details fabric yardage for dress and coat and price 15 cents per pattern with 10 cents extra when ordered with a pattern. Orders to Fashion Dept Hagerstown Daily Mail New York City.
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Daily Mail
Hagerstown Daily Mail
Nineteenth Street
New York City
Dear Betty Brainerd Discouraged confronts a difficult houseguest
A wife asks how to handle a deceptive relative living in her home. The advisor prescribes ejecting X, suggesting placement in an aged home or juvenile court resources, and likens the situation to a copyright dispute involving W and B with Darrow's remark quoted for contrast.
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Betty Brainerd
Clarence Darrow
Funds Allocated To Start Housing For Defense Workers
President Roosevelt allocated 10,090,000 from special funds to kickoff housing for defense workers. Congress was urged to supply 150,000,000 for government housing in shortage areas delaying defense work. Budget Director Harold D. Smith noted 54,668,884 of the special fund earmarked, with 29,615,000 to the War Department for camps to train 400,000 recruits if the Burke-Wadsworth bill passes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Harold D. Smith
Defense Commission
Smith
War Department
Holbrunner Again Is Refused Release
Clyde B. Holbrunner of Woodsboro, sentenced to three years in the Maryland Penitentiary for forgery, had a writ of habeas corpus denied in Howard County Court. He testified of alleged jailer threats and lack of counsel, and claimed denied freedom of the mails. He also accused Deputy Bender of giving him a loaded cigar.
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Darrow
Clyde B. Holbrunner
Woodsboro
Washington County
Maryland
Howard
Holbrunner
Frederick
Sherif Joseph D. Baker
B. C. Bender
Damage suits docketed in Washington County Court
Three damage suits were filed in Washington County Circuit Court. Harold H. Shaw seeks 3500 from Dennis Heburn for personal injuries July 31, 1940 after a motorcycle collision with Seburn's car near Hancock. Orie W. Davison seeks 250 for damages to his motorcycle. A C Thomas, through Wagaman, sues Edith Arrington and Milton Arrington for 500 for property damages from a Route 40 collision near Boonsboro on July 25, 1939.
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Washington County
Harold H. Shaw
F. W. Bridges
Irvine Rutledge
Dennis Heburn
Seburn
Hancock
Shaw
Orie W. Davison
A.C. Thomas
Wagaman
Edith B. Arrington
Milton T. Arrington
Boonsboro
Betty Brainerd Extermination Note and Address
A Livelihood advice brief from Betty Brainerd discusses handling vermin with an exterminator. It suggests an alternative location for X to avoid abuse of family home or hospitality. Ends with a note that reform may permit a future chance. Betty Brainerd 680 Madison Ave New York City.
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Betty Brainerd
Madison Ave
New York City
Ohio State Fair closes three midway shows in cleanup drive
At the Ohio State Fair in Columbus three midway attractions were shut down by John Brown the agriculture director. The sexometer a penny arcade peep show house and a display of oddities were closed to ensure a clean exhibit environment. Governor Bricker endorsed the move saying the fair should be clean for school children and educational exhibits.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Brown
Brown
John W. Bricker
Alaska Air Patrol Plan With Special Planes Reported
Ray Renshaw and Sam O White travel to Hagerstown to arrange specially built Fairchild airplanes for Alaska law enforcement. The aircraft will spot and pursue hunting and fishing violations, with arrests in some cases. Deliveries start this week and then flights proceed to Washington Seattle and then Alaska to support aerial surveys and enforcement amid a plentiful game and strong salmon industry.
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Ray Renshaw
Sam O. White
Hagerstown
Alaska
Renshaw
Washington
United States
Seattle
Ketchikan
White
Fairbanks
Alaska Game Commission
Advisory wet-dry referendum dominates South Carolina primary
Columbia, S C August 27 An advisory vote on prohibition overshadows the Democratic primary as voters consider the wet-dry issue. The setup aims to protect the industry so it will not be affected by the debate and potential regulatory changes.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Liquor Store Referendum Tied to 1940 Legislation
The piece notes South Carolina has licensed retail liquor stores since spring 1935 and that the 1940 Legislature ordered the referendum on a return to prohibition. It urges readers to check the Classified Section for opportunities.
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South Carolina
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