Leaders Urge Roosevelt Third Term At Democratic Nomination
Washington July 12 64 House members urged President Roosevelt to accept renomination and seek a third term while the White House stayed silent. Senate debates touched on a postcard drive to rally support and Farley announced a Chicago convention fund boost as Democratic prep entered full swing.
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Houston
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Lucas
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Georgia
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Army Flier Dies in Fall Near Laurel Mountain
Somerset Pa July 12 a big army bomber crippled by major trouble crashed in flames atop Laurel Mountain in the Alleghea dying. Lieutenant Dick Bick of Wright Field Dayton was killed after the twin engine B 0 plane en route from Mitchel Field New York to Wright Field skimmed tree tops and plowed into a small clearing. Dr J O Donovan of Connellsville Pa said the parachute ripcord had not been touched.
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Mitthel Field
New York
J. ¥. O'Donovan
Connellsville
Man and Family Die in Murder Suicide Tragedy
In Mt Carrol a man killed his wife and two children before shooting himself, leaving a pistol in hand after the family car was found in the garage. Victims were Mia Sack 55 Glenn Sack 35 Beatrice Sack 12 and Glenn Sack 14. Police described it as a murder suicide based on evidence.
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Oto Sack
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France, Germany cited in Havana security moves
Washington reports France's shift toward authoritarian rule unsettles officials. Germany's war successes and pressure on Latin American nations raise fears of German influence in Western Hemisphere possessions. Hull warns of intimidation while Havana conference aims to unite 21 American republics and exclude foreign powers. Secretary Insel plans to head the U S delegation as Brazil hints at mandating or protecting European colonies to shield them from Axis control.
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Hull
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Wit Insel
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Sky Is Limit In Buying Say Beaverbrook Plans
London July 12 Lord Beaverbrook Minister of Aircraft Production and the House of Lords said the sky is the limit for British aircraft purchases in America Our program is perfectly simple it is to buy everything we can possibly get He asserted there is no shortage of planes but Britain will need more airplanes every day and will continue the program of American purchases Beaverbrook disclosed that Allied plane buying, including French purchases, has amounted to more than 600 million dollars.
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Lord Beaverbrook
House of Lords
America
Beaverbrook
Cherry crop estimate tops one million pounds in region
Martinsburg West Virginia July 13 growers forecast a season value near 30000 dollars as Jefferson Berkeley county shipments begin. The sour cherry crop is estimated at over one million pounds and could be the largest on record in the belt spanning parts of Frederick County Maryland and nearby areas.
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W. Va
Jefferson-Berkeley County
Frederick County
Maryland Banks Step Up Loans In 1939 Survey
Fifty four percent of Maryland’s commercial banks made more than 269000 loans totaling over 349.2 million to businesses and individuals in 1939. The American Bankers Association report notes 26 banks participated, with a 14 percent rise in new loans and an 16 percent higher dollar volume in the second half of the year.
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American
Bankers Association
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American Bankers Association
Local Motorists Hurt In California Accident
Howard E. Schellhase and his wife Suzanne of Chicago, with Hugh N. Garver of the city, were injured in a Van Nuys California car crash at 1 pm while on vacation. Schellhase, with a brain fracture and knee injury, remains hospitalized at Valley Hospital along with his wife. Garver and Suzanne had minor injuries and were not admitted. Mrs Schellhase formerly Alice Garver. Schellhase is a Panghorn Corp sales engineer in Chicago.
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Lloyd L. Stoufer
Howard E. Schellhasean
Suzanne
Chicago
Hugh N. Garver
van Nuys
California
Los Angeles
Schellhase
Garve
Alice Garver
Panghorn Corp
Peanut trap advice ends rodent thefts in Nebraska
In Columbus Nebraska a local business man reports a simple fix for bait stealing mice. He glues a peanut to each trap to foil the thieves. He claims the tactic leads to a fatal end for gulls and muses on broader imperial comparisons noting British possessions in the western hemisphere exceed U.S. area.
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Columbus
Neb
Hubby Returns to Find Wife Wed to Second Husband
Denver July 12 A wife whose husband vanished in 1918 after a 1907 Medina Ohio marriage told Judge Kettering that the missing man came to her Denver home two months ago to see their three children. She and Arthur Bennett were married in Osceola in 1930, twelve years after Washburn disappeared. The judge said Bennett would seek an annulment with a property settlement for jointly acquired possessions.
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Enoch
Arden
Maybelle
Bennett
Cour Judden C. F.‘ Kettering
Harry Washburn
Medina
Ohio
Arthur Bennett
Osceola Dan
Washburn
Kettering
Investments Are Menaced By Romanian Monarchy Shift
Bucharest July 12 A 163 million dollar American stake in Romania faces sharp effects from the monarchy's switch to a totalitarian, Nazi model. US loans of 127 million and 36 million in investments are at risk as Romania renounces British French ties and aligns with Germany and Italy. Trade links look set to vanish, with auto imports and consumer goods from America likely cut under Nazi domination.
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Sines Rumania
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Italy
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America
Romania
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Third Reich
Willkie Adopts Cowboy Idiom Before Colorado Rally
Willkie uses a cowboy idiom at a Colorado Springs dinner predicting better times after January. He spoke to the Community Cowhands crowd on the eve of traveling to Denver for a Colorado Republican State Committee meeting, accompanied by Mrs. Willkie, with Governor Ralph Carr to meet him.
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Wendall Willkie
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Ralph Carr
Colorado
Conor Names Defense Group Formed by Governor
The governor appointed a defense advisory group including Dr. Isaiah Bowman Johns Hopkins University Glenn L. Martin of Martin Company Maj Gen Milton Reckord Adjutant General Philip Turner Farm Bureau Robert Bonnell Baltimore Chamber Howard Bruce Baltimore Industrialist Charles Galloway Baltimore and Ohio Ry Sylvan Lauchheimer J M Finney Joseph P McCurdy Maryland Federation of Labor Mrs John Whitehurst Federation of Women's Clubs Charles Cummins George Moffett Corn Products Ezra Whitman State Roads Henry Price Potomac Edison William Storm Frederick Frederick Stewart Cort I Blaine Fitzgerald Montgomery County Carl Murphy editor Afro American
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Glenn L. Martin Company
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Philip C. Turner
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Robert O. Bonnell
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Howard Bruce
Baltimore
Bethleham Steel Company
I. Blaine Fitzgerald
Chevy Chase
Montgomery County
the American, Legion
Carl Murphy
Two Soldiers Held by Officers in Hagerstown Raid
The drive on alleged deserters from the United States Army led to two arrests in Hagerstown last night. Leroy Shantz, 21, of 400 Carroloy Avenue, was nabbed by Lieut Desmond and Detective Broom. Ralph C. Curry, 19, of 1000 Corbett Street, was arrested by Patrolman George H Basore. Basore is a newly appointed special officer and the son of Patrolman S. E. Basore.
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Hagerstown
Leroy Shantz
Carroloy Avenue
Lieut
Desmond
Broom
Ralph C. Curry
Corbett Street
George H. Basore
Basore
S. E. Basora
Night and Day Luftwaffe Raids Widen Across Britain
German raids intensified over England with attacks in Scotland and southern regions. A British bomber penetrated Ruhr depots, and a German plane crashed in Scotland after being engaged by Spitfires. King George narrowly escaped a daylight raid. government offered few details. Raids have continued daily since June 18, with Messerschmitt escorts joining bombers, and groups up to 12 planes targeting broader areas. Officials expect raids to grow stronger soon.
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France
Netherlands
Germany
Ruhr
Scotland
King George
Britain
Messerschmitts
Wales
Strangers on blotter draw crowd to Hagerstown event
Police blotter across 24 hours shows arrests from six states and the District of Columbia. Maryland Kentucky Tennessee New Jersey Virginia Wyoming are represented. Charges include drunkenness disorderly conduct and vagrancy.
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District of Columbia
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Kentucky
Tennessee
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Virginia
Wyoming
Witnessed French Liner Destruction
In Hoboken New Jersey on July 12 an American passenger on the Greek liner Nea Hellas confirmed the sinking of the French liner Champlain. Michel Weill of White House department store said the ship was struck by a magnetic mine in La Rochelle harbor, sank in about twenty minutes, and all crew members were saved.
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N. J
Champlain
Nea Hellas
Lisbon
Portugal
Michel Weill
White House
San Francisco
la Rochelle
France
Weill
Ice Injures Woman's Foot In Legislative City Test
Mrs Balanche Fredetie aged 38 in Soux City on July 12 learned about ice's good and bad. A 51 pound piece slipped from her hands and injured one foot. A doctor advised keeping the injured foot surrounded by ice to help the bruise heal.
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Balanche Fredetie
Missing Husband Sparks Cape Girardeau Mystery
Police search over ten days to locate missing husband of Mrs. Tom Caretust. He was found in Flint, Mick. Now Mrs. Garetust herself is missing, prompting fresh siren rounds and inquiries in Cape Girardeau.
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Tom Caretust
Flint
Mick
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