Anglo-French Action Indicated in European Crisis
London reports a British cabinet session planned with a French cabinet meeting signaling joint action in the grave European situation. Belgium calls seven neutral states to Brussels to discuss a peace move amid German Polish disputes over Danzig, with King Leopold expected to attend.
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Denmark
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Halifax
Germany
Embassy urges Britons to leave Warsaw now
British embassy in Warsaw circulates advisory urging all Britons to leave the city as quickly as possible due to potential rupture in Polish German relations. Individual travelers told to depart Poland immediately amid anticipated transport difficulties if war breaks out. The U S embassy says it will protect American interests as the situation is watched closely. French embassy advises readiness to depart if necessary.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States
Weather outlook for Georgis Florida and Alabama
Partly cloudy to tonight and Tuesday with scattered thundershowers in the south portions. Florida shows similar conditions with possible extremes in the south and extreme east. Alabama experiences local thundershowers tonight or Tuesday with cooler conditions in the far north. Winds southwest to northwest on the coast.
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Florida
Alabama
Possibility Seen of State School Financing Through Road Funds
Georgia leaders discuss financing state schools by executive order diverting highway funds. Governor Rivers weighs an extra legislative session as observers note halted highway contracts and potential use of a stabilization fund to cover a seven month school term.
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Georgia
B. D. Rivers
House Economy Committee
Capitol
Federal relief rolls to be cut in state
Atlanta August 21 Georgia Work Project Administrator Gavy Shepperson announced federal relief payrolls would be reduced from 44 490 to 40 190 effective September 1 The cut under a quota set by federal administrator F C Harrington would reduce WPA payrolls by more than 4 000 The August 16 totals show 43 063 WPA relief workers 178 writers and 1 251 listed for other federal agencies WPA rolls would be cut by about 5 000 workers on projects who have been on WPA for 18 months must be dropped for not less than 30 days
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Atlanta
Gavy Shepperson
Georgia
F. C. Harrington
WPA
Miss Shepperson
Indicted Louisiana Politician Named In Mail Fraud Case
New Orleans August 21 Abraham L. Shushan a influential Louisiana figure and ally of Henry Long was indicted by the federal grand jury along with four others on charges of using the mails to defraud. They allegedly profited from a levee board bond refunding transaction receiving about 132 740 dollars in ill gotten gains.
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New Orleans
Abraham L. Shushan
Louisiana
Heny P. Long
Federal Grand Jury
Orleans
Csaky Calls Hungary an Indispensable Factor in Europe
Budapest reports that Csaky, Hungarian foreign minister, stated this evening that an independent and strong Hungary is an indispensable factor in the political balance of central Europe amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Budapest
Count Csaky
Hungary
Mussolini silent on plans to avert war over Danzig
Rome reports Premier Mussolini gave no plan to intervene in the German Polish dispute over Danzig. Italian policy remains in line with the Rome Berlin axis. The Italian press urged Warsaw to negotiate with Germany for return of the Free City and a German road to East Prussia.
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Flood Wrecks Tientsin as Hai River Izs City Under Water
Aug 21 Tientsin reports worst flood in the city’s history with the Hai river rising over streets and flooding the British concession. Telephones down, boats the main transit, and electricity largely out as authorities move ill residents to hospitals and refuges. Food supplies tighten as water reaches nine feet in areas.
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Hai River
Geraldine Rivers to Wed John J Mangham Jr
Miss Geraldine Rivers will marry John J Mangham Jr in a lawn ceremony at the executive mansion in Atlanta. The couple's romance dated back to last year when their fathers were rival gubernatorial candidates.
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Geraldine Rivers
John J. Mangham, JR
Atlanta
John J. Mangham
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E. D. Rivers
Mangham
Bremen
Georgia Speaker Attacks Extra Session Foes
Augusta Ga Aug 21 Speaker Roy V Harris of the Georgia house charges the smart boys seek to block a fall extra session to avoid sales tax issues. He warns borrowings to fund schools misfire and questions financing the 1940s teacher pay with future loans, urging timely action before March 1941.
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Augusta
Roy V. Harris
Georgia House of Representatives
Harris
Economy Committee
Turpentine May Or May Not Be Agricultural
Washington notes an interpretive bulletin on the wage hour law. General Counsel George A McNulty rules turpentine or rosin from living tree oleoresin makes a worker agricultural and exempt. if derived otherwise from stumps or processed wood, the worker is not exempt.
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Washington
George A McNulty
German Troops Push Into North Slovakia
German divisions driving fast toward the north Slovak frontier amid mobilization and rearmament reports. Observers say a 250000-man force is ready for rapid action as Slovakia’s government faces pressure and uncertain plans for a role in potential actions against Poland. The national council discusses a three fold deters agreement behind closed doors.
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Zilina
Slovakia
Loourtsera
Poland
National Council
Ferdinand Csarlos
Counc
Alabama Grants Neal Oats Extradition to Decatur County
Alabama granted extradition of Neal Oats, accused in Decatur County, Georgia, of assault and battery. An indictment describing the Georgia request urged Oats to stand trial. The case stems from an incident on a bridge in Thomasville highways.
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Neal Oats
Decatur County
Montgomery
Ala
Fogay
Decatar County
Georgia
Asseale and
Schcord
Boatnt Bridge
Thomagville
Government witness Shaw dies in Louisiana shooting
Dr J A Shaw director of Louisiana minerals division and oil industry czar died after a self inflicted gunshot at his New Orleans home. Coroner ruled death by own action as federal probes into state politics intensify with expected acts against Huey Long era figures continuing.
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J. A. Shaw
Louisiana
Nurther
Huey P. Long
Shaw
Mintrals Division
Louisiana Conservation Department
Baptist Hospital
C. Grenes Cole
Trade pact shock as Nazi Soviet talks loom
News from the AP notes a sudden Nazi Soviet trade accord announcement fueling hopes of peace amid wartime tension. Berlin hints at access to essential materials while Moscow media predicts improved relations. Britain and France seek Moscow support. Poland strengthens border defenses as Danzig crisis flares.
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