Deportation Waits 81 Held In Canal Zone
Washington reports 81 foreigners described as foreign agents await deportation from the Panama Canal Zone after a cleaner of aliens in defense areas. The War Department says all aliens except Panamanians have left U S government or military posts in the Zone. Leopoldo Arosemena notes most are European refugees and papers were not in order.
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Washington
Stimson
Panama Canal Zone
Panama
Canal Zone
United States Army
Balboa
Willkie Pushes Issue Focus Not Party Lines
Wendell L. Willkie says the upcoming election will hinge on issues, not party loyalty, noting about half the voters are independent. He and William Allen White anticipate independent support aiding his campaign and plan to meet Republican leaders to discuss strategy while shaping much of his approach himself.
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Colorado’ Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
William Allen White
The
Emporia, Kas
White
Joe Martin
National Committee
Boy Rider's Rodeo Dream Hits A Hurdle
In Scottsbluff Nebraska Bob Nerud 21 tries to ride Bossie the family cow for practice. The cow bolts toward a fence tossing him sideways with a horn catching him as he flies. Though injuries are not serious the teen's rodeo interest wanes. An India backed Punjab lab reports a tomato ketchup recipe.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Bob Nerud
Bossie
Bob
Punjab
India
Plans Formed for Arizona Draft Boards Across State
Phoenix August 2 plans are under way to set up draft boards in Arizona immediately after congressional passage of compulsory military training. Maj. Gen. A M Tuthill says each county will have at least one board with Maricopa receiving six and Pima Cochise two each. Registered voters supply data to county clerks for distribution to draft boards, which will allocate quotas by district registrations.
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Arizona
A. M. Tuthill
Arizona National Guard
Maricopa
Pima
Cochise
Tunthill
County Board of Supervisors
Nazi Prisoner Escapes to United States via St Lawrence
Walther Kurt Reich a 23 year old German U boat crewman describes escaping a British prison ship through a porthole in the St Lawrence river July 15 and reaching the United States after wandering 25 miles inside the U S Reich praised American fairness and said immigration authorities will decide his status He is under German consulate supervision and has not yet secured a passport or visa
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Boston
St. Lawrence River
United States
Maine
Bangor
Walther Kurt Reich
Reich
St. Lawrence
Manchester
Eng
Canada
Japanese Island Damaged by Wave After Hokkaido Quake
A tsunami after an earthquake struck western Hokkaido causing ten deaths and wrecking two small shipyards. The wave washed away about 1300 fishing boats along the coastline while no major structural damage occurred from the quake itself. The tremor's center was offshore west of Hokkaido and was felt in Sapporo and other coastal areas.
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Tokyo
Hokkaido
Japan
Sapporo
Louisiana Governor Targets All Eight Congress Members
In New Orleans Aug 2 1940 Governor Sam H Jones heads a broad campaign to unseat Louisiana's entire eight member House delegation in the Sept 16 Democratic primary. He allies with New Orleans regulars to topple incumbents while targeting long time figures Ellender and Overton in 1942 and 1944. Long et al denounce the charges as a dictatorship bid amid renewed Republican activity after Willkie nomination.
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Louisiana
Sam H. Jones
House
Congress
Jones
Long Machine
Ellender
Overton
GOP
Wendell L. Willkie
Huey P. Long
Plauche
Rene A. Derouen
Vance Plauche
Long
House of Representatives
Washington
Consular Unit in Shanghai Calls for Action on Terrorism
Shanghai consular officials urged the municipal council to eradicate all forms of terrorism after an assassination an attempted slaying and a kidnapping earlier in the day. The meeting pressed cooperation between police, foreign defense forces and the United States Marines while noting the council’s limited control over security.
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Shanghai
International Settlement
Charles Metzler
Metzler
Russian Emigrants Committee
Rummage for Relief Auction To Aid Britons
Wide variety of objects including appliances and jewelry will be auctioned at the high school cafeteria to raise funds for British relief. Donations reported by Mrs. M. P. Walker and her committee flow in, with entertainment planned for a Saturday sale and carnival midway events.
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M. P. Walker
Tucson
Phyllis Sanders
Monte Mansfield
W. E. Ronstadt
Pat Upshaw
Marjorie Adams
Mary Morehead
George Amos
Myrtle Winchester
Joan Kendall
F. W. Post
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Edward Coleman
George Christison
Schaeffer
Fred Nave
William Kimball
R. J. Callendar
Thelma Ochoa
Clyde Flood
Heath Wright
Aaron Levy
Howell Manning
Richard McKinley
J. Clark Williams
Louise Marshall
Anne Larson
Elliot Dunseath
Wester Clapp
Bill Bartelson
Lar, Schwab
Woman explains delay waiting for red light at downtown intersection
In Winfield Kansas a driver slumped over the steering wheel of a stopped car drew concern. An officer checked the scene and the woman said she was waiting for the traffic signal to change.
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Winfield
Kas
Sao Paulo Plans Bus Fleet Purchase and Streetcar Scrapping
Sao Paulo Brazil will acquire 1000 buses and phase out its streetcar system, signaling a major shift in city transport. The move aims to modernize services and reduce reliance on older tram lines.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
British Fleet Sacks Seas in Probe for Italian Navy
At sea July 31 the British Eastern Mediterranean Fleet sails with an aircraft carrier and destroyers in a hunt for Italian warships. The dispatch describes target practice, night illumination, and heavy gunfire aboard the battle cruisers Repulse and Renown while no Italian vessels are sighted.
California Man Is Killed Near Douglas
The Arizona calendar's auto fatalities reached 121 with the death of Candelario Rey Garcia a 34 year old Palm Springs California landscape gardener killed when the car driven by Mrs Garcia went out of control and overturned 20 miles east of Douglas. Mrs Garcia and her two children 7 and 4 were treated at a local hospital but were not seriously hurt. The family had been returning from a Texas vacation.
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Arizona
Candelario Rey Garcia
Palm Springs
Calif
Gardner
Garcia
Jack Laskey
Texas
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