Italy Charges Greece In Border War Plot Claims
Rome reports Italy accus es Greece of aiding British warships and air forces at Greek bases near Albania. Il Popolo Di Roma links Greek neutrality to British support while noting shell bases and a reported Albanian leader beheading. A Fascist source cautions Italy will strike if English use is proven.
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Greece
Albania
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Britain
Il Popolo di Roma
Mediterranean
Epirus
John
Metaxas
Shell
Oil Company
Hoggia
Germans Attack England With Heavy Air Raids Across 125 Miles
German air forces launched a sustained assault along a 125 mile stretch targeting England. The DNB reported at least 47 British planes shot down with heavy German losses despite ground fire. Bombers hit Portsmouth and Manston, with fires noted at Portsmouth and an airport at Manston.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
England
DNB
Britain
Margate
Portsmouth
Pires
Manston
Dorsetshire
Weymouth
Portland
Tucson Issued in Butler Crash
Effie Lanner, a nurse, sues the city of Tucson for 16526.59 in damages in superior court alleging injuries from an Feb. 17 automobile crash. R. E. Butler, city manager, was fatally injured in the crash and was driving the city car. Sarah Anson drove the other vehicle. Lanner seeks 450 for earnings lost, 300 for future earnings, 776.59 in medical expenses, and 1500 general damages. She claims Butler was on city business when the accident occurred.
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Tucson
Superior Court
Effie Lanner
R. E. Butler
Butler
Country Club Road
Speedway
Sarah Anson
Miss Lanner
Ashurst Seeks Border Trade Aid From State Department
Senator Ashurst of Arizona urged the State Department to send a representative to a August 14 El Paso border chambers meeting where crossing regulations will be discussed. He warned visa rules threaten border merchants and asked for more Nogales clerks to speed crossers.
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Ashurst
D-Ariz
State Department
Border Chambers of Commerce
el Paso
Tex
Department
Nogales
Consumers Market Wins Court Ruling Over Pricing Claims
Judge Gordon Farley of Santa Cruz county granted the Consumers Market motion seeking a more definite charge. The court required the state of Arizona to amend its complaint within 20 days, alleging violations of the state fair trade practices act regarding price marks and advertised discounts.
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Gordon Farley
Santa Cruz County
Superior
State of Arizona
Arizona Communists Denied Ballot Access in 1940 Elections
The Arizona secretary of state's office barred the Communist party from the Sept. 10 primary and the November 1940 general election ballot. Governor Bob Jones endorsed the decision, while Dan Garvey noted mandamus actions are the recourse for party members to seek ballot placement. The attorney general's opinion cited the party's avowed purpose as disqualifying for office.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Communist Party
Morris Graham
Arizona
Bob Jones
Dan Garvey
Harry M. Moore
County Boards of Supervisors
Garvey
U. S. Social Security Passes Three Billion Milestone
The social security program, five years old this week, has distributed 3 billion dollars to the aged unemployed widows orphans and the blind. About 50 million workers have been enrolled since the act was signed in 1935. Benefits flow through federal outlets and state partnerships financed by payroll taxes.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Roosevelt
Eight Dead in South Hurricane Strikes Georgia Coast
Danger from a severe tropical hurricane along the south Atlantic coast killed at least eight people and damaged property. Heavy rains continued in Georgia and South Carolina as Charleston and nearby areas faced widespread isolation and evacuation efforts.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
South Atlantic
Georgia
South Carolina
Charleston
Fort McPherson
Severe Storm Leaves City Damaged and Inconclusive
A powerful storm caused hundreds of dollars in damage with 41 mph winds. Fire damaged the Wing Lee grocery warehouse at Davis and Anita, while a lightning strike hit a radio aerial at 537 South Park. The Market Wholesale front on 1110 South Sixth avenue blew in. A missing car seat cushion remains unresolved after the windstorm that lasted about an hour.
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Davis and
Anita Streets
Virginia Obregon
South Park Avenue
South Sixth Avenue
G. A. Whittaker
East India Street
One Killed Five Injured In Florence Crash
Eight miles west of Florence an automobile collision Saturday night left Isabel Avenenti Pyron 36 fatally injured she died in a local hospital Sunday. George W Prock ice plant operator and driver suffered a fractured skull while Joe Kerrick state prison guard driver of the other car had two broken ribs. Mrs Prock her daughter Lavrene 18 and Mrs Adela Ortiz were cut and bruised.
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Isabel Avenenti Pyron
Here
Pyron
George W. Prock
Joe Kerrick
Barkley Proposes Draft Age Shift and Registration
Senator Barkley introduces a bill to require annual registration of men aged 21 to 44 to create a manpower index. The plan aims to quantify noncombatant and military available workers to supplement the conscription framework.
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Associated Press
Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
British Find Two Answers To Fury Of German Stukas
British shipping guards report two defenses against German dive bombers. Barrage balloons are used to lift flight altitude, and a new multi barrel pom pom anti aircraft gun fires shells that explode on contact. Balloons slow convoys and require skilled handling in windy seas.
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Messerschhitts
English Channel
North Sea
Tucson Youth In Derby Elimination After Accident
Tucson entrant Frank Keefe Jr survived the first round but was eliminated in the second by Ted Matzke in the seventh All-American and International Soap Box Derby. A collision occurred 200 feet past the finish line involving Keefe and Matzke, marking the day's lone accident.
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Akron
Daily Citizen
Tucson
Frank Keefe
Ted Matzke
Scottsbluff
Neb
Keefe
Matzke
Nebraska
Three Safes Entered Over Weekend In Tucson
Burglars broke into O Malley Lumber at 211 North Fourth Avenue by a side window and forced open a wall safe, stealing more than 750 dollars in cash and checks along with a .45 caliber revolver and 56 blank checks. The crime was discovered early today by Earl McClanahan.
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Tucson
O'Malley Lumber My
North Fourth Avenue
Earl McClanahan
Britain Turns to Air Offensive in War Strategy
London reports suggest Britain doubts a food blockade alone will force German capitulation next winter. Censor notes possible access to food in conquered territories while Britain plans offensive actions, including aerial operations, to disrupt Germany’s morale.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
London
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Balkans
Russia
Britain Says Heavy Toll From Nazi Air Raids On English Coast
British officials say hundreds of German bombers attacked the Dover to Portsmouth coast with at least 18 and possibly up to 36 planes downed. RAF fighters battled waves of Messerschmitts, shot two attackers at sea, and forced the remaining raids back across the Channel. Casualties and property damage were reported but figures were not confirmed.
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England
Dover
Portsmouth
Britain
Cherbourg
RAF
Royal Air Force
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