Germans Open Long Range Gun Fire On Dover Convoy
British convoy in the straits of Dover endures a heavy bombardment by German long range artillery emplaced on the French coast Calais to Boulogne. German dive bombers then attack as ships seek shelter behind smoke floats and towns along the southeast coast report the earliest details.
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Berlin
English Channel
Harry Hickingbotham
England
U.P
Straits of Dover
Calais
Boulogne
Arthur Menken
United Press
Beruggs
Channel
House Agrees To Guard Bill After Changes
The House approved final passage of mobilization legislation for about 242000 guardsmen and 116000 reserve officers plus 50000 enlisted men to serve anywhere in the western hemisphere and U S territories, sending the bill to the Senate for quick action. General Marshall said the War Department has plenty of material to train draftees, while Senate debate touched on opposition and fears of peacetime draft implications.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Philippine Islands
Barkley
House Committee
George C. Marshall
Army
Ttn
Cne
Marshall
War Department
Holt
New York
Ashurst
D-Aziz
Congress
French Planes to Reach Nazi Hands
General Charles De Gaulle declares in a BBC broadcast that 800 French airplanes are leaving Morocco Algeria and Tunis to Istres France and will be placed at the disposal of the enemy. Britain recognizes him as the leader of free Frenchmen.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Morocco
Algeria
Tunis
Istres
France
Baseball Finals Report from Cleveland and Detroit
Cleveland and Detroit faced off in a baseball finale with Cleveland scoring 15 runs over New York and Detroit tallying 9 against Boston. The game featured pitchers Milnar Eisenstat Zuber Hemsley and batters Pytlak Russo Dickey for Cleveland and Newsom Hutchinson Tebbetts Johnson Foxx for Detroit.
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Cleveland
New York
Milnar
Eisenstat
Zuber
Hemsley
Pytlak
Russo
Dickey
Detroit
Boston
Newsom
Hutchinson
Tebbetts
Johnson and Foxx
National League Second Game Summary Scores
New York Melton and Oden Sewell and Davis led offense against Pittsburgh as Philadelphia St Louis Frye Small and Millies Cooper and Padgett defeated Brooklyn. Chicago Wyatt Head and Phelps Olsen and Todd shutout Boston and Cincinnati. Strincevich and Masi Walters and Lombardi pitched for their teams in a low scoring night.
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Pittsburgh
Melton and Oden
Sewell and Davis
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Frye, Small and Millies
Cooper and Padgett
Brooklyn
Chicago
Wyatt
Head
Phelps
Olsen and
Todd
Jehovah Witnesses Seek State Help After Nogales Expulsion
Two Jehovah's Witnesses, John Wilezko and Joshua M Steelman, report they were driven from Nogales on August 8 by a mob of 10 from the American Citizens committee and warned to leave under tar and feather threat. They claim a phonograph and three records were broken, and ask Governor Jones to ensure freedom of worship. Governor Jones sent the case to legal authorities.
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Phoenix
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Nogales
Jones
John Wilezko
Joshua M. Steelman
Kingdom of God
American Citizens Committee
Legion Warned Friends Below Border Needed
MASTON JACKS BISBEE Aug. 22 Special to The Citizen America must have friends south of the Rio Grande if it is to defend itself. Charles Kelley an American Legion adviser urged at the annual convention that the Unit must press efforts to oppose German domination south of the border and maintain commerce to strengthen hemisphere defenses. He called for sending destroyers to England and warned the nation lacks sufficient arms and clear national defense direction. The Bisbee audience packed the high school auditorium for Kelley’s remarks.
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Maston Jacks Bisbee
America
Rio Grande
Panama Canal Zone
Bisbee High School
Kelley
Legionnaires
Atlantic
England
Legion
France denounces British blockade as inhuman weapon
Foreign Minister Paul Bauduoin condemned the British blockade in a radio address, calling it unworthy of a Christian country and an act of hostility worse than Mers El Kebir. He said France would take steps to ensure its food supply and criticized Britain for blocking shipments from French possessions.
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Paul Bauduoin
France
Baudooin
Winston Churchill
Bauduoin
Mers el Kebir
Britain
British Somaliland
French Somaliland
Syria
Nop
Africa
Jones Cheered By Legion For Huachuca Work
Governor R T Jones receives ovation at American Legion convention in Bisbee for securing water facilities at Fort Huachuca Rep Carl Hayden informed him work to enlarge water supply would begin immediately The governor predicts a possible full division of National Guards at the fort and thanks the Legion for support in defense and preparedness efforts
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Maston Jacks Bisbee
R. T. Jones
American Legionnaires
Fort Huachuca
Legionnaires
Arizona
Carl Hayden
American Legion
America
Legion
Jones
Douglas
Speci
Nazis Refuse U.S. Rescue Guarantees
Berlin spokesmen deny that the Nazi total blockade of Britain allows safe conduct guarantees for any United States ships. They argue mines cannot be moved, making crossings too hazardous for children evacuated from England. House Foreign Affairs Chair Bloom questions DNB statements as official policy.
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Berlin
Britain
Reich
United States
England
DNB
Germany
U S
Atlantic
Washington
Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Willkie Maps Broad Campaign Swing Across the Nation
Willkie plans an extensive stamping campaign across the U S with many stops and tentative itineraries discussed by Joseph W Martin and Samuel Pryor. The trip may shift dates including Coffeyville and a possible appearance at the American Legion convention in Boston and the New York state GOP gathering in White Plains.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Joseph W. Martin
Washington
Samuel Pryor
Pryor
Martin
Coffeyville
Eas
Boston
The
American Legion
White Plains
U S Canada Defense Board Members Named
The White House announced President Roosevelt selected five men to represent the United States on the joint U S Canadian defense board. Canadian members were to be announced later as plans for a hemispheric defense with military base access in British possessions neared completion.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Hemisphere
U. S.canadian Defense Board
New York
MacKenzie King
Canada
Jumped Gun On Military Alliance Talk Sparks Debate
DeWitt MacKenzie reports on a London denial of United States England alliance talks. Churchill has long pushed closer ties but American reaction to such proposal risks inflaming debate. Duff-Cooper’s war entry coaching fuels speculation.
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Alfred Duff- Cooper
Churchill
Arizona Reds Will Ask U S For Rights
The Communist party of Arizona said it would ask U S Attorney General Robert Jackson to investigate vigilante actions against party members in the state. Morris Graham cited four cases including ballot removal, arrests in Kingman for peaceful petitioning, Nogales expulsions, and intimidation.
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Phoenix
Communist Party of Arizona
U. S
Robert Jackson
Morris Graham
Arizona
Kingman
Nogales
British Spokesman Denies Alliance Talk
A foreign office spokesman emphatically denied Britain seeks a military alliance with the United States. He laughed off a reporter’s suggestion Britain would refuse an alliance if offered. Earlier reports from well-informed quarters suggested Britain is seeking such an alliance.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Foreign Office
London
England
United States
Churchill
Britain
Italy
Egy
Suez Canal
Egypt
Mediterranean
Crete
Peloponnesus
Albania
Greece
Argentine President Resigns After Talks With Castillo
Buenos Aires reports confirm President Roberto Ortiz resigned after conferring with Vice President Ramon S. Castillo on government reorganization. Ortiz had been ill and his duties handed to Castillo since July amid political turmoil and land purchase scandals affecting Argentina’s army airfield plans.
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Buenos Ayres
U.P
Roberto Ortiz
Ramon S. Castillo
Ortiz
Castillo
Trotsky Dies After Blaming Soviet Enemy
Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City after being struck by a pickax in an attack linked to an international plot. He alleged the OGPU or fascists were behind his assassination and, on his deathbed, repeated claims against Stalin and Soviet secret police.
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Mexico City
Leon Trotsky
OGPU
Fourth International
Stalin
Russia
Mexico
Jesus Galindo
Trotsky
Frank Jackson
Jackson
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Cooper Promises Faster US News On German Air Raids
Alfred Duff Cooper the minister of information told the house of commons there will be less delay in sending news of German air raids to the United States. He said delays came from rules made when faster official communiqués were expected and that the situation is being remedied after criticism in London.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
House of Commons
United States
Germany
Albanian Attacks on Greece Flare Across Frontiers
Albanian press inflames tensions with Greece accusing Greek prisons of holding kidnapped Albanians. Reports claim Selim Skiaka was abducted by Greek gendarmes and sent to a Greek prison. Demands center on Diamaria with possible add-ons of Corfu and Epirus.
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Reynolds Packard
Tirana
Albania
U.P
Greece
Tomori
Selim Skiaka
Ance
Janina
Diamaria
Italy
France
Corfu
Epirus
Jugoslavia
Britons Oppose Time Limit on U S Base
A cross party group in London opposes setting a time limit on the proposed lease of air and naval bases to the United States. An amendment to reduce the 9 year term was rejected with the aim of preserving the Anglo American alliance.
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London
United States
Britain
Somerset D
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