VFW Moves To Table Censure of Critics at Encampment
The Veterans of Foreign Wars tabled a resolution to censure “any and all organizations” attacking U S foreign policy. They urged Roosevelt to outlaw defense industry strikes, strip exemption for strikers from selective service, and call on Congress to deem the Communist party non political. Louis E Starr led the push with support from the Americanization committee amid protests over naming targets.
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Philadelphia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U. S
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Congress
Communist Party
Louis E. Starr
Oregon Department
VFW Americanization Committee
Joseph C. Menendez
Earl Southard
Illinois Department
Southard
Menendez
Starr
Paralysis Patient Seeks Volunteer Role in Cure Quest
Herbert G. Chatham a 39 year old victim of progressive muscular atrophy asks doctors to test his body as a guinea pig for experimental cures. He recalls his decline since July 1939 and hopes for a breakthrough while remaining lucid and able to speak. He notes Lou Gehrig’s similar illness and urges ongoing medical effort.
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Victoria
B. C
Herbert G. Chatham
Edmonton
H. E. Chatham
Canada
Chatham
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
No title due to experimental context
A quoted statement expresses willingness to participate in experiments and act as a test subject, viewing it as a possibility that could benefit others in the future and save lives. The speaker frames it as a timely step toward answers and progress.
Maricopa Undersheriff Claimed by Death at 57
Phoenix August 28 Funeral services are set for 10 a m Friday for C L Walmsley 57 undersheriff of Maricopa county who died yesterday after years of ill health He became critically ill Tuesday after drawing a jury panel at the courthouse Walmsley served under Sheriff J R McFadden and current Sheriff Lon Jordan He was previously clerk of the Maricopa county board of supervisors for four years.
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Phoenix
C. L. Walmsley
Maricopa County
Walmsley
J. R. McFadden
Lon Jordan
Bombers Flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in Seven and Half Hours
A Consolidated Liberator bomber flew from Newfoundland to Ireland in seven and a half hours at nearly 300 miles per hour, an under 34 degree sub stratosphere delivery flight. The crew used an automatic pilot and wore oxygen masks as needed while the cabin remained warm.
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San Diego
Cal
U.P
Newfoundland
Ireland
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Long Range Flight With Modern Radio Gear Onboard
The report notes the aircraft will cover most of the 2350 mile journey and is fitted with radio equipment of the latest type available from America. The statement emphasizes the advanced communications gear aboard the plane.
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America
Camacho Prepares Monday Address in Mexico City
President Avila Camacho has retired to a spot in Mexico to draft his first annual message to Congress set for next Monday. Officials offered no location details and said he seeks an undisturbed period free from conferences.
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Mexico City
Avila Camacho
Mexico
Congress
Mail box at Mount Evans tallest in the world
The highest government mail box in the world sits on Mount Evans in Denver mountain parks. The landmark underscores the region’s rugged outreach and historic postal service presence in high altitude terrain.
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Mount Evans
Denver Mountain Parks
Old Car Tracks Go For Defense
The Works Progress Administration announced it would dig up old street car tracks to salvage steel for defense production. WPA commissioner Howard O. Hunter directed state administrators to expedite local government requests for assistance.
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Washington
Works Project Administration
Howard O. Hunter
WPA
WPA Program Priority Emphasizes Urban Work Projects
The draft plan assigns top priority to work projects under the WPA initiative focusing on urban employment. It outlines criteria for selecting projects and stresses rapid mobilization to alleviate unemployment in cities.
Devotion Prompts Odd Will Provisions in Pa. Mausoleum
Devo tion of Mrs. S B Monosmith to memory of her late husband, a lifetime cripple, prompted provisions in her will that his crutch be placed in a mausoleum with their bodies and that a $4000 automobile they used for many happy rides be burned.
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Quakertown
S. B. Monosmith
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