Bohemian Jews Struggle as Emigration Hopes Fade
Prague Jews face tighter borders with few escape routes as emigration dwindles. American Jewish aid sustains a bare $3 weekly in Czech crowns while numbers of Jews shrink. Some remain though fearing long-term exclusion and uncertainty about a future home.
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Steinkopf
Associated Press
Bohemia
Moravia
Prague
Shanghai
China
Czechoslovakia
American Joint Distribution Committee
Bucky
England
France
Belgium
Bolland
Palestine
Hotler
New Portable Iron Lung Puts Mobility First in Tacoma
In Tacoma a 40 pound Terhaar iron lung, lighter than the boiler type, aids infantile paralysis treatment. Dr. Melvin Warren calls it a godsend for portable use, noting it can fit in a car back seat and run on vehicle batteries. Early tests show promise, though sleeves require a nurse for safety and some mechanical faults remain.
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Tacoma
Wash
F. H. Terhaar
Los Angeles
Melvin Warren
Pierce County Hospital
Warren
Farmers urged to apply for 1941 wheat insurance
Frederick County AAA warns farmers to act before August 31 to enroll in all risk wheat income insurance for 1941. The program covers field wheat yield, with Virginia average at 0.5 bushel per acre to insure 75 percent of normal yield, costing about 35 cents per acre for coverage through threshing time.
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Frederick County Agricultural Conservation Association
I. Fred Stine
County Aaa Committee
Virginia
Registration of Aliens Will Be Started Today End Dec 26
Japs await go signal as Europe nears climax. Indo China and Netherlands East Indies sources expect Japan to act after Britain crisis. U.S. planes scarce. hope rests on Hawaii fleet. Indo China tightens air raid drills while Vichy seeks a treaty with Germany. Nazi envoy visit may evaluate Indo China value.
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Charles H. Kline
Hanoi
French Indochina
Japan
South Seas
Europe
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Britain
Orient
United States
Indo-China
France
Indies
Hawaii
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Soviet Russia
China
Indo- China
Hitler
Breslin Considers Rubber Tires After Ejecting Allentown Catcher
Umpire Mike Breslin ejected Allen Town catcher Steve Sefick in an Inter State League game. After the contest he found four flat tires on his car, a point of fan displeasure.
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Allentown
Mike Breslin
Steve Sefick
Roosevelt recalls Willkie visit and candidate personalities
Elliott Roosevelt in an interview comments that presidential candidates this year have plenty of personality. When reminded that his father is included he replies I had him in mind.
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Kansas City
Elliott Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Rain Shortens Hopi Snake Dance Ceremonies
A thunderstorm interrupts the Hopi snake dance at Hotevilla Arizona as braves handle rattlesnakes during the world famed ceremony. Heavy overnight rain had already drenched corn fields impacting the event.
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Hotevilla
Ari
Braves
Aliens In Winchester Ordered to Register During 1940
All aliens aged 14 and over must register from August 27 to December 26 1940 under the Alien Registration Act of 1940. Fingerprinting is required. fines and jail terms apply for noncompliance or false statements. Registration is free and post offices will provide assistance.
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Winchester
United States
Earl G. Harrison
Congress
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
W C T U Mourns Charter Member Lena Kern in Winchester
The Winchester Woman's Christian Temperance Union mourns Miss Lena Kern a charter member since 1884 at a regular meeting resolutions praise her courage devotion and quiet dignity. Resolutions extend sympathy to her relatives and request copies for Virginia Call and The Evening Star.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Winchester
Virginia
Lona A. Kern
Virginia Call
Annie J. Rees
C. R. Keeler
John I. Sioat
Farmer Finds Cow In a Well
Farmer Roy Brown searched for his missing cow and found the animal in an old well fifteen feet deep. A rotten board had given way, and the cow kept her head above water while bellowing for help. Neighbors were called and hoisted the cow out with ropes.
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Taneytown
Roy Brown
Baker
Coop Formed to Aid Easton Farmers
A petroleum cooperative is being formed in Easton Maryland on August 27 to serve farmers within a 25 mile radius. It will handle gasoline kerosene fuel oil tires motor oil and accessories.
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Easton
Answers to Today's Quiz
Today’s page 4 quiz list presents ten items with concise answers including The Bill of Rights at number 1 and Julius Caesar at item 10. It covers topics from geography to anatomy and history across regions such as the Scandinavian Peninsula and the British West Indies off Venezuela.
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British West Indies
Venezuela
Julius Caesar
Life in Berlin One Year After War Outbreak
Berlin during the first anniversary of the European war shows the daily changes in ordinary life. The story describes how residents adapt to wartime conditions in the German capital.
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Hitler
Berlin
Associated Press
the Star
War alters German daily life after a year of conflict
Berlin correspondent notes wartime controls touch ordinary life with blackout norms, strict taxi rules, and rationing. He observes persistent shortages and higher prices for basic foods like caviar and vodka, while leisure outings are constrained by wartime measures.
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Angus M. Thuermer
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Arabian ruler and crossword clues fill a daily puzzle
The page lists a large crossword with numbered clues for across and down entries. It includes hints like Arabian ruler and various definitions such as Definite article and Sells, along with a note that the puzzle is distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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France
Sun God
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Police ban new horns after duet on patrol car
Peoria Illinois August 27 Chief Leo F Kamins issued a ban on new automobile horns after two young motorists used them to play a duet and serenade a squad car.
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Peoria
Ill
Leo F. Kamins
War chatter and rationing amid blackout rules
The piece notes coupons for food and fuel, censor actions against journals, and severe penalties for practicing journalism during blackouts. It reflects on German efficiency, wartime self sufficiency, and public morale as the war continues.
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Reich
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