Roosevelt urges faster American war production to aid Britain
Roosevelt warns the war hinges on sea control and faster Allied resupply. He says the United States will take all necessary measures to deliver goods, stressing Britain needs long range bombers and fighters to withstand the German onslaught and protect the Mediterranean and Suez.
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Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Crete
Mediterranean
Near East
Suez Canal
Baer's World Title Claim Rejected by DC Boxing Board
The DC boxing commission rejected Buddy Baer's claim to the World heavyweight title after he was fouled by Joe Louis in their last Friday bout. Official Arthur Donovan upheld Baer's loss by disqualification. A return match was tentatively set for the first week in October pending promotion by Mike Jacobs.
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Washington
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
Arthur Donovan
Baer
Donovan
New York
Claude Owen
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Buddy
Noa
Nazis Mourn Bismarck Loss In World War II
Berlin reports mournful notices over the battleship Bismarck along with Fleet Admiral Luetjens and the crew presumed dead. Editorials stress continuing the fight against England despite the loss and note that aerial torpedoes and steering failures contributed to the ship's demise.
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Berlin
Germany
Bismarck
Guenther Luetjens
Luetjens
England
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeittung
Long Term Confronts Maryland Men in Bank Safe Case
In Hagerstown Maryland Elmer C Halderman 57 and Archie Edwards 23 were convicted in circuit court of robbing a National Bank. The pair also faced another conviction for cracking a safe at the Maugansville Elevators and Lumber Company and face a maximum forty year sentence, or sixty years if both counts are counted.
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Hagerstown
Elmer C. Halderman
Archie Edwards
National Bank
Maugansville Elevators and Lumber Company
Mrs. Sarver Dies in West Virginia Home
Mrs. Sarver, mother of Lacy Dennis Vinton and Verena Sarver, died Monday at 2 30 a m at the home of her daughter Hedrick in Lewisburg West Virginia. Survived by husband Robert G Sarver and several children, she joined the Baptist Church in childhood. Funeral at Welltown pike home Wednesday at 3 30 p m with E T Clark in charge. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Robert G. Sarver
Hedrick
Lewisburg
W. Va
Snevnn
Alice Spade
West
Ciis Lacy Sarver
Dennis Sarver
Ronceverte
Vinton Sarver
Sarver
Quantic
Oil companies gave away 150 million road maps in 1940
Oil firms distributed about 150 million road maps during 1940 at a cost exceeding 000,000. The maps are corrected four times yearly.
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Joe
District Commission
N. Kent St
Boston
Red States
MD. Men
Che
FARBO
Miller’s Hardware
Cloverdale
Pepsi-Cola
D. A. Gordon & Co
Main St
The
Star
London
Bertin
Rome
Alexandria
Winchester Star Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Armour’s
Safeway Store
Winchester
Chuck Roast
Heinz
Heinz Sweet
Queen Plain Olives
Manz
Lindsay E
Green Olives
Lindsay Colossal
Duchess
Cascade
Kraft
Save Money
Safeway
Kelly
Grackers
Beverly Canterbury
E Brand
Rel
Neste
Wl Pk
Cheese & Crackers
Julia Lee Wright
Kraft American Cheese
Zion
Pirate Gold Grahams
Morrell
Armour
Underwood
Catalina
Gulf
Harris Amer
Florida
Parc
oSue
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