Nations To South Cooperating In Americas Defense
President Roosevelt said Costa Rica and Ecuador were fully cooperating with the United States on continental defense. He added no negotiations for new naval or air bases were under way with any country. Reports of Costa Rica offering Cocos Island and Ecuador talks on the Galapagos were not elaborated beyond the cooperative stance. Canada reportedly sought hundreds of obsolete World War II tanks and large military consignments from the United States.
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Costa Rica
Ecuador
United States
Americas
Cocos Island
Panama Canal
Pacific
Lewis Loses Hand At O'Sullivan Rubber Plant
Clarence Lewis of Hayfield Virginia was injured August 26 at the O Sullivan Rubber Company plant when his left arm was caught in a cal lander machine and severed above the wrist. He remains a Memorial Hospital patient but is now up and about and showing improvement.
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Clarence Lewis
Hayfield
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Lewis
Memorial Hospital
Rumania backs young king Mihai for throne
Berlin reports German circles say Romania’s new king Mihai enjoys full confidence of Rumanians. They claim Mihai’s elevation would aid political order and reflect his nationalist sympathies.
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Berlin
Rumania
Mihai
Carol
British Seamen Soon To Return
Thirty seven British seamen, survivors of two mid Atlantic torpedoings, will be sent back to England within a few days, consular officials said. The men were picked up August 25 by the Swedish freighter Eknaren and brought here Wednesday night. Eight injured survivors, taken to a hospital, will be discharged shortly.
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Baltimore
England
Eknaren
Destroyers Reach Canadian East Coast Port
A group of United States destroyers, part of 50 warcraft to be transferred to Britain, arrived at a British empire port on the East Coast today. They will be manned by British crews and speedily join the effort as more ships follow.
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United States
Britain
British Empire
New York Stock Exchange
London
London Exchange
America
England
Hitler
Great Britain
New England
Chicago
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Japan
Germany
Business Neither Hay Nor Grass, Roger Babson Finds
Babson reports on a 4000 mile trip from Boston to San Francisco and back by train noting business is “so-so” nationwide. He cites weak heavy armaments, stable labor, rising factory output, and cautious investors while bullish on selective stocks and Canadian real estate for 1940.
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Roger Babson
Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
United States
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chambers of Commerce
Canada
Great Britain
John L. Lewis
New York
National Parks
Stock Market Slips Then Steady With Key Gains Near Close
New York today faced persistent profit selling but managed a solid showing. Leaders trimmed early losses while utilities and merchants like Con Edison North American American Water works Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and JC Penney posted modest gains. Downto-line mixed results featured Boeing Anaconda Kennecott GE and DuPont edging up.
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New York
Consolidated Edison
North American
American Waterworks
Sears Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
J. C. Penney
Boeing
Anacona
Kennecott
General Electric
DuPont
Am Rad
Am Sme
AT & T
Anaconda
B and O
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Con Edison
Genl Elec
Geal Motors
Goodyear
Int Har
J Manville
M Ward
Natl Dairy
NYC
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn R R
Republic Steel
Southern R
S Oof NJ
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U S Steel
Va-Car Chem
Va-Car
Western Union
Woolworth
Youth Burned At Freight Yards In Asphalt Incident
Helmer Christianson, 23, was treated for second degree burns at Memorial Hospital after hot asphalt sprayed on his face ears hands and legs while loading a truck from a tank car at the B and O freight yards. He works for Finley Construction Company resurfacing highways. Doctor Cline said the condition is not serious.
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Helmer Christianson
Memorial Hospital
Finley Construction Company
2. F. Cline
Pilgrimage Play offers answer to doubts on trip
The narrator recalls a long journey ending with a visit to a life of Christ pageant called The Pilgrimage Play in Los Angeles. He contrasts material concerns with a spiritual revelation, feeling God guided him to this performance on his final night.
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Los Angeles
Two U.S. Cruisers Visiting Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Brazil September 6 The United States cruisers Wichita and Quincy arrived for a four to five day visit. They will depart for Norfolk Virginia where they are due September 23.
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Rio de Jan
Brazil
United States
Wichita
Quincy
Norfolk
German Bombers Too Numerous In London Night Raid
London endured a long night raid with many houses shops damaged and few casualties despite a hospital hit. In daylight alarms spread across England as Hurricanes fought raiders over the Thames and a hospital loss left two nurses dead. A downed Messerschmitt and a captured pilot were reported.
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London
England
Thames
Kent
Carol Abdicates and Mihai Named King-Overlord in Romania
Exiled former king Carol, arriving from an uncertain Dresden source, is said to accept a pension of 60 000 dollars annually as Mihai is proclaimed king successor under General Ion Antonescu. Street violence by Iron Guard signals upheaval as Romania’s prewar borders shift under Axis influence.
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Dresden
Germany
Carol
Antonescu
Romania
Europe
Mihai
Ion Antonescu
Bucharest
Iron Guard
Paris
Madame Lupescu
Russia
Hungary
Transylvania
Italy
Berryville Social News Highlights Local Visits
Social notes from Berryville Virginia list visits and guests. Mr and Mrs H F Paget return from Ocean City with sister in law Mrs Walter Adams and her son Walter Jr of Philadelphia. Alexandria and Staunton visitors appear with several family ties and travels to Richmond and Ohio.
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Berryville
H. F. Paget
William Peltz, Jr
Ocean City
N. J
Here
James R. Dakeman
Mrs
Collins Dakeman
Jimmy
Gertrude Kidwell
Alexandria
Charles Levi
Levi
L. B. Knowles
Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas Woodward
Jane
Mary Lou Woodward
Staunton
J. Charles Williams
J. Charles Williams, Jr
Helen Levi
Richmond
John Overby
Danville
J. E. Ogden
Ogden
Baltimore
C. L. Kaspar, Jr
McIlwee Band Heads to Tobacco Festival Parade
Members of the McIlwee Municipal Band departed Winchester at 4 a.m. for South Boston Virginia to march in the Tobacco Festival parade. A telegram from C P McVicar president and Andrew Bell secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce sent good luck and pride from Mayor City Council and citizens.
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McIlwee Municipal
Winchester
South Boston
C. P. McVicar
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Fascist Activity In Puerto Rico Reported
The Dies committee released a report identifying a Fascist-like group in Puerto Rico called The Spanish Falange. Rep. Thomas stated the organization seeks the island’s return to Spain, a former possession prior to the Spanish American War.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Puerto Rico
United States
Gibraltar
Panama Canal
Falange
Rep. Thomas
R-Nj
Spain
Labor Trouble At Panama Canal Strikes Hit Gatun Locks
A strike by about half of 1200 Panaman and West Indian laborers on Gatun locks defense work halted progress as workers refused to check in. They gathered at the canal fence and protested camp food, demanding higher wages. Police dispersed the crowd without violence.
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Cristobal
C. Z
Gatun
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia Deplore Draft Delay
In Richmond on September 6 the Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia adopted a resolution condemning the Fish amendment delaying the peace time draft by 60 days. Led by Robert Lane Anderson and Harry F. Byrd Jr., the measure urges final action now and calls obstructionism unacceptable in a national crisis.
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Richmond
Voung Democratic Clubs
Virginia
One of Representatives
Robert Lane Anderson
Marion
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Young Democratic Clubs of
House of Representatives
United States of America
America
Young Democratic Clubs
Duties and powers of the Postmaster General
The Postmaster General heads the Postal Service. He appoints most officers below him, with four Assistant Postmasters General, the purchasing agent, the comptroller, and senior postmasters appointed by the President. He negotiates postal treaties with foreign governments with presidential approval and awards contracts for Air and Ocean Mail Services. He leads Postal Savings and chairs the Board of Trustees.
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Postal Service
United States
Postal Savings
Board of
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