Compromise Effort On Draft Bill By Senate House Conferees
A joint Senate House conference committee, after voting 9 to 2 for immediate conscription, works to bridge differences on Burke Worth compulsory military training bill. Key issues include a 60 day conscription delay and expanding the age bracket from 21 30 to 21 44, with broad support implied for a 21 44 registration leading to immediate conscription for selected individuals.
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Washington
Senate House
Congress
House
Senate
Clark
Chamber
Sheppard
Thomas
Utah
Minton
Ind
Austin
Bridges
Reynolds
Young Voters May Register Until October 4
Attention was directed today to the fact that young voters may register until October 4. Any person becoming 21 years of age since January 1, 1939, may register and pay the capitation tax for one year to qualify for voting in the general election in November.
Personal crisis report ends in teen suicide note
William L. Hastings Jr., 17, of Eastburn Heights, died five hours after a bullet wound to the temple at Wilmington General Hospital. State police say he left a note stating he wanted to end his life due to family objections to his relationship with a girl.
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Wilmington
Del
William L. Hastings, Jr
Eastburn Heights
Wilmington General Hospital
Winchester urges students to stay in school all year
MA Winchester states county schools open today and outlines that youths may be excused to work on farms during harvest under strict conditions. Parents are urged not to exercise this privilege, arguing it would hinder learning and deprive children of school benefits and support.
Winchester Eyes Pilot Training School at Municipal Airport
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce sponsors a proposed pilot training school at Winchester Municipal Airport contingent on 50 non college enrollees. If approved by federal authorities, the program would support defense needs and offer private pilot training while potentially expanding airport facilities for advanced training. C P McVicar and Andrew Bell push for Civil Aeronautics Authority action with backing from Senator Byrd.
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Winchester
C. P. McVicar
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Byrd
Jee Robertson
Robert
Civil Aeronautics Authority
COC Seeks 18 to 25 Year Olds for Pilot Training
The Chamber of Commerce urges non college men ages 18 to 25 to register for private pilot license training. If 50 applications are received, the Civil Aeronautics Authority may approve a local training school. Costs are nominal and the first ten students pay nothing. Registration should be immediate.
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Chamber of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Announcers and Actors May Strike
New York September 10 A strike of 10 500 actors singers and announcers on sustaining radio programs appeared imminent. They are members of the American Federation of Radio Artists AF of L which has called meetings here Thursday and in Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco Friday to consider a strike vote over wage demands. The networks say the scale is too high for unsponsored programs.
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New York
American Federation of Radio Artists
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
County Schools Resume Classes After Late Staff Moves
Frederick county schools reopen for 1940 session with several last minute transfers. Retha Cooper and Ethel Cooper move from Round Hill to Bryarly. Harry Stipe and Nina Williams switch to Round Hill. Marshall Hayden and Mrs Hayden absent due to Mr Hayden's mother's illness. Branson Myers and Pearl Hutton substitute. Enrollment in Gainesboro Stephens City and Middletown expected to be the heaviest in history. exact count not available.
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Retha Cooper
Ethel Erred
Cooper
Round Hill
Bryarly
Harry Stipe
Nina Williams
Marshall Hayden
Mountain View
Hayden
Alexandria
Branson Myers
Pearl Hutton
Haydens
Treasury Update: Receipts and Debts for Sept 7
Treasury reports September 7 receipts of 13.87 million and expenditures of 24.66 million. Gross debt stands at 43.913 billion. Increase over previous day amounts to 0.656 million.
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Washington
Rr of the ‘Treasury
Italian Casualty Totals Rise in August War Losses
Rome reports August totals show Italian dead and missing at 2,876. Names added include 288 deaths and 296 missing, with 266 native deaths and 676 missing not in the main total, plus 448 Italians wounded and 1,516 natives.
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Rome
City Democratic Committee to Meet Saturday
City Democratic committee will hold a meeting in the council chamber at city hall Saturday at 5 o’clock. All members are requested to be present.
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City Democratic Committee
Little Man Who Wasnt There Spooks Rural Maryland
Eastport residents hunt a white cloaked figure dubbed the Little Man Who Wasnt There seen prowling yards and peering into cars causing jitters. Police say volunteers hinder investigations as crowds disrupt efforts to catch the spectral prowler amid nightly reports and mysterious raps.
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Annapolis
Preston
Eastport
Dismissal of Eleven Romanian Generals under Antonescu Rule
Bucharest reports Gen. Ion Antonescu dismissed eleven Romanian generals for political activity and flattery. Among the ex-ministers named are George Argescanu and Ion Ilusu. Antonescu seizes royal assets and contemplates a ban on real estate transfers over 20 acres linked to Carol’s regime. Carol the former king is in exile amid inquiries.
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Rumania
Ion Antonescu
Carol
George Argescanu
Ion Ilusu
Magda Lupescu
Antonescu
Lugano
Switzerland
United States
South America
Madeira
French Riviera
Henry Ford Absent Minded Tip Guess Sparks Wonder
Fort Wayne Ind Sept 10 Pretty Ethel Gaff a 19 year old waitress recalled Henry Ford and his party leaving a $50 tip for a $4 check and wondered if he meant to give the tip or forgot the change Ford and his party had stopped there on their way from Rushville to Detroit after meeting Wendell L Willkie They plan to send a letter to ask if the waitress keeps the change.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ethel Gaff
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
Rushville
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Peaches for Sale from Old Mill Storage
Elberta and Belle of Georgia peaches offered by Old Mill Storage on Route 11 South. Advertisement notes ripe fruit available and provides contact or location cue for buyers.
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Elbertas
Maine Republicans score sweeping primary wins in state
The Associated Press reports Maine Republicans captured a series of large victories across major races including US Senate governor and three House seats. Party leaders hailed it as an omen for November, while rival leaders urged caution as Alaska voted and eight states held primaries for numerous Senate and House seats.
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Associated Press
Maine
United States
House of Representaves
Martin
Victo
Joe Martin
Wendell Willkie
McNary
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Alaska
Senate
Work Begins On New Clearbrook Elementary School
Construction work starts at 1:30 pm as Stonewall district moves toward a new elementary school at Clearbrook. The Board borrows up to 18500 to cover bills, repaid by a literary fund loan after inspection and approval.
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Clearbrook
Stonewall
Leslie D. Kline
Board of Supervisors
Gainesboro
Kline
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sandston
Brethren Church Leader Denies Warsaw Court Tie
Rev. E L Miller of Mauertown Va, moderator, issues a statement disputing a Star story about a schism. He says he and aligned group were cited for an injunction in Kosciusko county court at Warsaw Ind, not him personally. The notice continues on page 10.
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E. L. Miller
Maurertown
General Conference of the Brethren Church
The
Star
Norman Uphouse
Winchester
Miller
Uphouse
Kosciusko County
Warsaw
Ind
Loyal Brethren
General Conference of the Breth
Archbishop Canterbury recalls bombing as he returns to Margate
The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke from Margate on September 10 about surviving nights in London under near constant bombing. He described the fear of not knowing where or when the next blast would strike.
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Margate
Eng
Canterbury
London
Accuse British Of Incendiarism
Berlin reports from German sources claim British fliers dropped self igniting leaves that burn sheds and forests but not munitions plants. The sheets, about a foot square, carry phosphorous on cardboard and are carried in water containers to stay wet until thrown and dried to burn fields.
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Berlin
Speculation On Roosevelt Talk Before Teamsters Convention
Hyde Park N Y September 10. The drafting of a speech for delivery tomorrow night to a Washington convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the top item on Franklin D Roosevelt schedule. Stephen Early said he could not declare it political or non political until he read it. The FCC has ruled stations must offer equal free time to rival party spokesmen for political speeches. Tobin said the union will pay for Roosevelt address if political but did not identify who would judge its contents.
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Hyde Park N. Y
White House
International Teamsters’ Union
Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Federal
Unications Commission
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
Democratic Committee
Fish Protesting Willkie Statement
Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr. accused Wendell Willkie of opposing a 60 day conscription postponement. Fish vowed to fight harder to retain the provision in the selective military service bill as bankers criticized Willkie's stance.
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Des Moines
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Wendell Willkie
State Bankersvention
Bush
Ind
House
Senate
British Bombers Hit Berlin Bremen Hamburg and More
British fliers bombed Berlin Bremen and Hamburg shipyards docks at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven and factories at Essen and Barnstorf. Heavy bombers also hit shipping and barge concentrations in Ostend Calais and Boulogne as German artillery at Cap Gris Nez fired on the Dover area.
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London
Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Kiel Naval Base
Wilhelmshaven
Essen
Barnstorf
Germany
Air Ministry
Ostend
Calais
Boulogne
Cap Gris Nez
France
Dover
Convoy Attacked Near Berlin Shelled by German Batteries
A British eight ship convoy departing Dover was shelled by German coastal batteries. Four ships returned to Dover, two moved toward Deal, one was damaged and towed to Deal, and the eighth stayed burning in the channel, per the high command.
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Berlin
Dover
High Command
Deal
Channel
Four Air Raid Alarms Over London Daring Daylight Attacks
German raiders triggered four daylight alarms over London after a dusk to dawn bombardment that hit near St Pauls Cathedral and the City. RAF pursuit planes repelled a reconnaissance squadron over Buckingham Palace at noon, but German aircraft returned.
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Associated Press
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Wall Street
Buckingham Palace
Carol May Seeks Exile After France Refusal
Ex-King Carol of Romania faces exile options after France refuses settlement on the Riviera. A suite member says he weighs Portugal or America as his new home amid suspected German pressure. Mme Hagda Lupescu, a friend, was briefly seen on a hotel balcony before retreating.
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Lugano
Switzerland
France
Carol of
Romania
Portugal
America
Vichy
French Riviera
Mme
Hagda Lupescu
Carol
Innocence Pleas By Those Indicted In Antitrust Case
Seventeen individuals and 12 corporations pleaded innocent in federal court in New York today to three indictments charging conspiracy to monopolize and restrain imports, production and sale of glass bulbs tungsten carbide and mentonite used in metal hardening and molding.
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New York
Mrs Swanson To Christen USS Swanson Launch
The secretary of the navy designated Mrs Claude A Swanson of Washington widow of the former secretary as sponsor of the USS Swanson to be launched at Charleston South Carolina on November 2. The secretary also named sponsors for other navy vessels.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Claude A. Swanson
U.s.s.swanson
Charleston
S. C
Navy
London under siege as German raids rack the city
Reported night and day bombing near the Bank of England and the Guildhall. Firemen battled warehouse blazes for hours while German and British air forces traded raids, with Berlin claiming intensified attacks and London enduring long alarms and widespread wreckage.
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Guildhall
London
General Post Office
London Bridge
Fleet Street
Inns of Court
Chamre
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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