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Use of betting receipts for relief bond amortization included in plan expected to be approved by Legis
A Foerster cites old statement on Danzig
1,000 fined for violating sanitary code, 3 wks
Cultural ties with Germany extended
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.--Contracts for aircraft and engines amounting to more than $85,000,000, the largest peace-time arms order for the War Department, were announced today by Louis Johnson, Acting Secretary. Equipment to be provided by the government, for...
1939James Mancham, first President of Seychelles (died 2017)[†]
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE was a Seychellois politician who founded the Seychelles Democratic Party and was the first President of Seychelles from 1976 to 1977.
1939Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (died 2003)[†]
Ronald Monroe Dawson was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and drummer, nicknamed The Blond Bomber. Although he achieved regional success in the 1950s, his popularity peaked internationally with tours in the 1980s and 1990s.
1939Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)[†]
Jean Bugatti was a French automotive designer and test engineer for Bugatti. He was the son of Bugatti's founder Ettore Bugatti.
1939Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (born 1872)[†]
Siegfried Friedrich "Fritz" Flesch was an Austrian sabre fencer who competed during the late 19th century and early 20th century.