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1939Trevor McDonald, Trinidadian-English journalist and academic^[†]

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1939Billy Joe Shaver, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)^[†]

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Headlines from August 16, 1939

The European Situation

FAIR LISTS DEBTS OF $5,819,024, ASKS BOND HOLDERS' HELP; $3,500,000 Overdue, Mainly to Contractors, Pope Reveals --Lag in Attendance Cited BORROWING PLAN GIVEN Most Debenture Owners Agree to Waive Share of Gate Receipts for Season

DR. BUTLER WARNS WE MUST ACT NOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY; Problems of Today Cannot Be Solved by Cowardly Dictum 'Wait and See,' He Says STAMP IS HEARD BY RADIO Ciechanowski Tells Congress Here That Dictatorships Are Short-Lived

Hamilton Fish in Oslo Fears an Early War After Talking With Ribbentrop in Germany

THUGS SEIZE $70,000 IN LONG BEACH RAID; 5 Gunmen Disarm Policeman, Seize Bank Messenger's Valise and Speed Off

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