violence drops; picketing continues; Distributors Agency scores Wright; Wright arrives in N Y C for LaGuardia conf; discusses union aims; lists demands; Noyes condemns violence, radio s; supply off 50%; cream supply used for fluid milk

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1939James Burton, American Hall of Fame guitarist^[†]

James Edward Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001, Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. He was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024. Critic Mark Deming writes that "Burton has a well-deserved reputation as one of the finest guitar pickers in either country or rock ... Burton is one of the best guitar players to ever touch a fretboard." He is ranked number 24 in Rolling Stone list of 250 greatest guitarists of all time.

1939Festus Mogae, Botswana economist and politician, third President of Botswana^[†]

Festus Gontebanye Mogae is a Motswana politician and economist who served as the third President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was re-elected in October 2004. After ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama.

1939Clarence Williams III, American actor (died 2021)^[†]

Clarence Williams III was an American actor. He played the character of Linc Hayes in the police television series The Mod Squad from 1968 to 1973. He also appeared in films such as Purple Rain, 52 Pick-Up, Tales from the Hood, Hoodlum, Deep Cover, Half Baked, Life, American Gangster, and Reindeer Games.

Headlines from August 21, 1939

5TH AVE. TREE LIMB KILLS MAN ON BUS; Also Injures Two Women, One Seriously, When It Falls on Crowded Open Deck

EAST BORDER FREED; Soviet Frontier Only One Not Manned as Warsaw Sends Reinforcements MOVE ON HUNGARY FEARED Poles to Regard Any Effort to Create Protectorate There as 'Indirect Aggression'

Roosevelt Speeds Return as Fog Bars Mail; Turns Back Off Newfoundland for Halifax

REICH AND SOVIET IN 7-YEAR TREATY; Pact Held Blow to Talks With Britain and France--Germany to Get Needed Materials

MILK SUPPLY IS CUT 50% BY THE STRIKE; PARLEY HERE TODAY; Stores Feel Pinch, but Home Deliveries Are Continued by Ending Cream Sales VIOLENCE SHOWS DECLINE Farmers' Union Head Arrives by Plane for Conference With La Guardia

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