Murphy to join Army service for four months at Fort Benning
Associate Justice Frank Murphy will temporarily leave the Supreme Court to become a lieutenant colonel in the army. He will take the oath at the War Department, depart for Fort Benning Georgia for four months of field training, then attend the infantry advanced school. He will be attached to General Marshall’s office and not resign, serving for the duration. Murphy, 49, previously served in World War I with the 85th division and the occupation in Germany. He joined the Supreme Court February 5 1940 after a year as attorney general and succeeding Justice Pierce Butler.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
High Court
War Department
Fort Benning
George C. Marshall
Murphy
United States
Army of Occupation
Germany
Pierce Butler
Minnesota
National Leader Of Bund One Of Three Indicted
A federal grand jury indicted Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze national German American Bund leader Anatase Von Saitsky head of the all Russian fascist party and three others on charges of conspiring to violate the 1917 espionage act by supplying military and defense information to Germany and Japan from 1941 to 1946. The case names Dr Otto Willumeit Dr Wolfgang Ebell and Rev Kurt Molzahn as co defendants. Kunze was to act as intermediary and was paid 2800 for travel expenses by Von Saitsky at a Chicago hotel meeting last July.
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Hartford
Conn
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Bund
Anatase von Saitsky
Co.sp v
Germany
Japan
Otto Willumeit
Chicago
Wolfgang Ebell
el Paso
Tex
Kurt B. Molzahn
Philadelphia
United States
J. Joseph Smith
Kunze
Vonsaitsky
Dr. Willumeit
Ada Chamber to Hear Jack Lloyd on Selective Service
Ada draft board chief clerk Jack Lloyd will be principal speaker at the Ada Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday afternoon. He will discuss the selective service organization and lead an open forum on the topic.
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Jack Lloyd
Ada Draft Board
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd
Selective Service Organization
Midway Seafight Toll Reported by Japan
Tokyo reports Japan lost one aircraft carrier and damaged two other warships in Midway and Dutch Harbor actions. It claims two US carriers and a large transport were sunk, noting earlier tolls include an American destroyer and damaged carrier with broader vessel losses.
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Tokyo
Japan
Midway
Dutch Harbor
United States
Navy
U. S
Pacific
Hawaii
Nimitz
Isoruka Yamamoto
Tokyo admits losses in Midway Dutch Harbor battles
The report quotes a Tokyo balance sheet claiming 120 Japanese aircraft down and notes Allied naval and land actions around Midway Island and the Aleutians, with continued operations following the June 4 Dutch Harbor attack.
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Midway Island
Aleutian Islands
Aleutian Island
Dutch Harbor
Tokyo
Japs Make Some Progress in Chekiang Nan Chang Area
Reports say Japanese forces closed part of a 180 mile gap between Chekiang and Kiangsi provinces while fighting near Chuhsi en and Nanchang. Chinese forces claim minor gains to divert the attack as Japanese hold west of Chuhsi en and press on at NanChang.
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Chungki
Chuhsi
Chekiang
Kian
Fieh
Kiangs
Anchang
Seral
Nanchang
Poyane Lake
Yangtze River
Chusien
Chinese Central News
New China
Daily News
German officer testifies in Detroit murder case
Peter Krug, an over lieutenant in the German air corps, testifies in Detroit as Max Stephan, a German-born restaurateur, is linked to aiding him after escaping Bowmanville prison camp. Krug traveled from Detroit to Chicago and south west, was captured in San Antonio, and handed to U S authorities by a hotel keeper.
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Detroit
F. C. Chapple
Bowmanville
Krug
San Antonio
Tex
Chicago
Mexico
FBI
Kappie
Harris Twins Die Within Two Days After 86 Years
Williamstown report notes Charles Albert Harris died first and William Arthur Harris died less than two days later. Born April 25 1856 in Wood County they lived most of their lives near Parkersburg and died 40 hours apart.
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Williamstown
W. Va. L
Harris Twins
Charles Albert Harris
William Arthur Harris
Wood County
Parkersbur
Navy denies Japanese occupation of Aleutian Islands
Washington reports a navy spokesman rejected Axis claims that Japan occupied Aleutian bases. He stated none of the inhabited areas, islands, or rocks are troubled by uninvited visitors and there is no information of Japanese on Alaskan soil.
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Washington
Navy
Aleutian Islands
U S Carriers Reported by Imperial Headquarters
Imperial headquarters claimed U S aircraft carriers of the 19 900 ton class were damaged or sunk in battles in the Pacific. The report referenced U S carriers and naval actions, noting Imperial authorities attributed losses to ongoing hostilities.
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Imperial
U. S
Senators Astonished By Speed Of Synthetic Rubber Demo
Senate agricultural subcommittee witnesses B F Goodrich executive K D Smith demonstrated liquid meripol latex poured, acetic acid added, and a ball bounced to show rapid synthetic rubber production. He cited 165000 tons annually and said tires with 50 percent artificial rubber exist with tests on a 24,127 mile vehicle.
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Washington
B. F. Goodrich
K. D. Smith
Akron
Ohio
McNary
Smith
Senate Agriculture Sub
Mith
Aim
Fighting Gains At Sevastopol
German and Soviet forces traded gains amid a six day siege of Sevastopol as Hitler’s headquarters claimed deeper breakthroughs while Soviet dispatches said 2,500 Nazis fell yesterday and defense batteries knocked out two dozen tanks and 26 planes. The Red Army reported no lines yielded and intensified fighting around the city. In North Africa, Ritchie’s corps counterattacked with Allied armor as Rommel’s forces advanced and were repulsed at Bir Hacheim by British and Free French units.
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Adolf Hitler
Sevastopol
Crimea
Red Star
Great Black Sea
North African
Neil Ritchie
Bir Hacheim
Erwin Rommel
Roosevelt eyes two week scrap rubber drive test
President Roosevelt at a press conference announced a nationwide two week collection of scrap rubber inner tubes tires and hot water bottles to gauge reclaimable rubber for possible curbs on car driving. The plan aims to show whether enough old rubber exists to avoid limits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Billy Ellis Enlists in U S Coast Guard from Ada Fire Dept
Billy Ellis a member of the Ada fire department has enlisted in the U S coast guard and leaves Thursday to report for duty He joins the fire fighting unit and will report at St Louis Fire Chief Ed Haley said no replacement has been selected.
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Billy Ellis
Ada Fire Department
U. S. Coast Guard
Ellis
Coast Guard
St. Louis
Ed Haley
Time To Dig Up $5 For Use Tax On Your Auto
The new $5 automobile use tax stamps went on sale at the post office with few buyers. The stamps bear a serial number for id and rationing use if needed. Buy by July 1 and protect the stamp by dampening the windshield interior when affixing it and recording the serial number in case of loss.
Torpedo Strikes Near Miss for Four Americans
A British freighter was torpedoed on June 2 in the North Atlantic. Four American field service workers aboard escaped death by 15 feet and arrived at an Atlantic port in a damaged lifeboat. Eight other workers and the British crew of 59 also reached safety. Lifeboats were recovered and crews ferried to eastern Canadian and American ports. The men recalled rushing on deck and scrambling into a lifeboat as a second torpedo struck nearby.
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North Atlantic
Atlantic
Seminole Rodeo Opens Friday With Parade and Festivities
The Seminole Roundup Club hosts a three day rodeo starting Friday at 1 p.m. with a parade and stock show. Officials expect the largest crowd in seven years as rodeo queens, cowboys and trick riders perform under prize contests and a Sunday color service by American Legionnaires.
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Seminle
Seminole Roundup Cub
Homer Todd
Fort Smith
Ark
Juanita
Weaver Gray
Chet
Juanita Howell
Madison Square
Norma Schultz
Charles Schultz
H. D. Binns
Bob Cross
American Legionnaires
Petain Now Convinced Axis Cannot Win World War II
Washington dispatch reports from Vichy say Marshal Petain, after two years of war since Dunkirk, is convinced the axis cannot win. Laval clings to opposing view, while Admiral Darlan shares a wary stance. Petain, aged and pressured by Germans, seeks to shield France’s integrity as the people endure hardship.
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Wade Werner Washington
Dunkerque
Marshal Petain
Axis
Vichy
France
Petain
Npa
Pierre Laval
Laval
Germany
Europe
England
Soviet
Russia
Jean Darlan
Japanese losses in Midway battle estimated by Nimitz
Admiral Nimitz stated incomplete returns show thousands of Japanese perished in the Midway engagement. He noted a large but undetermined enemy casualty list after a three day fight that began with a Japanese attack northwest of Hawaii and ended with a rout.
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Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Midway
Hawaii
All Men Living in a Czech Village Shot by Germans
Prague radio reported that all men in a village near Kladno were shot by German forces for harboring Reinhard Heydrich’s slavers. Women were deported to a concentration camp and children sent to educational centers. the village was razed and erased from records.
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London
Prague
Kladno
Reinhard Heydrich
Bohemia-Moravia
Rain Clings Five Days With More Expected Across Ada Area
Ada reported four point six zero inches of rain over five days with one light shower Wednesday. Weather observer Ed Pitt notes a wetter spell began last Friday, while storms continued across western Oklahoma. Oklahoma City citywide totals reached two point two inches, with Beaver City at two point two four inches as wheat crops near harvest benefit from moisture.
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Ada
Ed Pitt
Pitt
Oklahoma
Damere
Harry Wahlgren
Tulsa
Seminole
U. S
Oklahoma City
Beaver City
Panhardle
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soi
Central
Morrison to Trinity Head Coach Move Capitalizes on SMU Ties
Ray Morrison, longtime Southwest Conference coach and Temple University leader, reportedly weighing an offer to become Trinity university's head coach in San Antonio. The Antonio Light cites good authority on the potential switch from SMU aerial circus fame and Temple ties.
Fight over abolition of WPA hits House floor
In Washington on June 10 the House debated an economy bloc push to end WPA funding. Rep Taber argued against a $280 million appropriation to employ 400,000 monthly, while Rep Cannon contended war economies still caused unemployment despite wartime production.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rep. Taber
R-N. Y
WPA
The
New Yorker
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Japanese-Occupied Areas Are Pounded
Allied air forces bombed Japanese held zones in New Guinea and Timor. 13 enemy fighters were shot down or damaged while Allied losses totaled two planes. Fires started by air strikes hit vehicles and buildings near Ermera and in the Lae Salamaua region despite heavy opposition from fighters and anti aircraft fire. A Japanese submarine deck gun attack on an Allied vessel off the southeast coast failed.
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Australia
New Guinea
Portuguese Timor
Douglas MacArthur
Tasman Sea
Ermera
Timor
Darwin
Lae-Salamaua
RAF Bomber Chief Sees Mass Attacks Beyond Cologne
Air Chief Marshal A. A. Harris predicts joint British American mass bomb scourges of Germany can and if needed will be far surpassed Cologne level. He warns plots of 1,000 bombers a night may come and Japan could aid. Official text notes earlier 10,000 bomber claims were misinterpreted.
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London
Germany
Coogne S
Machall A. T. Harris
Cologne
RAF
Bomber Command
Gasoline stocks fall for twelfth straight week
The American Petroleum Institute reports U S gasoline inventories dropped 2 05 million barrels in the week ended June 6 bringing total stocks to 93 305 million barrels. Crude oil products rose 275 thousand barrels to 3 5015 million barrels from a year ago figures.
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New York
United States
American Petroleum Institute
British Bombers Hit Taranto In Second Night Raid
Italian high command says Taranto naval base was attacked by British bombers for a second night running with 20 killed and 21 injured, according to wartime dispatches from Rome.
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Rome
Taranto
High Command
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