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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
1
A government source said Dietrich, chief of al legation and director country, was ordered expelled from Mexico as part of anti fifth column measures. No official could confirm with the foreign ministry or German legation. The action aims to curb suspected Nazi activities by foreign representatives.
June 12 dispatch from Paris describes a city stripped of normal life as war advances. Refugees from Normandy arrive by foot, rail, and carriage with children, clothing, and furniture, while streets lack light and many services remain closed.
Allied forces rush new aid to Paris as German units push toward the French capital. British troops, guns and tanks cross the channel with Polish reinforcements from Narvik to bolster the defense. The wider conflict spreads to Egypt, Italy, and Malta with raids and diplomatic moves shaping the Mediterranean theater.
The House approved a 1.706 billion defense bill by 401 to 1, financing 3,000 planes 68 warships and expanded bases. It lifts the session total to about 5.022 billion, funding civilian pilot training and other military needs amid Senate debates on neutrality and war steps. Ada plans to revise its water ordinance to fix faults and restore old rates while scrapping out of town charge, with public meetings set for Thursday.
Italian troops blew up a bridge at Viniti Mille on the French border after mobilizing 60 to 70 divisions. A commentator said the force could total between 900,000 and 1,050,000 troops along the southern frontier of France.
Oklahoma City June 12 Governor Phillips plans talks with state officials Tuesday to gauge spending intentions after a court struck down the quarterly estimate law. He says savings should be found and the executive department will review next year budgets under another law. A rehearing decision was not announced.
In a 23 minute raid 124 Japanese planes destroyed two thirds of Old Chungking city, the provisional Chinese capital. Casualties probably 1 500. American missionaries call it the worst devastation by Japanese bombers since the war began. Between 800 and 900 demolition bombs were dropped.
The court clerk's office on Wednesday issued a marriage license to Lucas J. Beam 27 Ada and Bertha Juanita Boyd 19 Ada.
The navy moved quickly after President Roosevelt signed a 1.4 billion dollar appropriation act, starting work on two 45,000 ton battleships and 20 other warships and auxiliaries. Nine ships were contracted to commercial yards while remaining vessels began at government yards. The Army also plans to aid the Allies with 93 Northrup attack planes and munitions under a trade in plan, concentrated at Houston, Maine, to speed delivery.
Russell Brown was sent to Granite state reformatory to serve a one year term after pleading guilty to larceny of domestic fowls. He faced arraignment Tuesday afternoon before District Judge Tal Crawford and was escorted to prison by Sheriff Clyde Kaiser.
Senator Wheeler of Montana vows to break with the Democratic party if it becomes a war party and says he will not back any presidential candidate seeking to drag the nation into war. He warns against sending American troops abroad and labels some officials as pushing for belligerency before winter.
Oklahoma mobilizes for war effort with 9800 pilots planned by the Civilian Aeronautics Authority and doubled air instruction quotas across 14 state colleges. Central State records 56 applicants for 30 spots, and cities like Oklahoma City and Muskogee prepare training facilities. Fort Sill expansion includes new field artillery units and a major WPA project to enlarge National Guard facilities and supply 76 new vehicles for upcoming maneuvers.
LeRoy Harvey Lloyd Bebee Floyd Bebee Charley Bebee and Wayne Carter Fittstown youths will be tried June 21 for disturb ing the peace after allegedly using loud and profane language in the Pecan Grove vicinity They pleaded innocent at arraignment before Peace Justice A W Oliver.
French high command reports a heavy German thrust across the Marne toward Paris with forces at Persan Beaumont and Chateau-Thierry. Germans pressed against French lines as they try to reach the capital, suffering high losses in fierce engagements.
German reports say they hold Reims and Rouen, crossed the Seine and Marne near Paris, shattered French resistance at St Valery, with 20 000 prisoners and six generals. They claim the Oise valley secures the road to Paris, only 123 miles away, closer than Paris admits.
Reports indicate German forces along the Rhine front show movement toward a potential thrust into France. Italy began wartime actions by mining around Sicily to cut routes to the Mediterranean, potentially hampering the Allied fleet and supply lines to the Middle East. Allied air strikes hit northern Italy targeting Turin and Milan while Libyan coast actions near Genoa were unclear.
Turkey, a non belligerent ally of Britain and France, decided to stay out of the war for now. She kept a watch on the Dardanelles and waited to see what Italy’s belligerency might bring.
Reports from Budapest on June 12 indicate Turkey would add 200000 reserves and may enter the European war if Soviet Russia remains out. Turkey’s armed strength, allied diplomacy with Britain France and Germany, and looming Balkan anxieties frame the crisis as Paris and London coordinate defenses while Rouen and the Seine base are reported under German control.
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