Six Die in Lenawee County Traffic Crashes
Six Toledo residents including two U S Naval Reserve members died in two Lenawee County traffic accidents. A grade crossing collision near Addison on US-223 killed Dr Evens Galbraith and three women instantly, while a fourth victim died later at Addison Community Hospital. An engine backing up on a detour caused the fatal crash, with investigation noting obstructed views for westbound drivers. The toll marked Lenawee’s heaviest traffic loss of 1942 and followed a year with higher fatalities.
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Toledo
U. S. Naval Reserves
Lenawee
Addison
Evens Galbraith
Brookside Place
Selima Thomas
Mary Thomas
Rockwood Place
Meryl Thomas
Addison Community Hospital
Cincinnati Northern
Galbraith
Rollin
Charles E. Brown and Son Funeral
Miss Thomas
Raymond Page
Paul Mott
Adrian
Brown Funeral Home
L. H. Crapner
van Wert
D. R. Jerome
E. D. Mike
Br. Galbraith
Jackson
Wreck and Slaying Hit Rail Line at Raleigh
In Kittrell North Carolina the Seaboard Air Line Silver Meteor rammed by two freight trains, killing eight and wounding eleven. Within two hours H M Terrell division superintendent aged 36 was found fatally shot in Raleigh with a pistol and two discharged cartridges nearby. Police say the rifle cause and timing tie to the wreck remain unconfirmed. Coroner notes he was overworked and worried about the series of wrecks. The Silver Meteor ran late and brakes locked as it stopped for orders.
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Kittrell
N.C
Seaboard
Virginia
H. M. Terrell
Raleigh
Terrell
Horton
Roy M. Banks
Teryell
New York-to - Florida
Air Raid Wardens Assign Precinct Schools Tonight
Air raid warden schools are set for tonight with precincts 4 and 9 at the junior high, 5 and 6 at Lincoln, 7 and 8 at Garfield, and 1 and 10 at New McKinley. All sessions start at 7 30.
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Junior High
Lincoln School
Garfield School
New McKinley
Body of Girl Dibble Found in River Raisin at Newburg
The body of seven year old Geraldine Dibble, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dibble of Macon, was recovered Sunday afternoon after drowning Friday at 1 o’clock in the River Raisin near Newburg Tecumseh area. She had been playing with sisters Helen and Florence in high waters. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 pm Collins Funeral Home Tecumseh with burial Ridgeway Cemetery.
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Lis
Newberg
Geraldine ‘Dibble
Ralph Dibble
Macon
Newburg
Tecumseh
Peter
Frederick Dermeyer
Joy Campbell
Clinton State Police
Geraldine
Helen
Florence
Collins Funeral Home
Ridgeway
Family Men Safe From Draft in 42
Washington June 15 Senate Military Committee members voiced belief that most family men with dependents could expect not to be drafted for military duty this year. The dependents allowances bill, supported by Senators Lee Austin and Thomas, aims to preserve families by deferring married fathers while single men cover manpower through 1942 and into 1943. The measure, stressing family integrity over mere financial dependency, would mark a major deferment principle.
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Washingion
Senate Militaryommittee
Lee
Army
Armed Services
Austin
R-Vi
Thomas
Utah
Mission of US Planes Downed in Turkey Unrevealed
London reports official silence over four United States bombers forced down in Turkey fueling speculation that a new eastern Mediterranean air base is being used to strike Axis targets. Observers doubt a routine ferry to Russia or China and expect operations from a UN base against Germany in the Balkans or southern Russia.
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London
United States
Turkey
Mediterranean
Russia
India
China
United Nations
Germany
Balkans
Military pay bill to aid families of drafted troops
Senate approved a pay alistment bill requiring draft boards to consider family relationships when calling men for duty. The measure targets the four lowest ranks and would help dependents amid the wartime draft.
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Washington
Senate
House
Beattemen
Drowning of Roundlake man near Devils Lake
Jesse Taylor 56 of Roundlake drowned Saturday night after entering the water with friend James Gauderon 41 of Adrian. Taylor, a contractor, lived on Peach Street. Gauderon was jailed on drunkenness charges. Coroner ruled no autopsy. funeral set for Tuesday at 2:30 pm in Green's Lakeside cemetery with Rev. Driskill officiating.
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Jesse Taylor
Roundlake
James P. Gauderon
Adrian
Peach Street
Round Jake
Devils Lake
Lakes
Taylor
Michigan
Blissfield
Gauderon
H. B. Grant
Addison
Ed Braun
Ijn
Mr. Taylor
Horton
Mich
Devils and
Round Lakes
J. D. Driskill
Waldron
Sugar Registration Proceeds Smoothly in Lenawee County
Registration for canning sugar nears end with two days left in Lenawee County. Fifteen points open, fresh forms received, and registrants must state planned canning quantities. Late applicants may need to visit the county rationing office, with details to be recorded for family requirements.
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Lenawee
Guy L. Nemire
Gerk
Court House
Nemire
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations unite World in World War II unity salute
The Associated Press reports that colors of the United Nations spread across the globe in a martial show of unity on Flag Day. Presidents Roosevelt welcomes Mexico and the Philippines as new members while pledging victory and the destruction of tyrants. nations reaffirm the four freedoms and collective resolve to fight tyranny.
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Associated Press
United Nations
America
Roosevelt
Mexico
Philippines
Family of Nations
United Countries
White House
Washington
United States
Great Brtain
Russia
China
Francisco
Coastillo Najera
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Republic of Mexico
Commonwealth of the Palippine Islands
Jong
Addison Holds Test Meeting for War in Local Auditorium
State and county officials led a crowded Addison town hall for a civilian defense town meeting. Rain canceled the bomb handling demo. air raid warden classes start Tuesday with Edward Weaver and Eugene Ryan in charge. Helena Baker and Sheriff Roscoe Scott spoke on civilian defense and citizen roles, while observers noted ongoing lend lease reviews and regional defense coordination.
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Addison
Addison High School
Smith Park
Edward Weaver
Eugene Ryan
Rollin Township
Claude Aldrich
Weaver
Ryan
Helena EK. Baker
Michigan’ ‘Council of Defense
Roscoe W. Scott
Congress
Walter T. Murphy
Council of Defense
Murphy
Oil Stations Rally for Rubber Salvage Campaign
Adrian area officials and about 150 to 200 Lenawee County gasoline stations prepared to aid President Roosevelt’s rubber salvage drive. WIE rep Robert E. Bartlett met Mayor Lundahl and oil company reps to plan city hall collection efforts. Goff said stations will pay contributors a percent per pound for scrap rubber, with profits donated to USO, Red Cross, and Army Navy Relief funds.
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Robert E. Bartlett
WIE
Exin Adrian
H. W. Lundahl
K. F. Goff
Lenawee County
Roosevelt
Richard H. Goff
Bureau of Industrial Conservation
Goff
USO
Red Cross
Army and Navy
Americans Begin Search for Rubber Across Nation
Washington reports millions of citizens urged by President Roosevelt to scour attics cellars back yards for discarded rubber. The drive aims to boost wartime fabrications and could delay or prevent nationwide gasoline rationing. Citizens may donate or sell to the nearest of 400000 filling stations at a penny per pound.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lenawee County Sets June Bond Quota at 173200
Charles L. Robertson announced Lenawee county’s June quota with a cash sales target of 173200 dollars set by the treasury department. He noted sales are lagging and urged residents to buy promptly to reach the month’s quota for war stamp and bond sales.
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Charles L. Robertson
Lenawee County
Treasury Department
Robert
Lenawee
Explosion shakes Paris city hall in underground passage
An unoccupied France report states a stall bomb exploded in an underground passage near Paris city hall, shaking offices above but causing no injuries. The blast targets occupying Germans and French collaborators as tensions rise across Europe.
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Uvichy
France
Paris
Charles Magny
Seine
Surete National
Battle rages near Tobruk in desert clash
Cairo June 15 A fluid battle raged toward Tobruk as British forces adjusted positions while Axis columns under Field Marshal Rommel pressed from the rear toward the coast. Germans attacked near Acroma to isolate troops in the Ain El Gazala salient as Bir Hacheim and El Adem areas faced renewed pressure.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Acroma
Ain el Gazala Salient
Bir Hacheim
el Adem
Four Japanese fighters downed by Allied air show over Darwin
Allied fliers tangled with a formation of 18 Japanese fighters near Darwin and shot down four in a fierce dogfight, saving the north Australian city from another raid. One Allied plane was lost but its pilot survived.
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Austalia
Darwin
MacArthur
Newcastle
Sydney
Sohana
Solomon Group
Italian Air and Naval Losses Reported in Mediterranean Battle
Italian high command announced that two enemy cruisers a destroyer and four other vessels were sunk while an enemy battleship a carrier and two cruisers were damaged in a convoy attack between Sardinia and Sicily. Twenty one Italian planes were missing. The engagement occurred in the Crediterranea region as two convoys were attacked by torpedo carrying planes bombers and fighters. a separate report from Stockholm said Germany may threaten Bohemia and Moravia with consequences over the Heydrich murder.
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Rome
Italan High Command
Sardinia
Sicily
Guns of the Russian Black Sea Fleet aid Sevastopol
June 15 report says the Black Sea fleet shelled Sevastopol to aid the hard pressed land garrison. Battles raged around the Crimean port and east of Kharkov as German forces pressed on without decisive gains. The article notes ships then unnamed, the usual supply role, and German reserves shifting to 24 hour assaults.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Crimean
Kharkov
Ukraine
Red Caucasus
Kerch
Feodosiya
Marshal Timoshenko
Russia
Hitler
Hinev
War At A Glance Amid Global Fronts
Mediterranean says Italians report sinking two British cruisers a destroyer and four steamers while a battleship an aircraft carrier two cruisers a destroyer and four steamers are heavily damaged in a sea battle near Sardinia and Tunis Observers note possible Allied move. Reds hold Sevastopol as Black Sea fleet shells bolster defenses German claim port defenses cracking. American volunteers lead RAF strikes on continental bases. Deserts near Tobruk see Axis counter move while Stockholm reports casualties near Trondheim Paris shudders as Germany and Italy propose peace terms replacing armistice Jews shot in Berlin after Heydrich assassination.
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Mediterranean
Sardinia
Tunis
Russia
Sevastool
Black Sea
LIPYA
Tobruk Ag
Silent Front
Stockholm
Trondheim
Paris
Germany
Italy
France
Berlin
Heydrich
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Round Lake
Exilled
Walt
Bulletins
Reuters
High Command
Libya
Jin el Gazale
Navy
Caribbean
Ose Taylor
Great Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
Frelgorod
Oniepe
Kharkovs
Strovskes
Taganrog
Gobrov
GaLaTiy
Bulgaria
Istanel
Dardanelles
SevasToroi
AGERC
Ankara
Yta Ne Sat
Frasnodar Seeraeen
Edstaingran
Astrakhan
Ussr
Caspian
Samiu
Batu
Kisliae
Baku
Rostov
Batum
Switzerland
Vichy
Europe
Gross Lichterfelde
Reinhard
Bohemia
Moravia
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Russan
Red Army
Jong Go
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