Border Patrols To Be Expanded
The House approved a 64 million 17 thousand deficiency bill to strengthen border patrols amid fears of undercover enemy activity. funds boost border guards from 856 to 1 025 men and finance the marine inspection bureau to monitor aliens aboard commercial ships. Public testimony cited Canadian actions against subversive groups and possible Mexican border disturbances during the July 7 presidential election.
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Roosevelt
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Robert H. Jackson
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Jackson
Governa
Rabbits Ravage Crops Reach City Farms in Pearl River
In Pearl River Louisiana 600 rabbits arrived COD for W C Forbess who planned a 10000 acre swamp. Postmaster and station agent tried to help but rabbits multiplied. Louisiana Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals requested their release. Now truck gardens report rabbits eating crops. Nearby Boston area Boy Scout Harold Morse Jr earned Eagle Badge and fountain pen from Mrs Grace Coolidge after illness kept him from attending court of honor.
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Pearl River
C.O.D
W. C. Forbess
Forbess
Texas
Louisiana Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Lucky
Russia Is Puzzler Dictators Face No Peace While Navy Floating
Munich, site of historic clashes, shifts focus as Hitler and Mussolini plot over France while Britain’s sea power blocks Axis hopes. Churchill signals air power versus sea power as Battle of Britain looms. Russia’s Baltic move and Finland’s fate add global tension. Seapower remains determining factor in Europe and beyond.
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Navy
By Kirkel
Simpson
Munich
Czecho-Slovakia
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
France
Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Hitler
England
Mussolini
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Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Finland
Germany
Worry About War Triggers Rash Says Doctors
In Dallas two women reported facial and body rashes after long war broadcasts. Doctors called it dermatoses neurosis saying worry rash. The women stayed up at night listening to reports of the French army collapse.
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Dallas
Churchill urges fight on as Britain braces for invasion
Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed the House of Commons and a broadcast from London urging Britain to resist Hitler and fight on despite losses in France. He warned Europe may be freed only if Britain stands firm, pledged continued U.S. munitions support, and dismissed Mussolini with sharp taunts amid a German push across France.
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German Press Warns France Falls as UK Next in Line
German military experts say fighting ends only after armistice signs. High command claims France rapidly collapses under relentless pursuit. Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung says England stands alone. Hitler and Mussolini in Munich symbolize Europe of tomorrow as Germany readies further force against Britain.
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England
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Dienst Aus Deutschland
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Munich Summit Gains Edge in World War II Alliance
Hitler and Mussolini left Munich after a conference that could reshape Europe promising a “new Europe.” The axis leaders, strained but unyielding, spoke of a lasting peace amid ongoing campaigns as crowds cheered outside the Stone Führerhaus while German troops pressed the Western front.
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Neville Chamberlain
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Amarillo Army Radio Transmitter Approved
The House approved a 1500 dollar land appropriation near Amarillo for a radio transmitter to relay flight orders and guide planes. Equipment from Dryden Texas will be moved to Amarillo, completing the central transcontinental route alongside Albuquerque. Contractors study English Field specs as bids are prepared for the receiving station.
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House of Representatives
War Department
Amarillo
Roosevelt
Albuquerque
Texas City
Dryden
Texas
Army Air Corps
English Field
Army
Woman Climb On Viaduct Then Vanish In Dallas Short Cut Tale
A motorist saw a woman dressed in black climb the Houston Street viaduct railing and vanish. Police and rescue teams searched the area but found no body, later spotting the woman walking along a boulevard near the scene she said she climbed down a ladder to take a short cut home.
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Dallas
Houston Street
Fire Department
Elderly Bearded Man Cries Loot as Police Find 31 Pounds Silver
In Butte Montana police found 31 pounds of silver coins in 11 bags tucked into the clothing of an elderly bearded man booked as Frank Reed. The total value was $298.13, with Reed forfeiting $25 after failing to appear in police court on a disturbance charge.
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Mont
U.P
Frank Reed
Reed
Parisians Resent Defeated Regime in Occupied Paris
In German occupied Paris, resentment grows toward the defeated French government. Former Premier Paul Reynaud and Edouard Daladier face anger, while Marshal Petain remains respected as elder statesman. Public opinion leans right, with Le Matin and Victoire resuming publication under occupation. A note on energy reports claims caseline fuel could yield 256 miles per gallon.
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Marshal Petain
Petain
Dijons
Autun
Loire
Paris
Hiller
Aachen
Berlin
France
Paul Reynaud
Edouard Daladier
Henri Philippe Petain
Germany
le Matin
Victoire
Mrs Wilkinsons Burns After Gasoline Backfire Accident
Ivy Wilkinson of 2004 Taylor Street is reported resting comfortably at Northwest Texas Hospital after a backfire ignited gasoline while her husband a Potter County deputy sheriff and her 15 year old son Steve tried to start the family car. She received first degree burns to arms and legs and was transported by Blackburn Shaw ambulances.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Wilkinson
Plackburn-Shaw
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