Knox Urges U S to Sell Ships and Planes to Allies
Col Frank Knox former Chicago Daily News publisher and 1936 GOP vice presidential nominee argues the United States should furnish France and Great Britain with ships and aircraft as a counter to growing German power. He warns neutrality is a sham and urges rapid aid to the Allies to secure American security and world trade. He cites aviation programs and the need for 500 planes now and 30,000 pilots later to deter Axis aggression.
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Frank Knox
United States
France
Great Britain
Chicago Daily News
Mexico
Roosevelt
Army
Knox
Aviation
America
Europe
Germany
Japan
Asia
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Poisoned husband case shocks Missouri town
A coroner’s jury in Washington Missouri returned an open verdict on Tony Charles death, with SeVENTH ana Hepperman charged as the old farm woman. authorities report the case as a poison murder. In Washington the White House denied innocence amid fast moving reports.
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Ana Hepperman
Tony
Charles
En Oye
Kennedy
London
Land Purchase Approved For National Forest Additions
The national forest reservation commission approved the purchase of 152217 acres at 601740 to add to national forests in 25 states. Areas listed include Hocking Valley Little Scioto Muskingum and other units with costs ranging from thousands to over four thousand dollars.
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Hixwiny
National’ Forest Reservation Commission
Hocking Valley
Little Scioto
Elyria Relief Rolls Drop to 24 Cases in Month
Elyria reports only 24 active relief cases last month, a 50 percent drop. City relief director Marie S. Gilman credits increased private employment for the fall and notes May direct relief costs totaled 1 035, the lowest in a decade.
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Elyria
Marie S. Gilman
How to Get a Job by GM President Knudsen
The Messenger launches a series on employment with guidance from labor experts and managers. William S. Knudsen, president of General Motors, offers practical advice to June graduates. The feature appears on Page Four with further installments to follow.
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William 8. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Seek Maximum Yield From All Farms
Agriculture minister Robert Hudson urged British farmers to produce the maximum yield from the land in the coming year, saying wartime perimeters exceeded any faced in the past, and emphasized pushing efficiency and output across farms.
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Robert Hudson
London
Inland Steel Wins Brazil Supply Contract Amid Bid Details
Porto Alegre Brazil authorities announced Inland Steel South American Job Corp awarded a state tract to supply 2,000 tons of palladium forthette rare material. The decision names the "Ben Ranger" project as part of the contract alongside related exploration and export terms.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Ia Grande Rosal
Say
Inland $A ‘Corporation
Ceceren
Ben Ranger
Lewis Sees Futile Peace Talks With AFL
John L. Lewis declared in a CIO statement that resuming peace negotiations with the AFL would be futile and a waste of time, signaling a hard line in ongoing labor disputes. The remarks were issued through the CIO executive board in Washington.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO Mional
AFL
Railroads Recall 700 Men Amid Labor Action
Railroads announce recall of seven hundred workers after reduced activity and fleet adjustments. Key rail lines in major industrial centers resume operations, with unions and management negotiating terms as men return to roles in yards and passenger services.
Four Girls Drowned While Wading in Pond
Four girls aged 12 to 16 drowned in a Covington pond while wading near Devon. Louise Ware 12 Nellie 14 Susie Carpenter 16 and Sibbie Carpenter 13 all lost their lives in the incident. Police and rescuers worked to locate the victims and determine the cause.
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Covington
Louise Ware
Nellie
Susie
Carpenter
Sibbie
Devon
Doubling of Standing Army Urged by General Marshall
Government moves to synchronize a huge military program and nearly double troops. President Roosevelt seeks stronger anti subversive measures and expanded FBI force. New restrictions on alien travel and foreign seamen accompany calls to mobilize guards for federal property and defense.
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Marshall
Congress
Roosevelt
Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
State Department
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Housand
TN House
Trade Experts Fear Paralysis Of Grain Market
Grain market analysts warn the sector could stall amid uncertainty from rising war news and a German invasion threat. They note potential liquidation pressures as traders monitor government price floors and entrenched price supports.
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Uancaco
Telephone Company Prepares Emergency Radio Telephones
Cleveland Ohio based telephone company announced it has set up emergency radio-telephone systems to bridge broken lines during floods and other disasters. Col C R Fisher, retired banker and former Clinton County Republican chairman, spoke at a New Wilmington event last night and has served as postmaster and on the Athens State Hospital board.
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Cleveland
U— Ohio
Bellephone Co
Col
C.R. Fisher
Wilmington
Clinton ‘County
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Athens State
FDR May Be Without Rival In 1940 Ticket Hope
Washington reports signs today that President Roosevelt could be the sole name urged for the Democratic nomination. Senator Harrison of Mississippi urged endorsing a third term, and party leaders voiced that his renomination might occur with no effective challenge. Senator Minton noted that Harrison’s move shows broad Democratic support.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harrison
D-Miss
Mississippi
Minton
D-ind
Strikes and Lockouts Banned in Britain by Bevin Order
London minister Ernest Bevin announced sweeping measures to mobilize labor for Britain's war effort. The order, effective next Monday, bans strikes and lockouts and imposes rigid control of all war jobs to ensure the best use of skilled labor.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Plight of Refugees Is Chief Tragedy of War
Wartime migration details refugees fleeing from Northern France and Belgium toward the south. The passage describes families including old men women and children marching under merciless sun and constant retreat as towns like St Pol are shelled. It notes loss of track of families and separation of children from parents amid rapid movements.
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Louis P. Lochner
St. Pol
France
Berlin
Cernan
Rue de Marseille
Belghim
Rom
Strikers Halt Defense Work Amid Wage Dispute
Defense projects across 75 sites under Charleston Contractors Association halted due to wage dispute. About 1,000 workers affected on an estimated 2 million dollar program, tied to a walkout by the Hod Carriers Building and Common Laborers Union AFL.
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Charleston Contractors Association
Sbort
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union
AFL
Fatal crash near Lawrenceburg kills nine, including child
Nine people perished when an automobile veered off a Kentucky highway near Lawrenceburg and struck a tree with such force that it was uprooted 18 feet from the ground. Several others were seriously injured in the crash, which occurred early today.
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Lawrenceburg
Here
New Income Tax Base Set By House Sub Committee
Washington AP report says a House subcommittee proposes shifting to a $2,000 personal exemption for married men or heads, and boosts overall defense tax. The plan lowers exemptions from $2,500, increases taxpayers by new entrants, and could raise revenue significantly.
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Full Ways and Means Committee
House
Washington
New French Plan Takes Heavy Toll
Allies report heavy German losses on the Western Front as French defenses entangle tanks in a new rapid battle plan. Paris battles and Allied warnings stretch across England, Italy, and the Mediterranean as nations adjust to a shifting warfront with rapid moves toward Paris contested by Weygand and French outposts.
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Associated Press
France
Pare
Paris
Berlin
Maxime Weygand
Mediterranean
Jubuth
French Somaliland
England
Britain
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Yorkshire
Kent
Paul Reynaud
Italy
Germany
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Norfolk
Thames
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Weygand
Cleveland
Harry Tinker
Denver
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R.A. F
James T. Hogan
Edward Geggus
London
Somme
Greveland
Tinker
Duke
Air Ministry
Hetreet
Auty
Ater
Windane
Bat Gegatus
Postison
Istry
Arench
Ghent
Belgium
Vatican
Burglary suspect killed in gun battle with police
Youngstown and Struthers officers fatally shoot Edward Pedro 21 of Struthers after a gun battle when cornered in a downtown bus arcade. Police say the man had committed several burglaries and recently served a burglary sentence.
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Youngstown
Edward Pedro
Struthers
Navajo Nation backs government loyalty pledge
Elders of the Navajo Indian tribe adopt a resolution banning any subversive un American activities and pledging loyalty to the government with armed defense if necessary. Members stood and cheered as the vote passed in Gallup.
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Gallup
Jones Jones and Jones Brigham City Mar Hawaiian Names
Kenneth C. Jones age 21 and Donna Veda Jones age 18 obtained a marriage license in Brigham City Utah. Their fathers are named John and Donna Veda's father is unknown. The couples claim no relation despite family names.
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Jones, Jones & Jones
Brigham City
Uiah
Kenneth C. Jones
Donna Veda Jones
Jones
John ‘Soix
Donna Veda
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