Visit by King George and Queen Elizabeth Signals Ties
Washington hosts King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a non political yet pivotal visit that aims to strengthen ties between Britain and the United States. The tour covers New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey with heightened security measures and naval safeguards in place. The trip may influence future U.S. policy of peace and neutrality amid global tensions.
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Washington
George
Elizabeth
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
Virginia
New Jersey
New York City
Navy
New York Bay
U. S
Ft. Hancock
N. J
Red Bank
Roosevelt
George VI
Britain
Heat Wave Ends as Rain Cooling Ohio Thundershowers Stop Heat
Thunder showers across Ohio bring relief from a June heat spell. Weather observers report cooling rains likely to continue, with a deadly lightning strike in the Cleveland area killing J Clyde George, 46, of Rocky River at a golf course. Weather Bureau notes showers in most counties except Cambridge Circleville and Wilmington.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Cleveland
J. Clyde George
Rocky River
Cambridge
Circleville
Wilmington
Bricker Backs Sleeper Clause of Whittemore Adams Act
Governor Bricker said his signature on the Whittemore Adams Act could be read as approval of the restriction on local voting of bonds for federal aid projects competing with private enterprise. He said it would not affect projects already authorized or underway but approves the limit for future plans.
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Columbus
U.P
Bricker
Teacher Dismissed For Political Activity
Miss Ruth Adlard a seven year third grade teacher at Longfellow School was dismissed by the board of education after repeated warnings to refrain from politics. She had run unsuccessfully for the Ohio Legislature on a Farmer Labor ticket in two campaigns.
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Willoughby
A.P
Ruth Adlard
Longfellow
Board of Education
Miss Adlard
Ohio
Hotels Full as Visitors Camp in Washington
Not a single room was available on Pennsylvania Avenue as visitors crowded downtown. Spectators grabbed spaces, paying rates from ten to thirty dollars a room, far above usual tariffs.
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Washington
U.P
Pennsylvania Avenue
Defendant Freed After Witness Death In 1935 Train Robbery Case
Tulsa report says Grover H. Keady is released of a charge he took $4,500 in a train robbery, after the death of a key witness, with the alleged crime centered on a mail train hijacking at Garretsville Ohio in 1935.
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Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Grover H. Keady
Garretsville
Gas blast in South Charleston leaves one dead seven injured
E. D. Taylor, 52, of Dunbar, died in the gas line explosion in South Charleston last night. Seven others were injured and were receiving treatment today.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
E. D. Taylor
Dunbar
South Charleston
Corrigan’s Atlantic flight inspires daring headlines
Chester Eshelman, a 22 year old Pennsylvanian admirer of Douglas Corrigan, attempted a Mars bound flight, crashed in the Atlantic, and was arrested for stealing a plane.
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Man
Mars
Atlantic
Guests Invited To British Embassy Garden Party
The Next Thing to Heaven gates open at 4 p m to admit about 1 400 Americans for a 45 minute garden party at the British Embassy on Observatory Hill. Sir Ronald Lindsay calls it Heaven with some taken and some not the list kept private amid last hour lobbying by senators ambassadors bankers and officials.
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Washington
Heaven
Swanky
Observatory Hill
Britain
Ronald Lindsay
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
Washington Society
United States
Prince Sees King Thanks to Paper at Otterbein
Prince John Karefa-Smart of Sierra Leone, a student at Otterbein College, feared missing the British garden party for the king and queen. The Westerville paper sponsored him as special correspondent, bought his ticket, and he departed for his Washington assignment.
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Westerville
Prince John Karefa-Smart
Sierra Leona
West Africa
Otterbein College
England
Washington
Three Drown Two Saved in Huron Storm
In Lake Huron near Kettle Head Gordon Galley rescued two men from a overturned craft after three companions perished. The survivors Angus Ross of London Ontario and Edward Bresette, an Indian guide, were pulled from the lake. The drowned were Kay Batchelor of Ingersoll Ontario Mrs Ross and Wesley McAusland of London. The storm caused widespread damage along the shore.
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Sarnia
Ont
Lake Huron
Gordon Galley
Galley
Kettle Head
Angus Ross
London
Edward Bressette
Kay Batchelor
Ingersoll
Mrs. Ross
Wesley McAusland
Auto Workers Return To Jobs After Briggs Contract
Briggs Manufacturing and 10 Chrysler plants resumed operations as 70 000 workers went back to work after UAW CIO Briggs local ratified a contract. The deal grants exclusive bargaining rights to the UAW CIO at Briggs plants, a clause not present in other major factory agreements.
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Detroit
U.P
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
Briggs
Uawcio
UAW
Nine Million Paid To Ohio Unemployed
Ohio unemployment records show about 120000 jobless individuals have received over 9.5 million dollars since January 31. Employers paid 18.468 million into the unemployment compensation fund, which stood at 116.352 million in reserve.
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Ohio
Columbus
U.P
State Bureau of
Federal Road Projects for Ohio Approved
Ohio Highway Director Robert S Beightler announced the $7411000 1940 federal aid program approved by the U S Bureau of Public Roads with funds available July 1 to start work. The plan envisions a total of $20 million in construction for the year, about $17 million to be completed next year, with a 50 50 cost split between federal and state governments.
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Columbus
Robert S. Beightler
Ohio
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
WPA Threatens to Close Sunbury Sewer Project
District WPA Director James J. Kelly warned that 165 striking workers must return to the Sunbury sewer project or pursue grievances properly within a reasonable time, or the project could shut down. He urged workers to resume duties, file complaints, and allow an official inquiry. Twelve others were laid off for shirking.
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Columbus
U.P
WPA
James J. Kelly
Sunbury
Kelly
BF. Rayburn
Gangster Slain Body Left on Hospital Steps
Chicago report says John Falcione surrendered to police and confessed to killing Dominic De Carlo after a dispute over money. De Carlo, 32, was shot and his body dumped from a car onto the steps of Mother Cabrini Hospital at dawn. Falcione, 31, claimed self defense against De Carlo, a member of Chicago's old 42 gang.
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Chicago
U.P
John Falcione
Dominic de Carlo
Mother Cabrini Hospital
Falcione
Carlo
Robert W Taylor named personnel director of new state tax department
Columbus officials announce Robert W. Taylor of Columbus was appointed personnel director of the newly created state tax department by Tax Commissioner William S. Evatt today.
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Columbus
Tu.p
Robert W. Taylor
State Tax Department
William S. Evatt
Irishmen in House Protest Russell Arrest
A group of about 75 Irish American lawmakers led by McGranery and Sweeney threaten to boycott a congressional reception for King George VI unless Sean Russell, Irish Republican leader, is released from Detroit jail. They question the arrest as a brazen act while noting President Roosevelt’s pledge to ensure the right action is taken.
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Uncle Sam
Sean Russell
Irish Republican Army
England
Russell
United States
Washington
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Roosevelt
Van Wert Peony Festival Opens Amid Parade Pageantry
Van Wert Ohio declares a holiday to honor its peony fields. Despite threat of rain, crowds flocked to the eighth annual festival with state police estimating attendance near 80 000, matching last year's turnout.
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van Wert
U.P
Ohio City
Chillicothe Bridge Bids To Be Opened
Bids will be opened for a 429705 project on U S Route 50 east of Chillicothe including a Scioto River bridge and 1.5 miles of concrete pavement. The work aims to end yearly floods, improve traffic, and replace an unusable bridge, with prior detours guarded by highway workers.
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Chillicothe
State Highway Department
Scioto River
Highway Department
Child Drowns in Buck Creek Springfield
Raymond Eugene Howell Jr. aged 7 drowned in Buck Creek in Springfield. It marked the city’s fourth drowning of 1939.
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Springfield
Raymond Eugene Howell, Jr
Buck Creek
British King and Queen Begin White House Visit in America
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive for a 36 hour stay with President Roosevelt at the White House and Hyde Park. The visit includes private lunch, a state dinner, and an evening musicale with Marian Anderson and other performers. Rooms thought to be reserved overlook Lafayette Square and the Washington Monument.
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King George
Queen Elizabeth
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelts
New Duchess Hill
Washington
U.P
White House
Roosevelt
George VI
John Adams
Maryland
China
United States
Marian Anderson
Lawrence Tibbett
Kate Smith
Soco Gap Dancers
Asheville
IN. C
Roosevelt Welcomes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Washington
President and Mrs. Roosevelt greet George VI and Elizabeth on arrival in the capital as 600000 Americans line the route from Union Station to the Capitol and White House. Cordell Hull accompanies the royals, the king in admiralty dress and the president in morning clothes.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Union Station
Cordell Hull
Niagara Falls
United States
Canada
Admiralty
Roosevelt
Rail Line Guards Ready With Radio
Troops along the railroad route from Niagara Falls to Washington were equipped with portable radios so they could radio ahead if track problems or incidents occurred.
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Washington
King and Queen
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Roosevelt and queen wear blue gowns in royal exchange
Mrs. Roosevelt and the queen appear in blue outfits during a formal exchange. Both wear blue wool dresses gifted by wool growers of the United States and the British Empire, Mrs. Roosevelt in azure thermos wool with V accents and a notched collar, the queen in Queen's Blue with a V neck and embroidered detailing.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
United States
British Empire
Royal visit to Washington by King George and Queen Elizabeth
The King and Queen arrived in Washington with a large royal procession as 1,448 security personnel kept crowds in check. They toured the city, attended a White House luncheon, and planned a garden party at the British Embassy, a state dinner, and visits to the Capitol and U S Navy yard before departing for New York.
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Washington
Roosevelts
White House
Capitol
Navy Yard
U. S. S. Potomac
Mr. Vernon
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
King George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Niagara Falls
Japs Debate Paths to End War in China
Tokyo reports suggest high Japanese leaders are discussing a plan to end the Chinese war. Potential options include forming a coalition government in China with Wang Ching-wei or Wu Pei-fu, or negotiating directly with Chiang Kai-shek. The inner cabinet has taken up the issue and discussions extend to Japanese agents in China.
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Tokyo
U.P
China
Wang Ching-Wei
Wu Pei-Fu
Chiang Kai-Shek
150000 Men Guard British King Queen Visit
The eastern seaboard from New York to Washington entered semi mobilization as 150000 soldiers guardsmen police Secret Service sailors and marines were called to duty to protect King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their four day U S visit. The force formed the largest protection of a foreign visitor in U S history.
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Washington
U.P
New York
George VI
United States
U. S. Army
U. S. Secret Service
Church Groups Work on Ohio Unification Plan
Officials of the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant Churches in Ohio labor over a unification plan to take effect in September. The three groups will form a united church body. Kansas City delegates authorized the union. There are no Methodist Episcopal South branches in Ohio.
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Columbus
U.P
Methodist Episcopal and
Methodist Protestant Church
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Kansas City
Seattle Selected for Food Surplus Relief Experiment
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace designates Seattle Washington as the third city to test disposal of food surpluses to relief clients.
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Seattle
Washington
U.S
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Wash
Gas tax grants released to 88 counties across Ohio
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson distributed ten thousand dollars to each of the eighty eight counties from gasoline tax revenues in the initial allocations.
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Columbus
U.P
Joseph T. Ferguson
Relief Funds Dispatched to Athens and Meigs Counties
May poor relief certifications totaling 798 812 were issued by Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood to the state emergency board. Forty two counties received funds including Athens 4 622 dollars and Meigs 2 958 dollars.
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Columbus
U.P
State Emergency Board
Charles L. Sherwood
Athens
Meigs
Swedish Consul Nord Dies in Cleveland at 62
Herman J. Nord age 62 Swedish vice consul for 23 years and attorney died today in Cleveland. Nord served as a longtime representative of Sweden and practiced law in the city. He also held various civic duties in the Swedish community.
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Cleveland
Herman J. Nord
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