Martin Says G. O. P. Will Halt One Man Government Trend
Rep Joseph W Martin Jr of Massachusetts accuses the Roosevelt administration of a seven year march toward one man rule. As permanent chairman of the Republican national convention he vows to rally patriots in a crusade for Americanism and to check the drift to centralized government at home and abroad. He condemns the New Deal as ruinous and urges a strong military readiness to defend the nation and promote peaceful American ideals.
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Philadelphia
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Martin
Eco i
America
French Ships Still in Egypt
In Alexandria, units of the French fleet in the Mediterranean flew their flags today under a Bordeaux government order. Dutch reports note concern over France’s fate since the armistice with Italy and Germany. The dispatch confirms ships have not yet obeyed the armistice stipulation to return home for disarming or internment.
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Mediterranean
Bordeaux
Somerset Maugham
Italy
Paris
Maugham
Con
France
Roosevelt Signs Defense Tax Bill For War Funding
President Roosevelt signed a defense tax bill to raise 4 702 500 000 over five years to cover large national defense appropriations. The plan taps about 2 million more high income earners and raises taxes on most items except tobacco chew and alcohol. The act also lifts the federal debt limit to 49 billion and authorizes 4 billion in national defense notes to finance armaments until tax receipts arrive.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Treasury
Trotsky's Secretary Found Shot to Death in Mexico
Police report Sheldon Harte, secretary-guard to Leon Trotsky, was found murdered in an abandoned house near Mexico City. Harte, once of New York City, disappeared May 24 after a machine-gun attack on Trotsky's home.
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Mexico City
Sheldon Harte
Leon Trotsky
Harte
New York City
Trotsky
State Pension Rolls Show Big Increase
Welfare Director Chaes te Sher p dicta reports state age pension rolls will rise by August 1 with 8,000 new pensioners and a loss of 228 060 cases. Pending applications already ceratine.
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Colusbus
Chaes Te Sher
Cerita
British Shipping Losses 52 642 Tons in Week
A British shipping report notes weekly losses totaling 52 642 tons amid hazards at sea. A youth is electrocuted while cleaning a clay kiln in a tunnel, and losses rise by six percent as crews face dangerous contact with a light wire. The week ends with claims of additional incidents and damages.
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London
Britain
Paladelphian
Ygune
Zune
Shoutl
Summer resort weather and events in Athens
Athens through Monday saw a high of 83 degrees and a low of 58 last night. Noon reading reached 75 with 0.20 inches of rainfall yesterday. Hocking River level measured 3.9 feet as residents followed daily resort news and local weather.
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Athens
Hocking
Rival Candidates Strive To Prevent Inroads By Willkie
In a heated convention milieu, Harold E. Stassen urged GOP unity on four fronts to back a Willkie bid, while Taft and Dewey backers pressed for a frank approach to jobs and national defense. Willkie supporters claimed gains but faced doubts about delegate alignment and the path to nomination.
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Harold E. Stassen
Gov
Joseph Martin
Massa
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Eaneigu Teottere Rasinea
Robert. A
Tatt
Thomas E. Dewey
United People
le Willkie
New York
Taft
Faraure
Caine Nom
Henry L- Stimaon
Idont
Dewey
Defense Administration
Stassen
Py Roosevelt
Vion
United States
Second U S Warship Sent To Uruguay
In Montevideo the 10500 ton U S cruiser Quincy spent a second day in harbor, as Uruguay fears a planned revolt and Washington redirects orders. The Wichita, seventh squadron flagship, was due to arrive from Pto de Metro, while Arkansas Tenns and New York trained at La Guaira with midshipmen aboard. Observers see the U S presence as a potential push to back the government amid subversive activity concerns.
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U.S
Quincy
Uruguay
Washington
Wichita
Plo
Demetro
Chamber of Deputies
T S Warfleet
Arkansas
Tenns
New York
la Guaira
Aracas
Venezuela
United States
Movie Tickets To Cost More
Pope secretary of the Independent Thea ter Owners of Ohio announced ticket increases effective July 1 to cover a new federal tax. Prices rise 3 cents for 25 and 30 cent seats, 4 cents for 35 and 40 cents, and 5 cents for 45 and 50 cent seats. The tax funds national defense and would not profit theater owners.
Warships Believed En Route to Panama
Honolulu dispatch reports US fleet warships leaving Hawaii with no announced destination. Within hours, the general belief is the ships are heading for the Panama Canal, signaling a strategic redeployment in the Pacific region.
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Panama
Honolulu
United States
Hawaii
Panama Canal
War Today previews decisive clash in Europe
A London style wartime column describes German air raids on England and Hitler’s looming invasion of Norway and Denmark, while Britain fights in the Mediterranean and Mussolini’s Italy balances with Franco’s Spain. It notes Franco’s gratitude to Mussolini and Hitler and hints at coordinated Axis efforts around Gibraltar and the Mediterranean theater.
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Hitler
Britain
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Denmark
John Bull
Hitler and Co
Mussolin
Spain
Franco
Mussolini
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Berlin
Frits Laeb
Germany
al Forte
Allan
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Getewey
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London
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Ners
GOP Platform Draft Near Finish as Draft Shapes
The Republican platform remains in rough draft as a drafting committee tightens language on foreign policy and labor issues. Key provisions aim to adjust Wagner Act balance, favoring employers while preserving union rights, with final wording to be settled at a later meeting.
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Philadely Ha
Plank
Davey backs pension pledge in Columbus meeting
Cincinnati councilman Herbert S. Bigelow said Democratic gubernatorial nominee Martin L. Davey pledged to incorporate old pension proposals into the state party platform. Bigelow warned his movement will oppose or back Davey based on the pledge.
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Herbert S. Bigelow
Martin L. Daves
Bigelow
Davey
Davey Gave His Pledge In A Letter Hich Bigelow
Columbus
Fifth Column Members Sought on WPA Rolls
Columbus Ohio WPA workers and administrative employees must sign affidavits before July disavowing affiliation with subversive organizations to keep their jobs. Forms already have gone out to the 115000 persons on WPA rolls. Maximum penalty for false information is a 2000 dollar fine and two years imprisonment.
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Columbus
Ohio
WPA
British and Nazi Bombers In Action on French Front
World war reports indicate renewed bombing by German and British aircraft as ceasefire rules squeeze across France. French fleet status, Churchill remarks, and allied naval aims color a tense signal of armistice terms amid widespread military movement and civic fear.
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Churchill
Viscount Caldecote
Ominions
House of Lords
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Ohio CCC July quota set at 3793 for unemployed youths
Columbus report notes the Civilian Conservation Corps quota for July is 3793. Unemployed youths whose parents are not relief eligible receive first consideration, with preference given to boys from relief families according to CCC officials.
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Columbus
Conlo
CCC
Gallia County Reports Population Gain in Census
Gallia County Gallipolis reports preliminary 1940 census population of 24,918, up 874 from ten years ago, reflecting steady growth in the Gallia area.
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Gallia County
Gallipolis
Galli County
Mammoth Snake Reported In Gallia Near Bladen Woods
Residents in Gallia report a massive snake seen in the Bladen neighborhood woods after an escape. Blazer farm area sightings describe a dark brown creature at least 12 inches in diameter, with searches failing to locate it. The Cincinnati Zoo was asked to help search.
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J. J. Blazer
Binden
Mildred
Blazer
Bartrnnid
Bladen Dsy
Cincinnati
London
Eureka
Crystal Palace
Towers Creek
Ohio River
Roosevelt halts 20 mosquito torpedo boat transfer
President Roosevelt cancelled plans to transfer 20 mosquito torpedo boats to Great Britain after Attorney General Jackson’s opinion held such delivery would breach a 1917 law. The move ends British hopes for ships left from World War I era and halts negotiations ordered by Secretary Faison amid prior urging from supporters in Congress.
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Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Jackson
U.S. Navy
United
Hates
Britain
Faison
American grain ships bound for Britain from Duluth harbor
In Duluth Minn 1 000 000 bushels of corn are reported to be sent to Britain within 24 hours to aid food supplies for the British Isles. The move, discussed in board of trade circles, reflects wartime grain shipments.
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Britain
Lesth
Minn
Duluth
British ‘Isles
Board of Trade
Five Oaths Arrested After Escape From Industrial School
Louisville police say five youths escaped from the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster. They allegedly stole a car, aided by police, and organized an Ashland Kentucky shop.
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Louisville
Lancast
Ashland
Confederate Son Paroled After Four Years in West Virginia
POINT PLEASANT W V a Confederate veteran’s son McCausland has been paroled after serving over four years of an 18 year term for second degree murder in the death of Howard Chester West, a farm hand.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Umim McCausland
Howard Chester West
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