Swastika Raised Over Versailles and Riviera Bombarded
Reports say swastikas appeared over Versailles and Verdun with Italian advances in the Alpine region and coastal bombardments along the Riviera. Allied ships shelled the Italian Riviera while Genoa and Venice faced air raids, and a British cruiser Calypso was sunk by an Italian submarine with heavy casualties feared. Britain and France vow to continue the war despite rumors of peace talks, and German agency predictions of a coup in France surface amid allied council tensions.
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Venice
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Mussolini
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Gulf of Genoa
Recco
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London
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Paris
Britain
Reuters
Henri Philippe Petain
DNB
Supreme War Council
Sick and Injured Leave Hospital
Mrs. Ralph Kunz and infant daughter Margaret Jane left Atlantic hospital yesterday.
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Ralph Kunz
Margaret Jane
Cedar Street
Atlantic Hospital
Lindenwood alumni luncheon in Des Moines draws Kellaway duo
Mrs. P. S. Kellaway and her daughter Betty attended a Lindenwood college alumni luncheon at Younker tearoom in Des Moines. Mrs. Drew Parrish returned to her Des Moines home after visiting grandmother Mrs. W. H. Burr.
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P. S. Kellaway
Betty
Lindenwood College
Younkers
Des Moines
Drew Parrish
W. H. Burr
Clinton Girl Seriously Hurt After Cliff Fall
Phyllis Carlson 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Carlson of Clinton, survived a 100 foot cliff fall at Eagle Point park while with 19 other girls celebrating a birthday. Doctors marveled at her survival as X rays could not be made yet. Mrs James Ryan, hosting the group, fell and broke her right ankle while rushing to aid.
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Phyllis Carlson
Ben Carlson
Clinton
Eagle Point Park
Phyllis
James Ryan
Stolen Car Wrecks on Highway 6 West of Lewis
A stolen car overturned on highway 6 a mile west of Lewis and was abandoned. The driver escaped injury and was taken to Atlantic by Earl Kennedy. Patrols later learned the car was stolen and the driver has not been located. Local authorities have no report on the theft’s origin or ownership.
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Lewis
Atlantic
Earl Kennedy
Baby LeRoy Eugene Ostrus Born At Atlantic Hospital
A son weighing six pounds was born at 10 14 this morning at Atlantic hospital to Mr and Mrs Maurice Ostrus of Wiota. The baby named LeRoy Eugene is the first child in the family. Mr and Mrs William Gillett near Griswold welcomed an eight pound son last Friday named Russell Clarence. Mrs Gillett was Miss Alice Russell of Griswold before marriage.
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Maurice Ostrus
Wiota
LeRoy Eugene
William Gillett
Griswold
Russell Clarence
Gillett
Alice Russell
Minnesota
H. G. Gunderman
Leachlake
Minneapolis
Minn
Local News Briefs Highlight Trips Visits and Arrivals
Walnut resident Mathilda Lebeck, Atlantic visitors Robert Ander son and three daughters, and many others are listed in today’s Local News Briefs. Notes include church event with Frank Dillon, travels to Colorado, Arkansas, California, and Minnesota, plus Army flyers Capt Griffin and Capt Baumgartner stopping by Atlantic en route to Chicago.
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Robert J. Anderson
Walnut
Atlantic
Army
R. E. Griffin
C. C. Baumgartner
Chicago
United States Army
T. C. Smith
Criffin
Fort Crook
Government Airport
Firemen Triumph 7 6 Over Gasoline Alley on Sunnyside
The Firemen defeated Gasoline Alley 7 to 6 on the Sunnyside softball diamond Friday. Sutton Taylor Anderson led the Firemen with strong batting followed by Gaylord and Radden for Gasoline Alley.
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Sunnyside
Sutton
Taylor
Anderson
Gaylord
Radden
Blue Eyed Flyers Indicate Strong Air Force Pilots
The Better Vision Institute reports that over three quarters of U S air force pilots have blue eyes suggesting a link between eye color and perceived nerve and strength. The finding highlights the prevalence of blue eyes among aviators.
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U. S
Better Vision Institute
U S urged to keep aiding allies amid war tensions
Nicholson parliament member charged in response to Hitler interview urged that the United States not yield to peace at the cost of liberty. Vargas reassured Roosevelt of Brazil’s loyalty to hemispheric solidarity. meanwhile Italian troops faced air strikes by South African forces at Kissmayu in Italian Somaliland with several buildings damaged and aircraft neutralized.
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Czechoslovakia
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Italy
Nairobi
Kissmayu
Iowa sheriffs plan district meetings to fight fifth column
The Iowa state sheriffs association moved to hold six district meetings and instruction schools in late July and early August in Fairfield Cedar Rapids Charles City Nevada Storm Lake and Council Bluffs. FBI representatives will be invited to explain methods to aid the government in combating un American activities.
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Iowa State Sheriffs’ Association
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Charles City
Nevada
Storm Lake
Council Bluffs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sheriff Colum Plans Under FBI Guidance
Column notes that each sheriff will be urged to organize his county along lines to be laid down by the F B I. This reflects federal guidance shaping local law enforcement structure and procedures nationwide.
Government scans acts of foreign consuls in U S
Secretary Hull announced that federal and state agencies are investigating all foreign consulates to determine if abuses of diplomatic status occurred. The inquiry follows a protest by Italian Ambassador Prince Colonna accusing an anti Italian campaign and a German consul threat reportedly made in New Orleans.
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Hull
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Department
Prince Colonna
The Owl and the Pussy Cat See Better at Night
The line suggests owls and a cat have keen night vision while people struggle with speed and clarity in darkness as a playful reflection on perception and effort.
Silver Mining in Hog Lot Exposed by Junk Dealer
Omaha detectives traced a silverware theft ring as junk dealer H. E. Dankenbring offered spoons marked Union Pacific at 10 cents each. The cargo came from spoons disposed by two garbage contractors and a hog lot where spoons were sifted from waste.
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Omaha
H. E. Dankenbring
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Dankenbring
Spoons Sold For Ten Cents Each, Dankenbring Says
Dankenbring states a ten cent charge per spoon is reasonable for finding cleaning and returning silverware. The claim covers thousands of spoons involved in the incident. Local reports note the effort to recover and return the silverware to owners.
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Dankenbring
Card of Thanks for Fred Auerbach
The Auerbach family expresses deep gratitude for kindness shown during Fred's illness and death. Thanking brother firemen city council city employees and friends for support during the bereavement.
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Fred
ISU educator urges readers to build a better world
Rev. Jack Finegan, head of religious education at Iowa State College, told New girls at Ames 1940 convention closing session that the world is terrible but can be remade through effort and one measure of woman power. Phyllis Nisson of Walnut was installed president and other officers named. Speakers included Ursula Hubbard, Harry Terrell, and Paul C. Taff.
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Jack Finegam
Iowa State College
Lews
Finegan
Phyllis Nisson
Walnut
Schroeder
Luzerne
Ethel Domer
Farm Bureau Meeting in Grove Township
Grove Township farm bureau will meet Tuesday at the home of Ross and Mary Jock. The H O T boys club presents the program and cream and cake will be served.
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Grove Township
Reau
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