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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1940
Page
4
Charles McCleary Jr. of Leon Iowa died hours after a .22 calibre rifle discharged at his home four miles west of Davis City. The accident occurred when the rifle fired unexpectedly at the residence. He died at Decatur county hospital.
J. Lavely about 60, of Griswold, died after falling from a hay load at the Lavely farm four miles southeast of Griswold. He leaves a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Rodgers of Omaha visiting Griswold, and Mrs. Carl Fore, traveling with her husband to Yellowstone Park.
National League leads with Pittsburgh 5 Boston 0 in the fifth as Bowman Lopez and Erickson Berres contribute. In the American League New York and Chicago are tied 0 0 in the fourth with Russo Rosar and Lee Tresh. Philadelphia and Detroit deadlocked 4 4 in the eighth as Potter Hayes New Som Sullivan and Cleveland tops Washington 0 0 in the third with Allen Hemsley Chase Early.
A record shows donations previously acknowledged totaling 252.20 dollars for Mrs. H. H. Borchardt and 1.00 dollar for Mrs. Grace Busse of Orlando, bringing the total to 254.20 dollars.
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday with a slight cooling in the south central and extreme east areas tonight and a warmer day Thursday. Nebraska remains generally fair in the east with unsettled conditions in the west tonight and Thursday and a warmer Thursday overall.
The United States today warned Germany and Italy to keep hands off the Americas and asked for a Pan American conference to discuss war related problems. The meeting is expected to be held in Havana.
In Philadelphia on June 19, pre convention delegates voiced support for President Roosevelt and his Monroe Doctrine stance. Alfred M. Landon, the 1936 GOP nominee, affirmed unity behind the warning to Rome and Berlin and framed the dispute as clarifying what led to the warning.
The United States reports replies from 13 of 20 governments about a Pan American conference as it warns Germany Italy Britain France and The Netherlands that the Monroe Doctrine remains in force. Agenda likely includes Europe’s western possessions and Nazi influenced Latin movements. Contingent action to curb a Nazi coup south of the Rio Grande is prepared.
The city council on Tuesday awarded 40 contracts totaling 72 477 dollars for materials and equipment to build a municipal sewage disposal plant to be constructed with WPA labor. The largest bid was 13 361 15 for granite and related rock products to Western Contracting Co. of Sioux City.
Des Moines June 19 Four nominations three Republican and one Democrat will be decided by conventions after the June 3 primary totals. The GOP commerce commission and attorney general nominations go to state conventions July 12 in Des Moines. Cites Davies as a notable candidate for the denied Evertt nomination and mentions other district races and delegates chosen in the primary.
President Roosevelt authorized the navy to release 20 high speed mosquito boats to Britain amid House Naval Affairs probes and Senate calls for resignations. Acting Secretary Compton credited with approval, while Early explained design changes turning boats back for resale to gain 21 inch torpedoes and avoid costly plant expansion. Roosevelt also backed a new 200 ship, 4 billion dollar naval expansion to outpace Germany Italy and Japan.
Turbulent Europe sees Turkish Premier Reyfik Saydam resigning under pro-British and pro-French shifts. Reports of Franco British unity surface as French planes and ships head toward Africa. Britain endures German air raids with limited damage as Tokyo warns Indo China.
Moscow asserts a far reaching German conspiracy in Lithuania Latvia Estonia and Finland forced Soviet control of the Baltic states and Lithuania. The spokesman says German agents are puppets and Nazi aims threaten the Soviet frontier. The USSR claims to have moved troops to create a buffer and denies neutrality guarantees to Sweden.
Rome reports armistice terms would divide France, seize gold and credits, and bring French economy into the axis blockade against England. Hitler and Mussolini, after Munich talks, drafted a broader campaign while Mussolini plans to return to Rome. Virgio Gayda says terms will be hard but just, aiming for a long, stable European order. London reports Britain and Japan signing an agreement to end the Tianjin controversy, to be published soon after talks between Hachiro Arita and Sir Robert Craigie.
A spokesman stated Russia will remain independent and refuse any alliance with England regardless of future peace or war. He insisted that Russia will not join with England and will stand alone.
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