Thieves Steal Medical Instruments in Lincoln
Lincoln residents report $200 worth of surgical instruments stolen from the American Surgical Supply company front door. The items had been stolen about three weeks earlier and were recovered. Ossian, Gus Johnson 62, killed when his pickup was hit by a Milwaukee train near Ossian. crossing incident details noted.
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Lincoln, Neb
American Surgical Supply Company
Ossian, Jr
Gus Johnson
Milwaukee
Ossian
Johnson
Extra Woman 41 Dies in Blazing Avoca Home
Mrs. Dorothea Lillian Scott 41 wife of WPA worker James Scott burned to death in bed at the east Avoca home. Firemen found the three room cottage in flames after neighbor Joe Wasser alerted authorities. Officials deem the fire accidental and no inquest will be held. Born October 3, 1898, she lived in Avoca all her life. Funeral services will be short rites at the grave in Avoca Cemetery tomorrow afternoon.
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Avoca
Dorothea Lillian Scott
James Scott
WPA
Joe Wasser
Scott
Carson
Five Fined Here for Violations of Motor Laws
Five persons were assessed fines in justice of peace court this week for violations of the state motor vehicle laws. E. E. Meimand, Anita trucker, paid a $3.50 fine for failure to observe a stop sign. G. W. Chap pell, a Missouri trucker, was fined $5 on a similar charge. Harlowe Engquist, Kimballton, was fined $20 for overloading his truck. Spurgeon R. Sutton and C. H Thompson, bus drivers, paid $5 fines each for speeding.
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Justice of Peace Court
E. E. Meimand
Anita
G. W. Chappell
Missouri
Harlowe Engquist
Kimballton
Spurgeon R. Sutton
C. H Thompson
Explosion Hits German Consulate in New York
A bomb causing a terrific explosion rocked the German consulate in a Battery-area office building around 4 10 p m. today. The consulate occupies the nineteenth floor, and the blast was reported from New York on June 20 confidential dispatches.
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New York
Weather shadows with showers in Iowa and Nebraska
Iowa forecasts show local showers or thunderstorms tonight or Friday with cloudy skies in the extreme northeast and warmer conditions in the west. Nebraska expects unsettled weather tonight and Friday with local showers or thunderstorms, warmer conditions in the east and north central regions.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Roosevelt reshuffles cabinet to coalition war leaders
President Roosevelt names Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war and Frank Knox as secretary of the navy in a coalition cabinet move. Harry Woodring resigns as war secretary. Charles Edison’s navy post vacant pending Knox’s confirmation after June 24. The shift signals a non-partisan defense cabinet ahead of the Philadelphia GOP convention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
Roose
Frank Knox Velt
Harry Woodring
Navy
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Stimson
Hoover
Taft
Japan
Manchuria
Teddy” Knox
Chicago
Teddy” Roosevelt
Woodring
White House
Knox
Senate
Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Canada
Philadelphia
Claude Swanson
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Styles Bridges
N. H
Arthur Capper
Kan
Charles L. McNary
Ore
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
McNary
Martin
House
Republican Resolutions Committee
GOP
Audubon Surrenders Voggensers to Cass County Residence
After seven years of litigation Cass County is finally ruled the legal home of the Voggensers the family involved in a care dispute. Audubon officials plan to place the family in Cass County homes within a reasonable time after court orders and appeals spanning 1931 to 1940.
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Audubon
Cass County
Matthias Voggesser
H. Wayne Black
Cass
Shelby County
Earl Peters
Audubon County
Court House
Iowa Supreme Court
Peters
Voggensers
R. E. Hines
Hines
Supreme Court
Black
Miss Ruth Linn Visits Des Moines and Carlisle
Miss Ruth Linn is away on a visit traveling to Des Moines and Carlisle to spend time with friends.
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Ruth Linn
Des Moines
Carlisle
Churchill Orders Arrest of Windsor Said by DNB
German agency DNB reports Churchill may order the arrest of the Duke of Windsor on British soil for hostility to the government and king. London sources say Duchess Wallis Warfield Windsor is in Lisbon seeking passage to the United States amid war rumors of a separation.
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Berlin
I. N
DNB
Winston Churchill
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Flanders
London
Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Pan-American Airways
France
Wallis
Joe White Sentenced to Two Years in Fort Madison
Joe White pleaded guilty to breaking out of Cass county jail on two dates, January 7, 1933 and May 7, 1940. He received a one year term on each charge to run consecutively, with Sheriff P P Edwards moving him to Fort Madison the next day.
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Joe White
Joe
Whitney Gilliland
Cass County
Fort Madison
P. P. Edwards
White
Missoula Mont
Business Women Picnic Meeting Report
The Business and Professional Women held their monthly meeting at Sunny Side Park. Fourteen members enjoyed a picnic supper. Vice president Miss Elsie Wendling led a brief business session in the president's absence. Out of town guests included Miss Cora Anderson of Pasadena and Mrs. James W. Andrews of West Los Angeles.
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Sunnyside Park
Elsie Wendling
Cora, Anderson
Pasadena
Cal
James W. Andrews
West Los Angeles
Bankhead Chosen Keynote for Demo Confab
Chicago scene centers on William B. Bankhead named temporary chairman and keynote speaker for the Democratic national convention opening July 15. James A. Farley backs Barkley as permanent chairman with Byrnes or Wagner discussed for the resolutions post.
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Chicago
William B. Bankhead
James A. Farley
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Representative Bankhead
Barkley
Farley
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Robert F. Wagner
Two Iowa Women Lead National Officers in DOEs
Mrs Ellen Erickson of Des Moines elected president at the B P O Does national convention in Lincoln. Rerna Juggler of Ogden Utah named first councilor and Myrtle Dodd of Cody Wyoming senior councilor with Lenora Dooley Fort Dodge Marie Carter also Fort Dodge and Mary Beck Atlantic named supreme justices. Mrs Alice Moetzel Des Moines named inner guard and Martha Melenbacker Atlantic outer guard.
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DOES
Atlantic
Supreme Justices
Alice Moetzel
Des Moines
Inner Guard
Martha
W. B.) Melenbacker
Axis Powers To Act Together In Enforcing Terms
Berlin reports Nazi Germany and Italy will act in unison in wartime and peace to force France to lay down arms, with retaliatory air raids as Berlin shifts focus to England. Compiegne to host armistice talks as France faces disarmament and fleet surrender.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
France
England
Compiegne
North
Africa
Badonviller
Brest
Lorraine
Rich oil strike reported in southeastern Nebraska
Falls City Nebraska June 20 The Harry Harper Drilling company announced the biggest oil strike yet reported from the new southeastern Nebraska field on the Sibbernsen farm near Falls City The well was nearing gusher proportions at times and flowing at about 744 barrels per day with oil shooting 25 to 30 feet into the air at times
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Falls City
Neb
Southeastern
Nebraska
Harry Harper Drilling Company
Sibbernsen
Petain announces armistice talks with Nazi Germany
France names plenipotentiaries to negotiate surrender as Premier Petain reflects on defeats in 1940. He cites manpower and material shortages, warns of public complacency since World War I, and vows to stay with the people in the dark days ahead.
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Ordeaux
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
Somme-Alane
Naval aviation urged to reach fifteen thousand planes
Rear Admiral John H Towers urged expanding naval air strength to 15,000 planes as Congress weighs a new four billion dollar navy expansion. He noted 4,400 planes already on hand or ordered and favored expanding existing factories while auto makers produce engines and accessories.
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Washington
John H. Towers
Naval Aviation
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Admiral Towers
Navy
German Bombers Sweep England in Wide Raid
German bombing raids across England and Wales involve more than 100 planes and five hours of combat. Six civilians killed and many homes damaged as British and German forces exchange air strikes. Royal Air Force responses target Rahe and western Germany with night operations. In Africa, British forces report substantial Italian losses including 25 planes destroyed and bases hit at Lavella and Eritrea. Mr and Mrs Ralph Snyder depart for a two week Minnesota vacation.
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London
Great Britain
Britain
Wineton Churchill
England
Royal Air Force
Rahe
Rhineland
Germany
Amiens
Rouen
South Wales
Lyons
Mediterranean
Toulon
Cairo
North
East Africa
Lavella
Italian East Africa
Bukbuk
Eritrea
Sollum
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Edison
Hitler
Il Duce
Munich
Newa
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Voggesser
S. H. Rudloph
Rudolph
Churchill
Bankhead
Rome
Messaggero
Budapest
Corsica
French
Morocco
Fez
Ankara
Petain
Fee
Minnesota
Ralph Snyder
Elm. Street
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