Youth killed by train at Rutledge crossing
Phillip Walter of New York died from injuries after a probable attempt to board a freight train at the Rutledge crossing. He was found unconscious by the tracks and relatives are being sought. In Iowa Ames, 400 delegates gathered for the 59th annual Presbyterian synod convention marking the 100th anniversary of the first presbytery in Iowa, organized in Muscatine in 1840. In New York the United States court of appeals upheld Earl Browder's four year prison term and $8000 fine for passport fraud. In Des Moines Sivert Sherry reported his pocket was picked on a bus and $95 stolen after breakfast with a stranger.
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Ottumwa
New York
Phillip Walter
Rutledge
Amen
Presbyterian Synod of Iowa
Ames
Synod
Iowa
Muscatine
Iin
United States Court of Appeals
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Browder
Alfred C. Coxe
Des Moines
Sivert Sherry
Richland
Mont
Sherry
Montana
Rain Postpones All National League Games and Boston Detroit AL Game
Rain postpones all National League games and the Boston versus Detroit American League game. No rescheduled date announced at this time.
Western congressmen oppose Willkie bid for GOP nomination
Republican lawmakers from 21 western and mid western states condemned Wendell Willkie at a closed session. A committee will draft resolutions opposing his candidacy, arguing a Willkie nominating would cost Republicans control in the west and jeopardize House and Senate seats. Wisconsin delegates appeared to lead the revolt.
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Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
West
Stephen Bolles
Wisconsin
Mississippi
California
Kentucky
Kansas
Ilinois
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Maine
South Dakota
New Hampshire
Nebraska
Oregon
New York
Tennessee
Ohio
Weather: Generally fair in Nebraska with slight cooling east-central
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday in Nebraska. Temperatures show little change with a slight cool snap expected in extreme east-central portions.
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Nebraska
Convention Opens in Philadelphia to Shape 1940 Destiny
The Republican National Convention begins in Convention Hall Philadelphia with about 1000 delegates organizing to map the party's 1940 course amid a world at war. W H Hutchinson reports the event as delegates move toward a declaration.
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William K. Hutchinson
I. N
Convention Hall
Philadelphia
Willkie Gains New Support at Republican Convention
On the opening day of the Republican National Convention Wendell L. Willkie's bid gained momentum as key figures shifted sides. Governor Raymond Baldwin and former Syracuse Mayor Roland Marvin joined Paul Windels in backing Willkie, altering initial Dewey преимуществ in New York.
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Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Roland Marvin
Syracuse
N. Y
Paul Windels
Brooklyn
Mervin
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank Gannett
Marvin
Windels
New York
Convention Opens With Rededication At Independence Hall
The gathering spent 45 minutes on formalities before adjourning to solemn services at Independence Hall. Delegates then worked in hotels to shape the platform and nominate candidates as supporters pressed on, while about 9,000 spectators watched the opening session.
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Europe
Independence Hall
Biddle Ordered to London Ends French Contact
Secretary Hull announced Ambassador Anthony Drevel Biddle, who had served with the French government in Bordeaux, is ordered to leave and report to London. Bullitt remains in Paris. a chargé d’affaires may carry on Biddle’s duties. Hull indicated no final stance on recognizing the London committee or future Franco American relations.
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Washington
Hull
Anthony Drevel Biddle
America
Bordeaux
London
William C. Bullitt
France
Paris
Biddle
United States
Henri Petain
Germany
Leading Candidates Bid For MacNider As Running Mate
Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa leading on the first ballot for the Republican presidential nomination in the Dakotas with three of eight South Dakota votes and ahead in North Dakota. He has drawn VP suggestions from Taft Dewey Willkie and James camps as other candidates seek his running mate support. Sioux Falls Legionnaire Jay Williams says MacNider could gain after a deadlocked convention with Iowa's 22 delegates plus scattered votes nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Dakotas
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Iowan
Jack” MacNider
White House
Robert A. Taft
Thomas A. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Arthur H. James
Jay H. Williams
Sioux Falls
MacNider
Williams
Jack MacNider
Isolationists Celebrate GOP Foreign Plank Victory
The Republican convention side with isolationists signals a strong non involvement stance in foreign affairs. Leaders praise the compromise but await final text while demanding a condemnation of Roosevelt administration subterfuges they claim push the US toward war.
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Philadelphia
John Thomas
Idaho
Senator Tobey
New Hampshire
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Montana
Democratic Party
Alfred M. Landon
Thomas
New Deal Administration
Wind storm wrecks farms near Anita Iowa
A June wind storm southwest of Anita Iowa damaged multiple farms. At the McAfee place Conrad McAfee was pinned by debris but escaped with scratches and bruises while his father was unharmed. The storm damaged barns, outbuildings, a car, and a porch, and caused telephone lines to fail amid two rounds of rain totaling 1.35 inches.
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Anita
William McAfee
Mr. McAfee
Conrad
Young McAfee
McAfee
L. W. Kauffman
Soren Sandbeck Place
Frank Miller
S. A. Trimmer Place
Soren Sandbeck Farm
Gerald Coffman
Teddy Knowlton
Rainfall Totals Reported Across Area This Weekend
Atlantic received 1.55 inches of rain over the weekend. Roy Fan colly, government observer, reported today. On the Charles Denne farm southeast of the city rainfall reached three inches, with heavier rain elsewhere.
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Atlantic
Roy Fancolly
Charles Denne
Germany To Give 'Cease Firing' Order Tomorrow
Britain furious over German peace terms after France accepts armistice. De Gaulle announces a French national committee to carry on the war from London as Britain cuts ties with the Bordeaux government. Armistice terms require occupation of western France, demobilization of armed forces, surrender of materiel, and control of ports and radio.
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France
Britain
Hitler
Germany
England
Bordeaux
Charles de Gaulle
Paul Reynaud
Reich
de Gaulle
Compiegne Forest
Nazia
Tours
Geneva
Great Britain
Italy
Paria
British MP urges evacuation of children to United States
J Roland Robinson, member of the English parliament, asks U S congressional leaders in Washington to permit sending millions of British children to the United States to escape a possible finish fight in England.
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J. Roland Robinson
Washington, D. C
United States
England
Edison urges Congress to speed Navy bill as war buildup climbs
Retiring Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison urged Congress to streamline its operations to accelerate defense funding. He noted Germany’s conquests while lawmakers debated a Navy speedup bill and said 68 new vessels totaling 750 million dollars could begin after Roosevelt signs the naval expansion act. He outlined ships planned and the shift toward more government and private yard work, plus 5,000 new civilian hires in three weeks.
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Washington
Charles Edison
Congress
Germany
Edison
Hitler
Holland
Belgium
France
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Cumberland Man Arrested Sunday for Lascivious Acts with a Child
Hilmar Barnes of Cumberland was arrested by Sheriff P. P. Edwards on a charge of committing lascivious acts with a child. He was arraigned in Justice Burt Stone's court, waived to the grand jury, and is held in the county jail in lieu of a $1,000 bond.
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Hilmar Barnes
Cumberland
P. P. Edwards
Burt Stone
Signing of Pact With Italy Ends War on Continent
International News Service reports France signs Italian dictated peace conditions near Rome ending active fighting in Europe. The terms are announced as severe with cessation of guns at 1 35 Italian summer time tomorrow morning. Italy proclaims sweeping military gains as Mussolini and German allies push toward England.
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France
Rome
Germany
Frances
Mussolini
French Empire
Italy
England
Isere
Compiegne
Massena Farmer Gets 90 Days for Drunken Driving
Wesley M. Mountain of Massena pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and drew a 90 day sentence in district court. Judge H J Mantz held commitment until Aug 10 to allow work on his father's farm, with 30 days suspended for good behavior. Chase Priest posted a $500 bond after waiving to the grand jury on a drunken driving charge.
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Wesley M. Mountain
Massena
Mountain
H. J. Mantz
Audubon
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