Independence Day Opinion on War and Policy
A satirical reflection on American independence and Roosevelt's leadership set against World War II concerns. It notes that war should be avoided unless in self defense, supports aiding opponents of Hitler, and jokes about a London proposal for Roosevelt’s honorary UK honors. It also mentions rising living costs and mentions Stalin praising the U.S. stance while labor unrest affects defense industry.
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Wien
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
United States
Stalin
New York
Army Gets Deliveries of Dive Bombers
Washington AP The army air force began regular deliveries of dive bombers and plans to organize six squadrons by November for use in large scale air and ground force maneuvers. About 100 dive bombers may be available for full operations alongside Navy planes, with a first air group of 54 and several reserve units planned.
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Washington
Army Air Force
Germany
Army
Navy
Air Force Combat Command
Poland
Low Countries
France
Rosalind Russell to wed Danish actor's agent in Mexico
Hollywood gossip notes Rosalind Russell, Hollywood's top bachelor girl, sails to Mexico to marry Carl Brisson, Danish actor's agent. They left Thursday and plan matrimony soon. Brisson, 24, gave her an engagement ring last November and expects to be drafted after the honeymoon.
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Rosalind Russell
Hollywood
Mexico
Carl Brisson
Brisson
Georgia Governor Faces Roasting Over Foreign Remark
In Birmingham, Alabama AP reports Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge sparked mockery after dubbing non natives on state payroll as foreigners. He will speak Friday while City Commissioner Eugene Connor unveils a playful passport certifying his entry to Alabama for a barbecue talk.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Eugene Connor
Alabama
Connor
50 000 Legionnaires Staging Good Will Invasion Of Canada
About 50,000 American Legionnaires their families and friends crowded Toronto for the first Legion Fourth of July celebration outside the United States. Legion posts from 17 states registered at good will invasion headquarters arriving Thursday with bands and flags. They came from Texas and California and expected latecomers. Most said the United States was more enthusiastic about the war than Canada and sought to learn Canada's war effort.
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Toronto
Ont
United States
Canadian Corps Association
Legion
Texas
California
Dominion
Canada
Stars And Stripes Honor Independence Day In Britain
In London the Stars and Stripes flew from railway terminals hotels and other sites as Britons celebrated U S Independence Day. Amb Winant spoke at a luncheon noting the flag’s universal meaning while officials recalled Flight Lt William L Fiske the first American born RAF pilot killed in the war after the Battle of Britain began.
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London
Stars and Stripes
United Kingdom
United States
Waterloo
Victoria
John G. Winant
Winant
St. Paul’s Cathedral
William L. Fiske
R.A.F
Fiske
Britain
Man Executed in 8.60 Dispute Case at Eddyville
Grover Chism, 48, convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a Hardin county storekeeper during a dispute over an $8.60 check, died in the state's electric chair Friday in Eddyville Kentucky.
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Eddyville
Grover Chism
Hardin County
U S Observes Independence Day With Unity Demonstration
The United States marks 165th independence anniversary with a nationwide unity event. President Roosevelt will radio from Hyde Park at 3 p.m., pledge allegiance, and supporters nationwide will join the national anthem. Harlan F. Stone to lead the pledge from Estes Park. Banbd.
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United States
Roosevelt
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
New England
Franklin D Roosevelt
Harlan F. Stone
Estes Park
Colo
United States Marine Band
Lucy Monroe
Willkie Sees Navy Ready to Be Brought Into Play
In New York Wendell L. Willkie told NBC listeners that the U S Navy will soon be brought into play to ensure delivery of supplies to Britain He spoke from NBC studios in a recording for a short wave address to mark Independence Day He urged Americans to act for liberty and warned on totalitarianism saying the moment of decision is at hand and liberty must be preserved for mankind
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Great Britain
Willkie
NBC
Europe
America
Britain
French Troops at Salonika Reported Heading for Syria
Cairo dispatch cites a likely reliable source that Vichy French troops are concentrated at Salonika in a sea route plan to reinforce Syria against British forces. The move would imply transfer across Nazi controlled Balkans with Berlin’s approval.
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Syria
Cairo
Egypt
Balkans
Berlin
Petain thanks Foreign Legion as Palmyra falls
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain sent a message of appreciation to French Foreign Legion troops after they held out 13 days before Palmyra’s surrender to the British. The British were consolidating gains and moving west through the Mohamed pass toward Homes rail junction, with about 8,000 British troops and 1,500 armored vehicles liberated to press the drive west.
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France
Henri Philippe Petain
French Foreign Legion
Palmyra
Mohamed Pass
Centralia Bathing Beauty Contest Winner Named Betty Nollman
In Centralia Illinois an annual bathing beauty contest crowned Betty Nollman a lifeguard at the city pool as the winner. She received a season pool ticket as one of the prizes.
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Centralia, Lll
Betty Nollman
Owen Young Viewed as Milk Strike Leader
In New York a 30,000 producer group pledges aid to the 23,000 Dairy Farmers union if Owen D. Young, retired industrialist, leads the strike. He plans talks on a unified action and withholds milk from the New York metropolitan market as the three state blockade disrupts supply, with a fatal shooting and truck convoy arsons reported.
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New York
Owen D. Young
Young
New York City
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Theorize Stray Mine Sank Fishing Vessel
Rep James C Oliver of Maine studied the sinking of the fishing cruiser Don after 35 lives were lost. He said a single man committee would consider a drifting mine from the European war zone, the possibility of capsizing, hitting a ledge or ignition from gasoline fumes as causes.
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Harpswell
Don
James C Oliver
General Staff seeks army growth and overseas duty powers
Washington AP reports the general staff requests authority to expand the army possibly to 2.8 million by keeping on duty current forces, adding regulars, and inducting 900,000 trainees. The plan, tied to world conditions, sparks Capitol Hill backlash over mobilization terms and use abroad, with critics arguing it breaks prior promises and could send troops beyond the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
United States Army
General Staff
Hemisphere
High Command
German Airline Grip On South America Broken
The article reports that Germany's air network in South America has been effectively broken by American lines. Pan American Airways and Panagra expanded routes, surpassing German miles, while South American governments and US subsidies aided the shift, forcing German operations from major markets across the continent.
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New York
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Germany
Western Hemisphere
Rio Grande
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Ecuador
Colombia
United States
Panagra
Pan American Airways
Pan American World
Finns Report Successes In Their Sector
Helsinki reports that German and Finnish forces crossed the Russian frontier along the 600 mile front from the Arctic to the Baltic and say they have occupied important points on the Soviet side near the Hango front 90 miles west of Helsinki. The Finnish high command claims 48 Russian planes shot down and notes air defense protected rail lines while bombing enemy trains and airfields. They re occupy the Aland islands and mine certain waters as one submarine sinks in the minefield. The note says fighting followed Russia’s war against Finland by bombing civilian targets.
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Here
Finland
High Command
Arctic
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Hango
Aaland Islands
Russia
Moscow
Borisov
Minsk
Bobruisk
Dvinsk
Latvia
Dvina River
Poland
Ukraine
Girl's Back Broken In Fall From Horse
Miss Winifred Hargrave an 18 year old model at Newman's store was riding near Indian creek road five miles southeast of Cedar Rapids when she slipped from a cantering horse losing the stirrup. She suffered a broken back and fractures of the right arm and leg and was taken to St Luke's hospital where she was listed in fairly good condition Friday morning. Gerald Ard her companion at the Vern Haven stables discovered the emergency after hearing her scream and he rushed her to medical help.
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F. M Hargrave
Bever Avenue
Indian Creek Road
Gerald Ard
Eighteenth Street
St Luke's Hospital
Ard
Miss Hargrave
Weather Ideal For Holiday Celebrators
Weather outlook boosts Fourth of July plans as temperatures rise from a 56 start to 80 mid afternoon. Readings show 74 at 10:15 a.m. and 71 by 9:30 p.m. with skies clear and blue. The Chambers Inskeep recorder and red line data reflect the day’s temperature fluctuations ending near 62 at midnight.
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Mercury
Chambers
Iran Vetoes Troops Passage Across Iran
Teheran dispatch says Britain and Russia sought to move troops through Iran but Tehran refused, insisting on strict neutrality.
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Iran
Rome
U_ Messaggero
Teheran
Great Britain
Russia
Bonuses Instead Farmedale Workers Forgo Vacations
In Farmingdale New Jersey the 2398 employees of Republic Aviation received vacation bonus checks totaling 70672 dollars in lieu of their regular summer vacations. The workers gave up their vacations to speed up production on high altitude pursuit planes.
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Republic Aviation Corporation
Russians claim major German offensives checked by blitzkrieg
The Associated Press reports Russia announced that three main German offensives into the USSR were checked by a defensive blitzkrieg, citing claimed destruction of 160 Nazi tanks in one sector and substantial Soviet gains near Minsk and Bobruisk. The article notes Berlin and Moscow exchanges, claims of heavy German losses, and ongoing battles across the eastern front amid poor weather.
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Associated Press
Russia
Moscow
Red Army
Farest
Lost and found ad prompt for Sunday Gazette
The notice urges readers to place a lost item want ad in The Gazette before the Saturday deadline to aid quicker recovery. It advises dialing 2-1121 to order the ad for Sunday publication. It frames the holiday period as a time when losses may occur and promotes timely notices.
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