Berlin backs Tokio East Indies claims amid war time ties
Berlin indicated advanced approval of Japanese moves to gain control in the Netherlands East Indies and pledged moral support if Tokyo acts to demonstrate its claims. The Wilhelmstrasse spokesman endorsed Japan's push for a new order in the Far East and praised Mussolini while criticizing Churchill over Crete, and thanked Roosevelt for European solidarity.
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Berlin
INS
Netherlands East Indies
Germany
Tokio
Fumimaro Konoye
Reich
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Far East
Wilhelmstrasse
Jean Darlan
France
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Crete
Mussolini
Churchill
German General Killed In Africa
Berlin reports Lieut. Gen. von Prittwitz und Gaffron was killed April 10 near Tobruk Libya during a reconnaissance in front of his troops. He served in the German high command and died abroad in wartime.
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Berlin
High Command
von Prittwitz Und Gaffron
Tobruk
Libya
German high command reports four months of wartime losses and raids
Berlin reports 2,235,000 tons of enemy shipping sunk by German navy and air force from January to April 1941, with 1,471,000 tons by the navy and 978,000 tons by submarines. It lists eight British warships sunk and 24 damaged, plus 170 merchant ships totaling nearly 764,000 tons. German air raids on Britain totaled 38 reprisal raids, with London targeted 30 times. The Malaya damaged and repaired in New York.
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Berlin
High Command
British Isles
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
West African
Malaya
New York
Britain
London
1812 Renew State Driver's Licenses In First Two Days
The first two days of license renewal saw 1812 forms filled as extra clerks processed applicants. On day one 830 renewals were completed and day two brought 982 more, with lines extending from the sheriff's office into the courthouse hall. the July 5 deadline looms.
BRITISH PRINCESS AND PUZZLE CLUES
The puzzle centers on a reference to the eldest daughter of the English king nicknamed Lillibet. It lists across and down word clues with numbered entries, including terms like centers of action glossy paint and pieces of a puzzle. The grid references various domestic and royal terms and hints toward a biographical angle about the prince’s family.
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Nick—— “Lillibet
Britain Ends Old School Policy In Foreign Service
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced in the House of Commons that Britain will open its foreign service to candidates without private means. The plan merges the diplomatic corps and consular service and allows women to rise to top posts, ending a long dominance by public school men.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Britain
England
United States
Eden
Foreign Office Diplomatic Corps
Consular Service
OPM Approves St Lawrence Waterway Plan as Defense measure
Washington reports Director General William S. Knudsen announced the Office of Production Management formally approved the St. Lawrence waterway and electric power phases as part of a broad defense effort. The project, revived as an emergency measure, would cost about 285 million dollars and involves a new U.S.-Canada agreement with Congress urged to fund completion.
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Washington
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
OPM
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
Congress
Denies War Games To Use Live Ammunition
AP report from Chester indicates Lt General Hugh A Drum rejects live ammunition in U S military war games. The Riverside Ka lona charge selects C E Fitzsim mons as lay leader and sets 11 am services with trustees and stewards named. Toledo recital at Methodist church features Dolly Randolph Jackson, pianists, violin quartet and soloists with Catherine Yerkes among performers.
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Chester
Hugh A. Drum
First Army
Riverside
Riverside-Kalona
Methodist Church
C. E. Fitzsimmons
Riverside Church
Ray I. Marner
Hubert E. Doud
Harold Cress
Herman P. Allen
John Edward Tener
Marshalltown
Toledo Methodist Church
Herman A. Runkle
Harlan Yerkes
Marcella Benda
Wilma
Evelyn Balvin
Bonnie Kremenak
Zac Kindera
Nelda Marie Henderson
Marilyn McCreary
Russell Yerkes
Catherine Yerkes
Ludmilla Benda
Joan Vana
Karleen Kupka
Arlene Gunder
Marilyn Ne Eany
Zac Kvidera
De Valera Bars U S Use of Irish Bases
Irish Prime Minister Eamon de Valera refused to allow United States warplanes to use Irish seaports or airports as stopovers for missions to Britain. He cited fear of German attacks on Ireland, recalling Dublin’s 1941 bombing, while agreeing to permit a passenger service terminus in Ireland.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
United States
Ireland
Britain
Dublin
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Azores
Lisbon
Halifax
Nickel Stuck To Cane Lands Man One Year Jail
Ernest S. Fuller aged 63 received a year in jail after police testified he lifted a nickel from a newsboy’s pile using a cane with adhesive tape. Fuller claimed the coin attached to his cane by accident while he paused to read a headline.
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LOS Angeles
Ernest S. Fuller
Fuller
Army prisoner twist in Tennessee war games
AP report from Camp Robinson Arkansas describes a private in the 153rd infantry who served as a mock prisoner wearing blue denim to simulate an enemy uniform during war games in Tennessee. Command officers released the man, a local farmer within the maneuver area, after the exercise.
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Army IN Tennessee
153Rd Infantry
Camp Robinson
Ark
Enrollment In Swimming Classes At New Municipal Pool
The courtesy swimming classes will continue at the new municipal pool this summer. Thursday sessions run from 9 a.m. to noon, with 262 children registered Tuesday and more expected. Classes start June 17 and are divided into four divisions: non-swimmers, beginners, advanced swimmers, and lifesavers. Each 45 minute session will be led by pool guards on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with free admission but towels and swimsuits must be provided by each swimmer.
Republican Committee In Financial Report
Washington report shows the Republican National Committee receiving 47150 in contributions from January 1 to May 31 and spending 98445. Notable contributions include 1060 from Stanley Resor of New York and 600 from C. W. Heppenstall of Pittsburgh.
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Republican Committee In Financial Report
Washington
Republican National Committee
House
Stanley Resor
New York
C. W. Heppenstall
Pittsburgh
Guide Vainly Gives Life In Attempt To Save Boy
In Leech Lake near Walker Minnesota the body of fishing guide Jack Palmer 27 Ball Club and the Nebraska boy Dwight Foster Fenton III 7 Lincoln were recovered after Palmer leaped into 12 feet of water to save the boy. The boy died beside him as his sister 15 watched in awe. The tragedy occurred when the boy fell from a boat after a nighttime ride and Palmer could not escape the water.
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Walker
Minn
Nebraska
Leech Lake
Jack Palmer
Ball Club
Dwight Foster Fenton
Lincoln
Palmer
Tragedy at Cass Lake as boat incident ends in death
Coroner Z E House reports a boat with an outboard motor circling the area where a girl cried for help while two youths vanished. A CCC dragging crew recovered both bodies. the boy to be sent to Creston Indiana for burial.
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E. House
Cass Lake
Palmer
CCC
Creston
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Ilduce
Roosevelt
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Santa Fe
California
Santa Fe Scout
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
Clovis
D. M. Spangler
Des Moines
North Africa
New England
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
America
Painch
de Valera
U. S
Guide
Boy
Toledo
Elmer LeRoy Nelson
Brooklyn
Fort Des Moines
Antone Louis Matula
Chelsea
Milo John Thomas
Cluticer
Lawrence William Biberdorf
Tama
Joseph McGee
Robert William Angier
Dinsdale
Antone Drahos
Clutier
Richard Lenard Siemens
Traer
Ervin John Christiansen
Wesley John Prush
Donald James Mercer
Don Street
Gladbrook
Marvin Charles Lewis
Dysart
Ward Arthur Sparks
Edward Everett Konicek
John Robert Kober
Gerald Foss
Tama County
Roberts County
Sisseton
S. D
Monona
Laverne Kaiser
Arno Kaiser
Howard Belden
Lester Belden
Spirit Lake
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
H. W. Siefkes
Earle Hillman
Pauline Kruse
Ramona Schultz
Edward Cordes
George Heins
Eileen Drahn
Belden
Monona High School
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Scholl
Dr. Scholl’s
Scholls
D‘scholls
Death Valley Desert
U.S
Conoco
Death Valley
U.S. A
Continental Oil Co
Butterfield
Purdue University
TM Regus
Montgerm
Wrolesale Office Continental Co. Pane
Charles I
Zer
Servici Sib
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