Nazis claim Verdun fall and Maginot line breach
Compiled from cable dispatches, German armies strike with force across Verdun and the Maginot line as Italian and Russian advances press France. Verdun and forts Vaux and Marre reportedly captured, while Paris notes strategic decisions looming. Nazi high command claims victory amid warnings of annihilation of the Allies in France.
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Verdun
Russia
Red
Baltic
Lithuania
Saarbruecken
Vaux
Marre
France
Saar
Maginot Line
Adolf Hitler
Paris
Germany
Berlin
High Command
French In Maginot Forts Could Hold Out 3 Months
Paris fallen and western front pressure grows as Nazi forces encircle the Maginot line. A seasoned war correspondent argues the Maginot forts could withstand a siege for months, potentially sheltering France’s government and providing time for Allied and American aid to regroup. The piece notes the forts’ isolation yet continued wireless contact, and recalls a visit to a fort tower where a Christmas mass was broadcast, illustrating their symbolic resilience.
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Maginot
New York
INS
Montmedy
Saar
France
Paris
Flanders
Picardy
Maginot Forts
England
America
Dominions
Maginot Line
Rene de
Monona Woman 82 Falls 300 Feet to Die in McGregor
Special to The Gazette. Nettie Spaulding of Monona, 82, died early Saturday from injuries after a 300 foot fall from a Ridgewood bluff overlooking the Mississippi near McGregor. More than 150 searched, finding her beside the Marquette McGregor road. She arrived with sister Agnes Henkes to visit a cottage, wandered away Friday evening, fractured multiple bones and skull, death in McGregor hospital. Burial planned in Renville Minnesota. Survived by son Ray, two sisters and a brother.
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McGregor
Nettie Spaulding
Monona
McGregor Hospital
Ridgewood
Mississippi River
McGregor Fire Department
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Marquette - McGregor Road
Charles Yount
Bell Telephone
Spaulding
Agnes Henkes
Delos Spaulding
Beulah
Iowa
Renville
Henkes
Ray
Maud McGonigle
Chicago
Canada
WPA Makes 244206 Road Grant To County
Cedar Rapids reports a county wide WPA road project receiving 244206 from the Works Progress Administration. The county adds 138669, totaling 382975 for a twelve month program employing about 300 workers. Work includes resurfacing shoulders ditching grading erosion control bridge work and guard rail installation.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Works Progress Administration
Washington, D. C
W. H. Behrens
WPA
Polish government in exile moves to Bordeaux France
London dispatch reports Polish officials stating that the Polish government in exile has proceeded to Bordeaux France, signaling a shift in wartime diplomatic posture and potential changes in leadership contact with Allied authorities.
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London
Bordeaux
France
World War and Mass Mind Warps Civilization Says Wenner Gren
Swedish philanthropist Alex Wenner-Gren warns that warfare between races classes and nations threatens human progress. He argues coercive collectivism and mass fanaticism erode liberty and culture, leaving a deadly race between creative individuals and destructive masses.
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Eorge Gissing
Alex Wenner-Gren
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Probe of Italian Consuls In U.S. Under Scrutiny
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said several federal agencies are probing reports of propagandist activity by Italian consular officials in the United States. Italian ambassador Prince Colonna protested to the State Department over efforts to stir anti Italian sentiment. Hull would not name the agencies, but the FBI was indicated as involved.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Hull
Prince Colonna
State Department
Colonna
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Landon Urges Preparedness, Opposes Entering War
In Topeka, Kansas, former presidential candidate Alf Landon condemned the President’s Charlottesville speech as moving toward war against which the nation is unprepared and opposed. He warned of dictatorial overtones, backed Senator Wheeler, and urged prepared defense while rejecting sending troops abroad. The piece notes continuation on page 3.
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Topeka
Kan
Anf M Landon
Charlottesville
United States
Landon
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Democratic Party
Autopsy Finds Pneumonia Caused Edith Plank Death
Edith Plank of Cedar Rapids died June 3 from pneumonia and a heart condition. Coroner Dr. B L Knight said he and two assistants performed the autopsy Friday night. No peritonitis was found. The body was disinterred Friday under a court order signed by District Judge C J Haas after County Attorney G K Thompson subpoenaed six witnesses and took statements.
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Cedar Rapids
Edith Plank
B. L. Knight
Knight
Miss Plank
C. J. Haas
G. K. Thompson
Paris Loss Triggers British Shift in Tactics
Editor Edward W Beattie Jr reports from France that Britain s expeditionary force must alter tactical plans after Paris abandonment yet keeps core operations. He notes refugees, fluid fronts, and British HQ readiness to fight on under changed conditions, amid U S hesitation and Reynaud Roosevelt questions. Continuous coverage hinted with reference to an open city plan.
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Edward W. Beattie, Jr
United Press
France
Beattie
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Paris
Seine
United States
Paul Reyed
Roosevelt
City Firemen Join In Gift To Camp Fund
Cedar Rapids city firemen led the list of Saturday's contributors to the Camp Good Health Fund with a $25 check. The group, Local No. 11, supports the camp since its start by the Public Health Nursing Association. Proceeds from the annual firemen's ball fund toys for the poor and support other civic welfare efforts.
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Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Temperature Soars Under Warm Cedar Rapids Sun
The summer sun heated Cedar Rapids as the day rose from 67 at 7 am to 78 at 9 30 am and 85 at 1 50 pm. The sky stayed cloudless and the high reached 82 on Friday from 2 30 to 4 pm, with a low of 71 by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
French Spirit Keeps Her Tired Soldiers Fighting
The Allied forces, led by Weygand, fight on through nine days of ceaseless combat as German forces press from both wings and threaten encirclement. Paris is increasingly endangered as the Maginot line fights back and Hitler plans for a potential invasion of Britain, aiming to seize England as the next grand objective.
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Meuse
Maginot
Saarbruecken
Paris
London
France
Weygand
Tragic Benton County Crash Claims One Life
Fred Planansky, 24, of Chicago, an employee of Proctor and Gamble, was killed when a westbound car veered off No. 30 west of Cedar Rapids. His wife suffered a slight head injury, the infant unharmed. Witnesses say the car rolled after leaving the pavement. Bob Krumm’s car struck the Planansky vehicle. Krumm was uninjured, but his sister Irene, 18, had minor injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Planansky
Chicago
Proctor and Gamble Company
Benton County
Jack Franklin
Planansky
Illinois
Bob Krumm
van Horne
Burrows
Krumm
Irene
Wallace Attacks German Regime Prussian Attitude Speech
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace denounces the German regime as Prussian in outlook in a speech to Bennington College graduates. He warns of invasion of the Western Hemisphere and Germany's plan to loot, subjugate, and channel world exports through its corporations.
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Bennington
INS
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Bennington College
Veblen
Europe
Dodgers Ready To Stay In League Says Baer
Arthur Baer notes Brooklyn Dodgers intend to stay, after signing Medwick. He recalls old ballpark days with Ping Bodie, praising Durocher and Medwick as a strong duo. The piece frames Brooklyn’s commitment and competitive outlook for the team.
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Baer
Army
Ping Bodie
Brooklyn
Medwick
Italian Troops Advance on Nice in Alpine Clash
BULLETIN Rome reports Italian forces crossed the border into French Alpine positions and push toward Nice on the Riviera. Allied warships shell the Italian coast, with casualties and two Allied destroyers lost in the bombardment. Calatafimi torpedo boat sinks one Allied destroyer off Genoa. Italian planes bomb Malta and Aden. Tangier seen as Franco involvement rises.
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Bulletin
Rome
Nice
French Riviera
Italy
Alpine- Riviera
High Command
Calatafimi
Genoa
Ttalian
Malta
Sicily
Aden
Suez Canal
Tangier
Straits
British
Gibraltar
Francisco Franco
Europe
Royal Air Force Fights Italian Raiders in Egypt
Cairo dispatch says Royal Air Force planes engaged Italian aircraft attacking a British base in Egypt on Saturday and officially drove them off after intense combat.
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Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Reds Granted Free Access To Lithuania
KAUNAS Lithuania Reds march into Kaunas and seize the capital as Soviet troops gain free access to Lithuania. An official communique states Lithuanians accepted the Soviet demand for the resignation of Premier Antanas Merkys. The move follows prior Soviet defense base permissions and ties Lithuania closer to the USSR.
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Reds
Lithuania
Kaunas
Red Army
Kovno
Vilna
Saulen
Ponienies
Rossicny
Moscow
Soviet Union
Antanas Merkys
Germany
Baltic Sea
Poland
Hungary
Kazys Skucas
Merkys
Baltic
Esthenia
Latvia
Spanish Steamer Margaretta Reported Torpedoed at Sea
The Spanish steamer Margaretta was torpedoed Saturday about 450 miles off Cape Finisterre by an unidentified submarine. The ship is not listed in Lloyd's register of shipping.
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Madrid
INS
Margaretta
Cape Finisterre
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Roosevelt replies to Reynaud on recognizing France and aiding resistance
President Roosevelt cabled Premier Reynaud that the United States will recognize only the legally constituted French government and will not commit to military action. He pledged steadily increasing American aid as long as Allied resistance continues, while noting that only Congress can authorize war. The message followed urgent talks with British and French ambassadors and outlined ongoing U S support and nonrecognition of any German‑imposed regime.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul Reynaud
United States
France
Congress
Bordeaux
Germany
Reynaud
Africa
House
Senate
White House
Lord Lothian
Count de St. Quentin
Lindbergh to Speak on NBC Radio at 7:15 PM
Col Charles A Lindbergh will deliver a 15 minute radio address over the NBC red network tonight starting at 7 15 p m The program will be heard on station WHO and the topic is Our Drift Toward War.
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
NBC Red
WHO
You’ll Get Results from Your Want Ad in The Sunday Gazette
A brief want ad pitch urging readers to place notices in The Sunday Gazette for maximum response with a reminder to dial 2-1121 before 8 o’clock tonight to telephone the ad for Sunday.
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Sunday Gazette
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