Navy to Launch Recruit Plans Friday for Naval Reserve
President Roosevelt announced a voluntary program to train 5 000 young officers annually for the naval reserve. Applicants 19 to 26, unmarried, with two years of college, will enroll at naval stations for a month at sea then enter a three month shore course to become ensigns in the volunteer reserve. Initial cruises aboard the USS Wyoming and USS Minois will run through January 1941 with rail fare paid.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Naval Reserve
U.S. S. Wyoming
U.S. S. Minois
New York
Students Sail One Month Cruise With Provisions
Students on a one month cruise will not receive pay but will get food lodging uniforms books and equipment.
Negotiations With Ford On Airplane Engines Collapse
Washington AP reports that Henry Ford refused to manufacture engines for Great Britain, halting plans for mass production of Rolls Royce motors by Ford Motor Co. The National Defense Commission said cooperation will be pursued elsewhere. Ford previously agreed to build 3,000 engines for the United States and 6,000 for Britain, but now limits production to U.S. defense needs. Ford confirmed in Detroit that he would not contract with the Anglo French purchasing commission.
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Great Britain
Justice Department
Roosevelt
United States
Washington
Henry Ford
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Ford
Rolls Royce Motors
Ford Motor Company
National Defense Advisory Commission
Commission
Ford Company
Congress
Defense Commission
Knudsen
Detroit
Citizens Return to Paris as German Advance Presses On
Paris residents trudge back into the city as German troops push south through France. The exodus is gradual with civilians bicycle or on foot, carrying little, while authorities prepare a census. Paris police see leadership changes with Roger Langeron removed and Director Marchand taking acting charge.
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Paris
Berlin
France
Seine
Roger Langeron
Paris Police
Director Marchand
Akron Tire Strike Ends In Settlement
John R. Steelman announced that a strike by 1 300 General Tire and Rubber workers in Akron Ohio has been settled. Monsignor Francis J Haas acted as mediator during two weeks of talks with the United Rubber Workers of America.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
U. S. Conciliation Service
General Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Francis J. Haas
United Rubber Workers of America
Refugees recount sinking of Italian submarine
Refugees arriving in Gibraltar described an encounter with a submarine, apparently Italian, as their ship’s gunner fired a direct hit. They said the sub went under, apparently in difficulty, after the hit was scored.
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Gibraltar
France
Radio Schedule Highlights Broadcaster Lineup and Programs
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WMT WSUI WHO WGN KFJB KOJB and others for Wednesday evening and night. Entries include news hours telecasts sports, orchestras, dramas, game broadcasts, concerts and choir shows with times and stations noted.
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Len Bernie
WOI
WGN
WSUI
WHO
Hollywood Playhouse
KFJB
KPJB
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Salvation Army Band
Billy
Fred Allen
Blue Barron
Leonard Keller
Glenn Miller
Raymond Gram &Wine
Kay Kyser
Koliore
Kfjb—Bible School Chorus
Waterloo-Madison
WGON
Dance Orch
Freddie Martin
Sleepy Hall
Xavier Chat
Johnny McGee
Orch
Charlie Baum
Ewarl Hines
Jimmy Lunceford
Chuck Foster
Pahil Harris
Veterans' Forum
Woody Herman
Jan Garber
Wnews
Jan Savitt
Wmt—Varirts
Ralph Ginsburger
Rhsthin
Light of the World
Keib—Rheihm
Street Forum
Voice of Town
Johns Duffs
Carson Robison
Buckaroo Kiub
Hoover Speech Rejects Totalitarianism and New Deal excess
Herbert Hoover warns at the Republican National Convention against long deficits, centralized planning, and a third Roosevelt term. He argues the nation must defend liberty, democracy, and a nonintervention foreign policy while resisting tyranny at home and abroad.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
America
If Man Is A Human Soul The War We Fight For Liberty
A speech urges Americans to defend the New Deal and uphold inalienable rights. It declares the war as a sacred, global test and calls Republicans to fight for liberty and the trusted government of mankind.
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America
Iowa Man Sentenced for False Pretenses in Benton County
George W. Hall 46 of Lexington Ky pleaded guilty before District Judge L. J. Kirkland to obtaining money under false pretenses. He was sentenced to one year in Benton county jail with nine months suspended after luring victims with car breakdown scams and pawning watches. Victims included James Herring at Belle Plaine and others in Sigourney and Washington. Hall was arrested May 21 in Marshalltown after investigators traced his automobile and found a box of worthless watches.
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Winton
George W. Hall
Lexington
Benton County
L. J Kirkland
Trall
Marshalltown
Jack Franklin
Hall
James Herring
Belle Plaine
Herring
Sigourney
Washington
Iowa
Behold The Bridegroom: Holt Publishes Christ Biography
A Eugene Holt of Council Bluffs Iowa has released Behold The Bridegroom the first volume in a new life of Christ The book reflects seven years of work and presents God creating man as the bride of His Son The author says the world is a training ground for the bride with Christ coming 1800 years ago to woo her and the current era as the engagement time Soon he will return for the wedding and even the devil is a permitted rival for the bride's hand
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Council Bluffs
A. Eugene Holt
Christ
Spain Holds Keys to Seizing Gibraltar Claim
Madrid based Alcazar suggests Spain could capture Gibraltar noting the fortress relies on Spain for water and food. It argues Gibraltar’s strategic value has faded and a prolonged siege would overwhelm the rock while Britain could not defend it.
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Madrid
Alcazar
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Spain
Charles Moran
Africa
Moroccan
Germany to Buy Hungary's Yearly Produce Surplus
Berlin reports Germany will purchase Hungary's entire year's fruit and vegetable surplus for more than 86 million marks. The agreement was announced Tuesday by German authorities and involves a large purchase of farm produce to stock German markets.
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Berlin
Germany
Hungary
Dress On Fire In Window Sparks Citywide Response
A woman's dress on a mannequin in a downtown Chicago store window caught fire attracting crowds and fire apparatus from across the city. The blaze was quickly extinguished. Investigators blame crossed electric wires for the incident.
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Chicago
INS
Chinese capital bombed fifteenth time by Japanese
Five waves of Japanese bombers visited Szechuen province Tuesday and 63 planes bombed this provisional Chinese capital for the fifteenth time since spring. Western areas suffered bombs but with sparse population, causing little damage and few casualties.
Britain expands trade blacklist with 350 new names
London reports Britain added more than 350 traders from neutral nations to its blacklist making it illegal for Britons to engage with them. About 180 new names appear in the board of trade order expanding the list.
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London
Britain
Board of Trade
Wartime blacklist targets Italian and enemy firms worldwide
The board announced that additional measures would follow to attack and destroy Italian and other enemy interests as Italy entered the war. The blacklist already includes nearly 1,500 enemy firms.
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Italy
Say French To Form New Line In South
An unnamed source on Tuesday said a new French line would form from North Africa through Egypt and Palestine to Syria to resist Germany and Italy. The mobile army trained in Syria by General Weygand would become the core of the resistance in the colonies under Weygand’s successor General Mittelhauser. French colonies were fortifying and arming for a long siege.
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Jerusalem
Une
North
Africa
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Germany
Italy
Maxine Weygand
Weygand
Eugene Mittelhauser
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