Poland war warning tightens as Nazis move toward Danzig
Poland warns any violence in Danzig would trigger war and vows countermeasures. Warsaw notes German troop buildup and arms shakedown near East Prussia while massing about 100,000 troops at Danzig and up to 1.3 million under arms along borders. Britain and Poland share view that an internal Danzig coup could widen conflict.
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Britain
Danzig
London
Berlin
Munich
Neville Chamberlain
Warsaw
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Germany
East Prussia
Pomorze
Poland to Face Choice Between War or Peace
London reports Britain has received word Adolf Hitler plans a July trip to Danzig to publicly demand Poland accept Nazi terms. The speech is seen as an ultimatum with three core demands: return of the Free City, a sovereign road across the Polish Corridor, and a 25 year non aggression pact plus port privileges. If rejected a Nazi coup in Danzig and European war risk are feared.
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INS
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Free City
London
Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Reich
Pomorze
Viscount Halifax
Italy
Britain
Fuehrer
Pendergast Taken To Prison Hospital
Boss Thomas J. Pendergast, a dominant Missouri Democratic figure, was taken to the federal penitentiary hospital at Leavenworth suffering from a heart ailment and high blood pressure. He was recently sentenced to 15 months for income tax evasion and his condition was described as serious.
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Leavenworth, Kas
INS
Thomas J. Pendergast
Missouri
Federal Penitentiary Hospital
Pendergast
Municipal Terms Begin Today Amid Statewide Power Shifts
The article notes July 1 as the changeover for 133 West Virginia municipalities after June 6 votes. Republicans regain control in Morgantown Princeton Barboursville Dunbar Richwood and Madison while Democrats win Logan county’s last Republican stronghold. In Smithfield Mayor C H Cozart and Recorder G O Toothman begin new four year terms. Toothman cites voter fear of conventions and incumbent retirement desires.
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West Virginia
Morgantown
Princeton
Barboursville
Dunbar
Richwood
Madison
Man
Logan County
Logan
Smithfield
C. H. Cozart
G. O. Toothman
Toothman
Britain Warnings Fail to Move Nazi Resolve
German officials said Britain’s warnings mattered little as Russia’s allyship to Hitler and aims to recover Danzig and connect East Prussia through the Polish corridor were reaffirmed. East Prussia troops were strengthened amid heightened maneuvers while Bremen prepared to launch the cruiser Luetzow as Hitler skipped a key ceremony. The Nazis clung to the view that Britain would hesitate to fight.
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Poland
East Prussia
Germany
Bremen
Luetzow
Hitler
England
Sec
Lord Halifax
Britain
Norway Enters Warplane Race
Neutral Norway joins a multi million dollar warplane program using American fighters after severing ties with axis nations. A secret commission will survey the U S market for equipment and may arrange local assembly, with 40 engines and about a dozen planes already priced at roughly one million dollars.
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New York
INS
Norway
Germany
Italy
America
Bernt Balchen
Atlantic
North Pole
Women relinquish control of Friendly town government
In Friendly, Ohio, the women council and Mayor Stella Eddy relinquish office at midnight. Incoming Mayor John Flesher faces a pig ordinance dispute and potential repeal as the men prepare to govern. Eddy vows to reorganize over two years ahead of the 1941 election.
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Friendly
Stella Eddy
John Flesher
Come
Ohio River
Chamet
Petticoat
Eddy
Josephine Cline
Flesher
Paul Smith
Smith
Treasury Deficit Is Reduced by Two Dollars
A farmer near Wi Miss contributed $2 to reduce the federal treasury deficit of 3.58 billion dollars on the last day of the fiscal year. He said he had received $2 more than due from the agricultural benefit fund and chose to return the excess.
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Treasury
Washington
Federal Treasury
Wi Miss
Dempsey Fights For His Biggest Purse Life
Jack Dempsey lies between life and death at Polyclinic hospital after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix with peritonitis. Doctors warn full crisis to emerge 72 hours after operation while his wife Hannah Williams stays by his side and friends relay updates.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Polyclinic Hospital
King
Manassa Mauler
Hannah Williams
Robert Emery Brennan
Jack
Alfred Lilienthal
Dempsey
Deadline Passed For Car Licenses 1939 40 Rush Ends
Last minute applicants flooded the capitol for automobile license plates as the midnight deadline passed with no extensions. More than 8 000 licenses issued on the final day and 185 000 private tags already issued this year, with totals nearing 235 000. Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson and registrar C J Powell noted the enormous flow and expected peak today.
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Capitol
Washington Street
Burr H. Simpson
C. J. Powell
Commission Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Trains Hits Auto Kill Two In St Albans
Two people were killed when the east bound C and O Sportsman train struck a car on the C street crossing in St Albans at 11 46 pm. The victims were Barney Russell 22 of St Albans and Gladys Church 19 of South Charleston. Both bodies were mangled and the car demolished. Bartlett's mortuary in St Albans received the remains.
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St. Albans
Gladys Church
South Charleston
C. & O. Sportsman
C” Street
Bartlett
Buckner Faces 37 Year Term In Mail Fraud Case
William P. Buckner Jr. was found guilty on all eight counts for using the mails to defraud holders of Philippine railroad bonds. The 31 year old playboy faces up to 37 years in prison and a $22,000 fine, with sentencing set for July 6. Gillespie also convicted and plans appeals. jury foreman Nelson said others were found not guilty on remaining counts.
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New York
INS
William P. Buckner Jr
Loretta Young
Henry W. Goddard
Playboy
Buckner
John Minton
William J. Gillespie
Asst
U. S
William Power Maloney
Gillespie
Washington
Congress
George N. Nelson
Felipe Buencamino
Nelson
John Stuart Hyde
C. Wesley Turner
Dream Murder Reenactment by Son in Hollywood
25 year old student Son Campbell McDonald reenacted the killing of his mother, former actress Margaret Campbell, showing how he struck her with a claw hammer in their Hollywood rooming house. He described washing his hands, wandering, then turning himself in after a patrol car ride from Santa Monica.
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Hollywood
Campbell McDonald
Margaret Campbell
Dalton Patton
McDonald
Dime Convicts Tennessee Burglar in Albany Trial
A Bristol Tennessee man, Gerald Neeley, was convicted in Albany of second degree burglary and petit larceny after testimony showed a dime from 1835 contained $19 stolen from Thomas J. Shealey. Neeley denied theft but evidence linked him to the money.
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N. Y
Gerald Neeley
Bristol
Tenn
Neeley
Thomas J. Shealey
Shealey
Neutrality Bill Passage Marks Major House Rebellion
The House passed the Bloom neutrality bill with the Vorys amendment 214 to 173 after a dramatic session. Administration allies split as New Deal Democrats joined Republicans to uphold the arms embargo on lethal weapons bound for belligerents. The measure now goes to a hostile Senate amid ongoing political turmoil.
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INS
Roosevelt
House
Vorys
Senate
Bankhead
Rayburn
Hull
Dunbar Regime Cleans House After Midnight Session
In a rapid transfer of power the new Dunbar mayor and Republican council appointed the police and fire chiefs and staff within minutes of taking office. Mayor Salisbury announced new police chief Howard L. Masters and fire chief Wilbur Luckadoo with patrolmen Backus Thomas and Fessie Ranson and fireman Carey Falkiner. Dana Thumm from Charleston was loaned to train the new Dunbar crew.
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New Republican Council
D. L. Salisbury
Salisbury
Melton M. Maloney
Howard L. Masters
Wilbur Luckadoo
Backus Thomas
Fessie Ranson
Carey Falkiner
Charleston Fire Department
Dana Thumm
Flower Queen Crowned by Gov Holt at Rhododendron Pageant
Ten thousand locals attended in Webster Springs as Margaret Louise Brabhan 18, of South Charleston, was crowned Queen Rhodora by Gov Holt at the high school field. She reigned as West Virginia University beauty queen and later joined a reception with the governor and her court. The event featured a pageant titled The Enchanted Pine.
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Webster Springs
Filibuster Kills Roosevelt Monetary Powers in Senate
A Senate filibuster ended Roosevelt's authority to devalue the dollar and run the foreign exchange stabilization fund, halting a vote on extending powers to June 30, 1940. The defeat, led by Republicans and conservative Democrats, also ends authority to buy foreign mined silver, with debate over domestic silver purchases remaining unsettled.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Signs Large Work Relief Bill Amid Congressional Clash
President Roosevelt, after a midnight signing, approved a $1.7556 billion work relief measure but denounced four provisions he says cause hardship for more than two million citizens. He criticized the theater program's elimination, 3.4 percent admin limits, 30 day layoff for long-term workers, and the cost of living wage plan. He warned the bill still assists millions in need.
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Washington
INS
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Congress
Legless New Jersey Girl to Become Bride
Teaneck New Jersey June 30 Jessie Simpson 20 year old model who lost both legs in a 1937 railroad accident announced engagement to James Stewart of Hackensack No wedding date set Jessie was a photographer's and artist's model before her accident later studied beautician courses and now runs a beauty shop
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Teaneck
N. J
INS
Jessie Simpson
James Stewart
Hackensack
Jessie
Roosevelt Signs Relief Bill Expands WPA Funding
President Roosevelt signed the relief bill authorizing 1.7556 billion dollars for WPA and related agencies for the new fiscal year, with the measure passing the Senate 321 to 23 and moving to the White House before the midnight deadline. The bill, drafted by a conference committee, faced opposition over amendments, local cost shares, and a proposed three-person WPA board, while funding included National Youth administration and Farm Security administration allocations.
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Senate
White House
Vandenberg
House
Garner
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
Roosevelt signs $1.19 billion farm bill amid budget plea
President Roosevelt signed a $1,194,498,633 agriculture appropriation bill in Washington on June 30. He warned that unless Congress adds funds to cover unbudgeted expenses, the agriculture department and farm credit administration could cease operations tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
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Agriculture Department
Farm Credit Administration
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