U S Gunboats Line Yangtze Ahead of Japan Drive
U S gunboats and British vessels move toward Hankow as Japan presses a Yangtze River advance. Admiral Yarnell says ships protect Americans and will be sent anywhere needed. Anking falls to Japanese, with forces pushing toward Hukow. naval shells and riverine troops support to threaten the upper Yangtze.
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United States
Japan
Yangtze
Masayuki Tani
China
Ping
Kuhu
Hazkow
Kiukiang
Barry E. Yarneilt
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Frank P. Lockhart
Shanghai
Lockhart
Yarnell
Kiu- Kinog
Kuling
Fangize
Nanking
Sa Anking
Anhwei Province
Hukow
Rebels Open Way For Valencia Drive
Span ish insurgents announced the occupation of Castellon De La Plana and its port Grao opening a coastal plain for an offensive on Valencia. Valencia 40 miles away on the Mediterranean coast. Capture of Grao gave insurgents their first seapport on the east coast as they drove a wedge through government Spain.
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Hendaye
France
Castellon de la Plana
Grao
Valencia
Mediterranean
Grau
Spain
Vinarez
Barcelona
Plexse
George Beller Dies in Hospital in Charleston
George Beller, 83, longtime fraternal figure and former cafe operator known as Uncle George, died in a Charleston hospital from pneumonia. He grew up in Malden, moved to Charleston, joined Bel ler brothers in cigar making, then ran Beller's Place cafe until prohibition. Surviving is his brother Joseph. Burial at Mount Olivet after funeral at Sacred Heart.
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George Beller
Charleston
Uncle George
Owen and Barth
Sacred Heart Church
Mount Olivet
Joseph Beller
Kanawha
Malden
Joseph
Andrew
William Beller
Beller Brothers
Alderson
St. Alberto Hotel
Charles
Ture
First Lady Sorry Doctor Is Puzzled
June 12 INS report says Dr A J Bimsinger received a White House letter on White Manse stationery claiming Mrs Franklin Delano Roosevelt cannot vacation at Rig singer home due to earlier engagements. Lolita Kissinger, 11, clarified she invited Mrs Roosevelt, lamenting she cannot come.
Surgeon Forgets To Remove Forceps In Abdominal Operation
Kansas City reports Mrs J F Cornett 28 recovered from an appendicitis operation but still had internal pains after seven inch forceps were removed from her abdomen. X ray had shown the forgotten instrument after she complained of severe pains following a prior procedure three years earlier.
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Kansas City
J. F. Cornett
Martin Ousts UAW Rebels Purge top officers of union
Washington dispatch reports Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers suspending most state officers after two years of factional strife. Richard F. Frankensteen Ed Hall Wyndham Mortimer Walter Wells and George F Addes were ousted and accused of seeking to overthrow board decisions. They are to face a “just and fair trial” by the international executive board at an emergency meeting.
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Washington
INS
I. O
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Richard F. Frankensteen
Ed Hall
Wyndham Mortimer
Walter Wells
George F. Addes
Martin
International Executive Board
Funds Sought for Mental Disease Research
From Ban Francisco Dr Foster Kennedy urges redirecting part of the funds spent on custodial care of the insane to scientific research on causes and cures of mental disorders. He cites the need for public money and brains to identify the “unknown God” behind insanity. He notes the convention remarks by Luce and Putnam.
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Ban Francisco
INS
Foster Kennedy
Cornell University
International
Kennedy
Jence
Henry A. Luce
Detroit
Z. J. Putnam
Boston
Dr. Kennedy
Ana
Judge Assails Grand Jury Cliques In Kanawha County
Judge D Jackson Savage condemned juror cliques that hinder indictments and urged the June grand jury to expose corruption. He criticized liquor sale practices by officials and called for actions against a football book numbers racket, reporting a $1300 two day profit from 600 baseball books sold. Frank Thomas named foreman with listed jurors.
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Kanawha County
D. Jackson Savage
Snd
Sam
Anginor
Rerenuy
Polick
Save Age
Charleston
Frank Thomas
Walter Piette
James Gay
T. A. Seales
J. H. Cain
A. R. Shepherd
John Bryant
Amos Vorholt
Charles Selke
C. C. Fisher
Albert Midkiff
R. K. Wotts
J. C. Fielding
U. S. Jarrett
E. Youell Woodrum
Fred Morris
Virginia to Get Border Bandits
Three armed robbery suspects chased across Virginia and West Virginia border counties will be extradited to Virginia for prosecution. Lacy Damron, 24, Russell Burns, 21, and Vesta McCoy, 25, face charges in Virginia and federal authorities. Burns waived extradition. McCoy refused and Virginia papers will be sought at the August term of the Tazewell circuit court.
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West Virginia
Lacy Damron
Russell Burns
Vesta McCoy
Burns
McCoy
Hylton
Tazewell
Hositalatien
Kennedy Sees Chamberlain On War Debt
American Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy met with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain for 45 minutes to discuss Britain's defaulted war debt. Kennedy will report to President Roosevelt during a nine day U S visit after sailing on the Queen Mary. Britain cites inability to pay now and hopes a future reconsideration of the debt will be possible.
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London
INS
Joseph P. Kennedy
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
U. S
Roosevelt
Kennedy
New York
Party Nearing Wrecked Plane Above Yosemite Peak
A party of more than 50 people on horseback and skis, led by miner Collier, nears Buena Vista peak to reach a wrecked TWA airliner found yesterday near the summit. Eight bodies lie among the snow and brush as rescue plans face slow progress due to altitude and depth.
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Yosemite
Calif
Buena Vista_peak
TWA
Collier
T v
Col- Ver
San Francisco
Winslow
Ariz
Sierra
Nevada
Swimming Ban On Kanawha And Elk Rivers In Charleston
Police Chief W A Tully announced a ban on swimming in the Kanawha and Elk rivers within Charleston effective today after talks with the mayor and health commissioner. He cited rising drownings and health risks including typhoid and tetanus from upstream pollution, and said police will enforce the order with arrests.
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Kanawha
Elk
Jeat
Charleston
W. A. Tully
Tully
Theer
Congress Approves Spend-Lend Measure Near Adjournment
The 75th Congress moves toward final passage of a 3.753 billion dollar spend-lend bill aimed at boosting the economy. A rail relief delay shifts contentious railway issues to the next session. A wage-hour compromise and farm and administrative additions shape the last days of the session as unions and leaders weigh the final votes.
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Washington
White House
Sen. Barkley
D. Ky
Sen. Wheeler
DS Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
House
REC
Billy Union
Senate-House Conference Committee
Four Drowned At NYA Camp
Four National Youth Administration workers drowned when their small boat capsized on the swollen Little Kanawha river at Grantsville. The eight youths aboard included Claude McCune, Gracy Allett, John Bowers, and Cecil Truman, all in their early twenties. four others survived with Kenneth Johnson among the rescued.
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Grantsville
Kanawha
National Youth Administration
Claude McCune
Nicot
Gracy Allett
Millstone
John Bowers
Big Bend
Cecil Truman
Oka
Kenneth Johnson
Sudeten Showdown Near Prague in Autonomy Talks
In Czechoslovakia debate over minority autonomy intensifies as Eduard Benes returns to Prague to attend talks on Konrad Henlein's Sudeten German party. The cabinet ponders constitutional questions while prospects for concrete proposals remain unclear amid weekend local elections.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Konrad Henlein
People’s Party
Court to Restudy Two Decisions
The supreme court yesterday agreed to rehear two major rulings. It will reexamine a 1993 law that let cities levy fees for services like fire protection street lighting garbage collection sanitation and street cleaning. It will also review a $45000 heritage claim by Wilson E Arnold's natural children.
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Supreme Court
Wilson E. Arnold
Chicago to Buy Crime Detection Laboratory
Chicago plans to purchase the internationally famous crime detection laboratory at Northwestern University to move into the downtown police station, occupying a full floor. Mayor Edward Kelly announced the plan awaiting city council approval, with a price of 25,800 and transfers of skilled workers to the city payroll.
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Chicago
INL
Northwestern Universlty
Edward Kelly
Punicipal
Tiny Camera Photographs Inside of Human Stomach
In San Francisco on June 12 the miniature camera designed by Dr Felix Cunha was shown at the American Medical Association congress. Small enough to swallow it photographs the stomach interior through a periscope arrangement. The device lacks a lens and uses eight pin holes to capture eight simultaneous pictures on a circular film.
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San Francisco
Felix Cunha
Red Cross Plans Permanent Home in Charleston
Red Cross will have a permanent Charleston home for the first time, with a building planned at Querier and Duffy streets. The Jet was purchased for 15009, and 8000 had been advanced from national headquarters for construction. Chairman John T. Mor and officers were nominated by the committee, noting the chapter's disaster relief work in Florida, Ohio, and statewide efforts over years.
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Charleston
Red Cross
Kanawha Hotel
Quer
C. Doherty, Jr
Cross
Wod
Inkion's
Furan
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Anking
Ayatam
Apan
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Willie Willis
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Mother Quillen
England
French Riviera
Chateau de la Cree
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Mrs. Roosevelt
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Auto Workers
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Davidshore
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