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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1941

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Japanese Sit Tight Balance Scales of War

Tokyo reports a delicate imperial position as government leaders hold new conferences amid Germany’s invasion of Russia. A government spokesman suggested action may be delayed about two weeks while Emperor Hirohito and top officials consult. Matsuoka met Konoye and the German ambassador in a wide briefing.

Tokyo INS Germany Russia Hirohito Yosuke Matsuoke Imperial Palace Matsuoka Fumimaro Konoye Berlin New York CBS Japan Netherlands East Indies

Russians Bomb Finnish Ports In Renewed War Threat

Helsinki reports Soviet air bombardments on Finnish ports and ships as Germany’s rise prompts renewed hostilities. The Finnish government declares self defense orders AR 18 to 59 into service, air raid preparations underway while fronts quiet for now.

Helsinki Finland Germany Soviet Russia Russia Hitler

Germanys War on Soviet Union Signals Global Conflict

Washington notes Germanys full scale invasion of the Soviet Union as proof of Reichs world conquest aims while Britain seeks relief. Churchill pledges aid to the USSR as Roosevelt balances for Britain and defenses. Officials say U.S. aid to Russia will be limited, focus remains on Britain and home defenses, with parliamentary and diplomatic maneuvering under way.

Washington INS Germany Russia Hitler Finland Rumania Arctic Black Sea

Harrison Dies in Capital Senate Leader Pat Harrison 59

Pat Harrison senate president pro tempore and finance chair died in Emergency hospital at 6 35 a m after an intestinal operation. The Mississippi Democrat, a powerful 30 year figure in Congress, left a wife Mary Edwina McInnis and three children. Roosevelt led tributes as colleagues mourned, with family seeking a simple funeral and the body to lie in state.

Washington Pat Harrison Senate Congress Harrison Sterling Ruffin Velcea Mary Edwina McInnis Leakesville Miss Pat Bethesda Col Irvin Miller Nashville

Turks Declare State of Siege Amid War Tensions

Ankara proclaims a national state of siege as Ismet Inonu heads to Istanbul for an emergency cabinet session. German ambassador von Papen reports to Suktu Saracoglu about the Nazi advance into Russia, while Turkish leaders offer no official stance.

Ankara Supe INS Turkey Ismet Inonu Istanbul Franz von Papen Suktu Saracoglu Russia Germany New York NBC Saracogin

Ford Contract Ratified at Michigan State Fair Grounds

About 12,000 Ford Motor Company workers at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum voted to ratify the company’s first CIO UAW contract by an estimated five to one. The agreement covers roughly 84,000 workers at the Rouge and Lincoln plants, with potential extension to about 50,000 more Ford employees nationwide.

Detroit Ford Molor Company Michigan State Fair Grounds Coliseum Ford Company Ford Rouge Lincoln Ford

Loar Defeats Chenoweth To Win City Golf Title

Jimmy Loar, 23, former Michigan golfer now with E I DuPont, defeated defending champ Chenoweth by one up after 3 holes in the tenth annual city championship at Meadow Brook. Chenoweth led early but two late putts slipped by as Loar finished under par while Chenoweth finished over par.

Loar Chenoweth City duPont Employe Long John Chenoweth Meadow Brook Golf Club Linder Jimmy Loar Klugwond Charleston University of Michigan E. I. duPont de’ Nemours Company

Navy Moves to End San Francisco Shipyard Strike

The U S navy will seek an immediate settlement of the San Francisco bay shipyard strike hampering more than half a billion dollars in defense shipbuilding. Rear Admiral John W Greenslade says further talks will be held tomorrow with all parties as force may be used if necessary.

San Francisco INS U. S. Navy San Francisco Bay Navy Harvey Brown AFL Machinists Union Twelfth Naval District Greenslade AFL CIO East Bay Roosevelt Senate Defense Investigating Committee AFL Machinists International Executive Committee Admiral Greenslade

Roosevelt Reaches U S After Global War Mission

Capt James Roosevelt U S Marine Corps arrives at LaGuardia after a two month 80000 mile round the world survey as a military observer. He brings urgent Near East and African battle front reports and plans to fly to Washington to present his findings to Maj Gen Thomas Holcomb and Admiral Harold Stark.

New York INS James Roosevelt U. S. Marine Corps Near Middle East la Guardia Field U. S London Sig Roosevelt Washington Thomas Holcomb Marine Corps Harold Stark Naval Operations

Reds mobilize 5 million for Soviet defense on 2,500 mile front

Moscow dispatch reports 14 military districts ordered general mobilization, summoning upwards of five million men under Marshal Timoshenko. Soviet forces claimed to hold the German panzer legions along a 2,500 mile front from the Baltic to the Black Sea with 65 German planes shot down in the first day. Blackouts and anti aircraft batteries spread through western Russia as Molotov appeals for unity amid the invasion.

Moscow INS Soviet Russia Red Army Adolf Hitler Baltic Black Sea Devac Kaivar Sgoznoy Tehanovile Aien Russia Semyen Timoshenko Sone

War Bulletins From Helsinki And Berlin On War Fronts

War bulletins report Finnish reports of German striking power against Soviet Russia with heavy bombings and limited air resistance. Berlin notes Romanian German front fighting spreads from Bacovina to the Black Sea. NBC quotes a London radio saying Red Army evacuates a 50 mile wide strip along the German Russian frontier in Poland. London Daily Please Turn to Page 7.

Berlin Romanian- Gernan Front Bacovina Black Sea DNB Bucharest New York Russia Red Army Poland London NBC Berne Switzerland

Britain Pledges Help To Soviet Amid War Calls

Prime Minister Churchill in a worldwide radio address pledged Britain will aid Soviet Russia against Germany and urged the United States and Allies to follow suit. He warned Hitler and his allies, including Finland and Romania, would be brought to justice, and promised intensified night and day bombing of Germany. Churchill said American base aid, especially heavy bombers, would swing the balance within six months.

Germany Mediterranean U. S England Winston Churchill Britain Soviet Union Russia London INS Soviet Russia Wachs Xenbanu Manama Finlane Rumahia Hitler Churchill Ivan Wmaisky Anthony Eden Foreign Office Bui Joseph Stalin British Isles Great Britain

Italy Declares War on Soviet Union in World War II

Rome announces declaration of war on the Soviet Union following Germany. Observers expect symbolic Italian air presence on the Russian front. belligerent contact likely at sea as Italy may align to block the Dardanelles' western entrance. Page 5, column 3.

Rome Ialy Soviet Union Germany Britain U. S Italy Musquini Laly Russia Dardanelles

RAF Hammers At Reich Bases For 12th Night

London reports German raid on the city as RAF claims 30 German planes shot down. Nightly cross channel assaults continue on invasion ports with raids on Southampton and attacks on air fields in Scotland and the Midlands. Berlin claims some damage but updates emphasize British air offensive and ongoing raids on Boulogne Calais bases.

London INS British Air Ministry RAF Britain Southampton English Channel Boulogne-Calais Germany France Russia Juftwafier Berlin Scotland English Midlands Reich Isle

Shaw Says Germany Hasn't Dog's Chance

London dispatch quotes George Bernard Shaw on the German invasion of Russia saying Germany has no chance against Stalin with Hitler misplaying the war. He notes the folly of Hitler and predicts Russia will prevail, expressing astonishment at others doubting Stalin.

Shaw Germany London George Berard Shaw Russia America Hitler Stalin Gertary

Navy Pays Final Tribute To 33 Men Trapped in O-9

Portsmouth New Hampshire June 22 1939 INS memorial services were held at the spot where the O 3 submarine sank for 33 sailors killed in the disaster. Secretary of the Navy Knox spoke from the Triton deck praising sacrifices and a nation built on such men. About 1000 sailors from 24 vessels watched as flowers were cast onto the water. The ceremony began at 5 35 p m and Sun sank beyond the horizon.

Navy Portsmouth N. H INS Knox Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox Triton

Germans Pour Into Soviet Front Across 2500 Mile War

Berlin reports the German army advancing across a vast front into Soviet Russia with heavy air strikes on Red airports. Finnish and Romanian offensives flank the push as Berlin predicts key battles to be decided within two weeks. German forces penetrate East Prussia and Poland's Bug river, while Russia fights back with artillery and infantry. Luftwaffe raids extend to Lithuania Latvia and Estonia as a Baltic Sea clash looms.

Russia Russian Poland Berlin U. S. SR Germany East Prussia Bug River Poland Ukraine Bessarabia Bukovina Red Air Corps Supreme Command Luftwaffe England Moscow Napoleon Leningrad Michael Lithuania Latvia Estonia Ventspils Windau Baltitic Gol

Lightning Blows Struck by Nazis Blitz Across Europe

Berlin reports on the first day of the German blitz against the Soviet front from Finland to Romania. Eyewitnesses describe rapid infantry thrusts and Luftwaffe strikes destroying air ports, transport facilities, and Red Army supplies, as German command remains silent.

Berlin INS Geremany Finland Rumania Luftwaffe Lithuania Poland Bessarabia Russia Soviet

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Willie. Willis By Robert Quilico U.S Communist Party White Horse State Departments State Department Sumner Welles Welles Cordell Hull Lord Halifax Constantin Ourmansky Hans Thomsen Capitol Hill Sen George D.-Ga Senate Foreign Relations Committee Pepper D.-Fls Sen. Harrison Inonu Roosevelt Reaches Chi Tttler Molotov Panzers Uusi Suomi London Daily Arehill Branda Hitler East Army of the East SAS Reich Air Force
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