Women Hear 5 Candidates For Governor
Kansas City women heard five Missouri gubernatorial hopefuls at a public meeting led by Mrs. George H. Gorton. Democrats McDaniel McReynolds Frankenhoff and Republicans Donnell Bottiger spoke on issues, with intraparty sparring noted and calls for honesty, efficiency, and Missouri labor in state projects. Not present were Frye Lambert and Runyon.
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Kansas City
Pendergast
City Hall
Missouri
George H. Gorton
United Campaign Committee
Lawrence McDaniel
St. Louis
Allen Reynolds
Carthage
Ford Frankenhoff
St. Joseph
Forrest C. Donnell
Webster Groves
Fred A. Bottiger
Allen McReynolds
Fred A. Bottger
Hits McDaniel
McReynolds
Frankenhoff
McDaniel
Great Public Utility Corporation of
Southwest
Labor Relations Board
Labor Board
Indiana
Bottger
WPA
Donnell
J. Grant Frye
Illmo
Claude L.lambert
Guy W. Runnion
American fatalities in Finnish passenger plane crash
An unidentified American and eight others died when a Finnish passenger plane from Tallinn exploded mid air and crashed into the Gulf of Finland. The eight other victims included two Finnish crew members, plus two French men, two Germans, two Swedes, and one Estonian aboard the flight.
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Helsinki
Tallinn
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Arkansas Farm Laborer Kills Wife and Parents in Tripple Murder
A 28 year old Arkansas farm laborer Ellis Greer killed his wife 21 and her parents Jim and Mrs Mahan then killed himself in a series of shootings three miles northeast of Corning. The killings followed by a short spree ending with Greer’s suicide as a posse closed in. The coroner’s jury ruled it a triple murder and death by own action amid domestic troubles. The Mahan family included six daughters and two sons. the Greers had no children.
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Corning
Ark
Here
I. R. Ruff
Ellis Greer
Jim Mahan
Clay County
Ruff
Greer
Calvin Mahan
Taylor Lake
Bill Belcher
Belcher
Justice of the Peace
Brant Bowers
Mahan
Greers
Cromwell Attacks Congress Over War Readiness
Cromwell, former U S minister to Canada and current Democratic Senate candidate from New Jersey, called members of Congress Trojan jackasses for misleading the public and delaying help to Allies. He accused Senate and House leaders of withholding information from Roosevelt and Hull and blamed them for U S unpreparedness.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James H. R. Cromwell
U. S
Canada
America
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Cromwell
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Hull
New Jersey
House
Horses Unknown to Teamsters Union
Seattle AP report notes the Teamsters could not provide drivers for three years of horses as workers admitted they knew nothing about handling teams. Monoxide gas concerns in a highway tunnel project led to hiring owners to operate the horse teams.
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Seattle
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Radio Use Surges as Car Radios Grow in U S
An estimated three hundred thousand automobile radios are in use across the United States, signaling rapid adoption of in-car audio equipment and reflecting expanding consumer demand for automotive entertainment solutions.
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United States
FDR Rejects Hitler Pledge Amid War Debate on Aircraft
Roosevelt faces press on Allied aid as Pepper urges government control of auto plants to boost warplane output. Senate debate centers on directing GM Ford Chrysler to build aircraft. Bush named head defense research group to speed military tech. Rivers and harbors funding requested for 40-foot Delaware channel as London appeals for planes and men.
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Capitol Hill
Pepper
D-Fla
United States
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Reynaud
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
National Defense Research Committee
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institution
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Fense
Delaware
Philadelphia
London
McNary
R-Ore
Senate
Six Year Old Child Dies From Rare Fever At Hospital
A six year old child died at a hospital from a rare fever after a brief illness. Doctors described two forms of the disease, noting the virulent type is often fatal if not caught early. Symptoms include high fever from 102 to 106, neck rigidity, muscle and joint pains, and a rash around the wrists ankles and abdomen.
Nazis Will Not Forget U S Aid to Allies, German Official Says
New Orleans June 14 AP Baron Edgar von Spiegel German consul for eight southern states and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands told a States reporter the German government will not forget that the United States gave material aid to Germany's enemies despite early German victory prospects He denied territorial ambitions in the Western Hemisphere and said Germany hoped to regain possessions in Africa and perhaps more. he cautioned about trade relations with the United States.
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New Orleans
France
United States
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
Ffor
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
von Spiegel
Germany
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Africa
Collapse of War Boom Hits American Farmers Again
Chicago June 14 The war boom collapse returns American farmers to the prewar economic base. Prices for major outputs are only modestly above last year yet well below peak levels set after Europe’s war began. Wheat corn oats and other staples show mixed gains versus August last year, while hogs and eggs slip.
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Chicago
Europe
Britain Moves to Arm France From America in War Push
Britain opens its war chest and orders immediate purchases of weapons and machine tools in the United States to outpace Nazi advances in France. Government sources say war funds are released for weeks, signaling a total economic blitz to supply old World War II era arms and equipment for the battle on the European continent.
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Americas
Nicolson
Leicester
Adolf Hitler
England
United States
Czecho- Slovakia
Britain
America
France
Flanders
Paris
Germany
Scandinavia
Low Countries
Two Thousand Odd Fellows to Attend Missouri Reunion
About 2,000 Odd Fellows from lodges in Missouri and Kansas are set to attend the Missouri state I O O F reunion Sunday at the lodge home near Liberty. George Starret of Columbia, past grand master and grand sire of the world grand lodge, will deliver the principal address. Walter Gordon of Jefferson City, grand master of Missouri, and Lucia Thomas, president of the Rebekah Sisters, also will speak.
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Liberty
Missouri
Kansas
George Starret
Columbia
Solons Vote to Postpone Finland Debt Payment
The House passed by voice vote legislation authorizing postponement of Finland’s semi annual 159,388 war debt. The measure goes to the White House after Senate approval earlier today.
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Finland
Washington
House
White House
Senate
One-Cent Income Tax Payment Is Expected
ST. LOUIS June 14 AP A one cent federal income tax payment is among those the internal revenue collector expects to receive before the deadline for second quarterly installments tomorrow midnight. Last March a man computed in total tax was four cents and elected to pay it quarterly.
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ST. Louis
Internal Revenue Collector
Three Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Cole County
Cole County Recorder Henry LePage issued licenses to three couples yesterday. The pairs include John Beisel and Helen Vankatis of St. Louis, Robert Wunderlich of Osage City and Hazel Aleene Turner of Shelbyville, and Clarence UpSchulte with Anna Hitz of Jefferson City.
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Cole County
Henry LePage
John Beisel
Helen Vankatis
St. Louis
Robert R. Wunderlich
Osage City
Hazel Aleene Turner
Shelbyville
Clarence C. Upschulte
Anna B. Hitz
Jefferson City
Nazis Claim Paris Fall Signals French Collapse on All Fronts
Nazi high command announced a third phase pursuit as Hitler proclaimed a three day holiday. Berlin crowds cheered while German troops moved toward Paris and Montmedy. Paris’s fall was hailed as the beginning of France’s general collapse with Reynaud’s appeal to Roosevelt deemed futile.
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Hitler
Berlin
Sedan
Montmedy
Paris
U. S
William C. Bullitt
France
Paul Reynaud
Roosevelt
Dienst Aus Deutschland
England
le Havre
Reynaud
Marne
Seine
Loire
Tours
Maginot Line
Saar Front
West Wall
Broad Rhine
Upper Rhine Valley
Nachtausgabe
Champs Elysees
Castle of Versailles
McNutt Defends Democracy in Flag Day Speech
Paul V. McNutt, Brazil remarks echoed in a Flag Day speech, denounced attacks on democracy by those unable to grasp its meaning. He warned against “rubbish of sterile ideas” and praised democracy’s liberating impact since ancient times.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
McNutt
Nazareth
Falrlee
Virginia Democrats Urge Speedy Aid to the Allies
ROANOKE June 14 AP Virginia Democrats urged swift moral and economic support for the Allies. The convention adopted a resolution calling the federal administration to unite the English speaking peoples and their Allies to maintain freedom culture and representative government.
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Roanoke
Virginia
United States
2000 Take Part in Flag Day Program
A flag day program gathers 2000 participants drawn by a pledge to honor the American flag as a symbol of sacrifice. The event emphasizes unity beyond race or creed and affirms devotion to heritage and freedom.
Red Cross Seeks 1500 From Community Fund Drive
A local fundraiser reports 1500 needed to reach the Red Cross goal. A projector and Mickey Mouse film drew attendees, charging two cents for reserved seats and one cent for general admission, bringing in 1.06 from the event. Mary Lou McKinney donated 25 cents plus her mother s five cents to buy ice cream, inspired by a poster of a sobbing child and war ruins.
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Red Cross
Mary Lou McKinney
Mary Lou
French Front Frays as Paris Faces Unrest and German Pressures
Reports describe desperate fighting near the Alpine fortress zones and potential Allied air reach to the Durance and Rhone valleys. Parachute troops are claimed in Piedmont and Liguria while Paris civilians recount a city in rare quiet as police maintain presence. The German push west of the Saar and toward Montmedy is noted as part of a broader turning operation.
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Alpine
Durance
Rhone
Switzerland
Piedmont
Liguria
Paris
France
High Command
Maginot Line
Saar River
Sarregue Mines
Montmedy
Granted Divorce From Actor Ricardo Cortez
Mrs Christine Conniff Lee Cortez described the actor as unaffectionate and indifferent as she obtained a divorce in Los Angeles. He married January 6, 1934 in Phoenix, and told her he wanted a room of his own and that he should have remained single. Cortez’s first wife was Alma Rubens.
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Los Angeles
Ricardo Cortez
Christine Conniff
Lee Cortez
Phoenix
Ariz
Cortez
Alma Rubens
Open Season for Black Bass Starts Today in Missouri
The open season for black bass starts today in all Missouri streams and lakes. The state conservation commission said signs point to a longer season than last year. Daily limit is eight with possession twelve. Missouri's squirrel season also opens June 15 with a daily limit of six and possession nine.
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Missouri
State Conservation Commission
Sinking Ship- Scotstoun Sinks After Torpedo Hit
The British armed merchant cruiser Scotstoun, mortally wounded by a torpedo, sank today while guns remained manned in water. Two officers and four seamen died. survivors believed they hit the submarine. Other vessels and aerial actions across Europe, Africa, and the Near East accompanied the day's fighting.
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Associated Press
London
Scotstoun
Caledonia
Britain
Rawalpindi
Deutschland
Carinthia
Europe
Africa
Near East
Germany
Italy
Cairo
Lu Ya
Tobruk
Libya
Royal Air Force
Seine
Rouen
Maginot Line
Mental tests urged to remove dangerous drivers
Dr Lowell S Selling reported traffic offenders in Detroit show just enough sense to operate a vehicle. He said combined physical and cognitive tests, including reaction time and color vision, plus a full history, could determine driving competence and cancel licenses of those with below normal intelligence.
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New York
American Medical Association
Lowell S. Selling
Detroit
Mich
Recorder's Court
Ciifp
Selling
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Louis Renault
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A. Brandenberger Drug Co
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Social
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Knotty Pine
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Moerschel’s
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