Rebels Enter Begona and Besiege Bilbao City
Insurgent forces reported entry into Begona northeast of Bilbao and occupation of its outskirts as they encircle the Basque capital. They claim 100 artillery guns and over 150 warplanes bombarded the Basque region, with 5,000+ prisoners taken. Madrid reports focus on food controls and frontline pressure near Madrid and across nearby fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendaye
Begona
Bilbao
Nervion
Jines
Santander
Fidel Davila
Basque
Franco
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Jarama
Tagus
Casa de Campo
Manzanares River
Storms Bring Heavy Rain and Fires to Oklahoma Wheat
Torrential rains and electrical storms sweep across Oklahoma heavy with dowpours delaying the wheat harvest. An electrical storm near Oklahoma City caused gas vent flames 20 feet high from at least 15 oil wells, but the gas supply was shut off without damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Similarities Noted Between Bilbao Drive and Ethiopia Campaign
An editor’s note compares the insurgent push toward Bilbao with Italy’s 1936 Ethiopian march. The piece details terrain, mountain tactics, gradual gains, and the potential fate of Franco’s authoritarian regime as both campaigns maneuver through rugged high country and fortified towns amid heavy losses and slow progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Neil
Bilbao
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Vitoria
Spain
Mailj
Francisco Franco
Laval
Jeanette MacDonald Wedding Stirs Hollywood Crowd
Hollywood reporters mill around as Jeanette MacDonald’s reported wedding plans spark traffic and security concerns. Police prepare 160 officers and the studio controls access while more than 10 000 fans are anticipated near the church on a busy boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seress
Hollywood
Stark Considers Bills Passed by Assembly
Stark weighs bills passed by the Assembly as appointments linger in the governor's offices. chatter about political personnel grows among state officials and interested groups. A steel framework for buildings and bridges is rising with electric arc welds, lacking rivets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Assembly
State House
Murder Suspect Believed To Have Been Found Sane
Lit tle Rock hospital authorities indicated today they deemed Lester Brockelhurst sane when preparing to return him to Lonoke county where he is charged with the hitchhike killing of Victor A. Gates, a Little Rock landowner. Brockelhurst’s attorneys yesterday entered a plea of innocence by reason of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonoke, Ark
Little Rock
Lester Brockelhurst
Lonoke County
Victor A. Gates
Brockelhurst
Galesburg
Walls Collapse Injures Couple in Kansas City Store
In Kansas City two story brick walls collapsed at a paint store injuring a man and his wife, customers in the shop. Two store employees escaped uninjured and the Thomas couple were treated and released from hospital after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
S. A. Thomas
Civilian Army On Patrol Duty In Steel Town
Tension rose in Johnstown as Mayor Shields mobilized 250 vigilantes and planned 500 deputies to patrol streets while a citizen committee threatened to arm and drive out invaders. Bethlehem workers guarded homes against night terror as a 7 state strike escalated with 100,000 out of work and CIO actions amid Steel strike turmoil. Measures spanned Detroit, Columbus, Ambridge, Warren, Monroe, and Charleston as UMW and U.S. steel plants faced shutdowns and picketing intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
Roosevelt
Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Citizens’ Committee
George H. Earle
Bethlehem Steel
CIO
John L. Lewis’ Cio
Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile, Workers of America
Washington,d. C
General Motors
Cleveland
Bay City
Mich
United Mine Workers
Bethlehem, Republic and
Youngstown
M. W
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Ambridge
A. F. of L
Ohio Republic Steel
Ashtabula‘Niles
Pennsylvania Railroad
Warren
Republic
Monroe
Daniel Knaggs
Newton ‘Steal
Homer ‘Martin
General
Lynn Adams
Big Cambria
CIG
Truce Averts Downfall of Blum Cabinet in Paris
In Paris the Blum cabinet faces a crisis over full powers to cope with France’s finances. Auriol defends a decree plan while Communists oppose expanding taxes and utilities rates. The bill passed Finance Committee but with a split vote signaling fragile support for the government’s six week emergency measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Blum
Auriol
Auroil
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Aremier
Flandin
Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
France
People’s Front
Russia
People's Front
Vincent Auriol
Chamber Finance Committee
Chamberlain Warns Of Disarmament by Only One Power
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain warned at the imperial conference that disarmament by a single power invites disaster amid global tension. The gathering endorsed empire unity, urged defense policy choice by member parliaments, and defended a large rearmament program as peacekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
London
Neville Chamberlain
George VI
Great Britain
Joseph A. Lyons
Australia
League of Nations
Rivers Leave Banks Damaging Crops Near Nevada
The Drywood and Marmaton rivers overflowed their banks near Nevada Missouri causing serious crop damage tonight. In unrelated notes, the astronomer Purbach produced the first printed almanac which appeared in 1450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Purbach
Rep Connery Dies Leading Labor Figure in Congress
Washington June 15 AP report notes Rep Connery dies leaving a void in the House Labor Committee. Mary Norton of New Jersey emerges as potential successor, matching Connery in seniority and Irish heritage while Perkins remains as a key labor official. A side item cites solar energy reaching Earth at about one part in 1.98 quintillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connery
Lynn
Mass
Montreal College
Holy Cross College
Worchester
George M. Cohan
Massachusetts
Marie Manseau
Washington
House Labor Committee
William P. Conney
Mary T
Norton
New Jersey
Labor Committee
Perkins
Labor Department
Earth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Detour
Ill
Leonard Andrus
Jeanette MacDonald
K. C
Steel Town
Merica
Midwest Auto Stores
TOLIN
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
U. S
New Orleans
Rep. Connery
House
Tex
Marie Terese
James A. Farley
Jefferson
Jefferson City
United States
Capital City Water CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!