Russia Pleads Allies for Open Second Front This Year
London dispatch reports Soviet appeal to United States and Britain to launch a second front in Europe within the year. Moscow cites improved allied balance of power, German failures, and strengthened Soviet rear with new factories, urging timely action to avert costly victory delays.
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Russia
Europe
London
United States
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Soviet
Africa
Red Army
Soviet Union
Weather passouri: scattered storms Tuesday afternoon into night
Weather forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms on Tuesday afternoon and early Tuesday night with warm conditions. Highs near 90 and lows around 71. River stages show rises and falls across several stations including Jefferson City and St. Louis, with Lake of the Ozarks at a full reservoir level.
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Passouri
Joseph Sitteleashina
Kansas City
Chillicothe
Boonville
Mann
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
St. Charles
Lake of the Ozarks
British Bombers Strike Anew at Nazi Industry
British Lancasters raided Friedrichshafen and the Zeppelin works in a round trip of about 1000 miles to target the radio location factory and Luftschiffbau plant. The air ministry said heavy damage hit the main buildings and that German industry suffered greater devastation than in any prior wartime moment.
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London
Germany
Friedrichshafen
Air Ministry
Reich
Luftschiffbau
Bomib
Ruhr
Soldiers to Help in Rehabilitation Work Washington Flood Cleanup Plan
Plan approved by Union County farmers and a War Department rep to deploy 150 soldiers at Labadie and 150 at Berger for about thirty days starting June 28. They will bring tents and equipment to assist in debris removal, fence repair, and other flood cleanup tasks.
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Washington, Mo
Labadie
Berger
Union
War Department
Coal Strike Bogs Down Steel Production
Washington June 21 The third general coal strike forces steel mills to curtail schedules as President Roosevelt may intervene. Ickes and Lewis discussed a possible government role but any agreement must follow the War Labor Board directive, with Ickes in control if noncompliance continues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Ickes
John. L. ‘Lewis
United Mine
Ackes
Lewis
UMW
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Ly Morse
Morse
Taxes to receive licenses ordinance passed by council
City council at a special meeting approved an ordinance barring issuance of any license or permit until the applicant paid all personal taxes merchants tax and poll tax for 1942 with dog and bicycle licenses exempt. Four council members and the chief of police reported arrests records and proposed forms system and a standing two member committee to meet with police.
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Washington, Mo
Rin
Inter
Stolen Car Recovered by Jefferson City Police
Jefferson City police last night recovered a car stolen from Mrs. Walter Weaver of 4990 Botanical Avenue in St. Louis. The vehicle was abandoned in the 500 block East High Street several days ago and was later identified as stolen after checks with St. Louis authorities.
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Jefferson City
Walter Weaver
Botanical Avenue
St. Louis
East High Street
Ickes Announces Freeze on Coal Transit Sees 3 Million Tons
Washington June 23 AP report outlines a War Production Board action freezing 3,000,000 tons of coal in transit. The directive limits shipments of bituminous coal with more than ten days’ supply unless rail freight agents obtain emergency fuel aid. Ickes exempted coal from mines where production has halted or pending resumption.
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Washington
War Production Board
WEB
Elect 7 New Teachers for Public Schools
Seven teachers were named and several others transferred after a Board of Education meeting. Irene Clark moves from West second grade to a mathematics position at Simonsen. Emma Strother shifts from Park first to Park second grade. Ruth Johnson changes from social studies to mathematics. Mrs. Boyd Weise fills the West and Park kindergarten openings. Florence B Groves of Kansas City will teach English at Simonsen. Margaret Knoop Versailles will teach mathematics in elementary grades. Theodosia Bryant is elected to teach music and second grade at Washington. Elizabeth Jordan replaces Marie Damel as first grade at Washington. Damel’s resignation was accepted. Dr Wade Fowler, superintendent. Continued on page 2.
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Irene" Clark
West
Simonsen
Emma Strother
Park
Park School
Ruth Johnson
Boyd, Weise
Park Schools
Ka’ City
Sima
Margaret
Knoop Versailles
Theodosia Bryant
Washington
Elizabeth Jordan
Marie
Damel
Wade Fowler
Missouri River Flood Reaches 28.15 Stage Across Central Missouri
The Missouri River crest flooded central Missouri, from Jefferson City to Kansas City, submerging farms and roads. Levees failed at Boonville, McBane, Overton, Brunswick, and Marion, blocking Highway 63 north of the capital and forcing evacuations. Prison Farm No. 2 in Callaway County flooded as livestock and convicts were moved to safety. State guardsmen aided efforts as authorities anticipate continued rising waters.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Boonville
McBane
Overton
Brunswick
Marion
Veteran River
Callaway
Columbia
Fulton
Riley Reelected Leader of Missouri Auto Dealers
Don F. Riley was reelected head of the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association at a Governor Hotel meeting in St. Louis. Officers elected include Eli Riley as president N S ONeill vice president J A Schlecht executive secretary G M Berry treasurer. The previous slate was reelected and a Post War Planning Committee was formed led by W J Rasmussen with eighteen directors attending.
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Don. Eli Riley
Missouri Automobile Dealers’ Association
Governor Hotel
N.S. O'Neill
Ity
J. A. Schlecht
St. Louis
G. M. Berry
W. J. Rasmussen
Senate Hopes for Early Adjournment on July Fourth
The state senate, amid adjournment fever, rushed final passage of appropriation bills. Senator William Quinn urged House leadership to recall members, aiming to end the siege by July 4. Speaker Howard Elliott and only a handful of House members remained in the capital as civil code revision bills moved through, and a bill to allow hiring of physically handicapped workers via a second injury fund was sent to the governor.
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State Senate
Sen
WM. Quinn
DY Maywood
House
General Assembly
Howard “Elliott
St Louis
Senate
Deaths from disease among U S war prisoners in Japan
Messages from Japan reported by the War Department confirm 300 American soldiers died of disease in Japanese prison camps since the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Malaria diphtheria dysentery and pneumonia were the main causes. Four Missourians are named among the victims, all prisoners in the Philippine Islands or the Asiatic theater, including Pvt Clarence E Beard and Staff Sgt William R Connor.
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Washington
International Red Cross
Japan
Bafaan
Corregidor
War Department
Clarence E. Beard
H. W. Beard
North 6Th St
St. Joseph
William R. Connor
Kansas City Stock Yards
Kansas City
Guy F. White
John E.white
Milo
Philippine Islands
Edward DeKoch
Edena DeKoch
Lemay
Mukden
Federal Troops Quell Detroit Riots After Deadly Clashs
Detroit faced a deadly riot with 23 killed and 700 injured as federal troops moved in under President Roosevelt and War Secretary Stimson. A pitched battle at a Negro apartment hotel marked the night’s bloodiest moment, with 200 police firing and troops using 30 army vehicles to restore order. The death toll included 46 Black victims and three whites while a city curfew was largely ignored. Governor Keily and Mayor Jeffries said conditions improved late tonight as troops patrolled the streets.
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Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Iite
Cadillac
Harry F. Keily
Edward Jeffries
Negro Leader Blames Axis Propaganda for Outbreak
Walter White of the NAACP urged President Roosevelt in a telegram to curb Axis propaganda that sparked race riots in Detroit. He warned such deliberate provocation hinders war effort and morale and calls for presidential intervention to halt further attacks against minorities during wartime.
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Roosevelt
McClellan push to free flood road aid funds
Senate subcommittee approved a plan to let flood hit states repair roads without matching funds. The amendment would use unallocated highway money on deposit with the Public Roads Administration for immediate use, enabling states to qualify for additional federal grants to cover flood damage. Missouri listed among states with secondary roads funds on deposit.
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Washington
Senate Post Offices
McClellan
D-Ark
Public Roads Administration
McCleland
Missouri
Bike Rider Crashes After Ignoring Stop Sign
Wiley Roark of 1311 St Marys Blvd was injured when his bicycle collided with a car at Washington and McCarty streets last night. He said he failed to heed a stop sign. He sustained injured knees and elbows in the crash, the second such incident reported recently.
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Wiley Roark
St. Mary’s Bivd
Washington and
McCarty Streets
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