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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
1
New York report outlines grim conditions for prisoners of war in German camps during the blitzkrieg era. Detainees face overcrowded quarters, limited fuel, vermin, and brutal forced labor in marshes, quarries, and farms, with sick care neglected and guards often absent.
The piece recounts World War I prisoner of war abuses and displacement. About 600,000 POWs were registered in September 1917, but neutral inspection found only 2,400 at Limbur camp, unequally dispersed in detachments or working near battle lines. Reprisals and denial of home communication intensified suffering. some British captives worked behind German lines and faced death. An April agreement limited POWs within 30 kilometers of firing lines, yet breaches occurred. American prisoners were pressured toward Rastatt camps near the Rhine to facilitate aid committees under Swiss proximity.
France defends with novel defensive warfare that captivates American planners and challenges German blitzkrieg ideas. The Weygand lines reveal lessons on tank and air power, guiding future U S mechanized units and force structure for coordinated defense and mobilization.
Honolulu June 12 The United States fleet orders a prolonged stay in Hawaii for three weeks of gunnery practice tactical maneuvers and communications drills. The ships recently departed Pearl Harbor and will then return, with plans to remain in Hawaiian waters mid July or longer as training completes. Army Air Corps reports 400 cadets needed every six weeks for the late September 1960 class traveling cadet program and entry exams will tour corps areas to enroll candidates.
Advice for young actors on training and entering radio and stage careers. Emphasizes learning acting basics at universities with theater and radio programs, understanding radio industry structure, and pursuing auditions. Notes shifts from stock to small theaters and the importance of market knowledge and proper material selection. Next: Civil Service Opportunities.
A listing authorized by Una newspaper enumerates candidates for county judge assessor collector county attorney county clerk sheriff county commissioner justice of the peace and precinct contenders. The notice states fees for listing and notes a publication date Saturday July 27 1968 along with a regular election notice run.
Washington on June 12 reports mounting bipartisan sentiment to stay in session during the war. Leaders note a tentative adjournment date around June 22, while President Roosevelt says Congress may finish main business in 1 to 2 weeks. Democratic delegates from Virginia and Oklahoma oppose quitting early. Ramspeck and Woodrum push for stand by status or a short recess.
More than 600 Italo-Canadians from Vancouver and district Italian groups met here to pledge unswerving loyalty to Canada and the empire at the time of Italy's declaration of war.
In Jerusalem on June 120 Palestine guards against war escalation as Italy's possible entry into the conflict looms. Military and civil authorities, anticipating Mussolini's decision to join Hitler, have coordinated with the British Middle East command at Cairo and French forces in Syria to ready defenses and civil measures.
Jacques Chingonner, court painter to King Charles VI, designed our modern pack of playing cards. He altered the earlier ld style of cards, Tar ots. After completing the work he reportedly went insane.
London reports show British merchant shipping losses totaling 18 015 tons for the week with 24 000 tons lost during the Dunkirk evacuation. Admiralty lists 11 ships and 4 746 tons for Britain, 17 013 tons for Allied ships, and 92a tons for neutral ships, noting 23 000 vessels conveyed by June 5 under hazardous conditions.
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler telegraphed King Victor Emmanuel III that Germany will triumph this July and victory will defend freedom of nations against England and France. The dispatch emphasizes providence guiding Germany in battle and resistance to its enemies. Modern auto tires cost rubber per pound and exclude tires.
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