U S May Arm Merchant Ships Friction With Germany Grows
Allied and German dispatches frame a widening clash as the United States considers arming merchant ships while German forces claim gains near Leningrad and pressure on Budyonny's Ukraine armies intensifies. The front lines show fierce combat, with British air action and Soviet reports of heavy casualties, captives, and strategic targets across the Eastern Front.
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U. S
Germany
Associated Press
Red
Leningrad
Semeon Budyonny
Ukraine
Ss. Red Star
Red Star
Kiev
Air Ministry
London
Raf Aghter
Fussia
Xiev
Adolf Hitler
Tvo
Berlin
Gulf of Finland
Svir River
Onega
Ladoga
Great Britain
Finland
Helsinki
Marshal Budyonny
S. A. Lozovsky
Donets
Kharkov
Rostov
Russia
Caucasus
U.S. G.R
DNB
S. S
Lundby
Maritime Commission
Iceland
Washington
United States
Inea Telephoto
Houston Suffered Major Hurricane Damage In Texas City
Houston endured a full force hurricane with three dead and millions in damage. Electric power loss, flooding, and destroyed storefronts followed a surprise strike before the storm moved toward Louisiana. Police and guardsmen patrolled, refugees sought shelter, and damage totals included $50000 in police estimates and notable losses in rice crops.
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Houston
Tex
Louisiana
Texas
Natchitoches
Shreveport
Weather Bureau
Broad Main
Texas Defense
F. Marx
Ellington Field
Galveston
City Coliseum
City Auditorium
Olympiad Athletic Stadium
Ray Ashworth
Windsors Tour Miami Sparks Royal Welcome
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in Miami for a 24 hour stay and luncheon with President Roosevelt, serving as goodwill ambassadors for Britain. Crowds greet them as Edward, governor of the Bahamas, arrives from Nassau and tours Coral Gables, RAF cadets, and University of Miami navigation students.
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Ree
Duke
Wally
Miami
Fla
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Washington
Roosevelt
Bakeman
Postmasters Gather For District Instruction Session
More than 36 postmasters from cities near Huron attended the district postmasters school of instruction at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. The session began at 1 30 PM and was led by M J Ryan postal inspector from St Paul with discussions on submitting problems and topics.
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Huron
Marvin Hughitt
M. J. Ryan
St. Paul
Bulgaria Denies War Plans and Mobilization
Bulgarian interior minister Peter Gabrovsky told foreign correspondents that Bulgaria has no intent to enter the war against Soviet Russia or break with Moscow. He denied mobilization or martial law and said the situation is calm with no government pressure from any quarter.
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Bulgaria
Peter Gabrovsky
Sofia
Russia
Moscow
Gabrovsky
Germany
Aoere Bayebeck
Nazi drive on Murmansk fails second attempt
Moscow reports Red Star says a second German attempt to capture Murmansk, Russia’s ice free Arctic port, was completely repulsed.
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Murmansk
Arctic
Moscow
Russia
Red Star
Leaders Confer on Establishment of Defense Project
WPA administrators and recreation directors from seven midwestern states opened a three day regional conference in St Paul to discuss a new 5 million dollar defense project. The plan aims to train 3000 WPA recreation leaders for about 350 defense areas including the Twin Cities. Helen Bundy presided as regional supervisor. Topics included setting up training centers. States involved were Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Nebraska Kansas and Iowa.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
The
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Cowgirl Alice Greenough Wins Annulment of Arizona Marriage
Alice Greenough former world champion cowgirl and Red Lodge native won an annulment of her marriage to Pete Kerscher a Blackfoot Idaho rancher and rodeo performer. She had called the Phoenix Arizona ceremony on Feb 17 1940 a joke.
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Billings
Mont
Alice Greenough
Riding Greenough
Red Lodge
Pete Kerscher
Blackfoot
Idaho
Phoenix
Ariz
Wickard Urges Food Production for War Effort
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard urged American farmers to boost food output to aid Britain and sustain U S war needs. He advocated possible Selective Service deferments for farm workers and noted the goal of record production amid defense pressures and migration of workers from farms to defense jobs. He warned costs rise but urged Americans to value abundant domestic supply.
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New York
Wickard
England
Hitler
United States
Wick
Tte
America
Spirit Of Revolt In France Faces Allied Dilemma
War Today discusses growing French resistance to Vichy rule and the risk it poses for Britain and the Allies. General Charles de Gaulle in London organizes a free French government to counter possible collapse of the Vichy regime amid looming German pressure.
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Ashington
Frank B. Bureh
Akron
Ohio
France
Britain
Dewitt MacKenzie
Lion May
Charles Be Gaulle
London
Barby
Vichy
Drastic Action To Halt Axis Raiders Debated
White House study moves toward arming U S merchant ships and altering the neutrality act to defend the hemisphere. Roosevelt signaled a decision next week with support from Senator Austin while Tobey warned of evasion of neutrality rules.
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Washington
United States
Aris
White House
Roosevelt
Austin
Vermont
Legislative
Tobey
New Hampshire
Panama
North Atlantic
Cape Farewell
Green
State Department
Iceland
Pink Star
Mr. Hoovevelt
Knox
Ben Washington
Indian Problem Tackled At Parley
Officials from Washington and South Dakota meet at Sylvan Lake Hotel to address the 1887 Indian Allotment Act. Conference aims to simplify fractional holdings caused by inheritance with voluntary readjustment and eventual submission to Commissioner John Collier for Indian approval.
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Custer
Washington
South Dakota
Sylvan Lake Hotel
James Stewart
Land Division
The
Indian Office
John Collier
United States Indian
Collier
Indian Department
Tndians
Rancher Norman Cridland Killed in Tractor Accident
Funeral services were held for rancher Norman Cridland 41 at Camp Crook after a tractor accident Sunday on his homestead. Cridland was moving dirt for a new dam when the machine toppled and crushed him. He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Crook
Norman Cridland
Cridland
Stour
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