Willkie Boom Grows Stronger In Pennsylvania Delegation
At the 1940 Republican convention in Philadelphia a bloc of 14 Pennsylvania delegates pledged to Governor Arthur James signaled strong Willkie support. Frank J. Harris of Pittsburgh indicated 14 delegates who breakfasted with Willkie likely would swing after early ballots. Delegates crowded the hall as bands played and lights hung above, while Dewey and Taft supporters arrived early. Senator Bridges of New Hampshire and AM M. Landon received ovations as the gathering opened amid late arrival and a prayer service.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Philadelphia
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Hig Pennsyyvania
Arthur James
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Ohio
Frank J. Harris
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
James
Hie
Dewey
Landon
Bridges
New Hampshire
Kansas
John Hamilton
Harry Darby
Kansas City ‘Co
Himsel
AM M. Landon
Okla
Kansue
Hamilton
América
Albert Joseph McCartney
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Candidates All On Hand For Republican Nomination Fight
Philadelphia June 24 nearly a dozen candidates for the Republican presidential nomination gathered in the city, ignoring the old maxim that those who stay away can make more hay. Unlike former years, hopefuls pressed to win delegates, with Willkie among the leaders showing confidence as they vie for every possible support. Continued on page 4.
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D. Harold Oliver
Philadelphia
Willkie
Grafton invites guests to two tonight screenings
The Sentinel invites Harry Mouser of 241 West Boyd Street to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre showing of Virginia City with Errol Flynn and Miriam Homb and also a Dixie Theatre screening of Too Many with Jean and Arthur.
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The
Grafton: Sentinel
Harry Mouser
West Boyd Street
Virginia City
Errol Flynn
Miriam Homb
Strand Theatre
Jean, Arthur
Dixie Theatre
Double Taxes 70 Pay Costs of Rearming
A reader in June 24 column calculates federal tax increases due to lower exemption and added super tax, estimating his family’s annual bill rising from 27 to 49.70 dollars. He notes theater admission taxes and a planned tax on cinema and liquor purchases, with further details continued on page three.
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Sam
Congress
Treasury
Lodge Favors Selective Service Act To Build Army
Senator Lodge urges a compulsory selective service law as voluntary enlistments fail to reach full strength. He backs the emergency defense bill totaling 1.78 billion dollars to fund 95,000 more recruits, lifting the Army to 375,000 men. He notes corps areas lagged in May 16 to June 30 quotas, shifting remaining recruits to other zones.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
R.-Mass
U. S
Lodge
Willkie Leads West Virginia Delegates at Convention
An unofficial tally of West Virginia's 16 unpledged Republican convention votes shows eight for Willkie, five for Dewey, and three for Taft. Delegation members forecast 16 Willkie votes after early ballots, with Mrs. Cara Ebert of Parkersburg reappointed as national committeewoman at the convention.
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Philadelphia
West Virginia
Willkie
Dewey
Taft
Cara Ebert
Parkersburg
West Vir
De Gaulle To Carry On War In Free France
The Associated Press reports Charles De Gaulle, a former infantry colonel and now head of a London based French national committee with British support, will continue the war against Germany despite government concessions. He stands as a symbol of resistance and taller than most officers in the French army.
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Associated Press
France
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
London
Henri Philippe Petain
de Gaulle
Maxime
Many Cities Seek New Industries for Defense Program
Washington reports bids for new industries under the national defense program have flooded in from over 200 cities and towns, especially in the western industrial regions. Requests for airplane manufacturing plants are submitted daily and routed to the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce clearing house. Officials note many towns overestimate the likelihood of securing an airplane factory as companies explore future site options.
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Washington
National Defense Program
Allegheny Mountains
Poltces
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce Clearing House
Aeronautical Chamber
Itt
Munitions Plant Blast Kills Many in Romania
A Bucharest suburb depot explosion killed an undetermined number of soldiers. Officials limited details and newspapers were forbidden to report the incident.
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Romania
Bucharest
Nazis Ready for England Ahead of Final France Elimination
Berlin reports Germany clears the boards to focus on England amid armistice talks with France and Italy. France’s resistance is said to crumble, with rumors of 500,000 French prisoners captured in Alsace Lorraine and the fortress at Mutzig fallen. German air power targets transports as Rome Berlin axis shifts toward Britain.
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Berlin
Germany
England
France
Rome-Berlin
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Alsace-Lorraine
Mutzig
Strasbourg
France Faces Loss of Coast in Armistice Terms
London reports Adolf Hitler’s armistice terms would strip France of its coastline and defenses, forcing surrender of more than half the country to German occupation. France would demobilize armed forces, hand over arms, munitions, fleet and planes, and bear occupation costs.
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London
France
Germany
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Myron Taylor Goes to Rome for Vatican Operation
Florence dispatch reports Myron C. Taylor Roosevelt’s personal representative to the Vatican is to be taken to Rome for an operation. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Allen O. Whipple, who arrived with Mrs. Taylor. A blood transfusion was given to Taylor after arrival, and the party traveled by clipper to Lisbon then Rome.
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Florence
Italy
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Rome
Allen O. Whipple
New York
United States
Taylor
Recessed Congress Sets Record For Big Spending
Washington reports a record $14,539,970,627 budget for next year to operate the federal government and rearmament program. The sum covers all regular appropriations for the new fiscal year beginning July 1, disposed of before recess for the Republican convention. The total includes $5,082,210,000 in allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Duce's Troops Threaten To Smash French Line
Italian high command says forces push into France from Moné Blanc to the sea and threaten to break the French line. Italian submarines report sank an Allied submarine in the Tyrrhenian Sea as part of the same operation.
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Duce
Rome
France
Mone Blanc
Baskers
Tyrrhenian Sea
Italians Give Terms to Foes
Italian armistice delegates in Rome prepared to decide on terms after talks by telephone with Paris. Fasci st leaders said a final world term seemed likely this afternoon as Bordeaux officials relayed cabinet results to Rome.
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Rome
Jime
French Armistice Likely Late Today Amid War Shifts
France, stripped to a landlocked third and allied with Germany, faces a probable armistice as Paris and Bordeaux coordinate by telephone. Italian advances reach Mont Blanc. Germany seizes western coast ports, planning to depose a French buffer state in southern France. British officials say Bordeaux cannot be treated as a sovereign government, while Churchill aides eye French committees in London.
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France
Germany
Britain
Rome
Bordeaux
Mont Blanc
Mediterranean Sea
Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
Italy's Armistice Terms Under French Review
Bordeaux reports the French cabinet weighed Italy's armistice terms required to end fighting with Germany. Observers say negotiations may conclude today. Rome delegates were briefed by telephone after a morning session, with a second session beginning at 9:30 a.m. France continued to press for terms during the gesprekken at Villa Manzoni near Rome.
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Bordeaux
France
Italy
Germany
Rome
Villa Manzoni
Motor Vehicles To Prove Help For Preparedness
Charleston June 24 The West Virginia Motor Truck Association official carrier for the states preparedness program argues motor vehicles will strengthen roads and erase legislative barriers. The industry pledges cooperation if war comes and warns state rules may hinder inter state commerce and the ability to move new automobiles.
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Charleston
West Virginia Transporter
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
West Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Four Youngsters Drown Near McMechen Dam
Four boys from McMechen drowned when their rowboat neared dam 13 at McMechen as water rushed over the structure. A bystander saw one boy grab a wicket before drowning, with two other bodies recovered hours later and search continuing for the remaining two.
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Wheeling
McMechen
Samuel W. Goegelein
Melvin Craddock
Earl Poland
William Clark
Fort at L'Ecluse Attacked by German and Italian Forces
On June 24 Swiss frontier reporting Germans and Italians launched simultaneous attacks against the Alpine front. German pressure hit the L'Ecluse fort east of Belle garde where about 1,000 French troops held a border garrison. South of Bellegarde further assaults pressed French lines as Italians increased activity in the Grenobieres region.
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Chancy
L'Ecluse
Bellegarde
Bavoyan
Grenobie
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