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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
7
New York June 28 Dora Wendell Willkie urges a national women’s front to mobilize for wartime production and aid to the Allies. She says women should organize, write to congress, and prepare for demands while avoiding propaganda and stoic public appearances.
Kansas candidate Fred M Landon declares satisfaction with the Republican nomination for president. He notes no jockeying within the party and emphasizes unity. The article also mentions a separate item about a crime and a public service contract for a Colorado school.
At a rousing gathering in Washington the Oregon crowd loudly backed Choice McNary for the vice presidential nomination beside Willkie. The convention shifted to debate as McNary appeared ready to accept while Missouri’s Dewey Short faced a rival bid. Willkie finally arrived amid a storm, was escorted to the platform, and the crowd hailed him and Mrs. Willkie as the nominees were introduced.
Senator McNary, a popular Oregon Republican, said his plan is to remain in the Senate while campaigning for re election. He noted he would resign if the president called him for national service but hopes to stay on the job and continue leading the party. The interview also touched on his long tenure since 1918 and his continued influence in Washington. APRICE REPORT: Agricultural market service notes prices for farmers’ products in local markets fell three points since May, the best level since the European war began.
June 28 report from Calcago describes Nour Williart Davis confronting a man, a revolver seized from his pocket, marking the first use of a new police method in weapon cases. In San Francisco a Pacific coast shipping strike looms as a major labor issue, with a breakthrough headline anticipated by the 82d Steward association.
In Buenos Aires on June 28 a well informed source says Wartagen chiefs seek deals in Argentina and neighboring nations. The approach aims to weaken Germany by cutting Argentina and Uruguay from distant military cooperation with the United States and other South American partners.
Rowell New Mexico June 28 AP one of the neat open auction wool sales in the south west concluded today with the disposal of about 1,500,000 pounds of wool. The top price paid was 32 1 2 cents a pound for the Meknigat clip. Other clips sold from 22 to 28 cents.
A storied case from Peiping describes Frederick Gnite Jr unable to breathe normally due to infantile paralysis. Doctors say only a miracle could restore his power to breath, while the patient remains in a hospital setting amid broader wartime and political mentions.
United States and allied ships faced renewed threats as torpedoings were reported off the southern Irish coast. The freighter Edgehill, later identified as Cremar under the Oremar registry, was attacked near 500 miles southwest of Ireland, with conflicting records about its identity and registry amid wartime changes.
Philadelphia June 28. Wendell L Willkie Republican nominee for president has stressed aims to stimulate trade, avoid war, and keep U S defenses strong. He argues industrial unity under national strength, opposing entanglement yet backing arms sales to allies. May reflect years of selective isolation and global trade calls.
An American president of Hank for International Batliaments reports a new world outlook aimed at better wartime information flow. The document, issued from a tourist hotel in a small Alpine village, outlines postwar strategies, neutrality concerns, and a call for readiness amid troop movements near Swine.
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