Knox urges US to aid Allies without sending troops
Col Frank Knox, Chicago Tribune publisher and 1936 GOP nominee, urged supplying Britain and France with planes ships and pilots while avoiding American ground troops. He warned a German victory threatens US security and warned of potential aggression from Mexico if Europe collapses.
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Col. Knox
U. S
Chicago
Frank Knox
United States
France
Great Gore
Chicago Tribune
Knox
Plattsburgs
America
United States Army
Britain
Europe
Health tonic promises new strength and weight gain
An old advertisement touts a tonic to improve appetite, digestion, and skin glow. It targets underweight individuals, claims to restore health and happiness, and urges asking for a larger economical size at drug stores.
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Onic
Woman given six months probation for blackout breach and Nazi salute
Cecilia Daykin, 24, was placed on six months probation in Birmingham after shouting Heil Hitler and inciting a crowd during blackout enforcement. She told police a German invasion would occur soon and pledged support, prompting a tense courtroom clash as guards restrained her.
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Birmingham
England
Hitler
Cecilia Daykin
Screenings and film lineups with World War II defense remarks
The notice lists film showings at Center, Broadhurst, Paramount, and Rialto with titles and feature times. It also records a public address by a speaker urging national defense and praising sea and air power as essential to future Western security.
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Panama
Canal
Havana Citizens Demand Street Repairs
Havana residents press city officials to repair failing streets and potholes across the capital. Citizens organized a demonstration to highlight deteriorating road conditions and request timely action from the municipal government.
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Havana
Argentina Protests Sinking of the Uruguay
Argentine embassy circles said ambassador Olivera made oral representations to the German foreign office over the sinking of the Argentine freighter Uruguay. Buenos Aires had announced May 29 the ship was torpedoed off the Spanish coast, allegedly by a German submarine. Embassy sources kept details confidential but noted the representations had not been rejected.
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Berlin
Circels
Ricardo Olivera
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Olivera
Foreign Office
Maxwell Remains Seriously Ill After Stroke
Raleigh dispatch reports Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell still seriously ill at home with no change in condition over 24 hours. Doctors say he has not worsened and may be slightly better. The governor candidate race went to J. M. Broughton. Brazil purchased 112400 dollars worth of U S electric refrigerators in a recent month.
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Raleigh
Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
W. B. Dewar
Brazil
United States
Irish Republicans Stage Riot at Cork Barracks
In Cork Ireland Free State on June 6 about 200 Irish Republican Army suspects rioted in the barracks. Shouting Heil Hitler they set shirts afire and tossed them from windows. Police reinforcements and soldiers charged crowds outside the prison amid the din.
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Cork
Irish Free State
Irish Republican Army
Baracks
Sheriff Office Burglary Steals 7.60 In Rocky Mount
In Rocky Mount on June 6 a thief forced the sheriff’s office door while Deputy P. H. Johnson was away for a bite to eat and stole seven dollars sixty cents from the desk.
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Rocky Mount
P. H., Johnson
Sheriffs’ Office
Guilford County Realty Transfers Records
Guilford County real estate transfers show several lot and property deeds in High Point Moorehead Bruce and Gilmer townships. Purchasers include William A. Kelly C R Barnes Mamie Stamey Phil Walker Deeb Gabriel Henry Reynolds J P Hamel Charles H Deligny B J Webster E W Oliver Julia Holden Nettie Webster O L Peeden A J Keene Elsie B Lee and A B Carruthers.
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High Point
William A. Kelly
C. R. Barnes
North Drive
Mamie
Stamey
Phil Walker
Rogers and Clayton
Morehead Township
Deeb Gabriel
Henry Reynolds
Dick Street
J. P. Hamel
Charles H Deligny
Lindhurst
J. B. Webster
E. W. Oliver
Bellemeade Avenue
Julia M. Holden
Nettie M. Webster
Bruce Township
O. L. Peeden
A. J. Keene
Joe Long
Gilmer Township
Elsie B. Lee
A. B. Carruthers
Lee
Allies Charged With Atrocities By Nazi Radio
Berlin reports 72 Germans and others including Italians Russians and Belgians were allegedly cruely murdered behind Allied lines in connection with the western offensive. The Danish engineer Paul Winter’s statement and body discoveries are cited as proof. The Belgian leader Leon Degrelle probably shot at Lille and a Dutch Nazi leader’s brother was murdered in France. Eire imposes hat import quotas.
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Berlin
Europe
Paul Winter
Leon Degrelle
Lille
Anton Adrian Mussert
France
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