Spy plot charges spurred by German case cited by AP
U S awaits possible international repercussions after 18 indicted in a federal probe of a plot to steal American defense secrets. Indictments name two German war ministry officers and 16 others, with four in custody and the rest in Germany. A Seversky plant theft and a code book theft are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cordell Hull
Washington
Dartmouth College
Hull
United States
Lamar Hardy
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
Leon G. Turreu
Fpedral Bureau of Investigation
Hardy
Flaat
Seversky
Farmingdale
Long Island
Army
Navy
Eufers
Seversky Plant
Ropa
U. S. Army
Federal raid nets 88 Wilkes residents on liquor charges
Federal officers arrested 88 Wilkes county residents today for liquor law violations. Most hailed from Winday Gap Dellaplane and Roaring River. A federal investigator staged the raids after months of county work. Nine Roaring River men were tricked into delivering a truckload of liquor for seizure.
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North Wilkesboro
Wilkes County
Winday Gap
Dellaplane
Roaring River 8
Roaring River
Defending Champion Poole Opens With Win in Junior Golf
Greensboro June 21 Ra leigh defending champion Poole Jr. won his first round match at Sedgefield in the Cidelina Junior golf tournament beating Frank Garrett High Point 4 to 2. Ansel Snow High Point defeated David Meredith Guilford College 2 and 1.
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Greensboro
Eeys Poole
D Jr
Raleigh
Sedgefield
Frank Garrett
High Point
Anse! Snow
David Meredith
Guilford College
Duke PR Director Warns Modern Businessman Faces Depression
Henry R. Duire of Duke University told the North Carolina Merchants Association that rapid change and constant scientific development create depressions in business. He said the modern businessman must move quickly to keep up or fall behind.
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Rock
N. C
Henry R. Duire
Duke University
North Carolina Merchants Association Today
Jacobs Denied Reinstatement for Louis Fight Corner
The New York State Athletic Commission refused Joe Jacobs's application for reinstatement as a second, barring him from working in Max Schmeling's corner tomorrow night for the heavyweight title defense against Joe Louis in New York.
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Joe Jacobs
New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Max Schmel
Joe Louis
Loyals and Rebels Clash Over Valencian Hills
Government militiamen and insurgent veterans battled for three miles of hills along the eastern Spanish coast near Hendaye. A government hold could delay Franco’s road to Valencia while fortifications near Sagunto were prepared. Fierce combat and shifting positions marked three days of fighting.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Jose Miaja
Franco
Sagunto
Onda
Villarreal
Seco
German Press Justifies Anti Jewish Acts as Self Defense
Berlin reports show leading Nazi outlets defend anti Jewish persecutions as self defense against Jews swamping Berlin 140000 Jews in the city. Observers note foreign Jews abroad face eased property rules while new influx mischaracterized as smugglers and criminals.
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Berlin
Ministry of Economy
United States
Beobachter
Woman Recovers From Snake Bite By Faith Alone
Hammond Louisiana June 21 Mrs Joe Rushing 56 was bitten by a cottonmouth moccasin during Holiness Church of God rites at the Louisiana convention. She refused medical help and prayed with sect members, and two weeks later she recovered and returned home to Crystal Springs Mississippi.
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Hammond
Joe Rushing
Crystal Springs
Miss
Louisiana
Holiness
Church of God
Hague Refuses Public Statement in Free Speech Trial
Newark June 21 1944 Mayor Frank Hague testifies in a federal court free speech case opposing Judge William Clark who blocks Hague from making a public statement about Morris L Ernst CIO and ACLU counsel. Hague charges Ernst with communism and seeks to reveal records but is denied.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
William Clark
Morris L. Ernst
CIO
American Civil Liberties Union
Hague
Democratic National Committee
Clark
Ernst
ACLU
Sleeper From Milwaukee Train Wreck Recovered After Flood
Mud and silt hamper searchers at Custer Creek as they raise a tourist sleeper from the Milwaukee railroad crash site. Thirty-one dead so far include twelve more victims identified. two unidentified women pulled from the wreck last night.
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Miles City
Mont
Custer Creek
Milwaukee Railroad
FDR Receives One Million for Disease Fight
Basil O Connor and Keith Morgan presented President Roosevelt with a one million dollar check from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to fund a nationwide drive. The gift, partly from the January 30 birthd balls and the march of dimes effort, supports the campaign at the White House.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Roosevelt
Basil O'Connor
New York
Keith Morgan
White House
Washington Man Killed in Wreck Near Washington
W Alfred Simmons 36 of Washington NC died in an early automobile crash on the Williamston highway near Washington. His car struck a bridge abutment while he was alone. His widow and a small child survive. Funeral tomorrow in Washington with interment in Greenville.
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Greenville
N. C
W. Alfred Simmons
Washington, N. C
Washington
Williamston
Simmons
Suspect foul play in wreck near Cobb County
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peek Jr. were found beside a wrecked car at a railroad cut in Austell Georgia. Police say the rope around Mrs. Peek’s neck and a head injury suggest foul play with possible pre crash wounding. A nearby youth heard cars about 1 am then a crash.
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Austell
Atlanta
Here
Cobb County
Ed Peek
Peek
J. W. Robertson
Highway Patrol
Hull Seeks Program to Humanize Warfare
Secretary of State Hull is developing a plan to humanize warfare with the aim of stopping aerial bombings of civilians. Officials say details are not ready and no diplomatic talks have begun. Davis of the American Red Cross suggested neutral hospital zones and immunity zones for women and children in attacked cities.
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Washington
Hull
State Department
London
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Davis
U S Press Attacks Attitude Toward Maxie Schmeling Fight
In Berlin Der Angriff condemns the American press for unsportsmanlike conduct ahead of the Schmeling Louis title bout. The Goebbels organ accuses U S papers of baiting, ridiculing Schmeling, and turning the fight into a racial and political issue with falsehoods.
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Berlin
der Angriff
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
United States
Schmeling
Germany
New York
Goebbels
Barrows Wins Maine Nomination in Landslide Showdown
Governor Lewis O. Barrows defeats insurgent Roy L. Fernald in statewide GOP primary to secure nomination for a second term. He faces former Gov. Louis J. Brann in September as Maine’s election moves forward. Barrows leads with 70,112 votes to Fernald’s 23,528 across 598 of 629 precincts.
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Portland
Lewis O. Barrows
Maine
Barrows
Roy L. Fernald
Winterport
Louis J. Brann
Brann
U. S
James C. Oliver
South Portland
Clyde H. Smith
Skowhegan
Ralph O. Brewster
Brewster
Harold B. Emery
Limington
F. Harold Dubord
Waterville
Melvin P. Roberts
Fort Fairfield
Roberts
Govpage Barrow
Fernald
Highway bids opened for 14 projects in Raleigh
The highway and public works commission opened bids for 14 projects totaling about 1 018 000 dollars. The session occurred in Raleigh on June 21.
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Raleigh
the Highway and Public Works Commission
Chinese Defenses Harden as Floods Aid Hankow Hold Line
Chinese high command announced new divisions near Hankow with about 500000 men to strengthen the last line of defense. Flooded battlefields bog Japanese units and grounded air forces while Soviet planes and large numbers of tanks and guns are being rushed in.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Japan
Yellow River
Soviet Russia
Henan Province
Chengchow
Pieping-Hankow
Sunghai
Yangtze River
Shensi
Chen Chien
Wushengkwan
Honan-Hupeh Province
Li Tsung-Jen
Tientsin-Pukow
Kusth
Anhbwei-Honan
Chang Kab-Kwei
Yangtze
United States
Haichow
Shuntung Province
Yellow Sea
Britain Moves To Seek Truce In Spanish Civil War
Britain and other European powers advance evacuation commissions to Spain aiming to pull foreign troops from the 23 month conflict. Prime Minister Chamberlain signals armistice as the practical route while pressure mounts on France and Italy to back a truce for the commissions. Mussolini's stance looms as a key factor in the appeasement effort.
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London
Europe
Spain
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Soviet
Russia
Powera
France
Italy
Mussolini
Grocer Missing Near Fayetteville Disappearance Reported
Fayetteville officers probe the disappearance of C. B. Tillinghast a 40 year old grocer who left for his store at 7 30 am carrying a reported $100 to $200 in cash and has not been seen since two hours later. Mrs. Tillinghast says he walked from home to the store about a half mile away. The last sighting placed him a couple of blocks from his home as search efforts continue.
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Fayetteville
C. B. Tillinghast
Benson Leads Narrowly in Minnesota Primary Count
Gov. Elmer A. Benson of Minneapolis held a slim edge over Hjalmer Petersen for the Farmers-Labor nomination as returns from 1,689 of 3,729 precincts favored Benson by 5,628. Rural gains by Petersen narrowed the lead with counties like Hennepin boosting Benson, and Republicans showed strong crossovers as Stassen led the GOP field while Democrats ran Gallagher and Schlip.
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Minneapolis
Elmer A. Benson
Minnesota
Hjalmer Petersen
Farmer-Labor
Benson
Petersen
Hennepin County
Soneee
Tage
St. Paul
Harold Stassen
Thomas Gallagher
Stassen
Martin Nelson
George Leach
Harson Northrop
Gallagher
Fred Schlip
Michael Murray
Victor Anderson
Charles Lethert
Joel Anderson
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Gov. Barrow
GOP
Honan
Gov. Benson
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