Insurgents Press Valencia Front In 50 Mile Offensive
On June 7 in Hendaye France insurgent forces launched a broad offensive along a 50 mile front from Teruel to the coast near Valencia aided by heavy artillery and air power. Government reports claim repulsed advances and heavy losses with several counterattacks in mountains north of the coast. British ships in Mediterranean raids intensified, with multiple vessels damaged or set afire including the Thorpe Haven and Thurston as tensions with Britain rise.
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France
Valencia
Teruel
Mediterranean
Jose Varela
Miguel Aranda
Garcia Alino
al- Spencer
Alicante
Segorbe
Castellon de Tal Plana
Thorpehaven
Thurston
David Lloyd George
Britain
Stafford
England
Sales Tax Act Reaches One Year of Effect
The 2 cent levy passed into its second year as tax receipts show mixed results. December’s 2 million dollar mark was briefly reached, while spring and summer months saw declines. State officials, facing shortfalls, pressed merchants on back taxes and ordered department budget cuts for 1939 40. Governor Stark called an economy conference and urged reduction of unnecessary expenses across agencies.
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Social Security Commission
Stark
Oklahoma City neurologist found badly beaten in home
Dr. Julia Seifert a 45 year old Oklahoma City neurologist was found critically injured in her bedroom with a head wound after an apparent attack at 4 45 am. Footprints lead from the back door and valuables remained untouched as police search for motive and suspect. Dr Seifert formerly practiced with her husband Dr Ernest F Seifert who died in 1933.
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Oklahoma City
Julia Seifert
E.R. Coultrup
Dr. Seifert
Seifert
Ernest F. Seifert
St. Louis
Model witness testifies in Font-Joyeuse smuggling trial
Comely Christine Droundaine a clothes model appeared at the Bawn smuggling trial of Gueringe Font-Joyeuse vice president of Marcel Rochas accused of bringing large quantities of expensive Parisian garments into the United States without paying duty by having models wear them Miss Droundaine admitted she informed the government of the alleged dress smuggling activities of her employer in order to get even.
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Christine Droundaine
Gueringe Font-Joyeuse
Couturier
Marcel Rochas
U. S
Miss Droundaine
Meager Living in Hovels for Dust Bowl Refugees
In Oregon meager subsistence exists for dust bowl refugees who fled in old cars. Many families live in shacks and packs, eking out garden patches, with goats and a single dry cow, while hope for money and land fades. The Northwest regional planning commission estimates 36 000 families left dustbowl homes in seven years.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Farm Security Administration
Ens
Kansas Plains
Kansas
Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Wage Hour Bill Conferees Advancing Wage Scale
Senate and House conferees near agreement on a wage hour bill proposing 30 cents for year one and 40 cents later as each industry sets minimums. Borah and Walsh may file a minority report while Ramspeck and Bankhead doubt completion before week’s adjournment.
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Senate
Thomas
House
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Walsh
D-Mass
Iowa Senate Race and WPA Vote Shapes Democratic Delegation
Early returns show Wearin trailing in the Democratic senatorial race amid WPA influence as 28.33 percent of votes counted. Republicans Dickinson and Thurston lead 71,744 to 51,359 with 1,270 precincts reporting and GOP margins widening. Gillette stresses loyalty to the president while opposing some New Deal measures.
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Wearin
Thurston
Ee Wearin
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Iowa
Gillette
White House
NRA
AAA
J. Dickinson l
Lloyd Thurston
Dickinson
Gil
SEEKS QUICK JAP VICTORY IN CHINA
The report notes an aggregate of 86 970 votes in most districts as both parties named state ticket legislative and county nominees at yesterday’s polls. Governors on both tickets faced no opposition.
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China
Teste
Negro escapes while being taken to jail in Benton
Frank James a 25 year old African American man escaped from Deputy Sheriff Gene Robert as he was being removed from the circuit court toward Scott county jail in Benton Mississippi. Circuit Judge Frank Kelly had earlier sentenced James to two years in the state penitentiary after he pleaded guilty to a chicken theft charge. A search focused on a wooded area near the city.
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Benton
Frank James
Gene Robert
Scott County
Frank Kelly Haa
James
State Penitentiary
Iowa primary results cheer Clark backers
Scrutiny of Clark and Davis alignments as Iowa returns show Clark supporters energized by New Deal stance. Debate over Pendergast ties surfaces amid party factions, with some urging attacks on Stark for Clark endorsement while others warn of financial constraints and shifting loyalties. The mention of Whittier and an old estate adds unrelated historical notes.
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Fiont
Davis
Pendergast
Clark
Stark
Elected Directors for Rio Grande Western Railroad
W G Vollmer and O Mal ens of Missouri Pacific were elected directors of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, replacing Alva Bradley and D S Barrett Jr who previously represented Alleghany Corp interests in the road. The boleting paint of tungsten is SB30 degrees Centrigrade.
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New York
W. G. Vollmer
O. Malens
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Alva Bradley
D. S. Barrett, Jr
Old Alleghany Corp
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