British air raid hits Abbeville bridges in France
London report says Great Britain's airmen bombarded German positions at Abbeville for 43 minutes scoring direct hits on roads and bridges in the Somme estuary raid. The air ministry confirmed three direct hits on a bridge and noted another German raid on England within 24 hours.
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Devoe Paint Outlasts Competitors Twice Over
Devoe paints outperform average coatings with two coats delivering the same coverage as three coats of average paint and lasting about twice as long as typical finishes. No other paint on the market matches this durability.
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Devoe
Britain Plans Mass Air Raid Precautions Amid War Strains
In London Lord Beaverbrook reported Britain kept ahead of losses and produced the largest bomber, with weekly aircraft output up 62 percent and engines 33 percent since May. Air raids on Ruhr and Hamburg targeted refineries and rail yards as RAF bombers hit mechanized fronts. citizens urged to train for air raid action while government imposes luxury purchase curbs.
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Hitler
Crutches Do Not Halt Ramsey's Law Degree Finish
Edward Ramsey of Milwaukee, 24, crippled by infantile paralysis since age two, earns his law degree in Marquette University's June class paying his own way. He uses braces and crutches yet worked 45 hours weekly at a hotel switchboard during senior year. He sang tenor, played in the university band, led Sigma Nu Phi, presided over his class, and enjoys hitchhiking with trips to California and the Gulf of Mexico, including an eight day San Diego visit returning in six.
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Edward Ramsey
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California
Gulf of Mexico
San Diego
Ten Generals of the U S Army
Only ten men have served as general of the U S Army since George Washington and General George C Marshall, the current chief, is one of them.
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George Washington
U.S. Army
George C. Marshall
Missouri proposes to extend job insurance plan
The Missouri Unemployment Compensation Commission urges extending job insurance to 100000 more workers and boosting benefits while lowering the payroll tax. The plan would cover smaller employers, raise weekly benefits to 5 percent, extend to 15 weeks, and cut the waiting period to two weeks. Gov Stark supports lower tax and higher benefits but not all extensions. The commission estimates a net gain for about 1,000,000 workers if adopted. Coffee hour at the agriculture department offers a daily 10 o'clock break for informal discussion and fellowship.
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Missouri
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Lloyd C. Stark
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Jewell Mayes
Know Your Bones To Avoi d Boners Radio Quiz
New York AP reports Bob Hawk hosts a radio quiz on bones noting the ear’s hammer anvil and stirrup as the three smallest bones and listing odd questions like mapping parts of the body. The alimentary canal the island of oil in the brain and the thousand islands in the pancreas are cited as examples.
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New York
Bob Hawk
Thousand Islands
Pancreas
Nevada Growth Report From 1940 Census
Springfield district office released 1940 census figures showing Nevada, Missouri, with a population of 8,179 up from 7,448 in 1930. The data highlights Missouri town growth and demographic change over the decade.
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Nevada
Springfield
Business visitors from Kansas City and St Louis fill Jefferson City
A string of business visitors and travelers including M W Campbell E G Decker and M Carpenter from St Louis L McGuire from Kansas City RL Schmidt Topeka W A Pirnie J Newell C G Hamilton E A Rieke from St Louis L Duncan M N Windle Floyd R Bledsoe J E Kick William Banished L W Rogers J S Lindsay E C Atkinson C K Moose W L Erman H J Ebbe C C Ebbe and Mrs Annie Baxter visit or work in Jefferson City with officials of Union Electric Co Also noted a county balance of 112796.28 on June 1 Pauline Honen county treasurer reported and Mark Brooks said 38 boys applied for the Civil Aeronautics Authority summer flying course starting June 15.
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Springfield
E. G. Decker
St. Louis
M. Carpenter
Jefferson City
L.mcguire
Kansas City
RL. Schmidt
Topeka
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W. A. Pirnie
J. Newell
C. G. Hamilton
E. A. Rieke
L. Duncan
M. N. Windle
Chillicothe
Floyd R. Bledsoe
J. E. Kick
William. Banished
L. W. Rogers
Fredonia
Union Electric Co
Pauline Honen
Mark Brooks
Civil Aeronautics Authority
New Highway Cutoff Surfaces With Precious Metal Claims
NEWHALL Calif AP A highway project north of town uses gravel claimed to be rich in metals. D F Strebeck, a prospect or, says the mineralized deposit yields about 3 1 4 0 to 15 30 a ton according to his assays.
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D. F. Strebeck
Restrictions on Importation of Securities
The government imposed broad limits on importing securities to block sales of assets seized from rightful owners in occupied Europe. Customs and postal officials may inspect packages from abroad and securities must be submitted to a Federal Reserve Bank for examination. If found connected to invaded nations Belgium, Holland, Norway, Denmark, or Luxembourg, they face freezing and further scrutiny.
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Luxembourg
Germany
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Customs
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President Roosevelt's Freezing Order Result Doubtful
The message notes that any country not included in Roosevelt's freezing order may be released, highlighting uncertainty about which nations are covered and the potential policy implications for those excluded.
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President Roosevelt
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