Tunney in court over traffic light dispute in Darien
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney, now a navy lieutenant commander, faced a Darien court today over a traffic light allegation. Officer Cochran said Tunney ran a red light, while Tunney claimed the signal was yellow. Bail set at 25 dollars for July 19 as a bystander helped with the pay phone release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien
Conn
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Navy
Robert Cochran
Cochran
Desi
George Evans
Evans
War Strikes Public Library and Symbolic Notes Across Cities
AP wires report wartime effects echo in a letter to Indianapolis Public Library about four math books loaned during wartime remaining checked out for years. In Salt Lake City a host displays signs asking visitors to treat lawn kindly. In Waukegan a past rescue by Harry A Hall Sr is recalled as three youths survive a speedboat capsize. In Minneapolis a carpenter is charged after a handshake causes a bartender’s wrist fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Waukegan, al
Harry A. Hall
Gages Lake
Fox Lake
Harry A. Hall, Jr
KeuGon Capsule Praised as Comfort-Giving Remedy
A historical advertisement touts KeuGon as a pharmaceutical capsule blending vegetable principles. Testimonials from Mrs. E. L. Switzer of Eugene and others claim it provides rest and relief, urging readers to obtain the Comfort-Giving KruGon for personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KavGon
EL Switzer
Eugene
Oregon
KeuGow
Lc. McGuffin
Ho Guiam
Washington
E. F. Henderson
Everett
XeuGon
KruGon
Fronts Expand as Hitler Declares War on Russia
Nazi claims Soviet incursions and constant frontier violations prompt Hitler to unleash 135 divisions along a vast eastern front. Goebbels reads a radio proclamation denouncing Jewish Anglo Saxon warmongers and Bolshevik handlers as he orders war against the Soviet Union, reversing the 1939 non aggression pact. Joseph J Gallagher notes probation officers sometimes use ex convicts to steer juveniles straight, trusting warnings from former inmates to deter misbehavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sea
Black Sea
Hitler
Reich
DNB
Russia
Germany
Brownsville
Texas
Winnipeg
Canada
Fuehrer
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Moscow
Mir
Boston
Joseph J. Gallagher
Hitler’s Surprises Often Arrive on Weekends
A, P notes that Adolf Hitler’s major actions tended to unfold on weekends. The AP recounts key events including war declarations and invasions occurring on Sundays and Saturdays, such as Poland 1939, Yugoslavia and Greece, and the Rhineland, plus the 1934 Nazi purge and the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, highlighting a weekend pattern in landmark decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Yugoslavia
Greece
Poland
Britain
France
Germany
Rhineland
Munich
Meteor Radio Men Hold Meeting Here
Emergency communication network drills noted as the Meteor Radio Men meet at Missouri stations. Attendees include E L Roth Crystal City James Kell Booneville My and Mrs George Wallace Lee's Summit Earl Riggs Dillard Smith R G Semple Columbia H J Eschrich Ralph C McNair Gene Poteet St Louis Stanley Cox Bod Henry Butler Henry Scott Sullivan R K Wilcox CG Hggers Springfield Lee B Forte J E Stogsdill Neosho H L Pendleton W T Bishop Freed Berry Kansas City Jack Abercrombie St Joseph Jim Forristal Lexington George Curriet Mexico Rev Sidney P Stocking Rolla and J R Bowers Jr Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
State Patrol
Missouri
E. L. Roth
Dillard Smith
R. G. Semple
Columbia
H. J. Eschrich
Ralph C. McNair
Gene Poteet
St. Louis
Stanley Cox
Bod Henry
Butler
Henry Scott
Sullivan
R. K. Wilcox
CG. Hggers
Springfield
Lee B. Forte
J. E. Stogsdill
Neosho
H. L. Pendleton
O. W. Whittle
G. FP. Bryan
Sedalia
W. T. Bishop
Freed Berry
Kansas City
Jack Abercrombie
St. Joseph
Jim Forristal
Lexington
George Curruit
Mexico
Sidney P. Stocking
Rolla
Harry Duncan
J. R. Bowers, Jr
J. W. Bryant
J. M. Wherritt
Jefferson City
Kansas City Court action in stalled emergency clause vote
The Kansas City Court of Appeals saga shows a 20 to 3 party split with faint attendance preventing an emergency clause. Governor Donnell vetoed a bill extending commissioners terms for bipartisan balance. Democrats Casey Quinn Webbe oppose the measure and Rozier hints at further action. Senate backs cuts of 175000 and sends to the house. A Republican bill to raise bus speed limits and a Fort Leonard Wood counties bond bill move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Kansas City Court
A Donnell
Forrest C. Donnell
M.E. Casey
Kansas City
William Quinn
Maywood
Anthony Webbe
St. Louis
Quinn
Cour
George Rozier
Perryville
Senate
House
Harry McGee
Warren couInty
Fort Leonard Wood
Ninth Eucharistic Congress Opens in St Paul
The ninth national eucharistic congress starts in St Paul with a reception for Dennis Cardinal Dougherty and a pontifical mass to open the program at the state fairgrounds. About 440000 Catholics are expected to attend the four day congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Archibishop
Philadelphia
Pius XII
St. Pauls Cathedral
America
St. Louis to See Large Defense Contracts Increase
In St. Louis on June 23, defense officials said manufacturing firms in the Eighth Federal Reserve District will gain a considerable rise in army and navy orders next month. Local industries already hold over 425 million dollars in defense contracts, with 2,500 new contracts offered in the district last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Defense Contract Service
Washington
Harry B. Wallace
Eighth Federal Reserve District
Frank J. McDevitt
Federal Reserve District
McDevitt
Good News for Stomach and Colon Sufferers
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 22 page book on colon disorders piles constipation and related chronic ailments. Postcard requests to the clinic address will receive the illustrated book at no cost with postage paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary Clinic
Hegn3
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Death Ends Pat Harrison's Lone Congress Career
Pat Harrison dies at 59 in Washington after long illness. He served in the House and Senate, dying of exhaustion after a major abdominal operation. President Roosevelt and Senate leaders mourn the Mississippi Democrat, whose body lay in state and for whom a Gulfport funeral is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Catherine Blanton
House of Representatives
Wil
Sterling Ruffin
Mary Edwina McInnis
Leakesville
Miss
Pat, Jr
James W. Cummings
Bethesda
Irvin Miller
Nashville
Senate
Gulfport
Oneeze Leads 10 Dislocated Shoulders
Denver reports 19 year old George Ashen recovering from a dislocated shoulder caused by a sneeze mishap. He awoke during a hazy stretch when the sneeze overtook him, resulting in a shoulder dislocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneeze
Denver
George Ashen
Boundary Judge 70 Inspects River Line Boundary
Samuel Wilson special master in Missouri Kansas boundary dispute sails upstream on the Missouri River toward Nebraska to inspect the line as Kansas Missouri attorneys accompany him. Hearing to resume in St Joseph tomorrow after his appointment by the Supreme Court to hear evidence and make recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Samuel Wilson
Missouri
Nebraska Line
Kansas
Wilson
St. Joseph
U.S. Supreme Court
Looking Backward June 23 1940 Armistice Terms to France
On this date Italy hands armistice terms to French envoys while Churchill attacks French acceptance of German terms. Also noted is a five years earlier event in 1916 when Germans captured French positions in Verdun, highlighting Thiau mont works in the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Churchill
Thiaumont
Verdun Drive
Draftable Men May Choose Draft Board Under New Rules
Selective service officials announce changes allowing registrants with legal residence in one board area and temporary residence in another to choose their draft board on July 1. In a shift from earlier rules, registrants may register where they are and claim residency in a different county. The change targets youths reaching 21 since last draft and new entrants, including many state employees. Plumbing derives from Latin plumbum meaning lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Per
Mit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ingista Tunney
East
Salt Lake CI
Edward L. Vetter
Buffalo
Howdy
Minneapolis
Burton Lavold
Carroll Simonds
KeuGon
Brandenberger Drug Company
Herbert Schultze
Schultze
Berlin
Meteor Radio Men
United Service Organizations
Camp Hunter Liggett
Calif
Hem
Senator Duncan
Gongress
Lil
Pacific
New England
Bay
Forrest C. Dendell
Paul Shy
Chillicothe
American Legion
Fulton
Shy
Bays’ State
Rnver
Aetna
Travelers Insurance Companies
Exchange National
the Exchange National Bank OF
W. A. Dallmeyer
Hugh Stephens
W. L. Hager
Paul Bosch
Federal Reserve System
C. W. Raithel
Frank Railton
R. E. Dallmeyer
Federal Examination and Supervision
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!