Roosevelt Signs Supplemental Defense Bill With Large Funds
President Roosevelt signed a supplemental defense bill authorizing 1 479 777 147 in cash appropriations and 289 136 761 in contracts for the war and navy departments. Total 1 768 913 908 funds split roughly evenly, plus regular 2 800 600 000 six year appropriations for army and navy. Navy to build 22 ships and faster 100 more, plus various gear and facilities. army to build planes and defenses. Also 32 000 000 for Civil Aeronautics Authority training about 45 000 pilots. The move follows May 31 recommendation urging rapid expansion of defense programs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Army
Lil
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Changes in State Highway Department Personnel
Eight personnel changes in the State highway department were announced by chief engineer C. W. Brown. W. N. Ropes moves from Willow Springs to the general office as an engineer on special assignment. Chas. W. Francisco transfers to Division 9 at Willow Springs, A. E. Nance shifts to No. 10 at Sikeston. J. E. Carlson moves from Willow Springs to Division 8 at Springfield. E. B. Gordon goes from Division 3 at Hannibal to Willow Springs. Walter Hill moves from Springfield to Hannibal in Division 3. George B. Wolfe transfers from Willow Springs to Jefferson City in Division 5. Ed Cawan, Jefferson City, moves to Joplin in Division 7.
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State Highway Department
C. W. Brown
W. N. Ropes
Willow Springs
General Office
Chas. W. Francisco
Division
A. E. Nance
Sikeston
J. E. Carlson
Springfield
E. B. Gordon
Hannibal
Walter ©. Hill
Jefferson City
Ed Cawan
Joplin
British internment drives mobilize UK citizens and aliens
June 27 report from London states Britain interned 750 British citizens as part of anti fifth column measures. Home secretary Sir John Anderson declined confirming a pro Nazi faction meeting in London. Aliens also interned, with hundreds sent to a sternment camp, while Germans and Austrians still free were reduced from an earlier estimate of 64 000. In Missouri a farm project youth Luther Woodard 16 was killed when a mule bucked and dragged him. Uruguay reportedly does not have capital punishment.
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London
Britain
United Kingdom
John Anderson
Home Security
John
Fink
Barry E. Domville
Caruthersville
Mao
Luther Woodard
Luther Woodard Sr
Wardell
Pickups Open CCC Posts For Negro Boys In Cole County
The Cole County Social Security office announced two CCC positions are open to Negro boys. Also dated notes report Ditto: Miss Hetty Joach leaves for the University of California in Berkley for a month course in maternal and infant welfare work, and weed control efforts, with many locals cited as guests at the Central hotel. Miss Dixie Ebersole named Barry county home demonstration agent. A large State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co meeting occurred in the Missouri Hotel ballroom. A newborn girl arrived at 1008 Monroe Street to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Scott, unnamed at present. Several out of town business guests checked into the Central hotel.
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CCC
Hetty Joach
Berkley
Calif
University of California
John Joach
New Prague
Minn
Dixie Ebersole
Tebbetts
Barry County
Cassville
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Missouri Hotel
French Prepare Against Japanese In Indo China Frontier
French Indo China authorities evacuate women and children inland from the coast and border zones along Kwangsi and Yunnan as a large French liner waits at Hai Phong to evacuate if needed. Tokyo dispatch says Japan has no invasion plans and aims to cut Chiang Kai-shek army supply routes.
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Hong Kong
Nanning
China
Indo-Chin
Indo-China
Chiang Kat- Shek
Bandits Drain Armored Truck With $27000 in New York
An armored car driver and guard lost control of $27000 en route to the Federal Reserve Bank when the truck halted for meals. Police suspect kidnapping of driver Thomas F. Phelan, of United States Trucking Corp, as a money transfer from a manufacturer's trust branch bank sparked a large-scale search. In London, former King Zog of Albania and Geraldine Zog arrived with her sisters, after residing in France.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Thomas F. Phelan
United States Trucking Corporation
Manufacturer
London
Zog
Albania
Geraldine
France
Willkie Contemplates Nomination At Key Republican Convention
Delegates gathered as Willkie pressed for backing with Gov Harold Stassen and manager Taft's floor chief in attendance. The convention aimed to roll through six remaining nominations and proceed to the first ballot amid lively delegations. Verne Marshall urged Town leader Hanford MacNider as the wartime choice, while Roy Woodruff urged Arthur Vandenberg, drawing cheers and flags from supporters.
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Willkie
Hoover
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas 5. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Joseph W. Martin
Martin
Stassen
R. B. Creager
Texas
Taft
Frank F. Bunk‘er
Christian Science Committee
District of Columbia
Hanford MacNider
Town
The
American Legion
MacNider
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
Frank F. Merriam
California
Fred P. Mann
Devil's Lake
N. D
Sherman Grindstaff
Elizabethton
Tenn
Roy
Woodrute
Vandenberg
Voger
United Republicanism
Woodruff
United States
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg
Michigan Delegation Leads Singing at Delegate Session
The Michigan delegation led by Harry McDonald of Detroit reached the Speakers desk and, with the auditorium organ, led the crowd in singing God Bless America Battle Hymn of the Republic and Hail to the Victors. After six minutes Chairman Martin kept order as seconding speeches followed, including Walter Johnson introducing a baseball cap gesture to the chair.
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Harry’ McDonald
Detroit
America
Republic
University of Michigan
Martin
William L. Hutcheson
Indiana
F. Henri Hénrold
Utah
Jake F. Newell
North Carolina
Walter Johnson
Congress
Maryland
H. Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Rep
Foster Stearns
Stearns
New England
Bridges
Maine Stein
Maine
Worth Brown
California
John Lock Green
Virginia
Thomas J. Downs
Inois
George Moses
William A. Ekwall
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Senate
Stage Frantic Dulles Nomination Scene at Convention
Amid cheers and banners the Pennsylvania delegation led the shout for James as Gov Bushfield’s nomination was urged by Miss Gladys Pyle of South Dakota. A lunch break paused the tumult before resuming at 2:30 p.m. CST for further balloting.
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Davis
Martin
James
Pennsylvania
Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania Standard
George Wharton Pepper
Dorothy
Frank C. Hilton
Harrinsburg
Andrew Hourigan
Wilkes Barre
Worthington Scranton
Pig crop forecast shows 1940 below 1939
Washington June 27 The agriculture department estimated the 1940 pig crop would be materially smaller than 1939 but larger than any year since 1933. The spring pig crop is put at 49,007,000 head, down 4,396,000 or about 8.2 percent from 1939. Missouri's spring crop is estimated at 2,450,000.
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Washington
Agriculture
Missouri
Carter's Little Liver Pills Adalle
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate daily bile flow, claiming they prevent constipation and sour feelings by improving digestion and waking the liver each morning. The copy emphasizes a brisk, upbeat tone and a promise of renewed energy.
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Carter
Ruth Gormek Found Murdered in University City Woods
Ruth Gormek, 15, a high school student from St. Louis, was found dead in a wooded area near University City after failing to return from a pool. She had been strangled with the skirt of her play suit and sustained skull fractures and other bruises. An all-night search followed her disappearance May 4, with three bloodstained stones located near the body.
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ST. Louis
Ruth Gormek
University City
Abraham
Gornek
University
Italian peninsula length and width remark
The Italian peninsula is described as eight times as long as its average width, summarizing a geographic proportion with a concise metric phrase.
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