Rome Orders All Vessels Hurried To Safe Harbors
Italy ordered its merchant fleet off the high seas amid reports of possible early participation in the European conflict. Varrando, New York manager of the Italian line, said ships were sent to neutral ports and he did not know if this means war. Italian vessels in U S ports were ordered to move rapidly toward eastern harbors, signaling urgency in Italian plans. Troops appeared in Rome amid fears of demonstrations after a Maltese nationalist dedication. News notes French overture as Mussolini’s reaction to potential Italian entry into the war.
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Joan A, Morso
New York
Italy
High Seas
Associated Press
Italo Verrando
Rome
Nautral
Gaptano Veerhiotti
Washington
Vorlands
U. S
Tralian
Guare
Fortunato Mizzi
Pernanda Mezzasoma
Fascist Party
Mussolini
Itelian
Nazi Germany
Paul Peyrauc
Debone Heads Southern Army in Italy and Libya
Premier Missa Jinito named Marshal Emilio Trebone, a 74 year old World War veteran with white whiskers, to command Italy s Southern army group. Details of the theater were unclear with observers split on whether forces would push toward Libya and Egypt.
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Rome
Missa Jinito
Emilio Trebone
Italy
Golonial
Poll Tax Scandal Looms In Unico County
Unico county commissioners opened an investigation into poll tax receipts after complaints against Trustee J B Woodward and WPA official Grover McNabb. They allege a bank of poll tax receipts stayed unused in Woodward’s office past the Monday deadline, with 120 signed but unpaid reprints cited. The resolution’s full text was not released at the time. A copy was to be sent to WPA headquarters and another to the Tennessee Election Commission.
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Moon Toray
WPA
Warrington
Tennessee Flection Commission
Census Contest Entry Rules Highlight Ambiguity
The Times outlines a census guessing contest with prizes and unclear instructions. Participants must estimate the 10 population of Kingsport using preliminary figures and qualify by meeting stated criteria. The article mentions eligibility, timing, and submission process in a hurried, unsettled tone.
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Kingsport
Garseon
Times
United States Acts to Bar Nazi Seizure Securities Dumping
Washington imposes a sweeping import ban on foreign securities to prevent dumping of wealth seized from rightful owners in Belgium Holland Norway Denmark and Luxembourg. The order covers all countries and requires federal review of securities on arrival to determine ownership and freeze assets where needed.
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Washington
Europe
Treasury
Belgium
Helland
Denmark
Norway
Luxembourg
Oder
Crermany
Germany
Holland
Stree
Aimen
Federal Reserve
Customs
War Bulletins Claim Allied Nests Guard Paris Region
Reported by Paris Arlon unofficial sources that General Maxine Wergnund has sown the area between the Commer and Aisne near the Seine with anti tank nests. The claim describes entrenched defense positions awaiting German forces in the Paris region.
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Paris
Arl
Surces
Maxine Wergnund
Aisne Hallefeont
Seime River
Tax Bill Tentatively Approved by Washington Committee
A state tax measure tentatively cleared a key committee today. It aims to review and refine funding, with a reported $1,006,000,006 allocation to support federal defense programs and related infrastructure measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt seeks power to reclaim surplus gear
President Roosevelt said he would urge Congress to pass legislation allowing the government to grade in old types of machinery and reclaim surplus equipment from manufacturers. The move aims to broaden federal authority to take back equipment no longer needed.
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FDR
Roosevelt
Congress
British Raid Hamburg Again Misses Targets
British planes raided Hamburg for the second night in a row but bombs struck only open fields as anti aircraft fire proved ineffective. The report comes from PNT.
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Hamburg
Berlin
Tap
Germany
PNT
Parisians Flee as Forces Advance Seven Miles
Parisians rush from the city as opposing forces close in to seven miles. Stations are jammed, brigades and relief supplies are scarce. Reynaud tells the senate army commission that the outlook is brighter and urges prudence in ongoing operations.
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Paris
Reynaud
API
Dremler Reynaud
Senate Army Commission
Telly
Ander Wy
Nazis Claim Heavy Damage From Cherbourg Air Raid
German high command says Navi warplanes attacked Cherbourg harbor and targets across central and eastern France injuring drones and inflicting heavy damage, as Berlin reports significant strike activity tonight.
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Berlin
Cherbourg
France
Motorist hunted after girl shot in Holston River
Juanita Johnson 10 was wounded in the back while swimming in the Holston river at Old Kingsport. Deputies Witt and Upehureh sought a motorist accused of firing from the opposite river bank. An A-ray showed a bullet lodged in her back but not near the spine. no grave danger.
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Juanita Johnson
M. H. Witt
J. B. Upehureh
Holston
Old Kingsport
Miss Johnson
John Davis Negro
Johnson
Tavis
Davis
Lyle Carr
Salvation Army
U S Navy Sends Second Cruiser to Rio de Janeiro
The Navy announced the cruiser Wichita is en route to Rio de Janeiro Brazil where the cruiser Quincy was ordered dispatched last week. The Quincy, a 10000 ton heavy cruiser, was sent to South America as Rio would be the first port visited. The Wichita, newer 10000 ton cruiser, has served with the Atlantic patrol neutrality forces.
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Washington
UPV
Navy
Wichita
Rio de Janeiro
Britzil
Quincy
Edis
Pranavn
Flandera
South America
Rio
Weygand Line Breaks On Entire Front Official
Berlin reports the Weygand line has been broken through on the entire front with two sentence communique from the German high command. It notes operations south of the Somme and on the Aisne Oise Canal are progressing as planned and mentions raids on British air bases with allied losses. The source frames the battle as left wing nearly stationary while the right drives toward Dieppe and Le Havre.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Weygand
Paris
France
Sommme
Aisne-Oise Canal
Weytgand
High Command
Dieppe
le Havre
Germany
England
British Planes Produced Faster Despite Losses
Lord Beaverbrook announced Britain’s air output rose sharply after the Flanders setback. He cited a new bomber tested and in production, claiming weekly planes up 62 percent since May 11, plus big gains in engines and repairs. He gave no exact production totals.
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Flanders
Milo M. Thompson
London
Britain
Lore Beaverbrook
Royal Air Force
Low Countries
France
Lord Beaverbraoh
Ger
Holland
Belgium
Alend
Lord Beaverbrook
Uneir
Esid
Eli
Lincolnshire
Air Ministry
Cannonading From Ground and Aix Brings Severe German Losses
Paris reports massive German manpower and tank forces massed in the Somme and Aisne sectors to break the Weygand line. A French military spokesman says about one fifth of the 4,000 to 5,000 tanks deployed have been knocked out, and dive bombers are fading as Weygand orders France held. German flanking moves target the 125 mile front in northern France.
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Aix
Associated Press
Paris
Somme-Aisne
Weygand
France
Flanders
Generalissima Weygand
Warn Te Flia Ean
Althonon
Aldarly Generalissingo Jas
Abbeville
Bresle
Somme River
Soissons
Aisne
Aflette Canal
Agsne
U S TO TRY BARTER FOR WAR SUPPLIES
The administration plans a barter system using surplus farm products to pay for defense materials, with RFC powers to buy strategic wartime goods and advance payments. Senator Townsend warns the scheme could let Britain get cash by later deliveries, amid debates over credit extensions to belligerent nations.
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Washington
Wapner
D-Ny
Jesse Jones
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Wagner
Jones
RFC
Townsend
R-Del
Great Britain
British Bombing Hits Abbeville Bridges and Roads
London records state British air and naval forces conducted a heavy bombardment of German positions at Abbeville in western France. Official lines report five minutes of nearly continuous bombing scoring direct hits on strategic roads and a bridge over the Bomme Estuary. A second German raid over England prompted further defence notices as air chief leaders claim production and training boosts amid ongoing air warfare.
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London
Great Britain
France
Abbeville
Sir
Bomme
Falds Vessenlag
Tis
Inegiatd
Beaver Book
Aireratic Produc
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UNICO
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Colif
Chet Feight
Feight
Berkeley
Kingspan
Pant Bane
City and Slate
Punkiek
Holston River
U.S. Navy
Weygand Line
U.S
Faris
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