Italian report claims French ship sunk in Genoa battle
Rome reports a dawn clash off Genoa where the French group attacked the Italian coast. The Italian torpedo boat Calatafimi purportedly sank a French destroyer after firing torpedoes as coast batteries engaged the French fleet. Civilians were casualties on the Ligurian Riviera as enemy ships bombarded coastal targets.
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Genoa
Stefani
High Command
Aden
East Africa
Malta
Mediterranean
Calatafimi
Tartu
Ligurian Riviera
Nazi consul denies threat against United States in interview
In Orleans June 15 Baron Edgar von Spiegel denied making several statements attributed by The New Orleans States reporter. He said a reporter violated his confidence and that the claim Germany would not forget American aid to the Allies was a free invention. A guard was posted at his home as a precaution but no trouble occurred. James E. Crown of the States defended the reporting and the paper’s veracity.
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Orleans
Nazimany
United States
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
James E. Crown
the States
Germany
von Spiegel
Lawrence News Briefs Rise From Local Plans and openings
The Junior Chamber of Commerce board will meet Monday at 7 30 in Chamber of Commerce rooms for its first official session. George Hunter opened George's Lunch at 1011 Massachusetts Street, continuing the prior business. Alpha Tau Omega plans a new house at 1533 Tennessee Street with a crew of about a dozen on site. The old Kappa Sigma foundation is being removed, with the new house occupying a similar lot position. Battenfeld hall at KU nears completion with brick walls up to the roof of the three story dormitory and interior work ongoing.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
George Hunter
Lawrence Restauranteur
Massachusetts ‘Street
George
Hunter
Alpha Tau Omega
Tennessee Street
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sig
Battenfeld Hall
Nazis Claim the Taking of Verdun
Reported in the collapse of defense lines near Metz and Belfort along the Maginot arc. Troop concentrations and marching columns were bombed and rail trains destroyed. Paris was occupied without fighting, and Versailles was said to be under the reich’s flag, recalling 1871 and 1919 milestones.
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Metz
Belfort
Maginot Line
Paris
Reich
Palace of Versailles
Farm relief plan links benefits to crop control programs
Washington reports Congress approved a $698,535,000 benefit pool for farmers cooperating with federal crop control efforts over the next year. The bill allocates $438,560,000 for conservation payments, $212,000,000 for parity payments, and $47,975,000 for Sugar act subsidies, with payments tied to crop acreages and soil practices.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Agricultural Conservation Fund
Roosevelt to Reynaud cable signals U S aid to France
President Roosevelt assures Premier Reynaud of France that the United States will steadily increase materiel and munitions to Allied forces resisting invasion while not recognizing conquest as legitimate. He stresses no military commitments beyond congressional authority and reiterates sympathy for the French fight for liberty.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reynaud
France
United States
Congress
Mystery donor blesses Ava mayor with cash gifts
An anonymous sender from Kansas City sent two $50 cashier's checks to Ava mayor D W Tillman with a note praising his work and urging him to finish the sewer project. Similar gifts have appeared in Ava over the past six months.
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Ava
D. W. Tillman
Kansas City
P.S
British express gratitude for Roosevelt aid to Reynaud
Official British circles tonight said Roosevelt's generous response to Premier Reynaud's appeal for aid meets with the sincere gratitude of the British people. The statement conveys the warmth of Allied cooperation as tensions rise in Europe.
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British Express
London
Roosevelt
Reynaud
Deception Used to Secure Communist Petition Signatures
Reports from Lawrence indicate petition circulators seek signatures for a communist ticket without signers realizing their names appear on the petition. They reportedly ask for a third party or working man’s ticket, with Browder named in small type. FBI interest may follow and locals urge careful verification before signing.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Topeka
FBI
Chinese Recapture Tangyang Near Treaty Port
Chinese dispatches report Tangyang recaptured about forty miles northwest of Ichang, with an offensive aimed at annihilating Japanese forces that crossed the Han river. Japanese reports claim they backed Chinese divisions toward Ichang with air support.
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Hong Kong
Tangyang
Yangtze River
Ichang
Han River
Nazi Soviet Pact Shapes Frontier Crisis Settlement
Moscow reported a five day old covenant between Soviet Russia and Germany on procedures to settle disputes on their common frontier in Poland was announced today. The pact covers conflicts or incidents and outlines settlement steps.
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Moscow
Russia
Germany
Poland
Socialists Filed 15 Candidates For Electors And Offices
Topeka June 15 The Kansas Socialist party filed 15 candidates for presidential electors and major state offices led by Ida Beliof of Wichita for governor. Others include C R Ingraham Yates Center for Lieutenant Governor Glann Miller Wichita for Secretary of State and Della Eakins Wichita for State Auditor. Beliof was the Socialist gubernatorial candidate two years ago.
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Topeka
Kansas Socialist Party
Ida Beloof
Wichita
U. S
W. P.lambertson
Fairview
Beliof
C. R. Ingraham
Yates Center
Glann Miller
Marvin Shetlar
Manhattan
Pearlanna Briggs
Public Instruction
Della Eakins
Bertha Cochran
Frank A. Hurd
Goodland
Phillip Lockwood
Lew Miller
Brewster
J. E
Moore
Adolph. Nordgren
Anthony
Alfred Peffley
Waldron
John M. Houston
J. A. Blair
McPherson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
C. W. Jones
Clathe
Ray C. Stuber
Winfield
B. P. Weekes
Marysville
Ezra Branine
Newton
Baseball roundup with late wins and doubleheader notes
Detroit defeats Washington 11 to 1 in the first game as Buck Newson limits the Senators to three hits and Greenberg and Higgins homer. Dodgers dominate Reds 11 to 6 behind Lombardi homers and Phelps. Cardinals crush Phillies 14 to 1 behind Morton Cooper. Cubs top Red Sox 11 to 5 in Chicago. Giants win eighth straight, 12 to 1 over Pirates. Tripleheader style summary of June 15 results across leagues.
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Buck Newsom
Washington
Greenberg
Higgins
Hudson
Monteaguado
Newsom
Sullivan
Haynes
Early
Corsica
Tebetts
Chicago
Herb Hash
Chicacao White Sox
Boston Red Sox
el Dietrich
Jimmy Foxx
Noraar
Breecy
Tresh
DeSautels
Dietrich
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Reds
Ernie Lombardi
Babe Phelps
Walters
Ner
Hutchins
Ytombardi
Hershberger
Carleton
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Boston Bacs
Larry French
Cubs
Pittsburgh
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Lanahan
Lanning
Davis
Fernandes
Schumacher
Danning
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Ers
Cinecinnati Brooklyn Dodgers
Posedel
Barnacle
Callahan
Coffman
Masi
Belligerents Warned Not to Molest U S Liner Washington
The United States notified belligerents no interruption or molestation by air naval or military forces of the American steamship Washington homeward from Europe with 2442 aboard including 1872 passengers and 570 crew. The unarmed vessel carried no cargo taken aboard in Europe and will follow an approximate course to New York.
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United States
Europe
Galway
Ireland
New York
Department
Journal-World Mail Ahead for Summer Address
When planning to leave town, readers are advised to phone 22 to have the Journal-World mailed to a summer address. The notice emphasizes arranging mail delivery during absence.
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Journal-World
Henry B Collins enters Douglas County sheriff race
IS OUT FOR SHERIFF Henry B Collins announces candidacy for sheriff of Douglas County subject to the Republican primary August 6. A native of the county he grew up in Lakeview and was educated in Douglas County schools. He is married and has served four years as deputy sheriff and most recently at Kansas State Prison in Lansing before resigning last month to run. He is a member of Hagles lodge and active in the Douglas County Young Republican club. Plant breeders have developed an odorless cabbage.
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Henry B. Collins
Douglas County
Collins
Lakeview
Kansas State
Lansing
Hagles Lodge
Young Republican Club
Senators Demand Inquiry Into Report German Bombsight
Senator Bridges urged President Roosevelt and Congress to probe a radio report claiming Germany had obtained the U.S. bombsight. He warned treason or fifth column charges if true and called the device a symbol of U.S. aviation superiority. Senator Hill sought the source, while Senator Norris confirmed hearing the same report.
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Washington
Bridges
N. H
Senate Today
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Senate
Hill
D.-Ala
Norris
Ind
Neb
New Hampshire
Stock of Domestic Oil Down in Recent Weeks
The Bureau of Mines reports that stocks of domestic and foreign crude oil at the week ending June 8 totaled 259,706,000 barrels, down 1,956,000 from the prior week. Domestic oil stocks fell 1,898,000 barrels while foreign crude decreased 63,000. Weekly production averaged 3,817,000 barrels per day, up 68,000 from the prior week. runs to stills averaged 3,600,000 barrels daily, and imports averaged 108,000 barrels daily, down 70,000.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Argentina Plans Defense Authorization For Air Craft Purchase
Argentina moves toward a large scale rearmament program to bolster air power and anti aircraft defenses. President Roberto M Ortiz and War Minister General Carlos Marquez led a high level meeting requesting confessional authorization for about 236 million pesos worth of aircraft and anti aircraft armament.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Roberto M. Ortiz
Carlos Marquez
War Ministry
Italian Liner Fortunata Sunk Off Canary Islands
The crew of the 4,786-ton Italian liner Fortunata reached land today in lifeboats after a French destroyer shelled and sank the vessel off the Canary Islands. Fortunata sailed from New York on May 28 bound for Italian ports.
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Teneriffe
UPI
Fortunata
New York
Tacoma
Wash
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