Lebanon hosts first Mid State Model Air Meet
About 65 entrants aged 15 to 60 and seven ships competed at the Lebanon Northside event held at John Reynolds farm. Harold Poore of Anderson won with a Zipper powered by a Comet 36, flying three times for 31 minutes total. James Bennett Sr. of Indianapolis took second with a model powered by an Ohlishon 60, while Harold Stofer of Indianapolis was third with an Ohlishon motor. Two Lebanon men, Eugene Iwers and Oliver Ray Neese, placed fourth and fifth with May dys models. Prizes totaling $200 plus many awards were donated by local firms and manufacturers. Several ships crashed or were lost in high winds, with some recovered later and others remaining missing.
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Ohn Reynolds
Sidie
Colayer
Harold Poore
Anderson
James Bennett Sr
Ni ‘Anapolis
Bennett
Harold Stofer
Indianapolis
Eugene Iwers
Oliver Ray Nevse
Bowers
Neese
U. S. Machine Corporation
Winkler
Afl
Tenn
Poore
Stofer
Highia
Price Fixing Charged in Forty Indictments
Officials announce forty indictments alleging price fixing across multiple industries. Prosecutors detail coordinated actions by firms and executives to set regional prices, with investigations spanning several months and resulting in charges on counts of conspiracy and fraud.
Sweden mobilizes reserves as defense alert widens
A semi official source says Sweden has called up intensive reserves to army duty in the past days and mobilization of reservists remains in progress. In Washington on June 16 the Senate approved a bill for a 250 million dollar defense road network with 466 gateway flight strips to serve as emergency airports.
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Stockvnmm
Sweden
Washington
Senate
House
Martin to ship new bomber from Baltimore in July
The Glenn L. Martin Company will begin shipments in Bilalis next month of its newest type bomber designed with British engineers to meet Royal Air Force specs. The plane, faster than the B 26, carries a four man crew and shows strong early performance.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Company
Bilalis
Europe
Royal Air Force
United States Army
Joseph T. Hartsen
Martin
U S Takes Over Danish Freighters For Emergency Fleet
The Maritime Commission announced it will seize six Danish freighters under the ship requisition law for use in the U S emergency fleet. The agency hopes Danish crews remain aboard. reports say Copenhagen pressure aims to stop ships aiding Britain or U S defense. Other Axis vessels have been under protective custody since April. Continued on Page 4.
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Washington
Jone 14
United States
Ihe
Maritime Commission
Copenhagen
Britain
Tanich Shine
Churchill Accepts Honorary Degree at Rochester University
Prime Minister Winston Churchill received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Rochester University in Rochester New York. His address, carried by American radio networks, followed a commencement speech urging perseverance as the ninety first graduating class closed. He predicted that the war would continue.
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Rochester
N.Y
Winston Churchill
Rochester University
United States
Britain
Churchill
Fire destroys Ole Holmes town homestead in Mechanicsburg area
A seven room Howe house near Mechanicsburg was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. The origin is undetermined. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodge and neighbors saved most belongings and outbuildings. loss partly covered by insurance.
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Howe
Theoeld Hodge
Mechanicsburg
Charles Hodge
Tod
Hodge
Sixth District Bar Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Sixth District Bar Association will hold its annual meeting in Purkey Latiradas June. The district includes Hamilton Boone Hendricks Parke Vigo Warren and Vermillion counties. Carl Wilde of Indianapolis will address the gathering on The Lawyer on the Stage of History. The event aims to entertain families and renew professional ties with judges and federal officers attending.
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Dystriet Bar Association
Purkey
Carl Wilde
Traianapolis
Sean Fietetot
Wee Es Vt
Eakin Wins Wings as Army Air Pilot
Eakin earns pilot wings at Kelly Field Texas in graduation ceremonies with classmates including Jobe, ahead of commission in the Army Air Corps. Report notes year and unit details, highlighting the achievement among graduates and aviation corps.
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Eaking Sowcet
Sebe Krone
Boone County
Efiana
Onin
Rarhicky Dinnee Virani Aviation
Lets
Winnie Pilote
TS. Ame Aly
Kelly Field
Texas
Jobe
Lesanan
CIA Ana
Three Firemen Hurt In Chicago Blaze
A fire at an unidentified Chicago location injured three firemen from the International Pipe Company unit. Firefighters fell through a door while battling the blaze, with one suffering a fractured collarbone and others sustaining head and leg injuries. Damage is estimated at 25,000.
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Fies
Pi P Company
Robin Moor Engineer Leaves for Washington to Describe Sink
Pernambues Brae June 14 UP Virgil Sanderlin third engineer of the torpedoed United States liner Robin Moor departs by plane for Washington to recount the ship's sinking after a German submarine attack. He was the sole Moor crew member aboard when the submarine commander spoke with the captain.
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Pernambues, Brae
Virgil Sanderlin
United States
Rolin Moor
Washington
Sanderlin
Robin Moor
Robin
Moor
U S Seeks Air Passes in Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro the United States contemplates construction of air bases in Brazil with credits totaling about RE BREES to Brazil for the project. The bases would belong to Brazil but be available for American armed forces if needed. The Brazilian coast lies about 1,200 miles from Dakar, French Equatorial Africa, underscoring strategic considerations.
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Brazil
Sten Calo de Alberguerque- Lama
Aesistant
Segellatiens Entictin
Dakar
Equatorial Africa
Teo
United States protests to Japan over Chungking bombing
Tokyo reports a formal protest to Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka after Japanese bombers reportedly struck near the U S embassy in Chungking China with several bombs. Ambassador Gauss sought refuge as debris flew, but no American casualties are noted.
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United States
Joseph C Tie
Yosuke Matsuoka
Chungking
China
Grew
Changking
Gan O
Taiia
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Filan Vaid
Clarence B. Gauss
Chan’ and Standard Oy Company
Fee
Wreck Stolen Car Near New Salem Incident Report
Youths from Ravenwood and College Avenue hijacked a car in Indianapolis after drinking sodas at a local building. Driving north on a highway they collided with an International Sears Roebuck truck near New Swem church causing injuries. Continued on Page Four.
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United States
Canadian Airy Corps
Ie Boy
New Salem Church
Nord
Lebanon
Joseph
Ruth Deve
Ravenwood
James Lewnard Herrell
College Evenue
Mey State
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Curtl
Fox
Indianapolis
Doser
O. &. Highway 52
New Swem Church
Sears and Roebuck
Lester McCormick
Michmond
Roosevelts order closes German offices in U S
President Roosevelt ordered closure of German consular and propaganda offices in the United States and expelled their German employees amid accusations of anti US activities. The action targets 24 offices including the San Francisco consulate and New York German library and Trans Ocean News Service, while not severing Berlin-Washington relations.
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Roosevelt
United States
Mage Ys
Berlin
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
Propazanda
New York
Transocean
German Press Association
Wis
Sedier
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Fse Bund
Othey
Carder
Striking Shipyard Workers Vote Against Pay Reform
AFL and allied unions reject presidential recommendations to curb labor disputes at shipyards. Workers vote against proposed wage concessions and overtime changes, signaling a broader strike wave across San Francisco and surrounding yards.
Aluminum Company Accused By Ickes
Secretary Harold Ickes charged the Aluminum Company of America with recalcitrance in cooperating with the defense program. He testified before a Senate committee on aluminum shortages and warned Alcoa would seek to prevent dissemination of facilities regardless of consequences to the United States. He urged construction of aluminum fabricating plants in the Pacific Northwest to aid the war effort.
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Jane
Interiay
Harold Ickes
Algminum Company of America
Senate
Ickes
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
United States
Teke
Pacific Northwest
Bailough Ihea
Saale Hess
Missing Jo From Robin Moor Reaches South Africa Port
New York June 1 The Shipping Co reported its Cape Town agent advised of the rMagy 35 survivors of the taped American Freighter Robin Moor. The shipping firm said 28 crew members remain missing from the vessel. A cablegram from Cape Town indicated the survivors had been located at the African port with full report expected. Washington June 16 African View Consul Philip Williams
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Jone 1
Thevas Shipring Co
Capetown
Robin Moor
Nnt
Prt
Dr. Sresident
Lassais
Beam
Minehell Cotts, Co. Ltd
Washington
Afican View
Philip Williams
British Air Raids Strike German Western Front Areas
Long range Royal Air Force bombers attacked Germany’s western sectors for the fifth night in a row. The raids hit Rann, Voluue, and Hanover with fires and extensive damage in multiple targets. Continued on page four.
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Germany
Rann
Voluue
Hanover
Indvattla
Indus
British Drive Near Tobruk and Damascus Threaten Axis
British imperial forces in the Middle East push a heavy raid into the western desert advancing about 40 miles beyond Bardia toward Tobruk, while Allied columns move toward Damascus from Syria. Reports cite heavy fighting, alleged German losses, and evacuation efforts in Beirut amid broader Mediterranean actions.
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Tobruk
Sollum
Syria
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Kissone
Beirut
Damascus
Lebanon
DNB
Cyprus
Fpees
Mediterranean
Crete
Ethiopia
Ewat
Africa
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