British RAAF Pounds Nazi Held France In Raid
The Royal Air Force struck Nazi held France and Western Germany in a major daylight offensive, continuing a series of night and day raids over Northern France and the Reich. RAF’s 400 to 500 planes massed across the channel amid overcast skies, with Bremen and Kiel targeted as nights lengthen. German raids on Southern England caused minor damage and few casualties.
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London
Royal Air Force
France
English Channel
RAF
French
Germany
Bremen
Kiel
British Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcasting Corporation
The
Reich
East
England
Agriculture economists forecast 1941 national income at least 85 billion
Washington reports a Department of Agriculture forecast that total national income will exceed 85 billion dollars in 1941, up at least 11 billion from last year. Projections also suggest 1942 income could rise about 40 percent from 1929 boom levels, with a favorable outlook for farmers amid wartime defense programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fountain Plans for Festival Queen Crowning Saturday
With one day left before Fountain's annual Bass festival, local business men finalize plans for the Saturday event. Activities run throughout the day ending with the crowning of the festival queen at 1 p m. A large influx of visitors is expected as Fountain marks the opening of inland lake fishing.
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Fountain
Mussolini to Send Division to Aid Germans in Russia
A Rome report says Premier Mussolini will dispatch a mechanized division to bolster Germany against the Soviet Union. In London it is disclosed that 300,000 Polish troops, held prisoner in Russia, may be released, including many seasoned officers.
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Associated Press
Germany
Red Army
High Command
Soviet
Russia
High Commands
Fuehrer
Lithuania
Poland
Ukraine
Prut
Pinguin
Cornwall
Indian Ocean
Admiral Scheer
Atlantic
Scheer
Mussolini
Rome
London
Chrysler Refuses to Lower Auto Prices in Price Fight
Washington reports Chrysler Corporation refused to rescind recent price hikes on new models. New York furniture makers also boosted prices about five percent despite Henderson’s request for prior office submission. Price Administrator Leon Henderson vows immediate action to set a nationwide ceiling for new auto model prices, dealer markups, and trade-in values.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Chrysler Corporation
New York
Chrysler
Roosevelt
Congress
REA Employee 16 Hurt After Live Wire Contact
REA lineman Charles Ruba of Route 2 Ludington was injured in an accident at North Victory while removing a transformer. He suffered shock and severe hand burns from contact with a live wire, a leg injury, and an 18 foot fall after his safety belt broke. Frank Comstock, REA superintendent, helped transport him to Pau ling Stearns hospital in Ludington.
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Charles Ruba
Ludington
REA
Pauling Stearns Hospital
North Victory
Ruba
Frank Comstock
Strike cripples Chicago paper in union clash
Chicago's three afternoon papers faced emergency operations as Typographical Union workers refused to return to work. The Daily News and Herald-American sent skeleton staffs to Milwaukee to set type and cast pages, while Times staff used photo engraving and stereotyping. The stoppage, labeled unauthorized, disrupted ordinary publishing routines and strained relations with the union.
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Chicago
International Typographical
Union Executive Board
Daily News and
Herald-American
Milwaukee
Coe
Times
Chicago Newsaper , Publishing Association
Union
Dr J F Wood Elected President of Ludington Bank
Dr J F Wood former Ludington auto dealer and longtime banking official was chosen president of the National Bank of Ludington at the last directors meeting, succeeding Karl L Ashbacker who resigned. Wood brings 25 years in banking and finance and previously spent eight years in the cash room of the United States Treasury in Washington.
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J. F. Wood
Ludington
The
National Bank of Ludington
Karl L. Ashbacker
Wood
Banking
Washington, D. C
United States Treasury
Heat Wave Hinders Fishing Fans Across Michigan Lakes
An unusual heat wave affected the first day of Michigan's general fishing season, but bass fishermen found success on inland lakes. Panfish lagged in success, while many anglers pursued Hamlin lake bass, walleyed pike, and other catches. Mason county resorts anticipate a busy weekend as visitors flood in and rowboats run scarce.
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Michigan
Hamlin Lake
Mason County
Weather Outlook for Lower Michigan and Detroit Area
Fair and warmer conditions in eastern Lower Michigan today with partly cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers possible north and west. Detroit area expected to be warmer with southerly winds, with sunset at 8 11 p m and sunrise Friday at 4 58 a m.
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Michigan
Detroit
Ludington
Sonst
Nord
Threatened CIO Strike May Halt N Y Subways
New York faces a possible transit shutdown as 6000000 daily riders brace for disruption over a stalled labor contract. CIO leader Michael J. Quill vows a July strike without a signed agreement while Mayor La Guardia urges restraint and negotiation. He hints union votes may authorize a strike.
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CIO
N. Y
New York
Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
City Board of Transportation
F. H. la Guardia
Quill
City to stage record July fourth firework display
A Lake Michigan beach fireworks show will cap the city’s Fourth of July celebration with a 200 piece display over about an hour. Thirty eight shells of various sizes and many finale shells make up the 16 set pieces including God Bless America Niagara Falls and Yellowstone geysers. The $400 exhibit will be supervised by United Fireworks Co. of Dayton Ohio and begin when ready.
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Lake Michigan
America
Niagara Falls
United Fireworks Co
Dayton
Ohio
Gaylord Avenue Opens to Through Traffic Wednesday
North Gaylord Avenue, newest paved street, was opened to through traffic Wednesday afternoon. Barricades at the north and south ends were removed. Street department officials said the seal coat is hard enough for through traffic but cross street traffic will be restricted for a day or two.
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Gaylord Avenue
May Attys Demand Acquittal in Detroit Mail Fraud Trial
Defense lawyers pressed for directed verdicts of innocence for Frank D. McKay and 11 co defendants in a mail fraud case. William H. Gallagher said full arguments would take a half day for each defendant after the judge overruled most motions. Rebuttal by the government followed.
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Detroit
Frank D. McKay
Republican National
Fred ©. Ehrmann
State Liquor Commission
Louis H. Luckoff
John H. Marple
Isa‘dare Schwartz
Charles Leiter
Fisher Layton
McKay
William H. McKeighan
Flint
James A. Trimble
Charles H. Willams
Harl Williams
Don Flory
Two Firemen Hurt in Pentwater Fire
In Pentwater a midnight roof fire at a remodeled two apartment home owned by Mrs. Sadie Brown injured two firemen. Jeff Fredericks suffered a broken finger and Judson Scovitt sustained severe burns to hands and forearms. the Brown apartment suffered about 700 dollars of damage.
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Pentwater
Sadie Brown
Jeff Fredericks
Judson Scovitt
Brown
Charles Billings
AFL Machinists End 47 Day Walkout In San Francisco Shipyards
AFL machinists end a 47 day strike at 11 Bay Area shipyards delaying defense orders worth 500 million dollars and involving 1200 AFL workers plus 600 CIO affiliates. They voted to return to work Monday under a master contract negotiated by the AFL Metal Trades Council with all 39 major Pacific Coast yards. CIO locals prepare to reconfirm their stance as wage issues were central to the dispute.
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Associated Press
AFL
San Francisco Bay
CIO
San Francisco
AFL Metal Trades Council
Pacific Coast
Trades Council
Office of Production Management
Washington
James Smith
Smith
Sperry Gyroscope Company, Inc
Brooklyn
Legislative crush facing Congress in tight budget push
Congress faces a heavy weekend schedule to push 15 billion dollars in new appropriations and key measures to the White House before the fiscal year ends. Clerks say funds can be spent only with congressional approval, and both chambers eye unusual Saturday sessions and late-night work. The Senate plans no activity today as many members remain away for Senator Pat Harrison's funeral in Gulfport, Mississippi.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Gulfport
Miss
Pat Harrison
Shippers Warned of Target Practice
Fort Sheridan officials warned shippers and aviators that anti aircraft and .30 caliber machine guns would be fired over Lake Michigan from July 1 through July 23 daily except Saturdays and Sundays. Anti aircraft guns will be fired from 1 to 4 pm. Boats were told to stay 10 miles away from the fort and aircraft above eight miles. The danger area for machine guns will extend over a three mile radius to an altitude of 2 000 feet from 8 am to 4 pm.
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Fort Sheridan
Lake Michigan
Mason county board approves tax equalization report
Mason county board of supervisors completed and approved its tax equalization report and moved to routine business before adjourning the June term. Adjournment is set for Friday. John Baggott, county social welfare administrator, said the current direct relief load is near normal with 153 cases total. Of these, 86 are in Ludington and 67 elsewhere in the county. He noted 61 of the Ludington cases are unemployable. WPA rolls total about 300, with 61 at work in Ludington and the rest on county projects.
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Mason County Board of Supervisors
John Baggott
County Bureau of Social Welfare
Baggott
Mason County
Ludington
Rifa Sunk by Submarine With 173 Lost Off Trip to England
NBC’s Martin Agronsky reported from Ankara that the Turkish steamer Rifa was torpedoed and sunk by an unidentified submarine. The ship carried 201 passengers including 100 Turkish naval officers and sailors. Only one lifeboat could be launched, saving 28. The Turkish government arranged safe passage to Egypt with Germany and Italy.
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New York
NBC
Martin Agronsky
Ankara
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Agronsky
Mercantile Marine
England
Turkey
Rifa
Germany
Italy
Egypt
Carferry Drive Rerouted Today
A new section of William street near the carferry slips opens on Pere Marquette Railway land eliminating an S curve. Motorists can drive straight from Ludington avenue to the freight shed where the road jogs slightly. The old road is fenced off and surrounding areas will be used for parking.
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Wiliam Street
Filer
Pere Marquette Railway
Carferry Slips
William Street
Ludington Avenue
Pact Nears Signing US Mexico Economic Defense Deal
Washington reports the United States and Mexico are close to finalizing an economic defense pact. Mexico would curb exports of vital war materials to non Western Hemisphere countries, while the US would buy strategic supplies for defense production. Details on prices and delivery schedules await final decisions. The specific Mexican products are not disclosed though Mexico produces lead, zinc, copper, cadmium and other fibers essential for military materials.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Mason County Seeks 13 Recruits for July Draft
Final word from the local draft office states Mason county will supply the U.S. Army with 13 men in July. The quota matches the earlier tentative figure. Names will be announced soon. the group departs July 17 for Kalamazoo with inductions set for the next day.
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Mason County
U.S. Army
Kalamazoo
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