Merchant Vessel Sunk in North Pacific After Explosion
Survivors recount a Pacific attack on the merchant ship as the explosion wrecked a lifeboat and crippled wireless. All hands escaped in the remaining lifeboat and two life rafts within 10 minutes, were rescued by a corvette and allied planes, then towed to safety. Captain Havens and First Officer Nystrom vow further voyages.
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Nystrom
Havens
Enwneer MJ. Irvine
Seattle
Haven
Germans Press Advance in Fortifications as Libyan Battle Rages
The report notes German advances into fortifications while British columns cut Rommel's supply lines west of Tobruk. U S built Baltimore bombers join Libyan desert actions with daylight raids on Barce. RAF strikes Taranto as Channel weather hinders air attacks and Vichy reports reflect diverging war views among Petain Laval and Darlan.
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Rommel
Tobruk
Taranto
English Channel
Germany
Vichy
Dunkerque
France
Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
Jean Darlan
Hod Carriers Bosses and Racketeers Exposed in Wartime Speech
A wartime critique denounces the Hod Carriers union as a self‑serving racket led by Joseph V. Moreschi and associates. It accuses tax debts, criminal links, and political intimidation across Chicago Pittsburgh New York and St Louis, urging action against the union’s alleged graft and coercion.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Capitol Dome
Moreschi
Lfe
Mike Carozzo
Hod-Carriers’ Union
Mike
South Side
Jim Cosimo
Carozzo
Pittsburgh
New York
St Louis
Hmself
St. Louis
Hod-Carriers Union
Petain and Laval Pressure Amid German Coercion in France
Reports from Sydney indicate Hitler avoids full occupation and revolt risk in France while Laval leads under German pressure. French prisoners, starvation fears, and potential reprisals loom as Axis seeks production gains. Allied invasion remains the decisive trigger for any broad French uprising. Sydney port handles 7 to 8 thousand ships annually with over 11 million net tonnage.
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Petain
Laval
France
Germany
Hitler
Sydney
Australia
Greece's King to Visit Washington King George to visit U S leaders and naval academy
King George of Greece arrives in Washington for a six day visit. He will be guest of honor at the White House tonight and meet with Secretary Hull and Secretary Knox. He plans a visit to the Naval Academy at Annapolis and will depart for New York on Tuesday.
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King George
Greece
White House
Hull
Knox
Naval Academy
Annapolis
New York
Flag flies over Uruguay and parade of corps
Dispatch from the Louisiade Islands notes a corporal to be honored as battles in Corel are referenced. The report places the flag raising in a broader wartime context and names military ranks and locations.
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Uruguay
Louisiade Islands
Battle of
Corel
Markets Mixed as House Rejection Dampens Grain Prospects
New Orleans markets show cotton futures steady to up 13 points after Washington rejected a proposal to sell government grain below parity. Spot cotton closes 13 points higher with low middling 15.42. Memphis notes firm cottonseed meal. New York stocks weaker and bonds uneven as wheat and corn rise.
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New Orleans
Washington
Cotton futures rise and fall on mixed New York trading
Cotton prices fluctuated through the day with late gains lifting values to the day’s highs before closing with modest net changes. News of agricultural supply bill amendments, renewed New Orleans selling, and limited southern selling shaped activity as futures closed higher overall.
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New York
House
Senate
New Orleans
Midwest war plants shown as backbone of mobilization
A reporter tours U S war production areas: Connecticut aviation plant life, New York corporate directors quitting to work in plants, Detroit workers earning about 70 dollars weekly, and Midwest towns strained as ordnance and munition factories draw labor. Workers’ patriotism and discipline aid production while communities face farm declines and shifting economies.
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Germany
Adolf
Benito
Hirohito
United States
Connecticut
New York
Detroit
Ohio
Middle West
America
Navy
Decline in New York Stocks on June 10
American Telephone led a broad stock market slide with a about four point drop. Westinghouse Bethlehem Steel and Eastman Kodak fell 1 to 2 points while most other leaders eased slightly as bonds weakened and commodities mixed. Analysts called the move a normal corrective after a long rise.
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New York
American Telephone
Westinghouse
Bethlehem Steel
Eastmen Kodak
American Cyanamid
Gulf Oil
Lake Shore Mines
Sherwin Williams
Stock Exchange
Potatoes Market Report from Chicago Pulse
Potatoes arrivals 139 on track 329 total U S shipments 1082. California long white demand moderate market slightly stronger. Southern Triumphs best quality condition demand fair market steady. Off condition stock demand slow weak. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 priced 2.50 and 2.60 for Bliss Triumphs U S No 1.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
California
Southern
Louisiana
Bliss
U. S
Chicago Livestock Prices Reported By Market
Salable hogs 10 000, total 18 000, fairly active, 5 15 higher, mostly 10 up, top 14 25. Salable cattle 9 000, calves 1 000, fed steers and yearlings strong, largely 1250 to 14 50, heifers steady, cows weak, cutters 85 down, most fat cows 9 25 to 10 25, bulls 10-15 higher, vealers 25-50 lower, mostly 14 75.
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Chicago
USDA
Butter And Eggs Market Report Chicago June 10
Butter receipts 1,306,440 with a steady market and unchanged tone. Eggs receipts 37,000 also steady. storage packed extras 32 and other prices unchanged in Chicago reporting.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady as Market Reports Narrow Variations
Chicago June 10 Poultry report shows 42 trucks delivering hens over 5 pounds steady with other items unchanged. Prices for ibas and other categories hold with minor shifts and no overall trend.
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Chicago
Canada Record First Air Attack Scare at Prince Rupert
Victoria reports Canada’s first air attack alert as planes approached Prince Rupert causing an imminent danger alarm. Sirens rang at 2 05 p m central war time. schools and industry closed briefly and ARP wardens stood ready while authorities declared planes uncertainly identified as friendly.
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British Columbia
Prince Rupert
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