Raids Silence Rumors as War Moves Across Front
Continued report notes R. E. F. raids and German threat to Russia. London newspaper editorials urge aid to Russia if Germany mobilizes its war machine against the United States.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
2
Allies Brace for War Crisis as Consulates Ordered Closed
The piece reports rising tensions between the United States and Axis powers with Italy and Germany ordering American consular officials to depart and Berlin justifying consulate padlocks. It notes Vatican and Middle East fighting near Damascus, and describes British and Allied operations toward Beirut while Spain clings to wine in pigskin bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rome-Berlin
Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Middle East
Damascus
Oasis
Guza
Mediterranean
Beirut
American Express Company
France Faces Hard Problem With Refugees
Refugees aboard the Wyoming and Mont Viso, interned in Casablanca harbor, with about 15 French citizens allowed to live on board for 45 francs daily. Echague protested to Vice-Premier Admiral Jean Darlan over lodging Argentine refugees in Moroccan internment camps as Casablanca lacks housing capacity. The French admiralty planned to halt transatlantic refugee sailings after the Winnipeg incident and a Dutch warship escorted her to Port-of-Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Casablanca
Marseille
United States
Martinique
Echague
Jean Darlan
Morocco
Winnipeg
Port-of-Spain
Trinidad
Netherlands Navy
U-Boat 0-9 Overdue in 370-Foot Sweep Area
Navy reports U-Boat 0-9 overdue after diving in 370 feet of water near Portsmouth. The vessel, one of the oldest in the fleet, was last seen submerged at 10 36 a m eastern daylight time with 2 4 officers and about 30 men aboard. Divers and other subs including Grenadier Trout Triton 0-6 and 0-10 rushed to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenadier
Trout
Triton
John J. Brown
Navy Yard
Washington
Admiral Edwards
New London
Conn
H. A. Ellis
First Naval District
Portsmouth
Roosevelt decries sinking of Robin Moor as ruthless act
President Roosevelt denounces the German sea attack as a ruthless act that threatens American commerce and warns that no American ship or cargo on the high seas is immune to piracy. He says the United States will not yield to Nazi pressure and outlines no specific retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Seas
United States
Britain
Robin Moor
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Sinking of Robin Moor Provoked Navy Involvement
Mr. Roosevelt told Congress that the Robin Moor was sunk without provisions for passenger safety, despite the ship’s American nationality being known to the submarine commander and clearly indicated by its flag and markings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Grabbing Ace Officers Heats Up State Police Row
Harrisburg June 20 Commissioner Lynn G Adams banned leaves without pay for state policemen after claiming federal defense agencies raided his ace investigators. He cited 14 cases where troopers left to join defense groups or take industrial jobs and warned the issue could grow. The force, famed among agencies, has also lost dozens of troopers to the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lynn G. Adams
Pennsylvania
Adams
Divi
State police expand role amid defense drive and subversive concerns
Adams notes a surge in duties and says the force now handles much of the FBI's work. He cites Governor James on file access and explains the 1905 origin and 1937 merger into the Pennsylvania motor police, now about 1,458 strong performing general duties statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Adams
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
State Police
Pennsylvania Motor Police
Birth Announcement for Sheila Kay Watson
Mr and Mrs Bill Watson of West Monroe announce the birth of a daughter Sheila Kay at St Francis sanitarium on Tuesday. Mrs Watson is fine and they are grateful for the new arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Watson
West Monroe
Sheila Kay
St. Francis Sanitarium
Watson
Birth of Fourth Son for West Monroe Couple at St Francis
The former Miss Floya Bates of West Monroe and Mr and Mrs W H Martin of West Monroe announce the birth of a fourth son on Wednesday at St Francis sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floya Bates
West Monroe
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