Indignation in Britain rises over bombings
London voices mounting outrage over continued attacks on British merchant ships in Spanish ports. The destruction of the Arlon and Farnham caused four deaths, shattering hopes of a five day lull. Six insurgent planes bombed Gandia near Valencia, while Mussolini met with Badoglio and another top commander in Rome.
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London
Chamberlain
Franco
Gandia
Valencia
Rome
Mussolini
Pietro Badaglio
Royal Couple Welcomed in Pennsylvania
A Swedish royal party arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Kungsholm for a tercentenary celebration extending into July. Crown Prince Gustav Adolph lay ill, to be moved to New York for tests, with condition described as much improved. Prince Bertil led ceremonies in Wilmington and Philadelphia as Governor Earle and officials greeted the delegation by the navy yard.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Crown Prince
Gustav Adolph
Kungsholm
America
New York
Wilmington
Del
Roosevelt
Prince Bertil
Louise
George H. Earle
Sweden
Navy Yard
College graduate offered four jobs in war era surge
Edmund M. Fry Jr who just graduated from the University of Oklahoma was offered four jobs. He took army and marine corps engineering exams and was appointed to second lieutenant in the army engineering corps. His application for a year of army service was accepted while he had secured a civil engineering post.
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Oklahoma City
Edmund M. Fry, Jr
University of Oklahoma
Fry
Army
Marine Corps
War Department
Army Engineering Corps
Spy Sentenced for Spying in Bordeaux Case
A German waiter identified as Schmidt was sentenced to seven years at hard labor by a military court in Bordeaux for sending French naval building plans to Germany. The case followed his acknowledgment of spying for the German intelligence service.
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Bordeaux
France
Schmidt
Germany
Aged veterans ready ten meet Gettysburg reunion
Gettysburg Pennsylvania braces for an eight day commemoration as veterans of the 1865 armies travel by auto bus and train to reunite. The town houses state police health inspectors and camp attendants for the anniversary events led by 89 year old Grand Commander Dr Overton H Mennett.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
United States Army
Overton H. Mennett
Youth Hero Drowns Saving Four Boys at Oxford Lake
An 18 year old vacation Bible class instructor Charles Sylvester Self gave his life saving a group of five boys when a boat capsized at Oxford lake. Self exhausted while rescuing the fifth boy, a bystander arrived too late to save him. The four other boys were saved by his brave effort.
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Anniston
Ala
Charles Sylvester Self
Oxford Lake
Self
Two Convicted in Levine Extortion Case
In White Plains a jury found Fred Luck and Edward Penn guilty of attempted extortion over the $30,000 ransom for kidnapped Peter Levine. A third man, Santiago Gutierrez, faced trial in New York City as the father, Murray Levine, testified in court. The maximum penalty for the convicted pair is seven years.
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New York
Peter Levine
White Plains
Fred Luck
Edward John Penn
Long Island
New Rochelle
Murray Levine
New York City
Santiago Gutirrez
Pantryman
City officials may be faced by injunction
In New Orleans on June 28 Judge Rufus E. Foster ordered city officials to show cause why a restraining order should not stop police interference with C I O strike activities against major trucking firms. The C I O alleges intimidation after raids and arrests, and police escorted three organizers to the city line.
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New Orleans
Rufus E. Foster
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Richard Dowling
John J. Grosch
Robert S
Nye and Langer Clash in North Dakota Primary Fight
In Fargo on June 2, United States Senator Gerald Nye and Governor William Langer vied for the Republican nomination for senator. The bitter feud overshadowed Democratic contests as each accused the other of misdeeds. The dispute centered on governance, racketeering claims, and a push for responsible government amid state tax and debt concerns. The battle continued beyond today’s polling and was to be continued on the third page.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Gerald P. Nye
William Langer
Nye
Langer
Leche denies Noe charge over Wahlder firing
Louisiana Governor Richard Leche rejected Senator James A Noe s claim that Wahlder was dismissed for refusing to share his commission on the Bentley estate with the governor and Earl K Long An introduced senate resolution seeks a probe into Wahlder s dismissal as tax attorney for Rapides parish Noe pledged to finance an investigation if needed Long defended the Roberts appointment saying Wahlder was incapable of handling the Bentley succession and that the state could gain a million dollars from it
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Baton Rouge
Richard Leche
James A. Noe
Rapides Parish
Earl K. Long
Senate
Ben F. Roberts, Jr
Isaac Wahlder
Leche
Noe
Wahlder
Richard W. Leche
Wahlr
Long
Wahider
Quadruplets Born In Arkansas To Peach Orchard Worker And Wife
DEQUEEN Ark June 28 Quadruplets all girls were born overnight to Mrs H T Valentine 21 wife of an orchard worker but one infant died a few hours after birth The three survivors were taken to a local hospital where Dr G L Kindall said they have a chance to live The mother remains at home four miles southwest of DeQueen in satisfactory condition The father a 33 year old marble worker expressed shock at the delivery and said they expected twins Wanda Sue aged five is their daughter Dolores Fay died at 18 months three years ago The hospital nurse said the babies are fed warmed and kept under heat and oxygen and their condition is encouraging.
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Dequeen
Ark
H. T. Valentine
G. L. Kindall
Valentine
Knox
Huge Sun Ring Here Arouses Many Queries
Residents of Monroe observed a huge ring around the sun for about an hour before noon Tuesday. The eerie halo stirred both interest and anxiety as people asked if it signaled the end of the world. Meteorologists cited dust particles aloft from recent winds as the likely cause, noting similar sun halos occurred last year during dust storms.
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Monroe
News-Star
Morning World
Broaden Hunt For McCormick At Sandia Peak
Searchers moved through tangled brush at north Sandia peak in a broadened hunt for Medill McCormick missing on a climbing expedition. They abandon the idea he is on the peak face and focus on lower terrain, hoping to find him after the body of Richard Whitmer was found last Thursday.
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Albuquerque
N. M
North Sandia Peak
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Richard Whitmer
Young McCormick
Roosevelt Works On Unsigned Bills
President Roosevelt focused on clearing his desk of about 100 unsigned bills. With no appointments today he planned close attention to legislation passed by Congress in its closing days, needing action within days to become law. He returned to Hyde Park after speaking in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Wilmington
Del
Dare-Die Chinese Flier Sinks Japanese Gunboat
A Chinese dare-to-die flier plunged a burning plane onto a Japanese gunboat on the Yangtze near Anking, damaging three gunboats and destroying six Japanese planes. Chinese officers hailed the act as heroic sacrifice amid ongoing aerial warfare in south China. Tokyo denied Japan’s incursion on Hainan after a British-French warning.
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Shanghai
Yangtze River
Anking
Hankow
China
South China
Hainan
Kwangtung Province
Tokyo
Japan
France
Great Britain
Hainan Island
Indo-China
Hongkong
Richard Austen Butler
House of Commons
Woman Ends Love Strike at Wealthy Man's Home
In Irvington New York on June 23 Mrs Hedi Heusser a divorced mother of two announced from her hotel room that she would end her week long love strike at Rollo Blanchards home. Blanchard moved his children and staff to his yacht. Attorney Mortimer D O'Brien confirmed plans to return Mrs Heusser to Scarsdale and said Blanchard would not marry her.
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Irvington
N. Y
Hedi Heusser
Rollo K. Blanchard
Oak Grove man confesses to 10 intimidation charges
Odell Fostex and his sister Edythe Denton near Oak Grove faced federal charges after an alleged extortion letter to a Franklin parish planter. Fostex pled guilty to intimidation and faced a $5,000 bail. Denton pleaded innocent on similar charges. A separate extortion and robbery case tied to a U S post office inspector action began with a July 14 preliminary hearing.
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Odell Fostex
Oak Grove
United States
Allen B. Guthrie
United States Post Office
Edythe Denton
Post Office
James A. Willey
Monroe
Foster
Franklin Parish
Guthrie
Willey
Fosters
Gunepoint
West Carroll Parish
Ouachita Parish
Harvey G. Fields
Shreveport
Europe Filled With Tension As War Anniversary Marked
The 24th World War anniversary shows China and Japan stalemated while Europe is tense due to the Spanish civil conflict. In the British House of Commons the Duchess of Atholl details insurgent guns threatening Gibraltar and reports on possible arming of ships. Mussolini reportedly met with Badoglio and another top commander in Rome amid mounting fears over bombings and demands.
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Associated Press
Europe
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Sarajevo
Austria- Hungary
Yugoslavia
House of Commons
Duchess of Atholl
Gibraltar
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Deense
Rome
Mussolini
Pietro Badaglio
Louisiana Tokens to Continue in Use
Baton Rouge reports that Louisiana will continue using token sales tax collection. Informed legislators say a one percent tax will be collected by tokens, with regulations already in print for merchants. Governor Leche was expected to sign the bill by month end to make the tax effective July 1.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
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