Surpluses Facing Trouble Warns Cotton Leader
Waco Texas June 28 United States must avoid waving the big stick in South America or risk surpluses in agriculture and industry. W L Clayton head of the nation's largest cotton company warns of a postwar world of bankrupt Europe and reversed trade where America holds its surpluses while Europe buys manufactured goods. He urges closer South American trade and scrapping tariffs to keep markets open.
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Waco
Tex
W. L. Clayton
United States
Europe
Houston
South America
Latin-America
Africa
Asia
Clayton
Exiled King Zog Arrives in London With Queens at Ritz
London readers report King Zog of Albania arriving in England amid four accompanying women at the Ritz. The exiled royal group includes Queen Geraldine and Zog’s sisters as Britain hosts several monarchs in exile. Talks hint at future gatherings with other exiled rulers, while the Duke of Windsor is expected soon.
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London
Ritz
England
Zog
Albania
Geraldine
Maxhide
Ruhije
Myreyen
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Harkon
Norway
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Duke of Windsor
City Issues Two Building Permits for Homes and Market
Sam H. Awl and Jim Smith issued permits today for a one story frame fish market at 1502 Short Wood Street costing 50 dollars and a two story frame residence at 705 Alexandria Avenue costing 4500 dollars to U S Riddick and D Bill Hibbard listed as contractor.
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Sam H. Awl
Jim Smith
Short Wood Street
U. S. Riddick
Alexandria Avenue
D. Bill Hibbard
Stalin Drives World Fate in Danube Ukraine Debate
The analysis argues Stalin’s hold on Bessarabia and northern Bucovina reshapes Ukraine access for Germany and shifts power away from Hitler. It notes Goering’s riverside dream to link Danube and Rhine and warns of Romania’s fragile position as Crown Prince Carol contends with Hungary and Bulgaria.
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Romania
Berlin
Jahang
Germany
China
Danube
Black Sea
Reich
Goering
Hitler
Rhine
Baltic
Moscow
Constanta
Nazifuehrer
Stalin
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russian Ukraine
Carpatho-Ukraine
Czecho-Slovakia
Russia
Ukraine
Fuehrer
Carol
Hungary
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Marie
London
Harris urges Democrats to back Willkie for president
Edgar G Harris publisher of the Daily Times Leader in West Point Mississippi urged the Democratic national convention to endorse Wendell Willkie for president and nominate only a vice presidential candidate He cited Roosevelt's recent cabinet appointments of two Republicans as precedent for a coalition president ticket.
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West Point
Miss
Edgar G. Harris
Daily Times-Leader
Mississippi
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Prince to Give Commencement Address at State Industrial School
Rev. A. E. Prince, pastor at First Baptist Church Monroe, will deliver the graduation commencement address for the State Industrial School for Girls in Alexandria. Friday night announcement confirms selection and event details.
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A. E. Prince
First Baptist Church
Monroe
State Industrial School For Girls
Alexandria
Myer-Bridges to close for joint employee vacation
The Myer-Bridges company in Louisville will shut down tomorrow and reopen July 8 to grant all 100 employees a paid collective vacation. President Vernon Shallcross says the trial plan addresses inefficiencies from individual vacations last summer.
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Louisville
The
Myer-Bridges Company
Vernon Shallcross
Roosevelt Plans Expanded Defense Fund and New Appointments
President Roosevelt announced a defense program to back 50 000 aircraft with capacity for 55 000 yearly and to greatly boost spending beyond prior appropriations. Donald M. Nelson will coordinate defense purchases while James Forrestal and Daniel Tobin join the administration to aid Pan American economic defense coordination.
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Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
Treasury
Daniel J. Tobin
American Federation of Labor Teamster’s
Tobin
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Dillon Reed and Company of
New York
Washington
Harbo
United States
New York Harbor
Army
Congress
Deaths Keener McClendon Laid To Rest In Sicily Island
Funeral services for Keener McClendon son of the late Rev. T. J. McClendon former Sicily Island Methodist pastor were held Wednesday at Pine Hill Cemetery with Rev. Flowers of Gilbert officiating.
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Sicily Island
Keener McClendon
T. J. McClendon
Funeral Services Held for Frank LeBaron at Mars Hill Church
Frank LeBaron died at his home near Atlanta on Tuesday June 25 after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Mars Hill Baptist church on Wednesday June 26 led by Rev. A. A Calhoun and Rev. Lee Green. He leaves a widow Mrs Minnie LeBaron and nine children Otto LeBaron Pollock Mrs Hurme Forbes Lake Providence Mrs Lee Brady Montgomery La Mrs Ray Gillins Mrs Edd Chandler Willie Clifton and Davie LeBaron Atlanta and Leos LeBaron Urania La.
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Atlanta
Frank LeBaron
Mars Hill Baptist Church
A. A Calhoun
Lee Green
Minnie LeBaron
Otto LeBaron
Pollock
Hurme Forbes
Lake Providence
Lee Brady
Montgomery
Ray Gillins
Edd Chandler
Willie
Clifton
Davie LeBaron
Leos LeBaron
Urania
Allied Commander Announces Syria Hostilities Ceasefire
General Mittelhauser, French commander, declares end of hostilities in Syria and states the French flag will remain flown. In London, German air raids shatter a conservatory ceiling, injuring one of 175 sheltered ducks.
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Jerusalem
Mittelhauser
Near East
Syria
London
England
Australian offer to adopt British children announced
Canberra reports Australian Minister H. S. Fall said the government received offers to adopt 15,000 British children either permanently or temporarily and that 5,000 would be placed in private homes.
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Canberra
Australia
H. S. Fall
Italy and Japan Represent Interests in Australia War Period
Italy and Japan will represent each other’s interests in Australia for the duration of the war. The announcement stated that Italy will represent Italian interests and Japan will represent Japanese interests in Australian affairs during the conflict.
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Italy
Canberra
Japan
Australia
Belgian Health Minister Vows Wartime Aid to Britain
Marcel Jaspar, health minister of the Belgian government in exile, said London that Belgium will continue the war, relying on Britain and the empire. He cited many telegrams from Belgian associations across the British and French empires and the Belgian Congo pledging support and resources.
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London
Marcel Henri Jaspar
Great Britain
Jasper
Belgian Congo
Grenade Thrown Into British Embassy Compound
A hand grenade was thrown into the British embassy compound causing shattered windows and wounding a Chinese employee. The assailant escaped.
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Peiping
Anonymous diamond neck lace auction nets £24490
A neck lace of 42 diamonds given anonymously to aid the British war effort was sold by Christies in London for 24490 pounds. The auction took place on June 28 and raised nearly $100,000, benefiting government war work.
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London
Christies
Japanese raid damages American hospital in Chungking
A Reuters dispatch from Chungking reports a new Japanese bombing raid on the provisional Chinese capital badly damaged the American Methodist hospital and rendered the offices of the British diplomatic mission and the consulate general completely uninhabitable.
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London
Reuter’s
Chungking
Bomb raid on Nyborg nets no casualties
Ten British planes dropped 20 bombs at Nyborg on the Danish island of Fyn during the night. No casualties reported though some Danish property was hit.
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Copenhagen
Nyborg
Fyn
Evacuation Considered for British Civilians
London June 28 The Ministry of Health announced that the possibility of evacuation for military reasons of the bulk of the civilian population of certain districts of the British Isles is being considered.
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London
Ministry of Health Today
British Isles
Demand Withdrawals Hit eight Transvaal Centers
In Johannesburg and eight Transvaal centers, meetings urged the government to withdraw from the war. The protests target the Union of South Africa war policy and were organized by former Premier J. B. M. Hertzog who opposed entry into the conflict.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Union of South Africa
J. B. M. Hertzog
Air ministry reports raids on German targets across Europe
The air ministry announced extensive raids against German objectives across the English Channel, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and over Denmark and north Germany. Nine British planes failed to return. Also noting the Bank of England vaults with walls 50 feet deep and 8 feet thick.
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London
Air Ministry
English Channel
Scandinavia
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Bank of England
Soviet advance labeled trick as Romania appeals to Hitler
The article reports German doubts over Soviet moves and Romania's crisis with Russia. King Carol summons parliament, bans public music, and reshuffles a Nazi-linked cabinet amid heightened mobilization. Soviet demand for exit of Romanians from Bessarabia and northern Bukovina prompts Romanian troop withdrawals and border fortifications. Lavrentieff presents credentials as talks continue with Stalin.
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Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Ion Simonescu
Sima
Simonescu
Iroard
Romania
Johann Fabricius
Vienna
Carol
Hitler
Russia
Fuehrer
Cernauti
Tighina
Chisinou
Cetatennlba
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Rumania
Josef Stalin
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czecho- Slovakia
Munich
Black Sea
Danube
Yavozonas
Turkish Black Sea
Stalin
Arkedy Lavrentieff
Transylvania
Dobruja
Italy backs peaceful settlement over Soviet Romania claims
In Rome officials indicate Italy and Germany pursue diplomacy in the Balkans and would not oppose any Soviet move in Romania. Italy favors a peaceful solution and is kept informed with reserve, while Hungary's demands are not officially noted and Fascist sources say Italy has long backed Hungarian claims.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Balkans
Romania
Rumania
Bucharest
Hungary
Twin calves born to Jersey cow at Sterlington
Twins, a male and a female, were born this morning to a Jersey cow owned by Milton Reed, an employee of United Carbon Company in Sterlington.
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Jersey
Milton Reed
United Carbon Company
Sterlington
Mr. Reed
McNary Draft Considered to Balance Ticket
After Willkie's victory, talk circulated that Senator McNary from the far west might be drafted as a running mate to balance New York based Willkie. Many names surfaced for the vice presidency, but two of the likely candidates emerged as front runners.
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McNary
Far West
Willkie
New York
Louisiana and Mississippi Delegations Back Willkie Nomination
A spokesman for the Louisiana and Mississippi delegations at the Republican national convention said they believe Wendell L. Willkie has been nominated and will be elected by a landslide. John B. Jackson led the charge, declaring the country’s voice spoken and Willkie the next president.
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Philadelphia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Wendell L. Willkie
John B. Jackson
Willkie
United States
Notable Republicans Weigh Willkie Run Mate Choices
The piece surveys possible running mates for Willkie including Martin Bricker Lodge Landon Horton Halleck Baldwin Stassen and McNary with talk of Willkie influencing the next national committee and chairmanship amid disqualifications for eastern residence and speculation on a western pick.
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Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Willkie
East
Martin
House
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Bricker
Representative Jenkins
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Lodge
MacNider
Alf M. Landon
Austin
Vermont
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
McNary
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
National Republican Committee
John Hamilton
Biographical notes on Wendell Willkie presidential nominee
Philadelphia dispatch outlines Wendell Willkie born Elwood Indiana February 28 1892 with education at Indiana University Oberlin and law practice in Indiana Ohio and New York. Lists marriage to Edith Wilk and one son Phillip and notes his presidency of Commonwealth and Southern since 1933. Washington summary reports Democratic reaction framing Willkie nomination as a choice between established American processes and new foreign style control.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Indiana University
Oberlin
Indiana
Akron
Ohio
New York
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Edith Wilk
Rushville
Phillip
Residents of Hong Kong Offer Theories on Mines Beaching
Chinese residents in Hong Kong believe mine discoveries ashore result from whales fouling mooring cables and causing mines to wash up. They present this theory amid growing public concern over unexplained sea wreckage.
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Hongkong
Clermont-Ferrand: Key World War I site in history and fiction
Clermont-Ferrand, once considered France's capital, is noted as a training and artillery center for American forces in World War I. The city also figures in fiction, serving as the opening scene for Hervey Allen's Anthony Adverse.
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Associated Press
Clermont-Ferrand
France
Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
Anthony
Peace Feelers Rumors Mark House Split Amid War Talks
London reports say Churchill government denies peace rumors sparked by fifth column sources. Chamberlain is cited denying any rift with Churchill while rumors claim he leads a group ready to make terms with Hitler after the Danzig peace offer following Poland’s campaign.
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Churchill
Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Danzig
Angell Presents Last Dance at Three Mile Inn
Jack Angell announces his final event as manager at Three Mile Inn this Saturday night at 9 o clock. Kerry King and his orchestra will provide music. Angell notes his seven years of entertainments for Monroe and surrounding communities and invites friends to a gala send off before pursuing Angell Tourist courts opposite the inn.
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Jack Angell
Three Mile Inn
Kerry “Happy” King
Angell
Monroe
Duke Ellington
Fats Waller
Benny Meroff
Hulk O'Hare
the Drunkard
Deaths Last Night Lady Conan Doyle in London
Lady Conan Doyle widow of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creator of Sherlock Holmes died last night in London.
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Associated Press
Lady Conan Doyle
London
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Paine, 80, longtime banker and golf leader dies
Thomas Brigham Paine of Atlanta Georgia dies at 80. He was a retired banker and prominent social leader who served for years on the executive committee of the United States Golf Association.
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Atlanta
Thomas Brigham Paine
United States Golf Association
Frank W. Collins Named Official at New York Trust Firm
Frank W. Collins a 46 year old vice president and director of the Commercial Investment Trust Corporation of New York is announced in New Rochelle New York.
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Frank W. Collins
New Rochelle
N. Y
The
Commercial Investment Trust Corporation of
New York
Budget increases loom in Louisiana House action
Baton Rouge June 28 The Louisiana House by noon reduced more than half of the 2,100,000 decrease from the tax commission for operating state departments for two years. The budget of 150,000,000 shows scattered increases as the House resists a push by secondary college supporters for more funds.
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Baton Rouge
House
Appropriations Committee
Tax Commission
Leahy Sees U S Fleet Shifting From Pacific to Atlantic
Admiral William D. Leahy former chief of naval operations said the U S fleet is moving from the Pacific to the Atlantic and that the Atlantic is where it will be most needed. He expressed confidence in the strategic redeployment amid wartime demands.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
United States
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Leahy
Atlantic
Dramatic recital aids Tallulah Presbyterian church
Miss Jessie Mae Yerger daughter of Mrs Barnes Schicker of Tallulah gave a dramatic recital at Tallulah High School for the Presbyterian church fundraiser. She recently graduated from Louisiana State University School of Speech with honors in dramatics. Mrs Myles Hopkins and Mrs W L Rountree provided musical selections to accompany the program.
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Tallulah
Jessie Mae Yerger
Barnes Schicker
Presbyterian Church
Yerger
Louisiana State University School of Speech
Myles Hopkins
W. L. Rountree
First Methodist Church Opens Individual Savings Banks
The First Methodist church inaugurates a building fund drive with the opening of individual savings banks for each member. About 1,700 congregants will receive banks three months after deposits began, recording funds in a ledger and returning banks to owners. The project is led by A. M. Freeman and the ways and means committee, with E. C. Gibson as chair.
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First Methodist Church
A. M. Freeman
Methodist Church
E. C. Gibson
Church Ways and Means
Wood
Jackson Streets
Wee
Freeman
Ways and Means
Gibson
Barlow Snabnet
J. H. Trousdale
Roy Hale
E. N. Thompson
F. W. Barnett
S. M. McReynolds
Allies repulse fourth Nazi night raid over Britain and Ireland
British officials report no serious damage from the raid as fighters and anti aircraft fire protected England Wales and the southeast coast. Incendiaries started fires in southeast England while London arrests target possible fifth column activity.
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England
Scotland
Air Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
Wales
United States
New York
Dublin
Britain
Northern
Ulster
Ireland
Eire
Brita
Northern Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Joseph McCrory
Lord Craig«avon
David Gray
Ejire-Ulster
Scotland Yard
London
Oswald Mosley
Chancery Court
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