Insurgents Poised to Control Northern Spain Says US Observer
Former US Army officer Wickliffe Draper predicts the Spanish civil war will end soon with insurgents dominating the north by August due to air superiority. He reports loyalist losses, Basque bravado, and ammo gaps while noting Italians and German advisers support the insurgents. He describes battle reporting from Bilbao as observer.
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Wickliffe Draper
United States Army Intelligence Staff
International News Service
Bilbao
Predicts fall of Bilbao and swift nationalist victories in Spain
International News Service reports from Paris on June 18 that the insurgents will conquer Bilbao in June and Santander in July, with northern Spain subjugated by August. The analyst cites air power as decisive and claims Basque defenses, logistics, and morale crumble under Nationalist bombardment and demoralization.
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Santander
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Teruel
Valencia
Local Notes of Visits and Homecomings in North Beaver
North Beaver residents share family updates as Mrs. Wendal Duff returns from missionary work with her sons and stays with Mr. and Mrs. Will Duff. Adrian Shultz of Warren Ohio visits friends here. Mrs. Russel McNeice and son from Slippery Rock spend a day with Louemma St. Clair. Grace Wallace, employed in Cleveland, Ohio, vacations with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon and children of Struthers, Ohio, visit the Douglases. Miss Estella Harman attends a
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Will Duff
Adrian Shultz
Warren O
Russel McNeice
Slippery Rock
Louemma St. Clair
Grace Wallace
Cleveland
Clifford Wallace
George Dixon
Struthers, O
R. R. Douglas
Estella Harman
Mercer Grove City Road Set to Open Next Week
Mercer Pennsylvania reports concrete work on the Mercer Grove City road finished Tuesday afternoon. The two and three quarter mile un paved stretch faced weather and scheduling delays since last fall with a spring restart and continued wet conditions delaying completion.
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Mercer
Mercer Grove City Road
Bulgarian Lamb Skins Fuel Gas Mask Production Boom
In Sofia, Bulgaria, five million gas masks over two years were made from Bulgarian lamb skins, deemed the best material. The surge boosted shepherd and butcher trades, drove shoe prices up as skins shifted from shoe lining, and doubled or tripled skin values amid speculative trading based on war industry quotes.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Motorist Quizzed by Officer Over Speeding
In Seattle a motorist asked why he was stopped on the street. The officer replied that the driver was not speeding but flying too low, delivering a wry bit of humor in the encounter.
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International News Service
Seattle
Wash
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