Martin Calls For Crusade To Save America
Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts condemned Roosevelt as leading toward dictatorship while assuming chairmanship at the GOP convention. He urged a crusade to check drift toward one man rule, warned of war risk, and attacked New Deal interventionist policies and spending as the nation faced a pivotal political moment.
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William K. Hutchinson
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
G. O. P. National Co
Cordell Hull
Landmark thorn tree on Pulaski Road destroyed by motorist
Residents report an old thorn tree on the Crocker property, a surveyor marker since before settlement, was destroyed Sunday when a car skidded on the highway. The incident occurred near Pulaski Road just outside city limits.
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Pulaski Road
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States daily weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 5 p m list max 82 F and min 68 F with 0 37 inches of precipitation and river gauge around 4 8 feet Areas are compared to the same date last year noting max 80 F and min 52 F with no precipitation
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United States
Landon Supports Kansas at Republican National Convention
Alf M. Landon, 1936 Republican presidential candidate and former Kansas governor, is pictured at the Philadelphia convention waving Kansas’s standard as part of the party’s display.
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Kansas
Philadelphia
Alf M. Landon
Central Press
Willkie Emerges as Colorful Figure at GOP Convention
Philadelphia report notes Wendell Willkie as the standout figure at the Republican gathering while rivals Styles Bridges Frank Gannet Bricker Van Dyke Vandenberg fade. The piece highlights Willkie’s growing candidacy and mentions Pennsylvania delegates seeking to rally votes on first ballots as June 25 coverage ends.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
United States
William Jennings Bryan
New Castle
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Frank Gannet
New York
Governor Bricker
Ohio
Senator Bridges
Senator Vandenburg
Oratory
Tatiana Dewey
James
Pennsylvania
Willkie
Frank J. Harris
Pittsburgh
Bombing Raids on Ruhr Areas Reported by British
The British air ministry announced highly successful daylight raids on the Ruhr and Holland targeting oil depots and airdromes in Germany and Holland. Night strikes in the Ruhr and northern Germany also described as highly successful with all aircraft returning safely.
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International News Service
London
Germany
Holland
British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Ruhr
Population Shift From City To Suburbs Revealed
New Castle's preliminary 1940 population is 47 643, down 1 031 from 1930's 48 674 as suburbs gain while city wards shrink. District Supervisor Jacob Wenger completes 26th district census work in Noron Mercer street Greer building. Final totals for unreported areas expected after rapid municipal updates.
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New Castle
Jacob Wenger
Lawrence-Beaver- Butler
Greer Building
Noron Mercer Street
Lawrence County
Day's Program at Convention in Philadelphia
Schedule for the Republican National Convention lists a morning call to order at 11 A M with credentials report and remarks by permanent chairman Congressman Joseph W Martin Jr of Massachusetts. An evening session reopens at 8 45 P M with a Herbert Hoover address and platform committee report.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Herbert Hoover
Mild Boom For Herbert Hoover At Convention
Philadelphia June 25 A mild Hoover boom competes with a western revolt against the Wendell Willkie blitzkrieg at the Republican convention. Isolationists press an anti war platform shift while the subcommittee drafts tougher foreign policy language. Hoover’s appearance as guest of honor may sway delegates toward his nomination.
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William K. Hutchinson
Hull
Full Resolutions Committee
Alf M. Landon
Nazi Bombers Strike Britain as War Expands
Nazi bombers struck the British Isles killing three civilians and injuring 13 as Britain blocks France and expands the war. A Royal Air Force raid near Germany intersected a large Nazi formation while Londoners endured the first air raid alarm since the early days of the war. Casualties occurred in an unnamed southwestern town with further injuries reported from shell bursts.
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London
Hitler
England
Europe
British Isles
Te Rts
Royal Air Force
Buy
New Castle
Local Youth Paul Christopher Killed in Army Gas Explosion
John Christopher of Home Street notified by telegram that his son Paul Christopher 26 died after a gas explosion Monday at Hamilton Field Fort McDowell California. Paul enlisted at New Castle station and served in the United States Army Air Corps. He died at 2 52 a m and is survived by his father two sisters Mrs Edward Terrerie Mrs Joseph Russo and four brothers Charles Benjamin Joseph in Los Angeles and Tony in San Francisco. The body will be returned to New Castle and a military funeral planned with details to follow.
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John Christopher
Home Street
Paul Christopher
Hamilton Field
Fort McDowell
California
United States Army Air Corps
Paul
New Castle
Edward Terrerie
Joseph Russo
West Cherry Street
Charles
Benjamin
Joseph
Los Angeles
Tony
San Francisco
Christopher
Former Governor John S. Fisher Dies at 73 in Pittsburgh
Former Pennsylvania Governor John S. Fisher, who led the state from 1927 to 1931, died in his Pittsburgh apartment after an extended illness. He was 73 and had been in critical condition for weeks following illnesses linked to a motor trip to the Golden Gate Exposition.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
John S. Fisher
Pennsylvania
Fisher
Presbyterian Hospital
Schenley Apartments
Germany Celebrates Victory Over France as Hitler Seizes Armistice Duties
Berlin June 25 Jubilant Germany marks the continental victory and Hitler moves to consolidate control in France by appointing General Von Stuelpnage to head the Franco German armistice commission based at Wiesbaden to enforce terms. The Fuehrer hails the Italo German Franco triumph as a glorious victory.
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Berlin
Germany
Europe
Hitler
France
England
Fuehrer
von Stuelpnage
Wiesbaden
Britain Vows to Keep Fighting and Rescue France
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain will continue the fight and hopes to rescue France from bondage. He expressed sorrow over France’s surrender to Germany and Italy and urged continued Allied effort, noting French determination remains for best expression of French resolve.
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London
Great Britain
France
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Italy
Bordeaux
Churchill
Appointment Of Hanna Approved For New Castle Postmaster
William R. Hanna was approved by the Senate for the New Castle postmastership for an unlimited term. His commission will be issued after routine steps and bond is filed, under a new law granting tenure until retirement provided service remains satisfactory.
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Washington, D. C
William R. Hanna
New Castle
Senate
Hanna
Bay
Aliquippa Executive Warns Rotary on Internal Threats
R R Byer executive secretary of the Aliquippa Board of Trade told The Castleton Rotary club yesterday that many anti American agencies operate in the country and urged Rotary and other service groups to guard against them. The club plans a July 1 dinner in New Castle to celebrate finishing an attendance contest between the Tomcats and the Bulldogs.
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Rotary Club
R. R. Byer
Aliquippa Board of Trade
Castleton
Byer
Marshall G. Matheny
America
Rotary
New Castle Field Club
Tomcats
Bulldogs
Non-Intervention Plank Is Drafted
Philadelphia reports a new non intervention plank drafted by isolationist Republicans. The subcommittee approved aid to allies only if consistent with national defense and international law. Brooks pressed for a stronger anti war line while Bullington and Senators pushed revisions.
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Philadelphia
Illinois
Brooks
Republican Party
America
Alf M. Landon
Orville Bullington
Texas
Thomas
Idaho
Lodge
Massachusetts
President Roosevelt Signs Defense Tax Bill
President Roosevelt signed the national defense tax bill in Washington. The measure raises annual taxes by 1 billion dollars and increases the constitutional debt limit from 45 billion to 49 billion.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
New Castle
Deaths in City and Nearby Areas
Death record lists Mrs Edward G Reiber of New Castle R D 5 Frank G Reynolds aged 55 of South Mill Street Jacob F Pregenter 78 of 718 Superior Street Egbert Thompson 24 of Pittsburgh Paul Christopher 26 of Fort McDowell California Mrs Lena Felton McConnell 65 of Wheeling West Virginia
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Edward G. Reiber
New Castle
R. D
Frank G. Reynolds
South Mill Street
Jacob F. Pregenter
Superior Street
Egbert Thompson
Pittsburgh
Paul Christopher
Ft. McDowell
Calif
Armistice Brings Silent France as War Ceases
The front lines fall silent across continental Europe as Italo German forces halt all fighting at 1 35 a m EDT, six hours after France capitulated to Mussolini. The armistice with Italy was signed at Olgiata near Rome, and Rome notified Berlin twenty minutes later.
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Rome
France
Euurope
Britain
Berlin
France Observes Day Of Mourning Under German Victory
France observed a solemn day of mourning as German and Italian victories left the country subdued. All cafes cinemas and theaters closed and the tri color flew at half mast as a one minute silence at 11 o'clock paid homage to the dead soldiers.
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Bordeaux
France
Germany
Italy
New Castle
Horace Woops Nominated Amid Mixed Support From Scrabblers Creek
Arthur Mometer reports crowds rally for Horace Woops as a presidential candidate praised by supporters as the people's friend. Critics claim Woops has done nothing notable, and the public may desert him once votes are cast amid a 71 degree day.
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Horace Woops
Mr Woops
Washington
Scrabbler’s Creek
H. Woops
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