Sinking of the Robin Moor by German Submarine
Washington reports first official word that the American freighter Robin Moor was undoubtedly sunk by a German submarine. The sub commander allegedly knew the ship’s American flag status. No ammunition or military cargo found. ship bound from Capetown to another port. Surviving crew in good health. full details to follow to the State Department. President Roosevelt states Germany must accept full responsibility for the loss.
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Washington
United States
Walter J. Linthicum
Robin Moor
Linthicum
Sumner Welles
State Department
White House
Roosevelt
Germany
Stephen T
Welles
Capetown
Frills to be reduced as civilian goods simplified
Washington June 12 The office of production management says frills will be cut from civilian goods including clothing radios and hardware to standardize production for defense needs. Donald Nelson OPM director explains presimplification aims to free facilities for war production while consumer choices shrink to fewer, simpler options.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
OPM
Donald Nelson
Purcha
Nelson
Prominent Charles City Man Dies
Charles City Iowa June 12 UP Funeral services for Charles H Parr 73 co inventor of the farm tractor who died in Los Angeles California Tuesday will be held at 2 pm Sunday Parr and Hart founded the Hart Parr tractor workers in 1901 after building an early gasoline engine at the University of Wisconsin They placed the first farm tractor on the market in 1902 When Hart retired in 1917 the name changed to Oliver Farm Equipment Parr remained with the firm until his death Born on a Wisconsin farm he attended Dodgeville High School and studied mechanical engineering at the university Surviving are five daughters including Charlotte Jensen Castana Iowa one son Captain Wayland H Parr Fort Rosencrans California one brother William T and one sister Gertrude both of Charles City
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Charles City
Charles H. Parr
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Hart
Parr
Hart- Parr Tractor Workers
Hart
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
Concermm
Wisconsin
Dodgeville
Wis
Charlotte Jensen
Castana
Capt
Wayland H. Parr
Fort Rosencrans
William T
Gertrude
Choose site for big plant in Des Moines area
Eight possible sites within a five mile radius of Des Moines are being considered for a 30 million dollar government small arms ammunition plant approved by President Roosevelt. Secretary John D. Adams said the plant will employ 12 000 to 15 000 workers, cover about 3 000 acres, and construction is expected to start within 30 days. Negotiations for land will begin immediately. Similar plants will be built at St Paul Minnesota and Salt Lake City Utah.
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Des Moines
Roosevelt
John D. Adams
Iowa
Des Moines Building Trade
St. Paul
Minn
Salt Lake City
Utah
Adams
No Communist Party on Ballot in Iowa 1942
Des Moines Iowa February 12 Secretary of State Earl G Miller said he will refuse to place Communist Party candidates on the Iowa ballot for 1942. He argues the party violates the U S Constitution and aims to overthrow the government noting strikes in defense industries are blamed on the party. Miller, a Republican, was elected secretary in 1938 and reelected in 1940, and a continuation on page eight is indicated.
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Des Moines
Fune
U?pe
Earl G. Miller
Communist Party
Iowa
United States
Miler
Ima
Ste Fee
Miller
Husbands and Wives Unite Incomes Yet to Be Decided
Washington June 12 UP reports the ways and means committee agreed to require joint filings for couples with separate incomes in the 3.9 billion tax bill. The impact could raise taxes on many, with potential savings for small incomes under a treasury proposal. The panel left open the rate question and studied a compromise plan, noting joint returns for cohabiting spouses would force a proportional tax liability.
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Washington
Nouseness and Means Committee
Treasury
Full Force Reopens North American Aviation Plant
North American Aviation warplane production, halted by a strike a week ago, resumed under military control. Lieut. Col. Charles E. Brenshaw reports all 12,000 workers back, with seven planes completed and capacity production of 10 aircraft daily expected by tomorrow, as the plant returns to peak output. A Los Angeles councilman cited a claim of gasoline in fire extinguishers but later tempered the statement, saying it came from an unidentified informant and may be unverified.
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Robert C. Miller
United Press
Inglewood
Cal
North American Aviation Company
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Charles E. Brenshaw
Branshaw
Norris J. Nelson
Los Angeles
Nelson
Fletcher Bowron
Russia in Way of Nazi Move
United Press reports see the war as shifting focus beyond Europe to the Near East and North Africa. Hitler seeks Mosul oil and to push Britain from the eastern Mediterranean, with Crete seen as a stepping stone toward the Suez Canal while Russia resists and Mussolini amplifies his role in Greece.
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U.S. Pat
United Press
Germany
Near East
North Africa
Hitler
Mosul
Mediterranean
Crete
Suez Canal
Russia
Ukraine
Britain
London Firemen Demonstrate Firefighting Tactics
London firemen demonstrate incendiary fire response in New Haven with a veteran expert on air raids. Two other London firefighters on a visiting tour observed the local department in action as they described measures to combat fires and halted a simulated blaze at a Manhattan meat market.
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New Haven
Conn
Tyne
Lars
Manhatan
London
Jecal Department
Labor peace boosts aircraft production during wartime
Labor agreements in the Aluminum industry and the return of North American Aviation operations to 109 percent efficiency lifted defense output. UAW CIO workers at Bohn Brass and Aluminum Corp in Detroit voted to end a two day strike pending NDMB negotiations. Cleveland Aluminum Company of America plants reopened shortly after a union ratified a settlement proposal, with hearings set for Monday.
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United Press
North American Aviation Company
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Detroit
Bohn Brass and Aluminum Corp
National Defense Mediation Board
Cleveland
Aluminum Company of America
CIO Die Casters
NDMB
Manly Retires From Liquor Commission Des Moines
Bernard E. Marlowe of Des Moines retires from the liquor commission after years of service. The resignation details shift duties and mark the end of an era for the agency.
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MANLY
Liquor
Des Moines
Bernard E. Marlowe
Egg prices to stay above last year, economist says
Ames and Iowa State College economist Laur er K South forecast egg prices and poultry profits will remain well above last year for the remainder of the year. He cited dairy and poultry production as factors and noted December gains.
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Laurer
Ol Lege Ag
Soth
Iowa Labor Seeks Uniform Pensions and 30 Hour Week
The Iowa Federation of Labor urged $40 monthly uniform pensions for the aged and endorsed a 30 hour work week. Col Shaw of the Iowa American Legion warned against appeasement and defended American life. The convention called for amending old age pension law to base on uniform payments and to exclude homestead or real estate as collateral. It also urged state matching of federal funds to curb misuse of sales tax and aimed to broaden compensation law with two to four week waiting periods for all employers of larger groups.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Federation of Labor Today
Iowa
Col. Shaw
Iowa American Legion
Europe
Resolute
Gov. Georgeson
Shaw
Manchester Man Before Committee Discusses Gas Legislation
A Manchester man testifies before a committee about proposed gas legislation. He argues against price increases while asserting that current opposition to the measure may be a cloak or a distraction from national defense needs amid a national emergency.
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Gillette
British Bomb Germany In A Severe Raid
British long range bombers attacked the Ruhr area last night under a near full moon, targeting Duisburg and Duesseldorf with fires and heavy damage to industrial buildings. Docks at Rotterdam and Boulogne were hit while invasion coast shipping and batteries were attacked as formations also struck coast defenses. Eight bombers failed to return in the night, marking the 38th Ruhr raid and 30th on Duesseldorf since June 2.
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W. BR. Downs
United Press
London
Germany
Runr-Rhine
Duishers
Dusseldorf
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Calaiz
Cape Griz Nez
Kentish
Air Ministry
Duisberg
Duesseldorf
Ruhr
Duisberge
Duesselford
President Roosevelt to take control of defense factories
An early 20th century item notes President Roosevelt moving toward government control of defense factories if needed. The proposal passed and was sent to the President for action as the nation faces possible outs or threats to production.
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Ingtim
Roosevelt
Ommaendernal
Five Veterans Attend G. A. R. Convention
A fragmentary account notes five veterans at the Grand Army of the Republic convention with mentions of Eljiat PL, Fairheid, JoJo Neoman, Nell, J. M. McChargue, and Des Moines. The piece references a parade and allied organizations in Shenandoah.
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Eljiat
Vassor
Fairheid
JoJo Neoman
Nell
J. M. McChargue
Des Mointés
gumlZza
Flooding Recedes Amid Ongoing Rain Across Iowa
Wet conditions linger as several towns report over an inch of rain in the past day with Forest City logging 1.32 inches and Decorah 1.02. Davenport reached 82 degrees yesterday while Inwood cooled to 31. Observation rain persists in Ames Clarinda Decorah and Marshalltown with western temperatures below normal.
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ANS
Atevier Oureau
Davenport
Forest City
Decore
Esthe
Dubuque
Charles City
Cherok
Ames
Clarinda
Decorah
Marshalltown
Inwood
British Bomb German Areas in North and West Germany
Berlin reports British planes dropped explosive and incendiary bombs on Cologne Duisburg and Bochum causing civilian deaths and injuries. German high command cites heavy residential destruction while claiming limited damage to industry and railways. Eleven British planes were lost and German fighters say they downed ten. The air ministry in London reports eight British planes lost.
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Berlin
Germany
High Command
Cologne
Duisburg
Bochum
Air Ministry
London
Occupied
Japan Russia conclude new postwar treaty pact
A terse United Press dispatch reports that Japan and Russia have concluded a new agreement. Details remain sparse, with limited names or dates confirmed. The item notes a formal rapprochement and signals potential shifts in regional diplomacy.
Stone Named Chief Justice Supreme Court
Roosevelt nominates Charlies Evans Hughes to chief justice and Attorney General Robert H. Jackson plus Senator James Byrnes as associate justices. Justice Sterne, 68, retired. Jackson fills vacancy from Stone’s promotion. Seven justices nominated in one year marks a Washington first. Biddle likely attorney general.
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Jackson
Stone
Senate
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Francis Biddle
George Washington
Rooosevelt
Newhire
Dent. Coolidge
New Deal
Hess Wanted To Negotiate Peace In Scotland
Sir Patrick Daf ord Provost of Glasgow stated Hess flew to Scotland as a last effort to seek peace negotiations. Hess was hit in the nose during the incident, leaving him rattled and exhausted, yet still intent on delivering a message of peace to halt the war.
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Fifeshire
Patrick Daford
Glasgow
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Lord Provost
Hess
Patrick
Damascus and Beirut About To Fall
Fragmentary report describes Damascus and Beirut under pressure as Allied forces move toward the Levant. Mention of Sen. Dentz and strong forces near Biscain hints at strategic operations and potential seizure of key locations amid ongoing conflict.
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Beirut
Huis
Biscain
Sen
Henri
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