Britain and Russia vow aid to crush Nazi Germany
London June 24 United Press Great Britain and Soviet Russia agree on mutual aid to fight Nazi Germany to a finish. Foreign Secretary Eden announced amid House of Commons cheers as American material and moral aid to overwhelm and crush Nazi power was pledged. Eden cited Poland and Turkey as allied beneficiaries, and affirmed United States support led by Sumner Welles and John Winant.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Germany
Foreig
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
America
Eden
Finland
Turkey
Britain
United States
Sumner Welles
John Winant
Welle
Naxi Uehrer
Investigation of Submarine O-9 Sinking Disputed
Rep George L Bates calls for a full investigation into the loss of the submarine O-9 and all 33 crewmen. House Naval Affairs Committee to review inquiry, with hearings in New London and Washington as officials seek a complete report on the World War era vessel foundering at about 499 feet off the coast.
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No. HH
George L. Bates
Mass
Tay
House
Navel Affairs Committee
New London
Conn
Iases
Menocors
Bela Francis P. Golden
Holyese
Membre
Noo
Arm
Spanish Veterans at Fort Dodge Encampment Speech
J R Hanley national senior vice commander of United Spanish War Veterans urged revealing the war's true status at the Iowa department encampment in Fort Dodge. He warned heavy costs in tears blood and money before peace returns, and called for frank clarity on current stance and future direction. Otto Burkart welcomed him to the gathering, which concluded tomorrow.
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Fort Dodge
J. R. Hanley
Albany
N. Y
United Spanish War Veterans
Otto Burkart
Dubuque
Hanley
Soviet forces launch offensive across front near Kiev
Ankara reports from June 23 that Soviet troops are advancing at many points along the front. Russian forces employ blitzkrieg tactics, aiming to trap a large Red Army force in a triangle from Cernauti to Lublin to Kiev. German drives push toward Kiev from Lublin and from Warsaw toward Moscow.
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Dana Schmidt
United Press
Ankara
Axis
Red Army
Russia
Wehrmacht
Kiev
Lublin
Poland
Doronoi
Cernauti
Rumania
Pripet
Warsaw
Moscow
Grodnoinsk
Woman Injured In Auto Accident Near Iowa City
Mrs Henry F Wagner Sigourney wife of a former Iowa Supreme Court justice was injured when her car hit a truck ten miles southwest of Iowa City June 24 The right leg fracture shock and multiple bruises were reported She was taken to University of Iowa Hospital Don L Caraway Lisbon Tex drove the poultry truck and transported Wagner to the hospital Authorities said the crash occurred about 645 am both vehicles headed south and the cause was not yet clear The driver of the truck was not injured
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Jowa City
Henry F. Wagner
Sigournex
Towa Supreme Court
Towa City
Wagner
University of Iowa
Don L. Caraway
Lisbon
Toot . Wagner
Johnson County
Waerer
Wenerer
Sigeurrey Strornes
Mved
Supreme Court
Strikers Violence Ruling Limits Unprotected Action
June 24 report on a National Labor Relations Board decision rejecting unprovoked strike violence as protected activity. Wilson & Co. challenged the board order finding certain workers guilty of unfair labor practices at a Camden New Jersey plant. The court said violence may be unlawful even if provoked and must be restrained, with future actions at employer discretion.
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Chicat
Ato
Wilson & Co
J. Evanson & Sen
Camden
N. J
Packer
Libe
Navy hiring machinists for San Francisco shipyards
United Press reports the Navy began hiring machinists to end a strike that paralyzed several yards and tied up $590 million in naval and merchant contracts. The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co agreed to sign the Pacific Coast Master Labor agreement with a closed shop, a key step toward potential settlement.
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United Press
U.S. Navy
San Francisco
AFL
Navy
Naval
Civil Service Boards
United Mine Workers
CIO
Southern Coal
Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
Northern
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
National Defense Mediation Board
Pacific Coast
Bethlehem
West Coast
Agriculture official says meatless days unlikely this year
Chicago June 24 UP M Clifford Townsend director of agricultural defense relations said the country can avoid meatless and milkless days like in World War I. He told Chicago Agriculture Club that cheese production should rise about a third and evaporated milk a quarter with favorable prices for the next year. Continued on Page Three.
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Chicago
M. Clifford Townsend
Agricultural Defense Relations
America
Britain
Townsend
Indiana
Agricult
Conscientious Objectors Sent to Camp Near Colorado Springs
The state selective service head quarters reported today that Robert Martin Mier of Des Moines a Jehovah's Witness has been sent to a camp near Colorado Springs. Officials say about 800 U S members may be classified as ministers and Iowa officials believe Miller received a deferment. Paul Miller of Washington Iowa has an objector case but no reason given for postponement.
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Colorado Springs
Cala
Selective Service
Robert Martin Mier
Des Moines
Jehovah's Witnesses
Washington
United States
Iowa
Miller
Paul Miller
British Bombardment Hits French Coast Overnight
British Royal Air Force aircraft resumed a sweeping attack along the invasion coast of northern and southern France. The night raids followed dawn explosions as bombers, including four motor craft, targeted German-occupied areas across the Channel. German defenses fought back with hundreds of planes, while British pilots reported heavy aerial combat and several Allied losses.
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H. L. Percy
United Press
London
Channel
Royal Air Force
Germany
France
Frere
Fight Over Estate of Lewis Cocklin
Contest over the will of Lewis A. Cocklin involved seven contestants and a contested third will. Mrs Mars and Mrs Watkins were among the contending parties while medical witnesses supported Cocklin’s mental capacity and Chrion T Coach testified. The dispute centers on whether Cocklin was of sound mind when the third will was executed.
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Lewis Cocklin
Marswold
Watkins
Cocklin
Chrion
Catholics Meet for Congress Opens in St Paul
United Press reports the ninth national eucharistic Congress opened with a pontifical mass at the Minnesota state fairgrounds. Dennis Cardinal Dougherty led the mass as papal legate, with Archbishop Samuel Stritch delivering a sermon on sin, law, and modern justice before thousands of Catholics.
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Alfred Leech
United Pries
St. Paul
Min
Pope Pius XII
State Fair Grounds
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Samuel Alphonsus Stritch
Chicago
Stritch
Hungary Breaks With Russia
Hungary announces a break in relations with Russia amid shifting ties and external pressure. Officials say actions will affect diplomatic exchanges and regional security dynamics.
Fire in Creston Grocery Confined to Store Interior
A blaze at a Creston grocery store was confined to the interior portion of the building. Firemen reported preventing spread to adjacent areas and limited damage to food aisles while minor injuries occurred.
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Creston
Des Moines Man Drowns While Fishing
A Des Moines man was found dead in West Des Moines today while fishing. Authorities reported the body was recovered from a water area near 125 West Des Moines, with initial indications pointing to a drowning. Launch of an informal investigation followed the mishap.
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Des Soines
West Des Moine
Sauteraf West
Des Moines Hefei
Rumors of German Military Advances Across Lithuania Near Riga
United Press reports cite unofficial sources claiming Adolf Hitler's eastern armies crossed 80 miles into Lithuania, nearing Riga, aided by Lithuanian rebels attacking Russians from the rear. No confirmation from Moscow or Berlin. Ankara rumors speak of Soviet offensives copying German tactics.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
Adolf Hitler
Lithuania
Riga
Ankara
DNB
Moscow
Scandinavia
Kaunas
Two Crews Reach Norfolk In Survivors From Ship Torpedoings
The Finnish ship Hammerlund docked in Norfolk on June 24 with 45 survivors from two torpedoed vessels in the mid Atlantic. The Belgian ship Mermal and the Dutch freighter Yselhaven were sunk in June, with Captain Maurice Lombe of the Mercer missing and exposure among the rescued.
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Norfolk
Hammerlund
Atlantic
Tce Hammerlund
Merma 1
Yselhaven
M P_ Bernuaard
Mercer
Maurice Lombe
Fosten
Iowa Weather Forecast and Temp Range Report
Des Moines June 24 predicted fair weather across many communities as the 24 hour outlook. Highest temperatures likely near 97 degrees and the lowest around 54 degrees at Carroll. reports indicate clear conditions with warm daytime readings and cooler nights.
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Des Moines
D. Reed
Carroll. Nore
Dairy And Poultry Prices Rise Amid Record Highs
Dairy and poultry markets show gains as butter hits new multi year highs, eggs reach peaks unseen since 1930 and 1936 while cheese futures set a record. Potatoes climb to a four year top with spot butter up 1 to 2 cents per pound.
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Marstas
Mereus
Moscow reports hail German attack repelled and aerial raid
Moscow dispatches describe Red troops repelling a German attack in the western military district and a Red air fleet raid into German territory about 400 miles from its Russia base. Bombers struck targets while fighters downed interceptors as the high command issues only brief fighting notes. Don dispatch quotes Budenny's Cossacks vowing to drive fascist forces from sacred Soviet soil. Continued on Page Eight.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press
Moscow
Moscow Press
Red Air Fleet
Russia
High Command
Don
S. M. Budenny
Americans Cannot Quit Italy Prohibition Notice
Rome June 24 United States citizens in Italy will be forbidden to depart Italian territory without government authorization. About one thousand Americans are affected, with five thousand total in Italy. The measure aims to keep citizens from leaving for the United States and requires authorization from the government.
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Rome
States
Three Paths to Victory and One to Defeat
Adolf Hitler opened three potential paths to victory and one to defeat as he struck at Soviet Russia. The largest offensive aims to destroy the Red Army within weeks and shift forces west to invade Britain if possible. If that fails, conquest of Soviet resources by summer and a long war against Britain are planned. A third path seeks a Nazi led crusade against communism to lay groundwork for a negotiated peace.
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Joe Alex Morris
United Press
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Europe
Red Army
Germany
Western Front
British Isles
Britain
Soviet Russia
United States
Hitler
France
Spain
Germanfuehrer
Attacks On Russia Beaten Back Says Pravda Report
Pravda, the official Soviet organ, claimed German offensives were repulsed and Germany faced defeat. The Tass release cited German losses including 5,009 captured troops, 304 tanks destroyed, and numerous destroyed units. The piece framed the war as a righteous Soviet cause and warned of German graves.
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Russia
Pravda
Common Parts
Gern
Tass
Posener
Shauk Teelee
Turn Bridges Over To Gypsy Rose Lee
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a gypsy rose lee reference and an investigat drive, with unclear details about action and membership within a community group. The readable items describe a seating location and a time note but lack coherent context or complete facts.
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Gypsy Rose Lee
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