Japan's Premier Resigns Over Nazi Soviet Pact Fallout
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Kiichiro Hiranuma resigns after the German Soviet nonaggression pact prompts a government reshuffle. Emperor Hirohito summoned Gen Nobuyuki Abe to form a new cabinet, Mamoru Shigemitsu eyed as foreign minister, amid concerns over Manchukuo and North China.
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Kiichiro Hiranuma
Emperor Hirohito
Gen
Nobuyuki Abe
Asia
Tokyo
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Abe
Hiranuma
Japan
Soviet Russia
Manchukuo
North
China
Firanuma
Russia
Germany
Inner Mongolia
U.S .R
Mamoru Shigemitsu
London
Hachiro Arita
Arita
Hirsuima
Roosevelt may hold reporters if European war shifts
President Roosevelt could call in reporters if the European scene changes, despite no expected extraordinary events today. White House secretary Brig. Gen. Edwin M. Watson said the president might brief on developments, while today’s schedule included Ickes Brownlow Procopé and Pell. Secretary Hull described limited diplomatic activity and did not expect any immediate conferences or replies from Italy or Germany.
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Washington
Edwin M. Watson
White House
Roosevelt
Watson
Interior Ickes
Louis Brownlow
Hjalmar Procopé
Finland
Herbert Pell
United States
Portugal
Hull
State Department
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Dapper Bardit Robs Racine Theater for Over $1200
In Racine Wisconsin a well dressed bandit led a theater hold up at the Venetian downtown and escaped with more than 1200 dollars. The gunman forced the assistant theater manager and head usher into a closet and compelled manager Harvey Kay to open the safe and give up the day’s receipts.
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Racine
Harvey Kay
Daladier Seeks Peace With Hitler as France Prepares
Paris reports Premier Daladier drafted a second letter to Adolf Hitler aiming to avert war and keep negotiations open. France extended wartime readiness with a censorship decree for newspapers radio and newsreels, and 3 million French troops stood mobilized as tensions rose.
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Paris
Daladier
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
General Information Service
Information Service
France
French Empire
Hitler
Poland
Frances
Gérmany
Berlin
Robert Coulondre
Japanese Flyers End First Leg of Around World Flight
Seven Japanese aviators completed the first leg of a goodwill round-the-world flight in the Nippon. They landed at Name, Alaska at 11 02 a m local time after a 2400 mile flight from Hokkaido, with plans to depart for Whitehorse and continue to Vancouver Seattle and Los Angeles before turning east.
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Alaska
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
United States
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Hokkaido Island
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
FOR PEACE OR WAR IN EUROPE BRIEFS
United Press reports mixed signals as Britain seeks negotiation with Hitler over Poland while Mussolini aids peacemaking. Rome talks rumored five power conference. the U S may be consulted on a truce. France and Britain pledge aid to Poland if war comes. mobilizations in excess of 712 million men are noted as tensions rise.
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United Press
Europe
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Rome
Benito Mussolini
United States
Adolf Hiller
Danzig
France
Hitler
Great Briain
Germany
County Fair Opens With Free Gates And Fireworks
Winnebago county's 30th annual fair launches with Children's Day free admission for school age youths, a full day of platform acts, harness racing and livestock judging, culminating in a world fair fireworks finale. Officials report overflow livestock entries and a new type and production show attracting top animals and breeders from across the region.
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Winnebago County
Fair Association
T. G. Brown
Brown
Weyauwega
de Pere
Milwaukee
Queen of England Curtails Vacation at Balmoral
Queen Elizabeth cut short her summer retreat at Balmoral Castle in Scotland and plans to return to London tomorrow morning. The king came back on Thursday. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose will stay in Scotland indefinitely.
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London
Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Scotlland
Margaret Rose
Scotland
Polish Americans Raise Defense Fund for Poland
New York inquiry at the Polish consulate disclosed that Poles and Polish descendants in the United States sent slightly over 1,000,000 dollars to a Polish national defense fund. Citizens organized spontaneous drives through fraternal groups and Polish newspapers with immediate response.
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New York
United States
Poland
Britain Plans Mediation Talks Over Polish Crisis
Hitler expects to meet Sir Nevile Henderson at 10 o clock tonight to receive Britain’s reply to Germany’s proposals on the German Polish war crisis. Berlin reports suggest Hitler may accept Mussolini as mediator while insisting on Poland’s return of Danzig and the Polish corridor. Daladier’s offer to mediate is described as unlikely to succeed.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Adalf Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Poland
Sur Nevile
London
Warsaw
Free
Danzig
Pomorze
Bernardo Attolico
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Daladier
France
Fuehrer
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Five Wounded in Kentucky Coal Mine Clash in Bell County
In Pineville Kentucky five men were wounded late yesterday in a clash between pickets and four workers who had returned to a Bell county mine. Arnold Smith was seriously hurt as National Guardsmen move into the area to quell labor unrest. Deputy Sheriff Richard Lawson and four other wounded men were among those targeted on a road blocked by pickets near the Kentucky Ridge Coal Company. The unrest follows a prolonged strike opposing company contracts with the United Mine Workers.
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Pineville
Bell County
Walter B. Smith
Ellerbe Carter
Harlan County
Amnold Smith
Albert Ott
Walter Green
Delmer Goodin
Kentucky Ridge Coal Company
Arnold Smith
Richard Lawson
Kentucky Ridge
Coleman Fuel Company
United Mine Workers
Heil Pardon Board Grants and Denials Report
The state pardon board appointed by Governor Heil denied 254 of 275 applications. Chairman George E. Ballhorn of Milwaukee reported seven absolute pardons one conditional pardon and commutations of board recommendations. Five applications were deferred.
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Madieen
Heil
George E. Ballhorn
Milwaukee
Ballhorn
Bank Commission Defends Procedure Wiscon Fair Record Attendance tops 630054
Wisconsin fair officials report final attendance of 630,054 at the state fair, beating the 1938 record by 6,553 despite heavy rain. Saturday drew 62,754. final day saw 85,953 visitors, with gates closed to automobiles. Four-H judging names winners in cattle and livestock events, including Arden Piper and Maynard Matthias. A separate note says the state banking commission defended its asset-liquidation procedures for delinquent banks and cited no investigation beyond McGhie & Co.
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Milwaukee
Best
Holstein
Arden Piper
Watertown
Guernsey
Maynard Matthias
Barron
Jersey
Robert Church
Janesville
Ayrshire
Philip Lavitenbach
Fremont
Elizabeth Marsh
Brodhead
Roose
Kenneth Kopp
GalesWille
Isabelle McKerrow
Pewaukee
Percheron
Byron Hartwig
Clarine
Alvin Nelson
Union Grove
Wilbert Bloom
Monroe
Wesley Nelson
Whitewater
Harold C. Gerbing
Sheboygan
Paul Cooper
Gillingham
Gordon Immel
Fond du Lac
Melvin Funk
Madison
State Banking Commission
Heil
Waukesha
Banking Commission
Securities Commission of the Banking Commission
McGhie & Co
Chicago
Weather report from Deckwall Observatory brief
Milwaukee and Phoenix high and low temperatures noted with no precipitation. Observed wind from the southwest, barometer at 29.70. Maximums and minimums referenced without clear values.
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Milwaukee
Phoenix
Oakland
Cali
Deckwall Observatory
World War II Bulletins On Danzig Mobilizations And Status
Berlin presses report Hitler push for Danzig and corridor before any talks. France closes Rhine border bridge Strasbourg to Kehl to German and frontier residents only. Netherlands orders total mobilization adding about 114 040 men to 244 000 total. Dutch bank rate rises to 3 percent to conserve gold. Germany orders mobilization in East Prussia. Polish terror bands allegedly invade German territory in Pomerania. Pope Pius receives British minister Osborne in private audience.
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Paris
France
Germany
Strasbourg
Kehl
French Frontier Zone
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Royal Dutch Navy
Squalus Rise and Submerge as Salvage Operations Proceed
The Squalus bow surfaced at 10:44 ECT with a 50 degree list, then sank. Salvage crews blew ballast and raised stern pontoons, attempting to refloat the submarine. Navy yard officials said operations progressed satisfactorily and that surface is imminent.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Cyrus W. Cole
Nichols Tavern Operator Denies Charge After Farm Hand's Death
Appleton Wis 47 An inquest planned into the death of Frank Pleckham 39 a Black Creek farm hand who died from injuries from a tavern fight Mike Kuhn Nichols tavern operator pleaded innocent to assault with intent to do great bodily harm Pleckham was found on the floor by Constable Carl Krull Kuhn claimed Pleckham had molested Mrs Kuhn A postmortem was planned Kuhn held under 2000 bond for a preliminary hearing Friday
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Appleton
Wis
Frank Pleckham
Black Creek
Carl Krull
Mike Kuhn
Nichols
Kruil
Pleckham
Kuhn
Farm Home Hit as Thieves Steal Safe in Port Washington
In Port Washington Wisconsin three men raided the farm home of Leo Weiler last night. They roughed two farm hands and absconded with a safe containing about $1000 in cash and bonds worth several thousand dollars. Sheriff Ben Runkel was notified. Weiler runs a tavern on Highway 41 near his farm home.
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Port Washington
Wis
Leo Weiler
Ben Runkel
Weiler
Highway 41
Europear Broadcasts Tangled Schedule Tightens Airwaves
New York reports Tuesday European broadcasts arranged for NBC CBS and MBS. Program times include 7 15 a m summaries of Prime Minister berlin address to parliament. London shows 6 and 7 a m 12 45 and 3 30 p m from overseas 4 30 p m. G Wells from London.
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New York
NBC
CBS
MBS
Chamberlin
WIZ
London
Thetis Lifted Eight Miles Toward Shore
Liverpool salvage teams raised the Brith submarine Thetis from Liverpool bay by eight miles in the first successful lift after a test dive on June 1. Eight more lifts are planned before beaching the vessel.
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Liverpool
England
Ives
Liverpool Bay
British envoy returns with Poland note amid war scare
Britain's ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson arrived in Berlin with a message to Adolf Hitler reaffirming support for Poland if attacked. Officials say the note demands removal of threats of force, hoping to avert action until tomorrow. Government prepared emergency steps including fleet control and defense regulations as Parliament to hear Chamberlain.
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Nevile Henderson
Hitler
J. C. Stark
London
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Adolf Hiller
Poland
Non
Nevile
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Baltic
Weekend Mishaps Kill Six and Four Auto Victims
Six people died in Wisconsin over the weekend from accidents. Names include Solveig Christopherson, Willard Bruns, Mrs Edgar Hein, Duane Karshbaum, William Lang, and Robert Yeager. Causes ranged from a car collision involving a horse to drowning in the Wolf and Chippewa rivers, a bull goring, and a Motorcycle collision.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Solveig Christopherson
Whitehall
Willard Bruns
Outagamie County
Edgar Hein
Chicago
Duane Karshbaum
Buffalo County
William Lang
Antigo
Robert Yeager
Bloomington
Wis
Christopherson
Afondovi
Bruns
Shipdton
Wolf River
Hein
Theodore F. Anderson
Waupaca
Racine
Karshbaum
Nelson CCC
Chippewa
Dead Lang
Antigo High School
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T. M. Halpin
Ralph Lawinger
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Harold Vickers
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