Germans Again Bomb England and Die Pressed London
German air raids on England persist as London reports continued bombings in the south and southwest while the RAF claims successes against dive bombers. Public resolve grows with Churchill’s vow to fight on and Britain braces for further shortages as war measures tighten tea and fat rations.
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Wallace Carrol
United Press
London
T.a
British Isles
England
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Royal Air Force
Dover Straits
Great Britain
Churchill
Britain
Germany
Germany claims sinking of three English vessels
Berlin reports three British merchantmen totaling 17 000 tons sunk after German bombers attacked convoys in the English Channel. A destroyer, an auxiliary cruiser and four other ships were damaged. The high command cited raids on port facilities and airfields with several aircraft losses on both sides.
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Berlin
English Channel
High Command
Germany
Faver- Shamda
Communiqus
Most Severe Raid Of War Reported In France
Le Temps belatedly reports the most severe air raid of the war on June 1, targeting Rennes. Four train loads of munitions exploded at the station, destroying an entire quarter and leveling houses for bricks. Debris removal has reached about 4,200 dead.
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Vichy
France
le Temps Inday
le Temps
Rennes
Explorer
Cir
Ultimatum by AAG Gayda Seen Soon to Britain
Rome editor Virginio Gayda of Il Giornale d Italia indicated today that Germany and Italy would issue an ultimatum to Great Britain within a few days. He said Britain must choose between submission to Europe or a grim war with destruction and overthrow measured in days.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
Britain
Europe
Churchill
Two British Ships Sunk by Italian Submarine
Rome reports a high command communique stating an Italian submarine sunk a British destroyer and a British submarine in the western Mediterranean. Total attacks on the British eastern fleet are described as unceasing with multiple Italian bombing efforts.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Rome
High Command
Mediterranean
Aden
Red Sea
Buna
British East Africa
Moyale
Tobruk
Assab
Italian East Africa
Regime
Fascista
Roberto Farinacci
Germany
Italy
Suez Canal
Suez
Britain
Gibraltar
North Sea
Pierre Matiei
Missing 84 Year Old Woman Found Safe Near Lake Marsh
Three Lakes, Wis. An 84 year old woman, Mrs Anna Peterson, missing from her son's farm home for more than 24 hours, was found wandering in a drenching rain near the Trumder lake marsh after CCC volunteers spotted clothing fragments caught on brush along the way.
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Three Lakes
Wis
T Cweman
Anna Peterton
Trumder Lake
CCC
Roosevelt telephones Farley on third term mystery
President Roosevelt used a direct White House Chicago line to call James Farley on the eve of the Democratic convention. He offered no clues about whether he will run again, and the conversation yielded no solution to the political riddle.
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T. F. Reynolds
United Press
White House
Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Chicago
Farley
Stephen T. Early
Democratic National Committee
Committee
Americans Expelled by Wang Wei Regime in Shanghai
Wang Ching Wei's Japanese-backed government orders six Americans expelled from the Shanghai international settlement. Named are Randall Gould editor of The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, V. Sterr president of Post-Mercury Co, an American Insurance rep, N. F. Allman municipal council member and lawyer for Shunpao, J. B. Powell editor of The American China Weekly Review, H. P. Mills publisher of Hwan Meiwanpao, C. D. Alcott radio commentator, and J. A. Sanders Bates publisher of three British-registered Chinese papers.
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Nanking
China
Wang Ching Wei
Shanghai
Randall Gould
Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury. Co
V. Sterr
Post-Mercury Company
American Insurance Company
N. F. Allman
Shunpao
J. B. Powell
China Weekly Review
H. P. Mills
Hwan Meiwanpao
Wang
C. D. Alcott
J. A. E. Sanders~Bates
Mayor of Rice Lake Bans Communist Meetings
Rice Lake Wisconsin mayor Joseph H Wallis announced a ban on communist meetings citing public safety during wartime The move follows a Saturday night incident where two communists were ducked by an angry crowd He warned locals dislike communists and warned against further communist activity.
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Rice Lake
Wis
Meyor
Joseph H. Wallis
Wallis
England and Japan move to shut Burma road in peace talks
British circles report Britain offered to close the Burma road for three months to help China seek peace with Japan. The plan would cut wartime supply routes while allowing Britain to press a broader Far East strategy. Washington and London say the measure would not greatly hurt China but could influence negotiations.
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London
Britain
Japan
Cireles
United States
Burma
Washington
China
Germany
Far East
Low Lands
Chungking
Hull
Yokers Inday
Lord Lotmen
International At Glance Warns of Impending War
Telegram style dispatches report an imminent axis ultimatum to Britain and threats of grim war as Britain resists peace moves. Raids hit the southeast coast with casualties. Berlin claims bomber activity sinking ships and damaging vessels. Italian, Japanese actions pervade the Mediterranean and Chinese coast.
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Ted Press
Rome
Britain
Editar
Ihaly
Mediterranean
London
Churchill
Rahans
Morar
Avica
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Berlin
Shanghai
Saarg
Havana
Bat
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Details Night Cooling
The bulletin notes cooler conditions tonight in the south and extreme east with a southwest wind. Observations from Buckstaff Observatory and stations including Park Falls and Devils Lake show a maximum temperature around 80 and a minimum near 66 with no precipitation and a barometric reading about 29.40.
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San Sun da
Associated Press
Northerstern
Milwaukee
Phoeniy
Park Falls
Devils Lake
Buckstaff Observatory
Omi Sunda
Beleaguered Moyale Garrison Withdraws After Siege
Nairobi reports a British communique that Moyale garrison in British Kenya withdrew last night after five days of encirclement. RAF bombed Moyale village fires and enemy fled from the ridge west of Moyale as King’s African Rifles, native troops led by English officers, held out.
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London
Exchange
Nairobi
Kenya
Moyale
Movatle
Ethiopia
East Africa
Malian Moyale
British
Moyaie
King’s African Rifles
San Diego Pilot Tops Soaring Championship Field
San Diego flyer John Robinson defeated Chester Decker to win the national soaring title at Elmira New York in the 11th annual SSA event. Robinson flew a San Jose to Matleral leg covering 290 miles setting a new record with 241k points after Decker’s 226 miles. The competition featured long distance flights from Wichita Falls Texas to Wichita Kansas and other tests of endurance.
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Elmira
N. J
John Robinson
San Diego
Calif
Robinson
Chester J. Decker
Glen Rock
Ith
Soaring Society of America
West Coast
Matleral
Deckers
Woerkbridge Po Brown
Wichita Falls
Texas
Wichita
Kan
Broughton Reelected to National Post in Wisconsin Caucus
Wisconsin delegates reelect Charles E. Broughton as national committeeman by a nine vote margin after a stormy caucus. William Rubin chosen as delegation chairman, with committee selections following. Committeewoman race delayed amid reports of a split and deadlock, with Genevieve Blum and Helen Marty as leading contenders. final results unclear.
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Burdette T. Johns
Chicago
Charles E. Broughton
Wisconsin
Badger
William B. Rubin
Louie N Givan
Broughton
Givan
Genevieve Blum
Eau Claire
Helen Marty
Monroe
Fay B. Glerum
Kenosha
C. E. Neuman
Milwaukee
Charles H. Cashin
Stevens Point
Sheboygan
Cornelius T. Young
Fifty men trapped after Sonman mine blast in Johnstown
About 50 miners remained in the Sonman mine after a blast at the Koppers Coal Company shaft near Johnstown Pennsylvania. Five survivors said hot air and heat hindered rescue as they crawled to a dip near the shaft entrance. Rescue teams from three states rushed to the scene. officials believed 70 workers were in the area, with 18 already evacuated.
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Johnstown
Sonman
Koppers Company
Ben
Raymond Macintosh
Babrowitz
Stanley Curvas
Natfford
Pittsburgh
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Seaman
J. C. Thomas
Koppers Coal Company
Van
Bombs Dropped in Haifa Region in First War Raid
Report from Jerusalem states enemy aircraft dropped bombs over the Haifa area. Some gunfire was exchanged and several casualties reported. The raid is described as the first aerial attack in the Holy Land, with patrols driving off attackers.
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Haifa
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Two Escape From State Prison Farm
Madison police were notified that two fugitives escaped from the state prison farm at Oreston about seven miles south of town. The men are Qedev Phe of Milwaukee and Mitchell of Oakdale, both previously sentenced for felonies.
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Madison
Oreston
Kelly Urges Draft Roosevelt at Democratic Convention
During the first hour of the Democratic national convention in Chicago supporters demand that Franklin D. Roosevelt be drafted for a third term, arguing he is the kind of man mankind needs.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Keynote Addresses Set for Democratic Convention Broadcast
At Chicago's Democratic convention the keynote by House Speaker William B. Bankhead will air at 8 30 p m CST on national networks. Tomorrow night Sen Alben Barkley will speak at 8 30 p m CST. Mayor Edward J Keily urged unity and drafted Roosevelt for nomination as delegates watched the opening session.
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Chicago
William B. Bankhead
House of Representatives
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Army orders 627 light tanks from foundry
Washington reports orders for 627 light tanks from a foundry to equip units with 30 caliber machine guns and a 37 millimeter anti aircraft gun. The contract value is about 17.869 million dollars, with bids opened at Rock Island Arsenal.
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ARMY
Washington
Rock Isla Dg
C. Arsenal Mearnt Co
Howe
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