Axis drives Tobruk fall and Libyan victory reported
Axis forces continue to press in Libya with Tobruk surrender and heavy British losses. Rommel’s 21st Panzer division advances, while Berlin reports Bir El Gobi and Bardia captured near the Egyptian border. Cairo stock market dips as Egypt prepares defenses along the Nile.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Sidi Barrani
Fuka
Ritchie
Tobruk
Halfaya Pass
Erwin Rommel
21St Panzer Division
British Defeat Endangers Egypt And The Suez Canal
Analysis notes Rommel's Tobruk capture and pressure on Sevastopol, linking German moves toward the Caucasus and Middle East with a looming assault on Egypt. Britain prepares to defend Alexandria and the Suez, counting on American reinforcements as Luftwaffe power grows.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Marshal Rommels
Tobruk
Russia
Sevastopol
Hitler
Caucausus
Middle East
Alexandria
London
Rommel
Canal
Eighth
Libya
United States
Crete
Greece
Ionund
Real Murder Trial Update in Montgomery Ward Case
In a continued murder trial segment, Ramon Cobos and Leo Fajardo face charges of theft and assault with intent to rape. Four defendants pleaded guilty this morning but await sentencing. Jim Perkins and Dayton Reeser admitted to drunken driving, Willie O. Morgan pleaded guilty to larceny, and B. E. Hale to forging a $5 check. District Attorney G. T. Watts leads the state.
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Ramon Cobos
Montgomery Ward
Leo Fajardo
Jim Perkins
Dayton Reeser
Willie O. Morgan
Warner
B. E. Hale
G. T. Watts
Wanted White Maid Permanent Job at New Modern Hotel
Classified notice asks for a white maid for permanent employment with good wages at a new modern hotel. The ad notes 6 22t2c as the reference date. It emphasizes long term work and satisfactory wages. The listing is brief and lacks contact details.
Attack on U S British Convoy to Russia in Arctic
In the North Atlantic on June 18, German bombers attacked a Soviet supply convoy to Murmansk for the third day. A German bomber was hit and fell near a ship, while an aerial torpedo blew up a British merchantman. An American freighter reported a crash boat survivor rescue and noted dire shortages in Murmansk. Kansas City livestock and Wall Street items follow with market updates.
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North Atlantic
Russia
Murmansk
E. H. McGuire
New Orleans
G. W. Hudgins
Jersey City
Friedrich H Thomas Named Purdue Honor Roll Student
Friedrich H. Thomas of Roswell, a Purdue University pharmacy student, earned a place on the Distinguished Student list for the semester ending May 3. Purdue lists 416 honor roll students among 6,174, qualifying scholars for a $30 per semester fee remission.
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Friedrich H. Thomas
Roswell
Purdue University
Purdue
Grain futures mixed as Chicago market closes firm
Chicago grain quotes show July corn near 86 1/2 to 86 5/8 with September at 69 1/5 to 69 1/4 and December around 91 7/8. Wheat figures list July at 1.18 7/8 to 1.19 and deferred months slipping slightly.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Jly
New York Cotton Futures Rally Stronger on Monday
Cotton futures closed sharply higher with gains from 40 to 70 cents per bale. July settled at 18.32 to 18.34, October 13.68 to 13.70, December 18.88 to 18.90, and May near 19.09. Prices rallied across the board with improved demand signals.
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New York
Jly
Boston wool market near standstill over weekend
The Boston wool market was almost at a standstill over the weekend as dealers graded wools bought earlier for mills and some scoured quarter blood wool for government blankets sold. Demand for fine Delaine type wools eased slightly.
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Boston
USDA
Poultry Prices and Optometry Services Featured in Chicago
June 22 market report lists live poultry prices by breed and weight, including hens leghorn Plymouth Rock and colored varieties with toms and ducks also noted. Dr T E Poggs, graduate optometrist at 309 N Main St, advertises eye exams and glasses fitted in own lab with on-site repair. phone 21 for appointment.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Plymouth
Hensen
T. E. Poggs
N. Main St
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