Armistice echoes as French seek peace terms in forest
Wartime dispatches recount German and French leaders weighing terms on the eve of a potential armistice. Allied observers note five key German figures cited alongside French plenipotentiaries Charley Gunteiger, Leon Noel, General Bergeret, and Vice Admiral Blue.
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Knox Defends Aggeptange in Nonpolitical Navy Role
Chicago June 2 17 Col Frank Knox says the president asked him to run the navy on a non political basis and he accepted The defense chief asserts national defense should unite the people not divide parties and the navy is non political amid rapid naval expansion He adds he will aid the president to ready the nation for any emergency and asks only whether he acted properly.
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Guest Who Forgot Hat Stages Hold Up At Detroit Café
In Detroit on June 24 a man posing as a customer who forgot his hat robed the Cowshed restaurant. He entered the checkroom, pulled a revolver, and demanded money from porter James Hustali after claiming to retrieve his hat. About $40 was taken.
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James Hustali
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French Hear Truce Terms Across Compiegne Car Ceremony
Reports describe the German and French delegates in Compiegne as Hitler and aides reviewed the armistice terms and preamble. The detailed terms were withheld pending acceptance, while officials observed the formal greeting and surrounding ceremonies before moving to discuss implementation.
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Pan American Plan Drafted
Washington June 21 The senate military committee ordered hearings on President Roosevelt's nomination of Henry Stimson as war secretary with Stimson set to testify in a debate over foreign and defense policies. The Navy secretary nominee Knox is also in play as the panel plans a lengthy session with the first meeting slated for tomorrow. The administration reiterated a broad Pan American economic defense program tied to regional cooperation and economic unity, while questions linger about cabinet reshuffles and potential labor secretary cambios.
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County boards approve guardsmen pay and tax fund shift
Bexar county commissioners voted to grant 20 days of paid active duty training to National Guard members among county employees. They also approved transferring $6000 from District Attorney John Shook's salary fund to the Tax Assessor-Collector to cover July payrolls. Debate centered on national defense and whether substitutes’ salaries should be paid. a delay was requested by some, but County Judge Charles Anderson cast the deciding vote to proceed.
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Uhr
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Sam Anderson
Paytom
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Dennett
Charles Anderson
Anglo French empire plan amid German advance in France
War reports describe a proposed Anglo French federation facing German pushes across Lyon toward Geneva, with Swiss frontier alarms and French forces retreating to the Cher river while Brittany is cut off. In the Atlantic region, Brest and St Nazaire remain under threat as mobile Axis forces sail south. Sixteen carloads of guions have been shipped from Karnes City.
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Thompson pushes farm state budget reform in Texas race
Col Ernest C Thompson gubernatorial bid highlights demand for a farm and ranch only special session and modern budgetary control. He calls for a statewide budgeting system with a budget director chosen by the legislature, merit system for state workers, reform of taxes, and elimination of government duplication. He argues against the truck load limit and urges tighter enforcement of highway rules.
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Reclamation Unease Voiced by Wyoming Leader at Convention
Governor Nels Hi Smith expresses opposition to further land reclamation projects speaking to the Wyoming Stock Growers Association in Lander. He argues much reclaimed land is better suited to cattle and sheep, reflecting skepticism about ongoing efforts.
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Mines Form Large Collection of Educational Films
Washington report notes the Bureau of Mines maintains the world’s largest library of educational motion pictures with over 1,000 reels. Produced with industry cooperation, the films aid safety and efficiency in the minerals sector and were shown to many workers during the last fiscal year.
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Bureau of Mines
Surrey Couples Restore 30 Year Old Surrey and Buggy
REDMOND Ohio June 21 Mr and Mrs C B Hart found neighbors with new cars but kept pace by restoring a fringed top surrey and a single buggy that had been in storage for 30 years The old memorabilia now shines as a tangible link to the past with a quiet pride in a bygone era Light Want Ads will help you sell unused items for vacation money Dial F-1231.
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Redmond
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Draft proposal outlines universal registration and age groups
Washington notes a Military Training Association draft plan list of essential features. It calls for universal registration of males 18 to 68 with exceptions, division into groups for eight months training or home defense, selection by lot for training needs, and age-group limits. It envisions penalties for evasion and vocational training provisions with a May 15, 1935 effective date unless extended by Congress.
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New Home Guard Based on Old Idea in San Antonio
San Antonio forms a new home guard echoing an 1855 idea from the San Antonio Herald advising young women to form a military company for health and upright walking. The Alamo Rifles began in 1857 under Join Wycox, mustered at the U.S. barracks near the Gunter hotel, with a grand ball at the Casino in 1857. The Civil War era saw service under Wi. McAllister and George S. Deats, until disbandment in 1878. Other guards included the Colored Excelsior Guards (1882) and the Belk Top Rifles (1884).
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Joe Luther
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Australian Parliament approves 70 million war loan
Canberra authorizes a new 70 million dollar war loan to fund munitions efforts. The decision was announced as wartime support measures continue.
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Australia
Solon seeks sales probe in cabinet shakeup plan
Representative Carlson of Kansas proposed a 10 member joint committee to investigate the sale of war supplies to foreign governments and to determine influences pushing the nation toward involvement in the European war. He urged Roosevelt to dismiss certain cabinet members and to explore policy impacts.
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