Japan weighs sea safety zone amid encirclement fears
In Tokyo officials signal a sea safety zone while denying aggressive aims, noting potential shifts in merchant routes due to economic need. Reports say Japan could direct sailings, with shippers worried over New York routes and Panama Canal closures as Kyusyu Maru and Nozima Maru cargoes are diverted and Manila service wanes. The stance to Burma trade accords and neutrality remains cautious, amid imperial conference hints and press commentaries on the war in Asia.
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United States
Japan
United States- Burma
Ishii
New York
Panama Canal
Manila
Kobe
NYK Steamship Line
Yosuke Matsuoka
Constantin Smetanin
Japanese Times
Asahi
Burma
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Tokyo Reschedules Kimikawa Maru Sailing
The Post Office announced a new sailing date for the Kimikawa Maru after earlier cancellations of the Kimikawa Maru and Bordeaux Maru voyages to New York. The Kimikawa Maru now sails July 8 while Bordeaux Maru remains cancelled. The Bordeaux Maru is understood to be in government use.
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Tokyo
New York
Grew Urges Unity for Roosevelt in Tokyo Fourth of July Speech
US Ambassador Joseph C. Grew told about 250 at an American Club reception in Tokyo to back President Roosevelt during a time of grave decisions. He said democracy and civilization would win over dictatorship and praised democratic unity as the test of leadership. Attendees included British Ambassador Sir Robert L. Craigie and Australian Minister Sir John Latham.
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Grew
Tokyo
Joseph C. Grew
United States
Japan
Roosevelt
Robert L. Craigie
John Latham
Memorial Day Dangers and Road Toll Jokes
Baer humorously notes Memorial Day crashes and diary-like road misadventures. He riffs on highway hazards from Boston to Baltimore and Riverside Drive to Norwalk, mocking tolls and law enforcement while hitting on exaggerated dangers of fast driving.
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Baer
Arthur
Bugs) Baer
Boston
Baltimore
California
Riverside Drive
Norwalk
War raises demand for Roquefort cheese
Davis California July 4 UP reports College of Agriculture experts link war to Roquefort cheese demand. The dairy department had issued the cheese formula sixteen years ago but few were interested. With the war, dairymen now seek the formula, prompting the separi event to rush an extra edition.
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Davis
Calif
College of Agriculture
Dairy Department
World Waits For Roosevelt Speech Today
Weather and soggy ground disrupt plans as Roosevelt address looms. Rain soaks the area around Val Mill cottage, delaying any outdoor events and forcing last minute changes.
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Roosevelt
Val-Mill
Millions to Sing Anthem Willkie Calls Navy Use
Amid war anxieties and defense prep, the nation marks Independence Day with Roosevelt speeches and a nationwide chorus of the national anthem. Willkie urges immediate U S naval aid to Britain to keep liberty intact, and the broadcast translates into multiple languages. Fireworks, safety warnings, and weather forecasts shape holiday plans across regions.
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Willkie
Navy
Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Stone
Britain
United Kingdom
London Daily Herald
Philadelphia
British Commonwealth
Wendell L. Willkie
Great Britain
Europe
America
Asia
England
Department of Commerce
Washington
National Safety Council
Mississippi River Valley
Missouri Valley
Great Lakes States
Pacific
Ohio Valley
Appalachian
Florida
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain States
All Britain Honors U.S. on July Fourth
Britons marked Independence Day by waving Stars and Stripes across London. American flags adorned railway terminals and hotels while patriotic music roared from loudspeakers at Waterloo and Victoria stations.
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American Embassy in London marks Independence Day
Ambassadors and Attaches discuss Independence Day amid war focus. Winant praises the flag as a universal ideal while avoiding wartime details. Fiske honored at St Paul’s Cathedral. rationed meals and US dances noted. London papers run Independence Day features and editorials praising allied resolve.
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iStates
John G. Winant
American Society
London
America
Winant
St. Paul's Cathedral
William L. Fiske
R.A.F
Fiske
Britain
Philadelphia
Boston
American Eagle Club
United States
Daily Express
Daily Sketch
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Ambassador Winant
Daily Herald
British Commonwealth
The
Times
Daily Telegraph
Batista Urges Readiness for Vigorous Action on US Anniversary
President Fulgencio Batista in a radio broadcast on the 165th anniversary of US independence urged Cubans and Americans to keep their moral resources and reserve energies ready for vigorous action at the most opportune time and in the most efficient manner. He warned that brute force risks war in the old world and endangers democracies across the Americas.
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Arges
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
United States
Cuba
America
United States of America
Batista
Americas
Supai Indians Live Frugally In Shangri La Grand Canyon
Professor J W Hoover of Tempe outlines a remote Supai Indian community in Havasu canyon within Grand Canyon National Park. About 200 residents survive on an annual income of 6635 dollars, averaging 35 dollars per person, with weekly mail delivery over a 30 mile trail. They are called the people of the sky blue waters.
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Shangri-La
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Colorado
J. W. Hoover
Arizona State Teachers’ College
Tempe
Arizona
Havasu Canyon
Oasis
Hoover
Grand Canyon National Park
Be It 83 Year Old Elsie Beck Predicted Death Date
An Atlantic City obituary reports Mrs. Elsie R. Beck age 83 formerly of Philadelphia who died June 8. She predicted the exact date of her death one month earlier and an obituary notice was prepared 30 days before.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Elsie R. Beck
Philadelphia
Ene Day
Death Comes to Last Of Working Goldfish
In Schenectady a factory tested three goldfish prepared to clean algae from a bowl. The first died after five months of service, the second injured in a drainage pipe, and the third died of loneliness after faithfully munching algae for seven hours weekly.
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Schenectady
Townsendites Hold Picnic at Niagara Falls
Townsend Club members from across New York attended the annual convention in Niagara Falls, with 8 500 people converging on the park site. Delegates heard Senators Pepper and Wheeler debate foreign policy while Townsend leadership and an increased dues plan were voiced, as the group backed continued push for the old age pension bill.
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Niagara Falls
Mecca
Townsend Club
Townsend Clubs
Buffalo
Kansas
Francis E. Townsend
Pension Movement
State Park
Claude Pepper
Florida
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Pepper
Wheeler
United States
Townsend
Great Britain
England
House
Ways and Means
Soldiers Convicted Of Stealing Food At Fort Dix
Two soldiers of the 114th infantry were found guilty by a court martial of stealing 400 dollars worth of food from the regimental kitchen last winter and were placed under guard house sentences. Pvt. Charles M. Pelouze aged 19 of Camden received one year guard house and 20 monthly pay loss, while Sergt. Francis W. Schlam aged 42 of Camden got three months. A third soldier was acquitted.
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Fort Dix
N. 3
114Th Infantry
Charles M. Pelouze
Camden
Francis W. Schlam
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