Belgian Girl Weds Prisoner by Proxy in Occupied Belgium
Maria Louise Cantingnaiaux wed Lieut. Camille La Force in a proxy ceremony in Trivieres with documents sent from a Barian prison camp 400 miles away. Paul Dubus, the village schoolmaster, delivered the papers making the marriage official. It marks the first long distance proxy marriage arranged by German and Belgian officials.
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Brussels
Belgium
Maria Louise Cantingnaiaux
Trivieres
Camille la Force
Barian
Paul Dubus
Auburn Nurses Reveal 12 Days Adrift Aboard Torpedoed Ship
Four American nurses testified they spent twelve days afloat in a lifeboat after a Norwegian liner was torpedoed by a German submarine off Newfoundland. The crew, including Marion Blissett and Victoria Pele, reached Reykjavik after being rescued by an American destroyer. Two other nurses from the Maasdam remain missing along with two from the torpedoed Dutch vessel. The group had departed New Orleans on June 5 en route to London for war relief.
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Norfolk
North Atlantic
Marion Blissett
Detroit
Victoria M. Pele
Auburn
Atlantic Naval Patrol
New Orleans
Red Cross
Victoria Pele
N. Y
U. S
Norfolk, Va
Greenland
United States Navy
United States
Night torpedo attack and rescue near Greenland by US Navy
Nurses aboard a cargo ship describe a night attack by submarines on June 23 as two torpedoes struck without warning. The vessel survived until June 25 when US Navy destroyers finally approached after 12 days and 11 nights, bringing relief and rescue.
Laundry Strike Deemed Cooling Off Period at Ben Fishbain’s
Observers mistook a hot day outside Ben Fishbain’s laundry for a strike. Owner Fishbain told workers to take an hour and 15 minutes to cool off outside the plant.
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Chicago
Ben Fishbain
Fishbain
Police praise patrolman over tempering duty with tact
Westerly police laud a patrolman for balancing duty with diplomacy while enforcing a shore road ordinance forbidding undressing in cars or the woods. The officer observed a situation and acted to defuse it without aggression.
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Westerly
R. I
Clearing Encounters With Guard Over Sunbathing Group
A group of girls sunbathing in a clearing prompted the law guardian to shout for them to leave after a quick about-face. The incident ended with the guard marching away as the girls dispersed.
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Au Naturel
Guardian of the Law
Wichita Sizzles Amid Heat Wave At City Center
Wichita residents battled a brutal heat wave with downtown thermometers reading 102 to 108 degrees and a cooler 90 degrees at the municipal airport five miles away. Sweat drenched pedestrians and outdoor workers sought shade as officials urged hydration.
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Wichita
Kan
Ousted Nazis Kept on Ship At Lisbon
The US naval transport West Point docked in Lisbon Harbor at 8 10 A M with expelled German and Italian diplomats aboard not landable until American consuls cross the Portuguese border. Police kept crowds back as diplomats and crews prepared for the exchange process and trains moved toward the frontier.
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Lisbon
United States
West Point
Sintra
America
Legation
Portugal
Tagus
New York
Germany
Italy
Government Stylists Design New Work Outfits for Women
Government stylists under the Bureau of Home Economics plan new women’s work outfits for defense jobs and farming. Dr. Louise Stanley says about a dozen designs have been released, including a one piece mechanics suit for women operating machines in industrial plants.
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Washington
INS
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
Agriculture Department
National Defense Program
Defense
Stanley
Bureau
British to Leave Iceland as U S Forces Build Up
Thor Thors Icelandic Consul General said Britain will withdraw as soon as the United States has enough troops and equipment to defend Iceland. He cited the agreement promising no decrease in defenses during the transfer and stressed Britain will pull out once U S forces are sufficient.
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Iceland
U.S
New York
United States
Thor Thors
United Press
Thors
Great Britain
ANZAC Hero Major General Sir Nevill Smyth Dies
Melbourne reports the death of Maj. Gen. Sir Nevill Smyth 73 a veteran who commanded the first Australian infantry brigade at the Dardanelles in World War I the announcement said.
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Dyes
Melbourne
Australia
Sir Nevill Smyth
Dardanelles
Reds Say Seized Papers Prove Nazis Plan Poison Gas
Soviet information bureau says Russian forces near Pskov on July 15 captured German chemical warfare equipment and secret documents proving Nazis plan large scale poison gas use.
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Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Pskov
U S Plans New Steps In Latin America
President Roosevelt indicated the United States may expand actions beyond the recent blacklist of about 1 800 firms and individuals suspected of pro Nazi ties to curb Nazi influence in Latin America. He spoke at a press conference yesterday and acknowledged possible broader steps.
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U.S
Latin America
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Buffalo Blackout Debate Over Citywide Defense Test
Buffalo officials eye a citywide blackout test for air raid defense with a decision expected today. Governor Lehman and Mayor Holling will discuss timing and impact as mills and factories may halt production during the temporary stoppage.
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Buffalo
International Poace Chiefs Association
Lehman
Thomas Holling
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