Navy Builds Toward Two Ocean Strength as Ships Rise
Washington reports the United States navy is the world’s largest by ship count and tonnage with 395 completed combat ships and a $500 million new warship order. The British fleet on June 20 stood at 313 ships. The Navy’s expansion includes 11 cruisers, 20 destroyers, 13 submarines and a large seaplane tender.
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Washington
United States Navy
Uncle Sam
Europe
United States
Nazi Victory Declared In France Amid High Command Praise
Berlin reports a Nazi memorandum listing German losses since May 10 totaling 27,074 killed 111,034 wounded 18,384 missing. It cites over 1.9 million French captives and 29,000 officers while lauding unity under national socialism and calling the campaign the greatest victory in history.
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Berlin
France
McVety Begins New Five Year Term on Insurance Commission
W J A McVety of Boise starts another five year term on the compensation insurance commission after being reappointed by Governor Bottolfsen.
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Boise
W. J. A. McVety
The
Compensation Insurance Commission
Bottolfsen
Idaho Weather Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with unsettled southeast portion and cooler conditions in the west. Weather notes indicate variability across the state with cautious outlook for temperatures and precipitation chances.
Reds Stir War Shifts to Balkans and Dardanelles
Column analyzes Stalin’s moves in the Balkans and threats to Hitler’s war. It argues the Soviet push endangers Nazi plans, strengthens Soviet defense, and could prod Britain toward peace or a renewed blockade. The piece notes Hitler may seek terms with Britain if Moscow’s threat grows, with continued conflict likely.
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Russia
British
Balkan
Reich
Moscow
England
Britain
Hitler
Bill
Devel
Court Awards Widow Aid in Idaho Case
Beatrice O Neil of Orofino won a Idaho Supreme Court ruling affirming the state industrial accident board’s compensation to his widow and two minor children after contractor Ted O Neil died June 19 1938 shingling a roof for Madison Lumber and Mill Co of Orofino The decision held benefits due for any operation carrying industrial accident insurance regardless of direct employment The couple had married in Ontario Oregon and previously lived in Rupert
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State Supreme Court
Beatrice O'Neil
Orofino
Ted O'Neil
Madison Lumber and Mill Company
State Industrial Accident Board
O'Neil
Edwin M. Holden
Accident Board
O'Neils
Ontario
Ore
Rupert
Sleepy motorists nap in crash near Livingston
Highway Patrolman Harry Burnham found four sleepy people at the scene as Dell Morris dozed and his car hit a parked vehicle containing two men napping. James McCarthy slept in Morris’s car. none were hurt. C. W. Moore and Bud Halverson had parked to nap in Anaconda and Butte respectively.
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Mont
Harry Burnham
Dell Morris
Winthrop
Wash
Burnham
James McCarthy
Toppenish
Morris
C. W. Moore
Anaconda
Bud Halverson
Butte
Pangborn Offers Aviation help to Canada on arrival
Clyde Pangborn the American aviator who circumnavigated the globe in 1931 arrived in Ottawa and offered his services to the Canadian government stating he would be glad to help if his knowledge could be used to advantage.
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Ottawa
Clyde Pangborn
United States
Weather Surges to Eighties in Gate City
Temperatures climbed to the upper 80s and 90s today with an 80 degree high reported after noon. The airport recorded 0.07 inches of precipitation since Monday morning and forecasters expect partly cloudy unsettled weather in southeastern Idaho this afternoon.
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Gate City
Airport Weather Bureau
Idaho
State's Chief Criticizes Intervention
GRANDEVILLE Idaho July 2 Pi-America cannot police the world nor make it safe for democracy Governor Bortolfsen opened the border day celebration urging sober thought and unity in defense of flag and institutions He warned against intervention in the war citing the Monroe Doctrine neutrality and the risk of entanglement He urged living with any future victor and stressed strict neutrality among races and nations.
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Grandeville
Idaho
America
Lincoln
Bortolfsen
Europe
Baseball Scores From National American Leagues
Baseball results show scores for multiple matchups with teams Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland and others. Notable pitchers and batters named include Gomez Dickey Gatehouse DeSautels Peacock Caster Miles Brucker Harris Glenn and Kennedy Swift among others.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Caster
Miles
Brucker
Harris
Glenn
Banks to Report on National Bank Conditions
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all National banks at the close of business Saturday, June.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Legislator Proposes Drafting Bureau Plan at Idaho Bar Meet
Francis M. Bistline of Pocatello urged creating a legislative research and drafting bureau. The plan envisions bills examined for draftsmanship and legal effect plus an annotated index of session laws. Weldon Schimke of Moscow warned on community property issues in life insurance and probate or divorce, citing state cases.
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Francis M. Bistline
Pocatello
Idaho House of Representatives
Weldon Schimke
Moscow
Schimke
Idahoans Commissioned as Officers in Reserve Corps
Ninth Corps area headquarters announced that Second Lieutenants Max B. Clinkin of Ogden and Ross K. Peterson of Mink Creek Idaho are among 66 commissioned officers in the area’s reserve corps drafted for a year’s service with the regular army. They will be stationed with the coast artillery at Fort H. G. Wright in New York.
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Ninth Corps
Max B. Clinkin Board
Ogden
Ross K. Peterson
Mink Creek
Idaho
Coast Artillery
Fort H. G. Wright
New York State
De Gaulle Appeals French in America to Aid War Effort
General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French national committee, in London urged Frenchmen in America to support the war against Germany. The appeal was recorded before news reel cameras.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee
America
Germany
de Gaulle
Political Briefs From Across Cities Including Wheeler Endorsement
John L. Lewis endorses U S Senator Burton Wheeler for president at the Townsend Pension Plan convention. Stimson nomination for secretary of war approved 14 to 3 by the senate military committee. Roosevelt signs a law authorizing export controls on defense materials. Anti semitic unrest grows in Hungary Yugoslavia and Romania. Italians on Abyssinian Kenya border fire on own troops. Willkie names a 12 member campaign advisory committee led by Harold Stassen. U S fleet to stay at Hawaiian bases for two weeks then maneuver. Utah weather fair with slight warm up.
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John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizaaons
U. S
Burton K. Wheeler
Townsend Pension Plan
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Thomas
Idaho
Johnson
D-Colo
Lundeen
Fl-Minn
Raid In England Kills Five As Bombs Hit Northeastern Town
Five people were killed in a German air raid on a northeastern English town. A high explosive bomb damaged homes and a school in a poor quarter. Many injured, some buried in debris. rescue squads worked as raids continued for a second night.
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London
England
Germans Maximize Supplies From North in New Economic Order
Berlin reports indicate Europe reorganizes for a German dominated economy. Sweden expands exports to Germany fivefold, Norway sends fishing, lumber and metal output, and Finland raises shipments by 75 percent. German sources claim Romania’s move weakens Britain in southeastern Europe as Axis influence grows and Channel Island withdrawals signal British weakness.
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Berlin
Europe
Germany
Finland
Romania
Britain
Ter] Uoytser
England
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Four Youths Tell Officials They Did Not Mean to Kill Man
Four young defendants in Yale Idaho face murder charges after confessing to sheriff G M Brown that they killed Charles Sanders 48 a retired storekeeper. The group including George 16 Joseph 20 Flor ence 18 and Chester Phillips 22 admitted luring Sanders into a car ride tied him and left him in the desert after a struggle. Sanders body was found Saturday night with signs of a prolonged struggle and coroner Dr F H Howard suggested he could have survived four or five days.
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Charles Sanders
Yale
Idaho
Brown
Burley
George
Joseph
Florence
Chester Phillips
Sanders
Phillips
F. H. Howard
Lincoln County
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Rupert
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