Germanys New Big Berthas Ready to Fire 100 Miles Across Channel
AP correspondent reports Calais guns able to shell London if ordered and notes Germany and Russia possess long range artillery. Dunkerque captured with 40,000 prisoners as Stukas and heavy guns bombard the coast. British forces largely wiped out or escaped to England, leaving French troops.
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Germany
English Channel
Louis P. Lochner
Calais
London
Adolf Hitler
Soviet
Russia
Paris
Forest of Coucy
Dover
England
Fuehrer
Dunkerque
France
Berlin
Somme
Inside story of King Leopold III surrender to Germans
United States ambassador John Cudahy disclosed that President Roosevelt has the king of Belgium’s account of capitulation to the Germans. Leopold III reportedly stood with his army as Belgian civilians faced danger while Belgian leaders fled to Paris and criticized him.
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John Cudahy
United States
Belgium
Roosevelt
Leopold III
Cudahy
Leopold
Roostvelt
Roger Les
Hubert Pierlot
Paris
Swiss Shoot At Germans Over Jura Mountains
The Swiss high command says two or three German planes may have been shot down in an air battle over the Jura with one Swiss plane shot down and its pilot killed. The fight near Lachauxde Fonds Lelocles involved German bombers straying from Rhone valley raids.
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Bern
Swiss High Command
Swiss Jura Mountains
Lachauxde
Fonds
Lelocles
Rhone
France
High Command
Glovelier
Fatherland
Marseille
Marseille-Lyon
Italy
Paris
Rhone Valley
Dunkerque
Britain
French
Rethel
Turin
U.S. Citizens Flee War On Four Ocean Liners
The Associated Press reports over 3 000 American citizens aboard four liners fleeing Europe for home as war rages. Passengers include 720 on the President, 1 914 on the Manhattan, about 200 on the President Harrison, and roughly 180 on the Excambion. Two more ships Exochorda and Washington await in European ports for repatriation.
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Associated Press
Europe
Bordeaux
Lisbon
Genoa
New York
Roosevelt
Galway
Ireland
Manhattan
Harrison
Excambion
Boston
Exochorda
Washington
Paris Counts 254 Dead in Major Raid Toll
Paris reports 906 total casualties from yesterday's raid with 254 dead and 652 wounded. Deaths include 195 civilians and 59 soldiers while 545 civilians and 107 soldiers are among the wounded as bodies are found in ruined buildings after Nazi air attack.
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Paris
War Ministry
Italy Moves Toward War With Mussolini Authorizing Preparations
Rome June 4 Mussolini cabinet approved measures to ready the nation for war extending to Africa and navy while keeping Italy non belligerent. The session authorized war industry discipline, ships funding, naval academy expansion, and tightened controls on hoarding and labor. Women's employment rules were relaxed to replace men conscripted.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Il Duce
Royal Naval Academy
Libya
Ethiopia
Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Salt Lake City
On June 4 marriage licenses were issued here to Wallace Flippence 26 of Poma Idaho and Marian Gardner 26 of Liberty Utah Merle Dowdle 25 and Myrle Loveland 22 both of Nampa Idaho Frank Sommercorn 37 of Springfield Idaho and La Rue Nielson 28 of Blackfoot Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
Wallace Herbert Flippence
Poma
Idaho
Marian Delilah Gardner
Liberty
Utah
Merle Vernon Dowdle
Myrle Loveland
Nampa
Frank Richard Sommercorn
Springfield
la Rue Nielson
Blackfoot
Hitler vows to finish off allied forces in war
Adolf Hitler in a radio broadcast at western headquarters says he will carry the war to final victory. Roosevelt endorses defense tax plans to raise 1 billion dollars yearly. Berlin radio reports allied losses at about 1.2 million and declares the battle of Flanders finished.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Flanders
Walsh Says U S Plans New Defense Bases in Americas
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts told colleagues that the United States is making arrangements for new defense bases in Central and South America, marking a shift in security planning.
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Washington
Walsh
D., Mass
Senate Naval Committee
United States
Central
South America
Germany and Italy pressure Turkey to stay neutral
Diplomatic informants report Italo German campaigns pressuring Turkey to remain neutral if Italy enters the war. A similar effort is under way in Greece as Greece and Turkey face shifting wartime stances.
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Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Italy
Greece
Census Count Available During Week
George H. Fisher of the U S Bureau of the Census said the 1940 Pocatello population list will be released this week after preliminary results. Names submitted by school children at five cents each total 1150, mostly from North Pocatello. counts may miss districts not yet covered, and the drive continues until the official list is announced.
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Pocatello
George H. Fisher
United States Bureau of Census
Fisher
Paul V. Nash
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Nash
North Pocatello
Gate City
City Moves to Ban Fireworks This Season
City clerk J Ward Green announced revised ordinances prohibiting discharge use or possession of all fireworks within Pocatello city limits. Storage or sale wholesale or retail is banned and no advertising or offering for sale is allowed inside or outside the city.
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Pocatellans
J. Ward Green
Green
Mussolini Weighs Italy’s Role in the War
In a tense cabinet meeting Signor Mussolini weighs whether Italy joins Hitler or the Allies. The decision hinges on aims for territorial gains and postwar influence, with public opinion wary of war and loyalty wavering among Italians.
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Signor Mussolini
Italy
Europe
London
Whitehall
Dardanelles
Rome
Fascism
Mussolini
Hitler
Hypothetical German Invasion Reimagined From Chicago
An imaginative alternate history envisions Adolf Hitler starting World War II from Chicago. The piece traces a chaotic spread across the U S and Canada with bombings, mass casualties, and rapid territorial advances into Wisconsin Michigan Nebraska and Iowa before reaching Lincoln Nebraska.
Allied Planes Bomb Munich Frankfort and Dunkerque Evacuation
Paris reports French planes bombed Munich and Frankfort in reprisal for Paris raid. British aviation hit Ruhr targets while Dunkerque evacuation claimed 300000+ lives saved. seven French destroyers and a supply ship lost. Nazi Berlin confirms Dunkerque capture with 40000 Allied prisoners reported.
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Paris
War Ministry
Munich
Frankfort
Ruhr
Dunkerque
Jaguar
Chacal
Adroit
Bourrasque
Foudroyant
Orage
Siroco
Niger
Lodge Elects New Local Officers Portneuf Lodge
Portneuf Lodge No. 558 I B P O E of W elected new officers at a last night meeting. Reelected were Clinton Morris exalted ruler Ben Johnson leading knight William F Burrell Jr loyal knight James K Edwards esquire. New officers James Brown lecturing knight D B Williams ryler J T Jones inner guard. Hold over William G Burrell secretary Frank Allen treasurer Joe Hamilton trustees. Appointed D W Burt chaplain Thomas J Coats organist Joe Hamilton master of social session District Deputy William G Burrell presided.
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Portneuf
Clinton Morris
Ben Johnson
William F. Burrell, Jr
James K. Edwards
Esquire
James Brown
D. B. Williams
Ryler
J. T. Jones
William G. Burrell
Frank Allen
Joe Hamilton
D. W. Burt
Thomas J. Coats
Portland Man Learns Brother D A Hansen Dies
George P. Hansen of 128 North Eleventh avenue received word that his brother D. A. Dutch Hansen, 45, of Portland, died Friday evening of a heart attack. Services were held Tuesday afternoon in Blackfoot.
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George P. Hansen
North Eleventh Avenue
D. A
Dutch) Hansen
Portland
Blackfoot
Idaho Weather Forecast Highlights Mountain Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy night with scattered thunderstorms over the mountains. Wednesday should be fair with little temperature change.
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Idaho
Churchill vows Empire will fight on despite invasion risk
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill declared Britain would never surrender and the empire would carry on the struggle from Canada if needed. He cited 30,000 Allied casualties and a rescue of 335,000 troops at Dunkirk as evidence of resolve while warning of further blows and possible separate peace attempts.
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Associated Press
Canada
Germany
England
Churchill
House of Commons
Flanders
Dunkerque
Britain
London
Hitler
France
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
Baseball results across cities include New York and Cincinnati in the National League with Hubbell and Danning in a 7 15 game plus Chicago where Philadelphia faced Chicago and Brooklyn versus St Louis in a night game. American League features doubleheaders in Cleveland New York and Boston Philadelphia with multiple pitchers listed and run totals varied by game.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston Pittsburgh
Court Continues Two Actions In Fifth District
Judge Jay L. Downing’s fifth district court recessed today after continuing the case of H. L. Bassett v Heber Turner to Wednesday. Sophrona Ames v Ned Grossman also continued for this term. Frances Hardy v Lyman Bastow remains set for Thursday morning.
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Jay L. Downing
Fifth District
H. L. Bassett
Heber Turner
Sophrona Ames
Ned Grossman
Frances Hardy
Lyman Bastow
Western states outpace national gains in April retail
Five of the eleven western states exceeded the national average for independent store retail gains in April, led by Nevada at 7.5 percent. Idaho dipped to 5.6 percent, Washington rose to 5.9 percent, Arizona 5.0, and Montana 4.1 with Oregon trailing.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Bureau of the Census
Idaho
Washington
Arizona
Montana
Oregon
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