Italy Orders All Ships Into Harbors
Italy ordered its merchant fleet into neutral harbors amid reports it may join the European war. In New York, Italian Line manager Verrando said ships were safe and consular officials prepared for talks in Washington. Italian officers have urged taking Gibraltar from Britain for Spain.
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New York
Italy
High Seas
Associated Press
Italo Verrando
Rome
Gaetano Vecchetti
Washington
Verrando
Rex
Monte di Savoia
Roma
U.S
Germany
Mussolini
Duce
Gibraltar
Spain
Surplus May Aid Defense
Washington reports that the administration plans to acquire key war materiel like rubber and tin via virtual barter using surplus American farm products. Senator Wagner cited a Jones letter noting the RFC could pay for defense supplies with agricultural goods, a move challenged as potentially violating the Johnson act. Senator Townsend warned a loophole could allow Britain to obtain immediate funds by delaying delivery of these commodities.
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Washington
Wagner
N. Y
Jesse Jones
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
R.F.C
Townsend
Great Britain
Wyoming Cattle Theft Bill Backed by Stockgrowers
The Wyoming Stockgrowers Association urged U S House approval of a bill to make interstate traffic in stolen livestock a federal offense. Sponsored by Senator Pat McCarran Nevada, the measure had already passed the Senate. Charles A Myers of Evanston was elected president succeeding S C Hyatt of Hyattsville.
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Lander, Wyo
The
Wyoming Stockgrowers’ Association
Association
House
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Senate
Charles A. Myers
Evanston
Publisher’s Wife Lois Day Dies in Wallace
Mrs. Lois Day, 29, wife of Henry Lawrence Day publisher of the Wallace Press-Times and manager of Day mining and business interests in the Coeur d Alene district, died from a sudden heart attack yesterday.
Two German flanks threaten Weygand line near Abbeville
Allied Generalissimo Weygand reports his tank-trap line holding firm as German pressure concentrates on two danger spots. The Somme coast near Abbeville sees a furious assault driving 17 miles along the shore while combat remains desperate and defenders fight hand to hand.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Weygand
France
Hitler
Somme
Abbeville
Two Hurt in Collision with Truck at Fifth and Center
Two young men were injured when their coupe collided with a large truck at the Fifth avenue East Center street intersection at about 3 am. LaMar Allsop 22 and Robert Stephenson 20 both from Grace were treated at General hospital. James F Weaver 28 of Salt Lake City drove the truck and was not injured.
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Fifth Avenue
Center Street
LaMar Allsop
Grace
Robert Stephenson
Allsop
Stephenson
General Hospital
East Center
Fifth and
James F. Weaver
Salt Lake City
Weaver
Southworth Named Manager of St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Southworth, manager of the Rochester in the International League, was named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Ray Blades. The report covers multiple games with box scores from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and Cincinnati, highlighting pitchers and final tallies.
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ST. Louis
Billy Southworth
Rochester
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Blades
Estate Shrinks as Ruppert Leaves $7 Million
New York June 7 executors report Jacob Ruppert left about 7 million dollars rather than the 30 to 70 million popularly cited. Principal assets include almost complete Yankees ownership at 2.4 million and brewery stock at 2.5 million. He bequeathed 300,000 to Helene Weyant and 150,000 to Lenox Hill Hospital with the rest split among Weyant and two nieces from Greenwich, Conn. He died in January 1959.
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New York
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Ruppert Brewery
Ruppert
Helene Winthrop Weyant
Lenox Hill Hospital
Miss Weyant
Joseph Holleran
Basil Maguire
Greenwich
Conn
Cruiser Wichita Heads to Rio in Navy Move
The Navy announced the cruiser Wichita was en route to Rio de Janeiro Brazil where the cruiser Quincy was ordered last week. Officials call the trip a friendly visit but confidential reports note growing pro Nazi activities in South American nations after the German advance through Flanders.
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Washington
Navy
Wichita
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Quincy
Edison
Flanders
Utah Lawmaker Calls Congress Home After Key Debates
Representative Murdock of Utah urges Congress to return home after completing national defense and tax legislation. He argues full disclosure to constituents, warns that ongoing sessions fuel political hysteria and daily speeches. He emphasizes ending quibbling and delaying hysteria in Congress.
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Washington
Murdock
Utah
Congress
Damage Suit Opens In Local Court
The case of James C. Jorgensen versus Union Central Life Insurance opened in district court with Judge Jay I. Downing presiding. The morning session focused on jury selection for a $50,000 damages claim over alleged forcible ejection from property in Bingham county during the plaintiff’s purchase from the defendant. Bassett versus Turner was moved from jury to court trial and is under advisement.
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James C. Jorgensen
The
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Bingham County
H. L. Bassett
Heber Turner
Escapee Jack Lewis Returns to Texas After Escape in 1925
Escapee Jack Lewis, who fled a Texas state prison in 1925, was recovered by local officers this morning while attempting to cash a forged check stolen from the Nelson Lumber Co in Arimo. He has been jailed since April 22.
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Jack Lewis
Texas
Lewis
Nelson Lumber Company
Arimo
Germany Plans Annihilation Of France and England As Primary War Aim
Berlin reports authorized sources state a twofold war aim the annihilation of France and the annihilation of England with all else beside the point. Germany says it seeks capitulation by England and France and claims to have reversed the blockade by restricting British access to supplies through Norway Denmark Holland Belgium and France.
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Berlin
Germany
France
England
Czain
von Reichenau
Walther von Reichenau
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Mussolini names Emilio de Bono to lead Italy's southern army group
Berlin reports Italy will join the war only after French air force is beaten and Paris distraction achieved. In Rome Mussolini appoints Marshal Emilio de Bono, 74, to command the southern army group with Libyan forces involved, while Badoglio remains in charge of Ethiopia operations.
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Berlin
Italy
Paris
Germany
France
Rome
Mussolini
Emilio de Bono
Libya
Italo Balbo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Marshal de Bono
Ethiopia
Pietro Badoglio
Marshall Badoglio
Americans urged to sail home aboard the Washington from Galway
The American embassy urged nonessential Americans to leave for home aboard the liner Washington from Galway in mid June, warning that travel on belligerent ships requires risk and that Italy's entry could limit options to a Lisbon clipper. The Washington was ordered to Galway to collect Americans wishing to flee the war zone.
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London
Washington
Galway
Ireland
United States
Italy
America
Lisbon
Twin Falls Man Faces Murder Charge After Wife's Death
Twin Falls, June 7. Don Sellers 21 to face first degree murder charges for fatally shooting his wife Betty Mangelson Sellers 21. Police say he admitted the motive was alleged divorce talk. Three shots fired from a .25 pistol. one nearly struck a bystander. Seller had been on parole since May 16 after forging his wife's name on a bank order.
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Twin Falls
Everett M. Sweeley
Don Sellers
Betty Mangelson Sellers
Howard Gillette
Sellers
Gillette
C. H. Ryan
Maxine Brown
Roslyn
Wash
Hazelton
Liberty
Idaho
DAV Holding State Meet Opens in Boise 1940
Governor Bartelsen and officials welcome Idaho Disabled Veterans of the World War at the seventh annual DAV convention in Boise. National commander L. M. Murphy was expected to speak. sessions proceed as officers and committees organize for the 1941 convention. A banquet and dance will close the gathering.
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Boise
Bartelfsen
James L. Straight
Idaho
Walter Cupp
Caldwell
S. A. Mendenhall
Rules of Order
T. M Knight
Pocatello
Velma Mayse
Youths Organize New 4-H Clubs
Three new 4-H clubs were formed this week with two in Bannock county and one at Fort Hall. The Batiste Springs canning club has eight girls led by Mrs. Glenn Kunkel with Gail Swanson as president and Florence Havener as club reporter. The Better Beef club at Fort Hall lists Charley Poog as leader Ira Waterhouse as president Edward Johnson as vice president and Reuben Poog as secretary. The Up and Coming Calf club includes 11 youths led by Glenn R. Kunkel with Florence Havener as president Duane Clark as vice president Donna Clark as secretary and Gaylord Quinn as club reporter.
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Bannock County
Fort Hall
W. E. Schoenfeld
Batiste Springs
Glenn Kunkel
Gail Swanson
Donna Clark
Sara Mae
Florence Havener
Better Beef Club
Charley Poog
Ira Waterhouse
Edward Johnson
Reuben Poog
Glenn R. Kunkel
Duane Clark
Gaylord Quinn
British envoy Sir Stafford Cripps Escapes Lightning Strike
Reuters reports from Bucharest that Sir Stafford Cripps the new British ambassador to Russia escaped injury when lightning struck his plane near Salonica. The aircraft then landed in Bucharest.
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London
Reuters
Bucharest
Stafford Cripps
Russia
Salonica
Bannock Red Cross Seeks Greater June Response
Bannock county chapter reports only about 1500 dollars raised toward its quota. Chairman Norman H. Davis urges all chapters to intensify efforts to secure maximum community response by June 30. Committee members call for cooperation from every Bannock resident to meet the target.
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Bannock County
American Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
Britain Builds Largest Bomber as Air War Grows
Lord Beaverbrook said Britain is producing the largest bomber in the world amid heavy air losses in the Battle of Flanders. He noted a 62 percent weekly rise in planes since May 11 and claimed substantial gains in engines and repairs, while detailing German aircraft and pilot figures.
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Milo M. Thompson
London
Britain
Ooc Het
Flanders
Lord Beaverbrook
Royal Air Force
Low Countries
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Allied front driven by German drive toward Paris
Allied guards along the France front fall back as German forces push across the Aisne. French high command says German forces west of Paris were wiped out east of Soissons. French reports claim a large German push along the Aisne and Somme fronts in a bid to outflank Weygand. Paris braces as people flood stations and try to depart.
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France
Soissons
Paris
Aisne
Somme
Wind Storm Halts Open Golf Championship at Canterbury
A heavy wind storm struck Canterbury Golf Course in Cleveland this afternoon, nearly tearing tents loose and scattering spectators as players halted while the second round continued. Lawson Little led with 141 after a 69, while Sam Snead and other top contenders were delayed.
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Canterbury Golf Course
Cleveland
Lawson Little
Sam Snead
Berlin Waits In Vain For Victory
Berlin and German observers awaited decisive news as Allied air power pummeled German advances near Paris. Paris reported Weygand line holding around the capital with anti tank defenses and German raids on Cherbourg and eastern France.
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Paris
Weygand
Berlin
Holland
Belgium
Somme-Aisne Battlefront
Seine River
France
Cherbourg
Rains Flood Nebraska After Colorado Downpour
Heavy rains washed out at least four highway bridges and isolated a town in northeastern Colorado, sending flood waters into southwestern Nebraska. Muddy flows from the Frenchman river damaged a power dam south of Imperial and flooded parts of Waneta while bridges near Bridgesdale were washed out. Hail damaged 2000 acres of irrigated crops north of Greeley and ten inches of snow fell at Echo Lake near the continental divide west of Denver.
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Sterling
Colo
Colorado
Nebraska
Brush
Frenchman River
Imperial
Neb
Wauneta
Brigesdale
Here
Echo Lake
Continental Divide
Denver
Government Places Restrictions on Sale of Securities
The government imposed import restrictions on securities to block the sale of wealth seized from owners in invaded European countries. Treasury officials said the move prevents dumping of securities likely seized from rightful owners in Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Luxembourg. Germany’s role was not named, but officials cited invasion and large Belgian and Dutch holdings as justification.
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Washington
Europe
Treasury
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Luxembourg
Germany
Lgium
Southbridge town aims for fourth year without auto deaths
Southbridge Massachusetts population 16800 reports third consecutive year with no automobile fatalities. Police Chief Aldric Brault praised pedestrian cooperation as key to the town being the safest of its size in the nation.
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Southbridge
Mass
Aldric Brault
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