Hoover Urges Isolation Amid War Risk At GOP Convention
Philadelphia dispatch reports Herbert Hoover telling the Republican gathering to stay out of foreign war unless the Western Hemisphere is attacked while condemning the New Deal as leading toward dictatorship. He warned of totalitarianism in Europe and urged unity against shifting dangers at home.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
America
Roosevelt
White House
Hoover
Europe
Axis Powers Bar Ships From Europe
The article reports Axis actions blocking European trade with Britain, bombing campaigns on England and Norway, and a German claim that France’s armistice terms aim to curb England’s aid rather than punish France. It also covers Hoover’s call for calm realism in U.S. policy, preparedness, and aid to fighting nations without direct war involvement, plus critiques of Roosevelt’s defense spending history.
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Europe
British Isles
High Command
England
Ireland
Bayonne
France
Taylor's Condition Satisfactory After Gallstone Operation
Myron C. Taylor Roosevelt's representative at the Vatican underwent a two hour operation in Rome. Surgeon Dr. Allan O. Whipple assisted by Prof. Raffaele Bastianelli performed the gallstone removal. Mrs. Taylor was at the hospital and the envoy arrived from Florence two days earlier.
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Rome
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
Allan O. Whipple
New York
Raffaele Bastianelli
Italy
Taylor
Florence
Bastianelli
Bastianelli's Private Clinic. Dr. Whipple
Mrs. Taylor
United States
Taxpayer Pays 40-Year-Old Tax on Beatrice Tract
In Beatrice Nebraska on June 26 County Treasurer Earl Mudge watched a taxpayer settle a four-decade-old bill for a 1 acre tract. The payment of 68 dollars 73 cents covered tax principal and interest, the owner saying I just forgot it owned it.
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Beatrice
Neb
Earl Mudge
Location of Fleet Still Mystery
The French fleet remains a mystery as armistice terms take effect, risking 500000 tons and naval superiority for Germany and Italy. If French commanders heed Charles de Gaulle they may form a London committee to fight on, aiding Britain’s blockade against Europe. Washington sources say Britain already holds most of the fleet intact.
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Europe
Great Britain
Charel Charles de Gaulle
London
Britain
Germany
Italy
Washington
British in China Threaten Frontiers With Dams and Defence
Japanese forces launch strategic operation toward the French Indo Chinese border to disrupt Chinese supply routes while Haiphong reports a Japanese blockading screen. British concern grows over defense of Hongkong as fighting continues in Hupeh province north of the frontier.
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Hongkong
Britain
Burma
China
South China Command
Indo-China
France
China Mail
Haiphong
Hupeh Province
Brief Illness Takes Life Mrs Ida M Thomas Pioneer Of Pocatello
Mrs. Ida M. Thomas 74 a pioneer Pocatello resident died at her home 957 North Garfield Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. Born in Pittsburgh April 3 1866 she came to Pocatello 48 years ago. Survived by son C E Mills Idaho Falls stepson J A Thomas Los Angeles daughters Mrs William N Rowland Mrs J E Andrews of Pocatello and Mrs J E Brown Los Angeles two brothers Albert Walter Hutchinson Kansas Max Walter Partridge Kansas three sisters Mrs Emma Krehbiel Newton Kansas Mrs Fred Hurst Partridge and Mrs Phil Teeter Partridge seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Body at Downard funeral home funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Ida M. Thomas
Pocatello
North
Garfield Avenue
Pittsburgh
William J. Thomas
Pocatello Pioneer Ladies Club
C. E. Mills
Idaho Falls
J. A. Thomas
Los Angeles
Japs Move to Exploit Allied Weakness in East
Reports say Japan seeks to establish protectorates over French Indo China and the Dutch East Indies and to push British forces from Hong Kong and Shanghai. Informed Tokyo sources indicate Nippon may claim control as it expands beyond European restraints.
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Far East
America
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Sa Nippon
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Hongkong
China
Shanghai
France Cut Off from Paris Becomes Inland State
France is described as cut off from Paris and becoming an inland state after wartime disarray. The report notes a continued discussion on peace terms and that Italy does not intend to claim the French fleet. A Tunis radio communique references developments in the French situation.
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France
Paris
Italy
Tunis
Governor to Speak at Kellogg Miners Picnic
Gov C A Bottolfsen will be principal speaker at the Kellogg miners and smeltermen's picnic on August 17. He will discuss "50 years of statehood" as Idaho marks its golden jubilee year. The event is a major Coeur d'Alene gathering sponsored by miners and local business leaders.
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Kellogg
Idaho
C. A. Bottolfsen
Coeur d’Alenes
Six Idaho couples wed in Salt Lake City licenses
Six Idaho couples were licensed to wed in Salt Lake City on Tuesday June 26. The couples include A G Bell 23 and Lola Larne Bringhurst 21 of Pocatello Oleen Arvil Lewis 39 of Delco and Anna Delores Jepsen 31 of Burley Bobbie Leroy Oswald 23 and Christina Youngstrom 18 of Menan Wendell D Crandall 26 and Melba Aleze Field 23 of Boise George Clinton Jackson 23 and Zelda Emily Heilson 22 of Idaho Falls and John James Ladle and Ida Fern Pincock both of Sugar City with both partners of legal age.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
A. G. Bell
Lola Larne Bringhurst
Pocatello
Oleen Arvil Lewis
Delco
Anna Delores Jepsen
Burley
Bobbie Leroy Oswald
Christina Youngstrom
Menan
Wendell D. Crandall
Melba Aleze Field
Boise
George Clinton Jackson
Zelda Emily Heilson
Idaho Falls
John James Ladle
Ida Fern Pincock
Sugar City
England Raids Across Nazi Domain Pressure Escalates
English raids extend from Norway to the Spanish coast as Britain leverages sea power to probe German defenses. Reuters notes past dockyard damage by the British and French, while official briefings describe successful coast reconnaissances with contact with German troops and limited casualties.
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Norway
Ministry of Information
Britain
British Isles
Netherlands
Germans Launch Fifth Midnight Raid Across Britain in Eight Days
Germany mounts a fifth night attack across England Scotland and Wales with four civilian deaths and 13 injuries reported by the home ministry. British air and anti aircraft units claim to have shot down several Messer schmitt fighters and damaged others. Allied raids targeted Dutch and Norwegian airfields as part of a broader air war. Several incendiary bombs hit buildings in Scotland including a school.
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Europe
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Air Ministry
French
Royal Air Force
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
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Bergen
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