U. Warships to Stay at Posts on Yangtze
Rear Admiral David M. Le Breton orders vessels above Wuhu to stay at posts to protect American property and lives as Japanese forces advance toward Hankow. The Yangtze patrol includes five gun boats led by Luzon and Oahu, with Monocacy at Kiukiang, and follows a Japanese request that third power ships move upriver beyond Hankow.
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Hankow
David M. le Breton
United States Navy
Yangtze River
Wuhu
Harry E. Yarnell
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Kiukiang
Monocacy
Luzon
Oahu
U S to Buy 400 Bushels Tomatoes Here This Week
A Surplus Commodities Corporation representative in Thomasville announced the U S government would buy 400 bushels of tomatoes tomorrow and Thursday. Farmers should grade carefully and bring produce to Mr Cornelius at the State Farm Market for purchase. The Chamber of Commerce arranged the sale to reduce surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Thomasville
Hughes
Chamber of Commerce
Cornelius
State Farm Market
Tallulah river bridge and road projects approved for July letting
The state highway department approved several projects for bidding on July 1 including a $175,000 overhead bridge over the Tallulah river at Tallulah Falls on the Clarkesville-Clayton road. Other items include asphalt paving from Bainbridge toward Colquitt, work on the Vidalia-Dublin road, surface treatment and widening on the Washington-Lincolnton road, a Brunswick-Jacksonville route improvement, an A C L Rail Road overpass at Cairo, and a Toccoa-Elbert road segment.
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Atlanta
Tallulah River
Tallulah Falls
North Georgia
State Highway Department
Clarkesville-Clayton
Bainbridge
Colquitt
Treutlen County
Vidalia-Dublin Road
Laurens County
Washington-Lincolnton
Brunswick-Jacksonville, Fla
Camden County Line
Brunswick
A. C. L. Railroad
Cairo
Beachton-Cairo
Toccoa-Elbert
Bowersville
Elberton
Radio driving rats saves turkeys in Valparaiso henhouse
In Valparaiso Indiana Dr Harry V Fuller former head of the science department used a radio to drive rats from a henhouse after they killed 400 young turkeys. He reports the rats disappeared and the turkeys thrived on a diet of music speeches and drama. In Bristol Connecticut senior Arthur Gardekas missed the class will printing and used a duplicating machine to earn a profit at a dime per copy.
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Associated Press
Valparaiso
Ind
Harry V Fuller
Valparaiso University
Bristol, Conn
Bristol High School
Arthur Gardekas
Arthur
Graduation Gift Reunites Father and Son in California
Harold Kaplan aged 16 in Burbank received a graduation gift when he reunited with his father Morris Goldstein a Joliet Illinois merchant. Harold had been raised by his grandparents since infancy and took their surname until the visit last week when his father flew to attend the graduation.
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Burbank
Calif
Harold Kaplan
Harold
Morris Goldstein
Joliet, Til
McCall pleads guilty to kidnapping with trial set
Frank lin Pierce McCall pleaded guilty to kidnapping James Bailey Cash Jr for ransom and innocent to killing Princetons boy. A special grand jury indicted him on kidnapping and two murder counts. Trial could begin tomorrow if counsel is provided.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princetons
Florida
George A. Worley
McCall
H. F. Atkinson
Atkinson
Franklie
Little Jimmy Cash
Son
Forelisin
150000 Chinese Reported Drowned By Yellow River Floods
Japanese authorities report that about 150 000 Chinese civilians are believed drowned as flood waters from the Yellow River spread across northern Henan province. The overflow threatens the Chungmow area near the Chenchow railway junction, a recent objective of Japan’s offensive now stalled by the river.
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Yellow River
Shanghai
Honan
Chungmow
Chenchow
Japan
John Earl Baker Heads Red Cross in Stricken China
John Earl Baker, head of the International Red Cross relief work in Shanghai, has ties to Thomasville through his wife Miss Willie Smith. Baker, a former Yellow River Flood Commission engineer, has long served in Chinese relief work and has stayed in China since the war with Japan began.
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John-Earl-Baker
RED Cross
China
International Red Cross
Shanghai
John Earl Baker
Thomasville
Willie Smith
Baker
Fred Smith
Charlie Smith
Japan
Weather Outlook for South Georgia and Florida
Fair tonight and Wednesday with a slight rise in temperatures in northern areas. Georgia mostly fair to tonight and Wednesday with moder ate temperatures. Florida partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in central areas tonight or Wednesday and in the extreme south Wednesday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Bill Aims to Centralize U S Aviation Oversight
Washington June 14 The air bill creates a civil aeronautics authority to unify regulation of civil flight. It establishes an administrator and five board members with six year terms at $10 000 annually. A separate maritime labor board would oversee shipyard and waterfront labor with three members at $10 000 yearly and subsidy provisions to boost merchant marine.
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Washington
White House
Maritime Labor Board
Senate
Air
Civil Aeronautics Authority
McCarran
D-New
Copeland
D-N. Y
Valeries
Roosevelt
Ellender
D-La
Walsh
D-Mass
CIO Leader Stakes Position On Purge Of Internal Foes
Washington reports Homer Martin the International UAW president suspended five officers for leading a disgruntled minority faction and prepared for a Detroit board trial. Six other board members backed the suspended group while Martin warned walkouts risk discipline. He cited an insignficant communist element influencing some members.
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CIO
Positon
Washington
Homer Martin
United Auto Workers Union
Martin
International U. A. W
Detroit
Richard T. Frankensteen
Waler N. Wells
Wyndham Mortimer
Ed Hall
George Addes
Desmond Garst
Triple Killing Disclosed In Pennsylvania Roadhouse
Tamaqua Pennsylvania June 14 state police disclosed a mysterious triple killing after a man staggered from a highway into a tearoom and died two bodies were found in the abandoned roadhouse near the tea room. Victims are identified as Peter Biscietti and Gustus Strite of Philadelphia. The third man remained unnamed. All victims were shot in the head.
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Tamaqua
Louis Buono
Lester Lucas
Buono
Peter Biscietti
Gusts Strite
Philadelphia
Biscietti
Starace
Malaria control program planned in Georgia WPA
Georgia WPA announces a new malaria control plan to employ 3,300 workers for 12 months with $1,165,596 funded by the government and $310,000 from local sponsors. J. Houstoun Johnston named state supervisor of drainage. Chatham and Troup counties join the program. 18 local drainage projects listed across numerous counties.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Gay B. Shepperson
J. Houstoun Johnston
PWA
Chatham and
Troup County
Wra
Baker
Berrier
Brooks
Calhoun
Cook
Decatur
Dougherty
Early
Lee
Lowndes
Miller
Terrell
Thomas
Worth
Coweta
Macon
Schley
Sumten
Troup
Bibb
Crawford
Houston
Laurens
Spalding Wilcox
Cobb
Spanish rebels push loyalist defenses back
Insurgent forces drive along the eastern coast after capturing Castellon de la Plana and its port Grao de Castellon. Government troops fortify south of the Mijares river while refugees flee toward Valencia. Other units move toward Oropesa and Villajames as the front advances toward the capital region.
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Hendaye
France
Mediterranean
Oday
Castellon de Dla Plana
Mijares
Valencia
Castellon
Sierra de Espadan
Sierra del Cidl
Sagunto-Teruel
Grao de Castellon
Vinlaroz
Barcelona
Vakenc
Francisco Franco
Franco
Oropesa
Villajames
Government
Son of editor’s son dies saving dog from rail
A nine year old boy identified as the son of Kyle Crichton, screen editor of Covie's Weekly, died yesterday while trying to save his bull terrier, Puddles, from the third rail as a train approached. Despite warning whistles, the boy pulled at the dog's body under the rail, leading to his fatal injuries.
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New York
Kyle Crichton
Covie's Weekly
Illiam
Puddles
Wage and Hour Bill Moves to Senate for Action
The House approved the compromise wage hour bill setting initial interstate minimums at 25 cents per hour, rising to 40 cents in seven years. Senate action was needed to forward the measure to the White House as debates over regional and administrative interpretations continued.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Bankhead
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Garner
W. B. Bankhead
Alabama
Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Yangtze
U .S. River Patrol
U.S
C. S
Skeegie
Clyde Tolson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kaifeng
Chengchow
Lunghai Railway
Lunghai
Yellow River Commission
Suchow
Grand Canal
Kiangsu Province
Shantung
U. S. Aviation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Birtrail
Bureau of Air Commerce
Bureau
State Department
Weather Bureau of Meteorological
Special Air Safety Board
Walter Reuther
Tracy M. Doll
Paul Mily
Richard Reisinger
Ellsworth Cramer
Leo Lamotte
Pennsylvania
Kyle Krichton
Dog
Taber
R-N. Y
Rep
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Joe Kennedy
Great Britain
NRA
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