Federal Grand Jury Indicts 18 in Espionage Probe
A federal grand jury returned three indictments naming 18 individuals in the first intensive espionage case since World War I. The probes followed five weeks of hearings and months of inquiry, with witnesses including Johan nat Hofmann and Private Eyisch Glaser. Various defendants are tied to a ring operating through German officials and ships plying between Germany and the United States.
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New York
Federal Grand Jury
Aihe
Johannat Hofmann
Loyd
Europa
Eeysch Glaser
Army Air Corps
Mitchel Fleid
Grand
Fach
Neithee
Germany
Lamar Hardy
United States
Udo von Bonin
Herman Menzel
Berlin
Defense Office
Reich War Ministry
Ernst Mueller
Hamburg
Erich Pfeiffer
Bremen
Jessie Jordan
England
Johanna Hofman
Lier Naropa
Ignaty Theodor Griebl
Werner G. Gudenberg
Griebl
Otto Herrmann Voss
Erich Glaser
Mitchel Field
Guenther Gustave Rumrich
U. S. Army
Missoula
Montana
Schmdtt
Sanders
William Lonkowski
Karl Schleuter
Theodore Schueltz
Herbert Jaenichen
Karl Eitel
Jaenichen
Voss
Miss Hofmann
Rumrich
Glaser
Schlueter
Weather Prospect For Southeast States Tonight And Tuesday
Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions across South Carolina Georgia and Florida with scattered thundershowers likely in various regions tonight and Tuesday. Florida coastal areas may see showers. Alabama reports scattered storms with light to moderate winds.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Henry W. Keyes Dies at 76 Former New Hampshire Leader
North Haverhill New Hampshire June 20 UP Henry W Keyes former war governor and three term U S senator dies after five years illness at his farm estate aged 76 The veteran public servant died yesterday at his home after a lengthy illness.
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North Haverhill
N. H
Henry W. Keyes
New Hampshire
U. S
Japs Blast Barricades On River Front
Shanghai reports Japanese forces blast rock laden barricades on the Yangtze at Matowehen and advance by land and river toward Hatkiga. They bombard shores above Anking while river fleet shells near Nanking and Kaifeng flood area tolls rise with thousands drowned or homeless.
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Shanghai
Matowehen
Yangtze River
Hatkiga
Tsien River
Hotow
Mitowehen
Taihu
Susuing
Kdukiang
Kitskiange
Sasun
Yangtge
Loiles
Hankuw
Waitit
Iukiang
Anking
Anhwei
Yangtze
Nanking
Kaifeng
Yellow River
British plan to study Spanish aerial warfare
London reports a joint mission of British Swedish and Norwegian experts will travel to Spain to assess if aerial bombardments target military objectives. The US declined participation. Britain and Italy also seek immediate effect of the Rome April 16 agreement despite ongoing Spanish war and troop withdrawal conditions.
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London
Spain
House of Commons
Richard Austen Butler
United States
Butler
Commons
Rome
Britain
Italy
Count Galeazzo Clana
Earl of Perth
Georgia Politics Focus on New Deal and Taxation in Primary
Atlanta reports Georgia's June primary shaping up with New Deal wage hour legislation Townsend pensions and taxation as major issues. Incumbents Senator Walter S George and Governor Rivers seek renomination while four candidates challenge for senator and several jockey for governor. Campaigns include Camp McRae and Talmadge pushing platforms. George plans a July 4 homecoming kickoff in Vienna.
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ED L. Bridges
Atlanta
Georgia
Yourman
United States
Goveroor
Walter S. George
E. D. Rivers
Senate
George
Lawrence S. Camp
William G. McRae
Jonesboro
Hock
McRae
Waycross
Eugene Talmadge
Fort Gaines
Washington
Congress
Vienna
Camp
Talmadge
Townsend
Valridge
Mette
Rockmart
Governor Rivers
Valley Forge
Minneapolis
J. Mangham
Breemen
Piedmont
WSB
Dublin
Robert F. Wood
Athens
McDonough
Griffin
Hugh Howell
Grand Jury to Probe Charges Against Governor Earle
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court authorized a grand jury probe into graft and coercion charges against Governor George H. Earle and 13 other prominent Democrats. Judge Paul M. Schaeffer of Berks County will sit on the inquiry. The petitions allege a conspiracy within the administration to defraud the state for political and other gain.
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Philadelphia
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
State Supreme Court
Paul M. Schaeffer
Berks County
Hharlier
Dauphin County
Dauphin Courty Court
Charles J. Margiotti
Earle
Carl B. Shelley
Supreme Court
Budge Defends Wimbledon Title With Easy Victory
Donald Budge of Oakland defeats Kenneth Gandar-Dower of England in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-3 to open his defense of the all England title at Wimbledon in Eng June 20.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Donald Budge
Oakland
Calif
Kenneth Gandar- Dower
England
Kennedy denies 1940 presidential bid
U S Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy declared he would not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1940. He called such an ambition a breach of faith with President Roosevelt and said he would report his economic and political observations to the White House after returning from Europe aboard the Queen Mary. He will attend his son Joseph Jr.'s Harvard graduation in Boston. James Roosevelt met Kennedy upon his return.
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New York
Joseph P. Kennedy
U.S
Court of St. James
Europe
Roosevelt
Kennedy
White House
Joseph Jr
Harvard University
Boston
James Roosevelt
Bay
Posse Searches for Suspect in Abbeville Shooting
Abbeville South Carolina June 20 a posse of 500 armed men hunted near Lownesville about 15 miles west of town for a black man believed to have shot Mrs Jeruth Scott after an attempted assault She was taken to an Anderson hospital with injuries reports say from the pasture attack led by Sheriff F D MacLanes.
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Abbeville
S. C
Lownesville
Here
Jeruth Scott
F. D. MacLanes
Nazis Renew Drive Against Jews in Germany
Berlin reports a government order expelling Jews from stock exchanges and mandating Jewish brokerage firms hire non Jewish agents. The persecution includes raids and red paint on Jewish stores and banners declaring Aryan shops. The violence targets Berlin districts, with assaults on Leitz figer and Friedrith streets.
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Germany
Berlin
Ministry of Economics
Weinssensee
Leitzfiger
Friedrith
Governor Rivers speaks at Valley Forge delayed by travel
Governor Fr D Rivers of Georgia spoke via Philadelphia radio from Valley Forge after a delay kept him from the site. He denounced calamity talk, quoted Emerson, and urged courage of forefathers before moving on to Valley Forge for the visit with Governor George H Earle.
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Governor Rivers OF Georgia
Valley Forge, PA
Valley Forge
Fr. D. Rivers
Georgia
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Governor Rivers
Anne
George
Bellingham
Wash
Greece
Lew Williams
Republicans aim to turn tide against Roosevelt in 1940 bids
Washington reports the GOP will focus on defeating Roosevelt era legislation and building a stronger Senate coalition. Senator Townsend says Republicans seek ten more seats, with campaigns in Oregon, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, California, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Maryland.
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Washington
Republican Congress
Townsend
R-Del
Senate Campaign Committee
Senate
McNary
R-Ore
Oregon
Iowa
Kansas
South Dakota
Ohio
Iainois
Indiana
Kentucky
California
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Maryland
Roosevelt Honeymooning at Campobello Island Cottage
John Roosevelt and his bride Anne Lind Clark spend their honeymoon at the Roosevelts Campobello Island cottage following a June wedding in Nahant Massachusetts. The couple plans a month on the island before a Quebec City departure for a West Indies cruise aboard the Lady Somers.
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John Roosevelt
Anne Clark
Nahant
Mass
Union Church
John
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello Island
N. B
Roosevelts
Anne Lindsay Clark
Franklin, I Jr
Ethel du Pont Roosevelt
Passamaquoddy Bay
Anne
Quebec City
Lady Somers
West Indies
Train Plunge Kills Dozens in Montana Creek Wreck
Miles City Montana June 20 seven bodies were recovered from the Olympian wreck near Custer Creek bringing total dead to about 40 as rescuers fear more are trapped. The train plunged after a flash flood swept away an 18 foot trestle, dragging cars into 20 feet of water while residents and officials recount acts of heroism and injuries.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Railroad
Here
Custer Creek
Stanley Guy
Prairie County
Montana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Glendive
Sheriff's Office
Yellowstone
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Tokyo
Japan
China War
China
Kazushige Ngaki
Lian, Ichang
Hengyang
U. S. Senate
Demos
Don Budge
POSSE
Legislature
Cleveland
Weissensee
Bride
Campobello
Canadian Island
Creek
Anne Ladas
Thomas Ladas
Milwaukee Sun
Khew Quater Crpeck Aq
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