Navy Lets 26 Torpedo Boats Aid Allies
The White House announced that the navy released 26 high speed torpedo boats to Great Britain and France with President Roosevelt's approval. The move aims to standardize tubes and reduce costs while improving U.S. aid prior to potential war.
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Washington
White House
Navy
Roosevelt
Great Britain
France
Stephen T. Early
Treasury Departments
Early
Britain braces as raids kill civilians and troops return
A German report cites 18 fatalities in non military raids on Germany while Britain records 12 civilian deaths and 13 injured. Churchill cites 1 250 000 armed troops. BEF shifts to home defense after returning from France. Military observers praise a trained, battle hardened force ready for future combat. Talks warn Hitler may demand the French fleet.
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Germany
France
Churchill
England
Adolf Hitler
Britain Ready to Defend Across Months More War
The speaker argued Britain must hold off the invader for a few months until supplies rebound as Nazi hopes of a swift victory falter. He noted past national defeats prove recovery is possible and emphasized France’s temporary loss but enduring alliance with Britain.
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Lile
Britain
England
France
Leap Year Twins Defy Odds in Pasadena Family
Mr and Mrs William P Welsh have two leap year children Arthur aged 16 born Feb 29 1924 and Dorothy aged 8 born Feb 29 1932 in Pasadena California A local professor trying to calculate the odds reached ten million to one and abandoned the calculation due to rarity and small probability.
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Pasadena
Calif
William P. Welsh
Arthur Welsh
Dorothy Welsh
Britain Faces Hitler Air War as Invasion Plans Loom
The article analyzes Hitler’s strategy to conquer England via air and naval power. Churchill warns Britain must break Hitler’s air weapon, relying on a stronger RAF and increasing American aircraft support to deter invasion. The piece weighs quick British victory against total war and long denial of German aims.
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Poland
England
France
Britain
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House of Commons
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Italy
Uruguay Exposes Nazi Network in Montevideo
A committee in Uruguay claims to have proved a Nazi organization in the district, with 50 raids uncovering 2000 documents and arrests of 12 to 15 Germans led by figures tied to Gestapo and storm troops. The plan allegedly aimed to infiltrate public administration and project German influence across South America.
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Uruguay
Ministry of Defense
United States Navy
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South America
Wichita
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el Pais
Public Records Under William G. Hall Presiding
State versus Drury William Bridges charged with first degree murder to be tried by jury. Harold C. Bell sues Evalyn N. Bell for divorce. Gladys Marie Evans sues John Thompson Evans for divorce. Dorothy Ward seeks divorce from James Ward. Mildred Wren seeks divorce from Daniel Wren.
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William G. Hall
Drury William Bridges
Harold C. Bell
Evalyn N. Bell
Gladys Marie Evans
John Thompson Evans
Dorothy Ward
James Ward
Mildred Wren
Daniel Wren
Training by men for which girls could be trained
An administration official estimated about 2.4 million people annually in eligible age groups for trainers, with 400,000 exempt due to dependents or incapacity, leaving roughly 2 million split evenly by gender. Senators offered mixed views on compulsory service and wartime policy.
Gardner presiding Ignacio Quiroz battery trial set
C W Gardner presides as Ignacio Quiroz faces a simple battery charge with a trial scheduled for July 6.
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C. W. Gardner
Ignacio Quiroz
Police Court Docket in Local Vagrancy and Violations
Judge Morton Libby presides as Ray Leon faces reckless driving charges with a fine of 30 dollars or 30 days in jail. Sammy Standifer charged with disturbing the peace, fined 10 dollars or 10 days.
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Paul Cella
Morton Libby
Ray Leon
Sammy Standifer
Marriage Licenses Granted in Tucson
Mrs. Belle D. Hall clerk Alejandro L. Lopez 21 and Thelma Davidson 18, both of Tucson, received marriage licenses.
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Belle D. Hall
Alejandro L. Lopez
Thelma Davidson
Tucson
16 Injured as Bus Plunges From Bridge Near Winslow
A Santa Fe Trailways bus traveling eastbound plunged through a bridge railing over the Little Colorado River near Winslow Arizona. Sixteen passengers and the driver were injured and rushed to local hospitals. fireman Harry Topping aided at the scene amid chaotic conditions.
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Winslow
Ariz
Santa Fe Trailways
Little
Colorado River
Harry Topping
Butler to attend two sessions in engineering education
Dean G. M. Butler of the University of Arizona College of Mines and Engineering will travel to San Francisco for a regional committee meeting of the Engineers Council for Professional Development. The panel will decide on accreditation for four inspected schools. He will then proceed to Berkeley to chair a session at the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education convention.
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College of Mines and Engineering
University of Arizona
San Francisco
Engineers Council For Professional Development
Dean Butler
Southwest
Berkeley
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
Auto crashes into home injures man in Earlimart
George Desatoff, 26, sleeping on a davenport in his Earlimart residence was hurled across the room when an automobile driven by 25 year old Robert William Ross skidded off a highway, crashed through the wall, and struck the lounging occupant.
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Earlimart
Calif
U.pa
George Desatoff
Davenport
Robert William Ross
Desatoff
Citizenship proof demanded of radio operators in U S
The Federal Communications Commission ordered about 100000 radio operators to prove citizenship by August 15. The FCC previously restricted foreign communications and mobile transmitters and now requires affidavits fingerprints and photographs for all operator classes. Absolute licenses will be restricted to citizens.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
France to Name Plenipotentiaries for Talks Amid War Push
Diplomatic reports from London note Mussolini pressed Hitler to moderate harsh French terms during Munich talks. Italy would seek Corsica Tunisia Nice and Djibouti if Germany eases pressure. France's council of ministers met to study a Reich note promising terms for cessation of hostilities, with plenipotentiaries to be named in due course. German advances continued in France as no ceasefire was formalized.
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Munich
Mussolini
Hitler
Germany
France
Italy
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Tunisia
Nice
Djibouti
Il Duce
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
Reich
German war updates near Lyon and Rhine front lines
Berlin reports Wehrmacht progress from Burgundy toward Lyon with armor near Mulhouse and Vosges. French resistance holds Maginot positions around Thionville while the Nazi air force strikes Germany and Britain. Hitler Mussolini terms seen as harsh. Nazis insist on nonnegotiable acceptance.
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Orleans
Nevers
France
Burgundy
Lyon
Rhone Valley
Mulhouse
Belfort
Upper Rhine
Munster
Vosges
Maginot Line
Thionville
Germany
Thames Estuary
Hitler
Mussolini
Munich
Berlin
Must Stay Out Of War Is Willkie Opinion
Wendell Willkie said he favors staying out of the war to best serve democracy. The Republican presidential hopeful spoke without naming Roosevelt, at a Brooklyn Young Republican clubs event that endorsed his nomination.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Young Republican Clubs
Brooklyn
Robbery Attempt Intercepted by Swift Police Response
J H Faurote reported two youths tried to rob him at Cedar Springs Avenue and Reagan Street. Police radio cast misread the address. officers went to Cedar Springs and Maple. A squad car arrived just in time to nab the right boys in another robbery attempt.
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Dallas
J. H. Faurote
Cedar Springs Avenue
Reagan Street
Cedar Springs
Maple
Haiti Increases Coffee Shipments To United States This Year
Haiti has markedly boosted its coffee shipments to the United States this year, signaling stronger trade activity and demand across major ports. The rise reflects ongoing market access and economic adjustments affecting Caribbean coffee exports.
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Haiti
United States
Wash-day thief steals silk undergarments in Albany
Two neighboring housewives spotted a thief on a clothesline and alerted police. The culprit took silk underwear and stockings valued at 7.25 dollars in an Albany, New York, incident.
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Partas
Albany
N. Y
U. S. Expenditures Top Nine Billion Mark
Federal expenditures for the fiscal year ending this month exceed nine billion dollars with totals at 9,087,924,524 and revenues of 5,463,307,276, producing a deficit of 3,624,617,248. The Treasury notes similar year earlier deficit of 3,392,839,215 and expects income tax receipts to raise revenues in the final two weeks.
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Washington
Treasury
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