Ultimatum to Turkey Early in 1941 Revealed
German records show Hitler considered war with Turkey if it halted German moves in the Balkans. Ribbentrop and Von Papen pressed for Turkish neutrality as Bulgaria moved to align with Germany, while Britain sought Ankara’s cooperation.
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Rosenheim
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Europe
United Press
Hitler
Boris
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Franz Vor Papen
Ankara
Britain
Anthony Eden
von Papen
Ribbentrop
Papen
Balkans
Three Minutes Of Hell Lets Bright Return After Battle
USS Bright barely limped into port at Portland after a May 13 kamikaze attack off Okinawa. Lt Cmdr William A. McMahan, guiding the ship across the Pacific with no rudder, called the survival fantastic luck as all steering room crew were wounded but none fatally. The ship suffered a stern veering hit and a 500 pound bomb, with large breaches in the deck and gun magazine, but the destroyer escort made it home under its own power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byccles Maitland
Portland
Ore
Okinawa
William A. McMahan
Chicago
Pacific
Evolution of the monogram from single letter to intertwined mark
The monogram began as a single letter and evolved into a design featuring two or more letters interlaced into a single emblem, reflecting a shift from simple initials to a stylized signature mark. The change emphasizes graphic unity and personalized branding across cultures and eras.
Marana Vets Refuse Discharge Tilt Until War Ends
Two World War I veterans stationed at Marana Army airfield, Sgt. Hime Gerstein and Corp. Raymond Kelley, both aged 102 together, say they will remain in service despite reductions in discharge age from 42 to 40. Gerstein, born in Kiev and later an Omaha resident, enlisted in 1942 after serving in WWI. Kelley, a San Francisco native, reentered in 1942 with two sons in the service, and he notes Ike as a former commander. both have long military careers and will stay until Japan is defeated.
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Marana Army Airfield
War Department
Hime Gerstein
Omaha
Neb
Raymond V. Kelley
San Francisco
Marana
Gerstein
Kelley
Army Air Forces
AAF Training Command
Army
Corp
France
Tank Corps
America
Sgt
Kiev
Russia
United States
Pearl Harbor
Has Two Sons Corp
Fort Dix
N. J
Secret of Modesty Told By President
President Truman told a luncheon club his antidote to going high hat is the Bible. He cited Luke 6 26, urging listeners to read it at home. He warned that praise from all is a sign of danger, echoing the words of the false prophets.
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Kansas City
Truman
Comfortable Majority Foreseen For Churchill
The Evening Standard predicts a comfortable Conservative victory in Britain's July 5 general elections, giving Prime Minister Churchill a comfortable majority in Parliament. Forecasts are based on reports from election experts across the United Kingdom.
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London
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Churchill
United Kingdom
Phoenix Services To Be Held For Sheepman
Funeral services for Carlos Castillo 60 a native of Springerville retired sheepman will be held here at 9 a m Tuesday. He will be buried in St Francis cemetery. Castillo died Thursday night in a Phoenix hospital. He was a member of the Arizona Wool Growers Association and had resided in Phoenix since retiring. Surviving are his wife Natividad three sons and two daughters.
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Phoenix
Carlos Castillo
Springerville
St. Francis Cemetery
Arizona Wool Growers’ Association
Natividad
News Guild Elects Officers as Two Posts Remain Open
At the American Newspaper Guild convention in Saint Paul the body elected officers for all but two positions. Contests for secretary treasurer and Midwest regional vice president will be decided by member referendum. Administration picks include Milton Murray as president and Sam Eubanks as executive vice president.
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ST. Paul
UPM
American Newspaper Guild
Charles Whipple
Boston
William W. Rodgers
Washington
Ralph Novak
Detroit
Jerry Gross
Toledo
Midwest
Milton Murray
Sam Eubanks
Oakland
W. A. Copeland
Memphis
Southern
George Harris
New England
Floyd Healey
San Francisco
Dorothy Rockwell
Chandler Forman
Chicago
Joseph Collis
Wilkes- Barre
John T. McManus
New York
New York-Pennsylvania
George Hutchinson
Los Angeles
House Will Probe West Coast Activities
The House Un American Activities Committee announced an investigation into subversive activities on the west coast with a focus on Hollywood. Acting Chairman John E. Rankin said investigators would depart for Hollywood immediately to pursue what he called the greatest hotbed of subversive activities in the United States.
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Washington
John E. Rankin
Miss
House
UN American Activities Committee
West Coast
Hollywood
Calif
Rankin
United States
Senators Sleepy In Senate Bid To Adjourn
Washington June 30 The sergeant at arms roamed the Capitol to fetch missing senators as Bilbo fought a long FEPC filibuster. By evening a quorum flickered, adjournment motions failed, and missing lawmakers were hunted down amid a chaotic session.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
Capitol
Senate
James M. Tunnel
Bilbo
OPA
Sen
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
FEPC
War Agency
Barkley
House
Robert Taft
Ohio
Wall Doxey
Air conditioned and cooled for your comfort. Have Ran play your favorite number
Nightly program on THE YUCATAN features music requests with air conditioned listening room details and a note that Monday is excluded from the schedule.
No title found in late night Capitol chatter
The scene centers on Homer Capehart John L McClellan and Joseph C O Mahoney entering after midnight and the implication that a new day dawns delaying appropriation for the next fiscal year. It notes a political stumble and an oops moment as money decisions slip to Sunday. It adds a fact about Fort Good Hope near the Arctic circle recording 79 degrees below zero.
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Homer Capehart
Indiana
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Bilbo
North America
Fort Good Hope
Mackenzie River
Arctic Circle
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E. Speedway
Roy
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Crescent Club
Blue Moon Ballroom
News Guild
Doxey
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
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Maria. Felix
China Poblana
Miguel A. Ferris
Augusto Navarro
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William Boyd
Andy Clyde
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EL Rosario” de la Novela de Florencia
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Tana
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Fanny Schiller
Luis Barreiro
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the Plaza
Mothers and Wives Association
All States Hall
Roy Mack
Laurel & Hardy
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