U S Recognizes Ramirez Government in Argentina
Secretary of State Hull announced the United States has recognized the Ramirez led government in Argentina. The move follows other American republics and notes coordination with regional governments, with no change expected in Argentina’s neutrality stance. Britain also recognized the Ramirez administration and informed Buenos Aires through its ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
United States
Argentina
Ramirez
Secetary
London
Pedro Ramirez
Buenos Aires
AFL Chief Seeks $2 Billion Subsidy to Cut Living Costs
AFL President William Green warned a Senate committee that a $2,000,000,000 annual subsidy is needed to restore living costs to May 1942 levels. He argued without it wage earners would revolt and urged limiting wage increases via the Little Steel formula, while senators favored tighter subsidy controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate
AFL
Senate Banking Committee
Green
List of Graduates Receives Tonight Diploma
The official list of graduates receiving diplomas tonight includes Katherine Louise Arnold Eugene Campbell Babb Stuart Shryock Bailey Tevious Cather Bailey Rebecca Jane Barnhart Bromley Bowers Dorothy Elizabeth Brown Dolly Mae Burke Leo Gordon Campbell Patricia Belle Capper Garvin Leroy Carper Mary Virginia Carson Constance Colleen Cather Jeanne Elizabeth Cather Charles Henry Cochran Elizabeth Anne Conklin Andrew Ryland Conner Jr Anna Jane Cooper Dorothy Marie Cooper Janie Copenhaver Audrey Frances Creswell Nancy Gray Daugherty Doris Jeanne Dearing John Vernon DeHaven Chauncey Fries Dorsey Maurice Jefferson Duffy Mary Lean Dusoe Benjamin Blanton Dutton J Betty Anne Duvall Jean Douglas Fahrney Rhoda May Fletcher Betty Jayne Forrest Genevieve Lorene Fox Jane Goss Mary Elizabeth Greenawalt Dorothy Jane Grim Molly Anne Pifer Grim Florence Marie Hannum Neil Herman Hoke Mary Louise Hook Dorothy Jane Jakimier Harry William Jenkins Douglas Gibson Jones Robert Smith Kern Roger Edward Laign Isabelle Virginia Larrick Charlotte Nelson Meade Mary Elizabeth Miller Katherine Susanna Mills Jayne Porterfield Myers Hilda Virginia Nelson Anna Carmelita Norris Beatrice Heath OConnell Ettis Lucille Orndorff Lonetta Jane Over Margaret Franklin Owens Leon F Pope Faye Virginia Patton Gretna Lawanda Patton William H Pifer Yvonne Elizabeth Pierce Richard Dean Rhodes Hector B Ritter Ann Elizabeth Robinson Jean Kathryn Ryan Doris Virginia Sartelle Mary Margaret Schindel Margaret Lucille Lee John Williamson Sencindiver Betty Hale Sherman Mildred Cordelia Shiley Edna Baker Sibert Joseph Houston Snapp Robert Emert Spaid Juanita
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Louise Arnold
Eugene Campbell Babb
Stuart Shryock Bailey
Tevious Cather Bailey
Rebecca Jane Barnhart
Bromley Bowers
Dorothy Elizabeth Brown
Dolly Mae Burke
Leo Gordon Campbell
Patricia Belle Capper
Garvin Leroy Carper
Mary Virginia Carson
Constance Colleen Cather
Jeanne Elizabeth Cather
Charles Henry Cochran
Elizabeth Anne Conklin
Andrew Ryland Conner
Anna Jane Cooper
Dorothy Marie Cooper
Janie Copenh
Betty Anne Duvall
Jean Douglas Fahrney
Rhoda May Fletcher
Betty Jayne Forrest
Genevieve Lorene Fox
Jane Goss
Mary Elizabeth Greenawalt
Dorothy Jane Grim
Molly Anne Pifer Grim
Florence Marie Hannum
Neil Herman Hoke
Mary Louise Hook
Dorothy Jane Jakimier
Harry William Jenkins
Douglas Gibson Jones
Robert Smith
Kern
Roger Edward Laign
Isabelle Virginia Larrick
Charlotte Nelson Meade
Mary Elizabeth Miller
Katherine Susanna Mills
Jayne Porterfield Myers
Hilda Virginia Nelson
Anna Carmelita Norris
Beatrice Heath
O’connell
Ettis
Lucille Orndorff
Lonetta
Jane Over
Margaret Franklin Owens
Leon F. Pope
Faye Virginia Patton
Gretna Lawanda Patton
William H. Pifer
Yvonne Elizabeth Pierce
Richard Dean Rhodes
Hector B. Ritter
Ann Elizabeth Robinson
Jean Kathryn Ryan
Doris Virginia Sartelle
Mary Margaret Schindel
Margaret Lucille Lee
John Williamson Sencindiver
Betty Hale Sherman
Mildred Cordelia Shiley
Edna Baker Sibert
Joseph Houston Snapp
Robert Emert Spaid
Juanita
Notable Names Listed in Local Birth Announcements
A gallery of names appears in the community notice including Stuart Steele Daniel Stickipy Jr Virgil Strader Itty Jo Stretchberry Vir Louise Timbrook Virginia Triplet Roy Franklin Unger Mary Louise Vanderberry Elizabeth Ann Wagner Rose mary Warner William Green Way Jean Catherine Whitham Kalla Yeatras Freda Mildred Zuckerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Steele
Daniel Stickipy Jr
Virgil Strader
Itty Jo Stretchberry
Vir Louise Timbrook
Virginia Triplet
Roy Franklin Unger
Mary Louise Vanderberry
Elizabeth
Ann Wagner
Rosemary Warner
William Green Way
Jean Catherine Whitham
Kalla Yeatras
Freda Mildred Zuckerman
Pantelleria Island Surrenders to Allied Forces
Pantelleria island capitulated after 19 days of air raids and naval bombardment. Allied planners used overwhelming air power to force surrender as British and American air fleets bombed Axis targets across the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantelleria
Tunisia
Sicily
Sardinia
Italy
Mediterranean
Churchill
House of Commons
Rome
Associated Press
London
Lampedusa
Morocco
Tyrrhenian Sea
Legislation To Curb Strikes Clears House War Measure
Compromise legislation to curb strikes in war industries and outlaw them in government operated plants passed the House 219 to 129. Senate action pending. The measure stays in effect until six months after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Mobile editor jailed for contempt after editorial claim
Ralph B. Chandler publisher of the Mobile Press and Register was fined ten dollars and sentenced to six hours in jail by Judge Touart for contempt of court over an editorial deemed "absolutely untrue." Bail was denied and Chandler remained in custody as legal moves for habeas corpus were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Ralph B. Chandler
Mobile Press and Register
Ale J. Touart
Mobile Criminal Court
W. H. Holcombe
Thomas J. Twitty
Chandler
Lampedusa Fall Expected After Pantelleria Surrender
British observers said the Italian island of Lampedusa likely to surrender after Pantelleria. Lampedusa lies 80 miles south of Pantelleria and was raided recently. observers credit air and naval power for Pantelleria’s fall and note Lampedusa’s weaker defenses and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lampedusa
Pantelleria
Europe
Vances
Sicily
Sardinia
Pantel
Virginia Governor Urges Women to Support WAACS
Gov. Darden in Richmond urges Virginia women to join the recruitment drive for the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps. He cites historical devotion to family and notes Congress has authorized 150,000 with demand far higher, while the Army seeks 600,000 overall and 375,000 WAACs for non combat roles behind the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Darden
Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps
Virginia
WAACS
Congress
Army
Air Corps
Local Sports Highlight In Evening Star Daily
The Evening Star Daily features local sports with game summaries and standout performances. Players from area schools are profiled alongside score updates and upcoming matchups to watch this week.
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Evening Star
Dempseys Wife Denies Misconduct Amid Divorce Case
Mrs. Jack Dempsey testified in State Supreme Court denying adultery with Benny Woodall and Lew Jenkins. She recalled the Los Angeles raid of November 22 1942 by private detectives and described the night’s events with Woodall and Jenkins as untrue. The ex heavyweight champion demanded the truth as he presses for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Benny Woodall
Lew Jenkins
State Supreme Court
New York State
Hannah
Jackie
Ben
Peterson
Ben Peterson
Benny
Mr. Woodall
Jack
Dempsey
No Great Demand For Ration Book
Richmond officials noted a surprisingly small take for war ration book No 3 as the mailing deadline passed midnight. OPA counted under 650000 applications and expected late mail from distant points in the state to boost totals.
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Richmond
Office of Price Administration
Richmond Post Office
Argentina and Spain Move to Recognize New Government
Argentina sends notifications to its new government through charges d affaires Erich oe Meynen and Livio Garbac while a Tokyo record notes Japan may recognize the regime. Spain becomes the first non American country to recognize the Ramirez government as Se gundo Storni is accepted as Foreign Minister amid the retirement of Marques De Magaz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erich Oe Meynen
Livio Garbac
Tokyo
U. S
Argentina
Spain
Ramirez
Americas
Segundo Storni
Marques de Magaz
Moderate increase noted in death rate during wartime
New York reports life insurance authorities say death claims rose only moderately since Pearl Harbor. The Institute of Life Insurance predicts higher overall claims but mortality from non war causes may decline. Factors include longer hours, better rest, training exercise, adequate food, preventions, and limited medical access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pearl Harbor
Institute of Life Insurance
President May Send Inflation Message to Congress
President Roosevelt said he might send Congress a message addressing the whole inflation field and closing the gap between national income and what can be bought. He noted details on tax legislation are for Congress, and discussed possible savings and a sales tax, with no final decision on sending a message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Big Planes Roar Over Channel
Large formations of allied warplanes possibly including U S bombers flew over the English Channel toward northern France then returned an hour later Observers saw many fighters but others were too high to ID
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Folkestone
England
English Channel
France
Four Jap Planes Shot Down Over Solomons
In the southeast Solomons, Marine Corsair fighters and Army P-38s shot down four Japanese Mitsubishi bombers over Malaita at the north end. Army Liberator heavy bombers and Warhawk and Lightning fighters attacked Vila and Kolombangara with unobserved results. Malaita lies northeast of Guadalcanal within operational range.
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Washington
Solomons
Thi
Navy
Vila
Central Navy
South Pacific
Marine Corsair
Malaita
President Urges Italy to End Mussolini Rule and Surrender
President Roosevelt argues for fascist collapse as Italy presses toward non-Fascist governance after Pantelleria's surrender. He notes the island capitulated likely due to water shortages, with no reported loss of life. Senators express hope the capitulation signals Italy's desire to exit the war.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pantelleria
Italy
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Thomas
Utah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hannibal
Sicily
Powder Keg Anger Over Ickes Order and Mine Talks
Union leader Lewis denounces Ickes as an illegal act depriving miners of food. Mining camps face a potential second walkout as worker truce nears its June 20 expiry. Portal to portal pay remains unresolved with talks described as farcical. A separate $1.30 day underground travel settlement was issued but WLB scrutiny questions its validity.
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Lewis
Ickes
America
Appalachian Joint Wage Conference
Central Pennsylvania Producers Association
War Labor Board
WLB
Banning Of Code Messages By Axis Welcomed
Montevideo June 11 The Argentine government banned coded messages by Axis embassies. Uruguayan Vice President Alberto Guani, chairman of the defense committee, said the decree shows American countries prepare to abide by hemisphere defense measures. The Inter-American body had urged cutting Communications with the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Alberto Guani
Associated Press
Hemisphere
Argentina
Americas
Hats of Twenty Years Ago In Style
Los Angeles reports C E Mc Carty owner of Rancho Guiricoba in Sonora returns after 20 years and notes fashion circles have not drifted far. He observes Mrs Anna Hoye and Mrs Margaret Hughey, en route to Detroit, wearing the same hats they wore when visiting the ranch years ago, claiming the old styles are back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
C. E. McCarty
McCarty
Guircoba
Sonora
Mex
Anna Hoye
Margaret Hughey
Detroit
Tucson
Ariz
Open Air Meet Settles Differences Over Mill Pay
Canonsburg Pennsylvania June 11 400 workers at Canonsburg Steel and Iron Works returned to work after an open air meeting with management and the United Workers of America. The plant had shut down yesterday as workers demanded a pay increase and the dispute was settled without a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canonsburg
Canonsburg Steel and Iron Works
Unitate Workers of America
Over. A. J. Hopkins
New York
Ordnance Commission
Food supplies tighten as crop prospects fall in May
A U S Agriculture Department report warned of tighter civilian food due to May weather, drought in the plains, floods in the central states, and delayed plantings. Production of eggs rose 13 percent, while other crops fell below 1942 levels. war needs prompt higher conservation and possible ration adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Great Plains
Oklahoma
New York
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Blue Jay
N. Loudoun St
Pine Motor CO
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Duce
Britain
Lydia
Axis
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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Hanover Dressed Poultry CO
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