Reparation Demand Expected After Robin Moor Loss
Gunner Welles announced transmission of President Roosevelt's message to Germany branding the Robin Moor sinking as an international outlaw act. A full reparations demand was expected after deciding on compensation, with a warning against further molestation of American shipping.
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Washington
Gunner Welles
Roosevelt
Congress
Robin Moor
Hans Thomsen
Afoo
United States
Congress of the
Germany
Welles
German Reich
Ent
Yangtze River
China
Panay
Standard Oil
New York
We Move Through A New Fast Age Of Weddings
MA Winchester notes a downtown scene near City Hall where many couples with large licenses appeared. Brides were bareheaded and grooms in shirt sleeves, reflecting a shift from traditional wartime formality to modern attitudes.
Ford Union Pact Ends Auto Craft Clash In Detroit
DETROIT June 21 Unionized drive caps as Ford Motor Company and the CIO United Automobile Workers sign a far reaching contract. The pact establishes a union shop and dues check off at main plants and extends to assembly branches nationwide, marking a landmark in automotive labor history.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Ford Company
Uaw-Cio
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Com. Motor Company
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers-Cio
Edsel Ford
River Rouge
Dearborn
Lincoln
Ford
Lindbergh urges staying out of war at Hollywood Bowl
Col Charles A Lindbergh argues the United States should remain neutral to save European civilization. He says only negotiated peace ends the war quickly, warning of a Hitler victory or prostrate Europe and possibly America if the nation enters conflict. He claims America is unprepared but has a strong defensive position and can trade to hold its own.
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Hollywood
Charles A. Lindberg
United States
Hollywood Bowl
Europe
America
Italian Consulates Ordered Out of United States
The State Department ordered closing of all Italian consulates in the United States, with officers and employees to be removed by July 15. The move follows a prior edict against Germany, which had ordered removals by July 10, as part of escalating Axis measures.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Rome
Germany
Welles
Ascanio Dei Principi
Colonna
Vassar Student Found Dead In Father's Auto Near Lexington
The decomposed body of Anne Marton Greene, a Vassar College student and Harvard professor’s daughter, was found in her father's automobile along a remote lane off the Lexington Concord turnpike. An medical examiner ruled death by carbon monoxide poisoning. identity was confirmed by her wrist watch, clothing, and a writer she carried. The body had been missing since June 11.
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Lexington. Mass
Anne Marton Greene
Vassar College
Harvard
Lexington- Concord Turnpike
John C. Russell
Cambridge
John J. Wilcox
Sergt. Russell
William C. Greene
Congress Near Farm Relief Agreement In Stamp Plan
Congress moves toward a farm relief settlement as House and Senate reconcile a $936 million relief bill and a $1.06 billion farm measure. The plan would expand the stamp program enabling relief recipients to obtain surplus foods, with about $247 million expected for the next year.
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Congress
Washington
Poe
Cies
House
Senate
SS Nieeet
Yugoslav King In English Exile Arrives in London
Yugoslav King Peter II aged 17 arrives in London at 4 45 am with prime minister and ministers. The government in exile is expected to be established in London and he is greeted by the Duke of Kent. The king fled Yugoslavia in April after a March coup ousted the regime allied with the Axis.
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London
Peter II
Yugoslavia
England
Duke of Kent
George VI
Jerusalem
Tokyo
Middle East
Hunter Maddex Named Head Coach At Handley High
Garland R. Quarles announces Hunter Maddex as head coach and physical education instructor at Handley High, succeeding Norman Ochs. Maddox, a Shepherd College graduate, comes from Charles Town High School with a strong athletics record and recently earned a master’s in physical education. He will assume duties in the fall and resigns from science and biology teaching.
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Garland R. Quarles
Handley Schools
Hunter Maddex
Handley High
Norman Ochs
Quarles
Maddox
Jefferson County
W. Va
Winchester
Charles Town
Shepherds College
Shepherdstown
Charles Town High School
Handley
Columbia University
New York City
Aati
Nazi Cruiser Is Badly Damaged in Great Naval Battle
London reports the German cruiser Prinz Eugen was hit by a salvo from the British battleship Prince of Wales and set ablaze before fleeing to Brest amid the battle where the Bismarck was sunk. The Prince of Wales and other vessels faced air attacks as Brest remained a target of Allied forces.
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London
Brest
Bismarck
George V
Germany
Tire Robberies Hit Atlantic Refining Warehouse Twice
The Atlantic Refining Company warehouse at Green Company and Barr's Orchard Supply on North Cameron Street was robbed twice in six weeks. In May four large truck tires and six car tires were taken, and Thursday night twelve car tires disappeared. Police suspect the same offender or group, and Sergeant Francis Funk urges dealers to record tire serial numbers to aid recovery.
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Atlantic Refining Company
Greenompany
Barr
North Cameron Street
Francis Funk
Planes Reported Lost In Allied Air War
A Berlin broadcast claimed 25 British planes were shot down including at least two Bristol Blenheims and five German aircraft were downed over the cross channel air fight. The report also noted minor damage from bombs dropped by British forces in Nazi occupied territory.
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New York
Berlin
Ened
CBS
Tercone
Yard Party Benefit for Presbyterian Church
A yard party benefit event for a Presbyterian Church is scheduled for Thursday evening in late June. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
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Presbyterian Church
Butler's lawn in Braddock auction listing
A brief notice lists Butler's lawn at 539 North Braddock as part of a June 26 sale or event with limited readable details.
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Butler's Lawn
N. Braddock
War Department urges extension of National Guard duty
The War Department recommended that President Roosevelt seek Congress authority to keep the National Guard on active duty beyond the current one year. Without more power, about 290,000 guardsmen would be demobilized September 16, affecting 18 guard divisions. Officials indicated the president would act promptly on the recommendation.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Congress
National Guard
Department
Army air force to be unified
Secretary of War Stimson announced a unified army air force by merging the mobile general headquarters air force and air corps service branches into a single organization. He opposed independent status for the air arms and favored autonomy within the army. A high ranking air officer will command the unified force and report to the army chief of staff.
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Washington
Army
Mobile General Headquarters Air Force
Air Corps
Army Air Force
War Stimson
Senate
House
Stimson
Navy
Army Air Forces
Improvement For Many Airports
The Civil Aeronautics Administration will survey 191 airport sites for possible construction or improvement under a 94.98 million dollar appropriation starting July 1. Only 149 sites can be finally selected for construction with 1942 funds.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Donald M. Connolly
Virginia
Blackstone
Franklin
Fredericksburg
Lively
Ramanone
Richmond
Senator Harrison Losing Ground in Illness
Aides report Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi gravely ill at Emergency Hospital. His temperature is abnormally high and he cannot take nourishment. Dr. Stirling Ruffin says the senator is not as well today as yesterday and appears to be tossing ground.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
D-Miss
Stirling Ruffin
Depth Bombs Set Off Over U-Boat Depth Bombs Set Off Over U-Boat
Depth bombs tested a submarine named O-9 off the Isle of Shoals, causing a reconditioned craft to sink during a test dive. Herbert J. Crute of Princeton learns his son William is among the crew believed to be aboard. The Navy telegram delayed reaching his family in Helen, West Virginia.
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Princeton
W. Va
Herbert J. Crute
William
Navy
Helen W. Va
Mercer County
Crute
Hercules Powder
Radford
Isle of Shoals
Summer Heat Wave Grips Nation Early This Year
The almanac marked summer arrival at 2:34 p m EST yet the eastern two thirds of the U S say it came Wednesday with heat. Temperatures climbed into the 90s from the Dakotas to the Atlantic as forecasters warn of two more hot days. A stagnant warm air mass and clear skies drove a protracted heat spell with Phoenix peaking at 105 and Yuma at 104.
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Almanac
Dakotas
Atlantic
Chicago Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Ariz
Yuma
French Reported Leaving City
Reuters dispatch reports Beirut radio announced that the French evacuated Damascus, with the outlet noting the move as of tonight. The report cites a Beirut wavelength transmission as its source.
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London
Reuters
Beirut
Damascus
Wheat harvest peaks early in week. county prospects improve
County brief notes wheat harvest underway with peak expected the first of the week. Local market quotes grain at $1. Some fields show short straw but heads well. moisture and winter shortages threaten scattered areas. Also reports on graduates and marriages among local families and first solo flights of Valley Airways students.
British Report More Progress Near Damascus
British and Free French forces press toward Damascus in Syria as Vichy holdouts resist shelling while Beirut and Lebanon come under attack. Along the Lebanese coast progress reported with strikes aimed at Kissone and Mezze airfield areas as the war shifts to Near East fronts.
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Near East
Damascus
Syria
Kissone
Mezze
Baghdad
Ascus
Iraq
Vichy
Beirut
Lebanon
Cairo
Jerusalem
Khirbe
Palestine
Dance Tonight at Shaffenakers Capon Bridge
Tonight the Popular Club Orchestra performs at Shaffen akers in Capon Bridge West Virginia with Gentlemen 35 cents and Ladies free admission.
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Shaffenakers Takern
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Orch
Motorcycle Races Set at Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway schedules motorcycle races for Sunday June 22 at 2 p m. The notice lists a money to lend offer at five percent interest with Herbert S Larrick as attorney.
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Winchester Speedway
Herbert S. Larrick
Atty
Garbage collection schedule update and notices
Beginning June 23 garbage will be collected twice weekly with specific day changes for each original pickup day. All garbage must be curbside by 7 00 a m. Additional small ads follow including a vendor offering Oriental bugs, an outside salesman wanted, Willis Real Estate contact, sour cherries for sale, and a Ridgeway West Virginia delivery offer.
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