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11 )11L--1 let 1 11 EIGHT PAGES MONROVIA NEWS-POST MONROVIA'S PIONEER NEWSPAPER MONROVIA CALIFORNIA TUESDAY JUNE 24 1941 EIGHT PAGES 10c PER WEEK 11'1110 EOSSII Berlin Declares 280 Soviet Tanks Destroyed in Two Drives Into Ukraine Areas mAgli Ac(2brIvroEl) mil tifis sisitlItgE' Epill 1111() co2ussilA Berlin Declares 280 Soviet I'Stv 6-toit t11IllaW-- 1gla 12- 64fi Tanks Destroyed in Two MONROVIA NEWS-POST MONROVIA'S PIONEER NEWSPAPER Drives Into Ukraine Areas VOL XXXI I NO 251 EIGHT PAGES MONROVIA CALI FORN IA TUESDAY JUNE 24 1941 EIGHT PAGES 10c PER WEEK Major Penetrations Reported in German Communiques Reds Claim Heavy Losses lotAnnr Ponosfrnfnne PonnrfasA Illsrninn Communiques Reds Claim Heavy Losses BULLETINS BULLETIN NEW YORK June 24 Rome radio in a 0 111 0 0 LI otlielf it' 1 1 1 5 BULLETIN NEW YORK June 24 Rome radio in a broad- 4- gacia (11 LIIIIICIP111401 Li UD tliii 111 11U11111D 11111' '111' BULLETIN NEW YORK June 24 (AP)--The Rome radio in a broad- s4 broadcast heard here by NBC said today that Finnish soldiers are definitely fighting along side of the Germans on a front stretching from the Arctic ocean to the Baltic sea 0 a)4 I cast heard here by NBC said today that Finnish soldiers are definitely fighting along side of the Germans on a front tr'lk I stretching from the Arctic ocean to the Baltic sea FUNDS VOTED LONDON June 24 house of commons today voted to place one billion pounds (about $4000- 000000) at the disposal of the government for war purposes BEIRUT ATTACKED BEIRUT Lebanon June 24 (P)-- The port of Beirut has been seriously damaged by a series of violent raids by British planes and 000 OH) at the disposal of the gov- ernme nt for war purposes UT ATTWKED BThEeIRpUoTrt oLet bBaenireont hJeounebe 2e4o (og3e)r raids ously damaged by a series of violent by British planes and war- FUNDS LONDON June 24 house VOTED of commons today voted to place one billion pounds (about $4000- First sign of Russian Aid Maletializes 1 tirst Nign ussian 1 I 1 a eria izes SCRIPTS By CHARLES DAVIS SOUNDS EASY BUT ADDEST headline of this crazy turn in a crazy was: "Tokyo Pledges to Keep Faith with Both Pacts" Japan ally of Germany pledged to friendship and cooperation with Russia plans to do a balancing act and will carry water on both shoulders A statement says: "stressing Japan's unswerving devotion to the cause of establishment of a lasting peace Oriental sources in Shanghai think Japan may try to grab a chunk of Eastern Siberia while the Bear's back is turned Sounds easy but BERLIN DIARY Don't know when I've read a book that has held me as has William Shirera "Berlin Diary" Just out as the Book-of-the-Month club choice It's truly a sensational account of inside Germany at 'war Most of you have heard Mr of the radio when you read his book you will know how he was fired from his newspaper job in Berlin and the same day hired by CBS If you ever have had any doubt about Hitler's skill brutality brilliance crookedness and utter contempt for all who keep their word you will have lost It all after reading Mr 'Shirer's book What I like about it especially is that it's a newspaperman't story reported and described-- but without editorlar emphasis And how the facts do speak for themselves! Shirer was in and out of Berlin from 1934 to 1941 According to his statements France or England could have stopped Hitler at any time yet let him get away with coup after coup until it was too late If you are Interested in the war "Berlin Diary" is a must FACTS AND FIGURES Paste these facts and figures into your hat then answer questions put to you about the new Santa Fe dam soon to be a-building: Contract price of dam 88837- 19950 Builder Morrison-Knudsen Winston Brothers Ford Twaits Co and Shea Co Length 24000 feet height 90 feet width average 250 feet Contract time 830 days Workers employed 2000 (Turn to rage Three) The Weather Government Ruling Will Permit Soviet Material Purchases BULLETIN WASHINGTON June 24 Roosevelt declared today this country would give all the aid it possibly could to Russia While holding out this promise of material assist ance to the Russians in their battle against the forces of Nazi Germany Mr Roosevelt told a press conference that it could not be determined yet what forit this'help would take WASHINGTON June 24 (A))--The treasury today lifted restrictions on Russian money and assets In the United States Secretary Morgenthau signed the order at the request of the state department and after consultation with the justice department The action in effect reversed the order of president Roosevelt on June 14 in freezing all Russian assets in this country the same time as be froze German Italian and other continental European assets the tuted the first concrete aid step of the United States to Russia in it new war with Germany Freeing Russian assets will make them available for purchasing war materials either here or elsewhere Just how much Russian money was freed by today's action could not be learned immediately but the amount was believed to be in the neighborhood of $100000000 in cash securities and property As foreign assets here run this would be a small amount Exemptions to the president's freezing order previously were granted Switzerland and Sweden Delay Naming Field Office GERMANS USE RUBBER BOATS TO CROSS troops in rubber boats cross a border river not identified by German sources somewhere on the German-Russian waterfront Picture radioed from Berlin YerS I I KIII tit to New York Coast In Mt A Batters French Coa 1 Lowe Fleet Successes Reported y-Plane Crash LONDON June 24 (IP) The channel from the Nazi occupied A swept over the French coast coast in force again tonight in a big off5nsive pperation to round LONDON kW' 'mind two weeks of nightly French destroyer has been "almost of German industries communica certainly sunk by British aerial Vous and bases torpedoes and two others damaged The attack followed up daylight in fighting with British warships raids in which heavy explosions off the coast of Syria the ad-rolled back across the English miralty announced tonight Vessels of the Mediterranean fleet supporting the northward Russia Taken drive of British columns along the Syrian coast yesterday "met two Vichy destroyers which attempted A Al I to interfere with our operations" thBe octohmwmeureniuquied said have been hit several times "before they retired Rit Britain under cover of smoke to the shel- ter of their shore batteries" Russia Taken As Ally By Britain Successful raids by naval aircraft on the ports of Beirut and Tripoli in Syria and on warships and merchantmen there also were reported The admiralty told of new successes for British subrharines in the central and eastern Mediterranean including the sinking of a large ship in a convoy and a "successful attack" on a 20000-ton Italian liner which was struck by two torpedoes Whether she was sunk was not stated WPA Staff to LITHUANIAN reports that Kazys Skirpa (above) former Lithuanian minister to Berlin had become premier of a new government in Lithuania after an uprising against Soviet Russia were current in Berlin but German authorities professed to know nothing of the new regime Injury Escaped By Children In Runaway Car warships MASSING TROOPS VICHY France June 24 was reported tonight to be massing troops along the Syrian frontier where operations between British and French forces are growing in importance daily HUNDREDS KILLED BERLIN June 24 reported today that hundreds of Russians had been killed and several thousand taken prisoner in one Sector alone on the eastern front SEA BATTLE REPORTED LONDON June 24 (1P)--Reuters (British news agency) In a dispatch from Ankara today told of unconfirmed reports that Russian cruisers destroyers and submarines were battling German aircraft off the Bulgarian coast of the Black sea A sheriff's rescue squad reported by short wave trod Castlerock Canyon today that it expected to r-----brthir 'out late today the bodies Of two army fliers who crashed yes- terday in their training plane on the steep slopes' of Mount Lowe near Monrovia Searchers located the wreckage of the plane at Sunrise today and soon' reached the bodies of Lieut Jesse Jackson pilot and staff sergeant Fred Pankey Of Ham- Ilton Field who took Off early yesterday on a routine flight from Muroc dry lake The wreckage was wedged deep in the canyon It had crashed into service telephone poles and wires about 1000 feet above where it came to rest In striking a pole a wing WM sheared off Equipment for lifting the bodies from the floor of the canyon was sent from the sheriff's sub-sta- tion in Altadena Officers said the bodies should reach here late ton day or early tonight a In Receive Tax Check Check for $1105 covering recent tax redemption collections was received today at the city hall from the county auditor's office 7-7 BERLIN June 24 (AP)--The Germans have destroyed 280 Russian tanks in the Nazi drive eastward DNB official German news agency reported today At one unnamed point where Nazi columns smashed through the Soviet positions following fierce fighting 180 Russian tanks were destroyed DNB asserted while on another comparatively small sector the luftwaffe destroyed 100 more DNB also reported the destruction of one Russian division by German units which broke through border positions (By The Associated Press) Sweeping drives of German armored columns into the Russian Ukraine and through Red army defenses to the north were indicated today by diverse reports which accompanied fresh manifestations of Axis sympathy in Japan and Spain Three major penetrations of Soviet territory were reported ranging in depth from 80 to 125 miles and DNB (official German news agency) declared hundreds of Russians had been killed and thousands taken prisoner in one sector alone A German-Rumanian force was said to have slashed 80 miles 1 9 through Russian Bessarabia head- Reg 1st ing for Odessa and other Black sea ports Foreign military attaches in Pening Ankara Turkey said they were advised that Nazi panzer units had driven 120 miles into the rich 1 breadbasket of southwest Russia 1 oo In the first two days of invasion In the center of the 2000-mile front a spearhead' has penetrated The Daily Vacation Church School about 125 miles in a thrust opened'yesterday with 119 boys and through Brest Litovsk toward girls registering Many more are Minsk said Reuters (British news expected from day to day agency) in a dispatch from Vichy The selected theme for this week's worship period ''Happy From Berlin came word that German assault troops had driven Time In the Church'' was intro duced at the first morning service through a strong line of Soviet by Rev Gerald Harvey of the First bunkers in the thrusts which the Methodist church Other speak red army acknowledged had taken three frontier towns ers for thts week's progrom will be Rev Stanley Bondof the First -Christian 'church who will speak on The- German high command spoke in a generality s'Learning to Use Our Bible" Rev "In the east the operations of the German army are taking their Ernest Main of the First Baptist church who will talk on "Learning' planned course with great suc- to Worship Together" Rev A cesses" Owen missionary from China Uniformed Falangists paraded whose oubject will be "Helping Our In Madrid before the Nazi em- Neighbors in Foreign Lands" and bassy shouting "On to "Gibraltar for Spain" Attention was focussed on Jap anese interest in the war by a cisS's bemeril Renters (British news agency) dis- planned for the following weeks patch from Tokyo saying that Handicraft classes have been Japanese women and children liv- carefully planned to interest all age ing in Moscow had been ordered groups with many new and Inter- home Likewise Domel (Japanese news estin-e -ideas This year's woodcraft with Bert agency) broadcast that today's Bradley Jr and Rev Haven Davis comments in the Japanese press Of the First Presbyterian church In "are fnuch clearer in their man' lestations of sympathy for Ger- charge promises to be the finest many and in indicating the futu and most ambitious yet undertaken re course of Japanese policy as a much larger sum of money has Fortifications Pierced been appropriated than in previous years DNB the official German news agency said Nazi legions had Tow 'nsend Cb broken Soviet fortifications in the center of the 2060-mile eastern front after hard fighting Meets-Tonight While the locale was not further (Turn to Page Three) 300 timinommosmamonnelli MILES Miss Mary Hope Wood of Wheaton college who will speak on "Helping Our Neighbors in An Meeting of the Townsend club will be held this evening in the cafe teria of the Ivy ave school at 7:30 o'clock TODAY'S SCORES 1 4 's OST ii i BERLIN June 24 Germans have destroyed 280 Russian tanks in the Nazi drive eastward DNB official i German news agency reported today A one unnamed point where Nazi columns smashed i --16 1 1 sts)4 -4moss '-'s s'S- CRIPTS li --r----i---ik4 hip -4- --e4 to si -slat '--0 through the Soviet positions following fierce fighting 180 Russian tanks were destroyed DNB asserted while on an- By CHARLES DAIS 7 --''411-i--v other comparatively small sector the luftwaffe destroyed 1 100 more -1 also reported the destruction of one Russian division i 14 1 SEA BATTLE REPORTED DNB a SOUNDS EASY BUT 441 1 trL (British ne Al LONDON 0 24 by German units which broke through border positions Government Ruling )- 0'''''''N k4-4- 0 1--''4kit ws agency) in a dis- 774-si 3 1 4 '4 SPA: 11 1 it 4 -141ks' 4 ADDEST headline of this crazy Will Permit Soviet i 5 patch from 1 io-- slste Ankara today told of By The Associated Press) If turn in a crazy war: "Tokyo unconfirmed reports that Russian Nedges to Keep Faith with Both 4 -ss' ''4 I s--177s SS1 crui Material Purchases -a 1 I ssi'S ss----ws- 1 sers destroers and sub ymarines SWeeping drives of German armored columns into the Pacts" Japan ally of Germany poperation ledged to fri with Russiaendship plans and co-do BULLETI if 4-'s '---s 1 t1 z04002- 043t4-7-- my I were battling German aircraft off Russian Ukraine and through Red ar defenses to the it 11 the Bulgarian coast of the Black north were indicated today by diverse reports which ac a balancing act and will carry WASHINGTON hula 24 to ''tstS 1 '-'s1' z' 1 'e i Ssot r' tIt ts I sea companied fresh manifestations of Axis sympathy in Japan 11 1 A I 4 Zs 04 and Spain water on both shoulders A state- Roose 45 4k velt li a A-''''''uk'' K--'''''tf' -'1 4) tirlig MASSING TROOPS Three major penetrations of Soviet territory were report- unswerving devotion to the cause ment says: "stressing Japan's declared today this country -zt--1 'N 47 ti tc-I '1 VICHY France June 24 (W)-Tur- ed ranging in depth from 80 to 125 miles and DNB (offi- of establishment or a lasting would give all the aid it pos- II- tfA0 '4 14s 41 I key WaS reported tonight to be cial German news agency) declared hundreds of Russians peace Oriental sources in sibly could to Russia 11 a massing troops along the Syrian had been killed and thousands taken prisoner in one sector Shanghai think Japan may try to While holding out this i 4 4 British and French forces are ---'-'s 1 frontier where operations between 1 alone A ea-e grab a chunk of Eastern Siberia promise of material assist- 1 while the Bear's back is turned ance to the Russians in their -'s- 1 growing in importance daily GrmnRumanian forc as rn 4 vt4 I said to have slashed 80 miles sss Sounds easy but battle against the forces of it411c HUNDREDS KILLED through Ruian Besarabia bead- egister BERLIN DIARY ing 'Vat -71 i Nazi Germany Mr Roose- 41k BERLIN June 24 SP)--DNB re- for Odessa and other Black sea ports I velt told a press conference 1 A li ported today that hundreds of Rue- Don't know when I've read a book that it could not be determ- 1' 4 c'' 7 thousand taken prisoner in one ans had been killed and several Foreign military attaches in ening that has held me as has William me An Ankara Turkey said they were I 04-1 Tl'ei4 ye what forth thishelp i j'I Shirer's "Berlin Diary" Just out advised that Nazi panzer units had 4 's 411011 Bii II A I I a the Book-of-the-Month club 8 sector alone on the eastern front 120 trines into the rich choice It's truly a sensational ac- GERMANS USE RUBBER BOATS TO CROSS troops in rubber boats cross a border river i breadbasket of southwest Rusia ible count of inside Germany at 'war WASHINGTON June 24 (AS--The not identified by German sources somewhere on the German-Russian waterfront Picture radioed from Berlin ers in the first two days of invasion ed Most of you have heard treasury today lifted restrictions oil to New York 1 In the center of the 2000-m ile oat two weeks of nightly 'French destroyer has been Salmoss Shirer's-Voice of the radio when Russian Money and assets in the front a spearhead The Daily Vacation Church School United States 'has penetrated you read his book you will know rs------ 's thrust opened yesterday with 119 boys and aper in a thr 5 miles about 12 girls registering Many more how the same he was fired from his news- I --A' --4''INA 1 owe are day hired by CBS If you ever through Brest Litovsk toward Job in Berlin and Secr alters french Coas etary Morgenthau signed the '''''''1V i I I I Minsk said Reuters (British news pected fr ex om day to day order at the request of the state II The theme department and after consulta tion week's Berlin word that worship period "Happy lit a I From came kill brilliance crook- with the Justice department Fleet Successes Reported I agency) in a dispatch from Vichy ane ras Time In seithe Church" eme for this have had any doubt about Hitlers was intro- German assault troops had driven duced at he first morning service The action in effect reversed edness and utter contempt for all through a stsong line who keep their word you will have the order of President Roosevelt on 2 of bunkers in the thrusts which Soviet the by Rev Gerald Harvey of the First lost it all after reading Mr June 14 in freezing all Russian as- LONDON June 24 (IP) The channel from the IS 'azi occupied i ttitseetss 1- A sheriff's rescue squad reported red army acknowledged had taken Methodist church Other speak -Shirer's book What I like about it sets in this country the same time A swept over the French coast -S- -47' era for this week's progrom will be ors-1 1 Cy by short wave from Castle thre frontie towns especially is that it's a news- as he froze German Italian and coast in force again tonight in a 14 ii Irk 1 Canyon today that it expected to Rev Stanley Bond of the First paperman't story reported and other continental European assets off5nsivesperatisess to round LONDON "us s21144sos --s 4 out late -today the bodies tot' The German high command -c hrtottait Church who will speak on described but without editofitir Apparently the actionciinSti '-(i''' two tarm 1 near steep Monrovia es' of Mount Lowe the east th operations of the spoke in a generality: erman army are taking their church who will talk on "Learning "Learning to Use Our Bible'" Rev mph 1- 'm "In easis And how the facts do tuted the first concrete aid step of of German industries tries communica certainly sunk" by British aerial 7 4v0 ri slo terday i fliers Who crashed yes- their training plane on Ernest Main of the First Baptist speak for themselves! Shirer was the United States to Russia in its lions and bases torpedoes and two others damaged 7 th planned course with great sue- to Worship Together:" Rev A in and out of Berlin from 1934 to new war with Germany The attack 'followed up daylight in fighting with British warships st vies' 1 Searchers cesses" 1941 According to his statements 7: Freeing Russian assets will make raids in which heavy explosions off the coast of Syria the ad- 7 rs located the wreckage Uniformed Falangists paraded Owens missionary from China France or England could have them available for purchasing war rolled back acr English iralty announced tonight 's css the Engl ise 1 of he plane a unr today an in Madrid before the Nazi em- whose subject will be "Helping Our stopped Hitler at any time yet let materials either here or else Vessels of the Mediterranean oe where reached the bodies of Lieut '110itests ss i soon ac bassy shoutin Neichb i I' La "On to Lands and fleet supporting the northward him get away with coup after coup Just how much Russian money st Jesse Jackson pilot and staff "Gibraltar for Spain until it was too late If you are was freed by today's action could drive of British columns along the sergeant Fred Pankey of Ham- en on college who win speak on "Helping Att ti interested in the war "Berlin not be learned immediately but the ussia Taken Syrian coast yesterday "met two anese interest in 'vs ilton Field who took Off early yes- was ocusse the war on by a a Our 11 Neighbors in An Diary" is a must amount was believed to be in the Vichy destroyers which attempted terday on a routine flight from Reuters (British news agency) dis- equally splendid program has been 4' 4 4 neighborhood of $100000000 in to interfere with our operations Muroc dry lake patch from Tokyo saying that planned for the following weeks ash FACTS AND FIGURES 'c securities and property As the communique said The wreckage was wedged deep Handicraft classes have been Japanese women and children liv- in the canyon It had crashed into- carefully planned to interest all ago Paste these facts and figures into foreign assets here run this would Both were said to have been hit ing in Moscow had been ordered your hat then answer questions be a small amount Exemptions to several times "before they retired forest servioe telephone poles and a home groups with many new and inter- i Put to you about the new Santa Fe the president's freezing order pre- under cover of smoke to the shel- wires 1000 feet above where Likewise Domei (Japanese news estng ideas dam soon to be a-building: viously were granted Switzerland Britain ter of their shore batteries" it came to rest In striking a pole agency) broadcast that today lib a wing was sheared off Bradley Jr This year 's woodcraft with Be Contract price of dam $8837- and Sweden Successful raids by naval air- comments in the Japanese press and Rev Haven Davis 19950 ft rts of Be Equipment for lifting the bodies are earer their uc of the First Presbyterian church In on he iut an 1 i I man ma Po 0 from the floor of the canyon was charge nromises to be the finest i 1 a Morrison-Knudsen Tripoli in Syria and on warships LITHUANIAN lestations of sympathy for Ger- many and in idicating the futuse Sent from the sheriff's sub-sta- and most ambitious yet undertaken Winston Brothers Ford Twaits am i and merchantmen there also were reports tbat Kazys Skirpa (above) reported former Lithuanian minister to Ber- tion in Altadena Officers said the course of Japanve policy as a much larger su of money has Length 24000 feet height 90 Co and Shea Co bodies should reach here late to- been appropriated than in previous feet width average 250 feet The admiralty told of new suc- lin had become premier of a new government in Lithuania after an day or early tonight Fortifications Pierced DNB the official German news years Contract time 830 days II cesses or British subrnarines in uprising against Soviet Russia agency said Nazi legions had Workers employed 2000 le lai IU le the central arid eastern Mediter- were current in Berlin but Germw an Receive Tax Check broken Soviet fortifications in the large ship in a convoy and a suc- nothing Town Clu ranean including the sinking of a authorities professed to nt of the ce er 2060-mile (Turn to Page Three) ng th regime Check for $1105 covering recent front after hard fighting eastern Meets Tonight cessful on a 20000-ton tax redemption collections was While the locale was not further Italian liner which was struck by I she was 1 two eat er I sunk was not stated torpedoes Whether niury scope received today at the city hall Meeting of the Townsend club will from the county auditor's office Cram to Page Three) be held this evening in the cafe CH ren ria of the Ivy ave school at 730 te clock sly 0 SOO WPA Staff 0 car In Runaway 'sf A MILES --------1 TODAY'S SCORES I I 111C IY U13111U1 8 Chil unk was not stated teria the Ivy aveschool at-T By dren o'clock 0 300 WPA Staff to In Runaway Car TODAY'S SCORES MILES ---a- I 280 ficial shed 180 anroyed rison news agen the aid it pos a- 1 U11410111 Arixicu ton 15 Avunam 7 41040wit: i i 41- liei gm 1 cruiserstdieistroGyeerrsmaannd asuircbmraafrtinoctsf Purchases Ukraine and throu ing drives of Germgahn aremd ycodluefmehnssesinttoo tthe i' 4 were ba ng i 4: A 1 rq: )1 the Bulgarian coast of the Black north were :74 4ct uSsws ieaenP 7 5s :2" I sea companied fresh ensdhi ma taendi fteosdtaaytiebnys odfi vAe Axis si se sryempopratlywihnic Jhapaacn ON June 2 :44 and Spain 4 OH! 'lit- 61 6 1)1311 MASSING TROOPS Three major penetrations of Soviet territory were report- ty this country dent Roosevelt 2 -I: 1 i V- 1 VICHY France June tonight (At')-toTubr- ed ranging had been killed and thousands taken prisoner in one sector key was reported igh Ian Ir in depth from German em 8 yyI -4'''' massing troops along the Syr ma declared hu 5 miles hundreds of NBR us(s7afnfiS oRussia ding out tills :41 1 growing in importance daily pera 0 alone force was material assist- British athi drerenci 7 tti said to have slashed 80 miles through Russian Bessarabia head- ussians in their tie $1744(4 strottsc ssu HUNDREDS KILLED 11 9 Register the forces of 1::: :77 BERLIN June ingrofroeliegnOdelsnsilattalanyd aottthaecrheBslacink fly Mr Roose- sians had been Ile an 8 press conference 11::: :::::41: li i nnp 1a 'an nr mnnor in Ankara Turkey said they were II nt be determ- I :0 'ttlpip: 41 lsi'''7 I ported today ofevReurresai sea Pert's' A4 Denina' i it 101 n' Lit lb ueip i advised that Nazi panzer units had 1 driven 120 miles into the rich It 1 9 ph fiat Ari sec-t-o" a Ion rt 1 ih LITIMANIAN Aprit frt thA 7 and most ambitions vat ontiprtsorp-rt reports that Kazys Skirpa(above) many ana re inalcaung me Intu RA till1Ph loVITAV atlyin Af 111In ZOO Un LONDON June 24 Secretary Anthony Eden formally welcomed Soviet Russia as an ally "in our common task the defeat of Germany" in a speech in the house of 'commons today Eden urged the British nation to forego political considerations in facing the situation raised by Oermany's drive into Russia "Conimunism Is not the issue" he said adding "we have always hated the creed" But he went on what counts is that the Russians "are fighting the man who seeks to dominate the world "That also is our sole task" Ill a review of British-Russian relations before Adolf Hitler's armies crossed the Russian frontier Sunday the foreign secretary reiterated Britain's pledge of the redemption of Poland "That remains our pledge" he said of the nation jointly occupied by Germany and Russia- at the opening of the war in 1939 DON June 24 Secretar Anthony Eden formally welc LONomed Soviet Russia as an ally "in our common task the defeat of Germany" in a speech in the foro urge house of commons today Eden the British nation to facing the situation raised by Ger- egpolitical considerations in mays drive into Russia "Communism Is not the issue" he said adding we have always hated the creed" But he went on what counts is that the Russians "are fighting the man who seeks to dominate the world the creed hateu But what is wen on a counts that the Russians "are fighting the man who seeks to dominate the world "That also is our sole task" relations before In a review of British-Runian Adolf Hitler's armies crossed the Russian fron tier Sunday the foreign secretary reiterated Britain's pledge of the redemption of Poland That remains our pledge" he said of the nation jointly occupied by Germany and Russia- at the opening of the war in 1939 Awaiting official notification from the Army Engineers on awarding of the contract successful bidders on the Santa Fe dam a combination of four companies said today that they will be unable to announce location of their site office for another week Announcement of the exact starting date also will be made within a week the contractors announced Army engineers announced yesterday that the low bid of $8837 199 had been approved ending rumors that the government might reject all bids because they were considerably higher than the army estimates for the project Awaiting official notification from the Army Engineers on awarding of the contract sue- cessful bidders on the Santa Fe dam a combination of four corn- panies said today announce that locat they ion ill be unable to of their site office for another week cess 111 bidders on the Santa Fe dam a combination of four corn- panies said today that they will be unable to announce location of their site office for another week Announcement of the exact starting date also will be made within a week the contractors announced Army engineers announced yes- terday that the low bid of $8837- 199 had been approved ending rumors that the government might reject all bids because they were (apro-sh 'Mahan than tho a rm estimates for the project Be Decreased In' li 10 a eq1 Decrease -we (1 EXTENDS HITTING STREAK NEW YORK June 24 Di Maggio extended his hitting streak to 36 consecutive games with a single today and his New York Yankee teammates stretched their record home run string to 19 straight games to crush the St Louis Browns 9 to 1 Red Rolfe Tom Henrich and Joe Gordon hit the round trippers Lefty Gomez pitched five-hit ball EXTENDS HITTING STREAK NEW YORK June 24 DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 36 consecutive games with a single today and his New York Yankee teammates stretched their record home run string to 19 straight games to crush the St Louis Browns 9 to 1 Red Rolfe Tom Henrich and Joe Gordon hit tpitechreodunfidvetrhlipipberal Lefty Gomez v2 1 co -FINoLAND c72 9 414111c TURKt HELSINKI 40 ESTOislIA ric 4 A LENING cf) 'R'A LATVIA mOSC( 0 ollUANIA to 14c7C1 Ne -1 GRODNO ie 1 il lkb i '-t (POLAND) GERMANY 1 1:1 KIEV cKIRSTINproL ZHITOMIR MOSCOW iFINIJANI: 10 cs FINLAND TURKU HELSINKI i0 1 r41 A ENINGRAD -91 ESTOMA V) 40 If fliTI11 A MOSCOW Pr11 4 1 17 cl 711JANIPi vP--r-NKAUNAS Ey or 6s 1 tc --cN to 1 Ny GRODNO A li 1 414 I 4 KI POLAND 1 't i pg ro 'a Pk UV 44tetklk 0 EV 41Sts o' 0 0 16 EV i GERMANY 1 kilISTINproL I TO I 11 I Virgil Stevens head of the local recreation program yesterday attended a meeting in Los Angeles at which time recreation directors from many sections of Southern California were present Problems related to recreation In this district were discussed by state and federal recreational leaders Of particular interest to Monrovia was the announcement that another one-third reduction in A recreation personnel for local playgrounds can be expected shortly Virgil Stevens head of the local recreation program yesterday at- tended a meeting in Los Angeles at which time recreation directors from many sections of Southern Velifornia were nreqent Problems related to recreation in tills custrict were alscussea oy state ffelcurieticestilitodeLs on and zi rovia was the that another one-third reduction In A recreation personnel for local playgrounds can be expected shortly Two small children escaped jury this morning when a runaway automobile belonging to their father Jerry O'Brien' 526 Hello-trope ave Los Angeles careened down Fifth ave to crash into a second car and the service station at the corner of 'Foothill blvd' The car was parked in front of 161 Fifth ave with Mrs O'Brien and the two babies seated in it Starting rolling the automobile hurtled from curb to curb down the bill Mrs O'Brien jumped out from the rear seat where she was riding to try to get Into the driver's seat but was unable to and the car ccmthused Its mad dash with the two babies as passengers A Neither of the youngsters was injured and the automobile suffered only slight damage Two small children escaped in- Two 'mon children escaped in- automobile belonging to jury this morning when a runaway their father O'Brien 526 Hello- trope ave Los Angeles careened down Fifth ave to crash into the a secon car an service sta- tio of Foothill at the come blvd The ear was parked in front of riftta m-v m--- i i gokoalbl O'Brien he: babies ig seat autobile mo hurtled frori curb curb down the bill Mrs O'Brien jumped out from the rear seat where she was riding to try to get unable to into the driver's seat but hnted was and the car cc mt its mad dash with the two babies le is r- in today 80 Minimum last 24 hours 58 Maximum last 24 hours 83 8 a today 68 For Monrovia and clear today tonight and Wednesday continued mild with maximum temperature near 78 today and Wednesday gentle to moderate westerly winds Southern California coastal and mountain area (Point Conception and Tehachapi south ward) scattered clouds today tonight and Wednesday slightly cooler coastal valley today gen tie to moderate westerly winds Southern California area east of mountains (Owens Valley southward) Mostly clear today tonight and Wednesday cooler Mojave desert and Coachella valley today and Wednesday cooler Imperial and Colorado valleys Wednesday San Bernardino valley: Scattered clouds today tonight and Wednesday cooler today and Wednesday with maximum temperature about 78 gentle to moderate westerly winds San Joaquin valley: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with afternoon temperature considerably below normal moderate northwest wind lipnimm 1 um last 24 hours today 80 A 58 Maximum last 24 hours 83 1 tody 80 Alinimum laast 24 hours 58 Maximum last 24 hours 83 8 a today ns clear toda tonight an For Monrovia and vicinity Mostly Wed- nesday continued mild with max- imum temperature near 78 today and Wednesday gent le to mod- erate wes rly winds te Southern California coastal and mountain area (Point Con- Plans Completed for Second Registration on July 1 KHARKOV 1 1 Plans Completed for Second announcement 0 on July 1 egistration KHARetKOV ip 0 NATIONAL New York 000 10 Chicago 000 00 Melton and Banning French and McCullough Philadelphia 000 00 Cincnnati 000 20 Beck and Warren Walters and Lombardi Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (night game) NNAewTIOyNorAkL 000 10 Chicago 000 00 A012: lelton and Banning French and McCullough 1 Cincinnati Philadelphia 000 00 Beck and Warren Walters 1 Beek and Warren Walters and Lombardi Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (night 12IIIPis I -gut Ott NOW At San Luis I irtN I July 1st is the day set for the second registration under selective service on that day and under presidential and gubernatorial proclamations it becomes the duty of every man who is required to register to present himself at a duly authorized registration place and furnish the necessary information required to complete the registration July 1st is the day set for the sec- Private James Ott who has completed his 13 weeks basic training at Camp Roberts has been transferred to Co 159th Infantry Camp San Luis Obispo Stolen Machine Is Recovered Inc the registration of every man who has attained his 21st birthday subsequent to October 16 1940 and on or before July 1 1941 The order for registration July' 1st applies to aliens as well as citizens of the United States and includes any persons who have reached the age of 21 years since October 16 1940 and also between 1 the ages of 21 and 36 years who have not previously registered Registrations will take place at the 284 local draft boards of the state and other designated places in Monrovia at the draft office in the Bank of America building Special registrars have been assigned to register men who cannot appear before their local boards at special registration pieces because of in-' ness or other valid reams ness or other valid the registration of every man who jak gb 6A 13 ODESSA SE VA STOP OL of Black Sea I CS i HUNGARY A Tr ODESSA i st-- BOLGRA v7 i SEVASTOPOL coATJA Awe 11 RUMANIA Vj YUcos Black Sea 0144 il BluLG 40? d1IL 1 TONIGHT AMERICAN Cleveland 010 000 010-2 10 3 Boston 205 011 18 1 Harder Brown binge Is and Hensley a Newsome and Pytlak St Louis 000 000 1 5 0 New York 20I 100 9 10 1 Muncrief Kramer and Ferrell Gomez and Dickey Chicago 000 1 Washington 200 0 Lee and Turner Leonard and Early Detroit at Philadelphia (night AMERICAN Cleveland 4010 000 010-2 10 3 Boston 205 011 04x-13 18 1 Harder Brown Jungels and Hensley 11 Newsome and Fytlak St Louis 000 000 1 5 0 New York 201 100 9 10 1 Muncrief Kramer and Ferrell Gomez and Dickey chicago 000 1 Washington 200 0 (4 BUILDING Automobile stolen here from Isr-E Layman of Baldwin Park was found abandoned kit- night in Arcadia The car taken by two "soldiers whom the owner hid given a ride at first was believed to have been used In an El Monte cafe holdup but officers said that Investigation disclosed that the vs Woe NU AO 2i 2rd inv9111 Licie wad 1121 tat 2rd Daravot 4 rom 'ark Was night in 'o "soldiers given a California under the Second 45p Day according to an estimate made by Brigadier General Joseph Donovan State Director of Selective Service will register approxi2 mately 60000 men with 250 ex2 pected to register in Monrovia Regulations covering the regis5 tration for military service call for tration 'or military service call for At Ivy of Town send club 7:30 At Methodist church Dinner meeting of T's Men's club 6:30 At Leven Oaks meeting of Ttaatropters club 6:15 qlt qh 24 hours 7202 this month 48552 this year 337791 last year 265955 1 last year Z65955 WAR ON EASTERN arrows mark German and RIP ntanian drives on Russia Finnish spokesmen declared Finland (1) would Maintain neutrality as long as possible Lithuania (2) declared her independence from Russia Kiev (3) and Sevastopol (5) were bombed French fillirgcs fry lik114011 Vvopan objective iiiiirots Iry likulov iti itg i Vg3pAn objective Total permits Total 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