June 3: The Soviet government offers its definition of what constitutes "aggression", upon which the projected Anglo-Soviet-French alliance will come into effect. The French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet accepts the Soviet definition of aggression at once. The British reject the Soviet definition, especially the concept of "indirect aggression", which they feel is too loose a definition and phrased in such a manner as to imply the Soviet right of inference in the internal affairs of nations of Eastern Europe.
June 4: The St. Louis, a ship carrying a cargo of 907 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida after already having been turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, many of its passengers later die in Nazi death camps during the Holocaust.
June 12: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is officially dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
June 14: Tientsin Incident: The Japanese blockade the British concession in Tianjin, China, beginning a crisis which almost causes an Anglo-Japanese war in the summer of 1939.
June 17: In the last public guillotining in France, murderer Eugen Weidmann is decapitated by the guillotine.
June 21: New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement after doctors reveal he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
June 23: Talks are completed in Ankara between French Ambassador René Massigli and Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu, resolving the Hatay dispute in Turkey's favor. Turkey annexes Hatay.
June 24: The government of Siam changes its name to Thailand, which means 'Free Land'.
June 29: Ford 9N tractor with Ferguson hydraulic three-point hitch first demonstrated at Dearborn, Michigan. (source: Wikipedia)
The Green Hornet 1939-06-01 - Words And Music | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Joe, Jack, and Jim are running a music publishing racket. |
Fu Manchu 12 - Karamaneh's Story | |||||||||||||
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Speed Gibson 127 - Plan Flight to the Sahara Desert | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Plans are made for crossing the desert ... and are overheard by The Octopus! |
Screen Guild Theater 22 - Variety | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Stars: George Murphy, Dick Powell Marie Wilson, Lionel Stander, Rosalind Russell, Tyrone Power, Jean Hersholt. The last show of the season, the Gulf commercial is about the World's Fair in New York. |
Fu Manchu 13 - The Deadly Bargain | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 992 - Asa Flinder's Lesson | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 222 - Prisoner of Zenda | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The romance about the Englishman who impersonated a king! Stars: Ronald Colman & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Ronald Colman appears in two roles. |
The Green Hornet 1939-06-06 - Charity Takes It on the Chin | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The Hornet breaks up a gang stealing money from the city's charities. A different story with the same title was used on the program of February 21, 1942. |
Fu Manchu 14 - Plans of Destruction | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 993 - Water Hole Rights | |||||||||||||
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The Green Hornet 1939-06-08 - Trouble Hits The Trolleys | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The Hornet goes after the head of a bus company that seems to be involved in causing accidents to a competing trolley company. |
Fu Manchu 15 - Ship of Spies | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 994 - End Of A Feud | |||||||||||||
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Speed Gibson 128 - Fly to Legionnaire Outpost | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The Octopus attacks, at a Foreign Legion post in the Sahara! |
Fu Manchu 16 - Karameneh's Plea | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 995 - Amos Todd's Ring | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 223 - White Banners | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A modern morality tale of love and near-death, based on a stolen invention. Stars: Fay Bainter & Lewis Stone |
The Green Hornet 1939-06-13 - Gas Station Protection Racket | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The Hornet breaks up a gasoline station protection racket. aka Not One Cent For Tribute. |
Fu Manchu 17 - The Undead | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 996 - Pedro Accuses | |||||||||||||
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The Green Hornet 1939-06-15 - 351) Justice Wears a Blindfold | |||||||||||||
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Fu Manchu 18 - Back to Life | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 997 - Blackmail For Marriage | |||||||||||||
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Speed Gibson 129 - Attack Repelled | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A warning from The Octopus, a desert tribesman is questioned. |
Fu Manchu 19 - The Poison Pit | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 998 - Lame Crow's Prisoner | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 224 - The Ex-Mrs Bradford | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Who killed Eddie Sands? Who killed Mike North? A physician/detective sees a gelatin-like substance as a clue! Stars: William Powell & Claudette Colbert. The intermission guest is a real physician/criminologist. The readers of Radio Guide magazine have voted ... |
The Green Hornet 1939-06-20 - 352) Money Talks Too Loud | |||||||||||||
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Description: | The Hornet foils an attempt to bribe legislators into passing a gambling bill. |
Fu Manchu 20 - The Last Laugh | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 999 - Plans To The Fort | |||||||||||||
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Fu Manchu 21 - Into the Flames | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1000 - Grogan's Outlaw Army | |||||||||||||
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Speed Gibson 130 - Bad Sand Storm | |||||||||||||
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Description: | Clint, Speed and Carlos run out of gas in a blinding sandstorm, and are forced to attempt a blind landing. |
Chase and Sanborn Hour 1939-06-25 - 112) Guest Ginger Rogers | |||||||||||||
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Fu Manchu 22 - Mystery of the Sifan | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1001 - The Prodigal Brother | |||||||||||||
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Lux Radio Theater 225 - Mrs Moonlight | |||||||||||||
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Description: | A story about a woman who never grows old, and her relations with her family over the years. Stars: Janet Gaynor & George Brent. The intermission guest is Professor Walter Pitkin, author of "Life Begins At Forty" (speaking from New York City). |
Fu Manchu 23 - Flower of Silence | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1002 - Dusk Was Falling In The Hills (Op Line) | |||||||||||||
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Fu Manchu 24 - The Man with Limp | |||||||||||||
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The Lone Ranger 1003 - The Stage Line Challenge (part 1) | |||||||||||||
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Ripley's Believe It or Not 1939-06-30 - 77) Warden's Pardon | |||||||||||||
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