Destruction at Bergues as German assault nears Dunkirk
Relentless German hammer blows drive toward Dunkirk with Bergues falling after heavy Stuka bombardment and artillery. Field reports cite 40,000 French troops holding a 62 square mile strip as Allied forces shrink. Bergues stockpiles include 100000 packs of English cigarettes and vast provisions.
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Richard C. Hottelet
United Press
Dunkerque
U.R
Bergues
Hitler
Channel
England
Vacation Bible School Date Set
The Central Presbyterian Church announces a summer Vacation Bible School opening next Monday. Four departments run daily 9 to 12 with music, drama, and craft. Directors include E Paul Hovey and Mrs J Francis Brown. beginner department led by Phyllis Ford.
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Central Presbyterian Church
E. Paul Hovey
J. Francis Brown
Phyllis Ford
Charlotte Anne Gregg
Betty Crawford
H. M. Single
Man Sets Alight at Legion Meeting in St Joseph
A man burst into an American Legion gathering in St Joseph with his clothing on fire. Legion members quickly put out the blaze. His suit burned but he lamented losing a rabbit foot kept in the pocket where the fire began.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
American Legion
Penny the dog earns $900 after swallowing ring
Marion Chapman's canine Penny becomes unexpectedly valuable at $900 when the dog swallows Mrs. Chapman's diamond ring. The note contrasts a flood of railroad tie replacement patents with Penny and the ring incident.
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Penny
Rock Hill
Marion Chapman
Real Estate Trend Up in Amarillo Indicates Slight Rise
Amarillo real estate board members report mood is slightly upward after a noon luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel. The survey notes steady prices, normal property supply, stationary rents, rising suburban lot sales, about 200 new single family homes since January, and potential industrial growth tied to national defense expansion. Guest dealers C. M. Woodruff and Jim Bowen attended.
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Amarillo
Hugo Loewenstern
Wade Brymer
Potter County Taxpayers Association
C. M. Woodruff
The
Woodruff Realty Company
Jim Bowen
E. A. Regal Co
Amarillo Women to Attend State B and PW Session in Dallas
Amarillo will be strongly represented at the state Business and Professional Women's Clubs convention in Dallas. Mrs. Blanche F. Pumphrey leads the local delegation speaking on Discrimination Against Married Women. Delegates include Faye Gordon Ruth Stine Jewell Davidson Irene Duncan Ioie B. Johnson Katherine Metcalf Nancy Wiseman Bonnie Bennett Irma Griggs Welthea Johnson Jennie Lindbloom Hattilu White. Judge Sarah T. Hughes will preside. the Adolphus Hotel hosts the event. The report notes a preference for Hattilu White as state first vice president and support for Lubbock’s bid to host next year. The final line notes car buyers favor black automobile finishes.
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Amarillo
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Dallas
Blanche F. Pumphrey
Pumphrey
Hattilu White
State First
Lubbock
Faye Gordon
Ruth Stine
Jewell Davidson
Irene Duncan
Ioie B. Johnson
Katherine Metcalf
Nancy Wiseman
Bonnie Bennett
Irma Griggs
Racket Suspect Captured After Texas to Arizona Flight
A man known as J W Tavilor alias John Schaparo, 39, is jailed in Tucson on federal mail fraud charges with ties to Denver and Amarillo cases. He fled Amarillo after May 3 arrests, later linked to grand theft in Tucson and Denver. An Amarillo student scheme led to a larger operation involving a leasing/building deal and an ad campaign for a firm named Used Mails.
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Texas
Colorado
Arizona
J. W. Tavilor
John Schaparo
Tucson
Ariz
Denver
Jack Schaparo
Adams
Amarillo College
Amarillo
West
Eighth Avenue
San Jacinto
News-Globe
Federal District Attorney's Office
Dallas
Waco
Day of Magic Planned in Amarillo at Municipal Auditorium
A one night Amarillo event features lyceum magician De Graham at the Municipal Auditorium on Thursday evening under the Amarillo Veterans of Foreign Wars. Local magicians will perform tricks on stage, with proceeds aiding rehabilitation at the U S Veterans Hospital and other civic work.
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de Graham
Lyceum
Amarillo
U. S. Veterone Hospital
Quick Thinking Saves Five In Mt Rushmore Cable Car
Foreman Mat Riley is credited with saving five workers when a cable car broke loose on Mt. Rushmore. He stopped the speed by tossing a wrench into the brake drum as Norman Anderson, 28, suffered serious internal injuries and the others were lightly hurt. The accident halted the sculpture project briefly.
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Deadwood
S. D
U.P
Mat Riley
Mt. Rushmore
Gutzon Borglum
Riley
Norman Anderson
Borglum
A Mountain Boy Faces a New College World
Rossy McAfee settles into his new home at college facing uneasy adjustment and uneasy humor from campus life. Judy helps him register while rival Hanna Shrider arrives, challenging him and changing their dynamic as he confronts unfamiliar crowds and lingering anger.
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Rossy McAfee
Dr. Tollivar
Rossy
Tolliver
Judy
Hannah
Hurd
Hanna Shrider
Hill Church
Wallace Calls for Preparedness and War Economy
Secretary Wallace told CBS radio that if England and France fall, the Americas could be the next target. He urged rapid economic and military readiness, tapping idle men, money, and factories to produce guns, planes, tanks, and ships while noting potential costs and impacts on unemployment and farming.
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Washington
Wallace
England
France
Americas
CBS
Germany
Army expects new four engine bombers to reach 335 mph
Washington June 4 Brig Gen George H Brett of the air corps told a House appropriations subcommittee the latest type four engine bombers are expected to reach 335 miles an hour.
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Washington
Army
George H. Brett
Air Corps
House
Druggist Dies at Home in Happy Texas
George C. Harris 73 a druggist died at his Happy home yesterday morning at 10 o'clock He lived in Happy 12 years He is survived by his wife Hattie Harris and four daughters Mrs A A Clark Mrs Cecil Briggs both of Happy Mrs C L Sum ner Fort Worth and Mrs E Arnold Espinosa N M and 14 grandchildren He also leaves a brother Ed N Harris El Paso Funeral services in the Presbyterian Church Happy at 3 pm with Rev H Clyde Smith officiating Pallbearers named Burial at Happy cemetery under Griggs Thomson Funeral Home Canyon
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George C. Harris
Happy
Hattie Harris
A. A. Clark
Cecil Briggs
C. L. Sumner
Fort Worth
Arnold
Espinosa
N. M
Ed N. Harris
el Paso
Presbyterian Church
H. Clyde Smith
San Jacinto
Drowns in Pond at Sufkin Visitor From El Paso
R L Lowe aged 40 from El Paso drowned in a small pond at Sufkin while visiting his sister Mrs Howard Walker. Local authorities reported the accident and said he was found submerged this morning.
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Sufkin
U.P
R. L. Lowe
el Paso
Howard Walker
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