Methodist District Meet Draws 250 Clergy and Lay Leaders
Two hundred fifty pastors and laymen of the Methodist church gathered for a district conference at Trinity Methodist church. Rev. C G East district superintendent led reports from church divisions while Dr. Wesleyan college rep J L Hardin and H C Porter spoke on orphanage work and educational matters. The program included youth division addresses by Miss Sprinkle and Miss Jorie Thompson, with concluding remarks and plans for surveys and reports to improve service led by committee chairmen. The conference will continue with a second address by Rev L E Mattingly at Bramwell Methodist church.
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Trinity Methodist Church
C. G
Dr. Wesleyan College
J. L. Hardin
Greenville
Tenn
H. C. Porter
H. E. Kelso
Princeton
Sprinkle
McDowell
Jorie Thompson
Bluefield
W. E. Albright
L- Mam Penn
L. E. Mattingly
Bramwell Methodist Church
Grocers Luncheon Set At Appa Assembly Rooms
More than fifty reservations are confirmed for the grocers luncheon to be held today at noon in the Appa assembly rooms. The event aims to sal and discuss industry topics among local merchants.
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Grocers
Appa
Sal
KIWANIANS HOLD MEET AT MOUNTAIN LAKE
Capitol Kiwanis International third division held its third annual banquet at Mountain Lake last night with Dean D L Haught of Concord College Athens delivering a humorous address on Organiza Cooperation Haught was introduced. District clubs include Roanoke Radford Richlands Marion Bluefield W Va Princeton Athens Narrows Coeburn Norton Clintwood. Skunks eat hairy caterpillars but roll them on the ground first to break off the hairs.
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Tely Wanians
Capitol
Kiwanis International
Mountain Lake
Dean D. L. Haught
Concord College
Athens
Hauught
Roanoke
Radford
Richlands
Marion
Bluefield
W. Va
Princeton-Athens
Narrows
Coeburn
Norton
Clintwood
Deaths and Funerals MRS MARY E HUMPHRIES
Mrs Mary E Humphries 83 died after midnight at her daughter Mrs B D Wassum’s Walnut Street home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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B. D. Wassum
Walnut Street
Blacksburg
C. W. Yancey
Jefferson Street
John H. Cooke
Charles L. Hume
Bluefield
David R. Cooke
Welch
BE. E
Trinity Methodist Arch
Wiley
J. T. Browning
Jennings W. Hobson
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Britain Races Sea Air Power to Aid France
Allied forces push to aid France as 6,000 troops face capture near Le Havre. British raids target Rouen area air bases and supply lines while carriers claim air superiority over Boulogne. Egyptian and Kenyan bombers strike Libya Eritrea targets with hits on airfields and troop centers.
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Concentra
Rouen
France
Northwree
Boulogne
Egypt
Kenya
Libya
Eritrea
Abyssinia
Diredawa
Macaaca
Asmara
Gura
Red Sea
Falls Mills Dam opens upper fish area to anglers
Officials announce that fish may be taken in the upper part of Falls Mills Dam area after restrictions. The concession excludes bass, whose season remains closed until July 1.
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Falls Mills Dam
Bland Street Club Plans Evening Meeting at Hamilton Hall
The Bland Street Methodist church men’s club will meet at Hamilton Hall this evening at 6 45. It is announced as the group’s last supper before next fall.
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Bland Street Club
Bland Street Methodist Church
Nne
Hamilton Hall
French vow to continue fight as Paris threat grows
Reports say British air raids target Italian and Ethiopian positions while German forces press toward Paris arc. Berlin claims Paris may surrender. BBC notes Turkish stance shifting amid Balkan diplomacy. Reynaud pleads for US aid and planes to defend France as Paris nears Nazi reach.
Paris on brink as Germany advances and pleas for aid rise
France declares a bombing threat to save Paris treasures and urges President Roosevelt for moral and material aid. Premier Reynaud vows opposition from Paris to provinces, possibly North Africa, while Germans push toward Havre and form a bridgehead on the Marne near Chateau-Thierry.
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Warsaw
Paul Reynaud
Roosevelt
France
North
Africa
America
Orae War Ministry
Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Havre
Vargas Speech Clarified as Brazil Press Depicts Neutrality
Rio de Janeiro June 13. The Brazilian government press issued changes in world affairs justifying strong state economy and military. Vargas said old systems declined and vigorous peoples must follow new paths. The report notes Brazil maintains strict neutrality in the war.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Vargas
Dantfessor
City and Coalfield Items
City notices and small ads list piano tuning by Harry Haffen Roanoke appears weekly monthly contact or P O Box 2455 Poanoke Va postal address 1901 Bland Road plus printing paper supplies mimeograph paper and telegraph printing 412 Bland St. plus cheap Swiss fabric goods hats and millinery by Sue's Millinery on Prince ton avenue offering last summer hats retrimmed at low cost and vacations hats at $2.00 two line ads tangential items.
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Harry Haffen
Roanoke
Bland Road
Harry
P.O
Poanoke
Senators Vote Red C055 Amid Allied Aid Pledge
The White House said President Roosevelt’s Charlottesville remarks referenced a French plea for American aid, noting the timing matched the Reynaud appeal though the full text had not arrived. Stephen Early indicated there were inquiries, but Roosevelt’s speech stood as a complete answer.
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Roosevelt
Charlottesville
United States
Aoemier
France
Paris
Rotary
Reynaud
Reynaud Appeal. Although Mr. Roosevelt
Abe
Executive Mansion
Stephen Early
Threc Themers
Substation Fault Causes Death Near Chapmanville
A death at a company substation near Chapmanville is attributed to improper insulation. Investigators report the fatal incident resulted from electrical insulation failure and safety lapses at the facility.
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Chapmanville
Italy Battles In Scattered Areas As War Rages
Reported Italian actions claim scattered fighting across Italy with casualties among soldiers and civilians including seventeen injured women. Bombs hit a Turin industrial district while submarines and coastal forces engage allied ships. A cabinet reshuffle elevates General Soddu to vice chief of staff as envoys from Norway Netherlands Belgium and Russia signal shifting relations.
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Pietro Badogno
Germany
Italy
Rome
Switzerland
Norway
Netherlands
Nikolai Gorekhin
Soviet
Russia
Treland
Count
Bricker Calls Special Session on Poor Relief and Pensions
Gov. John W. Bricker announces a special session of the Ohio General Assembly for Monday at 7:30 pm to weigh actions for poor relief and age pensions and to discuss state and national issues in the November election. The Ohio Municipalities League urged the move citing exhausting relief funds in several cities. Some groups seek the maximum old age security payments of 30 to 40 dollars monthly to maximize federal aid.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio League of Municipalities
Civilian Conservation Corps Recruiting Liberties and Training
Charleston public assistance offices recruit CCC personnel as the state sets a new quota. A. W. Garnett says enrollments start with 125,000 dead accounts and five American savings banks noted as secret deposits by misers and gangsters.
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Charleston
W. Va
Civilian Conservation Corps
A. W. Garnett
Garnett
Lindbergh Says U S Invasion Not Feasible In Our Lifetime
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh told lawmakers that an invasion of the United States would be impossible in his lifetime. He cited Greenland studies showing no viable base sites and argued Latin American bases and factories would be required for any southern approach. He warned against believing Nazi success could threaten Britain through France. A radio address was announced for Saturday.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Areongressmen
United
Greenland
United States
Latin America
Lindbergh
France
English Channel
England
New York
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