Republicans Extend Session For European War Emergency
The June 6 report states that the House disclosed appeals by ambassadors in Great Britain and France to speed war supplies. General Robert H. Jack reportedly found that selling leftover wartime equipment to the Allies would not violate law. Officials would not comment. Republicans adopted a resolution declaring Congress will remain in session through the European War emergency.
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Hington
Great
France
Robert H. Jack
Ion
Stice
State
War
Ington
Renblicans
Congress
Bonham Population Rises by 692 in 1940 Census
The 1940 preliminary census shows Bonham with 6 347 residents, up from 5 655 in 1930, a gain of 692. Supervisor Will T Leslie of Sherman notes figures may change slightly in final checks, with 1929 totals also cited for context.
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Bonham
Will T. Lesie
Sherman
Leslie
Camp Fire Leaders from Three States Enroll at School
About 100 Camp Fire guardians and leaders from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana gather at Lake Fannin for a training school in Sherman. Miss Edith M Kempthorne national field secretary leads with Miss Ruth Kemp and other national staff assisting. Local officials and several towns across three states are represented by students and instructors including Miss Grace Newth and Miss Patricia Moore.
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Lake Fannin
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Joe B. Hrdlicka
Bonham
Lake Charles
Corpus Christi
Port Arthu
Edith M. Kempthorne
New York
Ruth Kemp
Ruby Lattimore
Nora Garvin
C. T Ferguson
Leonard
O W Kinnard
Sherman
Jessie Smith
Wichita Falls
Mildred Porterfield Sherman
Drurilla Dickerson
Janet Murray
Port Arthur
Mary McGee
Patricia Moore Sherman
Pall
T Camp
Tom Meador
Sherman Council
Camp Graysor
Woodlake
Lake Charles la
Henderson
Durant
Okla Borham
Dallas
Tyler
Orange Corsicana
Waco
Beatumont
Oklahoma City
Temple Sherman
Whitesboro
Denis Tn
Port Worth Leonard
Ponca City
Okla
Tioga
Elbert Willams
Camp Fire Council
Grace Newth
Minneapolis, Minn
Beaumont Council
Beaumont
Lions Club Thursday Current Events Meet Held at Noon
The Lions Club hosted a Thursday current events meet in lieu of a musical program. Speakers included Lyn Masse, Dr. Jack Saunder, Kirby, national service for the Disabled Veterans, and E Perkins among the visitors.
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Lions Club Y
Lyn- Masse
Jack Saun
der Kirby
National Service For the Disabled Veterans
E Perkins
Reid Returns to Bonham. Wife Makes Louisiana Home
William J. Reid of Rayville arrived in Bonham on Monday to bring his wife Mrs. Mattie Reid who has been living in Louisiana for several months. She is returning to her home in Bonham now. Reid lived in Bonham seven decades and had many friends glad to see him.
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William J. Ried
Rayville
Bonham
Mattie Reid
Louisiana
Reid
Billion Dollar Naval Bill Sent To White House
The Senate approved and sent to the White House the 1.492 billion Navy appropriation, the first major part of the 5 billion defense program to pass Congress. The House floor then received the Hatch bill banning pernicious political activity by about 250,000 state employees funded partly by federal money.
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White House
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Rules Committee
House
Hatch
R J Smith Named Chairman Aviation Board
R J Smith, vice president of Braniff Airlines, was named chairman of the National Defense Aviation Board at its first meeting with Gov W W Lee O Daniel. The nine member board will serve as a clearing house for information on building air pilot training bases in Texas.
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Austin
R J Smith
Braniff Airlines
National Defense Aviation Board
W.W. Lee
Texas
UT Leaders Promote Cub Game for Boys Rents
Carruth district chair announced a Cubbing introductory course tonight at 7:45 by the Chamber of Commerce committee. The program targets boys aged 9 to 11 and aims to build character, habits, and citizenship through leisure time activities suitable for the home neighborhood. Carruth hopes 50 to 100 Bonham youths will join, with parent understanding and participation key to success.
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T of Commerce Committee
Carruth
S Carruth
Bonham
Ten Schools To Teach 1 Grade In 1940 41 Term
Ten schools in Fannin county will teach 11 grades in the 1940-41 term with independent districts making up most 11-grade schools. Bonham Randolph Dodd City Windom Honey Grove Ladonia Gober Bailes Leonard Trenton Savoy are listed as 11-grade. Nine-grade schools include Ravenna and Bartley-Wood Bartley-Wood.
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Fannin County
L. R. Barrett
Bonham Randolph
Dodd City
Windom
Honey Grove
Ladonia
Gober Bailes Leonard
Trenton
Savoy
Ravenna
Bartley-Wood
Bartley-Woods
Lannius
Lone Elm
Edhube
Allen's Chapel
Fla Sprites
Oak
Committee Named Formulate Plans In Relief Fund Drive
A county Red Cross relief fund planning committee was named at a Thursday Chamber of Commerce meeting. Members include A G McRae r Bonham chairman Charlie Leslie Bailey Joe B Hrd Micka Bonham Joe Britton Randolph Mrs Charlie Routh Trenton Dick Saunders Bonham Sid Smith Bonham Charlie McCleary Honey Grove Mrs Will Nevill Bonham and Judge O L Couch as county representative. Edith Hennessey cited global aims and past Red Cross aid, noting funds should be contributed rather than limited by donors.
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American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
A. G. McRaer
Bonham
Charlie Leslie
Bailey
Joe B
East
Texas
Red Cross
Snobbery and Shaving Survive MIT Tutor Tales
A chorus of mixed items from the era includes MIT professor Robert Rogers advising students to marry well and shave daily as Karl Compton echoes the theme for graduates. The piece also notes 104 year old John Martin’s encounter with Bill Purdue, fishing experiments at Cascadilla Creek, and a Parachute Jumper shooting gallery at Steeplechase Park. Rival attractions and a Indianapolis school safety issue with an ice cream wagon distract readers with colorful vignettes.
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Mary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert
Billy) Rogers
Karl Compton
John Martin
J. W. Purdue
Raleigh
N. C
Martin
Purdue
Pickle Company to Open Grading Station Saturday
The Brice Cucumber Pickle Company of Sherman Texas will open a grading station Saturday morning June ath in a new facility. A J Jackson will oversee operations with six days a week shipping and no Sunday service. The firm pays Fan min farmers thousands of dollars annually for cucumbers, a major money crop.
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Sherman
Texas
Fpannin County
A. J. Jackson
Brice Company
Costa Rica Draws Attention in Sixth Column Fight
Costa Rica faces Fifth Column concerns as authorities discover a cache of grenades and rifles at Golfito near the Pacific coast. Guards are posted on the Panama frontier while officials remain cautious about the plot. A German private at Punta Renas was removed amid intensifying scrutiny.
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Republic of
Costa Rica
Central America
Fifth Column
Latin America
Golfito
Pacific
Panama Canal
Panama
Jat
Republic
al Uve Pliot
Punta Renas
Tet
Mattrey
German Offense Stalls as Allied Forces Hold Along Somme and Aisne
Allied troops report heavy fighting with German tanks, bombers, and infantry pressing along the Somme and Aisne rivers. Paris and London say Germany failed to breach French lines as Weygand and Reynaud declare confidence in the French defense and the aim of victory in this critical June 1940 battle.
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Paris
Somme
Aisne
Reynaud
Maxime Weygand
Adolf Hitler
France
London
Maxime Weveand
Aisne-Otse
Faris
Hheir
Red Cross Leaders Double Efforts to Reach 20 Million Goal
Red Cross leaders double efforts to raise the twenty million dollar war relief fund. A nine thousand ton mercy ship with a million dollar cargo of relief supplies sails for France this week. Ten American disaster workers are in Europe as funds near the million mark for five million homeless and war refugees.
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France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Red Cross
Paris
Ned Crom
Red Cros
Europe
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Hitler
Harriet Wiseman Elliott
New Defense Council
North Carolina University
Commerce
Denison
Greenville
Kaufman McKinney
Terrell
R. J. Smith
Aviation Board
Univen
Perse
O’daniel
Ecuador
Edith Hennessey
Field Rep
Science and
Yank Walton
Cornell University
Cascadilla Creek
Iaca
N. Y
Steeplechare Park
Coney Toland
William A. Evans
Indianapolidlie
Pickle Company
Cotton Council
Usne Cotton Ip
Majjor
Harold W. Webbe
U.S. Army
Palo Alto
Cal
German Fish Command
Asirree
Ruhr
Hamburg
Louis
Fooere
Wilam M. Banter
Red
F Baxter
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