President Roosevelt Signs Army Bill Amid Protest
On June 14 President Roosevelt signed the 5.021 billion army appropriation to fund the regular army at 280,090 men and 2,566 planes, with preparations expanding to 375,000 men under a broader emergency program. Ambassador Prince Coloni protested to Secretary Hull claiming the move incites anti population sentiment while urging direct communication with the president.
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Pressington
Prince
Cordell Hull
Roose
Tab
Jottesville
Walent
Ington
Presiposevelt
Regu
Land Offer Portion EBT Refused to Votes Refuse
A fragment notes a land offer and EBT use being refused in relation to votes. It lists refusals and mentions portions and “Two Iments” as unclear trailing items.
Aliens to be for U S lit in future report
June 14 Bates changes its policy on admitting all objectionable aliens to quotas. The announcement concedes that future U S policy will be for the American interest.
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U.S
Ngton
Bates
Committee Named To Push Drive For Relief Fund
Bonham plans a personal solicitation drive to raise the city quota for Red Cross war relief. H A Buron named chairman to organize a 10 man committee and assign territories with a Monday morning meeting. McRae noted Bonham has $500 on deposit and about $109 in workers hands awaiting reporting.
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Red Cross
County Planning Board
Bonham
H. A. Buron
M. D. Anderson Rush Catron
Dale Wolford
O. W Gross
Joe Loy
Joe Denton
W. P Duckett
J. C. Magourik
Cle
Lee Morrow
A. G. McRae
McRae
American Red Cross
Merchants Show Satisfaction With Cotton Stamp Plan
Memphis merchants express satisfaction with the federal cotton stamp plan after a one month trial. The program, providing necessities with stamps, aims to absorb surplus cotton and stabilize prices. Downtown stores report savings on dress goods as home sewing rises, with about 800 merchants cooperating.
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Chaplin wins court order to halt Life magazine issue
New York June 14 Charlie Chaplin secured a federal court injunction stopping 1.2 million copies of Life magazine from being distributed for the June 17 issue. He filed a $1,106,000 suit over a full page image showing him as a Dictator. Judge Knox did not block 1,000,000 copies already in dealers’ hands.
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New York
Charlie Chaplin
Life
Picture
John C. Knox
Chaplin
Reunion Program For Exes At Savoy College
John M. Gist of Midland announces third panoual reunion for the Sayou College ex-student association Sunday in Savoy High School auditorium starting 9 am. Mayor greets ex-students. Judge J Benton Massey of Atoka to respond. Mrs H Montgomery to pay tribute. Officers report, new committees named, lunch served, and an inspirational address by Hon. Lee A Clark. Afternoon session elects officers, hears reports, and features a sing song directed by Mrs Fannie Ma Reynolds. Other officers include A McMahon, J B May, P J Boyd, G P Webb, L J Reynolds.
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Sayou College
John M. Gist
Midland
Savoy High School
Savoy
J. Benton Masey
Atoka
Oxfa
Lee A Clark
Greenville
Halsell Memorial Auditorium
J. W. McMurray
Whitewright
Fannie Ma’ Reynolds
Arlington
Association
Gist
Arent A. McMahon
Dallas
J. B. May
Mra. P. J. Boyd
Austin
Treaurer
G. P. Webb
Sherman
Lee A. Clark
L. J. Reynolds
Appeal for Help Made To Ladies By Red Cross
An appeal to Bonham ladies to knit crochet or sew was voiced at a Red Cross meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office. Bonham’s refugee relief quota was announced and production plans were set to begin quickly. Mrs T R Caldwell was named chairman with Mrs Malcolm Campbell as co chairwoman. Materials will arrive soon and be distributed to helpers who take responsibility for a garment.
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Bonham
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
T. R. Caldwell
Malcolm Campbell
School Won Off To Austin For Board Meeting
County superintendent L L Burkett and Dodd City superintendent Carrice Cummings traveled Thursday afternoon to Austin to attend a state classification board meeting. They expect to return to Bonham Friday night after the board session.
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Austin
Ll. R Burkett
Carrice Cummings
Dodd City Schools
State Classification Board
Bonham
Mass Meeting of Fannin Citizens to Aid Allies
A mass meeting of all Fannin County citizens to support the Allies was scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday on the Courthouse west side under Bonham American Legion auspices. Judge George P. Blackburn headlined, with several five minute talks planned, as local leaders urged calm, clear thinking and discussion of military training and vigilance against fifth column activity. Notices went to county communities and streets would be advertised Friday and Saturday.
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Flans
United States
Businessmen and Legion
Sid Smith
Edgar Womack
Tub Garrison
I Go McClure
A. E. Stanford
A B Kennedy
Claude Leatherwood
Frank Wright
Pfior
F E Richards
Jocs
American Legion
The
the Legion
A Smile A Day and Odd Evening Wrongs
A former lightweight boxing champion known as Al Singer, now 30, scuffled with a hotel clerk in a clash that left Singer with a broken tooth and bruised eyes as police arrived. In Portland, two William Chapmans were arrested, one for drunkenness and one for suspected larceny, with a misstep releasing the wrong Chapman. Roy B. Davis of Omaha won $2,080.80 at Ak-Sar-Ben by betting two horses via a partner. A Cleveland tobacco clerk’s credit signal sparked two veterans to mistake it for a Nazi salute.
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al Singer
New York
Hetel
Norman Harris
William Chapmans
Portland
Ore
Chapman
Roy
Davis
Omaha
Neb
Ak-sar-ben
Richard Britton
Brown Pennant
Sky Baby
Felix
Nathan Jaffe
Cleveland Tobacco
Nurses In World War Told At Meeting
Miss Bess K Newell of Paris described the World War I nursing effort at the district 13 Texas Graduate Nurses association meeting held at B Allen Memorial hospital. She recalled serving near Paris when the Armistice was signed. Other program highlights included an happiness address, musical solos, a reading, and a buffet luncheon. Attending nurses hailed from Gainesville Sherman Paris and Bonham. The association meets every two months.
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Bess K. Newell
Paris
District 13
Texas Graduate Nurses Association
Allen Memorial Hospital
Newell
France
O. L. Couch
House Approves Deportation at Harry Bridges
Washington June 14 The House approved a bill directing the attorney general to arrest and deport Harry Bridges an Australian-born labor leader on grounds he is an alien and alleged Communist The roll call was 32 to 42 The measure moves to the Senate where civil liberties opponents expect to block it Bridges who arrived in 1921 is not a citizen and denies Communist ties cited by Secretary Perkins after a special inquiry The bill sponsored by Rep A Leonard Allen faced broad debate over its constitutionality as an attainder and potential court defeat.
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Bronies Pues
Washington
House
Harry Bridges
CTO
Senate
Bridge
United States
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Bridges
Leonard Allen
D. L
Miss Perkins
Light Showers Delay Harvest Across County Fields
Light showers delayed harvest and other farm work Thursday and Friday morning across most county areas. Bonham received 0.37 inches from 6 am Thursday to 6 am Friday, with brief showers. Some dead ripe grain will be damaged while unripe fields face harvest delays. cotton and corn cultivation was hindered.
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Bonham
Bam
Candidates Plan Tours Meeting Saturday for Ballot Places
Candidates meet Saturday to map tours and decide on a pre arranged itinerary. A county committee executive meeting Monday will draw ballot positions and assess elections against candidates. The article mentions Green and other named figures like Dottugt and Lipecomt in planning.
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Pannin County
Deets Dottugt
RT Lipecomt
Germany predicts collapse as Paris falls to Germany
German radio broadcasts claim a total French collapse is imminent and a separate peace may come by next week. German forces advance on the Maginot line, seize Montmedy, enter Paris and Le Havre, with British and Italian actions reported amid a widening war theater from the Saar front to the Mediterranean.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Maginot
Saar
Mont
le Havre
Scotetoun
Scharnhurst
Trondheim
Alps
Rome
Mediterranean
Ica
Germany
Sibraiiar
Britain Will Carry On Alone Against Germans
London reports that Britain will stand alone in the war if France is forced to surrender. The expectation is that Britain will accept future political and military decisions as the French situation unfolds.
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Britain
London
Mritain
Haa
Germany
Mercy ship speeds relief supplies to France
Washington June 14 The American Red Cross announced start of purchases for a second relief vessel to France rushing a caren valued at around a million dollars. The S S McKee loads at New York for a June 14 delivery. Cargo includes ten million pounds of foodstuffs surgical dressings clothing ambulances and other essentials.
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Washington
Red Cros
France
S. S. McKe
New York
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
PSCC
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West Point of the Air
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Lif Magazine
Unline Press
Savoy College
Lee Clark
Caldwell
Calf
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Plier—Duke of Kent
King George
Admiralty Intelligence Post
Royal Air Force
Frince
State Department
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Norman H. Davis
Cornelius Bliss
the Red Cross
Harry P. Davidson
J. P. Morgan & Co
Frederick P. Keppel
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