Maynor Made Elk State Secretary
Maynor, secretary of the Charleston Elks lodge, was appointed secretary of the West Virginia Elks Association by President Hearne at the closing session of the 22nd annual convention. Also named were P. Rossman as chaplain, Charles C. Tickle as sergeant at arms, Bass Sears as inner guard, and H Moore as tiler.
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Maynor
Charleston Elks Lodge
West Virginia
Ses Ruttney
Pews Dlooturt
Sandiatien Floes
Oilers
Jedes Them
Hele Cox Sthrader Dancing School
Renson Entertainment
Tony Tam
West Virginia State Elks Association
Stulmer
Charleston
T'Tarlestany
Tew Secredary. Rilde Privates
Britain Faces War Toll as Forces Reach England
British reports say forces are arriving in England with Germans lacking, as evacuations for schoolchildren begin along the southeast coast. Fighter losses are cited, along with aerial battles over Dunkerque and attacks near the Belgian coast.
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England
Britain
Dunkerque
London
Flanders
Lord Gort
B.elf
Order of the Bath
Trey
Wales
Tyler Kent
U. S
Kent
U.S
Joseph 2
Kennedy
Italy
Mussolini
Lonedon
Germany
Mediterranean
Pledge Harmony Amid War Reports From Front Lines
The German western front report says French and British forces were surrounded and suffered heavy losses as German gains push toward Paris. Allied prisoners flood roads, creating supply and medical strains for the advancing Reich, with masses of captured troops moved toward German camps.
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Germany
Worthy
France
Dunkerque
Firar Abbas
INS
Bia
Paris
London
West
Flanders
Girl Hit by Auto Near Ka City Bridge Bar
Lu cille Gorden, a waitress, was pinned against a police cruiser by a backing automobile at 1804 Third Avenue near the barbe nd east end of the Ka City bridge where she worked. She was treated at Charleston General Hospital for bruises and discharged. William Shanklin, returning from the state Elles convention, operated the car and faced a $390 bond on charges stemming from the incident.
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Lucille Gorden
Third Avenue
Barbend
Ka 1 City Bridge
Charleston General Hospital
Bruisee
Sergi
H. B. Monley
Willliam Shanklin
Beckley
Pythian Sisters Plan District Meeting Visit
Pythian Sisters led by Mrs. Datura Cramer will attend the district gathering in August in Charleston. Grand chief Cramer and West Va delegation plan temple visits across the district during the week.
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Pythian Sisters
Will
Witte
Maple
Democrats Pick Koontz And A Hale Watkins For State Committee
In a WV political gathering, Democrats elected Koontz and A Hale Watkins as committee members at large with Neely presiding as speaker. Andrews was named third member at large. Neely urged unity for Roosevelt’s renomination, praised Andrews, predicted no war, and hailed Watkins as the party’s youngest state chairman with FBI background.
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Sen
Neely
Brimary
Democratic Party
U.S. Senate
White House
Roosevelt
West Virginia
Fimile
Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Kilgore
Beely
Watkins
F Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred B. Watkins
West Virginia University
Atlanta
FBI
Washington
Hie
Fairmont
Harry 5. Watkins
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Koontz
Yale
Marshal College
Ua Y Hoare of Governors
Unty Abd
Charleston
Allied Ships Sunk Claims Stir Dunkerque War News
German sources claim Allied ships sunk near Dunkerque and a large French loss, while reports of Nelson’s sinking surface with 790 crew dead. The battle around Dunkerque is described as a major, brutal event, with prisoners and heavy damage reported amid shifting war fortunes.
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Frenen
Dunkerpie
Nasi
Batis
Trukiy
Exponse
Muniigue
Dunkerque
Lille
Night air raid over Cambraiu front described by French bomber crew
A French night reconnaissance over Northern France depicts a battlefront glow like a flaming torch from incendiary fires. The bomber squadron targets Cambrai airport and Abbeville crossroads, facing heavy anti aircraft fire and faint ground impacts as they observe Allied and German actions along the Somme and Aisne lines.
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Taylor Henry
French Bomber Command
France
Somme
Aisne
Horth
Egal Urere
Camden
St. Quentin
Arras
Peronne
Valenciennrt
Cambral
Abbeville
W!hobad
Cambrai
Mis Town
Iar
Quentin and
Montmedy
Maginot Line
Stenay
Atigny
Rethel
Neulehatenu
Anizy
la Fere
Ham
Amiens
English Channel
Amiens-Albert
Blitzkrieg Plans Borrowed From U S War Mobilization Blueprint
Describes alleged American mobilization scheme compared to Nazi plans. Claims the German approach condensed factory production, transport, and energy to front lines, with strict timetable and centralized authority. Questions why the U S did not adopt it, noting democratic limits and wartime constraints. cites supposed U.S. assumptions about rapid victory and minimal civil disruption.
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Vienna
Tien
Hitler
Congress
Ge Inin Esteet
Germany
Atbio
Poor Management of City Finances Raises Budget Concerns
A formal March letter to Mayor outlines financial strain from debt service tied to Jalely bonds as Charleston aims to balance the 1940 41 budget by June 30 1941. The expert analysis urges waiting until April 1 for findings to aid summer budget decisions, highlighting growing fiscal pressure.
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Lnam
Charleston
Imayor
City finances threaten larger deficit than budgeted
Auditor reports April spending dictates a general fund shortfall rising from a projected 81 168.68 to at least 125 000 and possibly 150 000 or more. The city must raise 100 000 to 150 000 in the coming year or cut costs, while debts carry 70 000 in new charges. The chamber presses for a complete, independent fiscal study before tax increases.
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Mator
Chamber
Dawson
Charleston
Tay Watch
Roy Pierson
Soncitor Philip H.ll
Oscar Henry
Weakland
Awa. Paynee
Lewis Mim
Ay Oy
Or Churchman
Gear Ale
Ion. Smith
B. S. Wicherdine
Plane on Test Hop For at Navy Cashes
A Douglas test flight near El Segundo ended in a fatal crash. Police and guards blocked access as rescue teams moved through wreckage. Four bodies were recovered with parachutes still on, observers noted the craft at about 500 feet.
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Navy Cashes
Wey
Douglas
EL Segundo
Niesarolma
Bethany Marks 100th Birthday Celebrated Amid Campus Reels
Alumni gathered at Bethany College to mark the centennial since Alexander Campbell founded the institution. Gov Holt and James H. Cromwell attended the commencement with officials, educators, business leaders, and students. The day included church honors, a baccalaureate address by Bourtig A. Jenkins, and remarks by Argyle Campbell and Lilian Tootle, descendants of the founder.
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Alexander Campbell
Bethany College
Gov
Holt
James H. R. Cromwall
Canada
WH. Cramblett
Old Church
Bourtig A. Jenkins
Argyle Campbell
Chicago
Lilian Tootle
Bethany
Stuns 7
Hun
National Guard Plea Endorsed by President
President endorses a National Guard plea to bolster defense of the continental United States and calls for possible mobilization. A senator warns of alleged Communist and Fascist influence within guard ranks, claiming internal subversion tied to defense neutrality. The Guard numbers about 225,000 soldiers with 1,000 officers, distinct from the regular army and funded by federal and state governments.
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Minton
U. S
Ori
National Guard
Housewelt
Indy
Nazi Air Armada Strikes in South Area
German air raids hit Marseille Toulon Lyon Nimes Rouen and St Estienne while Swiss patrols report two bombers shot down. French and Allied forces counterattack with deep reconnaissance over the Meuse Moselle and Rhine as Dunkerque evacuation continues and Somme front sees renewed fighting.
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Mediterranean
Marseille
Italy
Lyon
Toulon
Nimes
St. Estienne
Rouen
Paris
Dean of Arc
Switzerland
Swiss Alps
France
Meuse
Moselle
Rhine
Amiens-Abbeville
Somme
Douvlens
Abbeville
Vouvrons
Athies, Sons
Laon
Flanders
French
Dunkerque
Amiens
Delte
Maxime Wey- Band
Sieressful Ly
Former Louisiana Governor Is Guilty in Bribery Case
The government presented witnesses who testified that Leche received 310,000 in commissions on sales of tricks in the state. He denied the allegations on the stand but admitted about 500,000 in commissions from oil and gas deals. Leche resigned last June, beginning a wave of indictments and trials. Several notable defendants have been convicted including Seymour Weiss Abe Shushan Louis C. Lesage George Caldwell and Morte Hart.
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Leche
Shich
Seymour Weiss
Abe Shushan
Louis C. Lesage
George Caldwell
Morte 5. Hart
Gandhi Rejects Call for Immediate Civil Disobedience
Bombay June 1 Gandhi leader of India's independence movement rejected an appeal from follower Op Manohar Lohia to launch civil disobedience against Britain. He said such a campaign would fail as Britain fights for her life in Europe and the present atmosphere is not favorable for disobedience to influence Britain toward the right direction.
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Bombay
INS
Vfo
Hendas S. Gandhi
India
Liberation Movement
Britain
Gandhi
Europe
Op. Rem Manchor Lohia
Congress Party
Brrth
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A. Mule Waterins
Harley M. Kilgore
LU. S. Senate
M. M. Neely
Gubernitaria
R. Carl Andrews
L. M. Snyder
Palmer
Lincoln Chiropractiy College
Lee
Capitol
Liquet
A. Hale Watkins
Fhames
Hames
Evieion
Gustia
Dee Fensiews
Iim
Aml
Gov. Lott
James Cromwell
Louisiana
Wtey
Safe
Ina
den Waltient
The
Potterfield's
Carvers
Oohen
DuPont
Paint & Glass Co
Peebles Insurance
Montgomery, W
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