British Free French Enter Ancient Tyre In Syria Campaign
British Imperial and Free French forces plus mandate officials and Vichy converts captured Tyre and pressed toward Beirut and Damascus, despite half hearted resistance. Beirut says defenders destroyed armored cars and shot down two RAF planes as air fields at Damascus Aleppo and Levaya were bombed. RAF and Australian forces provided continuous support as Tyre near the Tebanese coast fell, with a force also entering Merdjayoun northeast of Tyre. The advance advances toward Beirut and the sea of Galilee region remains the focal point of operations.
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London
Tyre
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Lebanon
RAF
Aleppo
Levaya
Cairo
Royal
Doustralan
Sour
Tebanese
Merdjayoun
Sea of Galilee
Merdjaymm
Tornado kills eight on Kansas farms north of Wichita
A tornado last night killed eight people on farms north of Wichita Kansas. The dead include Mrs Guy Scrivner 42 Betty Scrivner 16 Margaret Scrivner 19 Mrs Ralph Gruger about 70 mother of Mrs Scrivner Janet Lee Paulson 4 a neighbor child staying the night Miss Marie Penner 36 and Haskell Keyes 50 of Oklahoma City. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Christ Thie crawled for help.
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Wichita
Kas
Guy Scrivner
Betty Scrivner
Margaret Scrivner
Ralph Gruger
Scrivner
Janet Lee Paulson
Scrivners
Marie Penner
Haskell Keyes
Oklahoma City
Christ
Scrion
So Ends Our Night at Strand and I Winged Wings at Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Dorothy L. Lambert of 422 Dewey Avenue to tonight's screenings. Frederic March stars in So Ends Our Night at the Strand theatre while I Winged Wings is the current Dixie theatre attraction.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Dorothy L. Lambert
Dewey Avenue
Frederic March
Strand Theatre
Wings
Dixie Theatre
French Battle Triple Thrust Move by Allies
In the Near East France fights to head off invasion spearheads aimed at Beirut and Damascus as Petain denounces rebel Frenchmen and British ally actions. France protests to Britain within 24 hours after pre-dawn attacks from Palestine and Trans-Jordan.
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Vichy
France
Near East
Lebanon
Beirut
Damascus
Syria
Turkey
Petain
Army Bomber Long Overdue Crew of Six Feared Missing
Salt Lake City June 9 The Army air corps seeks word on a B-18 twin motor bomber that departed here yesterday at 1 35 p m non stop to Chicago with six aboard Captain D N Motherwell pilot and Lieutenants T F Holsteen J W Gallagher L K Harvey and Staff Sergeants D E Hawley T McGuran all Boise Idaho based The flight was late unreported as showers and thunderstorms plagued the route east of Cheyenne delaying expected arrival at Chicago Municipal Airport about 9 p m yesterday The ship faced adverse weather while commercial lines moved normally See ARMY BOMBER Page 5
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Salt Lake City
Army Air Corps
Chicago
D. N. Motherwell
16Th Reconnaissance Squadron
T. F. Holsteen
J. W. Gallagher
L. K. Harvey
D. E. Hawley
T. McGuran
Boise
Idaho
Cheyenne
More Prisoners Taken By British in Atopia
Nairobi reports another British advance in southwestern Ethiopia as 1,200 prisoners are claimed including 200 Europeans and 1,000 Eritreans, plus 20 army trucks. The total prisoners cited in this drive reaches 3,200 across two Omo river crossings.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Colony
Ethiopia
Omo River
Spanish War Veterans Hold Annual Reunion in Charleston
Charleston June 9 Veterans of the Spanish American War heard speeches at their annual state convention stressing their role in a new national emergency. C A Boyles of Piedmont represented National Commander Rufus Foster of Louisiana at the opening session of the United Spanish War Veterans. About 200 delegates registered yesterday for joint sessions with the auxiliary, with another 100 expected today.
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Charleston
C. A. Boyles
Piedmont
Rufus Foster
Louisiana
United Spanish War Veterans
West Virginians Named to Gop Advisory Committees
Washington June 9 Two West Virginians were named to advisory committees by Republican National Committee Chairman W Martin Hallanan of Charleston to the committee on organization and Mrs Cara L Ebert of Parkersburg to the women’s activities group for guidance of the national party’s structure and programs.
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Washington
West
Bounties Offered by Generals in Tennessee War Games
In Tennessee war games pitting a motorized division against an armored unit the opposing generals posted bounties for each other. Major General William N. Haskell offered $25 for the capture of Major General George S. Patton Jr. Fort Benning headed forces. Patton countered with a $50 bounty on Haskell.
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Tennessee
William N. Haskell
New York
George S. Patton, Jr
Fort Benning
Patton
Haskell
Sabotage Hinted in Wheeling Plant Fire
President Ernest W Krause said there were signs the 200000 blaze that destroyed Wheeling Machine Products plant was incendiary as investigators from FBI state police city police fire marshal and NFIBU teams searched the ruins of the plant with 1 million in orders on hand mostly for government work. findings to follow on page 3.
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Wheeling
Ernest W. Krause
Wheeling Machine Products Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Fire Marshal's Office
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Nation's Contractors Meet At White Sulphur Springs
Fitting the construction industry into the national defense pattern will be studied at the Associated General Contractors of America meeting in White Sulphur Springs starting tomorrow. Managing Director H E Foreman of Washington says defense spending effects on building will be weighed now and after the expansion. M W Watson of Topeka Kansas, national president, will lead sessions after a preliminary council session.
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White Sulphur Springs
Associated General Contractors of America
H. E. Foreman
Washington
Associated General Contractors Secretaries Council
M. W. Watson
Topeka
Kas
Better Civilization By Improving Man Himself
Dr Detlev W Bronk Cornell University neurologist argued that civilization improves through the alliance of engineer and physician. He warned that man has been neglected as machines dominate progress and spoke at MIT alumni day in Cambridge urging a future race enhancement.
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Cambridge
Mass
Detlev W. Bronk
Cornell University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tennis Player Trapped by Currents After Ball Mishap
Kansas City on June 9 reports Guy N. Tracy tried a tennis shot that sailed past the court into swollen Brush Creek. He waded to retrieve it but was swept a quarter mile downstream by the current. He grabbed a bridge support and made it to the bank, the ball drifting by.
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Kansas City
Guy N. Tracy
Brush Creek
Tracy
Southern operators prepare reply to U S Board
Southern coal producers and United Mine Workers CIO must reply by 6 p m to the defense mediation board after a wage dispute with a proposed 7 a day raise. A winter fuel shortage warning was issued by the National Coal Association as production fell below 10 million tons last week. L Ebersole Gaines of Fayetteville led the southern operators in Washington drafting the response.
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Charleston
Southern Coal Producers
Defense Mediation Board
United Mine Workers (Cio
Iivastate of Rity
National Coal Association
L. Ebersole Gaines
Fayetteville
Southern
Washington
Strikebound North American Aviation plant seized by troops
U S troops moved into the North American Aviation plant in Los Angeles to resume war plane production after workers struck demanding higher wages. A convoy of fifty Army trucks greeted by cheering workers faced tear gas as disorders flared while officers said the move aimed to protect workers entering and leaving the plant. Bosses cited a backlog of 200 million in orders as soldiers took control five days after the strike began.
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Los Angeles
P—U
CIO
Vo-Ag Teachers Gather At Jackson's Mill Meet
Jacksons Mill opens a three day gathering of 100 vocational agriculture teachers. Conservation projects for sportsmen and farmers will be showcased in a booklet for next year. G C Mullan of Martinsburg outlines Berkeley county cooperative marketing plans. Virginia University speaker will address sessions.
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Jackson's Mill
Berkeley County
G. C. Mullan
Martinsburg
Virginia University
Noted Hamlin Attorney Wilkinson Dies After Illness
David Emory Wilkinson, 85, longtime Hamlin lawyer and former Lincoln County prosecuting attorney, died yesterday at his son Joseph B. Wilkinson’s home after 11 months of illness. He twice failed in circuit judge races but served as a special judge so often he was nicknamed Judge by many acquaintances.
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David Emory
Wilkinson
Hamlin
Lincoln County
Joseph B. Wilkinson
Congress Leaders Plan Two Months Vacation
President Roosevelt told Capitol Hill lieutenants he has no fury to prolong work and plans a two month summer break in July and August. Senate leaders from both parties agreed Congress could pause after clearing the calendar of anti strike measures age limit changes and minor bills. Final action on the 3.5 billion tax bill would be delayed until September.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Senate
Congress
Wilhelm Rites Held at Doorn
Wilhelm II former Kaiser of Germany was buried at Doorn in a modest ceremony arranged by himself. He died Wednesday at 82 after exile of 23 years. The ceremony, officiated by Rev Bruno Doerling, used earth from Potsdam and linked his burial to his homeland.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm II
Germany
Potsdam
Bruno Doehring
Wilhelm
Kaiser
Auguste Viktorit
Standard Oil Official Named Petroleum Deputy
Ralph K. Davies, vice president of Standard Oil Company, named petroleum coordinator. He will serve under Secretary Ickes, appointed by President Roosevelt to head the government drive to avert an oil shortage in eastern states.
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Washington
Ralph K. Davies
Standard Oil Company of
Ickes
Roosevelt
French Hold and German View on Syria Defense
German sources report sturdy French resistance against the British attack in Syria while noting it is too soon to judge the defense of the mandate. A spokesman says no German troops are in Syria and calls the matter between France and Britain, with Britain seeking to offset Crete losses. He cautions on Germany’s ultimate attitude or potential action.
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Berlin
Syria
France
England
Britain
Crete
Germany
Youth Drowns When Capsized In New River Near Fort Defiance
Raymond Matheney, 28, of Oak Hill, drowned when a small boat capsized in the New River near Fort Defiance. Companion clung to the craft and was rescued. Constable Robert Richards remained with the boat over an hour. Matheney reportedly tried to swim to shore and drowned.
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Gauley Bridge
Raymond Matheney
Oak Hill
New River
Fort Defiance
Robert Richards
Matheney
Examinations Begin For Second June Selectees
Examinations started today for 1,008 white and 82 negro youths called in under the second June selective service requisition. The Huntington induction period will last through Friday. Clarksburg will receive those called from the northern part of the state June 16 to 18.
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Huntington
Clarksburg
Strikers Defy Roosevelt Order at North American Plant
President Roosevelt ordered the army to seize the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood California after clashes as workers and pickets faced off. Lieutenant Colonel Bradshaw advised troops be sent to protect reopening, with around 1000 workers awaiting entry and equal numbers of pickets blocking access. The move aimed to permit operation and worker return.
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North American Aviation
Inglewood
Cal
Union and Company
Washington
Roosevelt
North American Aviation Co
Calif
Army
Robert F. Patterson
Charles E. Bradshaw
White House
Brad
Ahn
Barly
Bradshaw
PFT
Free French forces reinforce in the Levant with British aid
The Free French under General Charles de Gaulle, allied with Britain, total about 40 000 well equipped troops in the Levant and Palestine. They include mechanized detachments and a company of Spahis. De Gaulle operates from Palestine with General Wilson as naval ships exceed 100. Submarines are among the fastest.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Levant
Sieger
Spahis
Syria
Libya
de Gaulle
Palestine
Henry Maitland Wilson
Trans-Jordan
Free French
Onth
de Gaullists
Indias
Iralia
Bermuda
Japare
Trinidad
Fiahan
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Kansas
Strand
Dixie
North Frontier
Fear Airplane
Bown
Chicago Municipal
Atopia
Hint
Blaze
Wheeling Machine Company
Southern Ops
U. S. Board
Mediation Board
Western District
Vo-Ag
Jackson’s Mill
Standard Oil
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