New Harison County Airport Dedicated with Airmail Service
June 11 ceremonies dedicated the new Harison county airport and inaugurated airmail express and passenger service to Clarksburg by American Airlines. Assistant Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson hailed aviation as a major national asset for air defense and noted thousands of new pilots are needed. General H. H. Arnold, Rear Admiral John H. Towers, and Robert H. Hinckley attended.
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Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Harison County
Clarksburg
American Airlines
United States
American Legion
Civil Aeronautics Authority
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
John H. Towers
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Robert H. Hinckley
Hitler Mussolini face tough talks as France fights on
Berlin authorized Nazis warned no separate armistice with France, while Hitler plans a meeting with Mussolini to discuss the situation. French communique says fighting continues as Britain's hopes hinge on delaying a German breakthrough. Soviet troops move into Estonia and Lithuania, aiming to blunt German plans and strengthen positions for potential offensives. Reports from Bordeaux and London describe uncertain terms and Maginot Line implications amid the rapid, chaotic war perimeter.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Contionet
Berlin
France
Phe
Hitler Wold
Bett
Afy
Esmond Taylor
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bordeaux
Premier Petain
Spain
Germany
London
British resolve grows as France falls in 1940 war drive
Prime Minister Churchill declares grim determination to fight on even if England falls. French leadership braces in Bordeaux as German forces push relentlessly, surrounding about a million soldiers in Alsace Lorraine and crossing the Loire near Orleans while new French cabinet contemplates capitulation plans.
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Churchill
England
Paul Reynaud
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace
Lorraine
Paptarlier
Orleans
Loire
Joan ‘of Arc
Bordeaux
Paris
Jiffy Knit Exclusive Bolero Pattern Offered
Jiffy Knit introduces a bolero pattern number 6690 with sizes 12 14 and 16 18, including illustrations and stitch details. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Booths Creek Lady Is Dead
Mrs Viola Lee McElfresh 60 of Booths Creek Bridgeport Boothsville road died Sunday at home after long illness. widow of A L McElfresh she had lived in the same house 38 years. survivors include husband two daughters two sons six grandchildren one sister and one brother. The body to be moved from Bartlett Funeral Home to the Booths Creek residence this evening with arrangements incomplete.
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Viola Lee Elfresh
A. L. McElfresh
Booth's Creek
Bridgeport
Boothsville
Tooine W
Martha Jane Maxwell
L. A. Shingleton
David Maxwell
Route 2
Bartlett Funeral
Booths Creek
Elderly Charles Town Attorney Passes Away
Charles Town on June 17 reports the death of 81 year old attorney Thomas C. Green at his daughter’s Washington home. Survivors include another daughter Mrs. George C. Coyle of Charles Town. Green’s father T C Green formerly served as a state supreme court judge.
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Charles Town
Thomas C. Green
Henry Sheppard
Washington, D. C
George C. Coyle
Green
T. C. Green
State Supreme Court
Petain Asks Peace Averts Armistice Seek
Petain’s government prepared for a possible armistice as Reynaud’s cabinet collapsed after talks on U S aid to the Allies. Morning French communique said fighting continued around Laigle Chateaudun the Loire line and South Olavallon. Berlin radio reported Petain proclaiming capitulation as Mussolini and Hitler planned a meeting in Italy.
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Petain
dHe
Paul Reynaud
France
Rey Haud
Térig
Unites States
Laigle
Chateaudun
Loire
Olavallon
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Nazis Press Advance as Paris Watch Continues
French forces battled advancing German troops along a broad front from the sea to near Paris. Reports said advances paused near Laigle and Auxerre while Nazi forces pushed toward Dijon and Gray. In London, Britain’s new cabinet faced U.S. mediation offers and urgent messages from Prime Minister Churchill as war alarms sounded.
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Qhat
Ito
Paris
Seine River
Melun
Fontainet
Auxerre
France
Clamency
Avalonhet
Gres
Dijon
Gray
Ana
Neuf-Brisaoh
Inet
Roosevelt
Mate
United States
Britain
France Faces Peril as Germany Advances on Paris
Berlin sources warned no armistice but capitulation terms. Petain’s task seen as deadly for France with 150 German divisions driving toward Paris, as England relies on its blockade. Dispatches from Basel note French forces retreating, only gunners cover, while Petain’s choice awaited after Reynaud’s government fall.
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Berlin
France
England
Europe
Havas
Petain
Basel
Switzerland
Pétain
Reynaud
Gener
Bombing hits near Mitchellfield wreckage scars area
Eyewitness notes small bombs explode near a crash site. Bodies burned and mangled lie in the wreckage as ambulances and rescue squads converge. A man named F. W. Watgitls was at his room within 50 yards of the scene when the plane came down. Debris and secondary explosions ripple through the nearby houses as medics struggle to recover victims.
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Eden Army
Mitchellfield
F. W. Watgitls
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