War Chronicle Foresees Decisive Nazi Drive In France
The article analyzes Hitler's second blitzkrieg aimed at the Allied left in Northern France and the Somme-Aisne front. It warns of dark days ahead but suggests Allied resilience if they can hold and impede Paris by limiting the German advance.
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Hitler
Somme
Aisne
France
Flanders
English Channel
Laon
Amiens
Paris
Oise
Generalissimo Weyland
Hitler Counters Channel Bombing as Invasion Looms
The text predicts Hitler will intensify bombing of Channel shipping and British ports and industrial areas. It argues destruction of industry and shipping is essential for his aim to crush England and land troops, expecting heavy air assaults alongside the French offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
England
Britain
Five Thousand Farmers Gather for Joint Meet
Raleigh hosts the annual joint membership meeting of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and the Farmers Cooperative Exchange. About five thousand farmers and farm women are expected to hear speeches by J W Harrelson, Graham A Barden, Marvin A Brooker, and H A Baum.
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Raleigh
N. C. Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
J. W. Harrelson
N. C. State College
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
Marvin A. Brooker
Columbia Bank For Cooperatives
Columbia
S. C
H. A. Baum
New York
Atlantic Commission Company
Mull resigns from Shelby hospital board
O M Mull resigned as a member of the Shelby hospital board of trustees. The rest is a bird observation about crows, noting their low morning search and high evening roosting flight.
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Mull
Shelby
O. M. Mull
Shelby Hospital Board of Trustees
American Legion Post 196 Meeting at William Penn High
John McClain Post 196 of the American Legion will hold a gathering at William Penn High School Cafeteria this evening at eight o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Butler Brown
Virginia State College
Petersburg
William Penn High School
Brown
William Penn
Lula Lindsay
Robert Williamson
John McClain
American Legion
City-Wide Boys' Club Announces Summer Meetings and Games
Under the Juvenile Department and Boys' Commissioner O B E Davis leadership the City-Wide Boys' Club starts summer meetings Friday at 12 30 in the picnic grove. Attend with bathing suits. A 1 30 softball double header between Washington Street Center and South Side Center teams follows open to the public. Remaining meetings run Wednesdays at nine o'clock.
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O. B E. Davis
Municipal Colored Park
Washington Street Center
Southside Center
Local Officials Attend Weekend Graduations in Charleston and Greensboro
William Wilson director of unemployment compensation returned to the city after a weekend at West Virginia State College, Charleston, W V, for his daughter Lydia Lavenia Wilson s graduation with a Mus B. Mr and Mrs Edward Powell of Whiteville visited their niece at 612 Mangum Avenue and attended their son s graduation at A and T College.
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William Wilson
Wrenn Street
West Virginia State College
Charleston
W. Va
Lydia Lavenia Wilson
Edward Powell
Whiteville
Mangum Avenue
City
A. and
T. College
Acme Social Club Plans Meeting at Center
The Acme Social Club will meet at the Washington Street Community Center this evening at eight o'clock.
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ACME
Acme Social Club
Washington Street
Birthday Party Honors James Robertson Jr at West Green Street
Mr and Mrs James Robertson Sr hosted a birthday gathering for their son James Jr at 1003 West Green Street on Saturday afternoon with guests including Willie and Beulah Gooden Leroy Haywood James Smith Louise Johnson and others. Sixth and seventh grade students of Fairview Street School treated five upper grade teachers and one primary teacher to a dinner in the school cafeteria on Friday afternoon. Teachers present were Miss M L Graye Miss A L Jones Mrs G L Flowe Mrs M B Sneed Mrs E A Townes and Mrs J K Williams. Students in attendance included Helen Armstrong Ruth Melton Ellen Barber Martha Burke Margaret Martin Valolen Anna Battle Percy Blair Marion Hill and John Amaker.
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James Robertson, Sr
James, Jr
West Green Street
Willie
Beulah Gooden
Leroy Haywood
James Smith
Louise Johnson
Luddie
Lacy
Odell
Yvonne Breton
Josephine Gilmore
Daisy Mae Robertson
Jessie James
James Burr
Geneva Graham
Normal
Lovett Scotton
Harriet
Annie Burton
Fairview Street School
M. L. Graye
A. L. Jones
G. L. Flowe
M. B. Sneed
E. A. Townes
J. K. Williams
Helen Armstrong
Ruth Melton
Ellen Barber
Martha Burke
Margaret Martin
Viola Len
Anna Battle
Percy Blair
Marion Hill
John Amaker
William Penn High School Class Night Exercises
The annual Class Night Exercises at William Penn High School on Tuesday represented a new departure from prior events and were well received, signaling a fresh approach to the school's year end program.
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William Penn
William Penn High School
Cen
Stay Requested In New Rate For Mahogany
Shippers and the North Carolina Traffic League petitioned for a stay in the effective date and a hearing on a proposed new intra state rail rate schedule for domestic and Philippine mahogany passing through the Wilmington port. The schedule would raise mahogany about 15 percent and domestic lumber about 2 percent. Foreign wood would rise June 12 and state lumber June 17.
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Raleigh
Shippers
North Carolina Traffic League
Wilmington
H. M. Nicholson
State Utilities Commission
The
Traffic League
Rotary Convention Opens at Havana
Dr Federico Laredo Bru welcomed 5,000 Rotarians and guests to Havana Cuba for Rotary's 1940 convention opening session on Sunday evening June 9. Dr. Walter D. Head, president of Rotary International, delivered the response followed by a musical concert.
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Havana
Federico Laredo Bru
Rotary
Cuba
Walter D. Head
Rotary International
National Geographic to Publish Article on North Carolina
Raleigh June 5 The National Geographic Magazine plans a feature on North Carolina covering two decades of progress. Leonard Cornell Roy and J Baylor Roberts are in the state gathering material for the article for several weeks to two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
National Geographic Magazine
Leonard Cornell Roy
Geographic
J. Baylor Roberts
Merchant Ship Starts Career In Idleness
Adolf Hitler seeks to bolster morale by arguing the America, the United States largest merchant ship, will begin its career idle unless Europe’s ports reopen. The 723-foot liner built for the Maritime Commission cost about 17 million dollars, with 1219 passengers and 639 crew, featuring fireproof materials and advanced safety devices.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
James River
Newport News
America
Europe
U. S
United States Line
U. S. Maritime Commission
Commission
Congress
Maritime Commission
Fire damages five story plant in South Henderson
A large five story concrete feed and flour plant owned by Vance Mills in South Henderson suffered extensive fire damage yesterday. The flames damaged the structure but were kept from the huge grain bins.
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Henderson
Vance Mills
South Henderson
High Point Camera Club Meets Tonight at 8
The High Point Camera Club will hold a meeting at 8 oclock in the offices of Voorhees and Everhart 308 North Main Street. Thomas Dodamead, noted photographer, will be principal speaker. Members will display prints and discussions will cover important camera topics.
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High Point Camera Club
Voorhees and Everhart
North Main Street
Thomas Dodamead
Five Columnist Spotlight Fish Battle in Lake Hickory
Jack Burch hooked a six pound carp in a local lake near Hickory. The fish fought fiercely, nearly jumping into the boat, before Burch subdued it with a paddle.
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Hickory
Jack Burch
Print Exhibition Details To Include Errors And Successes
The discussion outlines that the print exhibition will note both errors and successful work. It signals a focus on documenting processes and outcomes within the displayed materials.
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Robt. Ripley
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Nazieftain
Colgate Soaps
Tagon Toilet
Lennormerly
Ss. WV
Onu
Mr. Fri
Mann's Drug Stores
IMAIL
Frank Dunn
Church OF Christ
Conway
A.k
Abilene
Hendrix
Arkansas State
Lizzie Mililer
Henry Maillers
Alexandria, Va
King Features Syndicate
Louis Bear
Santa Monica, Calif
DODGE
Horace Gilderton
DR. Brown William Penn
Christine Harrell
Life of Service
Jesse Gray
NES Club
High Point Tennis Club
J. J. Wilson
P. D D. Mitchell
Josephine M. Ingram
O. E. Davis
National Geographic
Tom Wolf
NEA
Legion
Legionnaires
Legion Convention Office
Neut Ocean
Krou
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Milton Chapman
Mr. Chapman
Milton M. Chapman
Ocean Forest Hotel
Tatle Beach
Ettery
Rity
Eer
Coca-Cola CO
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
High Point
East
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