Struggle Between Nazi and Soviet Forces Reported
Reports from Ankara and Moscow describe conflicting Nazi and Soviet actions on the Eastern Front. Berlin claims momentum near Kiev while Russians vow resistance. U.S. government commits aid and Russia’s assets are released for military needs. President Roosevelt notes uncertainty about Soviet needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Germany
Skepny
Kiev
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Ctiff
Moscow
Hitler
United States
Roosevelt
Absentee Ballots Cast in County Ahead of Election
County Clerk W C A reports forty six absentee ballots cast by Tuesday morning and to be sent to judges of precincts where voters reside. Final hour passed Tuesday June 24 with no more ballots accepted. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for special Senate election featuring 28 Democratic candidates, two Republicans, one Independent, and one Communist seeking Morris’s vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haggbell
Republ
Morris
Unclear fragment about Celina airman and planning meeting
Fragment mentions George Jenkins of Celina an airman on a Collin County Use Planning Committee. It references a Wednesday morning trip to Waco for a state conference with principal speakers. Text is garbled and lacks clear outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jenkins
Celina
Collin County
Waco
Denking
Sante
Parking Meters Take Effect July in Guy Lie Square
Parking regulations go into effect on Saturday at Guy Lie Square on a six month trial. Meter rates set at 1 cent for 24 minutes and 5 cents for two hours.
Guests In Home Of Mr And Mrs Chas M Cooper
Mr and Mrs Charlies M Cooper hosted relatives at their 711 West Lamar Street home. Their visitors included Cooper Jr with wife and son from Port Arthur, Orville Iota and family from Phoenix, Lt Orville Mudge and family from Phoenix now stationed in Abilene, and Miss Kate Lugenbeel from Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies M. Cooper
West
Lamar Street
A M. Cooper, Jr
M. Cooper, III
Port Arthur
Orville Iota
Phoenix
Ariz
Abilene
Kate Lugenbeel
Seattle
Washington
J. H. Lugenbeel
McKinney
City Commission Begins Duties As Equalization Board
City Commission starts its three day session as the equalization board with Mayor Form W Seene, Commissioners J Snapp and Loman Seeinson. City Secretary G Frank Wolford attends each session. Sessions run Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Insects Found on Collin County Cotton Farm Tour
Agent McCullough led a Monday inspection visit to a large Collin County cotton farm to inspect and curb insect infestation. Two prominent farmers, Chris LaFollette and Hubert White, accompanied him on the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collin Oo
McCullough
Chris LaFollette
Hubert White
Accident Claims Life of Sister of Late McKinney Man
Mrs. Rodman W. Keenon of On, Kentucky died from injuries in an accident. Mrs. W. T. Pon of Louisville, Kentucky, widow of the late lieutenant governor, was injured. A sister, Mrs. T. W. Pen of Louisville, and an Adams were also named in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Rodman W. Keenon
W. T. Pon
Louisville
Keenon
Kentucky
T. W. Pen
Adams
Hitchcock Family Reunion At Finch Park
A Hitchcock family reunion at Finch Park gathered relatives from Texas and beyond to honor Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hitchcock of Kansas City Kansas. Guests included Floyd Hitchcock V C Chuck Hitchcock Boyd Hitchcock and others with plans to visit Estelline Greenville and Dallas in the days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Finch Park
Dallas
Ola George
Gladys George
Fannie George
Clifford George
Cottage Hill
Tom Hitchcock
Greenville
W. C. Hitchcock
Gordon Forsyth
Election Returns To Be Received Saturday Night
Returns of the Texas senatorial race from Callin County will be received Saturday night by the Callin County Election Bureau with local newspapers present. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Officials expect results to begin streaming in soon after closing time. The contest to fill the seat left by the death of Senator Morris Sheppard features twenty seven candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Callin County
Collin County
Morris Sheppard
Prevalence of Boll Weevil and Cotton Flea Hopper Alert
Agent McCullough notes full grown boll weevils and cotton flea hoppers are plentiful. Recommends dusting crops with sulphur for a week and calciums arsenate for five days to set squares. He states farmers must buy sulphur and calcium arsenate as supplies are unavailable locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Escaped Fate Of Submarine 0-9 Descends In Portsmouth
Son of Mrs Art Scherter of McKinney Texas, Mr Payne, assigned to Submarine 0 9, was aboard during a trial trip when the submarine sank off Portsmouth New Hampshire Friday. Machinist’s Mate Billy Payne, kept from boarding, may have survived due to exposure to measles in McKinney. Holton, daughter of Billy’s sister, had measles just before Payne’s return to duty on the East Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Scherter
McKinney
Payne
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Billy
Little Mais Holton
Billy Payne
Mrs W K Penn Taken to Farber Clinic
Mrs W K Penn was taken to 810 Farber Street after an incident. She was admitted to McKinney City Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Penn
Farber
Aeundeent & McKinney Ity Hospital
W. O. Clark
Kein
McKinney City Hospital
Anna Bunday
Visitors From Nashville Learn Texan Welcome in McKinney
Mr and Mrs H L Willis of Nashville Tennessee stay with Mr and Mrs George W Drake at North Tennessee Street in McKinney. Willis is a descendant of the late Dr A M Drake, father of George W Drake. They attended a Cumberland Presbyterian Church gathering in Dent from June 17 to 23. Visitors praise Texas hospitality and McKinney’s friendliness and are invited to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Willis
Nashville
Tennessee
George W. Drake
North Tennessee Street
Mr. Willis
A. M. Drake
Geo. W. Drake
Mattie Drake Willis
Tennesse
Willis
Labanon Presbytery
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Dent
Texas
McKinney
Banks to Close Saturday for Election Day
In observance of election day on Saturday June 28 both local banks will be closed all day Thos Johnson president of the Collin County National Bank and J C Stewart active vice president of the Central National Bank announce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Johnson
Collin County National Bank
J. C. Stewart
Central National Bank
Couple Resign from Nobility School to Work in Mesquite District
Mr and Mrs Guy Allen longtime Nobility teachers resign to take similar positions in Mesquite school in Collin County near Farmersville. During summer Mr Allen supervises WPA lunch room gardens across 13 counties. They currently reside in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Allen
Nobility
Collin County
Farmersville
Allen
WPA
Dallas
City Commission Holds Routine Meeting At City Hall
The City Commission met Tuesday night at City Hall for two hours of routine business. Present were Mayor Tom W. Perkins and Commissioners Lyman D. and J. H. Snapp with City Secretary G. Frank Wolford. City Attorney Henry C. Miller remained confined to the hospital.
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Seasion
Tom W. Perkins
Lyman D
J. H. Snapp
G. Frank Wolford
Ety
Henry C. Miller
George R. Mons Jr Selected for Civil Pilot Training
George R. Morris Jr of McKinney was among 30 selected for Civil Pilot Training at North Texas State Teachers College Denton after passing physicals. Training began June 23 with solo expected by week’s end. course completes about August 5. Morris, a junior economics major, is son of G. R. Morris of 302 Lamar Street. He also studies sociology and English this summer.
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George R. Morris, Jr
McKinney
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Fred Connell
Mr. Morris
NTSTC
G. R. Morris
Lamar Street
CPT
McKinney FFA to Attend Sherman Encampment
Members of the McKinney Chapter of Future Farmers of America will join several hundred boys from eighteen North Texas schools at the district encampment August 4 to 6 at Woodlake between Sherman and Denison. The event, sponsored by J T Rollins, offers meals sleeping quarters and recreation for a small fee, with committees coordinating activities including boxing volleyball swimming softball and food arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Future Farmers of America
Sherman
FFA
Woodlake
Denison
J. T. Rollins
North Texas
North Texas Baptist
C.K. Hoyle
Pilot Point
E.A. Requemore Sherman
Doyle Williams
Tom Cunningham
Officers of St. John's Installed Tuesday Night
St. John's Lodge No. 51 A F and A M installed its year officers in the Mason ic Temple Tuesday night with W L Brown and W G Proctor conducting the ceremony. T E Burnside became Worshipful Master and R P Jones was honored for his year as retiring master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lodge
Masonic Temple
McKinney
W. L. Brown
W. G. Proctor
Grand Lodge of Texas
T. E. Burnside
R. P. Jones
W. M. George L. Forsythe
W. Es Bagwill
J. W Brown
Thas. H. Blewett
Scott Wysong
Will J. Rhea
Burnside
Gleaners Class Visits Juliette Fowler Home in Dallas
The Gleaners Class of the First Christian Church drove to Dallas to visit the Juliette Fowler Orphan Home and the Home for the Aged. Mrs Patterson and sixteen members delivered cookies, toured the facilities, lunched at White Rock, and described the outing as highly enjoyable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleaners
First Christian Church
Dallas
Juliette Fowler
W. C. Patterson
White Rock
Ula Saunders Visits Fort Worth on Business
Ula Saunders a well known Mc Kinney businessman traveled to Fort Worth on Tuesday morning for a business engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ula Saunders
McKinney
Fort Worth
Five McKinney Men To Select Defense Council
Five McKinney men were appointed by Thos. Johnson, president of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce, to form a Steering Committee for the Collin County Civilian Defense Council. Appointees include Joe Sr., W. P. Abernathy, W. B. Finney, and Elton Riggs. The committee will meet to choose candidates and may form an eighteen member council to boost civilian morale during the world crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Thos. Johnson
McKinney Chamber of Commerce
Collin County
County Civilian Defense Council
Joe Sr
W. P. Abernathy
W. B. Finney
Elton Riggs
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Civilian Defense Council
William A. Wilson
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Finke Heads Jaycees in Minneapolis Convention
Walter W. Finke, 34, of Minneapolis and Minnesota Director of Social Welfare, was elected President of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. The convention in Minneapolis chose Dallas for the 1942 session and urged curtailment of non-defense spending, pay-as-you-go federal policy, faster defense, and a federal board to study postwar readjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Finke
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Texas
Roosevelt
Congress
License interview opportunity for auto owners this Thursday
Auto owners with 10 drivers licenses may apply in the office of Justice of the Peace Clyde. Public safety officials will conduct interviews during the Thursday afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Justice of the Peace
Clyde
Army Leaves Big Plane Plant as Strike Ends in Inglewood
The American Army withdrew from the large airplane factory at Inglewood California after orders from the President to end the strike. The plant resumes full operation producing ten bombers daily with many sent to Great Britain and some repurposed for Army use. The South remains tense as the United Mine Workers threaten a July 7 walkout in Southern Appalachian soft coal mines without a new two year contract. Texas labor leaders back a no strike policy on defense work while Army construction proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
California
Mammouth
Great Britain
United Mine Workers To Committee
CIO
Texas State Federation of Labor
Paso
A. S. McBride
McBride
James Mitchell
Army Construction Quartermaster
Texas
Revival At Nazarene Church In Culleoka Opens Weeklong Series
A revival at the Church of the Nazarene in Culleoka led by the Casey Evangelistic Party began Monday night and runs two weeks with nightly 7:45 PM services. Rev H A Casey Evangelist Mrs E J Casey soloist and Prof Tracy Bowles piano provide concerts with vocal duets and instrumental numbers before each service. The revival features a Musical Sermon on June 30 and a variety of topics from scripture. Mrs E H Holmes and daughter visit relatives in Austin while Anna Bun day and others receive care at McKinney City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Casey
Church of the Nazarene
Culleoka
Casey Evangelistic Party
E. J. Casey
Tracy Bowles
Juan M. Casey
Joanna E. Casey
C. H. Wilson
Caseys
Wilson
Jesus
Peter
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Mrs. Chas. M. Cooper
Dallas Times Herald
Billy Ward Payne
Nashville, Tenn
Sales Ees Ete
George L. Forsyth
Don W. Bagwill
Chas. H. Blewett
Walter Wyeong O
W. M
George R. Mons, Jr
St. John’s
Defense Council
Jaycees
The
Nazarene Church
E. H. Holmes
Miss Bobbie
Harvey Penick
Harvey Roberts
Curtis
Austin
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