The Edgar Murphy Social Network in New York
A columnist recalls meeting Edgar Murphy, an entertaining connector who used his universal acquaintances to advance business, notably promoting Mumm champagne. Dialogues recount Murphy’s humor, his father’s pride, and Delmonico’s dining misadventures with French brand names and Northwest miners.
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Lilian Buseell
Weber
Fields
Shantey
New York
Kuekrieg
Edgar Murphy
tran @hout
Edgar
Edgar Wes
Edger
W. Ru
General Grant
Hils
Delmonice’s
Carcon
Perry Jonesway
Nazi Bombers Raid Paris Yank 44 Die 149 Hurt
A wartime bulletin reports Nazi air raids on Paris and Allied forces with 44 killed and 149 wounded. Separate line notes two bombs hit Sussex England injuring one and damaging buildings near a boys school after a nocturnal alert.
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Paris
Yank
Fort Worth Wheat Sold for 90 Cents in 1940 Market
Fort Worth reports the sale of one of the first two cars of 1940 wheat consigned to the Fort Worth market at 90 cents per bushel. The Kimbell Diamond Milling company at Sherman purchased it from Graham Mill and Elevator, with loading at McGargel.
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Fort Worth
Ford
Kimbell Diamond Milling Company
Sherman
Graham Mill and Elevator Company
McGargel
Guard Sets Over Armories in N. Y.
Albany June 3 Governor Herbert H. Lehman ordered 500 members of the national guard and naval militia to active service to guard the state armories arsenals camps and military equipment after a conference with Adjutant General Ames Brown details the precautionary measure and its purpose at this time.
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Albany
N. Y
INS
Herbert H. Lehman
National Guard
Naval
Ames Brown
Paris Building Bombed in German Air Raid
Fragments describe a German air raid on a Paris building during dinner, with casualties and ensuing social anecdotes. References to dining at Delmonico’s, Jack’s on Sixth Avenue, and Shanley’s move to a new, grand restaurant appear beside names like Edgar, W. RR, and Henry Lewis.
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Paris
Bowie
Delmonico
Dermorship
Jay
Dhanley
Reotor
Jack
Sixth Avenue
Brown
Broadway
Edgar
Edgar Eld
Shanley
New Place
Frances Muprhy
Dark Cross
New York
Housing Board Priority Ruling Defines Federal Agency Status
Washington June 3 The United States Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Housing Administration is an agency of the United States and that its claims have government priority in bankruptcy proceedings.
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Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Tody
Feteral Housing Administration
United States
Pugilist and Wife Detained by British
London June 2. Joe Beck, former British heavyweight boxing champion, and his wife were detained today by Southampton police under defense regulations. No details were given.
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London
Joe Beckalt
Fomer
Southampton Po- Nce
Fascist Salute In Rumania Reported In Budapest
Budapest reports that Romania has adopted the fascist salute as the official form of greeting. The shift follows the replacement of Foreign Minister Grigore Guteney with Ton Gigurt, a figure noted for pro German leanings.
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Budapest
Grigore Guteney
Ton Gigurt
Spears Demands Full Guard Support for Roosevelt Defense Plan
Monday Senator J Franklin Spears urged Congressman Paul J Kilday to back President Roosevelts defense program emphasizing the national guard. Spears, a guard member, stressed readiness of the Thirty sixth division to respond to any presidential call for service.
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Spears
Paul J. Kilday
J. Franklin Spears
Kildsy
Roosevelt
National Guard
Natonal Guard
Police Locate Young Explorer Sonny Muirenei
Sonny Muirenei, four year old son of Mr and Mrs William Mitchel of 414 Mr Kinley Avenue, completed a six and a half hour expedition in the city Sunday afternoon after disappearing at 2 pm on his tricycle. Police found him at 8 30 pm in the 1000 block of South St Marys street. He was safely located and reported to be in good condition.
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Sonny Muirenei
William Mitchel
Kinley Avenue
Sonny
Death message to Gypsy leader received by police
Antonio police sought Steve Miller, leader of a gypsy band, to deliver a death message after receiving word. George Miller of Rotan NM contacted officers to relay information to the gypsy chief. Police also were asked to locate a dog named Oh Mah in a separate report from Mrs. W. W. MacKinley.
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Sat Antonio
Steve Miller
3 Band of Gypsies
George Miller
Rotan
Banon Newsboys Plan Moves to San Antonio Newsstands
Wyatt Weyatt city building inspector proposes restricting newsboys to sell at corner newsstands in San Antonio and charging city rent. The plan aims to curb downtown street vending by forcing buyers to use fixed stands, mirroring a larger city model and awaiting mayoral approval.
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San Antonio
Benjamin J. Weyatt
Wyatt
Maury Mav
Bombs Fall On Paris As German Air Attacks Reported
Paris civilians endure June 3 bombing near Issy Les Moulineaux and other airfields. German high command claims 330,000 British and French prisoners taken in the Artois Flanders battle. Dunkirk pressure persists. Norway and Rhone valley raids noted. heavy losses for both sides reported. The narrative includes a Paris observer describing bombs tearing through a city block and civilians calmly resuming meals amid destruction.
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Berlin
Paris
Issy-Lés-Moulineaux
Prench
Arlois
Flanders
Dunkerque
High Command
France
Norway
JWR
Duikerque
Bergues
Chinkerque
Ums
Rhone Valley
Marseilles
Mnemy
Maginot
Worbach
Narvik
Vadsee
Ishin
Ofoten Fjord
Germany
Mar- Reille
Grand Stile
Britain
Marseille-Lyon
Rhone
Taly
Parachute Troops Suffer Heavy Losses in Halland
London reports authoritative sources based on German prisoner evidence indicating most parachute troops dropped in Halland were killed. Notable cases include 16 infantrymen in one plane with only one survivor and ten men landing where three died in the air and four were shot on reaching ground.
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London
Halland
Steel Mills Jump Operations in U S
Steel mills in the United States will jump operating schedules to 0.3 percent of capacity this week, up 34 points from the prior week and the highest since late January, the American Iron and Steel Institute estimated. A month ago operations were at 35.8 percent and a year ago 6.42 percent.
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New York
United States
American Iron and Steel Institute
Train Crash Shakes City at Randolph Wells Station
Chicago June 3. An elevated express train rear-ended another southbound train at Randolph Wells station. About 300 people were shaken and injured. Two women and a man appeared seriously hurt.
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Chicago
Randolph- Wells
Chinese Celebrate Ban on Opium Use
CHUNGHING June 3 The burning of large stocks of opium and pipe smoking paraphernalia featured national celebrations commemorating the suppression of opium use. The bonfire followed a mass meeting attended by representatives from every government department.
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Chunghing
Dud Bomb Djal Bullitt Survivs Paris Air Raid
Ambassador William Bullitt survived a Paris air raid when a dud bomb pierced the Ministry luncheon building roof near the embassy. He told President Roosevelt by telephone that God was with him as sirens wailed and the bomb shattered the room shortly after he planned to join Air Minister Lawren Byrne for lunch.
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United States
William
Bullitt
Paris
J Lawrent Bynag
Thelt
Washington
Whlam
Bylditt
America
Simbbassador
France
Roosevelt
French Air ‘Ministry
Bull Utt
Pung and Skinner Head West for Conference
P. Pung and Allan Skinner, naturalization officers stationed in San Antonio, left Monday for San Francisco to attend a western division conference on naturalization. Similar meetings are planned in Chicago and New York as efforts continue to form a more central system of naturalization.
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P. Pung
Allan Skinner
San Antonio
San Francisco
Western Division
United States Naturalization
Chicago
New York
Pung
Churchill to Talk on Flanders Move
London heard Prime Minister Winston Churchill will address the House of Commons tomorrow about the withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force from Flanders. The Commons session is expected to begin in the evening.
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Churchill
Flanders
London
Inne
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Paris Bombed Again as German Raid Kills 45
Paris suffers a major Luftwaffe attack with 45 killed and 149 wounded as 250 to 300 German planes strike the city and its outskirts. Fire, smoke, and extensive structural damage fill streets while ambulances and fire crews rush to scenes. Ambassador Bullitt narrowly avoids death amid the blasts.
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Paris
France
William C. Bullitt
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
War at a Glance AP reports Paris raid and Dunkirk toll
Paris bombarded by German warplanes with casualties including an American. Ambush dud fails to explode. Dunkirk evacuation deemed exceedingly difficult. Berlin cites Paris raid and prisoner tallies in Flanders. British hospital ships bombed. many saved. Ei ghteen German planes destroyed. Italy alerts to war prep. Roosevelt President Roosevelt sails with 750 Americans. 700 Fifth Column suspects in Alexandria. Pope Pius XII criticizes belligerent treatment of noncombatants. Duitse claims sabotage plots in Mexico and Canal Zone.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bullitt
Dunkerque
Berlin
Flanders
Bergues
London
B. E. Fo
Rome
Italy
Turin
Manhattan
Roosevelt Aaile
Alexandria
Egypt
Vatican City
Pius XII
Mexico City
Legation
Mexico
Panama Canal Zone
Weather Forecast for San Antone and Vicinity
Partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with moderate southeast winds. Airport high Monday about 94, low Monday night around 68, Tuesday high about 92, low Monday morning around 70. East Texas partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with moderate to fresh southeast winds. West Texas fair with some high cloudiness Monday night and scattered thundershowers, cooler Tuesday afternoon.
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San Antone
East Texas
West Texas
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Rumania
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Banon
Bades
By Robert Okin
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Anny
Steel Mills Jump Operations
U.S
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