Strategy Drives Nazig and British Toward Syria
A 1941 analysis argues that Crete’s fall worsened Britain’s near East position yet gave time to defend the Mosul oil fields. It contends Germany seeks Syria and Cyprus to threaten Iraq, Palestine, and Suez, with Cyprus as a critical lever for future operations.
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France
Britain girds for Axis onslaught in new war roundup
Britain readies for the next axis blow as signals mount of attacks on Malta Gibraltar and England. German planes bomb Damascus and Crete officials report French generals reach Gibraltar to confer with Gort. Luftwaffe sinks merchant ships off Scotland and in the Thames estuary. Dover convoy shells back. Britain claims 83 enemy vessels destroyed in three months with 72 heavily damaged.
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Fort Worth Elephant Film Holdout May End
Penny the stuffer elephant of Fort Worth's Forest Park stalls the movie deal over salary. Penny was to leave Monday for Atema to appear in Walter Whiener productions in Sundown, but zoo officials and the park board rejected a tentative contract as the $50 weekly pay was deemed too low.
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Atema
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Wheat Crop Hurt by Floods in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma floods worsen crop damage as two days of heavy rain and high winds hit the state. Hail damaged fields in Woodward and Harper counties, with wheat losses from 40 to 160 percent of expected yields. Southwestern regions report about 50 percent wheat loss and damage to barley oats and cotton. Walnut Grove residents evacuate as swollen waters threaten farms and livestock.
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Texas Floods Cut Roads Across State and City
June reports show widespread flooding across Texas and parts of Oklahoma, with three to six inch rains, downed power lines, and damaged trees. In Plainview a 30 year old man drowned in White River floods while evacuating residents and livestock. Austin faced power and telephone outages as four feet of water blocked the Texan power plant area and roads flooded. The Lower Colorado River Authority noted rain mainly below Marshall Ford dam with no flood danger, while highways near Houston and Hastrop closed and two farmhouses washed away on Slaughter Creek. Onion Creek reached a mile wide at a highway bridge east of Austin.
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One Killed Six Hurt in Kaufman County Crash
VERRELL June 7 11N8 Kaufe man county death toll to nine with Mrs. Preston Funderburk of Wills Point killed in a collision Friday evening. Six others injured as a car driven by Preston Funderburk skidded in front of Beaumont Stinnett 48 Amarillo. Also injured Sidney Stinnett 10 broken leg Mrs Ann Hates Dallas cuts J D Ellis 25 and Billy Jack Funderburk 13 both of Wills Point.
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Wills Point
Comedienne Mary Kelley Dies in Los Angeles
Mary Kelley 47 a nationally prominent comedian and vaudeville performer died early today in Los Angeles from a heart ailment. In private life she was Mrs Ray Myeza.
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Mary Kelley
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Ray Myeza
Striker Attacks Defense Struggles Highlight Capitol Test
Washington June 8 Representative Sam Russell of Stephenville drew applause as he attacked defense industries and troop reviews, praising 16 090 young Americans while lamenting insufficient equipment. The speech honored sacrifice yet noted lack of proper gear for training. The report also notes fatal blast injuries and a man named Edgar Thurman, 38, dying from injuries six weeks prior.
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Sam Russell
Stephenville
Striker
Antionel Defense Industries
Texas
T Ston
America
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Weather Wind and Cloudy Conditions Across Many Cities
Weather data reports show cloudy and calm or variable winds across multiple states including Illinois Texas and California. Temperatures range from highs near 90s to lows around 30s with precipitation and humidity levels noted in scattered entries.
Spokane man identified in hobo jungle shooting case
Alfred Wells, arrested in a Spokane hobo jungle on a charge of carrying a cancelled weapon, was identified by fingerprints. Wells admitted shooting at his half brother Raymond Wells but could not recall details of the deaths of Raymond's wife and 17-year-old Rose Destree in a desert near San Bernardino, according to Spokane police.
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Wish
Alfred Wells
San Bernardino
Apt
A. MacDonald
Spokane Police Department
Wells
Raymond Wells
Rose Destree
Mussolini Tightens Control Over Fascist Powers
In Rome, Mussolini’s cabinet decreed that the Fascist party head and the general staff chief gain broad powers. The party secretary becomes a direct adviser on all legislation affecting the Fascist revolution, with the general staff chief wielding full control over army navy and militia leaders.
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