Wounded Writer Tells Of Elba Landing Fight
War correspondent Stephen Barber recounts volunteering with French troops at Elba, suffering leg injuries amid German crossfire during the June 18 assault. He describes crawling inland with Senegalese troops, tending wounds, and later being transported to Bastia for treatment with Commandant Maurice’s unit securing the island’s northern coast.
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Elba Landing
Stephen Barber
Associated Press
Island
Elba
Mediterranean
Barber
Egypt
Stephen
Bastia
Corsica
Maultice
Maurice
Okeh
Francois
Frank Coniff
International News
Frank
Ralph Stephens
Oak Hill
Police Seek Hit Run Driver In Fatal East Commerce Crash
Police search for a green Oldsmobile after a hit and run that killed Rosie Brock, 51, who was crossing East Commerce Street near Clark Street late Saturday. Witnesses said the car was speeding toward town at 50 to 60 mph. a pursuit clocked 72 mph but the vehicle checked later was not the same. Several injuries were reported in nearby crashes.
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Cir
Rosie Brock
Clark Street
East Commerce Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Glenn Hummel Jr
Guy J. Ligon
Down
City Fall
Felipa Ramos
Greem Street
Herff
South Laredo
Margaret Yarbough
Stone Street
Arma
Adams
South Alamo
Raymond Ruiz
Chihuashua Street
Ample Bread for Duration Seen
Dallas, June 19. Otto Richter, president of the Texas Bakers Association, opening a two day conference, said bread shortages are unlikely this war though conditions are uncertain. He noted skilled labor limits have banished fancy cakes and hand-worked goods.
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Dallas
ENS
Texas
Consomera
Otto Richter
Texas Bakers Association
Finn Minister Declines Offer to Stay Until Birth
Finnish Minister Hjalmay J. Procope plans to leave the United States at once after rejecting a State Department offer to extend his stay to the birth of his third child. The department had ordered Procope and three aides to depart promptly over alleged activities harmful to U.S. interests. Procope preferred a rapid return, likely via Dishon.Neelhelet territory and Germany to Finland.
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Washington
INS
Hjalmay J. Procope
United States
State Department
Procope
Mme. Procope
di Parkment
Dishon
Finland
Neelhelet
Germany
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