Dunkirk Anniversary Marks Escape From Nazi Trap
Donald Stokes recounts a 10th anniversary flotilla across the English Channel to Dunkirk. British naval cadets, amateur sailors, and allied crews joined a memorial service as Churchill’s wartime warning echoed. RAF air power and Royal Navy efforts framed a pivotal prelude to Britain’s Battle of Britain.
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Donald Stokes
British Information Service
English
Britain
Dunkirk
Winstorm Churchill
Great Britain
Churchill
House of Commons
France
Belgium
Red Cross
Lord Gort
Jean Abrial
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Dunkirk Evacuation Figures and D Day Prelude
Just before dawn on January 3 the destroyer Shikari carried hundreds of soldiers out of Dunkirk. Dunkirk total 337131. about 60000 dead or missing. German losses similar. Saved British troops formed later Allied core for the June 6 1945 D Day invasion.
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Dunkirk
Shikari
Freedom
Commonwealth
United States
France
Carrell Clems of Chicago Plans Son’s SIU Graduation
Mrs Carrell Clem Sr of Chicago visits with sister Mrs Mary Galligan at 121 South Twelfth. Clem, former Herrin mine executive, arrives Friday. Mr and Mrs Clem will attend Darrell Jr’s graduation at Southern Illinois University Sunday night. They transacted business in St Louis Wednesday.
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Carrell Clem, Sr
Chicago
Mary . Galligan
South Twelfth Street
Clem
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
Darrell, Jr
Clem, Jr
South Thirteenth Street
St. Louis
Kennedy Visit Ties Gary and Zeigler Residents
Mr and Mrs Bob Kennedy of Gary Indiana spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles Garvin in Zeigler Illinois confirming social ties between neighboring communities.
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Bob Kennedy
Gary
Ind
Charles Garvin
Zeigler
Ligon Outlines Anna Hospital Plans At Chamber Dinner
Anna City hospital president John H. Ligon spoke at the Anna Jonesboro Chamber meeting in the First Presbyterian church. He detailed the hospital’s floor plans and facilities for Anna and nearby communities as construction continues.
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John H. Ligon
Anna City Hospital
Anna-Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce
First Presbyterian Church
Visit in Cowden With Former Herrin Girl
Mrs. Irene Hasenjaeger from Herrin drove her granddaughter Candy Lockart to Cowden after Memorial holidays. Ann Hughes and son Dennis joined the visit, accompanying Mrs. Hasenjaeger to see Mrs. Lockart, formerly Betty Hasenjaeger, in Herrin. They spent the weekend.
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Irene Hasenjaeger
Ninteenth Street
Herrin
Candy Lockart
Candy
Cowden
Ann Hughes
Dennis
Hasenjaeger
Mrs. Lockart
Betty Hasenjaeger
Michigan U Building Lost in Major Fire at Ann Arbor
Haven Hall a University of Michigan landmark burned late Tuesday with walls left standing. More than 5,000 spectators watched flames reach 30 feet as 400 students evacuated during final exams. The government library, housing 33,643 volumes and vital government documents, was destroyed. Replacement cost pegged at 3.5 million dollars.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Haven Hall
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor Fire Department
Bureau of Government
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Royal Navy
Carrell Clems
Son
Kelvinator
Brown
Colombo
North 14Th Street
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Ligon
Anna Hospital
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Coca-Cola Company
Herrin Coca-Cola Bofing CO
Mero Pontiac Co
Pontiac
GMC
North Park Avenue
Herrin, Mllinois
Michigan U
University
Robert P. Briggs
North 16Th Street
Herrin, Tl
New York
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Failles
Seersuckers
Bemberg Sheers
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