Dunkirk Falls as Germany Seizes Fort Louis
German forces entered Dunkirk and seized Fort Louis in a bid to end the battle for the French channel port. The high command said 40,000 prisoners were taken and that the Belgian and French stronghold along the coast north of Abbeville now lies in German hands. Aerial attacks targeted Paris area air bases as part of the continued offensive.
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BERLIN
Dunkirk
Fort Louis
Flanders
Abbeville
Flanders channel
Adolf Hitler
Paris
high command
Churchill
low countries
Le Havre
Italy
Weather outline for Ohio and Great Plains region
Fair tonight in Ohio with bettering conditions after. Wednesday sees partial cloudiness then showers and storms in the afternoon or night. Temperatures little changed with high pressure east of the Mississippi and lower pressure in the plains. General showers stretch from upper Michigan to Wyoming with fair weather elsewhere and localized heavy rain in Florida.
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OHIO
Mississippi
great plains
southwest
Ohio valley
Rocky Mountain plateau
upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Montana
Wyoming
Florida
Paris retaliates as French air raids in German territory
Paris reports a swift French reprisal raid on German territory following German bombing of Paris. Yesterday's raids killed 43 people and wounded 149 in Paris. French air force targets included cities and industrial areas with heavy damage reported in suburbs.
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PARIS
war office
Germany
Air force
Messerschmidt
Le Journal
United Press office
Bombs Hit Munich Suburb Kill Eight at 2 A.M.
Bulletin from Berlin reports eight people killed when an Allied plane raided Allach a suburb of Munich at 2 am. The attack targeted a Bavarian motor works factory nearby with one bomb hitting the plant and another failing to explode.
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BERLIN
Allach
Munich
Appeal for Right of Women Teachers to Continue Teaching After Marriage
A seven member delegation urged the Elyria City Board of Education to allow women to teach after marriage. Mrs. E J Howenstine led the group arguing that policy should reward fitness and merit, not marital status, but the board took no action and voiced uncertainty about practicality and public support.
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Elyria City
National Society for Crippled Children
Curtis Spence
League of Women Voters
Luella Eisenmann
Viola Hargrave
Earl Lautenschleger
Lautenschleger
Howenstine
Commencement Programs Begin At Eight Each Night
Elyria High School will graduate 318 seniors with diplomas at two ceremonies starting at 8 p.m. Tomorrow night features Dr. Jeece G. Sayers as speaker, orchestra numbers, and a student quartet. Thursday night will have Dr. Bernard E. Clausen as speaker, violin solo by Geraldine Rigo, and the same quartet. Diplomas go to 159 graduates each night, A through L tomorrow and the rest Thursday.
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Elyria High school
C. P. Shively
Jeece G. Sayers
New York Cty
Ernst Irion
St. Paul's Evangelical church
Patricia Hoke
Geraldine Rigo
Olga Sonkoly
Charles O'Malley
Eugene Szabo
Shively
Frank Spencer
Robert Phelps
Bernard E. Clausen
First Baptist church
Pittsburgh
Will J. Foster
Church of Christ
L. A. Terry
School Music Program Expanded by Adding Instrumental Teacher
Elyria Board approves enlarging the programs by hiring an instrumental music teacher. J Martin Beck to direct both grade and high school music, with duties shifting from current roles. Estimated cost three figures and potential payroll savings noted as vacancies affect staffing.
Miss Lersch Hired as Half-Time Kindergarten Teacher
Elyria City Board of Education approved Miss Louise Lersch of 121 Harrison Street for a half-time kindergarten teacher post in Elyria schools next year. She will earn 575 dollars for the year. the position has been filled previously by substitute Mrs. Gerald M. Frank at McKinley School, though assignment to a school is not yet settled.
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Maston
high schoool
Louise Lerschh
Harrison street
Elyria
Elyria City
Repair Work In Schools Authorized
Elyria City Board of Education authorizes clerk treasurer W C McClellan to plan summer repairs in Elyria schools. Projects include Lincoln lighting and painting. McKinley lighting, fire escapes, painting, floors. Hamilton toilets and wall. and gym floor work at several buildings. Some upgrades and nonessential items were noted for possible future work.
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Elyria City
McClellan
Ohio Public Service Company
Jefferson
McKinley
Hamilton
Ely
Gates
Garford
Roosevelt
McClellarz
Ely Stadium
Washington
Parent- Teacher Association
Mickinier
Edison
Allen
Frank Spencer
L. A. Terry
B. I. Ohlemacher
stoker company
Ministers Tell Il Duce To Count On Us
In Rome on June 4, Premier Mussolini and the Council of Ministers approved decrees advancing Italy’s war preparedness. The ministers reportedly shouted Count on us as Mussolini outlined actions in a possible conflict, with the communique noting approval of decrees and broad mobilization steps.
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Il Duce
ROME
Benito Mussolini
Council of Ministers
Italy
Mussolini
Plane Lands Police Scramble Ends in Embarrassment
Four Cleveland police officers chased a reported stolen plane to an open field near Poplar Street at 10 50 am. They found two Rochester men who claimed to visit General Industries Co. The plane was damaged but airport and WIAM broadcasts showed no theft. Officers returned, noting the era of Fifth Columnists.
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Poplar street
Cleveland
L. E. Sweet
C_ L. Miller
Corwin Burrer
Rochester
General Industries Co
WIAM
Bomb Reported at Le Havre Port in World War II News
Le Havre, France, a major trans Atlantic port, was reported bombed shortly after midnight. Official confirmation was lacking as reports circulated about damage and casualties amid ongoing wartime activity.
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Le Havre
France
PARIS
trans-Atlantic lines
Air raid on Paris challenges blitzkrieg claims
United Press war expert notes Paris bombardment used about 200 planes delivering roughly 100 tons of bombs yet produced only 45 dead and 149 wounded. He argues civilian terror expected from city bombing may be overstated and questions future effectiveness of German air raids.
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Paris
Churchill Calls Dunkirk Loss a Colossal Disaster
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Parliament Britain faced a colossal military disaster at Dunkirk yet vowed the war would continue. He praised Allied bravery in the Flanders evacuation, warned against false victory hopes, and pledged continued resistance despite German gains and canal ports falling.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Churchill
Flanders
Britain
France
House of Commons
British Empire
British Isles
United States
new world
channel
Elyria Council Refers Street Resurfacing Plan to Committee
Elyria's annual street resurfacing program about 10000 dollars was referred to the streets and sidewalks committee at the request of Safety Service Director L D Faxon. West River street from Furnace street to the city limits tops the list for improvement. A Brooklyn street paving proposal and a city built air compressor were also discussed.
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Elyria
council
Safety Service
L D. Faxon
Faxon
West River street
Furance street
etien
Seward Black
Brooklyn
George Tehmpson
Leonard Fowls
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Acme
United Press
Louvre
Versailles
Palace
Arc De Triomph
Marjorie Rossiter
Miss Lersch
Wiliam C. Bullitt
U.S
Count Galeazzo No. 4
Bulletin
J. W. T. Mason
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