Reynaud predicts victory for French arms in Paris defense
Paris dispatch reports Premier Paul Reynaud stating hundreds of German tanks were destroyed in two days of fighting as French resistance steadies, praising Allied soldiers and Weygand’s Somme defense while vowing to answer air raids in kind. He notes the war cabinet’s eight members and urges confidence in French arms.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Europe
United States
Reynaud
France
Italy
Henri Petain
Camille Chautemps
Louis Marin
Jean Yharnegaray
Georges
Mandel
Georges Monnet
Raoul Dauitry
Flanders
Republic
The
Somme
Maxime Weygand
Garment Drive Boosts Refugee Relief in War Effort
In Hagerstown and Washington County volunteers shipped 468 garments to the Red Cross mercy ship S. S. McKeesport bound for France. The craft carries 4 million dollars in relief supplies alongside ambulances and medical goods as the community struggles to meet its drive quota. National progress shows the drive nearing seven million dollars as supporters respond nationwide.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Red Cross
Mercy
S. S. McKeesport
France
Weather tale of storms and hail in Washington County
Yesterday marked the 23rd anniversary of the worst shell storm in Washington County history. June 6, 1917, wrecked windows across Hagerstown. A welcome rain replaced hail yesterday as J A Miller measured 0.13 inches in Keedysville. Lightning touched Funkstown and Benavola. a tree was blown onto the highway near Death Curve. Traffic halted briefly. A blue ball of fire accompanied the first bolt. Thursday’s low was 60, with 79 at Keedysville last night. mercurial warmth kept wages high. Miller notes crops benefit with wheat at 86 to 90 percent of normal and raspberry crops forecast bumper later this month.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Rlones
Bedeballs
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Funkstown
Benavola
Trafic
Jack Barnes
Sun- Town
Keedyavilla
Washington’ County
Miller
Police cordon rounds Columbus area for bank bandit quartet
Central Ohio police and the State Highway Patrol ringed Columbus and nearby areas in a manhunt for a bandit quartet who robbed the Bexley branch of the Ohio National Bank of 3500 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Central Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Bexley
Ohio National Bank
Named Chief H M Murfin Heads Hamcock Police
Named Chief H. M. Murfin of the East End Grocery Co Hancock is appointed head of the Hamcock Police Department. His selection raises expectations for improved safety and coordinated policing across the city.
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H. M. Murfin
East End Grocery Company
Hancock
Hamcock
Audubon Museum Opens In Kentucky Woodlands
In Henderson county western Kentucky a new Audubon museum rises near the site where John James Audubon studied and sketched wildlife during his nine year residence. The prose honors the region and its links to Audubon, his Kentucky roots, and the museum’s grand exhibit valued at $250,000.
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New Audubon Museum
J. J. Audubon
John James Audubon
Henderson
Kentucky
Rick
Audubon
John Wodee
Lucy
Audubon Museum
Museum Park
Civilian Conservation Corp
Works Progress Administration
New
Audubon ‘Museum
Leonard Sanford Tyler
State of
Nazi Raiders Visit England
German warplanes raided the British coast for a second time in 24 hours drawing air raid alarms across Durham to Suffolk and East Anglia a 250 mile sweep. The air ministry said planes crossed the coast at several points with no bombings reported. One plane circled over Yorkshire villages before heading seaward as anti aircraft fire opened.
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London
Durham County
Suffolk
East Anglia
Air Ministry
Yorkshire
C P Plans Improvements In Hagerstown telephony expansion
J C Bondurant local manager of the Telephone company announced major upgrades in Hagerstown with a 45600 expenditure covering central office equipment and 40315 feet of new cable. Work started with a September 1, 1940 completion target as telephone growth accelerates in the area.
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J. C. Bondurant
Telephone Company
Hagerstown
Bondurant
Bombers Destroyed in German Air Force Broadcast
New York June 7 reports two thirds of the famed dive bombers of the German air force have been destroyed. A radio broadcast on the French government wavelength picked up by CBS cited the loss as not fully stated with the total remaining undisclosed. Telegraph and wartime notes referenced rising telephone metrics, noting 7,300 total and a population-adjusted increase from 187 to 17.8 per 100.
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New York
CBS
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