Patrols Stand Guard as North American Strike Faces Showdown
Los Angeles faces a labor clash as about 2,000 Army troops converge at dawn near the North American Aviation plant amid a four day strike. CIO demands include a 15 cent wage rise and a closed shop while Frankensteen accuses Communist interference and purge of union leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
North American Aviation
Ml Liggett
Monterey
Iether
Fort. MacArthur
White House
United States
England
Fort MacArthur
J. H. Kindelberger
CIO
Richard T. Frankensteen
CIO National
Aviation
Husky
Hitler
Frankensteen
Communist Party
Elmer Freitag
Troops Enter Major Aircraft Plant as Strikes Continue
A large government intervention sent 3 000 troops to quell disorders at a major aircraft manufacturing center. As the plant opened at 6 30 a.m. about 12 000 workers pressed to return, while 600 officers including FBI agents maintained order. Pickets displayed flags and banners as clashes occurred at the gates.
Towns Captured Continues From Page One
British and Free French forces push toward Damascus Beirut Tripoli Aleppo and Palmyra in a rapid campaign to deny Germans a foothold, with Sir Henry Maitland Wilson and General Georges Catroux leading the operation. Vichy reports claim ships move in the eastern Mediterranean as motorized columns advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Henry Maitland Wilson
Georges Catroux
Libya
Mediterranean
Damascus
Beirut
Tripoli
Aleppo
Palmyra
Burglary Cracks Two West Jackson Safes Sunday
Two safes were cracked and money taken at Brandon Grocery and Stephens Furniture on West Jackson Street in early Sunday hours. Police noted open windows reused and gloves used to avoid fingerprints, with about 100 to 175 dollars plus 23.50 in checks stolen at Stephens and roughly 100 dollars in cash plus other losses at Brandon. Chief J M Hancock and officers pursue suspects, noting similar burglaries in nearby towns.
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Brandon Grocery Company
Stephens Furniture Company
West Jackson Street
Frank Speight
W. B. Stephens
Speight
J. M. Hancock
Tallahassee
Lake City
Fla
Bainbridge Ga
Cox Says War If Needed to Preserve Democracy at Georgia Tech
Former Ohio governor James M. Cox, 1920 Democratic nominee and new publisher, declared the American answer to isolationists is to pursue war if necessary to save democracy. He told Georgia Tech graduates that civilization must fight besetting parasites and that machines, not men, may be supplied for defense. He also condemned strikes in U S defense industries.
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Atlanta
James M. Cox
Ohio
Georgia Tech
Rural electricists cite yard lighting as farm asset
Rural electrification specialists from the extension service say good yard lighting adds value to a farm. They emphasize efficiency, safety, and curb appeal as benefits of proper outdoor illumination.
British and Free French invade Syria as columns advance
Allied troops press north from Palestine and Trans-Jordan into Syria and Lebanon with columns near Merdjayoun, Banias, and toward Damascus while another group moves toward Deir ez Zor and Aleppo. Dentz reports a bloody clash south of Soueida as Wavell and Catroux urge restraint and De Gaulle proclaims liberation. Britain cites German infiltrations and Vichy aims.
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Syria
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Merdjayoun
Banias
Beirut
Sea of Galilee
Damascus
Jebel Ed Druz
Derga
Reuters
Henri Dentz
Soueida
Cairo
Euphrates River
Iraq
Deir Ez-Zor
Syrian Desert
Aleppo
Britain
Archibald P. Wavell
Middle East
Movement For Liberation
Catroux
Charles de Gaulle
Lebanon
France
Jerusalm
Vichy
Grench Levant
Soudgida
Dier-El-Zor
London
Tyre
Sour
Merjayoun
Suez Canal
Philippe Petain Biterly
Levant
Henry Maitland Wilson
Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
Francois Pietri
Madrid
Marshal Petain
The
Henri Bentz
North
Africa
Alexandria
Egypt
Germany
Berlin
Allied forces invade Syria Lebanon as Vichy ties fray
Allied troops moving from Trans Jordan Palestine and Iraq press toward Damascus Beirut and Banias as British naval units land near Lebanon. Vichy France decries aggression while Brazzaville broadcasts faith in Free French independence.
British Strategy and Desert War Prospects in World War II
The text analyzes British options in the Middle East theater, noting potential strikes at Egypt before advancing through Turkey. It cites heavy air raids on Alexandria aimed at hindering Axis supply lanes and argues Britain is better prepared for a Western Desert confrontation than earlier in Cyrenaica, with implications for broader campaign timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Levant
Turkey
Egypt
Alexandria
Italy
Africa
Western Desert
Nile
Cyrenaica
Police seek man in sharp-object attack on Carriebell Thomas
Police and sheriff offices seek Irak Thomas in connection with an alleged stabbing of Carriebell Thomas, a Black woman, on West Jackson Street Saturday night. She was hospitalized with injuries not considered life threatening and is expected to recover.
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Irak Thomas
Carriebell Thomas
West
Jackson
Perry Fla Man Dies After Train Accident
Eugene Porter 31, a carpenter from Ferry Florida, died at Archbold Memorial Hospital at 2 PM Sunday seven hours after being struck by a train. He was single and the son of Woody Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Fla
Eugene Porter
Ferry
Archbold “Memorial Hospital
Woody’ Thomas Porter
Pavo High School Holds Night of Graduation
Pavo Georgia June 9 the graduation ceremony for Pavo high school took place in the school auditorium at 830 pm Miss Martha June Reddick served as valedictorian and Miss Dorothy Burgess delivered the salutatory The program included processional invocation and speeches on democracy by Clara Nell Greene Neal Rabin LaVerne Alderman and Martha Jane Reddick followed by diploma delivery and class awards with senior names listed for delivery of diplomas and class activities
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Pavo
Martha June Reddick
Dorothy Burgess
W. M. Taylor
America
Clara Nell Greene
Neal Rabin
LaVerne Alderman
Martha Jane Reddick
Doris Gailey
Mildred Kennedy
Dorothy McKenney
Vivian Nolen
Geraldine Nutt
Martha Jane Red
Work or Fight Order Goes Out in Army Draft
Atlanta June 9 Gov Eugene Talmadge said he would ask the Board of Regents to trim expenses and personnel in the University System and use the savings to turn out more doctors He promised to detail the plan tonight in an address at the State Medical College in Augusta He noted many counties lack doctors and urged cuts in unneeded payrolls to expand medical training.
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Local 683
CIO
UAW Cio
UAW
Communist Party
Frankensteen
Wyndham Mortimer
John Orr, Sr
Stanford Douglas
Arthur Ke
William P. Goodman
Los Angeles
Inglewood
Selective Service Board
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Board of Regents
State Medical College
Augusta
Local residents greet graduates and newborns in town
Mrs. G T Anderson visits for niece Annette Kelly’s graduation. Dr C K Wall returns from Cleveland Mayo Clinic. Frank Herring and family attend Dorothy Herring’s Georgia Southwestern College graduation. Virginia Hudson arrives for summer at Whitney Estate. Marjorie Herring visits Mrs Lamar Blanton in Orlando. Otto Simpson family from Haynes City visit D H Smith. William McCall and Foster Scully welcome baby boys at Archbold Hospital. Glenn Mitchell and wife Beatrice Murphy visit from Moultrie.
Thomasville Ladies Attend Grand Chapter Meeting of O. E. S.
Mesdames Singletary Tucker Raiford Eason and Watkins depart Thomasville for Macon for a three day Grand Chapter session of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Singletary serves as Associate Conductress and Mrs. Tucker as Worthy Matron of the local chapter.
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Mesdames
R. L. Singletary
H. L. Tucker
Frank Raiford
E. B. Eason
Steve Watkins
Macon
Grand
The
Order of the Eastern Star
City
Singletary
Tucker
Thomasville
Eastern Star
Hogs Stolen From G L Duren Farm Near Meigs
Thieves last week raided Mrs H J Duren in Midway near Meigs taking thirty five hogs. A black sow with sucklings was among the stolen animals. All hogs bore crop and split marks. Authorities seek to apprehend suspects and recover the livestock.
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H. J. Duren
Meigs
Duren
Thousands Attend Tri-State Singing Convention
The Tri-State Singing Convention drew several thousand visitors at the Municipal Building auditorium over Saturday and Sunday. Singers from Georgia Florida and Alabama attended with towns including Cairo Bainbridge Quitman Valdosta Pelham Camilla Madison Fla Tampa St Petersburg and Miami represented. Tallahassee will host the 1942 meeting on the second Sunday in June. Credit goes to H C Collins Cairo and Clarence Floyd Thomasville for organizing the event.
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Tri-State
Municipal Building
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Cairo
Bainbridge
Quitman
Valdosta
Pelham
Camilla
Madison
Fla
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Miami
Nat Williams
Rose Theatre
Thomasville
Tallahassee
H. C. Collins
Clarence Floyd
Revival Services Begin Tonight At Nazarene Church
Revival services begin tonight at the Church of the Nazarene directed by Rev. Mason Lee of Huntington West Virginia and Rev. Amon T. Eby song evangelist of Lakeland Florida. Evangelist Lee has wide experience and success. Eby has years as pastor and song evangelist. Services set for 10:00 am and 8:15 pm with tomorrow night at 7:15 pm to allow attendance at the high school graduation exercises.
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Church of the Nazarene
Mason Lee
Huntington
W. Va
Amon T. Eby
Lakeland
Fla
Lee
Eby
Talmadge Vetoes Medical Scholarship Bill Labelled Graft
The governor said he vetoed a medical scholarship bill passed by the recent legislature because it would have been graft. He indicated the plan would have funneled funds to Augusta schools to train more doctors in a few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Talmadge
West Point Graduation Notable for Georgia Student
Lieut John B Manley of Boston and Mrs Manley attend United States Military Academy graduation in New York this week. Manley, a West Point graduate, will receive his commission as Second Lieutenant and later serve at Fort Monroe and Clamp-Stewart. President Roosevelt will preside at the diploma ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joon
B. Manley
Boston
West Point
New York
United States
Military Academy
John B
Manley, Jr
Manley
Uncle Sam
Fort Monroe
Clamp-Stewart
Georgia
Women’s Junior Chamber Commerce Postpones Meeting
The regular monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening has been deferred due to public school commencement exercises. Members are to meet at Jo McLeod’s Photo Studios at 7 30 Wednesday evening June 11 for the monthly session.
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Women’s Junior Chamber of Commerce
Women's Junior Chamber Commerce
Organizatio
Jo McLeod
Allen Pilcher announces marriage of Wessie Pilcher and Dr David L Allen
The couple wed June 6 at the First Methodist church parsonage in Decatur Alabama in a small ceremony. Mrs. Allen formerly Miss Weasie McKinnon of Boston Georgia. She is a technician for the Tennessee Valley Laboratory of the Alabama State Board of Health. Dr. Allen works with Morgan County Health Department in Decatur. They will reside at 103 8th Avenue West Decatur after a wedding trip.
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Wessie Pilcher
Decatur
Ala
David L Allen
Firs Methodist Church Parsonage
Allen
Weasie McKinnon
Sposton
A. J
A. J. McKinnon
Boston
Tennessee Valley Branch
Albamia State Board O Health
Dr. Allen
Morgan Count Health Department
Program For Young People Rally At Antioch Church
Announcement lists a Friday June 13 rally at Antioch Baptist Church six miles from Coolidge beginning 10 30 a m. Theme Partnership with Jesus includes Devotional Our Best for Jesus Metcalf Sunbeams Story Lois Roberson Ochlocknee Jesus and I Salem Suki beam Mrs Roy Groover Ochlocknee playlet Mrs James Matthews One of Jesus Partners Miss Frances Spence Meigs group singing led by Mrs Roy Groover lunch 1 00 p m Hymn Devotional Big Creek G A prayer leaflet Miss Car Men Singletary Midway Young Women and the Master demonstration Midway Y W A The Question Your Answer Miss Harriette Horne Metcalfe closing prayer.
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Associationa
Antioch * Baptist
Coolidge
Jesus
Margaret Garrison Ochlocknee
Metcalfq Sunbeams
Lois. Roberson
Ochlocknee
Jesus and I
Salem Suki
Beam
Roy Groover
Ochiocknee
Pavo G. A
R A
James Matthews
Big Creek G. A
Singletary
Midway
Midway Y. W
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Legion
Jack Postma
Onl Ree
Hoyot Whitpy
Pressang
American Legion
Vaidosta
Church of the
Nazarene
Rev
Amost T. Eby
Louis H. Jerger, Inc
South Broad St
Odie
Times-Enterprise
Cox
Mgan
Ned
Italian East Africa
North and West Africa
Maxime Weygand
Crete
Gengyal Wilson
Wilson
British Prospects
Pavo High School
G. T. Anderson
Montgomery
Annette Kelly
C. K. Wall
Cleveland
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Frank Herring
Marjorie Herring
James Herring
Dorothy Herring
Georgia Southwestern College
Virginia Hudson
Priday
L.S. Hudson
Whitney Estate
Lamar. Blanton
Orlango
Mrs. Otto
Simpson
Haynes City
Ela
D. H. Smith
This City
William McCall
Archbold Hospital
Foster Scully
Glenn Mitchell
Moultrie
L. O. White
Mitchell
Beatrice Murphy
G. L. Duren
Bostor Public
North Georgia College
Dahlonega
South Georgia
Antioch Church
Harriette
Metcalfe
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