Mrs Alberta Melton Heads To Chase City Job
Mrs Alberta Melton leaves for Chase City Virginia to accept a position with the Jeffreys Spaulding Manufacturing Co. Miss Helen King departs for Atlanta to visit friends for the weekend. Mrs Clarence Varn is reported doing nicely after a tonsil operation at John D Archbold Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Melton
Chase City
Jeffrey’s Spaulding Manufacturing Co
Helen King
Atlanta
Clarence Varn
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Hitler and Stalin Talks Signal Allied Tense Front
Reports say negotiations between Hitler and Stalin were aided by several Nazi motorized divisions along the Soviet front. British observers weighed potential outcomes, including a clash drawing German force from Britain or a nerve war. Also notes personal notices of travel and a summer pause at the Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EFE
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Britain
Mrs C L Thompson To Visit O P M Offices On Trip
Mrs C L Thompson with Mrs E H Thompson and Miss Hazel Lane depart Sunday for Washington D C to see Mr and Mrs J F Robertson formerly Nell Thompson of Thomasville and to visit the O P M and U S Ordinance Offices reviewing blueprints and specifications of various implements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Thompson
O.P.M
Washington
E. H. Thompson
Hazel Lane
Washington, D. C
J.F. Robertson
Robertson
Nell Thompson
Thomasville
U. S. Ordinance
Sowing of Mines in New York Harbor Declared Training Drill
Washington reports the War Department says the mine sowing in New York Harbor is a practice operation not a harbor safeguard. Navy previously indicated layings off Sandy Hook between June 15 and September 30 with some loaded mines. Army coast artillery and mine planter services will conduct the maneuvers, using live mines only as in prior training.
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Washington
War Department
Navy
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
Army
Coast Artillery
Coast
Deason and DeFreitas Announce Juneteenth Wedding
Announcement of Miss Mary DeFreitas and Mr. James Edward Deason marriage set for Thursday afternoon June 12 at the Baptist Pastorium with Rev. T F Callaway. Bride wore acqua blue dress with white accessories and a white gardenia bouquet. Attendant Louise Hannan. best man Paul Sewell. Two week honeymoon in the Smoky Mountains after the ceremony. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeFreitas. she attends Thom asville High School. Groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. G S Deason of Jacksonville Ala. Jacksonville High School graduate and assistant manager at McLellan Stores in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary DeFreitas
James Edward Deason
Baptist Pastorium
T. F. Callaway
Louise Hannan
Paul Sewell
Smoky Mountains
John DeFreitas
Thomasville High School
G. S. Deason
Jacksonville
Ala
Jacksonville High School
McLellan Stores
Ensign Jeff Golden Home On Short Navy Furlough
Ensign Jeff Golden Jr. arrived home this morning for about ten days with his parents before heading to Norfolk Virginia to join the cruiser Omaha. He recently graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago after months at the Naval Training School where he received his commission. Friends here cheer the popular Thomasville boy's achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Golden Jr
J. M. Golden,Sr
Norfolk
U. S&s
Omaha
Northwestern University
Chicago
U. S. Naval Training School
Thomasville
U. S Navy
Croatia to Join Axis as Junior Partner in Pact
Reports from Rome say Croatia will sign the three power pact joining Italy Germany and Japan. Italian Foreign Minister Ciano arrives in Venice with Croatian and German diplomats for the ceremony. Berlin announces Von Ribbentrop will go to Venice for the signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Croatia
Galeazzo Ciano
Venice
Germany
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Hungary
Rumania
Slovania
Bulgaria
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Local softball injuries at St. Joseph on June night
In St. Joseph Missouri two games produced injuries as Walter Brown aged 32 broke his left leg and Ray Cavin aged 32 dislocated his right elbow during separate match play in the same evening.
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St. Josph
Walter Brown
Ray Cavin
Thompson Foundry expands for national defense output
The firm, led by its secretary and treasurer, scales operations to boost manufacturing for air bases in the southeast while continuing municipal casting work. The move emphasizes increased production capacity at the foundry for defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Foundry & Machine Company
LaGuardia Seeks Sacrifices in Civilian Defense Plan
New York June 14 The office of civilian defense aims to soften air raid precautions with drills blackouts and sacrifices. Mayor LaGuardia OCD director says only a five percent chance of attack but citizens must share modest losses without disturbing property values or housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Enterprise Special News Service
Fiorella LaGuardia
New York City
New York
Special News Service
Office of Civilian Defense
F. H. LaGuardia
OCD
Europe
LaGuardia
Explosion Aboard Venezuelan Oil Tanker in Philadelphia
A massive blast aboard the Venezuelan Tanker Coroni at Gulf Refining’s Schuylkill River pier injures five crew and lifts the bow from the water. Captain Rodriguez cites vapor ignition by a lowering bulb as likely cause. no fire reported. Debris and damage spread across the forward sections as the ship docked after unloading crude oil from Margar iti Island.
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Philadelphia
Coroni
Gulf Refining Company
Schuylkill River
John McGarrity
Philadelphia Police
Santiago Rodriguez
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Margarita
Goebbels Speech Sparks British Press Controversy
At sea aboard the Ark Royal Lord Stanhope urged armed Britain to stand ready with anti aircraft guns as war clouds gathered. Neville Chamberlain then asked newspapers to suppress the broadcast in the national interest. Stanhope later left government.
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Ark Royal
Dopey
Lord Stanhope
Neville Chamberlain
Earl Stanhope
World War II nightly air and naval battles unfold
British RAF bombed the Ruhr for the third straight night as sea actions surged in the Mediterranean. Submarines claimed seven Axis ships sunk and three damaged, with losses including an Italian armed trawler and multiple schooners. The era's diplomacy reports and Soviet-German tensions added to the volatile picture from Cairo to Lampedusa and Brest.
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de Geneve
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Germany
Royal Air Force
Ruhr
Britain
Mediterranean
Lampedusa
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
France
Bismarck
Pittsburgh
Schwerte
Matsuoka Affirms Japan Will Side With Axis
Rome reports Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka sent a personal message to Mussolini praising Italy's axis alignment. He endorsed Italian Japanese ties and Germany-Italy collaboration, noting the Tri Partite Pact and predicting the alliance would fulfill its original purpose amid American aggression.
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Rome
Japan
Axis
Mussolini
Yosuke Matsuoka
Matsuoka
Hhaw
Germany
Ordinary Jones Boasts Wide Licensing Powers
In a humorous office briefing Ordinary F. C. Jones advertises issuing a variety of licenses from marriage to fishing licenses. He notes new forms for fishing licenses and jokes about not issuing drivers licenses. He quips about a Liars License and allows fishermen to embellish tales without one.
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F. C. Jones
Sudge Jones
State Patrol
City Play Grounds Supervised Hours Set
The City Play Grounds will be supervised Monday through Friday. Supervision runs 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. The pool mornings cater to children under 4 and afternoons to those up to 10.
Mediation Board Involves Soldiers At Plant
Soldiers under a Roosevelt order back CIO officials who seized control of a local union area after a walkout. Richard Frankensteen says new enrollments form a new union while investigations focus on leadership. Military guards restrict access to the plant, Los Angeles airport, and worker housing areas near North American’s bomber and pursuit craft facility.
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Roosevelt
CIO
Richard Frankensteen
CIO Aircraft
Los Angeles
Flag Day Observed On Old Glorys 164th Birthday
Philadelphia June 14 A railroader devoted to Flag Day as his life's work finds new resolve on the 164th anniversary of Old Glory. William Kerr, 74, retired Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, organized the American Flag Day Association to popularize June 14 observances nationwide. The day gained limited official recognition in 1916 and 1937, with Roosevelt and Wilson promoting flag display and ceremonies. Kerr continues to push for Flag Day as a national holiday tied to unity and American institutions.
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Philadelphia
Old Glory
Helle Arch ‘Street
Betsy Ross
William ‘S. Kerr
Kerry
American Flag Day Association
Kerr
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Freight car orders surge to record high in 16 years
More new freight cars are on order now than at any time in the past sixteen years. The rise signals strong demand for rail transport and steady industrial growth through the year.
Robin Moor cargo details show contraband bound for England
The Robin Moor manifest released in New York lists tons of general cargo valued at $2,000,000 including rails, ladies wear, canned foods, autos, radios, and more. The German stance threatens actions against contraband shipments as in 1917, with officials noting shipments to a Johannesburg store and questions over weapon and chemical cargo.
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United States
London
Bellige
England
Jean Merchant
Wilson
Robin Line
New’ York
Carrie
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Hitler
Stalin
Charles L. Burch
Mountain View
James L. Adams
Monroe
Georgia
City Water & Light
New
York Harbor
Deason-Defreitas
Ensign Jeff Golden
Don Whitehead
Frank
L Weller
American’ Red Cross
American Womens, Volunteer Association
Goebbels
Marshal Petain
Cairo
Palestine Broadcasting System
Arewno
Damascus
Switzerland
U. S
Bank of Thomas County
Jones
Mediation Board
Thomasville Hardware & Supply
Broad Street
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