France Holds Lines as Germany Seeks Antwerp Foothold
Amid heavy fighting from Sedan to Dinant British and French aircraft clash with German armored columns. Reports say German advances threaten Louvain and Brussels while Paris prepares for refugees pouring from the war zone as British raids target rail and road links behind German lines.
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Meuse
Namur
Dinant
Antwerp
Belgian
Petit Parisien
Longwy
Maginot Line
Montmedy
Switzerland
Louvain
Brussels
Belgium
Paris
Rhineland
Switzer
Dunbar School Father and Son Banquet Set
Over 200 fathers and sons will attend a father and son banquet at Dunbar School Friday at 7 pm Principal Morgan Maxwell will toast. Attorney F A Fickett will deliver the main address. Cressworth Lander and Andrew Washington will offer toasts to fathers and sons.
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Dunbar School
Morgan Maxwell
F A. Fickett
Board of Education
Cressworth Lander
Andrew Washington
Theodore Preston
Tommy Scott
A. D. Durham
British Air Offensive Hits Rhine Front Roads and Rails
The Royal Air Force launched its largest wartime raid east of the Rhine targeting the enemy road and rail networks supporting incursions into the Low Countries and Luxembourg. The night-long bombardment caused fires and heavy explosions, marking the force’s heaviest attack of the war.
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Royal Air Force
Rhine
Low Countries
Luxembourg
Dropping Switzerland as a War Possibility in European Conflict
The writer argues a German quick subjugation of Switzerland could aid offensives in the Low Countries and hint Italy’s entry. Mussolini’s timing is uncertain while Allied fleets maneuver and Greece, Yugoslavia, and Turkey react. The piece notes Germany’s seven-year war prep and warns against predictions, citing WWI battles Marne and Somme as precedents.
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Switzerland
Italy
Mussolini
Alexandria
Egypt
Yugoslavia
Greece
Italian
Albania
Turkey
Herr Hitler
Reich
Kaifeng Mill Produces 3600 Flour Bags Daily
A Kaifeng mill operates at a steady pace producing 3,600 bags of flour each day, reflecting robust regional grain processing capacity and local manufacturing effort.
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Kaifeng
China
Belgium City Hides Smoke and Ruins as Libary Towers Stand
Eyewitness reporting from Louvain describes a pall of smoke over the city yet the library and city hall remain intact while surrounding blocks lie in ruins. Sisters from the Convent of Pauvre Claire Colletine were evacuated by British trucks as German forces attack near the railroad station.
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Louvain
Convent of
Pauvre Claire Colletine
Nazis Shift South Namur Focus To Isolate Allies
German commanders indicate the Nazi plan concentrates on widening the advance south of Namur to sever Allied lines in central and northern Belgium rather than press direct assaults.
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Low Countries
Sedan
Namur
Belgium
First Lightning Fire Extinguished on Curmero Mountain
A lightning sparked blaze burned 290 acres of grass and timber on Curmero mountain in the Tumacacori range west of Nogales. Forest Ranger Gilbert Sykes said the fire was found Tuesday and ended last night. Coronado National Forest officials noted it was the first lightning fire in the area this year with about 50 firefighters including Patagonia CCC corps and local volunteers.
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Curmero
Tumacacori
Nogales
Gilbert Sykes
Coronado National Forest
Patagonia
CCC Cam
Potter School Buys East Elm Street Site
Potter School of Tucson announced purchase of a portion of the Kramer estate on East Elm Street. Director Thomas P. Tammen said the school bought the main buildings with surrounding land.
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Potter School
East Elm Street
Kramer
Potter School of
Tucson
Thomas P. Tammen
Americans in Rome Move to Contain War Spread
In Rome, a Washington message aimed to prevent war spread while troops protected British and French embassies from demonstrations. Guards were withdrawn from the Yugoslav legation as no protests materialized.
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Washington
Rome
Legation
Downtown Service Station Sold in Pima County Deal
A deed filed with Pima County records shows the sale of a parking lot and automobile service station near East Pennington Street and North Driscoll Avenue for about $27,000 in stamp tax value. Sellers Artemisa Keen and Julia C. Keen sold to Raymond L. Walkley.
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Anna Sullinger
Pima County Recorder
East Pennington Street
North Driscoll Avenue
Artemisa Keen
Julia C. Keen
Raymond L. Walkley
Burglars Take $50 From City High School Book Store
Burglars broke into the Tucson senior high school annex on East Seventh street last night and stole about $50 from a cash drawer in the school book store. They gained entry by breaking a glass door and entering from inside.
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Tucson Senior High School
East Seventh Street
Spanish Awards Made at U of A
Winners of Sigma Delta Pi Spanish exams at the University of Arizona were announced by Dr. John D. Fitz-Gerald. Virginia Culin won elementary, R. Bruce Morrow intermediate, Barbara White grammar and composition, and Margaret Smith advanced Spanish literature. Morrow also won last year’s elementary prize. Medals from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish will be awarded at the honors assembly next fall. The first locomotive in America was imported from England in 1829 for the Carbondale and Honesdale railroad.
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University of Arizona
Sigma Delta Pi
John D. Fitz-Gerald
Virginia Culin
Washington, D. C
R. Bruce Morrow
Bellaire
Mich
Barbara White
Tucson
Margaret Smith
Morrow
American Association of Teachers of Spanish
Historic SchoolSite Moved From East Fifth Street
The property comprises small buildings covering about 12 acres within a 640 acre estate. The former school was located on East Fifth Street before relocation.
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East Fifth Street
Roosevelt Calls for Ready Military Might in Defense Plan
President outlines need for rapid production and armed force to deter attacks and protect American liberties. He requests 3.276 billion dollars for defense starting July 1 and 100 million in cash with matching contracts to speed up airplane and anti aircraft gun production and training. He warns modern warfare uses powerful, swift destruction and urges a hardened national defense beyond past efforts.
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Mussolini
Rescue Efforts Continue Amid Aisne Air Attacks
In the woods a group sought cover to escape German planes, then returned to a village in the Aisne department as Nazi air raids intensified the rescue mission.
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Aisne Department
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