Why French and British Inactive In 1939
General Gamelin explains the early war stance during the phoney war period. He argues Belgium Luxembourg and German moves shaped strategic choices as France and Britain drew back to Maginot Line while preparing for a broader Allied effort.
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M.G. Gamelin
Associated Press
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Belgium
Poland
Luxembourg
Aix la Chapelle
Aachen
France
England
Rhine
Moselle
Saar
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Siegfried Line
Saarbruecken
Alps
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Africa
Italy
Khean Air
Palatinate
Maginot Line
Whisky confession earns first truth in Raleigh judgment
City Judge Paul C. West in Raleigh North Carolina found the first defendant to tell the truth about whisky as a reason for drunkenness. The man admitted drinking for asthma but corrected the judge noting whisky injures asthma. The judge fined only court costs.
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Raleigh, N. C
Paul C. West
Woods named Virginia Republican campaign chairman
Robert Woods of Pearlsburg was chosen campaign chairman for Virginia by the State Republican executive committee. The selection came at a meeting with GOP nominees for November and follows the June 30 Roanoke state convention naming S. Floyd Landreth for governor Carl A. Marshall for lieutenant governor and Lester Parsons for attorney general.
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Lynchburg, Va
Robert Woods
Pearlsburg
Virginia
Republican Executive Committee
Woods
State Republican Executive Committee
GOP
Roanoke
S. Floyd Landreth
Galex
Carl A. Marshall
Fairfax
Lester Parsons
Norfolk
Tuck advocates farm improvement and rural services in Virginia
Lieutenant Governor William M. Tuck spoke at a Democratic rally in Suffolk advocating improved farm conditions, a stronger state health program, and better electric, telephone, and road facilities for rural areas. He urged soil conservation, rural commissions to study power and telecom access, and private farmer funded outlet roads off highways.
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Suffock
William M. Tuck
Lee Jordan Country Club
General Assembly
Highway Department
If We'll Buy The Bonds They'll Drop The Bombs
A wartime era note argues that financing defense bonds will prevent military aggression. The speaker warns that buying bonds may avert catastrophe by deterring enemy attack and maintaining national security.
Guard To Train At Camp Pendleton
The Virginia State Guard will resume control of the camp at Camp Pendleton Virginia Beach on July 23 for a four week training period for officers and enlisted men. General E E Goodwyn said federal government returned buildings and installations to the state in 1944 after two years as an anti aircraft training center.
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Richmond
Virginia State Guard
Camp Pendleton
Virginia Beach
E. E. Goodwyn
Voter Injured by Tipped Machine in Moline Incident
In Moline Illinois voters witnessed an accident as a voting machine toppled onto George Grisman fracturing his right leg. The overwhelmed ballot surge contributed to the mishap.
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Moline, Ill
George Grisman
For Sale Hell Purgatory bogs in eastern North Carolina
A fragment describes Hell and Purgatory as auction items tied to two uncertain boys in eastern North Carolina. It notes bogs called pocosins that shift between very wet and very dry conditions with acidic soil and evergreen scrub. The state board of education is referenced as owner or seller in the odd listing.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Hell
Firewarden's alert lights up tense moment in town
A fire warden rushed to headquarters and informed people there was a blaze, creating a tense scene as onlookers speculated about the danger and possible consequences.
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Perions
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