Dies proposes home defense council to coordinate anti subversion
Rep. Dies called for a presidential council uniting the FBI secret service army navy and the House committee on un American activities to lead anti subversion efforts under constructive sane leadership. He also urged listing unions and groups under Communist control for emergency use while the Dies committee probes Communist workers at the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Washington
Dies
D-Tex
Roosevelt
Council of Home Defense
Constructive Sane
Senate
Immigration Service
Labor Department
Justice Department
Norris Ind-Neb
Wheeler D
FBI
Secret Service
Army, Navy
House Committee On un-American Activities
Dies Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Germans Report Other Sinkings
Berlin reports more Allied losses as the German air force sinks five British transports near Dunkerque and destroys a destroyer and submarine. Claims say French resistance shattered in northeast France while Dunkerque port actions hindered by terrain and canal floods.
Luftwaffe loss toll in raids over France and Dunkerque
The air ministry reported heavy German air losses in raids over northern France and Dunkerque. It cited 70 German planes down with 19 British losses, plus 56 German planes and 16 British losses the previous day, and 14 German planes shot down at dawn with one British plane lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Air Ministry
Dunkerque
Miss Preston to Be Guest Speaker at Chapel
Miss Minnie Preston of Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church Winchester will be the guest speaker at the regular service tomorrow night at 7 o clock in the Opequon Presbyterian Chapel. The topic will be The Possible You with Mrs J L Carpenter as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Presbyterian Chapel
Minnie Preston
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Winchester
J. L. Carpenter
Joint Memorial Service By Local Lodges On Sunday
Plans completed for a joint memorial service by Woodmen of the World and Madison Lodge No 6 I O O F tomorrow at 3 oclock at the grave of W L Whisson Members meet at Odd Fellows Hall at 230. McIlwee Municipal Band will open with a selection Dorsey Hottle to serve as Master of Ceremonies Emory Larrick marshal Dr W W McIntyre to offer a prayer and address A double quartet and band selections follow including God Will Take Care of You Abide With Me and Bless Be the Tie with a roll call of deceased members and benediction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Madison Lodge No. 6
I. O. OQ
W. Ll. Whisson
Odd Fellows Hall
McIlwee Municipal Band
Dorsey Hottle
Woodmen
Emory Larrick
W. W. McIntyre
John Feltner
John Snapp
John Snyder
John Carpenter
Robert Legg
Ben Puller
Raymond
Marshall Snapp
God
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Dr. McIntyre
Edward Mason
Handley Finals Open Tomorrow at High School
Handley High School prepares for graduation exercises next Friday at 8 o'clock. The Handley Orchestra will lead the procession and the Handley Glee Club will perform. Margaret Smith will deliver the salutatory and John Knight will transfer leadership to Delmar Robinson as class gifts are announced.
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Washington
Lurkin
R. E. Hannon
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sadie Finkelstein
Handley Orchestra
L. G. Bridgers
Handley Glee Club
Handley A Capella
Margaret Smith
John Knight
Children’s Day Service Set for June 9 at Greenway U B Church
A Children's Day service will be held at Greenway U B Church on Sunday night at 8 o clock, June 9. Mrs. C. E. Armel and Mrs. Herbert DeHaven will be in charge of arrangements.
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Greenway
U. B
C. E. Armel
Herbert DeHaven
Tragedy Near City Involving Three Cars Kills Two
A high speed crash on Route 50 involved three cars from Cumberland Maryland and Waynesboro Virginia. Two CCC youths on leave were among ten injured or killed in the wreck. Investigators expect a coroner's inquiry but may delay due to the injured.
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Cumberland
Waynesboro
CCC
W. R. Burgess
Np-10
Skyline Drive
Pennsylvania
Hardesty
Maryland
Richmond
Auto Exchange of Cumberland
James Raupach
Star Route
Flint Stone
E. A. Cosgrove
William Rogan
Dawson
Friendship
Omps
Burgess
German Claims On Dunkirk Battleships And Prisoners
German high command asserted major Allied losses at Dunkirk including ships and prisoners, claiming 26 000 captured near Lille and booty to recoup losses. They said five transports sunk and a destroyer and submarine sunk by speedboats, while Allied air losses favored Britain. Allied pilots claimed 66 German planes shot down with 19 losses. A naval plane reportedly sank a Nazi torpedo boat off Belgium as the Somme front reshapes and the Allied war council reaffirmed resolve toward victory.
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Berlin
Flanders
Lille
France
Dunkerque
Ostend
Belgium
Artois
Belgian
Somme
Allied Supreme War Council
Paris
Sudden Attack Fatal to Patton and James Alexander Family
A sudden attack proves fatal to Patton Bessie Patton and Mrs. James Alexander, both of Lexington, along with their nephew James Alexander Jr. of Fairfield. Funeral services are planned Sunday at 10 a.m. from the late residence, with Presbyterian and Episcopal clergy officiating. Active pallbearers and a long list of honorary pallbearers are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Patton
James Alexander
Lexington
James Alexander, Jr
Fairfield
Ronald S. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
R. B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
Rainsberger Funeral Held for Mary Virginia Rainsberger
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. from her late home on South Cameron Street for Mary Virginia Rainsberger 97 of Winchester a longtime resident and Christ Episcopal Church member. Interment was at Mt Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named Clowser Cooper Carpenter Good March and Clark. She was the widow of Joseph Daniel Rainsberger who died 25 years ago and had lived in Winchester since 1867 after a fall left her spine injured about 40 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Street
Mary Virginia Rainsberger
Robert B. Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Rainsberger
Mt. Hebron
Earl Clowser
Harvey Cooper John Carpenter
Rufus Good
Gera S. March
Thomas Clark
Washington launches 35000 ton battleship at Philadelphia Navy Yard
The 35,000 ton Washington battleship, first new capital ship since 1921, slid from the ways into the Delaware before about 30,000 spectators. Fifteen year old Virginia Marshall christened the vessel in honor of her home state as Senator Walsh called for a naval preparedness renaissance. The report also notes early washing machine milestones unrelated to the launch.
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Philadelphia
Washington
United States
Delaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Virginia Marshall
John Marshall
Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Notice of Estate Creditors Hearings in Winchester Virginia
In the Frederick County Virginia circuit court a master commissioner is assigned to inquire into and report on debts and claims against the estate of Mary N. Schenck deceased. Publication is required twice weekly announcing the hearing time and place. The hearing is set for June 17 1940 at 10 00 a m at 32 Rouss Avenue Winchester Virginia.
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H. K. Benham
County
Frederick
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
Mary N. Schenck
Randall Ridgeway
Walter P. Schenck
Als
Harry K. Benham
Rouss Avenue
Winchester
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Friends of Nazis Becomes Romanian Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Grigore Gafencu resigned due to ill health and was replaced by Ion Gigurtu, a close German ally and former communications minister. Gigurtu, 48, is trusted by King Carol to shift Romania toward better relations with Berlin and Moscow.
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Bucharest
Grigore Gafencu
Ion Gigurtu
Gafencu
Gigurtu
Carol
Rumania
Berlin
Moscow
Destruction Claimed by Nazis in Western Campaign
Berlin reports from official news agency that German anti aircraft artillery shot down 627 enemy planes destroyed 216 tanks six warships and heavily damaged eleven more ships through May 31 in the western campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
DNB
Italian Treasury Plans Monthly Bond Issues
Rome June 1 report that Italy moves to finance needs amid tension with Britain by issuing treasury bonds payable in one month to a year. The step signals a shift toward monthly financing in the government’s effort to support wartime expenditures.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
Treasury
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