Ford to test mass production of planes at Detroit plants
Washington reports Henry Ford will receive a pursuit plane to assess his ability to manufacture 1,000 standard type aircraft daily. The plan aims to gauge rapid mass production while Congress debates compulsory training and U S war readiness amid Allied needs and industrial mobilization.
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Washington
Army
Henry Ford
Ford Engineers
Detroit
Roosevelt
Seratcheinaar Deeree
War Department
Louis Johnson
Ford
London
Britain
Charles Adbergh
Rickenbacker
Fragmented verse on nature and landscape beauty
A Romney West Virginia newspaper recounts a florid praise of nature from a Christian Herald essay. The piece links beauty to natural laws and divine creation, noting rains frosts snow and sun as parts of the landscape scheme.
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Christian Herald
Frederick County School Census Underway Across Districts
A county wide school census is being conducted in Frederick County and should finish by June 20 or 22 with results sent to Richmond by June 30. Five year cycle counts show a possible slight population gain. census takers include Fred Braithwaite Ralph Triplett and others. A school board meeting Monday will discuss the Clear Brook Brucetown plant and likely coal supply contracts for 1940 41.
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Prederick County
Leslie D. Kline
Richmond
Kline
Fred Braithwaite
Gainesboro
Ralph Triplett
Back Creek
Elsie Havermale
Opequon
R. E. Ayler
Shawnee
Kenneth Stevens
Stonewall
Prederick County School Board
Clearbrook
Brucetown
Eline
Public Works Hustle Showcased In City Meeting
City payroll runs about 4500 dollars monthly the highest in years council minutes reveal several public works projects underway or finished including Hart street surfacing curb and gutter Pennsylvania avenue water and sewer work Euclid storm sewer and gutter Boyd avenue and Springcrest avenue curb and gutter work plus a sludge drain and reservoir drain projects valued from one hundred to three thousand four hundred dollars with completion statuses noted.
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Lee Grant
Hart Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Euclid
Boyd Avenue
Glaize Ads
Springcrest Avenue
Pee
Stree
Painment Avenue
Handley High School 1939 40 diploma ceremony closes term
Handley High School concluded the 1939 40 session with 104 seniors receiving diplomas from Superintendent Garland R Quarles who urged patience and resilience. Awards honored Walter Baily Courtney Fauver Miss Margaret Smith Nina Ramacciotti and John Knight for scholarship and leadership. Salutatorian Miss Smith thanked families and community, as Robert Bridgers urged classmates to persevere.
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Hanley High School
Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Walter Baily
Courtney Fauver
Robert Y. Conrad
American Auxiliary
Margaret Smith
Nina Ramacciotti
John Knight
American Legion
Local Showers Forecast Across Week in Regions
Weather outlook notes local showers at the week’s start and again at the end. Mild warmth persists in the south, with warmer conditions spreading to the north in the latter part of the week.
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Washington
Middle Rence
South Portion
North Portion
Shower Provides Brief Relief From Heat Wave
A short shower late last night gave limited relief from a heat wave that has affected the area for three days. The afternoon brought rising temperatures with forecasts of mid nineties by evening. A trace of rain, about three hundredths of an inch, fell in Winchester while Berryville reported more rainfall.
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Winchester
Berryville
Passion Play At Chimney Rock Draws 25000 Bayard Visitors
BAYARD Neb June 8 In a natural outdoor amphitheater near Chimney Rock the Gift of God passion play drew about 25000 worshipers last year and at least that many are expected this week Wednesday through Saturday. Dr Louis H Kaub Beatrice Neb author of the pageant has played Judas in many productions Residents of Bayard make up most of the cast and the story ends with the resurrection no actor portrays Christ. His presence is felt throughout the production.
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Bayard
Neb
Chimney Rock
Oregon Trail
Louis H. Kaub
Beatrice
Judas
Isaiah
Christ
Dr. Kaub
Huge tax bill reshapes Congress defense financing plan
An election year tax bill aims to raise about a billion annually to repay defense bonds over five years. It broadens the base with higher corporate and middle bracket levies and a flat 10 percent supertax, while lowering exemptions and raising the debt limit to enable the bond issue.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
House
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Menage
Iquida E Defense
Handley Teacher Edith Light Dies After Illness
Edith Jean Light a 14 year Handley High School faculty member died at her residence 320 Amherst street after months of illness. Born June 14 1893 in Reisterstown Md she held degrees from Randolph Macon College Chicago University and studied at Harvard. She taught mathematics and science at Handley since 1926 and was a Braddock Street Methodist member.
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Edith Jean Light
Handley High School
Amherst Street
Miss Light
Reisterstown
J. H. Light
Moorefield
M. E. Church
South
Clarke County
Front Royal
Fredericksburg
Lexington
Winchester Memorial Hospital
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
Chicago University
Harvard
Ae Oe
Braddock Street
Russia Watches Hitler Advances From London Report
London sources say Soviet Russia closely monitors Adolf Hitler s moves as Germany expands in the Low Countries Denmark and Norway. The Baltic states and Baltic Sea access are a concern, with Moscow seeking to broaden Baltic security while wary of Britain and France s motives and seeking Allied sincerity.
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Robert E. Bunnelle
London
Soviet Russia
Adolph Hitler
Denmark
Norway
Baltic
Soviet Union
Baltic States
Germany
Skagierrak
North Sea
Moscow
Merkis
Foreign Office
Russia
Italy
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Britain
Allied gains in Narvik area report frontier approach
Allied and Norwegian forces gain along the Narvik railway as German resistance stiffens at the penultimate tunnel before reaching the Norwegian Swedish frontier, according to dispatches to Aftonbladet.
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Stockholm
Narvik
Aftonbladet
Pershing Calls for Unlimited Allied Aid and Service
General John J. Pershing urged the United States to send unlimited quantities of airplanes artillery small arms ammunition as well as food clothing and medical supplies to the Allies He described the war as a fight for civilization and noted a vital stake in the outcome He also voiced support for compulsory military service.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
United States
Red Cross
American War Army
Pershing
Estate of Emily Whittle Jones Valued at $68 850 26
The estate of the late Mrs. Emily Whittle Jones is valued at $68 850 26 per a certificate of appraisal filed in Corporation Court by Coleman Dunn Roy P. Duvall and L Jackson. The estate includes stocks valued at $41 256 50 and bonds valued at $8 609.
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Emily Whittle Jones
Corporation Court
Coleman Dunn
Roy P. Duvall
L. Jackson
German policy aims at catastrophic strike on England and France
Berlin reports authorized German sources declare the European war is guided by a single thought how can England and France be struck in the most catastrophic manner The statement reflects a focus on heavy aggression and strategic aims during the conflict.
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Berlin
England
France
French High Command Says Weygand Line Holds Front
From wartime dispatches the French High Command claims the Weygand line is holding on all the rest of the front while German tanks push near the Bresle and Oise fronts. Rome predicts Italy may soon enter the war amid Fascist claims and Mediterranean tension rises as Egypt moves civilians inland.
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Italy
Europe
Weygand
Oise
Paris
Ourscamp
Noyon
Maxime Weygand
Forges-Les-Eaux
Rouen
Somme
Rome
Mediterranean
Relazioni Internazionali
Nice
Corsica
Tunisia
Jibati
Egypt
Alexandria
Britain raises age limits for many reserved occupations
Britain today raised the age limits of many reserved occupations opening service to 30,000 white collar workers immediately and to many more by August 1. The move expands eligibility for national service across multiple sectors as authorities push manpower for wartime needs.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
German Force in Somme-Aisne War Ranks Near One Million
British military circles reported about 1,000,000 German effectives in the Somme-Aisne battle in France. They also suggested the main German attack might still be forthcoming. Diplomats note the British ambassador to Brussels, Sir Lancelot Oliphant, was captured with BEF troops left behind in France.
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London
Somme-Aisne
France
Berlin
Brussels
Sir Lancelot Oliphant
DNB
Spies Sentenced by Marseille Court
A Marseille military court sentenced five people to death and four to prison on espionage charges. Two women and three men received death sentences while three men and another woman were given prison terms.
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Marseille
France
Chamber Passes Public Order Bill to curb alien activity
BUENOS AIRES June 8 The Chamber today approved a public order bill targeting alien individuals and institutions. The measure now advances to the Senate for consideration.
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Buenos Aires
Senate
Major Griffing Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Virginia Guard
Major Joél Dearitube of Virginia National Guard receives promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in Infantry. Griffing joined the Virginia Guard in 1926 after earlier commissions in the Quartermaster Corps and Infantry Reserve. He served on Brigadier-General S. Gardner Waller's staff and rose from captain in 1933 to major in 1935 before this latest rank.
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Joél Dearitube
Virginia National Guard
Infantry
Griffing
Virginia Guard
Quartermaster Corps
Infantry Reserve
U. S. Army
S. Gardner Waller
Adjutant General’s Department
State
United States and
Chinchilla Breeders Meet at Endless Caverns
Eastern branch of the National Chinchilla Breeders Association of America convened at Endless Caverns in New Market to discuss prized chinchillas. George Washington Slonaker, last surviving Confederate veteran in Hampshire County, W Va, was guest of honor at a Rom ney Decoration Day luncheon at the New Century Hotel. Three cows on Hugh Kline’s Vaucluse farm were killed by lightning Thursday evening near a wire fence. two belonged to Allison B. and Julian C. Kline, one to J. I. Stover.
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National
George Washington Slonaker
Hampshire County
W. Va
the Star
New Century Hotel
Romney
Hugh Kline
Vaucluse
Allison B
Julian C. Kline
J. I. Stover
They Talk Too Freely At Times
Former Governor J C Bhaus visited Governor Eor’s Washington law office and discussed a case with attorney Gardner who claimed a notable matter. The exchange revealed tensions as Gardner said he was the attorney for the other side.
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Raleigh
N. C
J.C. B. — Haus
Washington Law Office
Gardner
Ger
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