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VOL. XXXIX
NO. 2M
DENTON,
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batle for the French capital
British Pilots
OFF HIGH SEAS
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admiral*, economist*
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Man Executed
for Robbery Death
Trash Hauling
Set Next Week
Moving Here in
Quantity Daily
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ABOUT
TOWN
to reinforce defense* along the Somme—moves a column of
all-important advance* of German tanks and Paris
the Weygand line was holding firmly in the 1
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dispatches in-
shlpping was
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ttumisrrtrew,
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about one-fifth at the Gennan*'
reported loon tanks engaged tn the
massive conflict have been knocked
(See FRENCH BLAST Fags 8)
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The wise shall inherit gldsg; but
shame shall be the promotion at
fools .^Proverbs 3-35.
A well governed mind learns in
time to find pleasure in nothing
but the true and the just.—Amid.
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Washington. June 7 —<jp>—
Harry L Hopkins and William H.
McRqynold* are emerging as two
were reported doing
fiercely with rt~
knivea from rot*
RETURNS DECORATION GIVEN
mr hitler in imt
NEW YORK. June 7 — (JP> —
Thomas J. Watson, president of
the International Business Ma-
chine* Corporation, has returned to
Adolf Hitler a German decoration
given him in 1937 for his efforts in
the interest of world peace
Combined grain, chiefly wheat, is
on the Denton market ti Increas-
ing quantity and of considerable
dally proportions now. local millers
reported Friday morning For trade
Must Be Sarplus
Asked whether confidential equip-
ments-such as bomb sights- would
be removed from plane* turned
back to manufacturers, the presi-
dent said he didn't think there
need be any worry on that score
The actual process of turning in
equipment, Mr Roosevelt explained.'
will require that It be labeled as sur-
plus or excess. The material will
be turned back to manufacturers
and the money received credited to
new purchases instead of being de-
posited in the treasury.
He said he understood arrange-
ments already had been made for
releasing conlsderable quantities of
old ammunition tn this aaaniwr
All sales to the Allies of old ma-
terial. of course, would be made by
private firms and not by the gov-
ernment
Remarking that the new national
defense commission was getting on
draws is
Despite the renewed pressure, the
French spokesman declared that
the defenses were holding
Yesterday s withdrawals were in
at home." said Charlie Dane. teaclT ^bb^JHe J7**; .2^52*
region of the Brrele Vier. 17 miles
from the Somme River mouth at
Abbeville, and in the Hoissons sec-
tor where they withdrew to the
north bank of the Aisne
German tanks, having crossed or
circled around the Ailette Canal
and river of the same name, were
said to have advanced yesterday
to heights on the north bank of
the Aisne.
member said I
stressed the n*M for
the border petrols
MMkan and Oana-
well. the president said
kd appointed Edward R
Jr. head of a committee
and make reeommenda-
• to him on the general prob-
«f government purchases.
tpkint and
IcReynoldt Aid
WtteProgram
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Wide Area Repor
Covered to Halt
Machines.
, against both the Nasi motorised
cofiimns and possible parachutists.
1 these sources said.
i Ttius, mechanized units
called on his armies to "hold tight
to the soil of France."
The German flanking maneuvers
were aimed at the eastern and
military spokesman.
Dive bombers which had led the
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Iowa. La. he is going to fish only were said to be dropping out of
from the banks, as on his last trip action as Generalissimo Weygand
a boat turned over with Aim sud ---- *" . . — --
he came near venous trouble "Suil
Shot' Musgrave was uptown from |
his auto trades lot on Nbrtli Kim — — _ . -
Judge B I. Key says that he feeia western ends of the active 125-mile
pretty much croirdupote these days
(By Associated Press >
The German juggernaut appeared at leaM; temporarily
stalled tonight as cannon-equipped allied planes blasted the
' “’aris reported
three-day-old
manager of Uie ( the heart of France
One fifth of the 2.000-tank pan-
ser armada used by the Nasis in
the first two days of the battle have
been blasted into inactivity, ac-
r pointed out. The onl
can bo done la for every
»r tn Denton to thorm^hly
nup hU premises and ro operate
f in the trash hauling tt wwe
WASHINGTON. June 7.—(4>-
Release of 50 Navy warplanes—a
majority of them dive bombers- for
sale to the Allies made the subject
of further indirect military aid to
France and Britain the No. 1 ques-
tion today on the crowded national
defense calendar.
TTie Navy announcement last
night that tne "surplus" planes were
being turned in to their manufac-
turer came only a few hours after
the White Reuse disclosed urgent
appeals firm the Allies for speed
in production of military suppUea.
This cauaed speculation as to
whether the administration had
reached a decision to extend much
greater indirect military assl*tance
to the Afltea.
Aa attantten turned to the White
House for pomible clarification.
Preaid-mt •roeewtt had on hie desk
tor signature the •l.MMO.Tao na-
val appr<>[Mlation bUl providing for
regular and emerg *
from bomba to bat
Senate passed the legislation yea*
r
The "trafle in" Bnnouncen'.ei't
'Sold my peanuts cheap and now
1 have to buy nuts back al a high
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Up to an undisclosed battle
horse-drawn artillery
British and French officers were
sail to believe that German dtve-
bomber pilots were "losing their
nerve*—pct because they lack cour-
age but because "there are eettata
forms of warfare which no human
can stand very kmg."
She. “When a man who bores me
terribly asks we where I live I al-
ways say in the suburbs "
He "H .. ..................
you really live’"
She "In the suburbs
A com parinc tu of the home build-
ing permits during the first five
months of the past three
makes an intereating study.
of President Roosevelt* key aides
on national defense operations.
The chief executive has a host
of generate,
and other r
ragatarty. I______
etaaee said that if he wants some
planning done, he is apt to con-
sult Hopkins and that if be has an
organismg Job. he turns to McRey-
L.
ft
Twenty-two year* ago today. I
learned poeiUvely that the Ger-
mans shot at ambulance* filled with
wounded scldierz." said Dr H E.
Robert* "i had been wounded In
the battle of Chateau Trierv and
with other wounded wa« on the way
to Paris tn an ambulance when an
airplane strafed jw for fully fif-
teen minutes. I was shot through
the band and two of the wounded
were killed in the attack."
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PARIS, June 7.— (AP) —
Unofficial sources reported
tonight that General Max-
ime Weygand had sown the
entire area between the
Somme-Aisne battlefront and
the Seine River, just above
Paris, with ‘ anti-tak defense
nests.
Roads have been barricaded and
five-foot
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* rrtend brought front Wichita Falla. I reported dwindling, tent me—am of
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♦ cause he had made indiscreet ♦ §
♦ remarks in a barber shop and ♦ j
♦ feared they might be mlsln- ♦ ' B
♦ terpreted ♦ I
A Weygand order of the^day de- reason*, individual buyers did not
make public actual receipt hgures.
Friday they posted quotation* of
M cent* on No. 1 wheat. 30 cents on
No. 2 oats, 37 cents on No. I bar-
ley
Little of the grain bought here
was cats Wheat made up meet of
the receipts anl was reported gen-
erally of good quality. It was
weighing from as tow as &3 to a*
high as «1. miller* said, yields were
varying from 18 to above to bushels
per acre, with most growers pre-
dlcttng * good average yield for
Denton County
No threshed grain had come to
Denton Friday, but unless weather
delay*, threshing will start Monday
and rapidly become general over
the county, grain men predicted.
LONDON. June 7—t)F>—Great
Britain's airmen, pounding German
forces tn Western France, were re-
ported officially today to have sub-
jected German positions at Abbe-
ville to "45 mlnutae of almost in-
cessant bombardment" which scar-
ed direct hits on strategic rands
and bridges in the region of the
embattled French city
The air ministry said three direct
hits were obtained on one bridge
over the Somme Estuary tn the
raids yesterday Its report was is-
sued several hour* after another re-
port told of the second German
raids In 24 hours on a wide area
of England's south and east coast
last night and this morning.
Military cirateg said the Somme-
• Aisne battle situation to "pswtty
good" but that "we are not yet
certain there may not be a main
attack yet to come "
In an interview in London. Lord
Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft
production, revealed that Britain
had kept ahead of her plane losses
in the great Flanders tight and
had put Id production the "largest
bomber tn the world."
i Be said to toe tab aircraft output
per week since May 11 has been 83
per cent r--T=r"'------
eefft toMV
Naata Attacks teeffbettve
The air ministry, to a report
shortly after Nazi planee ended
their second foray over Bhgtand.
declared one British airman was
killed when bombs were dropped
on an airdrome flare. The ministry
earlier said there were two minor
caeualttta. but an eye-witness said
six persons wore injured in a Lin-
colnshire town.
The air ministry reported the
attacks, evidently directed at air
force airdromes, we ineffective.
In a drastic step against a sur- *
prise invasion by night, the admlr- slaught and that
alty set up a thramaaile curfew ish planee destroyed teO tanks,
sons for merchant skips around
the United Kingdom.
The American embassy urged all
Americans without urgent reason*
for remaining in the United King-
dom to return home this monfit be-
cause it might be their last op-
portunity before the war ends
Effective tomorrow, ships win be
forbidden to enter the curfew sone
between sunset and sunrise except
in organised British convoys;
Veaeeis falling to comply with the
order are liable to be fired upon,
the admiralty announced.
Dive Bern ter* Leas Nerve ,__w_
British military circles declared gand commanded.
that British and French liaison of- : London military quarters, how-
ficera believed that German dive- ew. reported the dtuattofl along
bomber pilots were “taflng their, the Bomme-Ahme line "to not tod
nerve"—not because they lack cour- , bad—In fact ttb pretty good."
age but because "there are certain Thev added, however. r« -r-
forms of warfare which no human not certain there may not be
can stand very long." •---*—“— ----
i There to evidence, according to
these sources, that the light ma-
chine-gun bolding its fire and well
handled to tory efficient agplnst
bombers
•"As a result of successful action
by such gun* and gunners, confi-
dence to new greurtag that more
and more dive bomber* win be de-
stroyed "
Rumor* tn New York and London
that important moves to strength-
en Allied financial arrant
would bo announced short!
sdthout confirmation here.
(It was rumored in New York
an* London yesterday that steps
would be taken which in effect
would end the free market la ster-
Ong.)
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Release of Dive-Bombers to Allies Emphasizes Question
Of Further Indirect Military Aid; Action Expected Soon
tjic material was not banned by
More than 30 of the planes had
arrived last night at Buffalo, tt. Y..
for delivery to the Curtiss-Wright
Corporation
Fresh precautions were* s.topted
against any "fifth cotumfr Infil-
tration. The State Department is-
sued orders requiring passport* for
foreigner* in classifications hither-
to Fxotnpt
Ths order applied to ciusens of
Canada. Newfoundland, the D-
lands of st Pierre and Miquekai.
Mextoo. Cuba. Haiti, the Domini-
can Republic. Panama, Bermuda, or
any French. British or Netherlands
pos*r*.Mcn In the west Tnthes. Here-
tofcre passport and vtoa were not
Hlfutred for a tampnrlry visit.
J. FJg»r Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, ta-
ttofiMd • House sitoenmwtttii it *
closed sereion that alien* were fil-
tering in over the Mexican border,
a committee member said The
BBT ohtef _
aStoHMh'the
dteft lines.
fair ta J—bfc
-TTiuL^- z1^-
hMdta?
weet and esdntae wee* atek.—..
•unitay Mr and eoBMWtart wHhMb 1
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BERLIN. June 7.—The Ger-
man high command declared to-
day that tjie Weygand line had
been broken through on the en-
tire front "
Its terse communique, following
Nazi acknowledgement that the of-
fensive toward Paris had run Into
still resistance on the Allies new
defense line, offered no details.
Unusually brief, it devoted <mlr
two sentences to the great battle tn
'Ijfiruuce: - -{Ax/
"Operations of the snny and sir
force south of the River Somme
and the Aline-Oise Canal are suc-
cessfully progressing according to
plan
"The Weygand line was broken
through on the entire front."
Its only other reports on the!
battle were of successful bombing'
raids on British air bases last
f Allied air losses of 74
planes against nine German planee
He* May Nvt Sail
ROME. June 7 —(AT—Shipping
circles here said today it was ex-
tremely unlikely tliat the liner Rez
would sail for America on June 10
a* scheduled
Italian neaspaper
dicated that Italian
seeking refuge tn neutral ports.
The Italian line said no general
order nad been Issued for Italian
ships to seek refuge.
■ted ITALY ORDERS
NEW YORK. June 7.—(*>—It-
aly ordered her far-flung merchant
fleet off Ute high seas today, amid
ominous reports that this was the
BERLIN. J one 7.—(A*—Inform rd
German sources said tonight that
Italy's entry In the war depends on
two things:
1.—DeaCrwtten
air force.
1.—Distraction of French atten-
tion by a gigantic operation such
a* a siege of Faria.
Italy, these sources said, cannot
undertake to join arms with Ger-
many in warfare so long as France
is in pssitton to make quick retal-
iation against Italy and her over-
seas pnaridrm
first move toward actual participa-
tion In the European conflict
"Does this mean war?" the Asso-
ciated Press asked Halo Veirando.
New York manager of the Italian
line who first disclosed the Rome
order.
“I don't know but it looks like
IL" he said
Shortly after Italy's many ships
were ordered into neutral ports.
Gaetano Vecchottl. Italian consul
general in New York, made ready to
go to Washington for an immedi-
ate conference with embassy offi-
ciate.
■ SRamndo
were safe.
IndlcatMn* that the line was
ftaWbnffM of ths mbve and pre-
pared for any MMMb were aaan
in Verrando's comment "We do not
expect to get much more from
Rome we have cur ordei* and will
follow them "
waaka. waiting fa. ;
warmer weather.
Traffic Cop sayx,
Two of every five i
kilted ta traffic accident
dretrians
depends on your tenacity"—the ten-
acity of French force* with a bol-
■ strring of British troops which are
opposing 500.000 invaders in the
! north, between the channel end the
plateau near the confluence of the
Aisne and Oise River*
Cannonading from the ground
and the air was credited by the
French military with destruction of
about 400 of the 1,000 rolling fort-
resses tn the first two day* of th*
Neal offensive. The push now la tn
its third.
A* If turning to another power-
ful bUtzkrieg weapon to speed up
the assault. Germany sent about
300 plane* over France. They caus-
ed an early morning alarm tn the
Paris region but pasted around the
capital.
The aerial armada cauaed "ma-
terial damage" In raids over Cen-
tral France, the French announced,
but no casualties were reported
The air alarm tn the central re-
gion lasted from 11 p. m. Thursday
(4 p. m.. C8T> to 3:10 a. m. today
during which time the sound of
bomba could be heard ta Parts
* The French capital to lees than
70 miles from the renter of the
300-mile northern front, the wort
em half of which to the really ac-
tive sone *
. 4M.000 Oesusasto
The military spokesman setlmat-
•d the Germans wore using 40 di-
viaton*—about 430.000 soon—in ad-
dition to four or five tank or pan-
aer division* with a normal com-
plement
** mJ*nd *** to
Observers recalled the statement
panser divisions must be rar Train
tbetr handbook strength beckffiB
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 7, 1940
—Mka—or—sag*. .....f sea
FRENCH BLAST GERMAN TANKS
FR™cm 1 NAZI JUGGERNAUT STALLED
DEFENSE NESTS PANMMLFniHPPm pi anr
HUNTSVILLE. June 7-wv-Jted
headed Burtcn Franks died tn the
electric chair at state prtion early
tcxiay for the murder of W. D.
Wllemon. president of the Maypearl
State Bank
"Ood bless my mother" was all
Franks said aa he calmly took hte
place ta the chair.
Wllemon was shot during a rob-
bery at hu bank. Hq died several
hours later in a Waxahachie hos-
pital.
Franks, a Bonham resident, had
been scheduled to die early yester-
day but the execution was post-
poned 3t hours because the weekly
radio brosiicast from the prison
gystem W»i on Wednesday night
section of the 300-mlle front
stretching through Northern France
from the Maginot line to the sea
___ It is this 125-mile stretch of na-
price.' said W. C Redfesrn of Cross ! ture-buttressed defenses, north of
Roads We are having to plant Paris, which has been called
more than one hundred ares over ’J “ *'*
after planting one time “
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Been Berlin reported that Gar-
mam at home—accustomed to fro.
quent detailed communiques tel’tatr
Of sweeping successes ta the Nasi
>»**»***teaee*^ssesassae*
♦ PARIS. June 7 —(jn—-Hte *
♦ Germans attacked • vtotently ♦
♦ late today tn the center of the ♦
♦ 0omme f-ont. north of Sols- ♦
♦ sons in the Otee Valley )*ading ♦
♦ to Paris This heavy assault ♦
♦ on General Maxime w-vgend's ♦
♦ strongly-defended renter po- ♦
♦ sltlons Was disclosed tonight ♦
♦ by the War ministry spokes- ♦
♦ man. The Germans also re- ♦
♦ newsd their attacks op the ♦
♦ French right flank along the ♦
♦ Atom River northeast of Soto- ♦
♦ sons. ♦
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conquest of Wallend and Belgiwn
waited in vain for new* of a de-
cisive nature.
A terse German high command
communique said only that the
W i ng was proceeding "on sche-
dule” and that inroad* had been
made in the Weygand Mne.
Paris reported feat the satire
area just north of the capital, to- i
tween the Homme-Aiene battle
front and the Seine River, ha*
been sown with deadly anti-tank
defense nests such gg bare WMtef '
ed havoc with the German on-
slaught so far.
Naei warplanes swarmed over
Franc* tn a new asrtae of raids
during the day. th* Gennan high
command said, attacking Cherbourg
.. . 9|P J Meter and e*v*ral airdranseo in
mcre^piane* .nd 33 per ( ^^X^tirm* end explo-
sions wore oboerved on the quays
.nd piers" of Cherbourg, France's
great Atlantic shipping pert, it
stated.
Freest Reported BeMflng
*CMnDDH'^Quippe<i Allied pIaim*
wreaked new havoc cn German
tank columns driving into France
today as the Nad high command *
aasertad in a-.&rtef communique
that the Weygand Mne was "broken
through on the entire front."
The French said that the 300-
mile front was being held firmly
against the fury of the German on-
1^99 - and Brtt-
pianes oesui^eu vuu tank*.
t In * dramatic order of th* day
| to his troops. Generalissimo Max-
im* Weygand declared:
"T7»e future of France depend*
on your tenacity. Boid tight to th*
soil of France!”
m it ......
just that, ,
fire bayonets v
to rock, tree to srre.
Scottish RlghlaMers su|
their French ccmradM onl ..
er Somme battled tn their shirt-
sleeves ta the Stifltag heed.
The erder to A defend our po-
I Sittons without thought of with-
drawal. Lock only forward." Wey-
that British and French Uelsen of- i ’ London military quarters, how-
ficer* believed that German dive- ever, reported the ritustion along
bomber pUote were losing their, tt* ftemme-Aisn* Itoe "to not too
age but totrae "tbere are certain j~Ttaw added'’ ho*rorer"”we are
no’ r-t certsin there may not be
| a main attack yet to come "
I
years
_ ________________ In tne
first five monlits of the past year,
1930, was brought the largest build-
ing program with »136,606 while
the same period oi 1940. with 993.-
610. led the year 1938 wnich saw
358,060 construction Tne past
year, 1939. brought a total con-
struction program in homes
amounting to W3«.10() Uhkh was
considerably ahead of 1936 with
8331383. Of course, the present
year's program is one of conjec-
ture. but with the buildings that
have already been built and the
many others that are in process of
completion and contemplated, it
would seem that 1940 will also
prove a good hccne-building year.
For the first five months of 1940
construction amounting to 483 510
has been let.
HAST
eleudinsas, .. ______ .
ceoler ta nerthwea* aad Msih
tral portlens tawto
parti’ cloudy, local
era ta extreme east pacts**, warm-
er la nertkweei parttasa Msteratg
to freeh meetly serrtMriy winds *•
th* eeeai, . _ ■
Win mUi_M ta t
m. ’
Tt»e latter is a White House ae-
slstant who has been made secre-
tary of the new defense commission
Hopkina aa secretary of commerce
finds much of hi* work related to
the nnmmisaitm's efforts to speed
up armament industries
A personal friend of the presi-
dent, Hopkina baa settled down to
hi* new role by moving into the
White House. He has slept there
since the day Germany invaded
Belgium and Holland, and la ex-
pected to remain indefinitely
"Mr. Mac”, aa McReynolds is
known by his Intimate*, has an of-
fice across the street from the
White House When he is off duty,
hi* golf game suffer* because presi-
dential messengers are apt to sum-
mon him from the second tee.
TYtl* is "donkey basebell night
at the High School athletic field.
The Lion* Club and the'Denton
Fltemen will ride a baseball game
tonight at 8 o'clock and a good
many people have expreawd their
intention of M-elng the boy* at-
tempt to control three donkeys. It’s
expected that the fan* will have
more pleasure than th* players
the players more fall* and head
achm The proceeds of the game
go to th* Athletic Fund which la
klndo in need of cash.
meteMimaw <
The Fonder radso offiotato have
decided that thia coming Satmdaa
night they will stag* another show,
starting at 8 oictacB. The perform-
ances have net been given tn recent
for more settled and
Another trash hauling will be
launched by the city next week, it
to announced by Dr. F. E. Piner.
place cane and other Indestruct-
ible rubbish in substantial contain-
ers al their curbs Monday. Th* ac-
tual hauling to to get under way
Tuesday, and It la neoeaaary to have
th* traah at the curb* by Monday
Th* health department is contin-
uing its war against mosquitoes.
aM in Trder that people may *■>.
)m tetote their garden* and lawns
during the summer, tt to necessary
SM mmquitoea be tatattnated
way
MATERIALS:
WOULD FNAin REACH ALLIES
WASHINGTON, tune 7 extremely well, the president said
President Roosevelt ssked OongrtBs " *
today for power to dispose of sur-
plus guns- as well as ammunition^
and warplane*—through a MffiR
channel which might release UM*
urgently needed muniUons to the
Allies
Reinforcing a navy snnmmffik
meat that 50 warplanes were tunhtf
back to theta- manufacture jradgbr
day for sale to ttw flCMMf forota
of France and Britain. Mr. Roose-
velt told his press conference uiat
he was asking authority to tarn in
old gun* also.
While i>e did not »av so. it was
apparent that this would clear the
way for the Allies tp obtain targe
supplies of such weapons left over
from the World War as the 75 mil-
llmete- guns which the French are
using extensively fighting German
tank attacks.
Mr Roosevelt said he was send-
ing a request to Senate leaders to
Incorporate tn pending legislation
a procedure whlc*i wqpid make for
fast action—the authority to turn in
guns to manufacturer*.
Navy bomber* which have only
recently been delivered have no ar-
mor or self-sealing gas tank* and
consequently are out of date
T. R Quaiies, manager of REA. I
was found wandering around up on
the square He said that their list
of patrons had grown to practically "trong support posts, armed with
gave definite indication more air-
craft would be turned back to the
manufacturer and thus—although
the announcement did not mention
w—be available for resale to the
Allies.
The reason given for the aircraft
"trade-in” was that improved re-
placements 'or the planes were al-
most ready.
"It ta further expected." the an-
nouncement added, "that th* re-
mainder of these planes at reserve
hMH will be similarly turned tn aa
replacement* are received "
There were other development*
yesterday which some interpreted
aa aa foreshadowing an important
•letevmlnation of policy toward al-
lied equipment need*
President Roosevelt met with th*
new national defense commiseicn
an4 <M* commission member. Leon
WtaH inn Of the SBC. told report-
era iiyyttaelly. It ta pretty certain
there Wil’ be some action."
Bariler Beeretary1 Mbrgenthsu
dMoeed the Allies sought pennta-
stateto up -surplus world war
arttamedr held her* Attorney
General Jaekaon ruled mat aato of
Major Sam Williams of the Unit-
ed States Regular Army who <u.s !
been the guest of hl* mother Mrs
I
...
I
I the
Weygand line, although the aged
fteneraltasimo ha* organised the po-
sition* for the 200 mile* of the
Guess we will take a cheap price 1 northern front.
for our wheat if thia foolishness H* flanking attempt* were fol-
keep* up " said Allison Faught We ’ow-ups of yesterday's French with-
are getting ready to harvest right ”* *”
now but no one seems to know just I
what the price is going to be."
"I den t know how lang m be
er in the "public achocls of Goose lhe defenders fell back upon the
Creek "I may decide to rest for ‘ ” ““ ”* —
a few week* here and I may go to
New York or California to continue
studies in one of the universities
But it's good to be here for a while
st least, but I keep up with the
Denton new*, as I read every- word
of the R-C each dav in Goose
• Creek"
DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE
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but aommlstrauon in- nltnM as
and of the • sinking of an Allied
speedboat by Gennan coastal de-
fenses off the coast of Northern
France
As Nazis pictured the battle
situation, the German left wing
was being held almost stationary
while the right flank presses down
the coast apparently toward Dieppe
and Le Havre, in an attempt to
break the Allies' shortest communi-
cations line.
. Authorised Nazi sources, mean-
while. said Germany .had a two-
fold war aim—"the annihilation of
France and the annihilation ot
England ... Everything beyond
that . . . can only be revealed at
the autoosT .**
Again the Gennan attack was
paced by wave* of Btuka* (dive-
bomber**. biasing a trail for tone
of tnotoriaed and armored equip-
ment
There was no indication to what
depth the Weygand line—(In real-
ity. a deep defensive belt had
been pierced, but it was indicated
that all operations were on the
south side of the Somme River, the
Antes' first line of defense
Supplementing the high com-
mand's "on schedule." informed
sourees said the Germans had ad-
vanced between 13 and 18 miles
at some points yesterday.
1300 and that they'd go over that machine-guns as well as anti-tank
thte month Pete McCrary, student | ku™. have bcen 8et UP ln defense
of A. & M.. is here for a few day* ‘ ‘ ““ “ * —* *
with hte parents Mr and Mrs J. E
McCrary O P Llnebargri. smok-
ing a clgaret in the Neal Drug - -
Store, said that he was just klndo’ i have broken through the front lines
resting up. as he expected a house'under new Weygand “swinging
full of company this week Stub-1 (f*tr' tarllc» wl11 run an almost
by Fairman wonders where his continuous gauntlet of hot defen-
quail have been as Wednesday he |ldv* ®re-
heard the first one whistle Frank [ ‘
e Huise said -it * »u right to talk German* Using
to yourself, but don't answer" The -- f - -
smith pining station. North lo- ' Ma*se8 of Infantry
curt, has a pet' in the form of a| PARIS. June 7<>P>—The
nye-foct ra ttlesnake which a I mans, with their machine power
However, it seems, they dent pet tt | men—perhaps a half-million tn all
o*tan J. T K Uner says I'm uncle | —into the great Somme-Atane bat-
ter the third time now with the < tie today in a supreme effort to out-
new babv at the home of H P Kot- ’ flank the Weygand line at both
ner. I get tn town occasicnally." ends and strike a decisive blow at
said Joe Hobson Ll.„ ‘
Acme Brick Ot\, “but not often as I
weTe pretty busy Were making
only tile at the Denton plant »x>w "
M L. Portwood and J S Hammond
took their regular fishing trip, how- cording to the estimate of a French
ever. Hammond did not du the
usual- he didn’t fell in the lake. A '
ttalth said that when he goes to (German conquest of Flanders, also
Far F stere ef France
Ida Williams, left Friday for Fort ctared that "the future of France
Benning, oa . accompanied by his
niece. Miss Ida Ann Harris. Major
Williams, while here, expressed be-
lief that the German* would have
considerable difficulty tn breaking
through the French lines as the
French are excellent soldier* and
know full well the meaning if the
Germans are allowed to push them
back all the time
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