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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Questions? Turn 10
Page for Answers

l. In travelling around the
earth east to west, would
one gain or lose a day?
2. What government plan for
recovery was instituted in
1888?
3. Which of the Great Lakes is
largest?
4. What are CleOpatra'S nee
dIes7
5. What word meaning a sharp
rejoinder or witty repartee
is also the name of a kind
of veSSel2
6. With what sport is Wilbur
Shaw associated?
z. What was the name of the
man who flew a nine
year-old plane to Dublin
in 1898?
8. In which book of the Bible
are the Ten Command
nentS2
9. What was President RooSe-
velt's recommendation as
to the number of airplanes
that should be built in the
u. s. annually?
10. Name the street in lower
Manhattan that is famed
as the money center of the
United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

If menshave not been trained to act
habitually right, there is not much chance
of their acting right when a powerful in
fluence toward acting wrong is presented
TO them In other words they haven't been
trained to resist temptation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
Today's Horoscope

Today endoNs Ui1h cunlder-
able literary ability and q elurle-
winning disposition a eeneruus
nature and kind hear The M
tive VIII make 3 happy home and
possess a real fcuiuluc- G. -ntstlc
nature Many friends WlI b.
made. drawn b. sheer frce cf
the royal nature combined uI-h
regard for the inherent abilities
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Since democracy is the mark of sane
Order of government, other forms are in
sane or bordering on insanity, and we
have ample proof of this conclusion in the
mad totalitarian government of Hitler, as
well as those of Stain and Mussolini,
though in lesser degree of irresponsi-
bility.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

US-S- Bayspring leaves here
tomorrow for Tampa carrying Of
ficers from the Key West Naval
Station to attend the annual con-
vention of the Naval Reserve Or
ganization in that city. Lieut. II
L Thomas and Lieut. R. NJ Lit
tie viii make the trip and Lieut.
Thomas viii give the examina-
tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

City Attorney ]. Lancelot Les
ter and County Clerk Ross c..
Sawyer have been appointed to
go to Havana by the local Cham
Der of Commerce and negotiate
with the Cato family for the
lease of two factory buildings
here, belonging to the Gatos, for
nominal rent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
TEN YEARS AGO

The KEY West Rotary Club OBJ
serves Flag Day at their lunch
con today. The luncheon started
with the raising of an American
flag with the members standing
at the salute to the strains of the
Star Spangled Banner. Captain
George T. Rice made an address
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Henry Ford says a woman's place is
in the home. But if she stayed there the
demand for Henry's product would appre-
Gladly decline
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Walter J. Hill, head of the COM
pany of the same name, one of
the largest contracting COM
panies of the country, will arrive
IN the city at an early date and
will hold conferences regarding
the construction of roads and
bridges across the Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

In the future the rate for buses
of the Florida Motor Lines for
transportation on the ferries of
the Highway System will be So
for bus each way for eight months
of the year and Sc per bus for
four months of the year, with
bus passengers to be transported
free.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
FIVE YEARS AGO

Courses for the midwiveS of
Monroe county are to be reSum-
ed in the rear future by Mrs.
Edwina Hodges, public health
nurse here. Nina Ryder Johnson
made the announcement this
morning. Decision to resume the
courses was reached after some
discussion this morning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

A third test of the engine of the
fire department, which is new
and untried, is to be made this
afternoon at the bathing beach at
the foot of Division street. A new
motor has been sent from the
factory to replace the one which
was said to be unsatisfactory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Three of the four Greek fisher
men for sponges from Tarpon
Springs. who are being held in
jail bv the county, must either
remain IN jail until the July term
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Lucas Gomez was on his way
to Cuba and had reached Key
West this morning when he was
arrested on arrival here on the
Steamship Cuba by Sheriff Karl
o. Thompson and Deputy Sheriff
Ray ElwoOd- He was arrested on
a warrant from Tampa, charging
robbery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Two teachers in Key West
have been awarded scholarships
for attendance at summer schools
held at Gainesville and at the A
and NJ. college at Tallahassee.
Miss Annabell Hill has been ap-
pointed to teach in Monroe
county and Grace Palacios, color
ed, has been approved as teacher
at the A. and NJ. College.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Miami, Key West, Havana-three
cities always in the public eye.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

"DEATH-DEALING airplanes ride
II the skies. The carnage of
their creation sweeps many lands.
Armored tanks and motorized artil-
lery roll across whole countries de-
stroying, as in blight, all standing
In their way. Cattle. crops, homes,
people - innocent and defenseless
children-stand in fear, then in de-
spair, only to fall into destruction.
Some will live. They must be aided
to endure, to struggle on, to sur
vive."
This was the message directed to
Americas generous heart by Chair
man Norman II. Davis OF the
American Red Cross, in asking
prompt contributions to a $4,000.
600 war relief fund to be spent by
the Red Cross for help to military
and civilian wounded, and the
homeless people Of the warning ma
lions.
I'VE must send relief as needed
and not too late to be Of use," Mr..
Davis said. I'VE must send clothing,
bedding, shoes. indications, surgi-
cal dressings and food"
Before the most recent devasta-
ton Of neutral countries by aerial
blitzkriegs was begun, the Ameri-
can Red Cross had sent $4,000
garments, knitted sweaters and
hospital clothes for the women and
children victims in England, Fin
land, France, Germany-occupied Po-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2. More Hotels and Apartments.
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion
4. AirpOrts-Land and Sea.
5. Consolidation of County and City Gov
ernments
6. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

The number of people in a COM
munity is not as important as the type of
people.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

The male of the species spends his
years looking for the ideal woman; but in
the meantime he gets married.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Shaohsing, famous wine pro-
ducing region of China. has been
invaded by the japanese army.
China's yellow rice wine takes its
name, -shaohsing'', from this
area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

the island, has written the Cham
Der OF Commerce that IN view Of
the fact that Sexeral of his asso-
ciateS are now in New York that
his plans for handling the de-
velopment have been delayed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Twenty-Five U. S. presidents
were lawyers-bv far the leading
profession in that office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

The future belongs to the man who
puts the 81 cam in American.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Only the last battle of great war is
the decisive battle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
Senator Arthur Come is sched.

Senator Arthur Gomez is Sched-
uled to speak TO the three classes
of the Junior Patrol this after
noon at Bayview Park Other
speakers will be j. Gerry Curtis.
director of operations of the Key
West administration and Arthur
H Sheppard, supervisor of parks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
KEY WEST In DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Five Ten Ago Today
As Taken The Citizen

of the Criminal Court, or they
must place bonds of S250 each.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

A naval seaplane- in command
of Ii-utensnt Hykes. landed al
the naval stetion this morning.
completing the first lap of a flight
from Cardenas, Cuba. TO Pensa-
cola. Fla The seaplane has been
with the Nokomis survey expedi-.
ton at Cardenas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13

Malcolm Meacham, who re-
Gently bought the greater part of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-13
J. McMuIlen.

DR.. ]. ]. McMuIlen, of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice. was an arrival in the city this
morning and was the guest of
Surgeon Z. II. Carnes of the Ma
rine hospital After an inspec-
ton of facilities here he left on
the SIS Cuba for a short trip to
Havana.
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NSvitet |te''tet S't"o'othtt9 """Ip'~
de"
,,Oanfe, oanfe, liebes &ino", iagte
ssrau bon Soltenau lno riifte ibren
&nei fer auredt. uSd) perlaile MIDI
alio anf Sbren gl.ten @eidmad.
@eun Sic 5llritdfomnlelt, arrangie=
ren Sic, bite, sic 9lmmen glcid).
9em 9iener fann mou 10 etpas nidt
ii6erlaIien, lmo id babe feline 3cit.
,,@s IoG ol(es belorgt ueroen gnd=
bige Jrau. Sd) geDe lofort.'
,,Sd0n ltuo nod Gins. sic neG=
men notiirlid nit sen &in0ern al
1mIerer MaDl5eit tell iuie gelu06nlid),
oo ser 8rdlttigam mciner Sodter nlll
nit 5ur Tamilie gebort. Sic ltutcr=
ri6tSIhu1ocn uollen iuir 5llr 6eier oeS
Cages altsfollen lalieu.'
Gpa Worie per6ell9tc ld 5ultiln=
memo, ,tno Srolt BON Soltcnalt perlieb
oas 3inner. 0os iunge Maod)en
Ie9te sic 9ii6er iu cinen Sdrnnt
rno trat oom iu ibr 3i,nmer6en,
INT iid) sum sllls9ang fertig5lrn1ad)en.
9a 1tiirnten sic beioen &inoer Der
eiu lno lmtfa6ten iie it6clnb.
,Gpa Marie, mir baben einen
Ghtpoger 1mo Dora einen 8rdtti=
gal1t> feilt, niht?"
9os ilmge MGo6en nitfte ldd)elno
rSSSd Weib es ldon, &inoer. Man1a
bot es mir e6eu uitgeteilt."
$50 tpiQlt bu ocnn Gim, bu iebt
bod oen Sltt a..f?' fra9te Wsarsaretc
erItalut.
Die &il1oer nannten Gpa Waric
felt einigen Sogen beim &ornamen
1tuo reoeten lie nit SIT an. g8eil iic
gar 70 lebr oarlm ee6ettelt botten, Il
fie fanoen oen 9oppelnamen 10 ,,ein=
gig id0n', - bate es 5rau Soltenou
erlal6t, na6oem @pa Marie erfl1rt
batte, iie piiroe ii6 MIR freuen, iuenn
Die &inoer 10 5utrauli6 5lt ibr tpd=
ren.
,Sd eebe 5um @Grtner, un, @(u-
men at Dolen."
uM6, ga tuol(en mir mitgeben!
@arte einen s(ugenblid, mir fraeen
Mama um @rlaubnis. Glfrieoe, balt
ou nod 9aid)enselo9"
= ,,8eina1e nod cine Marf. @ar=
um?"
sd babe audi nod 10 biel. 8eiBt
bu mas? @ir faltfen 9ofa einen
fdonen &oIenitrauB 5ur Gertobung.
Meinit 6u nidt, oaB 0as iebr nett it,
@uo Maric?"
Slider, &ino. @s lit -immer fdon,
tuenn man iemano eine Srell6e mo-
den loia"
,,slllo gifts, gap."
,,Sa, natiirlid. 81 tuir fir atuei
Marf i60ne Stolen befommen NIT
Iansen Stielen? g8as meinIt bu, @ua
Warie?'
,,@elpiB, 6afiir befommt ibr lider
.uelde. @s bra,tden ia nidt biele at
fein."
,,Sm. s(6er iebr, iebr idone. Mlio
bite, tparte, i9 frage Mama gleid,
Oh mir mittommen oiirfen."
Margarete elite binats uno trat
baItig 1T 6as @obn5immer Dort ia
Ben oas @bepaar ,,no oas 8rautpaar
int trauli9 intineu @eiprdd beiein.
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5ubringen. Meil,en Blan ba5l, babe
|i6 fertig. slber id bral.de eltre Wit-
|tpirfnne", bat Nippad.
,,Natiirlid, mir belfen Sir, Sans,
rief Dora gang begeiltert. Sag MIR
i1nea, tpie" '
r8ann fommt 5raulein Deluus nit
SEN &inbern 5uriid?"
,Sn elmer 'Stlnoe etlua."
usdon, oann iit armin Dor i6r
bier, ,no Srdulein 9elius bat feline
Mbnung bon ieinem Sierlein! Das lit
gut, ionit iuiirbe iie inns anlGnoe
mieoer entflieben. Sd fann 2epoen
ill5lpii6en 1mterridten, rmo iobalo
sic ilnge Game 5lriid it, ,niiBteit olt
lie6e, perebrte Mana, iie nit ir9eno-
einem s(uftrag in elm 3inmer Ibiden.
9ort loG lie ntcin 6reltn0 iiberraI6en,
llno tuir miiiieu i'm NIT ibr 10 lange
olein loiielt bob er feline Sode bei
igr fitbren fonn Sinoet ibr oet Hlon
gut ?'
Srou bon Soltenot bate ibre quite
2aunc ipiebergeflnoen. =
uS(usge5eidnet lit er. g4ir biloen
aae einc iuoblorganilierte GerIdw0.
ring. limo idlieblid feiern mir Itatt
elmer Gerlobltng 5ipei."
uGeripred)t e1td oa nidt at piel''.
iagte &err BON Soltenot ernlt.
,9linopertrauenben Menlden fdat es
idiper, nod elmer Sd,,idung BON
nenem 8ertralen at ibenfen. Die
iltnge 9ame miro faltm obne lueiteres
an Serrn bon 2epoens 2ie6e at glalt-
ben perntoeen" -.
v5ie oapon 5u ii6er5elteen, nuB
man s(rmin ii6erlaiien. @ir baben
bann oas ltnIere eetan'', antiportete
Gippa6 nno iponote iid NUN sdrt.
li6 5lt ieiner 8raltt. -.
,,Nltn babe i1 in5pii6en meine
@eoanfen bon sir a6tpen6en 1niiIlen,
meine Cora
v0as laB sir nidt Ieio tim, ,nein
lleber Sans. 2ann esl cine I6onere
8ei9e seben fiir ,nieren 8uno, als
tpenn mir bas @litd 5tueier Meniben
begriinben fonnen2"
~9a ipradit ou elm el1tes @ort,
mein aino'', faste lift Batter uuo itrid
ibr 5drtlid itber ben S1eitel.
>Mrmin bate ben @eg 5u Soltenalls
1T leidtbegreiflider aufresung 5l,riid.
selegt. Ser @agen fubr biel 81, lang.
Jam fir feline llnee6ul6. &aum Bielt
er Dor Dem Sal1ie, in ipeldem 5olte-
naus tuobnten, als er alt6 i1on ber-
altsiprong, 6em 2utlder Elm Gelo.
itiid in Die Sano oriidte ,lno int Sau.
ie berIdpan6.
Nippa9 bate gebeten, oen 5reuno.
allein empfangen 5lt 6iirfen, tint i9m
Die @roffnltng nibt int Beiiein anoe-
rer MAIDEN 5u 1niiilen.
2eD6en tpur6e in ben Salon ge-
fiibrt, NIT ibm 5lt glei9er 3eit trat
&ippad bon Ser an6eren 5eite in oas
3immer.~ Sic fdiittelten iid it,tmm
oie Sdn6e. Mrnins gueen bafteten
bon brennenoer ltnrube am @eiidt
oes 9re,tnoes. .......... .....
~Sans - ou fennit @pa Mearies
aufentbalt? 8itte, qudle MIDI nidt
lange, iage mir alles, tpas 6u tuei6t.
mo ;H S:cott
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nm oieies MiBperItanonis 5u beieiti'
gen. SIT er5able eltd oas alles nod
Der. Sekt bite id Inn einen slugen'
blid @ebulS - i6 mtb fiinf Minllten
l,ngeitort nab6enfen, oamit id) feline
9ummbeit made. 9as @liid stpeier
Menlden itebt auf oem Spiel."
gr fiiBte Dora sic Sano nno iab
lie bitteno an. Sic nifte ibm ladelno
5lt, l,no Sans lebnte ii6 an Sen &as
min ,,no ii6erlegte, mas 51 tltn lei.
Oie anoern ale iaben i'm lddelne
an.
so eebt's", iaete er enolid be,
frieoi9t. uSiebc, perebrte Mana, id
bite rnn oie Grlaubnis, meincn
SSrelno 2ephen fir bel,te 5lt eltd 5ll
Sild bitten alt oiirfell."
9iele neigte l06elno Sen &opf.
,,@ern, ment> sir oamit geoient
ilt.'
u0onn pid i6 iofort telepbonie-
rcn. @a6t i6r Selepbon i'm Saule?"
,,@etpiB, in neinen 9(rbcits5im=
nner". 1agte &err bon Goltcnolt, ID
6elno iiber 9tippod)s Gifer.
.9ann entldlloigt MIDI einen @u=
genblid. gtad)ber er5dblc id el6 al
les"
gr eing NIT oem olten Serrn bin.
iiber in bellen s(r6eits5inuner. Nad=
oem er sic Selepbonnltmmer oes So
tells aufgeludt bate, in oem Nrmin
lpobnte, 1tno lieB iid s(rmin al bas
Selepbon rltfen. @noliG meloete it6
bieier.
u9ier 2eDoelt, iuer oort2'
~Sier Sans 9fippad."
SOU bilt es, Sans? 8as gibt esq"
u9u mltBt iofort bierberfommen gu
Soltenalts. Meine S6pieeereltern
lalielt bid) 81, Siid bitten. @ir MOL
len neine Serloblmg feieru."
u9as lit ia iebr Iiebenspiiroig,
id) beoante midi iebr, mein Alter.
a6er ou ipeiBt ood), oaB i6 oen Oe.:
teftio ertporte, er 1T mod nidt bier"
uDann laB ibm 8eideio ouriid, ct
iou ein anbermal nieoerfommen. @ir
6raudeu i'm 1ldmlid nidt mebr."
u8ielo? 8as ioa oos beiben?"
"Das ion beiBen: Sd tpeiB, mo-
@pa @arie iid aufbdlt. Mebr iase
i6 oir ni6t. Sn elmer balben 5tunbe
ertuarte id Did," -.
SD fomme!'' rief s(rntin, uno
&ippa6 mertte am Son ieiner 5tim.
me Die Mufreeuns, sic ibn beberridte.
,,3ann i6 mir 6enfen!" rief ct Ia
6eno uno idloB 6as @eiprdd. Damn
tpanote er iid nit freu6igem Musorud
III Den augen 5u feinem S9tpieger-
batter 1tun. -.
80, nun molfen tpir au 6en Da-
men 5uriidgeben."
Sn ee6ranster .aiir5e eraablte er
nun Mrmins ,u6. @pa Maries &C.
lbidte, unb man borte ibm a1fmerf-
Jam 5u. >
Scr refine @otnan'', rief 9ora
gang er9riffen, als er- 5u @noe mar.
uOie ar,ne @ua Marie, .tpas muB lie
gelitten baben!" +-.-. .
Srau bon Soltena,1 madte Elm
gan5 betriibtes @eiidt. T.,
,,gtun babe i6 bod einmaI einc
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1940-09-25
Dieze4zd1se>z1dklou4eI

eltre GDa Marlc gar nlUt 1lleDr lez
6en!" onttportete Sra,t bon Soltenall
lGdelno.
Wargarete ipar idnea mieoer bin
aus. Sans bon &ippad bate a'.fge=
bordt. Ser Name @Da Wfarie mar
ibm in ben lebten Monaten 10 geldll-
fig getporoelt, er fiel iDm alf.
v9arf man ipiiien, tper @ua Marie
ilt?" fragte CT interelliert, als bas
&inb gegangen mar.
Sralt bon Solteuau Id6elte.
vGas lit sic Gr5ieberin ser &inoer.
Sic piro bon meinen fleinen Mao6en
geraoe5u angeibludrnlt, uno iG mtb
iogen> oa6 Tie es beroient.'
Rippad) ri1tete iid atf lno lab
gelponnt in oaS @eli6t Ieiuer S1tpie=
germttter.
,,Seit pann lit tic bier i'm @al1Ie?"
uScit nent 1. s(ugltIt bieles Sab
reS'', erlpiocrte 6rou pon Soltennt
etlpdS befrenloet. -
Nippa6 beltgte lid geipaunt bor.
u@ie lit ibr Talniliennmuen, liebc
Wama?"
sSran bon Soltenot riifte nerb0S
at ibren &neifer. 9(ud ibr 0tann uno
Dora laben nlut nit einigent 8efren1-
0cu altf Hippadl, ser feline Spannltna
gar nidt berbeblte.
,,Sie 5eigen ein eigentiinlides Sit
tereiie fir Sic iltnse 9ame, lieber
Sobn.. 9as Srouleiu beiBt 0elilts,
gpa Warie 0elil1s."
&ippa6 lprang tuie eleftriliert alf.
~Sie lit es, tie lit es! Serrgott,
iebt a6er flug ltno boriid)tig iein, oa=
nit iie mir 1idt entpiidt!" rief ct
gang bergelieno> mo- er itd
6efan6.
Oie ii6rigen orei itarrten i'm an,
ais 5tpeifelten lie an ieinem 8erltano.
,,8as lit Sir, Sans - bu bilt 10
ionoerbar fraste Dora ansitlid.
Gr faBte, nod inmer gang benom-
men, nod Ser Sano ieiner 8raitt ,mo
tiiBte lte.
u8er5eibt - aber oieie gntoed,,na
id mub mir ba einen @usenblid iiber'
lesen, mas 5u t1n it," -.
uN6er 10 erflare uns sod -"
sttppod iab in bic beitiir5ten @eltd-
ter, 1no nun febrte linn bie rubtsc
8eiinnung auriid. Or Iodte ber5lid
umo fiibte audi ieiner Sdpiesermut-
ter sic San6. : -
nNatiirli6, ibr miiBt mid fir ua,
flug balten. slber oentt e,1d: oieIe
@pa Warie Delius iuden tuir, mein
6reltno 2epoen ,ln6 id, idon felt
Monaten ,,no fonnen Tie nidt fin6en.
gben iebt belpridt itd 2epSen nit
einem Rriootoeteftio, tint ibm oen
auftrag at erteilen, oieie gpa Marie
Deli,ts 5u iuden.'
Srau bon Soltenau berfdrbte lid,
,rno aud ibr @ann un6 9ora laben
gang entiebt aus.
uMein @ott, oa fdlt mir elm, oas
6raulein ltammt aus 8urgtperben
@as ,m Simmels tpillen lit NIT ibr ?
Sat iie ettuas berbroden? Sd Bit,
auBer ,nir!'
Sekt iab Sans erIt Elm, tuas er
nit leinem 8eridt eetan batte.
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-19
Army, Navy Invite
Reserve Officers
To Active Service
Duty for Year Offered
10 Volunteers Among
Trained Civilians

SAN FRANCISCO, June
10. (UP}-The army and the
navy made new moves today
to strengthen their person
mel and increase the number
of trained officers and men in mill
tary units and naval service on the
west coast.
Headquarters of the twelfth naval
district, San Francisco, issued an
invitation to officers of the naval
reserve, both line and staff to
volunteer for active duty in the
fleet for one year or for the per-
iod of the national emergency
In the blanket invitation, the navy
specified it desired "officers in the
rank of ensign or lieutenant, junior
grade, of the volunteer reserve and
up to lieutenant in the merchant
marine reserve" Those affected
were asked to communicate with
headquarters here promptly.
The army made similar move
earlier this week, with ninth army
corps area headquarters calling
for active duty for one year, with
the privilege of extension for an
additional year, more than 900 re-
serve officers. The call was based
on consent of the reservists and
it was indicated that 1910 gradu-
ates of the reserve officers training
corps units maintained in colleges
and universities would be canvassed
In addition the army announced
that some of the reserve officers
now on active duty due to recent
calls might extend their tour of
duty for year.
These were not the only train
ing moves in progress. At Camp
Ord in Monterey county, soon to
be headquarters of new stream
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-19
French Naval Fate
Biggest Question
In European War
Reports Say Sailors
Will Scuttle Vessels
If Nazis Try Seizure
By UNITED PRESS

Would the French navy
defy q French government
that ordered it to surrender?
Does the British admiralty
already have it under supervision?
Would the French sailors, as a last
resort, scuttle their ships as the
Germans Gid at Scapa Flow?
These questions were paramount
as the world awaited word of the
nature of the German Italian peace
terms sent to France and Frances
reply to them.
Fragmcntary reports from En-
rope, the Mediterranean and North
Africa today indicated that an in
tense struggle was going on be-
tween Britain and the axis power
for the French fleet and that the
British might be getting the upper
hand
Reports from Spain said large
sections of the French air force
had been sighted near the Balearic
Islands, heading south toward Afri-
ca where it might continue the
wal from the French colonies. Ma
diid heard reports that sections CT
the raNy refused to surrender. +.
dispatch from Beirut. Syria, quoted
Gen. Eugene Mittelhauser, French
commandment chief of the Near
East, that his troops would con-
tlnue TO fight on land, air and sea
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