Roosevelt pushes defense bill amid wartime funding push
President Roosevelt works into the morning drafting an extraordinary defense program estimated at 976 million dollars. He aims to submit to Congress soon while Pershing urges complete national preparedness and military leaders plan troop, ship, and coastal defense expansions.
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British Air Men Strike Behind Lines
British air attacks behind German lines were praised as highly successful as Holland fell to German forces. Reports said British fliers aided France at Sedan, destroying bridges near Meuse while losing 35 planes, and Dutch capitulation set the stage for a broader German threat to England.
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Defense funds detailed for air defense and munition plants
President Roosevelt's forthcoming defense program would devote about 63 million to anti aircraft guns and ammunition, 44 million to expand plants for rifles machine guns tanks and anti tank guns, 80 million for bombers, 265 million for land force equipment for 1 million soldiers, and 8 million for private industry training. The army would receive 726 million and the navy 250 million, with 23 million for self sealing gasoline tanks and armor for warplanes.
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Germans Break Through Near Sedan In Meuse Battle
The German army, about 600000 strong with tanks and planes, pushed holes in Allied lines above Sedan on the Meuse front from Namur to Sedan. French counterattacks near Sedan failed to halt the advance while German tanks cleared paths for infantry. German gains were reported east of the line as Belgium fell, and Berlin claimed a breakthrough beyond the Maginot line in the Sedan sector.
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Greater returns for amount in vested
Classified ad note explains higher yields on vested Ada funds with returns tied to time and amount. Details describe rate scales and eligibility, urging readers to compare options and invest promptly for better results.
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State Department warns Americans abroad to return home
The State Department issued a blanket warning urging Americans in western and southern Europe to travel to the United States. The advisory directs movement toward Bordeaux in France or to Spain or Portugal, as officials divert travelers from Genoa amid fears Italy may enter the war.
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Three Charged With Theft of Animal
Elza Bell remained in county jail on a theft charge for stealing a steer from P. S. West of Ada. Bell did not post the $1,000 bond set by Justice A. W. Oliver. Horace Looney and Richard Greer were arraigned on the same charge and released on bond. Preliminary hearing for all three is set for May 22.
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Motion Docket Heard by District Judge Tal Crawford
A civil motion docket was heard Wednesday morning by District Judge Tal Crawford. The session reviewed pending motions in several cases and set future dates for filings and responses.
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Th' Pessimist War Theme in European Tensions
A terse commentary mocks the idea of a genuine war as a phoney conflict when a man fails to take his car to his wife on schedule. It contrasts with the saying right makes might, suggesting something has gone wrong in Europe.
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Woman Drowns in Shallow Boggy Water Near Highway 99
Anna Lee Reed, 24, died Tuesday afternoon after collapsing into less than a foot of water at Boggy Creek beneath the Highway 99 bridge. Her body lay unnoticed for two hours as traffic passed. Survivors include husband Edmond Reed and two children.
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Evelyn Stick
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Bob Bolton
Konawa
House Approves Added Judgeship For State Area
Washington May 15 The house quickly approved a conference report on legislation to authorize 11 new federal judges including an extra judge for the western district of Oklahoma. The bill now goes to the senate which may act tomorrow.
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Anglin Assured Of Re Election In Oklahoma Senate Race
Oklahoma City May 15 Anglin Holdenville Democrat Tom Anglin state senator from the 22nd district was assured of reelection when his sole opponent Robert Stilwell of Holdenville withdrew. No Republican candidate remains. Anglin leads Phillips administration forces and has been mentioned for president pro tem of the senate.
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Rush Holt Trails For Nomination In West Virginia Vote
West Virginia voters backed M. M. Neely for the Democratic governor nomination while Rush D. Holt trailed in the Democratic race. In Ohio, Martin Davey led Democrats against Gov. Waldo W. Vickers for the Senate seat, with Republicans seeing tight races including Kilgore and Kump for the Senate and Mayor Boone Dawson favored for governor.
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Anti Aircraft Guns Busy This Morning On British Coast
A heavy burst of anti aircraft gunfire was heard south of a British coast port early today as searchlights swept the sky. No bombs were dropped and no air raid warning sounded during the firing, which lasted a short time.
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London
Main Battle Moves Through Sedan Front In Early Invasion
The article describes a German offensive advancing from Luxembourg into Belgium and along the Meuse into France. Allied forces, including the British Expeditionary Force around Louvain, contest the drive toward Brussels and the Belgian coast forts after breaking Albert Canal defenses at Maastricht.
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Maginot Line holds as Dutch surrender reshapes defenses
French reports say German assaults on the Maginot line in the Moselle valley have waned and forts hold firm on the Meuse sector. Official capitulation papers erase Holland's army, except for a final Zeeland defense that could serve as submarine and air bases near the English coast.
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Dutch Army Losses Reported in Blitzkrieg Push
Dutch authorities estimate about 100000 troops lost from an army of 400000 as blitzkrieg presses toward Liege where defenses resist but German advances are halted in places. British air strikes claim to have disrupted German communications and troop moves in the largest allied air attack to date. As foreign envoy died in
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Greece Races Reinforcements to Frontier Amid War Tensions
Greece rushes reinforcements to the frontier with Italian-held Albania as alarms rise in the region. Communications between Athens and Budapest were briefly disrupted. Col. Papademos, undersecretary of war, arrived at Yanina to oversee preparedness, strengthening Greece's wartime leadership under Premier Metaxas.
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Allied fleets move as frontlines tense across Europe
Allied fleets sailed from Alexandria while German forces mass near the Swiss border. In Naples thousands of Italian youths resumed anti allied demonstrations. Hitler praised German advances and signaled possible future air attacks on Britain as Mussolini's next move remained unclear.
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