Farm bill clears Senate after 10 days of debate
Administration farm spokesmen faced a hard task getting the House to accept major farm bill provisions. The measure cleared the Senate with 680 million dollars cash and 185 million in loans, above House totals, as a Senate House conference committee prepared to reconcile differences. The Senate also approved Roosevelt's request to sell government grain stocks for livestock feed, funded by additional cash and loans to the Farm Security Act, while urging wartime fundraising drives and war bonds promotion.
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SenateFarm Debate Over Grain Sales Shapes Farm Policy
Senate approved surplus wheat and corn sales for livestock feed at low prices amid doubts about the future of the farm bloc. Senator Clark warned that parity-minded efforts were being undermined while Senators Gillette Hatch and Bankhead clashed over open farm policy battles and potential political consequences.
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Canadian PM urges Vichy to close consular offices
Ottawa reports that on May 21 Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King told the House of Commons the Canadian government has asked the Vichy government of France to close its consular offices and agencies in Canada. The measure aims to sever diplomatic ties amid wartime tensions.
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Hudson Collects Fifty Tons of Metal for War Machines
In Hudson on May 21 fifty tons of scrap metal were gathered to support war effort. Local implement dealers coordinated farm and city pickups with owners paid ten dollars per ton. Notable contributions included 180 pounds from Richard Kamp and Billy Meredith, and a large 3,080‑pound mill wheel from Montgomery Manor, once part of the Ames property. Further dismantling and concrete removal are needed to salvage more metal.
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Red Cross Helps Family of Greek Immigrant Learn of Wellbeing
Mike Escosmos, a cafe cook in Michigan, learns after more than a year that his wife and three children in a Greek village near Sparta are alive and well. The Lenawee Red Cross, via its home service, coordinates with Geneva to assess aid and possible supplies as Mike gradually regained hope and the community shares in his relief.
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More Men Drafted Into Australian Construction Corps
Allied Headquarters in Australia announced that on May 19 an additional 35 000 men were drafted into the civil construction corps to prepare Australia as a base for a major Allied offensive. The report cited intensified Japanese bomber activity and ongoing Allied air raids on Koepang and Dili ports, with two grounded planes destroyed at Koepang and several Japanese planes damaged elsewhere.
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Victory Nearer Hull Sees U N Victory Closer
Secretary Hull said victory for the United Nations may come sooner than earlier projections while stressing no forecast on war duration. He cited rising American war production and a mounting push toward a climax, amid reports of German morale strains and intensified British raids. He warned against pessimistic readings of Japan’s possible drives and praised Chinese resistance as sustained. Auctions and Market page note furniture listings in Adrian and nearby areas.
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Howard dies in Tecumseh home at 3 o'clock
Albert C. Howard longtime Lenawee county board of supervisors chairman died at his Tecumseh home after months of ill health He was born in 1876 and served as township supervisor and board chairman He married twice and is survived by his widow Helen, a daughter and two grandchildren Funeral services will be Saturday at the Baptist church with burial in Brookside cemetery
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Tecumseh Grange
Mabel Wiley
Brighton
Helen L. McNell
Helen Howard
Lillis J. McLain
Howard
Marjorie McLain
Lambertville
Brookside Cemetery
O. ¥. Robinson
Japanese land near Foochow amid heavy fighting in China
Late Bulletins report Japanese troops landing near Foochow on the east coast province of Fukien and engaging Chinese defense forces as the Chinese high command confirms. In Washington, the War Manpower Commission directs local boards to consult federal employment service offices before drafting workers for skilled and critical war occupations.
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Detroit pleads to Washington against tight gas rules
Transportation officials in Detroit plan a formal appeal to Washington to soften rationing impacts on war industries. They warn a severe curtailment would hinder production in the Arsenal of the World, noting Detroit’s limited transit options and heavy reliance on autos for workers and downtown flows.
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First Ford Bomber Produced at Willow Run Plant
The Ford Motor Company reports the first of four engined bombers rolled off the half mile long Willow Run assembly line. Edsel Ford notes mass production using auto manufacturing methods and a broad war contract program including tanks and shells. Sorensen adds the bomber effort equals Ford’s entire peacetime car business and will double employment.
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Edsel Ford
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Charles E. Sorensen
Mexico Expected To Declare War On Germany
London reports from Berlin indicate Germany expects Mexico to declare war after receiving an answer to its protest over the sinking of a Mexican tanker. Nazi circles foresee Latin American nations joining Mexico and delivering the German reply by midnight Mexican time.
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British planes bomb Med coast destroyer and merchant ship
RAF headquarters reported British aircraft bombed a destroyer and a merchant vessel off Cairo Tuesday night in the Mediterranean, with probable hits. In Libya aerial operations were reduced by bad weather, and one British plane was reported lost.
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Survivors of eight hour sea battle with subs want more ships
Fifty three men including Captain Ernest V. Farrow and his dog Mickey survived an eight hour fight with three submarines after their U.S. merchant ship was sunk on April 29. They spent 84 hours in open boats, rode a sub chaser to a Caribbean port, then to New York. The ship engaged in cannon and machine gun duel before a third torpedo sent it to the bottom.
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Heaviest Man in World Dies in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG May 21 Smith Poti a 42 year old Joahnnesburg native famed as the heaviest man in the world weighing 756 pounds and six feet eight inches at the waist died of influenza after illness required 12 men to lift him to the truck ambulance.
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Russians claim Kharkov breakthrough advances six miles
Red Star reported Marshal Timoshenko's army crushed a key German defense point on the Kharkov front after a 41 minute battle. Germans held the village for months with minefields and strongworks while Russians captured five nearby villages and fended off counterattacks. The drive also touched Izyumanil Barvenkaya region and Kerch Peninsula lines as tank battles persisted. Moscow also noted shifts in German tactics, with infantry charges backed by limited tanks replacing mass counterattacks.
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War tempo hits Even City Hall as municipal work grows
War induced bustle reaches Even City Hall with more traffic, more improvised sewers, and expanded police duties. Adrian Sewage Plant struggles to handle wartime load as migrant workers surge and crime shifts rise. Officials, led by Commissioner Adelbert Vedder, push upgrades in water mains, fire protection, and street maintenance to keep pace.
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