Adrian adopts city blackout ordinance giving mayor broad powers
The Adrian city commission passed a blackout ordinance granting Mayor H W Lundahl authority to direct all blackout operations and organize special police and air raid wardens. The measure, effective immediately, awaits state civilian defense approval, with first blackout planned in two to three weeks.
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Adrian
City Commission
Michigan
H. W. Lundshl
L. B. Kaney
Eyles
Clarke W. Baldwin
Lundahl
Army
Navy
Rankin to Demand Vote on Pay Issue
Washington May 26 uP Fearful of a roll call on a 550 monthly minimum pay base for armed forces House supporters of a 42 floor seek means to avert a direct vote. They privately concede keeping 42 will be hard if the issue is voted, which Representative Rankin would demand.
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Washington
House
Toorrow
Senate House
Rankin
Next draft call set for June 8 in Lenawee County
Lenawee county draft board learned the next detachment for military service will report at Detroit Army induction station Tuesday morning June. Draftees from Adrian will meet Monday evening June at 5 30 p m and depart for Detroit by bus at 7 p m. Notices will go out this week and the group includes men aged 20 to 45 who registered February 16. About one in six will be from that age group with remaining numbers original 1 A men and others re classified from 1 B and 4 F.
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Lenawee County
Detroit
Adrian Amary
George L. Olsen
Nebraska engineer claims cheap synthetic rubber from corn and Wheat
George E. Johnson testified before a Senate agriculture subcommittee that he could build plants to produce 100000 tons of synthetic rubber from corn and Wheat at less cost than transporting grain for alcohol conversion. He accused War Production Board officials of stifling competition with U S Industrial Alcohol and its subsidiaries, saying their main job was to prevent competing plants from being built.
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Washington
Nebraska
Turther
George E. Johnson
Central
McKay Found Innocent Of Mail Fraud In Michigan Case
A federal court jury in Detroit acquitted Frank D. McKay, Republican National Committeeman, and seven co-defendants on four counts of mail fraud. The retrial followed a prior jury deadlock. four counts were dismissed by the judge. Acquitted defendants included former officials and business figures tied to liquor sales schemes. Judge Miller cautioned on conspiracy findings. the trial began March 3 and ended after three and a half hours of deliberation.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Republican National
Iefense
Miller
Louis “H. Luckoll
James E. Trimbie
Dan Flory
McKay
Grand Rapids
William H. McKeighan
Flint
Fred CG. Ehrmann
Grand Haven
Michigan Liquor Control Commission
Spresnest
Frank D. Fitzgerald
John H. Marolf
Iron Mountain
Tisiah Leebove
Fisher L. Layton
Hershey cites dependents safe for 1942 draft
Cambridge and Oakland dispatches report Major General Lewis B. Hershey saying men with genuine dependents would be reasonably safe from 1942 draft. He said the Selective Service must protect the American home and family life, not allow it to become a refuge for evading service. A Texas Navy mother, Evelyn Sims, christened the Siax fleet tug and quipped she wants to be catapulted from a warship deck.
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Mass
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Civil Service
Selective Service
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Nieman Jour-ntelism Foundation Institute
Hershey
Oakland
Calif
Evelyn Sims
Jefferson
Texas
Navy
U. S. S. Siax
Urge Approval of Bill to Boost RFC Borrowing Power
Senators pushed for expedited action on a bill to raise the RFC borrowing limit by 5 billion dollars and authorize subsidies to maintain price ceilings for coffee coal and Wool. Senator Brown cited likely steps to subsidize imports and coal transport to New England as part of the price support plan.
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RFC
Washington
Brown
D-Mich
Senate
New England
Commodity Credit Corporation
Leon Henderson
Hitler plans seizure of French fleet at Toulon
Informants say Hitler and Mussolini push Laval toward a coup to seize the French fleet at Toulon in a European power struggle. Laval allegedly allowed German sailors into French yards while most ships lack full fuel, hindering an Algeria escape. Sources warn of Fifth Columnist tactics and air support to take control.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Italy
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Berlin
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France
Chinese claim victory as Japanese attack on Kinhwa repulsed
A Chinese army spokesman says Japanese forces were whipped in a storming attempt on Kinhwa and withdrew with heavy casualties from Chekdang military center. He notes a 100000-strong Japanese force. talks of future campaigns in Fukien and preparations with warships and aircraft carriers at Formosan bases.
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Kinhwa
Chekdang Provice
Wallpac
Fukien
Cheklang
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Chekiang
Faschow
Mamoi
Min River
Foochow
AAA Committeemen To Report Thursday
Lansing reports two dead three injured in Fisher Body explosion at the plant. War production survey to gauge farm output. meeting for Lenawee County AAA committeemen to discuss plans plus scope of food for freedom data. Kenneth Zenmyer among the injured. An Army official to issue statements.
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AAA
Lenamans
Laval
Wee County
American Legion Memorial Home
France
Jacques Deriot
Lenawee County
Midwest
Lansing
Witteh
Agricult
Fisher
Ture
Claude R.’ Wickard
Wallace
F. Irish
Heard
Lesage
Food For Freedom” Sur
Roy H. Anderson
John F. O'Brien
O'Brien
Kenneth Zenmyer
Eaton Rapids
St Lawrence Hospital
Detroit
Arnold and Towers Arrive in Britain for Talks on War
A U S mission led by Lieut Gen Henry H Arnold and Rear Admiral John H Towers has landed in Britain for conferences the British see as coordinating strategy for a decisive blow against Germany. Accompanying Arnold and Towers were Major Generals Eisenhower and Clark, signaling rapid allied war preparations amid continued heavy air offensives.
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London
United States
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
John’ H. Towers
Naval Aeronautics
Britain
Germany
Hitler
Washington
Arnold
Tow- 05
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department General Staff
Mark W. Clark
Army Ground Forces
Northern Ireland
Navy
Opposition to drafting 18 year olds sparks Senate debate
Washington May 26 bi partisan opposition surfaced to any move in Congress to draft men in the 18 19 year age classes for military service Senator Hi of Alabama Democratic whip opposed changes unless the War Department gave strong reasons He warned such a step could interrupt schooling and remove workers from essential jobs Senator McNary Oregon Republican leader predicted lengthy Senate controversy over any proposal Senator Taft Ohio doubted much wartime benefit from drafting younger men preferring factory work to free older manpower Senator Shipstead Minnesota urged mobilizing school youths for farm labor to offset agricultural shortages
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Alabama
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Oregon
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House
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War Department
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Ohio
Conla
Shipstead R-Minn
Italy sends Laval detailed note on territorial demands
New York May 26 Italy sent Pierre Laval a detailed note outlining territorial claims against France. Diplomats say the notes are not an ultimatum but Vichy may discuss Tunisia and negotiate on Nice and Corsica. Italy press appears aimed at territory but seeks negotiation through Paris contacts.
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Italy
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France
Europe
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Tunisia
Nice
Corsica
LaiWal
Paris
Senate panel censures army for not cutting rubber needs to bone
The Senate Defense Investigating Committee warned the army and heavy industry that rubber supplies may run short if synthetic rubber lags. A 57 page report urged national gasoline rationing to curb civilian use, designate one official to oversee the rubber program, and examined ties between Standard Oil and the German trust as factors in synthetic rubber development. The panel stressed conserving rubber for essential military and defense worker needs, warned of possible shortages over three years, and noted limited hope for new crude rubber in this hemisphere.
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Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Army
United Nations
Leon Henderson
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Truman
D-Mo
Dingell Pushes Congress to Probe Gasoline Rationing
Michigan politicians pressed for a federal inquiry into gasoline rationing and rubber shortages. Representative John Dingell urged a congressional investigation to assess the necessity of rationing for the Midwest, while State Highway Commissioner Kennedy sought clear aims in Washington. Indiana Gov Schricker issued a proclamation easing truck and worker vehicle restrictions for war duration, contingent on similar actions by other states.
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Michigan
Washington
John D. Dingell
Detroit Democrat
Middle
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House ,Ways and Means
G. Donald Kennedy
Chicago
Indiana
Allies Bomb Japanese Airfields in New Guinea and Rabaul
Allied bombers attacked Japanese airfields at Rabaul in New Britain and Lae in New Guinea. Four Japanese planes were shot down, two on each raid, while one Allied plane was lost in the Lae operation amid heavy antiaircraft fire. A crash in central Australia killed several American soldiers and an Australian officer and NCO due to a motor failure. names were not released.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Lae
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Vunakanau
Reds Consolidate Kharkov Positions Near Izyum Barvenkova
Moscow May 26 Russian troops consolidated positions before Kharkov overnight and repelled a German assault led by about 150 tanks in the Izyum Barvenkova sector. The information bureau said Red Army troops destroyed several tanks and inflicted heavy losses on enemy units while Marshall Timoshenko’s formations held the Kharkov area. Luftwaffe and artillery supported new attacks but were repelled as fighting intensified in the 900 mile south eastern Ukraine corridor.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Kharkov
Kalinin
Izyum-Barvenkova
Knatkov
T We
Ukraine
Information Bureau
Red Army
A Picture Page Of Service Men
A Picture Page Of Service Men appears on Page 5 of The Telegram with Lenawee county men in the service. The usual pictures on Page 6 are omitted. Additional full pages will be printed from time to time to keep pace with the growing number of county men in the armed forces.
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Lenawee County
Brazil reports North American planes sink sub off coast
Off Brazil’s northeast coast North American patrol planes reportedly sank a submarine while three other planes assisted. A rescue ship Rio Iguazu awaited survivors from an unidentified vessel, with figures ranging 36 to 52, as officials doubted any Maryland-class U S ship sank. Brazil heightened defense measures amid mysterious details and Axis broadcasts.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Fort Aleza
Recife
Rio Iguazu
United States Naval
Fortaleza
Severino Statero
Farm Group Opposes Reapportionment Plans Meeting
Lanawee County Farm Bureau schedules a June 2 meeting at Adrian courthouse to oppose the statewide reapportionment plan. President Bloyd Ruestik says labor interests back the proposal and seek signatures to place it on November ballots. Speaker will be Stanley Powell, Grange activist and former state legislator. Powell currently serves as full time counsel for the State Farm Bureau.
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County Farm Bureau
Lanawee County Farm Bureau
Adrian
Bloyd Ruestik
Bureau
Stanley Powell
Ithaca
Grange
Powell
State Farm Bureau
House OKs small business war contract bill in roll call
Washington reports a 44 to 0 House vote to speed war contracts for small firms. In other items the destroyer Blakeley was torpedoed in the Caribbean, damaged but reached port with ten crew missing or injured. Also the War Production Board freed certain firearms for general sale after stocks had been frozen since February 27.
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Navy
Blakeley
Caribbean
Aniisto
War Production Board
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