Britain Mobilizes for War as Nazi Threat Looms
The Associated Press reports Britain seeks emergency powers over labor and wealth to save the empire. German attack presses Allied forces in Belgium, while French officials claim German advance guards were driven from Abbeville. Crowds react to air raid news as Britain braces for a broader warfront attack.
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Emere Vey Bil
Belgium
Abbeville
England
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Philadelphia
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Pennsylvan
GOP Removes Obstacles To Defense Bill
Washington pressures for national preparedness as Roosevelt warns against undoing New Deal labor laws. Senate debates peacetime army bill. plans to sell aircraft to allies are shelved amid war-time funding concerns. Economic tremors hit Wall Street as German advances loom, traders seek steadier nerves after a sharp market drop.
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Scouts Deploy In Search for Army Recruits
In Columbus, Uncle Sam's talent scouts launched a drive to recruit 1,312 soldiers by June 30 in the Fifth Corps Area. Officers will market the army to men 18 to 35 in post offices and recruiting venues, with 1,000 sent to Fort Knox to train in repairs, mechanics, and motor operations.
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Cincinnati
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Fort Hayes
Tere
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Signal Corps
Coalition Cabinet Hinted as New Jersey Is Possible
A Washington AP report says Landon visited for a White House conference amid questions over a coalition cabinet and GOP claims Roosevelt is courting Republicans as cover for a possible third term. The meeting, arranged by Roosevelt, aimed at a nonpartisan defense approach despite lingering confusion over a postponed event. Former President Hoover opposed any coalition government as discussions centered on who would join the cabinet and how it would function in advancing defense policy.
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New Jersey
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Dewey
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Landon
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Tydgen
Tale
Wade
Sifan
Gannett
Nathan Puma Pfesiaes
Senator Vandenberg
Rmien
Germans Claim French Hard Hit Economically
An economic survey reported by the German official news agency says France has lost 25 percent of its pig iron production due to German occupation in the north. It notes a drop in coal output from Belgium and the Netherlands, affecting about 6 million tons.
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Berlin
DNB
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Millfield Union To Hold May Meeting At Community Hall
The Local 1205 chapter of the United Mine Workers of America will convene Saturday afternoon May 25 at 1 o clock in the East Mill Community Hall for its monthly meeting.
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United Mine Workers, of America
East Mill
Wales Mills man killed in Columbus area work accident
Arlie Cottrill, 28, of Wales Mills in Vinton County, died after a line incident near Columbus while working with a crew of 40. He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital. officials launched an investigation into the accident's causes.
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Vinton County
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University Hospital
Cottrill
Ohio Fuel Gat
Recapture of Arras Boosts Allied Resolve in War News
In reporting from Washington and Paris, the Allied war outlook is framed around the French reclaiming Arras as part of a counterattack to relieve Belgian and Allied forces. The piece notes Red Cross fundraising and cautious optimism amid the German blitz.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Arras
Belgium
Washington
Biakrieg
Ollars
Itz
Berlin
Red Cross
England
Federal Code Suggested for Mine Hazards
A House subcommittee hears a proposal to outlaw basic hazards in coal mines. Representative Bradley and Bureau of Mines officials discuss federal standards to prevent explosions and whether prior recommendations should be written into federal mine code.
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Bill SpAight
Wallo
Bureau of Mines
Forbes
Beadley
House Debates WPA Spending
In Washington the House narrowed relief fund battles to minor WPA spending limits for the year starting July 1. Democrats rebuked a GOP push to centralize grants to communities and defeated a proposal to boost the fund to 2.252 billion dollars for the full 12 months. Rep Casey urged a larger allocation to aid about one million more people than the rent estimate.
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House
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Mass
Nebraska Woman Dies After Elevator Fall at Hospital
Mrs Albert Huffman of Kearney Nebraska died after a pulmonary embolism struck her in the hospital elevator. She was preparing to depart when the elevator carried her from the third floor to the first. Her husband waited on the ground floor to take her home.
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Kearney
Thomas Craig Former Athens Merchant Dies
Thomas Craig, longtime Athens area merchant and former county treasurer, died at his Dunbar home after a varied career that included teaching in Vinton County, publishing the Athens Journal, serving as Athens postmaster, and later working as a commercial traveler. He was born September 1850 in Vinton County. Surviving are two children, Mrs. H.R. Wilson of Elmwood Place and W. Craig of Seattle, Wash. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Athens
Athens Journal
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Athens City
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Chihilcothe
Latre
H.R. Wilson
Elmwood Pisee
W. Craig
Seattle
Wash
Warns Against Panic From Raids by Advance Units
Premier Reynaud warns against panic as Allied forces brace for German raids. Romanian mobilization signals broader European tension while British and French units bolster defenses along the Somme and in southeast England. German advances near Paris widen the front as air raids disrupt coastal regions.
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France
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Fate
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Somme
Briish Iles
Eaht
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Pete
Cornee
Britain
Cou
England
Kams
Aachen
Als
Chapelle
US Ambulance Aides Missing in Northern War Zone
Fragmented report from wartime dispatches notes several members of Anne Morgan's American Ambulance unit unaccounted for amid German attacks. One driver was reportedly captured or missing, with other details obscured by unreliable OCR. Francis Hamlin of New York City is named as a wounded man, while other named individuals include John Clement of Brookline, Geo King of New York, and Gregory Wait of Shelbourne.
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Paris
Anne Morgan
Washington
Hobart Mai
Troy
Donald ‘Comer
Monitreal
New York City
John Clement
Brookline
Mass
Geo- King
New York
Judge Rules on Cruelty in City Divorce Case
SAN JOSE Calif Judge R e Syer ruled it was not cruel for a wife to kick her husband under a bridge table when he jumped her but he held a husband cruel if he hurled a pin at his wife The judge denied Bemis 54 a divorce and awarded the decree to Mary Le Bemis 45
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Akron Tests Parking Meters As Council Seeks Bids
In Akron a test of street parking meters is planned on main business streets under city council authorization. Officials advertise bids for nickel-collecting meters after census concerns and a 25 cent incentive for enumerator misses. The final tally recorded was 31,413.
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Akron
Antioch Students Bear Yn Against FDR
Antioch students and local residents sign petitions opposing President Roosevelt and his national defense measures. The drive, organized by campus and community members, collected signatures from about 250 participants.
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Antioch
Washington
Springs
Roosevelt
Allies Call for Women To Join Army Service
New York reports broadcast urging women from France and Great Britain to enlist in all army services to free men for front line duty. CBS picked up the broadcast and issued a London report noting the appeal. In other notes, a London prisoner serving time for a bursary offense was located in Texas. Cincinnati reports veteran publishing agent George C. Louglass, 64, died at Graneilin, New York.
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France
Great Britain
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Cincinnati
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Graneilin
N.Y
Notodist Book Concern
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