Coast Shipyard Strikers Ignore President's Plea for Peace
AFL machinists maintain picket lines at San Francisco shipyards despite President Roosevelt’s plea for peace and Senate pressure for a return to work. The 2,000 machinists, part of 11 shipyards, halt $500 million in naval and cargo construction. demands are $1.15 an hour with double time for overtime. Other AFL trades also show increasing line crossings amid broader labor tensions and potential government action.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Executive Council
Jack Rawnalda Mamhani
Ate
Aveguvilla
CIO
Tim
Washington
Defense Mediation Board
Germans Pay Blast Damages for World War I Loss
A U S District Court filing shows German interests paid Lehigh Valley Railroad 10,016,953.60 for property damage from the Black Tom explosion in Jersey City during World War I. The payment, routed through the U S Treasury, related to the seizure of German-owned property and a damage claim tied to munitions cars on a siding.
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Philadelphia
U. S. District Court
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Jersey City
United States Treasury
Student Seeks Court Order To Take Exams
Dale Main an 18 year old Gahanna High School student asked the Columbus common pleas court for an order compelling Principal Charles Fravel to allow him to take his final examinations. He is currently ineligible to graduate due to absences despite being certified last year as a student of excellent scholarship and character.
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Columbus
Dale Main
Common Pleas
Gahanna High School
Charles Fravel
Fravel
Main
Missing Maine Boys Are Located Alive
Dover-Foxcroft youths Paul Atkinson and Melvin Davis, missing since last Sunday in Moosehead Lake region, were found alive by a large search party near a pond about 14 miles southwest of Kokadjo. They were in weakened condition but alive.
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Kokadjo
Paul Atkinson
Melvin Davis
Dover-Foxcroft
Moosehead Lake Region
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II Seriously Ill in Exile
The 82 year old former Kaiser Wilhelm II reported to be ill with an obscure intestinal disorder requiring artificial feeding. Reports from Doorn Netherlands where he resides say he has been ill for several weeks.
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Berlin
Doorn
Netherlands
Ickes Proposes National Daylight Saving and Reforms
Secretary Ickes urged a national daylight saving plan to begin via Congress and cautioned on power shortages. He proposed voluntary electric reductions and Gasless Sundays mirroring wartime efforts as oil transport challenges loom for the Eastern Seaboard. Meanwhile Congress moved on an oil pipeline bill and the ship seizure act awaits Roosevelt's signature to mobilize 80 idle foreign vessels.
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Seaboard
Ickes
House Inter-State Commerce Committee
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
German diplomat taken for deportation in New York
Immigration officers seized Kurt Heinrich Rieth, a German citizen and former diplomat, and detained him for deportation to Ellis Island. The New York Herald Tribune disclosed his presence in the United States last Saturday, noting he aimed to acquire American oil properties in Eastern Europe.
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New York
Kurt Henrich Rieth
Ellis Island
Dr. Rieth
United States
New York Herald Tribune
Europe
Fire loss reaches million at Indiana flour mill
Lawrenceburg Indiana saw a massive blaze at its largest flour factory on Thursday with officials estimating damage at $1,000,000 or more. The mill contained about 500,000 bushels of grain and thousands of barrels of flour in stock when the fire struck.
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Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Ind
The Flag Goes By Poem Card
A naval cadence praises the flag as a symbol of national unity and history. It recalls sea and land battles, sacrifices for the State, and the enduring traits of justice, honor, and reverence. The flag embodies pride, loyalty, and the nation's resilience.
Memorial Day in Ohio Keeps Factories Open and Parades Planed
Tens of thousands of Ohio workers stay at plants as Memorial Day is observed with parades and services. Federal state and city offices close except 24 hour operations. Veterans attend services in Chillicothe Cleveland Columbus with aging Civil War vets. Frances Bolton and William R. Thom speak in Cleveland and Alliance. Indy race draws many Ohioans.
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Ohio
Nelson J. Dunlap
Kingston
Ross County
Chillicothe
Hubert W. Blackman
George Gadswell
Cleveland
J. C. Bower
James K. P. Barker
Columbus
Frances Bolton
William R. Thom
Alliance
Indianapolis
Heat wave to give way to cool Memorial Day weather
A fresh cool air mass from Canada moved into the Middle West late Thursday and began spreading southeast over the Great Lakes. The weather bureau forecast moderate temperatures for Memorial Day with occasional showers or thunderstorms across the region.
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Chicago
Canada
Middle West
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Increased Power Sought From Niagara Falls Treaty
President Roosevelt urged Senate to ratify a treaty amendment with the United Kingdom to permit an extra Niagara River diversion for power. It was reported that weirs might be submerged above the falls to spread water, keeping the falls wide at the crest yet shallower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
United Kingdom
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
Ohio Soldiers Set for 300 Mile Motor Convoy
CAMP SHELBY MISS. Ohio's 37th Division will begin a 300 mile motor convoy on Saturday to Camp Claiborne Louisiana for summer maneuvers. The operation involves over 17 000 soldiers and 2 587 vehicles from motorcycles to four ton ambulances and wreckers transporting Ohio National Guardsmen in federal service.
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Miss
Ohio
Camp Claiborne
Ohio National
Plane Crashes Killing Horse and Pilot Unhurt
YOUNGSTOWN- A plane piloted by Nick Palchefsky of Youngstown crashed into a planter on a farm east of here yesterday, killing a horse. The pilot was unhurt. Milan Tator, 54, riding the cultivator, ran for his life declaring the speed in flight equaled only by the second horse that ripped free of its harness when the plane fell.
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Youngstown
Nick Palchefsky
Here
Milan Tator
May Train WPA Workers Spreads in Ohio
Ohio plans wide scale private industrial training for WPA workers to prepare them for regular manufacturing jobs. The program aims to fit unemployed workers for roles in plants through state sponsored initiatives and practical shop experience.
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WPA
Columbus
Ohio
Refuse Vote Of Confidence For Roosevelt
Senator Pepper of Florida failed to secure immediate action on a resolution expressing confidence in President Roosevelt. The measure praised his Tuesday address as forthright and worthy of full confidence by Congress and the country. Senate leaders argued the move would provoke needless debate and offered no immediate action.
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Whittington
D-Miss
House Flood Control Committee
Flood Control Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
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Fla
Senate
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNary
Ore
Pepper
Lightning claims three Flat Rock boys sheltering under tree
In Flat Rock Michigan during a rain storm, lightning struck a large tree near the school noon recess killing three pupils. Seventh graders Duane Emerick and Carl Katz and sixth grader Kenneth Weller died at the scene.
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Flat Rock
Mich
Duane Emerick
Carl Katz
Kenneth Weller
Thomas speaks to OU students on democracy and war
Norman Thomas, Socialist leader, addressed more than 300 OU students and townspeople under the Presbyterian manse portico on How We Can Best Serve American Democracy. He warned of total war, world revolution, and the dangers of war entering the nation, urging dynamic democracy and avoidance of war if possible.
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Norman Thomas
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France
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Lindbergh attacks FDR at Philadelphia rally against war
Charles A. Lindbergh criticized President Roosevelt's war policy at a Philadelphia rally, claiming U S actions risk broader conflict. He denounced intervention and warned that backing Roosevelt's plan to control distant islands could force America into war. The speech rebutted the fireside chat and urged vigilance against war moves.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Medical Groups Fined Under Anti-Trust Act
Justice Proctor fines the American Medical Association 2500 dollars and the District of Columbia Medical Society 1500 dollars for conspiring to obstruct Group Health Association, a federation providing cooperative medical care to government employees.
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Washington
James N. Proctor
District Court
American Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
Justice Department
Group Health Association
Relief Bill For 886 Million For Next Year Approved
A House appropriations subcommittee reportedly approved President Roosevelt's request for 886 million dollars for relief during the coming fiscal year starting July 1. The panel indicated the relief law mechanics would stay largely unchanged amid the proposed funding.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Drowned man Thurman Woods in Paint Creek mishap west of Chillicothe
Thurman Woods, 45, a father of eight, drowned Thursday after stepping into a hole in Paint Creek about 14 miles west of Chillicothe. Investigation pending by local authorities.
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Chillicothe
Thurman Woods
Paint Creek
Defense Plan Prioritizes Steel for War Needs
Washington reports the Office of Production Management issued an order to give defense requirements and all essential civilian needs first call on all forms of steel. Defense priorities director E R Stettinius Jr said the action addresses demand greater than current steel delivery capacity. Sworn statements from customers hindered by delays will be reviewed to determine essential needs and trigger priority actions to fulfill orders promptly.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Defense
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Defense Priorities
OPM
Priorities Division
Alliance of U. S. and Britain Would Be Impossible
A British journalist, Sir Willmott Lewis, warned that a formal alliance between England and the United States would be difficult to apply and would cause irreparable damage to relations. He argued that plain people fighting Britain's war would gain wealth but that a lasting union of world democracies was impractical.
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Cleveland
Britain
Willmott Lewis
Union of World Democracies
England
United States
Glider Convoys Reported Flying Across Greece Before Crete Raid
A neutral observer in Salonika claims the German Luftwaffe towed a large glider fleet across northern Greece two weeks before the Crete invasion. He describes 200 gliders, many with crews, trailing cables, and transports at 12,000 feet, with takeoff methods and destinations mysteries.
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Turkey
Greece
Crete
Salonika
Secret Service
GHQ
Struggle for Crete Near Final Stage in World War II
British troops retreat under heavy German assault as Candia falls and Suda Bay harbor becomes a prize for 30,000 invaders. Italian forces strike from the east, creating a second front while RAF losses and reports of Cyprus as a next target unfold. Diplomatic tensions rise with Darlan blaming Britain for the war and French protests over Bombings.
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Mediterranean
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Jean Darlan
London
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United States Department of State
Sfax
Tunisia
England
Darlan
Henry Beraud
Roosevelt Heads to Hyde Park for Weekend Visit
President Roosevelt departed Thursday for a weekend at his Hyde Park New York home.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park, N. Y
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