Dutch government flees as Nazis seize Liege and threaten Amsterdam
Berlin reports Liege fortress falls and German forces push toward the Netherlands as Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana evacuate to London. British and French troops rush to aid Belgium and the Low Countries begin a vast defense against the German onslaught.
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Dutch Government Flees The Hague As German Advance
Amsterdam reports that Dutch forces lose a stretch of the Grebbe line and Rotterdam faces danger as German motor columns near the Moerdijk bridge. The queen and government depart to safety in England while Dutch troops retreat under renewed German pressure.
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Grebbe
Rotterdam
Hague
England
Zuider Zee
Rhine
Netherlands
Amersfoort
Rhenen
High Command
Langstraat
Maas River
Moerdijk
Hollandsch Diep
Allied forces hold line as German push tests Ardennes wall
Paris reports heavy German attacks across the Netherlands Belgium and the Ardennes as Allied motorized columns exchange fire. French counterattacks with tanks west of Liege slow the advance, with a strategic withdrawal framed as planned rather than a retreat.
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Ardennes
Paris
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Reichswehr
West Bank
Netherlands
French War Ministry
Belgian Ardennes Mountains
Britain Mobilizes Under Churchill Against Hitler
London reports Britain unites behind Winston Churchill as leader after Neville Chamberlain steps down amid Europe’s invasion. The nation vows to fight Hitler on all fronts, signaling a renewed wartime resolve.
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London
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
French Marines Land From Jeanne d Arc At Aruba
One hundred fifty French marines from the cruiser Jeanne d Arc landed at Aruba tonight after arriving in the harbor fully equipped for duty. The contingent joins Allied forces in the Caribbean theater amid ongoing wartime operations.
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Aruba
Netherlands West Indies
Jeanne d’Arc
Sudden 6 AM incident hits Amsterdam city center
An incident struck Amsterdam at 6 am lasting 25 minutes. Hazardous devices and heavy caliber bombs were reported as bombers revisited the city at 6 48 am causing alarm and disrupting early morning activities.
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Amsterdam
Nazi parachute landings reported in Zeeland Isles
The British wireless reported a message from The Netherlands stating that Nazi parachute troops landed on the Zeeland islands in the southwestern coastal province. CBS picked up the broadcast early today.
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New York
Netherlands
Zeeland
CBS
Brussels Hospital Fire Report From BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation reported early today that a hospital in Brussels was in flames. NBC picked up the broadcast but no further details were provided.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
Brussels
NBC
Swedish guns fire on German plane over Goteborg
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports Swedish guns opened fire on a German plane over Goteborg today. The result of the engagement was not known at dispatch time.
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London
Goteborg
Reuters
Stockholm
Frontwide combats reach Luxembourg in sharp encounters
Paris reports French and British forces advancing from the Moselle to the North Sea engaged German invaders in sharp combats inside Luxembourg as the general staff issued the update tonight.
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Moselle River
North Sea
Low Countries
Little
Duchy of Luxembourg
Nazis promise to respect Brussels open city status
Berlin reports that Germany will honor Brussels declared open and undefended status, provided no troop movements occur in the Belgian capital as confirmed by DNB, the German official news agency.
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Berlin
Brussels
DNB
RAF Fliers Sink German Troop Carriers Near The Hague
The air ministry reported that German troop carrying planes were destroyed by RAF fliers on Friday afternoon on the beach near The Hague and at an air field near Rotterdam. The communique said the raids occurred so swiftly after the German landing that defenses could not be established.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Hague
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Dutch and German forces battle in Rotterdam center
German troops reinforced in the center of Rotterdam as street fighting intensified. Dutch forces moved to retake the Maas river left bank and succeeded in dislodging Germans from the big bridge, preserving air bridges for the Netherlands fighters.
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Rotterdam
Maas
Netherlands
FDR warns distance cannot shield America from war
President Roosevelt told the American scientists that distance from Europe offers no immunity as Nazi aggression expands. He urged unity and a shared solution among the twenty-one American republics while noting the invasions of Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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New World
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America
Belgium
Luxembourg
Wilson couple wed 69 years oldest in state
Emanuel Lingle 95 and Anna Lingle 97 of Wilson Valley county Montana are believed to be the oldest couple in the state. They arrived in Montana via covered wagon forty two years ago, settling near Kalispell before moving to Frazer and Wilson. The couple has seven children, 35 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Billings
Emanuel Lingle
Anna Lingle
Montana
Wilson
Fort Peckham
Valley County
Flathead Valley
Kalispell
Iowa
Frazer
Missouri River
Lingle
Mr. Lingle
Williams County
Emma D. Coleman
Great Falls
Thomas Lingle
Earl Lingle
McCone County
Mary
Clara Lingle
Shirley Nadine Sasson
Mass Schedule at St Joseph’s Catholic Church
Fr Schuh, priest, conducts Mass on the second Sundays at 9 30 a m and on the fourth Sundays at 11 a m each month at St Joseph’s Church.
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ST. Joseph’s
Fr. Schuh
Big Timber Lutheran Announces May Activities
Pastor Rev Axel Anderson leads Big Timber Lutheran events with Ladies Aid Friday May 17 served by Mesdames Tetlie Furstenberg Cort and H Boe from 4 to 7. Saturday features P confirmation class at 2 15 and Junior League picnic at 4 at the Parish hall. Sunday May 19 Sunday School at 10 and Divine services at 11.
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BIG Timber Lutheran
Axel Anderson
Big Timber Ladies Aid
Congregational Sunday School Schedule Snapshot
The notice lists junior and intermediate classes at 9 45 a m and primary class at 10 a m, indicating a morning program structure for Congregational Sunday School.
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Congregational Sunday School
Evangelical Church Announces Week Schedule and May Event
Rev Claire L Harris ministers a Friday Brotherhood at 8 pm. Sunday School is at 10 am and worship at 11 am with no evening service for Bacalaureate. The next Ladies Aid meeting is May 22 hosted by Mrs A Zeleny.
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Evangelical Church
Claire L. Harris
Brotherhood Meeting
Ladies Aid
A. Zeleny
St. Mark's Episcopal Names Rev. W Roy Bennett Pastor
St. Mark's Episcopal Church announces the appointment of Rev. W Roy Bennett as pastor. The new pastor succeeds previous leadership and will oversee parish worship, outreach, and community services. Bennett will lead services and provide pastoral care starting immediately.
Hemisphere near total war shift traps peaceful scholars
The speaker argues this hemisphere houses the only region where such a meeting could occur, as war and politics elsewhere forced educators to become agents of destruction. The president said American peace respects remain intact despite the invasion of Holland and Belgium.
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Destrucon
Ivasion
Holland
Belgium
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