Mitchell's warning echoes as Roosevelt backs plan
The article recalls Brig. Gen William Mitchell's 1925 defense recommendations and credits his foresight on air power and naval needs. It contrasts his ouster with Hitler and Roosevelt's later shifts, noting Roosevelt's new push for Mitchell's plan and the likelihood of funding.
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William Mitchell
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Hoover
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Adolf Hitler
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War Dept seeks lifting of army and air force size limits
Washington reports the War Department asks Congress to remove caps on the standing army, air force and related personnel and material restrictions as Roosevelt urges rapid defense spending. The plan includes recommissioning 35 World War destroyers and shifting expansion to inland plants with private finance.
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Roosevelt
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House Military Affairs Committee
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Air Corps
Army
Two Anamosa Convicts Escape By Rope From Cell House
Two young convicts escaped from the Anamosa reformatory by lowering themselves 30 feet using a rope from a window sash. Rex Williams and Russell Carruthers, both serving 10 year terms for car theft, reportedly stole several cars during their flight toward Manchester. Police tracked the maroon 1936 Oldsmobile and later a gray 1939 Chevrolet. the men remained at large as a statewide search continued.
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Anamosa Reformatory
Foss Davis
Rex Williams
Eddyville
Russell Carruthers
Oskaloosa
Anamosa
Manchester
Williams
R D. Cooley
Carruthers
Gene Gordon
Cooley
Joe Hanfelt
Carl Anderson
Quotable Thoughts From Famous Minds Across Time
A collage of aphorisms and witticisms from Barrie Eliot Markham Shaw Goebbels and Gissing among others. The quotes cover work words happiness truth and life philosophy with a closing note listing United Feature Syndicate.
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George Gissing
Joe Goebbels
Bernard Shaw
Robert Travers
Edward Wilson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
F D R Tour Plans Virtually Abandoned
President Roosevelt disclosed that wartime abroad problems and the need to strengthen defenses have virtually canceled his upcoming swing around the country planned to begin next month.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germans claim advances in Brussels and Maginot area
Cable dispatches report German high command marching into Brussels and pushing a 62 mile Maginot line front from Maubeuge to Sedan. British sources say Allied lines pulled back from Antwerp to Sedan. Paris notes a thrust reaching Rethel as Germany concentrates forces for a decisive blow.
Four census booths to finish count in Cedar Rapids drive
In Cedar Rapids the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will run four booths Monday and Tuesday to record the names of residents not yet enumerated. The extension postpones the deadline by two days while the federal census office hours remain.
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Cedar Rapids
Young Men's Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Milo J. Sedlacek
Federal Building
Sixteenth Avenue
Young Men’s Bureau
Sedlacek
Keys quadruplets to be separated by Mona wedding
Oklahoma City AP reports the Keys quadruplets born 24 years ago will be separated on June 18 by Mona's marriage. The couple plans a private ceremony as family ties and long shared lives shift with the union.
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Oklahoma City
Mona
Government Moves to Ostend in Belgium
The Belgian government has relocated from Brussels to Ostend on the North Sea coast, effective Thursday, as reported by AP in London. The move places government operations in Ostend while Brussels remains the capital in name.
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Belgium
Ostend
London
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Brussels
Dollar Pajamas Sign Stuns Lancaster Window Watchers
A Lancaster department store displayed a sign in a show window stating dollar pajamas special at 110 dollars, drawing attention from shoppers and passersby in the busy district.
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Lancaster, Pa
French Chief Urges Defiance as Allied Push Reels
Gen Maurice Gamelin declares in an order of the day that every French unit must conquer or die as the fate of France and the Allies hinges on the current battle. Heavy Allied reinforcements pour high explosives into the German breakthrough near Paris with tank-led assaults across the Maginot gap and the Ardennes.
Roberta Finds Strength at Camp Good Health
A health feature tells how Roberta, once pale and frail at age ten, gained vigor after two seasons at Camp Good Health. Nourishing meals, rest, and medical care led to improved health, better grades, and a dream of becoming a nurse. The article notes donations from local groups and ongoing community support.
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Roberta
Allies Withdraw From Defenses Protecting Belgian Capital
London reports say Allied troops are retreating from Brussels defense lines as German forces threaten to cut Allied communications between France and Belgium. Heavy tank columns race through fortifications while Maginot extensions falter and danger to supply lines increases.
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Brussels
France
Belgium
British Press Association
Mezieres
Sedan
Plan 9 Camps to Train 10000 Civilians as Pilots
Chicago publisher Frank Knox said, with President Roosevelt’s authorization, nine civilian pilot training camps will open in the nine army corps areas around July. They will be civilian run, under civil aeronautics authority supervision, possibly with Chicago as civilian HQ. Open to air minded men 18 to 35, with some enlistees from college training programs.
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Chicago Daily News
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Belle Plaine Man In Crash To Face Drunk Driving Count
Belle Plaine resident Mike Munson, 63, to face drunken driving charges after a Wednesday night crash on highway No. 30 18 miles west of Cedar Rapids. Passenger Charles Hazen, 40, also of Belle Plaine, and C. B. Johnston, 57, of Lisbon, were injured. Johnston in fair condition at St Luke's hospital.
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Mike Mttnson
Belle Plaine
C. B. Johnston
Lisbon
Munson
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Nazis Smash Defenses In Belgian Area
Berlin reports German troops broke Belgian and Allied resistance east of Brussels after two days of bitter fighting along the Dyle river. Louvain and Mechelen fell, Antwerp outer forts reached, and the drive aimed at Channel ports. Germany said Maginot line was pierced from Maubeuge to Carignan as the push widened west of the Meuse.
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Coe College Drive Reaches 110406 in Linn County
The Coe College endowment drive in Linn County neared its 150000 goal with 110406 raised Friday including a new 20157 pledge. County workers reported pledges at a noon Roosevelt hotel meeting. Special gifts total 77240 and a Tuesday noon report is planned. Herbert S Stamats noted extensive prospects remain.
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Linn County
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Berenice Toms
A. B. Grimes
Verne Pangborn
A. H. Green
Herbert S. Stamats
Cedar Rapids
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