Crete War Drift: Germans Land Troops By Air And Sea
Reports say German forces at Malemi airfield Crete received parachute artillery and reinforcements by air. British, New Zealand and Greek troops shell inland positions as 20,000+ Germans already dropped or landed by parachute or in aircraft. Allies fight to hold Retimo and shore defenses as Luftwaffe efforts continue.
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London
Malemi
Crete
Suda Bay
New Zealand
Cairo
Midwestern Championship Rodeo Tickets At Hawkeye Downs
Open rodeo office at 304 Second Avenue SE sells Bleacher and grandstand seats for 50 and 75 cents non reserved. Box seats are 1 dollar. Performances at 8 pm Thursday, 2 and 8 pm Friday, 8 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday. Telephone reservations 3-1116.
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Hawkeye Downs
Rodeo
Second Avenue SE
Five Thousand German Soldiers Drowned Off Crete
Alexandria reports a British naval squadron sank or dispersed a large German convoy intent on a night landing at Crete. A Italian destroyer and several merchant ships were sunk, with an estimated 5,000 German deaths and no reinforcements reaching the island. The action lasted through early Thursday morning as German air raids followed.
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Crete
Alexandria
Egypt
Gillette Pushes Probe Of War Sales To Axis
Senator Gillette of Iowa urges joint congressional committee to investigate U S war materials flowing to Axis powers. He cites petroleum and aviation components moving via foreign subsidiaries and royalties paid to Germany. He seeks a $20000 appropriation and Senate action with Justice Department cooperation.
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Gillette
Washington
Congressional
Iowa
United States
Germany
Italy
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Justice Department
Nazis use new aqua-glider at Crete
London reports Germany employs a secret aqua-glider to deliver troops from the Greek mainland to Crete shores. The craft is towed, released near shore, and lands at night using a small motor propeller to reach assault positions, provided conditions prevent capsizing.
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London
Germany
Crete
Crete Surrender Near as Berlin Reports Victory
Berlin claims western Crete is firmly in German hands and says fighting elsewhere is localized. The supreme command asserts invasion of Britain is virtually certain and hints Cyprus Suez and Malta may be knocked out before any British invasion. The report notes maps and press pieces portraying Crete as a key eastern Mediterranean defense point.
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Berlin
INS
Crete
Canea
Cyprus
Suez
Malta
Britain
Germany
Mediterranean
Tobruk
North Africa
British Convoy Hit Off Greenland Report
Berlin said German submarines attacked a British convoy near Greenland. Informed sources linked the assault to a Friday communique claiming nine merchant ships totaling 70 000 tons including three large tankers were sunk en route to England. A 7000 ton munitions steamer reportedly sank after torpedo strikes and explosions.
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Berlin
Greenland
High Command
England
DNB
Seven More Men Named For Army Called From Linn County
Cedar Rapids reports that seven Linn county men were notified Saturday by two draft boards to report to Fort Des Moines for a year of training. Three from the Marion board report June 8 and four from the east side board report June 3. The Marion picks include Dale Lone and Darrence Keegan both volunteers and Floyd Booth. An additional man will be named later to report June 15. East side selections are Sabin Nassif William Slade Harold Hasley and Charles Kucera.
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Linn County
Fort Des Moines
Army
Marion Board
East Side Board
West Side Board
Dale Lone
Tenth Street
Marion
Darrence Keegan
E Avenue NW
Floyd Booth
Cedar Rapids
East Side
Sabin Nassif
Fighteenth Street
William Slade
Fifteenth Street
Harold Hasley
Linn Boulevard
Charles Kucera
Eighth Avenue
American Woman Survivor Recounts Zamzam Tragedy
An American woman survivor from the torpedoed Zamzam reports she and her six children were machine-gunned after taking to a lifeboat following the sinking by a Nazi raider in the southern Atlantic on April 17.
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Atlantic
Recreation Emphasis At Camp Good Health Program
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids highlights Camp Good Health where recreation aids healing for physically handicapped children. Supervised play builds health and social skills, guiding reluctant children toward recovery through crafts, games, and hobbies, with donations urged to fund camp participation.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Greek Charged With Attempt To Kill Italian King
Rome reports that King Victor Emmanuel escaped an assassination in Albania on May 17 when Greek maniac Mihanloff Vasil Laci fired at the royal car with Albanian Premier Shefket Verlaci. Laci claimed personal revenge and potential accomplices are under investigation. the king later named Aimone as king of Croatia.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Albania
Mihanloff Vasil Laci
Shefket Verlaci
Laci
Ethiopia
Greece
House of Savoy
Croatia
Quirinal Palace
Aimone
Spoleto
Edward C Hobel Shotgun Death Shocks Local Family
Edward C Hobel about 60 a leather worker was found dead of a shotgun wound in the basement of his home at 802 Second Street SW. Deputy coroner Dr T Frank Hersch ruled it suicide. A 20 gauge double barreled shotgun lay near the body. Hobel had been ill since a December fall that fractured his pelvis. Neighbors heard a shot around 9:30 a.m. wife found him at 12:45 p.m. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs William Kubel of Cedar Rapids. Body sent to Barta funeral home for arrangements.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward C. Hobel
Second Street
T. Frank Hersch
Hobel
W. A. Goodwater
William Kubel
Barta Funeral
Senators Poll Shows 13-10 Vote on Neutrality Act Repeal
Washington (UP) A Senate Foreign Relations Committee poll indicates support for repeal of the neutrality act if the administration proposes it. The panel split 13 10 on repeal with several members undecided pending a concrete proposal. Some senators publicly favor repeal, others oppose, and many key figures remain uncertain or absent. The White House has given no formal word on repeal, though officials expect a possible discussion in coming days. Roosevelt promised a lend lease report to Congress around June 10 or 11.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles W. Tobey
Claude Pepper
Fla
Carter Glass
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Joseph F. Guffey
Wallace H. White, Jr
Gerald
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
Frank Knox
White House
Great Britain
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
John Jay Secures $1 076 000 Army Engineers Contract
John H. Jay of Cedar Rapids, owner of Kwik-Way Truck Shovel in Denver, received a $1 076 000 order for equipment from the United States Army Engineers Corps. Former Iowa Manufacturing associate Howard Hall linked to the move. Jay and wife Frances Eggers are in Cedar Rapids after wintering in California.
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Devee
John H. Jay
Cedar Rapids
Kwik-Way Truck Shovel Company
Denver
Colo
United States Army Engineers’ Corps
J. F. Eggers
Jay
Howard Hall
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Frances Eggers
Hood sinks after battle with Bismarck epic clash
The Hood a 42 000 ton British battlecruiser with 1341 crew is sunk in a North Atlantic duel with the German 35000 ton Bismarck in a dramatic sea fight. The admiralty calls the Hood loss an unlucky magazine hit while claiming the Bismarck was damaged. The battle marks a major Nazi naval challenge as Britain vows to defend sea lanes.
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H. M. S. Hood
Iceland
Greenland
Germany
Bismarck
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Jutland
Hood
Admiralty
Holland
Luetjens
King George V
United States
Washington
North Carolina
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Karlsruhe
Bleucher
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Brest
Royal Oak
Iowa Boy Fatally Mauled by Hogs in Washington County
Special to The Gazette. Floyd Lee McDowell seven died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Washington County Hospital after seven infuriated brood sows mauled him when he wandered into a pasture off highway 218 near Crawfordsville. His brother Billy nine called for help. neighbors drove the hogs away but he died an hour and a half after admission. Survivors include his parents James and Gerald McDowell, a twin Lloyd Dean, brothers Larry two and Billy, and sister Clara eleven.
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Washington
Floyd Lee McDowell
James McDowell
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Highway 218
Billy
Gerald McDowell
Lloyd Dean
Larry
Clara
Sun Exerts Warmth After Night With 44 Degree Low
The article notes a chilly start with a 44 degree low, then a sunny rebound lifting temperatures to around 70 by mid afternoon. It records a sequence of rises from 50 to 70 and details hourly changes including a 24 degree morning improvement and a 68 degree high by 2 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
May Name Iowa City for Defense Blood Plasma Reservoir
Iowa City may host a second national defense blood plasma reservoir, Cedar Rapids residents may be among first donors, and Minnesota is also pursuing the project. The idea arose at Linn County Red Cross board meeting in Armstrong building. Mrs Wells C Peck cited Midwest Red Cross conference notes and St Louis as context. The army and navy urged civilian donors to contribute blood for transfusion reserves.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
New York City
Cedar Rapids Folk
Linn County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Armstrong Building
Wells C. Peck
Midwest Red Cross
St. Louis
Town City
Minnesota
Army
Navy
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Cedar Rapids News
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Whittier Community Ladies
Gordy
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Hiram W Johnson
Calif
Robert M la Follette
Wis
Robert R Reynolds
N. C
Guy M Gillette
F. R. Silent
John Jay
Army Engineers
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