French Army Trapped as Germany Prepares Paris Assault
An Allied commander warned Germany has trapped and could destroy France's attack army. He said 83 of Germany’s first line divisions took part in rapid operations across the Netherlands Belgium and France, with about 700000 Allied troops poised for encirclement. Two Civil War veterans in Cedar Rapids mark Memorial Day with the flag and memories of service.
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Direct Primary Debate and War Talk Stokes Iowa Fortunes
A reader laments the direct primary and politics of the era while condemning New Deal policy, World War II mobilization plans, and federal power. It lauds Thomas Martin of Iowa City for opposing war hype and urges citizens to write their representatives to avoid conflict.
Roosevelt Speech On Air Tonight
President Roosevelt will deliver his first fireside chat since September 1939 tonight from 8 30 to 9 CST. The address will discuss the United States defense program and national security.
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Roosevelt
United States’ Defense
Women Donate to Camp Good Health Fund Support
A Valley newspaper notes Women organizations contributed to Camp Good Health Fund this Sunday. Louise Leibert circle of the King's Daughters led with $60, plus $16 to send two youths to Y camps and $14 to the Montrose camp. Other donors include Women of the Moose and the Cultus Club among others totaling $902.42 in cash and checks. Popeye the Sailor sent a jeep skin and a note about buying spinach for children.
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Louise Leibert
The
King's Daughters
Harry
Miller Wsgan Women of the Moose
Bertha Johnson
Cultus Club
Carrie Morcombe
St. Elizabeth's Guild
St. John’s Church
Faethe
Vevereee
Popeye
Police Make Rounds Of City's Taverns
Cedar Rapids police conducted two tavern patrols late Saturday night and early Sunday morning to observe closing and spike drink laws. Chief Detective Earl Stanley led the drive and warned arrests would follow if operators did not comply.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl Stanley
Postal Receipts Rise 6 Percent in April
Washington post office department reported a six percent increase in April receipts over the same month last year. Postmaster General Farley announced the gain Saturday, indicating improving mail traffic.
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Farley
Roosevelt to Speak on Fifth Column Threat in Detroit
Elliott Roosevelt son of the President will address a Detroit audience at Convention Hall on June 2. The Texas radio executive will urge safeguards against nazis, communists or fascists and call for real Americanism.
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INS
Elliott Roosevelt
Detroit
Young Roosevelt
Texas
Weather Outlook for Week in Upper Mississippi Valley
Weather forecast shows shower periods mainly in the north portion during the middle and end of the week. Other areas expect generally fair skies with below normal temperatures overall, warmer early in the week and cooler by Thursday.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Hit Run Drunken Driving Charge In Cedar
George Fetter 56 of 608 Twenty first avenue SW charged with operating while intoxicated after a hit and run in front of 524 Fourth street SW. Fetter was arrested at 432 Fifth avenue SW after striking Lyle Kindig 524 Fourth street SW. Four men chased him to Eighteenth avenue and Sixth street SW. he admitted drinking wine and pop and submitted to a sobriety test.
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George Bradley
Albert McCrory
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Sunday Index and Section One Highlights
A summary of late news items from Sunday index section including Walter Winchell style notes and Washington town pace entries. Includes briefs on sports want ads and serial news pages across sections one to four.
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War Situation At A Glance
German reports claim bases on the English Channel and a final drive to destroy Allied forces cut off in the Flanders corridor. They say Boulogne Ghent Courtrain Calais are captured or encircled as Dunkirk Ostend Zeebrugge come under bombardment. French sources cite continued mobility but a narrowed corridor and hold on Calais and Boulogne.
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Belgium
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Dover
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British Report Flyers Dealt Severe Blow To Reich Communications
London reports a British air attack damaged German lines of communication and caused multiple fires during a night raid. The air ministry said at least 52 German aircraft were destroyed since Friday evening as RAF patrols targeted Boulogne, the Channel and northern fronts.
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Weygand dismisses 15 generals after rout at Meuse front
General Maxim Weygand dismisses 15 generals from full army corps and services after the Meuse defeat as new leaders take over the front role. British and Allied forces tighten the corridor to the sea while Germans push tanks toward the English Channel coast.
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English
War Ministry
Weigand
Henri Martin
Jean Besse
Andre Durand
Charles Mar Charles de Gaulle
Gustave Meany
Louis Buisson
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Arras
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Miaroque
Overcast Sky Keeps Temperature Down in Cedar Rapids
Sky remains overcast in Cedar Rapids with a cool day and light rain. Temperatures fell to 44 by 11:30 p.m. after a high of 64 around early afternoon. 62 at 7 p.m. and a low of 52 overnight on the Chambers Inskeep company thermometer.
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Cedar Rapids
Tris
Chambers Inskeep Company
Begin Razing Reed Home, Site Given City For Park
The Reed home on Sixth Street SW will be demolished this week to make room for a city playground area in Cedar Rapids. Donated by former Senator James A Reed of Kansas City and his sister Mrs Hadassah T Bowser of Portland with the proviso the site be used as a park the home has hosted gatherings and political discussions. The 78 000 square foot site is bordered by Sixth and Seventh Avenues and streets SW. The Reed estate owns adjacent land and the house was part of a larger farm that stretched toward Fifth Avenue SW.
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Reed
Sixth Street
James A Reed
Kansas City
Hadassah T. Bowser
Portland
Ore
Cedar Rapids
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Congress
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