Roosevelt Final Warning Is Freedom of Seas Policy
London papers interpret President Roosevelt's speech as a final warning to Hitler that the United States will defend freedom of the seas and may enter the war if German unrestricted submarine warfare continues. Raeder warns American patrols amount to an act of war while Churchill awaits a Commons reply. Thousands in Britain rise before dawn to hear the address.
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London
Roosevelt
Hitler
America
United States
Evening Standard
Berlin
Raeder
Atlantic
Evening News
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Reich
Roosevelt declares unlimited emergency mobilization of US industry
President Roosevelt pledges active resistance to German sea power and outlines emergency powers to mobilize industry and manpower. The proclamation signals potential wartime controls, including requisition of ships and facilities, with the aim to bolster Britain and protect national security.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
British Bombing, Crete Evacuations Mack Fire as Axis Push
Allied resistance on Crete is reported as broken by German forces with dive bombers harassing British evacuees. Italy’s navy reportedly escorted convoys to Crete while German land forces press toward Suda Bay, aiming to land sea reinforcements as Axis airlift continues.
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Berlin
Crete
High Command
Mediterranean
Isand
Rome
Italy
Alexandria
Egypt
Canea
Suda Bay
British Crete positions described as precarious by units in Crete
London reports German forces increasing in Crete have left British positions at Canea and Suda Bay precarious and Candia not good. Retimo shows some improvement, Malemi remains the worst. empire troops face appalling strain from continuous bombardment affecting both body and mind.
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London
Crete
Canea
Suda Bay
Candia
Retimo
Malemi
British withdraw further from Crete due to German attacks
British forces in the Canea sector of Crete withdrew to more favorable positions as a second withdrawal in western Crete occurred. General headquarters said the move came Wednesday amid heavy German attacks.
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Cairo
Canea
Crete
L. J. Storey Cedar Rapids City Clerk Dies at 61
L J Storey known as Pink Storey, 61, longtime Cedar Rapids city clerk for 33 years, died at home from a heart attack. He served since 1908 under eight mayors, shaping a model clerk’s office.
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L. J. “Pink” Storey
Glenway Drive
Cedar Rapids
Storey
F. K. Hahn
Maude Krebs
Tony Trusty
Erbeeeaitt
Roosevelt to address convoy stance in press conference
President Roosevelt set a late Wednesday press conference to clarify convoy policy after a radio address left questions. Stephen Early said the president would likely dispel doubt on possible naval escorts and potential neutrality law revisions while stressing continued defense and free speech.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Early
England
Mr. Roosevelt
Dionne Quintuplets Celebrate Seventh Birthday
In Callander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets Emilie Annete Yvonne Marie and Cecile turned seven. The day began early with gifts from around the world including five cameo lockets handkerchiefs hair bows and dolls.
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Callander
Ont
INS
Dionne
Emilie
Annette
Yvonne
Marie
Cecile
Germans reject Roosevelt seas freedom stance
Berlin officials denounced Roosevelt’s freedom of the seas pledge and vowed to maintain the total blockade of Britain. They warned ships entering the war zone would be sunk and said the US move changes nothing for Germany. German circles said America now faces used war moves and that Britain is in trouble.
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Berlin
INS
Roosevelt
Reich
Germany
Britain
Roosevelt Proclaims Unlimited National Emergency in 1941
President Roosevelt issues an unlimited national emergency proclamation citing the need to boost military, naval, air and civilian defenses across the western hemisphere. He calls upon workers and employers to prioritize defense production, unite labor and capital, and mobilize resources for instant readiness. The proclamation is dated May 27, 1941, in Washington with Secretary Hull signing.
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I. Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
Washington
Gift to Health Camp Opens Soon Aid Drive
Twelve more days remain until Camp Good Health opens on June 9. The Public Health Nursing association and its staff of assistants will begin work to aid under nourished and physically handicapped children, including those who have contributed and those who will contribute.
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Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Cowboys Head In For Rodeo Starting Thursday
Cowboys gather in Cedar Rapids and Hawkeye Downs ahead of the Midwestern Championship rodeo with a 3500 prize fund from the All-Iowa Fair association. Old timers Jim Irwin and Ike Rude loom large in memories, while Ray Bob Foster among the youngsters studies at Arkansas Tech.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
All-Iowa Fair Association
Frontier Park
Jim Irwin
Fort Worth
Tex
Ike Rude
Magnum, Colo
Irwin
Jim
Madison Square Garden
Ray Bob Foster
Mountain Home
Ark
Larnin
Arkansas Tech
Parade of 200 Horses Schedule for Thursday Afternoon
A mile long parade with over 200 horses is planned for 2 PM Thursday. Three drum corps and a mounted band will pace the procession forming on B avenue at Fifth street NE and travel a measured route through Fifth, First, Second, and Third avenues, ending at the Sixteenth avenue bridge.
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B Avenue
Fifth Street
First Avenue
Second Street
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Third Street
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Sixteenth Avenue
1 000 Attend City And Farm Annual Dinner
Farmers and business men gathered at Hawkeye Downs for the City and Farm Annual Dinner as President Roosevelt spoke on an unlimited emergency. The event drew about 1 600 attendees including members of the Farm Bureau and Chamber of Commerce.
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Hawkeye Downs
Roosevelt
Jimmy Gheen
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Exhibition Hall
Fire Dept rescues tree climber in Cedar Rapids yard
Lionel A. Walker was rescued Tuesday afternoon from an elm tree at 407 Sixteenth Street SE when his knee and foot jammed in a crotch above the ladder. Firefighters from Company 6 lowered him to safety after he called a neighbor for help.
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Fire Department
Lionel A. Walker
Sixteenth Street SE
Walker
Company 6
Tractor accident kills Carl Lowe at Sutliff farm
Carl Beal Lowe 28 of 202 Twenty-ninth Street NE Cedar Rapids was fatally crushed when a tractor left the road and lodged against a fence while he instructed a neighbor. He died at the scene. funeral services set for Friday at Brush funeral home Solon with burial in Mount Vernon.
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Carl Beal Lowe
Philip Edward Lowe
Twenty-ninth Street
Cedar Rapids
Sutliff
Solon
Joe Kenecny
Lowe
George P. Callahan
Johnson County
Anamosa
Kathryn Wolrach
Galena
Ill
Shirley Jane
Janice Kay
Willis Vanderburg
Boyden
Donald Draper
Morrison
Rupert Herrington
Boston
Mass
George Ller
Dayton
Phyllis Lowe
St. Paul
Minn
James
Anna Lowe
Brush Funeral Home
Marion H. Williams
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Summer heat persists in Cedar Rapids area on overcast days
Forecasts call for widely scattered thundershowers Wednesday and Thursday with warm temperatures despite overcast skies. At 2:30 p.m. the mercury reached 86 degrees, a Tuesday high held between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. The low stood at 70 degrees overnight before cooling to 72 by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Old Town
Roosevelt speech heard by record radio audience worldwide
White House reports indicate President Roosevelt’s address Tuesday night reached at least 85,650,000 people worldwide with 65,650,000 in the continental United States, a new record for radio network reception. Early notes networks were replaying broadcasts via short wave as the audience grows hourly.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
United States
Early
Roosevelt declares unlimited national emergency and defense push
In a fireside address President Roosevelt warns that Axis aggression threatens the hemisphere and urges Americans to commit to defense production. He proclaims an unlimited national emergency and calls for use of all powers to prevent stoppages while urging citizen participation from this moment forward. The speech is broadcast worldwide in multiple languages and text is quickly shared with Berlin and Tokyo.
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Navy
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Berlin
Tokio
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