Roosevelt Faces Defense Debate as Military Totals Tarnish Hopes
A Senate Military Affairs Committee booklet shows army aircraft totals by category, with on hand and on order figures, while Roosevelt’s goal of 50 000 planes recedes. The piece notes modest ammunition stocks and shifts in defense leadership as Congress and the administration seek funding paths.
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Congress
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Morgenthau
House
Three U S Warships Headed to Europe to Support Allies
Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison disclosed three warships Vincennes Truxton and Simpson left U S waters bound for Lisbon Portugal joining the European squadron based there The move aimed at protecting American interests and was not to convoy merchant vessels Willkie urged aiding Britain and France to halt Hitler warning assistance could save billions in armaments and effort but noted no war declaration.
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Simpson
Lisbon
Portugal
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Dickerson
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Willkie
Hitler
France
England
Britain
Allies Described As First Line Of Defense By Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie described England and France as America's first line of defense against Nazi aggression in an Akron address. Speaking under the American Legion Summit post No. in Ohio he presented the defense role of Allied nations amid wartime tensions.
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America
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France
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Public Utilities
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Best Years to Be Wilson High Commencement Play
Wilson High School presents Best Years a mother and daughter themed play Friday at 8 p m in the auditorium by the Wilson Dramatic Guild Bette Rollins and Donna Jean Temple play Cora Davis and her mother with Emma Davis Edna Wachal and a large cast directed by Pierre A Tracy Assisting staff include June Svee Arlene England and many committees The Wilson High School Orchestra will perform between acts under Alan W Richardson oversight
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Donna Jean Temple
Cora Davis
Wilson High School
Wilson Dramatic Guild
Emma Davis
Edna Wachal
Mrs. Davis
Madge Davis
Jean Ardis Smith
Milt Stotter
Ray Thompson
Floss Reynolds
Myrtle Tillapaugh
Tommy Craven
Arthur Haycraft
Fred Barton
Bernard Butler
Dr. Graffis
Ross Wortmann
Mr. Craven
Clifford Jensen
Pierre A. Tracy
June Svee
Arlene England
Mary Kay Angerer
Dean Shultz
Betty Subotnik
Marilyn Tomash
Twyla Memler
Bob Sheridan
Deloris Woods
Jane Washburn
Amos Thompson
Louis Jiricek
Walter Traby
Don van Dura
Russell Jonas
Libby Fikejs
Dale Krumm
Dorothy Bartos
June Svec
Ludlow Crane
Dorothy Stofler
Sara Ann Brown
Anna Belle Taylor
Wilson High School Orchestra
Alan W Richardson
Unpreparedness and Ignorance Highlight Industrial Shortfalls
The note cites American industry’s lack of readiness and gaps in understanding what was most needed. It emphasizes how unpreparedness stemmed in part from insufficient knowledge of critical requirements and priorities.
Railroads threaten wage cuts over vacations with pay
Western railroads warned non operating employees they would cut wages by 10 percent unless their demand for paid vacations was withdrawn. CFE Johnston, chairman of the Western Association of Railway Executives, called the move a wage increase proposal and urged withdrawal to conserve industry resources.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Cfe Johnston
Western Association of Railway Executives
Notice to Decrease Employee Wages Under Railway Act
A formal 30 day notice states the intention to cut pay for all employees represented by the union by ten percent under the Railway Labor Act. The document outlines the proposed wage reduction and cites statutory compliance for the notice period.
Vinton to Graduate Class of 83 Friday
The Vinton public schools plan commencement exercises Friday night in Lincoln High Auditorium for a class of 83 graduates. Dean Paul C. Packer of the University of Iowa will deliver the address. Baccalaureate services were Sunday night at the Presbyterian church with Rev. S. R. Wall of the Church of Christ giving the sermon.
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Frederick Bruggemann
Worth Conder
Burton Davis
Alvin Farwell
Keith Fletcher
Robert Fowler
Russell Hart
John Herman
John Hiliestad
John Hite
Marion Isbell
Earl Jewell
Dale Kaiser
Charles Kline
Lewis Martin
Frank Mayhew
Vernon
Local Obituary List Names Read Like A Town Register
A long column lists numerous individuals including Everett Miller Fred Montgomery James Narber Leonard Peter son Oliver Rapp John Register Robert Rog ers James Shogren Marin Sturtz Neil Waldorf Ray Walker Louis Wallace Hazel Anderson Hedwig Anderson Arlene Baird Marjory Bickel Helen Bordwell Helen Byam Marion Cusick Janelle Dunston Helen Eggers Doris El wick Maxine Evans Eleanor Floyd Mayre Garwood Sielen Greaser Mary Harrison Dorothy Heneks Arlene Sturless Kathryn Kinsel Winnifred Kline Ruth Knaack Vera Kofoed Della Krohn Phyllis Lane Edith Lind berg Betty Ludden Elizabeth Manley Marilyn Miller Betty Morrow Marjorie Morton Marian Palmer Betty Ramer Thelma Rapp Lola Reiss Kathryn Rich art Harriett Schlotfelt Margaret Schultz Katherine Skoog Phebe Smith Ruth Steffenson Zora Thompson Viola Walter Mildred Weed Frances Wenner Bernice Whitson Dorothy Wilson Doris Wood.
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Mary Harrison
Dorothy Heneks
Arlene Sturless
Kathryn Kinsel
Winnifred Kline
Ruth Knaack
Vera Kofoed
Della Krohn
Phyllis Lane
Edith Lindberg
Betty Ludden
Elizabeth Manley
Marilyn Miller
Betty Morrow
Marjorie Morton
Marian Palmer
Betty Ramer
Thelma Rapp
Lola Reiss
Kathryn Richart
Harriett Schlotfelt
Margaret Schultz
Katherine Skoog
Phebe Smith
Ruth Steffenson
Zora Thompson
Viola Walter
Mildred Weed
Frances Wenner
Bernice Whitson
Dorothy Wilson
Doris Wood
Tavern Safe Loot Sparks Cold Night Mystery
Albert E Cosman awoke Tuesday to a noise and saw two men at a tavern rear. He asked their purpose and they claimed they were cleaning up. In the morning a 400 pound safe containing 575 dollars and 25 dollars from the drawer were missing, prompting a police inquiry. Mount Rainier is noted for its year round glacier ice covering 48 square miles of slopes.
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Denver
Albert E. Cosman
Cosman
Mount Rainier
Belgian King Decides to Keep Army Amid War Pressures
In a first person account, Paul-Henri Spaak describes the Belgian king at Wynendal chateau near Thourout facing a cabinet debate at dawn. The king favored withdrawing from the war while the ministers urged surrender and evacuation to France or England, but he refused to abandon Belgian soil. The group left for Dunkirk at 5 am to avoid implying approval of the king's decision.
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Thourout
Bruges
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Dunkirk
Nazi Censor Bans Oslo Paper Dagbladet Eight Days
Nazi commissioner for occupied Norway Joseph Terbov en forbids Dagbladet for eight days over headlines and comments about the Belgian surrender. The action aims to curb what authorities deem misleading coverage and public agitation.
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Joseph Terboven
Norway
Dagbladet
Censorship Decree Delays Newspaper Publication
The commissioner decreed that the newspaper must be censored before publication when it reappears, signaling tight control over content and potential suppression of real happenings and their natural consequences.
Weatherford spinner sends hand woven towels to notable figures
Texas craftsman G A Holland of Weatherford has mailed towels he wove to wives of major leaders. He sourced and spun cotton, then wove fabrics at home and demonstrated his spinning device in several local towns.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Morris Sheppard
Texas
Fritz Lanham
Fort Worth
Holland
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