Roosevelt seeks emergency defense expansion and guard activation
Washington reports President Roosevelt asked Congress for a supplemental defense program exceeding one billion dollars and authority to call into active service parts of the National Guard as Europe’s war escalates. Senator Byrd urged a 10 percent cut in most government expenses, excluding defense, while the plan to hire one dollar a year experts aims to access top authorities for the effort. Continued details promised on page 2.
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Europe
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War and Navy Departments
Allied weakness in Flanders cited as turning point in war
A commentary argues Nazi forces crush Allied remnants in Belgium and northern France while Belgian King Leopold’s surrender is blamed as a betrayal. It critiques Roosevelt era defense funding, Red Cross fundraising, and warns of fifth column threats amid a tense wartime public mood.
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Flanders
France
Leopold
Belgium
Paris
London
Temperature Reaches Summer Levels in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids enjoyed Memorial Day weather with bright sun and heat. Temperatures rose from a 52 degree early morning low to 77 by mid afternoon, reaching 78 during late afternoon and cooling to 71 by evening and 58 at midnight recorded by the Chambers Inskeep company recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Italy Orders Paris Newsmen Home
In Paris all Italian newspaper correspondents were ordered to return to Italy immediately. The action was announced from Paris with no further details on destinations or timelines.
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Italy
Paris
INS
Rugg Propaganda Controversy Surges in Cedar Rapids Schools
Citizens question official tolerance of Harold Rugg and allied propagandists in Cedar Rapids schools amid debates on curriculum and ideological influence in the education system.
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Harold Rugg
Cedar. Rapids
Dunshee Leader in Cedar Rapids Garden Work Dies
Mrs. William H. Dunshee of 1844 First Avenue FE dies suddenly of a heart attack at home at 5 am Friday. A Cedar Rapids garden club former president and avid floriculturist she remained active until her death after Thursday visits to a cemetery Palisades park and Prof Norton's Mount Vernon iris garden.
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Rock Garden
William H. Dunshee
First Avenue FE
Cedar Rapids
Dunshee
Palisades State Park
William Norton
Mount Vernon
Whitman as Mystic Poet of Life and Death in American Verse
The essay praises Walt Whitman as a defining American poet and spiritual figure. It links his Quaker roots to nursing in the Civil War and to haunting works like Drum Taps and When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed. It places him between Francis of Assisi and George Fox, highlighting his universal love of humanity and belief in the soul’s immortality.
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Camden
New Jersey
Oxford
Philadelphia
Whitman
DR. Newton
America
Lincoln
White House
Ship of State
Francis of
Assisi
George Fox
Browning
Mary Harlan
United Peature Syndicate
Lac
French Break Through along Somme Coast in War Front Update
French forces drove into German lines near Abbeville at the mouth of the Somme as Weygand launches a counter thrust toward Boulogne and Calais. Allied evacuations continue with about 90 000 Allied troops landed in England from Flanders. Casualties in Flanders reach around 500 000. rumors of a second BEF arrival lack confirmation. Italian entry into the war looms as a probable next German move toward London or Paris.
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Adolf Hitler
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Abbeville
Somme
Paris
England
France
Italy
Germany
London
Ostend
Dunkerque
Cassel
Arrow
Ypres
Lille
Aisne
Leopold III Prisoner of War, Germans say
Berlin reports an authorized German source says King Leopold III of Belgium is a prisoner of war and unlikely to be allowed to name a new Belgian government under that status.
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Leopold III of
Belgium
Seizure Ties liquor rep to Century Distilling case in Iowa
Des Moines AP states nine cases of liquor found in Osceola garage belong to Felix Edwards, Century Distilling salesman. Iowa Bureau Chief Nebergall says Edwards’ link to the seized stock is established as the investigation widens from Burlington seals. Edwards’ car also seized as suspension of Century Distilling product sales follows recent Illinois seal discoveries.
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Des Moines
Felix
Pete” Edwards
Liquor Company
R. W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Osceola
Edwards
Illinois
Nehergall
Century Distilling Company
Edwards Represented
Iowa
Burlington
Lytton M. Youn
Steamer Jadarland Sinks Off Norway Killing Five
Bergen dispatches report the coastal steamer Jadarland of 1 000 tons sank after an explosion near Haugesund on Norway's west coast. About 50 persons were killed Friday in the disaster.
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Bergen
Jadarland
Haugesund
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Italy to join Axis as Hitler readies formal move
Reports say Italy will enter the war with Germany as observers see a swift axis consolidation. Hitler prepares a sensational announcement amid word of a crucial Italian communication. The shift may reduce the French air force’s impact on the western front.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Tahan
France
French Forces in Flanders Pocket Split or Captured
German high command said the main French force in the Flanders pocket has been dispersed or captured and that Nazi divisions are released for new tasks. Allied forces faced ongoing bombardment as Dunkirk saw another Allied destroyer sunk by German torpedo boats.
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Berlin
Flanders
Somme
Paris
England
Channel
Dunkerque
Germany
High Command
Corunna line formed as evacuees withdraw from Flanders
British and French troops escape the German trap in Flanders while a new Allied line holds in France near the coast. Evacuation ships face heavy bombing and sea power remains supreme as chaotic but orderly retreats continue. Casualties run to many Germans per Briton, with fronts and numbers kept secret.
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London
Flanders
France
Corunna
Napoleon
Spain
Jon Moore
Police Desk Men Assigned To Permanent Shifts
Chief Jim Bailey announced permanent 8 am to 4 pm duties for inside desk personnel led by Al Mikota who will act as clerk of the police court and station manager when needed. Captain Steve Stolba takes the 4 pm to midnight shift and Captain Jesse Clift covers the third eight.
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al Mikota
Jim Bailey
Bailey
Mikota
Steve Stolba
Jesse Clift
Allied forces recapture Abbeville region in 48 hour thrust
Paris sources say Allied forces recaptured the Abbeville region at the Somme river mouth in a 48 hour operation. About 200 German prisoners were taken and several motorized columns were destroyed as heavy losses were inflicted in a counter thrust. The expected bridgehead could enable a push toward Boulogne and Calais.
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Paris
Abbeville
Somme
French Prioux Division Reaches Dunkerque After Night Battle
Two divisions of General Prioux movement reach Dunkerque after breaking German lines in night fighting. Evacuation by French and British ships under way with fresh supplies for units at the southern corridor. German reports claim Prioux staff captured. situation for others described as grave but not desperate.
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Paris
Renedacques Adolphe Prioux
Dunkerque
Prioux
Saslient
Mount Cassel
Guggenheim calls Roosevelt to resign for new leadership
William Guggenheim the retired industrialist and philanthropist urged President Roosevelt's resignation in a letter to Congressman Bruce Barton. He said the nation needs a proper leadership as banks and industries are sound but government finances and war preparedness are weak. He compared Roosevelt to a leopard unable to change its spots.
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William Guggenheim
Roosevelt
Bruce Barton
N.Y
Guggenheim
Barton
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