Churchill says Crete fighting to continue with greater severity
London Britain faces ongoing heavy combat as Nazi airborne and glider assaults press on Crete. Churchill cites 4500 German troops and explains paratroop and air assault tactics while reporting early losses and surrounded pockets near Canea and Retimo.
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Suda Bay
Crete
Canea
George II
Greece
Churenill
Churchill
Heraclion
Candia
Retimo
Senate Probe of Shipyards Strike Looms
A Senate defense committee moved to investigate the shipyard tie up in the San Francisco area as a 2000 machinists strike looms. Union leaders pledged to appear. wage demands ranged from 1.15 to overtime pay with unsettled contract terms at Bethlehem yards.
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Senate
Senate Defense Investigating
San Francisco
CIO
AFL
Charles P. Clark
Truman
D.-Mo
E. F. Dillon
International Association of Machinists
Clark
Florida
Olson
California
South Bend
Ind
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Bendix Aviation Corporation Products
John Frey
AFL Metal Trades Council
Moore's
Oakland
Frey
Compan
Bethlehem
Lorain
Ohio
American Ship Building Company
Naval Fliers on Trial in Decapitation Case at Loxley
Testimony shows a navy plane bearing blood and a broken wing after a March 25 incident that left Mrs. Robert Phillips dead in an Alabama turnip field. Ensigns Joseph E. Thompson and Paul C. Brown face a general court martial for decapitation accusations.
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Pensacola
Fla
Alabama
Joseph E. Thompson
Healdsburg
Calif
Paul C. Brown
Chicago
Robert Phillips
Loxley
Ala
Frederick M. Reeder
Thompson
Charles A. Nicholson
William R. Brown
Ensign Brown
Order and Discipline
Working Democracy Working Democracy
A historical column praises Wendell Willkie for supportingPresident Roosevelt and democracy. It contrasts democratic resolve with Nazi aims, noting Willkie’s loyalty after the election and his willingness to back a leader elected by a small majority. The piece argues unity under democracy and cites Goebbels and Hitler as opposed to American resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herr Goebbels
Wendell Willkie
Mr. Willkie
Willkie
Roosevelt
Hitler
Hess
Union Hill High School Project Approved For Construction
The Works Progress Administration releases orders for a new Union Hill high school to replace the fire destroyed building. Cost set at 58 246 with federal 32 389 and Morgan county 25 857. About 80 workers to be employed at peak, seven months completion, ten classrooms, stone veneer from local sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
Union Hill
Morgan County
Speed, Trinity Plea For Safe Drive Through Town
Mayor Herbert Sivley of Trinity urges motorists to obey the 25 mph speed limit on the new paved road. He thanks residents for the project and asks drivers to resist speeding to keep the highway safe. He asks, Will you help us?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Sivley
Trinity
Sivley
Vacation for Congress Faces Two Objections
Washington May 21 Two objections arose today to a summer recess for Congress. Anti convoy senators urged action to keep lawmakers on duty amid world affairs while House tax experts warned the tax bill would need months to complete. Senator Nye opposed lengthy recesses fearing war developments and favored action after President Roosevelt’s stance on a Tobey resolution. Senator McNary also resisted a long break. Some senators urged using the navy to ensure convoyed goods reach Britain, and House leaders projected at least a month to finish the tax bill with further Senate action and possible House Senate differences to follow.
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Washington
Congress
House
Roosevelt
Tobey
R-Nh
McNary
Oregon
Glass
D-Va
Britain
Doughton
D-Ns
Ways and Means
Senate Committee
Senate
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Byrnes
D-Sc
Treasury
Delinquent Tax List Prepared for Property Sale
The tax collector's office prepares a delinquent list for advertisement of properties for sale. First publication set for June 9. Charles G. Hardwick urges timely payment to avoid extra costs.
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Charles G. Hardwick
Fervid love letters read at Ruth Steadman murder trial
Boston May 21 Three love letters from Ruth Steadman to Robert Emery were read in court as evidence in her murder trial. The notes express longing and references to her estranged husband and a possible affair, with names, ages, and relationships detailed by witnesses and the defense.
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Boston
Ruth Steadman
Robert Emery
Emery
Kenneth Stadman
Pittsburgh
Ruth
Edward F. Flynn
Pennsylvania
Judy
New York
Lord
Darling
Kenneth
Alabama Captain Joins Air Corps Halts 1941 Football
Tuscaloosa May 21. John Hanson captain elect of the 1941 Alabama football team has joined the army air corps and will not return for fall play. The 190 pound Roanoke, Alabama fullback begins training at Gunter Field Montgomery. Also Elwood Gerber 195 pound guard who lettered in 1939 but was not in school last fall withdrew from the university.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
John Hanson
Alabama
Army Air Corps
Hanson
Roanoke
Gunter Field
Montgomery
Elwood Gerber
Gerber
Gary
Ind
Man Killed In Birmingham Traffic Collision
Edmund C. Bernard Sr an interior decorator in Birmingham was fatally injured last night after being struck by an automobile while crossing the street He was the citys 15th traffic fatality of 1941.
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Birmingham
Ala
Edmund cC. Bernard, Sr
Birmingham Interior Decorator
Envoys Ordered to Leave Paris
The United States and other foreign diplomats were instructed to withdraw from Paris by June 10. The order, said to come from the Wilhelmstrasse, was delivered to ambassadors and ministers in Berlin.
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Paris
Vichy
France
United States
Berlin
Slayer Spits at Judge Before Electric Chair
George Joseph Cook, a 24 year old hitchhiker from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, spat at Judge James M. Barrett as he was sentenced to die by electric chair for the strangulation of Mrs. Catherine Pappas in a Bronx apartment on February 8. He faced additional accusations of robberies and rapes across eastern cities. The judge censured his outburst and proceeded with the mandatory death sentence after a tense exchange with the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Joseph Cook
Catherine Pappas
Bronx
James M. Barrett
Harrisburg
Samuel J. Foley
East Limestone Hosts Kiwanis Club Event With Auburn Speaker
East Limestone high school will host the Decatur Kiwanis Club Thursday evening. The Agricultural Committee arranged the program featuring an Auburn speaker to address the principal. Kiwanians arrive by seven for the meeting at the school. Charles W. Young leads the committee and directions include Bee Line to the Athens Y then Huntsville road about five miles to the school.
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East
Limestone County
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Agricultural Committee
Auburn
Charles W. Young
Athens “Y
Huntsville Road
War Game Underway At Fort Benning Maneuvers
About 22,000 American troops tested twentieth century warfare in field maneuvers at Fort Benning Georgia. Areas around Cusseta Columbus and Buena Vista Road were closed with motorists warned to avoid the area. The second armored division and 10,000 men used 2000 vehicles in simulated battles guided by Major Generals Scott and Patton with Fort Knox staff.
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Fort Benning
Cusseta
Columbus
Buena Vista Road
Benning Reservation
Charlies L. Scott
Armored Corps
George 8. Patton
Fort Knox
Clinic Plans in Readiness for Morgan County Crippled Children
Preparations are under way for a diagnostic field clinic at the Armory this Thursday serving nearly 200 crippled children from Morgan and surrounding counties. Dr. Earl Conwell of Birmingham will diagnose and recommend further treatment and devices, as Mrs. Robert T. Harris of the Morgan County Crippled Children's Society invites the public to visit during clinic hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Crippled Children of
Morgan
Earl Conwell
Birmingham
Robert T. Harris
Morgan County Crippled Children's Society
Invasion of Crete Presses Allied Defenses
War correspondent Dewitt Mackenzie reports a landing of 3000 German parachute troops on Crete with a naval landing attempt. He describes the operation as a sustained, increasing assault aiming to secure a foothold, using mass frontal waves despite heavy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Crete
Nazis Wary Tactics In Crete Invasion
The report describes the opening of the Battle of Crete with glider and parachute troops. It notes uncertain casualty figures and discusses the operation’s significance as the first large airborne assault against an expecting defense. It mentions precedent from Poland and Norway and highlights gliders as a new wartime transport method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Crete
Poland
Norway
England
Crete Battle Intensifies as German Parachute Troops Press On
Greek sources report heavy Luftwaffe and infantry assaults on Crete with thousands of German air troops landing. British and Greek forces defend the island as paratroop divisions, gliders, and transports press the invasion, with significant casualties claimed on both sides and continued Allied counteractions.
Tennessee River Gauge Holds At 17.95 Feet
Report shows the Tennessee river at 17.95 feet with a falling trend. A 24 hour high of 95 and low of 66 accompanied by no rainfall. Tuesday marked the hottest day so far this year with fair to partly cloudy conditions across Alabama and Northwest Florida and variable winds. Thursday forecast calls for scattered showers in eastern Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Annes
Exttion
Oye
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