Roosevelt vows no work stoppages amid defense labor crisis
President Roosevelt says the government will use all powers to prevent interruptions in defense material production and transport. Senator Vinson signals a 30 day cooling off, while union leaders consider sanctions and arbitration for the San Francisco bay shipyard walkouts amid large defense orders.
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AFL
Roosevelt
San Francisco Bay
Hook
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Associated Press
United States
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Vinson
Vingon
AFL Machinists Union
Mead
CIO
Harvey Brown
ALF International Machinists Union
Senate
Blehem Shipbuilding Corporatn
Niagara Falls
Nazis Claim Crete Breakthrough as Aerial Attacks Intensify
German high command says Canea fell and Crete resistance was crushed after nine days of fighting. British forces withdrew to a safer line at Suda Bay as Luftwaffe dive bombers thwarted sea evacuation. Passes at Halfaya and Suez area reported contested with heavy losses for the Allies. France and Britain clash over Syria as air forces contest control of regional skies.
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Middle East
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Halfaya
Egypt
Suez Canal
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France
RAF
Syria
Germany
Italy
Empire
Philippe Petain
Hitler
Suda Bay
Iraq
Beirut
Nerab
Axis Trgons
Salum
Display the Flag Decatur Daily urges daily flag display
The Decatur Daily calls on businesses residents and industrial firms to display the U S flag every day as a show of patriotism during national emergency, urging a daily habit to honor freedom and the nation.
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Decatur
United States
Roosevelt moves to ease war needs with focus on production and transport
In a crisis note by Dewitt Mackenzie, President Roosevelt is said to take a seven league stride toward solving Britain and Allies urgent needs. He asserts the United States will deliver essential supplies despite Axis threats, stressing transportation and production as key to sustaining Allied efforts.
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Roosevelt
Britain
United States
President outlines sea dominance and production role in war
The president warns that effort to shift aid from seas could spark war, stressing sea control as decisive. He links transportation, production speed, and Allied needs, noting Britain’s urgent demand for warplanes and mechanical equipment as crucial to counter the Axis.
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Britain
Decatur Moves To Save Power By Curtailing Street Lights
The Decatur city council acting through the utilities board voted unanimously to curtail non essential lighting during the drought period. Lights on Second Avenue Bank Street Lee Street Church Street Sixth Avenue Gordon Drive and the highway bridge over the Tennessee River will be off. Tennis court and Delano Park diamonds lights are also off during the emergency. The measure aims to conserve energy and support aluminum plants, with Mayor T R Harrison noting no government demand prompted the action. Dr H D Greer chaired the lighting committee and Alderman A Dillehay supported the motion.
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Decatur
Board of Aldermen
Utility Board
T. J. Cottingham
H. A. Wyatt
J. H. Johnston
Second Avenue
Bank Street
Lee Street
Church Street
Sixth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Tennessee River
Delano Park
T. R. Harrison
H. D. Greer
A. ©. Dillehay
East Lake Methodists Inspect Decatur Church
About 500 to 600 East Lake Methodist members from Birmingham will tour Decatur’s Central M E Church Thursday evening. They will travel in 100 cars with a highway patrol escort to view the new sanctuary addition and acoustics praised as near perfect.
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M. E
East Lake Methodist Church
Birmingham
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
George M. Davenport
J. L. Liles
North
Alabama
R. L. Archibald
Raymond Britain
Mra. W. H. Day
Carl D. Patterson
Davenport
East Lake Church
First Methodist Church
Te State
Bean Becomes Hartsel le Mayor After Hodges Death
Ben F. Bean, longtime Hart selle resident and city council member, becomes mayor of Hartselle to serve the unexpired term of J. P. Hodges, who died weeks ago. Council then filled Bean’s vacancy with G. P. Freat and voted to cut city lights to conserve power during a Southeast energy shortage.
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Hartselle
Mr. Bean
J. P. Hodges
Hodges
G. P. Freat
Mr Bean
John Burleson
Former Hero Attacks Lindbergh as Fifth Column Target
Representative Luther Patrick of Alabama claims Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh is a fifth column figure and says the War Department will publish a statement in the congressional record showing Lindberghs views on airbase locations in Greenland versus other officers. Patrick asserts he was forced to confront Lindbergh in public.
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Luther Patrick
Dala
Charles A. Lindbergh
War Department
Lindbergh
Greenland
Congressional Record
House
Patrick
Mass meeting called in Auburn to address national crisis
In Auburn Alabama on May 28 a patriotic mass meeting was called for 5 p.m. tomorrow by Mayor C S Yarbrough and Dr L N Duncan president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute to focus attention on the seriousness of the situation and all its implications.
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Auburn
Ala
C. S. Yarbrough
L. N. Duncan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Gasoline Pipeline Contract Awarded in New York
Ford Bacon Davis announces two giant pipelines to supply gasoline and natural gas from Louisiana refineries to Greensboro North Carolina and military camps along the way. The gasoline line costs about 15 million dollars and ranks among the world's largest lines, comparable to the Iraq crude oil line.
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Deep South
Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc
Louisiana
Greensboro
N. C
Iraq
Britain Rails Reassurance Of President
Reaction to Roosevelt speech split along lines of empire and axis. Fascist and Nazi circles claimed the United States aimed at economic control of sea lanes, while Britain and allies cheered the stance as action stations. The speech sparked debates over war readiness and authorities as Europe watched for further policy moves.
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Churchill
Hood's Men U S Heroes Memorial for Hood S Sailors
Walter Winchell argues the Hood disaster shows Nazi power and American resolve. He calls the Hood crew American heroes and urges memorial wreaths on Memorial Day to honor their sacrifice.
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Atlantic Ocean
Bismarck
Atlantic
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Greece
France
Berlin
Bagdad
New York
Paris
England
North Waters
United States
Batleship
Guilty plea ends trial in Boston woman case
Mrs Ruth Steadman 26 pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the strangling of Robert Emery 26 at her apartment last January 21 She was sentenced by Judge Vincent Brogna to 15 years at Sherborn reform school with possible parole in seven and a half to eight years The case centered on alleged relationships with Emery father of two The jury had heard she faced murder charges and potential death in the electric chair
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Boston
Ruth Steadman
Robert Emery
Vincent Brogna
Sherborn
Pittsburgh
Emery
Emery Cr
Massachusetts
Steadman
Roosevelt's emergency powers seen as sweeping but debated
Legal experts say Roosevelt's national emergency proclamation grants broad authority to address crises, including commandeering media or utilities and prioritizing troop movement, though Congress and specific statutes may be required for actions. Critics argue the declaration itself carries no new statutory power.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Shipstead
R-Minn
Foe
Murphy
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Press Parley Called After Doubts Arise
President Roosevelt to hold a late press conference to clarify convoy policy after his address suggested active resistance to German sea gains. White House aides say he aims to dispel doubt on naval escorts while pledging a broader patrol system and readiness to bolster defenses. The speech also hinted at possible changes to the neutrality law and warned of an unlimited emergency. Continued on page two.
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Roosevelt
Stephen Early
United States
Barry
England
Parry
Mr. Roosevelt
Alabama Draft Quota Doubled But Induction Likely Delayed
Brig Gen Ben M Smith state selective service director says War Department doubled Alabama draft quota from 18 711 to 32 611 for the period ending June 30 with 12 900 already inducted. He notes no immediate date for the added quota and compares the process to a bank deposit. He also mentions July 1 registration for Alabamians who turned 21 since Oct 16.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben M. Smith
Selective Service
War Department
Alabama
Smith
Gen. Smith
Washington
Tennessee River Gauge Falls as Heat Wave Persists
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 17.39 feet on Wednesday, then fell with no rainfall recorded. Temperatures ranged from a high of 93 to a low of 69 in the past 24 hours. Alabama forecasts show partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with gusty winds in the southwest and fresh east and southeast breezes along the coast.
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