Spectacular air battle over the English Channel and raids on British shipyards
Allied and German air forces clash over the English Channel in a dramatic daytime duel as Luftwaffe bombers hit Glasgow Liverpool and Belfast while RAF fighters defend. British authorities report bombardments of the Mosul Haifa oil line and Iraq’s Habbaniyah base as Iraqi forces withdraw under assault. In Tobruk and Basra, British statements note air and ground actions with weather hampering operations.
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Associated Press
Messerschmitts
English Channel
Adolf Hiter
Luftwaffe
United States
Hamburg
le Havre
Strait of Dover
London
Berlin
Glasgow
Scotland
Liverpool
Northern Ireland
Dumbarto
Newcastle
Plymouth
Ipswich
Thames
Middle East Command
Imperial
Mosul-Haifa
Iraq
Lake Habbaniyah
Royal Air Force
Mosul
Palestine
Hatha
Big Habbaniyah
Baghdad
Cairo
Egypt
Habbaniyah
Middle East
Combral
Mosul- Haifa
Fhe
Rachid Ali al Gaileni
RAF
Falluja
Tobruk
Basra
Persian Gulf
Hatbaniyah
Parity hopes rise as Bankhead backs higher loan level
Senator Bankhead predicts a good chance of parity or near parity returns for cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco, and rice this year, with mandatory government loans at 85 percent of parity and benefit payments covering the remainder. He cites senate rejection of 75 percent parity and expects House compromise and approval. Weather in South Dakota remains favorable for seeding and crop growth, with spring grain planting nearing completion and strong stands reported across the state.
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Washington
Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
B. R. Laskowski
South Dakota
State Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Les
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote Amid BBC Criticism
In London Winston Churchill won a decisive 447 to 3 confidence vote in the House of Commons after a sharp challenge from former prime minister David Lloyd George. Lloyd George urged caution on American aid and demanded a real war cabinet, while Churchill affirmed Britain’s resolve to defend Crete Tobruk and the mid Mediterranean and noted Allied naval and troop commitments.
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Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
America
Britain
Germany
Zerante
United States
Lloyd George
War Stimson
Roosevelt
Stimson
Churchill
Middle East
Mediterranean
Crete
Tobruk
Big
Libya
Scout Camporee in Hills May 9 11 near Canyon Lake
RAPID CITY SD May 9 11 Scout Camporee draws Boy Scouts from the region to Canyon Lake for a weekend gathering. Patrols from different troops are judged on camping ability and Scoutcraft in this traditional event.
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Hills
Rapid City
S. D
Ookie Feel
Canyon Lake
Stalin Becomes Premier as War Looms in Europe
The article argues Stalin’s rise to Soviet premiership signals an imminent crisis. It cites Axis United States tension, Stimson’s navy plea to back Britain, and Nazi plans to boost munitions, suggesting Washington’s possible entry into war shapes his move. The piece frames Stalin as ready to confront growing global conflict.
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Stalin
Axis
U. S
MacKenzie
Europe
United States
Washington
Stimson
America
Mezhehe
Stalin Ascends To Premiership
MOSCOW May 1 Joseph Stalin replaces Vyacheslav Molotov as premier and assumes open leadership of the Soviet Union while Molotov remains foreign affairs commissar. Molotov, 50, requested the change and becomes a vice chair at the central committee, as observers note possible shifts in policy and power dynamics.
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Soviet Union
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Vyachalay M. Molotov
Molotov
Moscow
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Council of People's Commissara
Maxim Litvinov
Central Committee
New York
Litvinov
Germany
London
Russia
Tazz
Maan Ety Ie
Tha
Stalin
Paps
Stimson Urges Navy Use in Battle of the Atlantic
Secretary of War Stimson called for immediate naval use to insure delivery of war materiel to Britain, charging German U boat warfare as illegal and urging a more dynamic American role. The speech drew support and cautious signals from Roosevelt aides and echoed debates in Congress on intervention and convoy policy.
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Stimson
Atlantic
Washington
War Stimson
U. S. Navy
Stephen Early
War Department
Roosevelt
Germany
Western Hemisphere
North Atlantic
Congress
Greenland
U.S
Stimton
United States
Senate
Stimeon
Pepper
U. S
Willkie
Nye
North Dakotas
Britain
Great Britain
Knox
Navy Department
United States Navy
The
Maritime Commission
Land
Vandenberg
Senate Commerce Committees
Berlin
England
Beadle County Board Deliberates Routine May Session
Beadle County commissioners devote most of May session to auditing bills and tax delinquency probes. They also meet Secretary C. B. Hansen of the State Board of Agriculture to discuss Beadle County building issues and potential concession placements around the county display building. All members attend the session which began Tuesday.
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Beadle County Board of Commissioners
C. B. Hansen
State Board of Agriculture
Beadle County
Fair Board
Tie County
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Malta
Dewitt MacKenzie
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