Convoy Battle Report of Sinkings and Night Bombardment
Nazi bombers struck English coasts and the Suez Canal defenses as 300 German bombers swept Britain. British officials noted fires in Manchester and Dover raids while Tobruk still faced Axis assaults. RAF night fighters set a record by destroying 22 bombers and attacks targeted Brest St Nazaire and Bergen as London tallied casualties.
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Associated Press
Britain
Suez Canal
Island Kingdom
Manchester
Dover
English
English Channel
Suex
Cairo
London
Robert Hutchinson
American Eagle Club
United States
Berlin
Charlottenberg
RAF
Mussolini
Tobruk
Libya
London Air Ministry
Brest
St. Nazaire
Siemen
England
Liverpool
Merseyside
1941 Farm Income In U S Expected To Reach Peak
Chicago reports farm income in 1941 expected to reach the best in a decade as war demand and government price supports lift prices. Wheat near $1 a bushel top grades, corn above 70 cents, with supplies large and crop prospects favorable. Government purchases of livestock products bolster hog butter egg markets.
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Chicago
England
France
Rescue Attempt Ends In Tragedy
A mother trying to save her five month old from a lodging house fire passed him to a window helper on another building but the child fell 20 feet to his death. Mrs. Alice Bowker age 27 also fell from a third floor window and was seriously injured. The blaze drove 17 residents from the four story house with damage estimated at $8500.
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Boston
Alice Bowker
Report Dynamite Found On FDR Hyde Park Estate
In Rhinebeck on May 8, Captain John Gaffney of the state police and secret service agents investigated a report that two men planted dynamite on President Roosevelt's Hyde Park estate with the intent to blow it up if the United States went to war. Gaffney found little to the claim, and James Maloney, head of the NY secret service, concluded the whole matter is set aside with no arrests anticipated.
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Rhinebeck
John Gaffney
State Police
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
United States
New York District
Siy
War Today: Objectives Over Metropolitan Targets
The War Today argues that military aims outweigh targeting major cities. It notes heavy bombardment of Bel fast causing civilian casualties and questions Nazi focus on Ulster targets despite Belfast’s strong naval and army defenses and quick response plans for Ireland.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Nazis May Give France Easter Armistice Terms
VICHY France May .-.-A semi official source said the French German armistice convention could be revised after Paris talks where Admiral Jean Darlan returned. A possible 100 million franc cut in the 460 million francs daily payments for the German army was reported with no clear details on other changes. Talks were said to show goodwill for collaboration though unconfirmed reports of troop passages bases and North Africa rights circulated. Negotiations were described as ongoing and the outline for possible articles hinted at positive early results.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Anr
Mediterranean
French North Africa
Germany
Roy L. Bronson Dies At Rapid City Civic Leader
Roy L. Bronson sixty nine, originator of the Belle Fourche Roundup and a longtime Black Hills promoter, died after a stroke in a Rapid City hospital. He helped plan the 1917 Roundup, led civic groups, and served as executive secretary of Sturgis Black Hills and Bad Lands Association. Bronson previously worked with Belle Fourche Chamber and Rapid City Chamber, aided stratosphere flight efforts, and leaves a widow, a brother A. E Bronson, and two sisters.
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Roy L. Bronson
Rapid City
Black Hills
Sturgis
Bronson
Belle Fourche
Red Cross
South Dakota
Poison
Army
Belle Fourche Commercial Club
Rapid City Chamber of Commerce
Doctor Orders FDR To Remain In Bed
President Franklin D Roosevelt remained abed today to recover from illness in Washington with a slight fever and fatigue noted by doctors. He will continue to rest as systems improve and officials report no immediate danger.
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Fdr
Roosevelt
College Student Officers Named
Everett Bates of Huron has been elected president of the Huron College Student Association for 1941 42. He will assume duties next fall after being chosen as student proxy. Vice president is Lester Ketzback of Pierpont and secretary Eleanor McMillan of Wessington Springs. Additional appointees include Curtis Rainy Harris Wellman Velma Clemens Walter Schramm Clyde Cotten Marjorie Walker Mary E Habicht Kenneth Martin and Max Thompson. Bates is active in school affairs and sports.
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Everett Bates
Huron
Huron College Student Association
Bates
Lester Ketzback
Pierpont
Eleanor McMillan
Wessington Springs
Charles V. Bates
Seventh Street N. E
Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity
Alpha Mega
Curtis Rainy
Alphamega
Harris ‘Wellman
Dalton
Velma Clemens
Walter Schramm
Winner
Clyde Cotten
Marjorie Walker
Mary Ethelyn Habicht
Kenneth Martin
Max Thompson
St Lawrence
Ravinia Farmer Cleared In Death Of Indian Youth
Lake Andes South Dakota May 8. Charles Mix County officials ruled Ravinia farmer Leslie Smith not to blame in the death of Elvin Stricker a Greenwood Indian youth who died after being struck by Smiths car east of Lake Andes. Stricker and Edson Understanding Crow Indian youths from Ravinia were walking on Highway 18 when the car struck them. Understanding Crow was not seriously hurt.
Willkie Says U S Next On Axis List If Britain Beaten
U S leaders clash over convoy policy as Admiral Land’s testimony on ship losses is debated. Senator Bailey says the admiral’s letter was misinterpreted yet he supports the report. Nye and Willkie urge decisive action to protect Britain supplies while warning against delaying measures.
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Willkie
U.S
Britain
Washington
Bailey
North Carolina
Emorys. Land
Maritime Commission
England
Commission
United States
Senate Commerce
Lana
Vandenberg
Michigan
Republican
Land
Pepper
Florida
Darmocrat
Admiral Land
Senator Wheeler
Montana
Wendell L. Willkie
Willie
Wheeler
Senator Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Senate
American Porte
Nye
America
Europe
Wil
Freedom
New York
Senate Commerce Committee
Emory
House
American First Committee
Hitler
Ricer
Navy
Knox R
er=ican Booksellers Association
Two States Claim To Bishop N D And Minnesota Claim Ities
NEW ULM Minn May 8 Bids for custody of sums Bishop N D accused of the strip drawing theft of a Wheaton music teacher rose as North Dakota and Minnesota authorities yielded to each other for prosecution. Scott County authorities went to New Ulm and received a confession from Bishop that he held up a Jordan station operator at gunpoint. Richland County ND authorities claimed the strip theft occurred in their county and could have the prisoner. Minnesota could have the New Ulm city police, but Scott County hoped to take Bishop to Shakopee for court.
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New Ulm
Minn
Bishop
Huron, & D
Wheaton
North Dakota
Minnesota
Scott County
Crime Bureau
Jordan’ Ing
Richland County
Sham Moe
New Ulm City
Shakopee
Ole Lee
State Crime Bureau
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Ellis Friedrichs
Peoria. K
Robert E. Fordyce
Atlantic
U. S
Franklin Mullin
Hyde Park Estate
MacKenzie
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Southern Ireland
Eire
Belfest
Eigtner
Huron College
Thad O'Keefe
Rainy
Ravinia
Washlington
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