Navy Seeks 300 Million to Speed Warship Output
Navy urged immediate approval of 300 million dollars to hasten the building of 68 combat and auxiliary ships. President Roosevelt considering tax or debt actions to fund the plan as Congress weighs defense needs amid global conflict. Admiral Robinson said 250 million would speed engines and ships, with 35 million more for ordnance and armor. Morgenthau freed Dutch and Belgian funds in the U S for Allied use. Senate debate on gold purchases and Johnson Act changes tied to war credits continued.
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Washington
Navy
Cotagey
World Or Government
Aig Shipyards
Whice House
Roosevelt
Congress
S. M. Robinson
Teuse Naval Committee
Garigress
Stephen Early
Treasury
Netherlands
Belgium
Tauxembourg
Hull
American Society of International Law
Morgenthau
United States
Senate
Townsend
Delaware
Heavy Showers End May Heat Wave in Huron Area
Heavy showers drenched the Huron area bringing .40 of an inch, ending a late May heat spell and aiding grain crops lawns and gardens. Temperatures cooled to 46 after a day high near 70s. a forecast calls for frost then fair warmer weather Wednesday. Rain totals across the state include Aberdeen 0.42 Mitchell 0.02 Mobridge 0.12 Sioux Falls 0.01 Yankton 0.11 Brookings 0.05 Faith 0.26 Milbank 0.60.
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Huron
B. R Laskowski
Mercury
Aberdeen
State Weather Bureau
Jaconmos
Mitchell
Mobridge
Rapdé City
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Yankton
Brookings
Faith
Milbank
Dutch Queen Goes To London Against Her Own Wishes
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands travels to London with Premier Derek De Geer and Dutch officials as German attacks tighten in southern Holland. Belgium braces for a key battle over Brussels. eleven ministers and royal family members follow, while the queen leaves reluctantly to avoid capture and government collapse.
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London
Wilhelmina
Derek Jan de Geer
Holland
Germany
Belgium
Brussels
Netherlands
Pieter S. Gerbrandy
England
Prinana
Prince Bernhard Exs
Beatrix
Irene
Michaels van Verduijnen
Lightning Kills 2 Raymond Men
Two men from Raymond Byron Krebs 43 and Victor Tschap pat 19 died when lightning struck a deserted farm house they sheltered in during a thunderstorm near the Solberg farm eight miles northwest of Raymond. Coroner Henry Schwichtenberg said the bolt hit the ridge and traveled down metal flashings to the shed. Krebs leaves a wife and four children, plus many relatives in Nebraska. Tschap pat leaves parents and siblings in Raymond.
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Raymond
Byron Krebs
American Legion
Victor Tschappat
Raymond High School
William
Russell Martin
Krebs
Tschappat
Henry Schwichtenberg
Redfield
Solberg Farm
Deland
Nebraska
A. J. Tschappat
Pension Bill For War Vets Dependents Passes House
The House approved a bill to pension widows children and parents of dead world war veterans with an estimated cost of 40 million dollars a year and a predicted 4.0 billion by 1968. The measure passed 247 to 31 and awaits Senate action. Orphans would receive 12 dollars monthly parents or childless widows 29 and widows with children up to 56 dollars. Eligibility requires income under 50 dollars a month.
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Wadtlan Dunn
Senate
House
Rep. Costello
California
Curfew Returns In Huron As Board Reenforces Old Law
The Huron city commission voted to resume enforcement of the curfew ordinance. A 10 PM siren will warn under 16s to stay off streets unless with a parent or guardian. The board also delayed appointments for city departments while authorizing a dog catcher.
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Huron
City Commission
A. J. Larsen
Larsen
Weather and rain inspire romance in Huronite ads
Rain and related songs spark romance, while weather forecasts fail to dampen activity. Huronite Want Ads stay busy in all conditions, proving rain or shine they deliver results for readers seeking connections and services.
War Flashes Across Europe May 14 War News
War updates from London Belgrade Paris Berlin and Washington describe Eden urging volunteers in Britain to resist the Nazi threat. Dutch assurances to quell anti Japanese demonstrations in the Dutch East Indies, Yugoslav support concerns for Greek aid, French objections to fascist pro Italy campaigns, Wilhelm II fate rumors, and a US readiness for a joint protest to Germany over Holland Belgium and Luxembourg invasions.
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London
Anthony Eden
TOKYG
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Foreign Office
Fom
Paris
Italy
Germany
Reme
Washington
United States
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Dutch Resistance Reported Broken by German Force
The German high command announced Rotterdam capitulated with Utrecht urged to surrender. A London broadcast quoted General Winkelman saying Dutch resistance was broken by overwhelming power as the Dutch capital and provinces fell. The Holland station at Hilversum may be under German control, with radio broadcast disruption noted.
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London
Henri Girard Winkelman
Associated Press
Amster Ois
Rottedam
Utrecht
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Hilversum
Amsterdam
Warn Americans To Leave Italy
Secretary Hull said Ambassador Phillips in Rome was issuing the same evacuation warning for Americans in Italy that exists in other war countries. He spoke after reports of anti British and anti French demonstrations in Rome and other Italian cities. State figures show 19,561 Americans in Italy on January 1, exceeding the total in Germany Britain and France combined.
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Washington
Hull
William Phillips
Rome
Italy
Haly
State Department
Germany
Britain
France
Valuable gifts at school open four day cooking school
Delicious roasts and other foods prepared in demonstrations and bushel baskets of foodstuffs alam ium ware and hosiery were awarded as gifts at the Evening Huronite cooking school's opening session. Miss Emily Conklin and Miss Adeline Stohr, both of Chicago, head the event in cooperation with the National Live Stock and Meat Board. Sessions at the Huron Theatre begin at 9 with a setup of ranges and appliances.
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Huronite
National Live Stock and Meat Board of Chicago
Emily Conklin
Adeline Stohr
Chicago
Nazis Demand Dutch Surrender as German Drive Expands
Berlin reports separating Dutch forces with a German wedge and claims that French and British aid failed, forcing the Dutch to surrender or be annihilated. Meantime, the Meuse battle widens as German offensives across Belgium and into France push toward Liege and Sedan with thousands of tanks and air power involved.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
DNB
DMI3
Belgium
Albert Canal
North Sea
Antwerp
Liege
Scheldt
Meuse
Gelle
Louvain
Brussels
Wavre
Dyle
France
Netherlands
Mezieres-Charleville
Holland
Grobbe
Amersfoort
Utretcht
Rotterdam
Maur
Ardennes
Namur
Givett
Roy PE Porter
Paris
Sedan
Germains
Seetan
Charles Morice
Petit Paris
Dinant
Tis
Rman
Numuc
Montemedy
Longwy
Mosselle
Magguet
Rhins
Belg
Fman
Rhine
Tournai
Seten
Kaiser Wilhelm
Twa
Beadle County Red Cross Quota Set At 1060
Beadle County Red Cross must raise 1060 dollars as part of a national 10 million dollar war relief campaign. Rev Alfred Trenerry to organize local effort. Norman H. Davis urges immediate mobilization to meet and exceed the quota. Local chapters may keep 15 percent for expenses.
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Beadle
Red Cross
Beadie County
American Red Cross
Beadle County
Alfred Trenerry
County Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
American National Red Cross
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Yugoslavia
Greece
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Doorn
Bulletin
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