Roosevelts push to recommission WWII destroyers and boost defense
President Roosevelt disclosed plans to recommission all remaining World War II destroyers and expand production of defense materials. He urged congressional action on military funding, including a large air force expansion, while noting ongoing work on plant expansion and interior industrial development to speed national preparedness.
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June Wedding Ends Companionship Of Oklahoma Key Quadruplets
The Oklahoma Key sisters the first quadruplets to reach maturity will see Mona wed June 13 to Robert W Fowler an oil company accountant. Born June 4 the sisters Roberta Mary and Leota have shared every moment and dressed alike. Mona’s marriage will lead the others to pursue teaching jobs in Texas next year.
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Robert W. Fowler
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Leota
Texas
Belgium Moves Its Government to Ostend
The Belgian government has moved from Brussels to Ostend on the North Sea coast, with Reuters noting the shift yesterday. A Belgian war communique acknowledged Allied withdrawals but emphasized the army remains intact and morale is high, while defense minister General Henri Denis called the situation reassuring despite nervousness.
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Ostend
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An Old Roman Custom The Want Ads
Ancestral idea of posted notices persists, now modernized in Hioune Want Ads. The piece notes the long history of want ads from stone tablets to the public square, highlighting their continued popularity for selling furniture rentals and locating lost items, with a contact number 751.
Butz Troops Move Toward Rumania From Hungary
Reports from Budapest indicate Germany is massing mechanized and motorized divisions on the Slovak frontier and directing troop trains toward eastern Slovakia. Observers fear a blitz into Romania to seize oil fields while Vienna notes Romania cancelled army leaves. Nazi air power reportedly poised to support the operation.
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Hungary
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Slovakia
Transylvania
Slovak
Danube v
Murderers Put To Death In Chicago Electric Chair
In Chicago two convicts Frank Mowoski and Victor Nukowski both 25 were executed in Cook County jail electric chair shortly after midnight for the slaying of Viggo P Peterson tavern owner during a holdup last October. Peterson's three sons witnessed the executions. A third death sentence for Henry Drewk 22 was commuted until June 21. King Tut’s gold coffin and treasures were moved from Cairo museum as a precautionary measure.
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Chicago
Frank Michaelowski
Victor Nukowski
Cook County
Viggo P. Peterson
Peterson
Henry Drewk
Pierre Banker Describes Johnson Deposit In Embezzlement Case
In Pierre on May 17 cashier Walter Burke testified that Oscar Johnson washed a 3285 draft from a game warden, received 135 in cash and deposited 150 into his personal account on June 12 1936. Burke noted the transaction was outside normal business and Johnson once approved such cash handling. Mrs Estella Hunt testified she often cashed department paychecks and warrants, sometimes at Johnsons direction, and faked endorsements on more than 3000 in department pay checks. The trial continues as questions focus on unusual deposits and payroll practices.
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Walter Burke
Oscar Hi Jchnson
Johnson
Burke
Game and Fish
Estella Hunt
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John ¥. Hughes
Johnson Burke
Hunt
Halton Davenport
Haunt
Davenport
Concentration Camps Established in Egypt
Egypt established concentration camps on the Nile delta to intern enemies in case of war in the Mediterranean. Citizens were advised to cancel trips abroad due to political instability and security concerns.
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Egypt
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Nile Delta
Mediterranean
Germans Reported To Be 76 Miles From Paris
German high command announced troops entered Brussels as German drive toward Paris neared within 76 miles. British reports said Allied lines held along the Meuse front. Gamelin urged troops to die on the spot if necessary. Paris battles raged with three main corridors toward the capital and Brussels.
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France
Paris
Meuse
Antwerp
Belgium
Sedan
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
London
Berlin
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Royal Air Force
Adolf Hillet
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Sambre River
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Berlin Sees Roosevelt Message as Domestic Issue
Berlin officials view President Roosevelt preparedness message as internal to the United States. Germany notes opposition to any nation building up defenses and stresses U S neutrality while avoiding war. Queen Wilhelmina’s escape from a magnetic mine near her escape ship was narrowly averted in a German air attack at sea.
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EDR
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Foreign Office
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Queen Wilhelmina
London
Netherlands
England
Allies routed from Antwerp to Sedan as Maginot Line falls
Berlin reports German forces pierced the Maginot Line and Belgium’s Dyle defense, with Antwerp to Sedan gains and Brussels threatened. British and French commands reportedly clash over strategy while Allied disarray emerges and Narvik and channel actions are noted.
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