Roosevelt Warns Against Treachery and Seeks Unity
In a national address President Roosevelt pledges increased defense to meet future needs and warns against foreign sponsored dissension and propaganda. He defends military gains, calls for vigilance against spies and traitors, and outlines continued social protections under the New Deal.
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Engineer Drops Dead as He Stops Train at Ellis
Salina Kans May 27 engineer Francis Patterson 57 collapsed at the throttle as his Union Pacific passenger train halted at Ellis Kan from a heart attack. Curfew goes into effect in Gibraltar starting tomorrow barring civilians except soldiers and mail carriers from 12:39 p.m. to 9:30 a.m with permits required.
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Huron Plans Memorial Day Parade and Cemetery Rites
Huron will observe Memorial Day with an outdoor program in J. W. Campbell Park featuring an address by City Attorney George L. Longstaff, a parade, and services at Riverside and St. Martin's cemeteries. The observance is organized by a committee including W. L. Weir of the American Legion and Wayne Wilson of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. All retail stores will close for the day. banks and public offices will also be affected.
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Banks
Italy Accelerates War Plans Amid British Mollification Efforts
Rome reports Italy speeding toward war while British attempts to ease bitterness show little effect. Mussolini met with army chiefs and mobilization directors as authorities ordered expanded artillery output and gasoline conservation. Fascist youth banners proclaimed a march as London discusses carben navicerts to shape a contraband agreement.
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Urge Respect Of American Colors On Memorial Day
Committees in charge of Hur on s Memorial Day observance asked Huronians to show reverence for the national colors not only on the holiday but in daily life. Ex servicemen cited disrespectful conduct as the flag passes and urged removal of hats as a simple gesture when the colors parade by.
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Nazis Hint Plot To Draw U S In War
In SERLIN May 23 UP German sources warn the United States embassy that Allies either planned or had carried out a criminal attempt on the refugee liner President Roosevelt. The ship carries President Roosevelt en route to Ireland to repatriate Americans. Evidence grows that Germany plans manipulation to draw the U S into the war.
Senate Leaders Push Defense Legislation Amid Timetable Clash
Washington May 27 The State Department said precautions were taken for the first U S liner President Roosevelt as it sails to Ireland. Congress pushes defense measures while debating spending bills and Logan Walter and Wagner acts loom. House fights over debt limit and anti political finance provisions. taxes unlikely before 1941.
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Assailed in Londgh London Warns Allies About Liner Attack
An Office source in London states no sane man would accept the warning that the United States vessel President Roosevelt faced a possible or past criminal attack by the Germans. The source notes German policy to accuse the Allies of attacks they themselves may have planned or executed.
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King George Cousin Reported Missing In Action
London reports Lord Frederick Cambridge 33 first cousin of King George and a Coldstream Guards captain is listed as missing in action in northern France. He is the second son of Queen Mary's oldest brother and the last Marquess of Cambridge. A separate bulletin notes mutiny among Austrian troops at Oslo, Norway, with 300 executed by German forces, according to the British Broad casting Company in a German language update.
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Britain and Ireland Mobilize as War Fears Rise
Allied forces fight to hold Calais as Nazi advances press toward the channel. Eire moves to a war footing with army reserves called up while Britain orders increased training for conscripts and strengthens coastal defenses. Police arrest suspected radicals as evacuation plans push ahead for southeast towns.
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Prussian Prince Wilhelm Dies From Flanders Wounds
Berlin reports Prince Wilhelm of Prussia died from abdominal wounds after fighting in Flanders. He was born July 4, 1908 and married Dorothea von Samati on June 3, 1933. He served as a first lieutenant commanding an infantry company and was decorated with the Iron Cross.
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Germans In Bold Thrust To Split Flanders Armies
Allied and German forces clash in Flanders as the German drive aims to cut the Allied north army from the Channel area. Paralleling attacks threaten Boulogne Calais and Ostend while air operations target ports and airports.
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