Britain sets emergency powers to seize wealth and labor
Britain moved to marshal all wealth and manpower to defeat the Nazis. A special emergency powers bill passed two readings in the House of Commons with broad support, granting the government sweeping control over labor, wealth, and resources to accelerate munitions, ship, aircraft, farm produce, and mineral production.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
Clement R. Attlee
Churchin
Landon Presses Roosevelt on Coalition Cabinet Meeting
Alf M. Landon arrived from Kansas for a White House conference and refused to discuss coalition cabinet talk. He said he would comment after the conference as Republicans claim Roosevelt is consulting rivals as a smear for a third term. The luncheon with Landon aimed to bolster a non partisan defense stance, arranged by Roosevelt.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
White House
Roosevelt
Landon
Grafton Sentinel Invites Paterson to Tonight’s Double Feature
The Grafton Sentinel invites Muriel Posten of 125 Grand Street to attend two screenings tonight. The Strand theatre presents the film Calling Philo Vance with James Stephenson, while the Dixie theatre features The Marines Fly as a double bill with Young As You Feel, starring Richard Dix, Chester Morris and Lucille Ball, in a Jones family picture.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Muriel Posten
Grand Street
Philo Vance
James Stephenson
Strand Theatre
Richard Dix
Chester Morris
Lucille Ball
Dixie Theatre
Caution Labor Not to Strike in National Preparedness Drive
Washington May 22 The government called on capital and labor to do their bit in the preparedness effort urging no advantage taking during rearmament. President Roosevelt warned against discarding New Deal social and labor laws under defense pressure. G O P plans no fight as the president stressed readiness to reporters yesterday. Continued on page three.
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Washington
Roosevelt
G.O.P
Germany Loses Many Men In French Blitzkreig
The German high command reported about 11 000 casualties in the blitzkrieg on Belgium and France, with no figures released for the Netherlands campaign. Col Gen Walther Von Reichenau told AP correspondent Louis P Lochner that German losses were about one tenth of Allied prisoners. Official German sources claimed 110 000 prisoners taken in the western campaign, excluding Holland.
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Associated Press
Germany
Netherlands
Walther von Reichenau
Louis P. Lochner
Holland
Adolf Hitler
West
How to Combat Lightning War Studied by U S Army
CAMP BEAUREGARD La May 22 The United States Army for the first time in history concentrated its air power in one area today to study tactical problems based on the German lightning thrust into France and Belgium Army commanders watching European war reports suddenly revamped the maneuvers schedule to include hundreds of airplanes Compared with the first two weeks only a few planes were used.
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Camp Beauregard
United States Army
France
Belgium
Bicycle riders warned against night riding without lights
City ordinance bans double riding and night cycling without lights. Violations may lead to prosecution. Mayor P. F. Gillispie warns residents to cease these practices. Date noted May 22 23 24.
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P. F. Gillispie
Grafton
British Women Demand Death For Nazi Airmen
A crowd in London shouted for execution as 22 captured German fliers were landed in England from two Belgian ships. Military police restrained the women while the prisoners, captured near Dieppe, were taken to internment camps.
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London
England
Dieppe
France
Red Cross to speed drive for war relief fund
The American Red Cross accelerated its drive for a 10 million dollar war relief fund after word that three to five million Belgian and French refugees were fleeing terror toward southern France. European delegate Wayne Chatfield Taylor telephoned National Chairman Norman Davis from Paris, warning the refugee problem is severe and vast.
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Washington
American Red Cross
France
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Norman H. Davis
Paris
Kump Reports Expenses on Unsuccessful U S Senate Drive
Former West Virginia governor H G Kump filed with the secretary of state reporting 2200 in contributions and 3630 70 in expenses for his unsuccessful Democratic bid for the U S senate. Contributions came from Charleston backers and Romney supporter G K Lump among others. The largest expense was 942 90 for posters and cards. Oliver W Singleton also filed, with 122 25 in expenses and 20 in contributions for his bid in the sixth state senate district.
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Charleston
H. G. Kump
Secretary of State
U. S. Senate
Kump
K. Payne
G. K
Lump
Romney
P. D
Koontz
Homer A. Holt
Cyrus Kump
Elkins
Robert McCabe
Frances K. Wooddell
Tom Hall
D. H. Morton
Charles
Oliver W. Singleton
Public Speaking Club Announces Spring Program Schedule
The first meeting is Monday May 27 from 6 to 7 15 p m at the YMCA. All other meetings run Fridays June 7 through August 2 from 6 30 to 8 30 p m with a 6 fee payable at registration. Advanced registration advised call 835 W 11 for details May 22 24 25.
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Vadvancs
Fight Over WPA Relief Funds Narrowed to Restrictions
In Washington on May 22 the house debate over next year’s WPA relief funds boiled to minor spend restrictions for the 975.65 million dollar eight month period starting July 1. Republicans failed to gain decentralization and a 2.232 billion full twelve month funding, while Democrats pressed to boost the total and aid more people. The president urged removal of bans on federal building projects above 50,000 dollars.
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Washington
House
Rep
Taber
R.N.Y
Casey
D.-Mass
Rep. Cannon
D.-Mo
Germany Not Interested In Holland East Indies
Tokyo May 2 report states Germany told Japan it was not interested in the Netherlands East Indies and would not interfere with the islands status quo. Ambassador Eugene Ott conveyed the message to Japanese Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita amid Allied concern over Dutch involvement in the war against Japan.
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Germany
Holland East Indies
Tokyo
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
United States
Great Britain
Netherlands
Buroe
Eugene Ott
Hachiro Arita
New Jersey GOP write ins boost Willkie. Dewey leads
New Jersey primary results show President Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey widening totals. Willkie posts 9,131 write in votes across 1,225 districts, while Dewey amasses 186,908 in 1,944 districts securing the state's 32 convention votes. Governor race: Hendrickson leads Hoff man by about 25,000 votes, Hoff man supporters dispute the result.
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Newark
N. J
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New Jersey
Wendell L. Willkie
Presidential Timber
Dewey
Hoffman
Robert C. Hendrickson
Harold G. Hoffman
Willkie
Jer
Sweetheart Of Carol Is Fleeing To America
A Paris dispatch reports Mme Magda Lupescu, once the sweetheart of King Carol of Romania, has arrived in southern France en route to the United States. The Longstanding affair with Carol allegedly ended as she is married to Ernest Ardarenau, his secretary. Lupescu reportedly kept distance from a Nazi offer to seek German protection for Romania.
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New York
Paris
New York Daily News
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Romania
France
United States
Ernest Ardarenau
Lupescu
23 of State Counties Report Official Returns
Charleston May 22 Official primary returns from 23 of West Virginia's 55 counties were filed in the secretary of state's office as counting continued in larger counties. Seven counties posted final tabulations yesterday including Marshall McDowell Berkeley Jefferson Tyler Wetzel and Wyoming. Unofficial counts indicated Robert McDougle of Parkersburg and Harry Scherr of Huntington as Fourth district Republican national convention delegates while Democratic leadership remained unclear without Cabell county figures.
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Charleston
Secretary of State
Marshall
McDowell
Berkeley
Jefferson
Tyler
Wetzel
Wyoming
Robert McDougle
Parkersburg
Harry Scherr
Huntington
Cabell County
Nine American Ambulance Drivers Missing In France
Nine drivers from an American volunteer ambulance unit in the war zone are reported missing in France. Four were listed as missing yesterday, four more today, and another driver is wounded. Named missing are Donald Coster of Montreal and New York City, John Clement of Brooklyn, Mass., George King of New York City, and Gregory Wait of Shelburne, VI. Wounded is Francis Hamlin of New York City.
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Paris
Ing
Donald Coster
Montreal
New York City
John Clement
Brooklyn
Mass
George King
Gregory Wait
Shelbourne
Francis Hamlin
French Spokesman Says German Guards Driven From Abbeville
Paris May 22 AP report cites a French military spokesman declaring German advance guards were chased out of Abbeville twelve miles from the English Channel as Allied forces report a revival in resistance and counterattack near the coast.
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Paris
Abbeville
English Channel
German advance toward Paris and Allied counter moves
Berlin dispatch reports German forces extending toward the English Channel and Paris region while Nazi bombers strike from channel ports to interiors. Allied response centers on Weygand leading a potential counterattack as the main German army in northern France braces for renewed fighting. Navy bill gains 478 million to raise enlisted strength by twenty five thousand, with Roosevelt's approval. A broadcast calls for aid from French and British women.
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Berlin
English Channel
Paris
France
Maxime Weygand
All Romanian Reserves Summoned to Colors
In Bucharest the general staff at noon ordered 300000 Romanian reservists to report to units within 24 hours. All leaves were cancelled immediately and officers and men were told to return before noon tomorrow.
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Bucharest
Maritime Day Celebrated Signals Progress in Shipbuilding
Washington May 22 National Maritime day finds the United States advancing in its civil shipbuilding program and reassured about the war's effect on the merchant marine. Maritime commission has placed contracts for 152 ships costing 380 million dollars in the last two and a half years.
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Washington
United States
Maritime Commission
Mrs Roosevelt Undertakes Arthurdale Homestead Visit
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt travels from Washington at 9 30 a m to Arthurdale for the annual commencement visit. She is joined by Mrs Henry Morgenthau Jr and Representative Jennings Randolph of Elkins. Captain Arnold Moore will meet the party at the mouth of Seneca and they plan to reach the Tygart Valley homestead shortly.
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Arthurdale
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Henry Morganthau, Jr
Secretary of Treasury
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Arnold Moore
State Police
Seneca
Tygart Valley
Red Petition Causes Stir In Charleston West Virginia Ballot Fight
Secretary of State William O Brien reports receipt of a dozen protest letters from about twenty people over names on a petition to place the Communist party on the West Virginia November ballot. Attorney General Clarence Meadows will review county lists to identify signers who voted in the Legion drive, potentially opening prosecutions. The American Legion drive to disqualify the party is noted. Charleston post leaders urged Governor action.
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Charleston
William
O'Brien
Communist Party
West Virginia
Pitt O'Brien
Clarence W. Meadows
Meadows
Legion Leas
American Legions
John Brawley
Taft Warns War Threatens U S Form of Government
Senator Robert A. Taft, GOP presidential hopeful, warned in Pittsburgh that entering Europe’s war would likely destroy American democracy by empowering Congress to seize all business and property, fix prices and wages, and draft workers and executives, signaling fears of a drift toward dictatorship.
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Pittsburgh
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Europe
Washington
Midwest
Congress
Dogged Fight Kept Germans Back Near Arras and Abbeville
Allied forces reported hard fighting to slow the German drive toward the sea. French troops destroyed bridges over the Somme to relieve pressure, while Premier Reynaud warned France could hold out for a month, three quarters toward victory. The Germans claimed rapid advances to Abbeville Arras and Amiens as a continuation of their push.
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Prenohl
Maxine Gand
Alissimo
of Arras
Abbeville
Weygand
Raysnaud
Somme
Reynaud
Prince
France
Vicetory
Arras
Amiens
Cans
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