Raeder: Convoys for contraband mean open war act
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder warned that American convoys to England would trigger open war if used to ship contraband. He said German navy would fire if needed and called the patrol system aggressive. Sources say the statement clarifies Germany’s view of convoys as an act of war.
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Berlin
Erich Raeder
England
Germany
Domei
DNB
Iuebrer
Wilhelmstrasse
Tracher
Raeder
British Hold Edge in Crete
Cairo May 26 German troops penetrated British lines west of Canea but New Zealand forces counter-attacked. Severe fighting continued as Germans, aided by air bombardment, suffered heavy losses amid a seventh day battle with hopeful signs of reduced German numbers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Canea
New Zealand
Crete
Middle East
The Great Dictator and High Sierra at Strand and Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites John L. Wittman of 127 Grand Street to attend tonight's screenings. The Great Dictator starring Charlie Chaplin is at the Strand theatre, and High Sierra with Humphrey Bogart is at the Dixie theatre. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
John L. Wittman
Grand Street
Charlie Chaplin
Strand Theatre
High Sierra
Humphrey Bogart
Dixie Theatre
Nation awaits Roosevelts fireside chat amid European tension
Washington May 26 AP Stephen Early said Berlin aims to cloud the president speech and provoke a reaction before Roosevelt's fireside address tomorrow night. Berlin and Raeder comments, plus Japan's seizure in French Indo China, add urgency as world events reshape the outlook.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Berlin
Roosevelt
Erich Raeder
United States
Early
Japan
King George II Flees Crete and Reaches Egypt
King George II of Greece arrived in Egypt after narrowly escaping Nazi parachutists during the Crete battle. He announced Greece would continue the fight and work to reestablish government in exile, heading toward British territory as a third capital, with location details not disclosed.
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Edward Kennedy
Cairo
Crete
George II
Greece
Egypt
King George
Huntington Coal Company Granted Public Hearing
A public hearing was recommended on Mallory Coal Co. of Huntington West Virginia seeking a 30 cent per ton reduction in minimum prices for by product coal shipped to Lowell Gas Light Co. in Lowell Massachusetts. The move aims to curb a shift by the utility from coal to fuel oil and to reassess competition among fuels in New England.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Division
Mallory Coal Co
Huntington
W. Va
Lowell Gas Light Co
Lowell
Mass
New England
Mine Inspectors Institute plans 32nd convention in Bluefield
Charleston May 26. Members of the Mine Inspectors Institute of America will study uniforms for state mining laws and tighter enforcement at their 32nd convention in Bluefield on June 24. Engineer H G Houtz of the state mines department reports an expected 300 delegates. Chief N P Rinehart of the mines department will preside at the opening session.
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Charleston
Couple announce birth of twenty second child
In Uniontown Pennsylvania Roy Hostetter a 46 year old miner and his 42 year old wife announced the birth of their 22nd child Dolores Marlene born Friday night Hostetters say their children are so numerous the wife struggled to list them at the hospital and the same Philadelphia doctor who delivered their first child nearly 25 years ago delivered the latest Dolores
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Uniontown
Roy Hostetter
Miner
Dolores Marlene
Hostetter
Philadelphia
Dolores
Forest Fire Prevention Methods Studied In West Virginia
In Charleston on May 26 the Southern West Virginia Fire Protective association studied schemes to prevent repeats of fires that caused about 661,590 dollars in damage through May 20. Chairman T. H. Clagett led the session in the Conservation Director's office at the state capitol. Members own roughly 1,500,000 acres of timber land and donate about 15,000 dollars yearly to fire suppression efforts.
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Charleston
Southern
West Virginia
Boston Murder Trial Opens as Defense Hints Self-Destruct Pact
Boston May 26 Attorney Edward F Flynn opened the defense for Mrs Ruth Steadman asserting her married lover Robert Emery died by his own hand in a pact to secure a $10,000 life insurance policy voided if death was self inflicted The attorney promised to present evidence to support the claim and to show the arrangement surrounding the policy was designed to protect it
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Tom Horgan
Boston
Ruth Steadman
Edward F. Flynn
Robert Emery
Flynne
Four Italian Divisions Out of War, British Say
The British Middle East command reported that four Italian divisions have ceased to exist and two Fascist generals are British prisoners of war after fighting in the Saddu area of Ethiopia. Generals Liberati and Baccari were named as captured. About 8,750 troops were taken and 700 civilians rounded up in trackless mountain areas roughly 150 miles north of Addis Ababa.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ethiopia
Middle East Command
Liberati
Baccari
Addis Ababa
Pig Pens At Windsor Castle Startled Britishers
London May 26 royal mischief leads to a pig club at Windsor for royal household members. The ministry of food supply explains the club raises and feeds pigs to supply arias and soba seats, a plan described as a major war effort.
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Windsor Castle
London
Windsor
Rudolf Hess
Ministry of Food Supply
Arsaat
Soba
Carborundum Workers Strike At Niagara Falls Plant
CIO workers at the Carborundum plant in Niagara Falls walk out. leaders predicted 100 percent effectiveness while company officials expect little production impact. About 3,200 employees were on site. some returned to work after a three day suspension at the Arsenal project in Ohio.
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CIO
Niagara Falls
Iresume Arsenal
Arsenal
AFL
CIA
Merit System Exams Reach 1300 Charleston Workers
In Charleston on May 26 1939 Dr Carl M Frasure system supervisor said about 1300 of 2000 employees covered by merit rules have taken exams. Failures are averaging roughly like other states with figures on failures to be released after all tests. Eligible workers from unemployment compensation public assistance and health must pass to keep their posts those hired after November 1 1939 face competitive testing.
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Charleston
Carl M. Frasure
Frasure
Public Assistance
Good Turn Pays Off For Scout In Rainelle
Boy Scout Gale Dover finds a $20 bill near a Rainelle hotel and returns it to proprietor R O Raine. A guest from Charleston, J E Krause, rewards Dover with $5 for locating the lost money.
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Rainelle
Gale Dover
Rainelle Hotel
R. O. Raine
Raine
J. E. Krause
Charleston
Dover
North Irish leader condemns conscription in republic plea
Dublin May 26 Eamon de Valera denounced Britain's plan to impose conscription on Northern Ireland as a grievous attack on a fundamental right. The Dail Eireann was packed as the premier urged Westminster to withdraw the proposal and recalled prior protests to the British government. John Maffey attended among the British representatives. North Irish Page 3.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Northern Ireland
Dail Eireann
John Maffey
Ireland
de Valera
Conservation Keynotes Vo-Ag Projects In '41
Conservation keynotes for the 1941-42 vocational agriculture program aim to conserve farm lands and fish and game. Paul D. Olejar and H. N. Hansucker outlined projects including soil erosion reduction, tree planting, forest fire control, wildlife habitat support, fish propagation, and pollution elimination, to be discussed at Jackson's Mill on June 9-10.
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Charleston
Paul D. Olejar
The
Conservation Commission
Olejar
H. N. Hansucker
State Department of Education
Jackson's Mill
Jennings Randolph Speaks At Cumberland Airport Groundbreaking
Representative Randolph of West Virginia told Cumberland crowds that world trade will rise with aviation as excavation began for the city’s new 2 million dollar Wiley Ford airport. He urged rapid adoption of international developments, warning against complacency about national wealth.
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Cumberland
Randolph
Wiley Ford
W. Va
Child Topales Self On Rose Stalk Dies in Crash
Three year old Anna May Marshal died after falling from a porch and impaling herself on a large rose stalk. The Berkeley Station resident was visiting her grandparents at Martinsburg when the accident occurred in a hospital setting.
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Martinsburg
Anna May /Marshal
Berkeley Station
New Mexico Airport Overrun by Prairie Dogs
Taos New Mexico May 26 Prairie dogs have taken over a local airport runway. Custodian Ivan Kimsey found prairie dog colonies occupying the field delaying a planned landing by a month before a safe arrival was possible.
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New Mexico
Prairie Dogs
Taos
N. H
Ivan Kimsey
Farm parity bill signed by President Roosevelt in Washington
President Roosevelt signed legislation to provide 85 percent parity loans on major crops cotton corn wheat rice and tobacco with cash parity and soil conservation payments available to farmers who cooperate. He stressed that total payments should not exceed parity and aimed to restore purchasing power to the 1909 14 period without surpassing parity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Eight Killed in Train Auto Collision at Grade Crossing
In Upper Sandusky Ohio on May 26 eight people died when a Michigan bound car collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad rail blazer at speed about 70 mph. Among the dead were Billy Eliseck his wife Stella and three children Patricia Ann William and Ronald from Saginaw plus Helen Okraska and her daughter Virginia of Saginaw and Edmund Jurczak of Hamtramck.
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Upper Sandusky
Michigan
Billy Eliseck
Saginaw
Stella
Patricia Ann
William
Ronald
Helen Okraska
Virginia
Edmund Jurczak
Hamtramck
Pennsylvania Railroad
Martha Raye and husband return to Hollywood after Vegas ceremony
Martha Raye and her husband returned to Hollywood to work on a film with Ann Sheridan and Neal Lang watching. The wedding occurred Saturday night at an 8 Ranch near Las Vegas, with Martha's mother, Mrs. Peter Balma, in attendance.
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Hollywood
Maratha Raye
Ann Sheridan
Neal Lang
Martha
Peter Balma
Las Vegas
Nev
Combined Axis Forces Claim 11 Cruisers Sunk In Crete Battle
Berlin May 26 The British Mediterranean fleet suffered a devastating blow as the German high command claimed the Luftwaffe and allied forces sank 11 enemy cruisers and damaged a battleship since the Crete battle began. The report lists 12 cruisers based at Alexandria with 11 sunk, eight destroyers, one submarine and five torpedo boats lost on the Allied side. British positions on Crete were also hit with munitions dumps set ablaze and two military targets destroyed in nearby waters. Six British planes were reported destroyed yesterday.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Crete
Germany
Dienst Aus Deutschland
High Command
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Barthican
Fitself
Krebs Reveals Fifth Column Details on Un-American Hearing
Richard Krebs author of Out of the Night told the house committee on un-American activities that the Gestapo kept a complete card file to gauge nations strength. He said prewar U S Gestapo activity centered in New York, now shifted to San Francisco aided by the German consul there. He suggested Germany believed a war with the United States would be with Japan. Page 3.
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Richard Krebs
Jan Valtin
Horse Committee On un-American Activities Today
Gestapo
Germany
New York
United States
Clearing House
San Francisco
Japan
Krebs
San Eesce Ae
Weldmann
Adolf Hitler
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