Nazis ignorant of FDR speech belges Berlin chatter
Berlin crowd reaction to Roosevelt address remains muted as Dienst Aus Deutschland reports a decisive German rejection. Raeder warns American convoy danger while officials delay comment and street talk suggests Latin American entanglement fears without German plans for the western hemisphere.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Germany
Erich Rader
Raeder
Domel
United States
Atlantic
England
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Sealer Coat Work Underway On Knotts Avenue Detour
WPA crews began sealing Knotts avenue today with the aim of making it usable as a detour by Friday. Mayor C O King said at City Hall that completion by tomorrow night is uncertain, which could alter the May 30 detour plan.
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Knotts Avenue
WPA
C. O King
City Hall
Wl Tain
Radio Schedule Highlights West Virginia Station 920 KCS
Central West Virginia's WMMN 920 KCS broadcasts a dense hourly schedule featuring Edwin Hill and Joe Kelly plus CBS NBC and MBS networks. The lineup includes news, sports, dramas, musical acts, and variety shows from 5:00 to 11:00 PM with multiple orchestras and entertainers.
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West Virginia
CBS
WABC
Edwin C. Hill
NBC
WEAF
Ryhthmaires
WJZ
Presbyterian Church Convention
MBS
Eddy Rogers
Orch
WLW
Right
WMMN
Joe
Sam
Bill Stern
WCAU
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Nbc-Weaf
Don Doddard
Betty
Bob
KDKA
Paul Laval
W. Va. Univ
Joe Kelly
WWBC
Tony Martin
Cbs-Wabc
Rhythm Caravan
Doctor Christian
Manhattan
Mbs-Wor
Boake Carter
Gabriel Heatter
Texaco Stat ‘Theatre
Nec
WHAF
Eddie Cantor
Glenn Miller
E Arch
Kay Kyser
Authors’ Playhouse
WOR
Raymond Gram Swing
Harry Wismer
Juan Arvizu
Second Safety Patrol
News of the World
Weaf—News
GBS
WJR
Amos
Andy
Bobby Byrne
Per Courtney
WCAE
Harry Kogen
Ray Heatherton
Lanny Ross
Jnr
Lew Gray
Charlie Barnett
Charlie Spivak
Xavier Cugart
Mourn Loss of Bismarck and Luetjens Across Germany
Germany mourns the loss of the battleship Bismarck and Fleet Commander Admiral Luetjens along with its officers and crew. Reports say the ship went down after British forces overwhelmed it, and editorials emphasize continued resistance against England.
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Berlin
Germany
Bismarck
Guenther Luetjens
Luetjens
Fuehrer
England
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
British Admit Conurse from page one bombing raids
British and French air units clash near Neirab as RAF Glenn Martin bomber is shot down with all three crew members killed. Rome reports say Axis convoy escorts reached Crete while DNB cites Nazi bombers hitting a British troop transport south of Crete. Admiralty notes a French tanker and transports sunk near Tripoli amid Libyan battlefield raids.
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Iraq
Beirut
Neirab
Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Crete
Alexandria
Egypt
DNB
Churchill
London Admiralty
Libya
Admiralty
Tripoli
Coal Shutdown Slightly Boosted West Virginia Spending
Charleston May 28 The coal field shutdown had little impact on West Virginia retail buying power, as the tax department reported April consumer sales tax receipts rose to 754037.98 from 652941.07 for the previous year. Division Supervisor Noble F P Conner said he was surprised by the May receipt on April business.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Noble FP
Conner
State checks weight laws broadened in Charleston
Labor Commissioner Charles J. F. Sattler announced a broadened campaign to ensure correct grocery weights, including bread packaging and labeling. Inspectors reported short bread weights and butter repackaging, with orders to return product to distributors and to mark weights on packages. He also cautioned against marking prices on produce without weight and issued strict rules to keep scale indicators visible and stop air-pressure tampering around scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Charles J. F. Sattler
Sattler
West Charleston
Arrest of Former Officer McGregor in Timber Theft Case
Lieut J H Fillinger newly named head of the criminal identification bureau reports McGregor charged with taking timber tools and other property valued about 3000 dollars. Evidence indicates misappropriations occurred over three years and included directing materials bought for the farm. McGregor became head of the radio division in 1998 after serving as a sergeant.
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J. H. Fillinger
Criminal Identification Bureau
John W. Bosworth
McGregor
Department
Radio
FDR Deemed to Wield Broad War Powers
The article explains that emergency powers require a presidential proclamation to move troops or war materials, a move questioned by Senator Taft who argued that unlimited emergencies have no legal effect and confer no extra authority beyond what the president already possessed.
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Taft
Ohio
President Could Use Full Powers Under Unlimited Emergency
Government legal experts say no clear distinction exists between limited and unlimited emergencies, allowing the president to invoke full powers in either case. They note aims to stress the gravity of the hour and cite potential actions including finance, trade, communications, and military measures under wartime authority.
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Shipstead
R.-Minn
Congress
Murphy
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Coast Guard
Navy
Federal Power Commission
United States
National Guard
Army
Chicago Times
Ind
Huntington
Herald - Dispatch
Roosevelt xxx
Philadelphia
Europe
New World
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Defense bill production plans 1942 reach 19.3 billion
Senator Brewster cites public letter showing production activities totaling 19.3 billion for the new fiscal year and 9.8 billion expended in the year ending June 30 1941. Herbert Emmerich says defense totals may reach 29.4 billion by 1942 depending on attainable production schedules and national income growth.
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Brewster
R.-Me
Herbert Emmerich
OPM
Editors Back President In Policy Speech
A collage of editorials across papers praise President Roosevelts wartime policy shift. They applaud his turn to defeat Hitlerism and declare support for unlimited emergency powers while warning of the risks of moving toward war.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Ind
America
Britain
Roosevelt
Boston Globe
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Hartford Courant
Rep
Congress
United States
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