Debate Over Guard Call Increases Tension In Congress
Senate critics urge restraint as President Roosevelt seeks authority to call part of the National Guard to active duty to defend the nation and deter aggression. War threats, defense budget plans and measures against subversive activities draw further debate among lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pga Sre
Hemisphere
Minton
Indiana
New World
National Guard
United States
Marshall
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
Congress
George
Austin
Conquetts
Guard
War Department
Roosevelt
Continental
Dies
Texas
Communist Party
Bund
Moscow
Berlin
Council of Home Defense
Sane
Pepper
Fla
Europe
Army
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Defense Investigation
Hull
Wallace
Red Cross
France
Woodrings
Italy
Mussolini
Acid Stomach Ulcer Relief Ad
An old retail note touts Utiga tablets for acid stomach ulcers and related pains. The ad promises relief from indigestion gas pains heartburn and bloating and guarantees refunds if not helped. Available at several stores.
North Carolina Pastors School and Rural Church Institute Open at Duke
Opening Monday evening on the Duke University campus the 22nd annual North Carolina Pastors school and the seventh Rural Church Institute will run concurrently through Saturday. Dr J M Ormond of Duke faculty serves as dean and executive secretary. Pictured are noted speakers and teachers for the six day program. Several hundred ministers religious education leaders and laymen have registered. Top Bishop Clare Purcell Charlotte Dean
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke University
North Carolina Pastors’ School
Rural Church Institute
Interdenominational
J. M. Ormond
Duke
Clare Purcell
Charlotte
Marseille: Foreign Trade and War Activity Highlighted
Marseille lies at the foot of a hill facing the sea with substantial foreign commerce. Bombing sorties from Basel were observed returning across the Rhine, and one plane was shot down by a Swiss fighter after ignored warnings. Factories in nearby suburbs produce plane parts and motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basel
Rhine
Marseille
France
Gort vows future victory after Flanders return
Lord Gort declares upon returning from Flanders that the British Expeditionary Force will meet the enemy again and win next time. He states we shall meet them again and that victory will be with us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Gort
Flanders
Night bombing mission over French front lines
A pilot recounts a nighttime sortie from Cambrai airport with a small squadron. They describe flying low under clouds through a battle zone, dodging German 20 mm anti-aircraft fire, and observing flashes and fires along the Amiens to Rubenville front. The crew notes rapid maintenance and refueling after landing as French efforts to compensate for inferiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambrai
Ardennes
St. Quentin
Peronne
Montmery
Maginot Line
Stenay
Attigny
Neufchateau
Anizy
la Fere
Chauny, Ham
Amiens
Rubeville
English Channel
Aisne
Somme
Amiens-Albert
Flanders
Channel
Abbeville
German planes downed as French air force mends losses
London dispatch from Paris reports 56 German aircraft destroyed or damaged by the French air force yesterday. Sixteen French planes are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Paris
Dunkirk Dunkerque Evacuation Continues Amid Heavy Bombing
French rearguard fights to cover Allied retreat toward Dunkerque as British and French forces aid a massive evacuation. About 100000 to 140000 men are said saved while German bombing and naval actions continue. Prioux’s fate remains unclear near the sea front after heavy bombardment destroys docks and port facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkerque
London
Rene Jacques Adolphe Prioux
Prioux
Flanders Plain
Descriptions of Withdrawals and Dunkirk Evacuation Recalled
Eyewitness accounts from the Dunkirk evacuation describe a back yard scattering of ecards sent to wounded families, hard faced soldiers venting anger, and refugees. An elderly naval pensioner recalls hellish conditions as German bombers and machine guns struck the roads and ships during the wartime withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Berlin
James O'Neill
Dunkerque
Marines Rescue Run: Chaos on Shoreline Under Fire
A landing craft captain recalls chaotic moments as machine gun fire and bombs rain around destroyers and troops on the beach. He ferries men to warships, turning away others to keep space for the rescued, calling the ordeal hell yet noting fighters remain eager for another run at the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Robinson
Jerry
Fascist Group Moves in Europe Amid Gibraltar Dispute
Italian fascists dispute Britain over Gibraltar as a Spanish mission travels via Milan to Berlin. A 30 officer delegation under General Rada passes Genoa en route to Berlin. Mussolini and the Italian crown prince are pressed by calls for war readiness with Graziani. A cabinet meeting looms next Tuesday as a German Italian conference nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Milan
Berlin
Genoa
Rada
Adolf Hitler
Dino Alfieri
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Umberto
Marshal Graziani
Fiume
Dewey Opens West Virginia and North Carolina Campaign Trail
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey announced plans to move his presidential nomination bid into West Virginia and North Carolina next week. He departs New York June 6 for Charleston W Va to speak for the West Virginia Republican group and will address a Greensboro NC luncheon June 8 followed by a broadcast from Winston-Salem NC on NBC red network, then return to New York via Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
West Virginia
North Carolina
Dewey
Washington, D. C
Charleston
W. Va
Republican Organization of
Greensboro
N. C
NBC Red
Winston-Salem
Washington
Sudden Storm Aids Rescued Religious Sect Members
In Odessa Texas a sudden wind rain and electrical storm helped officers rescue 50 religious sect workers from an angry crowd that had threatened them for refusing to salute the flag. They took refuge in a ranch house as fights broke out and literature was seized and burned. The 70 total were jailed awaiting flag salute, with no formal charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
O. E. Gerron
Negro Woman Shot At Home. Husband Held In Assault Case
Rosabelle Russell of 511 Grayson Street was taken to Burrus Memorial Hospital for wounds said to be inflicted in an affray. Her husband, Robert Russell, 32, was jailed on an assault charge after the incident at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosabelle Russell
Grayson Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Robert Russell
Gray
Survivors of Ville de Bruges Arrive in New York
Bel gian liner Ville de Bruges survivors reach New York aboard the Samaria after being sunk off the Belgian coast May 14. Also noted is the Charles R. McCormick freighter leaving Bergen with $2 million in cargo seized by Germans. Irish defense response hailed as vast patriotic mobilization. Ion Gigurtu appointed Romania foreign minister in Bucharest replacing Grig Gafencu aligned with French and British policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New York
Ville de Bruges
United States Line
President Harding
Begian
Samaria
Gigurtu
Bucharest
Ion Gigurtu
Romania
Grig Gafencu
German push nears Paris as Dunkirk horrors linger
Berlin press reports 26 000 French prisoners and a renewed Allied front from Somme to Luxembourg. German advances force French withdrawals near Abbeville while air forces bomb south of the Somme. Lille Laon and Amiens fronts widen as Italy's stance looms and debate over Maginot Line defenses grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkerque
Paris
Abbeville
Coun
Canal Des Ardens Lechesne
Hambu Fremdenblatt
Somme
Amiens
Aisne
Rethel
Montmedy
Luxembourg
Laon
Campeign
Maginot
France
Maximeland
Weygand
Italy
Unclear Street Fight Leaves Man Wounded
Police could not learn full details of a fight and shooting on a street. Hospital staff said the man was wounded in the chest but appeared not seriously hurt.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ogre
Elbert Russell
Duke School of Religion
Louis C. Wright
Baldwin-Wallace College
Robert E. Speer
Lakeville
Barnett Spratt
Gaffney
D. C
Wesley M. Carr
Scarritt College
M. Earl Cunningham
Geneal Board of Education
Nashville
Guilford Cleaners
English Street
South Main Street
Belgium
Bulletins
Norway
Chales R. McCormick
Bergen
Sta Department
Dublin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!