Unruly Rivers Flood Illinois Missouri Border
The Mississippi and Illinois rivers flood wide zones from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau and below Peoria. Homes, crops, and livestock suffer millions in damages as Red Cross reports about 160000 homeless and 17 dead. Army engineers brace for crests and evacuations while Arkansas, Indiana, and other states face rising flood pressures.
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Illinois
Missouri
Midwest
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Red Cross
Washington
Chester C. Davis
Commissioners of Agriculture
Beardstown
Ill
Army Engineer
Indiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Vincennes
H. P. Rusk
University O Sllinois
Wartime Press Restrictions Highlight Churchill Visit
Wartime censorship affects foreign visits by restricting news flow and press access. Churchill’s U S stay largely unreported by U S media, with statements routed through British channels and no direct press briefings. Officials warn such secrecy could undermine public morale and press confidence amid World War II.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Churchill
England
Congress
United States
Roosevelt
White Sulphur Springs
Hnd
Wilson
Norfolk Naval Team Beats Senators in War Bond Night
The Norfolk Naval Station sailors defeated the Washington Senators 4 to 3 in nine innings before 29 221 spectators who boosted war bond sales. The event featured Kate Smith Babe Ruth Bing Crosby and Sir Archibald Wavell. Vernon Gomez signed with the Senators for relief duties.
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Washington
Sam
Norfolk Naval Station
Washington Senators
Senators
Kate Smith
Babe Ruth
Bing Crosby
Sir Archibald Wavell
Floating on water the steel needle proves surface tension
A steel needle will float on undisturbed water due to surface tension. The Q&A items include Cantabrigian for Cambridge natives, Congo aiding the UN with tin copper and rubber, old use of waste tat for explosives, soap making from fats and ashes, the Gila monster’s edible flesh, beryllium copper replacing bronze, and tenor Richard Crooks enlisting in WWI aero squadron.
Poppy Day Poppies Arrive For Auxiliary Efforts Here
The American Legion Auxiliary receives three thousand poppies from Columbia South Carolina made by disabled veterans. Volunteers sort and count them for distribution throughout the city on May 29 to aid veterans and families of service members.
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Fire College
Charlotte
North Carolina Fire On
State Firemen’s Association
T On
Aries
Sherwood Brockwell
Raleigh
W. G Calder
Atlanta
Army
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Columbia
S. C
Rehabilitation Department of the Auxiliary
Legion
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Norfolk Naval Team
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Richard Crooks
London
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South America
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