Nazi Blitz Advances Across France Amid Late Autumn Rains
German forces hammered north France with 80 ton tanks and fast armored columns pushing toward the Channel ports. Allied leaders voiced cautious hope as German tactics, air power, and surprise maneuvers outpace 1914 benchmarks, with Abbeville and Arras changing hands and new river crossing plans ready for Belgium and France.
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France
St. Quentin
Oise
Paris
Somme
Abbeville
Channel
Henry
Louis Lochner
Germany
Belgium
Planes and Politics in the Defense Debate
The article surveys U S defense spending, public opinion, and political reactions as Congress considers a $3 billion defense package. It cites figures for an expanded air force and army, quotes critics like Lindbergh, Yarnell, and Marcantonio, and notes Republican divisions and Taft and Landon positions.
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Germany
United States
America
Congress
Senate
Army
Navy
Supreme Court Upholds Bituminous Coal Act Victory
The Supreme Court upheld the 1937 Bituminous Coal Act and endorsed federal power to stabilize an interstate industry through price fixing. Justice Douglas said the law aimed to curb over production and a savage competitive war that wasted the coal industry. Separate notes describe wheat price swings amid war fears and government price supports. Purcell High seniors opt for a dancing commencement with Indian campfire dances and jitterbug finale.
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Supreme Court
Douglas
Oklahoma
Purcell High School
Papas
Mamas
League shifts to Vichy as war looms over Switzerland
The League of Nations plans to move to Vichy France if Switzerland is invaded, with Lisbon or even America possible if France also falls. Nazis claim Lebensraum expands from 260000 to 435000 square miles while urging more births. Dr Stefansson notes Alaska could host more people than its current population suggests.
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League of Nations
Vichy
France
Switzerland
League
Lisbon
Portugal
America
Frick
Alaska
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Iceland
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Senate
Europe
Abraham Myerson
Boston
American Psychopathological Association
Cincinnati
Invasion of England Feared as London Express Warns
British Isles have not been invaded in nine centuries yet Daily Express warns invasion is perfectly feasible. Churchill says air attack now is likely. Sharpshooters prepare as Britons watch the sky for a bombing assault and a plan to land 100000 German troops daily using air transports.
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British Isles
London Daily Express
Britain
Churchill
Frequency Modulation Aims for Closer Radio Use
FCC sets aside 35 FM channels from 42 to 50 megacycles for commercial use and five for non commercial testing. FM promises clearer sound on ultra short waves with compatibility for standard AM receivers, though one FM channel overlapped with TV Channel 1 raising concerns about TV service.
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Edwin Armstrong
New York
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Standard Broadcasting
International and U S political and naval event roundup
May 28 to June 1 timeline covers Florida run-off primary on May 28 for quintuplets aged six, New Jersey GOP convention, Texas state conventions, Tennessee Democratic convention on May 29, and the June 1 launch of the 35,000 ton U S battleship Washington in Philadelphia.
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Florida
New Jersey
Texas
Tennessee
U. S
Washington
Philadelphia
Milk delivery halted in Chicago over wage clash
Short halt disrupts Chicago milk supply as dealers and drivers wage a wage dispute. An angry crowd at Middleton, England confronts Sir Oswald Mosley during a public address as he mourns Allies. An infant is due next September to Mrs. Fred Snite Jr. who has spent years in an iron lung and now uses a portable respirator for limited hours. Chinese sources report a major Japanese attack in central China around Tsaoyang with claimed bases in south Honan.
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Chicago
Sir Oswald Mosley
Middleton
England
Fred Snite, Jr
Snite
China
Tsaoyang
Japan
Hupeh Province
Honan
Two Weeks of German Advances Across Western Europe
A Chronicle of German moves from May 10 to May 23 detailing seizures in Luxembourg Belgium and the Netherlands, advances to Liege and the Zuider Zee, Belgian and Dutch fortifications, Brussels fall, and German push toward Paris while Allied forces threaten a two-front situation near Abbeville and along the coast.
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Germany
Luxembourg
Holland
Belgium
Berlin
Liege
Zuider Zee
French
Sedan-Namur
France
Brussels
Maginot
Paris
English Channel
Abbeville
Hitler's Mein Kampf Comes to Life in Record Claim
A historical account notes how Hitler's 1924 work Mein Kampf outlined autocratic rule and expansion. It asserts his 1933 rise centralized power, built a massive army and air force, drafted conscription, and seized German-speaking regions across Austria Czechia Memel Danzig Poland and other areas while threatening Britain and France.
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Germany
Austria
Herr Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Memel
Poland
Danzig
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Switzerland
Dolf Hitler
Hitler
Russia
Pend
Czechoslovakia
Saar
Italy
Alsace- Lorraine
Britain
France’s legendary World War generals and successors
The article surveys Joffre Petain Weygand and Foch, noting Joffre and Foch as pivotal figures. It highlights Petain’s 84th birthday and appointment as vice premier, Weygand’s roles including inspector general, and Gamelin’s tenure and strategic limits. Reynaud questions blame.
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France
Marshal Joffre
Marne
Marshal Petain
Verdun
Foch
Joffre
Petain
Papa Joffre
Maurice Gamelin
Maxime Weygand
Francé
Clemenceau
Weygand
Gamelin
Near East
Europe
Hitler
Reynaud
Oil war strains reshuffle supply as Romania aids Nazi oil drive
The London Times notes German fuel use and Britain’s air strikes on oil routes. It cites Germany’s reliance on Romanian supplies, pressure on Rumanians to export oil, and a folk fable about fate amid the crisis. Defenses tighten on the German and Russian borders as mid summer looms.
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Rumania
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