Hundreds of Nazi spies active in Crete report
CAPETOWN May 26. Newsman Robert St John recounts German fifth column activity in Crete, noting hundreds of undercover agents mixed with refugees during the Greek evacuation. He cites mobile groups posing as refugees, wireless contact with Berlin, and widespread espionage challenges for British and Greek authorities.
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Robert St. John
Associated Press
Greece
Yugoslavia
Crete
St. John
Balkans
Romania
Egypt
Robert ST. John Capetown
Union of South Africa
Germany
Bulgaria
Peloponneans
Long Island
Berlin
War Today questions French role in Vichy and German aims
The piece weighs whether Vichy will cede colonies for Nazi bases and warns that French ports in Africa could boost German access to Atlantic shipping. It notes Raeder's threat against American convoy contraband and ponders Syria, the Suez region, and Mediterranean security as Britain seeks prompt clear stance from Petain’s regime.
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John Bull
Hood
Africa
Dakar
America
U.S
Raeder
Britain
Crete
Syria
Suez Canal
Egypt
England
Mediterranean
France
Germany
Roosevelt
Marshal Petain
Hitler
Behind the News on England Propaganda and War Reporting
The piece discusses propaganda in England, noting a withdrawal of an advertisement after congressional reaction. It also corrects a rumor that Hull urged older reporters to Europe, stating American press agencies assign middle aged journalists. It argues modern war reporting favors both stamina and intellect, with editors needing reporters who understand crops and industries alongside military affairs.
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England
Congress
Britain
Lord Halifax
Hull
Washington
Mr. Hull
Wartorn
Europe
Middle East
Far East
Hitler
War raid damage substantiates British claims on German cities
Reports from New York describe extensive destruction in Germany from the RAF blitz. Wilhelmshaven, Kiel, and Bremerhaven are in ruins, with Rotterdam and Hamburg harbor facilities damaged. Berlin civilians feel impact similar to London and Coventry, while Nazi shipyards at Blohm & Voss and Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau face heavy blows. The text notes uncertainty over battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and cites Danzig as a key submarine base location.
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New York
Wilhelmishaven
Bremerhaven
Kiel
Rotterdam
Luftwaffe
Atlantic
Hamburg
Bremen
Emden
Berlin
Coventry
Plymouth
Bristol
London
RAF
Brest
French
Blohm & Voss
Deutsche Lchiff Und Maschinebau
Alias
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Great Britain
Danzig
Vanderbilt Cup triumph seals Life Master McPherran
The Vanderbilt Cup tournament in New York crowned the Open National Knockout Team-of-Four champions, with Robert McPherran, Myron Fuchs, Sherman Stearns, and John Crawford defeating the Four Aces. McPherran becomes a Life Master at 27, after previously playing with Vander Bildt and other runners-up teams.
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New York
Robert McPherran
Myron Fuchs
Sherman Stearns
John Crawford
McPherran
Harold Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Declarer
Soul and Body Sermon Highlights at Christian Science Churches
The May 25 Christian Science Lesson-Sermon focused on Soul and Body. The Golden Text from I Thessalonians 5:23 urges preservation of spirit, soul, and body blameless unto Christ. Citations include Acts 17:24-28 and Science and Health Page 167 discussing Spirit not in matter and God not in man.
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Christian Science
I Thessalonians
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Mary Baker Eddy
Refugees fear Nazis and seek evacuation priority
The passage notes many are cooperating with occupiers in return for immunity, while Germans themselves are few among agents. It describes Cairo as a refuge for evacuees from German-occupied nations, all claiming they face death if caught by the Nazis, underscoring the push for evacuation priority.
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Greece
Berlin
Cairo
Tower of Babel
Senate Quiz Questions on Famous Political Families
Cranium Crackers asks readers to identify senators by family ties. Questions cover a senator whose father was president and chief justice, a senator whose brother was speaker and whose son serves in the House, a senator whose father governed Tennessee and later led a republic, and a senator whose father was a famed Progressive and whose brother was Wisconsin's governor. Answers on Classified Page.
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Senate
United States Senate
United States
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Tennessee
Republic
U.S
Wisconsin
Bakery Worker Injured In Hand Machine Incident
O Neal Hall of Watts Bakery in Trinity suffered a badly mangled hand when caught in a machine yesterday around 1 30 pm. Two ambulances responded and Hall was taken to Burrus Memorial Hospital. State Highway Patrolman W S McKinney reported the condition not serious.
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O'Neal Hall
Trinity
Watts Bakery
Hall
Burrus Memorial Hospital
W. S. McKinney
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