Rain Ends Month-Long Drought Across North Carolina
Raids of rain broke a five week drought across much of North Carolina bringing relief to farmers. Piedmont tobacco growers in the northern sector were the main beneficiaries while Eastern trucking areas, Wilmington, and several cities reported varying rainfall amounts. The heaviest totals occurred west and northwest of Raleigh with lighter rain along the South Carolina border and in the mountains. Some regions like Elizabeth City and Goldsboro saw notable increases that could save crops and stabilize prices.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
South Carolina
Piedmont
T. L. Stuart
State Department of Agriculture
Stuart
Wilmington
H. E. Richline
Reidsville
Charlotte
Elizabeth City
Goldsboro
W. C. Denmark
Asheville
Shelby
Cleveland
John S. Wilkins
Burlington
Henderson
Wilson
Washington
Greenville
Defense Plants On The Alert During Memorial Day
Defense plants and waterfront facilities remained on alert for possible sabotage as Memorial Day weekend began. FBI warnings prompted guards at strategic sites nationwide, with one arrest of a man found crawling through a fence at an ordnance plant in Milan Tennessee. Civilian authorities said the FBI urged extraordinary vigilance. patrols covered bridges, ship canals, and oil fields across the country.
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Associated Press
Defense
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ashington
Milan
Tenn
FBI
International Bridge
Laredo
Texas
Delaware River Bridge
Philadelphia
Lake Washington Ship Canal
Seattle
New London
North Carolina to Consider Daylight Saving Proclamation
Governor Broughton may urge North Carolina to cooperate if a nationwide daylight saving time proclamation is issued to conserve electric power amid rising energy concerns. Mary N Irate Raleigh notes potential actions involving Dahan and froosevelt in the discussion.
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Raleigh
Mary
Britons Brace for Crete News Amid Uncertain Reports
London reports May 31 describe Britons steeling for disaster as Crete's fate remains unclear. Fierce fighting surrounds Candia while Churchill vows defense to the death. German claims of British withdrawal are disputed and RAF communiques omit Crete references, fueling fear of Axis sea landings.
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London
Crete
Candia
Churchill
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Cretes
Mediterranean
North Africa
Leaders of Coast Strike Called to Washington Meeting
Philip Murray CIO president and Clarence A. Dykstra chair of the Defense Mediation Board telegraphed Pacific Coast CLO lumber workers leaders to travel to Washington next Tuesday. The board said it had received no evidence the appeal for settlement had been presented to the membership. The strike marks the first use of President Roosevelt's national emergency proclamation in mediation. Ralph T. Seward, executive secretary, insisted the board will not back down and will stand by its telegram of May 28.
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Philip Murray
CIO
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
CLO
Washington
Mediation Board
Roosevelt
Ralph T. Seward
Dykstra
Mr. Roosevelt
O. M. Orton
Union
Sweden Maintains Free Expression Amid War Pressure
Despite Nazi influence and Sweden's neutrality the press and people show bold anti German sentiment. A public poll of 1000 found 592 think Sweden can stay out of war while 886 expect fighting if attacked. A Stockholm editorial urges resolve to defend soul and name if necessary.
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New York
Burton Heath
Reich
Sewden
Sweden
Tor Andrae
Linkeeping
Stockholm
Finland
Greece
Dagens Nyheter
Germany
Norway
British Press Into Baghdad Seizure Nears Completion
Beirut May 31 reports say British motorized units reached Baghdad suburbs as a military governor resigned and Iraqi auxiliary troops surrendered. A provisional Baghdad committee allegedly prepared to run the capital, with Palestinian forces appearing at Ramadi. Deposed regent Emir Abdul Ilah may enter to form a new government with Jemil Mutfai as premier.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Iraq
Euphrates River
Ramadi
Sebhaoui
Provisional Committee
Basra
Abdul Ilah
Jemil Matfai
Freyberg Alive With Troops Denies German Report
London May 31 The war office announced General B C Freyberg commander of British forces in Crete is alive and with his troops. It refuted German radio claims that he was killed in an air crash and deserted his command at a moment of peril.
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London
B. C. Freyberg
Crete
War Office
Freyberg
Egypt
Wrong Move in Manchester Tourist Wanders Main Street
Private Edward Hoffman of St. Louis on duty in civilian clothes wandered Manchester Tennessee's Main Street and passed as a tourist until he saluted an officer, prompting questions about identification and procedure.
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Manchester
Tenn
P—Habip
Edward Hoffman
St. Louis
Camp Davis Water Findings Dismiss Poisoning Claims
Raleigh May 31 Investigations by the SBI found Camp Davis water pure with no sabotage evidence. Six bottles from the Onslow anti aircraft base were analyzed in Raleigh. traces of arsenic appeared in minute amounts, consistent with natural sources and lower than some city waters. A rumor of sabotage near Wilmington shipyards prompted Governor Broughton to deploy 12 highway patrolmen.
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Raleigh
Camp Davis
SBF
Onslow
County
SBI
North Carolina
Wilmington
Broughton
Berlin Views Crete Battle As Concluded
Berlin reports British defenders in Crete flee to Gavdos island twenty five miles off the south coast as Luftwaffe pounds Gavdos and Crete ports. A British destroyer is badly damaged. those reaching Gavdos are cut off from main forces. German high command says forces press along the northern coastal plain to join Italian troops from the east, aiming toward Suez. The note marks the 12th day of fighting and the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.
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Berlin
Crete
Gavdos
High Command
Luftwaffe
Vagdos
Suez
Jutland
FDR Blamed For Fumbling Defense Delegation
Cleveland May 31 The chairman of the general production group of OPM priorities division says the President cannot delegate major defense planning to capable hands and that 18 civilian defense agencies lack a coordinating head aside from the President. He cites 130000 personnel and contrasts with totalitarian powers preparations.
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Cleveland
OPM
W.E. Wickenden
Case School of Applied Science
Army
Navy
Dublin premier surveys bombed districts after deadly raid
In Dublin on May 31 premier Eamon de Valera walked through bombed districts and viewed ruins where 52 people died and about 200 were injured in a raid by unidentified planes. An official statement tallied 22 recovered bodies and 30 missing presumed dead as relief workers continued searching for survivors. The toll marked Ireland's worst air raid loss since the war began.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valéra
Eire
Holiday Death Toll Soars to 159 in Memorial Day Toll
Deaths across the three day holiday rise to 159 with two days left. Traffic accidents cause 110 deaths, drowning 26, and five from train crashes. California reports 21 fatalities, Indiana 10. A grim tally includes a fatal mine car incident in Nevada, a flash flood in New Mexico, and a three car crash near Kalamazoo leaves six burned. Three children die when a truck plunges in Waynesburg Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
California
Indiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Kalamazoo
Midh
Connecticut
Housatonic River
Seymour
Waynesburg
Bismarck Rumors Grow Of 50000 Ton Warship Size
An English port report claims the Bismarck may have been a 50000 ton super dreadnought larger than the commonly listed 35000 tons. Survivors and British officers describe the ship as packed with 2400 crew, and discuss the implications for Germany’s fleet.
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Hood
Britain
Armistice Sought as Rashid Ali's Nazi-Backed Iraqi Rebellion Falls
British forces near Baghdad report control of suburbs as Rashid Ali Al Gailani flees toward Iran after a 29 day Nazi supported uprising aimed at expelling Britons. Armistice request said to be granted by a four-man Baghdad committee. Reuters notes Arab disorders and doubts over German support.
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Garden of Eden
Baghdad
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Reuters
Iran
Persia
Mosul
Great Britain
Crete
Rashid Ali
Bismarck Size Debate Reflects Naval Assessments
British suspicions about the Bismarck's size linger in American naval circles. Estimates place the battleship well above 35,000 tons but likely short of 50,000 tons. Comparisons cite the North Carolina and Washington at around 41,000 tons loaded versus 35,000 standard, and Hood at 46,300 loaded. The Bismarck's wide beam and added armor raise questions about final displacement versus treaty definitions.
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Washington
United States
North Carolina
Bismarck
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