Roosevelt Urges Rapid Expansion of Defense Funds
President Roosevelt urged Congress to authorize a swift rise in defense spending beyond five billion dollars, warning that a world war could involve all continents. He emphasized the need to mobilize faster, calling for immediate call up of National Guard and reserve forces, and granting authority to strengthen the nationwide defense program without delay.
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Nation at Peace Honors War Dead Memorial Day
Nation honors war dead with ceremonies led by Washington officials and military honors. President Roosevelt sent a wreath from Arlington to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as Attendants and crowds gathered nationwide for the memorial.
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Bain
Hwevar
Newe York
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Roosevelt
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Avlitneeston National Cemetery
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Try Tay
Arlington
Ferguson Denies Four New Trials in Turbulent Trial
In Buountown May notional judge Shulburnte Ferguson overruled a defense motion and found four men including Charles Kies and vonvierud of roles in enforcement offences guilty amid irregularities in the case. Four defendants were sentenced to terms up to ten years, with appeals pending. The case ties to a broader grand jury investigation into alleged enforcement activities and surrounding indictments.
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Mayof
Shulburnte Fergusen
Charles Co Kies
Vonvierud
Roleshihter
Sheeitt
Waller Morefield
J. Vorler
der Miller
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Gieh
Hue
Tyrol
Piet Zimmermin
Morrimnon
Hawls
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Rice
Phu
Winagsport
Dng
Adee
Svand Jess Davestigartian
Aeuyilies
Aideel
Piarce
Ashwwarth
Krowhl
Paige
Census in Jaycee Shows Sharp Population Shifts
Johnson City saw a 273 person drop as Kingsport Elizabethton and Bristol show rising figures. Boundary changes explain the JayceeCity decline while revalidation of upper East Tennessee cities progresses with revised totals due. Officials cautioned final counts await enumeration reports and Midwest style city redefinitions.
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Johnson City
Yen Loring
Bristol
Elizabeth
Johraun
Dungell
Upper East Tennessee
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U S Warships Halted as Major Shipyard Strike Shuts Navy Work
About six thousand workers at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company walked out in a coastwise strike halting work on six naval ships including one cruiser and two destroyers. The stoppage also affected three cargo vessels and two tankers, with pickets at the gates as Local 18 and CSO leaders negotiated. Naval production managers and the mediator pledged a quick settlement, citing war-time needs and mutual restraint to avoid further disruption.
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Unites States
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Oetian Talon
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Imade
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Brazil authorities raid Japanese schools in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo state authorities raided five Japanese schools and seized 1000 books and other Japanese teaching materials. The operation is part of a broad campaign to curb violations of colonializing teaching norms, raising the foreign school closures total to 280.
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Allied Movements Show European War Far From Over
A World War I era column notes Europe remains unsettled after the Flanders rout. British experts warn against complacency as Kaiser forces threaten England or the heart of Europe, with an emphasis on ongoing peril and uncertain victors.
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British Expect Hitler to Try to Split Allies
London May 31 British observers foresee a possible Nazi move to divide Britain and France with a separate peace offer to France or threats of Italian flank maneuvers while Britain and France remain united. Evacuations from northern France continue as Allied troops press for air support and sustained industrial effort. Reports of German naval actions and continued Allied superiority on land accompany fresh insights from veterans returning via London.
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Annenberg Suit Near Agreement
United States Attorney Campbell announced a tentative agreement in Washington to resolve civil and criminal income tax cases involving M. I. Annenberg and about ten associates. Reported settlement values ranged around eight million dollars though no figure was confirmed. Key participants included Weymouth Kirkland and internal revenue officials.
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United States
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M. I. Annenberg
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Guy 7. Felgering
Internal Revenue
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Pavel Bureau
Samuel Clark
Stant
Hand to Hand Battle Rages Around Dunkerque as Italians Enter War
Allied troops press to Dunkerque to cover a mass retreat from Flanders while Paris reports Italian leaders sending a pivotal note to Hitler. British and French forces push through shattered lines toward English ports as Germany gains momentum on the Western front.
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Paris
War Bulletins and Global Wartime Updates
War bulletins report MOY visiting the Kremlin with U.S. officials awaiting passage home from Britain as hundreds of Americans are funneled toward the Roosevelt liner. In France the Abbeville sector is claimed cleaned up with German prisoners and captured materiel. British Italian talks on contraband control are said to be broken off. India plans to enlist 109,090 more men and expand the air force. Hungary anticipates a short war as troops release for farming. An American group pledges to join France with fliers and funds. Paris notes Gen Gustave Billatcie killed in a car crash while commanding a armies group.
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Roosevelt
French Forces In Flanders Pocket Dispersed Or Captured
Berlin reports the main French force in the Flanders pocket has been dispersed or captured. German high command says remnants of British forces are under attack and that Nazi divisions are freed for new tasks. Weather hindered air operations on May 30 while Dunkerque raids continued and a destroyer was sunk off the Belgian coast.
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Prioux Divisions Reach Dunkerque Amid Evacuation
Paris May 31 Advance victory by Gen Rene Prioux's French army units reached Dunkerque after pushing through German lines during the night. British warships aided evacuations while delivering food and war materiel to French divisions at the southern end of the corridor to the sea. German reports claimed Prioux and staff were captured. the situation for remaining French forces in the pocket was described as grave but not desperate as fighting along the line continued near Mount Cassel and Mount Dok Cats.
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