Japan argues US monopoly blocks China peace talks
Kumatore Honda, Japan's envoy to the Nanking regime, told Nichi Nichi that Chiang Kai Shek will not negotiate peace through a third power. He said Chiang is being urged by Washington to fight for democracy and depend on the United States, while Britain and the US retain strong influence in China.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Kumatore Honda
Reime
Nanking
Nichi Nichi
Chiang
Shiang
Pan
Honda
Roosevelt
Britain
Chungking
Mother's Day Observed Nationwide in Twin Cities
Mother's Day will be widely observed in the Twin Cities today with sermons themed around mothers. Clergy will honor mothers with special mentions and distinctions such as oldest, youngest, and those with the most children, often presenting flowers. The celebration traces to Philadelphia in 1907 with Miss Anna Jarvis and became a national observance by law and presidential endorsement. A wearer’s carnation signified living mothers in red, and white for mothers who have passed.
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Twin Cities
Astors
Phildelphia
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Congress of
1941 Safety Record Highlights Local Vehicle Accidents
The year shows 185 accidents to date this year and 166 last year, with 26 personal injuries this year versus 29 last year and zero deaths so far this year versus four last year. A traffic rule mandates displaying license plates clearly and prohibits mutilating or obscuring plates, with a required night-time light to keep plates plainly visible.
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Louisiana
Ofouisiana
Five Year Old’s Theater Birthday Surprise
In East Weymouth Massachusetts five year old Gary Hochberg proposed inviting friends to his dad's theater for his birthday. The theater opened and 600 friends rushed in while 200 more gathered on the sidewalk outside. The father bought up lollypops for the celebration.
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East Weymouth
Mass
Gary Hochberg
Dad
Gary
Carol Lupescu Reach Bermuda After Atlantic Crossing
Former Romanian king Carol and Madame Lupescu reached Bermuda aboard the Excambion. Carol appeared for official greeting, then rode to Belmont Manor with a small retinue while Lupescu followed with her dogs. It remained unclear whether they would proceed to Cuba to establish residence.
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Associated Press
Hamilton
Bermuda
Carol of Romania
Madame Lupescu
Atlantic
Carol
Excambion
Lisbon
Hamilton Harbor
Frank Giles
Edward Cameron
Denis Kirwan Bernard
Belmont Manor
Ernest Ardareanu
Cuba
Mihai
Bucharest
Adolf Hitler
De Gaulle Calls Free French to Observe Silence Day
General Charles de Gaulle from London urges free French to defy Nazi rule by marching into streets and observing a three hour silence from three to six pm local time on the anniversary of Joan of Arc in France. The call was broadcast in New York on May 10.
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DE Gaulle
New York
Charles de Gaulle
London
Joan of Arc
Strikes Sought by Senate for Shipyard and Tank Plant
A Senate special committee seeks full details on a 1700 worker strike in the San Francisco Bay area shipyards and on a Chrysler tank arsenal strike in Detroit. Navy and Maritime Commission leaders urged aid to avert a defense impact, warning the walkout could jeopardize national defense.
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Associated Press
Truman
Missouri
Senate Committee
National Defense
San Francisco
Chrysler Tank Arsenal
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Emory S. Land
The
Maritime Commission
John P. Frey
A. F. L. Metal Trades Department
Pacific Coast
Land
A. T. Wynn
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council
E. F. Dillon
A. F. L. Machinists
Metal Trades Department
Bay Area
J. P. Smith
Dillon
West Coast
Navy Department
Brutal Prison Floggings Under Long Era Exposed
The New Orleans Times-Picayune cites Louisiana penitentiary records from 1929 to 1940 showing about ten thousand flogging instances with hundreds of deaths and many inmates receiving 50 to 60 lashes. Reporter B L Krebs notes peak lash rates in 1933 and highlights the two belt lash and hospitalizations from brutal blows. The article details the angles of the Huey P Long machine in the penal system and names Angola captains who oversaw many floggings.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Picayune Today
Louisiana State
Angola
Huey P Long
B. L. Krebs
Times-Picayunes
Huey P. Long
Krebs
Louisiana
Flogging Victim Testifies Against Two Women in Cabin Assault
Max Caldwell testified in Camdenton Missouri that two women flogged him for 45 minutes with a cat o nine tails in a cabin while a pistol wielding fiancé threatened to kill him. He identified Hilda Rhoads and Aldythea Keith as the assailants amid Dr. Robert Murrells preliminary hearing on assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Camdenton
Max Caldwell
Caldwell
Hilda Rhoads
Robert Murrel
Murrell
Miss Rhoads
Aldythea Keith
Army Will Induct Air Reserve Major From Baton Rouge
Fred J. Mechlin head of Louisiana revenue department motor fuel laboratory since 1932 and an air corps specialist reserve major has been called to a year of Army training. He will report May 13 at Wright Field Dayton Ohio after a leave. Mechlin, a Pennsylvania native, holds an MS in chemistry from LSU and once taught chemistry at Centenary College Shreveport.
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Baton Rouge
Fred J. Mechlin
State Revenue Department
Motor Fuel Laboratory
Air Corps
Army
Mechlin
Wrightfield
Dayton
Revenue Department
Pennsylvania
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation
Centenary College
Shreveport
Dr. Paul Herron Electrocuted in Clinic Incident
Dr. Paul Herron aged 37 died when 110 volts passed through his body as he stepped on an X ray control switch in his Oak Ridge clinic while preparing to image an injured arm. Coroner R B Leavell of Bastrop said Herron was electrocuted almost instantly. An inquest was held and the coroner reported the facts. The death occurred amid an American Legion emergency note that continued on page eleven.
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Oak Ridge
Paul H. Herron
R. B. Leavell
Morehouse Parish
Bastrop
D. Herron
The
American Legion
Press Demands Full Truth On Shipping Losses Revealed
London reports official figures showing British allied and neutral shipping losses exceed 6.0 million tons since the war began. Admiralty tallies record 1,443 merchant ships sunk totaling 5,961,044 tons, plus losses from Dunkirk operations. Axis losses total about 2.9 million tons, with Germany at 1.756 million and Italy 1.09 million. Editorials urge fuller, timely disclosure to inform policy on convoys and US ship involvement.
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London
Admiralty
Britain
Flanders
Axis
Germany
Italy
Ministry of Information
United States
Evening News
Information Services
America
The
Star
Emory S. Land
United States Maritime Commission
World Situation Briefly Outlined
London shudders under high explosives from low-flying German bombers in reprisal for a Friday Berlin raid. British air raids on German cities continue with acknowledged damage and casualties in Berlin Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. Allied shipping losses exceed 6 600 000 tons since the war began and naval actions are announced in Bengali Libya. In Africa small actions occur and British claims of progress in Ethiopia while Iraq sees quiet patrols. Chiang Kai-shek seeks peace only through the United States, with no Chinese settlement via a third nation. Chungking reports heavy bombing for a second day.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
United States
Europe
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Bengali
Libya
Africa
Ethiopia
Iraq
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chungking
Lindbergh Urges America First Stand Against War
In Minneapolis 12,000 filled the Municipal Auditorium as Charles A. Lindbergh spoke for the America First Committee urging nonintervention in Europe. He warned free speech may be curtailed but pledged to express his beliefs while stressing domestic goals like farms and homes over crusading for distant freedoms. Senator Shipstead praised Lindbergh before echoing concerns about patriotism and war. The remarks referenced Lindbergh freelance history and his father’s antiwar stance, framing a future focused on national priorities rather than foreign entanglements.
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Minneapolis
Municipal Auditorium
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
America First Committee
Europe
Paris
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Billy Mitchell
Army Air Corps
Congress
War Hinges On Air Versus Sea Power In Crete Clash
By Kirke L. Simpson Associated Press War may hinge on sea power over air power as Britain defends Crete. Churchill pledges no retreat in the Middle East while the Mediterranean island becomes a decisive battleground. The piece argues Britain’s sea mastery, proven in Norway Flanders and Greece, remains the crucial factor shaping the war’s outcome and morale.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Middle East
Churchill
Britain
England
Tobruk
Libya
Malta
Sicilian
Turkey
Dardanelles-Bosphorus-Marmora
Berlin
Russia
Deadly reprisal raid on Berlin dominates news
London awoke to fires and smoke as Nazi bombers hit the city in a six hour raid. British reports say 33 German war planes were shot down, with anti aircraft guns accounting for two more, bringing nightly May totals to 124 raiders down. The moonlit night aided both attackers and defenders as London endured heavy bombardment.
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London
Defeat Seen for Convoy Enemies in Senate Fight
Washington May 10. Some backers of Tobey anti convoy resolution concede near certain defeat and urge Tobey to avoid a senate vote. Informal polls show under 40 votes. Senator Nye says it has no chance and predicts Roosevelt may push ahead with convoys amid the setback.
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Washington
Tobey
New Hampshire
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Prominent planter dies at Crowville in Louisiana
Winnsboro May 10 Special W J Harper 76 a prominent northeast Louisiana planter died at his home near Crowville after a lingering illness He is survived by four sons R D W L J A Harper all of Crowville E C Harper Mangham four daughters Mrs W A Dunn West Monroe Alma and Essie Harper both Crowville and Mrs E J Street Leesville a brother S J Harper Winnfield Funeral services will be held at Crowville Baptist church Sunday at 2 pm with Rev C S Written and interment in Crowville Masonic cemetery with Masonic rites by the Crowville lodge Pallbearers listed Arrangements by Mulhearn Funeral Home of Wushere
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Winnsboro
W. J. Harper
Louisiana
Crowville
J. A. Harper
E. C. Harper
Mangham
W. A. Dunn
West Monroe
Alma
Essie Harper
E. J. Street
Leesville
S. J. Harper
Winnfield
Crowville Baptist Church
Rev
C. S. Written
Arthur Riser
N. L. Hower
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Wusashere
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