Fair Enough on France and Allied Strife Analysis
A heated critique condemns France for aligning with Hitler and accuses Britain of distraction. The piece cites anti Jewish and racial stereotypes, noting Petain Laval Darlan and Mussolini’s reactions while highlighting propaganda claims about French and Italian races and interwar alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petain
Lavalid Darlan
Hitler
Britain
France
Herrler
Itler
Mussolini
New Army Heads Named for Air Infantry and Chemical Corps
President Roosevelt appointed new leaders for three Army branches. Major General George Brett to replace Arnold as air corps chief. Brigadier General Courtney Hodges to lead infantry. Colonel William N Porter named chief of chemical warfare service. Arnold promoted to major general and deputy chief of staff.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Air Res
Infantry
Chemical Warfare
Hhrnold
Toajor
Arnold
Britain
Air Corps Ang
Nate
George H. Brett
Arnol
Air Corps
Brett
Courtney Hodges
George Aynch
William N. Porter
Chemical Arfare Service
Walter C. Baker
Nearing end of decapitation trial for two student ensigns
Navy court martial in Pensacola, Florida, narrows to final witnesses in a manslaughter case over a low flight that killed Mrs. Estelle Phillips. Ensigns Thompson and Brown face joint charges after the plane reportedly dipped over an Alabama turnip field. A pilot admitted striking a person as testimony continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Navy
Alabama
Sperior
Hawley Russell
Iteph E. Thompson
Paul Brown
Estelle Phillips
Obertsdale
Ala
Here
British Claim Edge in Crete Battle and Darlan Speech
In Crete the British claim an edge in the battle as Darlan asserts France will keep its fleet and territorial possessions. He tells the French people Adolf Hitler did not demand fleet surrender and France remains sovereign, choosing life over catastrophe. US assurances to France’s colonies say cooperation with Nazis will not spread to the Western Hemisphere and Martinique status remains unchanged.
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Crete
Darlan
France
Washington
United States
Vichy
Martinique
Atlantic
Jean Darlan
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Berchtesgaden
Fuehrer
Hitler
UAW CIO Wins Ford Plant Election and Bargaining Push
The United Automobile Workers union declares readiness to begin collective bargaining with Ford Motor Co as the NLRB certifies a historic national labor board election victory. President R J Thomas calls for adequate recognition and seeks a 19 cent raise plus seniority and paid vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Washington
Frank H
Thomas
Michael F. Widman, Jr
Ford Organization
Ford
Landowners Grant Prompt Use of Lands for Army Maneuvers
Northeast Louisiana landowners quickly consent to use of their property for fall army maneuvers. Major Niels Poulsen reports Monroe as Maneuver Group 1 headquarters with Ouachita and nearby parishes. Parish workers and NYA staff assist, while Lt Col Cunningham supervises area activity and Poulsen oversees parish operations.
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Louisiana
Army
Niels I. Poulsen
Infantry
43Rd Division
Monroe
Maneuver Group 1
Ouachita
Winn
Grant
Caldwell
LaSalle
Richland
Franklin
War Department
W. A. Cunningham
Poulsen
George W. Fellows
Frank Glissen
NYA
Elnora Chandler
Ouachita Parish
George W. Pipes
Milton Coverdale
Bert Coverdale
R. Dean Farr
D. L. Bornman, Jr
Parish
Joe Renwick
Fred Thatcher
Major Poulsen
Troop Taxicab Delivered to Army in Chicago Tests
The first of 2,000 armored personnel carriers built by Diamond T Motor Car Company was turned over to army ordnance officers after proving ground tests. The $14,000,000 order backs the carrier that seats 13 soldiers with equipment plus a driver. It features light armor sides, a swiveling machine gun, rubber tracks in back and wheels in front for all terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Diamond T Motor Car Company
Army Ordnance
Army
British fight hard in Crete as Nazi assault continues
Four day battle on Crete sees British empire forces opposing Nazi landings while Berlin and Paris issue conflicting claims. British naval guns reportedly disrupt Nazi boatloads and though Axis vessels suffer damage, fighting rages around Malemi and Canea.
Senate foes vow furious fight to repeal neutrality act
Senate opponents of administration foreign policy condemn Secretary Stimson and Secretary Knox and warn that any repeal of the neutrality act will provoke a vigorous, last-ditch battle. Senator Nye cites Roosevelt praise and argues the act has kept the nation out of war despite calls to join. Stimson and Knox call the law a breach of tradition and a blunder, speaking as individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Knox
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Roosevelt
Knoxes
Stimsons
Bodies of 14 miners killed in Panhandle mine blast
In Bicknell Indiana 14 miners died when an explosion at the Panhandle mine last night trapped them 325 feet underground. Seventeen other miners escaped, and rescuers believe a gas and dust ignition caused the blast as families mourn at the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bicknell
Ind
Panhandle
Charles W. Harrington
Near Bicknell
E. R. Cole
Vincennes
James M. Smith
Virgil Sager
Freelandville
Richard Smith
Dewey Stinett
Maurice Taburiaux
Floyd Harper
Charles Osborn
Charles Wright
Wilbert Redmond
Charles B. May
F. M. Vincent
Arthur Gourdouze
Jack Ogilvie
Ernest J. Stivers
Blonde Derby Followed Bride Weds California Man
Kansas City May 23 The pretty Kentucky Derby pursued blonde Mary Helen Singer married Earl Lee Archer after a motorcycle ride ended with another suitor John West from San Francisco. Archer never met the bride as telephone word revealed a new husband. West, a San Francisco steel firm accountant, claimed the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Singer
West
Women's clubs push aid to foes of totalitarianism
The General Federation of Women's Clubs representing 2,000,000 women endorsed all necessary aid to anti-fascist foes while warning convoys to Great Britain may result. A rift over war supplies remained, with a run-off for second vice president and a debate on the World Court. Hutchins and Donovan discussed aid to Britain with Hutchins opposing naval or military intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Great Britain
United States
Japan
J. L. Blair Buck
Richmond
R. I. C. Prout
Wakefield, Mich
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
William J. Donovan
America
Dr. Hutchins
Britain
Monroe Sees Broad Business Upswing in April
Figures released by J. W. Warren, Monroe Chamber of Commerce president, show most April indices rising from March and from April 1940. Postal receipts up 10.4 percent from March, motor vehicle registrations 36.6, freight shipments 58.5, bank debits 1.8, employment placements 108 percent, with two exceptions. April 1940 compared gains include postal receipts 68 percent and freight shipments 130.1 percent, while manufacturing sales slipped 1.9 percent and building permits fell 51.8 percent. Data drawn from LSU Bureau of Business Research and deemed accurate by the chamber president.
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Monroe
J. W. Warren
Chamber of Commerce
Warren
Mr. Warren
Bureau of Business Research
Louisiana State University
Chamber
Wealthy Princeton Student Draft Called for Final Exam
Philadelphia May 23 selective service officials summoned John T Dorrance Jr one of Americas wealthiest college boys for final physical examination today If accepted he will be drafted into Uncle Sams army at 21 a month His income now is about 20000 a month from the 150000000 Campbell soup fortune
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Philadelphia
Selective Service
John T. Dorrance, Jr
America
Princeton
Uncle Sam
Campbell Soup
Land urges use of U S forces to end shipyard strike
In Washington, Land of the maritime commission urged using United States forces to break the San Francisco shipyard strike that halted work at 11 yards with defense orders worth 500 million dollars. The defense mediation board pressed talks with CIO United Mine Workers and coal operators as a wage dispute lingers.
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Associated Press
Emory
Land
Maritime Commission
United States
San Francisco
Senate Defense
Washington
Defense Mediation Board
Southern
United Mine Workers Union
Truman
Missouri
San Francisco Bay Area
C. I. O. United Mine Workers
LaGuardia Strikes Pact to Curb Foreign Remarks
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, after taking charge of civilian defense, says he has an agreement with Secretary Hull to curb his foreign affairs comments. He quips Hull will run foreign policy while he handles New York City streets, referencing his past clash with Adolf Hitler.
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Washington
F. H. LaGuardia
Adolf Hitler
Hull
New York
Civilian Defense Office
State Department
Adolf
Cordell (Hull
British Hold Ground in Four Day Battle for Crete
British forces claim a growing edge against German air and sea assault in Crete as heavy fighting centers on Malemi air field south of Canea. Counterattacks reportedly kill or capture Nazi detachments at Candia and Retimo while Churchill notes German occupation of Candia. Naval guns bombard landings as Royal Navy ships deter sea incursions.
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Associated Press
Crete
Island
Malemi
Canea
Berlin
Darian
France
Hitler
Germany
London
Britain
Vichy
Tobruk
Libya
Syria
Palestine
Washington
United States
Western Hemisphere
Adolf Hitler
Candia
Retimo
Winston Churchill
Cairo
Middle East Command
Mediterranean Isle
MIMICS CRETE BATTLE CONTINUES ON OAHU
Honolulu reports a nightlong battle for Oahu as allied defenses repel a fortified assault. Dive bombing targets power stations and army concentrations while enemy landings are claimed at several sites.
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Honolulu
Oahu Island
Defense Army
Oahu
Crete
Monroe Traffic Safety Update 1841
This week’s safety record shows accidents 212 year to date versus 182 last year. Personal injuries total 27 this year against 11 last year, with deaths 0 so far this year and 4 last year. A traffic rule bans stopping a vehicle momentarily in bus stop spaces unless in an emergency or as required by law, with signs or painted lines marking the limits.
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City of
Monroe
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