Germans Capture Brussels 76 Miles From Paris
Germans seize Brussels area while threatening Namur and Antwerp fronts. Dyle defense ruptured near Wavre. fortress near Namur reportedly taken. Allied plans to rally behind fortifications disrupted by Meuse river breakthrough between Namur and Givet. Western front battle may decide war outcome with two main sectors: Antwerp–Namur corridor and Meuse near Sedan.
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Belgium
Dyle
Wavre
Brussels
Namur
Narvik
Germany
Meuse
Givet
France
Sedan
Antwerp
Netherlands
Zeeland
Allied Defenders Fall Back Along Europe War Line
German reinforcements move from Netherlands to bolster southern offensives. Louvain near Brussels 16 miles from the front. Fighting reported near Waterloo. British air ministry says Western Front air ops downed Nazi planes more than three to one. Royal Navy wrecked German lines and dumps behind front. Home Security warns of possible parachutist landings in Britain and urges motorists to safeguard cars from dawn.
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Netherlands
Holversum
Louvain
Brussels
Waterloo
AIR Mastery
Royal Ar Force
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
Milwaukee Legion Body Seeks Court Order to Release Funds
The American Legion Convention Corporation of Milwaukee asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to compel State Treasurer John M. Smith to release 59000 appropriated by the last legislature, after the court temporarily withheld ruling. The group had sought 27050 as an advance, while Madison editor William T. Evne threatened a suit, claiming the funds were for private use, though the corporation argued the money would support public purposes and a 1941 Legion event in Milwaukee.
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Madison
American Leson Convention Corporation
Milwaukee
Supreme Cour
John M Smith
Smith
William T. Evmne
Evme
George F. Kiewert
National Legion I
French Claim Hitler Forces Enclosed on Front
French authorities extended the military zone to Paris to protect the capital while keeping martial law off the city. In the Sedan area, German advances moved onto the plains as French mechanized units countered. Allied air operations claimed success against German aircraft as commentators noted the drive had been checked for now.
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Paris
Pari
Washington
Long Meuse
Sedan
France
Belgium
Marne
Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Legion Pledges Support for Red Cross War Fund
St Louis report says American Legion will back the 10 million dollar Red Cross war relief drive. National Commander Raymond J Kelley urged Legion posts nationwide to mobilize local quotas and assist in fundraising. The pledge to aid Disabled American Veterans was also announced by national adjutant Vivian D Corbley.
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St. Louis
American Legion
Raymond J. Kelley
The
Red Cross
Kelley
Vivian D. Corbley
Cincinnati
Population Gain Shown for South Milwaukee in Decade
Milwaukee report shows South Milwaukee growing from 10,706 in 1930 to 11,115 in 1940. Thaddeus Wasielewski, district census supervisor, announced the figures today.
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Milwaukee
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Dies rails at fifth column menace in heated House debate
In a fiery House speech, Dies accuses un American groups of aiding a communist fifth column. He cites National Maritime Union head Joseph Curran and labor leaders, claims Russia’s espionage network operates here, and urges decisive action to curb subversive influence while praising unity under democracy.
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England
France
Holland
Norway
Belgium
Dies
America
Adolf Hitler
Communist Party
Oats
United States
Russia
Major Oaks Hopes to Attend Cherry Blossom Festival
Major Oaks said he will attend if possible the invitation from Maor D W Reynolds of Sturgeon Bay to the annual cherry blossom festival on May 25 and 26. A crowd of 50 to 70 thousand is anticipated. highlights include a parade of floats, 20 contestants for the cherry blossom queen, and aerial displays with 100 private planes and a U S Army flight squadron. Orchard tours are planned both days, and Mayor Carl F Zeidler will crown the queen Sunday afternoon.
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Oaks
Maor D W. Reynolds
Sturgeon Bay
Major Reynolds
United States Army
Glenview
Carl F. Zeidler
Nilwaukee
Roosevelts plan pushes US defense drive to 50 000 planes
President Roosevelt plus congressional leaders pressed a sweeping defense program with a goal of 50,000 planes and a massive build up. He outlined a $200 million flexible fund, urged private plant expansion, and phased procurement while Congress moves key bills and navy appropriations.
June Teela Crowned Queen At Bass Festival Parade
June Teela will be crowned queen at the 1940 Bass Festival sponsored by the Winneconne Business Men's Association. The parade will feature at least four bands, decorated floats, county officials, town supervisors, and local notables, starting at the high school and ending on Main Street with the crowning. Children's groups, village and township officials, and multiple bands and fire departments will march, culminating with the queen and festival activities at the village hall. Clarence A. Nimmer served as general chair with B E Coughlin as cochairman and county officials aiding planning.
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Winneconne Business Men’s Association
At & O'Clock
Main Street
Menasha High School
Winneconne
Omro High School
Vinland
Winchester
Poygan
Boy Scouts of
Borth
Camp Fire Girls
Winnecone High School
Clarence A. Nimmer
B. E
Jerry) Cough
Roosevelt seeks big defense funding via blank check bill
President Roosevelt asked for an immediate defense appropriation of 896 million dollars with 726 million to be spent immediately. He proposed authorizations for military obligations totaling 186 million and up to 100 million in future commitments. A 100 million “blank check” remains in the package to address bottlenecks in defense production, including aircraft plants and antiaircraft gear. Congress signals readiness to vote the bill next month while vets scrutiny of past defense spending continues.
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House Military Affairs Committee
Andrew May
Roosevelt
Rocky Mountains
Allegheny Range
Los Angeles
Seaboard
America
Army
Navy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
May
House Military Committee
L. D. Gasser
Edgewood
Forest A. Harness
Republican
Indiana
Gasser
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Andrew J. May
House
Congressional
International at a Glance Amid Rising War Fronts
Berlin reports a 62 mile break through on the Maginot line with allies retreating along a 115 mile Meuse front from Antwerp to Sedan. Paris admits Nazi advance within 100 miles of the capital as fighting rages in Sedan sector. U S embassy warns travelers. Berlin massing troops on Slovak frontier for march through Hungary into Romania. Congress acts on Roosevelt defense program.
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Associated Press
Berlin
France
Meuse
Antwerp
Belgium
Sedan
Paris
Britain
Budapest
Hungary
Rumania
Balkans
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Farm Leaders Oppose Wallace Plan as Change Toward Control
George B. Hodgkin of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives testified before a Senate banking subcommittee in Los Angeles opposing a Wallace backed bill to revamp the farm credit administration. He argued the plan would abandon cooperative credit on a business basis and push centralized and socialized government credit while opponents say the legislation would liberalize loans, end government interest subsidies, and coordinate agricultural aid.
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Washington
Wallace
George B. Hodgkin
Los Angeles
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Senate Banking
Farm Credit Administration
Hodgkins
Bankhead
Democrat
Alabama
Wheeler
Montana
la Follette
Wisconsin
Red Cross Campaign Planned in Oshkosh for War Victims
Oshkosh chapter of the American Red Cross organizes a group plan to raise 3640 for European relief and rehabilitation. The drive will use room 308 at First National Bank as headquarters with A E Potter as chairman, Walter J Patri treasurer, and Earl E Fuller secretary.
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Oshkosh
American Red Cross
Wartorn
Europe
War Relief Committee
Red Cross
War Relief Fund
First National Bank
A. E. Potter
Walter J. Patri
Earl E. Fuller
Leslie H. Ross
H. E. Mansfield
A. M. Bleyer
Erwin M. Spoo
Edwin M. Marche
The
George F. Oaks
America
London Children Moved From Suffolk to Wales
British authorities ordered thousands of London children who had been moved to Suffolk after evacuation to be relocated again to Wales. The unnamed official called the decision a bombshell, noting Suffolk’s position opposite German occupied Holland makes the move logical.
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London
Suffolk County
Wales
Britain
Ipswich
Harwich
Holland
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U. S
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Av Crstin
Century Club
June Teela
John McSweeney
Harold Burton
Ohio
Cleveland
International
Suffolk
Thompson
U. A. Haase CO
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