Lackawanna grade crossing project moves to start now
The Syracuse Grade Crossing Commission reports all 143 parcels needed for street and railroad uses have been acquired. Deputy Attorney General Henry Cohen brought the final checks, Elmhurst Construction plans to begin work, and Neal Brewster of the Public Service Commission pledged prompt state action. Mayor Marvin and City Engineer Pitts lauded the effort, noting the last grade crossings in the city are set to be eliminated.
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Lackawanna
Henry Cohen
Syracuse
John T. O’brien
Neal Brewster
Public Service Commission
John Hagen
Elmhurst Construction Company
Marvin
Pitts
Weygand Takes Command to Lead Allied Offense
Allied morale rises as General Weygand, veteran of Foch’s school, assumes supreme command. At seventy three, he is praised for vigilance and decisive planning, with a resolve to launch vigorous counter attacks amidst German air and mechanized superiority, under Britain’s new Prime Minister and France’s Reynaud and Petain.
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Marshal Foch
France
Brussels
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Legion of Honor
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Nordun
Marshal Petain
City Industry Ready To Aid U S Defense
Syracuse with its diversified industry stands ready to answer the nations call for aid on a sweeping defense program. Secretary Norton of the Chamber of Commerce estimates that at least nine tenths of the city's established industries could contribute directly or indirectly to national defense. The local plan aims to correlate Chamber and Manufacturers' Association activities to support the national administration.
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Syracuse
Norton
Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse Manufacturers’ Association
Central New York Mobilizes Industry for National Safety
The Solvay Process Company plant the Carrier air conditioning factory the Crouse Hinds Company and other large plants stand ready to adapt to emergency needs. Central New York cities each offer a unique contribution and plans must be laid now to speed the change-over when the moment arrives.
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Solvay Process Company
Carrier Corporation
Crouse-Hinds Company
New York
England braces for aerial blitz as war spreads
Churchill warns of a looming aerial onslaught after Western Front stability, detailing terror of bombing from Holland and Belgium. Britain mobilizes home defenses, moves 8000 London children inland, and rushes skilled workers to airplane factories while pledging France will fight to the end.
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Winston Churchill
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Churchill
Berlin
London
Wales
Belgium
India
Canada
England
Reynaud
France
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
Syracuse University
Britain
Ley Creek sewer dedication draws national WPA officials
Syracuse scheduled dedication for the Ley Creek sewer project on June 3 with visitors including Col. Francis R. Harrington national WPA commissioner John M. Carmody Federal Works administrator and Lester W. Herzog state WPA administrator. The $3.2 million project covers 30 000 residents across North Side Hastwood East Syracuse Mattydale and Dewitt funded by 2.7 million federal and 500 000 county dollars. Mayor Marvin will attend representing city government after his role in WPA talks preceding the go ahead order.
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Ley Creek
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Francis R. Harrington
WPA
John M. Carmody
Federal Works
Lester W. Herzog
Hastwood
Mattydale
Dewitt
Onondaga County
Herzog
Big Ley Creek
Marvin
Mr. Herzog
Rheumatic Heart Disease In Children And Youth
The article outlines rheumatic heart disease as the commonest form of valvular heart disease in the young, with onset typically between ages 5 and 15 and a prepubescent origin. It highlights its high prevalence in Syracuse and New York City, its serious impact on mortality, and the need for early treatment and supervision, with tomorrow’s note on rheumatic fever causing rheumatic heart disease.
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Syracuse
New York
New York City
Col Lindbergh urges peace despite war wins
In a Sunday broadcast Col Charles A Lindbergh argues for maintaining peaceful relations with European nations regardless of who wins the war. He questions the need for larger armed forces, asking why billions should be spent on a greater Air Force Army and Navy if calamity fears are merely hysteria.
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France
Great Britain
Austria
Cacho-Slovakia
Poland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
United States of America
MH Witler
Colonel Lindbergh
England
Ditter
Uncle Sam
We Must Build Airplanes For Our Survival
From official Washington sources Paul R Leach argues Germany's air power far outpaces Franco British capacity and production. He warns the United States must rapidly expand airplane output to deter aggression, even if Allies cannot match orders or pay.
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Chicago Daily News
Washington
Paul R. Leach
Norway
Poland
Air Leach
Germany
America
Quote on press liberty from Lig Mye Yi source
A fragment cites a maxim about press freedom as the true gauge of all liberty. It asserts that without a free press all other freedoms remain nominal and meaningless.
Hy Ui fan OPINION defend to the death your right to say it
Fragmentary quotation references Voltaire and a defense of free speech. The text repeats phrases about opposing views and defending the right to express them, indicating a discussion of opinion and liberty in a stylized, debated format.
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Voltaire
Cabinet realignment to show nonpartisan governance discussed
Washington notes talk of a coalition cabinet with Republican posts. President Roosevelt reportedly considers changes to imply nonpartisanship. The piece argues real power lies in boards and commissions, not cabinet members, and urges bipartisan representation on economic issues to address underlying crises.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
America
Iif
Congress
Asa
Coalition cabinet promises clash with wage laws cited as issue
Administration spokesmen push labor standards while seeking Walsh Healy law and Wage Hour flexibility to aid defense. Critics say coalition cabinet plans mask political aims, hindering production and strengthening pressure groups. Tax burdens and overtime rules raise costs for weapon production amid worker shortages.
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Army
Navy
Walsh-Healey
Lindbergh radio address sharpens Administration unease
May 21 Raymond Clapper and Washington report that the day’s radio speech by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh drew unusually sharp criticism from Administration circles. The address, while not yet fully public, prompted concerns over its political implications and potential influence.
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Washington
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Private criticism of Lindbergh in Washington air defense debate
High officials privately condemn Lindbergh as hostile to Roosevelt policies and sympathetic to Germany. They recall his Nazi decoration as evidence of bias while noting he has removed himself from active air defense roles, despite his aviation prestige. The mood in Washington has grown more intense in recent weeks.
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Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Germany
Washington
Johnson Warns Defense Crisis Demands Swift Action
Hugh S. Johnson asserts production, not politics, drives national defense. He calls for immediate rearmament and faster mobilization, saying the government lacks capable production managers and must recruit them from industry on request. He notes rumors of cabinet personnel changes and cites Frank Knox and Alf as named candidates.
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Washington
War
Navy
Commerce
Frank Knox
Alf
Roosevelt era air defense debate shapes wartime policy
The text recounts tensions between administration officials and critics like Lindbergh over U S strategy toward WWII. It discusses fear of Nazi influence in Latin America, the potential for peaceful ties to persist despite war, and calls for hemispheric defense measures including possible acquisition of colonial powers’ holdings.
Defense Crisis or Political Maneuver in Roosevelt Term
Editorial denounces perceived third term politics around rearmament, arguing it weaponizes a national crisis to attack the two party system. It condemns Roosevelt’s bid as a dictatorial, self serving power grab and warns of cabinet manipulation and partisan harm to national defense. It asserts unity is not needed and defends wartime production leadership and democratic norms.
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London
Fiorella
LaGuardia
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
White ‘House
War Department
Tucker
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Economic shock reshapes U S gold stocks under blitz
Washington reports first blows of a blitzkrieg on the economy as gold stocks around 28.1 billion dollars are questioned. Roosevelt and his economists fear a world with barter and price fixing if Germany wins, while policy shifts swirl around gold policy and wage concerns.
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Huvler
France
Roosevelt
Witler
Economic shift: New deal economists eye political barter
Analysts warn that U S economists, facing Nazi threats, are considering barter based on political needs for security rather than price. They suggest subsidies and state control of raw materials and prices to curb hoarding, inflation, and market instability amid armament buildup.
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Instanos
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