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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1940

Page

4

Italy Expands Artillery Production Amid War Prep

Italy orders expanded artillery production and gas conserving measures as Mussolini previews mobilization. Tens of thousands of Fascist youths cheered as banners called for war and march. Foreign observers weigh Italy Britain negotiations and possible shifts in contraband rules amid Mediterranean tensions.

Duce Mussolini Fuiuui Mussolini Galeazzo Ciano Albania Italy Wilfrid Greene Rome Germany Mediterranean London British Isles

Mussolini Holds War Conference Amid Italian Mobilization

Mussolini met with Generals Graziani Soddu and others to discuss Italy’s arms situation as civilian traffic is halted and the Mediterranean blocade shapes war policy. Posters urge Italian intervention as the urban walls bear calls for action.

Mediterranean Mussolini Rodolfo Graziani Staf Ubaldo Soddu Angelo Rossi Camillo Grossi Alfredo Guzzoni Col Piacentini War Ministry Pietro Badoglio Soddu Graziani

Red Cross in Paris Seeks Missing U. S. Ambulance Group

American volunteer ambulance groups in Paris seek help from the International Red Cross to locate eight missing men on the disappeared list after German bombardments. Names include Al Raymond Chicago Louis Wehrle Fort Wayne Murray Shipley Cincinnati John Glowacki Jersey Donald Coster Montreal and New York John Clement Brookline George King New York Gregory Wait Shelbourne Vermont and Erwin Watts New York who was injured slightly by a collapsing wall while rescuing a baby.

Red Cross Paris U. S International Red Cross American Volunteer Ambulance Organization American Field Service al Raymond Chicago Louis Wehrle Fort Wayne Ind Murray Shipley Cincinnati John Glowacki Jersey American Volunteer Ambulance Unit Donald Coster Montreal New York City John Clement Brookline Mass George King Gregory Wait Syracuse, N. Y Shelbourne Erwin H. Watts New York Kuffmerh France

New State Law Yields 12000 Cancer Cases Reported Totals

Albany May 27 More than 12000 cancer cases have been reported to the Health Department since January under the new compulsory reporting law officials said today Dr Louis C Kress director of cancer control said physicians response marks first successful venture of its kind in the country The reports include data on tumor microscopic character and are confidential for scientific use.

State Health Department Albany Health Department Louis C. Kress Cancer Control Kress

Clergyman Calls Unarmed Army to Meet Invaders

Johnstown Pennsylvania May 27 a Methodist minister urged a million strong unarmed army to confront invaders with only a New Testament and a hymn. He argued such a peaceful force could topple modern war machines and withstand any military discipline.

Johnstown William K. Anderson

British Reinforcements Reach Narvik In Norways Campaign

Stockholm reports substantial British air reinforcements to Narvik and says 130 German parachute troops landed at Bjomfjeld as Germans prepare to meet an Allied attack. Fifty German bombs struck the fishing village of Snoevewan.

Stockholm

Quints Six Tomorrow to Be Prepared for High Mass

The Dionne quintuplets reach six years old tomorrow and will begin religious instruction for their first high mass at the nursery. Education officials may soon teach English for financial and educational purposes as family plans unfold including a possible new home on Trout Lake. Guardians clash with Oliva Dionne over a stalled dream house and lawsuits persist with the physician. meanwhile, offers for the children were turned down due to language barriers despite substantial earnings from contracts and investments.

Callander Ont Department of Education Dionne Oliva Papa)Dionne Allan Roy Dafoe Papa Dionne Childrens Oliva Dionne Papa Trout Lake Board of Guardians New York World

Jackie Coogan Traced After Forced Plane Landing Near Yuma

Former child star Jackie Coogan disappeared after a separate flight from Tucson with Roger Pryor and Jimmy Mitchell. Coogan reported a forced landing near Ogilby California along the Southern Pacific tracks and planned to reach Los Angeles after dark, with Pryor and Mitchell alerting Sheriff Newman in Yuma.

Yuma Ariz Jackie Coogan Coogan Roger Pryor Jimmy Mitchell Tucson Pryor Mitchell Here Telegraph Pass Aviatrix Marvel Crosson T. H. Newman Ogilby Calif Southern Pacific Los Angeles

Passaic Choir Leads Women’s Contest at Polish Alliance

The Arta Maidens Choir of Passaic New Jersey captured first place in the women’s choir division and the national choral trophy at the Polish Singers Alliance Convention. Other results include The Choir Echo New York City winning the men’s division and various Utica and Buffalo groups placing in mixed and other categories.

Passaic Uticn Arta Maidens Choir N. J Polish Singers Alliance Echo New York City Aha Chole New York Lothie

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