Britain Faces New Government After Chamberlain Resigns
Neville Chamberlain resigned as prime minister and Winston Churchill agreed to form a new cabinet. The Labor Party signaled willingness to join a coalition under a new prime minister who could unite the nation. A king’s audience followed as Churchill was urged to head a unity government.
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Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
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Labor Party
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Buckingham Palace
Churchill
Hitler Directs Western Front Operations From Front
German forces opened a broad dawn attack on the western border with Adolf Hitler directing the operations. The air force supported the army as the Fuehrer took up headquarters on the western front amid warnings of war spreading to Holland and Belgium and threats to the Ruhr Valley.
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ADOLF HITLER
Paris
Nied
Holland
Belgium
Ruhr
Fuehrer
Allies Purchase 4000 Planes Amid Tense War Pause
Great Britain and France ordered 4000 latest type American pursuit interceptor and bombing planes in the United States during the last month. The War Department asked Roosevelt to request funds to build 200 more four engined bombers costing 400000 dollars each to bolster hemispheric defense.
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Great Britain
France
low countries
United States
War Department
Roosevelt
Ohio Tonight Light Showers Then Colder Saturday
Weather conditions describe scattered light showers tonight followed by partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures on Saturday. A high pressure system sits over the Dakotas guiding the Central States while moderate to low barometers span from the Far Western States to the Atlantic coast.
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OHIO
Dakotas
Central States
Atlante coast
Texas
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Carolinas
upper Lake region
Dutch Blow Up Bridges to Halt German Invasion
Dutch troops destroy bridges over the Maas and Yssel to stop a German advance as troops nationwide hunt parachutists dropped at dawn. German paratroopers reported encircled and destroyed. government promises aid and cautions against fifth column rumors. A German plane was shot down near Utrecht. public anger erupts at a German bookstore.
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Netherlands
New York
Maas
Ysel
high command
Holland
The
Hague
Utrecht
Legion Post 12 to Honor Mothers at Breakfast
Elyria Ohio May 12 at 8 30 am Post Home Ohio Street American Legion Post No 12 hosts Mothers Day Breakfast honoring Gold Star mothers and mothers of World War Veterans. Rose Perry Akron speaks. About 85 attended last year. reservations via Ellis D. Nielsen adjutant. Transportation offered for mothers of veterans.
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Elyria Post
American Legion of Ohio
Post
Ohio Street
Elyria
Rose Perry
Akron
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Ohio
Ellis D. Nielsen
Post No 12
Hour of decisive combat at hand declared by Hitler
Berlin May 10 German forces move to place Holland and Belgium under protection while Hitler tells troops the hour of decisive combat for the future of the German nation is at hand He cites plans to thwart Allied attacks and asserts Belgium and Holland will be spoken to in a language they understand by a German victory that may shape a thousand years.
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Hitler
BERLIN
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Joachim Von Ribbentrop
Ruhr
Britain
France
Norway
Europe
west front
Ribbentrop
Reich
England
Fuehrer
high command
Schedule Unchanged At National Tube Company
Next week's operations at National Tube Company in Lorain will mirror this week with four blast furnaces and nine open hearth furnaces continuing to operate. The Bessemer converter will run a single turn and other departments will adjust as needed to fit the plan.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Roosevelt backs Queen Wilhelmina but keeps U.S. out of war
President Roosevelt expressed sympathy with Queen Wilhelmina's call to defend Holland against Germany. He said no change in the situation justifies altering his view that the United States can stay out of war and warned against interpreting the word speculative as implying potential involvement.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Wilhelmina
Holland
Baldwin-Wallace Professor William Pautz Dies
Professor William Carl Pautz 52 head of history and political science at Baldwin Wallace College died at home from apoplexy in Berea Ohio.
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BEREA. O
William Carl Pautz
Baldwin-Wallace College
Seven French Cities Bombed by German Air Force
German air force bombed at least seven French towns including Meru? Sur Oise Lille Nancy Lyons Colmar Calais and Dunkerque. Allied forces claimed five German raiders down and casualties reported at Lyons and Nancy as French cities faced air raids and troops moved toward Belgium.
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Gay
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Pontoise
Channhy
Lille
Nancy
Lyons
Colmar
Calais
Dunteraue
Belgium
LiIntransigeant
Lyon
Antwerp
Brussels
Neville Chamberlain
Europe at War In Brief Blitz Across Western Front
Germany invades Holland Belgium and Luxembourg to secure neutrality and thwart invasions. Hitler declares a decisive hour for Germany as Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg forces resist including parachute troops and bombings of airports. Allies rush aid to Belgium and Holland while Brussels and Paris regions suffer air raids.
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Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Adolf Hitler
AMSTERDAM
Wilhelmina
BRUSSELS
Leopold
LONDON
Gibraltar
PARIS
big Lyons
Dunkerque
Calais
Lille
Nancy
channel
BERNE
Berne-Jura
Switzerland
Hague
Metz
Antwerp
Imains
Adolf Enterembourg
Den Helder
Netherlands
Belgians Halt Invaders Halted at Frontier
A Belgian defense ministry communique says Berman forces under King Leopold halted German troops at the frontier. The action followed destruction of communication lines and bridge demolitions with Belgian resistance. An air battle near Mons involved Allied and Belgian planes against Germans, with about 20 dead and many homes destroyed in the Brussels area.
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BRUSSELS
defense ministry
Berman
Leopold
Mons
air ministry
France
Paris
Netherlands
legatior
Helder
Jura Alps
traffe
Basle
McDonald Elected Head of Eagles
Elyria Aerie No 431 Fraternal Order of Eagles elected McDonald as worthy president for the coming year. Other officers include Albert Krebsworth vice president George Brunner chaplain Lyle Castle secretary Arthur Damm trustee Dr George F French and Dr H J Austin treasurers Chris Younglas physician Nick Sirainie conductor and inside guard. County office candidates spoke. Cleveland floor show entertained. election night party planned with primary returns and entertainment for members and wives.
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Wilhem McDonald
Elyria Aerie
Order of Eagles
McDonald
Albert Krebsworth
George Brunner
Arthur R. Graber
Lyle Castle
Arthur Damm
George F French
H. J. Austin
Chris Younglas
Nick Sirainie
aenue
Cleveland
Britain and France rush aid to the Low Countries
Britain and France mobilize emergency aid as German blitz threatens the Low Countries. Prime Minister Chamberlain prepares an emergency session while Iceland is occupied and London plans evacuation of up to 500000 children.
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LONDON
Great Britain
France
Neville Chamberlain
Netherlands
Belgium
British Isles
Canterbury
Iceland
Luxembourg
Chambain
Labor party
Archibald Sinclair
Sinclair
west
Germany
England
Poland
Norway
low countries
Hundreds of Visitors Expected at Elyria High School Exhibition
Elyria High School readies for a biennial exhibition and demonstration of student work and services tonight from 6 to 9:30 p.m. with dinner served 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibits span commercial, fine arts, household arts, music, visual education, and a large library display marking the 500th anniversary of printing and highlighting librarian collaboration with school programs. The library holds 4 120 books, 62 magazines, plus daily and weekly papers, aiding freshmen and teachers with bibliographies and supervised reading displays.
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Elyria High School
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German Attacks Spread Across Holland Belgium Luxembourg
Berlin reports strike into The Netherlands and Belgium with bombing planes parachutists and mechanized columns. Belgium declares mobilization appeals for aid while Brussels Amsterdam and London report widespread air raids and a call for Allied assistance.
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