Nazis Penetrate First Line of Belgian Defense
Berlin reports the German high command has penetrated the first line of Belgian defenses as British and French support arrives. Liege is claimed captured with fighting continuing at the Albert Canal while German armored divisions push through Holland and Belgium toward Maastricht and Hasselt.
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BERLIN
high command
Liege
Holland
Belgium
Rotterdam
Sued Willem Canal
Albert Canal
Maastricht
Hasselt
Ourthe river
European War To Hit U S Taxpayer
The White House will ask Congress for more defense funds this week to supplement the 2 billion already sought for the army and navy. Secretary Early cautions against predicting a final figure and notes possible moves toward a national defense tax. The European war threatens treasury costs and debates over aiding Allied powers.
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WASHINGTON
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen T. Early
Early
treasury
British Submarine Seal Presumed Lost in War Casualty
London May 13 The Admiralty lists Britain's eighth submarine casualty of the war the 1320 ton Seal overdue and presumed lost The Seal a mine laying submarine carried 55 men and is now feared sunk with all hands.
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LONDON
Admiralty
Britain
Weather Summary for Ohio and Surrounding Regions
Cloudy with showers in Ohio and northern areas tonight and Tuesday. Cooler in the west and north. Lake Erie region expected more showers tonight. Low pressure from New England to Arizona with high pressure over the South Atlantic and northwest. Temperature rising from the Rockies to the central valleys with scattered showers in the Dakotas and Montana and light rain in the east.
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OHIO
Lake Erie
New England
Great Lakes
Arizona
South Atlantic
northwest
Rockies
Dakotas
Montana
Churchill wins House of Commons confidence in wartime unity
Churchill secured a 381 to 0 confidence vote in the Commons after pledging victory at all costs and a five man war cabinet. Lords backed the government unanimously as Labour Liberal and Conservative support aligned to prosecute the war against Germany.
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Britain
Churchill
LONDON
U.P
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Germany
Commons
House of Lords
Neville Chamberlain
Percy Harris
Lords
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Mediterranean
solery
Hastings Bertrand Lees-Smith
labor
Harris
Viscount Halifax
French Triumph in First War Test Near Tongres
Paris reports French and Belgian forces halted German motorized columns on the Tongres road, ten miles north of Liege. French motorized units aided Belgians defending the Maastricht Tongres route, with German Panzer forces said to be halted in the clash marking the war's first test of strength.
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PARIS
Tongres
Belgium
Liege
Maastrich
Holand
France
Albert Canal
Tongres road
Belgian Troops Hold Line as Germans Press Near Liege
Belgian forces, aided by French troops, resist a major German advance along the Albert Canal. German attempts to cross by small boats fail. tanks destroyed. Premier Pierlot reports Belgian officer sacrificed to blow a bridge after the commander’s death. Public notice promotes E M Wickens for County Commissioner.
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BRUSSELS
Albert Canal
Liege
Hubert Pierlot
Pierlot
City Hall Set to Close at Noon for Primary Election
Safety Service Director I. D. Fax reports City Hall will close at noon tomorrow due to the primary election. Officials urge residents to plan ahead for limited services and advisory notices.
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Safety Service
I. D. Faxon
British Have Advantage In Sharp Fighting In Belgium
British Expeditionary Forces move into Belgian positions as German armored divisions spearhead an assault toward the Albert Canal. Belgian defenses strain under the onslaught while British units prepare for what could be the war’s first major engagement. German mechanized forces, backed by air power, threaten coastal routes toward the English Channel.
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Belgium
English channel
Albert Canal
Belgian
Expect Election Returns To Be Slow
The Chronicle-Telegram will provide its election night service as results in the primary vote are expected to be late due to many candidates and heavy turnout. Bulletin points and locations for early results will be posted after 7 a.m. Wednesday at 16 county sites including Avon Brown, Grafton, Oberlin, Ridgeville, and more.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chronicle- Telegram
Avon—Brown and Grossman's
Green's
Amherst
Mischka confectionery
Central Book
Grafton
Four-bandit spree ends in deaths and wounds in Ohio
Four gunmen robbed victims across Lorain County and Cleveland area in a one night crime wave. Victims included Mrs. Grace Woodworth Edward Tomlin and David Smith who were tied up after a filling station hold up. Two bandits were killed and several others wounded in the chaotic spree.
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Grace Woodworth
Avon Lake
Edward Tomlin
David Smith
Avon
Ravenna
Tomlin
Smith
W. J. Arnold
Mrs. Woodworth
Arnold
CLEVELAND
Robert McClaren
Sharon
Alex Jaksic
Bowen Fitzgerald
Portage County
John Jurajovac
William Homovec
James Dionisio
Youngstown
John Veranches
Homovec
Bernard Gersper
Columbus
Chester Smith
Jay
Heavy Primary Vote Expected Here Tomorrow
Lorain county voters face a heavy ballot with 113 Democratic names and 84 Republican names. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Early voting advised. results expected late. Precincts shift polling places at McKinsey and Franklin schools. Levy voters may request a levy ballot without party declaration. Police warn retailers not to sell alcohol on election day from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Lorain county
election board
Elyria
Boulevard
Garford avenue
McKinsey school
West Seventh street
Franklin school
E. J. Stankard
Stankard
Special Elyria School Board Meeting Postponed
The Elyria City Board of Education postponed a special meeting to next Monday night. The session will cover employment of teachers for the 1940 41 school year and the board's role in the Summer playground program.
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Elyria City
Oberlin Mock Convention Nominates McNary Ticket
Oberlin College students nominated Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon for president and House Republican Leader Joe Martin of Massachusetts for vice president on the ninth ballot at the 20th Oberlin mock convention. The platform opposed war participation, backed a World Federal Union and farm aid, and favored civil service reform and anti monopoly measures. Frieda the elephant drew humorous attention and was nominated for vice president as a publicity stunt.
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OBERLIN. O
Oberlin
Oberlin college
mocx
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
McNary
Buster Thomas Dewey
Keary
Robert Taft
Ohio
Vandenburg
Michigan
LaGuardia
New York
Dewey
Martin
John W. Bricker
Unites States
Norman Lyle
Nebraska
W. C. Fields
Ieads us
Fields
Frieda
Frieda never
Six Camp Staff Named for 1940 Iss-See-Kies Camp
Camp Iss-See-Kies in Elyria Ohio announces six staff members for the 1940 season led by Russell Gleason as assistant director and Robert Karp Jack Reinhardt David Green Sam Rockwood and Avian Fritzsche. The program runs June 8 to five 10 day sessions for boys and ends with Girl Scouts taking over August 7. New features include swimming life saving and water safety instruction.
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Camp Iss-See- Kies
Elyria
Vermilion River
Carl Wagner
Russell Gleason
Robert Karp
Jack Reinhardt
David Green
Sam Rockwood
Avian Fritzsche
Gleason
Karp
Rockwood
Fritzsche
Wagner
Learn to Swim Campaign Enrolls 300 at M C A Pool
About 300 men women boys and girls enrolled today for the Learn to Swim campaign at the M C A pool. The drive is sponsored by the A C A with The Chronicle Telegram cooperation. Enrollment rush grew after warmer weather. periods for women girls until 4 30 p m today and men boys until 4 30 p m Tuesday.
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M.C. A
Chronicle-Telegram
Max Roe
Oberlin Student Charged in Fatal Traffic Crash
Oberlin College student Peter B. Auerbach 21 faces involuntary manslaughter charge for the Saturday night death of Miss Inah E. Avery 82 as she crossed West avenue at Third street. He pled not guilty and posted 1000 bond pending a January preliminary hearing before Mayor Joseph Perry. Avery, a longtime rural teacher and Elyria resident, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after the collision. Witnesses included several local residents. funeral services are set for Tuesday at Taylor Funeral Home with burial in Oberlin Cemetery.
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Peter B. Auerbach
Oberlin college
White Plains
N. Y
Inah E. Avery
West avenue
Third street
Auerbach
Joseph Perry
E. J. Stankard
Pleasant View
Second street
Avery
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Auerbech
Elvrra
William Middletor
Oberlin
Elyria
Henrietta township
Walter Michalske
15th street
Miss Avery
C B. Avery
Orlando
Flo
F. A. Avery
Apron
Taylor Funeral Home
Oberlin cemetery
Berlin Claims Capture of 18 900 Dutch Prisoners
Berlin dispatch reports German advances in Holland Norway and the Saar region leading to 18 900 prisoners including one Dutch general and staff. It notes sinking of a British destroyer and two transports by air, with 1 400 Dutch 600 French 306 English captured in specified sectors.
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BERLIN
today
Holland
Norway
Saarbruecken
Tilburg
Seaarbruecken
Mosjoen
Auxiliary Bishop to Confirm Class at St Marys Church
Auxiliary Bishop James A. McFadden of the Cleveland Diocese will lead a confirmation service at St. Marys Church for about 200 children and several adults. He will be met at the Elyria city limits at 7 p.m. by a St. Marys delegation with a police escort. The service is set for 7:30 p.m.
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James A. McFadden
Cleveland Diocese
Catholic Church
St. Mary's church
McFadden
Elyria
St Agnes
St Mary's Church
City urges removal of ashes from alleys before oiling
Service Director L D Faxon ordered residents to haul away winter ashes piled in rear alleyways as the city prepares for its annual street oiling program. Oil work on unpaved streets and alleys is slated to begin around May 27, with ashes removal required beforehand.
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L D. Faxon
Faxon
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Harold H. Burton
U. S. Senate
Ernest Hatch Wilkins
Allien Bailey
the
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Mutual Broadcasting Co
Bazley
Richard McDermott
Wellington
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Franklin O
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