Hitler Orders French to Scuttle Ships to Foil Allies
A Vichy report says Hitler demanded France scuttle 10 000 tons of merchant ships at Martinique to prevent Allied capture. The fleet includes the carrier Bearn and two cruisers, plus 100 American-made planes. U.S. negotiations with Admiral Georges Robert allegedly pressed demobilization of Martinique air units.
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Hitler
Vichy
Martinique
United States
Dart Adolf Hitler
Bearn
Georges Robert
France
Caribbean
T Hat
U.S. Garrizons
Hitler Demands Showdown Over French-German Alliance
Diplomatic reports from London today state Hitler demanded a showdown over French German collaboration. The German leader also insisted on surrender of a number of French tank crews stationed at Fort de France, the principal port of Martinique.
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Cierman
United States
Fort. de
France
Martinique
London
Hitler
British Shoot Down 15 Nazi Planes
CAIRO May 7 British fighter planes reportedly shot down fifteen Luftwaffe aircraft yesterday off the North African coast. An HAF communique said German planes plunged into the sea or were probably destroyed, while the British squadron lost only one plane. The report suggested a large German fleet was intercepted while escorting Axis supply ships.
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Cairo
Tirikh
North Mrieat
HAF
Messerschuitt
Enemy Sub Sinks Freighter In The St. Lawrence
OTTAWA May 13 The Royal Canadian navy and air force hunted an enemy submarine that invaded the St Lawrence river to sink a freighter It was the first submarine attack in the river and four survivors were landed Details on exact sinking location and weapon type were not disclosed The government said shipping protection plans had been put into effect and the situation in the river was closely watched.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Air Force
St Laurence River
Navy
Angus MacDonald
St. Lawrence
Machmald
Blackout Ordinance To Be Presented To City Council
A blackout ordinance modeled after a national plan will be presented to the city council next Monday after joint committee meetings. The measure, refined to local needs, accompanies a resolution to place state funds for civilian defense into the city defense fund to cover expenses such as guarding the water pumping station at Lake Erie.
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Obie Envilan Delome
Gnonee and Gaiety
S. N. Black
Lake Erie
Food Stamp Plan Authorized in Lorain County Delays
The Lorain County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to finance notes totaling 20000 to start the food stamp plan locally. The action is preliminary pending court steps to resolve procedural blocks and the signed contract with the federal agency. Orchard worker Carey L. Gire, 30, died in Millicothe when a power sprayer crushed his head after he fell from a tractor.
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Lorain
Ermmirionera
Hich
Rita Weraktien
Tedar
Federal Food Stamp Agency
Latain County
Millicothe
Carey L. Gire
Hultz Proposes Elyria Air Raid Drill for City
Safety officials consider Roy E Hultz plan to stage an air raid drill using auxiliary police, firemen, air raid wardens and rescue squads. Casualties would be simulated and rushed to Elyria High School auditorium as a practical demonstration. Police Chief Stankard approved the concept as valuable civilian defense training.
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Safety Department
Roy. E Hultz
Cievilian Defense Director
Hoy
Hutz
Elyria High School
E J. Stankard
Une
Jap Invaders In Burma Are Reinforced
CHUNGKING, China May 17 The Chinese war communique reports Chinese forces in Central Burma severed Japanese supply lines to the North Burma fronts along the Lashio and Myitkyina sectors. Japanese reinforcements from Lashio moved toward Lasute to renew a frontal assault on Chinese positions near the Salween River frontier. Chinese leaders see a decisive shift as they probe area changes in southern Yunnan Province while Japanese forces threaten Burma near the Indian border. Casualties estimated in Lashio reach about 4,500 as Chinese and American forces counter. The report notes strategic movements by the Second Front Army and the broader Sino-Japanese clash continuing into Page 7.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Chungeking
Lasute
Yunnan
Countis
Carrion
Sinie
Lashin
Rohima
School Board Employs Coach Hudak for Bain School
The Falon Township Board of Education hires Joseph J. Hudak of 46 West Twenty-ninth Street Lorain as coach and teacher of agriculture and mutual subjects at Falon High during the 1923-24 school year. Hudak a Wittenberg College graduate has worked in industrial jobs since graduation. This will be his first teaching post.
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Falen Twanship Board of Education Tart Nisht
Joseeph J. Hudak
Wet Twenty-ninth Street
Lorain
Alhiche
Ealn W Hich
Schoel
Hudak
Wittenberg College
Falon
First Aid Class At Y M C A Tonight
The First Aid class for auxiliary members and others, taught by Stove ns Brown, will be held this evening at seven o clock on the second door of the Y M C A. Members are asked to note the time and place.
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Stovens Brown
Invasion Fleet Reassembling Near Australia
Melbourne reports Japanese invasion fleet regrouping at island bases northeast of Australia. Allied reconnaissance notes warships and transports readying for a new offensive. Japanese main force may move from northern bases toward Coral Sea, with weather halting MacArthur’s air operations briefly.
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Australia
Melbourne
Coral Sea
United States
Rabaul
Bismarck Islands
Lae
North New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Command
Pacific Naval Command
Invason
Bismarck
Solomon
Louisiade Islands
Carolina Islands
Japan
MacArthur
Russians Holding Nazi Offensive Reported Near Kerch
Moscow dispatches say Soviet and Allied tanks pressed gains on the Kerch Peninsula as battle fronts stretched toward the Caucasus. Communiques claimed substantial German losses and fresh Soviet offensives, with reports of heavy fighting around Leningrad and Kalinin front while German dive bombers attacked along the vast eastern front.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Kerch
Totas
Soret Azh
Mowar
Crimea
Red Army
Teating
Biyx
Pierre
Hich
Kerth
Caucasus
Paras
Father
Kientte
STA
Nees
Leninsrad Ratty
Manhlands
Crimean Battle
Kalinin Front
Gay
Ketch
Kerek
Varhng
Germans Claim Red Forces Beaten in Crimean Battle
London May report says a major offensive on the Kerch peninsula near Crimea faced contradictory claims. German communiques claim Soviet forces were overrun and zerobranded, while Allied dispatches indicate heavy action continues with new weaponry and armored units in the east front.
War Summary May 13 1912 Amidst Global Flows of Tension
London reports Hiller demands negotiations with Laval on collaboration. Russia fights near Kerch with claims of annihilation by German forces. London sees no major new attack yet. Australia notes Japanese ships massing northeast of the continent. Burma China forces maneuver north of Lashio for a decisive battle.
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Vichy
London
Hiller
Shenvafion
Laval
Russia
Cgeraans
Australia
Burma
China
Laship
Ohio cities pictured as havens of refuge for civilians
Federal civilian evacuation officials pictured Ohio as havens of refuge for civilians who might be bombed out of the seaboard. Plans would move civilians if needed, with Ohio hosting 98 reception centers rather than evacuation areas.
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Columbus
Ohio
Seaboard
Cal
R. FE
Seven Army fliers die in Oklahoma collision near Blanchard
Army officers investigated three Oklahoma City area accidents that killed seven airmen. Four of the fatalities occurred in a mid air collision of two medium light bombers near Blanchard, Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Army
Blanchard
Oxle
Base pay increases for armed forces passed by House
Washington May 15 The House approved and sent back to the Senate a bill raising base pay for privates and apprentice seamen to 30 dollars a month. Other enlisted grades and the lowest commissioned officer would gain as well. The change lifts privates from 21 dollars for initial five months to 30 dollars for eight months then 40 dollars, and upgrades apprentice seamen from 30 to 40 after a year of service.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lorain County Students Win State Scholarship Honors
Five Lorain County high school students earned high state ratings in the district state scholarship contest held May 2, with Barbara Louise Carpenter of Ridgeville high leading the field by top score in second year French. Other top finishers include Roger Dale Piper Wallington in general science and Dorothy A. Kubuski Grafton in first year shorthand, among several honorable mentions across biology chemistry and Latin and geometry.
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Lorain Countty Village
C. A. Gibbons
Lorain
Cahich
Roger Dale Piper
Wallington
Mars Faret Jane Massard
Wellington
Masch
Nilem Wolcott
LeGrang
Edwin Pope Kawazaki
Brownhelm
Elev
Lorain County
Atate
Evelyn Joyce Guesemer
Ridgeville
Marjorie Anne Pippert
Georgie Let -Lasch
Ruby Marie Cornish
Eaton
Oscar English
Clyde Stewart
Bacon
Problems for Farm Wife in Wartime California
Berkeley California The Californi a College of Agriculture has developed many wartime tasks for the farm wife. The program includes conservation of materials food and fuel cooking gas electricity paper metals sewing machine garden and animal husbandry practices and other household chores aimed at efficiency during national emergency.
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Berkeley
Cal
Californls College of Agriculture
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