Frenzied German Drive Across Meuse Threatens Sedan Front
Paris dispatches say Germany threw fresh mechanized divisions into a new push against the Maginot Line near Sedan after crossing the Meuse. Allied forces, including French tanks and British air support, fought a mobile battle from Antwerp to Namur and toward Brussels, with German breakthroughs at Namur Dinant and possible threat to Brussels and the left wing along the Antwerp Namur axis.
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PARIS
W.P
Germany
Sedan
Meuse
Belgium
Antwerp
Dyle
Brussels
Namur
Louvain
Dinant
Orle
Longwy
Maginot
Petit Parisien
Maginot line
radio
Montmedy
Switzerland
Begiurm
Sair
Palms Sair
Suiss
Lake Constance
Basie
Lille
Le Havre
Mezeres
Namur-Mezieres
Giver
Antwerp- Brussels
Antwerp-Namur
France
Waterloo
Napoleon
Sedan-Mezieres-Namur
Switzerland Prepares For Possible German Invasion
Swiss authorities mobilize hundreds of thousands and evacuate frontier areas as Germany massed divisions near Baden Black Forest and the Swiss army readies full defense after rapid moves in neighboring Belgium and the Netherlands. General Guisan orders organized civilian participation and frontier evacuation plans while frontline zones remain under mobilization.
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BERNE
Switzerland
Rhineland
London
Black Forest
Baden
Europe
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
low countries
Josepha Guisan
Ohio Weather Summary Indicates Cool, Cloudy Periods
The report notes mostly cloudy skies and continued cool conditions in Ohio. Occasional night rain is possible in the northern areas, with Friday bringing partly cloudy skies and a warmer south and central region after light morning showers in the far north. The Great Lakes disturbance remained stationary, barometers stayed low, and a weakened plains high with a building northwestern high shaped the broader pattern.
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OHIO
Great Lakes
Montana
Arizona
plains
RAF Planes Strike East Of Rhine In Major Offensive
Royal Air Force planes attacked German road and rail hubs east of the Rhine in their biggest offensive of the war. Bombs set fires near Essen Dortmund Bochum and targeted Krupp and Hermann Goering works while British forces checked German advances in Belgium and in the Antwerp Narour line. Refugees arrive as rationing tightens and volunteers surge for defense against potential parachutist raids.
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Royal Air Force
Rhine
LONDON
Germany
Essen-Dortmund-Bochum
Krupp Afunitons
Hermann Goering Steel Works
Antwerp-Narour
Brussels
Flanders
Deal
Belgians Claim German Losses Are Terrific
London May 16 Belgians report German losses are heavy as Belgian forces retreat in places before a German tank and air attack. Belgian Minister Paul Delfosse says Belgian forts Namur Liege and others hold, while German air superiority and tanks drive withdrawals. King Leopold appeals Liege forts to fight to the end and defend the Fatherland. Delfosse claims ongoing heavy losses inflicted on Germans. Continued on page 2.
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LONDON
Paul Delfosse
Namur
Brussels
Delfosse
Leopold TIT
Liege
Modard
Twelve Called For Jury Service In Common Pleas Court
The jury pool for the common pleas court slated to begin May 30 includes 12 names drawn today. Summons will go to Wade Grabill of 226 Washington Avenue, Louise Easiy of 316 Twelfth Street, Mary W. Rood of 610 West Avenue, Elizabeth Hunt of 214 Cleveland Street, Nelle Hastings of 355 Furnace Street, Donna Rust of Grafton, Frank Beardsley, Carl Kelbe, R. D. Amherst, Enid Scott, Thelma Carlson, Ruth Willoughby, and Mildred Lightfoot of Lorain.
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common pleas court
jury
lst
Wade Grabill
Washington avenue
Louise Easiy
Twelfth sirest
Mary W. Rood
West avenue
Elizabeth Hunt
Cleveland street
Nelle Hastings
Furnace street
Elyria
Donna Rust
Grafton
Frank Beardsley
North Olmsted
Carl Kelbe
R. D . Amherst
Enid Scott
Thelma Carlson
Ruth Willoughby
Muldred Lightfoot
Lorain
Complete Teaching Staff At Huntington
The Huntington Township Board of Education completed its teaching staff for 1940 41 by hiring Mrs. Freda Zacharias from Lorain RD 1 as teacher for fifth and sixth grades. She graduates from Ashland College and now teaches at Brookside School. she replaces Miss Wilemene Mole who will move to Belden School next year.
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Huntington Township
Americans Advised to Leave Balkans by U S Legations
The United States legations in southeastern Europe urged all Americans to leave the Balkans at once as instructions from Washington were issued. The advisory was issued from Budapest Hungary on May 16.
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BUDAPEST
Hungary
United States
Europe
Washington
Balkans
President Roosevelt proposes vast defense program and 50,000 planes
Roosevelt asks Congress for a 1.182 billion emergency defense plan and 50,000 military and naval aircraft. He calls for 24 hour national defense manufacturing, cites rapid potential attack ranges from Greenland to Cuba, and outlines four funding priorities.
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Roosevelt
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
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Germany
Greenland
Mr. Roosevelt
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Alaska
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White House
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tske
acon
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toe
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