Drive to stamp out fifth column activity grows
Washington May 24 Congress and agencies unite to curb subversive fifth column efforts. Attorney General Jackson urged public help by reporting sabotage or espionage to the FBI and supported fingerprinting of aliens before U S visas. Senator Byrd urged drastic alien fingerprinting and registration. Jackson urged citizens to avoid joining groups until backing sources are known.
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Washington
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Elians
United States
Byrd
D-Va
Jackson
Hea
Nazis Encircle Big Allied Army in Europe War
Polish and French fronts report major German advances along the Lys and the Maginot line. Manuberge fortress fell, Loretto Heights captured, and armored columns pressed toward Arras and channel ports. Allied warships and ports struck by heavy bomb drops as German assaults widen.
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Frepcot
Manuberge
Maginot
Belgium
Tash
Artoie
Channel
Loretto Heights
Arras
Alras
Aly
Boulogne
40000 Britons Stand Ready To Aid Pets In Raids
London reports 40000 volunteers aligned with the National Air Raid Precautions for Animals Committee to protect pets during raids. Narpac furnishes identifications, first aid stations, and ambulance support while Britain prepares kennels and guidance for pet care and safety amid air attacks. King George and heirs are noted among pamphlet recipients.
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Robert Bunneleap
London
Great Britain
Narpae
National Air Raid Precautions For Animals Committee
Narpac
Baux
Walsh Corgo
X Hospital
National Animal Guards
Nandy
King George
Church to Burn Mortgage Sunday in May event
St. Pauls Evangelical Church led by Rev. Walter J. Dice will host a mortgage burning service Sunday May 26 at 10 50 A M The guest speaker Rev L M Dice brother of the pastor formerly served 1917 1922 now retired in Mechanicsburg Pa Proceeds from the May 5 financial rally cleared the debt and a fund for further improvements and building is planned
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St. Pauls Evangelical Church
Walter J. Dice
L. M. Dice
Mer
Thers
Mechanicsburg
Poppy symbol traced to wars and Legion history
H Cameron Elgin outlines how the wild poppy became a symbol of sacrifice for the American Legion and Auxiliary as Poppy Day nears. He notes its origin in Flanders and McCrae’s poem, the 1918 dispersal in New York, Milwaukee sales, and the poppy’s role as memorial flower and fundraiser drawing over $1,000,000 annually for veterans and families.
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H. Cameron Elgin
American Legion
Legion
France
Flanders
Mr. Elgin
John McCrae
Littie Flowers
Flanders Fields
Amerea
Morna Michael
Athens
Georgia
New York City
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Auxiliary
Kansas City
British Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
RELIEF FUND FALLS SHORT CONTINUES REPORT
Major contributions from General Motors United States Steel and International Harvester each 50 000 Western Union 100 000 and an anonymous 10 000 gift bolster a strong drive. Communities oversubscribe quotas and Hagerstown leaders say the city will share. Donor booth workers include Mesdames Snively Colton Bentz Melaughlin Bester McKee Wittmer Kine Lyon Poole and Misses Heyser Beidges Coston.
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General Motors
United States Steel
International Harvester
Western Union
Hagerstown
Mesdames
D. R. Snively
J. M. Colton
Norman Bentz
D. KK. Melaughlin
Harold Bester
Charles McKee
Wittmer
W. Kine
Charles Lyon
J. ¥. Poole
Garofine Heyser
Bettie Beidges
Twitta Coston
Proposed Transfer Will Be Debated
In Baltimore on May 24, proponents and opponents gathered for a public hearing on moving the State Forestry Department to the University of Maryland at College Park. The State Advisory Board of Forestry and others oppose the transfer citing risks to a broad conservation policy. University President R G Byrd said the transfer would not change university jurisdiction, only relocate offices to campus.
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Baltimore
State Forestry Department
University of Maryland At
R. G. Byrd
Whe
University
Forestry Department
Allies Try To Plug Gap In Artois Argonne Front
Allied forces launched an attack described as involving perhaps a division after heavy artillery. German troops briefly breached French lines in the Argonne while others were rounded up. Artillery duels along northern France near Longaye eased with no direct results. German pressure south of Sedan was repelled. Concerns grew over fast German passes through the gap southwest of Cambria as the pincer formed from Abbeville toward the Somme and Oise with the front extending toward Longwy near Luxembourg.
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Argonne
France
Longaye
Luxembourg
Sedan
Cambria
Abbeville
Somme River
Channel
Somme
Peronna
Oise River
Aisne
Aisna
Longuyon
Maginot
Longwy
Frontline Footnotes Sketch Movement to Belgian Border
From Abbeville north of the Somme to the Cambrai sector and along the Scheldt to Valenciennes near the Belgian border, the line proceeds northward to Ghent. The advance appears halted beyond this point with felting extending only to this area.
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Abbeville
Somme
Cambrai
Scheldt
Vatenciennes
Belgium
Ghent
Iie
Felting
Fall Of Antwerp Told By Newsman
Louis P. Lochner reports on Antwerp's surrender to German forces as two forts were surprised and the Burgomaster handed the keys to the invaders. Time bombs exploded in the Scheldt tunnel after the occupation, with limited damage. German commanders outline advances toward Ghent Bruges Ostend and French ports near Dunkerque.
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Antwerp
Scheldt
Holland
Hudson River
New York
Géorg von Kuecklen
Ghent
Bruges
Ostend
Oueland
Battle at Ghent Undercuts Nazi Advance as Luftwaffe Stirs
An officer describes a stern Ghent fight while German forces push toward the sea amid floods and rough terrain. He notes odds favoring the attackers as they aim to seize the Ghent canal. A Messerchmitt flight separates the reporter from England, with location undisclosed.
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Kuechlen
Ghent
Messerschmitt
Englard
England
Roaring Stukas and Bombers Overhead in Western Zone
In the western zone of operations, Stukas and heavy bombers roared overhead continuously, creating a vivid air war scene as allied defenses pressed the front. Aircraft movements and sorties were frequent, with notable aggression from dive bombers and heavy bombers alike.
Burglars Fail to Enter Scranton Filling Station
In Scranton on May 23 burglars used shovels and a jack to tunnel under a wall at Ralph Trappert's filling station. They lit the building to gain entry but abandoned their effort after smashing a window when frightened and fled empty handed.
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Scranton
Ralph Trapper
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