Churchill becomes Britain's prime minister amid war crisis
London reports Winston Churchill, long a target of Hitler, succeeds Neville Chamberlain as prime minister as Western Europe war escalates. Chamberlain resigns after years in office. Churchill forms a new cabinet and urges ministers to stay at their posts with full responsibility.
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London
Winston- Churchill
Admiralty
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Neville . Chamberlain
Treasury
Winston Churchill
German forces push into Rotterdam and seize key signals
A German air and ground assault lands near Rotterdam, taking Waalhaven airport after bombardment and capturing the Maas railway station. Heavy house-to-house fighting brews as German troops drive 15 miles into Holland near the IJssel river while Queen Wilhelmina protests.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
O Ae
Waalhaven
Nieuwe Maas
Maas
Flying Field
Britons Urged to Watch Heavens for German Parachute Landings
London dispatch reports the government urged Britons to be vigilant for German troops landing by parachute in Britain. The note cites a May 10 warning and cites Dah? No further details.
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London
Britain
Church Dinner at Opequon Memorial Church May Fifth
A chicken and ham dinner benefit at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church is planned for May 5 from 5 to 9 PM. Proceeds support church programs. Rent desired for a small house near Handley School west of Brad dock, with 6 to 10 rooms, respond to P O Box 62 Ridley Park Pa.
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Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Handley Schoo
Braddock
P.O. Box
Ridley Park
Roosevelt to broadcast radio address at 9 30 tonight
Correction notes that President Roosevelt will speak by radio at 9 30 tonight instead of 9 o'clock as previously listed. The hour change followed casting of the radio page.
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Roosevelt
Awning offer from E. W. Ong Co in Armsta
Porch and window awnings advertised by E. W. Ong Co located on Picadilly Street Armsta with phone 639 39K. Advertisement appears in a Tuesday Friday 1p tt slot.
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E. W. Ong CO
Armsta
Picadilly St
Public Sale Notice of J. W. Davis Estate Goods
Lat May 11 40 at 1 pm sale of household goods from J. W. Davis estate located at 100 North Ave. Auction proceeds to settle estate obligations and costs. References include parcel blocks 5 6 8 10 1p 3t.
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J. W. Davis
North Ave
School Board Member Re-elected Ruling Court Holds
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Philip Williams ruled the May 1 election of George Bywaters to the Shawnee district school board was invalid due to insufficient two week notice for the meeting. Trustee board chair Ray Robinson and member George P. Sedgwick issued statements on the ruling and a potential repeat meeting.
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Frederick
School Electoral Board to Elect County Members Saturday
The School Electoral Board will meet on Saturday May 25 to elect members of the County School Board.
Court Clerk Details May Day School Trustees Meeting
Frederick Circuit Court clerk Joan W. Baker explained the May 1 1940 County School Trustees meeting was not properly called and proceedings were rushed under protest. Judge Williams reportedly did not call the meeting as advertised, while Baker said he advised Robinson on timing and authorized notice under Robinson's name.
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Hore
Philip Williams
Neral
Philp
Joan W. Baker
Frederick Circuit Court
Williams
Baker
Robinson
Airplane orders sped up by Allies in war boost
Washington reports Britain and France have ordered 2000 or more additional American made warplanes. The contracts for latest type fighting planes developed for the United States Army Air Corps raised Allied purchases in the last month to over 4000 military aircraft.
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Washington
United States Army Air Corps
Japan Affirms No Concern Over Netherlands Invasion
Tokyo reports Japan shows strict non involvement toward Germanys invasion of the Netherlands and says there is no evidence the move will affect the Netherlands East Indies. Foreign office spokesman Yukichiro Suma stated Japan would stay uninvolved.
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Tokyo
Germany
Netherlands
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Yukichiro Suma
Foreign Office
East Indies
Hampshire Man 98 Years Old In 1842
Hampshire County native George Washington Slonaker born in 1842, son of George H. and Lear Barrett Slonaker. The piece notes his long life through 22 presidents and major wars, recalling the transition from horse and buggy to modern advances, with Slonaker maintaining equanimity.
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John Tyler
The
United
George Washington Slonaker
George H
Lear Barrett Slonaker
Hampshire County
W. Va
White House
Spain
Fedeht
American freighter Charles R McCormick detained by invaders
Shipping sources said the Charles R. McCormick was seized by German forces after Bergen fell to the Nazis. The 6,027 ton freighter carried war supplies and relief goods for Finland and was reportedly detained by the invaders.
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New York
State Department
Charles R. McCormick
Bergen
Nvaders
Finland
Bees Move On From City Street To Orchard Pollination
A series of honey bee trucks parked on North Washington Street caused buzzing disruption until Mayor C R Anderson advised and moved 42 hives beyond the city limits into blooming apple orchards. The swarm sought shelter and pollen and drew cautious pedestrians as the bees relocated.
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Seana
Isaac Watts
Washington Street
C. R. Anderson
U S Position With Respect To War Seems Not Changed
President Roosevelt said he saw no change in the possibility of the United States keeping out of Europe’s war. He noted no definite guidance but supported the Netherlands proclamation and cited study of Germany’s invasion effects. An executive order froze Dutch and Belgian credits as advisers met, with Hull Welles Jackson Morgenthau Marshall Stark and Callaghan present.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Europe
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Wetherlands
Hull
Welles
State Department
Jackson
Treasury
Morgenthau
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Daniel J. Callaghan
White House
President
Oval Office
Flower shop announces bouquet and plant selection
Notice invites W. O. W. members to a Sunday unveiling service at Hall 2:30 p m. The flower shop promotes corsages bouquets and telegraph flowers with nationwide reach.
Sale of Jas L Gardner property on May 13 at courthouse
Sale of Jas L Gardner property set for Monday May 13 at 11 oclock A M in front of the Court House. Refer to advertisement for details. Herbert S Larrick Special Commissioner.
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Jas. L. Gardner
Court House
Herbert S. Larrick
Spcl
Immigrant Cook Held Under U.S. Alien Law
Christos Nicolaou Markopoulos a 35 year old cook at the Busy Bee Restaurant was detained by immigration authorities for illegally entering the United States. Police indicated he was likely taken to Baltimore but later reports said he posted bond and remained at liberty, with expected return to the restaurant around 3 to 5 o'clock.
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Christos Nicolaou Markopoulos
Busy Bee
Markopoulos
Baltimore
Liberty
Dutch military leader Winkelman oversees defense as invasion advances
General H. G. Winkelman, commander in chief of both army and navy, bears the duty of defending the Netherlands as German forces push deeper into the country, heightening the wartime crisis and national resolve.
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H. G. Winkelman
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium Mobilizes Full War Powers Against Nazi Blitz
Belgium musters its fullest military strength as German blitzkrieg strikes Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg. Two children die and 50 wounded in Brussels air raid including the airport and railway stations. King Leopold III assumes active command, ordering complete mobilization.
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Brussels
Belgium
War at a Glance as Germany Attacks Low Countries
Associated Press reports a triple blitzkrieg on Belgium Holland and Luxembourg with Allies rushing aid. German radio claims seizure of The Hague as battles rage in Brussels Rotterdam and every frontier. Belgian Belgian king Leopold II leads troops while Queen Wilhelmina condemns Germany. Italy stays neutral as Switzerland mobilizes and Balkan capitals view the invasion as a reprieve for southeastern Europe.
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The
Associated Press
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Germany
Hague
Budapest
Balkan
Low Countries
Europe
England
Hitler
Dutch Stop German Drive When Maas Hotel Fire Spreads
German parachute troops attacking Rotterdam are checked by reinforced Dutch troops and artillery. Dutch marines make repeated riverbank rushes as incendiaries ignite the Maas Hotel on the left bank, endangering German positions while a transport plane is damaged after alighting on the river.
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Max Harrelson
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Nieuwe Maas
Maas
Amsterdam
Hitler Aims at Heart of Britain in Blitzkrieg
Berlin reports a third blitzkrieg since 1939 as German forces sweep into Holland Belgium and Luxembourg under Hitlers command. German planes penetrate toward England and claim the first air victory north of the Thames. The regime contends the Ruhr region may be the invasion target.
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Berlin
Germany
High Command
Holland
England
Thames River
Hitler
Belgium
Ruhr
Krupp
United Steel Works
Germans Claim Early Successes In Nancy Bombings
In Nancy France May 10 sixteen people were killed and thirty injured in daytime bombing raids by German planes. Two air alarms sounded from 3 p m to 4 35 p m and 5 30 p m to 6 30 p m during which several bombs fell. A schoolhouse was among the destroyed buildings.
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Nancy
France
Early success Berlin report on air losses
An official radio announcement said nearly 100 enemy aircraft were reported missing with two additional planes known to have made forced landings. The report notes seven German planes missing and ongoing nighttime operations.
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Berlin
Dutch Forces Claim Downing German Planes And Train
The Netherlands reported downing 3 German planes and blowing up an armored train at Venlo near the Maas river. Dutch troops held lines along the IJssel and Maas rivers and at Delfzijl as Britain mobilized resources to deter invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands. British forces moved to Terneuzen to block German advance, while seaborne and air actions continued along the southeast coast toward Dover and Kent.
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Netherlands
Venloat
Erm
Germany
Maas River
Venlo
London
Britain
Belgium
Theerlands
Teeland
Denmark
England
Thames
Kent
Dover
Air Ministry
Chamberlain
War News Dispatches Escalate To Titantic Proportions
The Star reports that associated dispatches reveal the war has suddenly surged to titanic proportions, with coverage expanding as battles intensify and strategic developments unfold across theaters.
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Sale Now Going On at the Men's Shop
Sale announced for the Men's Shop with promotion details limited by space. Readership notes a storewide event highlighting attire and discounts.
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