Sweden Lifts Blackout as War Tension Remains
Sweden ends its blackout nationwide effective May 24 as alarm eases after Belgium and Netherlands invasion. German planes were spotted near the Swedish coast by the Norwegian border and were fired upon as they approached 300 feet. A British bomber attacked a German battery near Halsingborg, and a German dud landed in Halsingborg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goteborg
Sweden
Nethers
Belgium
Europe
Terr
Heisingor
Hajsindors
Tman
Halsingborg
Commencements Set At Frederick County Schools
Commencement exercises begin Sunday at Stephens City and Gainesboro in Frederick County. Rev Julian A Owen will deliver the baccalaureate at Stephens City Methodist Church to a 48 member class. Rev R B Nelson will give the Gainesboro baccalaureate sermon with Rev Joseph Collis of Martinsburg assisting. Middletown ceremony pushed to June 2 due to lost time. Also listed are Gainesboro graduation May 30 with Senator Burr Harrison speaking and Stephens City events May 28 29 and 30 including class night and a Front Royal Park picnic.
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Frederick County
Stephens City
Julian A. Owen
Methodist Church
Gainesboro
R. B Nelson
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
Joseph Collis
Martinsburg
W. Va
Middletown
Burr P. Harrison
Nathaniel Smith
Louise Franks
Front Royal Park
Letter Contest Highlights Soap Product Winners
A cooking school event announced winners of a letter contest where participants explained why they liked chosen soap products. Listed are numerous prize recipients with full street addresses including Mrs. Charles Kitchen and Emma Ridgeway among others. Additional gifts will be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kitchen
South Washington
Emma Ridgeway
South Stewart
J. W. Taylor
H. D. Malone
West Cork
Clyde Sperow
South Braddock
Helen Punk
South Loudoun
L. Mace
C. H. Townsend
W. A. Jones
Ruth Doyle
Berryville Avenue
Maud Barrett
North Loudoun
Robert Jones Jr
West Leicester
D. ©. Stull
Berryville
J. H. Gibbs
Shockeysville
Pred
S. Anderson
North
Loudoun
William Hyatt
Gray Avenue
J. G. Roger
East Cork
E. D. Hull
Gilbert Dyke
West Germain
Dora Keyser
South Cameron
Ada Middletown
R.A. D
E. R. Michael
Martinsburg Pike
R. E. Jones
Steward Grim
East Germain
W. P. Anderson
North Braddock
Carlton Hawkins
Allied Guns Rake German Columns In Morning Naval Action
Allied forces press a widening pincer against the Nazi salient with attacks from Somme to Flanders. British, French, and Belgian troops drive forward on Cambrai while RAF bombers strike German positions and an ammunition train is destroyed on the Dutch German border. Naval patrols and troop rushes on the coast guard against a potential invasion as Italy edges toward war.
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Italy
Britain
France
Somme
Flanders
Ient
Cambrai
Royal Air Force
Training For 50 000 Pilots In The Emergency Plan
President Roosevelt outlines a plan to train 50 000 pilots next year with backing from prominent citizens. The cost for three months of flying instruction is not yet known and will await congressional recommendations. Officials hope to spark youthful enthusiasm and make training cheaper and safer as part of national preparedness.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Army
Air Corps
Air Plattsburg
Col
Frank Knox
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Defense Testimony Details Navy Aircraft Shortfall
Washington reports on May 34 where the Senate Naval Committee refused to suppress testimony from Rear Admiral Towers showing the navy has about 500 aircraft ready for combat. Towers said 1,367 combat planes exist with only 192 under a year old and others aged up to seven years. Senators urged facing facts without political use.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
John H. Towers
Naval Aeronautics
Byrds
Dva
German Ring of Steel Tightens in Belgian Theater
German forces report a tightened ring around Allied troops in Flanders after breaking the Scheldt defenses and advancing to the Lys embankment with possible street fighting in Ghent. Tournai and Maubeuge fortifications fall as Germans push toward Arras and channel ports. historic Ghent lies near the Scheldt and Lys confluence.
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Berlin
Germany
Flanders
Scheldt
Tournai
Ghent
Belgium
High Command
Lys
Brussels
France
Maubeuge
Maginot
Artois
Channel
Loretto Heights
Arras
French
Japanese Christian Leader To Speak At Grace Church
The Rev H Inadomi principal of the Lutheran Boys Kumamoto Japan will speak at Grace Church Sunday morning He is a noted minister and educator guiding 800 students at the school He collaborates with Dr L S G Miller of Winchester in the Boys School and is a Roanoke College and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary alumnus The public is invited to attend the Sunday School and church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
H Inadomi
Lutheran Boys
Kumamoto
Japan
Inadomi
L. S. G. Miller
Winchester
Roanoke College
Salem
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Columbia
Martin rejects coalition as Vermont GOP keynote
Vermont May 24. House Minority Leader Martin of Massachusetts calls for defense policy to stay with the GOP. He denounces the administration as failing and urges Republicans to resist coalition talk and defend two party standards. Green Mountain Republicans plan an unpledged delegation to Philadelphia with nine of 13 candidates chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Green Mountain
Philadelphia
Ann Nichols Earned Millions From Abie's Irish Rose
Playwright Ann Nichols reportedly earned about six million dollars from the stage hit Abie's Irish Rose, reflecting the production's popular run and financial success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Nichols
Queen Left To Avoid Capture
London May 24 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands said she fled her invaded realm to prevent the Germans from making her a hostage. She arrived in London on May 13 and stated the enemy sought to seize her to paralyze Dutch resistance and use her as a rallying symbol for her people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Death of Mrs. Bessie Harford Houser in Washington
Mrs. Bessie Harford Houser died in Washington D C early today at 1 30 a m She was a cousin of Mrs Grover Lewis Mrs George Lind and A J Harford Her funeral is set for Sunday at 2 p m from her late home Interment will be in Potomac Maryland She leaves a husband John Houser and several brothers and sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Lewis
George Lind
A. J. Harford
Washington, D. C
Bessie Harford Houser
Potomac, Md
Flanders Battle Rages Near Boulogne in English Channel Fight
Paris reports that French advance guards engaged German light units near Boulogne while the larger battle of Flanders continued intensely, according to a military spokesman. The fighting persisted as forces clashed across the region.
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Paris
English Channel
Boulogne
Flanders
French and German clash near Amiens and Boulogne
A French spokesman described three days of sustained violence east of Valenciennes as German reinforcements press toward Boulogne across the Strait of Dover. The high command said Somme river defenses held after French advances reduced southern bridgeheads and mopping up continued around Amiens while German action east of Sedan near Attigny yielded little success.
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Valenciennes
Boulogne
Strait of Dover
Folkestone
England
Arras
Bapaume
Amiens
Sedan
Attigny
Aisne
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Potomac By-Products Co
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Columbia System
Nehi Bottling CO
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Ense
N. Braddock St
Anderson
Walsh
Dmass
Tydings
D-Md
Lucas
D-Ill
Nazi High Command
James H. Doolittle
Cathedral of
Florence
Taly
Bessie Houser
D. C
Miss Kidd
Virginia
Kidd
Virginia Valley
Clearbrook
J. Curtis Fray
DR. Pepper Bottling CO
J.M. Fray
R. G. Hengeveld Sec’y-Treas
Ralph G. Hengeveld
Lloyd L. McIntire
Philip T. McIntire
Thurman C. Mason
Joseph E. Lingo
Wm. J. McIntire
Clark W. Jolley
Joseph Maguire
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